Song Baiyan pinched her wrist: "Some things can wait until you’re older."
Tang Li wanted to say, I’ve long since grown up.
However, she knew that if she continued talking, she might be kicked out or Song Baiyan would leave and let her sleep in the master bedroom.
So, she wisely chose to keep her mouth shut.
Even though Lunar New Year had passed, her 20th birthday was still several months away.
In the eyes of others, there is a big difference between being 19 and 20.
The next day when Tang Li woke up, she was alone in the master bedroom.
Before going downstairs, Tang Li went to check on Yu Sui, who had servants accompanying her in the guest room.
Yu Sui was still in a deep sleep.
Even though Song Baiyan hadn’t moved into Tan Palace yet, he had already taken over his work, so he still went to the office in Tan Palace during the day.
Tang Li woke up around ten o’clock, by which time Song Baiyan had already left the villa.
After having breakfast, Tang Li went to accompany Yu Sui again.
During that time, Feng Qi called.
Feng Qi called to remind her that the commencement ceremony of "Phoenix Concubine" would be held the following afternoon.
Over the phone, Tang Li mentioned last night’s incident, not mentioning drugs, only saying that after class she was surrounded by people and Yu Sui got hurt protecting her.
Knowing that Tang Li was unharmed, Feng Qi was relieved.
Before hanging up, Feng Qi added: "It was my oversight. Now that you’ve gained some fame, you should have someone responsible for your safety. I’ll find some time in the next couple of days to look for a bodyguard who’s good at fighting."
Yu Sui woke up in the evening.
She turned her head and saw Tang Li sitting by the bed reading a script. Opening her mouth weakly, she asked, "Where is this?"
Tang Li looked up upon hearing her voice.
Yu Sui opened her eyes, sizing up the room: "Is this a VIP hospital room?"
Tang Li hurriedly put down the script, helped her sit up, and then picked up the water cup from the bedside table, feeding Yu Sui warm boiled water. Yu Sui drank too quickly and coughed. Looking at Tang Li handing her a tissue, her voice raspy, she asked, "My chastity is still intact, right?"
Yu Sui moved her legs beneath the blanket: "I heard it hurts the first time. I feel nothing apart from being weak all over."
"You called out, and when I found you, your clothes were intact."
Implicitly saying, she wasn’t violated.
Yu Sui breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Tang Li say: "However, they injected you with something that, the doctors confirmed, was drugs."
Tang Li didn’t deliberately conceal it from her.
As a victim, Yu Sui had the right to know the truth.
Yu Sui’s motion of wiping her mouth with a tissue paused, and she looked at Tang Li again: "Does this mean that I have to go to the Detox Center next?"
Her heart wasn’t as calm as she appeared.
Addiction is hard to break.
If she couldn’t break it, she would remain in a state of limbo.
At this time, Tang Li didn’t want to joke with her and told the truth: "A single injection won’t cause addiction, unless they caught you and injected you for several days straight. The doctors detoxified you last night, and there’s no significant harm anymore, but you do need to rest well for a period."
Yu Sui’s tense nerves relaxed, and looking at Tang Li, she said: "I want to eat soup dumplings."
Seeing Tang Li unmoving, Yu Sui furrowed her brows: "Why stand there like a fool? I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. Is this how you treat your lifesaver?"
Tang Li forced a smile.
Yu Sui was no longer worried about Tang Li, leaning on the pillow, one hand covering her stomach: "If it’s not hunger, then I must be addicted, otherwise why would I feel nauseous?"