"What’s the method?" Xiaoxiao was excited, it seemed that this doctor was reliable, at least he could offer some advice.
"Have you heard of the saying, ’fight poison with poison’?"
Fight poison with poison?
"Reenact the event that occurred, let him be stimulated once more, and maybe he’ll recover. But there are no guarantees, so I say it’s worth a try."
After seeing off the doctor, Xiaoxiao couldn’t stop thinking about what the doctor had said, about reenacting the events. But what exactly had happened at that time, nobody knew, which made it difficult.
How to reenact it? Xiaotian wasn’t around, and the doctor clearly meant for Yang Qiu to play Xiaotian. Wasn’t this just going back to the initial state?
It’s a deadlock, a dead end!
Forget it, let’s not treat the disease. There was never a disease in the first place; better to go find Xiaotian instead. Once found, he’ll naturally recover.
While Li Fugui was only there for a day and Yang Qiu was unlikely to be swayed, Xiaoxiao decided to seize the moment to talk to Yang Qiu. Thinking so, she did just that and called Yang Qiu to her room that evening.
"Sister-in-law, what’s the matter? I need to hurry back, Fugui is still waiting on his medicine!" Yang Qiu asked urgently, as someone needed to watch over there, unable to leave.
"..." Xiaoxiao was surprised, how could she mention Fugui right in front of her, "Xiaoqiu, why are you even calling him Fugui now?"
"Oh, sister-in-law, it’s Li Fugui, he insisted that I call him that, and after a day it just stuck."
"Sister-in-law wants to remind you, you must not fall for Li Fugui." Xiaoxiao thought it best to speak directly. Beating around the bush too much might be too confusing.
Yang Qiu said nothing but lowered her head, her tears dripping down. She felt she would never find someone who treated her well in her life, and she wasn’t worthy of falling in love. She thought her sister-in-law must think the same to have brought it up.
Xiaoxiao caught sight of Yang Qiu’s tears. No way, just a day and it’s ? Xiaoxiao was utterly baffled.
Realizing her emotional slip, Yang Qiu quickly composed herself, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry, I understand. With what happened to me before, I’m not fit to find someone new anyway."
It seemed Yang Qiu completely misunderstood her point, "No, Xiaoqiu, that’s not what I mean. You can like anyone you want, just not Li Fugui."
"Why?" Yang Qiu looked up, puzzled. She knew that Li Fugui mistook her for someone else. She had no intentions towards him; she just pitied him.
"..." How should she explain this? Never mind, she had always been straightforward, "Because Li Fugui is very likely your brother-in-law."
"Brother-in-law?" Yang Qiu widened her eyes. How could he possibly be her brother-in-law?
"That Xiaotian is very likely your actual older sister, Yang Xia, so you cannot like him."
"..." That sister, Yang Xia, happened to meet such a kind man, which made her envious as her sister seemed luckier than her.
"Your brother-in-law and I are just guessing, and we haven’t told anyone in the family. You shouldn’t mention this to anyone either."
"So that’s why you asked him today how old Xiaotian is, right?"
"Yes, because Li Fugui fell ill, we couldn’t drag any information about Xiaotian, and we can’t even find her. So we simply cannot confirm whether Xiaotian is Yang Xia."
"Sister-in-law, I’ll go and probe for information. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t develop feelings." It was only her who could gather news about her sister in this family, finally finding some usefulness for herself.