Chu Lian apparently planned to leave overnight, but where would they go?
"Chu Gongzi, if my husband can’t go in, it should be okay if I go in," Xiaoxiao thought it would be best to at least see what was going on inside.
Xiaoxiao gave Yang Ming a reassuring look, "Husband, wait here for now, I’ll go in and have a look."
When Xiaoxiao entered, she saw Chu Lian lifting Wang Xiangxiang out of the bathtub and was stunned. What on earth was going on? "Chu Gongzi, what happened to my sister?"
Chu Lian spoke with a heart full of pain, "She’s been drugged with Sleeping Powder."
Xiaoxiao was extremely shocked. They had just arrived and trouble had already found them. She quickly helped Chu Lian to dry Wang Xiangxiang off and get her dressed.
"Chu Gongzi, if we’re not staying here, where are we going? I’m afraid we won’t be able to find any lodging now."
"We’ll go to my house in Lin County."
"..." Okay then, you’re rich, do as you please.
After they had helped Wang Xiangxiang into her clothes, Chu Lian carefully placed her in the bed. At that moment, Acheng returned, calling from outside, "Young master."
"Younger sister-in-law, look after her. I have to step out," Chu Lian instructed Xiaoxiao before leaving.
Once outside, Acheng immediately started apologizing, "Young master, I’ve failed. Those people have escaped."
Upon hearing this, Chu Lian’s expression grew very grave, "Acheng."
"Young master, I understand." Acheng went out immediately. The young master’s command was clear: quickly search for them and don’t let them get away with it.
After Acheng departed, Chu Lian returned inside with Yang Ming, who was now also aware of what had just transpired.
Once inside, Chu Lian’s eyes were fixed on Wang Xiangxiang as he instructed Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming, "Don’t let her know about this incident."
"Chu Brother, if she doesn’t wake up and we leave, how will you explain it when she does?"
"..." He didn’t know how to explain how she ended up out of the bathtub and dressed.
"Chu Brother, shouldn’t we find a doctor to wake her up first?" Yang Ming suggested.
"Yes, get a doctor," Chu Lian said urgently. He had somehow forgotten about that. What if she developed complications from the drug?
As he was hurrying out, Yang Ming stopped him, "Chu Brother, don’t panic. You stay here with her, I’ll go."
Yang Ming went out to find Xiao’er and together they looked for a doctor. The doctor, upon hearing it was due to Sleeping Powder, handed Yang Ming a bottle of medicine, explaining that opening the bottle and letting the unconscious patient smell it would wake her up.
Yang Ming returned with the medicine, tried it on Wang Xiangxiang, and sure enough, her forehead twitched, and then she opened her eyes.
Upon seeing the people in the room, Wang Xiangxiang looked perplexed, but Xiaoxiao was quick-witted. She immediately said, "Sister, your body probably hasn’t fully recovered from last time; you even fell asleep in the bath. I dragged you out of the bathtub, and it was exhausting. I was thinking we might as well let you sleep, and we would just go and eat by ourselves, but then you woke up just as we were about to leave. Let’s go have a meal, I’m starving."
With Xiaoxiao’s words, Wang Xiangxiang felt somewhat embarrassed. She quickly got up, only to feel a buzzing in her head. Perhaps her body really hadn’t fully recovered. She started to believe what Xiaoxiao had said.
Fearing that Wang Xiangxiang wouldn’t believe her, Xiaoxiao continued, "Seeing that I hadn’t yet called you out for a meal, they became worried and came over. So, I let them in."
"Okay then, let’s go eat." As Wang Xiangxiang spoke, she got up. Seeing that she believed him, Chu Lian was also relieved. He couldn’t allow her to suffer any more shocks from this incident.