It was already evening by the time Xiao Man had ended her own struggle, and her wound had been dressed.

Gu Liancheng visited her, keeping it a secret from Qianxun.

"Xiao Man, what happened to you?"

She looked fine in the morning, but now she truly resembled a sick person, her face pale and devoid of color.

She looked like she was about to die.

Xiao Man briefly explained her situation to Gu Liancheng.

Gu Liancheng was somewhat shocked: "Does that mean the doctor I met during the day indeed has a problem?"

The way he looked at Qianxun bothered him, he had always thought he was overthinking, but it seems his feelings were not wrong.

"He is the danger I mentioned to you. He is a madman, and you must be vigilant against him," Xiao Man said, "During this time, the guards around Qianxun must be strengthened, not a moment of laxity is permissible, I’m not sure if he has designs on Qianxun."

This new type of toxin in her body was his latest creation; she increasingly felt that it wasn’t merely a poison in the conventional sense, but a hybrid toxin.

Thus, once it acted up, she would immediately experience unbearable pain, unable to control her own actions.

"Still no contact with Li Sinian?"

Gu Liancheng thought of him as a solution. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Under your current condition, I’m powerless too. But I know that one of Li Sinian’s secret bases is researching this; maybe he has a way to detoxify you."

"I don’t know..." Xiao Man felt hopeless.

Even if there is a cure, it would not be produced in a short time, the only person who can deal with the toxin in her body is Luo Xuan.

Besides, they have lost contact now.

"It has always been him finding me, I have never contacted him, and also, I cannot."

Gu Liancheng understood as soon as he thought about it.

Because before that Xiao Man must explain to him why she was poisoned, and who would go through such great lengths to administer this non-immediately lethal toxin?

Li Sinian was meticulous in thought, and might suspect something upon close consideration.

"Since it’s not immediately fatal, its effect, I think should be like ice. Drugs in the sense that as long as I can control it, there won’t be major problems. Luo Xuan’s purpose is probably to make me unable to resist seeking him out, but I thought about it, what he gives me might not be the antidote, you understand what I mean?"

"I understand."

Xiao Man’s concern was that even if she obtained the antidote, it wouldn’t provide a permanent cure. Just like drug addiction, which could only use more drugs to temporarily relieve physical and mental pain, merely offering momentary relief and simply couldn’t be completely cured.

...

Saturday.

Qianxun sat in the passenger seat, Gu Liancheng drove the car, both of them headed to West City Airport to welcome the arrival of someone.

After waiting for a while, Gu Liancheng pointed to a person coming out of the passage and said with a smile: "Here."

"Ah... I’m so nervous!" Qianxun maintained a calm smile, but her heart was already tense.

Plus, that person had also noticed them and was walking towards them, even gripping on to Gu Liancheng’s sleeve.

Gu Liancheng stepped forward and hugged her: "Mom, it must have been tiring flying, right?"

"Not tired," Jiang Mei gently patted her son’s back, "You rascal, are you that busy? You hardly visit me a few times a year."

The two separated, and Gu Liancheng smiled and said: "Busy, of course. Am I not busy finding you a daughter-in-law and a precious grandson?"