Chapter 765: Chapter 702: A Son of the Zhan Family Comes of Age

"How many years has it been, why are you still afraid of him? What’s so scary about him, he’s just a paper tiger."

Ye Ningwan was utterly speechless about Jin Yingzi still fearing Zhan Hanjue.

However, Jin Yingzi said, "He’s a paper tiger to you, but not to others. I don’t want to be afraid of him either, but I can’t control myself. Let’s not dwell on this, let’s talk about Xia Luo first."

"She’s in the room, still asleep. I don’t know what time she fell asleep last night. It must have taken a long time, she cried most of the night." Ye Ningwan said. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Jin Yingzi shook her head and said after a moment, "Wait until she wakes up, I’ll check her pulse."

"Mom."

As they were speaking, Xia Luo’s voice came from the room.

Ye Ningwan hurriedly pushed the door open and went in, Jin Yingzi followed.

Xia Luo had met Jin Yingzi twice, but they weren’t very familiar.

Ye Ningwan introduced her, telling her it was fine to call her Auntie.

"Hello, Auntie." Xia Luo greeted.

Jin Yingzi smiled, "I came to check on your health, so there’s no need to be nervous. May I check your pulse?"

"Her medical skills are also excellent, she might be able to help treat you." Ye Ningwan explained.

Xia Luo nodded and extended her wrist.

Jin Yingzi placed her hand on it immediately, her brows furrowing.

Ye Ningwan could tell from her expression that something was wrong.

However, she didn’t ask in front of Xia Luo.

"No major issue."

After checking her pulse, Jin Yingzi said to Xia Luo.

Xia Luo smiled wryly, knowing from her expression earlier that things weren’t looking good.

She only said that to comfort her.

However, she couldn’t disappoint someone with good intentions.

"Thank you, Mrs. Jin."

"No need to be polite, you have a good rest, I’ll talk to your mom outside."

Jin Yingzi smiled as she let go of her wrist.

Ye Ningwan was afraid that Xia Luo would overthink things alone, so she specially called over the chatty and colorful little maid of the house to keep her company.

"You really care about her."

Downstairs, Jin Yingzi said to Ye Ningwan.

Ye Ningwan: "Since she’s married to Xiao, she’s like a daughter to me, so I naturally have to be good to her."

"Have you forgotten what her mother did to you back then?" Jin Yingzi said.

Ye Ningwan laughed, "Those things are from so many years ago, and besides, they were all done by Feng Qianru, what does that have to do with Xia Luo?"

"I can’t compare to your magnanimity." Jin Yingzi sighed.

After going downstairs and seeing that Zhan Hanjue was not in the living room, Jin Yingzi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Ningwan had the servant pour her some tea and asked about the pulse checking.

Jin Yingzi said, "She’s not ill, she’s poisoned."

"Poisoned?"

Ye Ningwan was surprised.

Jin Yingzi nodded.

Ye Ningwan: "If it’s poisoning, how could I not know? Is there any poison I wouldn’t recognize?"

Jin Yingzi: "This type of poison appeared in our place before, but it’s been many years since, so it’s not surprising that you don’t know. My grandmother told me about it, and that’s why I know a bit. Moreover, I only know the toxicity of this poison, not exactly what it is. Earlier, when I checked her pulse, I found signs of poisoning, which led me to analyze that it might be that poison. In fact, when you called me before, I had my suspicions. You’ve been checking her pulse all along, you must have noticed something too!"

Ye Ningwan nodded with a grim face.

"Initially, I really didn’t notice, perhaps because she had just been poisoned at that time. And as she was pregnant, it suppressed the toxicity. It was only yesterday, after bringing her back and checking her pulse, I felt signs of poisoning. But she’s been with Xiao these days, so how could she be poisoned? I thought I had diagnosed it wrong, that’s why I called you over. I didn’t expect it to be true."

"The poisoning didn’t happen just these past few days; it must have been a long time ago." Jin Yingzi said.

"The poison you mentioned isn’t just a toxin, it’s Gu, isn’t it?"

Ye Ningwan frowned and guessed.

Jin Yingzi nodded, "It’s Gu, implanted in the body. As long as you don’t touch the trigger, you could be fine for a lifetime. But if triggered, the toxicity spreads, and that’s the kind of Gu poison she has."

"Pregnancy is the trigger?" Ye Ningwan asked.

"Yes."

"How vicious, no matter what Feng Qianru is her biological mother, how could she do something like this to her?"

Ye Ningwan was so angry she gritted her teeth.

Other than Feng Qianru, she couldn’t think of who else would do such a thing to Xia Luo, and still manage to hide it from her.