The Favored Heiress-Chapter 778: Wonders of the World

So, for the next few minutes, the nearly six-foot-tall Yun Lih, like a colossal infant, was supported by Su Moshi and Wang Yue back to the living room.

Although his nosebleed had stopped, he sprawled on the sofa, weak and powerless as if he’d been through a fierce battle.

At this time, Xia Siyu, quite bewildered, approached Li Qiao and stared at the ’feeble’ Yun Lih. She lowered her voice and asked, "Are you sure it’s from fainting at the sight of the needle?"

Li Qiao leaned against the armrest with her legs crossed, tilted her chin toward the medical kit, "You could try it."

"No need, no need," Xia Siyu waved her hand in refusal, "I was just asking casually."

Another injection, could Brother Lih make it through?

This was truly a wonder of the world.

...

About ten minutes later, Yun Lih’s complexion returned to normal.

With a wet towel on his forehead and leaning against the backrest of the sofa, he looked up at the ceiling. After a while, he hoarsely asked, "Su Lao Si, what did you inject me with?"

"Glucose," Su Moshi glanced at Li Qiao, who was sending a message, and made it up on the spot.

Yun Lih faced upward, his eyes narrowed and eyebrows raised; he said nothing, but that didn’t mean he lacked common sense.

The inexplicable physical examination earlier, along with the overly sensitive reactions of Li Qiao and the others when he had the nosebleed, all suggested they were hiding something from him.

Yun Lih closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, then opened his palm toward Su Moshi, "Give me a smoke."

Shang Yu’s cigarette case was on the coffee table, and Su Moshi took a peek at it, then suggested, "If you can walk, go outside to smoke."

Yun Lih’s expression was blank as he lifted the corner of his eyes, "I, the boss..."

Before he could finish, a cigarette had already been tucked into the corner of his mouth.

Xia Siyu silently flicked the lighter and, seeing Yun Lih looking at her with the cigarette in his mouth, she pushed the lighter closer, "Have a smoke."

Su Moshi: "..."

As it happened, Li Qiao’s phone rang.

When she saw the caller ID, she narrowed her eyes and went out to the balcony.

Su Moshi gave Xia Siyu a chilly look, and with an air of resignation, he sighed.

Xia Lao Wu’s intentions for Yun Lih were fine so long as nothing happened, but once something did, her thoughts were all too plain on her face.

If he wanted a smoke, she’d pass him one; if Yun Lih wanted to kill someone, she’d probably hand him a knife.

On the other side, Li Qiao went to the balcony and answered the phone.

It was Xi Luo on the line, her voice teasing through the earpiece, "Kiddo, coming out to play?"

"Play what?" Li Qiao asked in an even tone.

Xi Luo’s laughter was undiminished as she leaned back, eyeing the street outside the café window, "Come and play a game with our Flame Alliance Q."

In a flash, Li Qiao agreed in a flat voice, "Send me the address."

...

Before ten o’clock, Li Qiao changed clothes, ready to head out.

Xia Siyu was still in the living room keeping Yun Lih company, seeing his poor complexion, she urged him to go rest in the bungalow next door.

Su Moshi stood at the window, lost in thought.

Upon hearing footsteps, everyone instinctively turned to look at the stairs.

Su Moshi sized up her attire, "Going out?"

"Yeah." Li Qiao gave him a subtle look, then they both left the living room one after the other.

Xia Siyu looked around absentmindedly and bent her head back to peeling the apple.

Yun Lih stretched his legs out in front, a slight slit opening in the corner of his eye, stealthily watching Xia Siyu’s movements.

Some things don’t need to be pointed out to be seen.

She was only peeling an apple, but she ended up cutting three gashes in her finger.

Yun Lih closed his eyes again, listening to the sound of the knife blade crossing the apple skin, and broke the silence with a hoarse voice, "Xiaxia, what’s wrong with me?"

Xia Siyu continued to peel the apple without looking up or opening her eyes, answering very perfunctorily, "Aren’t you faint with needles?"

"Getting skilled, now you lie without even blinking," Yun Lih said with a bend in his arm over his forehead, chuckling softly.

Xia Siyu paused in her actions, turned her head full of suspicion, and retorted very righteously, "When have I ever lied?"

Yun Lih: Asked a lonely question.

The two of them locked eyes, one calm, the other scrutinizing.

Xia Siyu seemed open and unhurried, but only she knew her finger had poked inside the apple.

Yun Lih curved his lips slightly, speaking enigmatically, "Good, keep it up."

...

Outside the door, Su Moshi accompanied Li Qiao towards the parking lot at a leisurely pace.

The cold wind was piercing, mussing up each other’s temples.

"Naloxone can only relieve his symptoms when he’s having an episode, it alleviates the immediate issue but doesn’t solve the underlying problem," Su Moshi looked forward worriedly, "I looked at his test report again last night, the buprenorphine tapering method and the clonidine detoxification method might not be effective..."

Li Qiao brushed away the stray hair by her cheek, with a storm brewing in her eyes, "Is there still something wrong with his report?"

Su Moshi pursed his lips, as if it was difficult to speak, kept his view forward with a look of resignation, "I’ve already sent it to the research center for retesting. One of the blood indexes is below the normal range; according to common sense, sedatives and drugs should not affect that routine blood index."

As the parking lot came into view, Li Qiao composed herself, covering any outward emotions, fell silent for a few seconds, her voice cool and ironic as she began to speak, "Have the research center deliver the results as soon as possible."

Before Su Moshi could reply, someone got out of the passenger side of the Bentley in front — it was Luoyu.

She turned back and opened the rear car door, and amidst the shadows, Shang Yu’s handsome profile appeared through the gap.

Su Moshi halted his steps, glancing sideways at Li Qiao, "You guys go and come back early, call me if anything comes up."

"Mm," Li Qiao nodded, then whispered with a reminder, "Have Xiaxia stay with Yun Lih, and don’t leave Myst Town."

"Don’t worry, I’ll make arrangements."

Su Moshi made a nodding gesture to Shang Yu across the distance, then turned around and retraced his steps.

Next to the car door, Li Qiao, with her hands in her pockets, tilted her head to look at Shang Yu inside the car, "Are you going out or just getting back?"

She had searched for him in the villa and hadn’t found him, thinking he had gone out for some business.

The man stretched his long legs and sat on the inside, lowered his eyelashes, and spread his palm towards her, "Aren’t you going to see Xi Luo?"

Li Qiao smiled, leaned in to get into the car, just as she settled in, a thin blanket fell from above onto her lap.

Alright then, the treatment for a pregnant woman is indeed different.

Li Qiao relayed the address of the café to Liuyun, then turned her head, "Did she call you too?"

Shang Yu slightly parted his thin lips, checked the warmth of her hand, and with lifted eyebrows replied in a deep voice, "No, I will drop you off first, call me after you meet her, and I’ll come to pick you up."

It’s really not necessary to make such a fuss...

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