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  Rainystars

  Under the surveillance of Qiao Qing, Jun Yexuan ate the entire chicken and drank half the soup. Right after he finished, he saw the granny walk over with another bowl of liquid in hand. His face turned green.

  “Granny, I cannot eat anymore.”


  The granny rolled her eyes at him, “In your dreams! This isn’t for you. You are also not worthy of all the energy she spent on you.”


  She walked past Jun Yexuan and headed for Qiao Qing, “Young girl, drink this.”


  Jun Yexuan didn’t ask which “she” the grandma was referring to. The request of asking Qiao Qing to drink something, however, made him frown.

  “What is that?”


  “What are you feeding her?”


  Qi Yusen and Jun Yexuan asked in unison.

  The grandma glared at them, “What is it… You think I’d hurt her?”


  Jun Yexuan and Qi Yusen didn’t speak but it was obvious that they were worried.

  “This girl knows medicine. She can test for poison however she wants.” The grandma looked at Jun Yexuan’s stank face, “If I want to hurt her, why would I save you?”


  Jun Yexuan, “Granny, you’re overthinking it. I don’t mean anything. I just think you should tell us what it is that she’s drinking.”


  The granny glanced at him, “You just ate the chicken, which means we should get the venomous creature out of you as soon as possible.”


  Jun Yexuan nodded.

  The grandma pointed at Qiao Qing, “She can’t even get out of bed right now. You think she’d have the energy to help you?”


  She paused, then added, “Don’t count on me. Though I know the benefits of a black chicken, I do not know how to actually get rid of a parasite.”


  Jun Yexuan frowned, “Are you giving her pain killer? If that’s the case, then I don’t need the creature out of me. I can get a black chicken anywhere. I’ll just make another one later.”


  “You dumbass! You’ve ever seen pain killer looking like this?!” The grandma’s expression was atrocious and she looked like she was fully prepared to beat him to a pulp, “This is medicine to get rid of her illness for good!”


  Jun Yexuan froze, “What illness?”


  The grandma was furious. Before she could curse, however, Qiao Qing took over the bowl and drank the medicine.

  “Qingqing!”


  “Qingqing!”


  Jun Yexuan and Qi Yusen tried to stop her but it was too late.

  After Qiao Qing drank the medicine, she thanked the granny, “Grandma, thank you. Thank her for me too.”


  “You’re such a smart girl. How come you’re with such a dense man?”


  The dense man, “…”


  “Ah, why am I lecturing you? The man she found is even more idiotic!” The grandma continued.

  Mu Jinghang sneezed. Something felt weird, but he couldn’t put his finger on it, “Who are you guys talking about?”


  Qiao Qing and the granny ignored him.

  Before long, the chalkiness faded from Qiao Qing’s face and color returned to her cheeks.

  She lifted up the blanket and tried to get out of bed. Jun Yexuan stopped her, “What are you doing?”


  Qiao Qing grabbed Jun Yexuan’s hand, “I’m not in pain anymore.”


  Jun Yexuan and Qi Yusen exchanged glances and revealed how shocked they were.

  Qiao Qing placed her fingers on her left wrist and felt her own pulse. After a moment, she excitedly looked over to the granny, “Thank you, grandma!”


  “You already thanked me.” The grandma responded, “You saved her life once and helped her avoid many crises. It’s only fair that she’s helping you out now.”


  Mu Jinghang scratched his head, “Who are you referring to? You two know each other?”