Reborn as a heiress, she transforms into a ruthless vengeful woman.

Chapter 143 Being drugged

Hearing Zheng Wei's words eased Su Nanqing's unease somewhat.

She hung up the phone with Zheng Wei and then called her mother.

As soon as the call connected, all I could hear on the other end of the line were various noises like "Eight of Characters," "Nine of Bamboo," and "Play your cards faster."

Su's mother asked gently, "What's wrong, Qingqing? Is there something you need to call me about?"

Su Nanqing closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Mom! How many times have I told you! Stop playing cards!!!"

"I really don't want to keep bringing this up with you! Have you forgotten how all that money in the house disappeared?! I've already paid off so much of their gambling debts!!"

There was silence on the other end, clearly someone had covered the microphone. After a while, Su's mother said softly, "This is my only hobby. You're not home, and I don't have to go to work now. What else can I do but play cards? Besides, with your current status, it's not a big deal if I lose some money playing cards."

"I've told you so many times, you need to save the money I give you, don't spend it all! And definitely don't gamble!" Su Nanqing lowered her voice, but her tone was extremely angry. "You know best how I got into the Hua family! Now I won't hide it from you! It's possible that my abortion during college will be exposed!"

Mother Su exclaimed in panic, "What? How could this be? Yan Xi knows?"

Su Nanqing said in a deep voice, "I'm not sure if he knows yet! But Hua Qingmeng said some very strange things to me today! We have to be prepared now!"

"You should also ask around and see if there's any way to delete the medical records."

Su's mother said softly, "Okay, Qingqing, Mom understands."

Su Nanqing's attitude softened somewhat. "Mom, Yan Xi is very good to me. But I'm not sure if he'll still be this good to me after knowing my past! I've told you about the Hua family's methods, especially that Hua Qingmeng!"

"If Yanxi really abandons me, I can't guarantee that my daughter and I will still be alive!"

Su Nanqing hung up the phone and sat on the bench for a while longer.

She reflected on the events of the past two days. She had a vague feeling that something was off about Hua Qingmeng; his attitude towards her wasn't as warm as usual. Moreover, his close relationship with Ye Xinghe made her jealous.

Could it be that Hua Qingmeng's change was because of Ye Xinghe?!

Su Nanqing thought to herself, "Ye Xinghe! I absolutely cannot let you stay at Hua's! The second round of assessments is an opportunity!"

After leaving the hospital, Su Nanqing found a pharmacy nearby and bought a bag of polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder.

Next, I went to the fruit shop next door and bought two pineapples, asking the shopkeeper to peel and slice them.

She returned to the hospital and found a mother and baby room. She sprinkled the powdered medicine evenly on each slice of pineapple, and after it had completely dissolved, she resealed the packaging.

Su Nanqing carried the fruit back to Ye Xinghe's ward.

"Xinghe, I just passed by a fruit shop and heard that pineapples are especially sweet at this time of year, so I bought two. I asked the shopkeeper to cut them up for you so it'll be easier for you to eat them."

As Su Nanqing spoke, she opened the packaging, forked a piece, and held it to Ye Xinghe's lips.

Ye Xinghe opened her mouth and took a bite, smiling, "It's really sweet, thank you, Sister Nanqing."

Su Nanqing forked another piece and placed it in Ye Xinghe's hand. "Don't be so polite with me. You have a fever, eating some refreshing fruit like this will make you feel better. Okay, you should rest now, I'm going back to the company."

Ye Xingchen left work an hour early and when he arrived at the ward, only Qiao Lin was in the room.

Where is my sister?

Qiao Lin stood guard at the bathroom door and pointed, "She's inside. I don't know what she ate that made her sick; she's already been to the bathroom five or six times this afternoon."

Ye Xingchen frowned. "What did she eat today?"

Qiao Lin replied, "I had porridge and pickled vegetables for breakfast, but I didn't eat much. For lunch, I had porridge and a chicken leg. I bought both from the hospital cafeteria."

"Oh, right, she also ate pineapple this afternoon; it was a gift from her colleague."

Ye Xingchen's eyes turned cold and sharp. "Her colleague? Hua Qingmeng?"

Qiao Lin shook his head. "No, it's another female colleague, Su Nanqing."

"Su Nanqing?"

Ye Xingchen thought to himself, "Isn't this the person Hua Qingmeng asked him to check the medical records?"

"Second Brother." Ye Xinghe's voice was very weak as she walked out of the bathroom, clutching her stomach and bending over. "I feel like I'm going to get dehydrated."

Ye Xingchen picked her up and put her on the bed. He then glanced at the pineapple on the bedside table and found nothing wrong with it; it looked quite fresh.

Ye Xinghe leaned against the headboard and said weakly, "My colleague bought this for me. Try it, it's quite sweet."

Ye Xingchen took a sip and immediately spat it out. "I'm asking you, what is the relationship between Su Nanqing and Hua Qingmeng?"

Ye Xinghe looked up at him with a puzzled expression. "Su Nanqing is Hua Qingmeng's sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Ye Xingchen's expression turned slightly grave. Why would Hua Qingmeng's sister-in-law drug Ye Xinghe? And why was Hua Qingmeng investigating his sister-in-law behind the scenes?

He put the remaining pineapples into a bag and said to Ye Xinghe, "Do you still need to go to the toilet? Can you hold on until we get home?"

Ye Xinghe clutched her stomach and nodded. "It should be fine."

On the way home, Ye Xingchen said in a serious tone, "Can you please quit that job? Aren't you supposed to design the Ye family museum? Go back and tell Dad to start right away."

“No. I have to go to the Hua Corporation. Now is not the time to leave.” After Ye Xinghe finished speaking, seeing that her second brother did not reply, she continued to ask, “What’s wrong, second brother? Do you know something?”

Ye Xingchen's face darkened. "The pineapple you ate today was spiked. A laxative!"

Ye Xinghe turned her head, her eyes filled with disbelief, "Second Brother, you're saying Pineapple was given a laxative?"

Ye Xingchen stared straight ahead, his face cold. "Yes. It was polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder, which hospitals give to patients during gastroscopy and colonoscopy. This powder is pineapple flavored."

Ye Xinghe leaned tightly against the back of the seat, pulled her feet up, and curled up in the seat. She felt cold all over and her stomach was churning. "Second brother, pull over."

The car had just stopped, and Ye Xinghe had just opened the door, but before she could even step out, she started vomiting.

Qiao Lin stepped out from the back row and gently patted her back. "Miss, I think we should go back to the hospital."

"No need, the medicine is nothing, she'll be fine once she stops taking it. It's probably not a physical ailment, she's probably just disgusted by the person who drugged her." Ye Xingchen took a bottle of water from the trunk and handed it to Ye Xinghe, "Rinse your mouth after you've vomited."