"Miss Zhan, I am the butler from the old residence. The old madam has just vomited blood. The family doctor, after drawing blood for tests, said it was poisoning and her condition is extremely critical. Please come quickly!"
The butler's voice was filled with urgency.
Zhan Xiaojun's sleepiness vanished instantly. She got out of bed, "Okay, I'll be right there!"
As she left her room, Ning Yecheng also emerged.
The two exchanged a glance.
Neither spoke.
They went downstairs together.
Quickly getting into the car, Zhan Xiaojun drove. She was very familiar with the route and drove fast enough.
"How could Grandma suddenly be poisoned? Was it food poisoning, or was it intentional poisoning?" Zhan Xiaojun speculated with a deep voice.
"Food poisoning is impossible. It was poisoning," Ning Yecheng stated with absolute certainty.
His gaze was cold and dark. Those people in the Ning family had lived long enough!
They had dared to extend their hands towards Grandma!
In recent years, he hadn't completely dealt with them, giving them room to breathe, because Grandma was still here and he remembered Grandpa's last words. Now, it seemed, there was no need for restraint.
Ning Yecheng called Liu Ning.
Liu Ning, along with Zhou Ye, was already heading towards the old residence at this time. Upon receiving Ning Yecheng's call, Liu Ning immediately asked for instructions, "Boss, shall we make our move now?"
Did those people in the old residence really think their influence had grown longer these past few years?
Did they really think they could shake the Boss?
Ever since the Boss was nearly assassinated by arrows last time, this net had reached its final stage!
Whether it was the old madam or anyone else, there were no more reservations!
The Boss had done justice to the ancestors of the Ning family.
However, it was just a fierce battle ahead.
"Yes, begin."
...
Zhan Xiaojun and Ning Yecheng soon arrived at the old residence.
They almost ran inside.
"Where is Grandma?"
Zhan Xiaojun followed the butler upstairs to Ning old madam's room.
She immediately went to the bedside.
She saw the frail Ning old madam lying on the bed, on the verge of death.
Every time she had seen Grandma Ning before, she had a kind smile that made one feel close and dependent.
But the Grandma Ning before her now had a pale complexion, her eyes tightly shut, her entire being exuding an aura of being very close to death.
Zhan Xiaojun's eyes reddened slightly, "Grandma Ning, I will save you. You must hold on."
Then she said to Ning Yecheng behind her, "Wait for me outside the door."
Ning Yecheng gave her a deep look, "Alright."
As Ning Yecheng reached the door, Zhan Xiaojun took out the silver needles she carried. She stopped Ning Yecheng, "Ning Yecheng, the poison Grandma suffered can paralyze her in bed, but her consciousness remains clear. It's too vicious. Don't let the person who harmed Grandma go! The one who poisoned her must pay the price!"
Ning Yecheng gazed at the girl's reddened eyes, his heart moved, "Alright, I promise I won't let them get away with it."
The moment the door closed.
Zhan Xiaojun helped Ning old madam sit up.
It was already a bit late.
She had to use her internal energy to force out the poison from Grandma Ning's body.
The remaining residual poison could be suppressed with silver needles.
However…
Her current body did not have much internal energy.
But, it should be enough.
Time quietly passed.
Ning Yecheng stood guard outside the door.
He knew that inside the room, Zhan Xiaojun was doing her utmost to save his grandmother, the only family he had left in this world.
Two hours later.
Zhan Xiaojun looked at Grandma Ning's now rosy complexion and smiled weakly, a hint of exhaustion in her smile.
Just as she was about to stand up, her vision blurred.
She sat down on the floor.
She leaned on the bed to recover for a moment.
When she opened her eyes again, she had regained some strength.
She stood up and walked towards the door.
After taking just two steps, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist.
She looked down; the wound on her wrist had begun to turn black.
She opened her hand and then clenched it into a fist.
Movements that were usually simple and ordinary were now extremely difficult for her.
She knew that the dream she had in the car was real.
Her time here was running out.
She tightly pursed her lips. The moment she opened the door, she lunged into Ning Yecheng's arms. Her eyes felt sore, and she suppressed her reluctance as she said softly, "Grandma is fine now. She just needs good rest and recuperation. Never let anyone have the chance to poison her again. She can't go through this again."
Ning Yecheng clearly felt Zhan Xiaojun's dependence on him.
He thought she was just worried that he would also be harmed.
"Okay, I promise you, no one will harm Grandma again, nor will anyone harm you or me," Ning Yecheng's voice was filled with endless tenderness.
In this world, he had someone else to protect.
He would absolutely not give the Ning family any opportunity to harm her.
"Mr. Ning, the poisoner has been found."
A man in a black suit approached them.
Ning Yecheng's eyes narrowed, exuding a chilling aura, "Bring him out. I will interrogate him personally."
"Wait for me here," Ning Yecheng said gently to Zhan Xiaojun.
He did not want the scene that was about to unfold to dirty her eyes.
Zhan Xiaojun hugged his waist, burying her head in his chest. Suppressing the tears that were already welling up, she softly said, "I'll go with you."
She didn't want to miss a single moment with him.
A fleeting, ungraspable thought crossed Ning Yecheng's mind, she…
He gently stroked her head, "Alright."
When the two walked out,
They saw the person, bound and tied to a chair, and saw the person they had apprehended.
Zhan Xiaojun's expression changed.
"Yang Yizhi?"
Yang Yizhi was the one who poisoned Ning old madam?
She hadn't been in contact with Yang Yizhi recently, but hadn't Yang Yizhi gone on a dating show?
She said her income was quite good.
How could she have poisoned Grandma Ning in the blink of an eye?
Yang Yizhi, upon seeing Zhan Xiaojun, merely froze for a moment. Then, she bit her lip tightly and remained silent.
It was as if she had long expected to see Zhan Xiaojun here.
"Someone made her deliberately approach me from the start," Ning Yecheng said to Zhan Xiaojun.
Zhan Xiaojun thought of the scene where she went to the bar to save Yang Yizhi.
At that time, Yang Yizhi contacting her must have been because she knew her fate would be dire.
However, Yang Yizhi probably didn't expect that she would use this opportunity to cure Ning Yecheng.
Yang Yizhi clenched her teeth. She raised her head and looked at Zhan Xiaojun, "When I found out you were with Ning Yecheng and were going to get engaged, I was truly surprised."
Indeed, from the day she arrived in Yan City, she was taken away and then trained into a predator capable of seducing men.
The person who trained her gave her a sum of money at regular intervals. She liked that person very much. Knowing that this person might eventually replace Ning Yecheng as the most important person in Yan City, she was willing to give her life to him. For him, she could discard her own life.
So, she went to seduce Ning Yecheng, wanting to get close to him. As a result, Ning Yecheng didn't even spare her a glance.