167: The Farmer and the Snake

"Nanqin, I have something to do tonight, so I won't stay with you. I'll come see you tomorrow."

In the ward, Liu Wen saw that it was getting late and stood up to bid farewell to Xu Nanqin.

"Mm, be careful on the road, Wenwen." Xu Nanqin smiled slightly, a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

"Yang Lu, why aren't you leaving yet? Why are you so enthusiastic today?"

Liu Wen was about to leave, but noticed Yang Lu still sitting there, showing no intention of getting up. Liu Wen frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

Yang Lu's eyes flickered, not daring to meet Liu Wen's gaze. She smiled somewhat guiltily and said, "Nanqin has been in trouble for so long, and I haven't had time to visit her, so I want to spend more time with her today."

"Tch!"

Liu Wen's lips curled into a disdainful smile, and she muttered to herself, "You, good-hearted? I think your true intention is not the wine; you want Qin Shou, Nanqin's boyfriend, to introduce you to a job."

However, Liu Wen saw through it but didn't say anything, too lazy to meddle in such affairs, so she left the ward directly.

Of course, Liu Wen never imagined that Yang Lu's calculations were far more sinister and malicious than she had thought.

"Nanqin Sister, I'm going to Uncle Guo's room. Uncle Guo has a lot of delicious snacks there."

Little Nuo Nuo was lively and always ran between the two sides. Guo Gang, being a couch potato, loved snacks, so both Qin Shou and Feng Meimei bought him a lot of them. As a result, Guo Gang hadn't eaten much, and Little Nuo Nuo ate it all, which made Guo Gang a little resentful, but he couldn't get angry at such a playful and cute little girl like Nuo Nuo.

Seeing everyone leave, Yang Lu secretly rejoiced. She had finally gotten this chance to be alone. She looked at Xu Nanqin and asked, feigning concern, "Nanqin, are you hungry? Do you want me to order some supper for you?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Nanqin shook her head and said, "No, I'm lying down all day and haven't moved much. I'm afraid I'll get too fat."

"How can you not eat? You're injured and weak. How can you feel better if you don't eat? Think about it, Qin Shou is so busy with work, and he still has to come take care of you every day. It's very hard on him. If you don't think for yourself, you should at least think for him!"

When Yang Lu heard this, she immediately became anxious. She couldn't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so she immediately brought up Qin Shou to persuade her: "Nanqin, you're wrong to think that way. You're injured and your body is weak. How can you recover if you don't eat? Think about Qin Shou, he's so busy every day, and he still has to take time to take care of you. How hard is that! If you don't think for yourself, you should at least think for him!"

"Alright then, I'll eat a little."

After hearing Yang Lu's words, Xu Nanqin felt she had a point. Her parents were not in City, and Qin Shou took care of her every day, which was too much trouble for him, so she nodded in agreement.

Yang Lu was overjoyed to see Xu Nanqin agree and quickly asked, "Okay, what do you want to eat? I'll go out and buy it for you."

Xu Nanqin smiled and shook her head: "No need, I'll just order takeout myself."

"Alright, you can order it yourself."

Yang Lu was even happier in her heart, thinking, "It's good that you order it yourself; it saves me money. Anyway, you can't pick up the takeout yourself, so I'll just tamper with it when I go to pick it up later."

"Oh, by the way, Lulu, what do you want to eat? I'll order it together."

Xu Nanqin was kind-hearted. She thought that she had made a lot of money filming short dramas with Qin Shou during this time, and Yang Lu still hadn't found a job, so she wanted to order her share together to save her some money.

"I can eat anything. I'll just eat whatever you eat."

Yang Lu was not only malicious but also extremely stingy. Xu Nanqin was a patient, yet she agreed without hesitation.

This was also why Liu Wen disliked her, because she was always calculating in the dorm, always taking advantage of others, but never letting anyone take advantage of her.

"Lulu, the takeout is here. Could you please help me pick it up? I ordered pizza, let's all eat it together." More than ten minutes later, the takeout Xu Nanqin ordered had arrived downstairs at the inpatient department.

"Okay, I'll go get your takeout now."

Yang Lu stood up excitedly, scurrying out of the ward, her heart already somewhat impatient.

Yang Lu arrived at the entrance of the inpatient department, took the takeout from the delivery guy, found an unoccupied corner, and opened the takeout packaging.

The pizza was already sliced. Yang Lu immediately took out the two pills that Joyful Monk had given her, crushed them into powder, and sprinkled them on two different slices of pizza.

The pizza was already colorful, with various seasonings like ketchup, so when the pill powder was sprinkled on it, it just looked like another seasoning, showing no abnormality at all.

After doing all this, Yang Lu carefully rewrapped the pizza, making sure there were no signs of it having been opened, and only then did she confidently take the pizza back to the ward.

"Nanqin, I've brought your takeout back. I'll give it to you to eat."

Upon returning to the ward, Yang Lu didn't even wait for Xu Nanqin's consent before actively putting on gloves and taking out the slice Yang Lu had specially prepared for Xu Nanqin.

"Here, Nanqin, this slice has a lot of sausage. Eat this one."

Yang Lu handed the pizza to Xu Nanqin.

"Thank you."

Xu Nanqin didn't think much of it. She put on her gloves, took the pizza, and started eating.

Yang Lu watched intently as Xu Nanqin ate most of it, then finally relaxed, thinking, "She's eaten so much, that should be enough."

"Lulu, you eat too. Don't just stare at me!"

Xu Nanqin felt a little unnerved by Yang Lu's constant staring.

"Oh, oh—! Okay, I'll eat too."

Yang Lu nodded repeatedly, took out the slice that the Monk had mentioned, which contained her own pill powder, and began to eat it in large bites.

As she ate, Yang Lu looked at Xu Nanqin with a sneer.

Xu Nanqin felt a chill from Yang Lu's cold gaze and instinctively said, "Lulu, what's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that?"

Yang Lu felt that her plan had succeeded and no longer concealed her triumphant expression. A sinister smile spread across her lips: "Xu Nanqin, oh Xu Nanqin, you have this day too! From now on, your little man will be mine, hahahaha!"

No matter how innocent Xu Nanqin was, she knew she had probably been tricked, and instinctively cried out in horror, "Is there poison... in the pizza?"

Yang Lu felt her scheme had succeeded and was now laughing hysterically, her face contorted, as she shrieked through gritted teeth, "Poison! Xu Nanqin, do you think I'm that stupid? Don't worry, I won't kill you. I want you to live, to live and watch Qin Shou abandon you and come into my arms. I want you to be unable to live or die!"

As soon as Yang Lu finished speaking, Xu Nanqin's eyes suddenly completely lost their luster, becoming dull and vacant.

However, what Yang Lu never expected was that while she was still rejoicing, she suddenly felt her own vision go black and instantly lost consciousness.

In the ward, both women now had vacant eyes and scattered gazes, looking as if they had lost their souls.