Chapter 284: Evidence in Hand, Making You Pay the Price

The next afternoon—

Jiang Baobao went straight to the Jiang Family Villa.

Following what the two of them had agreed upon, she did not go through the main entrance, but instead circled around to the side of the garden fence at the back.

Standing outside the fence, she could just barely see, from a distance, the dilapidated Flower Room where the old Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Chenghao lived.

Jiang Baobao checked the time and called the old Mrs. Jiang.

The call was not answered, but was instead cut off by someone.

Not long after, a hunched figure walked out of the Flower Room and slowly approached the edge of the fence.

"Grandma..."

Jiang Baobao looked at the old woman with a heart full of pity and hurriedly took two steps forward.

A tall fence, however, separated the two of them on either side of the wall.

"Baobao, I got the medicine..." The old Mrs. Jiang scanned the direction of the villa's living room vigilantly.

Seeing that no one was watching from the floor-to-ceiling windows at that moment, she carefully took a handkerchief out from her bosom and quickly stuffed it into Jiang Baobao's arms.

Jiang Baobao had not expected it to go so smoothly; she felt it was incredible and hurriedly asked, "How did you get it? You weren't discovered, were you?"

"No." The old Mrs. Jiang shook her head, then said in a low and quick voice, "Xia Huiya brought the medicine over today and then left; she didn't stay here to keep watch..."

As she spoke, she waved her hand at Jiang Baobao and urged her in a low voice, "Baobao, you should go quickly; it won't be good if they discover you..."

"Alright, I'll go get it tested right away. Grandma, please endure it for a little longer. Once the test results are out, that family won't have anything left to argue with!"

Jiang Baobao said with a firm tone, took one last deep look at the villa in the distance, and then left with the medicine without looking back, driving straight to the Hospital and heading directly to the clinic where Liu Xin'ai was.

——

In the Hospital, Liu Xin'ai was sitting at her desk, staring blankly into space with unfocused eyes.

I wonder if Baobao was able to get the medicine over there...

If it really is that kind of medicine, and it caused Cheng Hao to become like this, then I will definitely not let the Lu Family off!

A flash of anxiety crossed Liu Xin'ai's eyes, followed immediately by a sudden sense of sadness.

If it really is that kind of medicine... then Cheng Hao might actually be able to recover...

But as for me... can I still be with him?

That young master Qin from last time seemed very satisfied with the marriage between the two families... Father has also been bringing this up constantly these past few days.

Liu Xin'ai sighed in her heart, her chest feeling heavy and stifled.

Immediately after, she suddenly heard Jiang Baobao's voice ring out in her ear.

"Xinaijie?"

Jiang Baobao gently patted Liu Xin'ai on the shoulder, looking at her with a worried expression.

"Baobao? When did you arrive? Did you get the medicine?"

Liu Xin'ai snapped back to her senses and hurriedly asked.

Jiang Baobao nodded, took the handkerchief the old Mrs. Jiang had given her out of her pocket, and placed it on the table.

Still feeling a bit uneasy, she looked at Liu Xin'ai and asked, "Xinaijie? Are you alright? I saw you staring blankly the moment I walked in..."

"Ah? I... I'm fine."

Liu Xin'ai shook her head and hurriedly grabbed the handkerchief on the table.

She carefully opened the handkerchief and stared at it for a few seconds, but could not help but frown.

"This pill... why does it feel different from what I understood before?"

Liu Xin'ai muttered in a low voice.

Jiang Baobao's expression immediately became a bit tense, and she hurriedly asked, "Is there a problem? Grandma just got this at noon; it's impossible for her to have gotten the wrong one..."

"Don't worry yet, maybe I remembered it wrong. Let's take it to be tested first; we mainly need to see what ingredients are in this pill." Liu Xin'ai patted Jiang Baobao's hand to reassure her and put the pill away.

Only then did Jiang Baobao nod, putting her heart back at ease.

She then asked with lingering concern, "Xinaijie, about when will the test results be out?"

"This... it will take until tomorrow at the earliest. I can't test it at the Hospital; I have to borrow a Laboratory from a friend I trust."

Liu Xin'ai explained, feeling inexplicably uneasy in her heart as well.

This time... I shouldn't be discovered again, right?

If Father finds out that I am still meddling in Cheng Hao's affairs...

"Xinaijie?"

Seeing that Liu Xin'ai was inexplicably lost in thought again, Jiang Baobao hurriedly reached out and waved her hand in front of her.

"Ah? Sorry, I might not have rested well lately, I often find myself spacing out. My apologies..."

Liu Xin'ai was dazed for a moment and hurriedly apologized.

Jiang Baobao shook her head, looking at the person in front of her, and could not help but feel increasingly worried.

"Xinaijie, are you... really alright? If you have something on your mind, you can really tell me..."

"I'm really fine." Liu Xin'ai smiled as if nothing were wrong, wanting to make herself appear completely normal.

She then hurriedly grabbed her phone and changed the subject, saying, "It's getting late, let's go together. It just so happens I can head to my friend's Laboratory a bit earlier."

"Alright..."

Seeing that she refused to talk about it, Jiang Baobao had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The two of them parted ways at the entrance of the Hospital.

Jiang Baobao watched Liu Xin'ai's car drive away before turning to get into her own car.

Just as she intended to return to the Li Mansion, she suddenly heard her phone ring.

Thinking it was Liu Xin'ai who had something to say to her, Jiang Baobao hurriedly pulled over to the side, but was surprised to see that it was a call from Cai Xiaotang.

"Xiao Tang? What's wrong?"

Jiang Baobao answered the phone and asked casually.

The next second, she heard someone's "roar" echoing inside the car—

"Jiang Baobao! Have you forgotten what day it is today! I waited all day for nothing! You didn't even send a single text message! Even Mobai and Tiantian remembered what day it is and specifically called me!"

"Today?" Jiang Baobao was stunned by her loud voice, her expression blank for a moment.

Then she suddenly realized and immediately opened the calendar on her phone.

She quickly checked the date, and a look of guilt and annoyance immediately appeared on her face.

"Hmph, have you remembered yet?"

Cai Xiaotang's voice, feigning interrogation, rang out again.

Jiang Baobao reached out and knocked hard on her own forehead, then said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Xiao Tang... I forgot that today is your birthday..."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaotang spoke up with deliberate coldness: "It's still not too late for you to say you were pretending to forget, and that you were actually preparing a birthday surprise for me..."

Jiang Baobao felt even more guilty and bit the bullet as she replied: "There is no surprise, I... really forgot..."

"I knew it! Waaah! I'm so sad!"

Cai Xiaotang began to fake crying on the other end of the phone.

Jiang Baobao was left between laughter and tears, feeling completely overwhelmed.

She had truly been muddled with busyness during this period...

To think she had actually forgotten something as important as Xiao Tang's birthday!