Chapter 411 – The Aloof Male God’s Exclusive CP – A Huge Misunderstanding (18)
Bai Tang successfully avoided the crowd and used the water mirror in the restroom to observe what was happening in the operating room.
Wei Rushuang was being rescued. This kind of drug had a certain level of toxicity—it could damage a person’s nerves and render them unable to speak. An overdose could even be life-threatening, and Wei Rushuang had taken an excessive amount.
“Qiu’er, let’s help Shuangshuang,” Bai Tang said. Looking at Wei Rushuang on the operating table, her eyes tightly shut yet her face still showing clear signs of pain, Bai Tang felt quite distressed. She was in the prime of her youth—if she were left with lasting aftereffects, how painful her life would be.
Qiu’er did not hesitate and immediately agreed. “Sure, no problem.”
The female lead was destined to face this ordeal—it was unavoidable, a trial meant to advance the relationship between the male and female leads. Although Qi Yuanxu was currently with Tang Tang, they were not yet married, so nothing was truly set in stone. Many people still divorce even after getting married. Qiu’er did not dare take that risk, so it was easier to simply cure the female lead directly.
The operating room was difficult to enter, and Bai Tang had no intention of going inside anyway. Xiao A and Qiu’er helped Bai Tang remotely extract the toxin from Wei Rushuang’s body. The poison had already spread throughout the female lead’s body, circulating in her blood. Even modern medical methods could not guarantee the complete removal of all toxins from a poisoned person’s body—but Bai Tang could.
The young man hid inside a stall in the men’s restroom and had Xiao A activate a shielding function to prevent anyone from disturbing him.
The water mirror floated in the air, reflecting the female lead’s pale and pained face. A glow appeared in Bai Tang’s hand, and as his fingers touched the water mirror, a semi-transparent thread extended, guiding the female lead on the other side.
With the system’s protective barrier in place, the doctors and nurses in the operating room saw nothing. On the operating table, Wei Rushuang slightly parted her lips, and a translucent filament extended outward. Before long, the black toxin was drawn out through the thread.
In the men’s restroom, Bai Tang guided the toxin into a disposable cup. The black liquid emitted a faint, barely noticeable stench. The smell was not strong, which explained why it could be mixed into tea without being detected.
Bai Tang did not completely remove all the toxin from Wei Rushuang’s body. The doctors were still trying to save her—if she suddenly showed no symptoms at all, it would not help her but harm her. She would probably be surrounded by various experts studying her before she even left the hospital.
Only after confirming that Wei Rushuang’s bodily functions would not be damaged by the poison did Bai Tang stop.
He had not used his healing ability for a long time, and his technique had grown rusty.
Bai Tang felt slightly annoyed. Having lived a comfortable life for too long, he had almost forgotten the means that could save his life. What if he encountered danger in the future and Qiu’er and Xiao A could not accompany him—what would he do then?
Qiu’er said, “Tang Tang, don’t worry. Xiao A and I will always protect you—and the male lead will too~”
After recovering his memories, Qiu’er had been acquiring the world’s energy much faster than before, and his power was steadily increasing day by day. He was not at all worried about the situations Bai Tang feared. Once he leveled up again, in the three thousand worlds—aside from his master—who else could possibly be his opponent?
He completely ignored the fact that standing beside him was Xiao A, whose background was unknown but who could always suppress him with ease.
Xiao A only smiled without saying anything. Qiu’er cared a lot about saving face—some things were better left understood rather than spoken aloud.
Inside the operating room, Wei Rushuang’s vital signs finally returned to normal ranges. The doctors and nurses breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief. At least she had been successfully rescued.
Wei Rushuang was pushed out of the operating room, and the counselor and Yan Yang quickly stepped forward to ask about her condition. When they learned that her life was no longer in danger, their brows finally relaxed. Thankfully, she was safe.
This was an attempted malicious murder. After investigating the conference room, the police discovered that only the cup of tea Wei Rushuang had drunk was contaminated, while the tea in the large pot was completely fine. Their preliminary conclusion was that someone had deliberately targeted Wei Rushuang.
Now the matter had become serious—the nature of the poisoning incident had escalated significantly.
When the Wei family received the news, they rushed to the hospital without delay. After learning that someone had tried to harm Wei Rushuang, they immediately mobilized all their connections, determined to find out who had done it.
Only after his face no longer looked so pale did Bai Tang go to visit Wei Rushuang.
The Wei family was wealthy, so Wei Rushuang was staying in a VIP private room. There were not many people around to disturb them. When Bai Tang arrived, aside from Wei Rushuang’s parents, only Yan Yang was there.
“Bai Tang, you’re here.”
Bai Tang had not seen Yan Yang for a long time. Today he seemed somewhat different from before—the lively energy he used to have was gone, and he appeared much more mature.
Hearing the voice, Mr. and Mrs. Wei turned their heads and saw a fair and clean-looking young man standing at the door.
Few people in business lacked the ability to judge others. The boy’s temperament was pure and gentle. Knowing that their daughter associated with someone like him reassured them somewhat.
“Hello, Uncle and Auntie~”
Hearing Bai Tang’s greeting, Wei Rushuang’s parents nodded slightly. With their daughter still lying unconscious in the hospital bed, they simply could not bring themselves to smile.
Qi Yuanxu slammed the accelerator and sped all the way to the hospital.
The ward door was violently pushed open. Before Bai Tang could even see who it was, he was pulled into a tight embrace.
The familiar cool scent, mixed with a faint smell of sweat, immediately told Bai Tang who it was—and that he must have rushed here in great haste.
“I’m fine. It wasn’t me…” Earlier, when Qi Yuanxu had texted Bai Tang, Bai Tang had been in the middle of extracting the poison, so he asked Xiao A to reply for him. Unexpectedly, the straightforward Xiao A, following the principle of being concise and clear, gave no extra explanation. As a result, Qi Yuanxu thought Bai Tang had been hospitalized. So before work even ended, Qi Yuanxu skipped out and rushed over.
“Thank goodness you’re still here…” Qi Yuanxu murmured softly. Tang Tang couldn’t get hurt—absolutely couldn’t.
“Mr. Qi.” Mr. and Mrs. Wei looked slightly surprised.
The business circle wasn’t very large to begin with, and only a few people could truly rank among the top. As the next head of the Qi family, Qi Yuanxu had appeared more frequently this year, so many people had become familiar with him.
Qi Yuanxu hugged Bai Tang and took a deep breath before letting him go, though he still held his hand.
He quickly returned to his usual cold and aloof demeanor. If not for his slightly disheveled clothes, no one would have guessed that he had been the one panicking just moments ago.
“Mr. Wei, Mrs. Wei,” Qi Yuanxu greeted calmly. All his tenderness was reserved for only one person.
Wei Rushuang’s parents did not ask further questions. Young people liked to fool around, and if the relationship was serious, they would naturally announce it themselves. Other people’s family matters were not something they could interfere with.
They asked the doctor about Wei Rushuang’s condition and were told that they would have to wait until she woke up before conducting another examination.
Bai Tang and Qi Yuanxu sat for a short while before getting up to say their goodbyes.
Perhaps because of the trauma Qi Yuanxu had carried over from the previous world, today’s scare had intensified his possessiveness. He wished he could see Bai Tang every moment of the day.
Bai Tang tried his best to coax him, saying every comforting word he could think of, but Qi Yuanxu still refused to relax his watch even a little. In the end, Bai Tang had to sacrifice his “charms” before he finally regained his “freedom.”
The “freedom” here meant that Bai Tang didn’t have to follow Qi Yuanxu around every second. However, they had to make a phone call every half hour. If Bai Tang was in class, he had to silence his phone and turn on video instead. In short, Qi Yuanxu needed to confirm that Bai Tang was safe and sound.
News that the carefully chosen successor had slammed the door and stormed out in front of a room full of senior executives quickly reached Qi Yuanxu’s parents. Father Qi was furious—what kind of matter could make Qi Yuanxu so anxious? If there was something urgent, couldn’t he have simply instructed his assistant?
The poisoning of the Wei family’s only daughter was no secret. In less than a day, the news spread throughout the upper-class social circles. At the same time, some people noticed that after Wei Rushuang was admitted to the hospital, Qi Yuanxu had also rushed there—and to the very same hospital.
These two events happening one after the other inevitably made people think.
Political and business marriages were common in this circle. Considering the Qi family’s status in the business world, and since the Qi family had not released any official news, people only talked about it privately and did not dare mention it in front of the parties involved.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Eventually, the rumors reached Father Qi and Mother Qi as well.
Mother Qi was overjoyed—her son had grown up and finally had a girl he liked.
Father Qi’s eyes were also filled with satisfaction. The Qi family no longer needed marriage alliances to expand their business empire, but cultivating oneself and managing the family were fundamental principles. Qi Yuanxu was already grown up—it was time for him to start a family, build a career, and take over the family business.
Parents always worry about their children. Qi Yuanxu had only recently entered society, and his parents were also afraid that he might be deceived by others. The Qi family was not some small, insignificant household—many young women had their eyes on them. However, his parents had protected him well. Before Qi Yuanxu joined the company, they had never publicly exposed him. They also worried that the young lady of the Wei family might be approaching Qi Yuanxu deliberately out of greed for the Qi family’s wealth.
Thus, on a bright and pleasant morning, Mother Qi carried her newly custom-made handbag and got into the driver’s car to head to the hospital.
The Wei family were businesspeople. After Wei Rushuang woke up and underwent a checkup, the results showed that her body was recovering quite well. So Mr. and Mrs. Wei returned to their company.
At that moment, Wei Rushuang was alone in the hospital room. Two bodyguards stood at the door, and aside from them, there was no one else around.
When Mother Qi arrived, Wei Rushuang was arranging flowers.
The beauty looked calm and gentle, the very image of grace and virtue. Mother Qi nodded inwardly—she seemed like a well-mannered young lady.
The bodyguards asked Wei Rushuang for instructions, saying that a lady had come to visit her. Wei Rushuang felt slightly flustered. She smoothed her hair with her hand and checked herself in the mirror before asking the bodyguards to let the visitor in.
Wei Rushuang and Yan Yang had started off on the wrong foot. From initially disliking each other, they gradually discovered each other’s strengths, developed good feelings, and eventually began dating. Before she was hospitalized, Yan Yang had told her that he had informed his parents that he had a girlfriend, and his mother had even said she wanted to meet her future daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, her future mother-in-law had arrived so quickly.
Mother Qi smiled warmly as she asked about Wei Rushuang’s health. Her gentle and caring words made Wei Rushuang develop a favorable impression of her, and she secretly felt happy that her future mother-in-law seemed so kind.
There were only a few words of concern to exchange, so it did not take long before Mother Qi shifted the topic to marriage.
Wei Rushuang blushed and said, “Auntie, it’s still too early to talk about that.”
Mother Qi laughed. “Shuangshuang is shy…”
Yan Yang and Bai Tang came to visit Wei Rushuang, coincidentally meeting in the elevator—one carrying fruit, the other holding fresh flowers. The moment they entered the hospital room, they heard Mother Qi say, “I guarantee that A-Xu will never bully you…”
It was like a bolt from the blue. The two who had just walked in, along with Wei Rushuang, were all stunned.
Yan Yang and Bai Tang had the exact same thought: Wei Rushuang and Qi Yuanxu are getting married.
Wei Rushuang stammered, “A-Auntie, are you talking about… Qi Yuanxu?”
Mother Qi smiled brightly. “Yes. What’s wrong?”
Wei Rushuang looked across the room at Yan Yang, then noticed Bai Tang’s little face turning deathly pale as all color quickly drained from it. She immediately tried to explain.
“Auntie, you’ve misunderstood. I—”
Mother Qi patted Wei Rushuang’s hand, assuming the young people simply didn’t want to get married so early.
“If Shuangshuang thinks it’s too soon, getting engaged first would also be fine.”
Bai Tang came back to his senses and forced a smile. He placed the flowers into the vase and said stiffly to Wei Rushuang, “C-c-congratulations, Shuangshuang… y-you’re getting… m-married…”
The boy lowered his head. Tears swirled in his eyes, and his trembling voice revealed his emotions at that moment.
Wei Rushuang immediately sensed something was wrong and hurried to explain.
“Tang Tang, that’s not it. I’m not—”
Before she could finish speaking, Mother Qi instead felt that the young man had quite a good character.
Mother Qi thought that he must have overheard her conversation with Wei Rushuang. Perhaps he liked Shuangshuang—or maybe he liked her son, A-Xu. Even though he was heartbroken, he was still able to offer his congratulations.
Bai Tang wiped away his tears and tried his best to smile.
“Hello, Auntie. I’m Shuangshuang’s classmate. I came to visit her.”
The boy looked fair and delicate. A trace of admiration flashed through Mother Qi’s eyes as she smiled in response.
“Hello.”
Yet in her heart, she also felt a hint of regret. He was quite a good child—but unfortunately, A-Xu already had someone he liked.