When Ji Xingmi arrived at Elder Zhou's doorway, she encountered Gao Yu, who was just about to leave. Gao Yu was also surprised to see her.
"What are you doing here?" they both asked each other simultaneously.
"This is my maternal grandfather's house!"
"I'm here to look at some herbs!"
They both answered at the same time, and the coincidence made them exchange a look and smile.
"Where are you rushing off to?" Ji Xingmi asked.
"Ah, my memory! Feng Changze is missing a medicinal ingredient, and my maternal grandfather doesn't have it. I was going to look elsewhere!"
"Feng Changze, what's wrong with him? What ingredient?"
"He needs some Xuan Shen and dandelion."
"Aren't those common herbs? Why wouldn't you have them?"
"Who has these at home nowadays? I'm worried about where to find them!"
"Then, shall I go in first?"
She had these two herbs, but it wasn't a good idea to take them out right now. She had come to find medicinal ingredients herself, so how could she be carrying them around? It would be difficult to explain, so it was better not to reveal them!
"Alright, you go in first. I'll check at the hospital! Never mind, I'll take you in first!" With that, Gao Yu led Ji Xingmi inside to find someone. When they reached Elder Zhou's place, Ji Xingmi saw Feng Changze lying on the bed with a pale face, and Elder Zhou was beside him, feeling his pulse.
"Grandpa!"
"Found it so quickly? Xing'er?" When Elder Zhou turned around, he saw the person behind Gao Yu. He immediately smiled, realizing there was hope now.
"Quick, Xing'er, come and help check!"
Ji Xingmi didn't hesitate and sat down where Elder Zhou had been sitting, placing her hand on Feng Changze to check him. Feng Changze seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes.
"Grandpa, why are you letting Xing'er examine Changze? She..."
"You shut up! Xing'er is much more capable than your grandpa. If you want to save your friend, you should speak less!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
When Feng Changze woke up and saw Ji Xingmi, he thought he was dreaming because she was backlit and he couldn't see her clearly. It wasn't until Ji Xingmi touched his pulse that he gradually felt a sense of reality.
Seeing him awake, Ji Xingmi asked directly, "What's wrong with your body?"
"I was poisoned by someone from the Feng family before. I didn't take the antidote this month, so this is what happened," Feng Changze said indifferently, his tone devoid of any emotion.
"Your poison..." Ji Xingmi wanted to say that the poison didn't look like it had been there for a long time, but seeing his dejected appearance, she decided to let it go and didn't continue.
"It's fine. I won't die anyway. The Feng family has been busy lately, and they probably won't notice me!" Feng Changze said dismissively.
Ji Xingmi took out a bottle of antidote from her pocket and gave it to him: "Take one dose a day for seven days, and you'll be fine! Avoid cold, raw, greasy, and heavy foods recently. Also, the poison itself is easy to treat, but your medicine likely contains addictive substances. You'll need to control that yourself. After a period of control, it will be fine. The withdrawal symptoms will last about seven days!"
After speaking, Ji Xingmi stood up and went to discuss things with Elder Zhou about Feng Changze. Elder Zhou benefited greatly from Ji Xingmi's explanation.
"Elder Zhou, where do you usually get your medicinal ingredients? I thought you would have some here. From what Gao Yu said earlier, you don't have much?"
"Where can I get medicinal ingredients these days? I collect them secretly. When I have nothing else to do, I go up the mountain to dig some myself." Elder Zhou sighed helplessly. Upon hearing this, Ji Xingmi nodded. It seemed she still had to find a way herself.
Knowing that Elder Zhou didn't have many medicinal ingredients, Ji Xingmi decided not to stay long and planned to leave early. As she was leaving, she met Feng Changze coming out of the room, looking a bit better than before.
"Are you leaving?"
"Yes, I originally planned to look for medicinal ingredients here, but since Elder Zhou doesn't have any, I'm going back."
"What kind of medicinal ingredients do you need? I can have Gao Yu try to find them in the black market."
"No need, I'll figure it out myself!" Ji Xingmi refused without hesitation, as she didn't want to trouble others.
"Xing'er! Are you avoiding me? Actually, I~" Feng Changze's eyes dimmed. He just wanted to be closer to her.
"You still need to rest well recently, and your emotions shouldn't fluctuate too much. Also, I'm not avoiding you!"
Hearing this, Feng Changze finally looked up at Ji Xingmi.
"Sigh~ Feng Changze, unless there are unforeseen circumstances, we will be enemies. It's best for us to stay away from each other." Ji Xingmi didn't like this kind of situation, nor did she like stringing people along. Before, she wasn't sure, but after feeling Feng Changze's pulse just now, she had come to understand some things. Regardless of his reasons, it was better for them to keep their distance.
"Why?" Feng Changze didn't understand why she suddenly said this. Had she discovered something? That shouldn't be possible! Had he exposed himself somewhere? No, he hadn't! He hadn't hurt anyone; he had only poisoned himself again, just like when he first met her. Why would they be enemies? It couldn't be like this. How could she consider him an enemy? They would never be enemies! Was it because the Feng family had plotted against her? That had nothing to do with him.