Chapter 211: Chapter 211

Suddenly, someone fainted in the exam hall, and a group of people carried them out, attracting quite a bit of attention. Zhao Guodong, already annoyed, shouted, "What are you looking at?"

The crowd was startled into silence by a single shout. However, the upperclassmen taking the college entrance exam were not afraid of him. When they saw that it was Xiang Weilai carrying the unconscious Ye Ling, they were all surprised. But when they glanced at the group, they understood. These were children from the same neighborhood; they usually competed with each other, but when something happened, they would unite against outsiders.

A group of people hurriedly walked away, and soon they were out of sight. Only later did some who knew the situation reveal that Ye Ling was ill, which quieted the discussions. Some felt pity for Ye Ling, who had already completed three exams, as this incident could ruin her college entrance exam.

When a few people used a tricycle to bring Ye Ling back to the neighborhood, everyone in the neighborhood was alarmed. Mrs. Zhao, upon hearing this, shakily rushed to the health clinic and saw Bai Xue standing by, watching Ye Ling lying on the sickbed like a spectator. Mrs. Zhao felt heartache at this sight but was also relieved that Bai Xue hadn’t said anything unpleasant today.

"How is she?" Zhao Guodong and several others asked anxiously.

Doctor Wang furrowed his brows, "Quiet down, you’re giving me a headache. How can I examine her?"

The room instantly fell silent at his words. Doctor Wang took out a small flashlight from his pocket, lifted Ye Ling’s eyelids to examine her for a while, felt her pulse, and made a puzzled sound. Clearly surprised, after a moment of anticipation from the crowd, he turned back, "Did she take sleeping pills?"

"Sleeping pills?" The crowd was stunned. Get full chapters from novel⸺fire.net

"That’s impossible, we’re in the middle of the college entrance exam." Zhao Guodong snapped back loudly, reacting quickly.

Zhang Linong, however, remained calm and finally set his eyes on Liu Zhiyuan. Living in the same neighborhood, how could they not know each other? Liu Zhiyuan had always disliked Ye Ling, not even wanting to talk to her. So why was he here at this moment? Unusual behavior must have hidden motives. He guessed that Liu Zhiyuan couldn’t be uninvolved in this matter.

"I... I only gave her cold medicine, seeing she was sick before the exam, not sleeping pills." Liu Zhiyuan didn’t hide it; under the watchful and piercing gaze of Zhao Guodong, he slowly took the medicine from his pocket and handed it to Doctor Wang.

Liu Zhiyuan’s action changed Ye Qian’s expression in the crowd. As expected, Doctor Wang made another surprised noise after looking at it, "Aren’t these imported drugs?"

Then, turning over the blister pack, he read aloud, "Alprazolam tablets, isn’t this a sleep-inducing drug? It’s a new foreign drug, with the effect of inducing and enhancing sleep. Overuse can cause full-body anesthesia, and it also has anti-anxiety and anticonvulsant effects. Where did you get this? How could it be cold medicine?"

After Doctor Wang finished speaking, Liu Zhiyuan’s expression changed dramatically.

"Liu, are you playing dirty?" Zhao Guodong stepped forward and grabbed Liu Zhiyuan by the collar.

Liu Zhiyuan was already shocked by Doctor Wang’s words and didn’t react even when Zhao Guodong grabbed him, still in a daze. It was Xiang Weilai, beside him, who held Zhao Guodong’s hand, "There must be some misunderstanding here. Ye Ling was indeed sick before the exam. I asked her, and Zhiyuan gave her medicine with good intentions. It must have been a mistake. Let’s hear Zhiyuan out."

Zhang Linong also pulled Zhao Guodong, his face unhappy as he looked at Liu Zhiyuan. He persuaded Zhao Guodong, "Let go, let’s hear what he has to say."

On the other side, Doctor Wang also shouted, "If you want to fight, take it outside. This is a health clinic, and you kids only know how to resort to violence all day."

Mrs. Zhao also called out, and only then did Zhao Guodong release his grip, threatening Liu Zhiyuan with his eyes, "You better tell the truth."

Before Liu Zhiyuan could speak, Ye Qian, with a pale face, squeezed in, "It was me, but I really didn’t know I grabbed the wrong medicine. I was afraid Brother Zhiyuan would catch a cold, so I got some imported medicine from home for him. I never thought it would be sleeping pills."

Ye Qian, without waiting for others to blame her, had already started crying after explaining.

The people in the health clinic, looking at Ye Qian crying heartbreakingly, didn’t know whether to comfort her or reprimand her for such carelessness. Thank goodness Liu Zhiyuan didn’t take the medicine; otherwise, how could he have taken the exam? Yet now Ye Ling had taken the wrong medicine, and there was still more to take.

Thinking about how Ye Ling didn’t get along with Ye Qian originally, would she really consider this a misunderstanding when she found out the truth upon waking?

Bai Xue, having felt a bad premonition when Doctor Wang took out the medicine, couldn’t care about anything else upon seeing her daughter crying. She held her daughter in her arms and said to everyone, "See, this is all a misunderstanding. Ye Qian had a good heart. After she got the disease, we specifically bought a lot of medicine for her. This was to treat her convulsions, but who would have thought she would grab the wrong one? Don’t look down on this pack of medicine; it’s over twenty yuan a pack."

The way everyone looked at Bai Xue changed.

Zhao Guodong couldn’t hold back, "What’s the use if your medicine is expensive? What about delaying Ye Ling’s exam?"

"It wasn’t intentional. Who would knowingly do such a thing if they knew they’d get caught later? Moreover, that’s my daughter; won’t I want her to do well?" Bai Xue invoked the mother-daughter bond, making it hard for others to argue against.

"The child still has to take the exam. Doctor Wang, see if there’s anything you can do to wake her up," Mrs. Zhao was also upset with such a cold-hearted mother who, at this time, thought only about the expensive medicine over the unconscious daughter.

Ye Qian looked up, "Brother Zhiyuan, I’m sorry. It wasn’t intentional. I just didn’t anticipate this happening. I only wanted to be preventive. I didn’t expect my sister to get sick."

It seemed like an explanation, but it also sounded like a justification, making it unnecessary for anyone to suspect she deliberately targeted Ye Ling, since no one could predict illness.

Even so, Liu Zhiyuan still felt terrible. No matter what, it was he who mistakenly gave Ye Ling the medicine. Now Ye Ling lay unconscious on the sickbed. What if she didn’t wake up in the afternoon? What about the delayed exam?

It would mean retaking, which would cost another year.

Liu Zhiyuan, usually calm, felt unexpectedly flustered at this moment.

Ye Qian saw that Liu Zhiyuan wasn’t looking at her, only at Ye Ling on the bed. She felt both angry and wronged, yet could do nothing and could only lower her head and cry.

Bai Xue also helped her daughter explain, "Zhiyuan, you should be glad you didn’t take this medicine and didn’t catch a cold. Otherwise, Auntie and Ye Qian would be guilty for life."

"Auntie, but aren’t you guilty now with Ye Ling ?" Liu Zhiyuan looked at Bai Xue and her daughter with disappointment in his eyes. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)