Chapter 429: Chapter 429

"Speak up, what exactly did you put in there?" Junchen’s face suddenly twisted into a fierce expression as he interrogated through clenched teeth.

The warm atmosphere abruptly froze.

Wanhua looked at her husband in astonishment, wondering how this calm and polite man could treat a sweet girl who had kindly brought him ginger soup with such an attitude.

"It’s just ginger, isn’t it? It’s ginger soup. What else could it be?"

Xiao Wan blinked her watery, big eyes, glancing between Junchen and Wanhua. Her pitiful look seemed as if one more word would bring her to tears.

"Nonsense, you definitely added something..."

Junchen seemed about to say something when he suddenly felt the pain in his stomach ease a lot, and the burning sensation lessened.

What’s going on, it’s gone, no problem now?

Could it be that I was overly cautious, overthinking it, and the diarrhea was just due to eating too many chilies, with no actual laxatives involved?

Junchen fell into self-doubt.

"You definitely added something, big brother?" Xiao Wan asked with a frown, her voice soft.

The words were already out and could not be taken back; Junchen quickly adjusted his emotions and responded with a smile, "Honey, you definitely added honey!"

Xiao Wan: Is he confused by anger?

There was no honey in it; it was actually just a little bit of special medicine powder personally prepared by Grandma.

Wanhua hadn’t expected her husband to mean that and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew he never liked eating honey.

But this reaction was a bit too much!

"Haha, this ginger soup really works. It feels warm and much more comfortable in my stomach."

Listening to Junchen’s feigned nonchalant explanation, Xiao Wan didn’t speak; she just nodded and left the dining room with a beaming smile.

Following closely behind, Wanhua felt apologetic, thinking her husband had been too rude.

After all, this was Mei’s home, and Father Wang was present. As a guest, Junchen really shouldn’t have spoken to Xiao Wan in that tone, especially when she meant well.

Thus, Wanhua didn’t return directly to Mei’s table but stopped by the barbecue grill instead.

"Let me do it, Xiao Wan. You take a break."

"No need, just go sit down. My Huahua is still waiting for my skewers," Xiao Wan smiled sweetly, picking up some pork belly.

"Xiao Wan, that’s just his way, a bit quick-tempered, don’t take it to heart, sorry!"

"Sister Wanhua, why apologize?"

Wanhua was momentarily stunned, then quickly smiled, "Oh, it’s nothing then. I’m going over, call me if you get tired."

Even though Ling Xiao couldn’t hear exactly what the two were saying from a distance, he could make out something from Junchen’s complicated expression.

He picked up a bottle and refilled Junchen’s glass, a flicker of shrewdness in his eyes.

Junchen’s expression changed, he picked up his glass and lightly clinked it with Ling Xiao’s. "How’s the partnership consideration going?"

Partner? How could he possibly partner with him!

Ling Xiao knew very well what Junchen was plotting.

The night raid at Mei Garden, forcing Xiao Wan to be trapped in Jin City Li Garden at the beginning of the month, and then sending Du Jiahao to take advantage during the chaos. If not for Grandma continually advising restraint, Junchen might have long been reduced to ashes by Ling Xiao.

"Oh, pharmaceuticals, not planning in that area for now, thanks for your misplaced favor."

"That’s fine, no pressure."

The two men looked at each other and drank together.

Half an hour later, the dinner ended, and Xiao Wan and Ling Xiao immediately boarded their private helicopter, heading toward Chicheng.

They flew over the city lights, gazing at the skyscrapers, feeling each other’s company.

Xiao Wan occasionally expressed her amazement.

"Wow, that feels great!"

"Why am I not sleepy at all? Maybe we should go back and eat some more, or ..."

"Forget it, I’m actually not hungry!"

At this moment, her mood was very excited because the plan for tonight had been a success.

Leng Lingxiao, sitting next to her, just quietly watched her, knowing why his Little Wife was in such a good mood without needing to ask.

"Hey, Huahua, are you happy today?"

"Of course, I rarely get to eat the meat skewers you grill yourself, I’m so lucky!" Leng Lingxiao responded with a smile.

"Is that all? No other reason?"

"Oh, my Little Tangtang is amazing, acts with composure, and really has the air of a leader, it seems like it won’t be long before I can..."

Leng Lingxiao gently looked at Tang Xiaowan, his eyes full of deep affection and admiration.

"What? Finish what you were saying!"

"I’ll be able to stay at home comfortably, become a house husband, and live off my wife, haha."

As he spoke, Cheng Shi and Zhao Renjie felt a tightness in their hearts, silently praying that Leng Lingxiao’s words were just to please his wife.

"Come on, is that what I was asking about?" Tang Xiaowan pouted and glared at Leng Lingxiao.

He suspected the man was feigning ignorance.

"Silly girl, some things... if you know and I know, that’s enough. It’s no fun saying them out loud."

Hearing this, Tang Xiaowan’s eyes lit up, and suddenly she felt her heartbeat quicken, and thus, she leaned on Leng Lingxiao’s shoulder with a giggle.

The man took the opportunity to hug her while smiling.

While the couple reveled in their happiness, Wang Junchen at Wang Mansion in Huang City was troubled by another matter.

Shortly after he got home, he began to feel extremely unwell. His skin turned red, showing clear signs of an allergic reaction. An unbearable itchiness developed, and soon his skin was covered with red patches and bumps, some of which even began to blister.

He rushed into the bathroom and turned on the cold shower, hoping to alleviate the symptoms.

"What’s going on? Must be an allergy, right?"

Even though the water provided a slight coolness, it did not reduce his allergic symptoms. On the contrary, his skin felt even more painful and the itchy sensation intensified.

Wang Junchen realized that this could be due to an allergen in his dinner. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel⁂fire.net

He began to recall everything he had eaten, trying to identify the cause of the allergy. Soon, he remembered the ginger soup, suspecting that Tang Xiaowan had added something to it.

"Damn girl, it must be you!"

The pain and discomfort grew more intense, but he did not want his wife, Ye Wanhua, to know, otherwise she would worry and spend the whole night unable to sleep.

More importantly, he was concerned that if it wasn’t an allergy, and it turned out to be contagious, it would be troublesome if it passed to his wife.

They would have to sleep in separate rooms tonight.

Therefore, Wang Junchen tried his best to conceal his discomfort, suppressing the itchiness.

After cleaning up the bathroom, he specifically chose a loose long-sleeve nightgown from the dressing room to cover the red patches and bumps on his skin.

However, despite his efforts to hide it, Ye Wanhua still noticed something was wrong.

After all, they were husband and wife and knew each other very well.

She approached Wang Junchen, asking with concern, "Ah Jun, what’s wrong, are you uncomfortable?"

Wang Junchen, enduring the pain, forced a smile and said, "It’s nothing, there’s just a little problem at work, I’ll go to the study to take care of it. You go to sleep, don’t wait for me."

"Do you need my help?" Ye Wanhua asked, concern evident in her eyes.

"No need, I can handle it myself. You should sleep early, you’ve had a long day, and you still have things to do at the shopping center tomorrow morning, go to sleep."

Wang Junchen then left the bedroom.

As soon as he stepped out, he hurried towards the study and called his personal doctor, Luo Rui Ze.