Chapter 88: The Philandering Scumbag
Bai Xue rushed in, her lovely face deathly pale and her lips tinged with purple.
Her steps were unsteady, but she managed to stumble to Xiao Ye's side before collapsing onto the sofa. Her body twitched faintly, and a strange, sweet fragrance wafted from her.
"I... I've been poisoned!"
"Xiao Ye, save me!"
Bai Xue looked weakly at Xiao Ye, her beautiful eyes welling with tears.
It was the fear of death and the desperate desire to live.
Xiao Ye could tell at a glance that she was in critical condition. He immediately reached out and took her wrist.
'She's definitely been poisoned,' he thought, 'and with a potent toxin.'
'The poison is spreading from her lower limbs!'
"What happened?"
"It was the Bai Family. Someone poisoned me. They... they want me dead!"
Bai Xue forced the words out, her expression one of utter despair.
After the Bai Family had donated their assets, all that remained was the old family estate and some savings.
And Bai Shoucheng had entrusted this money to Bai Xue.
Now, the only person the entire Bai Family could rely on was Bai Xue.
She had a great talent for medicine; given time, she would surely become a renowned physician.
More importantly, she was engaged to someone from the Yuan Family. With just a little help from them, the Bai Family could make a complete comeback.
Unfortunately, due to the incident with the Golden Saber, problems had now surfaced within the Bai Family.
The Bai Family's glory days were over. The branch families that had previously depended on them now all wanted to devour the money in Bai Xue's hands.
As for Bai Xue's engagement to the Yuan Family, some people even wanted to take her place!
In the end, they chose the most despicable method: eliminating Bai Xue, the thorn in their side.
"I know what poison they used. It's Life-taking Powder! I smelled it, and my blood smells like it too."
Tears streamed down Bai Xue's face as she choked out, "They fed the Life-taking Powder to my dog. The dog went mad with pain and accidentally bit me, and just as they wished, I was poisoned too."
"I don't understand. We're... we're family..."
Fat tears rolled from her eyes like a broken string of pearls.
More painful than the poison ravaging her body was the betrayal of her own family. It was what wounded her most deeply.
Xiao Ye had heard of this poison.
It was highly toxic, rarely seen on the market, and priceless.
Once it took effect, if the antidote wasn't administered within twenty-four hours, the victim would bleed from all seven orifices and die.
Fortunately, Bai Xue knew which poison she had been given, which saved a great deal of time.
Xiao Ye immediately took out an Antitoxic Pill and put it in Bai Xue's mouth. "Take this first, and try not to get too emotional."
"It can't completely clear the poison from your system. I still need to treat your wound."
"This might hurt a little. Brace yourself."
With her life on the line, Xiao Ye had no time to comfort Bai Xue.
'Some things you have to experience yourself to grow.'
'In the face of personal gain, even family ties can't be trusted!'
Bai Xue nodded firmly, clenched her jaw, and waited for Xiao Ye's next step.
RRRIP—
Xiao Ye tore open the leg of Bai Xue's pants.
On her jade-like skin, he quickly found the bite mark.
The deep teeth marks were horrifying, surrounded by swollen, purplish bruising.
Xiao Ye took out a dagger and made a cross-shaped incision over the wound.
He then used silver needles to stimulate the surrounding acupoints, ensuring the blood wouldn't clot.
Dark red blood gushed down Bai Xue's slender, beautiful leg—a shocking sight.
Bai Xue bit her lip hard, looking even weaker.
Only when the trickling blood no longer carried that strange, sweet fragrance did Xiao Ye remove the silver needles and apply a top-grade powdered medicine to stop the bleeding.
The bleeding stopped quickly, and Xiao Ye finally let out a sigh of relief.
Bai Xue, however, had gone limp from the pain and collapsed back onto the sofa. Her shoulders gradually stopped trembling.
Although her face was as white as a sheet, her life was no longer in danger.
The poison had accumulated in her lower limbs and was successfully expelled through bloodletting.
As for the toxins that had traveled through her bloodstream to her upper body, the Antitoxic Pill would take care of those.
This two-pronged approach was what had saved her life.
Bai Xue tremblingly reached out to feel her own pulse. She knew she was going to be okay.
She didn't have a particularly strong personality to begin with. The moment the tension broke, she could no longer hold back and threw her arms around Xiao Ye, wailing loudly.
"Why... why would they want to kill me?"
"We're a family, why would they do this...?"
Seeing how miserably she was crying, Xiao Ye sighed and gently patted her back. "Stop crying. It's all right now."
Unlike Lin Chuyue, Bai Xue was like a child who had never grown up. He didn't have the heart to push her away.
「Upstairs, in the study.」
Lin Chuyue, who had faintly heard a commotion outside, opened the door. Without the soundproofing, Bai Xue's crying reached her ears clearly.
She glanced down and saw Bai Xue clinging tightly to Xiao Ye, crying her heart out.
And Xiao Ye, not only had he not pushed her away, he was even gently patting her back with one hand!
'That cheating dog!'
Lin Chuyue's hand gripped the doorframe tightly, fury surging within her.
She had just started to see Xiao Ye in a better light, thinking he wasn't so bad after all.
But she couldn't believe it. It had only been a few days, and here he was, already flirting with someone else!
This was the type of scumbag she hated the most!
'To think he wouldn't even spare a simple girl like Bai Xue. He's an animal!'
Lin Chuyue stormed back into the study.
Although the Bai Family was no longer on the same level as the Lin Family, she would never use her power to bully others.
And since Bai Xue was crying so pitifully, she certainly wasn't going to kick her out.
'Better to just stay out of sight and out of mind!'
「Downstairs.」
Bai Xue finally stopped crying.
Embarrassed, she let go of Xiao Ye and noticed a large wet patch on his chest where her tears had soaked through his shirt.
"I'm sorry... I got your shirt wet."
"And... thank you for saving me."
She had originally despised Xiao Ye, but after being poisoned, he was surprisingly the first person she thought of.
'His medical skills are so amazing, he can definitely save me!'
Thankfully, she had made the right choice.
Xiao Ye had put their past animosity aside to save her, and even let her cling to him and cry.
'Maybe... he's not so bad after all.'
"Alright, if you're done crying, you can go."
Xiao Ye waved a dismissive hand. A dirty shirt could be washed; it was no big deal.
Bai Xue stood up. The wound on her leg wasn't large and didn't affect her walking.
Other than feeling a little weak, she had no other symptoms.
She looked at Xiao Ye and said in a low voice, "Thank you. I'll come by another day to thank you properly."
"No need to thank me. I just did what any doctor would do."
Xiao Ye added a word of advice, "Don't go back to the Bai Family for now. You should find a safe place to stay."
'This kind girl is a decent doctor. She shouldn't die in a family feud.'
'She should have a peaceful future, helping and treating more patients.'
Bai Xue nodded firmly and slowly walked toward the door.
Even after she walked out the main gate, she couldn't help but look back.
She saw Xiao Ye sitting in the living room, his handsome face slightly blurred by the distance.
"Thank you..."
Bai Xue said silently in her heart as she left the Lin Family residence.
After this incident, she finally understood that she had to become strong to protect everything she held dear.
「The next day.」
Lin Chuyue woke up early and went to the office.
By the time Xiao Ye came out of his room, she was already gone.
The housekeeper came out of the kitchen carrying breakfast. "Mr. Xiao, the young miss has gone to the office. If you need anything, please let me know."
Xiao Ye didn't think much of it. After eating, he went back to his room to rest.
It wasn't until that evening that Lin Chuyue returned.
She shot Xiao Ye a cold glance, skipped dinner, and turned to head upstairs. "Grandpa, there's a very important project at the company recently, so I might be a bit busy."
"Xiao Ye's condition has improved a lot, so just let the housekeeper take care of him. I don't have time."