Chapter 442 - 441: Keep Your Distance
Chapter 442: Chapter 441: Keep Your Distance
Song Xiaoqing saw Yiyi and her mother were about to leave and hurriedly asked them to stay: "Yiyi, why don’t you stay a bit longer? It’s still early anyway." She preferred talking to Yiyi and her mother over her own relatives.
Hearing this, Yiyi and her mother stayed a while longer. When they saw the child and Song Xiaoqing were asleep, they prepared to return home.
At this moment, Song Chi stopped Yiyi and gave her a small bag.
"Yiyi, could you help me take a look at what this is?"
Yiyi took the bag with curiosity, and when she opened it, her face changed, "Godfather, where did this come from?"
Song Chi didn’t conceal anything and directly replied, "This was found in one of the cook’s rooms at home."
"Is it the cook who makes delicious desserts?"
Song Chi nodded and said, "Yes, it’s him. Mother recently hired this new cook, who makes great pastries, and Xiaoqing loves them. During a secret search yesterday, we found this in his room."
After explaining everything, Song Chi asked, "Yiyi, what exactly is this medicine?"
Yiyi, with an unpleasant look on her face, said, "This is a kind of slow poison. After taking it for a while, it acts as an abortifacient. The fact that Godmother reacted so quickly this time shows she has been taking it for some time."
Ding Yuejun, who was beside her, was shocked by what she heard, then filled with anger, looked at Song Chi and said, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Why did that cook poison Xiaoqing? It’s too outrageous; he is simply heartless, not even sparing the child in the womb."
Song Chi’s expression turned even grimmer.
Although he had already guessed what it was, hearing Yiyi’s explanation still made him furious, wishing to kill the cook immediately. But he knew he couldn’t act impulsively; he had to uncover the truth. Otherwise, if there were someone behind that cook, they would be left scot-free.
After taking a deep breath to calm his anger a little, Song Chi looked at Yiyi and said, "Yiyi, I’m really thankful to you this time."
He knew that if Yiyi and her mother hadn’t been present, he didn’t know what would have happened to his wife.
Yiyi quickly replied, "Godfather, there’s no need to be so polite between us. Just take good care of Godmother and the child for now; don’t think too much about the rest."
Song Chi nodded with a smile and then saw the mother and daughter out.
When Yiyi and her mother returned home, Ding Yuejun couldn’t help but sigh, "Ah... Xiaoqing really has it tough. Who would’ve thought the premature birth had such a hidden reason? But fortunately, both mother and child are safe now; otherwise, even tearing that person to pieces wouldn’t be enough."
Hearing this, Yiyi nodded and said, "Yes, fortunately, Godmother and the child are okay. But I’m sure Godfather will handle this matter well."
While the mother and daughter were talking, Old Master Ding came over. Seeing their somewhat somber expressions, he asked, "What happened? Didn’t you go to the hospital to see the child? Why such faces when you came back?"
Ding Yuejun explained the situation and concluded, "It’s a good thing we visited Xiaoqing that day."
Old Master Ding nodded in acknowledgement, "It’s fortunate you went that day, but Song Chi will handle the rest. Don’t get too involved."
In fact, Song Ci was a bit careless this time. With his recent standout achievements politically, he should have been more cautious.
Hearing Old Master Ding say this, Ding Yuejun and Yiyi both nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Grandpa, we know what to do."
The next day, Yiyi returned to school for classes, and Ding Yuejun went to work at her clothing store.
However, to Yiyi’s surprise, when she went to the cafeteria for lunch after class, she bumped into the same Tang Tianyou she had seen at the hospital.
Tang Tianyou was very pleased to see Yiyi and greeted her with a smile, "Yiyi, junior, what a coincidence to meet you again. It must be fate."
Next to Yiyi, Cao Panpan curiously looked at Tang Tianyou and couldn’t help but say, "Are you Senior Tang?"
Tang Tianyou smiled and nodded, "Yes, I should be the Senior Tang you mentioned."
Hearing this, Cao Panpan was somewhat excited.
"Senior Tang, it really is you. Hello, hello."
Actually, Tang Tianyou was quite famous in their school. Being tall, handsome, and academically excellent with top grades meant many people knew him. Seeing him in person, Cao Panpan was naturally very happy.
Tang Tianyou was used to this reaction from juniors, seeing the cheerful expression on Cao Panpan’s face filled his eyes with mirth.
But upon noticing Yiyi’s indifferent expression, Tang Tianyou’s smile gradually faded. Other juniors seemed quite excited to see him, but this junior Yiyi had always been cold and seemed not to want to talk with him.
Tang Tianyou rarely received such cold treatment. Yet, considering Yiyi’s connection with the Song Family, he put on a smile and said, "Yiyi, junior, are you going to the cafeteria to eat? Why don’t we go together?"
Cao Panpan was about to nod in agreement, but Yiyi declined first.
"No need. Some classmates will join us soon, and there won’t be enough space at one table. Senior Tang should eat with your classmates," Yiyi said, pulling Cao Panpan into the cafeteria.
Cao Panpan realized the situation, and curiously glanced at Yiyi, "Yiyi, that’s Senior Tang from year four. He’s great with academics, a nice guy, and I heard he’s interning at a major hospital. You didn’t seem to like him much."
Yiyi nodded, "That’s right, not very fond of him."
Seeing Yiyi admit it so directly, Cao Panpan became even more curious.
"Why? I think Senior Tang is a good person."
"No reason, just intuition. You said you were hungry, so let’s get lunch," Yiyi said, pulling Cao Panpan forward.
Seeing Yiyi’s reluctance to elaborate, Cao Panpan didn’t ask more and quickly went to get her meal.
When Tao Cuizhu and the others arrived, Cao Panpan gossiped about what had happened.
They were all aware of Tang Tianyou. Wei Xiweng and Feng Yudan were intrigued, but Tao Cuizhu, who trusted Yiyi, supported her, saying, "Since Yiyi doesn’t like him, she must have her reasons. We should keep our distance from Tang Tianyou in the future."