CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 289: THE PERSON BEHIND LI QINGQING

Zhan Hanjue’s words startled Ningwan awake from her dream.

From the very beginning, Ye Ningwan had assumed that Li Qingqing was behind everything, the mastermind.

But how did she forget that Li Qingqing was around the same age as them?

Even if she had a gift for medicine, it took a considerable amount of time just to learn the basics.

How could such a young girl possibly develop a drug that causes memory confusion?

She either had other help or such a drug already existed.

However, if such a drug already existed, Wan Yufeng might have sought help from someone else in the beginning. Why has it now turned to Li Qingqing?

There’s only one possibility, Li Qingqing knows that person.

No matter the reason, Li Qingqing is acquainted with that person.

"Wen Daofu," Ye Ningwan murmured the name.

Someone who is familiar with Li Qingqing, skilled in medicine, and has considerable knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. She only knows him.

"Could it be him?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Ye Ningwan replied coldly, "Other than him, I can’t think of anyone else. But whether it’s him or not, we’ll find out by asking around."

"How do we go about asking?"

Ye Ningwan smiled flatteringly at Zhan Hanjue.

Zhan Hanjue’s face immediately turned stern, "No, you can’t see him alone."

"Hubby, why are you being so stingy?" Ye Ningwan pouted.

Zhan Hanjue justified himself, "It’s not about being stingy; have you forgotten the things he said in the hospital? He clearly had ulterior motives towards you. How could I be okay with you meeting someone like that? If I were okay with it, then I’d be the fool."

"It’s his business if he likes me. I don’t like him; I only like you. You’ve seen how persistently Feng Jiuzun pursued me, and I’ve remained indifferent. Don’t you trust me yet?"

Ye Ningwan leaned against him, holding his arm and batting her eyes playfully.

Zhan Hanjue was amused by her playful antics.

How could she be so adorable?

However, even though his heart had completely softened, he remained firm on the surface.

"I don’t feel comfortable with you being alone with him. He’s different from Feng Jiuzun. You’re always especially concerned about him and have argued with me several times over him."

"He’s just my master’s son, so I care for him a bit more, but it really means nothing else, I swear."

Ye Ningwan continued to act coy, lifting her face, trying to prove her sincerity.

Zhan Hanjue felt that it was enough and dared not to make things difficult for her any longer.

If things went south, he’d be the one in trouble later.

"It’s not impossible for me to agree, but I have two conditions."

"Alright, as long as you agree, I’ll promise even twenty, let alone two." Ye Ningwan generously promised.

"First, if you see him, I have to be there with you."

"That’s not very appropriate, is it?" Ye Ningwan said, "You know he has hostility towards you. If you’re around, what if he doesn’t say anything?"

"If I’m there, he won’t speak. But without me, he’ll definitely talk? What if he makes unreasonable demands of you? I can’t have that. This first condition you must agree to, otherwise, I won’t feel safe letting you meet him alone."

"Alright, alright, I agree, I’ll let you see him with me." Ye Ningwan had no choice but to agree.

"Then what’s the second condition?"

With the first condition being so difficult, surely the second one won’t be harder?

"Kiss me." Zhan Hanjue pointed to his cheek.

"Huh?"

Ye Ningwan looked at him in surprise.

His second condition was just for her to kiss him?

"What, is the second condition also that difficult?"

"Not difficult, not difficult, it’s just unexpected that it’s so simple." Ye Ningwan laughed awkwardly.

With that, she leaned over and gave Zhan Hanjue a peck on the cheek.

But Zhan Hanjue shook his head, "No, too perfunctory, kiss more sincerely."

Ye Ningwan smirked, this time she simply wrapped her arms around his neck. She brought her sweet lips to his, tugging him into a deep kiss.

"Is this sincere enough?"

Ye Ningwan released him, her lips glistening as she asked.

Zhan Hanjue regarded her with tender eyes, his voice slightly raspy, "Yes, sincere, very sincere."

"So, do you agree?" Ye Ningwan asked with a smile in her eyes.

Zhan Hanjue nodded, "Agreed, but before you meet him, there’s someone else you have to see first."

"Who?" Ye Ningwan frowned.

Zhan Hanjue quickly called that person over, and it was Jin Yingzi.

"Why did you call her over?" Ye Ningwan asked Zhan Hanjue disapprovingly in a low voice.

Although Jin Yingzi had later helped her a lot, Ye Ningwan had once sincerely cared for her, yet she had betrayed and hurt her.

Even if Jin Yingzi made amends multiple times, the damage was still there.

Ye Ningwan wasn’t a Holy Mother White Lotus who would easily forgive just because someone sincerely apologized and made a few amends after being hurt.

She didn’t hold a grudge against Jin Yingzi, but she also didn’t want to have any more dealings with her.

"If you want to find out about Wen Daofu, she can help."

"Her? What, did Wen Daofu take her as his last disciple?" Ye Ningwan was surprised.

"Of course not, but you just now wanted to find out about Wen Daofu through Wen Jianan. And Jin Yingzi is now Wen Jianan’s girlfriend."

"What?"

Ye Ningwan was even more surprised.

When did this happen?

How come she didn’t know?

"If you don’t believe, you can ask her," Zhan Hanjue said with a smile.

Jin Yingzi had already been standing there for a while, but since Zhan Hanjue and Ye Ningwan were speaking in whispers, she didn’t want to interrupt.

She could only continue to stand there waiting.

Ye Ningwan looked at her with a complex expression. Suddenly dating Wen Jianan—was it because Wen Jianan was a local of Jiangcheng and the future heir of the Chinese medicine hospital?

"Jin Yingzi, are you dating Wen Jianan?"

Jin Yingzi was taken aback, not expecting Ye Ningwan to ask her this question.

She nodded, admitting, "Yes."

"You’re really impressive. You said before that you wanted to gain a foothold in Jiangcheng, and indeed, you’re achieving it step by step." Ye Ningwan mocked.

Jin Yingzi’s face stiffened, her complexion turning bright red.

She bit her lip, her eyes showing shame and grievance.

However, she didn’t defend herself.

Instead, she said with a bitter smile, "Miss Ye, indeed, preconceived notions are like a mountain; once formed, they are hard to change."

Ye Ningwan frowned, feeling like these words were familiar but couldn’t recall where she had heard them.

"Mr. Zhan, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be going first," Jin Yingzi suddenly said again.

After speaking, she turned to leave without waiting for Zhan Hanjue to nod.

Zhan Hanjue did not stop her either.

After she left, he told Ye Ningwan, "You misunderstood her; it was Wen Jianan who pursued her. I heard he pursued for a long time before Jin Yingzi agreed, since she feels her status doesn’t match Wen Jianan’s."

"What? Why didn’t you say so earlier! Since Wen Jianan pursued her actively, it means he must really like her. And yet you don’t trust me around Wen Jianan alone, causing me to misunderstand Jin Yingzi." Ye Ningwan was both surprised and annoyed.