Chapter 348: Chapter 348: The Baby in the Belly Can’t Wait

Mu Yunlie hadn’t contacted her in the past couple of days.

She must have deeply wounded him with her “ruthlessness” that night.

He would never be as indulgent and coddle her as before.

That was for the best.

The incessant entanglement was no good for either of them; it was better to part ways cleanly, for the sake of both.

Better a short pain than a long one.

If he continued to seek her out, she feared she couldn’t control herself.

Since the outcome was already certain, any hesitation would only increase their mutual pain.

Yan Qianyi adjusted her emotions and began to compose a text message.

“Tonight is the night for your acupuncture. Should I come to you, or will you come to me?”

After sending the message with an anxious heart, she continued to wait anxiously.

Half an hour passed…

Mu Yunlie didn’t reply.

She composed another message:

“Even though we are not fated to be together in the end, we still have a doctor-patient relationship. Your body is your own; can you be a bit more rational? Allow me to continue with the detoxification?”

Another half hour went by…

Mu Yunlie still hadn’t replied.

Yan Qianyi continued to message:

“The acupuncture you’ve endured during this time has already eliminated much of the poison in your body. If you neglect it now, the toxins will continue to spread, wasting all our previous effort.”

After sending this message, she didn’t wait another half hour.

She waited only five minutes, and upon seeing that he still hadn’t replied, she sent him a voice message directly.

As soon as the voice connection was made, he hung up.

Great!

This indicated he had seen all three messages she sent but chose not to respond.

Indeed, she had anticipated this outcome, which is why she had worked day and night to speed up the research on the new drug.

After some thought, Yan Qianyi sent Pei Yuexuan a voice message.

Pei Yuexuan answered quickly, his voice tinged with pleasant surprise, “Sister-in-law… Qianyi, hello.”

Pei Yuexuan had added Yan Qianyi as a friend previously but had never contacted her privately.

He hadn’t expected Yan Qianyi to reach out to him, so he was delighted.

Yan Qianyi always told him not to call her sister-in-law but just by her name.

But with the pressure from Mu Yunlie, he didn’t dare to call her by name casually.

“Vice Officer Pei, are you busy right now?”

“Not at all, I actually had something to ask you about, but I was afraid of disturbing you,” Pei Yuexuan inquired, “Did you have a quarrel with Ah Lie? He’s been in a bad mood these past two days, his temper has become very volatile!”

“Could you come over to my place, or should I come to you? Let’s talk about it face to face.”

“No trouble at all, you are too polite. I’ll come over right now.”

“Alright, see you in a bit.”

After ending the call, Yan Qianyi glanced at the medicine on the table.

Had the herbs not been in shortage, she would have already cured Ah Lie’s poison.

After so many sessions of acupuncture, continuing the treatment for about three more months would eradicate the poison completely from his body.

But the baby in her belly couldn’t wait that long.

If she insisted on completing his detox before proposing divorce, the baby would surely be discovered.

Getting the baby involved would only complicate things.

Luckily, she had prepared in advance, fearing that Yunlie might be on a mission one day and not be able to come back in time for acupuncture, so she had been researching a new medicine for his detoxification.

Thinking it could serve as a substitute for acupuncture at a critical moment.

Before, due to being too busy, the new medicine just wasn’t made.

These past few days, working day and night, I finally succeeded.

With this new medicine, I can continue to clear the poison from Mu Yunlie’s body, but it will be much, much slower than the effect of acupuncture.

Yan Qianyi let out a sigh, preparing to put the medicine away, waiting for Pei Yuexuan to come to hand it to him.

She stood up, suddenly feeling the room spinning around her.

Her right hand quickly propped against the table, as she brought up her left hand to press at the ‘thumping’ pulse at her temples.

It took two or three seconds before she recovered.

After getting pregnant, she really couldn’t handle even a little bit of fatigue.

She looked down at her belly, her pale lips curling into a weak smile.

“Baby, hold on a little longer, once we’ve delivered the medicine to daddy, we’ll rest properly, you have to behave, be strong, okay?”

It really was time to rest properly, for the sake of the health of the baby in her womb, she had to rally.

Yan Qianyi put the medicine into a bottle.

This medicine would be enough for Mu Yunlie to take for over a week.

This time it took more effort because it was the first successful refinement.

Afterward, repeating the process using the same method and formula would save a lot of trouble.

Before long, Aunt Xue’s voice came through the bracelet: “Miss, the Deputy Officer is here.”

“Alright, please ask him to come upstairs.”

Yan Qianyi re-did her hair, then went out to greet Pei Yuexuan.

Despite her hair no longer being disheveled, Pei Yuexuan was still startled when he saw her, “Qianyi, why do you look so haggard?”

Yan Qianyi smiled faintly, “You’re too kind, Deputy Officer.”

“I’m already calling you Qianyi as you wished, let’s not be so formal.”

“Please come in, feel free to sit down, I’ll pour you a glass of water.”

“No need, I’m not thirsty, don’t bother yourself.”

“Okay then, I won’t waste your time, let’s get straight to the point,” Yan Qianyi said as she sat down on the single sofa next to Pei Yuexuan.

Pei Yuexuan, looking at her worn-out appearance, sighed.

“Seeing you like this, it must have been a fight, if he sees you in this condition, he’d be heartbroken to death.”

Yan Qianyi’s face struggled to maintain a smile, which stiffened slightly.

Could he still feel heartbroken for her?

To her, all that was probably left was hate.

“What did you fight about? Why has it become so serious this time?” Pei Yuexuan asked urgently.

Previously, the superior occasionally would feel unhappy about things concerning Yan Qianyi, but never like this time.

This time the superior was like a bomb ready to explode, and the tense mood persisted for days, no sign of improving.

Being next to the superior every day, he was constantly on edge.

If he could figure out the reason, maybe he could mediate and make his own life a bit easier.

Yan Qianyi laughed lightly, “Let’s talk about business.”

Seeing Yan Qianyi didn’t want to say more, Pei Yuexuan felt somewhat disappointed.

He couldn’t help but wonder if Yan Qianyi had some secret that was detrimental to the superior, and the superior had discovered it?

From the beginning, he had been worried about Yan Qianyi’s identity.

Aside from that, he couldn’t think of anything else that would make the superior so angry.

After all, the superior liked her so much, it wouldn’t make sense for them to argue to this extent over something trivial.

Yan Qianyi took out the medicine bottle and handed it to Pei Yuexuan, “Please deliver this medicine to him, have him take one pill every evening.”

“Is this medicine made by the Masked Divine Doctor?”

“Yes, but don’t tell him that; see if you can find some other excuse for him to take it on time every day. He’s got a slight health issue, and taking this medicine on time should heal him.”

“Why?” Pei Yuexuan was confused, “Even if he is mad at you, he wouldn’t ignore the Masked Divine Doctor, right? The Masked Divine Doctor has been using acupuncture to detoxify him, and there hasn’t been any outbreak of the poison in his body for some time, the Divine Doctor is truly amazing!”