What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

Chapter 65

Huo Guining lay in Huo Xiaozheng's arms, her once-thin face having gained some flesh in recent times.

Her eyelashes were long and thick, likely inherited from Shi Lili.

With her eyes closed, her features bore some resemblance to Huo Xiaozheng.

It was hard to imagine how such a small person could carry such heavy thoughts.

Huo Xiaozheng's brows were furrowed, unable to fully empathize with her.

Everything would have to wait until she woke up.

That night, Shen Shiyan happened to be on duty at the hospital.

Huo Xiaozheng rushed there with Huo Guining.

After a brief examination, Shen Shiyan confirmed there was no immediate danger to her life and sent her for further tests.

He then got up to make a cup of coffee for the dejected tall man sitting nearby.

"Here, I made it myself. Drink up," he said.

Huo Xiaozheng was in no mood for small talk and set the coffee aside.

"Why did Ning Ning secretly take that medicine?" he asked.

Huo Xiaozheng couldn't understand. Previously, Ning Ning had almost frozen to death in the wilderness after being force-fed an overdose of antiallergic medication.

Now, why would she voluntarily take antiallergic drugs?

"By the way, why didn't you take Ning Ning with you on this business trip?" Shen Shiyan inquired.

When Ning Ning was hospitalized last time due to the kidnapping incident, Shen Shiyan had coincidentally been abroad for an academic conference.

So he didn't know that during her hospital stay, Ning Ning had actually spent time with Huo Yueze.

Naturally, he was also unaware that being with Huo Yueze could alleviate Ning Ning's chest pain symptoms.

Huo Xiaozheng explained the whole situation to him.

"So, you're saying that Ning Ning doesn't have episodes when she's with Yueze?"

Huo Xiaozheng nodded.

Shen Shiyan frowned, "That's not impossible. After all, we've always considered Ning Ning's condition to be psychosomatic."

"But if that's the case, it's very strange that Ning Ning would take antiallergic medication."

Shen Shiyan was thoroughly perplexed.

Huo Xiaozheng had a vague suspicion, but rather than discussing it with Shen Shiyan, he preferred to let Ning Ning explain it herself.

Remembering the previous psychological consultation, he thought Ning Ning's pride might prevent her from wanting others to know about this.

"How much will the medication affect her health?" Huo Xiaozheng asked.

Shen Shiyan replied, "We won't know until the test results come back. After all, we don't know how much she took or for how long."

This reminded Huo Xiaozheng of someone. He called Aunt Xu.

"How many times did you buy medicine for her?"

"Just twice?"

Huo Xiaozheng crossed his long legs and leaned back in the sofa. "So you asked Aunt Xu to buy you medicine?"

Huo Guining's face froze. "You already know about that?"

It had been a long time since Huo Xiaozheng had heard such a formal address from her.

Hearing it now, he almost laughed out of frustration.

"I don't know everything. For instance, when did you catch this cold?"

"And the last time you took this medicine, was it also because of a cold?"

"I know nothing about any of this."

He emphasized each word of the last sentence.

Huo Guining hadn't seen him this serious and cold in a long time.

She felt a bit panicked, her pupils trembling, clearly struggling internally.

Huo Xiaozheng felt some reluctance, but he truly had no other option.

Ning Ning was more stubborn than anyone, and she never learned to rely on him.

They remained at an impasse.

One was determined to get answers, while the other struggled desperately.

Huo Xiaozheng, being older, was the first to lower his head.

He softened his voice and said:

"Ning Ning, do you know that children shouldn't take this medicine carelessly?"

Huo Guining's eyes reddened. She glanced timidly at Huo Xiaozheng and hesitantly nodded.

Huo Xiaozheng's heart felt heavy.

"So, even though you knew this medicine would be bad for your health, you chose to harm yourself to avoid causing me trouble?"

"Is that right?"

Huo Guining's eyes widened in shock.

So, Huo Xiaozheng had already guessed.

Her reaction was as good as an answer to Huo Xiaozheng, and it felt like a stinging slap to his face.

"So, when you said earlier that you wouldn't have chest pains when you were with your brother, was that a lie?"

Huo Guining nodded tearfully and said in a choked voice:

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. At that time, I saw how busy you were, and I thought if I followed you around every day, it would cause you a lot of trouble."

Huo Xiaozheng asked with disappointment, "How could you think of telling such a lie?"

Huo Guining was at a loss. Being labeled a "liar" by Huo Xiaozheng was tantamount to being cast in the role of a deceiver.

She hurriedly explained, "I didn't lie. On the day I was kidnapped, I was in chest pain the whole time."

"But after my brother came, my chest pain eased a bit."

Huo Xiaozheng questioned, "How much is 'a bit'? Was it enough for you to manage daily life?"