Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 128: Li Zishen Doesn’t Understand Pharmacology

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Li Zishen Doesn’t Understand Pharmacology

"No," I bought it myself, hahaha."

Laughter masking unease, because the phone was a gift from Leng Lingxiao to make it more convenient for Tang Xiaowan to contact Cheng Shi.

In this regard, Leng Lingxiao differed from Li Zishen.

He took a hands-off approach with Tang Xiaowan, never monitoring her phone, granting her ample personal space to do as she pleased.

Li Zishen, however, micromanaged every detail, even scrutinizing every message Tang Xiaowan received.

At that moment, the two faced each other, unsure of what to say next.

Li Zihan raised an eyebrow, "You bought it yourself?"

"Yeah, the white phone your brother gave me is too valuable, and it draws too much attention for a student like me. So, I secretly bought a cheaper one and have been alternating between them, hahaha."

"Oh, I see."

"Don’t tell your brother; I’m afraid he’ll overthink it and lock me up again. He wouldn’t even let me leave the bedroom—it was quite pitiful."

"That extreme? Alright, I won’t say anything."

"Thank goodness, thank you."

Li Zihan gave a mischievous smile, lowering her voice, "But on one condition."

Tang Xiaowan "..."

"While no one’s around, spill the beans to me. You and my brother... is there something going on between you two? Am I about to get promoted to being an elder?"

Her expression was full of gossipy interest.

Tang Xiaowan instantly became angry, tossing the white phone back into her bag, "Nonsense, how could that be possible?"

"Nonsense? Then why won’t you let Lin Ping check? She’s a medical doctor, pretty impressive. My mom always has her come over for any headache or fever."

"Because she’s even more two-faced than a green tea bitch, full of malice. I hate her and don’t want to see her. I wish I could kick her straight into outer space. Is that reason enough for you?"

Her voice was low, but there was a biting hardness to it.

"Lin Ping is a great person. Did you misunderstand something about her?"

"Great? Do you have any idea... when I first arrived at Li Garden, she tampered with my medicine repeatedly, adding weird-tasting substances, not even sparing the radishes I love to eat. Is that what you call a great person?"

Tang Xiaowan finally vented the frustrations that had built up for so long, feeling an immense relief.

"The radishes? You mean those specially provided by Qingcheng?"

"Exactly, but that’s not even the worst part. Before the semester started, she added something particularly nasty to my medicine, leaving me soaking in the bathtub for hours, nearly losing my senses. If it hadn’t been for that afternoon when your brother kicked her out of the research center... I would have made sure she got what she deserved. Getting kicked out was letting her off easy."

Li Zihan’s expression suddenly grew serious, "No wonder I haven’t seen her around lately; I thought she went off to study or something. But how can you be so sure it was her?"

In the eyes of the young master, Lin Ping was like a goddess, incapable of such dirty deeds.

"During the time I was recovering, your dear brother seemed afraid I’d die. In case he couldn’t find..." Tang Xiaowan paused, then continued, "So during that time, anything I ate had to be approved by Lin Ping, and she personally took charge of changing the prescription—Fang Yun wasn’t even allowed to interfere. If it wasn’t her, then who?"

After hearing all this, Li Zihan felt a chill run down her spine.

Lin Ping’s adoration for her own brother wasn’t new; it began when they were teenagers, and naturally, she saw Tang Xiaowan as a thorn in her side.

A woman’s jealousy was too frightening!

"About the radishes and the previous tampering with your medication, does my brother know?"

Tang Xiaowan scoffed, "I didn’t explicitly mention the radishes, but I brought up the Chinese Medicine Pills several times. I told him they smelled odd and that I didn’t want to take them. But he said Chinese medicine, though bitter, isn’t harmful and specifically instructed Nanny Chen to watch me every day, making sure I took my medicine as prescribed."

"And then, did you actually take it all?"

"I would never be that foolish. I hid them away when Nanny Chen wasn’t looking... then flushed them down the toilet later."

Li Zihan breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that’s good you didn’t eat them. But don’t blame my brother; he doesn’t understand medicine. He definitely got too worried and trusted Lin Ping too much."

"He doesn’t understand? If he doesn’t, then why open all those factories and research centers? Who would believe that?"

"Really, I’m not lying to you. My brother always disliked pharmaceuticals. The major he chose in school had nothing to do with it. Look at me—I majored in pharmaceutical analysis, but it frustrates me. It’s a necessity; someone has to study it."

"Did your mom force you?"

"Yeah, sort of. But she’s looking ahead for us. It’s for our own good, especially to protect against him... forget it, it’s not worth mentioning."

"Your uncle, Li Wanshan?"

Li Zihan exclaimed in surprise, "How did you figure that out? Brilliant. Ah, it’s an unfortunate family affair. Before, my mom had to fight him, and now it’s my brother. If it wasn’t for my third uncle holding him back in the early years, he would have been even more arrogant."

"I’ve never seen your third uncle, have I?"

"He’s quite a recluse, hardly interacts with anyone, and in this way, he’s quite like my mom. Unless there’s an issue that requires his presence, he’s virtually unseen. I remember one time..."

Li Zihan got more and more excited as she spoke, drifting off on a tangent, utterly oblivious to the fact that someone was behind the partition.