The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 767 - 746: You Think Anyone Can Be an Antidote (2)_1

Chapter 767: Chapter 746: You Think Anyone Can Be an Antidote (2)_1

While Xiao Muli’s assistant was frantically pacing around, a woman dressed in a gown that was almost the same style and color as the one Situ Xin wore to the Xiao Family gathering slowly made her way towards the hotel room where Xiao Muli was staying.

Originally, the assistant, who was worried about Xiao Muli inside the room, didn’t notice the woman in the white dress because there were many people coming and going in the hotel, and the presence of a woman was not strange. However, as the woman got closer, Xiao Muli’s assistant sensed something was off, as she seemed to head straight for his boss’s room.

"Stop right there, what are you doing? What are you here for?" Xiao Muli’s assistant sternly walked up to the woman and asked seriously.

But the woman was looking down, so Xiao Muli’s assistant couldn’t see her face.

"Hehe, you’re asking that as if it’s a joke. Don’t you recognize who I am? As for what I’m doing here, you should know," the woman said as she lifted her head; Xiao Muli’s assistant jumped with fright when he saw her face.

"Miss Gu, Gu Lili," Xiao Muli’s assistant couldn’t believe it was someone he knew, a familiar face.

"Right, it’s me. So, Mr. Assistant, may I go in?" Gu Lili said with a coquettish smile as she looked at Xiao Muli’s assistant. She had not intended to draw attention to herself, so she had been walking with her head down the whole way there. However, she had not expected that Xiao Muli’s assistant would be standing guard outside his room, which forced her to change her plan.

"Sorry, but you can’t go in." Though Xiao Muli’s assistant found it odd that Gu Lili would appear here, his mind was slow to catch on. Without thinking further, he just followed his boss’s orders and denied her request to enter the room.

Gu Lili became anxious as Xiao Muli’s assistant steadfastly refused her. This had been a plan long in the making, and if it were not completed, she’d face an endless hell. She couldn’t let this plan fail. In her heart, she told herself, "I must succeed, I must become the Family Head’s wife."

As Xiao Muli’s assistant and Gu Lili were at an impasse, a scream erupted from inside the hotel room: "Ahh." This made Xiao Muli’s assistant, who had been in a standoff with Gu Lili, rush to the door and call inside, "BOSS, are you alright? Should I come in now?"

But, there was no response from inside this time, which made Xiao Muli’s assistant as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

This let Gu Lili, who had been watching from the side, silently chuckle to herself, feeling as if the heavens were helping her complete her plan and become the Family Head’s wife.

"Mr. Assistant, you might as well let me go in. Look, if your boss has taken an aphrodisiac and it’s not dealt with, and something happens, a mere assistant like you won’t be able to shoulder the responsibility," Gu Lili further persuaded him.

At this moment, Xiao Muli’s assistant, whose mind was a scrambled mess, didn’t notice how suspicious the information revealed by Gu Lili was. He was worried about Xiao Muli inside the room, so he truly began considering Gu Lili’s suggestion.

"This..." Xiao Muli’s assistant hesitated, with two conflicting voices grappling in his mind; he was at a loss for what to decide.

"Oh dear Mr. Assistant," Gu Lili spoke urgently, afraid of further complicating the matter, and the longer the delay, the more it worked against her. "You know, the effects of an aphrodisiac aren’t easily countered, and if it’s not resolved by tonight, your boss might never have children for the rest of his life." She told Xiao Muli’s assistant about the effects of the drug.

"Heh, I had no idea, Miss Gu, that a lady from a prominent family would be so knowledgeable about such matters. I really should ask your parents how they educated you." Just as Gu Lili saw the cracks starting to show on Xiao Muli’s assistant’s face, indicating that he was about to compromise, she was pleased inside. But then, she heard a voice from behind, a voice so familiar she would never forget in her lifetime.

"Miss Situ, you, you’re finally here." Xiao Muli’s assistant, upon seeing Situ Xin arrive, greeted her like a lifesaver, directly brushing past Gu Lili to welcome her. However, Xiao Muli’s assistant, out of excitement at seeing Situ Xin, completely overlooked the huge creature Situ Xin was sitting on.

"Hmph. If I had been any later, Mr. Assistant, would you have already let this woman into the room?" Situ Xin looked at Xiao Muli’s assistant with disapproval. "If I didn’t know about Mr. Assistant’s loyalty to Muli, I might have thought you were in cahoots with this woman, Gu Lili."

Upon hearing Situ Xin’s voice, Gu Lili, gritting her teeth, turned around, only to be frightened by Baibai, who Situ Xin was sitting on, and exclaimed in shock, "Ah, a monster." Thankfully, Situ Xin had the foresight to cast a simple spell as she came in, ensuring that no matter how much noise they made, they would not be overheard by others.

When Baibai heard Gu Lili scream and call him a monster, he was displeased and let out a roar at Gu Lili. Baibai’s roar was no ordinary roar—it was like a hurricane, knocking Gu Lili against the opposite wall. Annoyed, Baibai retorted, "Stupid woman, just because you dress up to look like my master, doesn’t mean you are anything like her. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror."

Xiao Muli’s assistant, having previously seen Situ Xin’s Baibai from a distance, felt a bit frightened by such a massive creature. Nevertheless, there were more pressing matters to attend to, so he had to suppress his fear. Smiling at Situ Xin, he said, "Miss Situ, I’m not quite sure what you mean by that, but it’s good that you’re here. My boss is inside the room, so please go in and check on him."

At that moment, Xiao Muli’s assistant hadn’t fully grasped the meaning behind Situ Xin’s words. However, he was worried about his boss’s health, so he decided to deal with his boss’s situation first and then figure out what Situ Xin meant afterward.

Situ Xin glanced at Xiao Muli’s assistant and said, "I understand. I’ll go in right now. However, I want to remind you to keep an eye on that Gu Lili. She’s inextricably linked to this incident with Muli’s traditional medicine." Having said that, Situ Xin jumped off Baibai and headed towards the hotel room where Xiao Muli was staying, with Baibai following close behind.

"Muli, I’m here, open the door," Situ Xin knocked on the door of the hotel room where Xiao Muli was staying and called out to him inside.

At first, there was no response from inside, which made Xiao Muli’s assistant, following behind Baibai, break out in a cold sweat. He thought anxiously, "Boss can’t be unresponsive, right? He wasn’t answering me earlier."

Listenting to the silence inside the room, Situ Xin also speculated that Xiao Muli might be in a bad state, and she was ready to kick the door down. Just as she prepared to kick, there was movement inside. This caused Situ Xin to halt her foot and speak to the room, "Muli, it’s me, Baby, can you open the door and let me in?"

After Situ Xin finished speaking, the noise inside grew louder, easing half of the tension she felt. Xiao Muli’s assistant also sighed with relief—thankfully, their boss was still alive.

Xiao Muli, half-lying in the bathroom, found his rationality increasingly slipping out of control as the medicine’s effects intensified. The burning desire within him made him strip off all his clothes. To retain even a modicum of clarity and prevent the complete loss of his senses, he showed no mercy on himself. His thigh was already bruised from his own pinching, blood seeping out.

When Situ Xin first called out, he had vaguely heard it but thought it was a hallucination. He feared that the female voice outside was from a woman his assistant had found as an antidote out of worry for him, so he had ignored it.

However, he pinched his thigh hard again until it bled, regaining some clarity. Just as he regained a bit of his senses, he heard Situ Xin’s voice again. At that moment, Xiao Muli was so excited that he wanted to stand up, but the effects of the medicine made it impossible for him to stand up instantly; he would get up only to fall again.

The door creaked open a crack, bringing smiles to both Situ Xin’s and Xiao Muli’s assistant’s faces. Xiao Muli’s assistant was overjoyed and exclaimed, "That’s great. The boss is okay." Had Baibai not been blocking his way, Xiao Muli’s assistant would have already squeezed forward to check on Xiao Muli.

Gu Lili, who had fallen to the ground due to Baibai’s roar and had not gotten up for a long time, struggled to stand when she heard the door opening. She feverishly wanted to rush into the room, embrace Xiao Muli, and carry out her plan successfully. However, she struggled in vain, unable to stand up as her entire body ached as if all her bones had fallen apart.

As the door opened just a crack, Situ Xin was about to push the door open when a hand from inside, Xiao Muli’s, reached out and grabbed her. Then, with a strong pull, her surroundings changed in an instant. After that, she heard the door slam shut.