What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

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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?"

"How many boxes each time? ... Alright, I understand."

Shen Shiyan approached and asked, "Who was that?"

Huo Xiaozheng didn't hide it: "Aunt Xu, who's responsible for taking care of Ning Ning."