After Constable Hong left, Yang Chuxia chatted with Land Officer Yang and others for a while, then she and Ye Zi’an went back to their hos to catch up on so sleep.
By the ti she woke up, it was already dark.
Her two younger brothers had already returned from school as well. When Yang Xiayun saw her coming out of the room, he quickly ran over and took her with him. "Sister, look at these little dogs. What’s happened to them? They’ve been like this all day."
Hearing about the chow chow puppies, Yang Chuxia suddenly rembered that dogs typically have extrely sharp senses. They should have been able to detect even the slightest disturbance outside and bark to alert their master.
However, her family’s dogs had been completely silent last night. She suspected that they might have been drugged.
But how could the effects of the drug be so strong? It’s been a day and they still haven’t recovered?
Thinking about it, Yang Chuxia followed Yang Xiayun to the doghouse, where they found the chow chow puppies huddled together, occasionally lifting their heads to look at people before resting them on their front legs again.
Yang Chuxia petted the puppies’ heads and said to Yang Qingrui, "Go to the kitchen and see if there’s any at. Bring so here."
"Ok."
Soon, Yang Qingrui returned with the at. Yang Chuxia passed it to the chow chows, but they showed no interest in it, not even sniffing at it, and simply stayed in the haystack.
"I’ll go find Uncle Cai to help take a look."
Yang Chuxia knew that they must have been drugged, but she didn’t know what kind of drug it was. If it was just a common sleeping pill or sedative, they should have been fine after waking up. She also wondered when the dogs were drugged since they were locked in the room overnight. Could it have happened during the day?
Seeing the lethargic dogs, she hoped that they wouldn’t die. She was quite fond of them, especially since Brother An had sent them to her.
Speaking of Ye Zi’an, Yang Chuxia realized that he was not at her house at the mont.
"Where’s Brother Zi’an?"
Yang Qingrui and Yang Qingtong shook their heads in unison. They hadn’t seen him since they returned, and his house was dark without any lights on.
Yang Xiayun piped in, "Brother Zi’an went to town this afternoon."
"What did he go to town for again? Didn’t he just co back this morning?" Yang Chuxia asked curiously. She had already inford the restaurant that morning.
"I don’t know." Yang Xiayun shook his head.
"Did he say when he’ll be back?"
Yang Xiayun shook his head again. Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Yang Chuxia started to worry.
She decided to go to Uncle Cai’s house first, and if Zi’an still hadn’t returned by the ti she got back, she would ask Fugui and the others to help look for him. Deep down, Yang Chuxia was also concerned about Ms.Li Junior’s words during the day, hoping that they didn’t provoke Zi’an too much. Although Brother An appeared carefree on the surface, he was actually very sensitive and often kept things to himself.
Fortunately, Ye Zi’an didn’t cause her too much worry. When she returned from Uncle Cai’s house, he was already ho.
"Did you go to town this afternoon?"
"Yes, I did." Ye Zi’an nodded and smiled, "I saw a stall selling groundnuts and bought so for you."
"Really? That’s great." Yang Chuxia said, stepping closer to Ye Zi’an. She then detected a faint scent of dicinal herbs. "Did you go to the doctor’s?"
"No," Ye Zi’an shook his head instinctively.
At his response, Yang Chuxia narrowed her eyes. "Don’t lie!"
Seeing her serious, stern expression, Ye Zi’an slowly nodded. "Alright."
Hearing his confession, Yang Chuxia beca anxious. She glanced back at her house, making sure Land Officer Yang and Ms.Wang were in the harem and the Qing brothers were still around the puppies, before pulling Ye Zi’an to a secluded corner by the wall.
"What did you go to the doctor’s for?" The young man looked at her, remaining silent.
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