flstandardbreds Chapter 165 Who is truly pitiful?
Chapter 165 Who is truly pitiful?
Jiang Yonghe stopped and turned around, her eyes red, to look at Jiang Xing, "Big brother..."
Jiang Xing felt a pang of pity for Jiang Yonghe's hesitant expression. He stepped forward and gently patted Jiang Yonghe's shoulder, softly comforting her, "Xiaohe, you don't need to feel guilty. It was my fault for not protecting you properly, which led to your poisoning. So it's only right that I give you the chance to get the antidote."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yonghe hurriedly shook her head, "It has nothing to do with you, brother. It was all because Qi Yue acted on his own initiative that Jiang Youli had the opportunity to harm me. On the contrary, I'm the one who dragged you down. If I hadn't been poisoned, you would be the one who could cure me..."
As she spoke, Jiang Yonghe's eyes reddened slightly, and tears welled up in them.
"Enough of that. Before Jiang Youli regrets it, hurry and find her to get the antidote." Jiang Xing paused here. "Also, there's the matter I told Jiang Youli about you leaving the Jiang family..."
Before Jiang Xing could finish speaking, Jiang Yonghe hurriedly replied, "Brother, I understand perfectly well. The reason you spoke to Jiang Youli like that is simply to use it as a bargaining chip to get her to agree to cure my poison. This is just a temporary expedient. How could I not know your good intentions?"
"It's good that you know." Jiang Xing nodded slightly in agreement. "Xiao He, you don't need to think too much. Right now, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to be with Jiang Zhao. As for accommodation, I will instruct my assistant to make proper arrangements for you today."
Jiang Yonghe choked up as she said, "Big brother, thank you for giving me the chance to get the antidote... If I miss you, can I come back to see you often?"
Jiang Xing shook his head and said, "Don't come back until my poison is cured. If you miss me, I will come to see you."
Jiang Yonghe pursed her lips, looking reluctant, and after a long while, she choked up and said, "I understand."
Jiang Xing said wearily, "Alright, go find Jiang Youli to detoxify first, then go to the hospital to be with Jiang Zhao. Jiang Youli is in the herb garden in the backyard now, go there to find her."
Jiang Yonghe nodded, "Okay."
After stepping out of the villa, Jiang Yonghe's steps became much lighter at the thought of being detoxified and having her appearance restored soon.
Upon arriving at the backyard, Jiang Yonghe immediately spotted Jiang Youli squatting and busy in the herb garden.
Ha, as expected of a country bumpkin who has been wandering since childhood. Even after returning to a wealthy family like the Jiang family, he can't shake his bad habits and still grows vegetables in the mansion.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yonghe raised her chin and exclaimed, "Jiang Youli, I've come to you to cure my poison."
Jiang Youli didn't turn around, but simply said, "Wait."
Jiang Yonghe wasn't angry. She found a place to stand outside the fence and watched Jiang Youli's busy figure with a smug look in her eyes.
After confirming that no one was around and that speaking at this distance would ensure Jiang Youli could barely hear her but would definitely not record clearly, she smiled and said, "Jiang Youli, are you very angry right now?"
Jiang Youli paused in applying special fertilizer to the buried seeds, guessing that Jiang Yonghe was up to her old tricks again, and replied sarcastically, "Oh? Why do you think I'm angry?"
Jiang Yonghe's eyes gleamed with even more smugness. "Don't try to be brave. You called me just now to make Jiang Xing choose between me and yourself, wasn't that just to test Jiang Xing's feelings? Unfortunately, even though I'm disfigured and Jiang Xing herself is poisoned, she still chooses me, her adopted sister who has no blood relation to her, without hesitation."
"Jiang Youli, it's clear how much of a failure you are in life. No matter how outstanding you are, or how hard you try to sow discord between me and Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao, you can't get any attention or favor. How pathetic."
Jiang Youli remained silent.
Jiang Yonghe persisted in asking:
"Why aren't you saying anything? Did I hit a nerve and you don't know how to refute me?"
Seeing that Jiang Youli remained silent, Jiang Yonghe felt even more secretly pleased: she had finally won this contest with Jiang Youli!
Time passed quickly, and an hour went by in the blink of an eye. Finally, Jiang Youli finished her work in the herb garden, straightened up, gently patted her aching back, and stood up.
Having waited here for an hour, Jiang Yonghe was now completely impatient. She tried her best to control her emotions and urged:
"Jiang Youli, since you've already promised my elder brother to help me detoxify, please do so as soon as possible. Don't delay any longer, as I need to go to the hospital to see my second brother later."
She knew Jiang Youli was deliberately ignoring her, but she had no choice. She needed Jiang Youli's help now, and she couldn't show any emotion.
Jiang Youli remained silent, took off her gloves which were covered in mud and herbal juices, and walked toward Jiang Yonghe, who was anxiously waiting outside the fence.
Upon reaching her, Jiang Youli expressionlessly raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face.
The slap came so fast and hard that Jiang Yonghe was completely unprepared and staggered as she was hit.
The sunglasses she was wearing flew off her face instantly, crashing heavily to the ground with a crisp sound. At the same time, the mask she had been neatly wearing also tilted to one side, revealing half of her red, swollen, and slightly shocked face.
Jiang Yonghe stared wide-eyed at Jiang Youli in disbelief, her anger rising instantly.
"Jiang Youli! What do you mean?!"
Before she could react, Jiang Youli's mocking voice rang out: "What are you yelling about? Why are you yelling so loudly? Don't you want to get rid of the poison?"
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, instantly extinguishing the anger that had just ignited in Jiang Yonghe. She bit her lip tightly, her eyes filled with resentment, but in the end, she dared not say another word.
Seeing this, Jiang Youli's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer. She gently blew on her still slightly warm palms and said with a half-smile, "Well, tell me again, who's the more pitiful one right now?"
Jiang Yonghe kept her lips pursed, staring intently at Jiang Youli with resentful eyes, but refused to answer.
"Someone who didn't utter a word after I slapped her has the nerve to say I'm pitiful? Is Jiang Xing's attention and favoritism worth anything?" Jiang Youli replied to her earlier question. "Jiang Yonghe, if it's pitiful to earn a fortune on my own, if it's pitiful to inherit the Jiang family's wealth, if it's pitiful to marry the most outstanding and handsome man in Beijing's social circle, then I guess I am pitiful. I'm indeed not as good as you, who are about to be kicked out of the Jiang family and can only depend on men, and who can only swallow your anger and be happy even after I slapped you."
Jiang Yonghe's face seemed to be covered by a layer of frost, looking extremely ugly. Her face was twisted with anger, and her eyes were fixed on Jiang Youli.
Jiang Youli's lips curled up slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile. She casually took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from her coat pocket, gently shook it, and heard the crisp sound of the antidote hitting the bottle's walls.
"That slap I gave you just now felt really good, so here's the antidote for you!" Jiang Youli said with a sneer, her eyes full of mockery.
Just as Jiang Yonghe was eagerly reaching out to take the antidote, Jiang Youli suddenly twisted her wrist and casually threw the porcelain bottle on the ground as if it were trash.
"Didn't you want to detoxify? Why don't you hurry up and pick it up and eat it?" Jiang Youli crossed her arms and looked at Jiang Yonghe with a teasing smile on her face.