Ch 128: Poisoning
The applause subsided, and everyone continued to barbecue and drink Cooling Tea.
Yao Lin quietly sat aside, not eating anything, her gaze sweeping over to the Cooling Tea pot next to her. She would be happy if this pot full of Cooling Tea was all drunk by others.
Yao Lin waited in a pleasant mood, watching who would drink it first.
Unexpectedly, the first person to come and get the Cooling Tea pot was actually Zhu Xuan!
“Brother Zhu Xuan.” Yao Lin quickly stepped forward, reaching out to snatch the pot from Zhu Xuan’s hand. “I won’t let you drink anything made by Du Qingyang!”
Zhu Xuan frowned slightly. What was wrong with the things Du Qingyang made? He even wanted to take this opportunity to ease his relationship with Qingyang.
Actually, Zhu Xuan was thirsty and wanted to find some water to drink.
Yao Lin put the Cooling Tea pot on the table next to her and handed Zhu Xuan a glass of Hot Water instead.
Zhu Xuan was dissatisfied and didn’t take it.
“Brother Zhu Xuan, do you have to have Du Qingyang’s things?” Yao Lin stared at Zhu Xuan with a pitiful expression, her eyes reddening.
If it were before, Zhu Xuan would have felt sorry for Yao Lin when he saw her so pitiful. But now, he found her annoying. Why was she always so weak, about to cry over a single sentence? Couldn’t she be as strong as Qingyang?
For some reason, Zhu Xuan always intentionally or unintentionally compared Yao Lin with Du Qingyang. At first, Zhu Xuan quite liked this kind of damsel-in-distress girl like Yao Lin. But after a long time, he felt tired. A strong girl was more reliable.
“I don’t want you to drink it either.” Du Qingyang walked over and interjected disdainfully. The herbal medicine she picked was not something everyone could enjoy.
Just now, Du Qingyang glanced over here unintentionally and saw the scene of Yao Lin stopping Zhu Xuan from drinking the Cooling Tea. Her Cooling Tea was being disliked?
Du Qingyang picked up the Cooling Tea pot on the table with one hand, snorted coldly, and turned around to leave. Everything she produced was of high quality, and she wouldn’t let them touch it.
Yao Lin’s eyes lit up. If Du Qingyang drank that Cooling Tea, that would be really great!
This time, Yao Lin didn’t argue with Du Qingyang, letting her walk away with the teapot. But unexpectedly, Zhu Xuan actually snatched the teapot back again.
“Qingyang, you misunderstood. The herbal Cooling Tea you made is very delicious, and I quite like it.” After speaking, he snatched the teapot with one hand.
Zhu Xuan was showing his attitude to Du Qingyang in front of Yao Lin. He was him, and Yao Lin was Yao Lin. Yao Lin couldn’t represent him. In order to regain Du Qingyang’s favor, he had to drink this pot of Cooling Tea and couldn’t let Du Qingyang take it away.
“Brother Zhu Xuan—” Yao Lin stamped her feet in anger.
Seeing Yao Lin’s anxious appearance, Du Qingyang found it quite interesting, so she stopped and didn’t leave.
Du Qingyang didn’t leave, and Zhu Xuan thought that Du Qingyang was giving him a chance. So, he quickly grabbed a cup, poured a full glass of Cooling Tea, and brought it to his lips to drink.
“Brother Zhu Xuan, you can’t drink it!” In a hurry, Yao Lin directly knocked the cup out of Zhu Xuan’s hand.
Du Qingyang glanced at Yao Lin, puzzled. Why was Yao Lin relentlessly preventing Zhu Xuan from drinking the Cooling Tea?
Looking at Yao Lin again, the expression on her face was very complicated. Grievance, anger, worry… all kinds of expressions blended together harmoniously.
Worry? Why would there be a worried expression? Du Qingyang wondered.
It was not easy to regain a trace of Qingyang’s goodwill, but it was destroyed by Yao Lin. Zhu Xuan was also anxious. However, he was a gentleman and couldn’t lose his temper. He just glared at Yao Lin and poured another glass of Cooling Tea.
Unexpectedly, Yao Lin destroyed it again.
Twice in a row, Zhu Xuan didn’t get to drink the Cooling Tea, and he became angry and embarrassed. He shouted at Yao Lin: “What are you doing?”
This was the first time Zhu Xuan had spoken loudly to Yao Lin, and Yao Lin’s tears could no longer be held back, flowing non-stop.
“I just won’t let you drink it!” However, no matter how wronged she was, Yao Lin still firmly prevented Zhu Xuan. After speaking, Yao Lin also reached out to snatch the teapot from Zhu Xuan’s hand.
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Zhu Xuan wouldn’t let her, and Yao Lin insisted on snatching it. Snatching back and forth, a lot of Cooling Tea was spilled.
Du Qingyang watched quietly from the side, her gaze becoming darker and darker, as if she understood something.
After a long time, Zhu Xuan won the battle for the teapot and snatched the teapot back. To avoid being snatched again, Zhu Xuan also moved a few steps away from Yao Lin.
“Zhu Xuan, go ahead and drink it. Prove to me how much you like it.” Du Qingyang suddenly spoke, stretching out the intonation of the word “like” especially long.
Hearing this, Zhu Xuan felt as if Qingyang was acting coquettishly, and his heart was about to melt.
“I’ll drink, I’ll drink.” Zhu Xuan responded while looking for a cup again. Unexpectedly, before he could find the cup, the teapot in his hand was snatched again!
However, this time it wasn’t Yao Lin who snatched it, but Xiang Zhihang.
A glimmer of light flashed in Yao Lin’s eyes, and her tears stopped.
Du Qingyang frowned deeply. Why was Brother Zhihang joining in the fun at this time?
Du Qingyang didn’t know that Xiang Zhihang had been staring at this side for a long time. Seeing her standing next to Zhu Xuan for so long without leaving, he couldn’t help but stride over.
As soon as Xiang Zhihang approached, he heard that it was about drinking Cooling Tea. What a joke, how could Zhu Xuan be worthy of drinking something made by Qingyang? Hmph, the Cooling Tea Herbal Pack was his patent!
So, Xiang Zhihang directly snatched the teapot and said to Zhu Xuan with a cold face: “You are not worthy to drink this Cooling Tea!”
Zhu Xuan reached out to snatch it back, but couldn’t, and his face turned red and white with anger.
During this period, Du Qingyang had been paying attention to Yao Lin’s expression. She discovered that after the teapot was snatched by Xiang Zhihang, a faint smile that was not easily noticed appeared on the corner of Yao Lin’s mouth.
In this way, Du Qingyang was even more certain of her guess.
“Cooling Tea is a good thing. Good things don’t need a cup, you should finish the whole pot!” After speaking, Xiang Zhihang opened the teapot lid.
Xiang Zhihang wanted to drink the whole pot of Cooling Tea?
The smile on the corner of Yao Lin’s mouth disappeared, and jealousy arose. Xiang Zhihang was doing it for Du Qingyang again! Why did so many boys like to revolve around Du Qingyang?
Zhu Xuan’s face also turned ugly. Originally, he just wanted to drink a glass of Cooling Tea in front of Du Qingyang. Xiang Zhihang was actually going to drink a whole pot in front of him?
Cooling Tea was so bitter, could Xiang Zhihang really finish a whole pot? Zhu Xuan didn’t believe it.
Xiang Zhihang picked up the teapot with both hands, making a gesture to drink it. But, he was stopped by Du Qingyang with one hand.
Xiang Zhihang turned his face, looking at Qingyang in confusion. What, Qingyang wasn’t letting him drink either? No, he had to outdo this kid Zhu Xuan today.
Du Qingyang wasn’t stopping Xiang Zhihang from drinking, but instead, she replaced it with another, even fuller pot. “Brother Zhihang, drink this full pot!”
Immediately, Du Qingyang took the original pot back and handed it to Zhu Xuan: “Zhu Xuan, compete with Brother Zhihang and see who drinks faster.”
Zhu Xuan didn’t hesitate, took it with both hands, and held it tightly, afraid of being snatched again.
Yao Lin was shocked and reached out to snatch the teapot from Zhu Xuan’s hand again.
