Chapter 567 Fortune Teller When they got out of the doctorâs office, Nan Chen asked Ning Ran, âDo we have to tell Dabao about this?â
âSince Erbao is fine now, we should just tell him. Heâs a smart boy. If he doesnât get to see Erbao today, heâs going to start speculating. By then, itâll be even harder to lie to him. We might as well tell him now so he wouldnât get too worried about his sisterâs whereabouts,â Ning Ran answered.
âOkay. Iâll send someone to fetch him.â
Meanwhile, Dabao had already taken his breakfast. However, he had felt troubled ever since the night before. Not only did he wake up a few times throughout the night, but heâd also been having trouble breathing.
Generally, a kid of his age would only have trouble waking up, instead of the other way around. It was rather peculiar for him to have trouble sleeping.
Somehow, Dabao could sense something bad had happened to Erbao. What is it? What happened to her? Yesterday, Uncle Xing just came and told me Daddy and Mommy brought Erbao out. That sounds so suspicious because that was very unlikely.
With doubts in his mind, he went to his uncleâs room and pounded on his door.
Nan Xing didnât sleep well as well throughout the night because he couldnât get his mind off what happened to Erbao. By the time he fell asleep, it was almost dawn.
He was extremely tired when Dabao woke him up.
âWhat is it, Dabao? What do you want so early in the morning?â Nan Xing was drowsy-eyed when he opened the door.
âWhat happened to Erbao?â his nephew asked directly.
âWhat do you mean what happened?â Nan Xing was stumped.
âSomething mustâve happened to Erbao. Youâre hiding something from me.â Dabao entered the room and stared at him.
âNothing happened. Your parents brought her out, thatâs all. Theyâll be back in a couple of days.â Nan Xing felt guilty. He knew how smart Dabao was, so he had always been wary of him.
âYouâre lying. Youâre an adult. How could you lie? If kids arenât supposed to lie, shouldnât the adults act as examples?â
Nan Xing was on the verge of spilling everything out. âIâm notâ¦â
âYouâre obviously lying! Daddy and Mommy wouldnât bring Erbao out on their own! Even if they did, Mommy and Erbao would definitely call me. However, all their phones are out of reach. Something mustâve happened! If you donât tell me the truth now, Iâll tell Great-grandpa about it! Since youâre bullying me, Iâll get him to deal with you. Heâll surely be able to teach you a lesson!â Dabao threatened him.
That was what Nan Xing was most afraid of. Chen said no matter what, Grandpa must never find out about what happened to Erbao. We canât let those two old ones get startled. Now Dabao is threatening to tell them. What should I do?
âI trust you because youâre my uncle. However, youâre acting out of line. Donât blame me if I have to tell Great-grandpa about this!â Dabao threatened again, and he was about to leave.
Nan Xing was dumbfounded. Out of line?
âWait!â He quickly grabbed his nephew.
âAre you going to tell me the truth? If youâre not, then you should just shut it!â Dabao was extremely adamant.
âJust wait, will you? Iâll call and ask if theyâre still there.â Since Nan Xing couldnât decide on his own, he decided to call Nan Chen and ask for advice. I need his help. I donât know how to handle Dabao.
Nan Chenâs phone was out of reach at that moment. Is his phone dead? Perhaps I should call Qiao Zhan and get him to inform Chen.
When he got on the phone with Qiao Zhan, the man told him he was already on his way to Commoner Residence to fetch Dabao to the hospital.
Hearing that, Nan Xing heaved a sigh of relief. He shouldâve told me earlier so that I could just tell Dabao. That way, I wouldnât get labeled as old and acting out of line.
âQiao Zhan is already on his way here to bring you to go see Erbao,â Nan Xing said.
âWhat happened to Erbao?â Dabaoâs eyes reddened instantly.
Seeing that, Nan Xingâs heart ached. He quickly hugged Dabao and uttered, âDonât worry, okay? Erbao is fine now. She had food poisoning yesterday and was brought to the hospital. Sheâs fine now.â
âWhy did no one tell me? I was feeling terrible all night long! Erbao and I, we could sense each other, you know?â
âDonât cry, okay? My hands were tied. Your daddy was worried about you. Thatâs why he kept you in the dark in the meantime. Heâd even gotten me to check on you. I didnât want to lie to you either.
Actually, weâre more concerned about your great-grandparents finding out about it. As you know, they arenât young anymore. What are we supposed to do if they fall sick when theyâre startled?â Nan Xing explained patiently.
Dabao was a sensible kid. Hearing that, he immediately stopped complaining. âDid Erbao really only suffer from food poisoning? Is it not dangerous?â
âSheâs fine, really. Youâll get to see her in a while, okay? Why would I lie to you?â
âOkay. Iâll go get changed, then. Once Mr. Qiao gets here, I can leave right away.â Dabao left the room hurriedly but returned after taking a few steps.
âWhat if Great-grandpa asks me something? What am I supposed to tell him?â Dabao asked.
âTell him your parents are bringing you to the park.â
âOkay.â With that, Dabao went to his room to get changed.
Ten minutes later, heâd gotten into Qiao Zhanâs car.
âMr. Qiao, who did it to Erbao?â Dabao asked a trick question the moment he got into the car. He knew Nan Xing didnât tell him the whole truth, and he also knew his uncle wouldnât tell him if he were to keep questioning him. Hence, heâd already planned to ask Qiao Zhan about it instead.
âOh? Master Xing told you about it already?â Not only was Qiao Zhan never good at mind games, but he was also up against a genius such as Dabao.
âHe only told me some of it. He didnât tell me who tried to harm Erbao.â
âFrankly, we donât know much about it yet. The maid said the tainted cake was from Master Xing. Iâve already gotten someone to check on that. Indeed, the card used to buy the cake was his. However, I donât think Master Xing is the culprit. He had no reason to do so. Besides, weâre all well aware of the fact that he loves you and Little Miss dearly. No one would believe that heâs the culprit,â Qiao Zhan said.
âThe cake was sent straight home? The maid received it?â
âYes. Little Master, you shouldnât be suspicious of Master Xing, okay? Heâs not a bad person.â
âI know Uncle Xing isnât a bad person. I know that very well,â Dabao said sensibly.
Indeed, it wasnât just food poisoning. Someone was trying to harm Erbao.
âThatâs good, then. Fortunately, Little Miss is already out of the woods, and weâre already on the matter.
Donât worry, Little Master. By the way, since youâre so smart, who do you think is the culprit?â Qiao Zhan asked.
Dabao had no one in mind.
Although he was so smart that they could consider him a genius, he wasnât a fortune teller. He couldnât possibly know who tried to harm Erbao.
âWhoever it is, the culprit knows our family well. I bet the culprit is someone Daddy and Mommy know,â
Dabao said.
âOh? Who could it be?â
âThat, I donât know yet. However, Iâm sure that he or she is a person weâve interacted with. This person knows Erbao is into desserts, and thatâs why it was a poisonous cake. Besides, this person knows where we stay. Iâd say weâre quite close to this person,â Dabao replied.
Upon hearing that, Qiao Zhan was frightened. Could it be Master Xing? Isnât Master Xing someone theyâre close to?
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