Thus, Zheng Shufen cooked while Wu Ji helped by washing vegetables.
As he helped, Wu Ji said, "Shufen, if Qin Zhanlong hadn't appeared back then, would we have ended up together?"
"I should have been more proactive then. If we had gotten together before Qin Zhanlong showed up, he wouldn't have had a chance!"
"Alas, it's a pity. We can never go back to how it was!"
Zheng Shufen continued cooking, acting as if she hadn't heard his words, remaining silent.
Wu Ji, undeterred, pressed on, "Shufen, can you really not give me another chance?"
"Don't worry, if you give me one chance, I'll definitely treat you well. I won't just treat you well, but Xiao Yi and Xiao Lei too, I'll treat them like my own children..."
"If you say one more word about this, you can get out!"
Zheng Shufen, who had been chopping vegetables, put down her knife and said coldly.
Wu Ji's words faltered, and he fell silent.
After a moment, Wu Ji thought of something else and asked, "Shufen, all these years, has Qin Zhanlong ever contacted you again?"
Zheng Shufen did not answer.
Seeing this, Wu Ji muttered to himself, "What is up with Qin Zhanlong! He suddenly disappeared on the day you were about to give birth, and there's been no news from him for so many years..."
"Shufen, I think Qin Zhanlong must have met with an accident. He's no longer in this world!"
Wu Ji suddenly looked up at Zheng Shufen, his tone serious.
*Clang.*
Zheng Shufen forcefully threw the knife in her hand onto the cutting board and pointed towards the door: "Get out, get out!"
Seeing her rage, Wu Ji quickly said, "Shufen, don't get agitated. I won't say it, I won't say it anymore, okay!"
Then, Wu Ji focused on his task and fell silent.
Only then did Zheng Shufen not insist on kicking him out.
Later, Zheng Shufen prepared several dishes, brought them to the table, and told Wu Ji to eat and leave quickly.
Unbeknownst to Zheng Shufen, Wu Ji, while she wasn't looking, took out a small packet of powder and put it into one of the dishes.
After doing so, Wu Ji asked Zheng Shufen to eat with him. At first, Zheng Shufen refused, but under Wu Ji's persistent pleading, she had no choice and finally agreed.
During the meal, Wu Ji ate nothing from the dish that had the powder. He kept serving it to Zheng Shufen.
Zheng Shufen was very unwilling at first, but thinking that he would leave after eating and never bother her again, she endured it and ate with him.
Seeing her eat, a sinister gleam flashed in Wu Ji's eyes.
Not long after Zheng Shufen ate that dish, she felt her head become heavy, as if it were filled with lead...
In this state, she couldn't hold on for long and slumped onto the table, losing consciousness!
The moment she fainted, Wu Ji sprang up, putting down his bowl and chopsticks.
He gazed at Zheng Shufen, who was slumped on the table, his face filled with sinister lust.
"Zheng Shufen, you forced this upon me. Once I have my way with you, you'll have to accept it whether you want to or not, hehe..."
As Wu Ji spoke, he walked around the table towards Zheng Shufen.
Reaching Zheng Shufen's side, he wasted no time and reached out his hands.
"Mom???"
Just then, a voice called out. Wu Ji's hands froze mid-air. He turned his head and saw someone standing at the doorway.
Without any surprise, this person was Qin Yi, who had rushed back from Hai City.
As Qin Yi entered, he saw Zheng Shufen slumped on the table with a strange man reaching for her. He was startled.
Immediately, he dashed forward and shoved Wu Ji away.
Even with a casual push, Wu Ji staggered back five or six steps and fell onto the floor.
"Mom, Mom..."
Qin Yi called out to Zheng Shufen several times. She remained motionless on the table, unresponsive.
Qin Yi became anxious. He quickly picked up one of Zheng Shufen's hands and felt for her pulse.
He soon discovered that Zheng Shufen had been drugged and had lost consciousness, falling into a coma.
Upon learning the reason for Zheng Shufen's coma, Qin Yi felt a sense of relief, but also a surge of fury.
Given the situation, he knew without a doubt that the stranger had drugged Zheng Shufen. If he had returned any later, Zheng Shufen would have been...
Thinking this, Qin Yi turned to look at Wu Ji, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Wu Ji felt a shiver run through his body. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He scrambled up and stammered, "Xiao... Xiao Yi, why are you back? And please don't misunderstand, your mother and I are..."
Qin Yi didn't immediately address him. He suppressed his anger, then placed two fingers on Zheng Shufen's forehead. A stream of true qi entered Zheng Shufen's body, dispelling the sedative she had ingested.
Within seconds, the drug's effects in Zheng Shufen's body disappeared. She opened her eyes and sat up.
Seeing Qin Yi, she asked in surprise, "Xiao Yi, when did you get back???"
As she still felt a bit groggy and saw Wu Ji standing nearby in panic, a look of confusion appeared on her face: "What's going on?"
"Mom, who is this?"
Qin Yi stared intently at Wu Ji.
"This, he is..."
Zheng Shufen's expression shifted complexly. She wanted to answer, but found it difficult to speak for a moment.
At this moment, Wu Ji hesitated where he stood, then turned to leave the room.
Now that Qin Yi was back, his plan had failed, and there was no point in staying.
Most importantly, Qin Yi's gaze was truly terrifying, so he decided it was best to leave.
However, after only a few steps, Qin Yi lunged forward and grabbed his shoulder, saying, "Want to leave? Did I say you could?"
With a slight increase in pressure, Wu Ji felt his shoulder about to shatter. He winced in pain and hunched over.
Seeing this, Zheng Shufen quickly stood up and shouted, "Xiao Yi, stop it, don't hurt him..."
Seeing that Zheng Shufen was still protecting him, a flicker of surprise and a strange expression crossed Qin Yi's eyes. He said, "Mom, do you know he drugged you just now? He... he wanted to take advantage of you!"
"What?"
Zheng Shufen's body trembled.
Immediately, she felt the lingering grogginess in her head. She looked at the dishes on the table and suddenly recalled something, then angrily cursed, "Wu Ji, you beastly scoundrel!"
*Slap.*
She lunged forward and slapped Wu Ji hard across the face.
Perhaps because Qin Yi was present, Wu Ji didn't dare retaliate even after Zheng Shufen slapped him.
After the slap, Zheng Shufen wasn't finished. She continued to scratch at him, while Wu Ji could only dodge and block, not daring to fight back.