"Xia Qing Tian, don't push it too far," Su Wan said, finding Xia Qing Tian's words harsh. Regardless of Song Jun Han's actions, he was still her fiancé.
Her man was not for Xia Qing Tian to point fingers at or belittle.
"If you want to talk business, let's stick to business. Stop bringing up our private matters to insult me. Do you really think you're so great? Without Xia Corporation, without your father, what are you?" Su Wan said coldly.
Su Wan's words struck a chord with Song Jun Han.
Xia Qing Tian was merely born into a better family than him. Without Xia Hong Lang, what was she?
"Without Xia Corporation, without my father, I still have a mine, a new energy project you'd covet to death and never obtain, and I'm the spokesperson for K&S," Xia Qing Tian said, lowering her gaze to her neatly trimmed nails. "Unlike you, you have no mine, no project, no money, and not even Xia Corporation or my doting father. Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
"Pfft." Wen Jiu and Miao Tong had intended to remain invisible, but upon hearing Xia Qing Tian's words, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Xia Qing Tian had surely snatched all the bamboo shoots from the mountain!
Was she determined to shock people to death?
When Miao Tong hadn't been laughing, Song Jun Han hadn't noticed him. But upon hearing Miao Tong's laughter, Song Jun Han shot him a glare, cursing inwardly that dogs truly followed their masters. Xia Qing Tian was shameless and arrogant, and the dogs she brought were equally insolent.
However, when he got a clear look at Miao Tong's face, he was instantly stunned and abruptly stood up. The chair behind him toppled over with a thud, drawing everyone's attention.
"No way? Getting agitated already?" Xia Qing Tian raised an eyebrow, her tone sarcastic. But noticing that Song Jun Han's gaze wasn't focused on her, Xia Qing Tian was somewhat surprised. Following Song Jun Han's line of sight, she saw Miao Tong awkwardly drinking water.
"What?" Xia Qing Tian's gaze flickered between the two before she looked at Miao Tong and asked, "Do you know each other?"
"It's not exactly knowing each other, just... we've met once," Miao Tong replied with a dry laugh.
"Just met?" Xia Qing Tian thought Song Jun Han's bloodshot eyes looked as if he were staring at his mortal enemy.
"Let me explain this... no, let me try to explain," Miao Tong said, putting down his water glass. Just as he was about to clarify the entire situation, Song Jun Han strode towards him, grabbed his collar, and stared at him with wide, bulging eyes.
"Do you know how I've been these past few days?!" Song Jun Han's voice trembled. Thinking about what he had drunk and the suffering he had endured, he truly felt like killing Miao Tong.
"Holy cow..." Wen Jiu's eyes widened with gossip upon hearing this. "There's a story!"
"Mmm..." Xia Qing Tian nodded in agreement.
This tone, this demeanor, this expression... Wasn't this the image of a resentful man who had been tricked and heartlessly abandoned after a fling?
"No! I, I... *gurgle*..." Miao Tong wanted to explain, but it was only then that he finally caught the distinct smell on Song Jun Han and immediately turned away, retching several times before shoving Song Jun Han away.
"Holy cow, is he pregnant?" Wen Jiu's eyes widened, her gossiping spirit ignited.
"Mmm!" Xia Qing Tian nodded again.
"Shut up, both of you!" Miao Tong took several steps back and pointed at Song Jun Han, saying, "Stay away from me! Your urine smell is suffocating!"
Hearing Miao Tong's words, Song Jun Han was instantly stunned and instinctively took a step back. How could this be? He had checked himself several times before leaving. He should only smell of cologne!
Seeing the undisguised disgust in Miao Tong's eyes, Song Jun Han became even more enraged. "If it weren't for you! How could I have... how could I have..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Miao Tong quickly interrupted. "The蛊 (gǔ - curse) I put on you was only meant to cause you pain for a few days. You guys attacked me first, and that was just returning the favor!"
"What?" Song Jun Han blinked. He was only meant to be in pain for a few days? But so much time had already passed, and he had developed those terrifying black spots!
"You brought this upon yourself by drinking urine, which caused the蛊毒 (gǔ dú - curse poison) to enter your internal organs. That's your own problem, it has nothing to do with me! Don't try to frame me!" Miao Tong warned. "Your life or death has nothing to do with me!"
"Ew..." Xia Qing Tian had long felt a strange smell on Song Jun Han, but she never imagined this guy had such peculiar tastes. Wen Jiu also frowned. She considered herself well-traveled and experienced, but this kind of experience... she truly hadn't seen before!
Xia Qing Tian and Wen Jiu very tacitly moved aside, trying to distance themselves from Song Jun Han. Song Jun Han, however, was too preoccupied to care about Xia Qing Tian and Wen Jiu's disgust. He anxiously questioned Miao Tong, "The蛊毒 entered my internal organs? What will happen?"
"What do you think? The whole village will be celebrating!" Miao Tong smacked his lips and looked Song Jun Han up and down meaningfully, saying, "So young... what a pity..."
Song Jun Han's face immediately turned pale. He felt dizzy, almost falling, but managed to steady himself by gripping the table edge. His eyes, hollow and vacant, fixed on Miao Tong. "Then... how much time do I have left?"
"Hmm..." Miao Tong carefully examined Song Jun Han's neck. He didn't give a precise time, only hesitating and saying, "Eat what you want to eat, drink what you want to drink... Time... Time doesn't mean much to you anymore."
"How can this be!" Song Jun Han felt his ears buzzing, followed by a searing pain. Song Jun Han's knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground, reaching out to grab Miao Tong's trouser leg and desperately begging, "Save me... I don't want to die yet... Save me..."
Seeing Song Jun Han like this, Miao Tong shook his head, took out a pink pill, and dissolved it into the cup of water on the table. The pill dissolved in the water, quickly turning into a brightly colored pink solution. Miao Tong grabbed Song Jun Han by the collar of his shirt and poured the solution into Song Jun Han's mouth.
After pouring the solution, Miao Tong immediately stepped back a large step, covering his mouth and nose in advance, and beckoned Xia Qing Tian and Wen Jiu. Xia Qing Tian and Wen Jiu, seeing this, also immediately took a large step back, covering their mouths and noses.
"Jun Han! How are you?" Su Wan still cared about Song Jun Han at this point. She hurried to Song Jun Han's side to support him, her eyes filled with anxiety. "Jun Han!"
After drinking the solution, Song Jun Han quickly began to retch on the ground.
"You! What did you give him!" Su Wan glared at Xia Qing Tian, her eyes red with hatred. "Xia Qing Tian! Haven't you harmed him enough? Aren't you afraid of retribution? You..."
Before Su Wan could finish her scolding, Song Jun Han vomited, splashing Su Wan all over.