Su Qianying shook her head blankly and said with confusion on her face:
"I have never heard of such a thing! Are you mistaken? Isn't this just a red camellia?"
While she was talking, she stretched out her hand to pick a flower.
"Don't touch the flowers."
Li Yang slapped Su Qianying's arm away and said solemnly:
"Poison Beauty was originally a category of camellias, but it was a mutated variety due to problems with the production environment."
"This thing only blooms once every five years. Before it blooms, it is just like the most common camellia tree. It is inconspicuous and has no toxins at all."
"But once you wait until the flowering stage, it will turn into a deadly poison. From the petals to the stems to the flowers, leaves and roots, every part contains highly toxic substances. As long as you scrape off a little powder, you will die instantly when you eat it, and the blood will seal your throat."
"If you touch it with your hands, although the toxin will spread slower, it will also seep into your skin and spread slowly. The five internal organs will decay and die within three months."
Su Qianying's face suddenly turned pale, and she instinctively took several steps back, with a look of horror on her face:
"How could there be such a terrible thing in my house?"
"Wait a minute, my mother likes to grow flowers the most. If she touches this..."
Su Qianying's pupils shrank, she turned around and ran towards the villa door like crazy.
The door was open, but there was silence inside.
After Su Qianying entered the house, she saw a thin figure sitting on the sofa in the house.
"Cough cough cough cough..."
The figure occasionally coughed violently, and its breathing was more like a fan, making a "squeak, squeak, squeak" sound.
If it weren't for the familiar shawl she was wearing, Su Qianying wouldn't have been able to recognize that this person turned out to be her mother.
"Mom..." Su Qianying shouted towards Lin Yufang with a trembling voice.
Lin Yufang froze, turned her head suddenly, and looked at Su Qianying with a shocked face:
"Yingying, why are you back?"
Su Qianying immediately rushed in front of Lin Yufang, looking at the thin foreskin and bones in front of her, her face was extremely sallow, and her hair was sparse and yellow.
If her facial features hadn't looked the same as before, she wouldn't have recognized the woman at all. Her eyes were filled with horror:
"Mom, what's wrong with you? How did you become like this?"
"When you called me two days ago, weren't you very angry?"
"How...why did it become like this?"
As he spoke, tears rolled down involuntarily, and his emotions gradually began to collapse.
Lin Yufang moved her lips, stretched out her hand to rub Su Qianying's hair, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she said extremely gently:
"Yingying! Don't cry. Mom is fine. She just has a minor illness, so she looks a little thinner. But the doctor said it's not difficult to treat my condition."
"As long as I take the medicine well, my body will recover in a month or two at most, and I will be able to be active again."
"Then why did you lie to me when I asked you if you were well last time?" Su Qianying said with tears in her eyes and an angry look on her face:
"What did you say at the time? You said you were in very good health, you could eat two bowls of rice at a meal, and you went out to square dance every night!"
"In the end, you ended up like this. If I don't come back, are you going to keep hiding it from me?"
"Mom, I don't want you to worry!" Lin Yufang pulled Su Qianying to sit on the sofa and sighed:
"You only have two years, and now half a year has passed. If you waste any more time, your life will probably become a copy of your mother's. You will be unable to control yourself for the rest of your life. Your mother doesn't want you to be like this."
"Mom, this is just a minor illness and will be cured soon, so why should I alarm you?"
Speaking of this, she immediately changed the subject and said:
"By the way, what's the reason for you coming back this time? I remember when you made the bet with your grandma, you two had an agreement that you couldn't come back if you didn't complete the task or didn't receive your grandma's greeting.
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"When you came back suddenly this time, did you complete your mission, or did your grandma greet you?"
"If your grandma greets you, you'd better leave as soon as possible! Your grandma has no good intentions for you. If you let her know that you are back, you may not be able to leave."
"My grandma did ask me to come back to celebrate her birthday, but that will be next week. I came back this time for other reasons."
Su Qianying shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked cautiously:
"Mom, tell me honestly, did something happen to my dad and my brother? And what happened to your body?"
"Don't be perfunctory with me. Before I left Yuncheng, I took you for a full-body examination. Your physical condition was very good at that time, and it was impossible for you to suddenly become ill."
"Your grandma's birthday party..." Lin Yufang sighed and said in a bitter tone:
"Yingying! Mom told you not to come back to attend your grandma's birthday party. It's a Hongmen banquet. If you come back, you really may not be able to leave."
"As for your dad and your brother, they did have a small problem, but it's not a big impact. They will solve it soon, so don't worry."
"As for Mom's body, I didn't lie to you. It's really just a minor problem. I checked with Dr. Jiang a few days ago and he said it's fine. What are you worried about?"
"Dr. Jiang? Are you talking about Jiang Wanlong?" Su Qianying's eyes lit up and she said with some surprise:
"It turns out Dr. Jiang made the diagnosis, so I'm relieved..."
"Then it's too early for you to worry."
Li Yang, who was originally standing at the door and wanted to give the mother and daughter some space, finally couldn't help but walked in and said with a wry smile on his face:
"Auntie, please don't lie to Sister Ying. You should know your physical condition very well. If you continue like this, it will only last for half a month at most."
As soon as these words came out, Su Qianying suddenly raised her head and said with horror on her face:
"Li Yang, what do you mean by this? What do you mean my mother is at least half a month old? Please explain it clearly to me."
Lin Yufang also stood up at this time, frowned and looked at Li Yang and said:
"Who are you?"
Su Qianying quickly said: "Mom, this is my friend Li Yang. He is also a doctor and has very good medical skills. Why not let him take a look at it for you?"
"Your friend?" Li Yufang glanced at Su Qianying with disapproval and said in a deep voice:
"Yingying, you are too simple. Not everyone is suitable to be friends with, and not everyone can be a doctor."
"Although I do not discriminate against blind people, have you ever seen a blind person with superb medical skills? And have you ever seen a person with superb medical skills at such a young age?"
"Yingying, when you grow up, you should have your own judgment when dealing with people. You should be more cautious when making friends in the future. Don't bring everyone home, do you hear me?"