Chapter 59: The Only Thing She Lacks Is Medicine

Xiang Yu hurriedly nodded in gratitude.

Entering the dormitory and setting her things down, she simply wiped herself off with cold water, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and lay down on the bed, only then feeling an overwhelming wave of exhaustion.

With no energy left to think, her head hit the pillow and she sank instantly into a deep sleep.

The large iron gate downstairs was locked, and she had also bolted the dormitory door from the inside, which made her feel exceptionally secure.

However, the Xiang household was in absolute chaos.

First to wake up and needing to use the outhouse, Xiang Fuqiang wanted to check on his daughter to see if she was still holding up after being tied up and sleeping on the floor all night.

To his shock, the bed was completely empty, with only a pile of ropes scattered loosely. The textbooks and school supplies he had knocked all over the floor were also gone.

He was so startled that the urge to use the restroom vanished instantly, and he loudly shouted for Li Meilan.

Li Meilan walked over with unkempt hair and swollen eyelids, still holding kindling wood and a lighter in her hands.

When she saw the scene inside the room, she let out a shriek, dropped the firewood, and rushed in, only to discover that Xiang Yu's clothes and shoes were gone as well.

Seethed with fury, she began loudly cursing her daughter non-stop.

"That damned ungrateful wolf, she's got some nerve. I'm going to the police station to report this and have this ungrateful wretch dragged back."

Xiang Fuqiang was also angry, but still retained a shred of rationality. "Hurry up and call the Spirit Medium Liu first to reschedule the date. We already paid a five-hundred-yuan deposit."

Whenever money was involved, Li Meilan could put any level of rage on hold. She hurriedly grabbed Xiang Fuqiang's phone and dialed Spirit Medium Liu's number.

Spirit Medium Liu had just finished breakfast and was getting ready to go out. Hearing the request, she said, "Reschedule if you must, I can accommodate that. But if the event falls through later due to reasons on your end, the deposit will not be refunded. I've already done a lot of preparatory work, which costs both money and effort."

Li Meilan could only agree with displeasure.

Next, the two of them began discussing where to find Xiang Yu.

Xiang Fuqiang analyzed, "I saw her Chinese test paper yesterday—she scored over 90, and both her math and English were in the 60s. She's genuinely better than before; she must really care about the high school entrance exams. There's an eighty percent chance she went to school."

Li Meilan's eyes turned vicious. "Then let's go hunt her down at the school first. If we can't find her, we'll go report it to the police station."

Xiang Fuqiang shrank back slightly. "Can we really call the police about this? Won't the cops end up criticizing us instead?"

Li Meilan shook her daughter off—wait, shook her head. "Probably not. We didn't sell our daughter this time... I mean, we didn't arrange a betrothal for her."

Xiang Fuqiang nodded, feeling that made sense. This time, they were doing it to cure her illness and drive away the evil spirits possessing her.

Without even bothering to make breakfast, the couple grabbed a still-drowsy Xiang Hao and hurried toward the street.

Over at the Ye family.

Ye Fen flew into a rage after receiving the call from Spirit Medium Liu.

She cursed shrilly, "Xiang Fuqiang and Li Meilan are truly a pair of useless, lazy bums. They couldn't even keep an eye on a single daughter, letting her slip away sometime last night."

Her shouting woke up Ye Nanxin, who had been sleeping in. Hearing that it concerned Xiang Yu, she instantly perked up her ears.

Cripple Su also wore a dark expression, his eyes gloomy as if contemplating something sinister.

Ye Fen was frantic with anger. "How about I go take care of it myself and slip the poison into that little bitch's food?"

Cripple Su waved a hand dismissively. "That's out of the question. How could you ever get close to her? It's better to let Spirit Medium Liu handle it to play it safe."

Ye Fen said irritably, "Spirit Medium Liu won't even get a chance to make a move. Xiang Yu is craftier than a ghost now. After causing such a scene, she'll never come back."

Cripple Su smoked in silence, deep in thought.

Indeed, there were no good options left.

They certainly couldn't bribe anyone in the school cafeteria; if word ever leaked out, all of them would face criminal charges.

A thought stirred within Ye Nanxin. She could do it. She was in the same classroom and dormitory as Xiang Yu, giving her countless opportunities to get close to Xiang Yu and her belongings.

Xiang Yu's thermos, her water cup, her lunchbox...

The only thing she lacked was the poison.