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Chapter 55 Its son is in my hands

midnight.

Ji Sisi seemed to hear noises outside while half-asleep, but she was too sleepy to get up and check.

Little Grey didn't bark, so it should be fine, right?
After thinking it over, Ji Si turned over and went back to sleep.

Little Grey smelled the familiar scent and excitedly ran around the yard. The mother wolf outside growled, and Little Grey immediately sat obediently at the door.

The mother wolf slipped in through the gap under the gate and began throwing pikas into the yard.

A dozen or so dead pikas were piled up in the yard. The mother wolf glanced at the house, then at the wounds on Little Grey's body, and prepared to carry Little Grey away.

Just as the mother wolf opened her mouth, Little Grey dodged forward.

The mother wolf paused for a moment, then let out a low growl.

Little Grey retorted and growled in response, then turned around, took short strides and ran back to the doghouse that Ji Sisi had made for it, where it lay down without moving.

Under the moonlight, the mother wolf left alone.
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Zhang Qianjin's snoring echoed throughout the room as he slept in a casual posture, lost in his dreams.

In the pitch-black room, Wang Cuicui sat on the edge of the bed, her mind filled with the scene she had witnessed that afternoon when Zhang Qianjin went to Ji Sisi's house.

A myriad of emotions swirled within her, and anger clouded her judgment.

Snapped--

Zhang Qianjin was dragged back to reality from his dream. He opened his heavy eyelids and was hit hard on the stomach.

Zhang Qianjin was furious. "Why are you acting crazy in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

After saying that, he was afraid that the noise would wake his youngest son, so he looked down and found that the child was not there and the door to the room was locked.

"What were you doing at Ji Sisi's place this afternoon? You know perfectly well that we don't get along, yet you still went to see her."

Do you two have a secret relationship?
Zhang Qianjin, how could you face me, your two children, and Director Qi? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'm going to find Ji Sisi and get to the bottom of this right now!

Wang Cuicui, with her hair disheveled and eyes glaring angrily, looked somewhat frightening under the dim light bulb.

"Wang Cuicui, watch your mouth!"

Zhang Qianjin rubbed his face in frustration, extremely agitated and unsure how to explain himself.

He wanted to tell the truth, but he was afraid that Wang Cuicui would find out about the cordyceps. Given her greedy nature, she might even start a bad trend. His situation was complicated!
But if we don't say anything, seeing Wang Cuicui's commotion, it's sure to cause a huge uproar in the courtyard, and everyone will know.

He wasn't afraid, but Ji Sisi was a woman, and public opinion was a powerful force to be reckoned with; Director Qi's fate was still unknown...

Zhang Qianjin sighed, his expression grave.

"Director Qi has had an accident, and it's hard to say whether she'll be able to come back. I went to deliver Director Qi's salary to her on behalf of Accountant Xiao He, and casually asked her if she had heard any rumors."

Wang Cuicui was stunned. Seeing that her husband's expression didn't seem like he was joking, and that if the mission went smoothly, there should be good news coming from the institute.

When she thought back, she realized that whenever she bumped into Director Fu these past few days, he always had a gloomy face and his greetings weren't as warm as before.

Could it be... that something really happened to Qi Yan?

Wang Cuicui didn't know whether to be happy or sad. She was happy that Ji Sisi could finally get out of the hospital, but she was sad that such a good person as Qi Yan was gone.

Wang Cuicui hadn't recovered from her anger, and she stood frozen in place.

After a long pause, Wang Cuicui spoke up, "Back then, I wanted to introduce him to Director Qi, but you all stopped me. Now look what's happened."

"What does this have to do with you introducing someone to someone! You'd better keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone. If you do, all four of us will have to pack up and go back to our hometown in the countryside." Zhang Qianjin's words completely dispelled Wang Cuicui's suspicions.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Wang Cuicui muttered under her breath, "Ji Sisi has a heart condition and is destined to die young. Maybe she's the one who brought bad luck to Qi..."

Zhang Qianjin's expression changed again. He grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and smashed it to the ground. The red porcelain glass made a loud bang as it hit the ground.

"Shut up! What does this have to do with Ji Sisi? If you keep talking nonsense, go back to your hometown in the countryside, or we'll get a divorce!"

Zhang Qianjin got out of bed, pointed at Wang Cuicui's nose and cursed, "I've had enough of you! If I had known you were so heartless, I, Zhang Qianjin, would rather be a bachelor for the rest of my life than marry a black woman like you!"

After saying that, Zhang Qianjin opened the door and went to another room, brought the two children over, and put them to sleep in that room.

Wang Cuicui stood helplessly in the room, tears streaming down her face. Ignoring her sleeping child, she cried out loudly about her miserable life.
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In the early morning, Ji Sisi got up and stretched. She suddenly felt much lighter than before, not knowing whether it was psychological or the effect of the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

As soon as she opened the door, a pile of rabbit carcasses came into view. Ji Sisi's pupils contracted, and she froze for a few seconds.

Where did these come from?
Hearing the noise, Little Grey wagged its tail and ran towards her, then ran back to sit on the pile of pika carcasses and licked its lips.

Ji Sisi approached and squatted down to observe the pika.

Without exception, all of these pikas had several bloody holes in their necks, making it easy to guess that they had been bitten to death.

Ji Sisi picked one up. It had brownish-red fur and really did look somewhat like a mouse. Unlike ordinary rabbits, the pika had short ears, black eyes, and was quite small.

"Did your mother send it over?"

Ji Sisi put the rabbit down and patted Little Gray's head. Little Gray raised its head, looking proud.

Just as Ji Sisi was worrying about how to proceed, there was a knock on the door.

"Sisi, are you up?"

Ji Sisi opened the door, and Li Hongying carried a red-flowered, white porcelain-bottomed iron basin filled with steamed cornbread.

"I made some cornbread this morning, I brought you a few to try. Oh! Why do you have so many pikas here?"

Li Hongying was speaking when she was so frightened that she screamed and almost dropped the basin in her hand.

Ji Sisi had no choice but to explain the truth, "It was probably sent over by Little Grey's mom. I was worried about what to do..."

Li Hongying opened her mouth, her mind still processing what Ji Sisi had said.

After two days apart, Sisi has raised a wolf cub, and the mother wolf even brought her a bunch of pikas in the middle of the night to express her gratitude.
Li Hongying moved her lips, but swallowed back what she wanted to say.

"Sister Hongying, don't worry, I'll release Little Grey back once it's healed. I'll keep it locked up at home during the day, so it definitely won't hurt the children or adults. As for the mother wolf, her cubs are still in my hands, so she definitely won't do anything to hurt anyone."

"Silly girl, I'm just worried about you. This is a wolf, you dare to keep a wild creature as a pet."

Li Hongying skillfully opened Ji Sisi's kitchen door. "Wotou, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come and eat while the Wotou is still warm."

"What should we do then? Can pikas eat them?"

Ji Sisi pointed to the pika on the ground.

Li Hongying nodded, "It's edible, but it's a bit complicated to prepare. There's not much meat, so it'll take a lot of time. You don't have time while you're at work, but I'm free this afternoon anyway, so I'll just help you prepare it."

"I don't need it. I can't cook, so this meat would be a waste for me. If you want it, Sister Hongying, take it. If not, I'll find a bag to put it away later."

Li Hongying hesitated for a few seconds, but still accepted it.

(End of this chapter)