Because I Cannot Hurt You

Shuang narrowed her eyes. When she tasted it too, she found that it was true. There was indeed soy sauce added.

Caihong couldn't calm down. Dread filled her chest as Siying didn't stop coughing. She rubbed his palms and patted his back, but it didn't bring any relief to him.

An Meiying covered her mouth. "Caihong... don't tell me you purposely…"

Caihong paled and she burst into tears. "I-I did nothing wrong. I didn't put any soy sauce in his food. I didn't know how it came here! Siying...he-he…"

Shuang said, "We'll do the debate later. Siying's condition is worsening. Let's head to the hospital first."

Caihong got up. "I will take out the car-"

"Let it be Caihong," An Meiying pursed her lips. "It's better that Shuang and I take him for now."

Caihong looked at her, shocked. "You think I will harm him?"

An Meiying seemed concerned and distraught. "We had Siying's responsibility, Caihong, and even after Xinyi gave the instructions, we found soy sauce in his food which he is clearly allergic to."

"Enough!"

Shuang picked Siying in her arms. He looked even paler than before. "I am leaving. If you guys wanna waste time here, be my guests," she warned.

An Meiying said, "Wait, I am coming!"

Caihong stood rooted to her spot for a long time before she finally wiped her tears and dashed out.

---

Han villa.

Just like yesterday, Xinyi and Chyou were together, learning drawing and art when Han Huizhong passed by. He narrowed his eyes ans snorted.

"You seem to enjoy yourself."

Xinyi coughed. "We both are."

He sat down at the other couch, reading the newspaper when Xinyi got a call.

"Hello? Oh Shuang. What is it?"

When she heard her next words, the pencil slipped from her hands. She turned pale.

"I-I am coming!"

Han Huizhong squinted his eyes. "What happened?"

"Si-Siying...." She burst into tears. "I have to go to the hospital!

---

Xinyi and Zhiyuan came rushing to the hospital as soon as they heard the news.

"Shuang! Si-Siying! Where is he? How is he now?" Tears rolled down her cheeks as she clutched her arm. "Please tell me!"

"The doctor is checking on him," Shuang consoled.

Xinyi peeked through the small window and saw Siying lying on the bed while the pediatrician treated him.

Her heart almost stopped beating seeing how red he looked with all those rashes. 

"Siying…"

She wished to rush to his side.

Zhiyuan pulled her into his arms. His heart shook to see his son's state. Just hours ago, he was running all around the house but now he laid unconscious.

"Zhiyuan... Siying...did you look at him? He-he is red all over... Siying-" she sobbed and trembled in his arms.

He felt as if somebody tightly squeezed his heart. He wiped her tears and hugged her.

"Xinyi. Siying will be fine. He is our strong boy, isn't he? He will be fine and I know it."

"But he…" she was anxious and panicking. Tears refused to stop flowing.

Zhiyuan held her cheeks and stared at her. Even he was afraid for his son, but he had to stand strong for his family. "Siying will be alright. Trust me."

He looked at Shuang and Caihong and glanced back at her. "What happened?"

Caihong stiffened. Her heart raced in nervousness and she clenched her fists.

Shuang said, "That-"

An Meiying cut her off. "There was soy sauce in Siying's food that Caihong brought for him and then he started to feel sick."

Shuang shot a glare at her.

Xinyi widened her eyes.

"Soy sauce? But Siying is allergic to soy!"

An Meiying pursed her lips. "Even I was shocked to taste his food. Just this morning you talked about his allergy so how could Caihong forget it? Thank God Shuang was there with us too so we quickly brought him to the hospital. It was she who carried him all the way."

With this, she pointed out how irresponsible Caihong was and at the same time, how Shuang was there for him.

She also hinted that Caihong might have done it purposely.

Shuang kept quiet and so did Zhiyuan. 

Caihong's gaze turned misty. Her voice faltered. "Please trust me... Zhiyuan, Xinyi...I-I really don't know about this...I made his lunch myself and I didn't add any soy sauce. Why would I when Xinyi already told me about his allergy? So I don't know how…"

An Meiying probed. "How else would it happen? You cooked his food and brought it to the table. Nobody else touched it. Caihong, if you had problems teaching Siying, then you shouldn't have forced yourself, but going this far…"

"Mom, enough!" Shuang glared at her. "We will find that later but right now Siying is more important."

An Meiying was inwardly furious.

Idiot daughter! I am paving your way here and you are stopping me!

Xinyi urged. "But how did his condition turn so serious in the first place? Didn't you give his allergy medicine as soon as you saw the redness?"

Caihong was confused.

"Me-medicine? What medicine?"

Zhiyuan and Xinyi exchanged glances in shock.

Zhiyuan said, "Siying's allergy medicine. Whenever we take him anywhere, we always keep his allergy medicine with us in case of emergency. Xinyi had put the pills in his bag. Didn't you give him that?"

Caihong didn't understand at all. "But Xinyi didn't tell me about it."

"I tried to when I dropped him home, but you said you were getting late so I should text you the rest of it."

Her eyes slowly widened in realization.

"I messaged you that I kept his pills in the front part of the bag in case you need them."

An Meiying rejoiced.

This is pure gold! I didn't plan for this but who knew that Caihong would make such a fatal mistake!

"Caihong. Is it true?" She looked at her incredibly. "Why didn't you tell us about his medicine? Siying's condition wouldn't have worsened like that. Check your phone."

When Caihong opened her inbox, she found Xinyi's message with all the instructions and she mentioned the medicine too, but it was unread.