The Heiress School Beauty and the Illegitimate School Bully: Chapter 29

Xiao Yi was conversing with guests in a corner of the banquet hall when a subtle commotion caught his attention. Someone whispered that Song Qian had felt unwell and returned to her room. A surge of unease gripped him, and he hurried toward her quarters.

Upon reaching the door, he found Song Qian’s personal maid standing there, her face etched with anxiety and her eyes rimmed with red. Seeing Xiao Yi, the maid rushed toward him, sobbing, "Sir, Miss seems to have been drugged. She hasn't been herself ever since she drank that glass of wine at the banquet." Xiao Yi’s face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with a mixture of terror and fury.

He burst into the room to find Song Qian lying weakly on the bed. Her complexion was as white as parchment, beads of sweat clung to her forehead, and her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she were enduring immense agony. His heart felt as though it were being squeezed by an invisible hand, and his breath came in short, ragged gasps. With trembling hands, he gently took hold of hers; her skin was so deathly cold that it sent a sharp pang of anguish through him. His voice choked with emotion as he whispered, "Song Qian, how are you feeling? Who could be so cruel?"

Song Qian opened her eyes slightly. Seeing Xiao Yi’s desperate expression, she tried to force a faint smile to comfort him, but she was too weak to utter a word. Xiao Yi carefully gathered her into his arms, as if she were a fragile, priceless treasure. At that moment, his world held nothing but her safety, his gaze so tender it seemed capable of dispelling her pain.

Carrying her, he hurried downstairs. While dialing for an ambulance, he made a silent vow to unearth the mastermind and make them pay a devastating price. Xiao Yi’s strides were hurried yet resolute, each step fueled by a simmering, boundless rage. His eyes burned with the fire of vengeance—intense and dangerous.

After getting Song Qian to the hospital, he watched her lying unconscious on the bed, his fury erupting like a volcano. He knew that if he were to bring the culprit to justice, he had to act with cold, calculated precision.

Xiao Yi’s first thought was to review the banquet’s surveillance footage. He rushed back to the venue, ignoring the curious stares of the guests as he strode directly to the security room. To his frustration, he discovered that the footage had suffered a brief, deliberate interruption during the critical window. His gaze grew colder; he realized his adversary had been well-prepared, but he would not be deterred.

He began a meticulous process of elimination, identifying everyone who had the opportunity to approach Song Qian’s glass. Following a thorough investigation, he discovered a servant who had acted suspiciously before Song Qian drank the wine and had slipped away shortly thereafter. Through various channels, Xiao Yi tracked down the servant’s residence. When he confronted the individual, the servant’s eyes filled with terror. Suppressing his rage, Xiao Yi spoke in a low, menacing tone, "Tell me, who ordered you to drug Song Qian? If you confess now, I might show leniency. But if you utter a single lie, I will make you regret the day you were born."

Under Xiao Yi’s piercing glare, the servant trembled violently before breaking down, confessing that Xiao Chen had bribed her. Upon learning the truth, Xiao Yi did not impulsively rush to confront Xiao Chen. He understood that the servant’s word alone would not be enough to bring him down. Consequently, he began to quietly gather additional evidence of the transaction, including bank transfer records and recordings of their phone conversations.

Leveraging the connections and resources he had cultivated in the business world, Xiao Yi engaged a professional investigative team and legal counsel to piece together the clues and solidify the chain of evidence.