Bab 204: Away From Prying Eyes

"Mm. Remember that medicine I asked you to bring home before?" he asked quietly. 

"Which one?" she responded. To an onlooker, they were talking about something banal, but to those that knew, it was evident that Bai Ye Qing used Jia Ai as an outlet to get drugs. She had access to all these highly addictive drugs. And god knows what he was doing with them. 

"The relaxant," he informed her. "Could you bring me one?" He used Jia Ai as a free store for all medication.

She quietened down. "Sure. But when do you want it?" Her voice was level despite being in the company of others. 

"I'll come over when you have it. Can you give it to me tonight?"

"Why do you need it?" It wasn't that she needed to know. She was more curious. He usually asked her to bring painkillers and things of that nature. The only other time he had asked for it… "Did something happen at home?"