Hubby to the rescue.

So, grandpa Zhang had revealed the cause of the illness, this much was evident. It wasn't something she had anticipated being asked by an outsider. 

Alix used her free left hand to scratch the back of her right hand which Caishen was still holding on to. This was a loaded question that needed careful responding to. She couldn't reveal how she knew what she knew or she had known about the poison or the antidote. 

The question elicited different reactions from the people in the living room. The Zhang's all frowned, especially Caishen whose disapproval could not be hidden. 

The prosecutor general smiled secretly and hid his lips behind the tea cup, trying to appear not overly interested in the response. 

Doctor Ming on the other hand didn't take his eyes off Alix, staring at her intensely, so intensely that it made her uncomfortable. 

"It was me." Caishen said.