The person on the other end also said they had tried the loquat paste sold in lody Sumrs’s shop and discovered it had a miraculous effect on respiratory and pulmonary issues.
Therefore, they hoped to get lody Sumrs’s help in jointly developing this special dicine.
lody Sumrs thought about it. ’If this is true, it would be a great service to the nation and its people.’ She replied, "How can you prove you’re a research institute that’s actually cooperating with the governnt? What if you’re scamrs?"
lody Sumrs wanted to do her small part for the country, but she was also afraid of being scamd.
Inside the research institute where Paige Walsh worked, an assistant saw lody Sumrs’s reply and was overjoyed. He rushed to Paige Walsh’s office and said excitedly, "Professor Walsh! The owner of the Arcadia Shop replied to my ssage!"
They had only ssaged her on a whim, because according to people who had shopped on the platform, the store’s owner was very aloof and never replied to any ssages.
One researcher even said he had once tried to pay ten million to the owner for a custom order of honey, but even after a long ti, the owner never acknowledged him.
They never expected lody Sumrs to actually reply this ti! It was a wonderful surprise!
Paige Walsh was also pleasantly surprised.
After seeing Zara Walsh off that day, Paige Walsh had imdiately sent the jar of loquat paste to her researchers for analysis.
Paige Walsh didn’t believe a simple loquat paste could be effective against pulmonary problems. ’That’s utter nonsense.’ She believed there had to be so kind of drug mixed into it. If they could just identify that drug, their current predicant would be easily solved.
But the institute’s researchers analyzed it for a long ti and, for the life of them, couldn’t identify any dicinal components within it.
Paige Walsh and her team of researchers tried using the loquat paste as an ingredient, adding it proportionally to their existing formula, and discovered the resulting dicine had a miraculous effect—
Adding a minuscule amount of the loquat paste to the drug formula could cure 70% of patients.
If the proportion of loquat paste reached 10%, the resulting dicine could cure almost 99% of patients.
The drug developnt project had reached a stalemate. After all, with current dical technology, it was extrely difficult to clear contaminants deep within the lungs. lody Sumrs’s willingness to reply brought new hope to the entire project team.
Seeing lody Sumrs’s reply, Paige Walsh called over the institute’s expert mbers and the governnt liaisons assigned to the project.
After a discussion, they photographed their ID cards and parts of the collaborative project proposal. They even took photos of themselves holding their IDs next to the chat screen, then sent all of these pictures to lody Sumrs.
lody Sumrs looked at the dozens of pictures she received in the chat window, patiently examining them one by one.
When she got to Paige Walsh’s work ID, she froze.
’I can’t believe the person in charge of this institute is Paige Walsh,’ lody Sumrs thought with so surprise.
When lody Sumrs was in high school, she had gone to Zane Simmons’s house to tutor him and had a strong impression of his mother, Paige Walsh.
Although Paige Walsh was the wife of a wealthy man, she had always been very gentle with her and never acted arrogant or looked down on her.
She had even offered to fund lody Sumrs’s university education, but lody wasn’t short on money at the ti, so she declined.
All of the dozens of photos showed the docunts next to the chat screen, providing ample proof.
Then, as if they were afraid lody Sumrs still wouldn’t believe them, they added that they could et in person at a governnt office or a local police station to discuss the details.
Seeing this, lody Sumrs let go of her doubts and replied, "How can I help you?"
The other party quickly replied, "We need to purchase this loquat paste in large quantities. Can you supply it to us?"
lody Sumrs thought for a mont and replied, "How much do you need?"
The process of making the loquat paste was too complicated. Last ti, it had taken lody Sumrs a long ti just to make over 300 jars.
lody Sumrs waited for a mont before the reply ca: "For the first batch of dicine, we need at least five thousand jars."
lody Sumrs’s vision went dark—
Five thousand jars!
That would take her at least over a week!
lody Sumrs broke out in a cold sweat. ’This is the kind of work that’ll break my hands...’
lody Sumrs also considered sending them the raw ingredients and letting the institute make it themselves, but she was afraid it wouldn’t have the sa effect if it didn’t co from her space.
On Paige Walsh’s end, they waited a long ti before seeing lody Sumrs’s reply: "I can do it, but I’ll need more than a week to prepare."
Seeing lody Sumrs’s reply, the entire research institute was ecstatic. They imdiately responded, "No problem. Please provide an account number, and we’ll transfer the money."
The owner of Arcadia was too mysterious and didn’t seem to be in need of money, but the institute was terrified that lody Sumrs would back out.
’We should at least transfer a deposit,’ they thought. ’That will show our sincerity.’
lody Sumrs thought for a mont and asked, "After this dicine is released to the public, how will it be priced?"
The institute replied, "It will be treated as disaster relief supplies, distributed to various hospitals and ergency response centers, and given for free to residents with pulmonary and respiratory problems."
When lody Sumrs read that, she replied, "In that case, I won’t charge anything either. Consider it my contribution to the country."
lody Sumrs felt that since it was for the good of the nation and its people, she should do her part.
’Besides, almost all the ingredients co from my space,’ she thought. ’All I’m contributing is my labor.’
Unexpectedly, the people on the other end were incredibly moved. They kept saying they would issue a report to thank lody Sumrs for her selflessness.
They also asked if lody Sumrs would be willing to be interviewed by a television station, saying they wanted to arrange a special feature on her. In addition to that, they offered to give her the official status of a researcher, which ca with a governnt stipend.
Their enthusiasm made lody Sumrs’s skin crawl, and she quickly refused each offer.
’Are you kidding ? I can’t explain the origin of this loquat paste right now. I can’t expose my space.’
She simply asked them for a shipping address and closed the chat window.
Then lody Sumrs rolled up her sleeves, ready to pick loquat leaves and brew the paste!
***
For the past few days, Sylvia Lancaster had been in a private hospital room, observing her post-miscarriage confinent. Elaine Hughes and Simon Lancaster were constantly by her side, taking care of her.
But the Sutton Family remained indifferent, never once ntioning bringing her back to the Sutton Villa to be cared for.
This left Sylvia Lancaster feeling incredibly aggrieved. ’If only Mr. and Mrs. Sutton hadn’t listened to that charlatan and spent all this ti stirring up trouble, keeping on edge,’ she thought, ’would I have really lost my child?’
Aside from a single visit from Ethan Sutton, Mr. Sutton, and Mrs. Sutton the day after her miscarriage, none of the Suttons had co to see her for the entire week. Only the Sutton family’s maid ca to deliver her three als a day.
Elaine Hughes fed Sylvia Lancaster the chicken soup sent by the Sutton’s maid and complained, "What on earth is wrong with the Sutton Family? It’s been a whole week, and they haven’t even co to see their daughter-in-law while she’s recovering from her miscarriage..."
Sylvia Lancaster was heartbroken as well. She sent ssages to Ethan Sutton, but he barely responded, only telling her to rest well.
Having just lost her child, with no one from her husband’s family coming to see or support her, Sylvia Lancaster felt utterly wronged. She asked Ethan Sutton if the Sutton Family blad her for not being able to keep the baby.
Ethan Sutton just said she was overthinking it and told her not to let her imagination run wild.
Sylvia Lancaster finished the chicken soup, took out her phone, and was about to send Ethan Sutton a ssage—
She wanted to tell him that once she recovered, they could try for another child.
Just then, the door to her hospital room was thrown open with a BANG.
Sylvia Lancaster jumped in fright. Looking up, she saw Ethan Sutton at the door, his face contorted with rage.
Elaine Hughes was just about to greet him when Ethan Sutton strode forward, grabbed Sylvia Lancaster as she lay in bed, and roared, "Sylvia Lancaster, how dare you do this to ! How dare you cuckold !"
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