"Don't be shocked, Miss Su. I actually have a card identical to yours."
As he spoke, Jiang Xinghai did indeed produce a card. It was jet-black, covered in golden dragon scales, and also carved with the character 'Ling'.
"You!"
Su Yanyun was utterly transfixed.
The card in Jiang Xinghai's hand was identical to the one she kept in her safe!
"But the balance on my card is pitiful—less than a hundred yuan." Jiang Xinghai was at a loss for words every ti he thought about it.
When his Eldest Senior Sister, Chu Lingyun, gave him the card, she had told him it wouldn't hold its countless riches until the day he married.
Until then, he had to make his own way.
"C-Can you please back up to the door?"
At that mont, Su Yanyun felt she had to open her safe to check, afraid that Jiang Xinghai might try sothing.
"Of course."
Jiang Xinghai silently backed away to the doorway. He then went a step further, exiting the room completely and turning his back to her.
Su Yanyun quickly opened the safe. Seeing that her own card was still inside, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
'Jiang Xinghai hadn't lied to her!'
"Dr. Jiang, I was being too suspicious. Please, co in."
With an apologetic look, Su Yanyun walked toward Jiang Xinghai. "May I see your card?"
"Of course." Jiang Xinghai handed it over.
Su Yanyun examined it from every angle several tis before handing it back to Jiang Xinghai. "You're right. Our cards are identical. They must have both co from that woman in historical dress. You said her na is Chu Lingyun?"
"Oh no… She didn't want you to know her na, and I just…"
Jiang Xinghai was struck speechless, wondering if telling Su Yanyun Chu Lingyun's na had been a mistake.
"I don't recall any distant relatives with the surna Chu. Maybe it was just a white lie," Su Yanyun said, smiling to reassure herself.
"Alright, let's put this aside for now."
Jiang Xinghai slowly sat down on the sofa, his eyes fixed on Su Yanyun.
"You're making feel rather awkward, staring at like that."
Su Yanyun lowered her head and deliberately sat down beside Jiang Xinghai.
"Don't get the wrong idea. Even if my Eldest Senior Sister told you to stay close to , you're free to ignore her. I promise nothing bad will happen to you." Jiang Xinghai understood what she was thinking.
"No."
Su Yanyun shook her head gently. "If it weren't for her, I'd still be aimlessly wandering in the Provincial City. She gave three traditional dicinal formulas and five hundred million in capital. An opportunity like this is once in a lifeti. I think following her instructions is a pretty good idea."
"Alright."
Jiang Xinghai nodded thoughtfully. "Since she suggested you return to Jizhou to open a costics company, let take a wild guess… the three formulas she gave you must be the Youthful Appearance Technique, the Longevity Pill, and the Repair Cream. Am I right?"
"You're completely right!"
Su Yanyun nodded, completely dumbfounded.
"Rember, any one of these three formulas is priceless, far more valuable than the five hundred million in capital. You must never reveal them casually in front of others." Jiang Xinghai's serious expression made Su Yanyun feel grateful.
'That was the sa warning Chu Lingyun had given her!'
"How about this: once your company is open, I can help you fine-tune the formulas part-ti before they go into mass production. That way, they won't be stolen by outsiders. What do you think?" Jiang Xinghai offered.
"That would be wonderful! Thank you, Dr. Jiang." Realization dawned on Su Yanyun, and her face broke into a smile.
She had been worried about how to keep the formulas secret during the developnt and preparation phase.
Now that Jiang Xinghai had made the offer, it was more than she could have hoped for.
"Miss Su, we need to return to the subject of the Yu Family fire." Jiang Xinghai's gaze was clear and focused.
"You can call Yanyun from now on. And I'll call you Xinghai. Is that alright?" Su Yanyun asked, suddenly changing the subject.
"Of course."
Jiang Xinghai didn't particularly care about titles, so he continued, "Yanyun, the matter concerning the Yu Family's annihilation is very important to . Please, think back carefully. During your ti with the Yu Family, did you ever hear of or see a mysterious old man?"
"A mysterious old man?"
Su Yanyun stared at Jiang Xinghai for a mont, resolving to help this man with all her heart.
Her mind rapidly flashed through scenes from three years ago.
"I don't recall a mysterious old man, but…"
Su Yanyun seed uncertain, hesitating for a mont.
"But what?" Jiang Xinghai pressed.
"However, I did once accidentally see that wretched old man, Yu Baoshou, chatting with a filthy old beggar—and he was being extrely polite." Su Yanyun suddenly grasped Jiang Xinghai's hand. "That's not normal at all. Does that an the old beggar was the mysterious old man?"
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