HCB Chapter 223 Even more foolish than him
Chapter 223 Even more foolish than him
Chapter 223 Even More Stupid Than Him
The antidote developed by Zhou Xinyu is an ointment, meant to be applied topically.
If successful, this ointment will be the nemesis of Zhang Qier's poison, detoxifying, relieving itching without leaving scars, and also whitening and moisturizing the skin.
When Yue Yirou and Mu Xuan pushed open the door and walked in, Zhou Xinyu was holding a spoon and mixing ointment.
"Xinyu, go have dinner first, don't push yourself so hard."
Seeing Zhou Xinyu working day and night tirelessly to research the antidote, Yue Yirou felt somewhat guilty.
She made a decision: regardless of whether Zhou Xinyu could successfully concoct the antidote, she would make Yan Ye pay him a reward.
Even though we're good friends, we can't let them work for nothing.
“Yes, Xinyu, let’s make it after we finish eating,” Mu Xuan continued to persuade.
Zhou Xinyu glanced at them briefly before lowering his eyes again: "You guys go ahead and eat, I'm not hungry yet."
"Xinyu, if Ruowei knew you were like this, she would be heartbroken."
Thinking of Xue Ruowei, Yue Yirou felt even more guilty.
Ruowei is currently pregnant and desperately needs her husband's company. Although she has the help of Butler Xue, Zhou's parents, and servants, none of them can compare to Xinyu by her side.
She had already prevented Ruowei from enjoying her husband's company and care; she couldn't let her husband ruin his health by preparing the antidote for her.
"I'm really not hungry, Yirou. You guys go eat first. I'll prepare the ointment and then I'll eat."
"Xinyu, is this ointment the antidote? Are you almost done preparing it?"
Mu Xuan pointed to the milky white substance in the glass dish on the table and asked.
Zhou Xinyu nodded: "Yes, it's almost finished with just a few more steps. You guys go eat first, and maybe I'll have it ready by the time you're done eating."
"Really? Xinyu, you're amazing!" Yue Yirou was incredulous, both surprised and delighted.
Mu Xuan also looked incredulous, but there was no surprise in her eyes.
"Night, Xinyu is almost ready to prepare the antidote."
As soon as Yue Yirou entered the dining room, she excitedly greeted Yan Ye.
"Really?" Yan Ye was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this. "I knew Xin Yu had this ability."
"Night, we really need to thank Xinyu properly this time."
Yue Yirou walked to the seat next to Yan Ye and sat down, taking his large hand seriously.
Yan Ye understood what she meant and nodded: "Of course, he helped us so much, we should definitely thank him properly."
Because the antidote was about to be prepared, Yan Ye was in a particularly good mood. During the meal, he was much more polite to Mu Xuan, and occasionally he would reply to Mu Xuan's questions.
Mu Xuan was secretly delighted, as if she had seen hope again.
After dinner, Yan Ye took Yue Yirou to the laboratory.
Zhou Xinyu had just finished the last step of the process when he saw them come in. He was holding a small bottle in his hand and smiling at them.
Seeing this, Yan Ye and Yue Yirou knew that the antidote had been prepared.
"Xinyu, you're amazing."
"Impressive! I knew I hadn't misjudged him. The youngest medical doctor in S City truly lives up to his reputation."
The two men spoke highly of Zhou Xinyu.
"Ahem, let's talk about that later. Here, this is the antidote. Take it back, wash your face with clean water first, dry it, and then apply this ointment."
Yue Yirou took the bottle: "Xinyu, thank you so much."
After Yue Yirou finished speaking, she secretly tugged at Yan Ye's sleeve, signaling him that he should keep his promise and not wait for her to speak.
"Ahem." Yan Ye coughed lightly twice. "Xinyu, if applying this ointment helps Yirou's face get better, I will definitely keep my word and reward you properly."
Yan Ye is indeed a shrewd businessman, unlike Yue Yirou, who is always driven by emotions and foolish, demanding payment before even knowing if the medicine will work.
At this moment, Yan Ye secretly rejoiced that he had not yet handed over the financial power to Yue Yirou, otherwise... it would be unimaginable.
Zhou Xinyu nodded: "There's no rush to repay the debt. Let's wait until Yi Rou's face has healed first."
Anyway, he was confident in his ointment.
Yue Yirou sighed softly. Yan Ye was only generous to her. It seemed that she could only pray in her heart that this ointment could cure her face. Otherwise, Dr. Zhou would probably have worked for nothing.
As the three of them walked out of the laboratory, Mu Xuan was about to come in.
"Xuanxuan, Xinyu has prepared the antidote."
Yue Yirou was very happy to see her and waved the bottle in her hand.
Mu Xuan's gaze fell on the bottle in Yue Yirou's hand: "Really? That's wonderful, Xinyu, you're amazing."
"I don't know if it will work yet; we'll only know after using it," Zhou Xinyu said casually. "I'm hungry; I'm going to eat first."
After saying that, Zhou Xinyu strode away alone.
"Yi Rou, let's go back to the room and apply the medicine."
"Okay. Xuanxuan, Ye and I will go back to our room to apply the medicine first, and we'll chat with you later."
Yan Ye embraced Yue Yirou and left.
Watching their backs as they leaned on each other, Mu Xuan secretly clenched her fists.
Ah Cheng hesitated for a long time in the corner with a rose in his hand. Finally, when he saw Mu Xuan about to go into the house, he mustered up his courage and came out.
"Miss Xuanxuan."
Mu Xuan stopped in her tracks: "Acheng, what's wrong?"
“I…” Acheng hid the roses behind his back, scratched his head, glanced at Mu Xuan, and then looked down at the floor.
"Acheng, what's wrong?" Seeing Acheng's hesitant and reluctant expression, Mu Xuan couldn't help but frown.
"I want to...I want to give you a rose."
After speaking very quickly, Acheng shoved the roses into Mu Xuan's hand, then blushed and ran away.
Mu Xuan: "..."
After A-Cheng's figure disappeared from sight, Mu Xuan curled her lips, glanced down at the bright red rose in her hand, and her sarcasm deepened.
Upstairs, Yan Ye finished applying the ointment to Yue Yirou and walked past the window, where he happened to see Acheng giving Mu Xuan roses. He also clearly saw the disdain and sarcasm on Mu Xuan's lips.
This fool!
Even dumber than him.
Although his woman initially hated him to the core, at least after learning of his love, she never mocked him.
Yan Ye sighed deeply, feeling sorry for A-Cheng for a few seconds.
"The antidote has been prepared, so what's with the sighing?"
Hearing Yan Ye's sigh, Yue Yirou walked towards him.
After applying the medicine, she immediately felt a significant improvement in her face, and she believed that this was the antidote she needed.
Seeing Yan Ye sighing as he looked out the window, Yue Yirou walked over and glanced downstairs, but Mu Xuan had already gone inside.
Seeing nothing particularly special, Yue Yirou withdrew her gaze and looked at the man beside her.
"Why is he sighing like that?" She rarely heard Yan Ye sigh, and he had never sighed like this before, so she was very confused.
Yan Ye stared at her for a few seconds and said, "Yi Rou, let's act out the scene you mentioned last time."
"..." Yue Yirou's eyes widened. What was he doing?
He disagreed with everything I said before, but now that the antidote has been developed, he's suddenly saying he wants to act.