Chapter 104: Drugging

As the Chen residence summoned batch after batch of physicians, rumors gradually began to spread that the head of the Chen family had lost his virility. Even Old Madam Lu, who had long secluded herself in the inner chambers, heard the gossip. She specially dispatched someone to convey her regards, bringing along a generous supply of nourishing tonics.

The messenger was Nanny Qin. Lu Yamei simply told her not to worry, and Nanny Qin pressed no further. Only just before leaving, when no one else was around, did she whisper, "Have all the loose ends been cleaned up?"

Lu Yamei smiled without saying a word, and Nanny Qin departed with a reassured heart.

They had consulted nearly every physician in Yancheng, but their diagnoses were all identical. Chen Xiu, who had initially clung to a glimmer of hope, grew increasingly desperate. Like a trapped beast, he spent his days roaring and smashing things in his room. Anyone who crossed his path bore the brunt of his rage, and even Lu Yamei was not spared.

While Liu Ping was undergoing training in Majiawan, her mother, Yang Qingyue, was at home entertaining two of her close friends.

Indeed, the ingredients he had prepared during this period were all delicacies from Yunnan. Outsiders did not know how to cook them, and even if they tried, they could never capture the authentic southwestern flavor.

The others, like Lu Yuguo and his peers, though still a far cry from Wang Ming's wealth and status, possessed eyes sharpened by years of experience in the business world. They could tell at a glance that neither Xing Chao nor Bao Ning was an ordinary character.

"Fuping, go to the kitchen in the main courtyard and look around," Yanyu instructed. "While you're at it, find out the master and mistress's preferences, copy down the menus for the past few days, and bring them back."

Having met so many people, Qiao Song was growing weary. Recently, more and more people had come to visit Su Yinzheng. She did not want him to exhaust himself, but he insisted on seeing them.

Sunlight filtered through the sheer window curtains into the room, making the air seem filled with floating golden dust that glowed with a soft light. In the gilded censer in the main hall, a pleasant benzoin incense was burning, sending up wisps of light, faint white smoke that curled gently into the air.

"But... Master Chen, I want to expand the scale of the snooker chain. Would you be willing to back me?" Lin Weibo's youthful face was written all over with ambition and desire.

Of the 1,600 stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange that day, 1,192 plummeted to their 52-week lows, and many representative blue-chip stocks could not escape the disaster.

The voice on the other end of the line sounded somewhat unfamiliar. Wang Haoming thought for a moment before remembering that it belonged to the fair-skinned, chubby man who had bid against Yang Zhendong that morning.

"Songsong, be good and sleep. When you wake up, we'll be home," he said, gently stroking her back, his deep voice carrying a coaxing tone.

As the wizard ships from Port Roy and Port Rocky drew near, the youths of Port Luna watched them with excitement. Their haggard faces, looking as if they hadn't slept for days, paired with eyes burning with passion and hands waving in welcome, gave goosebumps to many even from afar.

How could a playboy who had only recently met Nancy abroad display such perfect chemistry with her?

Chang Wei knelt miserably on the ground, his expression bleak. Beside him lay the shattered pieces of his sword, broken in two.

Zhang Zixia had nothing to say. She could only smile and keep smiling. She knew why Ah Wan behaved this way, and she knew Ah Wan's temperament. She understood Ah Wan, and it was precisely because of this understanding that her heart ached so deeply.

"Are we going in? What if there's danger inside?" Zhou Ji said nervously as he watched Feng Yuqing prepare to crawl in.

Hearing this, Qin Chen paused slightly in his tracks. This had not originally seemed like a matter of great consequence to him.

"Fine, fine... My Lord, I always believed you were a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and grudges, but now I know I was wrong! I misjudged you!" Leng Xing said in anger, looking as though he had been deeply hurt. Even though he was perfectly fine, he put on such an act that Tian Tiantian could barely hold back her laughter.

Upon hearing these words, especially the information Leng Xing had relayed from Zhou Ji, Elder Lin's expression changed slightly.

Even when he had first seduced Chloe years ago, she had never been as cold and indifferent as Nancy was now.

Zhao Fu quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this elder was relatively upright and did not show favoritism toward the formal disciples.