Chapter 116

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Wei Yang had grown up under Ji Tingzhou's care, while Zuo Yi, aside from being Ji Tingzhou's secretary, was also under the protection—or more accurately, control—of Ji Tingzhou, as her entire family was. Neither of them could ever betray him. Having observed them for two years, Ji Nian felt confident enough to reveal herself in front of them. The antidote was finally ready, and meanwhile, a major event was quietly happening while the ordinary people slept. Lide was also in his dreams. In his dream, the Lu Family fell from power, and his greatest worry—his half-sister from the same father—finally died. Her husband, Lu Zhi, the wealthy Chinese man with immense wealth, had all his assets seized and added to Lide's private vault. At a grand victory celebration, Lide stood in the center, the focal point of the crowd, basking in the glory of a winner. Just then, his advisor knocked on the door in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's bad!" Lide woke up in fury, throwing the pillow beside him. "Shut up!" Knowing he was awake, the advisor dared not delay and quickly entered the room. "Your Majesty, it's bad! Lu Zhi has been rescued!" Lide's muddled mind instantly cleared. "Who! Who dares to rescue Lu Zhi without my order?!" The advisor's voice immediately weakened. "It's Princess Feia..." Lide's face turned pale. "How is that possible... she's not... a useless fool! All of you are useless! Couldn't even keep a woman under control!" He went mad, throwing everything within his reach. The advisor, seeing this, exclaimed inwardly, "Oh God," and almost couldn't bear to deliver the next piece of news. "And... Lu Jinghuai... is still alive." Lide stumbled over the too-long bed curtain and almost fell to the ground.@@@@ "How is that possible?!" According to the prediction, he should have died a few days ago. How is he still alive?! That damn bastard, how can his life be so tough? Even after all those torments, he didn't die!! He found his communication device and dialed a number he had memorized. Even in the middle of the night, the call was picked up. Before the other person could speak, Lide screamed, "How did you do your job?!" "Didn't you say that brat would die for sure once he fell into that organization? How is he still alive?!" The voice on the other end, hearing his accusations, was calm, with an oddly thick tone, as if a voice changer was used. "Are you questioning me, Your Majesty?" Remembering something, Lide, who was about to burst into flames, felt a bucket of cold water poured over him, calming him slightly. "I did everything you said. But now the situation is different from the prediction. Shouldn't you take responsibility?" Thinking about the possible consequences of the matter being exposed and what that crazy woman, Feia, might do, Lide's heart raced: "Even if Lu Zhi is capable, he can't trace the matter of Lu Jinghuai back to me, right?" “Everything was the fault of that organization... They're too useless; they couldn't find Lu Jinghuai. It has nothing to do with me, nothing to do with me.” "Let's try the life-saving medicine secretly stored by the royal family on him." Lu Zhi wasn't easily fooled; most of the reason Lide had succeeded was that Lu Zhi needed to steal medicine from the palace. To evade suspicious, someone took the item Lu Zhi handed and quickly ran away, and Jessica came forward to greet Lu Zhi, who had returned dusty and tired. "Master." Seeing Lu Zhi back, Jessica finally felt her heart set. She quickly recounted everything that had happened during Lu Zhi's absence. When she mentioned Lu Jinghuai was on his last leg, Lu Zhi's heart tightened, but then hearing that Ji Nian had found a way to sneak in to deliver the antidote, he was taken aback even by his own standards. Lu Zhi's first thought: When did Ji Tingzhou start doing charity work? Two years ago when the Wei Yang incident occurred, he had considered asking Ji Tingzhou for help to see if his hidden mysterious pharmacist could be of assistance. But that was a plan for the worst-case scenario. He had more faith in the royal family's rare medicine prepared for the person on the throne, rumored to have the power to revive the dead. However, before he could implement that plan, he was secretly detained by Lide, not having had the chance to send any messages outside. To put it bluntly, the cooperation between the two families was indeed crucial, but it didn't warrant Ji Tingzhou acting like this. Even a businessman like Lu Zhi, profit-centric, couldn't help but feel touched. "Was it Ji Nian? Ji Tingzhou's daughter. Was she alone?" Jessica responded, "Zuo Yi and Wei Yang were also with her. Ji Tingzhou did not come personally." This seemed a bit strange. Why would Ji Tingzhou let his precious daughter come in person? Wait a minute... His eyes narrowed. Could Ji Tingzhou be in trouble? Before his thoughts could spread further, Jessica continued. "The young lady said that this agent could only play a delaying role, and the antidote that could truly remove 90% of the poison needs to wait for two more days." Lu Zhi nodded, indicating he understood. Then his steps abruptly stopped. He thought he had misheard. "What did you say?!" What percentage?! Jessica had a sense of deja vu, recalling her previous reaction two days ago. Faced with her boss's sharp change in expression and the intense pressure of his gaze, she repeated, "Ninety percent." Even a man like Lu Zhi, his first reaction was the same as most common folk: How is this possible? He knew his son's condition, of course. So severe, so rotten, even the top team of the Lu Family couldn't do anything. And suddenly, there was an announcement of an antidote with 90% effectiveness. This was... too miraculous. Miraculous to the point of disbelief. Could they really be so lucky? The atmosphere froze when someone came rushing in panting heavily. "Jessica! The Ji Family is here! It's the Ji Family!!"

Chapter 116

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