Mei Ziqi had been pestering Liu Sandao for a long time, but Liu Sandao still wouldn't budge. Fu Ruhai was almost driven mad by Mei Ziqi's stubbornness.
Was love truly so selfless?
Compared to Mei Ziqi's impulsiveness, Zhao Xiaoying's actions seemed more rational; she knew what she wanted.
Perhaps, this was fate.
Disappointed, Mei Ziqi left without convincing Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai. He didn't know if he was doing the right thing.
Zhao Xiaoying was keeping vigil by Fang Huiran's side in the hospital, unaware of what Mei Ziqi was doing at the moment.
Fang Huiran was not seriously injured, just a bit weak. The doctor recommended observation.
"Come, come, I've brought you food. Eat up!"
Mei Ziqi appeared at the door of Fang Huiran's hospital room at some point. Zhao Xiaoying glanced back at him, feeling a little touched. This person was finally useful.
Fang Huiran had only recently woken up and was still very weak. Seeing Mei Ziqi enter, she struggled to sit up.
Mei Ziqi, seeing this, quickly placed the prepared meal on the bedside table.
He swiftly crouched down and grasped the crank for adjusting the bed. After turning it clockwise a few times, he stopped when Fang Huiran could lean back comfortably.
Everything was so practiced that Zhao Xiaoying was completely taken aback.
Perhaps, she had never taken care of a patient before, never experienced the scene of tending to someone in the hospital. Everything before her felt unreal.
"Thank you!" Fang Huiran said weakly.
"No need to thank me. This is all within my capabilities. Your priority now is to recover your health. Otherwise, Xiaoying will be very worried."
As Mei Ziqi spoke, he took out the food containers.
There was some rice porridge and some osmanthus cake.
Zhao Xiaoying loved this type of osmanthus cake, so Mei Ziqi had specifically gone to the most famous snack street in Sandong City to buy it.
When it came to eating, women didn't have large appetites, so Mei Ziqi hadn't brought much.
Zhao Xiaoying hesitated, then weakly said, "You should eat some too!"
"No, this is specifically for you two. I've already eaten!" Mei Ziqi said with a smile.
The two of them no longer insisted and began to eat slowly.
Fang Huiran hadn't expected Mei Ziqi to come. She thought he would be scared away by Zhao Xiaoying's predicament, but she hadn't expected him to return. Honestly, if a man like this could come up with two million yuan, he would be worthy of a lifetime commitment.
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Zhao Xiaoying was enveloped by the happiness before her: one was her best friend, and the other was the one who had given her brief moments of joy.
Perhaps, she had been too self-important before, neglecting the happiness around her.
She truly wished that time would forever stop at this moment.
"Xiaoying, I've already got 700,000 yuan. We'll figure out the rest."
"Thank you. Your health is most important right now. I'll find a way to get the money."
"Don't worry, both of you. Once we leave here, we'll find a solution!" Mei Ziqi interjected.
A question arose in both Fang Huiran and Zhao Xiaoying's minds: what solution would he have?
From the moment he met Zhao Xiaoying, he had made up his mind to take out his lucky fruit to help Zhao Xiaoying through this crisis.
According to Fang Huiran's explanation, as long as he could provide 900,000 yuan, Zhao Xiaoying would be out of danger.
Therefore, he was determined to wait for news from Qianlai.
When Qianlai met Mei Ziqi again, it was almost certain that his lucky fruit would belong to him.
A man either doesn't make a decision, or he has already made one.
Therefore, he had to seek out the ancestral spiritual root again.
Fortunately, because he had plenty of money, he quickly found a spiritual root.
It was longer and larger than the previous one.
However, the spiritual root had fallen off and would take two to three days to fully detach. He had told Mei Ziqi the news: the time had not yet come, and he could not take the lucky fruit without permission.
This was somewhat mysterious, and Mei Ziqi couldn't quite understand it.
But these things were already bizarre, and he wasn't sure if he had encountered an immortal.
...
When Bai Suxiang went to work, she mentioned to Liu Sandao that she had seen Mei Ziqi.
Fu Ruhai immediately asked, "Where?"
"Of course, downstairs at the company. But I was in a hurry to get into the elevator, so I didn't have a chance to speak to him!"
"Where did he go?" Fu Ruhai asked.
Liu Sandao also focused his attention on Bai Suxiang.
"He seemed to be coming down from upstairs. I don't know where he went specifically."
After Bai Suxiang finished speaking, she got busy with her work.
Liu Sandao knew that Mei Ziqi must have gone to the top floor. This meant he had decided to extract the lucky fruit.
If this was the case, he had to intervene.
Whether it was any of the three of them, he had to stop them, as it might be the only way to save them.
But the simplest solution was to cut off Qianlai's path to obtaining the lucky fruit.
With this thought, he had to use immortal secret language to converse with Fu Ruhai.
Fu Ruhai felt, why not take this opportunity to expose Qianlai's ugly actions? Perhaps there would be a chance to regain control of Yingbaifang.
Although Liu Sandao didn't have such a strong desire for power, currently, this was the only way to firmly grasp the lucky fruit distribution system.
Therefore, Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai focused all their energy on the three of them.
Not only did they monitor their every move, but they also had to keep an eye on Qianlai.
Fu Ruhai also took the opportunity to distribute a lucky fruit, but he brought back astonishing news.
It turned out he had encountered Zhao Caishén.
According to him, Qianlai had spent a large sum of money to purchase a spiritual root from the Old Ancestor of Fortune, and it was a broken hundred-year-old root.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sandao immediately understood the hidden meaning.
That is, the spiritual root of the Old Ancestor of Fortune could absorb lucky fruits, but the secret method for doing so was unknown.
Knowing Qianlai's trump card, as long as they could find a way to destroy it, Qianlai would have no chance to obtain lucky fruits from mortals.
In order to clearly understand the location where the ancestral spiritual root was placed, Liu Sandao decided to go to the office to take a look while Qianlai was away.
He told Fu Ruhai his plan, and Fu Ruhai immediately agreed to go with him.
At eleven o'clock at night, Qianlai was still occupied with his heavenly task.
The Grim Reaper also had tasks, but these were tasks that mortals could not and would not accept.
As the saying goes, "When the night is dark and the wind is high, it's the best time for the Grim Reaper to appear." Night was always the best time for the Grim Reaper to emerge.
Liu Sandao watched Qianlai leave the top floor of the Yaotian Building before he and Fu Ruhai quietly ascended to the top floor.
The first time they went, they were blocked by a barrier.
But this time, Liu Sandao knew how to enter.
They stood before three mirrors at the entrance, and each chose one.
Soon, they entered an illusion!