"Doctor Zhou, if Grandpa wakes up, he'll definitely want to know how the new project is going."
"Is there any other way to help Grandpa calm his heart fire?"
Jie Yu pleaded.
Given Old Master Jie's stubborn nature, the more you forbade him from hearing something, the more he would insist on hearing it! If he were to get too angry and harm his health, it would be disastrous.
Zhou Yu sighed, pulled out a piece of paper, and wrote down the prescription. Then, he earnestly warned, "All medicine has some toxicity; take it with caution! This prescription can calm the heart fire, but it shouldn't be taken too often."
Only then did Jie Yu let out a sigh of relief and repeatedly express her thanks. She then rushed off to prepare the medicine!
Zhou Yu, meanwhile, took out his silver needles and began to acupunct himself on Old Master Jie, hoping to help him wake up as soon as possible. By the time Jie Yu brought the medicine over, Old Master Jie's eyelids had already fluttered, and he had woken up.
"Grandpa!" Jie Yu approached with the medicine, a hint of surprise on her face. With Jie Shi Shi's help, Old Master Jie propped himself up against the headboard. He then took the bowl of medicine.
"Doctor Zhou, you already know about the new project, don't you?" Old Master Jie asked while blowing on the medicine.
Zhou Yu nodded, then shook his head. "The situation was too urgent, so I didn't get to understand it thoroughly. I only know that the new project has encountered problems. Old Master, don't think too much about it for now. Drink your medicine first and get a good night's rest."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Jie immediately placed the medicine bowl on the bedside table and glared at Jie Yu and Jie Shi Shi. "Didn't I tell you to explain the situation immediately to Doctor Zhou when he arrived? What are you two doing!"
Faced with Old Master Jie's reprimand, Jie Yu and Jie Shi Shi lowered their heads, not daring to speak. Old Master Jie's chest heaved violently, and it looked like he was struggling to catch his breath!
Zhou Yu quickly handed the medicine back to him and said persuasively, "Old Master, you fainted, how could they have the presence of mind to think about other things? You are the backbone of the Jie family; you must not fall! Drink your medicine first. Come, take some deep breaths with me."
Listening to Zhou Yu, Old Master Jie began to inhale deeply and exhale slowly, finally managing to regulate his breathing. After finishing the medicine in the bowl, Old Master Jie held Zhou Yu's hand and said, "Alright, don't mind this old man. Let's talk about the project first."
Zhou Yu nodded and asked Jie Yu to call over the head of the Jie family and the head of the Zhu family. He then sat by Old Master Jie's bedside and felt his pulse. "Old Master's heart rate is still a bit fast; it needs to be controlled," Zhou Yu said calmly.
Old Master Jie took a deep breath and smiled bitterly. "I really can't calm down!" He had strived for most of his life, and the biggest undertaking he had ever been involved in was this new project for the Jie family. After falling out with the Shi family, Old Master Jie had implemented various protective measures to prevent the Shi family from taking action. However, he never expected that the Shi family would still succeed!
Not long after, the head of the Jie family and the head of the Zhu family entered. After paying their respects to Old Master, the head of the Jie family scanned the room. "Is everyone here?" The two younger members of the Jie family, Jie Yu and Jie Shi Shi, stood by the bedside. Zhou Yu sat in front of them. The two members of the Zhu family had also arrived.
Seeing that everyone was present, the head of the Jie family slowly began to speak. "Since everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point. Before the conflict with the Shi family, our Jie family had already initiated a new project for drug research. If this project is truly successful, it won't just be about profit; it will directly benefit all ordinary people! A few days ago, we received news from the laboratory that the project had made progress and only needed to overcome the final hurdle before clinical trials could begin, and it could be released to the public. But... today we received news that the core data has been stolen by commercial spies sent by the Shi family! The Shi family has already prepared relevant researchers, and this core data will allow them to directly commence their research."
Drug development doesn't allow for patent applications at every stage. At least, it must reach the clinical trial phase! Now that the Jie family's core project secrets have been stolen, if the Shi family can develop the drug faster, then the patent for the drug will belong to the Shi family. And the Jie family, which has invested a large amount of manpower, resources, and capital, will get nothing! This is why Old Master Jie was so furious upon hearing the news. Anyone would be driven to madness if their painstakingly developed project was snatched away by someone else!
"I have already apprehended the commercial spies sent by the Shi family. However, the research progress has come to a standstill!" The head of the Jie family looked weary. It was evident that he had been working non-stop since receiving the news earlier that day! Initially, the head of the Jie family had considered using the commercial spy incident to have the court rule the Shi family's research invalid. However, after consulting with legal experts, he discovered that this was almost impossible! To secure their years of effort, the only current option was to accelerate their own research speed.
"Since the Jie family has been researching for so long, they should be more familiar with it than the Shi family, right?" Zhou Yu asked, frowning, sensing that the matter was not that simple. "Head of the Jie family, why fear the Shi family stealing the data?"
The head of the Jie family nodded slightly. "The problem is that this commercial spy was the key researcher for this project!" With the main researcher apprehended, how could the project continue? This was the source of the head of the Jie family's distress!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's eyes flickered, and he remained silent. It was the head of the Zhu family who then inquired, "Can you tell us the main direction of the Jie family's research project?"
The head of the Jie family gave a bitter smile. If it were before, even though the Zhu family were partners, the Jie family would have kept it a secret! But now that the core data had already been stolen by the rival Shi family, there was no point in hiding it. So, he revealed everything.
"The project is researching how to prolong life and enhance longevity! We discovered a substance within a type of deep-sea fish that can increase lifespan. Ordinary fish can live for at most twenty years, but this fish has an average discovered lifespan of two hundred years! The longest-lived individuals have even reached three hundred years! We also discovered that this substance can be synthesized artificially, and based on this, we have been conducting our research." This project had been ongoing for several years, hitting bottlenecks multiple times. Just as they were nearing a breakthrough, it was stolen by the Shi family! This, in addition to his anger, made the head of the Jie family doubt himself profoundly!
"If this medicine is successfully developed, the market will indeed..." The head of the Zhu family's jaw dropped, almost unable to close. Who in the world is not afraid of death?