Chapter 549: Chapter 549: Investigate the Whereabouts of His Senior Sister
By the next day’s early morning, Pei Yansi had only just emerged from the kitchen. Collapsing on the sofa, he closed his eyes and slept for a few hours, dark circles thick under his weary eyes.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Jin sighed, hoping that their president’s hard work wouldn’t be in vain in the end.
Unlike Pei Yansi, who had spent the night laboriously learning cooking skills, Lu Yi had slept soundly. Upon waking the next morning, he looked over the ingredients selected in Yi Kitchen and began preparing to cook.
Lu Yi had called in four people to help him wash and prepare the ingredients, leaving him to take care of just the final step of stir-frying the dish.
When Lu Yi had finished washing up and rolled up his sleeves, his phone in his pocket vibrated as he was about to start cooking. He frowned; it was a call from Chen Wenzhou.
Why would he call at this time? Didn’t he know Lu Yi was busy? Lu Yi was still busy competing with Pei Yansi and getting ready to beat him.
But soon, he felt he was worrying too much; there was no way someone like Pei Yansi could beat him. Even if Pei Yansi had an entire night, so what? How could someone who’d never set foot in a kitchen before possibly win against him?
“If it’s something urgent, speak quickly. I have very important matters to attend to here.”
“There’s an extremely urgent matter here; you need to come over immediately.”
“Can’t you explain it over the phone? Don’t forget, last time you said you had something very important to discuss with me, and what was it? Just monkeying around, making me run a pointless errand.” The moment Lu Yi thought of the last incident, he was so angry he nearly crushed his phone. He couldn’t believe Chen Wenzhou’s words any longer. What could be so important to see him? For all he knew, it was just another one of Chen Wenzhou’s jokes to mess with him.
This time, however, Chen Wenzhou’s tone was very serious, as if he wasn’t joking with Lu Yi, “I really have something very important this time; you need to come now. We can’t delay any longer. Put your current matter aside. If you don’t come today, you might regret it.”
As soon as Chen Wenzhou finished, he hung up. Lu Yi was so furious that he almost smashed his phone, but looking at the ingredients in front of him, he furrowed his brows and placed the phone back on the counter.
Chen Wenzhou, you better not be playing me. If you dare mess with me this time, don’t blame me for not being polite.
Powerlessly, Lu Yi untied the apron from around his waist. He made a call, summoning three chefs.
“Lunch today is extremely important to me. You all must use all your skills to cook this meal. Once it’s prepared, pack it. I want to take it with me when I return.”
“We understand,” the chefs nodded. After giving them his instructions, Lu Yi picked up his phone, changed into fresh clothes, and hurried off to the Chen Family.
When he arrived, Chen Wenzhou was already waiting in the parlor, a worried frown on his face as he sipped his tea.
“Let’s have it. What’s so important that I had to come all this way? If you’re joking with me again, I want you to know. I’m no pushover; I’m not easy to bully,” warned Lu Yi sternly.
Chen Wenzhou’s expression was serious. It didn’t seem like he was joking this time. He set down his teacup and knitted his brows, taking a moment before speaking, “I’ve told you before that Gu Siyu has a senior sister overseas who is a master of crafting antidotes. In order to save Yuexue, he specially brought her back.”
“You did mention that, but isn’t there only a week left before the poison in Yuexue’s body takes effect? Even Hua Tuo reincarnated probably couldn’t create an antidote in a week. What’s there to worry about?”
Lu Yi hadn’t taken the matter seriously since the beginning, because when he first learned about the complex poison in Yuexue’s body, he had told them that this poison was very complex and not something ordinary people could neutralize.
“Only today did I find out something crucial for us—that the poison I administered to Yuexue was originally concocted by Gu Siyu’s senior sister. So, it’s possible she might be able to neutralize the poison in Yuexue’s body.”
Though Lu Yi hadn’t been concerned, hearing this made him leap up from the sofa as if his seat was on fire, “Why are you only telling me this today? What are you still sitting here for? Why haven’t you tied up his senior sister by now? If you give her a week, and she actually manages to produce the antidote, what then?”
“The key issue is that Gu Siyu has hidden his senior sister well, and they’re very secretive. Ordinary people like us can’t find where she is hiding.”
“Most importantly, you don’t need to panic so much. Although she crafted the poison, the materials for the antidote are very rare and difficult to find. They might not have the materials necessary for detoxification.”
Lu Yi was anxious as if a knife hung over his head, ready to drop at any moment. Hearing Chen Wenzhou’s words, he took a deep breath and sat back down.
He picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it down in one go, glaring fiercely at Chen Wenzhou, “Next time you have something to say, can you just explain it all at once? Don’t say things that will cause misunderstandings. Since it’s , then what’s there to worry about? They’re going to come begging to us in a week anyway.”
“To ensure that everything goes smoothly, I still have to entrust you with a very important task. You need to find out where Gu Siyu’s senior sister is hiding and if possible, capture her,” Chen Wenzhou looked into Lu Yi’s eyes, making him frown with inconvenience and annoyance.
“If you can’t find out where she’s hiding, what makes you so confident that I will be able to dig her up? ”
“Because I don’t have access to Shen Heyu and Yuexue, but you can get close to them, right? I heard Gu Siyu has arranged for Shen Heyu and his senior sister to meet and have a meal in the next few days. You have to seize this opportunity.”
Lu Yi sneered, “You’ve said it yourself, she’s an expert at crafting poisons. I go near her, and if she slips me something, wouldn’t that be seeking death? Find someone else for such a dangerous task. I won’t do it.”
“Don’t you want to win over Shen Heyu anymore?”