563: Chapter 563 ‘Holy Water 563: Chapter 563 ‘Holy Water “Ah!” Liu Shiyi also sat up, covering her mouth and staring with wide eyes at Tangyu, who had fallen to the ground, “I, I didn’t mean to, are you, are you okay?”
“Ouch, I twisted my back, it hurts so much!” Tangyu did not get up from the ground but instead let out a cry of pain.
Liu Shiyi quickly got out of bed and came to Tangyu’s side, squatting down to check his body, “Where did you get hurt, show me.
I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean it earlier.” Liu Shiyi’s face was still red, like a branding iron just from the stove, hot and alluringly red, and cutely red.
Seeing her delicate appearance, Tangyu really wanted to nibble her a few more times.
He licked his lips, swallowing the last bit of her saliva, every bit of it fragrant.
Liu Shiyi soon realized something was amiss.
The way Tangyu looked at her seemed somewhat inappropriate, and seeing his lascivious expression, Liu Shiyi immediately knew she had been tricked and pushed Tangyu away, standing up, “You tricked me again, you’re so bad, I’m ignoring you.” Saying that, Liu Shiyi was about to run away.
Tangyu quickly stood up and blocked Liu Shiyi’s path, saying, “Alright, alright, let’s stop playing, just joking with you.
I’m sorry for earlier, I was too impulsive.”
Seeing Tangyu returning to his usual demeanor and apologizing on his own, Liu Shiyi’s heart was in turmoil, thinking of earlier, she blushed as if she were about to ignite, a bashfulness overwhelming.
It was hard to believe that she had involuntarily lost her first kiss to Tangyu.
But on further thought, she felt it was her own fault for provoking Tangyu to steal her first kiss.
Wasn’t that just degrading?
Liu Shiyi shook her head and said, “It’s my own fault for being so low, don’t blame yourself.
Step aside, I need to go back to my room to rest.
Let’s forget what happened just now and never mention it again, as if nothing ever happened.”
Hearing Liu Shiyi talk about herself like that, Tangyu felt a twinge of heartache, an inexplicable pain.
It wasn’t Liu Shiyi’s fault; it was his own momentary recklessness, his lust taking over.
“I like you.” Facing such Liu Shiyi, Tangyu could not think of any explanation or any comforting words, only this sincere statement, feeling it might stop Liu Shiyi from blaming herself, unable to bear seeing her sad.
Hearing Tangyu’s confession, Liu Shiyi was also profoundly shaken.
This statement undoubtedly touched the depths of her soul.
She had always been unsure about her feelings for Tangyu, but hearing this, she could finally affirm her feelings were of liking, indeed liking.
Unwittingly, she had fallen for Tangyu.
And this fondness had seeped deep into her soul.
At that moment, Liu Shiyi’s heart was as clear as a bright mirror.
She wanted to cry, tears of joy, of excitement, and of inexplicable feelings, but she could not cry, as if something was stuck in her throat.
“Don’t comfort me anymore, don’t deceive me anymore, I don’t believe you, I said I don’t blame you,” Liu Shiyi said.
Tangyu looked seriously at Liu Shiyi, saying, “I’m not comforting you, nor deceiving you, I meant what I said.” Tangyu had never actively confessed to any girl before, Liu Shiyi was the first.
Tears welled up in Liu Shiyi’s eyes.
Suddenly, she pushed Tangyu away and walked towards the door, “You have a girlfriend; I don’t believe you, don’t joke about this anymore, otherwise I really will get angry.
I’ve forgotten everything that just happened.”
“I will wait for you,” Tangyu called out to the retreating figure of Liu Shiyi.
Liu Shiyi paused for a moment, but still did not stop and left the room directly.
After Liu Shiyi left, Tangyu shook his head wryly.
Was his first confession really a failure?
It shouldn’t be.
This was supposed to be his trump card, his ace in the hole, intended for the most crucial moment, yet now it had proven ineffectual.
Back in her own room, Liu Shiyi leaned against the door, her mind in complete disarray.
Although she now knew she liked Tangyu, she had not expected Tangyu to confess to her.
Happiness sometimes came so unexpectedly that it was hard to accept.
It felt so unreal that she thought it was false, merely words of comfort from Tangyu.
She wanted to believe it, but she dared not.
She did not know why she felt this way, but she couldn’t control it.
“Does Tangyu really like me?” She repeatedly asked herself this question in her heart, but could not find an answer.
Of course, Liu Shiyi still had one nagging doubt—Tangyu already had a girlfriend.
If he liked her, wouldn’t that make her the other woman?
This doubt was the fundamental reason Liu Shiyi dared not believe Tangyu’s words.
So, right now, she was in chaos, her mind a blank, yet filled with so many thoughts.
It was as if she had entered a maze, unable to find her way out.
Continuing to lean against the door, she lost track of time until the sudden sound of the doorbell brought her back to reality.
Startled, Liu Shiyi came back to her senses and, looking through the peephole, saw Tangyu standing at the door.
Her previously calming heart started churning again.
Liu Shiyi turned away, not wanting to deal with Tangyu, or rather, it was that weird, indescribable feeling.
“Shiyi, it’s about time; you should open the door,” called Tangyu from outside.
Liu Shiyi then started, checked her watch, and realized it indeed was about time to head to the meeting room.
After composing herself and taking a deep breath, she opened the door and saw Tangyu standing there.
Seeing Liu Shiyi, Tangyu felt a pain in his heart, as if stabbed by a knife.
He hadn’t expected his confession to affect Liu Shiyi like this: “I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing to me?
I already said, let’s pretend nothing happened earlier.
I don’t blame you; it was my own doing.
Come on, it’s getting late.
Let’s go,” Liu Shiyi said.
Liu Shiyi’s somewhat cold demeanor gave Tangyu a feeling of unfamiliarity, which was quite unsettling.
Tangyu realized that he really couldn’t figure Liu Shiyi out; she was very different from other women.
Tangyu had thought that his confession would set Liu Shiyi at ease, but it seemed to have had the opposite effect.
This puzzled Tangyu.
Could it be that he was wrong, and Liu Shiyi didn’t like him?
Had no feelings for him at all?
“Shiyi, don’t be like this.
What happened earlier was my fault.
I apologize to you.
If it’s because of what I said, just pretend I never said it.
I understand what you mean now,” Tangyu said, feeling an inexplicable pain in his heart, truly painful.
Liu Shiyi’s nose tingled, and a wave of inexplicable pain swept through her heart, and she turned her head away.
“Oh, what a perfect match, so full of mutual affection,” Rao Yuanzhi’s voice suddenly rang out.
He and Rao Yuanzhen had just walked out of a room and saw Tangyu and Liu Shiyi together.
However, he quickly sensed that something was off between the two and wisely shut his mouth, though his gaze lingered strangely on Tangyu.
Soon, everyone gathered and walked together to the conference room.
As soon as they entered, there was a constant click-click-click of camera shutters, almost as if they were walking on the red carpet.
The representatives of Western medicine had arrived early at the venue, each looking confident.
Tangyu and his colleagues took their seats.
Tangyu also looked at Nathan, and Nathan’s gaze met his.
Their eyes collided in mid-air, sparking a brief flare.
“Tangyu, this afternoon’s battle, we must win,” Nathan said.
Tangyu said, “Nathan, I’ll say the same to you.
I’ve said Chinese medicine is invincible, and I will prove it to you, show it to the whole world.”
“Well, sorry, but I won’t give you that chance.
All that awaits you is defeat,” Nathan said.
Tangyu curled his lips into a smile and said, “Is that so?
If you won’t give me a chance, I’ll create my own.
Opportunities are sometimes not given by others, but made by ourselves.
I trust my own hands more.”
“Is that so?
Then we shall see,” Nathan said.
“We shall see.
I believe you won’t be disappointed,” Tangyu said.
The battle had not yet started, but the air between the two was already thick with tension.
The media’s cameras were also focused on them, and their words were recorded and broadcast online.
Shortly after, Chairman Pia and others also entered the venue, and at two o’clock sharp, the meeting began.
Chaired by Chairman Pia, he began with some routine opening remarks and then introduced the afternoon’s agenda in detail.
After Chairman Pia finished, there was a stir among the media.
Putting aside the Sino-Western medicine exchange, the news about the strange disease afflicting Miyun Town, which had affected two to three hundred people, was sensational enough to stir the whole country.
So there was a buzz of heated discussion among the media reporters.
“Alright everyone, please quiet down.
You might remember that Captain Nathan said two days ago they brought two kinds of Biomedical Remedy, besides DHA5, there was another kind not yet revealed.
Now, please let Captain Nathan introduce the other Biomedical Remedy,” Chairman Pia said.
This statement immediately drew all the media’s attention to Nathan, who swept a smiling glance over the reporters and then at Tangyu and his colleagues before pulling out a small vial of clear liquid and said, “This is another Biomedical Remedy we successfully developed, which took longer than DHA5, and we call it ‘Holy Water,’ meant to cleanse all filth.
We named it Holy Water because this remedy can eliminate any poison in the world.
Even if you were bitten by the top ten most poisonous things at once, Holy Water could cure you.
We conducted a test; Holy Water could neutralize a hundred grams of snake venom completely.
Although the current practicality of Holy Water might not be as high as DHA5, we believe that its future applications will be even more extensive than those of DHA5, and we are conducting more experiments to explore its potential.
All diseases are essentially linked to ‘poisons,’ and we are looking for breakthroughs.
Once successful, I believe Holy Water will truly become sanctified, capable of curing all diseases and also applied in a broader spectrum.”