"Tremella furcata?" Huo Rou opened the thermos and identified it carefully, smelling the scent of Tremella furcata amidst the rich aroma.
Shen Wuyou had wanted to make this for her to nourish her body before, but she really couldn't stand the taste.
It was eventually dropped.
Now, the Tremella furcata in this thermos could only be discerned with very careful sniffing, which was not easy to achieve.
She took a shallow sip, and there was still a hint of sweetness inside, without the taste of Tremella furcata.
Zou Xiaoxiao, seeing her take a sip of the soup from afar, breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Hengyu's call came at just the right time, "Grand Aunt, how's the soup you wanted?"
"It shouldn't be bad, she drank two sips." Zou Xiaoxiao answered his call on the balcony.
Zhao Hengyu froze for two seconds upon hearing this and then exploded, "No way! It wasn't you drinking it?"
"I never said I wanted to drink that stuff. My body needs it like a fragile beauty?" Zou Xiaoxiao snorted dismissively.
Zhao Hengyu's mind was flooded with a million galloping alpacas. He had spent so much effort researching how to suppress the taste of Tremella furcata, and this Grand Aunt wasn't going to drink it herself?
Then why did he spend so much time?
He was utterly speechless.
"So, you were..." He took several deep breaths to calm himself before asking.
"Huo Rou." Zou Xiaoxiao casually said Huo Rou's name, then, as if she remembered something, she asked him, "She's so sleepy every day, is it because Qin Ningyi...?"
"Tell your brother to restrain himself a bit. She helps us so much every day, and then she's exhausted when she gets home. Her body can't take it!"
Zou Xiaoxiao spent all her time in the project group and hadn't mentioned that name in a long time. Every time Huo Rou came or left, she avoided appearing at the door at that time.
There were things she could understand, but for someone she had chased since childhood, it still took time to let go.
Now, seeing Huo Rou's tired look every day, as Huo Rou's new fan, she couldn't help but bring up Qin Ningyi.
Zhao Hengyu, who was sitting on the sofa leisurely enjoying the Tremella furcata soup he had developed, spat it out directly upon hearing Zou Xiaoxiao's question.
"My Grand Aunt, you are a woman!" He quickly put down his bowl and grabbed a tissue to wipe himself.
When Zou Xiaoxiao used to revolve around Qin Ningyi, he only thought she was like a tomboy, capable of anything a man could do.
Now that she wasn't revolving around Qin Ningyi anymore, he thought she might become more feminine. Recently, she had been eating pastries and drinking soup, which were feminine requests.
But... he had overthought it. Her speech had become masculine again!
"It's the truth." Zou Xiaoxiao pouted and glanced at Wei Shikang, who was dozing off leaning against a pillar. Wasn't that a living example?
Zhao Hengyu's head throbbed when he heard her speak so righteously, but his heart felt a bit numb.
"You're a woman, don't say such lewd things." He mumbled, suddenly feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Even though he said these things every day without a problem.
"Hmph." Zou Xiaoxiao was indifferent. Huo Rou was their pillar of support now, and she was just concerned about the project.
"Alright, how is your project going?" Zhao Hengyu heard her humorously today, so he assumed the project issues had been resolved.
Zou Xiaoxiao curved her lips, about to speak, but then changed her mind. "Project group matters are confidential!"
"Just tell me if it's resolved. What do I want from you?" Zhao Hengyu leaned back on the sofa, relaxing as he chatted with her.
"Mm."
"It's resolved."
"That's good." Zhao Hengyu could imagine her smiling happily from her voice.
That's great.
Since this Grand Aunt was so happy, he would help resolve another of her worries.
Zhao Hengyu hung up the phone, tidied himself up, and took the Tremella furcata soup to find Qin Ningyi, coincidentally to tell him some news.
Qin Ningyi's office.
"Here."
Zhao Hengyu placed the Tremella furcata soup on Qin Ningyi's desk.
"Got nothing better to do?" Qin Ningyi shook the thermos, then took a document from the drawer and handed it to him. "The higher-ups are troubled by this, go help solve it."
"Damn it, this isn't how you exploit me!" Zhao Hengyu pointed at the thermos. "Not only do I have to cook for your woman, but I also have to do work for you. You two truly use me to the fullest."
"A'Rou looked for you?" Qin Ningyi only grasped one key point.
Zhao Hengyu dared to give him a white eye.
"Xiaoxiao has become a fan of your wife. This is just your way of getting me to make nourishing food to feed her second idol."
Looking at those murderous eyes, even if Huo Rou came to him, what could he do?
How many women didn't he have? Why would he look for such a mysterious one?
"Alright, let's talk business." He cleared his throat and took out some documents from his bag, handing them to him.
"Shen Yuanshu, the CEO of Eleven Company, has been getting very close to Zhou Deren's current wife lately." Zhao Hengyu concisely told Qin Ningyi what he had found out about Shen Yuanshu.
Upon hearing the name Eleven Company, Qin Ningyi instructed, "Find someone to protect An An secretly."
According to Xiao Konglin, the people in this company were a bit reckless.
"They want to join forces?" Getting close to the Zhou family is also a way to find a shield.
"That's your business in the business world, I'm not responsible for that." Zhao Hengyu lay down on his sofa, casually picking up a book on economics to flip through.
"Has the information been leaked to Zhou Deren?" Qin Ningyi set the documents aside and opened the thermos, sniffing the soup meant for Huo Rou.
It was fine, fragrant.
He just didn't know if this kind of nourishing product would help her body. The properties of the pill were still being analyzed.
"It seems there has been some action." Zhao Hengyu tilted his head, thinking. "Ask Assistant Xiao, I'm exhausted from cooking, I need to rest."
Qin Ningyi actually didn't say anything more. Perhaps it was on account of the soup, he called Xiao Konglin to inquire about the situation.
"Zhou Deren's people have already intervened. Zhou Qin's cooperation, which she only obtained yesterday, was sabotaged today. The shareholders are also wavering. It's impossible for her to completely take over the Zhou family."
Xiao Konglin had been keeping a close watch. The Zhou family still had some assets, and it was best to prevent some things from the start.
"This old guy still has some reserves." Qin Ningyi narrowed his eyes.
"That's Zhou Deren's usual style." Xiao Konglin added. He had dealt with the Zhou family several times. He was not small-minded, but his courage was generally average.
"Help him." Qin Ningyi was worried about Huo Rou and had no intention of playing with them slowly. Let them perform their dog-eat-dog drama first.
Xiao Konglin understood, nodded, and muttered softly, "This old pervert should grow some courage. If he keeps being so timid, even I get tired."