Qin Luoluo carried the coffee to Chu Ge’s office and saw him idly fiddling with something on the computer. She cautiously approached and placed the coffee on the desk.
"Manager Chu, your coffee."
Chu Ge glanced at her, nodded, and said, "Thank you."
He took a sip of the coffee. It was a bit hot and bitter, making Chu Ge frown involuntarily.
He looked down at the coffee, then shook his head with a sigh, "I really am not suited for coffee; it’s too bitter."
Compared to coffee, he preferred plain water.
Hearing this, Qin Luoluo suddenly felt like a child who had made a mistake, nervously looking at Chu Ge, she apologized, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know Mr. Chu didn’t like coffee. I’ll go get you another one right away."
Chu Ge saw her gingerly and anxious demeanor and couldn’t help but shake his head with a chuckle, "No need, this coffee is quite good. It’s okay to drink it once in a while."
Qin Luoluo’s cheeks reddened slightly, unsure if it was because of shyness standing beside Chu Ge or embarrassment from her mistake.
She lowered her head, hands nervously intertwined, "Then Manager Chu, you’re busy, I’ll head out first."
Chu Ge nodded, his gaze inadvertently swept over her, landing on Qin Luoluo’s reddened hand with several blisters visible.
Chu Ge called Qin Luoluo back, inquiring, "What happened to your hand?"
Qin Luoluo panicked and hid her hands behind her back, shaking her head, "It’s nothing, just accidentally burnt it a little."
Chu Ge found her fearful appearance amusing, he chuckled and teased, "Am I that scary? Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you, let me have a look at your hand."
Qin Luoluo’s cheeks grew even more flushed upon hearing his words. She let out a sheepish laugh, visibly embarrassed.
But Chu Ge insisted on seeing, and Qin Luoluo had no choice but to extend her hand, "Really, it’s nothing serious, just got accidentally burnt a little while ago."
Chu Ge looked at the tender blisters on her delicate hand and sighed, "You still say it’s nothing? Look, your hand’s almost burnt like a pig trotter."
Qin Luoluo gazed up at Chu Ge with a grievance in her eyes. Was he saying her hands were fat? She looked down at her own hand, her figure was very proportionate, not fat at all, and her hand was soft, indeed fleshy.
Chu Ge raised his hand and directed his Qi into his palm, his rough palm gently brushed over Qin Luoluo’s hand, a cooling sensation seeped into the skin.
Qin Luoluo watched in amazement as the blisters and red marks on her hand miraculously disappeared.
Qin Luoluo looked at Chu Ge in shock, disbelieving what she was seeing, "This... What is this..."
Chu Ge hushed Qin Luoluo, "Don’t tell anyone."
Qin Luoluo simply nodded blankly, still in shock.
It was truly miraculous, what had just transpired seemed just like a plot from a TV drama, utterly baffling.
Chu Ge waved at her, "Go back to work, and remember not to tell anyone."
Qin Luoluo nodded, her mind still replaying the scene she had just witnessed even after she exited the office.
Chu Ge played with the computer for a while but soon grew bored. He took out his phone and called Shen Congwen to inquire about the Earth Ganoderma.
In a few days, he was going to Beijing, and he must cultivate a batch of Earth Ganoderma in a short time.
The phone was quickly connected. "Mr. Chu."
An excited voice came from the handset.
Chu Ge raised his eyebrow playfully, curious, he asked, "Is there something to be happy about?"
Shen Congwen nodded repeatedly, and then realized Chu Ge couldn’t see him, so he spoke, "Mr. Chu, there’s some very good news I want to tell you."
"Good news? About the Earth Ganoderma?" Other than the Earth Ganoderma, it seemed there wasn’t any other good news that would excite Shen Congwen so much.
Shen Congwen nodded emphatically, "Yes, it’s about the Earth Ganoderma. The Earth Ganoderma I was cultivating at the base has matured ahead of schedule, and what’s more surprising is that it hasn’t lost any components."
Chu Ge was astonished, "Matured ahead of schedule?"
"I suspect that there was a change in the Earth Ganoderma’s growing environment, which promoted its growth."
Chu Ge nodded, he didn’t understand these in-depth matters, but since the Earth Ganoderma had matured, he could head to Beijing earlier.
"I will personally deliver the Earth Ganoderma to you."
Before Chu Ge could ask, Shen Congwen spoke first, asking, "Mr. Chu, you are in Shanghai right now, right? Should I deliver it to you in Shanghai?"
He vaguely remembered Chu Ge mentioning, after improving his martial arts, the important use of the Earth Ganoderma was to treat Old Master Nangong’s illness, but Mr. Nangong was in Beijing, and Chu Ge was in Shanghai at the moment, so he didn’t dare deliver the Earth Ganoderma directly to the Nangong Family.
Chu Ge shook his head, "No, send it to Beijing."
"Send it to Beijing?" Shen Congwen was puzzled.
Chu Ge grunted affirmatively, explaining, "I’m setting off for Beijing tomorrow. It’ll take you longer to travel from Su City. Call me when you get to Beijing, and I’ll come to meet you."
Shen Congwen quickly agreed, he said a few more words to Chu Ge, unrelated to the topic of the Earth Ganoderma’s rapid growth, his words permeated with his excitement and joy, Chu Ge could hear his research and love for the Earth Ganoderma.
The Earth Ganoderma was like a child he had raised since childhood, and this child was finally about to grow up, which parent wouldn’t be happy?
After hanging up the phone, Chu Ge stood up and prepared to leave.
He first called Huo Tianqian, asking for his address, and then prepared to go find him.
Huo Tianqian said he would send someone to pick up Chu Ge, and Chu Ge did not refuse, which saved him the trouble of driving.
He always felt that driving in Shanghai was a kind of torture, especially when encountering congested scenes.
Chu Ge waited downstairs of the company for a while and saw a black Volkswagen drive up and stop steadily in front of him.
Ah Hu quickly stepped out of the driver’s seat and respectfully opened the car door for Chu Ge, saying, "Mr. Chu, please."
Chu Ge nodded and got into the car.
The car slowly started, soon blending into the traffic.
Chu Ge looked at the direction Ah Hu was driving, somewhat perplexed, "This isn’t the way to your headquarters, is it?"
Ah Hu smiled and explained, "Right, this isn’t the way to our headquarters. Right after Mr. Chu finished talking with Master Huo, he suddenly received a call saying that there’s a strange treasure in an underground auction, and Master Huo wanted to take a look, so he particularly instructed me to bring Mr. Chu there too."