In reality, Jian Yixue was feeling extremely guilty, but she was pretending to be calm.

She didn't just stay for a while and then run away; she didn't even go there at all.

Mercedes sent him an invitation, but she was busy with an experiment and didn't want to pay any attention to it. Eventually, she completely forgot about it.

Jian Yixue glanced at Zhou Yuxuan unpacking the box and stopped thinking about it. She shook her head and forced herself to concentrate. The most important thing right now was to develop the antidote pill.

She carefully familiarized herself with each instrument to ensure that there would be few accidents during the drug manufacturing process.

Over there, Zhou Yuxuan, who was focused on unpacking the box, looked at the medicinal herbs in his hand with great surprise.

Among these medicinal herbs are rare thousand-year-old ginseng, over a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and even thousand-year-old snow lotus, which is priceless and unavailable. These things would probably fetch astronomical prices if sold elsewhere.

He could hardly believe it when it was placed so casually in front of him.

Just now, Jian Yixue casually handed these over to me. My God, what a waste of treasures!

He carefully picked up the snow lotus and looked at it again and again, completely captivated by it.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to use all these things to make medicine?"

Zhou Yuxuan sidled up to Jian Yixue, who was checking the equipment, and asked in a low voice.

Jian Yixue looked at Zhou Yuxuan with some doubt: "Otherwise what? Why would I take it?"

Undeterred, Zhou Yuxuan asked, "Sister-in-law, have you considered selling some to me?"

"I'm not considering selling it. If you want anything, I can consider giving you some of what's left over later."

Jane turned her head to continue her work, her voice coming out casually.

"Really? Sister-in-law?"

Zhou Yuxuan was overjoyed. These medicinal herbs were intended for making medicine, and it was unlikely that they would be used up completely.

Jian Yixue hummed in agreement and continued working.

In order to save some, Zhou Yuxuan suggested, "Sister-in-law, how about I help you make the medicine, like this..."

"Need not."

Before he could finish speaking, Jian Yixue rejected his suggestion, saying that the old man's body had been accumulating toxins for too long and that he had recently suffered a relapse.

The pills being made this time must be of high purity to have better efficacy; there's no room for carelessness, and she can only feel at ease if she does it herself.

Zhou Yuxuan felt discouraged after being rejected.

The thought of those medicinal herbs with such unfortunate fates still made him feel a little heartache, fearing that Jian Yixue might not be able to make them, and that those high-grade medicinal herbs would be wasted in vain.

You can't blame him. He had never met Jian Yixue Pharmaceuticals. He only knew that she was the woman Ye Mohan brought from the countryside to marry.

Even though he had witnessed her extraordinary acupuncture skills during the previous attempt to suppress the old man's relapse, he truly did not know that she could make medicine.

Jian Yixue didn't have time to care what he thought. After familiarizing herself with the equipment, she began to pick up the necessary medicinal materials, clean them, and started making the medicine.

Seeing that she had started making medicine, Zhou Yuxuan stopped saying anything, afraid of disturbing her, and even more afraid that his pitiful medicinal materials would be almost gone.

Jian Yixue meticulously oversaw the quality of each stage throughout the process, striving for perfection in every detail.

After several hours, Jian Yixue held the black pill in her hand, a relieved smile on her face. She had finally succeeded.

Next, all you need to do is test the pills to see if the ingredients and quality meet the standards.

Zhou Yuxuan kept a close eye on Jian Yixue the whole time. He had to admit that even he probably couldn't be as meticulous as Jian Yixue, striving for perfection in every step, just like someone with decades of experience.

He really couldn't understand how Jian Yixue had so much energy to do research. Even a genius like him could only major in Western medicine and supplement it with traditional Chinese medicine.

He couldn't help but admire Jian Yixue's ability to stop the spread of toxins with her acupuncture skills and her proficiency in making medicine. His respect for Jian Yixue grew even stronger.

Jian Yixue handed the pills to Zhou Yuxuan, "Go and test them to see what the ingredients and quality are like."

Zhou Yuxuan took the pill and quickly walked to the instrument next to him to analyze its components.

After a while, Zhou Yuxuan suddenly stood up and excitedly said to Jian Yixue, "Sister-in-law, you succeeded. The ingredient list analysis shows that there are almost no impurities, and the purity is 99.9%."

Jian Yixue was quite satisfied with the result. This was her first time making medicine after a six-year hiatus from medical practice, and she was very pleased with the achievement.

Zhou Yuxuan, on the other hand, was still very excited.

This was the first time in all his years of medical practice that he had ever seen someone who could produce medicine so perfectly on their own, and the quality of the pills was extraordinary. Even he, a doctor with decades of experience, was impressed by their skill.

"Sister-in-law, how did you do that?"

Jian Yixue looked at him: "Weren't you watching the whole thing?"

Zhou Yuxuan felt frustrated. He was watching, but he didn't understand, which is why he asked.

But he couldn't refute it, because he was simply outmatched in skill.

Just then, the laboratory door was opened from the outside by swiping a card.

Wearing a purple dress and heavy makeup, Qian Xinman swayed into the room from the doorway.

Jian Yixue was facing the door when she saw Qian Xinman immediately. Her face darkened instantly, and she looked at Zhou Yuxuan with displeasure.

Standing opposite Jian Yixue, Zhou Yuxuan naturally noticed the change in her expression. Just as he was wondering why, he heard footsteps behind him and immediately understood why Jian Yixue was unhappy.

Not only was Jian Yixue unhappy, but he himself looked displeased.

Yesterday he specifically told everyone that he had granted everyone in the lab a day off today because he had things to do in the lab and didn't want to be disturbed.

Who's so blind as to cause him trouble at this time?

He turned around unhappily, and when he saw who it was, his face instantly darkened: "Who let you come here!"

Qian Xinman's originally smug face froze instantly upon hearing Zhou Yuxuan's name. She paused, then smiled and walked to Zhou Yuxuan's side, reaching out to take his arm. She looked at Jian Yixue with a smug expression, asserting her ownership.

"Yuxuan, I just happened to be passing by. I know you're busy today and I was worried you might forget to eat, so I came to remind you. Don't be rude to me, I'm just concerned about you."

Zhou Yuxuan raised his arm and shook off Qian Xinman's pull, saying unhappily, "No need, you should go back early, I still have things to take care of here."

Qian Xinman's smug expression immediately turned ugly, and she questioned, "Are you saying that you're doing something shady with her here alone, a man and a woman? How can you do this to me?"

After saying that, his face was full of hurt.

“Shut up, my relationship with my sister-in-law is completely innocent. I'm here for work,” Zhou Yuxuan said in a low voice.

"What work-related communication do you have with her? She's not from the research institute, what can she be doing here? Can't you come up with a better excuse if you're lying?"

Zhou Yuxuan was furious. "I'll say it again, she's my sister-in-law. She's here for work. If you keep making trouble, get out of the research institute. You're not welcome here."