When Xiao Qianqian saw the gray-haired expert approach her, she couldn't refuse, so she exited her own interface and opened WeChat to ask him to add her.
“I’ll join too, girl. Let’s keep in touch.” The middle-aged expert also came over.
"Yes, I'll add it too."
"I want one too."
Several experts took turns adding her on WeChat before returning to their seats, satisfied.
Inside the president's office of Jia Hua Group, Liu Yichen, whose phone call had been hung up on, paced anxiously back and forth. The girl he had been searching for for so long had suddenly appeared, and was even with his grandfather. The worst part was that the despicable old man was keeping him in suspense and wouldn't tell him where they were.
Five years ago, this girl saved him from being poisoned. After he regained consciousness, she left him some money and then disappeared without a word. He sent people to search for her for five years, but there was still no news of her.
Liu Yichen stopped and picked up his phone to call his grandfather again, but no one answered.
He angrily threw his phone on the table, cursing his grandfather in his mind.
At that moment, his secretary knocked on the door and came in, handing him a document that required his signature for an urgent project.
Liu Yichen reluctantly accepted the document, but his mind was elsewhere. Thinking about the girl, he casually signed his name. After signing, he picked up his phone and looked at the blurry photo his grandfather had sent. It was her, the girl he had kept in his heart for five years. She still looked so aloof, so beautiful—no, she seemed even more beautiful than five years ago.
He thought for a moment, then dialed his assistant's number: "Lin Fei, find out where my grandfather has been lately. I need to know his exact address."
"Yes, President." The assistant hung up the phone. Liu Yichen anxiously awaited Lin Fei's investigation results, pacing back and forth in the room. Finally, his phone rang, and he quickly answered it.
"President, we've found out. The old man recently went to a place called 'Guilin Village,' in the western province," Lin Fei said.
Liu Yichen felt a surge of excitement. "Prepare the plane immediately. I want to go to Guilin Village in person." He hung up the phone and looked resolutely into the distance.
Not long after, Liu Yichen boarded a private jet. During the flight, his eagerness grew, anticipating his reunion with the girl.
As dusk approached, the villagers had already sprinkled lime powder all around the river, creating a white ring that looked quite picturesque.
The village chief came running over, covered in sweat; "Dr. Xiao, it's finished. What's next?"
"Yes, everyone has worked hard today. Go home and get some rest. Tomorrow, drain all the water from the river and then we can add new water."
"Okay." The village chief grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. His face was covered in lime powder, making him look quite comical.
"I have prepared a backup prescription for you. If this plant appears again in the future, just use this prescription to brew the medicine."
After saying that, she handed the village secretary a handwritten prescription. The village secretary wiped his hands on his clothes before carefully taking the prescription. With tears in his eyes and a choked voice, he said, "Thank you, Dr. Xiao, you are such a good person."
Xiao Qianqian smiled and nodded. "It's what I should do. Everyone should go back and rest." She turned around, gently stroking the big tree beside her, a hint of fatigue in her eyes.
The village chief looked at Xiao Qianqian's retreating figure with gratitude, his heart filled with respect.
As night fell, the village gradually returned to tranquility. Xiao Qianqian walked alone on her way back to her lodgings, pondering her work arrangements for the next day. Just then, a private plane landed at the small airport in Guilin Village, and a tall, imposing figure stepped off the aircraft.
"How far is it from here?" Liu Yichen asked Lin Fei, who was standing next to him.
"President, it's already dark. The roads here are all dirt roads, full of potholes, and not easy to walk on. Besides, they should be resting by now, so it's not very convenient to get there. How about we make do on the plane for the night and go over early tomorrow morning? It takes about an hour to walk there from here."
"You're saying the villagers here are all poisoned, and they came here to help them detoxify?"
"Yes, President, a team of experts has arrived. I heard that the President is also here and hasn't left yet."
"The President is here too?" Liu Yichen was shocked to hear this news. It seemed that this poisoning incident was very serious.
"Let's go immediately." Liu Yichen made a quick decision. He had to get to the village right away to find out what was going on and see if he could do something. His girl was there, and he wanted to be closer to her.
Lin Fei looked troubled and hesitated, saying, "But, President, the road is difficult to travel in the dark..."
"No buts!" Liu Yichen interrupted him.
Lin Fei knew he couldn't persuade Liu Yichen otherwise, so he started the car. The car struggled along the bumpy dirt road. Liu Yichen felt both anxious and heavy-hearted; this place seemed too isolated and backward.
He planned to go in and find out what was going on there, and then see if he could help in any way.
After a bumpy two-hour ride, they finally arrived. The villagers, exhausted from a day's work, had all rested. The village was quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds and the chirping of crickets.
He got out of the car and glanced around. There were many tents set up in the open space, and it was all dark now, obviously everyone was asleep. He didn't want to disturb them at this time. It was dark, and he wasn't familiar with the area, so he didn't dare to wander around. He turned around and got back into the car, intending to spend the night there.
Liu Yichen leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. Although his body was exhausted, his mind was unusually active. He was overjoyed at the thought of seeing his beloved girl tomorrow, and before he knew it, he drifted off to sleep.
In his dream, he saw Xiao Qianqian. She walked towards him with a smile, her eyes filled with tenderness. Liu Yichen reached out, trying to grab her, but found he couldn't reach her no matter what. Just then, a commotion woke him from his dream.
He sat up straight and looked out the window. Daylight broke, and the villagers began to stir. They were quite surprised to see a nice car in the yard.
A'gen led the way and knocked on his car window; "Who are you? What are you doing in our village?"
Since the poisoning incident, they have become even more wary and vigilant towards strangers.
Seeing the wary look in his eyes, Liu Yichen quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I'm Dr. Liu's grandson from the expert team. I just came to visit them."
"Dr. Liu?"
"Yes, he's an old man with gray hair."
"Oh, it's him. Okay then."
Can you tell me where they are?
"I'll take you there."
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