Everything was within Jiang Feifei's budget. After venting, Gu Xiuyu walked back into the villa, more determined than the first time.
He took the initiative to go upstairs. Facing Jiang Feifei's mocking smile, he indifferently said, "This is what I need. Please have someone send it over as soon as possible."
Jiang Feifei's brows shot up. She looked at the chemical symbols on the paper, a smile playing on her lips as she gladly accepted it.
"Welcome to the SS organization. I wish us both the swift attainment of our desires!"
With her hand extended before him, Gu Xiuyu took it.
Sensing the man's presence, Jiang Feifei appraised Gu Xiuyu. He was no less than Di Mingjue in terms of appearance, physique, wealth, and power. Ye Ziyu truly had a way with men; they were all infatuated with her.
Jiang Feifei's body softened like liquid. Her palm pressed against Gu Xiuyu's chest, half of her shoulder leaning into his embrace. "I've lived with Ye Ziyu for decades. Everyone says we're very similar. Why don't we give it a try?"
Faced with her advances, it felt like a pile of dung sticking to him. Gu Xiuyu pushed her away with disgust, firmly rejecting her, "Impossible!"
He loved Ye Ziyu, and no one could replace her. Even if they were identical twins, he wouldn't transfer his affections.
Gu Xiuyu sternly warned, "You know why I joined the SS organization. I don't want to see a repeat of your behavior just now."
"Ye Ziyu is already having a child with Di Mingjue, and you're still devoted to her?" Jiang Feifei, having been pushed away, snuggled closer again.
This time, Gu Xiuyu forcefully shoved her away. "Miss Jiang, please have some self-respect!"
Self-respect?
Jiang Feifei laughed.
Her advances were met with a request for self-respect. Was she that insignificant in front of men?
Seeing the utter disgust radiating from Gu Xiuyu, Jiang Feifei unbuttoned the top button of her blouse and pulled the fabric aside, revealing her fair skin.
Gu Xiuyu instinctively averted his gaze. He quickly advised, "Miss Jiang, what you're doing is pointless. It will only make me look down on you more."
Fearing she might do something more outrageous, Gu Xiuyu turned and went to the laboratory on the lower ground floor.
"Disdain?" Jiang Feifei threw her head back and laughed. "Ye Ziyu doesn't even want you, and you still have the nerve to look down on me!"
She casually picked up a nearby ornament and, with an arc, shattered it on the floor near the stairs leading to the lower ground floor.
The laboratory door was soundproof. The outside noise could not be heard within. Gu Xiuyu put on a white coat that was hanging up and looked at the workbench before him.
It had been some time since he had touched a workbench. He picked up the equipment and began to synthesize potent toxins.
As long as the toxins were synthesized quickly enough, Ye Ziyu would come to him in the shortest possible time. Driven by his longing for Ye Ziyu, Gu Xiuyu began his research day and night.
Overnight, there was no more news of Gu Xiuyu in Sijiu City. He seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. Everyone who had interacted with him was unable to ascertain his whereabouts, including Old Master Gu.
Old Master Gu took over the Gu Corporation again and spent some time familiarizing himself with the recent projects.
"Mr. Gu," the assistant pushed open the door.
"Any news?" Old Master Gu asked.
What he had said in anger that night had led to Gu Xiuyu truly abandoning the Gu Corporation without a care.
The assistant shook his head and relayed the information he had gathered, "Little Master Gu's phone is unreachable. We've visited his most frequented places, but there's no sign of him.
Old Master Gu rubbed his temples and wearily waved the assistant away.
If his familiar places yielded no results, what about familiar people? A person surfaced in Old Master Gu's mind.
She was the most likely to be contacted by Gu Xiuyu!
"Prepare the car. We're going to Ye's!" Old Master Gu commanded.