Chapter 321: Power of Money

"Wait so… you wanted my brother to take these tablets that weren't even tested to live human subjects?" Chu Nan immediately said. "I won't allow that!"

"Mr. Chu, do you really have a choice?" Lyca fought the urge to roll her eyes. "Plus, isn't this why we would do some test first? Lai Su would stay here for a few days to conduct the test with a few people."

"So you wanted to conduct the test with a few people, then give the same medicine to my brother a few days from that? What about the long-term effects?"

"We will have to see," Lyca said. "However, this is only your first option. Option two is to wait a bit. We wait for six months and see if Mr. Chu Munan's current treatment would help him. You can call me once the cancer is already in its later stages. At that time he might become bald and his skin is— "

"Stop talking. That won't happen." Chu Nan hissed. "Give us a year! Show us the result of the test for one year, then we will decide if we would give that to my brother."

"Alright," Lyca smiled.

"Alright? You agree?" Chu Munan asked.

"Why wouldn't I? That's your life. If you don't want it, fine." Did this man expect her to insist and force them? This treatment wasn't a hundred percent sure. She was only using this to get into the Chu Family.

"You— "

"Miss Lyca, I am just wondering. Are you really confident that this tablet can cure cancer? You said that this can only target the damaged cells?" Old Man Chu asked.

"You are right. This would only target those cells. I know that another pharmaceutical company already claimed that they have a device that does the same thing. You should look into that company. I am certain that you would see Lai Su as one of their previous employees." This time, it was Shen Qui who answered them.

"You are saying that—

He responded with a mysterious smile. "As you can see, we have a medicine, not a device."

The old man's lips thinned into a straight line. Lyca originally came here for cooperation. She wanted them to support her weapons business. However, he and the Chu family wanted her help with Chu Munan's illness. "This medicine… I am wondering when did you make it? Surely it would take a few months to complete this no?"

They asked Lyca to help them, and they expected her to work with them. This meant they would have the time to entice her to join their family. Who would have thought she already finished the medicine?

"Yes, a few months. Lai Su completed this a few months back," Lyca lied without batting an eyelid. How could she not understand the old man's real purpose? The Chu Family was known for being entrepreneurs, not soldiers or politicians. All these years, the Chu Family had been hiring people that could protect them. Skillful and talented people like Lyca and Shen Qui would surely bring them endless benefits.

The Chu Family always have good foresight and that was the reason why they were able to avoid the schemes from the Xu and Shen family. This time, they wanted to work with Lyca and develop a good relationship with her. Who would have thought that Lyca already finished this thing that they wanted? All she needed now test this with some live subjects.

"The entire family will think about this," Old Man Chu said. He looked at Chu Nan. "Call the elders, tell them I want to talk to them an hour from now. You can leave now, I want to talk with Miss Lyca and Mr. Shen."

The twin brothers left the room, leaving Lyca and Shen Qui with Old Man Chu.

"You wanted this stone… let me give this to you first." Old Man Chu pushed a wooden box towards Lyca. "This is something that President gave the Chu Family. I don't particularly like it, as I don't want to wear jewelry. However, I have asked my people to check what kind of stone this is. They said this was something that can only be found in the depths of Shu Islands, which was near Kong City. There was nothing special about this stone. Every family who always attended the yearly spring banquet would receive gifts like this from the Xu Family."

Lyca accepted the box, but she didn't open it. "The painting was made by Ken Xu? How old is he this year?"

"This — I can't really say." The Old man said. "We don't have any other information about this man. We don't know where or when he was born. We only know that he is President's nephew. He doesn't attend any functions as well. They say that he was a weak person, but extremely brilliant. They say that this person could heal any poisons using herbs."

"And?"

"And… " the Old Man sighed as he leaned towards Lyca. "It was said that this person was the one who gave the Zhang Family an antidote to heal the poison that affected your cousin. Of course, this was some rumor. I heard that Young Master Zhang was supposed to die from that poison." The old man gave Lyca a meaningful gaze. Using his money, he was able to find everything about Lyca and her Huang Family. Of course, he already knew everything about her poisons.

This was the power of money.

"Where did you hear it from?" Shen Qui asked.

"I have my ways. I believe the madam of the Zhang Family, your aunt Huang Ying, is trying to suck up to the Xu Family. At first, she wasn't aware that it was the Xu Family who helped her son. I believe, the master of the Zhang Family kept it from her because of her difficult tendencies."

"I see." Lyca nodded.

"Ah, this is the painting. You can have it." Old Man Chu handed her another rectangular wooden box. "Now, unto the thing that I want to talk to you. This cooperation is very important for my Chu Family. I can only hope that you could stay here and do the experiments. This will keep you safe and— "

"Can't," Lyca immediately declined. "Old Man, I just got married. I am still on my honeymoon. How could I stay here and risk having a divorce from my husband? Old Man, are you trying to ruin my marriage?"

"…"