After entering the First Laboratory, Xiao Wenjiu had achieved some success, so he readily accepted Tang Zhankuan's flattery.
"You flatter me, Second Young Master. I've made some progress over the past three years and haven't let down the Tang Family's nurturing." Though Xiao Wenjiu said this aloud, inwardly, he despised Tang Zhankuan to the core.
Did this pampered young master, who knew nothing of life's hardships, think that Xiao Wenjiu was someone clinging desperately to the Tang Family?
What a joke.
The things he had received from the Tang Family had long been repaid through years of tireless labor and obedience.
Who he was now, and who he would become, were both beyond Tang Zhankuan's reach. His future was boundless.
Tang Zhankuan would amount to no more than this.
Tang Zhankuan more or less understood the meaning behind Xiao Wenjiu's words.
He did not argue. It was true that the Tang Family had supported Xiao Wenjiu in the past; as for what they had received from him, that was not something Tang Zhankuan cared about.
The reason he had taken the initiative to meet Xiao Wenjiu this time was to gather information.
The Tang Family's intelligence channels were not open to him, so Tang Zhankuan had to find his own connections.
After concealing his emotions well, Tang Zhankuan continued, "Given time, Master Xiao will surely soar to great heights."
Xiao Wenjiu smiled smugly. "I'll take that as a good omen."
"I came this time to see my cousin, Ye Zhenwei. Her condition has caused my grandfather, father, and aunt a great deal of heartache."
Tang Zhankuan briefly described Ye Zhenwei's situation while observing Xiao Wenjiu's expression.
Xiao Wenjiu looked utterly calm. He clearly knew about Ye Zhenwei's physical collapse.
But through what channel had he learned of it?
That was