Third Update
Guided by the Gold Coin, Liu Chang'an and Li Hongfang met Su Nanxiu in a laboratory.
This wasn't the room where Qin Yanan had her medical check-up last time. There were no hospital beds here, only various sophisticated instruments and a whole wall of monitors. Several staff members sat in front of the monitors, watching the content on the screens, which showed all sorts of animals living in different environments.
Su Nanxiu, dressed in white work clothes, casually examined a roll of experimental data with one hand in her pocket.
Su Nanxiu gradually began to understand Liu Chang'an. As he lived longer and accumulated more and more wealth, he even felt like he was becoming a vortex, drawing in wealth from all over the world. However, he became increasingly indifferent to the sense of accomplishment he could gain in the process.
She wanted Zhu Juntang to take charge of some things so that she could free herself up and have more energy and time to focus on the research projects she loved.
Su Nanxiu grew angrier the more she thought about it. She knew she was no match for Liu Chang'an in self -Qi Nourishing, and now she wanted to deal with Zhu Juntang.
"Good evening, have you eaten?" Liu Chang'an greeted Su Nanxiu in a very traditional way.
"I want to eat black chicken and ginseng soup, will you make it?" Su Nanxiu adjusted her glasses; she wasn't nearsighted, and these glasses weren't just for decoration.
"It's been a long time since I've made this, so it probably won't suit your taste anymore," Liu Chang'an said with a smile.
"The chicken soup is still made the same way, and it still suits my taste, it's just that the person drinking it is different now, right?" Su Nanxiu smiled.
"Back then, when we made chicken soup, the first thing we considered was what kind of water to use. Now, we have to find a good chicken first. Even if we follow the old method, the chicken soup won't taste the same as it used to." Liu Chang'an looked at Su Nanxiu's smile calmly.
Su Nanxiu glanced at the monitor to the side, adjusted her glasses, and turned back with her smile unchanged. "Let's get down to business." The moment Su Nanxiu spoke again, her smile had turned into a cold calm.
Liu Chang'an pointed to Li Hongfang beside him.
I saw her.
"Miss Su... I've been away for a while because of some things." Li Hongfang felt fine beads of sweat forming on her forehead. The conversation between Liu Chang'an and Su Nanxiu sounded ordinary, but she sensed a sharp edge in it.
Finally Su Nanxiu seemed to be in a bad mood, which made Li Hongfang especially nervous. This Miss Su always exuded a dangerous sense of oppression, as if she wouldn't mind using any means to deal with those who angered her.
Liu Chang'an acted as if nothing had happened, Li Hongfang couldn't.
"Okay, I understand." Su Nanxiu frowned slightly. "Is there something you need?"
"I... I have something to say... Nothing to say..."
"Is anything wrong?"
"She always felt that someone wanted to kill her, but she wasn't sure if it was one of your people chasing her," Liu Chang'an explained.
"Why would I hunt you down?" Su Nanxiu looked at Li Hongfang in surprise.
Li Hongfang didn't know how to explain.
"How could I possibly care whether you live or die? Even if something's wrong with you, it's not something I need to pay special attention to... and it's certainly not something I personally ordered to kill you." Su Nanxiu waved her hand. "Anyway, I'll give the order, and no one will keep an eye on you anymore."
"Thank you, Miss Su." Li Hongfang pressed her chest. Compared to other potential dangers, what Li Hongfang feared most was Su Nanxiu's people. She had seen Su Nanxiu's people by chance once... and they might not even be human.
"There's something else I think you might find interesting," Liu Chang'an said, pointing to Li Hongfang. "She has a very strange injury on her back."
Su Nanxiu showed no interest, but gave Liu Chang'an a mocking smile, "Would you consider this asking me for a favor?"
"I don't think so..." Liu Chang'an laughed. "I originally wanted to do the research myself, but it seems there's no way to keep it a secret. Sooner or later, some people will notice. To prevent her from being presumptuous and acting on her own, and accidentally harming innocent people, I'd better send her over."
"So you seem to know quite a bit about those people you're talking about... But, this doesn't seem to concern me." Su Nanxiu paused, waved her hand, signaling the staff to leave, "I might as well take a look."
Li Hongfang turned around, took off her outer clothes and cotton shirt, revealing the injuries on her back.
Su Nanxiu adjusted her glasses and glanced at it, then leaned closer to examine it more closely.
"From the appearance, it looks like a Malayan sun bear scratch, but based on the photo analysis and our database, there are three similar cases with similar injuries."
"Photo analysis?"
"These glasses of mine have a camera function. After taking a picture, it will be uploaded to the processing center for analysis and comparison," Su Nanxiu explained. "Continuous blinking is like taking a picture. In recent years, AR and AI technologies have advanced by leaps and bounds, so this is not a new technology."
"The technology isn't new; your biggest advantage lies in information processing and systems, isn't it?" Liu Chang'an has always been very interested in cutting-edge products of human technological civilization.
"Yes... it's not perfect either, there's still a lot of room for improvement in the technology." Su Nanxiu chatted with Liu Chang'an for a few minutes, and then more data and information were transmitted. Su Nanxiu put on gloves. "I need to take some samples for careful analysis. We can't be sure just by comparing the data."
Su Nanxiu took samples from the wound site on Li Hongfang's back more than ten times, and then handed the samples to Gold Coin to send for further examination.
"Let's wait for the results," Su Nanxiu said to Li Hongfang, taking off her gloves.
"Can we only wait for the results?" Li Hongfang whispered to Liu Chang'an. What she needed was not the test results, but for this situation to disappear.
"No, not exactly... three days. You stay here and cooperate with the treatment for three days. I'm very confident I can cure you," Su Nanxiu said to Li Hongfang. "If I can't keep my promise, I'm sure he won't abandon me."
Liu Chang'an nodded.
Seeing Liu Chang'an nod, Li Hongfang felt relieved and said to Su Nanxiu, "Okay, thank you, Miss Su."
"You're safest with me. You mean someone's still causing you trouble?" Su Nanxiu asked.
"Yes... I recently made some purchases, and I suspect word has leaked out." Li Hongfang wasn't worried that Su Nanxiu would be interested in her things.
In a sense, Su Nanxiu and Liu Chang'an are actually quite similar. What they value is not something she can provide, and what she can obtain is something they don't care about.
"I can have someone handle it, but I need to know what your relationship is with Liu Chang'an?" Su Nanxiu didn't think Liu Chang'an would bring someone he had no connection with to her. He wasn't the kind of person who would suddenly become kind, and Li Hongfang didn't seem to have enough looks to attract him.
"Descendants of an old friend," Liu Chang'an explained for Li Hongfang.
"Descendant of an old friend"? Shouldn't it be said that their ancestors had a relationship? "Descendant of an old friend" sounds like an introduction of Li Hongfang from the perspective of an elder.
Strangely, Su Nanxiu didn't seem to find anything wrong with it. After Liu Chang'an spoke, she seemed relieved, and her gaze towards Li Hongfang became calmer and gentler.
"Never mind, they're all extraordinary people, it's normal that I can't understand them," Li Hongfang thought, and stopped pondering it.
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Long or short, this is still the third update. I'm asking for monthly votes. The deadline is 8 PM on the 17th. If I can get 3100 monthly votes, I'll also update three times tomorrow, and the word count will be higher than today's!