Xu Qingya, upon hearing Chen Yinxu's eager question, nodded helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, Old Chen, I also didn't know my cousin would do such a thing, letting all your hard work go to waste!"
Once Chen Yinxu received a definitive response, his face couldn't help but darken as he sighed, "How could this happen..."
After repeating himself several times, he looked up at Xu Qingya and asked, "So what are you planning to do now, President Xu? Will you continue to expedite the research, or...?"
Xu Qingya replied, "We've already found a more suitable beauty prescription, so we won't be using the previous one."
"Oh, not using it anymore..." Chen Yinxu said, first nodding slightly, then reacting, his eyes widening as he stared at Xu Qingya as if he wanted to eat her, "What? Not using it?!"
Xu Xiaojiao's court beauty prescription, which truly consumed all his effort; just as it was about to be perfectly brought back to the world, now, because of a slight setback, Xu Qingya didn't want it anymore?
How could he easily accept this?
Chen Yinxu quickly tried to persuade her, "President Xu, please don't act out of spite. We've already invested over fifty million in developing this prescription. There's no need to discard it just to get even..."
Xu Qingya quickly explained, "Old Chen, I'm not acting out of spite, really. Our chairman has already come up with a better beauty prescription, and the effects are even better..."
Chen Yinxu interrupted, "A better beauty prescription? With even better effects? How much better could it be? Could it actually make someone look five years younger after using it?!"
His way of speaking was somewhat aggressive and sceptical, clearly indicating his disbelief in Xu Qingya's words.
And because he was older, plus Xu Qingya was naturally youthful and beautiful, even after taking the Beauty Pill and seeing great improvement in her skin, one couldn't tell without looking closely.
Mu Jinyu interjected, "Look five years younger? You underestimate my Beauty Pill!"
When Chen Yinxu heard Mu Jinyu's remark, he turned his head towards him, furrowing his brows, "And you are?"
Xu Qingya hurriedly introduced him, "He is the major shareholder of our company, holding eighty percent of the shares. His name is Mu Jinyu; you can just call him Director Mu."
"Director Mu?" Hearing Xu Qingya's introduction, Chen Yinxu's already furrowed brow tightened even more.
He hadn't expected the major shareholder of Jinyu Company to be so young.
And he heard from the Xu family that Mu Jinyu had taken over the company only after curing Xu Tianzheng of ALS.
But he was so young, could he really cure ALS, which even the medical community found extremely difficult to treat?!
Chen Yinxu was indeed sceptical and felt disappointed.
Mu Jinyu, seeing that Chen Yinxu didn't believe him, didn't take it to heart.
Having been in River City for several days, he had grown accustomed to these old-fashioned people revealing an expression of disbelief when they saw his young age, yet he had achieved more than what they had strived for in their entire lives.
With a slight smile, Mu Jinyu said, "Words are useless. Let's prove it with facts."
Having said that, he looked towards Wen Rou, signalling her to hand over the remaining Beauty Pills and the prescription he had just written to Chen Yinxu.
Although Mu Jinyu was certain there were absolutely no problems with his Beauty Pill and no side effects after taking it, since Xu Qingya and the other two were somewhat anxious and wanted an expert to evaluate the prescription to see if anything was missing or to suggest improvements, he was willing to show it to this expert, Chen.
Chen Yinxu took the items Wen Rou handed to him, glanced at the dark, unappealing pills in his hand, and with a trace of bewilderment in his eyes, asked, "What is this, so dark and uninviting, is it edible?"
"It is edible. This is called the Beauty Pill. After taking it, you'll look ten years younger," Wen Rou explained softly.
As soon as Wen Rou spoke, not only did Chen Yinxu's eyes widen in shock, but other employees working nearby also found it hard to believe.
Oh my God, a whole ten years younger?
Is Director Wen sure she isn't joking?
After taking it, it makes one a decade younger—what kind of concept is that? It's simply a heaven-defying Immortal Pill!
They really doubted, was Wen Rou just afraid they were disheartened, so she decided to play a joke on them?
Chen Yinxu adjusted his glasses, his eyes fixed on Wen Rou with an inexplicably sharp intent, and he said in a deep voice, "Director Wen, you're not pulling my leg, are you? Becoming ten years younger after eating it? What kind of Miraculous Elixir is this?!"
Before Wen Rou could reply, Mu Jinyu said, "Whether I'm joking or not, won't you know once you've tried it yourself?"
Chen Yinxu looked at Mu Jinyu and said displeasedly, "How dare I just eat it willy-nilly? Who knows what this thing is. Although I know Director Wen wouldn't harm me, there are plenty of cases where good intentions lead to bad outcomes."
Wen Rou hurriedly said, "This can be eaten, I just ate it with Sister Qingya, and Old Chen, if you take a closer look at our facial skin, we really did become much younger..."
After Wen Rou's explanation, Chen Yinxu adjusted his glasses again. Then he scrutinized her skin with narrowed eyes before turning to look at Xu Qingya beside her.
It seemed...
There were indeed quite a few changes.
However, he had never really stared intently at these two girls before, so it was hard to tell how significant the changes were.
On the other hand, several researchers from the development department, after hearing Wen Rou's words, mustered up the courage to sneak some glances at Wen Rou and Xu Qingya, then exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, there really are changes."
"What changes?" Chen Yinxu turned his head to look at them.
Their faces turned red as they lowered their heads and muttered softly, "Although President Xu and Director Wen already had good skin, there were still minor issues like oily skin, acne scars, freckles, and so on. Now, those are all gone, and their skin is almost as flawless as my teenage niece's."
"Really?" Hearing this, Chen Yinxu took a few more looks at Wen Rou and found that their skin indeed seemed unbelievably good.
Although he was somewhat tempted to reach out and pinch their cheeks to see for himself, he knew his limits, understanding that even scrutinizing the girls like this was quite impolite, let alone touching them—that would be downright hooliganism!
After some thought, Chen Yinxu eventually decided to trust them, and then, he took the black Pill in his hand and tossed it into his mouth.
"Hm?!"
The moment the Pill entered his mouth, it melted instantly, turning into a rich, sweet honeyed liquid that surged down his throat, soothing his heart and spleen.
Chen Yinxu felt an incredible comfort all over his body, and his joints, which had been a bit achy, seemed to hurt less as well.
"Wow, it's really true, Old Chen really does look several years younger!"
"My God, what kind of Miraculous Elixir is this? It's so magical!"
"I believe in Director Mu now, the beauty creams we used to develop pale in comparison to this Beauty Pill—it's worthless!"
"..."
Hearing the people's discussion, Chen Yinxu hurriedly opened his eyes and scolded, "What's the matter with you all? Making such a fuss over nothing!"
One person quickly handed a mirror to Chen Yinxu, enviously saying, "Old Chen, you should take a look at yourself in the mirror."