Chapter 529 - 329: The Alliance Wants You to Become S-Class as Soon as Possible
Liu Xuan looked at Xu Qinghe in surprise and didn’t respond immediately.
Xu Qinghe, however, just kept smiling and said, "You’re not afraid to make a bet, are you, Sister Liu? That ’genius’ researcher of yours should be able to produce his first S-Class Potion very soon. While S-Class Potions command a high price on the market, for a corporation that can actually manufacture them, they’re... not that big of a deal."
Xu Qinghe blinked, looking at Liu Xuan as she pulled an S-Class Potion directly from her pocket.
Liu Xuan frowned, but after thinking it over carefully, she agreed.
It was just as Xu Qinghe said—only a single S-Class Potion.
To any other corporation, it was immensely valuable and in short supply; you couldn’t necessarily buy one even if you had the Credit Points.
But as the future supplier of S-Class Potions, United Pharmaceutical would never fret over a single S-Class Potion.
Then, thinking about how her father had acted after coming home yesterday, Liu Xuan felt that winning an S-Class Potion and telling him it was a gift from Lin Qi might help change some of his stubborn ideas.
After all, from her fourth uncle’s account, Liu Xuan knew that Lin Qi hadn’t been very polite yesterday.
"Alright, I agree," Liu Xuan said with a nod.
Xu Qinghe immediately followed up, "Now that you’ve agreed, Sister Liu, you can’t send him a message and compromise the fairness of the bet!"
Xu Qinghe was delighted.
She started calculating her potential profit.
’According to the intel the Alliance gave the company, this guy is a genius-level researcher. Even among the company’s current S-Class Researchers, none have ever shown this kind of Talent. His intuition is too sharp.’
’Maybe in the future, he’ll even be able to create... an X-Class Potion, becoming one of only two X-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers in the world.’
’And when that happens, the S-Class Potion I win will most likely be the very first one he ever makes!’
’Setting aside its practical value, its collector’s value alone would be sky-high—at least five times that of a regular S-Class Potion!’
’Score! This is a huge win!’
Xu Qinghe kept her eyes fixed on Lin Qi’s office, her stare undisguised. She unconsciously extended the tip of her tongue to lick her lips.
Liu Xuan, however, remained composed, her expression unchanging.
She trusted that Lin Qi would not disappoint her.
Besides, Liu Xuan knew that Lin Qi was not the type to let himself be taken advantage of.
She knew that from the conversation between Lin Qi and Liu Xingyuan yesterday. On the surface, Liu Xingyuan had been calm, but in reality, Lin Qi had managed to make Old Liu furious.
The elevator ascended slowly, soon arriving at the 130th floor.
Liu Xuan and Xu Qinghe stepped out of the elevator one after the other.
...
At this moment, Lin Qi still had his eyes closed, looking as if he were truly dozing off.
But just as the two were about three meters from the office Door, with Xu Qinghe unconsciously quickening her pace...
Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes.
He stood up, walked over to a cabinet beside the office’s reception area, and took out a bottle of water.
His movements were perfectly natural, betraying no sign of an act.
Outside the Door, Xu Qinghe’s steps suddenly stiffened, and her expression fell.
Liu Xuan, on the other hand, quickened her pace. Arriving at the entrance to Lin Qi’s office, she said, "To honor the terms of our bet, I’ve temporarily revoked the access to open the Door. Why don’t you open it yourself, Miss Xu?"
The corners of Liu Xuan’s mouth curled up slightly, as if victory was already in her grasp.
𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Xu Qinghe stood at the entrance to Lin Qi’s office. She looked through the Door at Lin Qi, who was standing by the cabinet, twisting the cap off a water bottle and chugging it. Then she turned her head to look at Liu Xuan.
’Is this right?’
’This can’t be right, can it?’
’I inherited my grandmother’s X-ray Vision Ability!’
’He was still dozing off just ten seconds ago!’
’How could he get up and go for water the exact moment I reached the Door?’
’Is she cheating?’
Xu Qinghe looked at Liu Xuan, trying to find any crack in her confident facade.
Unfortunately, from Liu Xuan’s confident expression alone, Xu Qinghe could tell she absolutely wasn’t cheating.
As the one in charge of a corporation, Liu Xuan wouldn’t resort to such shady tactics over something so minor.
’Could it really just be a coincidence?’
Xu Qinghe suddenly felt a sharp pang of regret.
Even though she herself was an S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher and could produce S-Class Potions.
But due to company policy and Alliance law, the S-Class Potions she created didn’t belong to her; they belonged to the company!
She had to pay to buy them herself!
Even with the employee discount, it would still cost a whopping fifty million Credit Points!
’Did I really lose just like that?’
Xu Qinghe found it hard to accept.
With her hand on the Door handle of Lin Qi’s office, Xu Qinghe’s gaze was somewhat vacant.
’But I’m a Native Extraordinary with the X-ray Vision Ability!’
Suddenly, a strange thought popped into Xu Qinghe’s mind.
’Could it be... that she wasn’t the only one here with X-ray Vision?’
Xu Qinghe looked suspiciously through the large Door at Lin Qi inside the office.
She saw...
Lin Qi finished his water and tossed the bottle into the trash can.
Then he turned and smiled in the direction of the large Door.
For an instant, their gazes met.
A chill shot up Xu Qinghe’s spine!
’Just as I thought!’
’This Lin Qi is bad news!’
’He’s definitely a Native Extraordinary!’
’Even if his Ability isn’t X-ray Vision, it must be some kind of perception-type!’
Xu Qinghe felt like she’d been set up.
And worse, it was a trap of her own making.
An unhappy expression crossed her face.
But Xu Qinghe didn’t notice that at the very moment her gaze met Lin Qi’s, the smile on Liu Xuan’s lips grew even more pronounced.
Liu Xuan spoke up. "The Door is unlocked now, Miss Xu. You can open it."