Seeing the other party proactively reveal themselves, Zhou Yi could confirm.
This person's connection had been successfully severed!
Approaching closer, Feng Qian clasped his hands and said, "This esteemed gentleman, I wonder..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence.
He looked at Lin Ru beside Zhou Yi, somewhat surprised.
"You are... Lin Ru, the girl?"
Lin Ru glanced at him and let out an "ah."
"Uncle Feng?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qian's face immediately lit up with joy.
"Haha, it really is Lin Ru! She's grown into a great beauty in just a few years!"
Lin Ru also smiled: "Not at all, Uncle Feng, you're too kind!"
Zhou Yi was a little confused.
Lin Ru then proactively began to explain. Originally, Feng Qian's daughter and Lin Ru were classmates and also the closest friends.
The two families also frequently visited each other, so they knew each other.
It wasn't until Feng Qian's daughter went abroad to study that they met less often.
However, their contact never completely ended.
Hearing this, Zhou Yi nodded: "So that's how it is."
On the other side, Feng Qian and Lin Ru chatted for a few moments, and Feng Qian asked: "Lin girl, who is this old gentleman from your family?"
Lin Ru thought for a moment before replying: "He is... my sister's old housekeeper."
"Old housekeeper?" Feng Qian was surprised.
Such excellent stone-carving skills, and they hired him as a housekeeper?
Who would believe that!
Feng Qian simply assumed Lin Ru didn't want to say, and didn't ask any further.
The two chatted for a while, from how their work was going to whether or not they were looking for a partner.
It was essentially the typical exchange between an elder and a junior.
He directly asked Lin Ruo a question that was awkward.
"Oh dear, Uncle Feng, weren't you looking for Uncle Yi for something else?"
"Don't worry about me yet, let's get down to business!"
Feng Qian smiled and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes, we should talk about business!"
Then, he turned to Zhou Yi.
"Old gentleman, your stone-carving skills are so good, I've truly never seen anything like it before!"
Zhou Yi humbly said, "It's just a little carving skill!"
Feng Qian smiled and shook his head, "You're too modest! If you claim to be second, I'm afraid no one would dare claim to be first!"
"It's inconvenient to talk here, how about we go to the VIP lounge?"
Zhou Yi and Lin Ru agreed.
Later, Feng Qian praised Zhou Yi's stone-cutting skills even more.
At the same time, he subtly asked Zhou Yi what his master was.
Zhou Yi, as usual, replied, "I don't have a master, I just read some related books two days ago."
Hearing this, Feng Qian almost spat out the tea in his mouth.
What did you say?!
Such amazing stone-cutting skills!
You said you learned it from reading some books two days ago?
Who are you kidding?!
However, Feng Qian didn't say anything more, assuming Zhou Yi didn't want to show off.
Then the topic changed.
Meanwhile, Lin Ru was lost in thought.
Recalling what had just happened, her mood was incredibly anxious.
From the very beginning, when Chu Yi and his opponent were gambling, she had assumed that Uncle Yi would be at a disadvantage.
She was anxiously wondering how to help him.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Yi actually knew how to gamble on stones!
Moreover, he casually gambled on several top-grade, defective stones!
Lin Ru didn't believe that this kind of skill could be learned from reading books for two days.
Perhaps it was a family tradition of Uncle Yi's?
Who exactly was he?
What methods did his sister Wan Ru use to recruit him to be the family's old steward?
Lin Ru couldn't figure out the reason, only feeling that Chu Yi was becoming increasingly mysterious.
At this moment, she heard Feng Qian speak.
"Old先生, the matter we discussed earlier..."
Chu Yi nodded: "No problem! At the stone gambling convention in half a month, I will help you!"
Feng Qian's face lit up with joy: "Then let's go all the way to Old Master Lai!"
Lin Ru suddenly remembered something.
"Uncle Feng, haven't you forgotten something?"
Feng Qian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "That's right, that's right, I almost forgot! We haven't even discussed the payment yet!"
"Since it's Lin Ru, a member of the family, then I won't beat around the bush."
Saying that, he extended a finger: "Ten million!"
"Plus everything won at the stone-gambling convention, it's all from Old Master Lai! What do you think?"
Chu Yi was quite satisfied with this amount.
After all, he wasn't originally there for the money, but for the connections.
This was an unexpected bonus.
"No problem!" Chu Yi agreed.
Having successfully negotiated, Feng Qian immediately proposed hosting a banquet.
However, at this very moment, an unexpected event occurred.
Feng Qian, who was about to lead Zhou Yi and the other man to the banquet venue, suddenly felt his legs give way for no apparent reason. He collapsed to the ground, instantly losing consciousness!
"Uncle Feng! Uncle Feng, what's wrong? Don't scare us!"
Lin Ru was startled and rushed over.
But no matter how much she shouted, Feng Qian showed no reaction.
Zhou Yi's heart trembled.
It seems the dark energy has come true!
Feng Qian was the chairman of the Qian Yuan Merchant Association.
Naturally, he was accompanied by bodyguards.
As soon as they saw Feng Qian fall to the ground, the bodyguards quickly notified the doctor to come immediately and performed first aid on the spot.
However, after several minutes of first aid, Feng Qian showed no signs of waking up.
Moreover, everyone could see that
Feng Qian's lips were slowly turning purple, and the situation was getting worse and worse.
It seemed that it would soon be too late to reverse the situation.
"Has the doctor not arrived yet?!" the bodyguard shouted anxiously.
Lin Ru was also very anxious.
This was the father of her best friend.
If anything unexpected happened, that girl would surely die of grief!
Lin Ru didn't want to see her best friend in such a heartbroken, near-death state.
Even less did she want her friend to understand the pain of losing a loved one that she herself had experienced.
At that moment, she suddenly thought of someone.
Before she could speak, she saw Zhou Yi proactively step forward and say to the bodyguard, "I know medicine, let me take a look!"
The bodyguard, seeing this, immediately stepped aside.
Zhou Yi directly took Feng Qian's pulse, then examined the situation elsewhere.
Suddenly, he frowned: "How could this be?"
Lin Ru, seeing this, hurriedly asked, "Uncle Yi, what happened?"
Zhou Yi's face was grave: "He's been poisoned!"
"Moreover, it's an acute toxin; it could take his life in less than 10 minutes!"
Poisoned?!
Upon hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions.
Who wanted to poison Feng Qian?!
And when exactly was the poisoning administered?
Zhou Yi quickly guessed: "I suspect it was the cup of tea he drank earlier that was contaminated."
After hearing this, the bodyguards immediately arranged for someone to seal the cup of tea.
But the current situation left them at a loss for what to do.
"If he's been poisoned, then we must get him medical help quickly, but if we wait until the ambulance arrives..."
"I'm afraid he'll be too late!"
Hearing this, Lin Ru was on the verge of tears.
She pleaded, grabbing Zhou Yi's hand: "Uncle Yi, don't you have inherited medical skills?"
"Please, save Uncle Feng quickly! I beg you!"
Zhou Yi knew his chance had arrived.
He seized the opportunity to hold Lin Ru's hand: "To be honest, I can indeed save him."
"My family's inherited medical techniques include a method that can guide the toxins out through the acupuncture needles, thus saving his life."
However, as he spoke, he sighed.
"But it would be a huge drain on me, and it would also cause the toxins to enter my body."
"My old bones are probably..."
"What?" Lin Ru was stunned. "In other words, Uncle Yi will also be poisoned?"
"If that's the case, then Uncle Yi is..."
Lin Ru understood clearly.
If someone of Uncle Yi's age were poisoned,
even if he were saved, he would likely suffer very serious aftereffects.
He might even become a vegetable!
This left Lin Ru at a loss for what to do.
Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Zhou Yi, saying, "Uncle Yi, don't you still have that health-preserving method?"
"It's something that can help the body recover."
"That... will it work?"
Zhou Yi thought for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "Let's forget about it, Lin Ru."
"That method is effective, but you probably can't afford the cost!"
Lin Ru's tone suddenly became firm.
"As long as it can save someone, I can accept any cost!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yi pretended to be heartbroken.
"You know, this situation is different from before."
"Therefore, we must go further... In other words, we need genuine communication to help me detoxify and recover."
"Perhaps you're still a virgin, how could I possibly do such a thing?"
"What? You want to take it a step further?" Lin Ru was stunned.
It was like this last time.
This "taking it a step further" means...
It means...
This is my most precious possession, and I want to just hand it over to Uncle Yi like this?
Lin Ru immediately hesitated.
She was in a difficult situation, not knowing what to do.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi pushed her again: "Oh, alright, I, this old man, don't care about my son anymore!"
"Lin girl, rest assured, I will do my best to save him. It's just poisoning, isn't it? Using my old life to save his is worth it!"
"Don't think too much about it, you can't be left with regrets for the rest of your life!"
Zhou Yi's tactic of retreating to advance made Lin Ru determined.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at Zhou Yi.
"No! I can't let you sacrifice yourself!"
"I promise you, after you've cured Uncle Feng..."
"I'll be with you..."