44: ring

"Fugui, transfer the funds to all of them. By the way, who do you plan to send to deliver the medicine?" Now that things were settled, Gao Ying finally relaxed.

[The Fourth Elder, of course. After all, you made him faint with anger, and the very next day you were thrown out for your trial, so it's definitely him coming over.]

"But I've never met the Fourth Elder. Let me see a photo first." Gao Ying felt a bit nervous at the thought.

[Don't worry, Sister. I will transmit the memories of you and the Fourth Elder to you. This is also a reward for perfecting your background story.]

As soon as Fugui finished speaking, fragments of memories of interacting with an old man appeared in Gao Ying's mind.

"I didn't expect the Fourth Elder to be such an old prankster, doing whatever it takes just for food." With the memories, Gao Ying felt that the Fourth Elder was quite amiable.

[The Fourth Elder will arrive this afternoon. You've been tired these past two days, Sister, so get some rest.]

Fugui felt pained seeing Gao Ying's hard work over the past two days, but he also knew her stubborn nature; she wouldn't truly rest until her tasks were finished.

"Little Ying'er, you really fascinate me more and more." Fu Sheng was also outside the door, feeling pained as he looked at the dark circles under her eyes.

"It's good that I didn't disappoint you. Your medicine arrives this afternoon. I'm going to rest first; if someone calls, you answer it." Gao Ying tossed her phone to Yin Lin and walked toward her room.

"Grandfather, look at this." Xi Yan showed the account balance to Old Master Xi.

"Meeting Miss Gao is a blessing for our Xi Family. In just three days, she has increased our liquid capital by tens of billions." It would be a lie to say Old Master Xi wasn't excited upon seeing the balance.

All of the Xi Family's industries generated at least several hundred million in assets daily, but that wasn't liquid capital.

The situation was the same over at the Lou Family. Old Master Lou even wanted to pack up his grandson and send him to Gao Ying.

"Grandfather, don't listen to my little sister's nonsense. Little Ying'er was just joking with me." Lou Jingyao looked at Old Master Lou speechlessly.

"What a waste of such good looks." Old Master Lou looked at him with a look of utter disdain.

Lou Jingyao: ... Lou Jingyao: "Grandfather, you're trying to sell me for money!

I'm truly heartbroken."

"I'd like to, but Miss Gao didn't take a fancy to you." Old Master Lou said with a face full of regret.

The old and the young began their bickering mode at home. Lou Zhiwei was already used to it and picked up her phone to call Gao Ying to thank her.

Upon learning she had gone to rest, she didn't disturb her further.

Xia Yang was currently recruiting employees when a message suddenly popped up on his phone.

He was startled to see 17 million suddenly added to his bank account.

After confirming it several times, he thought of what his sister had said two days ago and dialed the number with a trembling hand.

A man's voice answered. Xia Yang was stunned for a moment when he heard it.

The other party knew him and explained the origin of that sum of money.

After hanging up, Xia Yang felt a bit dazed, lacking the joy of receiving a huge sum of money.

His mind was filled with one question: who was that man?

Did he no longer have a chance?

In the end, he pulled himself together and continued recruiting. He had sworn to stand by his sister's side and couldn't be distracted by this.

Gao Ying was woken up by Fugui. The Fourth Elder had already arrived and was eating in the living room.

"Yo, the Little Highness is awake. I thought I wouldn't see you until tomorrow morning."

Gao Ying wasn't fully awake yet, walking with her eyes half-closed.

Yin Lin was worried seeing her walk like that and stepped forward to pick her up directly.

"Haha, Lin kid, not bad. You've been taken in by the Little Highness so quickly.

Feng kid, you dull gourd, when are you going to take action?" The Fourth Elder was very gratified to see Yin Lin's actions but looked at Yin Feng with disdain.

"Fourth Elder, you don't need to worry about my affairs. Once the medicine is delivered, you can go back.

The Great Elder told me to keep an eye on you." Yin Feng looked at him expressionlessly.

"Hmph, since I've come out, how could I go back so soon? There's so much delicious food out here. I'm not going back until I've eaten my fill." As he spoke, the Fourth Elder ate a spiced pig's trotter.

"Fourth Elder, aren't you afraid the Great Elder will come to catch you personally?" Gao Ying asked with a yawn.

"Not afraid. Anyway, I'm leaving in a bit. It's so exciting out here; I'm going to have a good look around." The Fourth Elder wasn't scared at all.

"This man is the one you want to save? His looks are decent enough; he can barely qualify to enter the manor." The Fourth Elder sized up Fu Sheng and gave his evaluation.

Gao Ying: "Fourth Elder, he is the head of the Fu Family in Magic City. His industries aren't fewer than mine, so don't go playing matchmaker randomly."

"So what? Even though he has many industries, his money isn't even a tenth of yours. It's just that the Big Boss had a short circuit in his brain and insisted you develop your own industries.

The assets in the manor could let you live a luxurious life for ten lifetimes." The Fourth Elder started complaining about the Great Elder at the slightest provocation.

"Heh, someone seems to have forgotten why I was thrown out of the manor. If it wasn't for someone tearfully complaining, I really wouldn't have had to suffer so much." Gao Ying looked at him with a fake smile.

"I really didn't do it on purpose. Who told you to be so naughty as a child? My beard that I'd treasured for so many years was just burned away by you. How could I not be angry?" The Fourth Elder was initially a bit guilty, but the more he spoke, the more he felt he was in the right.

"Fine, it was indeed my fault, but I've learned a lot outside." Thinking of the self in her memories, Gao Ying decisively admitted her mistake.

After catching up, the Fourth Elder helped Fu Sheng with acupuncture.

After removing the needles half an hour later, he gave him the medicine he had brought.

The medicine was stored in a simple wooden box; when opened, the medicinal fragrance drifted into the nostrils.

"amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a very unique disease. Even now, medical science hasn't found a suitable treatment.

This pill is one that the family produced after tens of millions of failed attempts. You must treasure it."

"Fugui, the Fourth Elder really knows how to lie through his teeth. Your mall has plenty of these pills." Gao Ying leaned against Yin Lin and complained.

[Isn't this all for the sake of filling your harem? The elders' thinking is quite open-minded.]

"Fourth Elder, stop! I have Yin Lin now, and then there's him. Let's settle these two first before talking about anything else. Don't increase my workload." Gao Ying showed him Xia Yang's photo.

"Highness, have you forgotten about Gao Xuan?" Thinking of Gao Xuan, who called him Big Brother, Yin Lin mentioned him with some conscience.

"Hmm? I treat Gao Xuan as a younger brother. How is he involved in this?" Gao Ying intended to treat Gao Xuan as a brother.

Yin Lin raised an eyebrow at her. "That's what you think, but it's not what Gao Xuan thinks. He has always wanted to be your man."

"Little Highness, not bad. Three already. Not bad, not bad. Here, take this." The Fourth Elder pulled out a square box and gave it to her.

Gao Ying opened it curiously, only to see sixteen rings lying inside.

The most conspicuous one was a woman's ring. It was conspicuous not because it was stunning, but because all the others were men's rings.

The men's rings were engraved with flowers or animals, each one different.

"These are the tokens of love given by successive family heads to their partners. If it were a male family head, they would be swapped.

These fifteen rings represent the most partners a family head has ever had. Whether you can break that record is up to you." The Fourth Elder informed her of the rings' origin.

*Snap!*

Gao Ying closed the box expressionlessly, the light fading from her eyes.