Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 570

Chapter 570: Visit Xi Mubai

Most importantly, the Ou Yang family couldn’t allow Bao Hwa to grow anymore. If Bao Hwa really had swallowed Xi Empire, the Ou Yang family would have been their next target. That woman, Lin Jing, was too ambitious and would stop at nothing to expand her empire; she would not accept a life of normalcy. Therefore, after she took down Xi Empire, she would have gone after the Ou Yang family. Therefore, working together with Xi Empire was Ou Yang Qin’s way of saving himself as well.

The result showed that he had chosen wisely. Thankfully he had decided to personally attend the showcase too because he was given a glimpse of Lin Jing’s true personality. This Lin Jing would definitely not let the Ou Yang family be if she had the chance to take them down.

The Ou Yang family had always maintained a neutral standpoint in the world of business and trade, but Ou Yang Qin didn’t think that would stop Lin Jing from targeting them. Therefore, he was thankful that Xinghe had helped them remove such a threat.

Ou Yang Qin thanked Xinghe again, “Miss Xia, if you need any help in the future, don’t hesitate to ask. I will gladly lend my aid if it is within my capability.”

“Thank you, Mr. Ou Yang. Hopefully, we will have a happy cooperation,” Xinghe said as she extended her hand.

Ou Yang Qin took her hand and smiled. “Definitely, this will be mutually-beneficial trade relationship.”

…

After the showcase was over, the jewelry had to be sent home. Ou Yang Qin left with his own collection and as for the rest, Xinghe left it in Sam and Wolf’s capable hands. They would escort to rest back to Country Y with aid from Interpol.

Xinghe had confidence in them so she focused completely on preparing for the next step of her plan. However, before that, Xinghe made a visit to Lu Qi’s.

She hadn’t been visiting Mubai since she was too busy dealing with Lin Jing, but that day she was going to tell him, her revenge plan was beginning in earnest. Very soon, she would be able to make the whole Lin family pay for what they had done to him.

To Xinghe’s surprise, when she arrived at Lu Qi’s medical building, she walked into a chaotic situation where Lu Qi was trying to save Mubai from a critical condition. More than ten doctors and nurses rushed in and out of the basement lab; this scene tore at Xinghe’s heart.

Xia Zhi, who was following along, was afraid she would faint from trauma, so he quickly escorted her to the side and consoled her, “Sis, don’t worry, Brother Xi will be fine!”

Xinghe didn’t reply and stood there quietly. Only her face was exceptionally white. They stood there for who knew how long, until their legs had become numb. Eventually they saw Lu Qi walk out of the lab.

Lu Qi took a double take when he saw them. He asked with a tired voice, “When did you arrive?”

Xinghe posed her own question, “How is he?”

She, too, was surprised by the gravel in her own voice.

Lu Qi’s eyes dimmed. “For some reason, earlier today, his heart stopped beating and lost all function. Thankfully, he has been saved and his heart is back to normal.”

Xinghe’s eyes shuddered and she could see black in her eyes. When Lu Qi said his heart stopped, Xinghe really almost fainted.

Even though he had been saved, she was still afraid.

However, her voice was eerily calm. “Didn’t you say you could maintain his condition? What happened?”

 

Chapter 571: Mechanical Heart

Lu Qi said apologetically, “I assumed the machines could keep his conditions stable, I didn’t expect his condition to deteriorate, you understand that he is not doing so well. Thankfully, there were people around when that happened…”

“He might be safe this time, but what about next time?” Xinghe asked calmly. She might look normal on the outside, but her eyes had lost their usual glow.

Lu Qi thought about it and answered, “I’ve considered this problem long and hard; I want to try something new.”

“What is it?” A ripple crossed Xinghe’s eyes.

“Transplant a mechanical heart. In other words, we’ll use an artificial heart to temporarily replace the function of his real heart.”

Xinghe and Xia Zhi widened their eyes. Lu Qi knew how preposterous he sounded, but this was his only idea.

“I thought about this many years ago, and I’ve kept up the research. However, I still need a breakthrough. Even if the device suddenly becomes successful, I doubt we can use it on him.”

“Why not?” Xinghe asked to which Lu Qi answered with a sigh, “His body is too weak, I wouldn’t dare operate on him.”

Indeed, Mubai’s vitals were too low. Who would dare to perform a large surgery on him? The risk was too big.

“Lu Qi, no matter whether this works or not, you have to give it your best,” Xinghe came to a decision. “Some chance is better than no chance.”

Lu Qi was surprised by her conviction and he was affected as well. “You’re right, I will finish the research as soon as I can, but I fear that I might need your help.”

“Tell me.” Xinghe had no hesitation. Lu Qi realized his admiration for Xinghe was growing. Under such circumstances, she not only maintained her cool but still had energy left to help him. Any other woman would have crumbled.

Lu Qi said directly, “You are extremely gifted in the field of design; I’ve constructed the design for the mechanical heart and I need your help to create the actual product. You’re the only one who is capable enough to do this as shown by your capability in creating the artificial arm.”

“No problem!” Xinghe promised easily. “Give me the design as soon as you can. Even though I don’t have a hundred percent confidence, I will find a way to make this work.”

Lu Qi’s blood started to boil, Xinghe’s determined conviction gave him some a small amount of hope.

His said passionately, “Miss Xia, if this is another success, you will have given another wonderful gift to humanity!”

Xinghe shook her head and said lightly, “I don’t care about any of that; I just want to save him.”

All she wanted was for him to be safe; the fame and money she really didn’t care much about.

“I know, but still I wish to thank you!” Lu Qi said seriously.

Xinghe changed the subject lest they dwelled on the frivolities. “I want to see Mubai for a moment.”

“Go ahead and try to talk to him; maybe your voice will be able to instill in him the will to survive. It’ll help.”

“Okay.”

Xinghe entered the lab alone. Mubai was still the same way, connected to a series of tubes and devices.

His face had gotten paler and his features more pronounced because of the shed weight.

There were discernible changes all over his body and the only thing unchanged was his weakly beating heart.

 

Chapter 572: A Different Frequency

It was so weak that it was barely audible. However, at least it was still beating. His heart held on despite the reality that it really shouldn’t have. Xinghe was thankful for that.

Xinghe bent down to take a close look at Mubai. She opened her lips to say, “Xi Mubai, if you can hear, please promise me that you’ll hang on and not surrender. This is my only request of you, I ask that you hold on. No matter how hard it might be, please do not give up. I will not give up on you and so I ask that you do the same for me. Let’s survive this together, okay?”

Xinghe’s only reply was the beeping from the electrocardiogram. That was as good a promise as any for Xinghe. His heart was still beating so she knew he would hold on. She knew he was the most determined person in the whole world so someone like him wouldn’t die so easily.

Xinghe held Mubai hands in her palms and she hoped that would transfer some energy to him. Xinghe stayed that way for half an hour before leaving.

When she let go of his hands, Mubai’s palm was warmed and had lost its earlier chilliness. In fact, when Xinghe turned to leave, she seemed to hear a faster frequency in the electrocardiograph’s beeping. Xinghe instantly whipped her head around to stare at that lifeline, however there was no discernible change.

Nonetheless, Xinghe was sure that there had been a change.

“Lu Qi—” Xinghe yelled for Lu Qi to come give Mubai a body check. Lu Qi gave a thorough check but found nothing.

“The frequency is probably too small for me to pick up. Regardless, this is a good development.” Out of courtesy and perhaps kindness, Lu Qi went along with her.

Xinghe stared at Mubai and said, “I will come and visit him every day.”

“That might not be a bad idea.”

“Send me your research information later in the day, I will start working on the mechanical heart as soon as possible.”

Lu Qi hesitated. “But haven’t you had a lot on your plate lately? Can you handle this?”

“I’ll be fine, this is nothing,” Xinghe answered with confidence. She was telling the truth, her mind was always in peak condition, perhaps because her brain was different from everyone else’s. Her brain function was exceptionally vibrant. Others would probably be tired from brain exhaustion, but she wouldn’t. As long as it was not physical labor, she wouldn’t feel tired.

After Xinghe left Lu Qi’s building, she returned to the Xi family’s old mansion. The Xi family had received news about the things that happened at the jewelry showcase.

“What do you plan to do next?” Grandfather Xi asked Xinghe. Everyone turned to look at her, waiting for her answer.

Xinghe replied softly, “The original plan was to turn the aggression towards the Lin family after swallowing Bao Hwa, but that will have to wait for now.”

“Why?” Mrs. Xi asked.

Xinghe looked at them and explained calmly, “Because Mubai’s health is more important.”

The Xi family was shocked.

“Xinghe, what do you mean by that?” Mrs. Xi started to get anxious.

 

Chapter 573: All Depends on You

Xinghe relayed everything that had happened at the lab to them. There was obvious anxiety on all of the Xi family’s faces. Mrs. Xi started crying.

Xinghe continued calmly, “Lu Qi suggested using a mechanical heart to assist Mubai’s heart function, it’s something like a pace-maker but more complicated. I’ll be a part of the design process, so I need to finish this before I can move onto the next step of the plan.”

“Is this mechanical heart really useful?” Mrs. Xi asked anxiously. Everyone looked at Xinghe expectantly.

“Theoretically speaking, it should work, but we will come up with the best design and make sure it does work. It will help increase Mubai’s recovery speed.”

“Then… will he need to rely on this machine as long as he lives?” Jiangsan cut to the point.

Xinghe shook her head. “Technically, that will not be necessary, but it also depends on Mubai’s recovery level. However, I believe he himself will not allow himself to rely on the machine for his whole life.”

“That’s right, Mubai has always been a healthy child; he will have a speedy recovery. Plus, with the advanced medical science, his body will recover well,” Mrs. Xi concluded happily. “The focus now is to help him regain consciousness, only after that can we focus on recovery.”

“How long do you think you’ll need to finish the design?” Grandfather Xi asked excitedly.

Xinghe answered, “I don’t know but I will finish it as soon as possible.”

“Xinghe,” Mrs. Xi suddenly took Xinghe’s hands and said through a series of chokes, “Everything depends on you now. Really, without you, what would we do? What would happen to Mubai?”

“That’s right, this depends on you now.” Jiangsan looked at her earnestly like she was their only ray of hope.

Facing their appreciative gazes, Xinghe averted her eyes and promised, “Don’t worry, this will be a success!”

Xinghe was not one to exaggerate, so this was the first time she had promised something she didn’t have full confidence, but she would not allow herself to fail. However, before that, she had to deal with Bao Hwa first.

…

The next day, Bao Hwa’s shareholders arrived at City T, the only absentee was Lin Jing. Even though they were unwilling, but to save Bao Hwa, they had to come. When they were taking down Xi Empire, they thought their greatest dream was going to come true, but in reality, they had always been in Xi Empire’s palm, no, in that woman’s palm.

When they met Xinghe’s chilling gaze, these shareholders knew she was a character scarier than Lin Jing. Their initial intention to mount a mutiny was immediately pushed out of their mind.

Xinghe didn’t waste any time and got straight to the point. “Since everyone’s here, I’m not going to waste time with idle pleasantries. I’m giving you two choices, one, to figure out a way to get Lin Jing to leave in a week and Bao Hwa will go under Xi Empire’s name, or two, you can choose to launch a resistance, but I guarantee you will get nothing and Bao Hwa will disappear from this world within a month. I leave the choice in your hands. Give my secretary your answer in one hour.”

After that, Xinghe didn’t give them any opportunity to speak and left the room.

She was giving them their last chance to make the smart choice; there was no room for negotiation!

 

Chapter 574: Force Lin Jing Out

In truth, there wasn’t really a choice. Xi Empire and Bao Hwa were at irreconcilable odds; one had to die for the other to survive. Xi Empire didn’t care about Bao Hwa’s assets, they were already a massive company, and now they had the commission letter from Country Y, and they also had a very profitable artificial limb company. In short, they were really not in need of money.

Everyone was struggling for more wealth but that was the only thing Xi Empire was not lacking in. Therefore, they would have no qualms about destroying Bao Hwa. In fact, Xinghe was already showing utmost kindness for giving another way out for Bao Hwa’s workers.

To resist? That was a death wish!

These shareholders had been fed fat under Lin Jing, so they knew they couldn’t survive on their own. Following Lin Jing earned them money, following Xi Empire also would earn them money. Of course, they would pick the better earner and that would be Xi Empire.

Therefore, there was literally no hesitation. They opted for the first choice to force Lin Jing out and agreed to pay allegiance to Xi Empire!

This surprised everyone at Xi Empire, they didn’t think the shareholders would be so easily won over. The only one not surprised was Xinghe, to her, this was to be expected. The one that totally didn’t see this coming was Lin Jing!

She had poured her heart and soul into Bao Hwa and had helped these group of people grow so fat over the years, but the moment there was a crisis, they turned on her. So how could she not be shocked, saddened, and angered? However, no matter what, the shareholders refused to budge; they demanded that she surrender her CEO post.

“CEO Lin, you’re only losing your CEO post. You still have 30 percent of Bao Hwa’s stock, so if you think about it, you don’t lose anything.”

“That’s right, if we don’t surrender, we will be left with nothing. If we do, at least you can still keep the stocks in your possession.”

“CEO Lin, it was your decision to go after Xi Empire, so you have to bear the consequences. Stop struggling and surrender.”

“Surrender?” Lin Jing almost vomited facing this bunch of ingrates. She yelled angrily, “Bao Hwa belongs to me, Lin Jing! I make all the decisions, none of you have the right to do that! Don’t forget that without me, how could any of you have achieved the positions you have today‽ Without me, Lin Jing, you bunch of ungrateful people will be nothing, so how dare you ask me to surrender‽”

Initially, the shareholders were still willing to show her a smiling face, but since she was still ever so ready to insult them, their faces darkened. They didn’t feel like saving her face anymore.

“CEO Lin, we admit that you’ve contributed the most to what Bao Hwa is today, but how can you dismiss our contributions as well? Regardless of what you think, we’ve collectively decided to force you out of the CEO position. According to company rules, from now on, you’re no longer Bao Hwa’s top operator!”

“Miss Lin, business is like war, hopefully you can accept this loss gracefully and come back stronger,” one of the shareholders consoled her kindly.

However, Lin Jing had lost all traces of sanity. Her only goal was to take revenge on this bunch of ingrates.

How dare they treat me like that‽ I will make them all pay!

“Fine, wonderful, marvelous!” Lin Jing hissed through gritted teeth, “If all of you couldn’t wait to go kiss Xi Empire’s ass then go ahead, we’ll see who wins in the end!”

She turned and stormed out, her eyes glowing with evilness.

Chapter 575: Legendary Xia Xinghe

Bao Hwa surrendered sooner than expected!

This shocked the whole business world. A month ago, during the whole buying out contest, Bao Hwa appeared to be the final victor. Everyone assumed Xi Empire was on its dying legs. Who could’ve known that, in just a month, things made a U-turn and Xi Empire managed to consume Bao Hwa in just one night!

This was Bao Hwa; just how did Xi Empire manage this miraculous feat? Such a big company was consumed without warning. It was a dog eat dog world out there, and Xi Empire was obviously the biggest dog. Bao Hwa was eaten without the chance to even resist.

In conclusion, Xi Empire was too scary…

This battle of the business giants had become a legend and had deified Xinghe’s position in the business world. Lin Jing, who instigated this war and lost, became the butt of everyone’s jokes.

However, Lin Jing didn’t give up. She even attempted to use the stocks in her hands to pull Bao Hwa down with her and make everyone end up with nothing!

Alas, it was already too late, Bao Hwa had already surrendered to Xi Empire and none of the shareholders were pliable to her influence, so she couldn’t do any serious sabotage. The most she could do was damage Bao Hwa a little, but would Xi Empire care about that?

They were willing to give up Bao Hwa if needs be, so they didn’t care about what happened to it.

After Lin Jing struggled a little longer, she suddenly disappeared like she was taken off this world. No one heard from her ever again.

Xi Empire immediately familiarized itself with the new industry and everything returned to normal, in fact, they had gotten stronger than ever. The people who passed by Xi Empire’s doors couldn’t help but lift their eyes to admire the building. It shone brilliantly under the sun’s ray, still standing tall and proud like an invincible kingdom.

When people talked about Xi Empire, they would naturally discuss that legendary woman as well. This was especially true for Xi Empire’s workers. They had submitted fully to Xinghe’s authority now, and she had become one of their two most admired individuals, the other being Xi Mubai.

As fate would have it, they were a couple. The workers’ idle hours were spent gossiping about this curious couple, everyone was happily shipping the two of them. Xinghe didn’t know about this and didn’t care to find out. Others were gossiping about her business, but she was all focused on her mechanical heart research.

…

In the medical lab, Lu Qi spent a whole day going over the complicated theory with Xinghe.

“This is the general theory of the structure.

“Even though this theory has been validated many times, it still remains at a theoretical level. As you can see, the mechanical heart needs to be installed around the human heart, but it would have been too heavy. And in the human body, the most fragile organ is the heart, so it will not be able to support the weight. Therefore, even if we have the finished design, it’s another issue whether there can be real life application.”

Xinghe stared at the design and said, “In other words, we need a design that is light, or at least at a weight that is light enough to not put too much pressure on the human heart.”

Lu Qi nodded. “That’s right, however the internal structure is too complicated to allow a light weight mechanism.”

Chapter 576: Such a Miraculous Item

“Over the years, I have had people try out different ideas. Of course, technique is a big issue, no one can manage to create a complicated electrical circuit within a small case. Materials is the other big issue. If we can solve these two issues, then success is guaranteed.”

“I will try my best with the technique and I’ll have people go and search for the materials. In the meantime, please ensure Mubai’s body is kept safe,” Xinghe told Lu Qi.

“Don’t worry, I will not let anything happen to him again,” Lu Qi promised.

“Thank you.”

Lu Qi smiled slightly. “He’s also my friend, and as a doctor, it’s my responsibility to save him.”

Xinghe couldn’t help but think, Perhaps after Mubai awakens, the two of them can bury the hatchet and become friends again.

Xinghe didn’t waste any more time and left to the Xi family’s lab to experiment. Actually, this lab had long since been changed to her ownership. Since she created the golden egg laying geese that was the artificial limb, the Xi family had transferred the lab to her. So who dared to stop her if the owner wanted to use the lab?

“Miss Xia, why are you here today? Is there anything going on?” Luo Jun immediately came to welcome her when he received news of her arrival. After Ruobing left, Luo Jun became the leader and took over the daily activities of the lab.

Xinghe said directly, “Help me gather the most experienced researchers, I will begin a meeting in ten minutes.”

“Okay!” Luo Jun moved to oblige without asking any more questions. No one dared to question Xinghe anymore at the lab. They all yielded to her brilliance. In less than ten minutes, the meeting room was full.

After Xinghe entered the room, she didn’t say anything but directly projected the design of the mechanical heart on the large wall.

Looking at the heart-shaped object, the room gave confused expressions. Is that a heart? But it looks mechanical.

“Miss Xia, what is that?” someone asked.

Xinghe stood at the front and explained clearly, “This is a mechanical heart, a machine that can replace the heart’s function, a support device that can assist the heart without going through heart surgery. It can be attached to the human heart and will complement the human heart in its functioning.”

The room was stunned after hearing her elaboration. Is there such a miraculous thing in the world? How come they had not heard of it before?

In reality, there were many things that they had not heard about before…

Lu Qi had once said, “There are many interesting and valuable designs that have been thought up by famous doctors and scientists.”

Not all of the failures were due to theoretical failure, but most of the time it had to do with a lack of materials or the complexity of the required technique.

Science is always moving forward. Thinking ahead was not an issue as most problems lay with materials and techniques.

If anything, among all the crazy invention ideas, the mechanical heart could be considered a more pedestrian one. Therefore, its problems were also relatively easier to overcome.

However, for the current technology, solving them was still going to be a big issue. For most of these researchers, the problem would be insurmountable.

Someone couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Xia, is this your design?”

Everyone waited anxiously to hear her answer.

Chapter 577: Race Against Time

If it was, then wouldn’t she be too much of a genius?

The artificial limb design that she came up with last time, they hadn’t even finished dissecting it yet, and now she’d arrived with something new?

The group of researchers anticipated her answer with both excitement and uneasiness…

Xinghe shook her head. “This is not my design but a medical scientist’s. Furthermore, the design still needs to be perfected as there are many outstanding issues. We need to work together to resolve them. Therefore, from today onwards, I need all of you to drop your current research and help me with this. I’ll elaborate further on the issues we’re facing…”

Xinghe went on to describe the hurdles. Actually, she knew that the researchers probably wouldn’t be of much use, but unity is power. Many heads were better than one. She was racing against time; she needed to get the design finished as soon as possible or everything might be too late.

Therefore, after she explained everything, she assigned the researchers their mission and had them begin their research immediately, not wasting a second. She then retired to her own lab.

…

After that, before going to the lab, Xinghe would spend half an hour in Mubai’s company. The rest of the time, she would lock herself up in her lab. The Xi family would send over food to her daily, and it was always a scrumptious meal. It was often Mrs. Xi who took the food over. There wasn’t much she could do so she focused on taking care of Xinghe and Mubai.

Other times, Munan would be the courier. Munan had long since been assigned the leader of the Flying Dragon Unit so he was as busy as a bee. However, he would make time to return home every week to visit Mubai, his family, and then Xinghe.

A whole month had passed since Xinghe had started working at the lab again. Her every waking hour was spent mulling over the mechanical heart.

The Xi family understood and provided her the privacy she needed. Small matters came up like the Lin family’s patriarch harassing them in court and nasty rumors spreading about Xi Empire, aka things they could handle on their own, they made sure such things didn’t reach Xinghe and worry her. They made sure Xinghe could focus on the most important thing.

…

Munan took the opportunity during her lunch break to ask, “Big Sister Xia, how are things going?”

Xinghe answered truthfully, “Technique wise, there’s not much issue and I’ve already come up with the model design, so the biggest hurdle is locating the perfect material.”

“What kind of material is it? I’ll have my men search for it.”

“That won’t be necessary, we’ve tested with almost all known materials, even our own patented materials are useless.”

“Can’t we be satisfied with a half-finished product?” Munan asked with a frown. “As long as it can help improve big brother’s situation, surely anything is better than nothing.”

Xinghe shook her head. “No, we can only settle with the best because who knows what will happen if we don’t.”

“You’re right, I was wrong.” Munan hung his head in shame. He noticed Xinghe had entered another moment of quiet contemplation, so he shuffled out of the room silently to not disturb her.

Chapter 578: A Cage to Lock the Heart

Xinghe didn’t even realize that he had left. In fact, his existence had long since escaped her mind. After the short lunch, Xinghe returned to her work.

Xinghe had spent most of her time looking for a suitable material, and even though she had scanned through most of the information, she hadn’t found the material she needed. The closest match was coal.

However, coal had its downsides, too. it was too fragile and thus needed other materials to support it, but that would push it over the weight limit. Xinghe needed a material that could be made into nano size without needing to be compounded with other materials and still match their requirement.

The requirement list was long; it had to be perfect in terms of weight, thermal, and electrical conductivity, compatibility with human blood and many more criteria…

Therefore, it was difficult to locate the necessary material. In fact, it should be something not available in the known world or else she would have located it by then.

Xinghe took her hand off the mouse and rubbed her weary eyes. Just as she prepared to move on, a light bulb moment happened!

The phrase ‘something not available in the known world’ gave her an inspiration, the energy crystal! Wasn’t that something not available in the known world?

Furthermore, it was light weight, the size of a brick but it was as soft as plastic in one’s grasp. Furthermore, it had incredible high density, it could produce a large amount of an energy with a small mass. This could be the material she needed!

Propelled by the excitement of a breakthrough, Xinghe dashed to the lab. When Xinghe took out the energy crystal, the researchers there were stunned beyond words.

“Miss Xia, what is this?”

They had never seen anything like it, it looked like coal but was not metallic in nature.

“It’s a unique material. You don’t need to care how I found this and, for your own safety, do not leak this information to the public,” Xinghe said softly.

The scientists nodded. “Don’t worry, not a word out of us.”

Actually, even without Xinghe’s order, they wouldn’t have said a word to the public. Those working at the lab had signed a non-disclosure agreement. This was basic ethics for those working in the sciences. Therefore, Xinghe believed them.

“Miss Xia, do you plan to use this to create the mechanical heart?” one of them asked.

Xinghe nodded. “Yes. Maybe this is usable after it has been made into a nano material.”

“Sure, we’ve tested out so many materials, we don’t mind testing this out.”

“Then, I will leave this in your hands.”

“No problem.”

After Xinghe’s gave them the energy crystal, she left with a heavy heart, worried that this would be another failure, however, her instincts told her that this would be the breakthrough they needed. Therefore, she rushed to finish the design. Xinghe dashed home to start working.

The lab had actually come up with an improved final design even though the material was still missing. Xinghe introduced some tweaks to it and, a few days later, the final design was confirmed.

It had the shape of a human heart but had plenty of empty spaces in the middle. The empty spaces were to decrease the overall weight, giving the thing the appearance of having pattern decorations.

For some reason, Xinghe felt the thing look like a cage, a cage to lock up the heart.

Chapter 579: The Sky Was Changing (End of Jewelry Company Arc)

So, in essence, she had created something to capture Mubai’s heart?

Isn’t that a bit too on the nose?

Xinghe shook her head to push the ridiculous thought out of her mind.

The scientists soon returned with the good news, the material had been adapted and it matched their requirements perfectly!

Xinghe was overjoyed when she heard this. Her happiness was shared by the Xi family and even Lu Qi. They had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Xinghe didn’t waste any more time and immersed herself in her work. She had practically moved into the lab. The researchers fought by her side; there was a lot of sleepless nights…

The Xi family spent their days on edge, worried about the result of the research; this was Lu Qi’s biggest worry as well. That had become their only focus, they had isolated themselves from the world. However, a world shattering piece of news happened then!

Hwa Xia’s president suddenly came down with a serious illness, his life hanging in the balance. The moment this news got out, the Xi family hosted an emergency family meeting in the middle of the night. Even Xinghe was called to attend the meeting.

She was at her lab, under strict orders that no one was to disturb her, but the Xi family still called for her. This went to show the severity of the situation. Even Munan, who was at training camp, was called back home.

The atmosphere in the study was solemn, and Xinghe was the only female there.

After everyone was there, Grandfather Xi began seriously, “The reason I’ve called everyone here is because I have something important to announce. The president is dying, and the sky is changing.”

The room was shocked. Munan was the first to ask, “How come I’ve not heard anything about this?”

“The news has been kept on lock down for almost half a month, but now, things have gotten so serious that it cannot be kept under wraps anymore. I only just found out about this,” Grandfather Xi said with a disappointed sigh. Even since his retirement, he seemed to have lost his footing within the political scene. He found out such a big piece of news only at the last minute; he lamented his uselessness, senility it appeared had finally caught up to him.

“Dad, is this news reliable?” Jiangnian asked.

Grandfather Xi nodded. “It has been confirmed to be true and people have been preparing for a re-election. This news will probably be released to be public in a few days and the election will be announced then, too.”

“Then this means that the Lin family…” Jiangsan finally figured out wherein lay the issue.

“That’s right!” Grandfather Xi’s face was drawn. “The Lin family will enter the running as well. That old man has waited all these years for an opportunity like this, his old age might prevent him from running, but his eldest son, Lin Kang, can surely enter on his behalf.”

Lin Kang was City A’s mayor and with the Lin family’s strong family influence, connections, and power, the chance of Lin Kang winning was huge.

Munan’s face dropped. “Then what shall we do? If Lin Kang wins, our Xi family…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was obvious. Their Xi family would die!

Now that the rivalry between the Lin and Xi families had been brought to the daylight; they would not let the Xi family be. Currently, the Lin family didn’t dare to come after the Xi family too openly, but after a member of the Lin family became president, all those inhibitions would disappear.