Actually, while the two were talking, she had already sized up the old man's condition.
"Really?!"
"Really."
Shi Wan took out the medicine she had refined earlier and fed it to the old man. This medicine was grown in the Shen family's yard before. It had thrived, and with the system's blessing, its effect was even stronger than others.
"What about Grandpa Wu's Alzheimer's?"
"This has to be taken slowly. I can't come often. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Grandpa Nian then."
"I think Grandpa will surely be happy to help."
As they were talking, the old man took a last look at Shi Wan and slowly closed his eyes to fall asleep.
The two came out of the ward. There seemed to be more people in the corridor.
"Miss Nian."
"Grandpa Wu seems to be in good spirits. I'm sure he'll recover soon."
"Thank you." The speaker was the wife of the eldest son of the Wu family. At the moment, her expression was a bit awkward. "Miss Nian, I heard that the Nian family has a project recently..."
"Auntie, you'd better talk to my younger brother about company matters. I'm completely ignorant about business."
"I see. Well, that's fine."
"Okay, Wanwan, let's go."
No one stopped them. But after they left, one of them looked at Shi Wan's back and said, "I heard that Old Master Nian knows Cuncunjin. Do you think it could be this person..."
Previously, there were once revelations about Cuncunjin's identity information and photos on the Internet, but they disappeared quickly, leaving no trace.
Their family's old master was a comrade-in-arms of Old Master Nian. If he really knew Cuncunjin, he couldn't have stood by and watched.
Moreover, the last time their old master was critically ill, it was Old Master Nian who came back and gave him medicine that made him better. This time, the Nian family brought a stranger here. It was hard not to arouse suspicion.
"If it's really her, then we have to seize this opportunity. Even if that girl isn't Cuncunjin, her relationship with the Nian family is more than just that. Whether we move forward or backward, it'll be beneficial to the Wu family."
"You're right."
The people present all agreed.
"But what if Dad finds out that we're scheming like this? He definitely won't be happy."
A young woman said.
The woman who had just talked to Nian Yao said, "As long as we don't let him know. Later, we can just say that the two of them are interested in each other. Isn't that okay? The old master will be happy about the families getting closer."
"Okay, it's settled then."
After leaving the hospital, Shi Wan received a call. She apologized to Nian Yao, "Sister Yaoyao, I'm sorry. I have something urgent to attend to, so I have to leave first."
"It's okay. Be careful. Call me if you have any problems. If I'm not around, just find Nian Lin. Don't ever let yourself be wronged, okay?"
"Okay."
Just then, the car that came to pick up Shi Wan arrived. Without saying much, she got in the car.
"Boss Shi, someone from the Prosperous World Consortium has come."
"Who?"
"Wen Renjin. It's said that there's another person with him. We suspect that this person is the real boss of the Prosperous World Consortium."
"You can handle this matter. Isn't there an auction tonight? I'll go then."
"You're going to participate in person?"
"Yes."
There was an item at tonight's auction that many people didn't think much of, but it was extremely precious in the eyes of some people.
She wanted to use this to lure out the person who had betrayed the Hacker Alliance.
"Understood. Do you need us to prepare anything for you?"
"Find someone to accompany me as a cover. I don't need anything else."
"Okay, Boss Shi."
Shi Wan rubbed her temples. Her eyes were filled with coldness.
During the time she was away, not only had many things piled up, but also many people had started to have ulterior motives.
"By the way, how's the selection for the competition at North-South University in City T last time going?"
Jiang Yi said calmly, "Apart from you and the second-place finisher, Xie Zhe, we've selected a few people with good qualifications. They're just graduates and are now interning in the company."
"Okay. Didn't Xie Zhe come?"
"No. He said his ambition lies elsewhere."
Shi Wan knew that Xie Zhe wanted to join the Hacker Alliance, so he naturally wouldn't take the offer from the company seriously. Moreover, Xie Zhe had his own company, so it was impossible for him to work for another company.
"Okay. We should mainly assess their character first and then their ability."
"Okay."
"The documents have been sent to your residence. There are still four hours until the auction. Do you need to do some styling?"
"No."
It was better to be as low-key as possible at this auction.
"Understood."
...
In the evening, Shi Wan followed a senior executive of the SKY Group to the auction. She had disguised herself, so even familiar people might not recognize her.
"Boss... I mean, Miss Shi, do you need my help?"
The senior executive asked in a low voice and changed his words under her cold gaze.
"No. Just do what you should do."
"Understood."
Just as the auction was about to start, there was a sudden commotion at the door. Then, several men escorted a man wearing a silver mask and walked upstairs.
Shi Wan looked over. As if sensing something, the man also looked over.
The man's eyes were deep and narrow, like an ancient well that one couldn't see the bottom of at a glance. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
However, Shi Wan inexplicably felt as if she had seen him somewhere before.
"Miss Shi, the auction has started."
"Who's that?"
The senior executive followed her gaze. After just one glance, he averted his eyes. "I don't know. But usually, those who can go up there aren't ordinary people. Do you want to go up too, Miss Shi? I'll inform..."
"No. It's convenient here."
"Yes."
After entering the private room, Shen Siyan was still thinking about that look just now. Just then, Feng Tong walked in from another direction.
"Sir."
"Have you checked on the young mistress's whereabouts?"
Feng Tong was stunned. "What's wrong?"
"I seem to have seen the young mistress just now."
He knew that Shi Wan could disguise herself, so it was not surprising that she could look like anyone.
However, it seemed unlikely that the young mistress would appear in such a place.
"You saw the young mistress?" Feng Tong explained, "But since the young mistress came to the capital, she's only been to the Nian family's and the hospital. She hasn't been anywhere else."
"Got it."
"Sir, what are you doing here? We have an appointment with the president of the Maotian Group at nine o'clock tonight."
"I have something to do."
"Okay."
One item after another was put up for auction. Feng Tong didn't see him show any interest. Instead, he kept staring downstairs. He didn't know who he was looking at.
"Sir, you..."
"Bid for this item."
"Huh?"
The man suddenly pointed at the item being auctioned downstairs. Feng Tong followed his finger and saw a necklace. He hadn't paid attention to what it was just now, but the price being bid was already very high.
Could it be that the sir came here specifically to buy a necklace?
Feng Tong thought he understood and immediately bid for the necklace.
Shi Wan wasn't interested in these things. She was waiting for the last item to come out.
Finally, it came to the last session. Just as the auctioneer finished introducing the item, all the lights in the venue suddenly went out, and the scene was plunged into darkness.
Shi Wan's eyes turned cold. She picked up her computer and left. She quickly located the source in a corner. Soon, a small red dot appeared on the computer screen.
She put away the computer and walked towards the location of the red dot.