CHAPTER 617: CHAPTER 585: WHAT IS SHE REALLY PRETENDING? (3)

He just knew Yan Yueqing had bad intentions! What dormitory arrangement, what bringing Grandma to the Imperial City, it was all an excuse! The real purpose was to use Grandma for a medicine trial!

"Ji Li?" Noticing his unusual expression, Yan Yueqing bent down with concern, "What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Those gentle eyes seemed utterly deceitful to Ji Li at this moment!

"No... nothing." He forced himself to contain his anger, his voice shaking.

"So it’s settled then? Tomorrow you’ll return to the Imperial City with Yan Bao?" Yan Yueqing said considerately.

Ji Li lowered his head and turned away silently.

Once inside the room, he locked the door and slid his small body down against it, sitting on the floor.

He! Just! Knew!

Yan Yueqing is nothing but a complete fraud!

His eyes reddened as he looked at the view outside the window.

"Grandma..." His voice choked, "I will definitely protect you."

Meanwhile, far away at the military hospital in the Imperial City, Grandma Ji energetically discussed the efficacy of the new medicine with the doctor.

"This medicine is truly effective!" The old lady beamed, "After just a week, my chest no longer hurts!"

The doctor smiled, "This is a special-effect medicine developed by Miss Yan’s company. According to current clinical reports, the results are indeed impressive."

Grandma Ji felt deeply touched, "I was almost dying, constantly worried about my grandson, unable to rest in peace... If it weren’t for Miss Yan sending someone to bring me here, I fear these old bones wouldn’t have made it through this winter... She really is a living Bodhisattva! Not only did she save me, but she also arranged a school for Little Leh. When I see Little Leh in the future, I’ll definitely have him bow several times to Miss Yan in gratitude!"

As Grandma Ji spoke, her eyes turned moist.

Since her son and daughter-in-law passed, she and her grandson had depended on each other, struggling to make ends meet. If Yan Yueqing hadn’t sent people to find them, she might have really...

"Don’t say that, ma’am." The doctor comforted her gently, "With your health on the mend, you could live to be a hundred."

Grandma Ji wiped the corners of her eyes, suddenly remembering something, "Oh right, doctor, my grandson he..."

"Don’t worry," the doctor responded, "I just got a call saying that Miss Yan has arranged everything! Your grandson will attend the Imperial Capital Primary School, and you’ll be transferred to a nursing home nearby, where he can visit you on weekends."

"A nursing home? Isn’t that expensive? It will trouble Miss Yan again..."

Grandma Ji felt truly indebted.

The doctor chuckled, "Don’t worry about it. Miss Yan has high hopes for your grandson, letting him study well and, when grown, to repay Miss Yan."

"That’s only right!"

Returning to her room, Yan Yueqing began reviewing materials on Haidu.

Between the documents given by Teacher Jiang, there were some old photos of Haidu.

The salty sea breeze seemed to lash at her eyes through the lens; in the distance, construction sites that once buzzed with activity now just had a few rusted steel rods leaning crookedly in the dirt, like some unfinished ruin of an art piece.

Fifteen years ago, this was a casino of capital, where rumors of the government planning a "Deep Water Port" made land prices soar, drawing a swarm of speculators.

Her mother, Jiang Yu, also bought a piece of land by the sea, originally just intending to use it for storage and logistics. She planned to trade it for profit once the port was built, but instead of the port, news of policy changes arrived.

Overnight, investors withdrew, land values plummeted, and those who gambled everything on loans were left in shock.

There weren’t many original residents to begin with, and when news of the port’s construction broke, most sold their land and left.

Once almost everyone had fled, Haidu instantly fell from "Golden Coast" to a ghost city.

During those darkest moments, Jiang Yu not only didn’t sell that land but doubled down—buying out the storage facilities of a nearby bankrupt fishery company and even registering a company, naming it "Sea Star."

No one understood why she did so.

"Mom, what are you waiting for?" Yan Yueqing once asked.

Jiang Yu just smiled, tapping a spot on the Haidu map with her finger: "The tide will return."

Now, Yan Yueqing held a document in her hand—the "Haidu New Energy Industry Pilot Zone Plan."

The wind was here; but how many would believe in it this time?

She closed the document and took a deep breath.

Teacher Jiang sent her to survey the industries of Hua Country so that she would become familiar with basic operations.

Once the battle in Haidu is fought, things in Hua Country will have to be paused for the time being.

She needed to return to the Jiang Family!