Chapter 3214 — The Enigmatic Master's Command

"So that's how it is..." Wei Zhao nodded, and found himself believing Han Jingyi's account. By now he had more or less guessed who that Daoist was—none other than Mo Kongwu, whom he had once encountered.

"Yes, yes! Brother Wei Zhao, you won't blame Jingjing for hiding it from you, will you?" Han Jingyi asked, deeply apologetic.

"Of course not." Wei Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Since it was your master's command, and your master even knew mine, what grounds could I possibly have to blame you?"

"That's good..." Han Jingyi patted her chest and let out a breath. "Actually, what Jingjing has been worried about all along was that one day, once Brother Wei Zhao learned Jingjing's identity, he wouldn't pay Jingjing any attention anymore. Jingjing was so afraid!"

"How could that be?" Wei Zhao smiled reassuringly. "Jingjing, whether you are Liu Jinghan or not, whether you have another identity or not, you are still the Han Jingyi I like. As for Liu Jinghan's face—don't use it anymore from now on..."

"Oh, all right. And here I thought Brother Wei Zhao had grown tired of looking at Jingjing and wanted a change of face!" Han Jingyi said.

"How could I grow tired?" Wei Zhao shook his head. "All right, don't think about it anymore. Have a good sleep at home. As for Liu Tianli... Uncle Liu—don't worry about him. Once he's back, I'll help purge the poison from his body and get him back to normal as quickly as possible."

"Really? You can do that? That's wonderful!" Han Jingyi was instantly overjoyed. "Brother Wei Zhao, you're so good to Jingjing. After all, no matter what, he is Jingjing's father—that's why Jingjing pleaded for him again and again..."

"I understand how you feel. Say no more, Jingjing. Had I known earlier that he was your father, I would have cleansed the poison from him long ago instead of waiting until now!" Wei Zhao said. "And whatever you promised Kang Jingming, you needn't have consulted me at all. What you invent is yours to give to whomever you please."

"Mm-hm. Oh, right—has my father come back safely?" Han Jingyi suddenly wondered whether Kang Jingming would keep his word.

"Not yet, but it won't be long. Kang Jingming wouldn't dare play tricks. There's no need for him to bring annihilation upon the entire Kang family for the sake of one person who means nothing to him," Wei Zhao said. "I've already warned him!"

"That's good..." Han Jingyi nodded, knowing that Wei Zhao still took Liu Tianli's matter very much to heart.

"Once Uncle Liu is back, I'll purge the poison from him and let him take charge of the company again. The Liu family's enterprises are on track now, so you needn't worry about them either. You should stay by my side. These past days, with you not here, I've found it a little hard to get used to," Wei Zhao said. "So your excuse of going into seclusion was really just to run the company in Yanjing..."

"What? You'd let my father run the company again? Is that all right?" Han Jingyi was somewhat astonished. "Actually, it wasn't exactly an excuse—Jingjing really was researching things!"

"You said it yourself: he became this way because he was tormented by drugs, and after my treatment he will be completely free of their grip! And having learned his lesson this time, he won't make the same mistake again," Wei Zhao said with a nod.

"Then Jingjing thanks Brother Wei Zhao on my father's behalf for your trust!" Han Jingyi said gratefully. "If my father slips up again this time, Jingjing won't plead for him anymore..."

"You needn't plead for him—there's nothing I could do to him anyway," Wei Zhao said, shaking his head. "By the way, Jingjing, your family—do they not know your identity?"

"They know part of it, but not all. They know I go out to study with others, but they only think I'm studying business, not science!" Han Jingyi said. "And whenever I go home, I always wear a mask. None of them know what I really look like. In fact, the way I am now—this is the real me."

"So that's how it is." Wei Zhao nodded. That also explained why, after trouble struck the Liu family, neither Liu Tianli nor Liu Zhenhu had ever thought of approaching Han Jingyi to plead their case—because they had no idea how much help Han Jingyi was to him.

Having learned the truth of these matters, Wei Zhao sent Han Jingyi back to her own villa to rest. Curious as he was about the grade-two pill cauldron, there was no rush; Han Jingyi had been far too exhausted lately, and Wei Zhao wanted her to get a proper rest.

Han Jingyi did not refuse. She truly had been worn to the bone these past days, and a few days of good rest would do her no harm at all.

Of course, just as Han Jingyi was about to leave, her phone rang. She glanced at the ringing phone and casually pressed a spot near her chest, and her voice became Liu Jinghan's. "Hello? What is it?... Oh? My father's gone back? Good—then bring him to East Sea City at once. I'm in East Sea City. Take the private jet—the sooner the better!"

The people Han Jingyi was ordering about were the ones charged with guarding Liu Tianli at the sanatorium. Seeing Liu Tianli sent back, they had immediately reported it to Liu Jinghan. And since Wei Zhao said he could cure Liu Tianli's addiction, she naturally had him brought to East Sea City.

After hanging up, Han Jingyi said, "Brother Wei Zhao, I've had my father sent over. When he arrives, can he come straight to your villa?"

"Of course," Wei Zhao said with a nod. "It works out well—there are a few things I need to discuss with him."

Liu Tianli was not much of a trailblazer in business, but he was a decent custodian of what already existed. The Liu Group had no need for expansion now; everything it sold was manufactured by Han Jingyi, and with partnerships with the Cultivators' Chamber of Commerce and Fatty Lai's pharmaceutical company, there was no need for him to forge ahead on his own at all.

What Liu Tianli feared was that one day Wei Zhao would cast the Liu family aside. But once he saw the closeness between Wei Zhao and Liu Jinghan, that worry would likely vanish, and he would settle down to run the company in peace.

And he would not make the same mistake twice—after all, he was no true fool, to be led by the nose by Kang Jingming time and again! (Follow Yuren's official account, yuren22, for the latest updates!)