The valley was filled with voices.
Underneath the mountain peak, a sea of people gathered, consisting of Miao villagers who had come from all directions to bid farewell to Quentin and Eileen.
The leaders of each village were among them.
Quentin was not only a benefactor of Miao Territory but also a hero. How could they not come to see him off?
“What’s going on?!” Quentin was a bit puzzled.
Elisabeth’s tears flowed like a spring, “You… hug me.”
After a moment of hesitation, little Amei had already nestled into his embrace, pressing against his chest and crying out loud, “You’re leaving, who knows how many years it will be before we meet again!”
Quentin stood still, gazing at Cerys’s figure as she disappeared into the crowd.
“It’s time to say goodbye. Until we meet again,” Quentin murmured.
Quentin and Eileen waved to the crowd, shouting, “Everyone, this is far enough. We’ll meet again in the future.”
…
Three days later, in Atia.
Quentin and Eileen were waiting for Caleb to pick them up.
In the sky, a helicopter slowly approached. Looking up, the person sitting at the door was Caleb.
The helicopter hovered directly above Quentin and Eileen, and Caleb threw down a rope ladder. Quentin and Eileen immediately climbed up, one after the other.
Caleb pulled them both up at the door of the cabin and exclaimed excitedly, “You’re finally coming out! I made you wait so long!”
“No need to be so excited. Let’s go back to the base quickly,” Quentin said calmly.
Caleb nodded, and the three of them immediately began their journey back.
After a long time, the three of them returned to the base in Atia’s main war zone. In the following days, Quentin had soldiers move out several large insulated boxes and carefully planted the soil and Dragon White Beard that had been dug out from Miao Tribe inside.
Quentin took meticulous care of the Dragon White Beard until he set foot on the road back to Jiangnan.
At this moment, in the office of Time Group’s board of directors, Charlotte was busy dealing with company affairs.
She looked like an exquisitely beautiful doll, stunningly captivating. Her black hair cascaded down her face like a waterfall, captivating and enchanting.
After placing an approved planning proposal on the table, she walked to the glass curtain wall and looked out at the distant sunset, lost in thought.
She let out a soft sigh, her expression filled with sorrow. For the past five days, she had been calling and messaging Quentin every day but had not received any response.
She regretted sending Quentin to Atia. These five days without any news, what would she and their child do if something happened to him?
“He should be coming back soon…”
Charlotte looked at the wallpaper on her phone, a picture of a young couple. The woman was her, and next to her was a man with extraordinary looks and clear eyes – Quentin.
A gentle breeze brushed against her pale face through the window, causing her reddened eyes to become even more moist.
“Ring ring…”
Suddenly, her phone rang.
“Hello, Charlotte.” Quentin’s hearty voice came through the phone.
“Quentin!? Where are you? Have you come back?!” Charlotte exclaimed excitedly.
“I’m still in Atia. I’ll be back in a few days…” Quentin said calmly.
“You haven’t been answering calls or messages for these past few days. I thought something happened to you. Do you know how worried I’ve been?” Charlotte asked with concern. She didn’t know that there was no signal in Miao Territory where Quentin was.
“Silly girl, there was no signal in Miao Territory. Don’t worry about me, I’m fine,” Quentin reassured her.
Charlotte didn’t know why but she felt like Quentin’s voice on the other end of the phone was becoming clearer and clearer, as if he was right behind her. Was it just her imagination?
But it wasn’t her imagination. A figure gently pushed open the door and quietly approached Charlotte from behind.
“Surprised? Silly girl!” Quentin looked at Charlotte, whose face was already covered in tears. He raised his hand and wiped away her tears before tightly embracing her.
Charlotte buried herself in his embrace, pretending to be angry. “You lied to me about being in Atia! You bad guy! You disappeared for so many days, and I didn’t know what to do if something happened to you!”
Hearing the girl’s coquettish words, Quentin chuckled but didn’t say anything. He just held her even tighter.
“Come on, I have another surprise for you!” Quentin let go of her and led Charlotte to the insulated boxes.
Through the glass of the boxes, they could see white herbal plants that resembled white beards. It was the White Dragon Beard recorded in that fragrance collection!
Quentin carefully took out a White Dragon Beard from one of the boxes. The White Dragon Beard had already become extremely dim, emitting a faint white light even weaker than when they were in Atia this morning.
“Quentin, it seems like this White Dragon Beard isn’t doing well?” Charlotte asked tentatively. She didn’t know what a healthy White Dragon Beard looked like.
“Indeed, this White Dragon Beard needs to grow in an extremely damp environment. Once taken out of Miao Territory, it’s difficult for it to survive,” Quentin frowned. “Charlotte, let’s take these White Dragon Beards to the greenhouse in the laboratory immediately.”
“Okay, I’ll take you there now.”
Along the way, Charlotte explained in detail the research progress and facility usage in the laboratory. After conducting research with Time Group’s product development laboratory team, they used advanced technology to ensure the growth of White Dragon Beard and even successfully cultivated new plants after several weeks.
After leaving the laboratory, Charlotte and others returned to the boardroom.
“Charlotte, if we succeed in cultivating White Dragon Beard and successfully develop the product, how do you plan to manage it?” Quentin asked.
Charlotte thought for a moment and said:
“After Time Group released the ‘Fallen Fish’ and ‘Wild Geese’ product series, we spent a lot of money on promotion and advertising. With absolute quality advantages that surpassed other groups, we quickly dominated the market.”
“Now that we have found White Dragon Beard, I plan to continue aggressively promoting it once the new product is developed.”
Charlotte earnestly laid out a series of plans.
“Charlotte, although this method is indeed good, it’s far from enough.”
“I have a better idea. We can collaborate with major platforms for marketing announcements and have today’s hottest celebrities endorse our brand in the celebrity circle to build brand reputation,” Quentin smiled.
“That’s indeed a good idea!” Charlotte admired Quentin as she realized she was becoming more attached to him and wanted to be with him all the time.
She slightly pursed her lips and glanced at Quentin shyly before lowering her head in embarrassment, unable to look directly at him.
Quentin was taken aback but looked affectionately at Charlotte’s shy expression. He felt immense joy in his heart.
The two of them cuddled together for a long time until Eileen prepared to drive and pick up Quentin. Reluctantly, they separated from each other.