At this moment, Zhao Yun, who had always been gentle and refined, suddenly looked as dark as the bottom of a pot. That money was supposed to be his bride price, but it was swindled by Qu Qi. How was he supposed to marry and buy property now?
Back then, Qu Qi was indeed conducting research in this area, trying to cultivate a plant that would awaken Inner Qi when consumed by an average person. However, as the research progressed, various problems arose, and by then so much funding had been misappropriated that the grain research couldn't continue.
But for Qu Qi to admit to Chen Xi that he misappropriated funds for other research, and failed, losing a large amount of money resulting in insufficient funds for the grain research, was somewhat embarrassing.
