Chapter 240 - 239: The Difficult Problem is Readily Solved

Yang Cai was a bit baffled. She couldn’t understand why Xu Yue’s expression was so grave, and she asked nervously, "Xu Yue, is there something wrong with this beauty milk? I’ve been using it for a long time, and my skin has gotten so much better. Why don’t you try some?"

Xu Yue took a deep breath, placed the bottle of milky-white liquid on the coffee table, and sat down across from her.

She tried to keep her voice steady, but her fingers, gripping her purse, tightened slightly.

"Xiaocai, I sent this bottle to be tested today."

"Huh? You actually had it tested? That’s so professional of you!"

Yang Cai’s eyes lit up. Not yet realizing the gravity of the situation, she eagerly pressed, "So what were the test results? Are the ingredients all-natural? I told you this beauty milk was amazing!"

Xu Yue looked at Yang Cai’s innocent, clear face, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.

She couldn’t bear to directly tell this naive young girl what she was actually smearing on her face every day.

After a moment of silence, Xu Yue asked softly, "Xiaocai, can you tell me where you got this beauty milk? Who gave it to you?"

"It was..."

Yang Cai opened her mouth, but then she suddenly remembered Sister Mi Ting had warned her that this beauty milk was hard to come by and she shouldn’t tell anyone where it came from, or she wouldn’t be able to get it anymore.

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "It was... a woman who gave it to me. She didn’t want to give her name, so please don’t ask."

Xu Yue’s gaze darkened slightly.

Xiaolin, who was standing nearby, couldn’t hold back any longer. She walked over quickly, sat down next to Xu Yue, and looked at Yang Cai with a complicated expression.

"Xiaocai, tell me the truth. Was it really a woman who gave it to you? Not a man?"

Yang Cai shook her head firmly. "It was a woman. There was no man! What is going on?"

Xu Yue sighed softly, took Yang Cai’s hand, and said in a gentle but serious tone, "Xiaocai, do you know what the ingredients of this beauty milk are?"

"I don’t know. It’s probably mixed with some Chinese medicinal herbs, right?"

Yang Cai replied innocently.

"Xiaocai, there are no medicinal herbs in here. It’s... a man’s semen."

Xu Yue did her best to keep her tone calm.

But after the words left her mouth, she saw Yang Cai’s expression freeze, as if someone had hit a pause button.

"Wha... what?"

Yang Cai’s voice trembled slightly, her clear eyes wide with disbelief.

Even though she’d never been in a relationship, she had taken health class at school, so she knew exactly what semen was. The expression on her face became rigid.

"You heard me right. It’s exactly what you think it is. So, can you tell me now where you got this beauty milk?"

Xu Yue’s expression was grave.

She was worried that Yang Cai, being so young, had been deceived by some scumbag.

BOOM—

It was as if a bomb had gone off in Yang Cai’s head.

She sat stunned on the sofa, feeling as if she’d been struck by lightning.

’She couldn’t believe it. This stuff she’d been using for so long, smearing on her face every single day... was actually a man’s semen?’

"Gag! Impossible! How could it be..."

"Xiaocai, calm down and listen to me."

Xu Yue reached out and gently placed a hand on Yang Cai’s shoulder, her voice as soft as she could make it. "I had the lab issue a formal report. If you still don’t believe me, I can show it to you."

"This bottle really does contain semen. There’s no mistake."

Just then, Xiaolin spoke up from the side, her tone gentle and reassuring. "Yang Cai, your sister-in-law isn’t blaming you. She’s worried you’ve been taken advantage of by a man. You’re young and don’t understand how dangerous the world outside can be."

"It really wasn’t a man who gave it to me, I swear! But I can’t tell you who the woman was. She told me not to."

Yang Cai looked at Xu Yue pitifully, afraid of angering her sister-in-law.

"It’s okay. If you can’t say, you can’t say. As long as you weren’t taken advantage of by a man, that’s what matters."

Xu Yue sighed softly, wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and pulled her into an embrace.

This woman, who was usually so cold and distant, seemed exceptionally gentle at that moment.

Xiaolin picked up the small bottle from the table and said, a little sheepishly, "Yueyue, since this is just semen, doesn’t that mean the ingredients are completely safe? In that case, can I use this bottle?"

"You know it’s semen and you still want to put it on your face?"

Xu Yue was disgusted.

After learning what the ingredients were, she had worn gloves just to carry the bottle back.

"So what? As long as it makes my skin better, I’ll put anything on it. Besides, you just wash it off when you’re done."

Xiaolin had a nonchalant expression and even leaned in toward Xu Yue to show off her skin.

"You know I used to stay up late all the time and my skin was terrible. Now it’s as smooth as a baby’s. It’s like I’m eighteen again!"

Her face was ecstatic as she lovingly caressed her own cheeks.

Xu Yue took a closer look and could also see the change in Xiaolin’s skin.

’She was a little skeptical. Could this beauty milk really be this effective after only two uses?’

"Yueyue, why don’t you try it? Just a little bit."

"It’s not poison. If it doesn’t work well, you can just wash it off right away. It’s no big deal."

Xiaolin coaxed, opening the small bottle and holding it out to Xu Yue.

"Yeah, Xu Yue, give it a try."

Yang Cai also looked at her, her eyes sparkling.

’If her sister-in-law tried the beauty milk and saw it worked, she probably wouldn’t blame her anymore.’

Under their eager gazes, Xu Yue hesitated for a moment, then dipped her finger into the remaining milky-white liquid in the bottle and gently dabbed it on her cheek.

As it happened, she had been stressed and anxious about company matters the past few days and had developed a pimple, which was very noticeable on her fair, smooth cheek.

The beauty milk felt cool to the touch and didn’t have any strange odor, which lessened Xu Yue’s revulsion a bit.

The pimple had been a little painful, but after applying the milk for a moment, it surprisingly stopped hurting.

Xu Yue quickly grabbed her phone to look at her reflection and was surprised to find that the area where she’d applied it was smoother and more delicate than the surrounding skin. Moreover, the pimple had faded significantly.

"See, Xu Yue? It really works!"

Yang Cai exclaimed excitedly, letting out a huge sigh of relief in her heart.

"This stuff is disgusting, but the results are undeniable. It’d be great if your company’s products could have an effect this good."

Xiaolin’s casual remark sparked a flash of inspiration in Xu Yue’s mind.

Lately, the company’s new project had been going very poorly. The product wasn’t meeting expectations at all, and launching it blindly would make it completely uncompetitive.

’If she added the beauty milk to the new product, the effectiveness would surely multiply several times over. Wouldn’t the problem that had been plaguing her for so long be solved in an instant?’

The more Xu Yue thought about it, the more excited she became, and a smile blossomed on her face.

"Xu Yue, you’re smiling! That’s great! As long as you’re not mad at me."

Yang Cai hopped up and down.

’She had been worried her sister-in-law would hate her because of this. And if her brother found out she had taken another man’s semen and given it to his wife to use, he would definitely scold her too.’