Half a year...
The timeline matched what Director Meng said.
Anger was boiling up in Qiaoxu's heart, threatening to erupt at any moment, but for the sake of avoiding alarming those involved, she forcefully suppressed it.
Xia Yumo, on the other hand, was much more observant than Auntie Wang and could tell that Qiaoxu was particularly interested in the essential oil. A feeling of uneasiness arose within her.
"What's wrong, Xuxu?"
Hearing Xia Yumo's question, Qiaoxu's heart skipped a beat. She immediately settled her emotions and shook her head, saying:
"It's nothing."
Fearing that Xia Yumo wouldn't believe her, she added, "I usually use essential oils at home and am quite interested in them."
Upon hearing Qiaoxu's words, Auntie Wang became even more enthusiastic.
"Madam Lu, my son studies Biology, and he says that extracting essential oils from plants is quite simple for their field and that they know much more about it than outsiders like us."
