Lord wade, however, saw through it instantly.
He thought bitterly to himself, “The Gu(Sun) couple must have taken Rejuvenation Pills, and judging by this, it’s not half a pill each—probably a full one apiece.”
For so long, he’d dreamed of getting a Rejuvenation Pill. Despite all his efforts to impress Charlie wade, he’d only managed to snag half a pill at the auction.
And at his age, half a pill was all he got.
Meanwhile, Lord Orrin and Angie, barely in their fifties, how did they each score a whole Rejuvenation Pill?
It wasn’t just unfair, it was unnecessary.
To him, a near-starving man, Charlie wade had only let him eat half his fill, while Lord Orrin and his wife, who’d never gone hungry, were stuffed to the brim by Charlie wade’s generosity.
The thought left Lord wade feeling even more sour.
But he didn’t dare show it in front of Charlie wade, so he forced a smile and greeted them, “Oh, Orrin, Angie, you two look amazing, this isn’t middle age, you’re practically young again!”
Christine wade, green with envy, hurried over to Angie and asked with a smile, “Angie, how do you and Brother Gu(Sun) maintain yourselves? Share your secrets with me! I spend a fortune on upkeep every year, but compared to you, the results are nowhere close.”
Angie faltered, unsure how to respond.
She and her husband had agreed that if outsiders asked, they’d brush it off with some vague excuse about an unlisted new cosmetic treatment.
But the one asking was Charlie wade’s aunt, with Charlie wade right there, lying now would feel awkward.
So she glanced at Charlie wade, stammering, “Well… it’s… it might not be easy to explain in a sentence or two…”
Christine wade pressed eagerly, “Oh, come on, what’s the big deal? If it’s inconvenient to say, just point me to the right contact, I’ll pay whatever it takes for results like yours!”
Lord wade sighed inwardly, “Christine, oh Christine, you don’t know how pricey those Rejuvenation Pills are, if you did, you’d never say that, even selling the entire Wade family might only get us one.”
He shot Christine wade a look to stop her from digging further, then subtly traced the words “Rejuvenation Pill” on the back of her hand with his finger.
When Christine wade realized what he’d written, her jaw dropped.
She knew about the Rejuvenation Pill—her father had told her about it.
It was the thing the An family bid over 300 billion USD for at the auction and still couldn’t win.
Her mind reeled, how could the Gu(Sun) family afford it? Even the Wade family couldn’t, yet the Gu(Sun) couple both had one.
But then she glanced at Charlie wade beside her and it clicked.
The Gu(Sun) family couldn’t possibly have the means to buy Rejuvenation Pills, but Charlie wade had always been good to them, these pills must’ve come from him.
That realization left Christine wade feeling a pang of gloom.
She was Charlie wade’s aunt, by rights, their bond should be the closest.
But she’d been too arrogant before, offending Charlie wade in Aurous Hill, straining their relationship ever since, now it seemed she’d missed her shot at a Rejuvenation Pill.
Christine wade felt a wave of melancholy, if she’d known her nephew was this capable, why had she strutted around in front of him and his mother-in-law?
Charlie wade, standing aside, caught the sour looks on his grandfather and aunt’s faces, smirked faintly, and said, “Grandpa, Auntie, let’s not chat out here in the courtyard, it’s chilly, how about we head inside?”
