Chapter 67: Taking a solid step

Wait for Liu Jiang to go back and rest.

Li Jiaci then asked Wang Lan to keep watch for a while.

He himself took Wang Yingna to the office, helped her light the stove and boil water.

After finishing the work.

Only then did Li Jiaci turn to look at Wang Yingna.

And at this moment.

Wang Yingna sat by the window, staring blankly out.

After counting the days carefully, it is now the seventh day of Wang Yingna's withdrawal.

Except for the third day of withdrawal, when she could not bear the mental torment of the withdrawal reaction and broke down once.

Otherwise, her performance was very good.

Whether at home or out, she is now like this: neither quarreling nor noisy, either finding Li Jiaci to chat idly, or sitting alone in a daze.

To be frank.

This is somewhat different from what Li Jiaci had expected.

He thought that this woman, having been pampered by Wang Zhen to such an extent, would surely have some princess syndrome.

But actually, aside from being a bit tsundere, occasionally having her thoughts jump, and saying some superstitious things, there's nothing else wrong with her.

He pondered briefly.

Li Jiaci then said to Wang Yingna: "Today you don't need to tough it out; if you feel uncomfortable, just take the medicine."

"Hmm."

Wang Yingna responded listlessly.

After a pause, she seemed to think of something and asked again: "What if I don't take the medicine today and continue to hold out for another day?"

"It will make the withdrawal faster."

Li Jiaci said: "But I advise you not to do that."

"Why?"

Wang Yingna was somewhat puzzled.

"Because it's dangerous."

Li Jiaci said: "I told you before, the first few days of quitting the powder are due to psychological addiction, but later it's not just psychological; it's the body's instinctive craving for the powder's stimulation."

"And in your current situation, if you force yourself to overcome it, you are likely to experience a withdrawal reaction even stronger than last time."

"How will it be?"

Wang Yingna asked: "Will it kill me?"

"If not handled properly..."

Li Jiaci pursed his lips and said: "It will!"

Wang Yingna fell silent.

After a while, she then asked: "What if I manage to endure it?"

"Then it will make the withdrawal even faster."

Li Jiaci said truthfully: "You might not even need as long as I told you; you could completely break free from its control."

Wang Yingna then asked: "Specifically, how long?"

"This..."

Li Jiaci carefully recalled his own experience at that time and then said: "The withdrawal reaction also has stages."

"At first it occurred every three days, then every five days, then every ten days."

"And the last occurrence should be about half a month after the previous withdrawal reaction."

"This is also the final hurdle!"

Li Jiaci said: "If you rely on your own willpower to quit without medication, it will take about two months."

"Will two months be enough for me to break free from its control over my body?"

"Not exactly."

"There will still be psychological addiction afterward."

Li Jiaci said: "But I think for you, that shouldn't be a big deal."

Although the time spent with this girl is short.

But he can see that this girl is quite strong-willed and also a person with very firm determination.

Otherwise she couldn't have persisted until now.

"Hmm..."

Wang Yingna lowered her head, thought for a moment, then suddenly broke into a smile.

"Then I'll trouble you."

"If withdrawal symptoms appear tomorrow."

"Then please trouble you to tie me up as before."

Wang Yingna turned her head to look out the window, her tone gloomy as she said: "This time I will definitely break free from this thing; otherwise I would rather die..."

She said those last words very softly, but Li Jiaci still heard them.

If someone else were here, they might think she was joking, or using those words to express determination.

But Li Jiaci could feel the determination in her tone.

Moreover he also knew that she wasn't just saying those words lightly.

Because in her previous life, after discovering she couldn't quit the powder addiction, she resolutely ended her own life.

Li Jiaci gave Wang Yingna a deep look.

"I believe you."

"You will surely be able to persevere."

Having said that, Li Jiaci turned and left the room.

After he left.

The guy who had been blankly staring out the window unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth.

…

Zhao Chen and Zhang Chuqiang went to Jiangcheng.

Li Yihu and Liu Jiang were busy the whole night.

In the factory, only Li Jiaci and Wang Lan remained to manage affairs.

After many days of adjustment, most of the workers in the factory could work independently, needing little supervision.

Li Jiaci and Wang Lan's main work was handling shipments and collecting payments.

But because too many timber vendors came to haul goods, even just handling those two tasks kept the two of them running off their feet.

Hong Bo arrived just then.

"Hey, Hong Bro!"

"Why are you only coming now, so late?"

In the past, Hong Bo always arrived early.

But today he didn't get to the timber factory until noon.

"Times have changed."

Hong Bo laughed and said, "I'm not here today to haul timber."

"Huh?"

Li Jiaci blinked and said, "Then Hong Bro is..."

"Hehe."

Hong Bo smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to join you, Boss Li."

"Oh?"

Li Jiaci's eyes also lit up with surprise: "Hong Bro, does this mean you agree with what I said?"

"Of course."

"Boss Li thinks highly of me."

"How could I let down Boss Li's efforts?"

Hong Bo laughed and said, "Actually I came yesterday, but I heard you went to Jiangcheng to stock up, so I went back first and only came today—don't blame me for being late, Hong Bro."

"Hahaha!"

"How could I blame Hong Bro for being late?"

"As long as you're willing to come, it's never too late!"

Li Jiaci wasn't just pretending with Hong Bo; he genuinely hoped Hong Bo would join his side.

He really is short-staffed here, especially lacking someone like Hong Bo who has market experience and management ability.

Li Jiaci asked, "Hong Bro, when are you planning to start work? Should you rest a few days to recover your energy?"

"I don't even have time to recover my energy."

Hong Bo said, "My wife and kids are waiting for me to eat; I'd be happy to start work right away."

At this point.

Hong Bo directly took out a stack of contracts from his small leather bag.

"These are the factories I've signed contracts with, twelve in total."

Hong Bo directly handed the contracts to Li Jiaci and said, "As we discussed earlier, I'm now handing over all these contracts to you."

Looking at these contracts before him.

Li Jiaci said it would be false to claim he wasn't excited inside.

He previously dealt in raw materials, being at the bottom of the industry chain.

Getting these contracts means they have already taken a solid step toward the upper level.