The Nan family was in a frenzy.
"Xuanxuan, where is the prescription?"
Nan Xiuming's eyes burned as he stared straight at Nan Baixuan.
"Yes, Xuanxuan, where's the prescription he gave you?"
"Hurry and get the prescription, our family will be set for life!"
The forgotten alchemy recipe, even if it was just one, could absolutely change a family's development.
Under the anxious gaze of everyone present, Nan Baixuan's pretty face turned pale with nervousness, utterly unsure how to respond.
At this moment, the young girl knew she had caused a huge problem.
She had never imagined that the alchemy recipe Chu Fan had given her before would be so extraordinary.
"Speak up, where's the prescription?"
Nan Zi'an roared anxiously.
"I, I threw it away..."
Buzz...
The Nan family members staggered back, feeling as if they had been struck by lightning.
"You..."
"Prodigal, prodigal..."
...
Normally, everyone doted on Nan Baixuan, the little princess of the Nan family.
But now, they wished they could slap her.
An immeasurably valuable alchemy recipe, and she just threw it away?
"Wuwuwu..."
"I didn't know the prescription was so extraordinary, I just thought it was something ordinary!"
"It's all because he didn't explain clearly!"
Nan Baixuan cried aggrievedly, shifting the blame onto Chu Fan.
"Enough!"
Seeing everyone still chiding her, Qin Xue suddenly spoke in a low voice.
Nan Baixuan was her daughter, and even if she made a mistake, she shouldn't be subjected to such scolding.
"The prescription was written by Xiao Fan, and if it's lost, can't I just ask him to write another one?"
"Is it interesting to bully Xuanxuan like this? How old is she?"
Upon learning that they could still get the prescription, everyone became joyful again.
"Xiao Xuan, do you remember when Xiao Fan gave you the prescription?"
Nan Zi'an suddenly asked.
Nan Baixuan thought for a moment, "It was one evening before he left our house. He gave me the prescription at the doorstep."
"I didn't look closely and just casually threw it into the flower bush by the door!"
"An Ge, what's wrong?"
Qin Xue's expression was tense, sensing that Nan Zi'an's question was very unusual.
"This matter has probably become complicated!"
A guess formed in his mind.
"Zi'an, what's going on?"
"How did it become complicated?"
"Yes, Zi'an, can't the prescription be rewritten by that person? How did it become complicated again?"
...
Nan Zi'an looked at Qin Xue, "Xiao Xue, do you remember one evening when we went for a walk outside, and upon returning, we saw Ouyang Qingbai kneeling at our doorstep holding a piece of paper?"
Reminded, Qin Xue suddenly recalled the incident.
Realizing the specifics, her expression immediately changed.
"An Ge, you, you mean, the Po Xue Dan prescription was picked up by Ouyang Qingbai?"
Nan Zi'an nodded powerlessly, "Ordinary people who see that thing would have no idea what it is!"
"Only people like Ouyang Qingbai would recognize it at a glance."
"When he was kneeling, we all thought he had gone mad, but in fact, he was thanking heaven for the bestowed prescription."
"This is also why he left in a hurry when he saw us approaching."
Everyone present knew who Ouyang Qingbai was.
They also understood the implications of the Po Xue Dan prescription falling into his hands.
In just a few minutes, their emotions were like a roller coaster, going up and down.
They had thought that the prescription could still be obtained from Chu Fan, and it wouldn't matter. But if the prescription had already been taken by Ouyang Qingbai, the situation would be truly difficult to handle.
This involved something akin to a patent.
If the Ouyang family initiated research and development first, and the Nan family followed suit with the Po Xue Dan, they would be sued for infringement by the Ouyang family.
"I'll make a call first!"
Nan Ziyun immediately contacted his mole in the Ouyang family, who was responsible for research and development, to confirm if the Ouyang family had been developing any new drugs recently.
Soon, he hung up the phone.
"It can be confirmed that the Ouyang family's laboratory has indeed been researching a new drug recently!"
"And the Ouyang family has been frantically acquiring various medicinal herbs lately."
"Zi'an's guess is correct, the prescription must have been picked up by Ouyang Qingbai!"
"Even if our family has the prescription now, we cannot produce and sell it!"
Everyone's faces turned extremely grim.
Although they stopped scolding Nan Baixuan, their gazes towards her were very unfriendly.
If it weren't for her casually discarding the prescription given by Chu Fan, would the Nan family be in such a passive situation?
"Alas, such a good opportunity is gone just like that!"
"Is this the fate of the Nan family?"
...
One by one, the Nan family members sighed powerlessly and left.
Nan Baixuan lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
At this moment, she thoroughly realized how big a mistake she had made due to a moment of pique.
"You, I've told you before that your impulsive temper needs to change. Now you know you were wrong, right?"
"If you dare to act like a young lady and look down on others again, I'll cut off all your funds!"
Nan Zi'an usually doted on Nan Baixuan.
But now, he couldn't help but reprimand her a bit, knowing that his indulgence had caused such a great loss.
Qin Xue didn't defend her daughter this time.
She had long wanted to discipline her daughter's young lady's temper, but her status in the Nan family had always been low. If she said a few more words, Nan Baixuan would complain to Nan Xiuming, and Nan Xiuming would then scold her.
Learn from your mistakes.
She hoped her daughter could realize her shortcomings through this incident and correct them.
"Xiao Xue, what are you planning to do about this?"
Nan Xiuming walked up to Qin Xue.
Given Qin Xue's importance to the Nan family's development, and the events at the dinner table not long ago, Nan Xiuming dared not neglect her.
"I'll ask Xiao Fan. After all, the prescription originated from him."
"We can also try to find Ouyang Qingbai and get the prescription back, as it was originally ours!"
Although Nan Xiuming knew the possibility of getting Ouyang Qingbai to hand over the prescription was slim, he still nodded, letting Qin Xue try.
Upon returning to the Wanshan Villa, Qin Xue immediately called Chu Fan.
"Xiao Fan, the prescription you gave Xuanxuan earlier, she carelessly threw it away."
Many prescriptions were in his mind.
Chu Fan knew how important the prescription was to his aunt, and he said with a smile, "Auntie, it's alright. If it's lost, it's lost. I'll write another one."
"No, Xiao Fan, it's not as simple as writing another prescription now!"
"The prescription Xuanxuan lost was coincidentally picked up by Ouyang Qingbai."
"The Ouyang family is in the same industry as the Nan family, and they have already started research and development."
"Even if we have the prescription now, we can no longer produce the medicine you mentioned."
An infringement lawsuit could completely ruin a family or a business.
Chu Fan understood the stakes involved.
He had many prescriptions in his mind, and they were all unparalleled ones. If Po Xue Dan could no longer be produced, he could simply switch to another medicine.
However, Chu Fan, who was familiar with various medicines, knew very well that among the many forgotten prescriptions, only Po Xue Dan was the most profitable. Other medicines with heavenly powers lacked many long-lost medicinal ingredients and could not be produced at all.
"Xiao Fan, this is what I was thinking!"
"Isn't the Po Xue Dan prescription from you?"
"Why don't we go and talk to Ouyang Qingbai?"
"Ask him to hand over the prescription?"
After a few seconds of hesitation, Chu Fan comforted her, "Auntie, there's no need!"
"I will handle this matter."
"Just wait for my news!"