Chapter 721


    Daphne was not interested. She smiled, "No matter what, you''re still a boss, you have more time


    than us."


    On the contrary, Rita became excited as she spoke. She grabbed Daphne''s arm and grumbled,


    "Daphne, when you''re running a business, you will be on-call for 24/7. You will have no time to rest


    as you need to keep working."


    "If you''re really tired, you should switch into another job," Daphne suggested.


    Rita continued, "I have thought of switching jobs. But, my husband and I had been working hard for


    five years, and we have managed to achieve something so far. All our little achievements would go


    down the drain if we decided to switch now."


    Upon hearing this, Daphne couldn''t help but frown. She couldn''t figure out what Rita was trying to


    say. Was her former ssmates just trying to chitchat?


    She paused for a moment and questioned. "Rita, what are you trying to say?"


    When Rita heard this, her face fell.


    After sighing, she said, "Daphne, I shouldn''t have


    Daphne''s heart skipped a beat. She asked nervously, "Rita, tell me. As long as it is not beyond my


    abilities, I will help."


    "Ah, there is a problem." Rita sighed. "My husband and I run a smallpany which provides raw


    medical materials."


    "A few months ago, when ourpany received a business deal, a problem came up. Now the


    whole business is stuck." Rita sighed.


    When Daphne heard her, she said in a hurry, "How much money do you need? I have some


    savings. You can use it for an emergency."


    Daphne rummaged around her bag for her bank card.


    However, Rita stopped her and shook her head. "Daphne, it can''t be solved with mere money."


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    "Are you in a huge debt? Or is it something else?" Daphne asked nervously.


    Rita shook her head again, and she went on, "Daphne, we''ve known each other for a long time. I''ll


    tell you everything."


    Daphne nodded, "Tell me. We can think of a solution together."


    "Daphne, you are the best." Rita was grateful, "You know that Alstom Antibiotic was facing a


    shortage all over the country. Many hospitals were buying the antibiotic in bulk. Since the demand


    exceeds the supply, the price for the antibiotic surged."


    "At that time, a pharmaceuticalpany ordered Alstom Antibiotic from us." Rita exined, "They


    offered a good price, and the shortage of stocks was not as serious. Thus, my husband and I took


    on the order and prepared to bring in the antibiotics for resale. We thought that we could earn some


    agent fees from this."


    Daphne frowned, "I''m afraid that I can''t help you. The whole country is running out of the antibiotics


    as well."


    Rita sighed, "Yes, I know. But at that time, it was so difficult for us to get it. We didn''t expect that this


    would happen. When we received the money, we went all over the ce to look for this antibiotic.


    There were none!"


    "What''s worse, as time goes on, the shortage is getting more and more serious and the price for the


    antibiotic is shooting up even higher. With the money that we received before, we couldn''t even pay


    for the antibiotic, let alone make any profit."


    "We have no choice but to exin the situation to the pharmaceuticalpany. We wanted to


    cancel their order."


    As Rita was speaking, tears welled up in her eyes, "Since we breached the contract, we are ready


    topensate. Who knew that thepany would insist on their order. They insisted that we get


    them the antibiotics."


    "How was it possible for a smallpany like us to be able to get the antibiotic? We''ve been to


    many ces, and even abroad to look for the antibiotic, but to no avail."


    "We have no choice. We are even ready to shut down ourpany topensate the


    pharmaceuticalpany."


    Rita was full of bitterness. Then, she changed her tone, "After that, we heard about the Ephedra


    Syrup. It was said that it was a more effective and a cheaper medicinepared to the Alstom


    Antibiotic. It could even rece it."


    "The pharmaceuticalpany heard about it too. Now, they want us to get them the Ephedra


    Syrup. In doing so, we can solve the previous problem."


    "In this way, we don''t need to close ourpany," Rita said.


    Daphne finally understood her situation. She frowned, "Rita, you were saying—"


    Rita nodded, "I inquired about it. The Ephedra Syrup was being developed in Dragonville. And


    Daphne, you are one of the main researchers. What a coincidence."


    "Therefore, we''re here to ask for a small favor from you, Daphne. Can you get us the Ephedra


    Syrup?" Rita finally revealed her intentions.


    Daphne furrowed her brows.


    After all, the stock of Ephedra Syrup was already insufficient within Dragonville. How could they


    provide a supply for Rita?


    Daphne exined, "Rita, we don''t have enough Ephedra Syrup here in Dragonville. I''m afraid that I


    cant—


    Before Daphne finished, Rita interrupted, "Daphne, don''t be like this. We''re ssmates."


    "No, there is really not enough Ephedra Syrup. Maritime Ocean Pharma went against Dragonville


    before, and we were in a dire situation. Now, the Ephedra Syrup is not enough to supply


    Dragonville." Daphne justified.


    When Rita heard that, she was displeased.