For truly independent women, emotions have never been the sole focus of life.

Their lives are filled with many rich and vibrant things.

Career, money, power, and accomplishment—all things men can pursue are also within their reach.

They are the real feminists.

Therefore, when faced with the "future" that Chen Yan was offering, Yang Rou didn't care about it.

Even whether she had a title or could be openly together with Chen Yan didn't matter to her.

Her self-perception was clear—she was Chen Yan's soulmate and business partner.

Although she loved Chen Yan dearly, for the rational side of her, emotions were like ocean waves, constantly fluctuating; only interests tied together could be eternal.

Two people like them, even if their feelings faded in the future, would still be partners and family...

Initially, when Chen Yan heard her explanation, he really thought she was just too understanding, choosing to compromise for him. However, after using the "Internal Headphones" to listen to her inner thoughts, Chen Yan realized that she genuinely believed this.

Especially after discovering this truth, and triggering Yang Rou's "Ultimate Mission," he believed even more firmly that this was indeed Yang Rou's true belief.

[Yang Rou Ultimate Mission Phase One: Properly arrange the future of several girls and prove his capability to her.]

To date, Chen Yan had triggered the ultimate missions of four girlfriends.

The other three missions were somewhat "vague," requiring Chen Yan to figure them out himself.

Only Yang Rou's was particularly direct.

Chen Yan didn't know whether this was because the other three girlfriends were chosen by the system while Yang Rou was chosen by himself, or because her personality was different from the other three girlfriends.

This question could only be answered after triggering He Mengxue's final mission.

However, compared to the easy resolution with Yang Rou, Chen Yan found it difficult to make progress with He Mengxue.

There were mainly two reasons for the difficulties with He Mengxue.

First, to date, He Mengxue's favorability had not reached the full value.

Even though her favorability was very high after being selected as a Virtual Girlfriend, and its subsequent growth was very rapid, comparable to Yu Qiao Qiao initially...

But once her favorability reached 199 points, it seemed stuck and wouldn't increase further.

Chen Yan had looked for many reasons but could not resolve it.

The second issue was He Mengxue's future.

Compared to Lu Man, who had a unique profession, Yu Qiao Qiao, who had a unique family, Yang Rou, with a unique age and status, and Zhao Ying, who had a unique personality... He Mengxue's situation was very normal.

This meant that to be with her, Chen Yan could only face difficulties squarely without seeking shortcuts.

Not to mention anything else, just getting past He Ruifeng was a tough barrier.

As the 'Emperor' of Qin Island, the He family lacked nothing, and neither did He Mengxue.

Thus, He Ruifeng would never settle for less for his daughter.

Chen Yan had wanted to talk several times, but never found the right opportunity...

...

On Tuesday, while Chen Yan was distressed about He Mengxue's matters, he went to work at the company.

Although he knew that his own success was mainly reliant on the system, to outsiders, it seemed he had achieved success on his own merit.

Especially after the battles with Headline Technology and Zhao Qingtian, he had become an immovable pillar in the company.

With him present, everyone felt reassured, secure, and there was no chaos.

Lately, the reason why Chen's Investment had performed so well against the flood of attacks from Tencent Group was largely because of this.

After inspecting several companies in succession, Chen Yan returned to the president's office on the 18th floor.

With the group's expansion, the entire Fenghua Building's office area had also been reorganized.

The largest change was the establishment of the President's Office, with the whole 18th floor dedicated to it. All important matters from various companies were summarized here for screening and handling.

Strategic arrangements for the group were also discussed and issued from the President's Office.

This arrangement finally allowed Chen Yan not to be as busy as before, leaving him more time for personal matters. He only needed to review reports daily, sign his name on opinions summarized for him, or send them back for further discussion.

Returning to the office, Chen Yan's assistant had already prepared his tea.

It was Jasmine tea, sent by Zhao Xuan. Although cheaper compared to other famous teas, it was Chen Yan's favorite flavor.

After sipping the tea, Chen Yan reviewed the documents on the desk.

All companies were operating normally, and with the fast track they were on, development was accelerating.

Moreover, the entire group had formed a positive cycle of traffic-to-monetization-to-branding, so a true commercial empire was rising steadily.

Especially, the seed Chen Yan had unintentionally planted earlier, Vitality Drink, was demonstrating its strength as a new beverage. Despite the encirclement by famous brands such as Coca-Cola and Master Kong, it still carved out more than 26% of the market share, performing exceptionally well.

The cooperative branding between Mei Li and Vitality Drink: the strategy of binding each flavor with a celebrity endorsement from the group was also highly effective.

Initially, relying on the drawing power of celebrities, Vitality Drink's sales increased significantly. Later, the sales of Vitality Drink in turn boosted the celebrities, further enhancing their national popularity.

In addition to the company's own operations, the group's external investment business led by He Mengxue was also performing very well.

Riding on the momentum of defeating Zhao Qingtian, the quality reputation of Chenyu Game, the traffic attraction of Headline Technology, and the brand appeal of Chenlu Film Company's celebrities, Chen's Investment had negotiated many external investments and acquisitions worldwide in the past six months.

The investment fields ranged from media, culture, medicine, education, aviation, transportation, electronics, automobiles, energy to finance, shipping, and more.

Chen's Group was visibly extending its reach across all nations...

Just as Chen Yan was browsing the reports while sipping tea, there was a "knock knock knock" sound at the door of his office.

Without lifting his head, Chen Yan said, "Come in."

The office door pushed open, and He Mengxue, dressed in red, walked in from outside.

Chen Yan looked up at her and his face unintentionally revealed a gentle smile. Then he set down the documents in his hand and looked at He Mengxue, asking, "Sister Xue, you're here? What's the matter?"

Normally, hearing Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue would probably laugh and say a few words, but this time she was very serious and said to Chen Yan, "Chen Yan.... my dad wants to see you."

To be honest, Chen Yan had met He Ruifeng a few times before, but not once had his heart thumped as wildly as it did now.

The smile on his face also faded involuntarily, and he asked softly, "Does he know everything?"

He Mengxue silently nodded. Clearly, she was struggling emotionally.

Seeing this, Chen Yan walked over, gently embraced her, and comforted her, "Don't worry, no matter what, I won't let you leave me."

Initially, He Mengxue's body was somewhat stiff, but hearing Chen Yan say that, she immediately relaxed.

She wrapped her arms around Chen Yan, resting her head gently on his shoulder, and quietly said, "No matter what my dad says, don't be too upset."

Chen Yan, holding her, muttered, "Don't worry."

"I'm sorry to you, sorry to Uncle He. Even if he hits me, I won't fight back."

Hearing Chen Yan speak so gravely, He Mengxue chuckled softly, "It wouldn't come to that..."

"My dad wouldn't dare hit you."

"If he did, who knows how many people would want to fight him."

Seeing He Mengxue's mood improve, Chen Yan couldn't help but stroke her hair.

Smelling the fragrance of He Mengxue's hair, Chen Yan said, "Trust me. I'll handle this."...

...

An uneventful day passed, and in the evening, Chen Yan drove to the He family for a visit.

Upon arriving, He Ruifeng was already waiting. He seemed to have dismissed everyone around him, and in the vast manor, Chen Yan didn't see a third person.

As Chen Yan got out of the car, He Ruifeng waved him over, signaling him to follow.

Chen Yan was a composed man, and he also believed that for He Mengxue's sake, He Ruifeng wouldn't try to harm him, so he followed without apprehension.

Following He Ruifeng upstairs, the two of them entered a study.

After sitting down in the study, He Ruifeng, with a stern face, smoked a cigar without saying a word.

Seeing this, Chen Yan also didn't dare to speak and just sat opposite him.

Noticing a teapot on the coffee table, Chen Yan took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for He Ruifeng, "Uncle He, have some tea."

"Humph." He Ruifeng snorted through his nose and didn't respond.

Feeling rebuffed, Chen Yan quietly sat back down and continued to wait.

After an unknown length of time, as He Ruifeng smoked another couple of cigars and the room filled with a bit of smog, he finally coughed twice and said to Chen Yan, "Take a look at the agreement."

With that, he pulled out a detailed and stringent legally binding agreement from under the table and tossed it onto the desk.

Chen Yan picked up the agreement and saw its terms:

He Mengxue voluntarily renounces her inheritance rights to the He family.

Chen Yan voluntarily acquires several of the He family's assets worth fifteen billion considered worthless.

Post their "marriage," Chen Yan must support the He family's businesses worth twenty to thirty billion annually for a continuous ten years and so forth.

Just by the terms, it was an exceedingly harsh agreement.

Furthermore, the entire agreement was all about responsibilities with no rights.

Or to put it another way, the only right was one both parties knew well: the He family agreed to the marriage between He Mengxue and Chen Yan and didn't care about He Mengxue's status.

To be blunt, nowadays, Chen Yan truly had no interest in money. He had too much money, and with He Mengxue, making any amount was easy.

Even, if he wished, he could request the money to be laundered through He Mengxue's name and get four to twenty times the return.

Thus, none of these terms were difficult or threatening to Chen Yan.

Therefore, after briefly scanning the content of the agreement and making sure there were no hidden clauses, he unhesitatingly signed his name on the agreement.

Seeing Chen Yan sign so "rashly," He Ruifeng was taken aback. Then coughing again, he hoarsely asked, "Won't you look again?"

"By signing this agreement, not only will you gain no support from our He family, but you will also have to pay a few hundred billion in costs."

Chen Yan put down the pen and smiled, saying, "What I fear most is Uncle He directly opposing."

"If you are willing to talk, no matter what the terms, nothing is as important as Xiao Xue to me."

"So, I don't care about these terms."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, He Ruifeng was stunned, then his gaze turned complicated as he looked at him.

After a moment, he picked up the agreement from the table, teari

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