At the Qin Royal Family's residence.

Qin Lie, who had already received the news, saw the once-beaming expression on his face turn ashen. Left with no choice, he could only offer an explanation and ask all the congratulatory guests to leave.

Fortunately, the one who took Li Si away was the Zhennan Prince. This allowed the dignified Qin Royal Family to save a sliver of face. After all, with the Zhennan Prince's power, who could possibly stop him? Who could even dare to challenge him?

The Qin Residence, which had been bustling with excitement just moments before, was now deathly silent. The stark contrast was truly lamentable.

Back home, Qin Yan was utterly dispirited and didn't utter a single word.

Qin Zhuo patted his shoulder and consoled him, "There's no shame in losing to the Zhennan Prince. Besides, he was right—Li Si never wanted to marry you in the first place. You can't force a sweet fruit from the vine. Try to move on."

Qin Yan nodded before returning to his room alone.

"To think that the mighty Zhennan Prince would actually show up on Qiyun Road."

Even the Great Elder of the Chen Royal Family was filled with emotion. He gazed in the direction of the Lingjin River and remarked indifferently, "Old King Qin, do you think those Martial Guards on the Lingjin River could belong to the Zhennan Prince?"

Hearing this, Qin Lie's heart inexplicably trembled.

"I don't know," Qin Lie said, his voice laced with anxiety. "The Zhennan Prince has no connection to our Qiyun Road. It makes no sense for him to dispatch such subordinates here."

"You should know more about this matter than I do."

Since the matter had nothing to do with him, the Great Elder had no intention of continuing the conversation. Changing the subject, he said, "My own matter is rather urgent. I hope Old King Qin can give me a response as soon as possible."

"I've already sent someone to handle it. Rest assured, Great Elder, and wait for my news." Although his pride had been wounded today and his mind was heavy with worry, he still didn't dare to delay the Great Elder's business.

The Great Elder nodded and strode away.

***

In a commercial van driving down the central avenue.

"Sisi, don't go back for the time being. I have a friend who lives alone; you can stay with her," Chen Yang said with a smile, noticing Li Si's low spirits.

The friend he was referring to was, of course, Zhou Yufei. After Li Si nodded in agreement, he dialed her number.

It took a long time for the call to connect. When it did, a cacophony of noise came from the other end, and it sounded like someone was furious.

"I'm in the middle of something right now, I'll call you back later."

Zhou Yufei rushed through her words and hung up.

Chen Yang's brow furrowed slightly.

He then instructed Yang Hu, "Call Di An and ask him if his family is involved in the pharmaceutical industry."

Zhou Yufei worked in pharmaceutical sales. Her company was just starting out, so landing contracts was the biggest hurdle before it could establish a solid reputation. If he could find a stable, major client for her, her life would become much easier.

Soon, Yang Hu replied, "Boss, Di An said half of the entire Di Family enterprise is built on the pharmaceutical industry. I gave him Miss Zhou's company address, and he's going to head over personally."

"Alright, let's go take a look too."

"Roger that!"

Yang Hu turned the car around and headed straight for Zhou Yufei's company.

Halfway there, Yang Hu suddenly said, "Boss, the Great Elder from the Chen Royal Family has arrived. He's at the Qin Royal Family's residence right now. It's said he's tasked Old King Qin with finding Chen Bonan."

"Chen Bonan and his men are probably out of luck this time."

"But that old geezer's main target is most likely you, Boss."

Yang Hu had informants planted in the Qin Royal Family, so any hint of activity was reported to him immediately.

Chen Yang showed little reaction; to be precise, he wasn't surprised.

After a moment of silence, Chen Yang finally asked, "Is the Ancestral Sword still in the car?"

"Right under your seat," Yang Hu replied with a grin. "Boss, you're not thinking of luring the snake out of its hole yourself, are you?"

"And why not?" Chen Yang retorted.

Yang Hu just smiled and said no more.

The Great Elder of the Chen Royal Family had arrived on Qiyun Road with such imposing fanfare, but he was probably doomed to suffer a crushing defeat.

***

「Qinhai Building.」

Unlike the city center, Qinhai Building, located in the West Suburb of Qiyun Road, offered low rent, making it an ideal office space for small startups.

Inside the Feiyang Pharmaceutical Sales Company on the eleventh floor, the atmosphere was extremely tense, thick with the figurative smell of gunpowder.

Opposite a young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, Zhou Yufei stood with an ashen face. The man was berating her arrogantly and incessantly. Several of the company's senior staff looked on helplessly.

Meanwhile, a man of thirty-two or three had taken over Zhou Yufei's executive chair. With his feet propped up on her desk, he was engrossed in a lively chat on his phone.

"Cao Kang, our female companions are all ready! We're just waiting for you!"

"I'm telling you, Cao Kang, what's taking so long?"

"Hurry up, or we're kicking you out of the group chat."

Seeing the taunts in the group chat, the young man, Cao Kang, sneered. "Look at the trash you all scrounged up. I've got a prime specimen here, so what if it takes a little more time?"

As he spoke, Cao Kang lifted his phone, snapped a profile shot of Zhou Yufei, and sent it to the group.

Although it was just a profile shot, it instantly set the group chat ablaze.

"HOLY SHIT! That figure is absolutely killer! Young Master Cao, please don't take offense at what we said earlier."

A proud smirk played on Cao Kang's lips. He slowly lit a cigarette before lazily typing back, "Just you wait."

After putting his phone down, he squinted, observing Zhou Yufei with great interest.

According to his plan, Zhou Yufei should have come to discuss business with him yesterday afternoon. Under his barrage of tactics, she would have undoubtedly submitted. But the woman actually stood him up. As the second son of the Cao Family, one of the five great families of Qiyun Road, when had he ever been ditched like this? Following his usual methods, if the other party had been a man, he would have beaten him to death long ago.

"President Zhou, you've got some nerve standing up our President Cao!" the young man opposite Zhou Yufei, Zhou Ting, said coldly. "That preliminary contract we drafted yesterday... I'm afraid the profit-sharing ratio will have to be changed!"

"As for the details, you'll come with us to President Cao's office to discuss them."

Zhou Yufei forced a smile. "We can discuss it right here. As long as the ratio is within my acceptable range, I'm willing to accept this punishment."

"Ha!" Zhou Ting sneered. "What, does President Zhou still think she's in a position to negotiate terms with us?"

"Let's go!"

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