"Is it true?"

"The ancient prescription that's been lost for hundreds of years?"

"My god! Our Ye Family is going to rise up!"

"Heaven has opened its eyes, finally, we, the Jinhai Ye Family, won't be looked down upon by the Jincheng main family!"

The Ye Family members were stunned, all looking at the prescription with disbelief.

Then, like a pack of hungry wolves, they all turned their gazes toward Ye Jingyi.

"Ye Jingyi, this secret recipe must be presented to the family, you are not worthy of owning it."

"Exactly, the recipe should be controlled by the family, and your Liying Cosmetics is simply not qualified to produce it."

The people from the Ye Family shouted in unison. Unabashedly, shamelessly, they began to snatch it.

Ye Jianchang snatched the prescription from Ye Shen's hand and slipped it into his pocket, "That's settled then, the prescription belongs to the family, and the family will no longer hold Ye Jingyi's concealment against her."

"This..."

Ye Jingyi's face changed, feeling very uncomfortable inside. However, she didn't say anything. Under these circumstances, it was perhaps acceptable.

"Jian Chang, wait a moment!" Ye Shen then raised his hand and frowned. "This recipe seems incomplete, it's missing one of the most important main ingredients."

"What?" Ye Jianchang was startled, quickly took out the prescription, and handed it back to Ye Shen.

After Ye Shen carefully examined it, confirming there was indeed a main ingredient missing, he nodded grimly at Ye Jianchang: "That's right, there's a main ingredient missing. Without it, this recipe is worthless."

Ye Jianchang's face changed drastically, he suddenly looked up, his eyes fiercely fixed on Ye Jingyi: "Ye Jingyi, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to negotiate terms with the family? Do you no longer consider yourself a member of the Ye Family?"

"Right, it's outrageous, how dare you hold the family to ransom like this?"

"You don't deserve to be a member of the Ye Family."

"Hand over the main ingredient quickly."

The others also berated her, like fierce gods and evil spirits.

Ye Jingyi was stunned for a moment, then, remembering what Jiang Chen had said, that the recipe was intentionally incomplete, she bit her lip and said, "The person who gave me the recipe said he left out one ingredient, it's not something I intentionally hid."

"Ah?"

Ye Jianchang was taken aback: "The prescription was given to you by someone else?"

Ye Jingyi nodded.

Immediately, the room fell silent, everyone looked at each other, then turned their eyes to Ye Jianchang.

Ye Jianchang's expression softened, and he looked intently at Ye Jingyi: "If that's the case, Jing Yi, go get the main ingredient, and then the family won't pressure you about the arranged marriage anymore. And the recipe, we'll still give it to Liying Cosmetics, only the family will take over its management. Then you'll be given shares, you'll just have to enjoy the dividends without being involved in the management, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyi hesitated for a moment.

"Bang—"

"What now? You want to put forward other conditions?" Ye Jianchang slammed his palm on the table and shouted angrily, "Ye Jingyi, have you really stopped considering yourself as a member of the Ye Family? I think your wings are fully grown now, wanting to fly away on your own, right?"

"Ye Jingyi, what's the matter with you? The Family Head has given you very generous terms, don't be ungrateful!"

"Exactly, the matter of your random marriage should have actually gotten your whole family expelled from the clan. Not only have we kept you, but we are also giving you shares without requiring any work from you at the company. Are you not content? That's utterly shameless!"

"Ye Jingyi, are you trying to blackmail the family with the secret recipe? It was the family who raised you, are you trying to be an ungrateful cur? Do you have no sense of shame at all?"

"Hurry up and agree, bring out the main ingredient, and we won't force you into an arranged marriage anymore. How else do you want it? Which child of the family isn't ready to sacrifice for the family's sake? Do you think you're special?"

The members of the Ye Family again collectively voiced their criticism of Ye Jingyi.

"I promise, I'll go ask for it right now!"

Ye Jingyi couldn't take it anymore and agreed to the request, and at the same time, she felt that this was not a bad outcome either.

...

Shengshi Haoting Villa No.1, the very villa Zhu Zhengkun gave to Jiang Chen.

They moved in early today, with mother and son starting to tidy up the place.

"Mom, take a break, let me do it." Jiang Chen, seeing Shen Xiaoqin sweating profusely while mopping the floor, couldn't bear it and stepped forward to take the mop from her.

Wiping away her sweat, Shen Xiaoqin smiled and said, "Chen'er, I'm not tired. Seeing you successful makes me happy. If only your dad could see this, it would be even better!"

As she spoke, her eyes began to moisten.

"Mom, don't be like this, dad will see it from heaven!" Jiang Chen stepped forward and wrapped his arm around Shen Xiaoqin's shoulders, gently wiping away her tears.

Shen Xiaoqin shuddered slightly and looked at Jiang Chen with complex eyes, "Chen'er, if your father hadn't been..."

"Ding-ling-ling—" A ringtone interrupted, and Shen Xiaopin hurriedly closed her mouth.

"Hello, Jing Yi." Jiang Chen answered the phone with a smile.

"Jiang Chen, where are you? Let's meet up, I have something to tell you," Ye Jingyi's voice was a bit complex.

Jiang Chen replied with a smile, "Where are you? I'll come to you."

"Then let's meet at the Splendid Hotel."

"Alright."

After hanging up, Jiang Chen turned to Shen Xiaoqin, "Mom, Jing Yi has asked to meet me, I'm going to step out for a bit."

"Okay." Shen Xiaoqin nodded and said with a gentle laugh, "When will you bring her home for me to see? You've been married for a few days now, and I haven't even met my daughter-in-law yet!"

Jiang Chen was taken aback, realizing that he had never brought Ye Jingyi to meet Shen Xiaoqin.

"I'll do it as soon as possible. As soon as Jing Yi has time, I'll bring her to see you," Jiang Chen promised and then turned to leave the villa.

On the third floor of the Splendid Hotel, in a private room.

Ye Jingyi waited with a complicated expression, unsure where Jiang Chen had gotten the secret recipe and fearing that it might have been acquired through deceit.

The door to the private room opened and Jiang Chen walked in with a smile.

After sitting down, Jiang Chen took the initiative to ask, "Jing Yi, what did you want to see me about?"

Ye Jingyi hesitated for a moment before asking softly, "Jiang Chen, where did you get that secret recipe? You didn't deceive someone for it, did you?"

"Of course not," Jiang Chen responded with the explanation he had already prepared, "The secret recipe is a family heirloom."

Ye Jingyi seemed enlightened; this reason made sense. After some thought, Ye Jingyi relayed the family's decision regarding the secret recipe to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen became anxious immediately, "How can that be allowed? I gave the recipe to you, not to your family. Haven't they pressured you enough? Why are you still planning to hand it over?"

"Jiang Chen, I know you're looking out for me, but I don't care about the money. Besides, they're taking back Liying Cosmetics, and we still have shares in it. I won't have to be so busy all the time, and maybe life will even be better than before. And most importantly, they won't force me into a marriage alliance anymore," Ye Jingyi explained.

Jiang Chen sighed and shook his head helplessly, "Alright, as long as you're happy, I'll tell you the main ingredient."

Afterwards, Jiang Chen told Ye Jingyi the main ingredient, but he was still cautious; he worried that Ye Jingyi might be at a disadvantage in negotiations with her family, so he didn't share that there was a special step in the process of integrating the ingredients.

"Jing Yi, you mustn't casually hand over the main ingredient this time. You have to wait until your family signs the share transfer contract with you, ensuring they fulfill all their promises, before you can reveal the main ingredient, understand?"

Finally, Jiang Chen reiterated his concerns, "Your family might still deceive you, so you must be extra careful."

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