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Whether she really killed Shangguan Hao or just had a nightmare, Li Yuerong quickly put the matter aside.

For upon waking up from her sleep, it wasn't long before she returned to Ninghai with Qin Fang—back to her hometown.

"I'll have someone handle your transfer procedures, for now, you'll stay here..."

Qin Fang certainly couldn't let Li Yuerong continue to stay in Capital City, outside his control, as it was quite dangerous. It would be more convenient for him to take care of her from Ninghai.

Ninghai was Qin Fang's territory as well, and though he wasn't as widely known as Tang Cheng and Li Rui, some figures with status would still flinch at the mention of his name.

"Okay, I'll listen to you..."

Li Yuerong was rather obedient, despite not fully understanding why she was so compliant with Qin Fang's words, but she seemed to feel, from the bottom of her heart, that Qin Fang was her reliance.

"Yunxuan, I'm entrusting her to you..."

Although Li Yuerong had returned with Qin Fang, her identity clearly wasn't suitable for meeting Tang Feifei yet, so Qin Fang had no choice but to leave her temporarily with Chu Yunxuan.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her..."

Chu Yunxuan was the woman who understood Qin Fang the best. Even though she wasn't clear about what had happened between Qin Fang and Li Yuerong, just by looking at Li Yuerong's beautiful appearance, she already seemed to understand.

"Sister Rong, don't be so reserved. We're sisters from now on... if anyone dares to bully you, I'll help you beat them up!" And she immediately hit it off with Li Yuerong, glancing at Qin Fang now and then as she spoke.

For his part, Qin Fang could only scratch his nose. He was actually wronged, as he and Li Yuerong really hadn't done anything... even though he had already regarded Li Yuerong as his woman and wouldn't allow her to be with other men.

Whether it was being assertive or domineering, after so much had happened, Qin Fang still had some concerns... As for Li Yuerong, he had understood her intentions for a long time.

"You better hurry back to your main wife, or she might start raging..."

Chu Yunxuan wasn't really picking a fight with Qin Fang, she was just casually joking. She was a very considerate woman and immediately said something like this to Qin Fang.

Not only Chu Yunxuan knew of Qin Fang's return to Ninghai today, but Tang Feifei and the others were also aware. Since he had been delayed by bringing Li Yuerong over, Tang Feifei must have been waiting for a while. Chu Yunxuan did not want to make things difficult for Qin Fang, which is why she made such arrangements.

"You've worked hard!"

Having such a caring beauty as his woman, Qin Fang felt immensely proud and satisfied. Extra words would be meaningless, so he simply expressed his feelings with a heartfelt thanks and left a tender kiss before heading back to Tang Feifei's place.

As for the current research and development center, it had been completely taken over by Chu Yunxuan. From the technical research department to the pharmaceutical research department, everything was progressing in an orderly fashion...

Chu Yunxuan had conducted in-depth research on the Heart Nourishing Pill, analyzed all the components of the medication, and had already found some very cheap alternative drugs. It was estimated that the work would be completed in another month or so...

Regarding the technical research center, Qin Fang had heard last time that Lin Hai and his team had an unexpected discovery while researching the third set of lithium battery technology and recently they were working on perfecting this unexpected technological breakthrough... As for what the specific technology was, Qin Fang hadn't asked more. With Chu Yunxuan paying attention, that was enough for him.

After leaving Chu Yunxuan's place, Qin Fang didn't return to the university town in the south of the city but went to his restaurant, Fang Feixue. He hadn't been there to check in for quite some time.

"President Qin, you're back?"

Just as he arrived at the entrance of Fang Feixue, he encountered Xiao Qing, the manager and a young widow, who was quite startled to see Qin Fang, showing an expression of surprise.

"Yes, I just got back today. How's the restaurant been recently? No one's caused trouble, right..."

Qin Fang nodded. He wasn't a frequent visitor to this establishment, and since his recent trip to Capital City had lasted a bit longer, Xiao Qing's reaction was reasonable.

"No, no... Brother Qiang and the others have been looking out for it, and those guys don't dare to come near our shop! And... thank you!"

Xiao Qing immediately shook her head, indicating that things seemed quite good, but then she abruptly added a thank you which baffled Qin Fang.

"Thank me for what?"

Qin Fang didn't pay much mind and casually asked as he walked.

"Nothing, nothing!"

Xiao Qing paused for a moment, her expression stiffening before quickly shifting back to a smile, dismissing the matter nonchalantly.

"By the way, do you need me to notify President Tang and President Xiao? Or would you rather go find President Su?"

With the boss back, Xiao Qing, although she was the manager, didn't dare to neglect her duties and immediately accompanied Qin Fang inside, politely inquiring.

"No need, they'll be coming over soon... wait, President Su? Which President Su?"

Qin Fang was slightly taken aback. Xiao Qing had been referring to Qin Fang, Tang Feifei, and Xiao Muxue in such a manner since she started working at the shop, and many in the restaurant knew the three were the real bosses, so Qin Fang saw no problem with her address. However, the sudden mention of a President Su was still a bit unsettling for him.

"Huh, Qin Fang! You're back?"

And just at that moment, a woman's voice suddenly reached Qin Fang's ears, sounding very surprised, as if she hadn't expected this at all, and Qin Fang found the voice quite familiar.

"Su Yuan?"

Qin Fang was slightly taken aback and looked toward the direction of the sound. A beauty in a light pink, sexy cheongsam was standing about seven or eight meters in front of him—wasn't that Su Yuan?

"Su Yuan, President Su? Don't tell me you're the 'President Su' she mentioned?"

Seeing Su Yuan in front of him, Qin Fang was indeed quite surprised. He had helped Su Yuan a big favor, but the two of them weren't very well acquainted. Even though he knew she had come to Ninghai, Qin Fang had thought the chances of meeting her again in Ninghai, after their farewell in the Capital City, would not be that great.

He didn't expect not only to see her, but to encounter her in his own restaurant... And then, Qin Fang remembered the title Xiao Qing had used just a moment ago and immediately asked with some confusion.

"What? Is there a problem?"

Su Yuan's eyebrows rose, and a flicker of dissatisfaction and resentment flashed in her eyes.

"Although I know you're the owner of Fang Fei Xue, Feifei and Muxue are as well, right? They're the ones who asked me to come here as the manager! Two against one, the minority must follow the majority..."

Qin Fang knew from the past that this silly woman could make him speechless with her silliness, and now he saw that not much had changed.

"What are you even talking about! I never said you couldn't be the manager..."

Qin Fang chuckled wryly, waved his hand, and opted for surrender. Since she liked staying here, of course, he wouldn't refuse her. After all, they were friends, especially with Su Yuan's close relationship with Tang Feifei, like sisters—he certainly wouldn't want to disappoint them.

"That's more like it..."

Su Yuan then lifted her eyebrows in satisfaction, looking quite happy, but quickly dropped her pretense and moved closer to Qin Fang, saying, "If you want to go somewhere, let me accompany you personally..."

"I think it's better not to, with the outfit you're wearing, it's not suitable for the kitchen..."

Qin Fang shook his head. He had come to check on the business operations of Fang Fei Xue and to see how diligent his apprentices were.

Su Yuan's light pink, sexy cheongsam wouldn't be quite appropriate in the kitchen, with its possibility of picking up cooking odors...

"No problem, I can just change it later!"

But it seemed Qin Fang had underestimated Su Yuan's determination. She took his arm directly, seeming not to care and took the initiative to lead him in the direction of the kitchen.

"Xiao Liu, the dishes for private room four are ready, hurry up and serve them..."

"Zhou Rui, the dishes for private room twelve can be cooked now, be quick..."

"Chef Wen, the order for table nine in the main hall..."

When Qin Fang and Su Yuan reached the kitchen area, before they even entered, they could hear the sounds of cooking and people talking inside. Everything seemed quite busy yet orderly and not at all chaotic, which pleased Qin Fang.

"Ah... President Qin, you're here!"

As Qin Fang arrived, the kitchen staff was busy serving dishes. The server, busy at work, immediately saw Qin Fang and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's okay, carry on with your work..."

Qin Fang waved his hand, not wanting to interrupt their work, and went straight into the kitchen.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master... you came!"

"President Qin... it's been a long time since we've seen you!"

Most of the people in the kitchen were old-timers, with nothing much having changed, except for a few new chefs, possibly recruited due to Fang Fei Xue's good business and the need for more hands.

"Yes, it's been a while. I was in the Capital City for business these past few days and just got back today..."

Qin Fang smiled, greeting the familiar chefs one by one.

"So this is our boss, he looks so young..."

"I heard he's only twenty years old... quite capable, starting from scratch to grow such a big business..."

"I wonder if he's got someone, my girl at home..."

"Forget it, don't even think about it... Our little Miss Tang is President Qin's fiancée, so beautiful. Your girl doesn't even come close..."

Those familiar with Qin Fang warmly greeted him, while those who hadn't met him murmured quietly to each other. But overall, everyone was busy and dared not delay their tasks at hand. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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