When Zhang Xinlan heard this, her heart suddenly trembled. What did Ye Chen mean by that? Could it be that he wanted to keep Liu Shihua away and come to find her every morning?

"I don't have the time, I'm a glittering superstar, not a cooking nanny!" Liu Shihua wasn't so foolish.

"That's really too bad," Ye Chen sighed, then stealthily glanced at Zhang Xinlan.

When Ye Chen looked her way, Zhang Xinlan was also looking at Ye Chen, so their gazes, unsurprisingly, collided.

Zhang Xinlan quickly lowered her head, her mind in turmoil, she knew nothing, she really knew nothing!

"What are you all doing? Why are you acting so weird?" Liu Shihua sharply sensed something.

Zhang Xinlan kept her head down, not speaking. She wasn't good at lying and any lie might be seen through by Liu Shihua, so she chose to remain silent.

"Look at these five fried eggs, you scorched four and a half of them, then you'll know what we were thinking!" Ye Chen pointed at the burnt eggs with his chopsticks.

"Isn't there still half an egg that isn't burnt?" Liu Shihua was a bit embarrassed, those four and a half burnt eggs made her lose face.

"Ah haha!" Ye Chen laughed exaggeratedly, his disdain palpable.

"I don't believe it, I'll fry you five more eggs tomorrow, I don't believe a huge star like me can be stumped by a few eggs!" Seeing Ye Chen's arrogance, Liu Shihua finally decided she would rise from where she fell.

"Really?" Ye Chen couldn't believe it.

"What do you mean, can I take it that your expression is looking down on my cooking skills?" Liu Shihua said indignantly, Ye Chen's stunned expression really annoyed her.

"If that's what you think, then yes," Ye Chen mused, speaking with some hesitation.

"Jerk, I'll definitely fry the best eggs tomorrow and show you!" Liu Shihua declared resolutely.

"Very good, Liu Shihua!" Ye Chen gave the superstar a thumbs-up. "I have high hopes for you, I admire your courage, I believe you can definitely fry eggs that are satisfactory to both yourself and us!"

In the following days, Liu Shihua kept practicing her cooking skills, striving to fry better eggs, but whether it was due to lack of talent, the superstar's eggs almost always ended up burnt!

However, the worse Liu Shihua was at frying good eggs, the more determined she became, focusing wholeheartedly on frying eggs!

Liu Shihua's relentless practice of her cooking skills made Ye Chen glow with health, and he visited Zhang Xinlan every day.

Zhang Xinlan was already beautiful, and these days, with the nourishment of love, she appeared even more enticing, simply the epitome of femininity!

Half a month later, Ye Chen suddenly received a call from Liu Yingxiong, his elixirs had all been auctioned off, and for a sky-high price too!

Ye Chen rarely drove that Rolls-Royce, carrying both Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua to Liu Tianwang's residence.

"Ye Chen, how much money did your crappy elixirs fetch?" Liu Shihua asked curiously.

"I don't know," Ye Chen shook his head, Liu Yingxiong only mentioned a sky-high price, but didn't disclose the actual amount.

"As long as it's fifty million, even thirty or forty million would do, we can start setting up the film and television company!" Zhang Xinlan said.

During this time, the arrangements for the film and television company were nearly complete, only waiting for the capital to be in place to start operations.

"Yes, Liu Shihua's show is also nearing its end, and once the funds are in place, we'll start registering the company!" Ye Chen said, his first step in entrepreneurship was about to begin.

"With anchorwoman Li Yan, the top superstar Liu Yingxiong, and the martial arts giant Li Yingjie, along with Liu Shihua's current influence, our company, once launched, will probably attract the attention of the whole society!" Zhang Xinlan said, full of anticipation.

"Mhm!" Ye Chen nodded firmly.

"Then I will write my own script and act in the show I wrote myself!" Liu Shihua also expressed her dreams with anticipation.

The black Rolls-Royce approached Liu Yingxiong's mansion, and they hadn't even neared when they received the gatekeeper's utmost attention. The gatekeeper didn't even ask questions and just let them through, as Liu Yingxiong had arranged it beforehand.

"Mr. Li, Liu Yingxiong, long time no see, both of you are still as impressive as ever!" Ye Chen joked with the two elder brothers.

"Haha, Mr Ye is still as casual and easy-going as ever, always accompanied by two beauties!" Li Yingjie laughed as well.

"Not at all false, Mr. Li is absolutely right!" Liu Yingxiong added fuel to the fire.

Zhang Xinlan affectionately linked arms with Ye Chen, perfectly epitomizing a match made in heaven, while Liu Shihua also added to the brilliance. It seemed Ye Chen was hitting two birds with one stone, no wonder the two elders made such remarks playfully.

However, Zhang Xinlan wasn't shy upon hearing this. During this time, she had borne the brunt of the assaults from Heavenly King, and Ye Chen had taught her plenty, strengthening her resilience.

But Liu Shihua, still green and inexperienced, found the words of Liu Yingxiong and Li Yingjie laden with meaning, causing the superstar to inevitably blush a bit.

"You two elders are joking, I'm just Liu Shihua's bodyguard. The one who is my girlfriend is the one linking arms with me, make sure not to mix that up!" Ye Chen said with an awkward laugh.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinlan's heart swelled with slowly growing happiness. Seeing Ye Chen behave so well made her secretly decide to strike more poses to please him next time he visited her boudoir.

"You two elders, what did those pills of mine actually sell for?" Ye Chen asked.

This was tied to his plans to start a company. If the funds weren't adequate, he would be in trouble, especially since Zhang Xinlan's finances were not enough to support a major film and television company.

"Guess!" Liu Yingxiong and Li Yingjie exchanged a look and smiled, seeming rather inscrutable.

"Fifty million?" This was Ye Chen's baseline expectation.

"Guess again!" Li Yingjie smiled, indicating that Ye Chen had not guessed correctly.

"Sixty-five million?" Ye Chen boldly raised the figure by fifteen million, aware of the value of those pills.

"That's still not right, go ahead and guess boldly. If you guess high, I'll cover the difference!" Liu Yingxiong declared with a laugh.

"Eighty million!" Ye Chen again raised the sum by fifteen million. This price was already the limit; it absolutely couldn't go any higher.

"That's still not right, you haven't guessed it yet!" Li Yingjie laughed.

"You two elders please tell us, how much did those few bottles of pills sell for? You're not saying because the price was too low, are you? Are you worried it'll be a blow to him?" Liu Shihua couldn't wait any longer. "Don't worry, his heart is strong. He won't be crushed by it!"

The pills Ye Chen had put up that time were supposedly worth tens of millions. Liu Shihua had immediately branded him a charlatan, and it wouldn't have surprised her if they hadn't sold at all.

"Xinlan, don't make a fuss. Just listen to what the elders have to say." Zhang Xinlan said calmly, confident from Ye Chen's assured demeanor that the final sale price must have been substantial!

"I understand, but I just can't believe that a few broken pills could be worth tens of millions!" Liu Shihua said unhappily "This guy is simply a big fraudster!"

Liu Shihua's words made Liu Yingxiong and Li Yingjie exchange another smile.

"Alright, I won't play coy here anymore!" Liu Yingxiong said. "Those two bottles of Pure Yang Elixir sold for sixty-five million, and the Strength God Elixir was auctioned for a sky-high price of eighty million!"

Hearing these figures, Ye Chen was taken aback, then overwhelmed by joy—these prices were far beyond his expectations!

"What!" Liu Shihua was dumbfounded and covered her mouth in shock, utterly stunned.

"That can't be right. How could it possibly sell for so much?" Zhang Xinlan exclaimed. Even though she believed in Ye Chen's capabilities, she had thought a few tens of millions would be a ceiling, but Liu Yingxiong's figure was over a hundred million!

"How could it be so high?" Ye Chen was also extremely surprised. "Were these pills in a mad rush at the auction?"

"You hit the nail on the head! It was an absolutely frenzied bidding!" Liu Yingxiong replied. "Do you know, both Mr. Li and I joined the bidding too, but we only symbolically added a few million. However, afterwards, someone seemed to recognize these pills, and the bidding became uncontrollable!"

"Especially the Strength God Elixir, which surged from an initial one million all the way to eighty million, setting a new record for the highest single transaction price at this auction house!" Li Yingjie sighed.

"It was indeed a stroke of luck, there must have been some connoisseurs present!" Ye Chen laughed, unexpected yet reasonable.

"One hundred and forty-five million!" Liu Shihua suddenly shouted. "Ye Chen, those few broken pills of yours sold for one hundred and forty-five million, do you realize that, do you realize that!"

Ye Chen: "..."

"It was originally one hundred and forty-five million, but the auction house took a cut of five million in commission, leaving us with one hundred and forty million. But taking a commission is the rule!" Liu Yingxiong said.

"Ye Chen, do you still have any Pure Yang Elixirs and Strength God Elixirs left?" Li Yingjie asked. "Bring them all out, I guarantee I'll get you a good price!"

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