"I didn't notice anything?" Ye Wushuang blinked her eyes. "Could it be, you noticed something?"

"I remember, last time I came here, you told me the same thing, that Chu had been waiting for a long time!" Ye Chen spread his hands. "This time I come, and you tell me again, Chu had been waiting for a long time!"

"Is that all?" Ye Wushuang was disappointed.

"Could there be anything else?" Ye Chen saw Ye Wushuang hesitate to speak and asked, puzzled.

"No!" Ye Wushuang smiled. "Let me take you to meet Chu."

"Hmm!" Ye Chen followed behind Ye Wushuang.

Actually, what Ye Wushuang wanted to say was, didn't you notice that I'm not wearing business attire today?

Today, Ye Wushuang was wearing a charming black long dress, and she actually wanted to ask Ye Chen, didn't you think I looked beautiful today?

Ye Wushuang was born into a noble family in the capital, but now that her family had declined, she could only learn things by Chu Yanran's side. Her first encounter with Ye Chen was unpleasant, but after their chance meeting, Ye Chen had given her a highly transformative image!

Ye Wushuang knew she had some feelings for Ye Chen; in fact, no beautiful woman wouldn't like a man with stories!

The intimate moment between Ye Chen and Su Binglan had greatly shocked Ye Wushuang when she saw it!

Even if she and Ye Chen had no relationship, Ye Wushuang still wanted to leave a very good impression on him!

So today, Ye Wushuang deliberately dressed up, wearing a black long dress that made her look enticing and charming, hoping to get a like from Ye Chen.

She hoped Ye Chen could notice, notice how beautiful she originally was, but this guy seemed oblivious and completely unresponsive!

"Ye Wushuang, did you wear this long dress today just for me to see?"

Ye Chen followed behind Ye Wushuang, watching the beauty's graceful figure, and suddenly spoke.

"What nonsense are you talking about, who deliberately wore it for you to see!" Ye Wushuang paused mid-step, denying with her mouth, but secretly pleased in her heart.

"I was just saying!" Ye Chen gave an awkward smile.

For some reason, Ye Chen always felt that Ye Wushuang's charming steps seemed like she was putting on a show for him.

"Ye Chen, do you think I look beautiful today?" Ye Wushuang walked ahead, spoke leisurely, her heart filled with nervousness.

"Hmm?" Ye Chen stared blankly, for some reason, he felt a strange sensation arising within him.

After asking that question, Ye Wushuang continued walking ahead of Ye Chen, not daring to stop or look back at him.

However, Ye Wushuang held her breath, hoping to hear what Ye Chen finally thought of her, but despite her waiting, the guy ended up saying nothing!

"Do I look beautiful?" Ye Wushuang asked again, she really wanted to know what Ye Chen thought of her.

"Beautiful!" Ye Chen told the truth.

Ye Wushuang was radiant and attractive, every part of her was beautiful, and she possessed a rare aristocratic demeanor!

Ye Chen's words were exactly what Ye Wushuang wanted to hear, but after getting Ye Chen's response, Ye Wushuang didn't speak anymore, seeming somewhat coy.

Ye Wushuang's silence also left Ye Chen with no topics to discuss, so the two of them stopped conversing. Ye Wushuang walked ahead, Ye Chen followed behind; they seemed to be caught in a strange atmosphere.

Gently pushing the door open, Ye Wushuang led Ye Chen into the VIP room, the same one in which he had first met Chu Yanran, with the same familiar faces inside.

"Ye Chen, you're here!" Chu Yanran's eyes brightened when she saw Ye Chen.

"Hmm!" Ye Chen nodded in greeting.

For some reason, Ye Chen felt that the Empress seemed quite excited to see him!

Chu Yanran, Tong Xingtong, Su Binglan, Wen Rou, Ye Wushuang, they all were there, still the same group as before, but it seemed they had been talking for a long time before Ye Chen had arrived.

Ye Chen, being new, first mingled and chatted with the ladies for a few moments.

"How did the discussion about the cooperation go?" Eventually, Ye Chen sat on the couch, glanced at the women, and asked.

Ye Chen had entrusted all the authority to Su Binglan, who was originally in the pharmaceutical business and absolutely more adept in managing interests than Ye Chen.

"Six billion dollars invested, giving her a forty-nine percent stake!" Su Binglan leaned in close to Ye Chen and said, "Empress Chu and I have been discussing for a long time, and this was the best I could do!"

"Thank you!"

Ye Chen felt a subtle thrill in his heart upon hearing this outcome.

Six billion, forty-nine percent of the shares - that meant that Su Binglan's Wanshi Medicine would still hold fifty-one percent of the shares!

This meant that even if Chu Yanran strongly joined as a shareholder, Ye Chen and Su Binglan would still have the absolute speaking power in the company!

"I'm all yours now, it's just helping you out with some little things; do you need to be so formal with me?" Su Binglan laughed.

She, Su Binglan, was Ye Chen's empress, and for an empress to help the emperor perform feasible tasks was simply part of daily life.

"It's different, I really have to thank you!" Ye Chen said earnestly.

If it had not been for Su Binglan's involvement, Ye Chen's pill recipes might have been bought by Chu Yanran's two billion dollars in shares!

But because of Su Binglan's involvement, the value of these pill recipes had multiplied several times!

Moreover, even if Chu Yanran invested a huge amount of money, the final decision was still in Ye Chen's hands.

Su Binglan had secured such a great benefit for him, how could Ye Chen not be grateful?

"Then why don't you reward me?" Su Binglan smiled like a blossoming flower, stunningly beautiful.

Ye Chen was a person who knew gratitude, it seemed that his decision had not been wrong, Su Binglan thought to herself.

"What reward do you want?" Ye Chen chuckled.

"Naughty, you clearly know!" Su Binglan complained playfully.

"Haha!" Ye Chen chuckled as he embraced Su Binglan.

With a wife like this, what more could one ask for in life?!

"You two, now is not the time for your private conversations, there are so many people here, can you please mind your image?!" Tong Xingtong spoke up helplessly, unable to bear their style.

"Sorry, got a bit carried away. Please forgive any neglect!"

Ye Chen could only smile sheepishly, aware that his and Su Binglan's behavior had been a bit too casual, which upset them.

"Ye Chen, regarding the contract matter, it's just as President Su described. Do you have any objections?" Chu Yanran said, speaking directly and plainly.

"No more!" Ye Chen shook his head. "I know, this is already the limit you can bear!"

The market value of Wanshi Medicine was around two and a half billion, and that was an overestimate. Chu Yanran investing sixty billion for forty-nine percent of the shares was truly their limit!

However, even if Chu Yanran only obtained forty-nine percent of the shares, she would still reap amazing profits in the end because Ye Chen's pills were simply boundless!

"Hmm." Chu Yanran nodded, then said, "However, though you have no objections, I still have a small condition!"

"Speak!" Ye Chen spread his hands.

"I know you possess the Mystical Pill Refinement Skill, so I want you to help me privately refine a few special batches of pills!" Chu Yanran said.

"Sure, but you'll need to find the ingredients!" Ye Chen replied.

"Hmm, we will naturally lay the groundwork for the ingredients!" Chu Yanran nodded. "Later, I will have Unparalleled write down the pill recipes you can make. If needed, I will find you!"

"No problem!" Ye Chen agreed very straightforwardly.

Chu Yanran had injected sixty billion and had only obtained forty-nine percent of the shares. This should count as a big loss. Ye Chen refining a few batches of pills for her was not much since he had gained a huge advantage.

"Now, let us sign the contract!" Chu Yanran said.

"Hmm, Binglan, go sign the contract with Empress Chu!" Ye Chen said.

"You sign with her!" Su Binglan said.

"Hmm?" Ye Chen was startled.

Ye Chen's pill formulas had been counted into Wanshi Medicine, and Su Binglan was the owner of Wanshi Medicine. He at most was a shareholder and wasn't qualified to sign the contract!

"Ye Chen, these past days, President Su has completely transferred Wanshi Medicine to your name!" Wen Rou, who was standing quietly by the side, suddenly said. "This means that now you are the big boss of Wanshi Medicine, and President Su has become your steward!"

"What!" Ye Chen exclaimed in shock, unable to conceal the astonishment on his face. "Why, why would you do this?"

Ye Chen knew Wanshi Medicine was Su Binglan's most valuable asset and the greatest achievement of her many years of effort. But she had just casually handed over the vast Wanshi Medicine to him?!

"I am your Empress, yours is mine, and mine is yours. What other reason could there be?" Su Binglan frowned, feeling like Ye Chen was treating her as an outsider.

"Su Binglan, if I ever dare betray you in the future, let the heavens strike me down with a wicked thunderbolt!" Ye Chen sighed deeply, earnestly declared.

"No, if you ever betray me, let it be me who completely destroys you!" Su Binglan declared powerfully.

"Love you!" Ye Chen said tenderly.

"We shouldn't keep lingering like this, their stares could kill!" Su Binglan said. "You should go sign the contract now, don't let Empress Chu change her mind. It's not often you find a naïve woman like her these days!"

"..."

The women around them were silent, Chu Yanran was a famously shrewd business empress, one of the most intelligent women in the world, and Su Binglan had called her a naïve woman?!

Chu Yanran looked at Su Binglan with a complex expression, her mind utterly chaotic, but eventually, all her sprawling thoughts turned into a melancholy sigh.

Ye Chen and Chu Yanran signed the share transfer document, Chu Yanran gave him sixty billion, and Ye Chen gave her the contract for forty-nine percent.

The pharmaceutical kingdom finally began to take shape, and Ye Chen's ultimate dream also took its most solid first step. Thanks to Su Binglan's generous gift, Ye Chen instantly became one of the wealthiest people in the world.

"Ye Chen, are you free tomorrow?" Chu Yanran asked Ye Chen before leaving. "I'd like to invite you to a meal to talk about some personal matters!"

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