"Of course, I'm skeptical, after all, you are not yet a Land God!" Ye Chen said helplessly.

In this world, only a Land God could predict fortune and misfortune, and although Yi Shuiqing was inscrutable, he probably hadn't reached that realm.

"You little brat, dare you look down on this master?!" Yi Shuiqing, seeing that Ye Chen truly dared to question him, couldn't help puffing up and glaring.

"..."

Chu Yanran, watching the old and the young fiercely debate together, couldn't help but feel speechless.

"Ye, meeting is fate, and today, out of kindness, I offer you a piece of advice!"

Eventually, Yi Shuiqing regained his composure and offered some guidance to Ye Chen.

"Please speak!"

Ye Chen didn't know what Yi Shuiqing was up to, and although the old man gave him the feeling of being unfathomable, he still found this Mr. Yi to be extremely unreliable.

"You must not die, you must survive!" Yi Shuiqing said.

"What?" Ye Chen exclaimed, finding Yi Shuiqing's statement to be somewhat baffling.

"You are about to experience extreme danger, this is Empress Chu's tribulation, and yours as well!" Yi Shuiqing said. "This is a killing tribulation, but as long as you two join hands, you should be able to survive!"

"Can you explain things more clearly?" Ye Chen asked, a chill running down his spine because Yi Shuiqing didn't seem to be joking.

"Good advice is not given twice!" Yi Shuiqing blinked his old eyes. "Young man, this is all the help I can give you; the rest is for you to grasp properly!"

"Empress Chu, opportunities are fleeting, you must grasp it well too!" Yi Shuiqing said, then with a flick of his long sleeves, he left the Nine-tiered Heaven-character Pavilion.

"This old man mumbles some cryptic words, and then he walks away too casually, doesn't he?"

Ye Chen watched Yi Shuiqing leave with swag, feeling a somewhat complicated emotion in his heart.

Those words that Yi Shuiqing said before departing cast a shadow over Ye Chen's heart. What did he mean by saying a calamity was coming?

"Mr. Yi is an extraordinary person; he has always been this way, doing things as he pleases!" Chu Yanran said.

"That's true, he could even predict our natural marriage, he is indeed an extraordinary person!" Ye Chen said somewhat oddly.

Yi Shuiqing did have an air of a Daoist immaterial, but his recent performance was just like a fortune-teller on the main road fooling people, directly stating that Ye Chen and Chu Yanran were made for each other. This made Ye Chen doubt his motives!

"You..." Chu Yanran's face flushed, she heard the inexplicable implication in Ye Chen's words.

"Do you believe him?"

Chu Yanran asked, somewhat nervously, if Ye Chen believed it, that meant he accepted her. If he didn't believe it, then...

"Do you believe it?" Ye Chen asked back.

"..."

Chu Yanran naturally believed it, but if she boldly said she believed it, wouldn't it mean she was admitting her feelings for Ye Chen?

Ye Chen smiled and said nothing, Chu Yanran remained speechless, and for a while, the atmosphere between them grew very subtle.

"Do you know Yi Shuiqing's real identity?" Chu Yanran looked for a topic to break the awkward silence.

"I don't know, but I've also heard that his identity is a mystery," Ye Chen replied.

Ye Chen was indeed curious about Mr. Yi's identity; this person's strength was unfathomable, and his cultivation must be even stronger than his!

"Mr. Yi has many identities and extensive connections. It is rumored that he is on very good terms with various big shots!" Chu Yanran said. "This Nine-tiered Skywatch Pavilion is his property!"

"The business model of Skywatch Pavilion was his idea?!" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise, but he quickly came to terms with it, for the feng shui of Skywatch Pavilion was exquisite, and only a feng shui master like Yi Shuiqing could have arranged it.

"Hmm!" Chu Yanran nodded. "It is said that the land on which Skywatch Pavilion was built was obtained by Yi Shuiqing thirty years ago from fortune-telling for a noble person! A decade later, Yi Shuiqing built the Skywatch Pavilion here, making it a meeting place for the elite!"

"Indeed, he truly deserves to be an extraordinary person!" Ye Chen exclaimed. This Mr. Yi must be one of those Grandmasters who refine their hearts amidst the mortal world!

"Correct, Mr. Yi is indeed a golden signboard in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan!" Chu Yanran nodded.

Ye Chen looked at Chu Yanran; this was the first time since he arrived that he openly scrutinized Empress Chu.

"You invited me here to have a heart-to-heart talk, didn't you?" Ye Chen said.

"Yes," Chu Yanran replied gently, somewhat avoiding the burning gaze from Ye Chen.

"Then let's talk heart-to-heart. There's no point in idly talking about old man Yi!" Ye Chen curled his lip.

Ye Chen's words caused a small thrill of excitement in Chu Yanran, revealing a touch of shy modesty.

Chu Yanran was an empress, but she was also a woman, especially since she now had feelings for Ye Chen, naturally, she would show some feminine demureness.

"Yanran, you look truly beautiful today!"

Ye Chen suddenly expressed his admiration; the unintended graceful demeanor shown by Chu Yanran had deeply captivated him.

"Peerlessly beautiful, unparalleled in this world!"

"Ye Chen, I, I..."

When Chu Yanran heard Ye Chen call her by her given name, her heart instantly became a tumultuous mess, and although she had words stuck in her throat, she just couldn't voice them.

"What's wrong?" Ye Chen laughed with a hint of teasing in his expression.

"Xiao Chenchen misses you, he said he wants to see you!" Chu Yanran beat around the bush for a while, and in the end, she used her son as a shield; those words she just couldn't bring herself to say.

"That kid still remembers me?" Ye Chen asked in surprise.

"Of course he does! Xiao Chenchen said you're the only one who can warm his heart!" Chu Yanran nodded.

"Indeed, Mr. Yi was right, this is fate!" Ye Chen couldn't help but smile at some thought. "My name is Ye Chen, and your son is called Xiao Chenchen, if this isn't fate, what is?"

Chu Yanran's face blushed, she picked up on the implication in Ye Chen's words, this guy was definitely up to no good, seemingly treating Xiao Chenchen as his unofficial son!

"Is it worth it to buy 49% of Wanshi Medicine's shares for six billion?" Ye Chen asked.

The total assets of Wanshi Medicine were only about twenty billion, and the 49% stake, according to market value, was worth only about ten billion!

But Empress Chu, with her boundless domineering aura, directly threw in sixty billion and forcefully bought into that 49% of the pharmaceutical shares.

In anyone's eyes, that was absolutely an unwise decision, but Chu Yanran just went ahead and did it!

"49% of Wanshi Medicine's shares are definitely not worth that price!" Chu Yanran first shook her head, then said, "However, because of you, it's worth it!"

Chu Yanran's words were very clear; the main reason she generously invested sixty billion was because of Ye Chen.

"Are you apologizing?" Ye Chen asked, puzzled.

"Yes!" Chu Yanran admitted straightforwardly. "I'm not just apologizing, I'm also regretting!"

"At first, when you came to me with those elixirs and talked about the pharmaceutical company, suggesting that we develop these elixirs, I thought you were talking nonsense and didn't take you seriously!" Chu Yanran showed a hint of regret. "But afterward, I realized how incredibly wrong I was!"

Ye Chen quietly listened as she spoke; this empress truly regretted that matter, to the point of being somewhat distressed.

Their relationship now was very delicate; it could be said that they were discussing work, or it could be about love, but it could also be about life and ideals.

"Your elixirs are miraculous, and if I had agreed to invest from the beginning, maybe I would only need to invest a few billion, or perhaps a dozen billion, and these elixirs could have made me a fortune, quickly taking over the entire Asian and even the global pharmaceutical market to create a pharmaceutical kingdom!"

"But one mistake, and it's too late for regrets!"

Chu Yanran's mistake was not only her failure to see the benefits of Ye Chen's elixirs but also her letting go of Ye Chen.

If Chu Yanran had believed in Ye Chen at that time and not hesitated about the good feelings in her heart, agreeing to invest and operate the pharmaceutical company, then Ye Chen might not have gone to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan to look for Zhang Xinlan.

If Ye Chen hadn't met Su Binglan on his way there, then today, she wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to acquire 49% of Wanshi Medicine's shares!

For Empress Chu, losing money was a minor issue, but this series of changes led to more women in Ye Chen's life!

"I not only lost a chance to expand my business empire, but I also lost an opportunity to make myself happy!"

"Ye Chen, I've realized I've developed feelings for you!"

After saying so much, Chu Yanran mustered her courage after brewing her feelings and finally said those words to Ye Chen.

"Thank you, thank you for appreciating me!"

On hearing this, Ye Chen grinned from ear to ear, beaming like a flower.

What kind of person was Empress Chu? A celestial being dancing through the heavens, the most enchanting woman in the world. Having gained her favor, Ye Chen had no reason not to be happy.

"Ye Chen, do you feel the same way about me?" Chu Yanran asked, his attitude very important to her.

Chu Yanran had developed feelings for Ye Chen, but she had always expressed them subtly; now, she was blunt about it—Empress Chu was openly pursuing a man!

"What about me do you like?" Ye Chen asked.

Ye Chen admitted he was charming, but his charm surely wasn't enough to impress the empress, was it?

"I like that you move me!" Chu Yanran sighed deeply. "Xing Tong and I went to great lengths, navigating through powerful connections, to finally clarify your background."

"We saw those records and realized your extraordinariness, so we plotted to trap you, hoping to get you to agree to cure Xiao Chenchen's Solitary Star Fate!"

"However, your will seemed like steel, and even though we tortured you to boredom, you ultimately didn't concede!"

"In the end, you softened your heart and let me go!" Ye Chen said.

The incident of Chu Yanran and Tong Xingtong detaining him was absolutely the biggest trap Ye Chen had ever fallen into. Just as he was on the brink of a do-or-die moment, planning to use the Supreme Secret Technique to erupt in his limit, Chu Yanran surprisingly stepped forward and let him go.

"We were wrong in that incident!" Chu Yanran looked at Ye Chen with a complex expression. "You made it clear that if you saved Xiao Chenchen, you would die!"

"So, I let you go, I had no right to ask you to sacrifice yourself for someone else!" Chu Yanran said. "But I didn't expect that after freeing yourself, you didn't retaliate against us; instead, you agreed to treat Xiao Chenchen!"

"I'm so grateful to you!" Chu Yanran said earnestly.

"Back then, you letting me escape was probably part of your calculation, wasn't it?" Ye Chen was smiling, but his expression suddenly turned cold.

Chu Yanran, still immersed in deep feelings, was caught off guard by Ye Chen's unexpected remark, and she became panicky.

"Who are you?" Ye Chen's eyes were icy, as if he had become a completely different person. "The calculating Chu Yanran, the legendary Empress who controls a vast business empire!"

"Back then, our relationship was hostile, and you were desperate to save your son, how could you kindly let me go?"

Chu Yanran's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Ye Chen.

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