"It's her, it definitely is her!" Shen Qiang's eyes shone frighteningly.

At that moment, over the phone, Qian Shanxue said, "But back then we were all young, and since she entered the Dark Department, I haven't seen her even once until now, so I can't be sure what she looks like now, nor am I clear about the level her Cultivation has reached. However, given the strength of the Dark Department, her capabilities must be no less than mine."

"I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Qiang got into his car and drove home, his mind swirling with thoughts.

I was negligent.

I was definitely careless!

While driving, Shen Qiang pulled out his phone and casually logged onto the e-commerce website. The doll clothing expert's shop was open, although there was a notice from the shop owner about being away, Shen Qiang checked the transaction records and discovered that there had still been sales in the last couple of days.

He pulled the car over to the roadside.

Shen Qiang called Xu Nan, got her account details, and after logging in, contacted the shop owner: "Are you there? I want to customize a few sets of clothes for my beloved doll. I see your announcement says you are out; can you do it now?"

"I can do it, custom sets start at 388."

Shen Qiang immediately sent a video over, saying, "Do you have any semi-finished products at hand that you could show me? I'd like to check the craftsmanship."

After waiting for a few seconds, the video connected.

Shen Qiang instantly saw a woman, probably around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Her background showed a workshop filled with various dolls and clothes for dolls, both finished and semi-finished, but there was one problem.

She indeed was the woman Shen Qiang had seen in the news video.

But, and it is a big but!

Shen Qiang could tell at a glance that she was not the same person as the doll clothing expert in his home!

Moreover, her workshop was not the one Shen Qiang had prepared for the doll clothing expert at all.

"Make ten sets for me; I am placing the order right now."

Without thinking, Shen Qiang hastily ordered ten sets, paid, and logged out of the account, his brows furrowed deeply.

I was played!

So damn embarrassing.

Without a doubt, the doll clothing expert at his home was indeed the woman who just saved Shen Qiang with the silk thread but looked down on him.

She liked dolls, enjoyed making clothes for them, and had dexterous hands in controlling silk thread, capable of combining Illusion Butterfly Silk and Array to weave flawless garments.

Before this, Shen Qiang thought he had discovered a hidden gem, surely a master among common folk.

But now thinking about it, wasn't this just a trap?

Thankfully, this woman was here to protect him; if she were an assassin, how many times would an unguarded Shen Qiang have died in such a long time?

"How could I have overlooked these details?"

Shen Qiang angrily punched his palm with his fist.

"Qian Shanxue and the others are not here; I am part of a rookie protection program, and I casually hired someone online to make clothes for dolls, and this person just waltzed into my house without any vetting or delay, everything was so natural!"

"And then, when I was establishing my Foundation, causing such a commotion that the whole neighborhood was in chaos, she remained calm. How could I not have been suspicious?"

"Negligence! Complacency! Thinking that a small shopkeeper who had been on TV was very reliable, and that hiring him for a high salary would guarantee no problems? Indeed, I still lack experience!"

Annoyed, Shen Qiang gritted his teeth with irritation, but in an instant, his eyes brightened.

"A member of the Dragon Group's Dark Department whom Qian Shanxue applied to join several times without success? Then she must be a formidable person! Although my oversight might have made me appear as a naive youth in her eyes, what does that matter?"

"Even tigers nap occasionally. Who has the last laugh is all that counts, and it's not certain who is playing whom."

"You're full of freckles and want beauty? I can make that happen. With such a powerful bodyguard, how could I not keep you by my side?"

He made a call to Xu Nan.

From the other end of the phone, the background sound of water gushing in a bathtub came through. Having obtained the Guiyuan Pill and in a good mood, Xu Nan rarely joked, "Yo, calling so late, missing me?"

Shen Qiang was fully in the mood to banter with her, but at this moment, closing the door and securing Xiu Ju took precedence over everything.

"Yes, I miss you. But at the same time, there's something even more important. How much has the Jade Cream sold up to now?"

"Three bottles," Xu Nan laughed. "It's thirsty marketing, so we only sell one bottle per auction. The price per bottle is around ten million, not cheap at all."

"Pull it from the shelves." Shen Qiang laughed, his eyes gleaming as he spoke, "Not selling any more."

Xu Nan was shocked, "I just had someone make an advertising plan, and you say you don't want to sell anymore?"

"Yes, no more selling, at least not for a while!" Shen Qiang's eyes gleamed as he spoke, "Keep a bottle for yourself to play with, and give me back the rest when I come tomorrow."

"Why? Has the Jade Cream become a limited edition?" Xu Nan wondered.

Thinking about his Foundation Establishment cultivation trial that had destroyed over ninety-five percent of his plantation, Shen Qiang just felt his teeth ache.

"Yes, there's a shortage of raw materials. We can't sell it for a while, that's it."

Xu Nan said, "Alright, but the Guiyuan Pill won't be a problem, right?"

"The Guiyuan Pill is absolutely fine, sell it with confidence," he said and then hung up the phone.

He drove straight home.

He stopped at a 24-hour convenience store just outside his residential complex.

Shen Qiang carefully picked out a very exquisite glass bottle.

Once home, the lights were off in the doll costume designer's room, but her computer screen was still on, seemingly indicating she was online.

Feeling like talking to her, Shen Qiang hesitated for a moment and then went upstairs laughing.

Back in his bedroom, Shen Qiang took out a bottle of Jade Cream from the Storage Ring, dropped a bit of Jade Cream into the exquisite glass bottle, and then placed it under the water dispenser to fill it up to eighty percent full. After covering it, he shook the diluted bottle of Jade Cream while laughing.

"Trying to compete with me? Daring to trick and look down on me? My strength has never been in combat. My strongest areas are Medical Skill and Elixir Pills. You want beauty for your freckle-covered face, huh? Heh, that will depend on my mood."

In the workshop, a woman with a freckled face and glasses, dressed in cotton pajamas, sat cross-legged on the bed. Her laptop in front of her displayed the item list from Wanxin and Sheng Auction House, including the page for Jade Cream. Beside the laptop, sat a beautifully dressed doll missing one leg.

Looking at the message from her bank about the account balance on her phone.

She smiled sweetly, excitedly telling the one-legged beautiful doll, "Little Dumpling, sister has over twenty-three million now. If I successfully buy the Jade Cream tomorrow, my freckles will disappear, and I'll become very beautiful. Won't you be happy?"

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