The room fell into silence, and the beautiful young mother, Gao Hui, turned red instantly. Her eyes, wide with shock, stared at Shen Qiang and her son as if at a loss for what to do.

The others, however, began to laugh.

Especially Bianyi, who looked at Shen Qiang with glee and said, "How about it? He called you, didn't he? As a father, shouldn't you give something in return?"

Shen Qiang said awkwardly, "Don't stir up trouble."

At that moment, Xu Nan laughed, "Sounds good to me, anyway I think the little guy really likes you. Why don't you just become his godfather?"

Shen Qiang was stunned.

Then Bai Jiao looked at the beautiful young mother Gao Hui and smiled, "Your child seems to like Shen Qiang a lot. How about letting him be your child's godfather?"

Gao Hui's cheeks turned crimson, and after a moment's hesitation, not knowing what to think, she simply said, "Alright, alright!"

Upon hearing this, Bianyi, looking at the still dazed Shen Qiang, teased with a laugh, "They've agreed, and the kid has already called you 'Dad.' Don't just stand there, hurry up, offer something as a gift to mark the meeting. Don't take the advantage and refuse to acknowledge it."

Now, Shen Qiang was the one who felt embarrassed.

Mentally searching through the Storage Ring, he found a Jade Pendant-shaped Jade Scroll, not the finest of quality. It contained a set of Cultivation incantations; its exterior was that of a Jade Pendant, and at the moment, there was nothing more suitable to offer as a meeting gift.

So Shen Qiang directly took out the Jade Scroll.

Upon seeing the Jade Scroll, Gao Hui became a bit anxious and said, "Shen Qiang, don't give it to him, he's too small, he might break it."

Shen Qiang smiled and hung the Jade Scroll around the little guy's neck, saying, "It's alright, it's just a small trinket, a simple meeting gift."

Hearing this, Bai Jiao laughed and said with gleaming eyes, "This meeting gift is extraordinary, you know. This is something that could change his destiny for life."

Xu Nan smiled slightly and said, "From a professional standpoint, Shen Qiang's meeting gift is worth at least tens of millions."

Hearing this, the beautiful young mother Gao Hui was shocked and hurriedly said, "No, Shen Qiang, that's too valuable."

Feeling embarrassed, Shen Qiang glanced at Xu Nan and Bai Jiao, who both had an expression that said, don't look at me like that, I'm just telling the truth.

And just then, Ji Liangchuan, with eyes as bright as snow, flipped his wrist and revealed a very large Luminous Pearl. He smiled and said, "Little guy, I also want to be your godfather. Call me 'Dad,' and this Luminous Pearl is yours. Plus, I'll give you anything you want in the future."

Gao Hui was taken aback.

Almost at the same time, the little one, sitting in Shen Qiang's embrace and looking at his smiling face, suddenly burst into tears with a loud wail.

Instantly, the smile on Ji Liangchuan's face froze.

The beautiful young mother Gao Hui quickly reached out her arms and said, "Don't cry, little treasure, come to mommy."

The little one, calling out 'Daddy', clung to Shen Qiang's chest, reluctant to go.

This caused the beautiful young mother Gao Hui's face to turn even redder. She could no longer mind her embarrassment, and walked over to Shen Qiang. After a good while of coaxing, she finally took the child from Shen Qiang's arms and then said awkwardly, "He's making too much noise. You all eat, I'll take him outside."

With that, she didn't wait for anyone to persuade her otherwise and left with the child.

"She really is beautiful," Ji Liangchuan said admiringly. "Now that's a woman."

Shen Qiang gave him a contemptuous look and said, "Don't think about using her to get back at me. Our relationship isn't what you imagine, so don't assume you can take her away as retaliation."

Ji Liangchuan chuckled, "You saw through my intentions?"

Shen Qiang couldn't be bothered with him.

By this time, he noticed that there were no other people in the private room.

Xu Nan gave a slight smile and said, "Alright, whatever conflicts you have between you or if you want to have a showdown, you can deal with that later in private. Actually, I didn't come here today just for the buns."

Bai Jiao, after glancing at Xu Nan, smiled and said, "Neither did I."

Shen Qiang frowned. "You're looking for me for something?"

Xu Nan smiled faintly, took out his phone, tapped it a few times, then placed it in front of Shen Qiang, and said very seriously,

"Long Yan Sword Sect is trying everything to damage your reputation."

After a brief glance, Shen Qiang casually raised an eyebrow and said, "I thought you wanted to talk about Elixir Pills."

With a smile, Xu Nan said, "Long Yan Sword Sect is listing your so-called crimes. Anyone with a bit of brain can see they're gearing up to take action against you."

"Are you trying to protect me?" Shen Qiang asked with a smirk and a raised eyebrow.

Xu Nan said helplessly, "I would like to, but there's a small problem. If you don't deal with it, I won't be able to help you at all."

"What problem?"

Looking at Shen Qiang with a raised eyebrow, Xu Nan said, "In listing your 'crimes,' Long Yan Sword Sect claimed that you drove out the medical hall of Life-extending Hall, leaving them homeless, with the elderly, women, and children wandering and nowhere to settle."

Bianyi chuckled and said, "The key thing is that you and Miss Bai were also there at the time."

"That's right," Xu Nan said, looking at Shen Qiang. "Now many in the Cultivation World are filled with righteous indignation. They're calling you a mad dog, a human scum, a villain. Consequently, Cheng Xinyi has called a board meeting demanding that I provide a reasonable explanation for this. If my explanation doesn't satisfy them, they'll transfer me to another city."

Shen Qiang laughed and said, "Does no one know that I smashed Life-extending Hall's signboard and challenged them because they used a descendant of He's Bone Setting to set me up? They shattered two women's skeletons right there and tried to kill me, didn't they?"

"I said as much," Xu Nan said with a raised eyebrow. "But the board wants evidence."

Shen Qiang smiled, "No problem, I'll take care of it in a bit."

At this point, Shen Qiang looked at Bai Jiao and said, "As for you, if your problem is the same as Xu Nan's, then it's no big deal. After we finish the buns, Shen Bian will get things sorted immediately."

Bai Jiao smiled, "My situation isn't the same as Xu Nan's. My position in Cheng Xinyi is unshakable; no one can challenge it. However, the Elders of Cheng Xinyi are also investigating these matters. They're saying that you, for instance, shamelessly conducted insider dealings, snatching the health product company from them."

"They accuse you of being heartless, of using two hundred million in funds to force Ancient Moon Pavilion and Yaqi to sell you antiques worth billions, and they call you a scammer, accusing you of setting traps and swindling fifteen million from their subsidiaries."

"Not only that, you disregarded morality by dosing people sent by them for discussions with laxatives, locking all the restrooms, handing them tissues soaked in chili extract, and threatening them, saying what happened to those few could happen to anyone from the Long Yan Sword Sect."

"They are demanding that those in the Cultivation World who uphold justice stop condoning such a villain."

"Thus, within Cheng Xinyi, there are whispers suggesting that I should keep my distance from you. And it doesn't stop there—some ethical philosophers within our organization have even quoted 'He who touches vermilion will be stained red, and he who touches ink will be stained black' to argue that we at Cheng Xinyi should not do business with you."

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