Since Lin Tang had poisoned Ning Yuexi in the past, she already held a very poor impression of him. The fact that he was now chatting so pleasantly with Long Tianji, even earning the man's appreciation, only made Ning Yuexi feel all the more repulsed.
"You dare threaten ?" Her face fell, a mask of anger and disappointnt. "I kindly pointed you toward a clear path, and not only do you fail to appreciate it, but you threaten ?!"
"So what if I threaten you? Are you going to kill to silence ? Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng once tried to kill , and you saw what happened to them," Lin Tang said with brazen nonchalance.
He walked over casually, his lecherous gaze intentionally raking over her figure. "How about this? You sleep with ..."
"Shaless! Disgusting! Despicable! Filthy!" Ning Yuexi's anger beca uncontrollable. She slamd the door and fled.
She couldn't believe Lin Tang was such a lecher, no different from Long Tianji. Not a single good one in the bunch. With a look of disgust, she returned to the hotel, seething.
"Master, weren't you going to find Brother Lin? Why..."
"Shut up! Don't you ever ntion him in front of again, and you are forbidden from calling him 'Brother.' He doesn't deserve it!"
Ning Yuexi threw herself onto the bed, grabbed a pillow, and began punching it viciously.
"Uh—" Chen Yuyan blinked. Ever since her master had arrived in Jiangbei, her once cold and serene image had shattered multiple tis.
Poor child…
「Evening.」
Chen Shanchun returned at a leisurely pace, looking like he hadn't had his fill yet. Don't get the wrong idea. He hadn't been frequenting any dubious salons or massage parlors. For the past few days, he had been imrsing himself in Ge Shijian's dical clinic, listening to Lin Tang's teachings. His dical experience was skyrocketing, and he was so content he had no thoughts of returning ho.
"Yuyan, let tell you, your Brother Lin showed off another incredible skill today... huh, what's wrong?"
As soon as he entered, he was ready to sing Lin Tang's praises but imdiately sensed the strange atmosphere. Just as Chen Yuyan was about to speak cautiously, Ning Yuexi's cold voice cut in.
"Chief Chen, are you still the chief of the Xuanhu dical Pavilion?"
"Ah? Of course, I am!"
"I was starting to think you'd switched sides and completely disregarded ."
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare! Pavilion Master, please give your instructions!"
"From now on, you are forbidden from going to see that bastard!"
"Yes!" Chen Shanchun solemnly acknowledged the order, then looked bewildered. "If I may ask, who is this bastard?"
PFFT—
Chen Yuyan burst out laughing.
This only made Ning Yuexi angrier. She pinched Chen Yuyan's ear and said with a frosty expression, "I heard that the Shen Family has released two new dicines. Chief Chen, if you're idle, you can go and research them."
"Oh, alright."
Chen Shanchun planned to ask his granddaughter privately later what had happened.
Why does it feel like the Pavilion Master is acting like soone in love? Why else would she be so moody...
「The next day.」
He went to the Shen Family's directly-operated store and saw an incredibly long line. Business was booming. At first, he was surprised, but then it made sense. Lin Tang's dical skills were so superb, and he possessed so many precious formulas, that revealing even one could cause a sensation in the world of traditional dicine. With his support, it was only natural for the Shen Family's business to flourish.
However, when he finally managed to buy the two new dicines and looked at the instructions, his eyelid twitched. He opened them, drank a couple of vials, and silently assessed the effects…
"Isn't this just the Chaoyuan Buqi Decoction and the Sanhua Nourishing Spirit Decoction? The effects are diluted by more than half, but the essence is the sa!"
Chen Shanchun was instantly both shocked and furious. The Sanhua Nourishing Spirit Decoction was one thing, but Lin Tang had granted him the exclusive license for the Chaoyuan Buqi Decoction! How could he go back on his word? And without even telling him! This was outrageous!
Imdiately, Chen Shanchun began shouting, demanding an explanation.
The employees at the store didn't recognize him and instantly turned hostile. "Who is this codger, daring to co here and cause trouble?"
"You should see who's backing our company!"
"Get out!"
They forcefully ejected him. Growing even more incensed, he decided to go straight to the Shen Family's corporate office.
"An old man is causing a ruckus? And he's claiming our new dicine formulas are his?" Dong Mingfeng was stunned when she received the report.
Damn it, could it be that Lin Tang stole the formulas, and now the rightful owner has co to our door?
She glanced at the security monitor.
So, it's him! She sighed in relief, but her relief quickly turned to annoyance. That damn Lin Tang, daring to sell the formulas to this old fart behind our backs!
Shen Xin said worriedly, "But he's a major figure from the Xuanhu dical Pavilion. This..."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Dong Mingfeng shot her useless husband a sideways glance and sneered, "In the past, we might have had to show him so respect, but now? President Xiao is my daughter's godfather! What does the Xuanhu dical Pavilion matter?!"
She summoned a group of people and headed downstairs with great fanfare.
On the first floor, Shen Youling had rushed over and stopped the security guards from manhandling Chen Shanchun. "I'm sorry, Chief Chen," she said, full of sha. "It's our fault. We shouldn't have stolen Lin Tang's formulas..."
"Youling, you shut your mouth! What did we do wrong? I've told you before, those formulas are marital assets from your marriage. Even with the divorce, they are compensation that Lin Tang owes you. I'm already being rciful by not going after him for selling them to soone else!" Hearing the word "stolen," Dong Mingfeng wanted to slap her daughter. How can soone as brilliant as have given birth to such a stupid child?
She forcefully pushed Shen Youling aside and addressed Chen Shanchun with haughty arrogance. "Chief Chen, we're all civilized people, so let's not lose our composure here. Any transaction you have with Lin Tang is none of my concern. These two formulas are mine now, and they will only be mine. Your Xuanhu dical Pavilion is forbidden from developing them! Otherwise, even if I don't hold you responsible, President Xiao won't let you off the hook!"
"You! You people!" Chen Shanchun almost fainted from rage.
He still wanted to argue, but an impatient Dong Mingfeng had the security guards escort him out. She also handed several red envelopes to the reporters loitering nearby, telling them not to report recklessly.
When the reporters heard "President Xiao," a chill went down their spines and they nodded hurriedly. The Shen Family's company was developing at a ferocious, rocket-like pace. Besides the astonishing effectiveness of the new dicines, this was largely thanks to their backing from President Xiao. Not only did reporters not dare to speak ill of them, but even large investnt firms that had wanted to acquire the Shen Family's company had retracted their claws.
Therefore, no matter how furious Chen Shanchun was, he could do nothing to the Shen Family.
When he returned to the hotel, he imdiately fell ill. These were his ancestral treasures, plundered and seized by the Shen Family. He had brought sha upon his ancestors!
Seeing her grandfather sick made Chen Yuyan both heartbroken and angry. "I'm going to demand an explanation from Brother Lin myself!"
"You will not go see that pervert!" Ning Yuexi grabbed her arm, stopping her.
"But..."
"Don't worry." After studying the new dicines Chen Shanchun had brought back, Ning Yuexi said calmly, "The composition of this dicine is flawed. Taking a small amount is fine, but overdosing will lead to severe side effects. Don't be fooled by the Shen Family's current success; it's a bubble that's bound to burst. When it does, given President Xiao's character, would he really go out of his way to protect them? Is that even possible?"
"Ah?" Chen Yuyan's eyes widened.
Chen Shanchun looked as though he had shot up from his deathbed. "Then what about all the ordinary people who bought the dicine? Isn't their situation terrible?" he blurted out.
In fact, many people had already fallen into the trap.
Take office workers, for example. Hearing that the Shen Family's new dicine was refreshing, energizing, and had superb effects, many bought it to try and quickly beca hooked.
Working overti and pulling all-nighters?
Drink!
Stuck on a line of code?
Drink!
Inspiration for a proposal has run dry?
Drink!
So parents, hoping to give their children an edge, also opened their wallets generously. The students were brimming with vitality. English vocabulary, classical poems—they morized everything with ease. As for geotric algebraic functions... well, if you don't know how to do the math, no amount of dicine is going to help.
In short, the drug's influence had spread beyond just Jiangbei to several surrounding cities. Sales of the new dicines were far ahead of the competition.
Then, at various hospitals, the number of patients with insomnia suddenly spiked. So couldn't sleep for days and nights on end. Upon questioning, it was discovered that they had all taken the Shen Family's new dicines. So had already ford a habit and felt awful if they went a day without it. Others had stopped taking the dicine but were still just as energetic, unable to burn off their energy no matter how much they exercised.
「The Center for Disease Control.」
Relevant experts convened a eting, all of them wearing grave expressions.
"There's a problem with this dicine!"
"Who was responsible for its approval?"
"Let's halt sales for now. And we need to talk with the Shen Family... wait, is this the Shen Family of Shen Youling? President Xiao's goddaughter?"
HISS—
The experts looked at each other and fell silent.
"Perhaps... we should observe a little longer?"
"That sounds fine."
"It might just be a coincidence."
"Let's study it privately. No need to make a big scene."
Of course, soone did make a phone call to Shen Xin, very tactfully ntioning a few things.
"Possible side effects?" Shen Xin was startled and rushed to find Dong Mingfeng.
Dong Mingfeng rolled her eyes. "Why are you more timid than a mouse? They're just talking. Do they have any proof? What evidence? I bet they're just jealous of how much we're making and want a cut. If there was a real problem, wouldn't they have ordered a halt to sales already?"
In the multidia room, after the new comrcial was finished, the employees in charge of the advertisent burst into applause.
"Second Miss is truly beautiful!"
"I can't believe her natural, makeup-free look is even better than with makeup... It's incredible!"
"This is what you call a nation-toppling beauty!"
"Even if the script isn't that great, this ad is guaranteed to be a hit!"
"Definitely!"
"Second Miss, is there anything you'd like to add? We can still make changes." Seeing Shen Youling's hesitation, they asked with a smile.
Shen Youling sighed. "Can we... not release this ad?"
"Uh—"
"Sorry."
"The chairwoman gave a direct order..."
And so, the finished comrcial was imdiately launched on all platforms. The public and netizens quickly saw the ad.
"Wow, isn't that President Xiao's goddaughter?"
"Lin Tang's ex-wife!"
"Tsk, tsk. It's not the first ti I've seen her, but I never get tired of looking. She's just too beautiful!"
"Is she officially debuting as a star?"
"Is the dicine she's endorsing really that miraculous?"
"I'll buy a few boxes and try..."
"If President Xiao's daughter says it's good, how could it be bad?"
Sure enough, as soon as the comrcial was released, it received widespread acclaim, driving the new dicines to even greater popularity. Across the country, countless people placed orders online.
Dong Mingfeng's mouth was practically twisted into a constant smile. The so-called warning about side effects had long been thrown to the back of her mind.
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