Moreover, her attire was quite impressive; the sapphire necklace around her neck and the pigeon-egg-sized gemstone ring on her finger alone were probably worth hundreds of thousands.

She was none other than Li Qianlan, Lin Nianwei's mother, who was once a famous socialite in Tianhai.

The young man sitting opposite her spoke eloquently and seemed to come from an extraordinary background, but his eyes gleamed with shrewdness and calculation.

The man sitting opposite Li Qianlan was well-dressed and had an impressive bearing, but his eyes gleamed with shrewdness, suggesting he was quite calculating.

"Haha, Xiao Geng, you've come back from abroad this time to inherit the family business, right?" Li Qianlan laughed exaggeratedly. "You and Nianwei haven't seen each other for a long time either. You two should catch up later."

“Yes, Auntie.” Geng Yuan chuckled, “Our Geng family’s traditional Chinese medicine formula comes from my great-grandfather’s Yichuntang.”

“Our Geng’s Chinese Medicine has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. I’m back this time to take over the family business and expand into overseas markets.”

“You are truly capable. I’ve had high hopes for you since you were little. You and Nianwei are childhood sweethearts. Luckily, I started nurturing her from a young age, and now she’s a big star, a goddess in the hearts of countless people.” Li Qianlan chuckled, “Now you two are becoming more and more of a perfect match.”

Geng Yuan smiled and said, "Nianwei has changed a lot, hasn't she? I see her photos, she's getting more and more beautiful."

"That's right, it doesn't matter whose genes she inherited," Li Qianlan said with a smile. "She'll be here soon."

"Mom." Just then, Lin Nianwei called out.

"She's here." Li Qianlan turned her head, her expression immediately changing.

Then I saw my daughter walking over arm in arm with a young man. The two of them looked very intimate.

"Nianwei, it's been a long time." Geng Yuan stood up, his gaze sweeping over Lin Nianwei's arm linked with Xingchen's, before landing on Ye Xingchen's face.

"Yes, Geng Yuan, you're back in China?" Lin Nianwei said happily, "We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, you've changed so much."

"You too, you're getting prettier and prettier." Geng Yuan glanced at Ye Xingchen, asserting his ownership: "You're no longer the little girl who followed me around every day calling me Brother Yuan."

Lin Nianwei blushed slightly: "I was still young back then. Let me introduce you, Ye Xingchen, my boyfriend."

"You brat, when did you find a boyfriend?" Li Qianlan said sternly. "Don't you know who you are? You can't just find any boyfriend."

"And you, your surname is Ye, right? Who are you?" Li Lan said coldly, "Do you know who my daughter is? Are you worthy of her?"

"Oh my god..." Lin Nianwei was a little angry: "This is my major investor, the largest shareholder of my company. Don't you dare offend him."

"Shareholders? So what if you're a shareholder? Geng Yuan just said he has connections abroad. If you want to develop your business, he'll fully support you. With him around, why are you afraid of investors?" Li Qianlan snorted.

“Yes, Nianwei, I’ve been abroad for over ten years and have met a lot of people, including many famous screenwriters and directors. If you’re willing, I can make you a top international movie star anytime,” Geng Yuan said with a smile.

He gave Ye Xingchen a provocative look: "And whatever kind of drama you want to film, whatever amount of investment you need, I can satisfy you."

"Ah, no need, I don't have such big ambitions. I want to focus on making my film and television company successful first." Lin Nianwei smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Geng Yuan, and this is my mother."

"Hello, Auntie." Ye Xingchen greeted her, then looked at Geng Yuan: "Geng's Chinese Medicine is the number one Chinese patent medicine company in China, occupying half of the Chinese medicine market."

"It is said that Geng's ancestors were skilled alchemists who traveled all over the country and accumulated a lot of medicinal prescriptions."

"You seem to know quite a bit about the Geng family. That's right, I'm the new chairman of the Geng Group. Our next goal is to expand into overseas markets." Geng Yuan smiled. "May I ask what Mr. Ye does?"

"A fellow professional." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and took out a business card: "Xingchen Group, Ye Xingchen."

"You're the chairman of the Starry Sky Group, the company whose Soul-Locking Pills sold like hotcakes?" A cold glint flashed in Geng Yuan's eyes.

“Exactly.” Ye Xingchen nodded.

"In the Chinese medicine industry, our Geng family is definitely number one in the country." Geng Yuan regained his composure. "However, the newly emerging Xingchen Group is also a rising star. Although you have only been established for half a year, your dozen or so Chinese patent medicines are selling quite well."

"Putting aside the actual results, the hype is top-notch."

"Our Xingchen Group's medicines are never hyped up." Ye Xingchen raised an eyebrow: "What you see online are all real events, not planned hype."

"Then I don't know." Geng Yuan said with a smile, "Auntie, let's begin. I've ordered the local specialty."

"Fine, you brat, I told you to come by yourself, who told you to bring someone else? You and Xiao Geng haven't seen each other for so many years, shouldn't you have a good chat?" Li Qianlan glared at her daughter angrily.

"Auntie, this is a gift I brought back for you." Geng Yuan took out two gift boxes and opened them.

One of them was a bracelet, its entire surface emerald green and crystal clear, clearly not an ordinary item. The other was a sealed box containing a small traditional Chinese medicine pill the size of a pigeon.

"Wow, this bracelet is so beautiful, it must have cost a lot of money!" Li Qianlan's eyes lit up, and she took the bracelet and put it on her wrist.

"Yes, Auntie, this bracelet was made from a rough stone that I had someone buy from Myanmar, and then I asked an internationally renowned jewelry design master to personally design and polish it."

Geng Yuan smiled and said, "It's not expensive. It cost more than 500,000 yuan in total. Traditional Chinese medicine says that jade and jadeite are sweet and nourishing. Wearing them often can improve blood circulation, clear stomach heat, and prevent all kinds of diseases."

"Haha, thank you. This bracelet is obviously a high-end item." Li Qianlan snorted. "Unlike some people, who don't even offer a gift when they meet for the first time."

"Auntie, this is a token of my appreciation, something no one else can offer." Geng Yuan glanced at Ye Xingchen with a provocative look, quite pleased with himself.

“This bracelet is really nice, top-quality icy jade.” Ye Xingchen said, “But all things return to their origin and should be used to their fullest potential. Jade is made from the essence of the sun and moon, but there are certain rules to follow when wearing it. Auntie’s constitution is not suitable for wearing this kind of jade.”

"Is there any particular reason?" Li Qianlan was taken aback. "Why am I not suitable?"

"Does your fingertips often feel cold, Auntie, and did you suffer from shoulder muscle strain when you were younger?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile.

"Yes, how do you know?" Li Qianlan asked suspiciously.

“Mom, Xingchen is a highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Listen to what he has to say,” Lin Nianwei said.