After Qin Manshu left, Yu Jingchen's handsome face, which had been smiling, lost its smile. Without even glancing at the proposal on the table, he expressionlessly threw it into the trash can.

Although Yu Jingchen disliked Qin Manshu's personality, he had no intention of giving up. With a stern face, he ordered his subordinates to investigate Qin's grandmother's outings. He planned to use control over the grandmother to complete the marriage. Originally, he only hoped that the relationship could be more harmonious, but from this perspective, Qin Manshu's opinion seemed less important.

Yu Jingchen had already learned about Old Madam Qin's thoughts through various channels. She was a very traditional woman. If it weren't for her son's accident, she wouldn't have been so determined to support the Qin family. But this woman who had managed to develop the Qin family all this time didn't actually have a high opinion of girls. When she learned that Madam Qin's first child was a girl, Old Madam Qin's face turned very ugly.

Although she allowed Qin Manshu to inherit the Qin family, it was only out of necessity. Her son had an accident, and her daughter-in-law was unable to have another child. The Qin family only had one Qin Manshu. On the one hand, the old lady felt that Qin Manshu was not good enough, and on the other hand, she felt that Qin Manshu was just a girl.

She even thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea for Qin Manshu's future husband to take over the Qin family. The old lady wasn't so easily fooled. Although she had this idea, she had also set many restrictions on Qin Manshu's future husband. In the end, the Qin family could only belong to the Qin family. Yu Jingchen didn't care what the old lady thought. At this moment, he just wanted to enter the medical field through this simple and crude method.

In the afternoon, after Yu Jingchen left his office, the secretary came in to help him organize the documents and supervise the cleaning staff. The secretary noticed the documents on the trash can; they were intact and without any marks. She paused for a moment, then swept them up and put them away, intending to ask Yu Jingchen tomorrow whether the documents had been processed.

The next day, Yu Jingchen was in his office with a client he had worked with before to discuss the renewal of the two companies' contracts. Just before the client was about to leave, the secretary-general brought over the documents and saw that Yu Jingchen had a guest and was about to leave.

Yu Jingchen beckoned her in, "You can speak freely, President Yang is not an outsider."

The secretary then told her about the proposal she had seen yesterday.

Yu Jingchen raised an eyebrow and said, "Just throw it away."

The client asked with a smile, "We're not satisfied with the proposal our employees prepared. It looks like an investment proposal for the pharmaceutical industry. Is our CEO, Mr. Yu, about to venture into other fields?"

Yu Jingchen said nonchalantly, "It's just friends playing house."

"Friend? Mr. Yu's attitude suggests it's a woman. She's approaching you for investment? Is she your girlfriend?"

"She's not my girlfriend."

The client suddenly realized what was going on, looked at Yu Jingchen with an ambiguous gaze, and took the initiative to say, "I do have a friend in this field. May I take a look at the proposal?"

Yu Jingchen didn't care and directly gave the plan to the client.

The client flipped through a few pages, his expression growing increasingly serious.

Yu Jingchen raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"

"The friend you mentioned is doing research in this area. The drug mentioned in the proposal belongs to the PD-L1 inhibitor class, mainly used to treat advanced malignant melanoma. Moreover, I saw in the proposal that it is currently in the approval stage. There is still a very large market in China, with 28.1% still relying on imports. If this drug can really replace the function of lmfinzi as mentioned above, then it will definitely change the pharmaceutical industry—it's a bit unbelievable. Not only do companies want to make breakthroughs in this area, but the government is also strongly supporting it. If the approval is finally granted, there will be no shortage of investment."

"What if it doesn't pass?"

“If it had already been approved, this project proposal wouldn’t be in your hands. Investment is always a gamble. I guess they’re short of funds, so they put this stage of the project proposal in front of you. Of course, you should know that our drug approval process is always very strict.” The client said, “Of course, I’m not very knowledgeable in this area, just have a little understanding. If needed, I can ask a PhD in the industry for you. He’s very familiar with this area.”

Yu Jingchen accepted the proposal and smiled calmly, "Then it's not necessary."

He narrowed his eyes, seemingly somewhat surprised. The man had personally reviewed the information and even extracted parts of the ingredient list to consult with medical experts and doctors. Clearly, everyone was very interested and expressed a desire to get to know this researcher. The complete drug formula wasn't shown, but the combination alone had aroused great interest.

However, Yu Jingchen did not take the initiative to contact Qin Manshu.

When Yu Jingchen's client found out, he jokingly remarked, "If you were interested, why didn't you contact me sooner?"

"The fact that she insisted on giving me the proposal means she was sure I would change my mind after reading it. If I contacted her so early, it would be exactly what she wanted, and there would be little room for negotiation with her."

"So what are you planning to do?"

“I am indeed very interested, but she doesn’t need to know that I’m interested in this plan.” Yu Jingchen chuckled, clearly adept at this kind of underhanded tactic, and said casually, “I just need her to keep contacting me and hinting at it.”

"What if we hire someone else?"

“Then give up. I won’t touch projects I can’t control.” Yu Jingchen said meaningfully, “If I don’t have control, then even if I invest, I won’t be the biggest beneficiary. There are so many profitable projects, why should I put all my eggs in one basket? What do you think, President Yang?”

This made General Manager Yang laugh heartily, praising Yu Jingchen for being a true businessman. He even commended Yu Jingchen for his excellent attitude despite recent business setbacks, especially since Sweety-Candy was being aggressively captured by Tang Xin. Just like when he wanted to launch Sweety-Candy but was not well-regarded.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Jingchen locked Qin Manshu's proposal in the drawer.

The secretary was reporting the latest developments in public opinion regarding Ye Yingying and Yu Shishu to Yu Jingchen. Only then did Yu Jingchen slightly relax his supervision. As if thinking of something, the secretary asked somewhat strangely, "Mr. Yu, since you intend to marry Miss Qin Manshu, should we continue to keep an eye on Miss Ye Yingying's situation for you?"

Yu Jingchen asked with a half-smile, "What is the relationship between the two of them?"

The secretary immediately lowered her head, "I thought Mr. Yu had feelings for Ms. Ye Yingying."

"What could I possibly have feelings for a little girl?" Yu Jingchen scoffed.

But even if he really had such thoughts, what did that have to do with his plan to marry Qin Manshu?