In the following years, Yuan's Security and Yuan's Supermarket continued to add capable people and expand their operations. In just ten years, Yuan's Security and Yuan's Supermarket could be found in 34 provinces and cities across China. What's more, Yuan's Security also began to cooperate more and more with the country, and many missions involved Yuan's Security personnel, who were referred to as "unofficial" staff.

Today, Yuan's security force has over 30,000 personnel on the surface, but there are as many as 200,000 unregistered personnel on the inside. In Cao Ming's words, these "unofficial personnel" are the personal guards of the great generals who defended and expanded the territory in ancient times.

The reason they weren't registered was because they were afraid of being resented and causing unnecessary trouble.

Yuan's Medical Hospital is located in the center of Guangzhou.

The building spans tens of thousands of square meters, and the doctors who hold consultations are all PhD holders. Most of them are top talents recruited from top foreign medical schools, research institutes, and major hospitals. Yuan's Medical can provide everything that doctors want in medicine, including benefits. Here, you can not only enjoy a superior life, but also have enough opportunities and space to pursue your dreams. Once you are selected, Yuan's Medical can make you achieve anything in your field.

The existence of Yuan's Medical has brought about a revolutionary change in the entire Chinese medical industry. They not only have top-notch doctors, but their drug prices are also very affordable. While other hospitals might be raising prices and trying every means to squeeze money out of patients in order to boost sales, Yuan's Medical's prices are always at the lowest end of the industry, yet they never cross the line with relevant government departments. As a result, even if the heads of other hospitals are seething with resentment, they remain unmoved and undisturbed. After all, the bigwigs in the relevant departments are all honored guests of Yuan's Medical. Ask yourself, who would offend a powerful figure who could guarantee their health? Who wouldn't value their life?

In this way, under the leadership of Yuan's Medical Group, the Chinese medical community firmly and unwaveringly bound the sacred principles of "treating the sick and saving lives" to the very foundation of each hospital.

It's okay if you want to waver, but if no one is seeing patients, how will your hospital make a living?

After returning from their respective banquets, Wang Shuo, Cao Ming, and Qi Lang held a short meeting as their first action.

There was nothing they could do; they were simply driven to desperation. In the entire nation of China, with its billions of people, even though Yuan's Medical Group was known for its low profile, the demands of society had still thrust them into the spotlight.

At this banquet, none of the three of them were business people; they were all political bigwigs. Moreover, they all came prepared, leaving the three of them no room to breathe. They were put on a pedestal, unable to utter a single word of objection, and of course, they dared not respond casually.

After all, they have an unshakeable, lazy, and willful super boss above them.

"I can't handle this situation. The temptation is too great. I can't find a single excuse to refuse, even if I'm being picky. I can only appease them for now. When I get back, I need to get an explanation from that person: whether this branch hospital will open or not, and how it will open." Qi Lang, as the newly joined deputy director of the medical department and a big shot from a world-class medical research institute, is different from others in that his ambition is not to serve the public with medical means, but medical business, which means he likes money!

It's been five years since I came here. From being hesitant at the beginning to being loyal, it only took less than three months. There was no way around it. What the person above gave me made it impossible for me to leave. I was thus bound to Yuan's Medical's luxury yacht and had no chance to get off the ship.

Over the years, he's worked diligently, like a brick in a wall, always ready to be moved wherever needed. In five years combined, he hasn't taken more than half a month off. Is there anyone worse off than him? It's not that he doesn't have a temper, but that big shot always has enough reasons to persuade him, using sweet-coated bullets that he can't escape, and he still enjoys it...

Qi Lang took out his thermos and took a sip of the strong vitality water. All the fatigue and alcohol smell in his body disappeared in an instant. The fatigue from working overtime for two days and two nights vanished as if in a dream.

Feeling the comfort inside his body, Qi Lang gritted his teeth. It was this thing, it was this thing! If it weren't for this thing, he wouldn't have gotten on Yuan Zhuan's ship! At first, he suspected there was some unknown substance inside, but the test results made him feel utterly ashamed.

It took me three days of hesitation to finally accept that this energy water really exists.

The life elements inside were so concentrated that even if it couldn't reverse aging, it could still maintain one's current physique and peak vitality. He even wondered if, in the future, one might achieve immortality.

“I’m the same as you,” Cao Ming and Wang Shuo echoed.

Although they weren't from the medical department, their positions meant they couldn't avoid being forcibly summoned for a meeting.

so……

“Let’s go find her,” Cao Ming decided, taking a deep breath.

I'm already twenty-two, it's time to do something serious. I should put aside my studies and focus on making money.

The person being thought of is currently staring blankly at the person cooking...

That fair skin, that high, straight nose that could slide down a slide, those charming, slightly upturned double eyelids, perfectly shaped cherry-red lips, a sharply defined face, even her eyelashes are so thick and curled that you could put a mechanical pencil on them, tsk tsk... Why are some people so beautiful from childhood to adulthood? And they only get more beautiful? Beautiful but not effeminate.

"Zhuanzhuan?" The clear, youthful voice in his memory had passed through puberty and turned into a deep, magnetic one. It was just a very ordinary name call, but it made the back of Yuan Zhuan's ears turn red.

The boy, who had grown to 190 cm tall, already looked like a grown man. His aloofness, which he had always kept in the laboratory and isolated from the world, completely disappeared when he was with Yuan Zhuan, and was transformed into amiability, gentleness, and just the right amount of intimacy.

Tu Du's bright brown eyes reflected Yuan Zhuan's fair face, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over her bright red earlobes, and the smile on his lips deepened.

"You've been busy ever since you arrived. What, haven't you had enough work in the lab?" Yuan Zhuan helped pick up the stir-fried prawns and squid from the stove, both of which were her favorites, and turned to walk towards the living room.

When she was in school, she thought Tu Du would choose to join the army. Unexpectedly, this kid chose to become a doctor. Over the years, in order to catch up with efficiency, he kept skipping grades. At the age of 24, he was already a doctor of surgery. At the age of 19, he was admitted to the Booz Medical Institute in the United States. He stayed abroad until recently when he returned to China. Every time we talked, he was either working on a project or doing research. In short, he never had a free time.

Su Hao became a criminal police officer, while Huang Jiaqian joined the army and is now a platoon leader.

Overall, their little group of four is doing pretty well.

If Su Hao knew what Yuan Zhuan was thinking, he would definitely be furious: Look, look! The "not doing badly" that someone is talking about is someone who controls the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of employees, who has absolute power at the top of the medical field, and who is an ordinary person who is frequently received by the person at the very top!

"It's just cooking, it's not tiring." A simple white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers accentuated Tu Du's tall and slender figure, giving him an indescribable charm. Indeed, when you're good-looking, you'll look good even in a burlap sack.

How should I put it?

Tu Du gives people the feeling of a gentleman, like bamboo, pure and elegant. Just standing there, without saying a word, he can easily make people lose their soul.

Of course, if you think this person has no temper, you're sorely mistaken.

Those people in Country M who tried to steal his research results are still groaning in prison.

In Su Hao's words, it's like a glutinous rice ball that looks clean on the outside but is full of black sesame seeds inside—it's black!

Yuan Zhuan stuffed a large shrimp into her mouth, and the deliciousness bursting in her mouth made her eyes light up. "Adu, your cooking skills are even better than before!!" After saying that, she buried herself in her food. The person opposite her watched her eat with a smile, occasionally feeding her shrimp and squid rings. There was a pile of rice, and both host and guest enjoyed the meal.

It wasn't until she was so full that she clutched her stomach and looked up that Yuan Zhuan realized that the person opposite her had been watching her work with a smile the whole time, while he himself had only eaten some vegetables and drunk some pork rib soup.

Yuan Zhuan: ...

Meeting Tu Du's smiling eyes, Yuan Zhuan had a fleeting urge to disappear underground.

Where is her shamelessness?

He awkwardly got up to rinse his mouth in the bathroom, almost like he was fleeing in panic.

Tu Du smiled, revealing his dimples, and went to the bathroom next door.

Back in the living room, Yuan Zhuan had returned to normal. "Adu, where did you put your luggage? Just sleep here. I haven't had anyone prepare a room for you since you came back so suddenly." Yuan Zhuan had basically settled down in the garden villa in Guangshi. There were also villas in the community across the street. Yuan Zhuan picked out a fully furnished one for Tu Du and put it in his name.

“I bought a four-bedroom apartment in the city, and I moved my brother’s things there too.” Zhuan Zhuan is too strong. He was already struggling to catch up. If he were to accept her things as well, he probably wouldn’t even have the courage to bring them up together.

"Why? I've already registered the house next door in your name." Yuan Zhuan asked, puzzled.

Although she spends most of her money on charity, she has so many assets that she owns enough houses to ensure that none of her friends experience housing anxiety.

When Tu Du heard Yuan Zhuan say that the property was already registered in his name, he suddenly remembered that a year ago, Yuan Zhuan had suddenly asked him for authorization and original identification documents. He had signed a blank authorization and mailed it back, and his elder brother had come all the way from the army to deliver the documents. At the time, he didn't think much of it. In short, if Yuan Zhuan wanted something and he had it, he would give it to him; if he didn't have it, he would find a way to give it to him.

But I never expected it would be because of this.

Tu Du's breath hitched, his shimmering eyes gleaming as he stared intently at Yuan Zhuan and asked, "Zhuan Zhuan, are you planning to support me?"

Yuan Zhuan: ...

He wanted to say yes, but then felt there might be ambiguity. For a moment, Yuan Zhuan was speechless and couldn't find the words to respond. This ruthless big shot, who didn't even blink when killing, was rendered speechless by the man opposite him.

Taking in Yuan Zhuan's momentary embarrassment, Tu Du smiled, walked closer step by step, sighed, and reached out to pull him into his arms.

The faint scent of bamboo at the tip of her nose made her stiffen into a human stick.

A brazen voice came from beside her ear, "Zhuanzhuan, I like you, so I can't have you. I'm a man."

With a loud bang... something exploded, and my chest pounded...

Yuan Zhuan felt as if fireworks had been set off in her mind, exploding non-stop, until someone chuckled, rubbed their cheek against hers, and then lowered their head to kiss her lips...

"Zhuanzhuan, you like me too, right..." So, you didn't reject me, you didn't push me away.

Yuan Zhuan's mind was buzzing. Her reason couldn't allow her to respond, so she instinctively moved forward and bit the lips that had been tempting her ever since this man appeared.

Tu Du did indeed intend to seduce her. He was all too aware of the allure of his face to Yuan Zhuan, as evidenced by the fact that she often stared at him with wide eyes.

He came back this time to seduce the girl he had been thinking about throughout his adolescence, and who had only grown more and more deeply involved with him. So, even though his heart was about to explode and he was timid, he still brazenly made the move to hug her, even though he was mentally prepared to be kicked.

I never expected to receive a response so quickly.

When the soft touches his lips, Tu Du no longer holds back. He parted his lips slightly and captured the beauty he had longed for day and night.

Receiving a response, Yuan Zhuan reached out and wrapped his arms around Tu Du's neck, welcoming his advances.

Just like that, the temperature in the living room suddenly became scorching, and the sounds of kissing and rapid breathing filled the entire space with a pink world.

...

In the middle of the night, Yuan Zhuan stared wide-eyed at the dark ceiling, his mind filled with pink thoughts.

"Ugh... I can't sleep, I can't sleep, stop thinking about it, stop thinking about it..." Even after everyone left, all the images from the day kept replaying in her mind, like a movie playing in her head, constantly bombarding her brain and causing her to suffer from complete insomnia.

Beauty can be deceiving, beauty can be deceiving...

If he hadn't stopped on his own, she probably would have swallowed him whole.

Waaah... I can't think about it anymore...

Recalling the redness in the corners of the man's eyes when he forcibly stopped her, she almost stopped breathing.

How can someone be so good-looking? So good-looking that she forgot to even have time to think.

The next day.

Yuan Zhuan, sporting dark circles under his eyes, was picked up by Cao Ming in his car. He only had time to send a text message to Tu Du.

"You went out to a bar in the middle of the night?" Cao Ming teased, looking at Yuan Zhuan's panda eyes.

"Don't mention it, I don't want to talk about it." Yuan Zhuan was depressed, but there was also an indescribable sweetness in her voice.

She never knew that she was a lovesick fool, even though most of her team members were good-looking and had great charisma.

Cao Ming smiled in surprise, looking at Yuan Zhuan's subtly upturned lips, and said, "Do you know what your expression looks like right now?"

Yuan Zhuan: ...

"Is it obvious?" After years of tacit understanding, they know each other too well.

"Tu Du is back."

Yuan Zhuan: ...hit the bullseye.

"Why do you think it's related to him? Couldn't it be someone else?" Yuan Zhuan turned his head and asked, puzzled.

“Go back and take a close look at the photos of you two together, the one by your bedside.” Over the years, the four of them have gotten together several times a year, but Tu Du would come back every two months without fail. The round trip would take three days, which is equivalent to only one day of vacation. The two of them would be inseparable the whole time. Even a fool could see that there was affection between them.

Every time Tu Du left, this person would be in a low mood for a few days.

Tsk tsk... They actually thought he couldn't see it.

stupid!!

Yuan Zhuan looked at Cao Ming with a mournful expression, "You all knew?"

"Your other two clueless friends probably didn't notice." Those two goofballs, unless you tell them at the wedding, they probably won't find out; they're just incredibly oblivious.

Yuan Zhuan covered his face.

"I'm 22 already, it's perfectly normal to be in a relationship." Her cheeks gradually started to burn, and some strange thoughts popped into her head again.

“I didn’t say you were abnormal. Anyway, okay, I’m not teasing you anymore. You should settle down now. Your sister-in-law has been complaining lately that I don’t have time to spend with her and the kids. I need to rest for a few days. Also, I have a lot of things to do at my company. You’ve always had an idea about the branch hospital in the medical department, haven’t you? Shouldn’t you make a decision about where to put it?”

"The address depends on the policy. I'll go wherever the best option gives me is."

"That makes things easier. Get seated, I need to speed up."

In recent years, the Fu family, the Jiang family, and the Cao family have made a fortune by following Yuan Zhuan. All three families have vigorously developed in the fields of medical care and food, and have spread throughout China. When Yuan Zhuan lent them a helping hand, he only set one requirement: the quality must be guaranteed.

They have consistently executed Yuan Zhuan's requirements very well. Coupled with the bias of some bigwigs, both companies have risen rapidly, like rockets, and are now listed companies with their industrial footprints extending to dozens of countries abroad.

Yuan Zhuan and Cao Ming are present in more than 30 provincial and municipal chambers of commerce. Of course, the former is always just a figurehead, while the latter, in his own words, is a hardworking and diligent ox.

Five years later, Yuan Zhu graduated from university and joined the army. Zhao Yuxiang, after breaking off her marriage with the man she had married, also found her true love and is now busy with her chain supermarket every day.

As for the adopted children, they have all entered university and begun their new journey.

On the eve of National Day, Tu Du led his beloved girl into the Civil Affairs Bureau.

When they came out again, the couple were holding hands. "Mrs. Tu, it's a pleasure to meet you. For the rest of my life, Mr. Tu will serve only you."

Yuan Zhuan smiled and took her husband's arm, "Mr. Tu, please guide me for the rest of my life."

...

The system had been unbound from her a week ago. She used all the unused gold coins, merit points, and ghost tears on the system to exchange for various pills. Over the years, the merit points her hospital had earned for her had almost driven the system to the brink of collapse. She exchanged millions of each of the thirty-five types of pills. She also imprinted all the more than one thousand talismans, formations, and array symbols that she had unlocked into her mind. When she had time, she would convert them all into books and store them away.

As for the steamed bun machines, dumpling machines, and talisman printers, because of purchase restrictions, each cost a thousand, which is enough.

The amount of gold coins is not as much as the merit points, but the purchasing power of merit points is too strong. In the end, the system had no choice but to give up.

So, after exchanging for what Yuan Zhuan wanted, there were still over a million merit points left.

After a moment's thought, Yuan Zhuan proposed exchanging for an endless storage space. This space couldn't store living things, but it could store inanimate objects without any restrictions. This way, she would have a place to store the items she exchanged.

"Okay," the system replied wearily.

Finally, it can return to the main planet.

"Aren't you going to take care of those two worlds anymore?" The two post-apocalyptic worlds, namely Lu Ze's side, had brought her many new weapons and techniques. Now that they were losing contact, she was really reluctant to let them go.

"They will be taken over by a new system, which will search for destined individuals in other dimensions." The implication is that this has nothing to do with you.

"Alright then, System, have a safe journey."

"Let's go..."

Yuan Zhuan closed his eyes, feeling as if something had left his body, leaving him feeling lost and forlorn.

"Goodbye, System, thank you." We'll probably never meet again in this lifetime.

In the world of consciousness, there is only silence, a still and lifeless space.

Standing on the balcony, Yuan Zhuan looked at the stars in the night sky, tears streaming down her cheeks. Just then, a pair of large hands wrapped around Yuan Zhuan's waist from behind.

"What's wrong? You seem very sad." A deep voice sounded in his ear. Tu Du gently rested his chin on his wife's shoulder and gently rubbed his cheek against hers.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something." Wiping away her tears, Yuan Zhuan turned and nestled into Tu Du's arms. Then, she looked up and headed towards the source of the minty scent.

Tu Du kissed the lips that were offered to him, and lifted the delicate body in his arms around the waist. "Let's dream together, my Mrs. Tu."

...