The tone was less of a threat and more of an inviting invitation tinged with expectation, while his eyes were filled with provocation and longing.
Qin Xiao chuckled inwardly: One foolish woman is never too many, two are never too few. But he feigned helplessness aloud: "Alright, alright, whatever you say. Do whatever you want with me tonight, and check if I'm hiding any mistresses, okay?"
Long Aobing chuckled, but quickly straightened her face, though the amusement in her eyes was impossible to hide. She leaned closer to Qin Xiao, lowered her voice, and said with a much more serious expression, "Let's not talk about that for now. I've received intelligence—that kid Ye Chen has been rescued."
Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow: "Oh? He does have some skills. He came out so quickly?"
"It's more than just scheming!" Long Aobing curled her lip, her tone carrying a hint of disdain, but more so concern for Qin Xiao. "He somehow got his hands on three ancestral medicinal formulas, supposedly priceless, and he's been exaggerating their miraculous effects. Now, he's a guest of honor at the Song family's house!"
"The Song family?" Qin Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he gently stroked his chin with his fingers.
"Yes! It's the Song family, the one with Song Zhixue!" Long Aobing's tone was somewhat urgent. "I heard that the old fox of the Song family, Song Tianxiong, is a money-grubbing bastard. He treasures Ye Chen's three prescriptions like the plague, and even... he even said he wanted to marry Song Zhixue to Ye Chen! Can you believe it? Song Zhixue is a beauty after all, how can she be so lucky as to be given away to that brat Ye Chen!"
Qin Xiao's eyes instantly turned deep. The Song family had been invaded by wolves!
“The Song family… Song Tianxiong…” Qin Xiao pondered for a moment, then a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips. “This is interesting. It seems that Ye Chen wants to use the Song family as his last lifeline, and also wants to win the heart of the beauty.”
"Then what do we do?" Long Aobing looked at Qin Xiao with some worry. "The Song family has considerable influence in the medical field. If they fully support Ye Chen, then all the losses we made him suffer before will have been for nothing?"
"Don't worry." Qin Xiao patted Long Aobing's shoulder, his eyes gleaming with a strategic glint. "I've heard that Song Tianxiong, the head of the Song family, is a businessman through and through. In his world, there are only eternal interests, not eternal family ties, let alone any vague promises. As for his daughter, she's probably just a bargaining chip to be exchanged for benefits."
He paused, a shrewd glint in his eyes: "Since he only cares about money, we need to prepare a bait that's even more enticing than Ye Chen's three lousy prescriptions. How much value can a few prescriptions possibly generate? I want him to understand that what Ye Chen can give him, I can give ten or a hundred times more; and what Ye Chen can't give him, I can also give him."
Long Aobing's eyes lit up: "You mean...we should also bring out some good stuff?"
Qin Xiao smiled slightly, confident: "Of course. Moreover, our stuff needs to make Song Tianxiong think that Ye Chen's three prescriptions are nothing but worthless garbage." He already had a preliminary plan in mind.
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