Chapter 51 "One billion, please repair our young lady's spiritual roots."
As soon as he hung up the phone with Du Wanwan, Yi Jiantai contacted Shang Yunle.
After confirming the time, Yi Jiantai informed Du Wan. The next morning, Yi Jiantai drove to Du's house alone, ready to act as a competent introducer.
Under the rain corridor of the Du family's main residence, the familiar Rolls-Royce Phantom was still parked, and standing next to the car was the cold and silent special assistant Pei Xingyao, who was still wearing a black suit.
But I don’t know if it was Yi Jiantai’s illusion, but the expression on Pei Xingyao’s face seemed a little wrong?
A moment later, Du Wanwan walked out of the main house and got into the car in silence.
Something seems wrong?
Yi Jiantai frowned.
He had worked with Du Wanwan for several months, and besides admiring and obeying her, he also treated her like a younger sister. As a big brother, he certainly couldn't bear to see a younger girl have a conflict with a colleague. Yi Jiantai thought about it for a moment, and after getting in the car, he asked the driver to use the navigation system while he sent a WeChat message to Du Wanwan.
[Yi Jiantai: Wanwan, don't blame me for being nosy. I'm just a little worried. What's going on between you and Assistant Pei?]
Du Wanwan was already feeling a little uncomfortable, and now after seeing the news about Yi Jiantai, she wanted to sigh even more.
It’s nothing, I just feel…something’s a little weird.
Yesterday, they had a frank talk, and Pei Xingyao had said so much that she couldn't bear to refuse him. She softened her heart and agreed to keep everything as before.
Just pretend that conversation never happened, she is still the heartless and heartless chairman who only cares about making money, and he is just a cold and abstinent assistant.
But... Du Wanwan is very doubtful now. Can she really pretend that nothing happened?
Then why does she always feel weird when she sees Pei Xingyao now?
In fact, if she told Yi Jiantai what she was thinking at this moment, Yi Jiantai would definitely ask her, "Why are you so decisive and merciless towards Xi Yimiao, but soft-hearted towards Pei Xingyao, always thinking about not letting Pei Xingyao feel sad?"
There are tens of thousands of men in the world, why would he be so soft-hearted and give in to Pei Xingyao?
Unfortunately, Du Wanwan didn't tell Yi Jiantai. She wasn't used to confiding in others. She knew Yi Jiantai really cared about her, but she only replied with one sentence.
[Wan: It’s nothing, just a small matter. Don’t worry, Brother Yi. I can handle it.]
Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Yi Jiantai didn't ask any more questions.
In the comfortable and quiet luxury car worth tens of millions, the air seemed to change slightly. Du Wanwan suddenly felt that it would be a bit awkward if she didn't find something to do.
Fortunately, there are so many things waiting for her to do. As the chairman of Runjia Investment, it is impossible for her to be idle at any time.
Even if she is not dealing with official business, she has to think carefully about how to conquer the role of Shang Yunle.
The original novel arranged many concubines for Ding Zhiyuan, not only to accompany him in bed, but also to have their own functions.
The real rich girl was his ATM, allowing him to show off everywhere under the title of President of Runjia Investment.
The fake daughter was there to help him absorb yin and replenish yang, so that his cultivation would improve by leaps and bounds.
The cat demon Qiao Lele was specially created for him to act in idol dramas, supporting one young actor after another and dominating the idol drama market.
Shang Yunle treated his body and repaired his damaged meridians.
Among them, Shang Yunle is the most special.
The Shang family is a family of spiritual medicine, with a long and rich history, said to date back to ancient times before the last decline of spiritual energy. The Ye family is also very large, and the Shang family genealogy alone is said to be a thick tome, with branches across the country, all of which recognize the Shang family in Huacheng as their main lineage.
But Shang Yunle wasn't from the Shang family of Huacheng, but rather from a branch of the Shang family in Jiangcheng. Using the Shang family's feudal, clannish language, Shang Yunle was merely a small member of a side branch. Her father was the only one in the Shang family tree who even had a small, insignificant presence, a detail so minor it had been forgotten.
But it was such a small branch that gave birth to Shang Yunle, a genius rarely seen in a thousand years.
The original novel states that Shang Yunle's family was on the verge of starvation, but at the age of 12, she mastered an ancient family recipe that had been passed down for centuries. At just 12 years old, she traveled alone to Huacheng with the recipe, sat down in front of the Shang family mansion, and said she wanted to sell her son and sign a contract for a cut of the profits.
An ancient recipe has been used to create one of Lingshu Pharmaceutical's flagship products, Jingyan Dan, which is very effective in maintaining youthful appearance.
Thanks to this recipe, Shang Yunle received a share of the profits from the Cleansing Skin Pill, allowing her family to live a comfortable life and earning the appreciation of the Shang family. After graduating from high school, she stopped studying and devoted herself to studying the Shang family's ancient recipes. Today, she is a renowned and talented medical practitioner.
Du Wanwan remembered that it was around now, when the original novel's timeline reached the point where Yi Jiantai failed in his revenge and died. Before his death, he gave Shang Yunle's contact information to Ye Shiqing, who was then passed on to Ding Zhiyuan by Xiang Yiqing. Ding Zhiyuan, under the pretext of taking the ATM heroine to see a doctor, met Shang Yunle and took her into his harem.
The original author gave Shang Yunle a jealous trait, making him jealous that the ATM heroine could become the dog heroine's fiancée and openly "monopolize" the dog hero. Therefore, Shang Yunle was always unwilling to treat the ATM heroine's injuries, but instead tried his best to treat the dog hero.
Ding Zhiyuan saw it clearly, but did not care much, saying that the palms and backs of his hands were all flesh and blood, and they were all his treasures.
Shang Yunle was also very surprised. She did not target Ding Zhiyuan's other concubines, but only the ATM hostess. In the end, Ding Zhiyuan's damaged spiritual roots and internal organs were healed, but the ATM hostess died because her meridians were damaged and her spiritual roots were destroyed.
Once the ATM heroine died, she lived in harmony with Ding Zhiyuan's other concubines.
It seemed like she really only cared about the title of "Ding Zhiyuan's fiancée".
But can a medical practitioner really be so cruel?
It's just an empty title. Will Shang Yunle really disregard his duty as a doctor and watch his patient die?
Furthermore, the original novel describes Shang Yunle as "a little wildcat who's even more like a cat demon than Qiao Lele," and calls her "difficult to tame." Ding Zhiyuan's ability to include her in his harem was entirely due to the author's golden finger.
For example, he deliberately started an argument with Shang Yunle, and when they were both red in the face, he suddenly hugged Shang Yunle and kissed her. When she was flushed and breathless, he hugged her and asked her fiercely in her ear: "Are you going to say it again? If you say it again, I will kiss you."
...Just thinking about this situation, Du Wanwan got goosebumps all over her body.
Besides, as a woman, how could she use such greasy means on Shang Yunle?
But what to do... Du Wanwan had no idea, but suddenly she thought of a solution.
Oh, and she could use her awakening points to exchange information about Shang Yunle from the system. However, her system wasn't smart enough. What keywords should she search for?
Du Wanwan tapped the tablet screen with her pale fingertips and thought of something.
"System, pay the awakening points to find out 'what Shang Yunle lacks most'."
System: "Okay, we've checked 'What does Shang Yunle need most?' This query determines he's SR-level, requiring 10,000 awakening points, leaving a balance of 236,450 awakening points."
What? So expensive?! Du Wanwan's face changed and she almost jumped up.
As soon as he moved, Pei Xingyao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, noticed it immediately as if he had eyes. Although he didn't move at all, Du Wanwan felt as if his ears were about to stand on end.
Because of this feeling, Du Wanwan suppressed her surprise, pretended to have seen some weird Weibo post, and continued to stare at the tablet.
In fact, the pain in my body was so severe that my brain went blank.
This system hadn't just upgraded its rewards and quests; even its query functionality had been upgraded! Previously, it had only cost her 50 awakening points to query Molly's note. Just yesterday, Du Wanwan was still gloating over her 200,000-plus awakening point fortune.
Unexpectedly, the system upgraded her today, and even the query was upgraded to a higher level.
It turns out that all SR levels, whether rewards or consumption, require 10,000.
The miser Du Wanwan felt very painful.
If her precious spirit sword was still there, she would definitely hold the spirit sword and cry.
It took a full minute for Du Wanwan to recover.
The system seemed to know that she was still confused and did not tell her the results of the query until this moment.
"Here are the results for the query 'What does Shang Yunle lack most?' - money."
What? Du Wanwan was stunned for a moment.
money?
Isn't Shang Yunle the backbone of Lingshu Pharmaceutical, a man with a Midas touch? Hasn't she signed a profit-sharing contract with Lingshu Pharmaceutical for her recovery formulas? She's been receiving dividends from Lingshu Pharmaceutical since she was 12 years old, so how could she be short of money?
But she paid for the query, so the system shouldn't cheat her.
So... Du Wanwan began to consider.
Could it be that Shang Yunle, in a way the original novel didn't explicitly state, was colluding with Ding Zhiyuan for money? And that she targeted Ti Zhen's daughter alone among Ding Zhiyuan's many concubines because of Ding Zhiyuan's instructions?
It was Ding Zhiyuan who told her that as long as the real daughter died, all the assets of Runjia Group and the Du family would be his, and she could use them however she wanted. Was Shang Yunle going against her conscience?
But the question remains, why is Shang Yunle short of money?
The scenery outside the car window slowly passed by as we drove towards the suburbs.
Jiangcheng is located at the mouth of a large river, with the sea to the east and hills to the west, stretching along both sides of the river. An hour later, the car stopped in front of a four-story courtyard house in the mountains north of the river.
This is Shang Yunle’s independent research institute in the suburbs.
The two vehicles were unable to enter the compound directly, and Yi Jiantai had to get out of the car to handle a series of verification procedures. Although Du Wanwan had no magical power, she could tell from the complicated verification procedures Yi Jiantai had to handle how high the compound's security level was.
The old problem arises again.
Protective spells, whether they were spells or formations, all cost money. The higher the level of the protective spell, the more money was required to build and maintain it. This courtyard before me...
"The monthly expenses are about 150,000 yuan." Pei Xingyao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly said.
The protective formation alone would cost 150,000 a month? Du Wanwan frowned at first, then suddenly understood what was going on.
She took out her check folder, quickly wrote a check, and handed it forward: "We'll see what happens later."
This was a perfectly normal work tone. Pei Xingyao replied "yes," took the check, and breathed a sigh of relief.
As a sword, Pei Xingyao witnessed countless times how Du Wanwan beat her suitors half to death, and how she felt disgusted every time someone confessed their love. Although she has been reincarnated and has no memory of it, he knows exactly how Xiang Yongkang deceived her mother. He also saw with his own eyes how, since she inherited the Du family's wealth, men like Ding Zhiyuan, Yi Qiming, and Xi Yimiao have tried to pursue her and take over the Du family's assets.
Of course, he has no interest in the Du family's money, and of course he unconditionally supports her to become a queen with power, but how can he prove that his love for her is different from that of other men?
Pei Xingyao really didn't understand.
He has too little experience in life, and his only love experience is a secret crush. How does he know how to confess his love to the person he likes, and how can he prove that his love is pure?
Yesterday's conversation was impulsive, and it was the best he could do.
He was really afraid that she would agree on the surface, but actually classify him as a man pursuing her with bad intentions.
Fortunately, it seems that he is still a safe third-sex assistant?
“Knock, knock.”
While he was thinking, Yi Jiantai had already completed the verification procedures. He bent down and knocked on the car window, signaling for him to get out.
"I'm sorry." Yi Jiantai said with a guilty look on his face, "This is my first time here too. I didn't know they had so many rules. You can't drive right now, so the three of us have to walk in. Please ask the two drivers to wait outside."
Du Wanwan comforted him instead: "It's okay, even the best masters have their own tempers. Besides, a place like the research institute must have very strict confidentiality measures."
Yi Jiantai smiled, but before he could answer, he heard a hoarse voice say, "The young lady is quite sensible!"
The words sounded like a compliment, but the cold tone and the hint of mockery in the voice still revealed a lot of malice.
Du Wanwan turned around and saw a young woman standing at the gate, looking at them with a gloomy face.
She was tall, with a figure that even a white coat couldn't hide, and her features were beautiful. Her white coat, neatly tied back hair, and oval glasses on her nose all betrayed her cold personality, making her seem difficult to get along with.
It is quite consistent with the Shang Yunle described in the original novel.
A character who only spoke to Ding Zhiyuan briefly from beginning to end, and was tit-for-tat and sarcastic to everyone else, and could not get along well with anyone else at all.
Du Wanwan wanted to greet people politely first, but Pei Xingyao had already raised his sharp edge.
He sneered and said, "Of course my eldest daughter is sensible, otherwise she wouldn't have come to visit with such courtesy. But sir, Zhuge Liang is dead, so don't pretend to be some Crouching Dragon. In business, if it's a good fit, come; if it's not, leave. Do you really need someone to come to your house three times?"
What happened to him? Du Wanwan was surprised.
It was the first time she saw Pei Xingyao being so open and unreserved in his treatment of a person, more importantly, a woman, so ruthless and full of hostility.
Is it because of Shang Yunle’s ridicule just now?
No, definitely more than that. Are there any old grudges between them?
Even Shang Yunle asked in surprise, "Hey, did you eat dynamite? Is there anyone who treats guests like this?"
Eat explosives? If reason hadn't warned him that Shang Yunle hadn't done anything yet, he would have strangled this woman to death on the spot!
In his previous life, as a wandering soul, he had always been by the side of the sickly Du Wanwan. He only remembered the face of the woman next to Ding Zhiyuan, not her specific name. If he had known that it was this woman he was going to meet today, he would never have agreed!
Pei Xingyao remembered very clearly that in her previous life, Ding Zhiyuan forced this woman to watch Du Wanwan die in the name of jealousy and envy!
At that time, she...
Pei Xingyao's whole body trembled suddenly.
Du Wanwan patted his shoulder silently and gently.
"Miss Shang, sorry to bother you." Du Wanwan smiled, "We are here to do business."
Yi Jiantai also said awkwardly: "Yun Le, I discussed this with you last night. If you don't want to, you can just say so. We have no intention of forcing you."
It was true that Du Wanwan had asked her for help, but she was unwilling and simply said that she couldn't be cured. The Du family was wealthy and powerful, so couldn't they find a good doctor? Why make such a fuss?
Shang Yunle's face froze when she heard this, and her lips moved several times. She looked at Yi Jiantai deeply and said, "Come in if you want treatment."
Then he turned and left.
The aura around Pei Xingyao turned cold again, and Yi Jiantai felt even more embarrassed.
Du Wanwan immediately understood what was going on and said with a smile, "Come on, let's go in. Everyone listen to me and no quarreling."
She was the youngest of the three, the most petite, and the most frail, yet she held undeniable authority. Pei Xingyao's sharp, cold expression faded as soon as she spoke, and Yi Jiantai apologized.
"It's okay, let's go in." Du Wanwan shook her head and walked away first.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, there seemed to be a buzzing sound all around, and Du Wanwan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Wow, what a huge space formation!
From the outside, it looked like a small building with a small courtyard. But once inside, one discovered a vast garden, the size of a football field. The garden was divided into more than a dozen areas, encompassing various terrains, including snow-capped peaks, mountains, swamps, and deserts, as well as seasonal variations, including spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and even varying weather conditions, including sunny, cloudy, rainy, and snowy.
No wonder they have to use a protective formation that costs 150,000 per month. The monthly maintenance fee for this spatial garden alone must be over a million, right? Not to mention the exotic flowers, herbs, and medicinal herbs inside.
At this moment, Du Wanwan couldn't be more certain.
That’s right, Shang Yunle is short of money.
It's easy to get things done when you're short of money! The Du family doesn't have a lot of anything except money.
Du Wanwan chuckled and walked towards the small building, turning back and saying, "Brother Yi, this courtyard is really beautiful. You must describe it to Sister Shiqing when you get back. She's sure to like it. Who knows, you might even get a surprise from your dear girlfriend."
Yi Jiantai waved his hands repeatedly, his face slightly red. "Goodbye, I can't stand her surprise. The little girl has too many tricks!"
"What's wrong?" A voice came from the small building. Shang Yunle appeared at the living room door without knowing when, and asked with a complicated expression, "Jiantai, you didn't bring your girlfriend with you?"
Yi Jiantai was completely unaware and somewhat bewildered: "Why did you bring her here? You and Mr. Du are the protagonists today."
"..." Shang Yunle pursed his lips, and a look flashed across his eyes.
So fast that it is impossible to catch.
But Du Wanwan guessed it and laughed softly.
Shang Yunle blushed instantly and turned around quickly to sit on the sofa.
Her face was still gloomy, and she was full of unhappiness, but there was a different kind of awkwardness in that unhappiness.
Shang Yunle poured three cups of tea silently, as if he was competing with himself, and then said in a stern tone: "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
Du Wanwan gently tapped the outside of the teacup with her fingertips and said with a smile, "Assistant Pei."
Pei Xingyao took out the check and placed it on the coffee table. He said in a cold and stiff tone, "One billion. Please repair our young lady's spiritual roots."
"Bang--"
The teacup fell from her hand and shattered on the ground, but Shang Yunle was unaware of it. She was just stunned.
I couldn't even say the word "how much".
I was completely shocked by the numbers I heard.
Ten... ten billion?
Is she dreaming?
"Of course, if I can afford it, I have to buy something that's worth the price," Du Wanwan said with a smile. "I also have conditions."
Shang Yunle tried her best not to look at the check on the table and tried to remain calm. She withdrew her trembling hand, put it in the pocket of her white coat, and asked, "What are the conditions?"
"First, my company is very busy, so it's impossible for me to recuperate in a hospital or mountain sanatorium. You must stay by my side and treat me until my spiritual roots are healed."
Shang Yunle heard this, and there was a hint of despair in his eyes. After a while, he said, "I... I'm not sure if I can take such a long leave. I'm in charge of research and development at Lingshu Pharmaceuticals."
"Out of the 10 billion, I can advance you 100 million. You can use this to negotiate with the Shang family. Just say it's for Du Wanwan's treatment. I'm sure they won't refuse."
The Shang family is indeed a large family with branches all over the country, but she has analyzed the profitability of Lingshu Pharmaceutical and found that 100 million is almost their profit for half a year.
The Shang family will not refuse.
Even if they don't consider the money, they have to consider the Du family's face.
Du Wanwan was confident and, without waiting for Shang Yunle's reply, continued, "Second, I want a complete cure. That means I want to return to the healthy state I was in at birth, whether it's my physical health, my meridians, or my spiritual roots."
Compared to the first condition, the second condition is much easier.
Shang Yunle: "As long as I take this order, of course I will do it."
"I also believe in Miss Shang's medical skills. After all, the number one medical practitioner does more than just make medical beauty products." Du Wanwan smiled, picked up the teacup, and lightly touched her lips, showing that she had fulfilled her guest etiquette.
Then she put it down, bowed slightly, stood up and said, "Then I will wait for Miss Shang's answer. Sorry to bother you, goodbye."
She… Shang Yunle looked up in shock. She was just leaving like that? He had only said a few words, was he so sure she would agree?
"Oh, right." Du Wanwan walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "I am a businessman, and I probably have a bit of a smell of money in my nature, so I want to say a few words to Miss Shang."
"In this world, money isn't everything, but without it, nothing is possible. Economy is the foundation of spiritual culture and the cornerstone of freedom. The word 'ideal' is innate, while 'reason' provides the material support."
"An ideal without material support is just a solitary 'idea' and will never be realized. Even to write, you have to spend money to buy paper and pen, don't you agree?"
Shang Yunle was shocked and opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
Du Wanwan smiled again, looked around, and praised, "This garden and this small building are really beautiful, but it's a bit of a waste to put them in the suburbs. If I had ten billion, I should be able to put them in the city. I heard that Miss Shang's family is also in Jiangcheng. I wonder which district of Jiangcheng is they in?"
After leaving a string of words, Du Wanwan left without hesitation with two men who looked like bodyguards.
Shang Yunle sat in the living room for a long time, stunned. Finally, she was awakened by the sound of the watering bell. She dazedly picked up the watering can, filled it with special medicine, and watered the precious Frost Moon Epiphyllum.
Looking at the white buds of the night-blooming cereus, Shang Yunle suddenly felt a surge of madness in his heart.
She is right.
No matter how this woman surnamed Du guessed it, she was right.
Shang Yunle thought bitterly, why did she have to stay in the suburbs for the rest of her life? Why was she, with all her talent and superb medical skills, and the title of the number one medical practitioner, only able to produce cosmetic products?
Why can't she go and save the wounded?
Why is she trapped in this laboratory and can't see her family more than a few times a year?
Her family is obviously in Jiangcheng, only a dozen kilometers away from her!
Why can’t she even video chat with her family!
As long as she has one billion, she can completely overturn all these "whys"!
She just wants money. For money, she can do anything! What's the point of rebelling against the Shang family?
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