Yang Siqing's face was grim.
She stared blankly at Chen Jie.
Not a single one of these jade stones was for her?
She sneered inwardly.
What kind of damn Healing Powder, what kind of damn Rejuvenation Pill, it was probably just fakes he'd secretly pulled from his pocket because he had no other way to dismiss her!
However, Chen Jie's intention was clear enough: he wasn't giving her any benefits.
She could only grit her teeth and say, "Then I thank you for your kindness. I hope you can protect these things!"
She turned and walked directly out.
Reaching the cave entrance, she turned back to Chen Jie and said, "I hope you return the dowry annulment money to my Yang family as soon as possible!"
Chen Jie frowned. "Don't worry, it won't be long."
Yang Siqing nodded and, without further hesitation, walked down the mountain.
"Master..." After Yang Siqing left, Lin Mengjiao re-entered the cave.
Chen Jie nodded. "I'll put these spirit stones into my ring, and then we'll leave."
Before long, Chen Jie placed each spirit stone into his storage ring.
The two left the cave, not seeing Yang Siqing, but Chen Jie didn't bother with them and left directly with Lin Mengjiao.
In a dense forest, several figures appeared.
Yang Wanli and the others, looking in the direction Chen Jie had left, said unhappily, "Are we just going to let them leave like that?"
"What else can we do? Can you stop them?" Yang Siqing said resentfully.
"Miss, they seem to be leaving empty-handed!" a subordinate reminded her.
Yang Siqing's eyes lit up. "Right! So many stones, even if they wanted to take them all at once, two people couldn't carry them. They're probably going back to find something to transport them!"
"We can use this time to see where they hid the things!" Yang Wanli suggested.
Without further ado, Yang Siqing immediately ordered her men to return to the location of the cave and begin a thorough search.
...
When Chen Jie and Lin Mengjiao returned to the RV camp, He Yufei and a group of female colleagues were cooking.
Upon seeing Chen Jie and Lin Mengjiao, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing, stood up, and looked at Chen Jie in silence.
The scene they had witnessed on the mountaintop was still vivid in their minds.
Now that the main characters had appeared before them, it was difficult for them to contain their excitement.
"Why are you all looking at me?" Chen Jie asked.
"Chen Jie, you... you're back..." He Yufei said.
"What? Is there something on my face?"
Chen Jie had already taken off his sunglasses. The change in his aura from the upgrade had completely subsided, and he looked no different from before.
"No, no. By the way, Chen Jie, there are too many of us here. If we all go back together, this car might not be able to fit us all." He Yufei said.
In the distance, the bus that Xing Tianci's company had chartered had already departed.
These people only had one day off and had to go to work tomorrow, so they had to rush back overnight.
"He Yufei, I still have some things to do, so please bear with me and head home with your female colleagues," Chen Jie said with a smile.
"Ah..." He Yufei was disappointed that she couldn't travel with Chen Jie.
A woman stole a glance at Chen Jie and said, "It's okay, we can just take the bus back. It's just that I don't know if there are any buses going back now."
All the women crowded around.
They babbled amongst themselves, discussing how to get back.
Chen Jie coughed and waved his hand, signaling them to calm down.
After everyone quieted down, Chen Jie said, "Everyone, don't worry. I've already thought of a plan for you. Go to the foot of the mountain today, find a hotel to stay for the night, and head back early tomorrow morning."
"I'll pay for the hotel rooms," Chen Jie added.
The women were shocked.
So many of them staying in a hotel would cost thousands of yuan.
Chen Jie, with whom they had no relation, casually produced the money.
Compared to their company, it was incredibly generous.
Their company had only chartered a bus because Mount Wutai had free admission today. How much did a bus cost?
Perhaps this was the way of the wealthy.
They thought this with complicated feelings.
"No, we have to work tomorrow. If we go back tomorrow, we might have our wages deducted." a woman hesitated.
"Yeah, let's find a car to go back together."
"It's getting late, we need to hurry."
Although the women wanted to stay overnight, life had to go on. They couldn't afford this brief moment of enjoyment.
"No need to rush. If you want to go back today, it's still possible. I'll find a way for you!"
Since these people were He Yufei's colleagues, Chen Jie was not stingy. He immediately called Wang Xiaoyan for help.
He had to see Wang Xiaoyan when he came to Mount Wutai.
As a conglomerate worth hundreds of billions, arranging a car to send people home was easy.
Wang Xiaoyan immediately agreed.
Chen Jie said to the crowd, "Everyone, continue with what you were doing. In about an hour, several vans will arrive to take you home."
"Yay!"
The women cheered.
"Our food is almost ready, everyone eat before you leave!"
"We had so much fun today!"
"He Yufei, you're so lucky to have a classmate like Chen Jie. I'm so envious of you."
He Yufei, surrounded by the women, showed a bittersweet smile.
In the past, at her company, she had been deliberately ignored by Xing Tianci for refusing some of his unreasonable demands.
Her colleagues didn't dare to be friends with her.
Now, having met Chen Jie, she felt a sense of happiness from being surrounded by people for the first time.
"Everyone, don't rush. You have plenty of time. You can let those vans wait for a day, so you can play until whenever you want," Chen Jie reminded them.
The women cheered again.
Then, he called He Yufei over and, avoiding the others, said, "The new company will be established in two days. We'll need you to manage the workers and staff then. These people are a resource. Use this opportunity to build good relationships with them, understand?"
He Yufei looked enlightened and immediately promised, "Don't worry, I'll use this opportunity to poach them! They weren't treated well at their previous company, they definitely won't miss this chance!"
"It's good that you understand. Starting today, you'll be busy. When I return to Pingcheng tomorrow, I'll make further arrangements."
"Go. I have to leave too."
Chen Jie waited for the women to finish cooking and refused their invitation to have dinner together.
Then, he had the luggage in the car unloaded. The various fine wines and ingredients in the car were also given to the women.
Before leaving, Chen Jie worried about their safety on their way home at night, and since he was going to see Wang Xiaoyan, it wouldn't be convenient for the two of them. Therefore, he arranged for Lin Mengjiao to accompany them.
He, on the other hand, drove towards Wang Xiaoyan's Feiyang Group.