He Yufei's pretty face blushed.
She naturally understood her mother's meaning.
But she didn't retort.
Chen Jie said, "That's fine, I have some things I need to entrust to He Yufei."
He Yufei's face turned red again, and she didn't dare to look at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie might need some time for his trip to the provincial capital, and the villa was still constantly producing spiritual liquid.
Chen Jie asked He Yufei to live with him, partly to have her manage the spiritual liquid.
Seeing that the villa had everything, Mother He suggested she would cook, leaving the two of them to chat.
So, Chen Jie took He Yufei and revealed the secret of the spiritual liquid to her, and told He Yufei that if there were any business requiring the charging of protective artifacts, she would be in charge.
At night, He Yufei took a shower and appeared nervously at Chen Jie's bedroom door.
At that moment, Chen Jie's door opened.
"He Yufei, what are you doing?" Chen Jie frowned and looked He Yufei up and down.
He Yufei was wearing only a bath towel, nothing else.
It seemed like it could slip off at any moment.
"Ah, I..." He Yufei's pretty face turned slightly red, unsure of what to say.
"Fine, you can sleep in my room. I happen to have some things to do tonight." Chen Jie assumed He Yufei wanted to occupy his room and didn't say much more.
He had an important matter to attend to, which concerned He Yufei's safety.
"Chen Jie, what do you still need to do so late?" He Yufei was greatly disappointed when Chen Jie seemed to be going out.
"I'm going to set up some protective measures for the villa to prevent you and your mother from encountering danger. I'm heading to the provincial capital tomorrow, and if I don't do it now, it might be too late," Chen Jie said.
"I..." He Yufei said helplessly.
"What is it?" Chen Jie asked.
"Nothing, nothing. You go ahead and do your work. I have some work-related matters to handle myself."
He Yufei gave a bitter smile to herself. He had invited her to stay, but clearly not for her body.
She had dressed up like this, yet he remained indifferent.
This was the first time in her life she had stood before a man wearing only a bath towel.
Yet, a man could be so composed.
Since Chen Jie had asked He Yufei to live with him, he had to ensure her safety.
He hadn't forgotten about a potential threat: Lin Mengjiao's former master.
If they returned and found him absent, with only Mother He and He Yufei at home, it was hard to say they wouldn't act maliciously.
Therefore, Chen Jie intended to set up a defensive formation around the villa to ensure he would have enough time to rescue them if they encountered danger.
A defensive formation was far more complex than a spirit gathering formation. With Chen Jie's current strength, he could only set up a very basic one.
However, even so, its effectiveness would be immense. Chen Jie believed it would be more than enough to stop Lin Mengjiao's former master.
...
In a luxurious hotel, Yin Manman stood sexily by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Her face was filled with worry.
Behind her was a former male classmate, who was fully dressed.
Yin Manman still hadn't dared to go to the provincial capital to find her biological father, Yin Qiuran.
She feared that if Chen Jie became enraged, he might kill her too.
Especially since she had recently heard that the Yang family had ceased to exist because of Chen Jie.
And Chen Jie was apparently heading to the provincial capital.
This made her even more hesitant to admit she was Yin Qiuran's illegitimate daughter.
Fortunately, with the one hundred million yuan sent by Yin Chuji, she could live a happy life.
However, she had been spending money like water these past few days. She bought a car, then a house, frequented high-end hotels and clubs daily. In the blink of an eye, twenty million out of the one hundred million had already been spent.
She secretly calculated that if she continued at this rate, the hundred million would be squandered before long.
She needed to find an opportunity to make money.
At this moment, the man behind her said, "Manman, since you and Chen Jie are classmates, I think you can use his company for something!"
Yin Manman's eyes lit up, "What do you mean?"
This man was named Yang Chen. He was one of the wealthier classmates, but even with his wealth, his family assets were only a few million, insignificant compared to Yin Manman.
Yang Chen had been accompanying Yin Manman for the past few days.
Yang Chen said, "I know someone named Zhu Ming. He's now heard that Shengtian Company's new medicine is being launched and is desperately looking for distribution channels to act as a scalper and make a fortune."
"Since you know Chen Jie, I think we can cooperate on this opportunity..."
Yin Manman quickly asked, "What good idea do you have?"
"It's simple. You pretend to be Chen Jie's girlfriend and sell the Hundred Diseases Invincible Pills. Tomorrow, at the press conference, you'll abscond with a sum of money. We'll split it seventy-thirty, you get seventy, I get thirty."
Yin Manman wasn't stupid and immediately sneered, "Do you think I'm an idiot? The people are mine, the money is mine, and you only came up with an idea and want thirty percent? Besides, if Chen Jie finds out, won't he tear me to shreds?"
Yang Chen said, "Didn't you say Chen Jie is very capable and is going to the provincial capital? He probably won't show up for such a small matter. Once we've done this and fled, Chen Jie will be too far away to do anything about it."
Yin Manman hesitated for a moment and said, "I get ninety, you get ten."
"Heh heh, deal!"
Early the next morning, the venue of Shengtian Company was already packed.
Among these people were reporters and businessmen looking to cooperate.
They had all witnessed the miraculous efficacy of the Hundred Diseases Invincible Pills in the advertisements.
The press conference was scheduled to start at nine o'clock, but Yin Manman, with a group of people, arrived at seven.
"Everyone, I have good news to tell you: Shengtian Company's press conference will begin two hours earlier!"
Yin Manman walked onto the stage, smiling.
Although there were people in the company at this time, they were only a few scattered security guards.
They were low-level employees and didn't expect anyone to hold a press conference for Shengtian Company. They immediately began organizing personnel to help Yin Manman maintain order at the scene.
Upon hearing this, the crowd below became excited, "Excuse me, are you General Manager He Yufei?"
Yin Manman smiled and shook her head, "No! I am not the general manager. I am the girlfriend of Shengtian's boss, Yin Manman!"
"Today, I will be hosting the product launch conference!"
Someone asked, "Why is it starting early?"
"Because our company's drug production is limited, and there are more customers than supply. As the saying goes, 'a slow bird flies early,' that's the principle! Whoever comes early gets a share!" Yin Manman said.
"Hahaha... Fortunately, we came early. If we had come late, wouldn't we have cried our eyes out?"
"Then let's start quickly!"
Yin Manman nodded to someone not far away, and then Yang Chen carried several large boxes onto the stage.
"Everyone, this is our company's product, the Hundred Diseases Invincible Pill! One pill a day, and you will never get sick!"