Chapter 251: Chapter 179: Ye Zhenzhen’s Special Constitution (Vote for Monthly Tickets)_2
"If you have time, go and see her. After all, didn’t you say you’re free these days? Try to talk more with Ye Zhenzhen; your dad and I both think she’s quite a good match..."
The more Jiang Shu listened, the more something felt off. He looked up at his mother and said with a helpless smile, "Alright, Mom, I have my own plans for this."
"I’ll go to the company later and see Ye Zhenzhen. If there’s anything, I’ll definitely let you know."
"I’m done eating. Dad, Mom, take your time."
After placing his bowl in the sink, Jiang Shu pushed the door open and fled.
The sunlight shone like molten gold, bathing him. Every cell in his body seemed to expand, and the fine hairs on his skin fluttered with the light breeze.
Jiang Shu walked slowly along the street.
He wasn’t one of those Martial Artists who always had to restrain their desires in the name of training.
In the Early Stage, avoiding involvement with wine, women, wealth, and other worldly temptations was mainly because he feared they might affect the speed of his Cultivation.
But now things were different. As long as his Cultivation of the Vermilion Palace Thunder Technique’s Acupoint Training Section reached Perfection, he would be free of all taboos.
The thing is, whether he could develop things further with Ye Zhenzhen or not depended not on her, but on Ye Zhenzhen. He wouldn’t be like ordinary men, marrying and having children in a short span of time. He still sought to climb to the pinnacle of the Martial Arts. Just reaching the Acupoint Passage Realm would grant him a lifespan of two hundred and forty years. If he stood out in the War of the Hundred Dynasties and joined the True Martial Sect, he would inevitably break through to the Detachment Realm. By then, his lifespan would reach a terrifying five hundred years! What he would learn wouldn’t be Martial Arts, but Divine Skills! A single Divine Skill could take years to cultivate. A closed-door retreat might last for several years, or even decades. In such a case, would his significant other wait for him? Willing to wait, but how many times could they? When cultivating, one speaks of the law, wealth, companions, and land. Only those of similar Realms could truly be considered Dao companions.
"Zhenzhen, what are you really after? You’re not the chairman of the company. What are you being so busy for? It would be one thing if you didn’t gain anything from it, but you’ve also sunk a lot of your own money into it. Look, now your money is gone, and your health has collapsed. At this point, it’s just me, your fellow unfortunate sister, left to keep you company."
One kilometer from the ShuYan Pharmaceutical Company.
Bright Moon Residential Area.
Lu Jinli heaved a long sigh. She placed the brown sugar ginger water she had made on the living room table, leaning toward Ye Zhenzhen. "Ye Zhenzhen, you sure hid it well. How come I never noticed you were so hopelessly romantic before! Don’t bother explaining; an explanation is just a cover-up. I’ve been on the internet for so many years; what haven’t I heard?"
"I get it, my bestie has her own rhythm!"
"PFFT."
Seeing her friend’s goofy expression, Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Her fainting spell had come on suddenly, but in reality, it wasn’t as serious as everyone thought. Not only did the hospital find no problems, but she herself felt much more relaxed after waking up.
She could even sense the air around her pulsing, which was quite magical.
"I’m just on my period now. It has nothing to do with the previous illness, okay? And do you really think the money I, Ye Zhenzhen, put in is wasted? That was an investment! Do you understand investment? Of course, you don’t. If you did, you wouldn’t be shelved right now. No worries, I’ve solved this issue for you. Just let him know when he returns," Ye Zhenzhen said, taking a sip of the brown sugar water and patting Lu Jinli’s shoulder.
She had debuted several years earlier than Lu Jinli. They met at an event, and their relationship had grown stronger over time.
However, ever since the world changed, opportunities for celebrities had been shrinking.
Some who entered the industry late and signed unfavorable contracts found it impossible to escape their plight, instead forced to work for entertainment companies to pay off their debts.
Lu Jinli was one of them.
"Forget it, I’ve resigned myself to my fate. Anyway, after working for another five years, I should be able to leave. If I can’t make it by then, I’ll come to you, and you’d better have a room ready for me," Lu Jinli said.
"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep a room for you. But if he really comes back, just a word..." The figure involuntarily surfaced in her mind. She was still an ordinary person. She knew of the Martial Arts World’s existence but had no idea how to learn more about it. She could only hope he would return safely. A Hua Jing Master... so powerful. He shouldn’t be taking this long for such a minor mission.
"Looks like you really are sick, with a bad case of lovesickness—you’re hopeless! What kind of love potion did he give you?" Lu Jinli asked, frustrated by her friend’s apparent lack of ambition yet also brimming with curiosity. Until now, she didn’t know who the founder and chairman of ShuYan Pharmaceutical was. But judging by her friend’s expression, could it be someone extremely powerful, maybe a child of a high official or a wealthy heir?
As she mused, she shook her head. The company she had signed with, Stardom Entertainment, was a genuinely large corporation in the Xia Country.
Previously, there might have been some possibility. But now, things were different. The real Chairman of the Group had returned from Fusang. The group’s headquarters had officially moved back. They had not only leased two nearby office buildings but had also launched numerous projects. The scale was such that even city leaders attended the opening ceremony one after another. Their influence is immense! No matter how powerful the children of officials or the wealthy second generation her friend knew were, they could only compare among their peers. How could they ever compete with the Chairman’s decades of networking and influence?
"Wait until you meet him, then you’ll understand. And when you’re in front of him, you’d better speak less. Don’t go on about ’being lovestruck’ all the time—nothing’s even started yet," Ye Zhenzhen warned, giving her instructions. Just then, a knock on the door suddenly rang out.
"Who is it?" Lu Jinli stood up from the sofa, strode over with her long legs, and opened the door.
Instantly, a handsome, somewhat familiar face entered her field of vision.
"You are..."
"I’m looking for Ye Zhenzhen," Jiang Shu said. He didn’t hurry to enter but stood at the doorway, waiting.
It wasn’t until Ye Zhenzhen’s exclamation sounded that he stepped into the living room as she welcomed him in.
On the sofa, Lu Jinli tilted her head. She glanced back and forth between Ye Zhenzhen, sitting next to her, and Jiang Shu on the chaise lounge, her mind filled with countless questions. Something was off. Why hadn’t they said a word to each other since he arrived?
"Are you feeling better?" Jiang Shu hesitated for a moment, then was the first to speak. If it had been only Ye Zhenzhen, he might have been more at ease, but clearly, a guest was present. If only I had known, I should have bought a mobile phone first. Calling would have been much more reliable than coming here in person.
"It’s nothing serious..." Ye Zhenzhen said, her head lowered, trying to conceal her slightly flushed face. Then, as if something occurred to her, she quickly pulled Lu Jinli toward her as a shield of sorts and said, "Jiang Shu, this is my best friend, Lu Jinli. She previously signed with Starlight Entertainment..."
While she talked about her friend’s situation, she tried to soothe her wildly pounding heart. She hadn’t anticipated that today, everything about Jiang Shu would seem to draw her in like a magnet. This attraction was completely different from before.
"Look, is there any way to get her released from her contract?" Ye Zhenzhen asked carefully, biting her lip.
"Starlight Entertainment... the Chairman just returned from Fusang... Is the Chairman’s surname Song?" Jiang Shu asked. He also sensed something unusual about Ye Zhenzhen. Normally, Martial Artists had to cultivate their physical bodies to their peak to achieve intimacy with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. But Ye Zhenzhen seemed to have broken this rule. She was simply sitting there, yet the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi around her was naturally drawn to her.
"Yes, it’s Song. Do you know Chairman Song?" Hearing Jiang Shu correctly state the Chairman’s surname, Lu Jinli, who had never dared to hope, stared blankly for a moment. Then, her eyes instantly lit up with immense surprise.
To be freed! Who would want to be bound by a servitude contract forever? If her best friend’s boyfriend truly knew Chairman Song, she might not even need to pay a penalty fee. She’d be completely free!
"If it’s him, then there’s no problem. Just give him a call," Jiang Shu said, thinking of the middle-aged man who had come looking for his daughter on the cruise. He then recited a phone number.
With his memory, although he hadn’t taken a business card, all the numbers on it could be clearly recalled in his mind.
After saying this, Jiang Shu repeated the number again.
Lu Jinli, standing to the side, obviously hadn’t yet grasped the situation.
Only Ye Zhenzhen, who had always trusted Jiang Shu, calmly keyed in the numbers. After confirming them, she pressed dial.
Before long, a deep, resonant voice, tinged with an inherent authority that commanded respect even without any display of anger, emerged from the phone, "Who is this?"