Every girl, in her youth, dreams of the other half she will one day have: a tall Prince Charming, a man of good character and a strong sense of justice! What other people thought, Yu Yuanyuan had no idea, but that was certainly how she thought.

Yet only days ago, Yu Yuanyuan's life had been filled with darkness, her dream shattered; all she could do was spend the rest of her days with that old man, Master Li! Yu Yuanyuan did not consider herself any great beauty, but she was a woman who kept herself clean and held to her principles, and deep down she had always believed in staying faithful to one man for life.

So Yu Yuanyuan felt that if she ended up with Master Li, her whole life was settled, and finished.

But then everything changed. Er Goudan had come to her side like a god descending from heaven, as though sent by the heavens themselves, and had solved all her troubles outright! That formidable, insufferably arrogant Master Li had been killed with a single punch!

If Yu Yuanyuan had been given the choice, she would naturally have set her heart on a good man like Er Goudan: warm-hearted, full of a sense of justice, honest and not greedy for money, and above all, utterly reassuring! Without her even realizing it, Yu Yuanyuan had begun to feel a touch of fondness for Er Goudan.

The tale of the hero saving the beauty may be an old cliché, but it is a fine story that never grows old.

That was exactly the case with Er Goudan and Yu Yuanyuan.

The Xiao family was riding high again lately; merchants and rich men were queuing up to work with them! The Xiao family's standing was now a settled matter, and it was only a matter of time before they became a great house on equal footing with the Yu clan!

The two Xiao brothers were grinning from ear to ear. One could say that since Old Master Xiao's death, this was the first time the two of them had been so happy! For the first time, they had no need to worry about the Xiao family's future!

True, the Xiao family now worked for the hidden Pi family, little better than hired hands, but none of that mattered. Wasn't the Yu clan working for the hidden Yu clan too? They shared the same surname, and it was prettily called "one continuous line of descent," but anyone with eyes knew what was really going on!

"Second Brother, our Xiao family hasn't invested a single cent, and already we hold three businesses, all on the strength of our connections and our name. What a bargain!" Xiao Ji was very fond of this kind of investment, catching a wolf with nothing but empty hands.

"Heh heh, indeed. Our Xiao family really has found fortune in misfortune. Come to think of it, this whole business was stirred up by our sister-in-law, so don't keep scolding her. Without her, how would the Xiao family be where it is today?" Xiao Ben recalled how harsh his elder brother's attitude toward their sister-in-law still was; he had even taken away her car keys. These past few days the two brothers had been busy with work and had rather neglected Gou Huli. Now that things had quieted down, Xiao Ben realized that all of this was in fact thanks to her.

"Oh? Put that way, there's something to it! I'll go and see her!" Hearing Xiao Ben's words, Xiao Ji nodded; he thought his younger brother had a point, and turned to go upstairs.

When Old Master Xiao had died, Xiao Ben had even thought of contending for the position of head of the family. But now it seemed that although his elder brother bore the title, he could decide nothing; even something like going to placate their sister-in-law had to be proposed and settled by Xiao Ben. This made Xiao Ben feel that there was no difference between himself and the family head!

Every matter in the Xiao family, great or small, was decided by him; his elder brother was a figurehead in name only. So Xiao Ben no longer bothered to fight over the title. This arrangement suited him fine.

Xiao Ji went upstairs and pushed open the door to Gou Huli's room. These past two days he had not shared a bed with her; he had banished her to the guest room to sleep alone, and had not given her a kind look either.

Gou Huli knew that distinguished guests had come to the Xiao family these past two days, but since Xiao Ji would not tell her the details, she dared not ask. Every day she stayed in her room watching TV dramas and did not dare go out. Now, seeing Xiao Ji push the door open, she was overjoyed and scrambled to her feet. "Brother Ji, you've come..."

"Huli! I've neglected you these past few days. You're not angry, are you?" Xiao Ji looked at Gou Huli with a smile, and the more he looked, the more pleasing she seemed. She had aged, no longer as fresh and tender as in her youth, but the more he looked, the more interested he became.

"How would I dare?" Gou Huli was startled, and said in a trembling, deferential voice, "I'm the one at fault. I'm only glad you don't blame me, Brother Ji. How would I dare be angry?"

"Heh heh, what fault do you have? You did exactly right!" Xiao Ji waved a hand and laughed heartily. "That whole series of things you did, looking at it now, was truly wonderful! If you hadn't knocked Pi Bo silly, the hidden Pi family would never have sent their best men, and we'd never have gotten to work with them. Now our Xiao family's standing has shot up faster than a rocket!"

"Ah?" Gou Huli was stunned; she thought Xiao Ji was speaking ironically, but his expression did not look like it. So she ventured cautiously, "Is that so... then Heaven is looking after the Xiao family, letting us find fortune in misfortune!"

"Yes, that's right, well said. Heaven looks after the Xiao family!" Xiao Ji laughed. "But now that our Xiao family is riding high, you shouldn't keep a low profile anymore. When it's time to be flashy, be flashy; that's the only way to show how formidable the Xiao family is. In this life, one has to be a bit arrogant!"

"I understand!" Gou Huli was overjoyed. Showing off and putting on airs were her favorite things in the world; when she heard that Xiao Ji really meant for her to go out and show off, she was beside herself with delight!

In the blink of an eye it was the first of May, the day of the Guan Xuemin Pharmaceutical Company's new product press conference!

Lately the fame of the Guan Xuemin Pharmaceutical Company had been at its zenith. Especially after they resolved the mass poisoning of the students at First High School, every sector of society was waiting for the company to roll out a powerful new product; expectations for the Guan Xuemin Pharmaceutical Company were very high!

Wei Zhao did not attend the press conference as a staff member, nor as a guest. He slipped in quietly, just like any of the onlookers.

Because the press conference was being held in an open-air plaza, Fatty Lai had not barred ordinary citizens from gathering to watch, though professional security guards had been hired to keep order.

Wei Zhao attended the press conference together with Tang Yun and Feng Xiaoxiao. Xiaoshu had wanted to come along for the fun, but the Young Mistress dragged her off to the supermarket to buy supplies for their road trip.

Though Xiaoshu was a little unhappy about it, considering Feng Xiaoxiao's illness, she had no choice but to give way for now.

"Hubby Wei Zhao, I never imagined you'd be this amazing. This pharmaceutical company is actually yours!" Feng Xiaoxiao had already learned the truth about the company from Tang Yun, and she said excitedly, "When I get home I'll tell my father to buy their military medical supplies from your company. No more of that expensive wound medicine from the Kang the Divine Doctor Pharmaceutical Company!"

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