Ch. 4341What's the Point of Being a CEO? Isn't Setting Up a Stall Better? (146)

Grandma Chu learned of Su Qiao's pregnancy and eagerly called Doctor Wang to get advice about what she could eat. The next morning, Su Qiao caught Chu Jingchen dancing in front of his mirror, leaving him embarrassed as she teased him.

  • Grandma Chu told Steward Li to call Doctor Wang and prepare a list of foods Su Qiao should avoid during her pregnancy.
  • Chu Zhenghao left for work while planning to tease Su Qiao, who did not know she was about to get married.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen fell asleep after an exhausting afternoon and night together.
  • Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that the downstairs lock was open and went back to his room to shower and change.
  • Su Qiao entered Chu Jingchen's room and found him dancing in front of the mirror.
  • Chu Jingchen claimed he was exercising, and Su Qiao praised his chest and dancing, making him blush.

Ch. 4342What's the Point of Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (147)

Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen after he accidentally grabbed her hair and shirt while she was leaving, and he struggled to explain himself. At breakfast, they learned Chu Zhenghao had agreed to give Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen a child, leaving Chu Jingchen hurt that he had not been told.

  • Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen to get dressed and come downstairs, but he accidentally grabbed her hair and then pulled off her oversized shirt.
  • Chu Jingchen tried to explain that he had not meant to bother her, while Su Qiao accused him of being overly eager and told him to show restraint.
  • Su Qiao left to wait outside, and Chu Jingchen scolded himself for embarrassing himself and making her misunderstand him.
  • At breakfast, Steward Li told Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen what they had missed the previous night, including that Chu Zhenghao had agreed to give them a child.
  • Su Qiao said Chu Zhenghao had agreed before Chu Jingchen entered her room, and Chu Jingchen stood up in shock, upset that she had not told him.

Ch. 4343What's the Point of Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (148)

Su Qiao upset Chu Jingchen by raising the possibility that she could not have children, and he stormed out to cool off. Outside the Chu residence, Chu Jingchen encountered Gu Hualei and taunted him about his relationship with Su Qiao.

  • Chu Jingchen angrily told Su Qiao that her inability to have children would not make him stop loving her, then left to cool off.
  • Su Qiao asked 444 to watch over Chu Jingchen and make sure he stayed out of danger.
  • Chu Jingchen found Gu Hualei waiting outside the Chu residence to see Su Qiao and ordered him to leave.
  • When Gu Hualei refused to go, Chu Jingchen showed him the scratch marks on his body and boasted that he and Su Qiao would marry soon.

Ch. 4344What Kind of CEO? Wouldn't Running a Stall Be Better? (149)

Chu Jingchen learned from Gu Hualei that Su Qiao had dual personalities and feared the Second Personality he loved might disappear. He hesitantly came to her research lab and struggled to ask her about it.

  • Chu Jingchen showed Gu Hualei the marks on his neck and told him to stay away from Su Qiao.
  • Gu Hualei revealed that Su Qiao had a Primary First Personality and a Secondary Second Personality, and claimed the Primary Personality had been with him.
  • Gu Hualei declared he would not give up on Su Qiao and ran off, leaving Chu Jingchen stunned by what he had learned.
  • Su Qiao went to her underground research lab while the Gu and Yu families’ companies remained sealed and under investigation.
  • Chu Jingchen spent the morning researching dual personalities, then brought Su Qiao lunch and lingered in the lab.
  • Su Qiao asked Chu Jingchen what he wanted to ask, and he worried that her Second Personality might disappear.

Ch. 4345Why Be a CEO When Setting Up a Stall Is Better? (150)

Su Qiao reassured Chu Jingchen after Gu Hualei claimed she had a dual personality and that her current self was only a second personality. She insisted she had been joking and promised that her former self would not return, though Chu Jingchen remained worried.

  • Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that Gu Hualei had visited and said she had a dual personality.
  • Su Qiao asked whether Gu Hualei had claimed her former self was her primary personality and could return at any time.
  • Chu Jingchen embraced Su Qiao and asked if she would change back, admitting he preferred the person she was now.
  • Su Qiao said she had only been messing with Gu Hualei and insisted she could never be a second personality.
  • Chu Jingchen asked whether Su Qiao had already swallowed up her other personality and whether it would truly never appear again.

Ch. 4346What Good Is Being a CEO? Isn't Setting Up a Stall Better? (151)

Su Qiao reassured Chu Jingchen that her Second Personality was gone, then returned to her work on medicine and vaccines. As the Gu and Yu Families fell into trouble over the contaminated products, Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng sought her help, but she refused before they could ask.

  • Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen that her Second Personality had disappeared more than two years earlier and that only she remained.
  • Chu Jingchen went to check on Grandma Chu's chicken soup while Su Qiao warned him to stop her from adding Chinese herbs.
  • Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng discussed their worsening situation and decided to ask Su Qiao for help because they could no longer rely on the Yu Family or the Gu Family.
  • Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng encountered Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen as they left for a walk, and Su Qiao said she could do nothing about the skincare products and bird's nest.

Ch. 4347What's the Point of Being a CEO? Isn't Setting Up a Street Stall Better? (152)

Su Qiao rejected Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng’s plea for help, then offered them a choice: one of them could take the blame and go to prison. Su Yunyang denied that she could carry out the threat, while Chu Jingchen reassured Su Qiao that he would face any danger with her.

  • Su Qiao told Su Yunyang that he and Su Chifeng had to bear the consequences of their own actions and tried to leave with Chu Jingchen.
  • Su Yunyang blocked their way and begged Su Qiao to save Su Chifeng.
  • Su Qiao offered Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng the choice of which one would take the blame and go to prison.
  • Su Chifeng pleaded with Su Yunyang to protect him, but Su Yunyang insisted Su Qiao was bluffing and defended his past choices.
  • Su Qiao mocked the father and son for abandoning each other in trouble, and Chu Jingchen promised he would live or die with her.

Ch. 4348Why Be a CEO When Setting Up a Stall Is Better? (153)

Su Qiao rejected Su Yunyang and his son, leaving them to argue over who was responsible for seeking her help. The scandal surrounding Yu Corporation and Gu Corporation worsened, and although the government organized containment efforts, no effective medicine or vaccine had been found.

  • Su Qiao told Su Yunyang and his son that their selfishness was hereditary, then left with Chu Jingchen.
  • Su Yunyang and Chifeng argued over whether Su Qiao could help and parted on bad terms.
  • Public backlash against Yu Corporation and Gu Corporation grew as customers and business partners demanded refunds, compensation, and explanations.
  • Authorities shut down companies under the Yu Family and Gu Family, detained related personnel, and began treating patients and preventing cross-infection.
  • People followed government precautions and shifted much of their work and schooling online, while the Research Institute and pharmaceutical companies failed to find an effective treatment or vaccine.

Ch. 4349What's So Great About Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (154)

As the virus crisis worsened, Su Qiao provided the government with effective treatments and a vaccine, then also supplied free medicine for people harmed by carcinogenic skincare products. After the crisis eased, she traveled with Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu, while the Gu Family and Yu Family faced ruin.

  • As deaths and infections rose and public order deteriorated, the authorities approached Su Qiao for help.
  • Su Qiao had He Jianhui submit effective treatment drugs and a vaccine formula from her pharmaceutical company without seeking payment.
  • After testing confirmed the drugs worked without side effects, the government announced the treatments, and the public learned they came from Su Qiao's company.
  • Su Qiao submitted medicine for illnesses caused by the carcinogenic skincare products, and monitoring showed the carcinogens disappearing from users' bodies.
  • Su Qiao vaccinated herself and the Chu Family, then gave He Jianhui medicines and vaccines to distribute to people willing to use them.
  • With the virus crisis temporarily contained, Su Qiao traveled with Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu as the Gu Family and Yu Family suffered deaths and the Yu Family's old master was taken away.

Ch. 4350What's the Point of Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Stall Be Better? (155)

After the skincare investigation brought down nearly everyone involved in the Yu and Gu families, Su Qiao received a special medal for her contributions. During interviews, she impressed foreign reporters with her fluency and claimed her wide-ranging knowledge came from self-study, then faced a question about her future plans.

  • Su Yunyang, Su Chifeng, Gu Hualei, and Gu Hualei's father were taken away for investigation, while Yu Aiwei remained in custody and the families faced demands from suppliers.
  • Su Qiao learned the investigation had succeeded and felt grateful that Yu Aiwei had led her to uncover the wrongdoing.
  • The state awarded Su Qiao a special medal, and she answered reporters' questions after the ceremony.
  • Su Qiao answered foreign reporters fluently in several languages and said she had taught herself because her family lacked money.
  • Su Qiao described how quickly she could absorb technical research, leaving the foreign reporters speechless.
  • A reporter asked Su Qiao about her future plans while glancing meaningfully at Chu Jingchen.

Ch. 4351What's the Point of Being a CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (156)

Su Qiao announced her plans to develop medical devices and marry Chu Jingchen, then left the award venue with him. Outside, they encountered Gu Hualei, who confronted Su Qiao in despair.

  • Su Qiao said she planned to create a portable Treatment Device and precise Detection Instruments to address medical needs and difficult diseases.
  • Su Qiao announced that she would marry Chu Jingchen and travel with him for their wedding, and Chu Jingchen embraced her as everyone offered congratulations.
  • Su Qiao said she was hungry, and Chu Jingchen led her out of the venue to get food.
  • Gu Hualei, ruined and homeless after the Gu Group was sealed, waited outside and heard Su Qiao's wedding announcement.
  • Gu Hualei confronted Su Qiao, insisting that he did not believe she had never loved him and asking why she had been with him.

Ch. 4352What to Be a CEO For? Wouldn't Running a Stall Be Better? (157)

Gu Hualei begged Su Qiao to return to him, but she rejected him and left with Chu Jingchen. As they drove home, Gu Hualei rammed their car on a bridge, leaving them trapped at the edge after his sedan plunged into the river.

  • Gu Hualei pleaded with Su Qiao to forgive him and come back, but she called him delusional and left with Chu Jingchen.
  • Su Qiao cheered Chu Jingchen up at a restaurant by peeling shrimp, and he pampered her in return.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen drove onto a bridge when Gu Hualei's black sedan slammed into their car.
  • Their car struck the bridge railing and hung over the edge, while Gu Hualei's sedan plunged into the river.
  • Su Qiao cut open the airbag with a curved blade, and Chu Jingchen, despite his injured leg, hurried to help her escape.

Ch. 4353Why Be a CEO? Isn't Running a Street Stall Better? (158)

Su Qiao rescued Chu Jingchen from their wrecked car before it plunged into a river, and the chapter ends with Gu Hualei alive but in a coma while his family faces poverty and isolation.

  • Su Qiao found Chu Jingchen bleeding and trapped in the car, but refused to leave him despite the damaged fuel tank and the car hanging over the river.
  • Su Qiao used the Golden Long Sword to cut away the wreckage, then pushed Chu Jingchen out and escaped with him just before the car fell into the river.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen survived, and she urged him to go to the hospital to have his forehead wound treated.
  • Gu Hualei survived the crash but became a vegetable, and Madam Gu dropped her plans to trouble Su Qiao when she learned Su Qiao intended to sue him for attempted murder.
  • Madam Gu and Gu Hualei were left isolated and impoverished, and she had to care for him in a tiny rental apartment.

Ch. 4354What Kind of CEO? Wouldn't Running a Street Stall Be Better? (159)

Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao returned from their six-month adventure honeymoon just before Yuanyuan gave birth to twin boys. Grandma Chu’s health and memory had improved with Su Qiao’s medicine, and she stopped urging the couple to have children; Su Qiao had also developed the Portable Rapid Treatment Device before leaving.

  • Before the New Year, the two Chu brothers held their weddings, and the family celebrated together.
  • Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao took Grandma Chu to Sanya, then left on their honeymoon after Su Qiao prepared medicine and asked Uncle Li to ensure Grandma took it.
  • During their travels, Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao sent photos and videos home while Su Qiao gathered medicinal herbs and shipped back medicines.
  • Six months later, Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao returned home, and Yuanyuan gave birth to twin boys the next day.
  • Grandma Chu’s health, memory, and hair improved, and she stopped urging Su Qiao and Chu Zhenghao to have children after hearing Chu Zhenghao might be unable to.
  • Su Qiao had already developed the Portable Rapid Treatment Device before her trip, and He Jianhui welcomed her return so she could continue developing precision instruments.

Ch. 4355Extra Story: The Chu Family's Big Brother and His Adorable Mao'er 1

Su Qiao returned from her travels and spent a year and a half developing medical breakthroughs for rare and difficult illnesses. Later, Mao'er read on the balcony while the man called her away from her romance novel.

  • Su Qiao left the Treatment Device in his care and went on her honeymoon, keeping him busy for six months.
  • After returning, Su Qiao researched rare diseases using things she had collected and knowledge from other planes.
  • Su Qiao developed specialized detection instruments, treatments, and medicines, and treated numerous patients.
  • The man sent the twins to the next room with the nannies, then went to Mao'er on the balcony.
  • The man teased Mao'er about her novel, and she warily noticed his open robe.

Ch. 4356Extra: Chu Family's Big Brother and His Adorable Mao'er 2

Mao'er avoided Chu Zhenghao's advances because she felt self-conscious about her changed figure after giving birth to twins. Chu Zhenghao realized her insecurity was troubling her and tried to draw out the reason.

  • Mao'er blushed at Chu Zhenghao's exposed chest and questioned why he was not dressed properly.
  • Chu Zhenghao said he had kept the air conditioning mild for the babies, making Mao'er feel guilty about how much he had cared for them.
  • After learning the twins were asleep, Chu Zhenghao pulled Mao'er close and hinted at intimacy, but she said she was not in the mood.
  • Mao'er retreated to the sofa and covered her stomach with a pillow, insisting she did not want to explain herself.
  • Chu Zhenghao recognized that Mao'er was insecure about her post-pregnancy figure and apologized, prompting her to feel embarrassed.

Ch. 4357Extra: Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 3

Mao'er worried that her body had changed after giving birth, while Chu Zhenghao reassured her and complained that she had been neglecting him. She guiltily admitted she was afraid he would see her out-of-shape body.

  • Mao'er explained that she had been eating too much and could not control her appetite.
  • Chu Zhenghao suggested asking Grandma to add a nightly snack, and Mao'er refused, insisting she was already too fat.
  • Chu Zhenghao pinched Mao'er's belly and reassured her that she would regain her figure by following the nutritionist's plan.
  • Chu Zhenghao complained that Mao'er spent her time caring for the babies, exercising, listening to music, and reading instead of talking to him.
  • Mao'er denied that she had changed, then admitted she had avoided intimacy because she worried Chu Zhenghao would see her body after childbirth.

Ch. 4358Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 4

Chu Zhenghao persuaded Mao'er to consider having another child by claiming his sister-in-law could not have children and wanted to adopt one. Mao'er remained unsure, while Chu Zhenghao used the conversation to lead her toward the bedroom and pursue his own desire to end his celibate life.

  • Chu Zhenghao proposed having another child, and Mao'er worried that pregnancy would make her heavier and invite ridicule.
  • Chu Zhenghao asked who had insulted Mao'er, but she assured him nobody had.
  • Chu Zhenghao promised Mao'er professional help losing weight after childbirth, and she agreed to avoid unsafe methods.
  • Chu Zhenghao claimed his sister-in-law could not have children because hardship in her youth had damaged her health.
  • Chu Zhenghao suggested they have a child for his sister-in-law to adopt, and Mao'er hesitated because she might not bear to part with the child.
  • Chu Zhenghao comforted Mao'er and led her toward the bedroom, secretly focused on ending his celibate life.

Ch. 4359Extra: Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Mao'er 5

Chu Zhenghao and Mao'er agreed to have another child, and two years later Mao'er gave birth to a daughter whom Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen raised. After Mao'er recovered with professional help, Chu Zhenghao tried to persuade her to have another child, but she resisted.

  • Mao'er agreed to have another child after Chu Zhenghao promised not to let her gain weight secretly and to hire professionals to help her lose weight.
  • Two years later, Mao'er gave birth to a daughter, and Chu Jingchen persuaded Su Qiao to raise the child with him.
  • Su Qiao grew deeply attached to the little girl, and her days of traveling around came to an end.
  • After Mao'er recovered her health and figure, Chu Zhenghao tried to persuade her to have another child, but Mao'er insisted on continuing to lose weight.

Ch. 4360Extra—Chu Family's Eldest Brother and His Adorable Little Cat 6

Chu Zhenghao reassured Mao'er about her weight and apologized for hiding that Su Qiao planned to tell their daughter Mao'er was her biological mother. Mao'er forgave him, and the couple reconciled, ending the chapter embracing each other.

  • Chu Zhenghao worried that Mao'er was losing too much weight and decided she should stop dieting.
  • Chu Zhenghao persuaded Mao'er that he preferred her current figure, and she agreed to remain at 110 pounds.
  • Mao'er said she did not want another child, and Chu Zhenghao admitted that he had selfishly deceived her about their daughter.
  • Chu Zhenghao told Mao'er that Su Qiao would tell the child she was her biological mother, and Mao'er asked whether it was true.
  • Chu Zhenghao and Mao'er apologized to each other, shared their insecurities, and embraced.
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