Had Chen Sinian come for a refund?

Luo Feixuan leaned back against the sofa, unconcerned. "You said it yourself: the Chen Corporation. My surname is Luo, remember?"

Chen Qiao rubbed his chest, trying to calm himself.

He knew Luo Feixuan's temperament and how to deal with her, so he cut straight to the chase.

"Name your terms."

She was his daughter, after all. Chen Qiao had considered changing the way they interacted, but whenever he tried to extend an olive branch, Luo Feixuan always had the same response.

"Instead of asking how I'm doing, transfer me a hefty sum."

The corners of Luo Feixuan's lips lifted slightly. For Chen Qiao to say something like that, he had to be truly desperate.

This was her chance to jack up the price.

"Give me ten percent of the Chen Corporation's shares."

"Have you lost your mind?" Chen Qiao exploded. "You want ten percent of the shares for one Meridian-Opening Pill? Do you know how much money that is?"

"Luo Feixuan, you're price gouging!"

A young man in a black jacket stormed in, his face full of anger. He carried a motorcycle helmet, and his hair was somewhat disheveled.

Chen Qiao glanced at the young man who had barged in and frowned, but said nothing.

Luo Feixuan did not even bother lifting her eyes.

"It's just a Meridian-Opening Pill. What's so hard about getting one? Dad, leave this to me. I'll handle it!" The young man turned to Chen Qiao, brimming with confidence.

Chen Qiao snorted.

"You think Elder Tang couldn't get any Meridian-Opening Pill you could?"

The young man fell silent.

His thinking had been simple: it was just a Meridian-Opening Pill. If they wanted a high-quality one, they could pay more!

Could Elder Tang not afford something he could buy?

Chen Qiao ignored him and turned back to Luo Feixuan.

"Ten percent is too much. How about this? I'll give you ten million."

Luo Feixuan sneered without saying a word.

"Luo Feixuan, that's ten million! What Meridian-Opening Pill could be worth ten million? Don't get too greedy!"

Luo Feixuan did not spare him even a sideways glance.

She had never taken this idiot seriously. Even if she was going to cross swords with someone, it would be Chen Qiao.

After a long silence, Chen Qiao held up three fingers.

"Three percent. Not a fraction more."

Luo Feixuan yawned, stood up, and headed toward the stairs.

"Stop!" Chen Qiao shot to his feet with an angry shout.

Luo Feixuan continued at a brisk pace without hesitating. Only after climbing a few steps did she stop.

"Take your time thinking it over. I'll wait for your answer."

With that, she continued upstairs.

Chen Qiao sat down, his expression dark. The young man hurried to sit beside him.

"Dad, you can't give it to her! That's ten percent of the shares. What does a little girl like her need so many shares for?

"Besides, she already owns ten percent of the Chen Corporation..."

"Shut up!" Chen Qiao snapped, exasperated by his failure to measure up. "Can't you show a little promise for once?"

The young man still felt indignant. "Then you have to give me a chance..."

"Haven't I given you chances? I gave you a small company, and you bankrupted it in three months. I put you in charge of a restaurant chain, and you landed us in a food poisoning scandal-what more do you want me to do?"

Knowing he had no defense, the young man lowered his head and dared not speak.

After venting his anger, Chen Qiao softened his tone.

"You have three days to find out where she got her Meridian-Opening Pill. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to give her the shares."

The young man abruptly raised his head, clenched his fists, and fixed his gaze.

"Understood!"

After spreading overnight, the news that Yu Bu'e's Meridian-Opening Pill had sold for "nine hundred thousand" was now everywhere.

When he woke up that morning, he discovered that his jealousy points had topped ten thousand again.

As soon as he entered school, he could feel countless eyes on him, filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

They said fame brought trouble to people just as fattening brought slaughter to pigs, but that saying did not apply to Yu Bu'e.

He only hoped the storm would hit even harder!

He had barely entered the classroom and sat down when Wu Yang noticed something.

"Holy crap! Dude, is it just me, or have you added a few more Meridian-Opening Pills?"

His voice was loud enough to draw plenty of attention.

"He really has! Yu Bu'e, where did you get all those Meridian-Opening Pills?"

"Nine hundred thousand each. One, two, three... how much money is that?"

"He's wearing several houses around his neck..."

Compared with the "string" around Yu Bu'e's neck, Chanel, Gucci, and even Patek Philippe all looked pathetic!

Now that was a top-tier luxury item!

Before, they had only known that Yu Bu'e had a lot of Meridian-Opening Pills.

Yesterday's auction had taken their understanding to another level!

He could string together Meridian-Opening Pills worth nine hundred thousand apiece!

Absolutely terrifying!

Listening to his classmates' envious remarks, Yu Bu'e's lips curled upward.

This was his real reason for holding the auction!

Of course, he did feel a little sheepish.

The Meridian-Opening Pill at yesterday's "auction" had fetched nine hundred thousand mainly because Luo Feixuan had helped drive up the price.

And they had happened to run into a sucker like Chen Sinian...

That did not mean every Meridian-Opening Pill he owned was worth nine hundred thousand.

"If you ask me, Chen Sinian just has more money than brains! Once he catches on, he might come asking for a refund!" Xu Hu suddenly said from the back row.

"Exactly! Paying nine hundred thousand for one Meridian-Opening Pill is insane!"

"Yu Bu'e, you'd better watch out. That kind of thing counts as fraud!"

Everyone in the class turned to look at Xu Hu.

Wu Yang sneered. "What, jealous? Seeing green? Were you too mad to sleep last night?"

Xu Hu's expression shifted.

Damn it, did Wu Yang put a surveillance camera in my bedroom?

Just then, someone suddenly cried out.

"Chen... Chen Sinian's actually here!"

Yu Bu'e instinctively looked up toward the classroom door. Sure enough, there was Chen Sinian.

He slapped his thigh. Oh, crap.

Xu Hu had actually called it!

His classmates began murmuring around him.

"Xu Hu really guessed right?"

"Yu Bu'e's in trouble. Chen Sinian really came for a refund!"

"Actually, it makes sense if you think about it. Chen Sinian might be willing to spend nine hundred thousand on one Meridian-Opening Pill, but his family wouldn't be!"

Hearing the noisy chatter, Chen Sinian frowned. Then he entered the classroom with a clear destination in mind, never taking his eyes off Yu Bu'e.

Yu Bu'e had not expected Xu Hu's words to come true either.

Still, he had made up his mind: all sales were final!

A return would not be so bad. The worst possibility was that Chen Sinian had already taken the Meridian-Opening Pill and wanted a refund without returning anything...

Just as he was about to get the first word in, Chen Sinian reached him and suddenly smiled.

"Yu Bu'e, I came specifically to thank you."

"Huh?"

"Actually, I bid on that Meridian-Opening Pill for my younger brother. He's only in ninth grade, and he'd opened just seven spirit meridians."

With a sincere look in his eyes, Chen Sinian continued, "After he took the Meridian-Opening Pill last night, he had ten spirit meridians open by this morning!"

Yu Bu'e was somewhat stunned, but everyone around him erupted.

"He opened three spirit meridians in a single night?"

"Yu Bu'e's Meridian-Opening Pills really are something else!"

"Top grade! Definitely top grade! Looks like Chen Sinian's nine hundred thousand was money well spent!"

Yu Bu'e breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he offered his congratulations.

"No need to thank me. You already thanked me yesterday, anyway."

As long as he wasn't asking for a refund.

Chen Sinian looked a little embarrassed. "That's different. Today, I genuinely mean it."

"..." Yu Bu'e cleared his throat. "You really don't have to thank me. You paid a hefty price, after all."

"Regardless, I'll remember this favor. If you ever need my help, just say the word."

Given Chen Sinian's personality, it was already rare for him to say something like that.

Suddenly, he turned to Xu Hu. Under his stare, Xu Hu broke into a cold sweat and lowered his head.

"I heard someone said I had more money than brains?" Chen Sinian's voice turned cold.