Upon hearing Su Xuan’s words, the man paused. It seemed he hadn’t expected such a perk. "Wait a minute, I’m making a call." The man kept the knife on Wang Xuehan with one hand while pulling out his phone with the other. He dialed a number and relayed Su Xuan’s suggestion to the person on the line. But before he could get any instructions, a hand suddenly shot out and snatched the phone from his grasp. It happened so fast he couldn’t even react. Startled, the man scrambled back with Wang Xuehan, yelling at Su Xuan, "Don’t you care about this woman’s life? How dare you steal my phone?" The phone had indeed been taken by Su Xuan. Su Xuan gestured for the man to be quiet before addressing the phone. "Mr. Bai, can’t we discuss this civilly? Why did you have to send someone to cause trouble at my home?" "Mr. Su, the marketplace is a battlefield, and all’s fair in war. Surely you understand that?" Bai Yongnian’s somewhat smug voice came from the phone’s speaker. "And your proposal is excellent. I’ll take all of those pills you produced, and you can have your person back!" "Mr. Bai, what about payment?" Su Xuan asked. "There are over a thousand boxes of those pills. That’s no small sum. I can’t just hand them over. If you want them, you have to buy them through the company’s official approval process." "Of course I understand that!" Bai Yongnian replied. "But you have to promise to sell them to me at cost!" "No problem, I can authorize that," said Su Xuan. "I’ll send someone with the money to your company right away. Arrange for the delivery!" "Remember to bring ten million. And not a penny less." The actual cost was eight million; Su Xuan had just jacked up the price by two million on the spot. Afterward, they both hung up. Su Xuan immediately called Dou Jianhua. "That despicable Bai Yongnian!" When Dou Jianhua heard about Bai Yongnian’s shameless tactics, he couldn’t help but curse. A moment later, however, he was so overjoyed he nearly jumped out of his skin. Su Xuan had told him that Bai Yongnian wanted to buy the flawed medicine for ten million! "Boss, you’re a genius!" Dou Jianhua was thoroughly impressed with Su Xuan. Su Xuan had managed to sell off the medicine that was supposed to rot in the warehouse, not only avoiding a loss but even turning a two-million-yuan profit! At the same time, it was a vicious blow to Bai Yongnian! Genius! Just brilliant! Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩 And so, that night, Bai Yongnian "smoothly" purchased the batch of medicine for ten million, while Su Xuan successfully "rescued" Wang Xuehan. Furthermore, Su Xuan had more plans in motion—plans far more ruthless than Bai Yongnian’s... "Hahaha! I can’t believe that fellow Su is such a pushover! Scared him a little and he folded completely. He’s even more spineless than that CEO of the short-video app!" Bai Yongnian, completely unaware he had been thoroughly swindled, laughed triumphantly in his study. He immediately arranged to have new packaging printed for the medicine and to apply for a production number to get it on the market as soon as possible. He even gave the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill a new name: the Dragon and Phoenix Rejoice Pills! Once the Dragon and Phoenix Rejoice Pills hit the market, I’ll be an invincible force in the health supplement market! An endless stream of wealth will come rolling in! Bai Yongnian began to indulge in his grand delusions. "Dad, did you get your hands on their medicine?" Bai Wei suddenly walked into Bai Yongnian’s study, asking her father with a grave expression. "Yes, my daughter! If your cold-illness acts up again, you’ll be able to take our own medicine. Aren’t you happy?" Bai Yongnian said, grinning from ear to ear. Bai Wei once again demonstrated her remarkably sound morals, telling her father, "Where there is fortune, there lies misfortune. Where there is misfortune, there hides fortune. Father, I urge you to act with dignity." Then she turned and left the study. Bai Yongnian watched her retreating figure and his mouth fell open. "Hey, you silly girl!" He was actually thrilled to hear his daughter say that. It proved he had raised her to be a good person, not a villain like himself. Ever since his daughter had learned to speak, he had hired private tutors to teach her classical literature and traditional Chinese virtues, determined to raise her into a lady of refined upbringing. His daughter hadn’t disappointed him; poetry and prose came to her effortlessly, and she even loved wearing traditional Hanfu! He loved that about her. His daughter was the most perfect work of art he had ever created. Bai Yongnian suddenly murmured to himself, "My daughter, don’t blame your father for his unscrupulous methods. You’re the only daughter I have. Everything I do, I do for you!" "General Manager Dou, has there been any progress?" At midnight, Su Xuan called Dou Jianhua again to ask if the problem with the medicine’s defect had been solved. As long as the defect was fixed, the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill could be sold again! "Boss, there’s progress!" Dou Jianhua’s voice was filled with joy. "We’ve just discovered that soaking the Shashen in the formula with alcohol produces an antioxidant compound. This compound neutralizes the salt’s harmful effects on the lungs without affecting the medicine’s potency. On top of that, it also strengthens the muscles around the lungs, making breathing easier and effectively alleviating symptoms like coughing!" Su Xuan asked, "You’re certain it’s fixed, right?" Dou Jianhua replied, "Absolutely certain this time. It’s perfect!" Su Xuan said, "Then restart production!" Dou Jianhua asked, "Boss, what about Bai Yongnian?" Su Xuan said coolly, "The formula and the medicine he took are both defective. If he dares to put them on the market, he can just wait for his jail sentence!" Dou Jianhua exclaimed, "You’re incredible, Boss! We should finish him off for good!" After hanging up the phone, Su Xuan took out the small porcelain bottle and took a deep sniff before finding the youthful apparition in the study. The apparition looked even more haggard, constantly coughing and pounding its lower back. Clearly, it still hadn’t solved the formula’s problem. Su Xuan wasn’t surprised by this. After all, the era the youthful apparition lived in lacked advanced pharmaceutical research equipment, so it would have been impossible to discover a solution like Dou Jianhua’s—soaking Shashen in alcohol to produce an antioxidant compound. He had deliberately sought out the apparition this time specifically to tell it the method. He considered it a repayment. "I’ll write the solution for you now," Su Xuan muttered to himself, standing before the apparition. "Whether you can see it is your business. At least I will have done my part." Su Xuan took out the royal pen worth over a hundred million and wrote a few words on a piece of paper: *Soaking Shashen in wine can solve the salt problem.* He even thoughtfully wrote it in traditional characters. Then, he pushed the paper in front of the youthful apparition. To his dismay, the apparition remained motionless, seemingly oblivious to the paper. Su Xuan sighed and turned to leave. But just as he left, the youthful apparition tilted its head. Its gaze fell upon the piece of paper, and a look of delighted surprise bloomed on its face...