You were made to take the blame and go to jail, but you weren't made a master of both medicine

After the matter was resolved, Zhou Fayin left with his assistant.

He has figured out the situation.

Someone impersonated him and signed the contract with Sun Qing.

Zhou Fayin has confiscated the forged contract.

He will then have relevant personnel contact Sun Qing.

We will strive to bring the imposters to justice as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the conference room plummeted to freezing point.

Chu Zhenlong was panting heavily.

He originally thought that Sun Qing had done a great service for the Chu family.

She was also praised at the board meeting this morning.

But to everyone's surprise, it was just a false alarm.

Sun Qing was scammed; what she received was a fake contract.

Where does that leave him with his pride?

The Chu family will also lose face.

"Sun Qing, you'll be suspended from your duties for now, and the board of directors will decide when you'll return," Chu Zhenlong said with a dark expression.

Sun Qing stood there motionless, her face contorted in a grimace.

She had no choice but to accept the old man's arrangement in this situation.

But she was unwilling to lose to Qin Ran and Chu Qingcheng.

They were even more unwilling to let Chu Qingcheng rise to power in the Chu family.

Chu Wan'er said to Chu Zhenlong, "Grandpa, my mother was also deceived. She did so much for the Chu family."

"I know better than you what she's after. This will soon spread to the board of directors, and the entire group will know."

"Suspending her from her duties is a punishment for her, and it's also an explanation to the board of directors. That's settled, and no one is allowed to plead for her," Chu Zhenlong said sternly.

Chu Wan'er didn't say anything more after hearing that.

She was powerless to refute it.

If we plead for leniency again, we will completely enrage the old man.

Qin Ran then said to Chu Zhenlong, "Grandpa, I've done your Chu family a great favor this time. If I hadn't exposed Sun Qing, it would have caused even greater harm to your Chu family. You must keep your promise to Chu Qingcheng."

"I am a person who rewards and punishes fairly. I will fulfill the conditions I just promised to Qingcheng."

"Then I won't get involved in your family affairs."

Qin Ran glanced at Sun Qing with disdain, then turned and left.

"Grandpa, I'm going to work now too." Chu Qingcheng said and slipped away.

She walked quickly to Qin Ran's side as she left the conference room.

"Fortunately, it was a close call. When you made that bet with Sun Qing just now, my heart was about to jump out of my throat."

Qin Ran smiled and said, "I don't fight battles I'm not confident of winning. You can rest assured now."

"Thanks to you this time. Come sit in my office for a while, I have something to tell you." Chu Qingcheng pursed her lips.

"I have something to do, so I won't go. We can talk again when I have time."

Qin Ran knew what Chu Qingcheng wanted to say to him.

He has done so much for Chu Qingcheng that it goes beyond simply saying thank you.

Chu Qingcheng must know these things as well.

The other person was willing to give their life for him, and even wanted to be with him.

But Qin Ran understands himself, and he also understands Chu Qingcheng.

He knew that what Chu Qingcheng needed was a sincere love.

But this prodigal son simply couldn't give it to him.

Qin Ran didn't want to hurt Chu Qingcheng.

Just as Gu Xinrou had said before, he wanted to treat Chu Qingcheng as the most special woman.

Chu Qingcheng had no choice but to give up: "Then I'll listen to you. We'll have a good talk when we have time."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy, I'm leaving now."

After Qin Ran finished speaking, he walked towards the elevator.

After leaving the Chu family, he prepared to go to the Black Emperor Consortium.

Upon arriving at the destination, he went directly to Gu Xinrou's office.

Qin Ran told Gu Xinrou the truth about what had just happened.

Gu Xinrou exclaimed in amazement, "You're so fast! You solved the problem in such a short time."

"After you told me that the person in charge of that project was Zhou Fayin, I used Huangfu Junxiong's connections to meet with Zhou Fayin, and then it was resolved naturally," Qin Ran said, crossing his legs.

"Now Chu Qingcheng can replace Chu Wan'er's position and also get 8% of Chu's shares. This is a complete takeoff."

Qin Ran smiled and said, "I guess so. She's taken a crucial step, and I believe things will only get better from here on out."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk!"

"What's wrong?"

Gu Xinrou looked at Qin Ran: "I really didn't expect you to go to so much for a woman."

"It's alright, it's just a small favor for me."

"Chu Qingcheng must be very touched. I guess in her heart, she already considers you her man."

Qin Ran smiled but didn't reply.

"What are you really thinking?" Gu Xinrou asked.

"I remember we talked about this before," Qin Ran said seriously.

"Are you really not planning to be with Chu Qingcheng?"

"I can't give her the kind of affection she wants, and I don't want to deceive or hurt her, so I don't have that idea for now."

Gu Xinrou leaned back in the boss's chair: "You always help her like this without asking for anything in return. Over time, the pressure on her will increase, and she may even develop a sense of rejection towards you."

"Let's talk about this later. We'll take it one step at a time. I never dwell on things that haven't happened yet."

The phone rang just as he finished speaking.

Qin Ran took out her phone; it was Zhang Kangshun.

"Hello!"

"Old classmate, I hope I didn't bother you?"

Qin Ran asked, "Is there something you need?"

"You helped me last time, and I said I'd treat you to dinner. Do you have time tonight? Should I invite Yao Zhiruo along?"

"Okay," Qin Ran agreed.

"Then I'll be waiting for you at Guaiweiju at six o'clock tonight."

"Okay, I'll contact you later."

After exchanging a few words, Qin Ran hung up the phone.

"Who is it?" Gu Xinrou asked.

"He's my high school classmate. I did him a favor last time, and he wants to treat me to dinner."

"I'm so envious. You get invited to dinner every day. Why don't I get invited?" Gu Xinrou pouted.

"Let me treat you to lunch; it's lunchtime."

"it is good."

Afterwards, Qin Ran and Gu Xinrou left the office.

They found a restaurant near the group's premises.

After lunch, Qin Ran went home.

With nothing much to do in the afternoon, he stayed home meditating and practicing spiritual cultivation.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

Qin Ran received a call from Yao Zhiruo.

The two agreed to go to a dinner party together.

Qin Ran left home to pick up Yao Zhiruo first, and then went to Guaiweiju.

This Chinese restaurant is particularly famous in Xi'an.

Its unique style and flavor have made it a local culinary highlight.

Upon arrival, Qin Ran and Yao Zhiruo got out of the car.

Zhang Kangshun was already waiting at the door.

Seeing the two get out of the car, he hurriedly went to greet them.

"Here you are."

"Class monitor, this time you probably won't make us come along like last time, right?" Yao Zhiruo said with a smile.

"I feel so ashamed that you say that. I'll treat you both this time. Please come in."

Upon entering the restaurant, Zhang Kangshun led them to their reserved table.

"I'm so sorry, I originally wanted to reserve a private room, but all the private rooms were booked, so I'm sorry to trouble you to sit in the lobby."

Yao Zhiruo said, "Oh, we're all old classmates, don't be so polite."

"I think so too," Qin Ran echoed.

Then, Zhang Kangshun asked the waiter to start serving the dishes.

The three of them ate and chatted.

They enjoyed the meal very much.

They kept talking about their student days.

As they talked, Qin Ran began to empathize as well.

If he hadn't taken the blame for Qin Hao back then, what kind of path would he be on now?

If the Li family hadn't been wiped out by the demonic forces, he wouldn't have become an orphan.

He should be the eldest son of the Li family now.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Qin Ran downed the glass of baijiu in one gulp.

Suddenly, on the second floor of the restaurant, a pair of deep eyes stared intently at Qin Ran.

This person was none other than Shao Wenzhong.

He has invited a highly accomplished person to dinner here tonight.

The purpose was to get the other party to deal with Qin Ran.

I never expected to run into him here.

What a small world!

Since that's the case, then we'll deal with him tonight.

Upon discovering the situation, Shao Wenzhong immediately ran back to the private room.

At that moment, an old man with long hair and wearing a trench coat was eating meat and drinking wine in the private room.

"Master Lu, the Qin Ran I just told you about is in the lobby on the first floor."