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

Realizing things were going badly, Wu Junhao quickly apologized: "Miss Huangfu, I'm so sorry. I didn't know Mr. Qin was your friend. As the saying goes, ignorance is no excuse. Please be lenient and don't hold it against me."

"Are you apologizing to the wrong person?"

Wu Junhao was taken aback at first, then he bowed and scraped to Qin Ran: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, I offended you just now. Please forgive me and don't hold it against a commoner like me."

Actually, Wu Junhao was not convinced.

He was only afraid of Huangfu Yanran and had no choice but to lower himself and apologize to Qin Ran.

Qin Ran sneered, "Alright, alright, let's shake hands and make peace."

Wu Junhao didn't dare to delay and immediately extended his right hand.

Qin Ran grabbed his hand and then twisted it.

There was a loud "snap!"

"what……"

Wu Junhao let out a painful scream.

After Qin Ran let go, he couldn't even stand up and fell to the ground.

It hurt like a mudfish, and I kept writhing in pain.

"Ouch...it hurts so much...my hand..."

Qin Ran looked at him coldly: "Breaking one of your hands is already giving face to your Wu family. You should thank Miss Huangfu. If she hadn't arrived in time, I would have made you a complete cripple."

Wu Junhao lay on the ground, sweat pouring down his forehead, his mournful eyes fixed on Qin Ran.

In all his years, he had never suffered such humiliation.

He admits defeat tonight.

But he will remember this debt.

A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years.

One day he will get back everything he lost tonight.

"Wu Junhao, you should thank Qin Ran. He spared your life, so you should be secretly happy," Huangfu Yanran sneered.

"Thank you... thank you, Mr. Qin!"

"Get out of here! Don't get in my way."

Wu Junhao gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet. He ran towards the parking lot with a hunched back.

The thugs left dejectedly.

Before leaving, they also took the hound's carcass with them.

"Qin Ran, they didn't hurt you, did they?" Huangfu Yanran asked with concern.

"They're just scraps, they don't have the skills. If you hadn't shown up in time, this place would probably be full of corpses by now," Qin Ran said, arms crossed.

Huangfu Yanran smiled and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Come to our house for dinner sometime. My grandfather has been talking about you ever since you left."

"No problem, I'll pay you a visit in person once your family's affairs are settled."

"It's settled then, bye-bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

Afterwards, Huangfu Yanran called her friends and left together.

Gu Xinrou watched them get into the car and leave, saying, "You're quite something, you even know Huangfu Yanran."

"Of course, our connections are no joke," Qin Ran said proudly.

"Tell me quickly how you met her. She just said you were her grandfather's savior. What's going on?" Gu Xinrou pressed.

"Well, it's a long story. Let me take you home first, and we can talk on the way."

"OK!"

The two got into the car and left.

On the way back with Gu Xinrou, Qin Ran told her the details of what had happened.

After learning about this, Gu Xinrou admired Qin Ran even more.

It is such an honor to gain the approval of the Huangfu family.

Throughout Xijing, countless high-ranking officials and nobles wanted to curry favor with the Huangfu family.

They didn't even glance at it.

Qin Ran had only been out of prison for a few days when he became the benefactor of the Huangfu family; it was truly a remarkable coincidence.

Qin Ran dropped Gu Xinrou off at home and then returned to No. 1 Jinshui Bay.

After arriving home, he took a shower and began meditating.

As a cultivator, one must never give up cultivation, no matter what.

This is something his master often reminds him of.

Even after being released from prison, Qin Ran did not slack off in his cultivation.

……

next day!

After arriving at the company, Gu Xinrou immediately buried herself in her work.

Around ten o'clock, Amy walked into the office.

"President Gu, Chu Qingcheng from the Chu Group has arrived."

Gu Xinrou frowned slightly.

What is Chu Qingcheng doing here?

She quickly found the answer in her heart.

They're definitely here to discuss cooperation.

Qin Ran said yesterday that he absolutely could not cooperate with the Chu family.

Now that Chu Qingcheng has arrived, should we meet her or not?

On second thought, Qin Ran may not cooperate with Chu Wan'er, but he never said he wouldn't cooperate with Chu Qingcheng.

"Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call."

Gu Xinrou picked up her phone and dialed Qin Ran's number.

It rang several times before the other end answered.

"Hello!"

"You're not still in bed, are you?" Gu Xinrou teased.

"What's up?"

"Chu Qingcheng is here. She's probably here to discuss a collaboration. Should I work with her?"

Qin Ran immediately understood what was going on after hearing this!

Presumably, Chu Wan'er failed to secure a cooperation agreement, so Chu Qingcheng seized this opportunity to prove herself in front of the Chu family.

Those despicable Chu family members certainly wouldn't give her that opportunity so easily.

Chu Qingcheng may have paid a heavy price to win this opportunity.

Since that's the case, Qin Ran naturally wanted to help her out.

"Cooperate with Chu Qingcheng, and let her be in full charge of this project," Qin Ran instructed.

"Understood." Gu Xinrou hung up the phone and looked at Amy: "Go and bring Chu Qingcheng in."

"Okay." Amy turned and left.

A few minutes later, Amy brought Chu Qingcheng in.

Gu Xinrou sized her up.

Chu Qingcheng looked terrible and was in poor spirits.

Unsurprisingly, she probably didn't sleep a wink last night.

At this moment, Chu Qingcheng kept encouraging herself in her heart.

"Hello, Mr. Gu, I am Chu Qingcheng from the Chu Group."

"Please sit down, Miss Chu," Gu Xinrou said.

After taking her seat, Chu Qingcheng said, "I've come here to discuss cooperation with you. I know you rejected Chu Wan'er yesterday."

"The reason is that our cosmetic product has just been launched and has not been tested by the market. After all, this industry is very volatile right now, and your Black Emperor dares not invest rashly."

"But I have great confidence in this cosmetic product. It was developed by a research and development team that we specifically hired from abroad."

"This is my product prospectus; please take a look..."

Gu Xinrou took the proposal and began to read it carefully.

This proposal is very well done; it's detailed and professional.

Compared to the previous proposal made by Chu Wan'er, this proposal is more persuasive.

It seems that Chu Qingcheng is more capable than Chu Wan'er.

After reading the proposal carefully, Gu Xinrou closed it.

Chu Qingcheng's heart pounded when she saw this.

This time, she's really going all out.

Even if it means kneeling on the ground and begging, I will get Gu Xinrou to agree to cooperate.

I hope God will bless her.

"I am very satisfied with your proposal. It's clear that you are more capable than Chu Wan'er. After some consideration, I'm willing to cooperate with you."

Chu Qingcheng trembled upon hearing this.

She thought she was hallucinating.

"What...what did you say?"

"I said I'm willing to cooperate with you. Black Emperor will inject funds to help you produce this product and will assume all the risks," Gu Xinrou said earnestly.

Chu Qingcheng was very excited. Her eyes reddened, and she stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your trust, President Gu. I will definitely not let you down."

"Hopefully so, we can now sign the first part of the contract."

"OK!"

The two quickly signed the contract.

After finishing, Chu Qingcheng left.

Today is just the first step; there will be follow-up actions to come.

Leaving the Black Emperor Consortium, Chu Qingcheng looked up at the azure sky.

Thank God, she finally did it.

This time, she finally defeated Chu Wan'er and successfully secured the cooperation.

The next step is to find Qin Shaohuang.

As long as she finds Qin Shaohuang, she can completely turn the tide.

Meanwhile, Qin Ran sat in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class, smiling as he looked at Chu Qingcheng.

Judging from her blissful expression, you could tell she was marveling at something.

She was marveling at how fortunate God was that she had managed to secure the collaboration that Chu Wan'er had failed to achieve.

She was fantasizing about how she would soon be able to hold her head high in front of the Chu family.

Qin Ran found it increasingly interesting the more he thought about it.

He opened the car door, got out, and walked straight over.

"Oh! What a coincidence!"

"Qin Ran, what are you doing here?" Chu Qingcheng asked in surprise.

"I just happened to be passing by and saw you here, so I came over to say hello."

"Oh, I see," Chu Qingcheng said with a smile.

"What are you doing here? I've been watching you for ages."

Chu Qingcheng laughed and said, "I came to the Black Emperor Consortium to discuss cooperation. I've secured the cooperation that Chu Wan'er couldn't get. Now let's see what the Chu family has to say."

"Then I must congratulate you."

"This is just the first step. Once I find Qin Shaohuang, it will be a complete success." Chu Qingcheng looked very confident.