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

About half an hour later, Qin Ran drove to the Chu Group.

He went to Chu Qingcheng's office.

The other party is meeting with a client.

Qin Ran was waiting in the office.

An hour later, Chu Qingcheng arrived.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Chu Qingcheng said with a slightly apologetic tone.

"It's alright, I know you're busy. I came here to tell you that I've had someone develop a cosmetic product that should help you reopen the cosmetics market," Qin Ran said to Chu Qingcheng.

"You're really fast! Is this the box?"

"Yes! Take a look." Qin Ran handed over the box.

Chu Qingcheng opened the box.

In an instant, a fragrant aroma wafted towards me.

"Wow! It smells so good! I've never smelled cosmetics that smell so good before," Chu Qingcheng exclaimed.

"This cosmetic is very effective. It can effectively remove dullness, blemishes, acne, and so on. Moreover, its main ingredients are traditional Chinese medicine. You can see significant results after just three days of use," Qin Ran said seriously.

"Is it really that amazing?"

"My apprentice said it himself, so it should be true. You can have someone try it out and make sure there are no problems before mass production. If you want to mass produce it, you will have to cooperate with a pharmaceutical company because the main ingredient of this cosmetic is Chinese herbal medicine."

Chu Qingcheng looked thoughtful. "Who is your disciple?"

"Her name is Qiao Ling'er. She is the owner of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion and also an alchemist."

"I feel like I've heard the name 'Medicine Emperor Pavilion' before."

"So what she said is quite credible. You can take the sample to someone to try it out first. If there are no problems, you can start small-batch production," Qin Ran suggested.

Chu Qingcheng nodded: "Then I'll make the arrangements later and see how it goes."

Qin Ran changed the subject: "Just now at the Medicine King Pavilion, Qiao Ling'er told me that there are rumors about you circulating everywhere outside."

"Yes, my dad mentioned it to me a few times before. Actually, I don't care. They can say whatever they want." Chu Qingcheng's expression was a little stiff.

"It's great that you think that way. Don't worry about what others say, just do what you're supposed to do."

Just as Qin Ran finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Chu Qingcheng called out towards the door.

The office door was pushed open, and Chu Jindong walked in.

"Qin Ran, I heard you were here, so I came to see you."

"Hello, Uncle." Qin Ran greeted him politely.

"Come to my office, we'll talk alone for a bit."

"OK."

Qin Ran left with Chu Jindong.

Chu Qingcheng watched the two leave, her expression somewhat complicated.

She could roughly guess what Chu Jindong was going to say to Qin Ran.

On the other end.

Qin Ran followed Chu Jindong to his office.

"Please sit wherever you like."

Qin Ran sat down on the sofa: "Uncle, what would you like to talk to me about?"

"I want to talk to you about you and Qingcheng. When are you planning to get married?" Chu Jindong asked, looking at Qin Ran.

"We discussed this issue when the old man was alive. I will marry Qingcheng, but not now. I hope you can give me some more time."

Chu Jindong sighed and said, "Qin Ran, it's not that I don't want to give you time, but I'm afraid we can't wait any longer. If you're not willing to marry Qingcheng, I'll have to arrange other marriages for her."

"Why? What happened?" Qin Ran asked.

"Qingcheng is now the chairman of the board of directors. The board members have been keeping an eye on her. When the old man was alive, he talked about you and Qingcheng in front of them. At that time, the board members agreed to let Qingcheng become the chairman because they were afraid of you."

"Now that the old man is gone, the board of directors are all old foxes, and Qingcheng is too young. If they want to cause trouble, it will be easy for them. So I think you and Qingcheng can get married soon, so that we can keep the board of directors in check."

"There are many rumors circulating about Qingcheng right now, which are having a great impact on both him and the Chu family. The best way to resolve this is to get Qingcheng married, and you are the most suitable candidate."

"If you insist on not marrying Qingcheng, I will have to make other arrangements."

"Xie Huaili, the young master of the Xie family, fell in love with Qingcheng at first sight. The Xie family is a hidden family with great power. You should understand what I mean by that."

Qin Ran sighed slightly after hearing this.

He had heard Chu Qingcheng mention the name Xie Huaili before.

Chu Jindong's meaning was very clear: Chu Qingcheng needed marriage to secure her position as chairwoman.

But if I marry Chu Qingcheng now...

Qin Ran felt conflicted.

He encountered an unprecedented problem.

It would be really difficult for him to make a decision now.

"Uncle, the reason I don't want to marry Qingcheng right now is because of my concerns. If we get married now, it won't do her any good, and I can't hurt her," Qin Ran said earnestly.

Chu Jindong gave a forced smile: "I know you have your stance, but I have mine. The situation is urgent now. Qingcheng needs marriage, otherwise, she won't be able to hold the chairman's position for long. I don't want the empire that the old man built to fall into someone else's hands. I have no other choice now."

Qin Ran nodded slightly.

He knew that saying anything now would be useless.

Since that's the case, let's retreat as a way to advance.

Please give me some time to think about it.

"Okay, I'll give you three days to think it over. Give me your answer after three days."

Qin Ran nodded and didn't say anything more.

After we finished talking, he left.

After he came out, he let out a heavy sigh.

What should we do?

Qin Ran knew in his heart that if he forced Chu Qingcheng to marry him at this time, the end result would definitely be divorce.

Because he simply couldn't give her the life she wanted.

The demonic path was still eyeing him covetously.

If he were to marry Chu Qingcheng, it would be tantamount to dragging her into an unknown and dangerous situation.

Moreover, Qin Ran had no idea how long his struggle against the demonic path would last.

Three years, five years, ten years, or even decades or hundreds of years.

All of this is unknown.

However, if she doesn't marry Chu Qingcheng, she will also face a huge crisis.

Qin Ran was truly stumped this time.

Afterwards, he went to Chu Qingcheng's office.

He seemed a little nervous as he pushed open the door and entered.

"Have you finished talking with my dad?"

Qin Ran nodded: "Yes."

He wanted to continue, but he didn't know what to say.

Chu Qingcheng, however, knew perfectly well: "He was talking about our marriage, wasn't he?"

"Yes! He told me about your recent situation. He said that if you want to secure your current position, you need to get married. You need a marriage right now."

"So what are your thoughts?"

Qin Ran pursed her lips: "If I marry you now, it will harm you, but if we don't get married, you will also face a huge crisis, so I'm very conflicted."

"Don't worry about it, just let nature take its course, it's all up to fate."

"Give me some time, let me think about it carefully and see if there are any other solutions."

"Okay! I respect your decision."

"By the way, what about you and Xie Huaili? What's going on between you two?" Qin Ran asked cautiously.

I don't like him; I just consider him a friend.

Qin Ran smiled and said, "Okay, you go ahead with your work. I'll go now. I'll give you my answer when I've thought it through."

"good!"