It was just past three in the afternoon when Ye Qiu drove away from the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community and headed toward the Xingyue Group.

He wanted to see how Shen Yueru was getting on with that matter.

Upon arriving at the Xingyue Group’s building parking lot, Ye Qiu got out of the car and took the elevator up to the floor of the president’s office.

Arriving at the door, he knocked, and it was Shen Yueru’s secretary who opened the door.

"Dr. Ye, you’re here," Secretary Xiao Li said.

"Where is President Shen?"

"Inside."

Ye Qiu walked in and saw Shen Yueru sitting in the executive chair, her back to him as she looked out the window.

From this high floor, through the glass, one could see the distant beautiful scenery of Jinling City Center.

At times, Shen Yueru felt quite tired, as if she spent all three hundred and sixty-five days a year working, with nothing but work and overtime.

The Xingyue Group was thriving now, and with the acquisition of the Qingcheng Group, it already occupied one-third of the domestic high-end lingerie market.

However, she always felt like something was missing.

Ironically, she was somewhat envious of her sister.

Although her sister had suffered from the blow of a marriage, she seemed to be living a more interesting life now that she had gotten over it.

"Yueru."

Ye Qiu came in and asked.

Shen Yueru turned around to see it was Ye Qiu.

Of course, these days, her surprise at Ye Qiu was beyond words.

Because the Yang family had gone to the Capital City to pull strings, and she thought it might cause trouble, but unexpectedly, within a couple of days, the Yang family had come over and begged for mercy overnight.

Now that the Yang family knew of Ye Qiu’s connections in the Capital City, they feared they were unmatchable, either Ye Qiu forgave them, or they’d have to await their demise.

So, now that Shen Yueru saw Ye Qiu coming over, she inexplicably felt that Ye Qiu was not the same person she thought she knew. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"What? Don’t recognize me?"

"The more I get to know you, the more unfamiliar you seem."

Shen Yueru said.

Secretary Xiao Li took a look and made an excuse to go to the restroom, then stood guard outside the door.

Ye Qiu walked over and directly hugged Shen Yueru, picking her up and letting her sit on his lap. Shen Yueru struggled a bit before fully leaning against Ye Qiu.

You could say all these life-and-death situations for the Xingyue Group were all thanks to Ye Qiu; otherwise, who knows what would have happened?

"I want to have afternoon tea."

Right now, Shen Yueru was indeed a bit annoyed; seeing Ye Qiu come over was just an excuse to go out for tea with him.

"Then let’s go."

The two of them got up from the executive chair, Shen Yueru adjusting her skirt simply, and when they opened the door with Ye Qiu, they found Secretary Xiao Li standing outside, surprised the two left so quickly.

"Xiao Li, I’m going out for afternoon tea with Ye Qiu. You keep an eye on the office here."

"Yes, President Shen."

Usually, Shen Yueru would have some afternoon tea, primarily coffee and pastries, prepared by Secretary Xiao Li.

Now the two took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, and once they got in the car, Ye Qiu drove away. A nearby plaza had a place particularly nice for afternoon tea.

Many white-collar workers enjoyed going there.

After finding a parking spot there, Ye Qiu and Shen Yueru got out of the car.

Ye Qiu took Shen Yueru’s hand, but Shen Yueru instead released it and hugged Ye Qiu’s arm.

Judging by Ye Qiu’s attire, it didn’t quite match the well-dressed Shen Yueru of today, but Shen Yueru felt that Ye Qiu was particularly attractive to her.

When the two went up to the third floor, they found it wasn’t very crowded, but there were young men and women, white-collars, chatting over tea.

After sitting down at a seat near the window, the waitress came over with an exquisite menu.

Ye Qiu handed it to Shen Yueru. She ordered a cup of coffee and a cup of tea because she knew Ye Qiu didn’t like coffee.

Then, ordering a few snacks, after the waitress left, she looked at Ye Qiu and asked, "I heard the two most popular Jamaican Fresh Spring Coffee shops in Jinling are yours?"

"I own most of the shares."

"You personally don’t like coffee, so how are your coffee shops so popular?"

That was what most amazed Shen Yueru.

It was said that the sales of those coffee shops exceeded a million a day, and coffee was highly profitable.

On that point, Shen Yueru really couldn’t believe it.

Ye Qiu smiled and whispered in her ear, "Now that Jade City is also mine."

Jade City?

It seemed Shen Yueru recalled hearing about it somewhere.

Soon, she remembered she had seen it in the Jinling Morning News, saying it had a single-day turnover exceeding ten billion yesterday.

Over ten billion a day?

Was this also Ye Qiu’s enterprise?

How could that be?

"Is that Jiangbei Group yours?"

Shen Yueru looked at Ye Qiu in disbelief and asked.

The Xingyue Group, including Qingcheng Group, had an annual revenue of only several hundred billion, but now, Ye Qiu’s Jade City exceeded ten billion in just one day.

That was so terrifying.

"You could say so."

"You."

Shen Yueru didn’t even know what to say. Ye Qiu had a kind of allure that attracted her profoundly.

"Ye Qiu, I really can’t see through you more and more."

"Why must you see through me?"

Why must she see through him? Naturally, because Ye Qiu gave Shen Yueru no sense of security, the more competent Ye Qiu was, the more afraid she felt of being further away from him.

As for a female powerhouse in Jinling, Shen Yueru was quite formidable, but compared to Ye Qiu, she was nothing.

When the waitress returned quickly with a cup of coffee, a cup of tea, and some pastries, they drank and chatted.

"By the way, how do you plan to handle the Yang family issue?"

"Didn’t you say the Yang family was seeking connections in the Capital City?"

"But in the recent days, the Yang family kept coming over to beg for mercy," Shen Yueru said.

That Yang family lad still wanted to pursue Shen Yueru, intending to swallow up the Xingyue Group. How could Ye Qiu easily spare him?

"Yueru, do you think they should let the Yang family go, or how do you want to handle it?"

"I don’t know."

"How about this, schedule a meeting with them, and I’ll talk to them. There are only two choices: serve as a lackey or disappear."

A lackey?

What did that mean?

"It means in matters within the Silk Association, they must fully listen to you."

"That works too."

Shen Yueru admired Ye Qiu even more.

As long as the Yang family served as lackeys, then the raw materials for silk wouldn’t be a concern in the future.

They talked until after 4 p.m.

After packing an afternoon tea set for Secretary Xiao Li to take back to the Xingyue Group, Ye Qiu was ready to leave to find Xiao Mei.

"What? You’re leaving?"

"I’m going to find Xiao Mei."

Xiao Mei?

Shen Yueru could only glare at Ye Qiu as she took the elevator back up.