This dinner was the most uncomfortable one Yang Fei had in years.
Delicious dishes turned tasteless in his mouth, as if he was chewing wax.
To outsiders, having two extremely beautiful women fighting for his attention and joining him for dinner would seem like a wonderful situation.
But Yang Fei wanted to leave every second, he was too exhausted.
He had to be very cautious with his words at all times, fearing that a single slip-up would require lengthy explanations.
Zhang Long thought Yang Fei had invited many guests and prepared a table full of exquisite dishes; in the end, only three people dined, and the dozen dishes were barely touched.
Only Yang Fei was eating earnestly. Content originally comes from novel★fire.net
Qin Yanyang and Li Xuanyu didn’t really touch their chopsticks but kept talking to Yang Fei.
"Yang Fei, I wasn’t joking about that matter previously. Li Wenjun’s daughter said you can complete their family’s ancient prescription, right?" Li Xuanyu looked at Yang Fei and asked.
Yang Fei regretted mentioning this in front of Li Yaqing, but now that it was out there, hiding it was pointless, so he had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes, I can complete the prescription."
Li Xuanyu smiled and said, "I’ve been studying that recipe lately, trying to complete it, but the results were never satisfactory. I knew you could do it."
Yang Fei said, "I’ll give you the completed prescription later."
Qin Yanyang smiled contentedly on the side, pleased with Yang Fei’s performance.
As long as he didn’t help Li Xuanyu with her work or spend every day at the office with her, Qin Yanyang was happy.
Helping someone else complete a secret recipe was also considered helping, but for Qin Yanyang, it was acceptable since they had been friends for many years, and this was a favor Yang Fei had to fulfill.
"But I’ve also heard that you can find more ancient prescriptions, some even better than the one passed down in Li Xuantong’s family. Yang Fei, all women love beauty, and you have no idea how big the beauty market is. Let’s collaborate. With your beauty prescriptions and the strength of the Li Family, we could lead the global market and become the biggest beauty industry monopoly," Li Xuanyu said to Yang Fei, her eyes full of expectation.
She had to find a way to tie Yang Fei close to her.
If they were tied together, she could see him often, and opportunities would arise.
As for the fact that Yang Fei was married, she hardly cared.
The finest things belonged to those who were capable.
Yang Fei was the man she had set her sights on a long time ago; how could she possibly let anyone else have him?
"Uh, that... I... I’m not particularly interested in money, as you know," Yang Fei said to Li Xuanyu, looking somewhat troubled.
Li Xuanyu’s expression darkened.
Yes, this guy had always treated money like dirt while overseas, and a lot of the money he made was even stored in international bank accounts by her.
Over the past year, after Yang Fei went missing, she had been keeping an eye on the bank information, waiting for Yang Fei to use the funds and reveal his whereabouts, so she could find him.
But Yang Fei had never touched the money in those accounts, making it impossible for her to locate him despite her extensive inquiries in secret.
"I know you’re not interested in money, but sometimes you can’t get by without it, and can’t you help me out?" Li Xuanyu looked at Yang Fei, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance.
Yang Fei felt a pang of guilt.
She truly had helped him a lot in the past. If it weren’t for her, based on Li Xiaoji’s audacity to harass Yang Wen, Li Xiaoji would have been seriously hurt if not killed.
He had taken Li Xuanyu’s feelings into account.
It could be said that Li Xuanyu held a very special place in Yang Fei’s heart, a woman with significant influence over him.
But now he was married, and Qin Yanyang clearly had suspicions about his relationship with Li Xuanyu.
Even though he was innocent, since his wife was unhappy about his frequent interactions with Li Xuanyu, he should try to avoid them as much as possible.
This is what marriage is.
Marriage is about two people who truly love each other, so they can understand and accommodate each other. That’s the only way it will last.
If you truly care about the other person’s feelings, you should consider them more.
Qin Yanyang saw Yang Fei’s difficulty, and she was very satisfied with Yang Fei’s performance today, so she didn’t have the heart to let her husband be distressed and said with a smile, "Why not make the money if there’s profit to be made?"
Yang Fei looked at her with confusion.
Qin Yanyang said with a smile, "Husband, all your knowledge is in medical skill, and the most important part of medical skill is to treat diseases and save lives, right?"
Qin Yanyang said, "Everyone loves beauty, especially women. If you can make all women in the world more beautiful, or help those with less attractive features improve their appearance, that’s also saving people. It’s the redemption of their souls, making them more confident and the world a better place. That’s a great merit. Besides, it can make money, why not do it?"
Yang Fei froze, "You support our collaboration?"
"Of course," Qin Yanyang nodded, "If my husband wants to set up a business, of course I’ll support it."
Yang Fei felt warm inside.
Qin Yanyang looked at Yang Fei and said, "You will need a lot of money to give me a wedding in the future. Do you have enough? If not, you’ll have to work hard to make more."
Yang Fei said, "I do, I..."
"How much do you have?" Qin Yanyang asked.
Although they had been together for a long time and had discussed many topics, they had always avoided the issue of each other’s financial situation.
Qin Yanyang used to worry that Yang Fei didn’t have money, and talking about it might hurt a man’s pride and damage their relationship.
Yang Fei could see that Qin Yanyang was very wealthy, and he himself was not short of money, so there was no need to bring it up.
But now, Qin Yanyang deliberately brought it up, also with a hint of testing.
She realized that her husband was getting better and stronger, and there were many things she didn’t know about him, so she wanted to understand more about Yang Fei.
When Qin Yanyang asked him about his own net worth and wealth, Yang Fei was stunned for a moment and looked involuntarily at Li Xuanyu.
Li Xuanyu chuckled, looking at Qin Yanyang with a bit of triumph.
Qin Yanyang had a smile on her face, but inside she was seething with irritation.
What’s going on, why are you looking at her when I ask how much money you have?
Li Xuanyu said with a smile, "Miss Qin, Yang Fei didn’t have much concept of money before; he really didn’t care about how much he had. So, when he made money abroad, I was almost always the one to save and manage it for him. If you ask how much he has, I think he himself may not be very clear about it."
Qin Yanyang couldn’t help but stealthily twist Yang Fei’s thigh hard.
Yang Fei winced in pain but endured it without changing his expression.
Although Qin Yanyang was angry inside, she kept a smile on her face and looked at Li Xuanyu, "So, exactly how much money does my husband have?"
Li Xuanyu said, "In terms of cash, he has at least two or three hundred billion US dollars, not to mention countless antiques and paintings of immeasurable value, as well as fixed assets."
Although she had guessed that Yang Fei was very capable and must have some reputation abroad and wouldn’t lack money, when she heard this figure, even Qin Yanyang’s heart began to race.
She looked at Yang Fei in amazement and exclaimed, "Husband, are you really that wealthy?"
Yang Fei coughed and said, "Well... it’s okay, I guess. Not too much."
"You’re still so young, making money has only been for the last few years, right? How can you earn so much? You’re not going to tell me that you made it all just by treating people and saving lives, are you?" Qin Yanyang looked at Yang Fei curiously, waiting for an answer.
Yang Fei broke out in sweat on his forehead, involuntarily touching his cropped hair, struggling to come up with a valid explanation.
Seeing Qin Yanyang’s curious gaze waiting for an answer, Yang Fei suddenly became alert.
He realized his wife was setting a trap to pry information from him.
What to do, how should he explain?