Chapter 1

"Domestic air quality is really getting worse and worse."

Su Rui stood at the entrance of the airport, took a deep breath of the capital's air, and tightly held the envelope containing the secret letter given to him by his mother. Although his words were filled with disdain, a nostalgic and contented smile appeared on his face.

It had been a long time since he had returned to China. Upon his sudden return, even the air with a faint haze felt incredibly familiar.

He really wanted to shout, "I'm back!" but with so many people around, Su Rui didn't want to be seen as a fool, so he restrained his urge to vent.

"Since you're back this time, you won't be in a hurry to leave, right? You should stay for at least one or two months, shouldn't you?" Su Rui asked the air, but no one could answer him.

It was already mid-May, and the weather had started to heat up. The ladies couldn't wait to change into their summer outfits, especially at the busy Ninghai Airport, where beautiful and fair thighs were already catching people's eyes.

Su Rui wore a red plaid shirt, tucked into well-fitting casual pants, showing off his tall and lean figure. In his right hand, he held a high-quality silver suitcase, looking every bit the successful man.

However, unlike his appearance, he was sitting on the steps at the airport exit, drinking mineral water and smiling as he watched the passing beauties. After all, the sight of those beautiful thighs was free, and not looking would be a waste.

Having stayed in the West for too long, he had become somewhat gloomy. Now, back in China, he naturally needed to relax and adjust his mood.

Su Rui sat on the steps without any regard for his image, watching the beauties while taking out his phone and dialing a very strange number—because the number had twenty digits!

"Hey, I've arrived in Ninghai. Aren't you going to tell me the specifics of this mission?" Su Rui said with obvious dissatisfaction. With his current status, few people could get him to do anything. If it weren't for the promise he had made to the man on the other end of the phone, saying he would help without hesitation if the man ever encountered difficulties, Su Rui wouldn't have traveled all the way from the West to China.

What made him even more frustrated was that this mission was free.

"I knew I didn't misjudge you. You're back, and you haven't changed, still the same Su Rui..." The voice on the other end sounded somewhat excited.

"Don't get all sentimental on me. I have nothing to do with you guys. Making me do this for free is a first! I'm telling you, after helping with this, there won't be a next time!" Su Rui spat out the gum in his mouth into the trash can, looking somewhat impatient. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

A security guard passing by was stunned. Su Rui had accurately spit the gum into the trash can across the street, about ten meters away!

"I just need you to help someone solve some troubles."

"Help someone solve troubles? Who?" Su Rui whistled at a passing beauty, his mood quickly improving at the sight of a beautiful woman.

While asking, Su Rui focused on the person he was helping, but overlooked the "troubles" mentioned.

"Lin Fuzhang, the chairman of Bikan Pharmaceutical Group, or more precisely, Lin Fuzhang's only daughter, Lin Aoxue."

"Why help her? Give me a reason. I don't even know what she looks like."

"Lin Aoxue is a dual master's graduate in polymer science and management science from Capital University. She currently serves as the executive president and R&D director of Bikan Group. Two months ago, she published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal *Nature*, causing a sensation both domestically and internationally."

"Another genius, huh? What did she publish?" Su Rui raised an eyebrow.

"Using polymer methods to synthesize triazolam at the microscopic level."

"Triazolam? I know, it's a major component of psychiatric drugs, and it's expensive."

The man's voice on the other end became even lower: "But you don't know, and neither does Lin Aoxue, that this triazolam, with just one more simple chemical synthesis, becomes the main ingredient of 'X-one'."

"X-one?" Su Rui frowned. "Is that the new drug that's popular in Europe and America?"

"Exactly! Lin Aoxue's synthesis method is simpler and cheaper, reducing costs by more than five times! Both international pharmaceutical companies and underground drug lords are determined to get Lin Aoxue's patent!"

"Lin Fuzhang realized that the publication of this paper posed a significant threat to his daughter's safety, so he sought my help. We were close friends in the past..."

"So, the Western underworld is after this?"

Su Rui asked in a low voice, emphasizing the words "Western underworld"!

Because he had just returned from there!

"You can think of it that way. I know you are familiar with them..."

"Alright, no more nonsense. I have one more question." Su Rui raised an eyebrow. "How long is the deadline for this mission? One month? Two months? You know, I'm very busy abroad."

The man on the other end laughed awkwardly. "This... I don't know the deadline yet."

"Why are you telling me this now?"

"I was afraid if I told you earlier, you wouldn't come."

"Damn, you've really tricked me!" Su Rui hung up the phone as soon as he heard there was no deadline! He had a lot of things to handle abroad, and now he was told the mission had no deadline!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. This woman, Lin Aoxue, had published a paper that caused so much trouble without even realizing it! The Western underworld was no joke!

He sat on the steps, kicked his leg, and tried to kick the mineral water bottle into the trash can across the street.

However, the bottle didn't land in the trash can as expected. Instead, it drew a beautiful parabola in the air and hit a beauty's side buttock!

The beauty looked to be in her twenties, tall and slender, with fair skin. She wore a bohemian long dress, and her prominent chest was extremely eye-catching, making people want to reach out and feel the trembling sensation. Her face was even more stunning, almost flawless, with a 360-degree beauty that was exquisitely perfect.

She walked on the road in front of the airport, gathering all the attention around her, looking incredibly stunning.

After being hit by the water bottle, the beauty instinctively let out a scream, covered her side buttock, and gave Su Rui a cold stare.

Su Rui's kick wasn't light, and the hit area was probably already red and swollen.

He didn't expect this to happen and was stunned for a moment.

Of course, the main reason for his shock was that the girl was incredibly beautiful, with an icy demeanor that was particularly unique. Even when she glared at him, it was hard to look away.

Stunned by the beauty's glare, Su Rui waved his hand with a smile, showing no intention of apologizing: "Hey, beauty, meeting you is fate. I'm somewhat skilled in divination. I see a dark spot on your forehead and a bra on your chest. If you have time, I can explain it to you."

The beauty released her hand from her side buttock and asked coldly, "Who do you say has a bad omen on their head?"

Normal people would think Su Rui was cursing them and would be upset, especially after being kicked. But the icy beauty didn't know that Su Rui's words had another meaning, a play on words that was a characteristic of the Chinese language.

Su Rui's eyes swept over the beauty's chest: "Of course, it's you. We met by fate, and this mineral water bottle is the red thread connecting us. Why don't we find a place to sit and chat? I can tell you how to remove the bra, no, the bad omen..."

The beauty's gaze became even colder.

Su Rui chuckled: "Even if we don't chat, we can exchange contact information."

He had kicked her and still wanted her contact information? The beauty had had enough of Su Rui's shamelessness: "If you say one more word, I'll have you thrown into the Ning River to feed the fish!"

The beauty's cold warning, though expressionless, added a unique charm in Su Rui's eyes.

"Spicy girl, I like it even more!" Su Rui smiled, not taking her warning seriously. After all, everyone appreciates beauty, and he had only said a few extra words, not committed any major offense.

As soon as Su Rui finished speaking, he felt a cold sensation on his face. The icy beauty had unscrewed the mineral water bottle and splashed the remaining water all over Su Rui, then turned and walked away!

"Too much!" Su Rui wiped the water off his face and hair, looking at the beauty's back with resentment: "Just because you have long legs, big breasts, and a pretty face, you think you can splash water on people? If you have the guts, splash again, and I promise I won't pull off your dress..." Su Rui sat on the steps, muttering to himself, looking full of resentment.

The icy beauty clearly heard Su Rui's unpleasant words, paused for a moment, and then continued walking.

At the airport exit, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom was waiting for her. As soon as the beauty approached, two men in black suits and sunglasses, who looked like bodyguards, quickly opened the car door and respectfully escorted the icy beauty inside.

"Wow, looks like a rich family's daughter. A Rolls-Royce Phantom, it must be worth at least 70 million yuan." Su Rui stood up from the ground, no longer showing any resentment.

"Seems like teasing girls is a pretty good way to pass the time." Su Rui smiled, hailed a taxi, and said, "Driver, to Bikan Pharmaceutical."

"Young man, you look like a returnee. Are you going to work at Bikan Group? It's a famous company in Ninghai. I heard the security guards earn over 8,000 yuan a month." Taxi drivers are the most talkative people in China, no exceptions.

"Really that high?" Su Rui was somewhat incredulous.

"Of course. I heard the security guards are carefully selected and must have martial arts skills. Do you think just anyone can work at Bikan Pharmaceutical Group?" The taxi driver sounded proud when mentioning Bikan, as it was a local pharmaceutical giant, and locals were very proud of it.

"I think I'm going for an interview." Su Rui thought for a moment, unsure.

"An interview is an interview. What do you mean by 'I think I'm going for an interview'? Without confidence, how can you get into Bikan Group?" The taxi driver sounded disappointed.

Su Rui smiled, not taking it to heart, and seemed to be reminiscing about something.

The car stopped in front of Bikan Square. Su Rui got out and looked at the towering Bikan headquarters and the spacious square, sighing, "What a rich guy!"

With that, he walked into the building.

"Sir, may I ask what you're here for?"

Without a work badge, Su Rui was stopped by two receptionists as soon as he entered the hall.

Su Rui said angrily, "I'm here to see Lin Fuzhang."

"Lin Fuzhang? That name sounds familiar." One receptionist was still dazed, not fully understanding.

"Lin Fuzhang is our chairman!" The other receptionist exclaimed.

No wonder, for a super-large pharmaceutical company like Bikan, the chairman was like the Jade Emperor, and ordinary staff rarely saw him.

"I'm here to see your chairman!"

"May I ask your surname, sir?"

"My surname is Su." Facing the two sweet-looking girls, Su Rui couldn't continue to vent his frustration.

The receptionist quickly checked the chairman's schedule but found no appointment for a Mr. Su.

"Sir, I'm sorry, the chairman's schedule is full today, and there's no appointment for you. You can't go in." The two receptionists thought Su Rui was an old acquaintance of the chairman, but without an appointment, he was clearly lying.

"Wow, what a novelty. Asking me to help solve problems but not letting me in the door." Su Rui sneered and said to the receptionists, "You'd better call Lin Fuzhang and have him come to pick me up. Otherwise, I won't help with the triazolam issue."

"What's triazolam?" The two receptionists looked at each other, clearly not understanding Su Rui's words. "I'm sorry, we don't have the authority to report directly to the chairman. Please leave."

"Fine, you don't have to call. Let me tell you the truth. I'm the chairman's chosen son-in-law. If you don't let me in, have you considered the consequences?" Su Rui didn't know if Lin Aoxue was beautiful or not, but he was willing to help.

"Chairman's son-in-law? That means the president's boyfriend... How is that possible?" The two receptionists, who had seen little of the world, were easily intimidated by Su Rui.

After all, Lin Aoxue was known as the top beauty in Ninghai's business world. Countless eligible bachelors wanted to marry her and become the son-in-law of Bikan Group. On Valentine's Day and Qixi, the flowers she received could fill a truck! But Lin Aoxue was fully focused on her work, cold and distant, with no interest in personal relationships.

"How is it not possible? I've been secretly dating Lin Aoxue for many years!" Su Rui said with a smile.

At that moment, a cold voice came from the entrance of the hall.

"Who are you saying you've been dating for many years?"

Hearing the voice, the two receptionists immediately fell silent. Su Rui felt the voice was familiar and quickly turned around, only to find that the speaker was none other than the beauty he had called "top of the head with a bad omen" earlier.

The beauty stood there, making the entire hall seem brighter with her presence.

What a coincidence!

Su Rui thought about the mineral water that had been splashed on his face and had no mood to appreciate the beauty. He walked up to the icy beauty, angry, and said, "Hey, you bitch, what does it matter to you who I've been dating for many years? I see you with a dark spot on your forehead, a bad omen, and no matter how beautiful you are, no man will want you!"

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