At 3:40 PM, in the president's office of the Fang Corporation.
"It's been a pleasure working with you..."
Fang Yanxi and Jiang Wenhao shook hands, exchanging signed contracts. Their collaboration was officially sealed.
By 5:00 PM that afternoon, Fang Corporation's stock began a sharp upward trend.
Simultaneously, Huadu Financial News immediately reported on the return of the "Wolf of Wall Street" and his collaboration with Fang Corporation, along with news of his acquisition of sixty percent of Wang Corporation's shares, sending shockwaves through the business world.
"Holy crap, how did Fang Corporation manage to get involved with the great Jiang Wenhao?"
"I don't know. I checked Fang Corporation's stock earlier; starting from 4 PM, a sudden influx of capital directly revived their shares."
"I heard Jiang Wenhao invested twenty billion yuan to save Fang Corporation. That's incredibly generous."
"Tsk tsk, twenty billion. In Huadu, besides the richest man Kang Hongwen and those few hidden billionaires, no one else could make such a grand gesture!"
"Indeed. But it's truly intriguing why the 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jiang Wenhao is helping Fang Corporation so much. Could it be that they have some kind of relationship?"
"Whispers on the street say that the great god has taken a liking to Fang Corporation's icy CEO, Fang Yanxi!"
"No way! Is that for real? If it is, that's too awesome, spending twenty billion to woo a woman!"
"Heh, who's to say otherwise? But for someone of his caliber, money comes easily with a flick of his finger. Twenty billion is nothing in his eyes."
"Alas, that's the difference..."
At this moment, in business circles, CEOs and prominent figures from various corporations were discussing this matter.
Meanwhile, the media's speculative reports were pushing the incident into a trending topic.
In contrast, Wan Yunting remained remarkably calm. He continued to be in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department's pharmacy, working with pharmacists Chen Jinfu and He Liren to prepare a scar removal ointment.
It wasn't until 10 PM, when Su Ke'er from the emergency department finished her shift and rushed to the TCM pharmacy, that she asked, "Brother Yunting, is the medicine ready?"
"It's done."
Wan Yunting handed Su Ke'er a box of dark brown ointment. She took a whiff of its faint, unique fragrance and asked, "Can this really remove scars?"
"Yes. Take it to a patient tomorrow. Just like applying a face mask, spread the ointment evenly on the scar and leave it on for three hours before washing it off. Apply it twice a day, morning and evening. You'll see significant results in three days," Wan Yunting said, pointing to the ointment in her hand.
"Okay, I'll take it to Sister Qing to try tomorrow."
Su Ke'er happily put the ointment in her bag and then linked arms with Wan Yunting. "Let's go, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."
"But I already have plans with someone else."
As Su Ke'er pulled him out of the pharmacy, before she could ask who, Jiang Wenhao happened to walk in. Seeing the scene, he smiled and said, "Teacher, who is this beautiful lady?"
"Teacher?"
Hearing Jiang Wenhao call Wan Yunting "Teacher," Su Ke'er sized him up and tilted her head, asking, "Brother Yunting, is he your student?"
Seeing Jiang Wenhao approach, Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "You could say that."
"Hello, my name is Jiang Wenhao."
Jiang Wenhao immediately extended his hand, and Su Ke'er shook it with her small hand, cheerfully saying, "My name is Su Ke'er. Brother Yunting, is he the one who invited you? Why don't we all go for a late-night snack together?"
"Sure."
Jiang Wenhao said with a happy smile, earning a glare from Wan Yunting. However, seeing Su Ke'er insistent on joining, he couldn't refuse.
"Teacher, please ride in my car."
A Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked outside. Jiang Wenhao hadn't brought his secretary; his foreign bodyguard was driving for him.
Wan Yunting nodded. Jiang Wenhao personally opened the car doors for them. Su Ke'er didn't say anything and naturally sat in the back with Wan Yunting. Jiang Wenhao sat in the front passenger seat, turned, and smiled at her, "Teacher's wife, where should we go for our late-night snack?"
Teacher's wife... Wan Yunting rolled his eyes at this guy speechlessly.
On the other hand, Su Ke'er, sitting beside him, couldn't stop laughing when she heard him call her "Teacher's wife." "There's a great barbecue place by Zhu River. Let's go there."
"No problem."
Jiang Wenhao, also a local of Huadu, used his phone to locate the barbecue place by Zhu River and instructed his bodyguard to drive there directly.
Consequently, Su Ke'er, like a curious child, bombarded Jiang Wenhao with questions.
Such as why he called Wan Yunting "Teacher" and where they met.
Seeing Wan Yunting remain silent, Jiang Wenhao answered Su Ke'er's questions truthfully. They chatted incessantly in the car, leaving Wan Yunting shaking his head helplessly, unable to get a word in.
Just then, his phone vibrated with a WeChat message. He took it out to see a message from Fang Yanxi saying, "I've signed the cooperation agreement with Jiang Wenhao. Thank you."
Wan Yunting typed back, "What are you thanking me for?"
Fang Yanxi, still at the company, replied, "If it weren't for you, I might have had reservations."
Wan Yunting chuckled and playfully typed, "Then don't blame me if something happens to you later."
A smile appeared on Fang Yanxi's pretty face as she typed back, "I won't."
"Then I'm relieved."
After Wan Yunting typed these words, he waited for about three minutes. Fang Yanxi finally replied, "Are you free tomorrow for lunch? I'd like to treat you!"
"Brother Yunting, what are you doing?"
Su Ke'er suddenly stretched her head to look at the phone in his hand. Wan Yunting immediately turned off the screen. "No one."
Su Ke'er squinted at him with her big eyes, her face clearly showing disbelief.
Meanwhile, Fang Yanxi, standing on the balcony outside the office, enjoying the evening breeze, blushed. She stared at the chat page with the man on WeChat, her heart pounding rapidly. However, Wan Yunting had not yet replied, making her anxious and fearful.
After all, this was her first time proactively inviting a man for a meal!
One minute felt like ten minutes for the suffering Fang Yanxi. Finally, Wan Yunting replied, "Okay."
This made Fang Yanxi's heart surge with excitement. Her slender fingers quickly typed back, "Where would you like to eat? I'll reserve a spot in advance."
Wan Yunting replied, "Do you remember that claypot rice restaurant across from our university in Huadu? Let's eat there. We can also stroll back to the university."
"Okay, then I'll see you tomorrow at noon."
"Yes, get some rest early."
After typing, Wan Yunting put away his phone. He couldn't help but feel happy and look forward to going to school with Fang Yanxi tomorrow, reminiscing about their university days together.
Arriving at an open-air barbecue stall on the Zhu River Bund, Su Ke'er, being a foodie, unceremoniously ordered many dishes. The three happily ordered a dozen beers, drinking and playing dice.
They drank until 1 AM. Su Ke'er was completely intoxicated, and Wan Yunting had to helplessly support her into the car, glaring at Jiang Wenhao. "Why did you let her drink so much?"
"Heh heh, if she isn't drunk, how will you have a chance, Teacher?"
Jiang Wenhao, also quite drunk, chuckled maliciously, making Wan Yunting even more speechless.
In the back of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Su Ke'er was unconscious. Her small hand tightly clasped Wan Yunting's arm, and her small head rested on his arm. She mumbled, "Brother Yunting, I like you..."
"Teacher, this girl really likes you. Should I have James send you both to a hotel directly?" Jiang Wenhao said with a sly smile from the passenger seat.
"Get lost."
Wan Yunting shot him a glare. He had no ulterior motives towards Su Ke'er.
"Alright."
Seeing this, Jiang Wenhao stopped teasing him and said, "However, this girl isn't like an ordinary person. Her background must be quite significant!"
Wan Yunting also turned to look at Su Ke'er, shaking his head with a smile. In fact, he had noticed it long ago.