As the sun just broke the horizon, Du Fei opened his eyes, concluding his night of cultivation.
He exhaled a long breath of turbid air and stood up.
When Du Fei first entered the Xiantian realm, using Qi Gathering Pills alongside his cultivation practice had doubled his progress.
However, recently, Du Fei found that the amplification effect of the Qi Gathering Pills had become minimal.
Even just now, Du Fei vaguely sensed that his body seemed to have developed an immunity to the Qi Gathering Pills; no matter how many he took, his cultivation speed did not increase at all.
It seemed his plan to refine pills himself had to be expedited.
Otherwise, having grown accustomed to his previous cultivation speed, Du Fei found it extremely uncomfortable for it to suddenly slow down.
The thought of refining new pills reminded Du Fei of the matter of asking Fang Chao to help him find medicinal ingredients. He wondered how that was progressing.
However, regardless, Fang Chao, being from a family of martial arts practitioners, definitely had a much larger network of contacts than himself, making the search for medicinal ingredients easier.
Estimating that his family should be awake by now, Du Fei began to head back.
On the way back, Du Fei, as usual, bought some breakfast.
Opening the door, he was met by Liu Shishi emerging from the kitchen.
"Back from your workout?"
Hearing the door open and seeing Du Fei enter, Liu Shishi asked.
Du Fei nodded, "Yeah, I just grabbed some breakfast on the way."
Including Liu Shishi, Du Fei's mother, and his sister, they all believed that Du Fei returned from outside every day because he went for his morning training.
No one ever suspected that Du Fei was not home at night.
Liu Shishi was boiling some congee in the kitchen, which was almost ready.
"What's wrong? Do you have something you want to tell me?"
Du Fei saw Liu Shishi hesitating and proactively asked.
Liu Shishi gathered her thoughts for a moment, then said, "Actually, it's like this, staying here for a few days, I don't think it's a long-term solution..."
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient to stay here? Or are there other problems?"
Hearing Liu Shishi say this, Du Fei immediately interrupted her anxiously.
Seeing Du Fei's nervousness, Liu Shishi knew he cared about her.
"Don't be so anxious. I'm not saying it's inconvenient to stay here. I just feel that as a grown woman, I should have a job. I can't keep living and eating at your place, what would that make me?"
So Liu Shishi was talking about this. Du Fei breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, with Du Fei's current wealth, even if Liu Shishi did nothing, it would be more than enough for her daily expenses, and quite luxurious at that.
However, Du Fei knew very well that Liu Shishi was a strong woman and would absolutely not be a woman who lived off a man's money.
Because if Liu Shishi really wanted to do that, with her looks and figure, wealthy second-generation heirs and even top tycoons from Rongcheng would have flocked to her long ago.
So Du Fei said nothing, intending to listen to what Liu Shishi had to say next.
"I've worked for so many years and gained some experience, so I think if I apply for a job, I shouldn't have trouble finding one. Therefore, I plan to go out and find a job tomorrow to start a new life."
Liu Shishi had been living at Du Fei's place for a few days, and during that time, she had been thinking about her future.
The Liu family had thoroughly broken her heart, so Liu Shishi had no intention of returning to the Liu family under any circumstances.
As for finding a job, Liu Shishi already had a general idea in mind. She decided to mention it in advance because their relationship had now become that of a couple.
"Mhm, finding a new job is actually quite good..."
Du Fei nodded, expressing his support for Liu Shishi's decision. But suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.
Seeing Du Fei stop midway, Liu Shishi looked at him with some confusion.
Although Du Fei strongly supported Liu Shishi returning to the workforce, he was also well aware that while Liu Shishi was once the CEO of Liu Corporation, even with her education and abilities now, she wouldn't be able to secure a CEO position if she went out to look for work.
Furthermore, she might encounter various issues like workplace harassment.
Just now, an idea suddenly popped into his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
"By the way, Shishi, do you want to start your own business and be your own boss?"
Du Fei pulled Liu Shishi to sit in the living room.
"Start my own business and be my own boss?"
Liu Shishi was taken aback by Du Fei's sudden question.
After a moment of hesitation, Liu Shishi slowly said, "Du Fei, I know you care about me and want to help me, but, well, I prefer to rely on myself a bit."
She was initially stunned, but after reacting, Liu Shishi immediately understood what Du Fei was implying.
He probably wanted to fund and help her start a company.
Liu Shishi had some understanding of Du Fei's capabilities, and coupled with his miraculous medical skills, he surely knew many influential people now. If he genuinely wanted to help her, it was possible.
But in that case, Liu Shishi felt she would be no different from women who lived off men.
However, it was Du Fei's good intention after all, and Liu Shishi didn't want to reject him too directly, so she phrased her response more tactfully.
"Shishi, I think you've misunderstood."
Du Fei, hearing this, knew Liu Shishi had misinterpreted his intention.
So he immediately told Liu Shishi that he had several formulas that could be used to create beauty products, such as skincare liquids or essences, which had absolutely unique effects for beauty and maintenance.
"Du Fei, while I've witnessed your medical skills and know they are indeed formidable, the formulas you speak of are simply beyond my comprehension. Do such miraculous formulas truly exist?"
After hearing Du Fei's description of the formulas, Liu Shishi felt Du Fei was joking.
This wasn't because she didn't believe Du Fei, but rather that Du Fei's description and portrayal of the formulas were truly hard to believe.
It was akin to someone suddenly telling you they could fly and burrow underground; most people would likely consider them insane or idiotic.
"You should know about the two beauty products that Tian Kun Group just released, right? I provided the formulas for those two."
Seeing that Liu Shishi didn't believe him, Du Fei, with no other option, revealed that he had given Gong Chengbin the formulas for two traditional Chinese medicine beauty products.
"What!"
"The beauty products that are now going viral online, you provided the formulas for them?"
Liu Shishi's already radiant eyes widened even further in surprise.
Of course, Liu Shishi had heard of the two beauty products recently launched by Tian Kun Group.
To exaggerate a bit, these two beauty products from Tian Kun Group had captured the hearts of women from eighteen to eighty, as their effects were so good that no beauty-conscious woman could resist them.
Thinking of the relationship between Du Fei and Gong Chengbin, Liu Shishi did not doubt Du Fei's words this time.