Chapter 64: The New Richest Man in Luocheng

"Where is Liu Binglan?"

"We're tired of your nonsense, it's just the same old thing on loop. We want to see Liu Binglan."

"She just waved hello and left earlier. We didn't get enough of her, hurry up and bring Liu Binglan back up here!"

"I really want to know who that guy was just now. Is he her boyfriend?"

At the venue of the Li's Pharmaceuticals press conference.

Liu Binglan had barely made an appearance, without saying a single word, before running off to drink coffee with Xiao Nan.

The fans at the scene were not having it.

They had zero interest in listening to the representatives from Li's Pharmaceuticals introduce the upgraded version of the "Qi-Gathering Youth-Preserving Pill."

They kept shouting and demanding to see Liu Binglan.

Li Yadong was even more anxious than the fans below.

The very coffee shop where Liu Binglan was currently having coffee with Xiao Nan had been arranged by him personally.

Naturally, he was ten thousand times reluctant, but Liu Binglan had been persistent about finding somewhere to sit down with Xiao Nan, and he couldn't stop her.

He had been rambling on this stage alongside Miracle Doctor Pan for a long time.

Yet the audience below refused to buy what they were selling; they only wanted Liu Binglan.

If Liu Binglan had never shown her face at all, they might have let it go.

But to come on stage and run off before even finishing a single sentence—what kind of behavior was that?

Li Yadong raised his wrist to check the time. He had finally managed to endure the one hour Liu Binglan had requested.

He whipped out his phone and dialed Liu Binglan's number. "Hello, Sister Liu, are you finished? The fans at the scene are dying to see you. Shall I send someone to pick you up once you're done?"

"I'm sorry, President Li, but I can't continue endorsing your company," Liu Binglan's voice came through the phone almost immediately.

"Sister Liu, you must be joking with me, right?" Li Yadong forced himself to stay calm.

"I'm not joking," Liu Binglan's voice was resolute. "I have decided to terminate this cooperation."

Li Yadong completely lost his cool. "Wait, Sister Liu, why? The promotion has already gone live, everyone is waiting for you out here, and besides, we signed a contract!"

"I will pay the penalty for breach of contract. You can discuss the specific details with my manager." With that, Liu Binglan hung up directly.

"Xiao... Nan!" Li Yadong lowered his phone in a daze, grinding his teeth as he spat out the name, flames practically shooting from his eyes.

If the "Qi-Gathering Youth-Preserving Pill" secured Liu Binglan's endorsement, it would undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger.

Everything had been negotiated smoothly, and it was all set in stone.

Liu Binglan had changed her mind simply because she went to have a cup of coffee with that bastard Xiao Nan.

To think that Xiao Nan wasn't behind this was something Li Yadong wouldn't believe even if he died.

Outside the entrance of the coffee shop.

A reluctant Li Yadong rushed over, flanked by a group of bodyguards and reporters.

"Sister Liu!"

"You can't do this!"

Li Yadong glanced back at the large group of reporters carrying cameras behind him, confident that Xiao Nan wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him here. Pointing at Xiao Nan, he said to Liu Binglan, "Did he say something to you?"

"This guy is just a live-in son-in-law of the Lin family in Luocheng, a good-for-nothing parasite. The Lin family are our competitors at Li's Pharmaceuticals, so he's definitely scheming to slander us."

Seeing that Liu Binglan's attitude toward Xiao Nan was clearly different from how she treated others, Li Yadong grew worried that this goddess and superstar, who was normally out of his league, might fall into Xiao Nan's hands.

Intentionally exposing Xiao Nan's status as a son-in-law of the Lin family to Liu Binglan, he continued, "You must not believe his nonsense!"

"Sister Liu, come back and attend our press conference. The fans are still waiting there. As for the endorsement fee we agreed on earlier, I'll add another 100 million to it. How about that?"

Being called a live-in son-in-law and a parasite once again made Xiao Nan's hands itch for a fight.

Just as Xiao Nan was hesitating whether to beat him up again, Liu Binglan stepped in front of him, looked coldly at Li Yadong, and said, "Xiao Nan is my good friend, so please watch your language. I've already made myself crystal clear on the phone."

With that, she pulled a middle-aged woman over to Li Yadong. "Talk to Sister Zhang regarding the contract termination and the penalty fees. I have matters to attend to, goodbye!"

Having said her piece, she turned around and walked away directly.

Li Yadong tried to give chase, but was blocked by Liu Binglan's bodyguards.

"Bastard, let's see how much longer you can prance around."

Li Yadong watched the retreating figure of Xiao Nan leaving alongside Liu Binglan.

gnashing his teeth in hatred, he dodged the reporters behind him and impatiently dialed Zheng Rutong's number. "Hall Master Zheng, is Brother Long around? I want to ask when he can step in and help me slaughter that bastard Xiao Nan?"

"He said just wait," Zheng Rutong threw those cold words at Li Yadong and abruptly hung up.

A sneer crept into his heart: *Kid, just keep waiting.*

Li Yadong was driven half-mad with frustration once again.

He had handed over a full 500 million to Zhou Hailong, yet couldn't even get a specific timeline for when he would make a move.

Wait—until when?

Unfortunately, Zhou Hailong was not someone he could afford to provoke. Aside from waiting obediently, he had no other choice at all.

He could only comfort himself inwardly by thinking that since Zhou Hailong had taken his money, he would definitely take action.

So what if he had to wait a little longer?

"Bitch, letting you endorse our product is doing you a favor."

"With the explosive popularity of our 'Qi-Gathering Youth-Preserving Pill' right now, it will sell like hotcakes even without your endorsement. Refusing to cooperate with us is your own loss, go ahead and regret it."

Li Yadong vented his bitter thoughts about Liu Binglan.

He pulled out his phone and dialed Lin Guodong's number.

Since he couldn't afford to provoke either Liu Binglan or Zhou Hailong, he needed to find someone he *could* afford to provoke to vent his anger.

Just at midnight today, Li's Pharmaceuticals' market value had officially surpassed the entire Lin Group.

The Li family had smoothly replaced the Lin family, ascending to the throne of the richest family in Luocheng.

The once lofty and untouchable Lin family was now nothing more than meat on their chopping board.

"Hello!"

Lin Guodong desperately wanted to ignore Li Yadong's call, but he knew all too well that the Li family now possessed the actual strength to completely crush the Lin Group.

He had to temporarily placate Li Yadong, stall him from making a move too soon, and buy more time for the Lin family.

"Lin Guodong, have you considered what I said yesterday?"

Since they had already torn off the facade of civility, Li Yadong stopped playing the hypocrite and dropped the honorific "Uncle Lin," addressing him by his full name directly.

"What is President Li implying? Didn't you say yesterday to give me three days to consider? Not even a day has passed yet," Lin Guodong said in a deep voice.

Judging by that tone, under the immense pressure he had applied, Lin Guodong seemed to have softened somewhat and was beginning to seriously consider marrying Lin Shuyun off to him.

The mere thought of Lin Shuyun's stunningly beautiful figure and appearance made Li Yadong swallow hard.

The frustration he had suffered earlier from Liu Binglan and Zhou Hailong dissipated quite a bit.

Shifting his tone, he said into the phone, "Uncle Lin, if you marry Shuyun to me, I certainly won't mistreat her in the future. A strong alliance between our Lin and Li families will benefit us both, wouldn't you say?"

Lin Guodong said nothing more, his face turning ashen as he hung up the phone.