29: Chapter 29 Appeasing Li Yiran

"Alright, the first batch of beauty pill is done. Hand me the jade bottle," Xiao Yuchen said casually.

"What? That's it? It doesn't seem that difficult. Are you sure these are beauty pill inside?" Zhou Tiancheng asked, his face full of confusion.

In truth, Zhou Tiancheng didn't know that because Xiao Yuchen had acquired Top-tier Alchemy, his level of Alchemy was extremely high, which was why he was so relaxed and the time required was significantly shortened. If it had been an ordinary Alchemist, it would have taken much longer, and success on the first attempt wouldn't be guaranteed.

Xiao Yuchen didn't speak; he poured the beauty pill out of the bronze vessel. Nine pills were formed: six high-grade beauty pills, two Medium Grade, and one low-grade. This was already quite good.

"Simple? Alright, you do the next batch. The coal has already been delivered anyway, so you can give it a try," Xiao Yuchen said deliberately.

"Uh... I was just saying it casually. You should do it; I'll just watch," Zhou Tiancheng said, feeling a bit awkward.

Xiao Yuchen didn't continue to argue with Zhou Tiancheng and went back to Alchemy. For an entire day, Xiao Yuchen refined twenty batches of beauty pill.

However, as he became more and more proficient, by the end, Xiao Yuchen actually refined over twenty top-quality beauty pills. This was definitely a major Breakthrough.

"Alright, that's it for today. I need to go back and pick up my sister from school. This is the youth-preserving pill I promised you."

Xiao Yuchen handed the jade bottle to Zhou Tiancheng. It was quite rare for this head of the Zhou Family to set aside Family matters and accompany him for an entire day.

At first, Zhou Tiancheng had been very excited to see the Medicinal Pill produced, but by the end, he had become completely numb. He suddenly felt that Alchemy wasn't that rare after all.

Taking the youth-preserving pill, Zhou Tiancheng's mouth curled up to the sky. With this youth-preserving pill, he and his wife could enjoy a hundred more years of happy married life. Just thinking about it was wonderful.

Xiao Yuchen ignored the slightly lecherous-looking old man and drove away from the Zhou Family. Zhou Tiancheng had originally wanted to keep Xiao Yuchen for dinner, but Xiao Yuchen refused because his sister was about to finish her evening self-study.

Arriving at the school and picking up his sister, Xiao Yuchen drove toward Lishui Garden. However, when he arrived in front of the villa, he was surprised to find Li Feng and his two bodyguards there.

Li Feng's two bodyguards were both Late Stage Internal Strength Martial Artists. Over the years, these two bodyguards had blocked many attacks for him. The fact that Li Feng's Shengkai Group could develop to where it was today was largely due to these two personal bodyguards.

"Why are you here?"

Xiao Yuchen's attitude was icy. Although Li Feng had been decent to him before, this time, Li Feng's actions had made Xiao Yuchen very angry. If he weren't Li Yiran's father, Xiao Yuchen would have already taken action.

"Why am I here? This is my house, after all. Can't I come here? It seems Yiran was telling the truth; you two really are together. Otherwise, why would she give you the house I prepared for her?"

Li Feng was equally angry. He had gone to such lengths to facilitate the marriage between his daughter and the Wang Family, and at this critical moment, Xiao Yuchen had actually stolen Li Yiran's heart. He felt like he had invited a wolf into his house. If he had known this would happen, Li Feng would never have let Xiao Yuchen protect Li Yiran.

"Oh? So you're here to take back the house? And should I return this car to you as well?" Xiao Yuchen asked in a very calm tone.

"Although my Li Family is not one of the Four Great Families, the strength and financial resources of the Li Family are not something you can imagine. My Li Family won't be petty enough to do something that would slap our own faces. Since the things have been given away, I naturally won't take them back.

However, you must break up with Yiran. As long as you agree to break up with Yiran, not only will you keep the house and car, but I will also give you another twenty million, which is enough for you and your sister to live a wealthy life for the rest of your lives."

Hearing Li Feng's words, Xiao Yuchen laughed out loud. He had seen this before in TV dramas or novels, where rich men would say such things to make their daughters break up with their penniless boyfriends.

At the time, Xiao Yuchen had even envied the male lead, lamenting why he didn't have such good luck. However, when it actually happened to him, the sense of humiliation was not something an ordinary person could bear.

"Arrogant and self-righteous," Xiao Yuchen said, his face full of disdain.

"What did you say? If you have the guts, say it again!" Li Feng wanted to fly into a rage.

"I'm saying, how can you be sure whether Li Yiran and I have broken up? To make Li Yiran give up, I have to tell her personally, right? Otherwise, aren't you afraid that I'll take the money and not do the job?" Xiao Yuchen bluffed.

"This... that's true. So, does that mean you agree?" Li Feng asked.

"Of course I agree. Who would refuse money? That's twenty million; I've never seen that much money in my life," Xiao Yuchen said, acting very humble.

"Good, you wait."

Li Feng was a bit excited. He hadn't expected this matter to be resolved so easily. He had always thought Xiao Yuchen was a responsible, good man, but in the end, he was just like any other man.

Li Feng took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Yueru, I've settled the matter. Hand the phone to our daughter."

Yueru's name was Liu Yueru, and she was Li Yiran's biological mother. In fact, she felt quite sorry for her daughter; she didn't want to see her daughter turn against her husband, but as a woman in this household, she couldn't make any decisions.

"Alright, I understand."

Liu Yueru took the phone and found her daughter. At this moment, Li Yiran was locked in her room. When she learned of her father's decision, she resisted, even threatening to kill herself, but her father wouldn't compromise.

She had thought about ending it all, but she couldn't bear to let go of Xiao Yuchen. Even if she were to die, she had to see Xiao Yuchen one last time before dying, so she endured it. Over the past few days, she had cried until her tears ran dry, and she had become much more haggard.

Seeing her daughter become like this, Liu Yueru felt extremely heartbroken, but she had no choice—truly no choice.

"Yiran, are you okay? Don't blame Mom; Mom really is powerless."

Li Yiran wept silently, without saying a word.

"Yiran, Xiao Yuchen is calling you. Do you want to answer it?"

However, this time, hearing her mother's words, the previously unresponsive Li Yiran suddenly trembled and snatched the phone from Liu Yueru.

"Hello, Yuchen, is that you? It's Yiran. I don't want to marry Wang Youzhi. Please come and save me!"

Hearing Li Yiran's excited and hoarse voice, Xiao Yuchen's eyes turned red. He knew that Li Yiran must have suffered a lot over these two days and had cried many times.

"Yiran, it's me. Don't be excited; listen to me carefully. It is my honor to have you as my girlfriend, Xiao Yuchen. In this lifetime, I will never let you cry or suffer grievances again.

You must wait for me. At most three days. Three days later, I will definitely rescue you and make those who bullied you regret it for a lifetime. By then, we can be together openly and honestly. Do you believe in me?"

"Mm, I believe you, I believe you. I will wait for you."

"Then promise me you'll take care of yourself, eat well, and sleep well. I don't want to see a haggard Li Yiran. Can you do that?" Xiao Yuchen asked again.

"I can, I can. I will definitely sleep well and eat well, and wait for you to come find me." After saying this, Xiao Yuxin hung up the phone.