The evil dragon has been released from prison; it will only kill, not save!

"I've seen this contract." Chen Guilan looked at Lin Chutang, her tone neither warm nor cold. "But Chutang, the position of general manager requires not only having projects, but also being able to make a public appearance."

"Your face... To put it bluntly, what will be the first reaction of our business partners when they see you? Will they think there are no normal people in the Lin family?"

"This isn't directed at you personally; it's for the sake of the group's image."

Lin Siqi looked at Lin Chutang smugly, her lips practically curling into a smile.

"Grandma is wise!"

Chen Guilan continued, "Therefore, Siqi will still serve as the general manager. Chutang, here's the contract you have—"

"Grandma," Lin Chutang interrupted her.

Chen Guilan frowned.

"You said my face isn't suitable to represent the group." Lin Chutang's voice was calm, but every word was clear.

"What if my face is fine?"

Chen Guilan was taken aback.

Lin Siqi sneered: "No problem? How could there be no problem? Yours—"

Lin Chutang raised her hand.

Pinch the edge of the veil with your fingertips.

Then, decisively and cleanly—

It was peeled off.

In the living room, all sound came to an abrupt halt.

Beneath the veil was a near-perfect face.

Her fair and translucent skin had only a very faint pink mark on her right cheekbone, which not only did not detract from her beauty but also added a touch of mystery.

Exquisite features, a high nose bridge, full red lips, and a pair of clear, bright almond-shaped eyes.

The room was deathly silent.

Lin Siqi's smile froze on her face.

Her mouth was open, and she couldn't close it for a long time.

The teacup in Wang Chenghai's hand slammed to the ground with a "thud".

The expressions of the several collateral relatives were as if they had seen a ghost.

Chen Guilan's eyes widened, and the lid of her teacup clattered onto the saucer.

"this……"

Lin Siqi was the first to react, her voice shrill.

"She had plastic surgery! She definitely did!"

Lin Chutang turned her head to look at her.

In broad daylight, the two people faced each other.

Lin Siqi's pride and joy, her beauty, was now completely overshadowed by Lin Chutang.

"Plastic surgery?" Lin Chutang's voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear.

"It was my husband, Qin Hao, who used acupuncture and ointments to restore my face to this state."

"The poor wretch and good-for-nothing you speak of has abilities you can't even dream of."

She took the contract back from the coffee table, folded it, and put it in her bag.

"Grandma," she said, looking at Chen Guilan, "I don't want the general manager position anymore."

Chen Guilan snapped back to reality: "What?"

Lin Chutang looked around at everyone present.

"I know how the Lin family has treated me all these years. After my father died, no one treated me like a member of the Lin family."

She folded the veil and put it in her bag.

"From today onwards, I am Qin Hao's wife, and a member of the Qin family. As for the Lin family—"

She turned and walked towards the door.

"It has nothing to do with me."

"Stop right there!" Lin Siqi took two steps after him. "You think you can just walk away like that? Leave the contract behind! That's a Lin family project—"

Lin Chutang didn't even turn her head.

"My name is on the contract, not the Lin family's. Want it? Go talk to Haofan Group."

The door opened, then closed again.

Silence filled the living room.

Chen Guilan's expression changed several times before she finally spoke in a deep voice.

"Siqi".

"grandmother."

"You'll handle the Aozhu project; go and liaise with Haofan Group," Chen Guilan said in a low voice. "Use your methods to get the contract back."

"Yes!" Lin Siqi clenched her fist tightly. "Grandma, don't worry, it's just Haofan Group. With Brother Hai around, this will definitely be resolved—"

"One week," Chen Guilan interrupted her. "I need to see results within a week."

Lin Siqi swallowed.

"no problem."

……

The Qin family's old residence.

Qin Hao brought the decocted medicine to Qin Zhenhai's room, watched the old man finish drinking it, and then gave him acupuncture for another twenty minutes.

"Grandpa, take this medicine three times a day, don't stop. I'll change the prescription for you in half a month."

Qin Zhenhai was in much better spirits than he had been a couple of days ago, and his complexion was rosier.

"Hao'er, who did you learn your medical skills from?"

"An elderly lady, I'll introduce you to her sometime."

Qin Zhenhai didn't ask any further questions, but simply patted his grandson on the shoulder.

Qin Hao came out of his grandfather's room and found Shen Youchu sitting on the sofa in the living room, her eyes behind her silver-rimmed glasses looking at the tablet in her hand.

"You're back?"

"Um."

Shen Youchu closed the tablet and looked up at him.

"Tonight at 7 PM, in VIP room number six at the Longhai Millennium Hotel, come with me to meet someone."

"Who?"

You'll find out when you get there.

"Okay, I understand."

Qin Hao raised an eyebrow, took a document out of his pocket, and placed it on the coffee table.

"Take a look at this."

Shen Youchu glanced at the cover.

[Haofan Group "Aozhu Project" Cooperation Agreement]

Partner section: Qin Group.

Shen Youchu picked it up and quickly flipped through two pages. The terms, amounts, profit-sharing ratios, and the client's official seal—everything was complete.

Her hand paused for a moment.

"...Haofan Group? Cooperating with the Qin family?"

"right."

"Qin Hao, how did you do that?"

Shen Youchu took off her glasses, wiped the lenses, and put them back on.

She only does this when she is extremely shocked.

"Haofan Group, with a market value of three trillion. Even the top five companies in the country have to wait in line to connect with them, and you got a formal cooperation agreement on the third day after your release from prison?"

"There are channels."

"What channel?"

"It's legal and compliant, Second Sister-in-law, you can trust me."

Shen Youchu stared at him for several seconds.

She wanted to ask more questions, but ultimately didn't.

She flipped back to the first page of the contract, tapping the numbers on it with her fingertip.

"According to the terms of this cooperation, Qin's Group only needs to invest 80 million yuan as a deposit in the early stage, and the subsequent profit sharing is 30/70, with us taking 30%."

"Um."

"Do you know how much 30% is?" Shen Youchu's voice tightened slightly. "The total investment in the Aozhu project is 12 billion, and 30% of the profits... conservatively estimated, the net profit will be over 1.5 billion."

"More or less."

Shen Youchu put down the contract, leaned back on the sofa, and let out a long sigh.

"Qin Hao, you..."

"Um?"

"Never mind." She stood up, put the contract away, and said, "I'll arrange the 80 million deposit today."

He took two steps, then turned back.

"Don't forget what happened tonight, at seven o'clock."

"I can't forget it."

After Shen Youchu left, Qin Hao's phone rang.

Caller ID: Yu Zhendong.

"Chairman."

"explain."

"Two things. First, we found out that the mastermind behind the collective wage protest at the Qin Group was Zhao Fugui's son, Zhao Shipeng. He contacted a public relations company through an intermediary, spent 500,000 yuan to bribe several workers who led the disturbance, and arranged for people to amplify the public opinion online."

Qin Hao tapped his fingers lightly on his knee twice.

"And the second one?"

"Lin Siqi tried to contact our vice president through Wang Chenghai's father to renegotiate the cooperation on the Aozhu project. The vice president has already turned the request down as you instructed, but Lin Siqi herself is still trying other channels."

Qin Hao remained silent for two seconds.

Who is the official contact person for Haofan regarding the Aozhu project?

"No official designation has been made yet."

"Make a designation." Qin Hao's voice was flat. "Make a public announcement: Lin Chutang is the sole contact person for the Haofan Group's Aozhu project in the Longhai region."

"Apart from her, I will not see anyone who comes to talk to me."

Yu Zhendong replied, "Understood. I'll arrange it immediately."