A master of both medicine and martial arts, he picked up a beautiful CEO as his wife.

After being rejected by Ye Feng, Zhao Hui, as expected, shed his fake facade.

If you can't beat Ye Feng in the business world, then don't play!

Upon receiving a secret order from headquarters, Tianheng Dongyang immediately became ruthless. On one hand, they mobilized a large amount of funds to maliciously purchase several of Lin Zhu's raw material suppliers, attempting to cut off their supply. On the other hand, they bribed several media outlets to continue hyping up the issue of "Lin Zhu exaggerating and engaging in false advertising," aiming to smash Lin Zhu's golden reputation of "using medicine as a shield."

Capital suppression coupled with media attacks—a two-pronged approach—creates a very menacing atmosphere.

Zhao Hui had planned everything meticulously, but there was one person he hadn't considered.

Su Man.

After learning from Ye Feng that she had been "drugged and kept in captivity," and then personally verifying it, the CEO of Tianheng Dongyang was chilled to the bone. His unwavering loyalty to Tianheng had long since been shattered.

For the past two weeks, she has been in charge of using ruthless tactics such as "capital suppression and media attacks." Each time she uses them, the chill in her heart intensifies. She has begun to understand a problem: the methods Tianheng uses to treat Lin Zhu are the same as the "drug" she used on her before—ruthless and unscrupulous. In order to control herself, she can do this to Lin Zhu today and she can do the same to her tomorrow.

A boss who manipulates and discards even his closest confidants with drugs—following him to the end only results in a "Su Man" (a character from a Chinese novel who is easily manipulated and killed), who gets sick and is tied up with a rope.

Although she was outwardly acting in accordance with headquarters' orders, her shrewd mind was already quickly planning her escape route.

Would it be better to be used as a pawn and discarded?

It would be better to—

One night, Su Man went to the Lin family's gate alone.

"Dr. Ye, President Lin!" She shed her usual sternness, her expression complex yet resolute. She placed an encrypted USB drive on the table. "This contains all sorts of shady dealings of Tianheng Dongyang Branch over the past two years, including malicious acquisitions, money laundering from reporters, and information about how headquarters used those 'conditioning products' to control several of our senior staff."

Ye Feng and Lin Yuqing exchanged a glance, both feeling a slight jolt in their hearts.

"Have you thought this through?" Ye Feng stared at her. "Hand these over, and you'll have no way out in Tianheng."

"A way out?" Su Man gave a bitter laugh. "I've worked tirelessly for Tianheng for two years, and I'm riddled with illnesses from being kept in captivity. Do I even have a way out?"

She looked up, her sharp eyes revealing a sudden, desperate clarity: "Dr. Ye, I've thought about what you said that day for a long time—'What will he do to you once you're no longer of use?' I've figured it out." Her expression was clear: "Rather than being a dog whose life is in someone else's hands, I'd rather take a gamble and be myself again."

"Here's the evidence. I only have two conditions: First, please give me the antidote for my sake! Second... let me leave, and from now on, Su Man will no longer exist in Dongyang."

What do you want?

It's not about being rich or noble.

It's not revenge.

It's just a legitimate and aboveboard path.

Looking at her, Ye Feng remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying, "I will help you with the antidote. As for the future? You are a person who depends on yourself, not on someone letting you go."

If you can do this, no one will dare to bully you anymore.

Su Man was stunned for a moment, and tears fell down her cheeks. She thought she was here to make an exchange, but the nonchalant man opposite her gave her the dignity of being a decent human being that she had almost forgotten.

Ye Feng gave her the antidote on the spot.

After three needles were inserted to guide the qi, detoxify, and calm the mind, she was given a restorative medicine prescription. In less than the time it takes to drink a bowl of tea, Su Man felt the irritability and dependency that had been suppressed in her heart for a year being gradually washed away by a warm feeling.

A feeling I haven't had in a long time.

A feeling of physical and mental well-being.

"Stop taking that medication within a month!" Ye Feng finished the injection. "From now on, your life is your own!"

Su Man gave Ye Feng a deep look, but didn't say thank you.

Some acts of kindness cannot be repaid with just a thank you; they are acts of saving people from dire straits.

She stood up solemnly and bowed deeply to Ye Feng.

This bow had nothing to do with romantic love; it was the highest respect she could show to the person who saved her life. She knew very well that President Lin, who was by Dr. Ye's side, was the one he truly loved.

From now on, Su Man only wants to be an observer, and will always remember the person who helped her.

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With Su Man as irrefutable evidence, a counterattack is a logical next step.

Ye Feng did not resort to vigilante justice or violence to quell violence. Instead, he directly sent a complete document on "Tianheng's unfair competition and illegal drug control of employees" to the appropriate place through Old Man Zhou's connections.

At this time.

Lin Yuqing was not idle either. She found all the stains on Tianheng's malicious acquisition and smear campaign against Lin Zhu in the documents in her hand. She packaged them into a book one by one and took the initiative to hold a press conference, putting all the ugly things that Tianheng had done in Dongyang during this period, as well as the so-called "fake publicity" smears, into the open.

Suddenly, public opinion changed dramatically!

What was originally intended by the media, which had been bribed by Tianheng, to destroy Lin Zhu became a scale for Lin Zhu to prove her innocence and attack Tianheng.

The most crucial blow was "illegal drug use"!!!

The regulatory authorities reacted immediately, sending in an investigation letter.

"Illegal drug use to control employees"—these eight words are utterly vicious! Horrifying! The evidence is irrefutable! There's no room for denial!

In an instant, Tianheng Dongyang transformed from a roaring tiger into a rat that everyone wanted to kill.

The Tianheng branch executives, who had been arrogantly on the acquisition stage, were just summoned by regulators and were in a state of chaos. Little did they expect that the scumbags and media outlets that were acquired would all start to distance themselves from them.

In just a few days, Tianheng Dongyang's painstakingly planned "crushing plan" completely collapsed.

Round 1: Ye Feng completely crushes Ye Feng.

Lin Zhu didn't throw a punch or force anyone to kneel down. He just relied on this one thing and this one rule to slam the arrogant "giant" Tianheng hard onto the land of Dongyang.

Unfortunately, losing the first round was only the first step.

Those merchants and media outlets who had been manipulated and bribed, seeing Tianheng's setbacks and his predicament, all eagerly came to distance themselves from him and stopped following him into battle.

Soon, the siege of Tianheng Dongyang collapsed!

The entire Dongyang was in a state of chaos.

Lin Zhu emerged victorious in the first round of combat!

And what about Ye Feng at this time? He didn't throw a single punch or force anyone to kneel down; he relied solely on a piece of evidence and a rule.

When news of the defeat reached him, even Zhao Hui, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He never expected that the game he had personally orchestrated would be lost to Su Man; moreover, the very "pawn" he had arranged and prepared to be his loyal henchman was turned away by Ye Feng with just a few words.

"Ye Feng..." For the first time, a chilling glint appeared in Zhao Hui's voice: "I admit I want to compete with you in the business world and in terms of public sentiment, but this time I won't play those games with you."