Ye Tiancheng clearly did not want to listen to Nuwa Stone, and Nuwa Stone was also very helpless.
"Ye Tiancheng doesn't listen to elders, and suffers in the present. I am not just an ordinary elder, I have lived for tens of thousands of years. I have seen everything. The minor setbacks encountered now are only temporary and not setbacks at all. When you reach a higher level, you will look back and realize it's nothing. In short, you must remember that I will not harm you. Everything I do is for your own good. I just don't want you to be like a fool, trapped in a small illusion and unable to reach a higher level. Such people are stupid and beyond saving, and I believe you, Ye Tiancheng, are not that kind of person!"
It's unclear what Nuwa was so nervous about, as if she was particularly afraid of him getting entangled in Hou Qing'er's affairs. Ye Tiancheng merely wanted to control his own life.
He had been compromising all along, but would enduring humiliation for a long time truly lead to the fulfillment of his desires?
Ye Tiancheng actually didn't care about fame. As long as he could have the important people back by his side, Ye Tiancheng was willing to do anything. As for the price of these sacrifices, whether it was profit or reputation, Ye Tiancheng was willing to pay.
"I can have nothing, as long as I have enough money to spend. I want to live a quiet, warm life with human touch. For this, I am willing to give up everything. Money is just a number in the bank; it's not of much use to me."
"Ye Tiancheng, how can you say that? When you speak like this, I look down on you. You are a world-renowned industrialist, especially after you started focusing on pharmaceuticals. So many people are grateful to you. If they hear you speaking so small-mindedly, they will be very disappointed."
In fact, Ye Tiancheng could also feel that since he started dealing with medicine, his reputation had spread to more people.
Many patients or their family and friends held a very affectionate regard for Ye Tiancheng. This reputation could also help Ye Tiancheng in his cultivation.
"If they are disappointed, let them be disappointed. I am not some great sage. It's not as if I opened a pharmaceutical company not to make money from others."
"In short, you must uphold your bottom line as a businessman and absolutely do not get yourself killed. First and foremost, reputation is a significant bottom line. If you lose your credibility, no one will believe you. It won't be as easy to recover as last time. You should have heard the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf.' I'm afraid you'll be doomed and every step you take will be difficult, harming yourself terribly."
Actually, what Nuwa Stone said made a lot of sense. Although this stone was left over from mending the sky, it had lived for tens of thousands of years, and it did have its own wisdom. Ye Tiancheng dared not refute it. Whether to follow it or not depended on Ye Tiancheng's mood.
"Alright, when I need you, you don't show up, but now that you're here, you're rambling on. I really don't understand why you stone is so tsundere."
"As long as you listen, that's good. In short, don't disappoint me. We are one now. If you are ruined, then I am ruined too."
"I know you are one of the six ancient divine artifacts. I certainly wouldn't dare to defy you. Hurry up and go into hibernation."
Ye Tiancheng truly respected Nuwa Stone, which was why he was usually a bit arrogant and said unpleasant things. But at critical moments, Ye Tiancheng was willing to stand on the same side as Nuwa Stone.
This 366th stone was truly pitiful, becoming the superfluous one. Ye Tiancheng felt that in some ways, he was quite similar to this Nuwa Stone.
He was also the superfluous one at the beginning. After farming for so long, if he hadn't obtained this divine artifact, Ye Tiancheng would probably still be farming, and perhaps even darker from the sun than he was now.
"Then I'm going into hibernation. You brat, you better behave yourself and don't do anything that upsets me, or I won't spare you."
After Nuwa Stone said a few more words, it left. Ye Tiancheng felt that this stinky stone was even more nagging than his own mother.
After the stone fell asleep, the mysterious power of the Feng family suddenly appeared. Ye Tiancheng and the Feng family had always been on relatively peaceful terms, but that mysterious power behind the scenes had recently begun hiring assassins to assassinate Ye Tiancheng.
They were all incompetent anyway, so Ye Tiancheng treated them as practice. He killed whoever came and paired up whoever came. This made the pile of corpses in the back mountain even higher, but no one would discover it, because no one was as perverted as Ye Tiancheng, going to the back mountain every day.
Soon, a week passed. Ye Tiancheng was busy dealing with those assassins every day, and he didn't have the opportunity to live too ostentatiously. After seven days passed, he suddenly remembered Hou Mingzhu, whom he had forced to become a sweeping aunt.
Ye Tiancheng wanted to see for himself what Hou Mingzhu, who had been living a commoner's life for seven days, or rather, a servant's life, looked like now.
The moment Ye Tiancheng saw Hou Mingzhu, he thought he was mistaken. That arrogant woman was actually willing to wear a work uniform.
He didn't know who gave Hou Mingzhu this faded work uniform. However, seeing a young lady who was accustomed to wearing gold and silver suddenly wearing such clothes gave off a special, different feeling.
"You look quite beautiful. It seems you have completely adapted to life here. You haven't become addicted to working in my horticultural center, have you?"
"A week has passed. I believe you have seen my performance. Even if you weren't by my side, many people should have reported to you. I've done so well just to gain your approval. Brother Ye, do you think I'm qualified? Can you consider helping me now?"
"You've indeed done well. Your performance exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect a young lady like you to be able to work peacefully here for a week without causing any trouble. I thought you would find ways to retaliate if those people bullied you, but you just let those workers bully you. You truly surprised me."
Hou Mingzhu felt no happiness from Ye Tiancheng's praise. Instead, her heart was filled with anxiety. After all, this man had some past grievances with her. Hou Mingzhu was very worried that he would take revenge out of personal spite and strongly suspected that he was playing games and wouldn't really help.
"Why the solemn expression? Did you lose money or something? If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush. I hate guessing the most."
"Alright, then Brother Ye, I'll tell you the truth. You won't play tricks on me, will you? I've tried my best to perform well, but I'm still worried that you won't be satisfied and won't help me."
"How about this? You are the dignified eldest daughter of the Hou family. It's not a solution for you to be squatting in my horticultural center all the time. If this goes on for too long, I'm afraid of having enmity with your powerful Hou family. How about this, let's be direct. You publicly announce to the outside world that I have completely broken off our engagement. Then we can consider it completely settled, and I will be willing to help you with this matter, but it will be the last time. We will have no contact in the future."
She didn't expect Ye Tiancheng to make such a request. When he said it earlier, Hou Mingzhu thought Ye Tiancheng was deliberately provoking her. But at this point, Hou Mingzhu suddenly realized that this might be Ye Tiancheng's most urgent hope.
"Being my fiancé, does it make you so troubled? Have you never thought that perhaps we could be a good match? I will help you in your career. If we get married, I will definitely not secretly oppose you anymore, unless I am going against myself."
Very unwilling to end this relationship like this, Hou Mingzhu felt particularly unwilling. However, Ye Tiancheng's attitude was so firm that Hou Mingzhu didn't know how to sort out this ill-fated relationship.
"If you say one more word, I might change my mind. After all, I've always been indecisive, acting on impulse. I advise you to think carefully, Hou Mingzhu. I don't have much patience."
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, she suddenly realized that there was truly no hope for the two of them. The main reason was that Ye Tiancheng had no interest in that direction. Hou Mingzhu had also dated several boyfriends and knew a principle very well: a forced melon is not sweet. If a man is interested in you, he won't let you lose. If he's not interested, no matter how hard you try, it's just wishful thinking on the woman's part.
"Alright, I promise you. I can hold a press conference to officially announce my single status. From now on, I will not use any of your connections, nor will I tell the outside world that I am your fiancée. We will officially go our separate ways."
Hou Mingzhu didn't feel that she had such difficulty letting go of Ye Tiancheng before, but when she suddenly said these words, she was surprised to find that every word was so difficult for Hou Mingzhu to utter. This indicated that she had indeed developed some feelings for Ye Tiancheng in a subtle way.
"Good, you hold the press conference first. If your press conference goes smoothly without any mishaps, then there will be no problems on my end. I believe our relationship will eventually have a good ending, which is to have nothing to do with each other."
"Then do I still have to continue working as a sweeping aunt in the horticultural center?"
"Yes, you are liberated. Hou Mingzhu, you are a bit stronger than I imagined. I thought you would never endure hardship. It seems I was wrong. You are a woman who can accomplish great things. I just want to remind you that I am helping you this time, so you must remember to be grateful in the future and not try to cause trouble for me again. If there is even one more time, I will make you regret ever knowing me for the rest of your life."
Seeing Ye Tiancheng's fierce gaze, Hou Mingzhu was indeed frightened. The last trace of lingering desire in her heart was completely scared away.
"How dare I? Brother Ye, you look at me as if I'm very brave, but actually, I'm very timid. It's precisely because my life has been too easy that I have no backbone when facing setbacks and don't know what to do, so I came to ask you for help. I almost died this time. If you can help me solve the problem, I will truly thank you."
Ye Tiancheng glanced at Hou Mingzhu and said no more. Ye Tiancheng believed that a smart woman like Hou Mingzhu understood everything. He smiled and then left.
Hou Mingzhu quickly held a press conference, informing everyone that she and Ye Tiancheng were no longer related. Ye Tiancheng also fulfilled his promise and severed the ties between Hou Mingzhu's companies and himself.
Since they were the same as the original, no connection could be found. Moreover, Ye Tiancheng privately used some of his connections and quickly resolved Hou Mingzhu's problems.
He thought he might never see this woman again in his life, unless Hou Mingzhu resorted to underhanded tactics again. In that case, Ye Tiancheng would not be polite and would simply get rid of her.