Urban Super Medical Saint

Chapter 211 Do I Have Pride? [5th Update]

"That Mr. Li is really not a good person!" Ge Dongxu, watching Liu Jiayao gleaming with happiness, said with a mix of laughter and tears.

Women's points of interest always differ from men's, and strong women like Liu Jiayao are no exception. However, seeing her so proud and happy, Ge Dongxu felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Although he was still somewhat naive about matters of love, at least he understood a bit now.

"Why can't you just admit you were jealous?" Liu Jiayao pouted unhappily.

"Fine, fine, I was jealous! Just keep your distance from that Mr. Li," Ge Dongxu said helplessly.

"Hehe, I knew you were jealous! This is your reward!" Liu Jiayao happily forked a strawberry into Ge Dongxu's mouth.

Fortunately, Mr. Li's table was quite far from theirs; otherwise, if they saw Liu Jiayao feeding Ge Dongxu a strawberry, they would have probably been utterly shocked.

The strawberry was a bit sour, but seeing Liu Jiayao's happy face upon hearing that he was jealous, Ge Dongxu felt a sweetness that reached deep into his heart.

"Don't worry, silly! Even if that Li Bisheng looks a hundred times more handsome to others, in my heart, you're always the most handsome, incomparable to anyone else!" After feeding Ge Dongxu a strawberry, Liu Jiayao suddenly put away her smile, reached across the table to grab his hand, gazed at him deeply with love in her eyes, and whispered.

Ge Dongxu's heart trembled suddenly, and for some reason, he felt an indescribable sense of guilt.

In Liu Jiayao's eyes, he was the most handsome and incomparable. But what about in his heart? Was she the only one there?

Ge Dongxu couldn't answer that question.

"Sis! I really don't deserve..." Ge Dongxu grasped Liu Jiayao's hand back.

"You don't need to say anything, I understand. You were only sixteen when we met, so what did you know then? Your exciting world was just beginning, you still have many people to meet, many choices to make—don't feel pressured, burdened, or guilty because of me. It wouldn't be fair to you. Didn't you say we were close, right? Very close! No matter what the future holds, as long as you still feel we're close, that's enough for me!" Seeing Ge Dongxu's conflicted and guilty look, Liu Jiayao's heart trembled fiercely, but she grasped his hand even tighter, interrupting him before he could continue.

She knew very well, it was her insistence that Ge Dongxu treat her ailment, her insistence on presenting herself physically to him when he was merely sixteen. She had imprinted herself deeply in his mind before he had a mature and correct understanding of gender matters. But she couldn't, because of this, deprive Ge Dongxu of his future choices in love.

"I will always feel that way," Ge Dongxu and Liu Jiayao interlaced their fingers, he looked at her, his gaze firm.

No matter what the future holds, he knew, Liu Jiayao would always be a dearly close woman in his life.

"That's good then! Why worry about what ifs? Let things be as they are. For a man as outstanding as you, if there aren't a few exceptional girls around you, I'd be embarrassed for you," Liu Jiayao's heart trembled again at his words, then she burst into a joyful laugh.

"By the way, what does that Li Bisheng do?" Ge Dongxu didn't catch on but instead asked about Li Bisheng.

"Still jealous of him? Didn't I tell you, you're the handsomest in someone's eyes, what's there to worry about?" Liu Jiayao said with a smile and rolled her eyes at Ge Dongxu, but she then explained, "Heard of Li Fang Cosmetics? He's the CEO of Li Fang Cosmetics. Qinglan Cosmetics caters to the low-end market, while Li Fang targets the mid-range market; as for the high-end market, it's basically monopolized by foreign brands. Li Bisheng is a very capable person. He started from scratch; when I first took over Qinglan Cosmetics, Li Fang Cosmetics had just begun to emerge for a year or two, but now their sales may not outdo Qinglan yet, but their profits have definitely surpassed us."

"He really is a capable person." Ge Dongxu thought about how this guy had faced Liu Jiayao with one demeanor and secretly showed another to him, and couldn't help nodding in agreement.

"Don't worry, you still can't compare to you," Liu Jiayao thought Ge Dongxu was feeling a bit jealous again and rolled her eyes at him once more.

"Of course!" Ge Dongxu said boldly as he nodded his head.

To him, owning a cosmetics company from scratch was nothing. He, Ge Dongxu, had also started from scratch and now had four companies including Yaxu Printing and Packaging, while still only a high school student, not to mention that he was secretly a cultivator.

"Giggle, so proud, this isn't like you, you must be jealous!" Liu Jiayao pointed at Ge Dongxu's unabashed demeanor and burst into laughter again.

"Am I proud? It's a fact!" Ge Dongxu laughed.

"Yes, yes, it's a fact, you are impressive!" Liu Jiayao rolled her eyes at Ge Dongxu and then pursed her lips, giggling softly.

Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire

After dinner, the two sat idle in the revolving restaurant for a while before they stood up to go home.

...

"Please have a seat, President Li." On Monday morning, in the office of the chairman of Qinglan Cosmetics Company, Liu Jiayao smiled as she greeted Li Bisheng, although a flash of surprise darted through her beautiful eyes.

Liu Jiayao had not expected Li Bisheng to actually come to visit her.

"I apologize for the sudden meeting, President Liu, you don't mind, do you?" Li Bisheng said with a smile he believed could charm any woman.

"Hehe, the presence of President Li graces us, why would I mind?" Liu Jiayao said with a polite smile.

"Haha, what great presence, what grace, I don't deserve such words from you, President Liu. It should be said, it's my honor that you, a great beauty, agreed to see me," Li Bisheng said, his eyes subtly sweeping over the prominent curves under Liu Jiayao's office lady uniform.

"President Li, you're a busy man, you surely didn't come just to chat with me, right?" Liu Jiayao laughed, then her expression became serious.

"If President Liu, a great beauty, is willing to chat with me, I'd certainly be over the moon," Li Bisheng laughed.

"Then, President Li, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, I have a company meeting soon," Liu Jiayao's expression turned cold, and a hint of displeasure flickered in her eyes.

Because Li Bisheng's words had just been slightly provocative.

"That's really too bad. Then let's get to the point," Seeing Liu Jiayao's expression turn cold and spotting a flash of disappointment and annoyance in her eyes, Li Bisheng showed a hint of regret and said.

"Go ahead," Liu Jiayao said indifferently.

"I came here to discuss a cooperation with you, President Liu. This is something I've been thinking about recently. The night before last at Mingyue Lake Revolving Restaurant when I unexpectedly met you, it strengthened this idea in my mind, so I decided to pay a visit today. Your Qinglan Cosmetics targets the low-end market, my Li Fang Cosmetics targets the mid-end market. If our two companies join forces and complement each other, sharing sales channels, we will inevitably take over half the realms of the mid to low-end market in the near future. Once we accumulate enough strength, invest more in R&D and advertising, breaking into the high-end market and disrupting the foreign brands' monopoly might not be impossible," Li Bisheng said seriously.