"Hmph, he got what he deserved," Ye Luo coldly huffed.

"Thank you."

Luo Jingxuan stood up and walked over to Ye Luo, her beautiful eyes flashing with complex emotions as she gazed at him.

"If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid the last bit of the Ye Family’s assets would have been destroyed by my hands."

"There’s no need to be so polite, but is saying ’thank you’ all you can do?" Ye Luo asked, looking at Luo Jingxuan.

"What do you want, then?"

Gazing at Luo Jingxuan, who was within arm’s reach, at those enticing, rosy, and lipgloss-coated cherry lips, Ye Luo blurted out without thinking, "Give me a kiss."

Luo Jingxuan first paused, then looked at him with a hint of an odd expression in her eyes.

"Well... actually..."

No sooner had Ye Luo finished speaking than he immediately regretted it and hurriedly tried to speak up.

Smack—

But before Ye Luo could finish his sentence, Luo Jingxuan went straight up to his cheek and kissed him, causing Ye Luo to freeze on the spot.

Just then, the sound of the door opening suddenly rang out, and Yan Ling happened to come back just in time to witness the scene before her, and her expression involuntarily faltered.

"You guys..."

Yan Ling’s phoenix eyes widened as she stared at the two of them.

Luo Jingxuan instantly showed a shy expression, quickly pulled her lips away from Ye Luo’s cheek, and ran back into her room.

Ye Lu, however, looked at Yan Ling with a mix of reproach and embarrassment in his eyes.

"You little rascal, quite impressive indeed, seducing even your own young auntie, bravo."

Yan Ling looked at Ye Luo with a charming expression and said.

Ye Luo quietly complained to himself: It’s not real, what’s there to be afraid of?

But naturally, Ye Luo wouldn’t say this out loud; instead, a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he walked up to Yan Ling and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.

"Sister Yan, shall we have a go as well?"

"You little brat, you want to take advantage of your Sister Yan, don’t you? No way."

Yan Ling pushed Ye Luo away and returned to her room with a coquettish laugh.

"Ah..."

Ye Luo let out a deep sigh. Living with such two great beauties every day yet not making a move was indeed an extreme test of his self-control.

As night fell, it shrouded the entire Zhonghai.

In a villa in a residential area of Zhonghai, Wang Tiancheng stood there like a child who had done something wrong, while in front of him sat a middle-aged man in a suit, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles, looking somewhat scholarly. Now, however, his face was overshadowed by a tinge of gloom, and his eyes flickered with rage.

"Father, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."

Wang Tiancheng bowed his head and said, and the man in front of him was indeed his father, the chairman of Wang Group, Wang Quan.

"Hmph, do you have any idea how much the company has lost because of you this time? A total of 150 million, just for the sake of getting a woman."

Wang Quan coldly scolded, his tone carrying a feeling of being disappointed in someone’s failure to meet expectations.

"Father, my intention was to take down the last company of the Ye Family. According to my investigation, that company couldn’t possibly withstand our assault. However, I didn’t anticipate that Luo Jingxuan would suddenly come up with so much capital, catching us off guard. Could it be the bank gave her a loan?"

"Impossible."

Wang Quan shook his head and said coldly, "Now that the Ye Family has fallen, only this cosmetics company is left, which has no great prospects for development. It’s impossible for the banks to give them a loan, especially one that large."

"This Luo Jingxuan really has some tricks up her sleeve. She played us this time. But this isn’t over. The fall of the Ye Family has given us a tremendous opportunity, allowing our Wang Group to snag a large slice of the cosmetics market in Zhonghai."

"By the way, the Young Master from the Mu Family will soon arrive in Zhonghai. You will go and receive him."

"The Mu Family? Father, are you talking about that Medical Path aristocratic family that established the Rejuvenation Pavilion?"

Wang Tiancheng looked at his father somewhat shockingly.

"That’s right, the very same Huaxia’s number one Medical Path aristocratic family, the Mu Family. This family has been a part of Huaxia’s Medical Path heritage for a thousand years, and the Rejuvenation Pavilion has attracted a large number of medical experts."

"I’ve heard that recently they are researching a few medicinal formulas that could improve human skin. We must find a way to collaborate with them and get hold of these formulas. Once we develop them into skincare products, they will definitely be bestsellers, and by then, the Wang Group will truly become the leader in Huaxia’s cosmetics and skincare industry."

Beneath his gold-framed glasses, Wang Quan’s eyes twinkled with intelligent sharpness, exuding shrewdness.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tiancheng looked solemn and nodded.

"Good, you must become friends with that Young Master from the Mu Family. Only then will our Wang Group have a chance."

"Don’t worry, Father. I will ensure that the Wang Group becomes the top name in the cosmetics industry. Even if we can’t completely swallow that company of the Ye Family, they won’t be able to survive," Wang Tiancheng’s eyes flashed a cold glint.

The next day, Ye Luo recovered from his cultivation, feeling his True Qi full and surging with a powerful sensation.

He felt in excellent spirits overall.

Yet, the Innate Realm still eluded him.

"Alas, it seems reaching the Innate still requires a long journey ahead," Ye Luo sighed to himself. In the Martial Path, only stepping into the Innate Realm marked one as a true master.

The gap between the Innate Realm and the Acquired Realm was vast; the Innate Realm allowed one to draw upon nature’s spiritual energy and execute miraculous moves.

Although Ye Luo was halfway into the Innate Realm, he always felt there was a thick barrier preventing him from fully stepping into it.

"I refuse to believe I can’t break through. I must reach the Innate Realm," Ye Luo’s eyes sparkled with unwavering determination.

As he walked out of the room, Luo Jingxuan was still serving breakfast on the table. However, when her face caught sight of Ye Luo, her eyes flickered with a shy look, clearly because of what happened the night before.

Yan Ling, on the other hand, was up early, practicing yoga in her tight-fitting outfit.

She had a good figure, and her body was very healthy, with yoga playing no small part in that.

Ye Luo had once thought of studying this unique skill of yoga, wondering if it might help him enter the Innate; but he later decided that biting off more than he could chew would be unwise, better to follow his usual path step by step.

That didn’t stop him from enjoying the view of Yan Ling practicing yoga. There’s a saying that ’beauty can be feasted upon,’ and indeed, it seemed tastier than the breakfast in front of him. Yan Ling’s moves were flexible, showing she’d been practicing yoga for a while. Her body’s flexibility matched that of someone halfway into the Innate Realm, and she was obviously not just for show.

"Yan Ling, the material of your outfit is quite nice," Ye Luo said with a smile.

Yan Ling paused, suddenly realizing what Ye Luo meant, and couldn’t help but shoot him a sideways glance.