Chapter 505: Luo Yuqing’s Ambition Expands Again

Chapter 505: Chapter 505: Luo Yuqing’s Ambition Expands Again

Wang Chenning’s return to Chang’an this time came with three main tasks.

First was to lead his disciples into the Zhongnan Mountains to gather herbs, preparing materials for specialized medicines.

Second was to consolidate his pharmaceutical operations in Chang’an and prepare to transfer some of them to Yandu and Qiantang.

And third was to show Li Yanxian around Chang’an, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.

Li Yanxian was a smart woman. She didn’t want a lot of fanfare, so instead of coming to Yandu, she went straight to Chang’an to meet up with Wang Chenning there.

Wang Chenning was quite pleased with Li Yanxian’s plan.

He planned to send Wang Qingli and Wang Liyu to Chang’an tomorrow to get a head start on the preparations.

Wang Chenning also planned to bring some members of the Wang family from Chang’an over to Yandu.

His operations in Yandu were getting a bit stretched; he needed more manpower.

The people his family had trained were ready to be put to work, so it was only natural to bring some of them over.

Wang Chenning was busy all afternoon and evening. Thankfully, Yang Xiaofei and Zhao Xiao’an weren’t pestering him, which saved him a lot of trouble.

It seemed the two women were genuinely angry and were giving him the silent treatment.

When Wang Chenning texted them during a break to check in, they ignored him.

Wang Chenning didn’t bother indulging their moods and stopped pestering them.

He sent a text to Luo Yuqing: "Are you free tonight? I’ll treat you to a late-night snack!"

"So you finally remembered me?" Luo Yuqing’s reply was quick, but dripping with sarcasm. "I was starting to think you’d forgotten all about this old lady!"

"I knew you were too mature to be like them. I’ve just been so busy. That girl’s condition has stabilized, so I can finally catch my breath." It was true; Wang Chenning hadn’t contacted Luo Yuqing much in the last two days, even forgoing his usual goodnight texts.

’This woman is too proud. I need to put her in her place.’

"I’ll have someone prepare a late-night snack. Just come straight to my place," Luo Yuqing replied, explaining that she still had work to do and had been so exhausted lately that she didn’t want to go out. She told Wang Chenning to come directly to her home.

"Alright, I’ll be over around ten!" Wang Chenning agreed.

After finishing his work, Wang Chenning first went to the Li Garden Hall.

Zheng Qiuhang had been wondering when he would show up and was just about to text him.

She was both shocked and delighted when, before she could even send the text, Wang Chenning appeared right in front of her.

All restraint was cast aside as Zheng Qiuhang’s passion quickly ignited the night’s intimacy.

Wang Chenning’s heart had grown large; nothing seemed too outrageous to him anymore.

The amorous nature of the predecessor he had fused with had influenced him deeply, and his ambitions in this regard were growing ever greater.

This debaucherous lifestyle had also, paradoxically, greatly enhanced his overall abilities.

He felt he had made significant leaps in his reaction time, his strength, and even his acupuncture techniques.

It was a pleasant surprise.

These physical changes made him even more reckless, and his desires in this area only grew.

’Everything in this vast world is wondrous. Yin and yang, heaven and earth, man and woman—they are all complementary.’

’If you harness that complementarity well, your entire life can be elevated.’

When Wang Chenning arrived at Luo Yuqing’s place, she was, just as she’d said, still busy with work.

"Give me a massage, will you? My neck is killing me," Luo Yuqing said, explaining to Wang Chenning that she’d been taking stock of her assets and restructuring her personnel.

Over the past two months, Wang Chenning’s business empire had expanded at a breakneck pace, and Luo Yuqing needed to prepare for the fallout.

She’d been sitting at the computer for so long that her neck was stiff and sore.

As Wang Chenning began to massage her, she kept crying out until she couldn’t work anymore. Finally, she gave up and lay facedown on the sofa, letting him give her a proper massage.

’Wang Chenning had originally assumed Luo Yuqing had summoned him because she desired his "favor," and that she’d have a more passionate reaction the moment she saw him.’

’He hadn’t expected her to start by talking about how busy she’d been and what she was planning.’

"What would you say if I told you I want to merge my businesses with yours?" she asked, getting straight to the point.

"What do you mean?" Luo Yuqing’s question was so sudden that Wang Chenning didn’t immediately grasp it.

"To put it simply, I want to fully merge my businesses into yours. We’ll use the combined scale of our current enterprises as a new foundation, a starting point for future growth," Luo Yuqing explained briefly.

After listening to Luo Yuqing’s explanation, Wang Chenning started to understand what she was getting at.

’Luo Yuqing really was thinking far ahead. Her idea was to break down her businesses and his, then combine them. They would use this new, larger entity as the foundation for a new venture. That way, no matter how successful Wang Chenning became, the two of them would be the founding majority shareholders.’

’No one who joined later could ever challenge Luo Yuqing’s position.’

"Do you have any objections?" Luo Yuqing asked after laying out her idea. "If you do, just say so."

"As long as the others don’t object, I have no objections," Wang Chenning said, tossing the ball back into her court.

"So you mean I have to go sort things out with Yang Xiaofei, Zhao Xiao’an, Zheng Qiuhang, Lin Yongning, Li Fuzhen, and Li Yanxian myself?" Luo Yuqing rolled her eyes. "In that case, you can at least tell me which ones you’ve already ’conquered’!"

Wang Chenning just chuckled. "I’m not telling. It’ll just make you jealous."

"I’ll get jealous, of course, but I’ll also be very rational about getting along with them," Luo Yuqing said, her tone serious. "I will always be your staunchest ally, so you should never hide anything from me."

Wang Chenning looked quietly into Luo Yuqing’s eyes. "Really?"