After they finished dinner, Su Jin went home, even though Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue wanted her to stay overnight; she insisted on returning home, iming she was particr about where she slept.


    In reality, Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue understood that Su Jin did not want to intrude on their time alone as a couple.


    By the time Su Jin left, it was already past ten, and the two of them went upstairs to rest shortly after.


    The next morning, as usual, Su Chen woke up early and prepared breakfast. By the time breakfast was nearly ready, Lin Ruoxue had alsoe down.


    After breakfast, Lin Ruoxue went to the Amethyst Crystal Hotel. Today was a special day for her because the n she had been preparing for a long time was finally about to be implemented.


    Su Chen, meanwhile, did not go out but stayed home to cultivate.


    As for Lin Ruoxue''s n, he did not inquire much about it; in this regard, he absolutely trusted Lin Ruoxue and Su Jin.


    Furthermore, the n had been improved by the God of Wealth, so he had nothing to worry about.


    Su Chen soon immersed himself entirely in his cultivation; he indeed felt that his cultivating speed had increased significantly recently, and the True Yuan inside him had be denser and purer.


    However, Su Chen had thought about it several times and still could not figure out why.


    Even though he couldn''t understand it, he did not dwell too much on the issue. He nned to ask his old ghost master when he had the chance to visit him; perhaps the old ghost knew something.


    Su Chen indeed wanted to visit the old ghost before the New Year, partly because it had been a long time since he had seen him, and he missed him.


    Another reason was regarding the special energy inside Xiao Xun''s body; he also nned to consult the old ghost about it.


    Although Su Chen''s cultivating speed had increased a lot, he had not yet made a breakthrough because the path of cultivation naturally bes more difficult as one progresses.


    Even though he had greatly shortened the time originally needed, this was not something that could be aplished overnight.


    While the significant increase in his cultivating speed was a pleasant surprise, the lingering worry in his heart remained.


    That was because the sheepskin scroll only recorded cultivation techniques up to the Meridian Expansion Realm, and there was nothing beyond that.


    Previously, Su Chen had not been concerned about this issue because being able to cultivate again after his Dantian had shattered was already a huge surprise!


    When he began cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Technique, he did not think about this issue.


    At that time, he thought that if he could recover one-third of his strength, it would be great; even recovering one-fifth or one-tenth would have been satisfying.


    However, he did not anticipate that the Nine Yang Cultivation Technique would be so domineering and miraculous that he had reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement in less than a year.


    Moreover, the true strength of this Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement was even more powerful than being half a step into Meridian Expansion, much more so!


    At that point, he had to start thinking about what would happen next; if one day he did reach the Meridian Expansion Realm, what then?


    "Forget it, no use worrying now; let things take their course. When my Dantian shattered, I also believed there was no hope, but look at me now, blessed by misfortune."


    Su Chen shook his head and thought to himself:


    "When the timees, there might still be other solutions."


    After that, Su Chen continued to cultivate without distractions until noon.


    He did not n on cooking by himself, so he went to a restaurant outside themunity and casually ordered a meal with two dishes and a soup.


    After lunch, he drove to hispany.


    Upon arriving at thepany, he naturally went to his office to drink some tea and flip through some magazines.


    When he got bored, he would either go to Xia Qiuru''s office or the public rtions department to roam around for a bit.


    Days passed more or less the same as usual, calm as still water...


    Although Lin Ruoxue and Su Jin had alreadyunched their attack by this time, the major families had not yet reacted, and Yandu was even more undisturbed.


    Because at first, they definitely started secretly, from both upstream and downstream, such as negotiating with the upstream suppliers of the rival''s core industries or offering generous terms to poach their downstream customers.


    And the first ones they contacted were certainly not the rivals'' key suppliers or clients, but rather some ordinary ones that they paid less attention to.


    Only when they had almost secured these ordinary partners would they start to shift focus to some key targets, at which point other tactics would alsoe into y, aiming to catch them off guard.


    Moreover, it wasn''t necessary to start with their core industries at first; it might be feasible to begin with a less critical one, to hide their true intentions!


    This way, they could make them divert resources from there, and then swiftly turn around to attack the rival''s core industries.


    In all this, reality and deception intertwined, giving themplete control of the initiative.


    Su Chen, although unaware of some specific details, knew roughly what was happening.


    He thought it would take a few days for those major families to react.


    Of course, this did not rule out the possibility that the rivals, with their keen sense, might detect some issues early on.


    However, even so, it didn''t matter; they had already made all sorts of preparations.


    ....


    While Su Chen was mingling with the beauties from the public rtions department, his phone suddenly rang.


    He took it out and saw that it was a call from Shen Lin, which immediately sent a shiver through him; could it be that there was some news about that mysterious person on his side?


    So he quickly begged forgiveness from all the granddies, then escaped from the circle of women and answered the call.


    Shen Lin didn''t say much on the phone, but invited him to the teahouse where they first met—Four Seasons Bamboo Garden.


    When he arrived there, the ce was once again closed for business, just like the first time. Su Chen walked up, pushed open the main door, and directly headed for a room at the end of the hallway.


    "Mr. Su has arrived!"


    As Su Chen entered the room, Shen Lin immediately stood up with a smile on his face.


    Su Chen nodded and sat down opposite him.


    "Mr. Su, this is a new tea that just came to market, please have a taste,"


    Shen Lin said as he poured a cup of tea for Su Chen with a smile.


    "Isn''t new tea supposed to hit the market in March or April? Where did this new teae from at this time?"


    Su Chen asked casually.


    "Mr. Su, that''s where you are mistaken."


    Shen Lin exined to Su Chen:


    "This tea is called Yunbai Snow Tea, grown in a specific area of Yunbai Mountain. It can be picked after the first snowfall of the year, and that''s when the vor is best, possessing both the freshness of tea and the sweetness of snow."


    "This really needs to be tasted properly,"


    Su Chen said with a slight smile, then picked up the cup and took a light sip. It was indeed fresh and sweet on the pte, with an underlying coolness, quite unique...