Chapter 36: Acupuncture

These days, Lu Fei spent most of his time with Jiang Meijia. The Jiang family had come looking for her several times, but Jiang Meijia avoided meeting them. Meanwhile, Jiang Shanshan’s company faced suppression from all sides—banks cut off loans, suppliers stopped deliveries, and partners returned goods and canceled orders. In contrast, Jiang Meijia’s own business overcame every crisis; major provincial enterprises proactively sought her out for cooperation, offering the finest raw materials and bringing in a flood of orders.

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Qiao Daming’s residence was one building over from Yu Qing, directly below Chen Yuzhu, also on the ground floor, with only one unit separating him from Ji Daming. The letter’s main point was to demand that Theodore publicly apologize for stealing others’ research, or else the formula for the special medicine would be made public.

The courtyard was in full bloom; under the glow of the streetlights, it revealed a beauty not found in daylight.

Historically, Zheng Zhilong’s early attempts to fetch his wife and children had always been thwarted, largely due to interference from the Tokugawa shogunate. Zheng Baosen clenched his teeth and remained silent; just moments ago, he too had been deceived by the other’s honest smile, so during the delivery, he had only given a cursory inspection. It turned out the other party had seen through his inexperience at a glance, which was why they acted with such blatant boldness.

But no sooner had she arrived at the Shen residence than she encountered Madam Shen, who was in a hurry to leave. She had planned to visit another day, but Madam Shen waved her over and invited her onto the carriage.

To say he was unaffected was impossible; having a mother who disliked or even despised him left Rong Yan perpetually unsettled. Fortunately, with the entire Xiao family by his side, those lingering feelings gradually lost their importance.

Judge Harvey, dressed sharply in a suit, strove to maintain an air of strict impartiality, though the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but betray a slight smile.

Because of her work in the shop, Yang Chuyi was acquainted with several theater troupes. Considering how exhausting the corvée had been this year, she thought it might be nice to invite them for some lively entertainment.

“Brother, what’s wrong? Why do you suddenly look so pale?” Xie Jiangnan noticed Ai Meng’s face had changed dramatically. Not knowing what had happened, she hurriedly asked with concern.

Lin Yunxuan, however, paid no heed to his wounds and charged forward, seizing the airborne Soderos once more. Unleashing an apocalypse storm, he drew Soderos into a spiraling vortex, harnessed the power of thunder, and smashed him deep into the earth, creating a crater hundreds of meters wide.

“You wretch!” Xiao Tianya blushed with rage, glaring at Xiao Tianci as if he wished he could tear him to pieces on the spot.

Even though Wenger knew that bringing Xiao Qing to the post-match press conference would surely cause a tremendous stir, he still kept Xiao Qing in the locker room. And though Wenger voiced his strong dissatisfaction at the conference, it was clear that trying to quell the Arsenal players’ discontent at this moment was impossible.

“You dragged me back here just to watch these two clowns perform? You know I’m very busy!” After quietly watching the pair’s interview video at his computer, Chen Chufan asked in surprise.

In his view, as Zhou Bei’s foundation expanded, it would inevitably need to control some real enterprises as a backing. Besides, the foundation already had some long-term investment projects in various companies. In this respect, having Zhou Bei and her foundation take over Yuehai Group was far more appropriate than keeping it in his own hands.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan didn’t care about such things. For now, he had no use for them, so his enthusiasm for monster hunting had not waned.

Just then, the coach bus began to jolt violently. This section of road had once been smooth, but over time, overloaded coal trucks frequently passed this way, forming deep potholes. Nobody had bothered to repair them, so it became the bumpy mess it was now.

Goalkeeper: Szczesny; defenders: Eboué, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy; midfield: Alexandre Song, Walcott, Fàbregas, and Nasri; forwards: Van Persie and Xiao Qing.