My Silly, Sweet Wife

Aunt Mei said indifferently, ”Think whatever you want, but if you dare to keep entangling with Lady Murong, the consequences are something you can’t afford. Don’t think that just because you saved Lady Murong’s life, you can do whatever you want. If you want, I can give you money.”

”Haha, Aunt Mei, I realize you overestimate yourself too much,” Ye Guichen laughed wryly. ”If you’re just here to warn me today, then don’t bother with unnecessary words. I can responsibly tell you, I don’t like Murong. Even if I did like her, that’s between us. There’s no need for an outsider to interfere.”

Saying that, Ye Guichen opened the car door, put one foot out, then paused and looked back at Aunt Mei. ”Aunt Mei, I also advise you not to take yourself too seriously. You’re merely a dog of the Mu Family. Others may be intimidated by your barking because of the Mu Family’s name, but it doesn’t work on me. You can go back and tell your master that I won’t bow to pressure. No matter what happens between Murong and me in the future, the fact that you’re flaunting your superiority today and trying to treat me as someone you can crush at will is a miscalculation.”

Ye Guichen slammed the door, not giving Aunt Mei a chance to argue, and left.

Aunt Mei trembled with rage, unable to believe Ye Guichen would be so ungrateful.

Several of her subordinates, angry at Ye Guichen’s audacity, were ready to act but hesitated when Aunt Mei gave no signal, and instead clenched their fists while watching Ye Guichen’s departing figure.

For a long time, Aunt Mei stared at Ye Guichen until he entered the Shennong Hall pharmacy across the street. She then calmed down slightly, her eyes reflecting endless resentment, took out her phone, and dialed a number.

The moment the call connected, Aunt Mei’s lofty demeanor immediately changed to one of humility and respect. ”Miss, I’ve conveyed your words, but that boy named Ye Guichen completely ignored them and even claimed he doesn’t regard the Mu Family at all.”

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before finally responding, ”Xiao Mei, you should come back for now. Keep a close watch lately; I don’t want just anyone entering our Mu Family. As for that boy named Ye Guichen, he did save Xiao Rong’s life, and Xiao Rong sees him as a lifesaver. Xiao Rong has been pampered since childhood and has always been indifferent to men. Suddenly being cared for by a stranger must have stirred her emotions.”

”That kid seems to want to open a martial arts hall and a pharmacy. Should I arrange for someone to mess it up?” Aunt Mei asked tentatively.

The other party remained silent for a few more seconds before saying, ”Let’s wait and see for now; I don’t want unnecessary complications right now.”

”Okay!” Aunt Mei, though reluctant, hung up the phone, took one last deep look at the direction of the pharmacy, and instructed her people to leave.

On the other side, a similarly aged beautiful woman hung up the phone and rubbed her temples.

Though she wore a simple long dress, her powerful aura was even more intense than Aunt Mei’s.

But at this moment, her face was filled with worry, her furrowed brow resembling Murong’s by seven or eight points.

”Ye Guichen, huh, an insignificant boy with no background, interesting!” The woman glanced at herself in the mirror, stood up, the corners of her mouth curving into a smile, as if Ye Guichen was just a plaything to her.

Not taking action against Ye Guichen immediately was not due to mercy or because he saved Murong. It was simply because he was interesting, adding some ripples to her otherwise monotonous life.

That’s all.

Ye Guichen naturally wouldn’t take any of this to heart.

He always believed in confronting challenges as they come; overthinking such matters would only hinder proper business.

Upon returning to the pharmacy, Ye Guichen could mostly guess the identity of the other party.

The woman who called herself Aunt Mei was likely someone close to Murong’s mother.

To Murong’s mother, sending Aunt Mei to warn him was already a big gesture.

”Haha, only people like you would use your background as a source of pride!” Ye Guichen shook his head self-deprecatingly, his gaze falling inside the pharmacy.

While drinking a cup of water at the café, the pharmacy suddenly seemed to have more people.

And there were sounds of arguments.

The pharmacy hasn’t opened yet, so it’s unlikely people were there for consultations, and the arguments indicated people were causing trouble.

Liu Xinyi, mixed up among the crowd, saw Ye Guichen from afar and hurried over, her face full of anxiety. ”Mr. Ye, you’re finally here.”

Ye Guichen gestured towards the arguing crowd. ”What’s going on?”

”Oh, I don’t know either. This morning everything was fine. Grandpa Mai had just opened the door to check if there was anything else to tidy up before opening, when suddenly a group of people claiming to be from the Chinese Medicine Association showed up and said we aren’t qualified to open a pharmacy.”

”That’s why Grandpa Mai is inside arguing with them. Brother Tieshou is also helping out, worried that Grandpa Mai might be at a disadvantage.”

”Qualification?” Ye Guichen was puzzled.

Opening a pharmacy definitely requires many approvals, but Ye Guichen believed with Mai Gu’s ability, those necessary documents should have been already handled.

However, upon hearing the words Chinese Medicine Association, Ye Guichen’s lips curled up in realization.

Ever since Mai Gu decided to open Shennong Hall, the Chinese Medicine Association has been causing trouble behind the scenes. The incident with Cao Xiu’s death, though unrelated to Ye Guichen, initially had them suspecting him. While the Martial Arts Association wanted to kill Ye Guichen, the Chinese Medicine Association remained silent.

Even during Shennong Hall’s renovation, they didn’t come to cause any trouble.

Today they suddenly visited, boldly under the name of the Chinese Medicine Association, implying someone powerful was backing them?

Thinking of this, Ye Guichen didn’t delay and quickly squeezed into the crowd.

Inside the crowd, Mai Gu was already red in the face, pointing at a middle-aged man in front of him, arguing, ”We’ve long obtained the Traditional Chinese Medicine qualification certificate. Now you’re saying it was improperly issued? Based on what? What evidence do you have?”

”Old man, our words are the evidence! Also, your renovation here does not meet the Jinling Chinese Medicine Association’s standards. It must be demolished and redone, or you can’t open for business!” The middle-aged man was extremely arrogant, completely disregarding Mai Gu’s arguments.

Mai Gu trembled with anger. ”You’re being unreasonable! If you have the guts, get Fang Wushang here and let him tell me personally!”

”Old man, Fang Wushang isn’t someone you can see! Hmph, we’ve made our position clear. Whether you rectify it is up to you, but if you dare to open, you’ll have to bear all the consequences. Don’t blame us for not warning you!” The middle-aged man finished, glaring at Mai Gu fiercely, and turned to leave.

Ye Guichen stepped forward to block his way. ”Were you sent by Fang Wushang?”

The middle-aged man froze, sizing up Ye Guichen. ”Who are you?”