"Daddy, how… how did I turn so pretty? It feels like I'm dreaming. Daddy, am I dreaming?"
Loving beauty was in a woman's nature. Even Xiao Ziyi, who was a mere five-year old was not willing to be an ugly baby!
Xiao Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't worry, you're not dreaming. Yesterday, I bathed you in herbal essence, so now your body has returned to its peak state, the healthiest state! Do you like it?"
" I do!"
Xiao Ziyi happily waved her arms as she held onto Xiao Chen before planting a wet kiss on his cheek.
Seeing her happy as an elf, Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel joyful as well.
This must be the warmth brought about by family.
Just as he was thinking this, the doorbell rang. Xiao Chen patted his daughter's head and spoke:
"Get dressed, Daddy'll go get the door."
He then left the bedroom and headed downstairs. Just as he opened the door, Su Ruoxue burst in and wrapped her arms around Xiao Chen.
"Xiao Chen, it's done! It's done! You're a genius! An ultimate physician! Last night, I tested all three formulas, and the results for all of them were incredulous! Especially the one that removes scars. I cut my finger on the spot, then used the formula. In a few minutes, the scar was gone! My god, I can't believe it!"
"Glad you're happy."
Xiao Chen wanted to struggle free; Su Ruoxue's chests pressed against him made it difficult to breathe.
But Su Ruoxue did not let go. Instead, she tightened her grip, still overwashed in gratitude.
"Xiao Chen, thank you! Thank you so much! I've never thought I'd have such a great product! With these products, I might be able to stand at the pinnacle of the cosmetics industry! Do you know what that means?"
"Well then, congratulations, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors."
"This is all thanks to you!"
Afterward, Su Ruoxue planted a kiss on Xiao Chen's cheek.
Xiao Chen frowned.
"This isn't good."
Su Ruoxue chuckled.
"I consent. Besides, I'm one of the most beautiful women in this city, you think it's a loss that I kissed you?"
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Ziyi's voice came ringing from the other room.
"Daddy's a liar! I asked daddy to kiss Auntie Ruoxue, but you refused. Now you've exposed yourself! Men are all liars!"
Su Ruoxue took a glance at her and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"My god, Xiao Chen, is… is that Ziyi?"
Xiao Chen nodded. Su Ruoxue felt as if she'd discovered a new continent. She hurried over to Ziyi's side to take a closer look.
"My god, Xiao Chen you managed to turn your daughter into this in just one night! You… how did you do it?"
Xiao Chen calmly responded:
"It wasn't much. I just used some herbs and gave her a tempering bath."
Su Ruoxue's eyes gleamed.
"Then will it work on me, too?"
Xiao Ziyi immediately shouted:
"My Daddy will see you naked if you do!"
Su Ruoxue's face flushed red, but she was determined.
"Even if that's the case, I still want to undergo tempering change!"
Women were willing to give up all principles for the sake of beauty!
Even a city flower level beauty like Su Ruoxue couldn't resist this.
Xiao Chen shook his head.
"Stop teasing. These herbs are not easy to come by, and even if you get them, you aren't young like Ziyi, it would be inappropriate!"
"Huh? Is that the case?"
Su Ruoxue was slightly disappointed.
But in an instant, she had forgotten all about it.
"Nevermind, I'm going to go check on the products at the office now. Xiao Chen, don't cook for lunch today; my treat!"
Afterwards, she slipped out of Xiao Chen's manor.
Xiao Chen shook his head once again.
"This wild girl is too ambitious."
Xiao Ziyi smirked.
"Daddy, it's pretty nice to have a wife who likes to make money!"
Xiao Chen gave her an irritated glance.
"Shush, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut you!"
"Would you really?"
Xiao Ziyi batted her eyes innocently at him, causing Xiao Chen to stop talking.
This little brat! Because of the tempering bath, her IQ had increased significantly, too.
Although she was only four or five years old, the little pixie had the comprehension skills of at least a child of eight or nine. It's going to cause many headaches in the future.
...
The Tianhao villa in Jiangbei was located at the center of the Jiangbei New Development Zone. It was one of Jiangbei's wealthiest communities.
At eight o'clock in the morning, a Mercedes-Benz Maybach drove into the community. Inside the car was Uncle Xiao, sporting a beer belly.
As the oldest son of the Xiao family, his life right now was beyond comfortable!
Five years ago, he had allied with the Lu family. From that day forward, Uncle Xiao's expenditures and eating habits in Jiangbei were taken care of, nobody dared not spare him the face.
Why? Because he had the support of a century-old power behind him—the Lu family!
Although in private, Uncle Xiao would always be ridiculed and scorned for not having a backbone, being unjust, and lacking virtue for betraying his own brother... But he had exchanged it for infinite glory and wealth!
But what could that do?
Wasn't he living luxuriously?
In the villa, several women waved to the Mercedes-Benz as it drove by.
He was willing to survive all eighteen layers of hell for this kind of drunken lavish life!
Slightly tipsy, Uncle Xiao slowly waddled to his own building.
Enjoying the beautiful scenes in the world had already become the main theme of his life every night.
But today, upon entering the house Uncle Xiao felt uneasy.
"Wan, why didn't you go to work today?"
Xiao Wan was sitting on the couch clutching her knees, eyes bloodshot red and eyebags drooping. She hadn't slept all night.
"I'm not interning at the Su Cosmetics Group anymore."
"Huh? What happened? Did the Su family treat you badly?"
Xiao Wan shook her head.
"No, only, I'm a little confused."
"Confused? About what? You can tell your father."
Uncle Xiao sat down next to Xiao Wan and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
This kind of disrespectful action made Xiao Wan cowl with disgust, but he was her father. She took a deep breath and began to speak:
"Dad! Do you think it's possible for anyone in this world to go from having nothing to being a godlike figure in a few years?"
"What do you mean godlike? Some people can win a lottery of five million and think they're godlike. But for us, it would have to be more than 100 billion yuan for it to be regarded as godlike."
Xiao Wan thought for a moment and spoke:
"Then… for example, is it possible for a regular person, with no wealthy background or status, or any connections at all to make Elder Tang of the Tang family kneel at his feet?"
"Bullsh*t!"
Uncle Xiao rolled his eyes.
"Do you have water in your brain? What kind of a status is Elder Tang? He's one of the top-tier famous physicians in the entire Yan Kingdom! There are only a handful of people who he bows to. Even if the Lu family can rival the Tang family, they can't make Elder Tang bow to them! Killing someone and having them respect you are two different concepts!"
"I'm just saying, what if."
"There are no what ifs, that's impossible! Why do you have such crazy thoughts? From now on, no more talk of nonsense!"
Xiao Wan smiled bitterly, falling deeper into despair.
Xiao Chen actually accomplished what her father didn't even dare think of.
Based on these actions alone, Xiao Chen had more than enough power to demolish their entire family just like slaughtering chickens.
It's over. It's all over!
She, Xiao Wan, would have no chance to turn over!
The Elder Xiao family, and Third Uncle Xiao's family were all doomed.
Uncle Xiao looked at his daughter, confused.
"What's wrong with you today? Why are you acting so strange?"
Xiao Wan shook her head and smiled bitterly. She pushed away her father's wandering arms and stood up to go upstairs.
"Dad! Xiao Chen… Xiao Chen's back!"
Uncle Xiao's pupils shrank in that instant. Cold sweat overtook his body, waking him from his mild drunkenness.
He wanted to ask his daughter for more information, but she had already shut her doors.
After a moment, Uncle Xiao sneered in distaste.
"What am I afraid of? So what if Xiao Chen is back? Can he compare to me? My net worth alone has already exceeded five billion. Would I be afraid of him? Yeah right. How ridiculous! That's beyond ridiculous."