After Luo Yang finished the bottle from An Yuying, Tang Guihua handed hers to him as well.
If he didn't drink, Tang Guihua would get jealous, so Luo Yang had no choice but to drink it.
There was also half a bottle left from Suyun, which she passed to Luo Yang to finish.
The delivered case of pure milk was almost entirely drunk by Luo Yang, leaving him with a belly full of liquid.
After sitting in the general manager's office for a while, Qiao Yousi led everyone to take a look around.
Later, Luo Yang intended to take beauties like An Yuying to Chen Jie's beauty salon for a beauty treatment, and he also took the opportunity to ask Chen Jie about the sales of yearly memberships.
Having just experienced a scare, Shuang Qiao was still feeling shaken and felt that staying in the company was not entirely safe. They also wanted to go along.
The trip from Huaxing Biotech Company to Chen Jie's beauty salon did not take long, and they arrived shortly.
Before coming, Luo Yang hadn't called Chen Jie.
Only upon arriving at the beauty salon did they find out that someone was causing trouble there.
They saw a brash, round-faced woman with a few young men, arguing with Chen Jie.
After listening for a moment, Luo Yang roughly understood what was happening.
"You say the beauty products in the store caused you an allergic reaction. Where are you allergic?" Luo Yang asked.
The round-faced woman thought Luo Yang was just spectating.
"It's none of your business, don't meddle! Get lost!" the round-faced woman glared and said.
Immediately a young man came up to push Luo Yang away.
Little did he know, he would end up being kicked by Luo Yang and falling down on his backside.
The rest of the young men who lunged at him were also taken down by Luo Yang.
Finally, the round-faced woman couldn't remain calm and stared at Luo Yang in panic, coldly asking, "Who are you with?"
Seeing Luo Yang had quelled the round-faced woman's arrogance, Chen Jie was very pleased.
"He's my sworn brother. Want to fight?" Chen Jie said coldly.
The round-faced woman eyed Luo Yang, taking a good long look.
From her doubtful gaze, one could guess that she had searched her memory and still couldn't recall who Luo Yang was.
After all, Luo Yang wasn't known for hanging around the county town.
"I don't care who he is! In any case, you have to compensate me!" the round-faced woman said with a long face.
"You claim the beauty product caused an allergic reaction and also say it's ineffective. I'm sure you're lying!" Chen Jie said with a cold smile.
The beauty product in question was Luo Yang's beauty stream.
It was unclear to Luo Yang whether the beauty stream could cause allergic reactions.
If the round-faced woman had used the beauty stream, even with an allergic reaction, her skin should have whitened.
For Luo Yang, who possessed the X-Ray Ability, checking the skin of the round-faced woman's entire body was a piece of cake.
The round-faced woman's face was covered with makeup; white though it was, it looked stiff. The skin color from her neck to her waist was rather dark, but Luo Yang had to admit that her thighs were indeed quite white.
In other words, the skin color of many parts of the round-faced woman's body was inconsistent, with some parts being darker and others whiter.
Luo Yang had used his X-Ray Ability to look at beauties like Hong Jiaxin, An Yuying, and Tang Guihua, who had all used the beauty stream. Their most notable feature was their consistently clear, white, and moist skin, which did not show the layered, varying colors that the round-faced woman's skin did.
Thus, Luo Yang could determine that the round-faced woman had not used the beauty stream and was purely there to extort money.
Although Chen Jie didn't know many people in the county town, she was not someone to be taken advantage of.
Those who dare to cause undue trouble at Chen Jie's beauty salon must have come prepared.
Luo Yang stared coldly at the round-faced woman and said, "Stop causing a scene, you just want a bottle of beauty stream for free, don't you? Here, take it, and after using it, recommend it to your friends."
The round-faced woman snorted coldly, "Compensate me 50,000 yuan, and we'll call it even."
By this time, quite a few people had gathered to watch the commotion.
"If you keep this up, we will call the police!" Chen Jie said.
"I want to call the police myself! Hurry up and make the call!" the round-faced woman urged.
Chen Jie then made the call to report to the police.
When the police arrived, they heard both parties' sides and advised the round-faced woman to seek legal measures to protect her rights.
After a fuss lasting nearly half an hour, the round-faced woman finally left, muttering curses under her breath and vowing not to give up without compensation.
Sister Chen called Luo Yang and the others into the office for tea.
Everyone thought it was an isolated incident until Chen Jie received a phone call.
Shortly after the round-faced woman had left, Chen Jie's phone ringtone sounded.
After a few words on the phone, her face darkened.
When the call ended, Luo Yang asked, "Sister Chen, what's wrong?"
Chen Jie said, "If she wants to play, I'll play along to the end!"
Exhaling a puff of smoke, she continued, "A woman wants to invest in my beauty salon, and I disagreed. It seems like the troublemakers who came here today were sent by her!"
Luo Yang asked curiously, "Who is she?"
After hearing the answer, he learned that the woman's name was He Min, and her husband was none other than Wang Yunxiong.
"I'm not afraid of her!" Chen Jie reaffirmed.
But her helpless expression as she smoked continuously revealed her inner restlessness.
Luo Yang thought about it, realizing that He Min's proposal to invest in the beauty salon wasn't made just today; otherwise, he wondered if it was because they had hit Wang Yunxiong that this trouble had arisen.
Shuang Qiao reported what had happened at the company to Chen Jie.
"Cousin, it seems he is interested in the beauty products," Qiao Yousi said.
"I won't let him invest!" Chen Jie declared.
No one had expected Wang Yunxiong to set his sights on Chen Jie's beauty salon.
All these troubles were related to Luo Yang's "beauty stream".
He was well aware that Wang Yunxiong wanted to get the formula for "beauty stream".
Although Luo Yang didn't know Wang Yunxiong very well, the hints from the recent events showed that Wang was a greedy person with a big appetite.
Even if he agreed to collaborate with Wang Yunxiong to produce "beauty stream", it would only buy temporary calm.
Over time, Wang Yunxiong would still go to extremes to obtain "beauty stream".
To put it more bluntly, going into business with Wang Yunxiong would ultimately leave only two options: either kill him or be killed by him.
"It looks like we have to fight it out with him!" Luo Yang said.
"Right. My thoughts exactly," Chen Jie replied.
But they both felt strong in heart yet weak in power.
In the county, not to mention Luo Yang, even Chen Jie's influence was far from matching Wang Yunxiong's.
No one could predict what kind of trouble the beauty salon would face in the future.
But one thing was certain, if Chen Jie did not agree to let He Min invest, the conflict would not subside.
The problem was, if Chen Jie allowed He Min to invest, it probably wouldn't be long before He Min forcibly kicked Chen Jie out of the beauty salon to take it for herself.
All the beauties present wanted to help, but they lacked the capability.
Shuang Qiao was like a clay Buddha crossing a river, barely able to save themselves.
Tang Guihua, An Yuying, Suyun, and Hong Jiaxin were also anxious but unable to lend a hand.
By then, it was time for dinner.
"Let's go eat first, we can talk after we're full," Luo Yang said.
He was an optimist; if a problem couldn't be solved, he would put it aside and not let it affect his appetite.
So, the group went to a hotel to dine.
Luo Yang had come to the beauty salon for two reasons: One was to learn about the annual membership sales from Chen Jie, and the other was to discuss Zhu Li's situation with her, asking for her to comfort Zhu Li.
But now that such an incident had occurred, and Chen Jie was already quite troubled, Luo Yang didn't want to add to her worries and decided to hold back what he wanted to say.
Once in the hotel's private dining room, all the beauties were preoccupied with their own thoughts, differing only in magnitude.
They all forced cheerful smiles, but their pretty faces wore unnatural expressions.
Chen Jie ordered red wine, and everyone joined in the drinking, trying to drown their sorrows in alcohol.
Throughout the meal, though they spoke of other things, they couldn't shake off the faint, oppressive atmosphere hanging over them.