Once he had instructed Dou Bin to kill off the protagonist's career, Song Shi Cheng had dismissed everyone before opening up the Counterattack System and click on the [Temporary-Effect] category in the Mall.
[Cursed Straw Doll] : This is an item made by Nan Jiang Great Witchdoctor. To use it, write the name of intended target on the cursed straw doll. Once the effect had been activated, the target victim will suffer bad luck for twenty four hours. Disaster will follow and there will even be the possibility of falling out with family members.
[Note] : Redeem with 2 Destiny points. You can chose to use 1 extra Destiny point to destroy the cursed target biggest desire. Please use with caution!
To be honest, Song Shi Cheng if possible didn't want to spend the limited amount of Destiny points he had.
Although he had earned quite a bit of Destiny points since he was reborn for completing missions and humiliating Ye Tian, he had also spent quite a lot of Destiny points on item redemption. Just for his effort to convince Li Dong Sheng, he had already spent 4 Destiny points for Wang Ba Jelly and Mindreading Glasses. This had resulted in his Destiny points remained stuck at 8.
For him to make a complete comeback, not only must he weaken Ye Tian's Destiny, he also had to improve his own. Thus, he shouldn't be wasting even a single Destiny point unless it's absolutely necessary.
The biggest consideration right now is his conflict with Ye Tian had reached a pivotal and decisive battle. Although he's very familiar with Ye Tian's business plan and had given Dou Bin appropriate countermeasures, Song Shi Cheng was still feeling perturbed because his Destiny was pitifully small and a far cry from Ye Tian's overabundance of Destiny.
Plainly put, it's too easy for him to suffer misfortune while it's too easy for Ye Tian to experience good fortune. Who knows what variable might enter the equation during the confrontation? It may lead to him suffering a disastrous defeat.
As this was a battle he can't afford to lose, Song Shi Cheng finally with great reluctance paid 3 Destiny points for an upgraded version of the Cursed Straw Doll. He would have to rely on this item to ensure Ye Tian is more unlucky than him.
As long as he can defeat Ye Tian, he will have a double harvest in completing both Career and Love Plotline Mission. The Destiny points reward for completing these two missions should be able to make up for the Destiny points spent today. Moreover, this hasn't take into account the Destiny points he will be getting for crushing Ye Tian.
Once the redemption was completed, a straw doll and small brush had instantly appeared on Song Shi Cheng's hands. The straw doll had vanished right after he had written Ye Tian's name on it.
"That brat should be negotiating with Chen Yi Xian right now. I wonder if there's going to be any fiasco." Since he had nothing better to do, Song Shi Cheng drove towards the clubhouse to find out.
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Ling Xiao Clubhouse was the venue that had hosted the engagement party.
In an elegant and luxurious VIP room, Chen Yi Xian lit a cigarette as she wait for a waitress in cheongsam served tea. "I never imagine there will come a day the two of us could sit on the same table peacefully."
Ye Tian who was sitting opposite snorted with a frown, "Let's skip all the superficial words and make a thing clear here. We're meeting today because we have something each other want."
"Are you still unwilling to give up on my little sister?" Chen Yi Xian crossed her long legs wrapped in black stockings and smiled playfully, "Little Ye, I was your superior once. So, I might as well give you with a word of advice. There are plenty of fishes in the sea. This matter would be at an end if you're willing to look for other fishes. What's more, now that you have achieved some success in your career and are also highly regarded by the Ma family, it wouldn't be difficult for you to marry a fair, rich and beautiful woman in the future. So, why do you insist on going after this illegitimate sister of mine?"
"We'll have nothing to discuss if you continue to slander Xiao Yan." Ye Tian expression had turned dark.
"Ok! It's rare that Xian Yan had a man who's head-of-heels for her. So, I'll just refrain from saying anything more."
Chen Yi Xian magnanimously said. After adjusting her sitting posture, she officially said, "Since you don't want to engage in small talk. Let's directly discuss official matters then. My little sister is already engaged with Song Shi Cheng. So, your desire to win back Xiao Yan is basically an impossible task. That's unless she's willing to abandon her mother and elope with you. Wait, there might be a way. You'll have to convince my dad to break off the marriage agreement with the Song family."
"I know what you mean. Rest assured, I can definitely offer you something that will satisfy your dad's appetite!" Ye Tian said with certainty.
"Are you sure? My dad has a very large appetite." Chen Yi Xian casually disposed of his cigarette ashes.
"Even if he had larger appetite, I believe this venture will be able satisfy him." Ye Tian took out a business proposal.
Chen Yi Xian was greatly surprised after reading the first page of the proposal. "Online Healthcare Platform... Is this the venture you have been working on secretly with the Ma family?"
"That's right. The venture will launch in a week. Revealing it to you now would no longer count as me blabbing about it." Ye Tian quickly explained. "In a nutshell, this Medical Online Platform can be divided into three parts. The first part will be Online Consultation. A patient will first obtain a preliminary consultation and diagnostic online. The second part would be specialist and hospital recommendation. After the patient had provided their preliminary diagnostic, the platform large database will than generate out a guide of the highest quality on where to seek treatment. The third part is Healthcare Mutual-Aid Fund. As long as a patient invests in this fund, he or she will be able to claim from this fund when they are sick. If their condition is very severely, the fund will also help to organise a public fundraising from the netizens."
"This is definitely a venture which can generate lucrative returns. Given the Ma family's dominance on the internet, their support on this venture will practically subvert the whole traditional medical sector once it is launch."
Although Chen Yi Xian doesn't have a rich knowledge of anything in particular, she had inherited her father's business savviness. She was able to quickly conclude upon the future prospect of this venture which made her sighed involuntarily, "The crux of the matter here is that once you succeed, all the public and private hospitals including those owned by my family will be under your influence. If we were to have a sour relationship, I assume that all the hospitals under Qing Mao Medical Group will no longer be recommended to the patients, right?"
"Your analysis is correct. Your company is only involved in a portion of the sector while my platform will be involved in a comprehensive chain to the whole medical sector. Once this succeeded, my original intention was to even the score with your family for all the past humiliation." Ye Tian then gritted his teeth before continuing, "But now, I'm willing to abandon this intention solely because of Xiao Yan."
Clapping sound could be heard as Chen Yi Xian applause with both hands. Her smile was a mixture of ridicule and amusement, "Brilliant! Very brilliant! Originally, I don't have much of an opinion on a puny little doctor like you but now there is a lot in my mind. You nearly caused our family's demise! It's just fortunate that my little sister relationship with you is good."
Anything beneficial will be utilised while anything useless will be discarded.
This was the most frequent quote Chen Yi Xian had heard her father said.
Now that Ye Tian is willing to handover his share in this big venture to save Chen Xiao Yan, Chen Yi Xian would naturally set aside their enmities and try to maximise the benefits that could be gain for her company.
As for the Song family, unless they can offer a benefit larger than this venture, she wouldn't mind re-selling her half-sister if this venture didn't fail.
"I can't make any promise to you for the time being as Ma Family is the main investor. I was only given some shares for my part. Don't worry. I will do my best to facilitate your cooperation with the Ma family."
"Does this mean you don't have the authority to make a decision?" Chen Yi Xian tone has started to turn hostile as she sneered, "Do you think you can get a beauty with just some unsubstantiated promise? Do you think so highly of yourself or do you take my family for being idiots?"
"If you don't accept this proposal of mine, you won't even get a chance to enter the game. By then, you will no longer be able to avoid the fate of being under someone else influence." Ye Tian's protagonist aura had begun to emerge as he argued strongly, "Right now, there's a few senior in the Ma family who's interested in roping your family. There are other business opportunities in the medical sector that can be explored. Your family has been collaborating with Ma Jin Biao search engine business for more than a decade. I'm confident with me acting as vanguard, the collaboration will happen without a doubt."
After pausing for a moment, Ye Tian made another major decision, "I will take a step back then. If the collaboration falls through, worse come to worse I will sell you all my shares to your family."
Chen Yi Xian had changed her attitude again to a softer approach as she smiled, "Ye Tian, oh Ye Tian. Should I say you're an idiot or praise you for being so devoted? Is it even worth it for you to give up your bright future just for the sake of my little sister?
"It's up to me whether it's worth it or not. Your only consideration right now is whether to accept my proposal or not." Ye Tian heavily said.
"Sure, I understand your intention now. I will give you an answer after discussing this with my father. According to my dad's temperament, there's a good chance he will agree." Chen Yi Xian gave Ye Tian some hope to secure him for the time being.
"Best you get back to me soon. Complications might arise due to your delay." Ye Tian were feeling somewhat helpless right now. He had completely offered everything he had to get Chen Xiao Yan back.
While both of them were thinking over the matter, the door was suddenly slammed wide open. A silhouette had rushed in and accidentally bumped into the tea serving waitress wearing cheongsam.
The waitress had just replaced the tea with a fresh boiling kettle and the kettle had flown straight towards Ye Tian when she stumbled.
Although Ye Tian had good reflexes, the abrupt situation had led him blocking the kettle which flew towards him with his hand.
"Argh!" Ye Tian exclaimed in pain as he looked at his blistering right palm!