A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

The boss nodded as he took notes, saying, "Yes, yes, yes."

"And some other drinks, less sugar and less ice, please," Shi Yanxia said.

The boss nodded quickly, looking at her with great admiration, but didn't say anything more.

Zhang Feng, Zheng Jiao, and Bai Nuannuan rushed in and found that Shi Yanxia had already ordered the food. They stared at the list, their mouths watering. Since becoming celebrities, they hadn't indulged in such food in a long time.

"By the way, the director sent me a message saying that filming will wrap up in 3 days and the movie is scheduled to be released around the Mid-Autumn Festival. We're rushing to meet the deadline. Now some people are asking if you want to participate in any variety shows." Shi Yanxia asked.

None of the three of them currently own a company; they all work for Shi Yanxia.

"Do you think this variety show is suitable for us? If you think it's OK, I can go on it," Zheng Jiao said readily.

She used to be a member of a girl group and didn't have many resources. Now she's not picky about these things; she'll do anything as long as she can make a living.

“Then I’ll ask them for the details of the variety show later and then we can discuss it. How about we take on a drama in the second half of the year?” Shi Yanxia said, and the others nodded quickly.

As they were talking, a figure rushed in.

"You didn't invite me to eat late-night snacks? A bunch of heartless bastards." Gu Yubai rushed in wearing a hospital gown.

He was wearing a coat, and even in a hospital gown, his handsomeness was still undeniable. He made the hospital gown look like he was walking a runway; his charisma was simply amazing.

"Aren't you injured? Aren't you afraid your mother will beat you for running away?" Shi Yanxia said.

Gu Yubai covered his wound and pulled up a chair to sit next to Zhang Feng.

“Her? Now she wants me to get lost. Ever since I got injured, she’s thought I’m a good-for-nothing. She even made me coax you into coming home as her little sister. If I don’t, she won’t let me into the house. Do you think that makes any sense?” Gu Yubai said through gritted teeth.

"Haha, then don't go back." Zhang Feng laughed when he heard that.

Gu Yubai was in great distress. He sat there wanting to drink beer, but Zhang Feng stopped him.

"Yan Yan." Gu Yubai stood up and dragged a chair over. Seeing this, Bai Nuannuan immediately moved to let him sit next to Shi Yanxia.

Shi Yanxia sipped the passion fruit juice that had just been served and asked, "Any news?"

"Not yet. It feels like the other party has done a very clean job. So far, we haven't found out who has problems with the Gu family's business. But what surprised us even more is..."

“You previously discovered that the illnesses of those wealthy families were caused by poisoning, so everyone was focused on the outside world at the time. But last night, when my father and I were investigating, we made contact with them.”

"These people seem to have turned their backs on us, all believing they are almost cured, and are deliberately distancing themselves from the Gu family."

“I was wondering if someone had contacted them before the Gu family? But I investigated and found that they hadn’t contacted any suspicious people since they were discharged from the hospital.”

“This is a bit illogical. Previously, the people from wealthy families were all focused on external forces and even worked together, but now they are all retreating and even drawing a line between themselves,” Gu Yubai said.

I know that wealthy families are all businessmen who prioritize profit.

But the speed at which they turned their backs on someone was far too fast.

“That’s normal. They believe the poison has been cleared and the matter has been resolved. No one will harm them anymore, so they naturally won’t need to curry favor with the Leng family to treat their illnesses like before,” Shi Yanxia said.

She had expected this to happen.

This is usually how people from wealthy families behave.

“However, the Huo family and the Gu family are on the same side. Apart from the Huo family, everyone else has turned against them,” Gu Yubai said.

Mentioning this incident made his chest ache with anger.

“But they seem to have forgotten that their poison has only been suppressed, not eliminated, and if it is not eliminated, there is a possibility of relapse,” Shi Yanxia said.

A strange look flashed across Gu Yubai's handsome face as he said, "Could it relapse?"

“Cancer is a difficult thing to say. It depends on whether Leng Zhiming wants to fall out with them. This is not my responsibility,” Shi Yanxia said.

She had no need to seek help from these wealthy families, and naturally she wouldn't interfere with their lives.

Previously, it was believed that the person behind the scenes wanted to eliminate these wealthy families and take over their possession by using Master Huo's feng shui. However, these people have forgotten the pain of the past and turned against each other after only a few days.

Then she naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Often, it's our own choice, and we have to bear the consequences ourselves.

“I’ll contact Leng Zhiming later and ask him,” Gu Yubai said.

After all, Gu An's illness is not fully cured and is being suppressed. If it were to relapse at any time, he might lose his life.

“It’s a good thing Shen Lianchu is dead, otherwise I feel like I would have been killed by her sooner or later. I still have a lingering fear of being possessed by something evil before,” Zhang Feng said.

Those times, he was almost scared out of his wits.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure pushed open the door and entered.

"Young General? What brings you here?" Zheng Jiao saw the man and quickly got up to greet him.

The young general had a dignified look on his face. His serious expression and loose black casual clothes accentuated his tall stature and exuded an air of nobility that made people dare not ignore his presence.

"I need to speak with Shi Yanxia about something," the young general said.

When Zheng Jiao met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat.

"Is there any news about Shen Lianchu?" Zheng Jiao asked.

The moment she asked the question, the private room fell silent. Even Bai Nuannuan, who had just picked up her drink, stopped and quickly put the cup down, her mind starting to wander.

"What do you mean there's news about Shen Lianchu? Wasn't he dead?"

“I was closest to her that night. Wasn’t she covered in bruises? There wasn’t a single patch of intact skin on her body. She just collapsed and died right in front of us.”

"And she also killed Shen Rufeng, killed Qin Jiali, and Qin Huaiming is dead too. Weren't their bodies taken away by the police?" Bai Nuannuan's voice trembled slightly.

Now, just hearing the name Shen Lianchu makes my skin crawl.

“Yes, he died, didn’t he? It was reported on the news,” Gu Yubai said.

Zhang Feng remained silent.

"I have something to say," Zhang Feng quickly raised his hand.

Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to him. Zhang Feng licked his lips, reached for a cigarette to light, but then quickly put it back down, remembering that all the girls were there.

“Ever since that day at school, I had a dream that night. I dreamt that Shen Lianchu rushed towards me like a lost soul, saying that he wanted my body.”

"She kept chasing me, and she looked like she was crawling out of the ground, with ulcers gnawing at her skin."

“Not only that, I could even smell a stench on her, a really bad smell,” Zhang Feng said.