Ding Fan took over Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory and the first thing he did was announce that all remaining employees would have their salaries multiplied by five. The second thing was to grant a three-day holiday to the factory.

This set of measures not only stunned Yan Ruyao, but everyone else was equally confused about what Ding Fan was really up to. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

However, Ding Fan was the boss of the Dancheng region, and no one could really stop him whatever he decided to do.

At that moment, Yan Ruyao did as Ding Fan instructed and arranged for the three-day holiday. Although the general manager of the branch company personally supervised the factory, Yan Ruyao didn’t voice her concerns, but she was significantly uneasy.

The company was at a life-or-death moment, increasing salaries and benefits indeed motivated the staff’s enthusiasm for work, but a three-day holiday now seemed highly inappropriate.

Nothing was assigned, no tasks were laid out, it was just a simple vacation. This certainly wasn’t helpful for saving the company.

However, although Yan Ruyao guessed as much, she didn’t show it in front of others. After all, Ding Fan was the general manager of the branch company, so she had to maintain his authority.

After making some basic arrangements, Ding Fan didn’t bother to check how Yan Ruyao and the others handled the holiday arrangements. After having someone bring him some Heart Saving Pills, Ding Fan took those pills and went straight home.

Once home, Ding Fan locked himself in his room and saw no one. Even when Zhou Ruoran made meals, she would just deliver the food to his room and then tactfully leave.

Although Ding Fan hadn’t told her what he was doing, Zhou Ruoran could tell that whatever he was doing was extremely important, so she didn’t disturb him.

Once secluded, Ding Fan spent an entire day and night analyzing the components of the Heart Saving Pills.

The Pill was made of herbs, and on Earth, Ding Fan was considered a master of alchemy, so analyzing its components wasn’t difficult for him.

After the analysis, Ding Fan didn’t rush to improve the Heart Saving Pills. The first thing he did was to go to a pharmacy and buy some Heart Saving Pills developed by Japan.

Another day and night passed as Ding Fan researched the Heart Saving Pills. The reason why the Heart Saving Pills weren’t selling well was because of these Japanese-made Heart Saving Pills. Ding Fan’s goal was to understand the components of the Japanese pills and then plan improvements for the Heart Saving Pills.

Many of the main components of the Japanese pills were from Western medicine, which Ding Fan wasn’t familiar with. However, that wasn’t an insurmountable obstacle for him.

Ding Fan swallowed the Japanese Heart Saving Pills and used his body to feel the changes brought by the pills. In this way, even if he didn’t know the exact ingredients, he could still discern the advantages and shortcomings of the pills.

After taking the Japanese Heart Saving Pills, he fully opened his Divine Sense and closely monitored the changes in the pill and his body.

Through his observation, Ding Fan found that although the Japanese-manufactured Heart Saving Pills indeed had a therapeutic effect on heart disease patients and worked rapidly and noticeably, the pills also caused significant damage to the body. Long-term use could greatly harm the kidneys.

Having understood the medicinal effects of the Japanese-made Heart Saving Pills, Ding Fan finally realized why Jiangyuan Group’s Heart Saving Pills couldn’t outsell those from Japan.

The price of Jiangyuan Group’s Heart Saving Pills was similar to that of the Japanese ones, but the speed and effectiveness of treatment couldn’t match the Japanese-made Heart Saving Pills, which was why the sales of Jiangyuan’s pills kept declining.

After these comparisons, on the morning of the third day, Ding Fan began to improve the Heart Saving Pills.

Being an Alchemy Master, improving the Heart Saving Pills really wasn’t a challenge for Ding Fan. Finally, after tinkering for a whole day, Ding Fan emerged from his room.

After three days of seclusion, Ding Fan finally completed the improvement of the Heart Saving Pills, and he was in a great mood for a while.

"Did you succeed in developing it?"

At that moment, Zhou Ruoran came out, walking tenderly to Ding Fan’s side.

Over these three days, Ding Fan had been fervently engrossed in his pills. Now, seeing the radiance on Ding Fan’s face, Zhou Ruoran roughly guessed that the pill must have been successfully developed.

It was already around eight or nine o’clock in the evening. Zhou Ruoran appeared freshly bathed, her hair still dripping with water droplets, her face tender and as pale as snow. Although she was only wrapped in a white bath towel, it did little to hide her beautifully slender figure.

Feeling joyful, Ding Fan somewhat dominantly pulled Ruoran into his embrace.

Ruoran let out a shocked cry, not expecting Ding Fan to be so bold.

There and then, Ding Fan embraced Ruoran. Under the gentle light, with Ding Fan gazing at her, she shyly pursed her tender, pink lips.

Alluring and magnificent beyond description...

The recent cultivation had added an ethereal, otherworldly aura to Ruoran’s beauty. Looking at the shy beauty in his arms, Ding Fan felt a wave of emotional ripple through him. He fiercely kissed her.

With each kiss, a fragrant and silky taste filled the air...

It wasn’t the first time the two had shared a long kiss, but even after a passionate kiss, Ding Fan could still taste the sweetness filling his mouth, a flavor so enticing, so intoxicating.

After giving Zhou Ruoran a moment to catch her breath, he kissed her again forcefully, causing her delicate body to shiver involuntarily this time.

The sound of the villa door opening interrupted them, as Mei Li walked in from outside.

Zhou Ruoran, startled by the noise, hurriedly escaped from Ding Fan’s arms like a little rabbit.

"I... I’m going to take a shower..." Zhou Ruoran darted a fierce glance at Ding Fan, then fled to her room as if running for her life.

She had just taken a shower, and she was going back to her own room; from these two facts, it wasn’t hard to see how flustered Zhou Ruoran was.

Watching Zhou Ruoran’s flustered demeanor, Ding Fan couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

"Brother Fan... while you were secluded these past two days, someone sneaky has been lurking around our villa. I’ve done some secret investigating, and a man named Qu Lianbo is out to get you..."

Mei Li seemed utterly unconcerned about stumbling upon Ding Fan and Zhou Ruoran kissing, as she calmly reported to Ding Fan.

"Qu Lianbo?" Ding Fan was slightly startled; he didn’t recall knowing someone named Qu Lianbo.

"Brother Fan, this man has a son named Qu Dong, who killed someone in a car accident a while back and was later arrested. His father is the chief of Dancheng Traffic Police Bureau..."

Before Mei Li could finish, Ding Fan remembered the incident after the Dancheng Branch Company’s celebration banquet when he and Zhou Ruran were driving home and encountered Qu Dong’s car accident.

Recalling who Qu Lianbo was made Ding Fan understand why Qu Lianbo would want to harm him. Apparently, Qu Lianbo sought revenge for his son.

However, Ding Fan was utterly unconcerned about Qu Lianbo.

Still, even though Qu Lianbo was the chief of the Traffic Police Bureau, in Ding Fan’s eyes, he was just an ant—an ant that would be easy to crush with a mere lift of his foot should it ever truly provoke him.

"Don’t worry about them. Just take good care of Ruoran when I’m not around," Ding Fan said.

Mei Li nodded. "Understood."

Mei Li was quite decisive. After ensuring there was nothing else, she voluntarily returned to her room.

Now, recalling the flustered look on Ruoran’s face, Ding Fan thought to himself how a beauty’s smile could dazzle an entire kingdom, but her fluster could be equally captivating.

Thereupon, Ding Fan pushed open the door to Zhou Ruoran’s room.

Zhou Ruoran was drying her hair at that moment. Seeing Ding Fan enter, she shot him a blaming look. "It’s your fault, Mei Li saw us..."

As Ruoran said this, her charming cheeks blushed again, as if recalling their kiss at the doorway.

Ding Fan simply smiled lightly. "Mei Li won’t tease you about it."

Ruoran did not continue the conversation with Ding Fan as her hair was almost dry. Her hair naturally soft, now loosely draped over her shoulders, added a touch of innocent charm to her makeup-free face.

"Ruoran, you really are beautiful..." Ding Fan sincerely remarked, captivated by her charming allure.

A hint of shyness crossed Ruoran’s clear eyes, but her lips carried a faint smile. A woman often dresses for the one who pleases her, and though Ruoran was kind-hearted, she was no exception.

Ruoran then walked over to Ding Fan and gently helped him take off his outer clothes. "You haven’t rested properly these past three days. Let me give you a good massage."

"I would love that..."

Ding Fan gently flopped onto the soft bed, and Ruoran’s tender hands began to massage his shoulder blades.

In that cozy little room, love was thick in the air, and at that moment, Ruoran seemed like a devoted wife taking care of her husband who had returned from a day’s work, attentively massaging Ding Fan.

Although Ruoran’s delicate hands lacked strength and were not aided by True Qi,

the warmth from her fingertips alone was enough to envelop Ding Fan with a comforting warmth. Perhaps the happiest thing in the world was receiving a massage from Ruoran...