Chapter 001
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Chapter 001 Indefinite Mission
“The air quality in China is getting worse and worse.”
Su Rui stood at the airport entrance, taking a deep breath of the capital’s air. Though his words were critical, his face revealed a smile that seemed both nostalgic and satisfied.
It had been a long time since he returned to China. Now that he was back, even the air with its faint haze felt incredibly familiar.
He wanted to shout “I’m back!” at the top of his lungs, but considering the crowd around him, Su Rui didn’t want to be seen as a fool, so he suppressed the urge to vent.
“Now that you’re back, you won’t be in a hurry to leave, right? You’ll stay for at least a month or two, won’t you?” Su Rui asked the air, but no one could answer him.
It was only mid-May, but the weather had already turned warm. Beautiful women had eagerly switched to their summer outfits that they had prepared long ago. Especially at the busy Ninghai Airport, the stunning girls were already catching everyone’s eye.
Su Rui wore a red checkered shirt with the hem tucked into his well-fitted casual pants, showing off his tall, straight figure. In his right hand, he carried a silver briefcase of apparently excellent quality, looking every bit like a successful businessman.
However, contrary to this appearance, he was sitting on the steps at the airport exit, drinking mineral water while smiling and observing the beautiful women passing by, his mouth constantly grinning.
Having stayed in the West for too long, his personality had darkened somewhat. Now that he was back in China, he naturally needed to relax and adjust his mood.
Su Rui sat on the steps without any regard for his image, then took out his phone and dialed a strange-looking number—because it had a full twenty digits!
“Hey, I’ve already arrived in Ninghai. Aren’t you going to tell me the specifics of this mission yet?” Su Rui complained. With his current status, very few people could request his services. If he hadn’t once promised the man on the other end of the phone that he would help without hesitation whenever the other party encountered difficulties, Su Rui wouldn’t have traveled all the way from the West back to China.
And what made it even more frustrating was that this mission—was actually free of charge.
“I wasn’t wrong about you. You really came back. You haven’t changed; you’re still the same Su Rui…” The voice on the other end sounded somewhat excited.
“Cut the emotional crap. I have nothing to do with you guys. Making me work for free—this is the first time! Let me tell you, after helping this time, there definitely won’t be a next time!” Su Rui viciously spat his chewing gum into the trash can, looking somewhat impatient. “Hurry up and tell me what this is about!”
A passing airport security guard was stunned, because Su Rui had accurately spat his gum into the trash can—but it was a trash can across the street, more than ten meters away!
“I just need you to solve some problems for someone.”
“Solve problems for someone? Who?” Su Rui pursed his lips and softly whistled at a beautiful woman passing by, a whistle only he could hear. Whenever a beautiful woman appeared in his sight, his mood always recovered quickly.
Of course, this might just be on the surface.
When asking his question, Su Rui only focused on who he was helping, ignoring the “some problems” the other party mentioned.
“Bi Kang Pharmaceutical Group’s Chairman Lin Fuzhang. No, more precisely, Lin Fuzhang’s only daughter, Lin Aoxue.”
“Why help her? Give me a reason. I don’t even know what she looks like.”
“Lin Aoxue graduated from Capital University with dual master’s degrees in Polymer Science and Management Science. She currently serves as Bi Kang Group’s Executive President and R&D Director. Two months ago, she published a paper in the authoritative scientific journal ‘Nature,’ causing a sensation both domestically and internationally.”
“So she’s an academic elite. What paper did she publish?” Su Rui raised his eyebrows.
“Using polymer methods to synthesize Triazolam at the microscopic level.”
“Triazolam? I know that. It’s the main component in psychiatric medications. Very expensive.”
The man’s voice on the other end became even deeper: “But what you don’t know, and what Lin Aoxue doesn’t know, is that this Triazolam, after one simple chemical synthesis, becomes the main ingredient for ‘X-one.'”
“X-one?” Su Rui frowned. “Is that the new type of drug sweeping through Europe and America?”
“Exactly! Lin Aoxue’s synthesis method is much simpler than the existing extraction methods in the West, with costs reduced by more than five times! Both international pharmaceutical companies and underground drug lords consider Lin Aoxue’s patent rights as something they must obtain!”
“Lin Fuzhang also realized that the publication of this paper brought extreme danger to his daughter’s personal safety, which is why he asked me for help. He and I have a life-and-death friendship from years ago…”
“So you’re saying the Western dark world has set its sights on this?”
Su Rui asked in a low voice, emphasizing the words “Western dark world” heavily!
Because he had just returned from there!
“You could say that. I know you’re quite familiar with them…”
“Fine, enough talk. I have one more question.” Su Rui raised his eyebrows. “How long is this mission? One month? Or two months? You should know I’m very busy overseas.”
The man on the phone laughed awkwardly: “Well… we don’t know the timeframe yet.”
“Why are you only telling me this now?”
“I was afraid if I told you earlier, you wouldn’t come.”
“Damn it, you’ve completely tricked me!” Su Rui immediately hung up when he heard there was no time limit! He had a pile of things to handle abroad, and now they were saying the mission had no time limit!
The more Su Rui thought about it, the angrier he became. This woman called Lin Aoxue, publishing some damn paper and bringing herself such big trouble without even knowing it! The Western dark world—was that something to joke about?
He sat on the steps, flicked his knee, wanting to kick the mineral water bottle into the trash can across the street.
However, the mineral water bottle didn’t fly into the trash can as intended. Instead, it traced a beautiful parabola in the air and hit a beautiful woman’s thigh!
This beauty appeared to be in her twenties, tall and slender with snow-white skin, wearing a Bohemian long dress. Her flowing figure was extremely eye-catching, with a certain trembling quality as she walked. Even more striking than her figure was her face, almost flawlessly beautiful from all 360 degrees, refined to perfection.
Walking on the road in front of the airport, she attracted almost all gazes from front, back, left, and right, truly stunning.
After being hit by the water bottle, the beauty instinctively let out a cry, covered her thigh, and then coldly glanced at Su Rui.
Su Rui’s kick wasn’t light, and the spot where she was hit had probably already turned red and swollen.
He hadn’t expected this to happen and was momentarily stunned.
Of course, the main reason for his daze was that the girl was incredibly beautiful, with an icy mountain temperament that was very unique. Even when she was coldly staring at someone, it was difficult to look away.
Being glared at by such a beauty, Su Rui, after his momentary daze, smiled and waved, forgetting to apologize: “Hi, beautiful. Meeting you is fate. I know a bit about fortune-telling. I see your forehead is dark with an ominous sign above your head. If you have time, I can explain it to you in detail.”
Hearing this, the beauty released her hand from her thigh and asked coldly: “Who are you saying has an ominous sign?”
A normal person hearing Su Rui’s words would think he was cursing them, and would be unhappy even with the best temper, especially after being kicked. But how would this ice beauty know that Su Rui’s words contained another layer of meaning, with similar sounds but different meanings—the Chinese language is truly profound.
However, Su Rui wasn’t usually like this. This return to China marked a change in his behavior, perhaps because he was trying to compensate for something he lacked.
Su Rui’s gaze swept across the beauty’s face: “You, of course. Our meeting is fate, and this mineral water bottle is the red thread between us. Why don’t we find a place to sit and chat? I can tell you how to remove the ominous sign…”
The beauty’s gaze grew even colder.
Su Rui smiled slightly: “Even if we don’t chat, let’s at least exchange contact information.”
He kicked her and still dared to ask for her contact? This beauty had already reached her limit with the shameless Su Rui: “If you say one more word, I’ll have someone throw you into the Ning River to feed the fish.”
The beauty warned coldly, not knowing that her expressionless face appeared even more charming in Su Rui’s eyes.
“Spicy girl, I really like this type.” Su Rui smiled at the beauty’s warning, not taking it seriously at all. Everyone appreciates beauty, after all.
Just as Su Rui finished speaking, he felt a coolness on his face. The ice beauty had opened her mineral water bottle and splashed the remaining water all over Su Rui, then turned and walked away!
“That’s too much!” Su Rui wiped the water from his face and his wet hair, complaining indignantly at the beauty’s back: “So what if your legs are a bit longer, your figure a bit better, your face a bit prettier? What’s so great about that? Does that give you the right to splash people with water? If you have the guts, come splash me again. I promise I won’t pull off your dress…”
Su Rui sat on the steps, soaking wet and muttering, looking infinitely resentful and even feeling wronged.
The ice beauty clearly heard Su Rui’s unpleasant words, paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.
At the airport exit, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom was waiting for her. Seeing the beauty approach, two men dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses, looking like bodyguards, quickly opened the car door and respectfully invited the ice beauty inside.
“Oh, looks like she’s the daughter of a wealthy family. Rolls-Royce Phantom, worth at least seven million.” Su Rui smacked his lips as he stood up from the ground, showing no trace of resentment.
“Chatting with beautiful women when I have nothing to do—seems like the upcoming life isn’t bad at all.” Su Rui smiled, hailed a taxi, got in and said: “Driver, to Bi Kang Pharmaceuticals.”
“Young man, you look like you’ve returned from overseas. Going to work at Bi Kang Group? That’s a famous big enterprise in Ninghai. I heard even security guards there earn more than eight thousand a month.” No matter where in China, taxi drivers are always the most talkative profession, without exception.
“That high?” Su Rui found it hard to believe.
“Of course! They say security guards are carefully selected and must have martial arts backgrounds. Do you think just anyone can work at Bi Kang Pharmaceutical Group?” Once the taxi driver started talking about Bi Kang, he seemed very proud, after all, it was a pharmaceutical giant that rose from Ninghai, making locals very proud.
“I think I’m probably going for an interview,” Su Rui thought for a moment, saying somewhat uncertainly.
“If you’re going for an interview, then you’re going for an interview. What do you mean ‘probably’? Without even this bit of confidence, how can you enter Bi Kang Group?” the taxi driver said, sounding disappointed.
Su Rui smiled, not taking it to heart, and stopped talking, as if remembering something from the past.
The car stopped in front of Bi Kang Plaza. Su Rui got out, looked at the towering Bi Kang headquarters building and the spacious plaza in front, and couldn’t help but remark: “What a rich place!”
With that, he strode into the building.
“Hello sir, may I help you?”
Since he didn’t have a work ID, Su Rui was stopped by two receptionists as soon as he entered the lobby.
Su Rui said angrily: “I’m looking for Lin Fuzhang.”
“Lin Fuzhang? That name sounds familiar.” One receptionist said dazedly, not yet realizing.
“Lin Fuzhang is our Chairman!” the other receptionist exclaimed.
It’s understandable—for a super-large pharmaceutical company like Bi Kang, the chairman is like the Jade Emperor on high,These ordinary staff members were naturally rare to see.
“I’m looking for your chairman!”
“May I ask your surname, sir?”
“My surname is Su.” Facing two sweet-looking girls, Su Rui naturally couldn’t continue to vent his dissatisfaction.
The receptionist quickly looked through the chairman’s schedule, but couldn’t find any appointment with a Mr. Su.
“Sir, I’m sorry, the chairman’s schedule is completely full today, and you don’t have an appointment. You cannot go in.” The two receptionists saw Su Rui coming over aggressively and thought he might be an old acquaintance of the chairman, but it turned out he had no appointment at all, clearly he was lying.
“Well, this is fresh. He asks me to come help solve his problem, but won’t even let me through the door.” Su Rui sneered, then said to the receptionists: “You’d better call Lin Fuzhang and have him personally come get me, otherwise I won’t be helping with the Sancuo Anrun matter.”
“What is Sancuo Anrun?” The two receptionists exchanged glances, clearly not understanding Su Rui’s words, and said: “Sorry, we really don’t have the authority to report directly to the chairman. You should leave.”
“Fine, you don’t need to make the call. To tell you the truth, I’m your chairman’s chosen son-in-law. Have you considered the consequences of not letting me up?” Su Rui didn’t even know if this Lin Aoxue was beautiful or ugly, but to help with this favor, he was really going all out.
“The chairman’s son-in-law? You mean the CEO’s boyfriend… this… how is that possible?” The two young receptionists obviously hadn’t seen much of the world and were quickly intimidated by Su Rui.
It’s worth noting that Lin Aoxue was known as Ninghai business world’s number one beauty. Countless golden bachelors wanted to marry this peerless beauty and become Bikang Group’s prized son-in-law. On Valentine’s Day or the Qixi Festival, the flowers she received had to be transported by trucks! But Lin Aoxue was completely focused on the business, cold to both people and matters, and had no interest in personal relationships!
“Why isn’t it possible? Lin Aoxue and I have been together secretly for many years!” Su Rui said with a smile.
Having just returned to the country, he was in a playful mood. If his Western friends saw him like this, they would probably be shocked beyond belief.
At this moment, an extremely cold voice came from the entrance of the lobby.
“Who did you say you’ve been with for many years?”
Hearing this voice, the two receptionists immediately fell silent like cicadas in winter. Su Rui felt the voice was somewhat familiar and quickly turned around, only to find that the speaker was none other than the beauty he had earlier told had “an ominous sign above her head.”
With this beauty standing there, it seemed as if the entire lobby brightened a few degrees because of her appearance.
What a coincidence!
Su Rui thought about the mineral water that had been poured all over his head and face earlier, and had no mood to appreciate any beauty. He angrily walked forward, looking at the ice-cold beauty: “Hey, miss, what does it matter to you who I’ve been with for many years? Looking at you, with that dark forehead showing an ominous sign, no man would dare to have you no matter how beautiful you are!”
