Everyone in the Group is a Main Character, Except Me Who's the Villain

222: Chapter 222 Beautiful women are more pleasing to the eye than menFang Ming’s voice was calm, without any abnormality.

On the other end of the phone, there was a silence of two seconds after hearing Fang Ming’s question.

”Mr. Fang, I heard... Shangguan Hong went to see you today?”

Nangong Ling’s voice came through, still maintaining its composure, but Fang Ming could hear a subtle hint of probing.

He leaned back on the sofa, his gaze falling on the unopened brocade box on the coffee table.

”Madam Nangong is quite well-informed!”

”Don’t misunderstand, Mr. Fang, I’m not spying on you.” Nangong Ling paused. ”It’s just that my current situation is too complex, and I must be cautious.”

”I know we haven’t known each other for long, but I hope you can trust me. That man, Shangguan Hong, is humble on the surface but ruthless in reality. You’d better not believe a single word he says.”

Fang Ming raised an eyebrow. ”You called me just to say this? Get straight to the point.”

”I want to know, what did Shangguan Hong say to you?”

Fang Ming was straightforward and didn’t hide anything. ”He asked me to join him and gave me three peiyuan pills as a meeting gift.”

”peiyuan pills? Three of them?” Nangong Ling was somewhat shocked.

A single peiyuan pill could increase the probability of a Peak of Hidden Power breaking through to the Transformation Power stage by thirty percent. For those Cultivators stuck at a bottleneck for many years, it was something worth a high price.

This Shangguan Hong was truly generous.

”Are peiyuan pills very valuable?” Fang Ming had a strange look on his face.

Weren’t the wealthy supposed to be more knowledgeable than ordinary people? Why did it feel like these rich people were acting like they’d never seen the world before?

Nangong Ling explained calmly.

”Mr. Fang, things like peiyuan pills are priceless and cannot be bought on the market. Most of what the Hidden Family refine each year is consumed internally, with only a tiny portion released for exchange—and even then, it’s only through bartering, not cash.”

”For Shangguan Hong to give away three at once...”

”So this stuff is that valuable?” Fang Ming picked up the box and turned it over to examine it.

No wonder divine doctor protagonists never care about money. Just getting some pills out like this is worth a fortune.

”Then, Mr. Fang, your response was...”

”I know what you want to say. Don’t worry, it’s just a few pills; I don’t care much for them.”

Fang Ming said casually, ”Besides, for a man, a beautiful woman is always more pleasing to the eye than another man. Even if I don’t help you, I certainly won’t help him.”

”Whew!”

Having received Fang Ming’s affirmative answer, Nangong Ling breathed a sigh of relief. ”Thank you, Mr. Fang. With your word, I can rest easy.”

”That’s all then, hanging up!”

Fang Ming hung up the phone, took the brocade box back to his bedroom, and sent a red envelope to Lin Chen.

[Nameless Guide (Private Chat)]: ”Help me check if these three pills are poisonous.”

Although he had Gu Bai’s learning and comprehension abilities, he had only been studying medicine for a short time and lacked Lin Chen’s extensive experience.

Since these pills were given by a stranger, he had to be cautious, even if they were cultivation resources.

Lin Chen accepted Fang Ming’s red envelope and replied quickly.

[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine (Private Chat)]: ”Non-toxic, but the quality is average. If an ordinary person takes them, they can treat hidden ailments and chronic diseases. If a Cultivator takes them, they can increase their cultivation potential!”

[Nameless Guide (Private Chat)]: ”Can they treat cancer?”

[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine (Private Chat)]: ”No, but they can delay the onset of cancer and help a dying cancer patient forcibly extend their life for a year without any problem.”

[Nameless Guide (Private Chat)]: ”That’s not bad then.”

[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine (Private Chat)]: ”Brother Ming, which cultivation family gave these to you?”

[Nameless Guide (Private Chat)]: ”Something like that!”

Since there was no problem, he would just keep them for now. Regardless of who sent them, it would be a waste not to take them.

Ending the conversation, Fang Ming put the pills into his Storage Ring, checked the time, and drove to pick up Ye Nuannuan from work.

...

6:00 PM, Yunlan International.

Dressed as a CEO’s assistant, Ye Nuannuan had just finished packing her things and was about to message Fang Ming when she saw Li Jun walking over from the Marketing Department.

He was wearing a light blue shirt, his hair was meticulously styled, and a proper smile was on his face.

”Assistant Ye, do you have a moment?”

Ye Nuannuan nodded politely upon seeing him. ”Director Li, do you need something?”

Li Jun walked over to her workstation, hands in his pockets, in a casual posture.

”The Marketing Department is having a dinner gathering tonight, and everyone said they wanted to invite you along.”

Ye Nuannuan was startled for a moment, then shook her head. ”Director Li, it’s a Marketing Department dinner. What would be the point of me going?”

”Don’t be so quick to refuse.” Li Jun smiled. ”It’s not just for you. Xiao Ai is going too, as well as a few colleagues from your Administration Department. It’s just a get-together for everyone to relax.”

Xiao Ai? Ye Nuannuan was stunned.

Xiao Ai was CEO Mu’s other assistant. When she first joined the company, Xiao Ai had mentored her. She was considered her senior at Yunlan, and they usually had a good relationship.

”Is Xiao Ai really going?”

”Of course, I just spoke with her, and she said she’d go straight there after work.”

Li Jun paused and added, ”If you’re really worried, you can call and ask her, or... bring your boyfriend along?”

When he said this, his tone was natural, but an imperceptible flash of resentment flickered in his eyes.

Ye Nuannuan looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and took out her phone.

”Then I’ll ask him if he’s free.”

Li Jun nodded, his face showing no particular expression.

”Alright, I’ll send you the address. It’s the newly opened ’Jinxiu Pavilion’ in the south of the city. Little Zhang and the others from your Administration Department know about it.”

After saying that, he turned and left with a brisk pace.

Ye Nuannuan watched his back, feeling that something was strange, but she couldn’t put her finger on it.

She lowered her head and messaged Fang Ming.

[Ye Nuannuan]: ”Brother Fang Ming, where are you?”

[Ming]: ”Ten more minutes, what’s up?”

[Ye Nuannuan]: ”The Marketing Department is having a dinner tonight. Xiao Ai is going, along with a few colleagues from our Administration Department. They’ve invited me...”

[Ming]: ”Do you want to go?”

Ye Nuannuan thought about it.

[Ye Nuannuan]: ”So many people are going and they invited me too. I feel it would be a bit rude not to go. Could you come with me?”

[Ming]: ”They’re letting people bring guests? Then let’s go. I haven’t eaten yet anyway.”

Ye Nuannuan’s lips curled into a smile when she saw this message.

[Ye Nuannuan]: ”Then hurry up, I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

[Ming]: ”Okay.”

...

In the Marketing Department office area, Li Jun returned to his office, closed the door, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

He walked to the window, took out his phone, and pulled up a number labeled ”Mr. Lu.”

A few days ago, this Mr. Lu had found him through a friend, asking for a small favor. The other party was generous, giving him five hundred thousand just for arranging a dinner.

Five hundred thousand was enough for half a year’s salary.

The condition was that Ye Nuannuan must attend tonight’s dinner, and it would be best if she brought her boyfriend along. As for what happened afterward, it was none of his business.

Li Jun had hesitated at the time, but five hundred thousand was a lot, and the other party said it was just a meal and nothing would happen.

He agreed.

At this moment, Li Jun looked at the darkening sky outside the window, feeling a faint sense of unease, but even more so, anticipation.

Because up until now, he couldn’t understand why he would lose to a loser like Fang Ming.

This time... he wanted to see what kind of ability a small employee from the Administration Department had to win Ye Nuannuan’s heart while also attracting the attention of that ’Mr. Lu’?