"Hello, I'm Shangguan Ling'er."
Seeing Sun Peng's astonished expression, Shangguan Ling'er calmly extended her hand, appearing graceful and composed.
"Uh, hello, hello."
Sun Peng swallowed, wiped his hands on his clothes repeatedly, and then shook Shangguan Ling'er's hand.
"I say, Old Lin, what's going on here?"
It was only then that Sun Peng finally felt something was amiss.
If Lin Chen was truly a shill hired by Qiu Hanying, how could he possibly know a beauty of Shangguan Ling'er's caliber?
More importantly, taking the esteemed eldest daughter of the Shangguan family to eat at a roadside stall—Lin Chen could be considered the first person to do such a thing!
"Just as you see, but Old Sun, one must be low-key, understand?"
Seeing the look in Sun Peng's eyes, Lin Chen didn't make a deliberate effort to explain.
After all, if he were to explain, he probably wouldn't know how to himself!
"So then, Brother Lin, Xie Yun, Qiu Hanying, Shangguan Ling'er, who exactly is your girlfriend?"
Sun Peng swallowed, a look of disbelief on his face.
The four great beauties of Hangcheng—for an ordinary person to know one in their lifetime would be incredibly fortunate!
But now? His brother, who had just been released from prison, knew three of them instantly!
Living with Qiu Hanying, taking Shangguan Ling'er to eat street food, being Xie Yun's personal assistant—this was simply insane!
"Hm?"
Hearing Sun Peng's words, even Shangguan Ling'er turned her head with a hint of expectation.
She knew that with Lin Chen's abilities, he would naturally attract many beautiful women, but she hadn't expected him to have attracted these two!
She had naturally heard of Qiu Hanying and Xie Yun.
She hadn't expected that Lin Chen's relationship with them had already reached the level of girlfriend?
"Cough, cough, neither. Don't spout nonsense, we're just ordinary friends."
Hearing Sun Peng's blunt question, Lin Chen broke out in a cold sweat.
Good heavens, no wonder his brother was still single after so many years!
"Alright, alright, enough of that. Old Sun, I just wanted to ask if you're interested in working with me in the future?"
Seeing Shangguan Ling'er's increasingly peculiar gaze, Lin Chen quickly changed the subject.
"Huh? Working with you? Doing what?"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Sun Peng was taken aback. "Or perhaps you should work with me? I was just promoted by President Qiu to Deputy Manager of the Security Department... uh..."
Suddenly, Sun Peng froze.
The position he held today was obtained because of Lin Chen!
If he wanted to join Ru Shuang Group, what kind of position would he get?
After all, he could see now that if Lin Chen could bring the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family to eat street food, how could he be a shill for Qiu Hanying?
"I'm planning to start a pharmaceutical company, but I have my own affairs to attend to and definitely won't have time to manage it."
"What I mean is, if you're interested, come and help me manage the company."
Lin Chen didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.
"What? A pharmaceutical company? I say, Brother Lin, you're really overestimating me. You can have me as a security guard, but asking me to be a CEO? You might as well just kill me!"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Sun Peng immediately shook his head.
What a joke, he knew what kind of caliber he was.
"It's fine, ability isn't important. What's important is that among the people I know now, you are the one I trust the most!"
Lin Chen was blunt, speaking the truth.
With his current status as a cultivator, the medicines he sold would definitely surpass this era.
As long as the product was good, even if management was a bit lacking, it wouldn't be a significant issue.
"I say, Old Lin, I know you trust me, but you know what my abilities are, and I know them too."
"You clearly have ready-made management talent, so why insist on making things difficult for me?"
As he spoke, Sun Peng subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Ling'er beside him, the implication in his words being self-evident.
What a joke, who was this person? This was the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family!
She had ability and connections, wasn't she much more suitable than a mere security guard like him?
Furthermore, for the esteemed eldest daughter of the Shangguan family to be willing to come out and eat street food with Lin Chen, did one need to overthink the depth of their affection?
"Uh, what are you thinking? You know her status, how could she partner with me?"
Seeing the look in Sun Peng's eyes, Lin Chen's expression darkened.
What a joke, what was Shangguan Ling'er's status? She had countless businesses under her command, how could she possibly come to work for him?
"Um, what if, I'm willing?"
However, before Lin Chen could finish, Shangguan Ling'er, standing beside him, said softly.
Hearing this, both Sun Peng and Lin Chen froze instinctively.
Although Shangguan Ling'er's voice was quiet, both Sun Peng and Lin Chen had heard it clearly!
Shangguan Ling'er said she was willing!
"Um, Miss Shangguan, are you serious?"
Lin Chen swallowed, looking at Shangguan Ling'er beside him, his expression filled with disbelief.
"Of course I'm serious. You know my grandfather's health the best. Why can't I take this opportunity to build something for myself?"
"Besides, will your pharmaceutical company's future growth be worse than the Shangguan family's current standing?"
Shangguan Ling'er didn't directly answer Lin Chen's question but instead retorted.
"Hehehe, of course. Once my pharmaceutical company is established and goes public, it will be incomparable to ordinary influential families and companies."
Hearing Shangguan Ling'er's words, Lin Chen nodded instinctively.
What a joke, the medicines his pharmaceutical company sold would be top-notch, and making money would be a given!
Surpassing the Shangguan family was only a matter of time.
No matter how powerful the Shangguan family was, they were confined to Hangcheng, but his pharmaceutical company's goal was the entire world!
After all, cultivation was an extremely expensive pursuit, especially in this era of spiritual energy depletion. Without money for rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the speed of cultivation could not be increased.
Having money meant having power!
"Then it's settled, isn't it? I trust you, just as I trust myself!"
"Right, from now on, you can just call me Ling'er, no need to be so formal."
Shangguan Ling'er said with a smile.
She was a gifted girl with a sharp mind and naturally sensed Lin Chen's ambition.
He appeared harmless, but in reality, he harbored aspirations for the entire world!
She might not be a good judge of character, but someone like Old Master Meng would never be mistaken!
Lin Chen was undoubtedly destined for a boundless future!
Her investing her youth in him now was actually a great bargain for herself!