Chapter 1889: Flowers in the Fog

After Ye Chen and Xiao Xiao Churan decided on the matter of him accompanying her to the United States, Xiao Xiao Churan immediately gave Kelly West a definitive reply.

Kelly West's efficiency was indeed very high; she quickly submitted Xiao Xiao Churan's relevant information to the Rhode Island School of Design.

Because it was currently daytime in the United States, the Rhode Island School of Design responded very quickly, immediately sending the electronic version of the Master Class invitation to Xiao Xiao Churan's email.

The moment Xiao Xiao Churan saw the invitation, she was so moved she nearly shed tears.

She truly hadn't expected that what was originally one of the greatest goals of her life would be so effortless to achieve once it actually came to fruition.

Overcome with excitement, she couldn't help but say to Ye Chen, "Hubby, they are being so good to me, is it all because of you?"

Ye Chen didn't expect his wife to suddenly ask such a question out of the blue, so he smiled and asked, "Wife, why do you suddenly ask that?"

Xiao Xiao Churan said seriously, "Wang Wang Dongxue from the Emgrand Group, Song Wanting from the Song Group, and now this Zhan Feier—they all take special care of me. The first two not only handed projects over to me to do, but the conditions were also extremely generous. The latter is the same; with such a large villa and such a high budget, it would have been enough to hire a first-class designer, yet she insisted on handing the entire project to me. Knowing I admire Kelly West, she even invited her over directly from the United States..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Xiao Churan added, "I believe that the reason Kelly gave me such a precious spot must also be out of respect for Miss Zhan... Miss Zhan wouldn't be this good to me for no reason; it must be because of you, right?"

Ye Chen smiled, "Maybe it's because I read Feng Shui for her, and she feels she owes me a favor, so she intends to thank me."

Xiao Xiao Churan couldn't help but ask, "But you usually only charge a few million for reading Feng Shui. Miss Zhan has already given Dad a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. By that calculation, the favor should have been repaid long ago. Why would she still take such good care of me?"

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao Churan suddenly remembered something and said subconsciously, "Hubby, Miss Zhan must have other matters she needs your help with, right?! I remember you telling me that the favor she is asking of you is too big? If that's the case, if I take her project and accept this Master Class spot, will it make things difficult for you?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Wife, you don't need to worry about this matter; I will handle it myself."

Xiao Xiao Churan couldn't help but ask, "Hubby, then do you think I should invite Miss Zhan to a meal to express my gratitude?"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "Not for now. You tell her that I've been quite busy lately, and once I'm done with this period, the two of us will invite her to a meal together."

Xiao Xiao Churan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll tell her on WeChat."

A moment later, Jin Ling International Hotel.

Fei Kexin saw the text message Xiao Xiao Churan sent, and for a moment, she couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart, shouting excitedly, "That's great!"

Chen Yingshan, who was on the side, hurriedly asked, "Miss, what good news is it that has you so excited?"

Fei Kexin hurriedly said, "Sister Xiao Churan sent me a WeChat message. She said her husband wants to invite me to a meal, but her husband has been quite busy lately and needs to wait until he's done with these few days."

Chen Yingshan nodded and hurriedly said, "Ye Chen's meaning should be that he wants to wait until after the auction ends, right?"

"Right." Fei Kexin couldn't hide her excitement and said, "Since he can say such things, it proves that my efforts for such a long time haven't been in vain! Ye Chen must feel in his heart that he owes me a favor, which is why he wants to invite me to a meal!"

Chen Yingshan said with some worry, "Miss, what if Ye Chen just wants to invite you to a meal, what should we do then?"

Fei Kexin shook her head and said seriously, "Shanshan, remember this: in most cases, the higher up people are, the less they like to take advantage of others. When the favors you've given them accumulate, he will definitely repay this favor in some matter."

As she spoke, Fei Kexin added, "At Stanford, there is a course specifically designed to teach corporate executives how to be vigilant and deal with commercial bribery. There are many classic cases in it. The party conducting the commercial bribery almost always uses the same method: constantly giving the other party favors in various ways without ever mentioning their own needs. When the sense of indebtedness in the other party's heart reaches a certain level, as long as they speak up, the other party will take risks for them."

Chen Yingshan nodded thoughtfully, and a moment later asked Fei Kexin, "Miss, then do you still plan to let the Old Master have a meal with him?"

"Not for now." Fei Kexin hurriedly said, "Since Ye Chen has already said he would invite me to a meal after he's busy, then let Grandfather come over at the normal time node. If he fails to win the Rejuvenating Pill at the auction, I will then take him to see Ye Chen together."

Two days later.

From four o'clock in the morning, Jin Ling Airport welcomed its busiest day since its completion.

In normal times, the daily take-offs and landings of passenger, cargo, and business jets at Jin Ling Airport totaled around eight hundred, with the number of take-offs and landings being almost equal.

But today, Jin Ling Airport had nearly three hundred more landings than usual.

Starting from the early morning, a large number of private jets began landing at Jin Ling Airport one after another without stopping.

Without exception, these private jets were all here in Jin Ling to participate in the Rejuvenating Pill auction.

According to the requirements of the auction organizers, these bidders had to arrive in Jin Ling within today.

Moreover, according to the requirements, from the moment they landed until the auction ended, they had to obey the arrangements of the organizers. Any behavior that violated the requirements would be regarded as giving up the right to bid for the Rejuvenating Pill.

Therefore, after these top tycoons landed at Jin Ling Airport, they could only wait on the spot for further arrangements from the organizers.

By ten o'clock in the morning, the number of private jets that had landed in Jin Ling was already nearly one hundred, almost occupying all the parking spaces at Jin Ling Airport.

Some private jets even had to be transferred to airports in surrounding cities for temporary parking after the passengers disembarked because there were no parking conditions.

At this moment, less than a thousand kilometers away from Jin Ling and at an altitude of ten thousand meters, a private Boeing 747, modified into a flying villa, was flying rapidly toward Jin Ling.

The interior of the massive cabin had been converted into a mobile aerial villa, and in the extremely luxurious lounge at the front of the plane, two old men were sitting.

Both men had hair and beards that had turned pure white; however, one of them looked hale and hearty, while the other clearly showed that his vitality and physical condition had become very poor.

These two were Fei Jianzhong and Lai Qinghua, who had flown all the way from the United States.

Because Lai Qinghua had been invited by Ye Chen as a guest of honor to attend the Rejuvenation Pill auction, and Fei Jianzhong had successfully obtained the qualification to attend the auction, Lai Qinghua simply flew to Jin Ling on Fei Jianzhong's private jet.

At this time, a flight attendant walked into the lounge and said respectfully, "Master, Mr. Lai, our plane will land at Jin Ling Airport in about ninety minutes."

"Good..." Fei Jianzhong nodded slightly, then looked at Lai Qinghua and asked him, "Brother Lai, I wonder if you could cast a hexagram for me to see if I can successfully bid for the Rejuvenation Pill this time?"

Lai Qinghua couldn't help but smile: "Old Fei, actually, before we set off, I had already calculated a hexagram for you."

Fei Jianzhong asked hurriedly: "Brother Lai, I wonder what the hexagram indicates? Is it auspicious or ominous?!"

Lai Qinghua sighed softly and said with emotion: "Perhaps my cultivation is not yet sufficient; I see this matter as flowers viewed through the mist, or the moon reflected in the water."