Jiang Fei might not be that famous; many people who don’t follow the news probably haven’t heard of him.
Even though he’s already the president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, had a rumored romance with Qiao Yiyi, and caused a huge international stir with his piano playing, the average celebrity chaser or young entertainment enthusiast might have a pretty strong impression of him. But aside from that, a lot of other people don’t really know much about him.
Take the Cui family, for example—why would any of them pay special attention to entertainment celebrities?
However, many of them did actually know about Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company.
First off, with the massive amount of money and effort Lin Moli recently poured into promoting it, the company’s advertising has become absolutely ubiquitous. Especially with Qiao Yiyi and Gao Qinyuan as its spokespeople, it’s drawn a ton of attention. Second, the company’s medicines are just so exceptionally effective that anyone who’s used them can’t help but sing their praises.
For these two reasons, even some of the Cui family members had come to learn quite a bit about Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company and had filed it away in their memories. After all, who doesn’t have some kind of ailment these days?
But just because they knew the company didn’t mean they knew its two chairpersons, Jiang Fei and Lin Moli.
It’s like how nowadays, whether they’re young or old, nine out of ten people in the country know about Tencent and Baidu. But how many know the bosses behind them, Ma Huateng and Robin Li, well enough to actually recognize them in a crowd?
Hell, even if they’ve seen photos of these two, if the men themselves were standing right in front of you, would you really dare to believe it was actually them?
So, when Lin Moli mentioned Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company and went on to say its assets had gone from over a million to over a billion, the Cui family members weren’t all fools without a clue. It didn’t take long for someone to catch on to the possibility.
Of course, they just speculated. Deep down, they still found the whole idea too ridiculous, too absurd to be believable.
How could Lin Moli, who had left Xidu alone and gone to Jincheng, possibly have stumbled into such an incredible opportunity?
“Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company? What pharmaceutical company?” Zhu Zhen looked at the expressions on some people’s faces, feeling like something was off.
Shouldn’t everyone be laughing at Lin Moli’s words? She didn’t know the company herself, so naturally, she had no idea about the miracle it had pulled off.
She just genuinely thought what Lin Moli said was utterly preposterous, completely impossible, pure nonsense.
“Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company is headquartered in Jincheng! And it’s true that it emerged just over half a year ago, quickly capturing pharmaceutical markets across the country. Even here in Qinchuan Province, they have quite a few sales channels; many pharmacies have already started selling their products,” said a middle-aged woman who had a bit of knowledge about this, sounding rather surprised.
“Plus, any pharmacy that sells their products definitely has the best-selling options among similar types of medicine!” someone else added.
Seeing several people confirming this, the smug mother-daughter duo, Zhu Zhen and Cui Qingxuan, began to lose their composure.
Everyone present was considered to have some standing within the Cui family. Sure, they might gossip idly sometimes, but they had experience and usually didn’t just spout nonsense.
So, they had no choice but to start believing it might be true.
Could it be… that Lin Moli really had found a far more impressive catch than Yang Feng?
Starting a company worth over a billion in just over half a year… that’s already bigger than the wealth Yang Feng’s family had built over three generations. And they could well imagine the company’s potential was far from maxed out; its future prospects were practically limitless. Hundreds of billions, even trillions, weren’t out of the question.
The absolute key point, though, was that this company had directly given Lin Moli a forty percent stake!
That was something Cui Qingxuan could never compete with.
Thinking about this, the two women, who had been strutting around so proudly just moments ago, found it impossible to be happy anymore. Her mother, Zhu Zhen, especially, wore a grim expression as she asked, “Is this really true? Is Lin Moli’s boyfriend, Jiang Fei, really the founder of Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company? There are plenty of people with the surname Jiang in this world!”
After thinking for a moment, someone responded seriously, “I think I’ve heard something about this. Jiangshi Pharmaceutical Company’s growth potential is limitless. Even century-old pharmacy names like ‘Jishitang’ or ‘Tongrentang’ in the capital might not be able to compete with them in the future, simply because the medicines they produce are just that good. The main reason is that the company’s founder is a master of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He’s called the King of Acupuncture, a reincarnation of Hua Tuo—his medical skills are practically miraculous!”
Zhu Zhen quickly pressed further, “What’s this person’s name? If he’s called a master of TCM, a second Hua Tuo, then he must be an old man, right?”
“I’m not entirely sure; I only heard about it in passing back then. However…” the woman looked at Lin Moli with a stunned expression, then continued after a pause, “I do remember that person’s name… it seemed to be Jiang Fei.”
“Jiang Fei?!”
Upon hearing the name, most people in the room gasped. Wasn’t Lin Moli’s boyfriend named Jiang Fei?
Did that mean… it was all true?
“Could it just be a coincidence of names?” Cui Qingxuan, who was fashionably dressed, elegant yet not gaudy, asked in a tone laced with disbelief.
She had known since childhood that her cousin Lin Moli was more outstanding than her, always viewing her as someone to catch up to. But since their relationship was always poor, her admiration had turned into envy.
Now, she had finally surpassed Lin Moli, finally had the chance to show off in front of her… would it all just turn into a joke?
“That’s… it’s not a coincidence!”
Suddenly, a voice, carrying a hint of awkwardness but also a fair amount of pride, echoed from outside the main hall.
Moments later, Cui Ruzhu, radiating a powerful, sharp-edged aura, walked in side-by-side with Jiang Fei.
Jiang Fei still wore a gentle smile, just like he had back in the hospital room—full of confidence and composure, showing no nervousness at entering a distinguished family estate like the Cui family’s.
But Cui Ruzhu, who had earlier made her displeasure with Jiang Fei abundantly clear, practically wanting to kick him out on the spot, now had an incredibly complex expression. The sharp edge she’d carried, her overbearing manner, was gone.
She looked like someone deeply wounded, utterly deflated.
Walking beside them was a strikingly handsome man, trailing with a slightly fawning smile directed at Jiang Fei.
Most of the middle-aged women in the hall recognized this young man.
He was Mu Chaoyang—the man many of them considered the perfect match for Lin Moli, someone they felt could rival Yang Feng!
