The expressions on the two people’s faces were almost identical.
Ye, Shao, Hua.
Chairman of the Senate.
The person with the most say in the nation—her single vote could even override the President’s approval.
Over the years, everyone knew that no one could dispute Ye Shaohua’s achievements in scientific research. But no one had expected that when she truly wanted to step into politics, everyone else would fall far behind.
Not to mention anyone else—even Tang Qiyun was stunned.
When she first started meddling in politics, everyone knew about her scientific achievements, but no one took it seriously. It was only now that those who had been desperately clawing their way toward the position of merchant Senate Chairman finally understood—the person they had treated as a kitten was actually a fierce tiger.
But it was too late for these people to regret it now, because Ye Shaohua had not only taken the seat, but when it came time to vote, whether they were ordinary citizens or officials, everyone was willing to cast their vote for her.
Countless political enemies tried every possible way to bring Ye Shaohua down.
But in the end, they discovered—
She was invincible.
Tang Qihang also met Ye Junwan, who had rushed over from Jinling. Five years had passed, and Ye Junwan still had not married.
She still wore a puffy Western-style dress.
However, when she stepped into high society occasions like this, Ye Junwan discovered that none of the women at the banquet wore the same kind of Western dress as she did. Every one of them wore exquisitely beautiful qipaos.
“Xuanqi, why are you wearing such old-fashioned clothes?” Seeing that her former good friend had gotten married and was also wearing a qipao embroidered with plum blossom patterns, Ye Junwan was completely baffled. “When did your thinking become like this?”
“Old-fashioned?” Her former good friend glanced at her. “This is the most popular style in Shencheng right now. Chairman Ye wore a qipao like this to an international event three days ago, and now this kind of qipao is sold out abroad.”
As she spoke, she looked at the Western dress Ye Junwan was wearing and covered her lips with a small fan. “But Wan’er, why are you still wearing a Western dress like that? Nobody abroad wears dresses that get in the way of daily life anymore. Come to think of it, I don’t even know how I ever lost my mind before—clearly our traditional qipao is the beautiful one. You should catch up with the trend.”
Ye Junwan had once been Shencheng’s number one socialite. All the young ladies in the capital looked up to her as a role model.
Back then, everyone wore beautiful Western dresses.
She had never imagined that one day, these former close friends would say to her, “You should catch up with the trend.”
Ye Junwan’s face turned pale. She finally understood now why those people had looked at her with such strange eyes when she first walked in.
Thinking about it now, those had not been looks of envy or admiration at all—they had clearly been looks of mockery.
“Xuanqi, come meet Chairman Ye,” Director Xie introduced Xie Xuanqi to Ye Shaohua. “Chairman Ye, this is my good-for-nothing daughter. She insisted on learning from you—now she spends every day in the laboratory. And see that qipao you wore last time? She had someone make almost an identical one the very next day.”
Ye Shaohua held her wine glass and nodded friendly at Xie Xuanqi, which made Xie Xuanqi feel flattered beyond measure.
From beginning to end, she never even glanced at Ye Junwan, who stood beside Xie Xuanqi.
Because of Ye Shaohua’s presence, there were too many eyes looking in that direction, making Ye Junwan wish she could bury her head in the ground.
Xie Xuanqi listened as Ye Shaohua chatted with her father, seeming not to have noticed Ye Junwan at all. In truth, Xie Xuanqi felt deeply satisfied inside.
Back when Ye Shaohua first returned, Ye Junwan had openly and covertly said quite a lot about Ye Shaohua in Shencheng’s socialite circles.
Most of it was sarcastic remarks. Who knew whether the current Ye Junwan felt those words slapping her in the face now.
As for Father Ye and Ye Junqing and the others, they had already been shocked beyond words when they saw that list.
They wanted to squeeze through the crowd and try to speak with Ye Shaohua, but even in a venue like this, Ye Shaohua had dedicated people protecting her. People like Father Ye simply could not get near her.
“Is she Chairman Ye’s sister?” Someone pointed at Ye Junwan and gossiped in a low voice. “I think she’s just so-so. I thought she’d look a bit like Chairman Ye.”
As for Ye Junqing and Ye Junjin, their reputations in Shencheng had once been quite high.
But now, few people in Shencheng even remembered they existed.
When they were mentioned now, it was only as “Chairman Ye’s older sister, younger brother, younger sister” and categories like that.
As for their current achievements, those were glossed over even more. In front of Ye Shaohua, no matter how outstanding they were, that was all there was to it.
The achievements Ye Shaohua had now—even if they added another lifetime on top of this one, they still could not reach them.
Ye Junwan and the others felt uncomfortable inside, but even if they were uncomfortable, they had to swallow it.
This world ended with Ye Shaohua as the first female Senate Chairman holding heavy power, and the decisions she made and the documents she signed gradually pulled the struggling masses out of the mud and onto the right track.
[Ding! Main quest completed: Change the original host’s fate. System reward: 1000 points!]
[Ding! System No. 008 at your service. 1000 points have been credited. Exiting the world!]
Ye Shaohua’s mind was hazy and confused. She had also spent quite a lot of time in this world. By the later stages, her presence was no longer so essential, and only then did 008 transmit the new mission.
After a stretch of chaos—
Ye Shaohua’s consciousness gradually became clear.
She felt her eyes were extremely sore and painful, and somewhat swollen. The original host must have cried for a long time before she arrived, and her head was also splitting with pain.
Beside her, there was a faint, barely noticeable sigh.
Ye Shaohua originally wanted to force herself to open her eyes and look at the surroundings.
But unexpectedly, there was a “creak” sound.
” Dongxue, the young miss still hasn’t woken up?” This was a middle-aged woman’s voice.
The person sitting beside Ye Shaohua quietly responded, “Yes, wet nurse. Should we call a doctor for the young miss? She has a fever…”
“Call a doctor? For what?” The middle-aged woman curled her lip. “Only a foolish girl like you would be so stubborn. You’re someone I watched grow up too, Dongxue. Let me remind you—hurry up and leave this Ye family. Imperial Physician Ye committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and the whole family has been executed. Only the young miss is left. I studied medicine with the master and madam too, and I know how to recognize herbs. Today I’m planning to go to that Divine Doctor Liu’s Huichun Hall on the next street. When she wakes up, you should leave quickly too. This Ye family has offended the royal family—you can’t stay long.”
