472: This part wasn't included in what was agreed upon before!

"Fine."

It was a 15 million investment, after all, which is no small sum for anyone. You can't just toss the money in and walk away, leaving everything unattended.

The bond between dude—it's something that can be both solid and fragile.

Who can guarantee that just because two people are on good terms and calling each other dude this year, they will still be the same next year?

Stories of childhood friends, or even biological dude, who go into business together only to turn into enemies over profits—sometimes even ending up in court—are everywhere these days.

To prevent such situations from happening, Ye Su had already intended to find someone to help keep an eye on the accounts.

Now that Yu Mingjun had proactively brought this up, it not only saved Ye Su the trouble of making up an excuse, but it also reaffirmed Ye Su's respect for his business partner's character.

Therefore, regarding Yu Mingjun's suggestion, Ye Su didn't politely decline but nodded in agreement:

"I don't have any suitable personnel on my end for the time being. Once I find the right person to send over to you, I'll get in touch."

There weren't many people he could spare, and everyone already had their own tasks.

Ye Su hadn't yet thought of any employees suitable for stationing at the herb company, so he would have to look around slowly.

Fortunately, this wasn't an urgent matter. If there was no one suitable this month, looking next month would be the same.

Surely Yu Mingjun wouldn't start pulling stunts at the company the very next day after receiving his funding.

"OK," Yu Mingjun gestured, "Just let me know when the time comes."

"Mm."

After signing the equity agreement, Ye Su transferred the 15 million in funds into the herb company's account.

As for the follow-up tasks—revising the shareholder information and equity ratios in the articles of association, handling the business registration changes, and issuing Ye Su's capital contribution certificate—those were all Yu Mingjun's responsibilities.

Once everything was settled and they had chatted for a while longer, Ye Su rose to leave.

Seeing this, Yu Mingjun stood up as well and walked Ye Su all the way to the parking lot.

Watching Ye Su drive away, Yu Mingjun returned to the office to report to his father, Yu Zhengye, that Ye Su had officially invested.

...

It wasn't even four in the afternoon when he left the herb processing plant.

Seeing that he still had time, Ye Su returned to the Apartment Complex first, tidied himself up a bit, changed his clothes, and then drove towards the Zijing Villa District.

After some careful timing, it was just past five o'clock when Ye Su arrived at Villa No. 18.

Li Mengyao, who had just contacted him on his phone and told him to let her know before entering the villa district, was waiting for Ye Su at the villa entrance, a rare sight after so long.

After parking the car and opening the door, Ye Su began his daily banter with Li Mengyao:

"Yo, did the sun rise from the west today? Miss Li is actually coming out to welcome me in person? I'm truly flattered as a super invincible handsome guy!"

"Ugh—"

Li Mengyao covered her chest with her right hand and made a dramatic retching sound:

"Super invincible handsome guy? Can you have some shame? Don't make me so disgusted that I can't even eat dinner later!"

Ye Su struck a narcissistic pose: "Sigh, women are all hypocritical and love saying the opposite of what they mean. I understand."

"You don't understand squat! I'm going to punch you!"

Li Mengyao never just talked trash; as she spoke, she caught Ye Su off guard and landed a punch right in his abdomen.

"Oof!"

Given Ye Su's current physical condition, this punch was at best just a massage for his abs.

But that didn't stop Ye Su from putting on his exaggerated performance, leaning against Li Mengyao:

"It hurts, I can't stand, hurry and support me!"

She hadn't expected Ye Su to pull this move right at her own front door.

Embarrassed and angry, Li Mengyao hurriedly used both hands to push away the encroaching Ye Su: "You stinky pervert!"

"What stinky pervert?" Ye Su's skin was as thick as a city wall at this moment:

"Did you forget? Once I step through that gate, I'm your boyfriend. Since I'm your boyfriend, how can you call me a pervert?"

"Hey!"

She couldn't win against him, so Li Mengyao had to back down, trying to divert Ye Su's attention:

"Stop messing around, I have something to tell you."

This trick actually worked. Ye Su stopped his antics and looked at Li Mengyao in confusion:

"What kind of shameful secret do you have that you have to come outside to tell me?"

"You're the one who's shameful!"

It was another retort, but for some reason, Li Mengyao's tone sounded a bit lacking in confidence this time.

"Well then, speak up."

She tucked a stray lock of hair behind her right ear, snuck a glance at Ye Su, and then said with feigned composure:

"After dinner tonight, when we're back in the living room chatting with my parents, remember to watch for my signal. When I call you, you'll come back to my room with me."

"What!"

Ye Su was shocked, pulling back his hands and crossing them in front of him:

"That wasn't part of the deal! That's going to cost extra!"

Li Mengyao could truly take no more. She grabbed Ye Su's arm and twisted it with all her might:

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"Hiss!!"

This time, Ye Su was genuinely in pain and hissed, with no acting involved, hurriedly pulling his hand free from Li Mengyao's demonic claws.

"Hmph!" Li Mengyao puffed out her cheeks like a bloated pufferfish: "Let's see if you dare talk nonsense again!"

Seeing Ye Su behave, Li Mengyao felt a little relieved: "Did you remember what I just told you?"

"Fine, fine, I remembered..."

The lingering pain in his arm made Ye Su discreetly step back a pace before continuing his banter:

"We're just going to the room, not doing anything else, right?"

"You!"

Just as Li Mengyao was about to explode, Ye Su, having anticipated it, had already taken a step and ran towards the villa.

"Hmph!"

Watching Ye Su run faster than a rabbit, Li Mengyao stomped her feet in anger a few times before walking into the house.

Once inside the house, Ye Su slowed his pace, waiting for Li Mengyao to return to the living room together.

Now that they were inside the villa, Li Mengyao didn't dare to act out, only shooting Ye Su a threatening look.

Ye Su pretended not to see it, and as soon as he entered the living room, he greeted Li Shanhai and his wife on the sofa:

"Uncle, Auntie, I've come to mooch a meal again."

Li Shanhai looked up and replied with a smile: "You're here."

Wang Lijuan voluntarily moved to the main seat on the sofa, leaving the space on the loveseat for Ye Su and the two of them:

"It's been a while since you've come over to eat."

"Yeah." After sitting down, Ye Su smiled apologetically: "I've been quite busy lately, so I haven't been able to come over to eat as much."

"No matter how busy you are, you must remember to eat. You young people sometimes get so busy that you don't eat your three meals on time, which is bad for your stomach."

"I will, Auntie."

"Mm."

After nagging him a bit, Wang Lijuan looked at her daughter and future son-in-law sitting together, thinking they looked like a perfect match:

"I haven't seen you for a while, Xiao Su, you've become even more handsome. It seems like work has been going quite smoothly, right?"

Wang Lijuan wasn't just being polite when she said this.

After receiving various attribute rewards over this period, Ye Su's energy and spirit had improved another notch.

Invisibly, this also made Wang Lijuan find Ye Su increasingly pleasing to the eye.