Chapter 3217 — Following the Tide

After turning it over and over in his mind, only the latter possibility remained! After all, given the things he had done before, never mind Wei Zhao—even his own family did not trust him! But how exactly had Liu Jinghan pleased Wei Zhao, to make Wei Zhao capable of such a decision?

Liu Tianli truly could not fathom what about his daughter could possibly attract Wei Zhao! A beauty she certainly was, but where was Wei Zhao short of beauties? Not to mention Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu—even girls like Qiu Lingshan and Sun Jingyan were beauties of the first order, and then there were the two who had left, Tang Zhi and Feng Xiaoxiao!

Liu Tianli had even heard that two celebrities lived in Wei Zhao's home, and not one of them was inferior to Liu Jinghan. So how on earth had Liu Jinghan managed it? And judging by the present situation, Wei Zhao seemed to favor Liu Jinghan beyond measure.

Of course, as her father, Liu Tianli could hardly ask such questions—if it turned out to be something like her being skilled in bed, that would be awkward. So, no matter how one looked at it, Liu Tianli was very happy.

"Mr. Lin, thank you for your trust, but... I am a man who has made mistakes. If I take charge of the Liu family's businesses again, won't people talk?" Liu Tianli said with some concern.

"Who would talk? Everyone on my side obeys my decisions completely. As for our enemies, let them say what they like." Wei Zhao smiled. "The main thing is that Jingjing wants to stay by my side, and there will be no one to manage the company."

"You could send Xiaochao back to help you. Xiaochao is a bit of a bookworm, but he has strong principles. With him at your side keeping watch, I would feel at ease too," Liu Jinghan suddenly put in.

"Xiaochao? That works!" Liu Tianli nodded. Deep down he very much wanted to go back and run the company, but he still feared causing trouble; this time, with Han Xiaochao helping to keep an eye on things, he would be able to set his mind at ease.

Wei Zhao was rather surprised—that dazed-looking Han Xiaochao actually understood business management?

Perhaps she saw the look on Wei Zhao's face, for Liu Jinghan smiled slightly and explained, "Brother Wei Zhao, don't let Xiaochao's bookworm appearance fool you—his business instincts are no worse than Jingjing's. Many of the company's past decisions were his, and he has an extraordinary gift for refining business plans. He is a master at finding gaps and patching holes!"

"Oh? I never would have guessed Han Xiaochao had that in him!" Wei Zhao knew Han Jingyi could not possibly lie to him, so he was thoroughly astonished.

"Brother Wei Zhao, rest assured—anyone Jingjing recommends will not go wrong!" Liu Jinghan said.

"Mm, of course I trust you." Wei Zhao nodded, then said to Liu Tianli, "Uncle Liu, if there is nothing else, take Xiaochao and go back. The company cannot be left without someone to hold the fort, and as for the newest products, I will have Jingjing pass the word to you."

"Very well, Mr. Lin. Thank you for your trust—I shall be on my way, then." Liu Tianli nodded with nervous deference, then glanced at Liu Jinghan and said, "Jingjing, you stay here, then. Since Mr. Lin likes you so much, do not follow my example and betray his trust."

Liu Tianli knew Wei Zhao was a man who valued loyalty and kinship—which meant that as long as Liu Jinghan did nothing to wrong Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao would never "abandon her," and thus the Liu family would have no worries for the future.

Of course, Liu Tianli did not know that in truth the relationship between Wei Zhao and Han Jingyi was very special, and that the trust between them exceeded anything he could imagine.

But these things, Wei Zhao did not say, and Liu Jinghan did not say either.

That very day, Liu Tianli returned with Han Xiaochao. The men who had once been charged with escorting Liu Tianli here now became his attendants; at Han Jingyi's instruction, Liu Tianli once again took up the post of president of the Liu Group, and these men naturally did not dare treat him as they had before.

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Dr. Benjamin II was quick to imitate. After Liu Tianli retook the Liu Group, the Xuandan Sect also rolled out an upgrade peripheral for its first-grade smart medicinal cauldron—except this peripheral required no internet connection, making it simpler than Wei Zhao's first-grade automatic cauldron, usable straight out of the box.

This posed no difficulty at all for Dr. Benjamin II. He simply hard-coded the server's computing program directly into the peripheral, and it took him only a single day, because he was not alone—he had many assistants helping him complete the work!

As a result, those who had bought the Xuandan Sect's first-grade smart cauldron breathed a sigh of relief. The cauldron could actually still be upgraded, and after upgrading it could be used locally without any internet connection. This made these people feel that although the Xuandan Sect was a knockoff manufacturer, their technical level was clearly no weak thing—the long delay in upgrading was simply because they had turned the internet function into a local function for the convenience of users!

And in fact, this was exactly how Kang Jingming of the Xuandan Sect promoted it publicly, saying that the reason for the lack of a rapid upgrade was merely that they were improving the user experience so that users could enjoy maximum convenience! Only by making things convenient for users could users have a reason and a driving force to choose the Xuandan Sect's first-grade smart cauldron!

Though this advertising copy was a bit fluffy and hollow, it read pleasantly no matter how one looked at it, and so, in this way, over the past few days the sales of the Xuandan Sect's first-grade smart cauldron began to recover...

Under these circumstances, although this was not what Wei Zhao wanted to see, there was nothing he could do about it. True, having Han Jingyi and the Hacker Princess download the server data into the peripheral was an easy matter, but doing so would be a bit like slapping themselves in the face!

After all, this model existed to prevent piracy, yet piracy had still emerged—and they were following in the pirates' footsteps by turning the peripheral into something usable locally. That was, more or less, an unsightly business!

So, with no other choice, Han Jingyi could only release a third upgrade. In this upgrade, she hard-coded the refining programs of the remaining first-grade pills into the upgrade package as well, and this upgrade also removed the peripheral's internet mode, adopting direct local use instead.

Because server verification had lost all meaning—the Hacker Princess could not possibly develop an entirely new backend system in a short time, and even if she improved on the existing system, it would only be a matter of time before Dr. Benjamin II cracked it. There was simply no point. (The link for the pure manga version has been posted on the official WeChat account. Yuren has arrived home; updates will resume tomorrow! WeChat account: yuren22)