As Charlie was willing to teach this kind of priceless and valuable technique to her, this was indeed a very precious gift.When Charlie saw that Aurora was not speaking, he smiled as he asked her, “Why? You don’t like it? Do you want me to teach you another technique instead?”“No! No! No!” Aurora’s eyes were filled with tears, and she waved her hand quickly as she said, “Master Wade, it is not that I do not like it. I am just in utter disbelief. For many martial arts families, inner family boxing is a family tradition and a valuable family heirloom as it is the foundation and foothold of the martial arts families. It will never be taught to any outsiders, and many martial arts families would only pass this kind of technique down from men to men. Yet, you are actually willing to teach such a precious and valuable inner family boxing technique to me…”Charlie smiled as he said, “In the eyes of others, inner family boxing might indeed be very precious and valuable. However, it is rea
When Aurora heard Charlie’s metaphor, she seemed to be able to understand it a little better.She asked curiously, “Master Wade, does that mean that I will be able to feel the presence of my qi and guide the qi around my body at will as long as I train and practice hard enough?”Charlie nodded before he smiled and said, “That’s right! You should not have the mentality that this kind of technique is very profound and unattainable. It is similar to a scenario where an ordinary person would just open their mouth to sing. However, professional singers would control their own breath and use a certain part of their body to control the resonance of their voice when they are singing.”“Some professional singers can resonate in their head cavity, whereas some others can resonate their voice in their thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity. In fact, it is not something mysterious or magical at all. As long as you can find the right and appropriate technique, and as long as you are willing to tra
Albert hurriedly nodded and said, “Master Wade, I already know about it. That b*stard, Jayden, has already told me about this matter. I slapped him twenty times as punishment for helping Hebron to abuse and mistreat those girls. I have already given him a stern warning. If he dares to participate in anything related to forcing girls into prostitution in the future, I will certainly abolish him!”Charlie nodded before he said seriously, “From now on, inform all of your subordinates and men in the underground world. Everyone can work together and earn money together. However, you should maintain your morals. You should not do anything related to porn, gambling, or drugs! You should not get involved in those matters at all no matter how much money you can make from it!”Albert hurriedly said, “Master Wade, don’t worry about this matter. I have already spoken to all of my subordinates. After hearing about what Hebron did in the etiquette company, I have already warned all of my subordina
When Liam heard Charlie asking about the Apothecary Stomach Pill, Liam became very excited, and he blurted out, “Master Wade, the Apothecary Stomach Pill has already occupied the entire Japanese, Korean, and also Southeast Asia market now! After incorporating Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, the many production lines of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical are now fully operational and producing the Apothecary Stomach Pill at full scale. Besides Asia, we are already preparing more stock to enter into the European and American markets next month!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction before he smiled and said, “The European and American markets have always been resistant to traditional medications. Are you confident?”“Yes!” Liam replied without any hesitation at all. “Although Europe and the United States are the birthplaces of many modern medications, Europe and the United States are also the main forces in alcohol consumption. The top twenty countries in per capita alcohol consumption are all European coun
“In any case, there must be no such thing as the price rising situation of Moutai! The official retail price of a bottle of Moutai is 1,799 dollars. However, an ordinary person would never have the chance to buy it at this price. When the dealer sells it, it will cost at least 2,700 to 2,800 dollars a bottle. The price of the bottle would be even higher during the holidays and the New Year. Aren’t they simply taking advantage of the consumers, then?”Liam immediately stated, “Don’t worry, Master Wade. I will strictly prevent something similar from happening to the Apothecary Stomach Pill! If any dealer dares to stock up and raise the price, I will disqualify the dealer immediately and take the appropriate legal action against him! I will never tolerate this kind of behavior!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction before he said, “After the Apothecary Stomach Pill is deployed in the European and American markets, I believe that there will certainly be rapid development in the alcohol industr
Ever since Tyler and Reuben’s plot to murder Jasmine had failed, exposing them and ultimately causing Charlie to throw them to a diamond mine in the Republic of Sierra Leone in Africa, Jasmine’s position in the Moore family was even steadier as compared to the past. In the past, Lord Moore had been the only person who sincerely supported her. Now, no one in the entire Moore family dared to disobey her anymore.The main reason was simply because Jasmine had Charlie’s strong support and backup. Even Tyler and his son, Reuben, had failed to bring Jasmine down. So, the other members of the Moore family understood the situation and had the self-knowledge not to attempt any similar moves.After all, if they wanted to bring Jasmine down, they would have to go through Charlie and defeat him first.Otherwise, Tyler and Reuben’s fate would serve as a warning to the others.Over the past few days, although Lord Moore would often feel very sorry and regretful because of everything that happe
Jasmine subconsciously sat beside Charlie.As Jasmine reached out her hand to take the teacup that Albert was handing over to her, Charlie could not help but sigh when he saw the diamond bracelet on her wrist.Speaking of it, Albert was the one who had gotten him acquainted with Jasmine in the first place. Albert was the one who had come and begged him to take a look at Jasmine’s Feng Shui back then, and that was how he had gotten to know Jasmine.After sitting down, Jasmine said to Charlie, “Master Wade, Nanako told me to send her greetings to you when I was on a video call with her today.”Charlie asked curiously, “Oh? The both of you chatted through a video call today?”Jasmine smiled and said, “I video call her almost every day. Didn’t she give one of her puppies to me? I can tell that she also misses the puppy very much, and she always wants to see how the puppy is doing every day.”Charlie nodded gently before he smiled and said, “Aurora also said that she wanted to wait fo
When Aurora heard that Nanako wanted to become friends with her, Aurora was overjoyed.She could not hide her joy and excitement as she blurted out, “Jasmine, is what you are saying true?”Jasmine laughed as she said, “Of course, it is true. Why would I lie to you?”Aurora could not help but sighed as she said, “In truth, I have always wanted to be friends with her. I really admired her very much from the very beginning. Moreover, even though I have not had much interaction with her, I can feel that she must be a very good and nice person.”Jasmine nodded slightly as she said, “Nanako is indeed a very nice young lady. She is also very friendly and humble.”Aurora could not help but feel more or less guilty as she said, “To be honest, Nanako’s strength was originally far above mine. The only reason why she lost to me was because I took the pill that Master Wade gave to me. I really feel very ashamed whenever I think about it…”Jasmine smiled as she said, “It’s okay. It is your goo
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single