Urban Genius Divine Doctor

At 5:00 PM the next day, the Huaxia Traditional Culture Exchange Delegation concluded its final activity—a tour of Tokyo Bay—and departed from Haneda Airport on a flight back to Yandu.

Luo Yuqing and Yang Xiaofei were on the same flight back. Li Fuzhen and a group of officials from Japan were at the airport to see them off.

Tian Zhongxin and Tian Zhiheng also came to the airport to see them off.

Tian Zhongxin told Wang Chenning that in a couple of days, he would personally escort Tian Zhiheng to Yandu to formally become Wang Chenning's disciple.

He hoped that after becoming Wang Chenning's disciple, Tian Zhiheng would learn his unique skills and bring glory to traditional medicine.

Tian Zhongxin added that he would also visit Huaxia frequently to exchange ideas and seek guidance from Wang Chenning in person.

"We can learn from each other!" Wang Chenning laughed. "Putting everything else aside, just based on this business with the acupuncture bronze man, we definitely need to have a proper chat."

Tian Zhongxin was a man of good character; he had promised to give the acupuncture bronze man to Wang Chenning and had not gone back on his word.

The national treasure, which had been away from Huaxia for many years, would also be returning to Yandu on this flight.

Wang Chenning had already leaked the news that the Song dynasty acupuncture bronze man was returning to the country. He planned to announce how he would handle the bronze figure after his return to Yandu.

Several news items related to the Song dynasty acupuncture bronze man and Wang Chenning were already occupying the top spots on the trending charts. Many people were speculating about how Wang Chenning would handle the acupuncture bronze man, which now belonged to him—would he hand it over to the state or keep it in his private collection?

Someone from the cultural relics department had already contacted Wang Chenning, hoping he would sell the acupuncture bronze man to a museum for a reasonable price.

But Wang Chenning hadn't given a clear answer.

To ensure the artifact's safety, Wang Chenning had even taken out a massive insurance policy, with the premium alone costing one million.

"You've really reaped a huge harvest from this trip to two countries in East Asia!" Luo Yuqing teased Wang Chenning with a grin as they prepared to board. "Fame, fortune, and beauties—you've gotten them all. You must feel a great sense of accomplishment, right?"

"It's nothing to be smug about!" Wang Chenning smiled. "Compared to my goals, what I've gained so far is far too little!"

"Meaning, you want a harem of three thousand beauties?"

"Do you think the only thing men want is beautiful women?" Wang Chenning scoffed. "You'd understand the difference between men and women if you read web novels. In novels written by men, beauties are just an accessory for a protagonist with grand ambitions. In a man's heart, how can beauty compare to achievement? But in books written by women, all they care about is that trivial stuff between a man and a woman."

"So it's just 'women are like clothes,' then?" Luo Yuqing rolled her eyes. "Power is a man's true love, is that what you mean?"

"Whatever you say!" Wang Chenning didn't want to get bogged down in this with Luo Yuqing. "Who was it that said a man destined for great things shouldn't sweat the small stuff?"

Luo Yuqing looked at Wang Chenning seriously. "I just want to know, if you achieve your grand ambitions, what will my position be?"

"That depends on your abilities, and on our final relationship!" Wang Chenning said, grinning at Luo Yuqing. "If you stay just as you are now, then you'll be the one whose words carry the most weight!"

"Hmph!" Luo Yuqing scoffed coquettishly. "So if I don't perform well, I'll be cast into the cold palace?"

Wang Chenning retorted, "By the same logic, if I fail to achieve anything and become some idle good-for-nothing, would you still stay by my side?"

In response, Luo Yuqing just rolled her eyes.

On the plane, Yang Xiaofei sat next to Wang Chenning. They had both chosen business class seats.

Luo Yuqing was seated in front of them, but she had buried her head and fallen fast asleep as soon as she got on the plane.

A question had suddenly occurred to her last night, and she couldn't figure out the answer no matter how she thought about it. She hadn't slept well all night and planned to use the flight to catch up on some sleep.

"What are your plans after you get back?" Yang Xiaofei whispered to Wang Chenning once she saw Luo Yuqing was asleep. "You've missed quite a few of your students' classes. Will you need to make them up?"

"After being out of the country for so many days, I'm sure to have a ton of things to do when I get back!" Wang Chenning replied with a chuckle. "I don't just have to make up classes; I have to make good on favors I owe. The treatments for several old-timers, including your old man, all need to be caught up. I'll definitely be spinning like a top for the next few days."

Yang Xiaofei asked quietly, "You've become a celebrity after this trip. And you've recruited Yang Xiaomi. Are you planning to break into the entertainment industry?"

"Break into the entertainment industry?" Wang Chenning looked at Yang Xiaofei, genuinely surprised. "I haven't thought about it for now. But I wouldn't rule out trying it for fun someday. I'm so handsome and have such a great presence—my image is way better than those cookie-cutter pop idols. If I tested the waters, I'd definitely be a huge hit. But I never planned on focusing my energy there."

Yang Xiaofei asked again, "Then where do you plan to focus your energy?"

"Are you trying to manage my affairs now?" Wang Chenning gave Yang Xiaofei a strange look. "And here I thought a goddess-level girl like you would be a bit more otherworldly!"

If the business class flight attendant hadn't been glancing their way from time to time, Yang Xiaofei would have definitely unleashed her claws to teach Wang Chenning a lesson.

'This jerk! He actually mistook my concern for wanting to control him! It's infuriating!'

"I'm going to take a nap!" She didn't want to talk to Wang Chenning anymore. She asked the flight attendant for a blanket and curled up in her chair to sleep.

Wang Chenning paid her no mind and, right in front of the sleeping Luo Yuqing and the pouting Yang Xiaofei, started making small talk with the pretty flight attendant.

The flight attendant had recognized Wang Chenning immediately. He was the "nation's heartthrob" who'd been all over the internet recently, and her heart had skipped a beat the moment she saw him.

However, seeing him surrounded by several beautiful women made her feel inadequate.

She never expected that Wang Chenning would actually be the one to strike up a conversation with her.

Unfortunately, she had misunderstood his intentions. Wang Chenning simply didn't feel like sleeping and didn't want to be bored, so he started chatting with her.

Seeing Wang Chenning happily chatting away with the pretty flight attendant, and even exchanging WeChat contacts, made Yang Xiaofei fume even more.

But what made Yang Xiaofei angriest was that when the plane landed and they were stepping out of the cabin, she saw Zhao Xiao'an waiting for them on the tarmac.

Yang Xiaofei knew Zhao Xiao'an would definitely come to the airport to greet Wang Chenning, but she never imagined that instead of waiting at the arrivals gate, she would be right there at the parking stand.

Wang Chenning was also surprised to see Zhao Xiao'an waiting for them right on the tarmac.

"Welcome back, our nation's heartthrob!" As Wang Chenning walked down the airstairs, Zhao Xiao'an immediately rushed up to him. After a slightly playful greeting, she unceremoniously linked her arm with his. "Come with me. My grandfather wants to see you. He had me take his car to pick you up and said he has something important to discuss with you!"

Following Zhao Xiao'an's gesture, Wang Chenning saw a Hongqi sedan with special license plates parked nearby.

Zhao Jiefang's secretary, Huang Yajun, was standing by the car, dressed in a full military uniform.

"Alright," Wang Chenning finally agreed. He then told Wu Jingyi, who was getting off the plane behind him, to take his luggage back for him.

"I'll have the staff send your 'tools of the trade' over right away!" Zhao Xiao'an greeted Yang Xiaofei, Yang Xiaofu, Luo Yuqing, and Wu Jingyi with a beaming smile before pulling Wang Chenning away.

She didn't even ask Luo Yuqing to come with them.