After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 42

Although the A-grade Psychic Agent has not yet been officially mass-produced, its existence is not a secret. Major hospitals have intentions to purchase it, and even the president of Changsheng Group personally called to inquire.

“Director Bai, you’re not being fair,” President Ming joked.

“Ming, where did I offend you to make you say such things?” Bai Xiangxing replied with a smile.

“We’ve been cooperating well before. Why aren’t we collaborating with Changsheng now that there’s a new drug?” President Ming said.

Bai Xiangxing understood that this was about the contract for the A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent. Previously, Wang Tong had mentioned that people from Changsheng had contacted him but were turned down. It seemed that President Ming felt he was deliberately making things difficult. Bai Xiangxing quickly explained, “You’ve misunderstood me. Regardless of what new drugs our company produces, Changsheng will always be our largest customer, and all drugs will be supplied to them first. However, with the A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent, it’s unavoidable. While clinical trials are still ongoing, the military has taken an interest, and we must prioritize meeting the military’s needs.”

“I don’t care about that. Just tell me, when can Changsheng get a batch of A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent?” President Ming asked directly.

“Alright, next month. I’ll try to reserve a thousand doses for Changsheng.”

“Just a thousand doses?” President Ming was somewhat dissatisfied. Although he knew that the production capacity of the A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent couldn’t compare to that of the information inhibition agent, a thousand doses seemed too little, considering the numerous hospitals under Changsheng.

“To be honest with you, with our current production capacity, just meeting the military’s demand is already quite challenging.”

“With Xinshi’s current financial strength, can’t you even afford the production equipment?”

“It’s not just that. The production difficulty for this kind of high-grade drug is significant, and there are some other reasons that make it hard to increase the production volume.”

Bai Xiangxing didn’t elaborate on what the other reasons were, and President Ming didn’t ask. They were both sensible people; if one didn’t mention it, it must be classified. And it made sense; if the A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent were as easy to produce as the information inhibition agent, he would find it hard to believe.

“So, besides supplying the military, I’ll only cooperate with Changsheng,” Bai Xiangxing continued.

Only cooperating with Changsheng meant that only hospitals and pharmacies under Changsheng could purchase the A-grade Psychic Soothing Agent. Exclusive agency rights were much better than just having a portion of the drug.

President Ming was pleased. After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Bai Xiangxing, he hung up the phone.

Just as Bai Xiangxing had pacified his major client, Wang Tong knocked on the door and entered, “Director Bai, the officer in charge of procurement from the military has arrived. Do you want to go meet him personally?”

Bai Xiangxing immediately stood up, “Is he here?”

“Just arrived at the gate. General Ji is receiving him,” Wang Tong said.

“Uncle?” Bai Xiangxing was somewhat surprised. General Ji was Shi Zhen’s uncle, Ji Yuanwu. Ji Yuanwu never liked managing the company. When Bai Xiangxing took over Xinshi, he stayed at the company for a few days to take care of Bai Xiangxing. After ensuring that Bai Xiangxing had no pressure, he went on a trip with his wife and never returned to the company since then.

Therefore, Bai Xiangxing was surprised when he learned that Ji Yuanwu had come.

“It’s a major general who came, with a high rank. General Ji was afraid that we might not have experience in receiving military officers, so he came back specifically for this.” Wang Tong had already chatted with Ji Yuanwu at the company gate before coming in.

Bai Xiangxing was taken aback, never expecting Ji Yuanwu, who seemed rough and tough, to have such a considerate side, feeling a warmth in his heart.

As they were descending in the elevator, Ji Yuanwu led a team of soldiers in military uniforms, with a sturdy Alpha at the forefront, whose face was rugged, and hair graying. Bai Xiangxing glanced at the man’s shoulder badge—it was indeed the insignia of a major general.

“I never thought you, old boy, would actually become a major general,” Ji Yuanwu patted the major general’s shoulder, showing a camaraderie between them.

“What’s wrong, don’t believe it?”

“I certainly don’t accept it. If I hadn’t been injured and retired from service back then, I would be a major general by now.”

At this moment, Bai Xiangxing stepped forward and called out with a smile, “Uncle.”

“Xingxing,” Ji Yuanwu saw Bai Xiangxing and immediately smiled, squinting his eyes, “Come here, Meet, this is my nephew’s wife, Bai Xiangxing. He’s amazing in business. Look at Xinshi now, it’s all thanks to his efforts.”

Ji Yuanwu’s tone was full of pride, looking quite pleased with himself.

“Look at you, so proud. Shi Zhen has a wife who can make money, isn’t that impressive?” Meet said sarcastically.

“Of course, it’s impressive. How many people like our Xingxing, who can make so much money, can you find?” 

“…There really aren’t many.”

Bai Xiangxing saw that Meet, the major general, was rendered speechless by Ji Yuanwu’s teasing, so he quickly took over the conversation, “Major General Meet, welcome to Xinshi.”

“I always thought with that stubborn temper of his, he  wouldn’t find a wife, but I didn’t expect him to be so lucky,” Meet said with a smirk, shaking hands with Bai Xiangxing.

“…,” Bai Xiangxing could barely keep a straight face. Could you two stop talking about ‘wife this’ and ‘wife that’ regarding Shi Zhen?

Seeing that Meet was speaking the truth about his nephew, Ji Yuanwu immediately became unhappy, “That was before they got married. It’s different now. Our Shi Zhen is quite considerate. Why do you think I came here to pick you up? It’s because that brat Shi Zhen insisted I come back, saying he was afraid you shameless people would use your authority to lower the price.”

“…So, Uncle’s appearance here was arranged by Shi Zhen? Moreover, didn’t this guy just go on a mission again? When did he arrange this?”

“Is that so?” Meet looked skeptical, turning to Bai Xiangxing, “Does Shi Zhen really care about people in private?”

Bai Xiangxing was going crazy. Weren’t you two here to discuss business? Why are you so interested in other people’s relationships?

“He… is alright,” facing a major general and such a big business deal, Bai Xiangxing didn’t dare to get angry.

“It seems not good enough. There’s room for improvement. Next time I see Shi Zhen, I’ll remind him of you,” Meet smiled like an elder.

Aren’t you a major general with such a busy schedule?

“Major General Meet, would you like to discuss the cooperation directly, or would you prefer to visit the pharmaceutical production process first?” Bai Xiangxing forcefully brought the conversation back to work.

“Let’s visit the process first,” Meet came today to sign a contract with Xinshi for military-exclusive supply, so his visit already indicated that the deal was as good as done, just for appearances.

“Please follow me,” Bai Xiangxing hurriedly led them to the workshop behind.

The workshop management was handled by Manager Zhou, who was well-versed in all the indicators and processes since Xinshi was previously a pharmaceutical unit exclusively for the military. After a tour, Major General Meet and the experts brought by the military were very satisfied, and they decided to sign the contract on the spot.

After signing the contract, Xinshi once again had a golden signboard.

As they were leaving, Ji Yuanwu was chatting with Major General Meet, suggesting they hang out sometime when they were free. Seeing that they were going to chat for a while longer, one of the military experts who followed along suddenly stepped out of the crowd and took the initiative to speak to Bai Xiangxing, “My name is Yuan Tai, a military doctor from the Storm Legion.”

The Storm Legion is our own people.

Bai Xiangxing’s smile became warmer as he glanced at the insignia on the other’s shoulder and smiled, “Colonel Yuan, hello.”

“Can we talk privately for a moment?” Yuan Tai asked.

Bai Xiangxing was puzzled, but still cooperated and walked with him away from the crowd.

“I shouldn’t be saying this, but Shi Zhen is a stubborn guy. If I don’t say it, he’ll probably follow in his father’s footsteps,” Yuan Tai sighed.

“Follow in his father’s footsteps?” That didn’t sound like a good term.

“In fact, I wanted to ask you to persuade Shi Zhen.” Yuan Tai looked embarrassed, seeming unsure of how to broach the subject. After organizing his thoughts, he continued, “Last time, when Shi Zhen took on the S-rank desolate star mission, he lost control of both his pheromones and his mental strength after returning. It was thanks to the pheromone sample you provided at the hospital that he was cured, right?”

Bai Xiangxing nodded, remembering that incident clearly.

“Such situations are quite common in the military. Shi Zhen has a high rank, and the Flame Team is the ace team of the Storm Legion, so the difficulty level of their missions is always high. Normally, to prevent pheromone control issues during missions, we provide a specialized pheromone inhibitor for Alpha soldiers. But this time, everyone else took it except for Shi Zhen, who adamantly refused.”

“Why?” Bai Xiangxing was puzzled.

“I heard that last time, you fainted from the pain for half an hour when you had to provide a pheromone sample at the hospital,” Yuan Tai, being an Alpha, felt awkward to directly say that Shi Zhen didn’t want Bai Xiangxing to suffer. Instead, he used this indirect way of expressing it, believing that Bai Xiangxing would understand.

Bai Xiangxing did understand, but for a moment, he didn’t know how to respond. While they were in a relationship, it was a contractual marriage, and he wasn’t obligated to go to such lengths for Shi Zhen. If it hadn’t been for the fact that there were no suitable pheromones at the hospital that time, he wouldn’t have gone himself. Yet somehow, even though he had reasons to convince himself, he still felt a bit strange inside.

“Does it have to be pheromones from a partner?” Bai Xiangxing asked.

Yuan Tai was taken aback by this question and looked at Bai Xiangxing with a hint of scrutiny. He had thought that Shi Zhen didn’t want Bai Xiangxing to suffer. But now, it seemed like he might not want it for other reasons.

“Not necessarily. After all, there are many unmarried Alphas in the military. Internally, we actually have a lot of stored Omega pheromones and can produce medications from them. But Shi Zhen still refused, saying that he’s already married and can’t have pheromones other than those of his own Omega,” Yuan Tai said, then smiled as he observed Bai Xiangxing’s reaction.

Bai Xiangxing blushed under the scrutinizing gaze. Who’s his ‘own Omega’? Who are you talking about?

“I’ll talk to him,” Bai Xiangxing said, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the other’s gaze.

The suspicion in Yuan Tai’s heart dissipated in the moment Bai Xiangxing blushed, “Talk to him nicely.”

At this point, Ji Yuanwu and Major General Meet had finished chatting and were starting to get into the car. Seeing this, Yuan Tai waved and turned to leave.

“Um…” Bai Xiangxing caught up with him, “If you need me, just give me a call directly. My contact number is…”

“I’ve got it,” Yuan Tai turned around and got into the car.

As the convoy drove away, Ji Yuanwu approached Bai Xiangxing and asked, “What was that with Yuan Tai? What were you two whispering about?”

Ji Yuanwu used to be in the Storm Legion, so naturally, he knew Yuan Tai.

“He asked for priority supply of medications for the Storm Legion,” Bai Xiangxing casually replied.

“Why did that kid have to remind you of that? The Storm Legion and Xinshi are practically family. By saying that, isn’t he treating you like an outsider? How shortsighted,” Ji Yuanwu was displeased.

Family?

Just now, Yuan Tai had been asking one thing after another, and Bai Xiangxing didn’t have much time to think. But now that he had calmed down, he suddenly realized something. Why did Shi Zhen refuse to use pheromones from other Omegas?

There was a faint answer in his mind, but he didn’t dare to think deeply about it.

**General Meet – I used Meet instead of Mite