Chapter 187: A Pleasant Cooperation

"Young Lord Yang Fan, your subordinate will take his leave now. Please take your time chatting with the Young Miss. If you are not satisfied, our Gu Family has other arrangements; we can schedule another meeting some other day." After bowing respectfully, Supervisor Gu Yuanshan slowly withdrew.

Hearing this, Yang Fan remained calm on the surface, but his heart couldn't help but tremble.

He could change her? He could pick?

This was a favored daughter of the Gu Family, yet they were actually letting him choose as he pleased?

The treatment for a peerless prodigy was a bit ridiculously good.

A strange thought even popped into Yang Fan's mind: "Then can I pick a few more to marry together?"

Of course, he only dared to think such words in his heart.

As Supervisor Gu Yuanshan left, Yang Fan stepped into the room. After rounding the circular table, he finally saw the other party's face clearly.

The moment he saw her clearly, Yang Fan's expression froze slightly.

It wasn't because of how breathtakingly beautiful she was, but because he had seen her before.

"You are?" Yang Fan spoke subconsciously.

Hearing this, the woman rolled her eyes. "Great Genius Yang, my name is Gu Le. I thought that based on my performance in the Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle yesterday, you should remember me."

"Sorry, I do remember," Yang Fan said somewhat awkwardly. "I just didn't pay much attention to the name at the time."

He naturally had a deep impression of the scene where Gu Le stood at the back of the twenty-person team directing them yesterday.

At that time, Yang Fan hadn't felt much divinity pressure; he had spent most of his time looking around and delivering monkey wine to Sima Bang.

Naturally, he had the spare energy to pay attention to her.

However, Yang Fan never expected that the marriage partner the Gu Family arranged for him would be Gu Le from the same batch.

"This lady doesn't like beating around the bush." Gu Le crossed her arms and spoke directly. "I watched your entire performance yesterday."

"I'll be blunt. I'm very optimistic about your future, and right now, you are indeed a hot commodity. After you signed the Gu Family contract, many eligible women in the Family were fighting for the chance to meet you for the first time."

Hearing this, Yang Fan's expression couldn't help but turn a bit strange.

He only signed the contract last night, and they already started fighting for blind date slots? The speed of information flow within these great families was truly exaggerated.

"Young Miss Gu Le, feel free to speak your mind," Yang Fan said slowly.

"Fine, then I'll state my conditions first." Gu Le didn't waste any words.

"My father is the Third Elder of the Gu Family, in charge of Medicinal Pill and spiritual material channels. You major in the Cultivation Route, so you will inevitably train a large number of Alchemists in your Divine Kingdom in the future. At that time, whether it's purchasing medicinal herbs or selling pills, through my father's channels, your profits can increase by at least ten to twenty percent."

"My mother is from the Lu Corporation; she is currently a top ten shareholder of 'Starsea Energy Group' and 'Wanling Bio-Pharmaceuticals'."

"As for myself, my Divine Kingdom talent is S-grade—Spiritual Accumulation. The talent leans towards resource cultivation and can significantly increase the growth speed of Spirit Plants, Spirit Beasts, and medicinal herb resources."

"In addition, I personally hold 1% of the shares in two listed companies. Based on current market value, they are worth about a hundred billion divinity points."

"If you build your own Family or start a company in the future, I can help you save a lot of trouble."

At this moment, Gu Le was not at all as boisterous as she had been on the assessment grounds yesterday; instead, she seemed like a shrewd and capable businesswoman.

And this so-called blind date was less about discussing feelings and more about discussing value.

The weak always like to talk about love and sacrifice because the only thing they can offer is emotion. But those who truly stand at the top care more about resources, interests, the future, and compatibility.

It wasn't that they had no feelings, but when the value held by both parties is massive enough, many relationships simply cannot be maintained by a single word like 'like'.

Yang Fan was not surprised by this. He just nodded slowly. "I don't seem to have any reason to refuse."

This time, it was Gu Le's turn to be stunned. "You're agreeing just like that?"

"The Gu Family has already given me the investment I deserve. To me, it doesn't matter who I marry," Yang Fan said in a calm tone.

To him, there wasn't much difference in marrying any favored daughter of the Gu Family.

Marriage Contracts between great families were inherently a binding of interests and the future.

Since that was the case, rather than continuing to waste time on one blind date after another, it was better to choose Gu Le directly. At least from her performance in yesterday's Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle, this woman was not only capable but also smart enough.

Just as Gu Le said, when he became a god in the future, he would inevitably establish companies and develop his Family in the real world. A truly capable helping hand was far more valuable than a mere trophy wife.

Hearing this, Gu Le was clearly taken aback for a moment.

Then, she suddenly burst into laughter. Her already exquisite face gained a bit more free-spiritedness at this moment.

She stood up and extended her right hand toward Yang Fan. "Then I wish us a happy marriage in advance… No, a pleasant cooperation."

Yang Fan also stood up and lightly shook her hand. "Before that, I must clarify something. Before coming to Taichu City, I already had two wives."

Gu Le's expression was calm, seemingly not surprised at all. "I know. With your talent, this is nothing."

The moment Yang Fan signed the Gu Family contract, his information had already been placed on the desks of the Gu Family's high-level executives.

A peerless prodigy suspected of having an SS-grade Hundred-fold Time Sequence, a future pillar of the Human Race.

For such an existence, let alone having two wives, even if it were a bit more exaggerated, it wouldn't count for much in the eyes of the Five Great Giants.

Moreover, those two wives of Yang Fan's were merely from small-town families.

Whereas she, Gu Le, was far above them in terms of status, background, and future potential. There was no suspense as to who would be the primary wife or who would hold the resources and the right to speak in the future.

Gu Le waved her hand, and a light screen appeared, followed by a Marriage Contract that had been prepared long ago slowly unfolding.

Yang Fan read it carefully. Most of it was official contract content, such as being of one heart, helping each other, and developing together.

As for core interests like Divine Kingdom assets, resource ownership, and future earnings, there was no mandatory binding.

Clearly, what the Gu Family truly valued was not these superficial interests, but his personal future.

After confirming there were no issues, Yang Fan didn't hesitate and directly signed his name on the Marriage Contract.

As the name was written, the Marriage Contract glowed slightly with golden light.

The smile on Gu Le's face deepened a bit. "Since we're married, my parents want to meet you. The location is in the Virtual World—the Gu Family Ancestral Land. When will you have time?"

"Anytime."

Gu Le didn't dawdle and directly signaled with her hand.

Soon, a waiter respectfully brought over two virtual helmets.

…

The consciousness connected, and the world before his eyes suddenly changed.

The next moment, Yang Fan appeared at the Gu Family Ancestral Land following the coordinates.

Gu Le led Yang Fan forward with familiarity, finally arriving in front of a quaint courtyard.