The discovery of a world-class oil field actually happened two days ago.
The news didn’t spread quickly.
It was the work of capitalists entering the scene.
After all, a sharp drop in oil prices was definitely not good news for those holding large amounts of crude oil futures!
Too many interests were at stake.
Keeping the news under wraps wasn’t an easy task.
They had invested a lot of money into it.
They didn’t aim to delay it for long.
About a week.
That would be enough time for them to sell off most of their crude oil futures.
Minimizing losses.
Everything had been going smoothly.
But today, as if fate had a cruel sense of humor,
another large oil field was discovered!
According to preliminary measurements by experts, this oil field also had the potential to become a world-class giant.
Because the two locations were in opposite directions,
they were far apart.
Capital couldn’t intervene in time.
You can’t hide fire with paper.
The news was exposed.
And then came the sharp drop in crude oil prices.
Xu Corporation had recently invested tens of billions into this.
Now, watching that money about to go down the drain,
how could they not panic?
In a spacious, brightly lit conference room:
“President Zhou, crude oil prices have plummeted recently. It’s said that one oil field was discovered in the northwestern sea, and another in the Middle Eastern basin.”
“With technology being so advanced, retail investors will know about this soon. Let’s sell off all the futures we bought last time.”
“Sell? Haha… Take a look, the price has been halved, and it’s been listed for half a day with no takers. Retail investors may be slow to get the news, but that doesn’t mean they’re fools.”
“President Zhou, what should we do next?”
“……”
The high-level executives in the conference room were in chaos.
Tens of billions—not too much, but certainly not a small amount!
The problem was, because they trusted Zhou Qiaoqiao’s judgment,
they had secretly followed her lead and bought some futures.
Some had even invested most of their personal savings.
Dreaming of striking it rich.
They recognized Zhou Qiaoqiao’s capabilities.
So many of them had followed suit.
Well… If it were the company’s money, it would be one thing.
But this was their own money.
Snap—just like that, their happiness was gone.
These people were utterly frustrated!!!
But they couldn’t go to Zhou Qiaoqiao to complain.
She had never told them to buy in.
It was entirely their own decision.
Losing money is upsetting.
Making money is what brings joy.
These high-level executives, usually so confident, now wore expressions of deep worry.
As if someone owed them tens or hundreds of thousands.
Except for the person sitting in the center seat, who remained expressionless.
In fact, she was even a little amused inside.
Zhou Qiaoqiao wasn’t as calm as she appeared!
Five trillion was definitely the biggest milestone in her life.
But with Xu Mo’s insights,
this wave would secure her fifty trillion.
In liquid assets.
She knew what this meant.
It meant the distance between her and Xu Mo would vanish.
It meant she would be the officially recognized wife.
While the mistresses and other scheming women…
would have to hide in the shadows.
Not even daring to meet Xu Mo’s parents.
This was the main reason she had fought so hard for this position.
She wanted to do things openly.
If it were done sneakily,
it wouldn’t mean much.
Without the blessing of each other’s parents,
what use was such a marriage?
Zhou Qiaoqiao spoke methodically:
“Stop selling the company’s crude oil futures.”
Given the current situation,
not selling would be foolish.
But Zhou Qiaoqiao was going against the grain.
Her words were shocking.
Leaving the executives dumbfounded.
“President Zhou, if we don’t sell, those tens of billions will really go down the drain.”
A middle-aged man reminded her.
He had also invested heavily in crude oil futures.
And was now feeling the headache.
Another female executive chimed in:
“Yes, President Zhou, tens of billions is no small project. Even if you are the future daughter-in-law of the Xu family, you still have to consider the Xu family’s interests, don’t you?”
This female executive had joined Xu Corporation right after graduating from university.
She had been part of the Xu family for fifteen years now!
She felt a sense of belonging to the Xu family’s business.
Their fates were intertwined.
Others felt the same way.
But because of Zhou Qiaoqiao’s status,
they were afraid to speak up,
fearing they might offend the future lady of the house.
Zhou Qiaoqiao smiled gently.
“Of course, I’m considering the Xu family’s interests!”
“I know you all hold some amount of crude oil futures.”
“Here’s what I’ll do.”
“I’ll buy your current crude oil futures at twice the price you originally paid. Purchases made after this don’t count. Any objections?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao had her reasons for this plan.
The Zhou family had also learned about the impending crash in crude oil futures.
Their first thought would be their personal money, then the company’s.
They had also bought a lot of crude oil futures.
Zhou Qiaoqiao didn’t want her uncles to sell off their futures too quickly.
She wanted to play a psychological game.
And this smokescreen was exactly what she needed.
The executives’ earlier reactions had pleased her.
They were loyal to the Xu family.
This move would indirectly funnel money from her Zhou family uncles,
using it to win over the hearts of Xu Corporation’s executives.
After all, the money Su Ting had allocated to her was entirely from the Xu family’s own assets.
Not a single cent from the shareholders was involved.
This money could be spent freely.
They couldn’t let their subordinates’ hearts grow cold, could they?
In the end,
this counterintuitive move achieved three goals:
Weakening the power of her Zhou family uncles, winning over the loyalty of Xu Corporation’s executives, and throwing a smokescreen to other families, making them hesitate whether to sell their crude oil futures, buying time day by day!
As Zhou Qiaoqiao’s words fell,
the conference room fell into a brief silence.
Who would turn down money?
But this was a move that openly harmed the Xu family’s interests.
Did Xu Mo know about this?
Did Su Ting know about this?
Xu Corporation belonged to the Xu family, not the Zhou family!
The female executive slammed her hand on the table and stood up, demanding sharply:
“President Zhou, what do you mean by this?”
“The tens of billions in losses facing the corporation are no small matter, and yet you want to continue letting the corporation lose money.”
“What you’re doing is great for us, sure—I followed your lead and bought two million in crude oil futures—but you’re using the Xu family’s money to compensate us, aren’t you?”
Zhou Qiaoqiao blinked, her smile playful, her slender index finger tapping lightly on the table.
“When did I say I was using the Xu family’s money?”
“Fine, let me repeat myself.”
“I said: I will personally buy your crude oil futures at twice the market price you originally paid.”
She paused,
her peach-blossom eyes curving into crescents.
“Any other objections?”
Wait a minute, we’re a bit confused here. What happened to Zhou Qiaoqiao’s shares?
How did they all end up with An Youyi?
You guys changed your tune so fast!
Is Qiaoqiao’s stock no longer magical?
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
