In the conference room, everything was confidential!
To prevent anyone from recording with devices or receiving phone calls during the meeting,
All mobile phones and electronic devices had to be completely powered off.
The focus shifted to Zhou Qiaoqiao.
Now Zhou Qiaoqiao was the person in charge here.
She had the authority to decide whether to admit someone knocking at the door.
"Come in," Zhou Qiaoqiao responded rationally, showing no signs of displeasure at being interrupted during the meeting.
There must be a reason for this interruption.
The door opened, and Jiang Jiajia first nodded slightly to everyone in apology.
She then quickly walked to Zhou Qiaoqiao's side.
Under her puzzled gaze,
Jiang Jiajia leaned forward and whispered something in Zhou Qiaoqiao's delicate ear!
Everyone held their breath, as the investment amount involved was no smaller than what was used to invest in Hongtu Real Estate.
It was an enormous sum.
Had Jiang Jiajia suddenly received some important news?
Or was this crude oil bond purchase not looking promising?
Zhou Qiaoqiao's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, almost forming the Chinese character for "river."
With a loud slam!
Zhou Qiaoqiao slapped the table and stood up angrily, "How dare he?"
Her tone was filled with murderous intent!
She had been busy working these days and hadn't gone to see Xu Mo.
So she didn't know about the latest developments.
She only just learned about Xu Mo being taken to the detention center.
Jiang Jiajia shook her head, she also didn't know exactly what methods this Lin Fan had used to get Xu Mo into the detention center.
She only knew that Xu Mo was there now.
Jiang Jiajia was equally worried about her boss!
The detention center was no place for anyone to be!
She knew there was an important meeting today, and interrupting was very impolite.
But she still risked criticism to come find Zhou Qiaoqiao.
Fortunately, from Zhou Qiaoqiao's expression, she was definitely going to help Xu Mo.
The many shareholders and department managers sat with serious expressions, not daring to make a sound.
They nervously watched Zhou Qiaoqiao.
The reason they respected Zhou Qiaoqiao wasn't because she was the future daughter-in-law of the Xu family.
It was because of her own capabilities!
Zhou Qiaoqiao briefly composed herself and picked up her phone from the table, "Today's meeting is temporarily canceled, we'll reconvene another day!"
She turned on her phone while walking towards the door in her high heels.
"Jiajia, what exactly happened?" a senior executive couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Jiajia replied: "Just turn on your phones and check the trending short videos or search the news, and you'll know."
After saying this, she also left the conference room.
Everyone looked confused but followed Jiang Jiajia's instructions.
Soon, everyone in the conference room lost their composure.
The General Manager had been taken to the detention center.
No wonder Zhou Qiaoqiao left in such a hurry.
Similar situations were unfolding elsewhere.
At the Yang Group CBD building.
The Yang family's main business was high-end domestic cosmetics.
Focusing on women's daily necessities.
Women's money was relatively easier to earn.
Therefore, it was no surprise they were the wealthiest among the four major families.
In the CEO's office.
Yang Jingying, whose face somewhat resembled Yang Jingxuan's,
Was sitting listlessly at her desk, with dark circles and some puffiness around her eyes.
Thanks to her dreams.
For the past month, she couldn't sleep peacefully no matter what.
The dreams she had were incredibly vivid.
Of course, they weren't pleasant dreams.
She had a classical oval face, skin as white as peeled egg white, wearing a white off-shoulder chiffon top and fitted shorts.
Her long, graceful legs were crossed, one over the other.
Below were wine-red chair high heels, her crystal-clear, full, and perfectly rounded toes peeking out adorably.
They were painted with noble purple nail polish.
Looking incredibly alluring!
Her raven-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, adding an otherworldly air to her presence.
A typical ethereal beauty.
"Why do I keep dreaming about that guy?"
"The dreams feel so real."
"Heh... I had already decided to give up on this relationship."
Yang Jingying smiled bitterly.
Those so-called nightmares were all about Xu Mo.
Some were about childhood memories.
But mainly about future events.
The scenes were blurry.
But they left a lasting impression on Yang Jingying!
One day, a young man suddenly came to Yang Group.
He brought a formula for a skin-whitening product that worked quickly and had no side effects.
He proposed cooperation with the Yang family.
Demanding a 70-30 split.
Yang Jingying had people test the effects, and even tested it herself.
The results were indeed excellent.
But the 70-30 demand was too excessive.
They would be providing the money, people, and resources.
While he only provided a formula.
Yang Jingying acknowledged the formula's value.
But that didn't mean she could give away so much profit!
After deducting all expenses,
The Yang family would be left with very little.
Simply put, they would be using their money to do his business.
And end up having to give away 70% of the profits.
The man reluctantly reduced it to 65-35.
Finally, when Yang Jingying was about to walk away, the man compromised and grudgingly agreed to a 50-50 split.
Later, the scene shifted to a banquet where the man had a conflict with Xu Mo.
Xu Mo was being bullied.
Though it pained her heart, Yang Jingying didn't intervene.
She wanted to use this man to wake Xu Mo up.
There weren't just women like Shen Manni in the world.
Shen Manni wasn't worth so much sacrifice!
Xu Mo remained stubborn, going his own way.
The conflict escalated.
Yang Jingying's heart felt like it was being cut by knives.
Finally, her beloved got married.
Though it was just for show.
Even though it was just a dream scene.
That morning, she woke up crying.
Tears streaming down her face.
The last time, just two nights ago.
She pretended to be dating the man who had given her the formula.
Even in her dreams, she was unwilling to let him hold her hand.
Planning to make Xu Mo jealous.
The scene shifted again, bringing news of Xu Mo's death.
The man she had loved since childhood was gone.
A bullet had pierced his heart.
Whether alive or dead, she had to see him.
She appeared at Xu Mo's funeral, his expression before death showed no pain, no grimace.
Only a faint smile remained on his lips.
Was it worth it?
BOOM--------
The dream shattered instantly.
When Yang Jingying woke up in bed, her eyes were swollen from crying, bright red.
Those dreams felt too real.
As if they had actually happened in real life before.
Because her eyes were swollen from crying, she had been wearing light sunglasses to and from work these past few days.
"It must be from too much work stress lately. I should take a vacation, travel to another city, clear my mind and it will be fine."
Click click click....
Yang Jingying's long, jade-like fingers slid across her phone screen, planning to buy tickets to another city and leave tonight.
Knock knock knock---came a knock at the door.
"Come in," Yang Jingying said without looking up from her phone.
A female secretary walked in, "Ms. Yang, this afternoon's meeting is about to begin."
A news notification popped up on her phone, the headline immediately catching Yang Jingying's attention.
Her delicate brows furrowed, and her breathing became rapid.
Seeing Yang Jingying hadn't responded, the secretary tactfully stood aside waiting respectfully.
"Xu Mo really went to the detention center?"
BOOM----
It was like a thunderclap in Yang Jingying's mind!
This incident had appeared in her dreams, though only for a moment, as a blurry fragment, but it remained vivid in her memory.
Similar to past life and present life...
When love for someone runs too deep, it can turn into an obsessive fixation
As for the rest, you all can figure it out yourselves
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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.
