Gu Siyu sighed, "It's not exactly hard work, just a lot of frustrating things. You know I run a home decoration company. We previously cooperated with Tianyu Real Estate on a pretty big project with a large investment. But the project has been completed for two or three years, and the engineering payment still hasn't been settled. With such a huge sum of money stuck on the company's accounts, we can barely pay the salaries of our hundreds of employees right now."
"Tianyu Real Estate?"
Hearing this, Qin Fei froze for a moment, while Xia Fei and Zhou Ping'an, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but exchange a glance.
"Yes, Tianyu Real Estate. Is something wrong?"
Gu Siyu said, "By the way, I heard before that you also work at a real estate company?"
"Yes, Sister Gu, right at Tianyu Real Estate," Qin Fei said.
"That really is a coincidence," Gu Siyu said in surprise.
Qin Fei said, "Sister, don't worry. Let me see if I can help you solve the problem with the project payment."
"Let it be, Xiao Fei. You're probably just an ordinary property consultant, right? You won't have any say in this. Just stay out of it, otherwise you might end up losing your job," Gu Siyu shook her head.
"It's fine, Sister. This friend of mine can definitely help you out."
Qin Fei smiled and looked at Xia Fei beside her.
"Don't worry, Sister Gu. You are Xiao Fei's sister, which makes you my sister too. Your problem is my problem."
Hearing this, Xia Fei's heart bloomed with joy. Wasn't this another perfect opportunity to show off?
He confidently patted his chest and said, "Wait here, let me make a phone call."
With that, Xia Fei pulled out his phone and dialed a number right in front of everyone.
"Hello, it's me. What's the situation over at Tianyu Real Estate? Didn't the headquarters already allocate the funds? Why do they still owe people project payments?"
Xia Fei's tone was stern, sounding like an interrogation. This gave Manager Su on the other end of the line quite a scare. He was in the middle of a business dinner at a hotel, but he instantly sobered up and hurriedly said, "Young Master Xia, I will look into it for you right away."
"I want a clear answer within three minutes, or you can pack your bags and resign tomorrow."
With a cold snort, Xia Fei hung up the phone.
Gu Siyu watched from the side, somewhat dumbfounded and feeling completely lost in the clouds.
She didn't know who Xia Fei had called, but judging by his tone, he could actually directly intervene in Tianyu Real Estate's affairs?
It even sounded like he was from Tianyu Real Estate's parent company?
Goodness, just who exactly was this friend Qin Fei brought along?
"Rest assured, Sister Gu. There will be results immediately. Just wait a moment, I guarantee I'll give you a satisfactory answer regarding this matter," Xia Fei said earnestly.
Zhou Ping'an, standing to the side, was both angry and resentful, wondering why such an opportunity to show off never fell into his lap.
It seemed he should also consider having the Lanmeng Group enter the real estate industry in the future.
Not long into their casual chat, Xia Fei's phone rang.
"Hello," he answered directly.
"Young Master Xia, I've found out what happened. I wonder where Young Master Xia is right now? I will come over immediately to report to you in person." Manager Su had nearly smoked his phone out making several calls just now. At this moment, he was sweating profusely and entirely sober.
"Guanggu Hotel? I happen to be here too. Alright, Young Master Xia, private room 666 on the third floor, I'll be there in half a minute!"
Hanging up the phone, Manager Su sprinted toward the stairs, running wildly all the way up because he felt the elevator would be far too slow compared to his own feet.
"Young Master Xia."
Inside private room 666 on the third floor, a sweating Manager Su arrived. Upon seeing Xia Fei, he immediately bowed and greeted him.
"Manager Su!"
Gu Siyu was startled and recognized him.
During their previous cooperation with Tianyu Real Estate, Manager Su had visited the site, and the two had met once.
She hadn't expected that the Manager Su Xia Fei mentioned was actually the one she knew.
The department head of Tianyu Real Estate's parent group!
"Are you... President Gu?"
Manager Su froze for a second before also recognizing Gu Siyu, though his impression of her wasn't very deep.
He then suddenly realized that the project payment Young Master Xia had him look into just now was related to Gu Siyu's home decoration company!
No wonder Young Master Xia was in such a rush. He was actually sitting at the same table as Gu Siyu?
But how was that possible?
Although Gu Siyu had some wealth, she was on a completely different level from Xia Fei. How did these two know each other?
Despite the various doubts in his mind, Manager Su didn't dwell on them and immediately reported the sequence of events to Xia Fei.
It turned out that the person in charge over at Tianyu Real Estate had embezzled that initial batch of funds to fill other financial gaps.
And those gaps were caused by this person in charge embezzling funds in various ways over the past decade and lining his own pockets.
He had thought that taking a little here and a little there wouldn't be a big problem, but over time, the number grew increasingly terrifying, forcing him to find ways to cover it up.
That was why Gu Siyu's project payment had been delayed time and time again. The person in charge figured he would just fill the gap after the next project was completed and headquarters allocated more funds.
"To think a lower-level company produced such a parasite!"
Xia Fei was instantly furious upon hearing this. "Have him detained immediately and handle this strictly by the book! Also, as the department head, you can't escape responsibility for this either. Considering you found out the truth so quickly, I won't demote you. But before work tomorrow, you'd better give me a detailed report. Furthermore, transfer President Gu's project payment within five minutes!"
"Yes, yes, Young Master Xia. I've already had the legal department contact the police. That guy is definitely going to jail tonight. As for President Gu's project payment, I'll notify the finance department right now and have them work overtime to process it immediately." Manager Su wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Alright, head out first. Don't disturb our meal," Xia Fei waved his hand.
Feeling a heavy burden lifted from his heart, Manager Su hastily retreated from the private room.
"Sister Gu, everything is sorted out." Xia Fei finally looked at Gu Siyu, speaking with a fawning expression. Where was the arrogant demeanor he had just shown when reprimanding Manager Su?
"This..."
Gu Siyu was completely dazed right now, finding it all simply unbelievable.
A frustrating matter that had dragged on for years, a massive project payment that had nearly crushed her company, was actually resolved just like that because of a few simple phone calls from Xia Fei?
She wouldn't have dared to dream of such a thing.
And just as she was in shock, the phone in her bag suddenly rang.
"Hello, President Gu, Tianyu Real Estate has remitted the payment. Yes, exactly, a total of twenty million, not a penny less." On the other end of the line, the company's financial staff, who was still working overtime, sounded very excited.
"Mhm, good, I understand."
Gu Siyu forced herself to stay calm. After hanging up the phone, her gaze returned to Xia Fei. "This..."
"Sister Gu, my name is Xia Fei. You can just call me Xiao Xia," Xia Fei said very respectfully.
Mainly, he had heard that Gu Siyu had previously taken care of both Qin Ning and Qin Fei.
Now that he had helped Gu Siyu, he should be able to gain quite a bit of favor from Qin Ning, right?
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.”
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…
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
