Yan Beichen was back on track. Dressed in a suit and tie once more, he radiated confidence.
He had already decided—he would marry Ruoruo in a month! But before that... Yan Beichen narrowed his eyes. "There are two people who need to be dealt with." During his time away, he had reflected deeply and realized one thing: how could he allow others to sleep soundly beside his own bed? Fang Zhiyi, that petty man, and his so-called younger brother, Yan Nanzhe, both had to be expelled from the company.
When the termination notice reached Fang Zhiyi, he took it surprisingly well. "Fine! But firing me requires compensation." He squeezed another payout out of Yan Beichen.
As for Yan Nanzhe, he gracefully returned his office to the company and left without a fuss—so smoothly that Yan Beichen was left bewildered. He had prepared for a drawn-out battle, ready to prove to Yan Nanzhe that even without their father's help, he was the superior one.
But Yan Nanzhe had simply surrendered?
Everything seemed to be returning to normal, yet the developments felt unsettling.
After Yan Nanzhe and Fang Zhiyi left, Yan Beichen was in his office, intimate with Xiao Ruoruo, when his door was knocked on. One after another, several managers came in to submit their resignations.
As a domineering CEO, Yan Beichen had no intention of retaining them. He impatiently waved them off, telling them to leave quickly.
Within a week, over half of Yan Corporation's middle and upper management had vanished. This anomaly quickly caught the attention of the board of directors.
"So, you're saying a newly established company poached them all?" The board members were stunned by the investigator's report.
The investigator nervously rubbed his hands. "The CEO of that company is..." His eyes flickered toward Yan Beichen.
"It's Yan Nanzhe, the younger brother of our CEO. The vice president is Fang Zhiyi, Yan Beichen's former assistant."
"What?!" The room erupted in shock.
Yan Beichen's face darkened, but before he could muster a retort—
"Additionally, I’ve received word that several of our major business partners have shifted their contracts to Nanzhi Corporation."
"Nanzhi... What an interesting name." Yan Beichen almost laughed in anger. How had these two managed to pull so many strings behind his back in such a short time?
"No matter. The game has only just begun." Yan Beichen took a deep breath, stood up, and planted his hands on the table, his gaze deep and confident.
Suddenly, the door swung open. A dozen uniformed officials entered. "Tax bureau. Who here is Yan Beichen?"
Yan Beichen had no idea how much his reckless behavior had jeopardized Yan Corporation. Fortunately, his father was still around. Through connections and hefty fines, he managed to get Yan Beichen out of trouble again.
Upon returning to the company, before he could even console the worried Xiao Ruoruo, worse news arrived. Employees were resigning en masse, and Yan Corporation's market share was rapidly shrinking, with all their former contracts flowing straight to Nanzhi.
The old man paced back and forth, hands clasped behind his back, before finally sighing heavily. He shot Yan Beichen a reproachful look. "You're excellent in every way—except when it comes to love. You take after me too much. No wonder you’re suffering." With that, he pulled out his phone and called his younger son.
His plan was simple: convince Yan Nanzhe to merge Nanzhi back into Yan Corporation. That way, everything would return to the family. But Yan Nanzhe’s response was icy. "No." The old man was so furious he stomped his feet.
Yan Beichen couldn’t take it anymore. "Just stay out of it. I’ll handle him. It’s just a small company—does he really think it’s some kind of treasure?"
The old man glared at him. "Small company? Do you have any idea how fast they’re expanding? Do you know where all our former employees went? Huh?" It was the first time he had ever shouted at his son.
Yan Beichen, taken aback by his father’s outburst, glanced at Xiao Ruoruo beside him and instantly hardened his tone. "So, begging him will help? You should retire." With that, he grabbed Xiao Ruoruo’s hand and stormed out, leaving the old man seething.
With Yan Corporation in shambles, Fang Zhiyi, who knew the company inside out, wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip. Thinking wasn’t his strong suit, but with the upper hand, he relentlessly expanded Nanzhi’s reach—even more ruthlessly than Yan Beichen ever had.
Soon, Yan Corporation was on the verge of collapse. The board was in chaos, demanding answers from the Yan family.
But Yan Beichen had no time for them. Between Xie Yutang reappearing and Xiao Ruoruo’s incessant nagging, he was at his wit’s end.
In his previous life, Yan Corporation had thrived, and Fang Zhiyi had obediently handled Xie Yutang for him. But now, he had lost every advantage.
Then came another blow. Lin Moyan, somehow learning of Yan Beichen’s tumultuous relationship with Xiao Ruoruo, sent over photos of their past intimacy.
Already drowning in chaos, Yan Beichen snapped. He grabbed Xiao Ruoruo, hurling insults at her. She fought back, and their verbal clash quickly escalated into a physical brawl—one where Xiao Ruoruo came out worse.
Xiao Ruoruo was hospitalized, and the blows kept coming for Yan Beichen. With him avoiding the shareholders, the desperate old man embezzled what remained of the company’s funds and fled abroad. Before leaving, he tried reaching out to Yan Nanzhe for help, but Yan Nanzhe refused to see him.
In an instant, Yan Beichen lost everything.
Well, not quite everything. Standing in the rain, holding a child, was Xie Yutang.
If he could rely on the Xie family, with his abilities, rebuilding his empire would be child’s play.
The Xie family wanted nothing to do with this fool—but they couldn’t control their even more foolish daughter. So, under their disdainful gazes, Yan Beichen married into the Xie family.
When Fang Zhiyi heard the news, he was surprised. "I thought domineering CEOs never bowed their heads."
Beside him, Yan Nanzhe chuckled. "Can’t deny a man’s growth, can you?" He didn’t fully understand Fang Zhiyi’s dislike for his older brother, but it didn’t matter—he wasn’t fond of him either.
"Then the Xie family’s collaboration is in your hands?" Yan Nanzhe stood up, stretching lazily.
"Where are you going?"
Without answering, Yan Nanzhe grinned foolishly and waved at a woman entering the room.
Fang Zhiyi glanced over and sighed. "Another lovesick fool."
Yan Nanzhe went shopping with Chen Wanting.
As for Xie Yutang’s older brother, Fang Zhiyi had only one demand.
"You know our CEO and your brother-in-law don’t get along. If things get messy because of that... you understand, right?" Fang Zhiyi didn’t mince words. With Nanzhi’s current momentum, he doubted anyone would dare cross them.
The next day, Xie Yutang’s entire family was kicked out of the Xie household. Still, the Xies had some compassion—they bought the couple a house in S City, gave them money, and told them to stay far away from A City.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
[Dao Companion Rental System]. By renting himself out as a temporary dao companion to daughters of destiny, Qin Hao could obtain generous rewards. His service philosophy was simple: play the role of the devoted lover, resolve their troubles, depart without a trace once the matter was settled, and absolutely avoid entangling karma. However, those daughters of destiny didn't see it that way. That night, all the major powers across the Three Realms and Nine Heavens jointly besieged the Qin Clan, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis. "It's Su Qingyue! The peerless sword immortal who attained the Dao and became an Immortal Emperor in a thousand years, the one who severed the River of Time with a single sword strike! When... when did our Qin Clan make an enemy of her?" Qin Hao stepped forward, clearing his throat lightly: "Ahem, Ancestors, don't panic. She's here for me. To be honest... she's my ex-girlfriend." From another direction, the newly ascended Empress of the Demon Realm arrived with ten thousand demons pressing on the border: "Qin Hao! Today, the entire Qin Clan shall be buried with you!" Hearing this, the Qin Clan ancestors all turned their eyes sharply towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "The Demon Empress... she's also my ex-girlfriend." Before the Qin ancestors could process this, an aloof figure traversed the River of Time: "The Qin Clan deserves annihilation!" Recognizing the newcomer, the Qin ancestors paled in terror: "It's her! Liu Ruyan, the Extinction Empress who ventured alone into the alien realm and suppressed it for an entire epoch! Didn't she vanish into the River of Time long ago? Why would she cross it just to target our clan?" Qin Hao scratched his head again, looking even more embarrassed: "My fault, my fault. She's an ex-girlfriend too." Watching countless celestial maidens descend, the Qin Clan ancestors were utterly astounded: "You scoundrel! Just... just how many women have you gotten involved with over the years?"
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
host is extracting the Celestial Bone of the Destiny's Female Lead! The Destiny's Great Villain System has successfully bound!] Mo Tianxiao: "Destiny's Great Villain? Me?" Looking at the radiant Celestial Bone in his hand and the beautiful woman lying on the bed, Mo Tianxiao felt somewhat confused. How could he, a law-abiding citizen, become a villain? Mo Tianxiao: "Fine, villain it is then. With the system here, even a Chosen One isn't unbeatable." [Ding! Detected 18,653 Chosen Ones in this world. Please seize the destiny of all protagonists to become the true Destiny's Great Villain!] Mo Tianxiao: "Seize how many?! What kind of lousy great villain is this? I'm a perfectly good citizen!"
