As for the Yi Family, their hospitals are spread all over the country, and their economic foundation is exceptionally solid. Otherwise, they wouldn't have become the leading family among the current five great families.
The Yi Family's involvement is relatively singular; apart from the nationwide hospitals, they only have one cradle university in the medical field.
Yet, it is precisely this singular family whose economic strength has long surpassed that of families like the Yu and Ai.
The Yi Family has the smallest industrial scale among the five great families, but their cash flow is undoubtedly the largest.
This is also because they suffered losses in this area before, almost going bankrupt due to lack of funds because of pressure from other families back then. If Luo Yao hadn't intervened, the Yi Family would have long been relegated to the bottom tier.
Precisely because of this, the Yi Family is very particular about cash reserves, fearing most of all a repeat of history.
However, now that they need to help Luo Yao, they will not hesitate to offer their fullest support.
Taking advantage of the time when the decision-makers of the Yu and Ai families were both in the hospital, they launched a comprehensive financial assault.
Shanghai.
“President Qi, the business war in the capital has intensified, and the authorities have started to intervene. Headquarters told us to act according to circumstances. What should we do now?”
Qi Chengwei, sitting in her office, raised her bright eyes. "Weren't the Yu, Ai, and Zhang families surrounding and blocking Young Master Lin? Was anyone injured?"
The assistant shook her head. "I heard only people from the other side were injured. No one on Young Master Lin's side was hurt."
Qi Chengwei's expression remained unchanged, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
No injuries meant Little Tong was safe.
"Since the authorities have already intervened, we need to ramp up the pressure too. Notify everyone in the company: the Shanghai Tech City project is suspended."
"What? Suspend the Tech City project?" The assistant's eyes widened.
Qi Chengwei shot her a glance. "Relax, no one can take advantage of the situation. They don't have the capability either."
The assistant frowned. "But doesn't this need to be reported to headquarters?"
Qi Chengwei's gaze suddenly turned domineering. "What did headquarters tell us to do?"
"Act according to circumstances."
"Then why are you saying so much? Do you doubt my judgment or headquarters' judgment?"
Pressed down by Qi Chengwei's aura, the assistant felt almost breathless. She lowered her head, left the office, and carried out the order.
"Knock, knock, knock." A knocking sound came.
A lively young woman walked in.
"Chengwei sister, I'm here."
Qi Chengwei looked at Lu Xiangshi entering the office. "Put away that cute act. No need to pretend in front of me."
Lu Xiangshi pouted. "Is it possible that I'm genuinely cute?"
"You can fool others, but not me, and certainly not President Luo or Young Master Lin."
Qi Chengwei narrowed her eyes slightly. Lu Xiangshi had been quite busy during this period.
Now, the entire Lu Family clan was beginning to rally around this young girl. Even their old family head, Lu Youqi, was starting to be sidelined.
Could a silly, cute young girl accomplish all this?
Qi Chengwei didn't believe it.
If her guess was correct, the Lu Family's first female family head would appear very soon.
Lu Xiangshi was still pouting, feeling utterly wronged inside.
In reality, she was nothing special. The reason she could begin to control the Lu Family was entirely due to someone's cultivation.
"Chengwei sister, saying that really hurts my feelings. We're on the same side."
Qi Chengwei shook her head. "You'd better tell me why you came today."
Lu Xiangshi also remembered her purpose for coming. "Oh, President Liu Meng contacted me, asking me to take over the Lu Family. I came to invite you to my succession ceremony."
Qi Chengwei was full of questions.
"What do you mean, President Liu contacted you?"
Lu Xiangshi pouted. "I've actually always been on President Luo's side. After President Luo left last time, President Liu came to find me. Did you really think a woman like me could rally so many people in the Lu Family? It was all supported by President Liu behind the scenes."
Qi Chengwei drew a sharp breath, shocked by Liu Meng's capability.
Liu Meng hadn't been in Shanghai for long, but she had accomplished quite a lot.
Integrating the Wang Family, reclaiming Samsung, launching the Tech City, and still having the energy to orchestrate the Lu Family's makeover?
If she had Liu Meng's ability, she might even dare to challenge the folks back in her hometown in Sichuan.
No wonder Lu Xiangshi said they were on the same side.
So that's how it was.
"Alright, I'll attend."
"Then I'll be going now. Goodbye, Chengwei sister."
Lu Xiangshi walked out of the office and instantly put on the demeanor of a domineering female CEO.
She never imagined she could one day take over the Lu Family. Although acting domineering was tiring, she quite liked the feeling.
In less than a day, the pressure from the authorities multiplied.
They knew Luo Yao had significant influence, but they hadn't expected it to be this strong.
Not only projects from the Luo Group, but even many families stepped forward in support. The most surprising was the usually aloof Chen Family.
Because of the Chen Family's involvement, all the wait-and-see enterprises began to switch sides and apply pressure.
At this critical juncture, the Tech City project was also suspended.
This raised the already high pressure another notch.
The final conclusion reached:
Issue a warning, and it must not happen again.
It wasn't that the authorities couldn't sanction these people, but rather that it was unnecessary.
Of course, not sanctioning Lin Ran equally meant they wouldn't sanction the Yu and Ai families either.
The authorities weren't fools; they wouldn't let Luo Yao wantonly eliminate these families.
If these financial conglomerates advanced together, it would be manageable, all within controllable limits.
But if one truly became dominant, it would indeed trigger many chain reactions.
South Korea was the best example. The authorities would not allow China's political and business landscape to become like South Korea's.
Dongtian Manor. Lin Ran and his wife were personally escorted back by personnel from the relevant authorities.
Actually, they had had a rather good day, arranged in a five-star presidential suite with top-notch food and amenities.
The only drawback was guards stationed outside, not allowing them to leave.
Now it was fine; they had regained their freedom.
Not just them, but also the personnel guarding the Yu and Ai family members in the hospital had all withdrawn.
After getting out of the car, the couple entered the villa and found a group of people sitting inside.
They were Chen Xiao, Su Jianguo, Chen Zhima, Chen Nianshi, Chen Nianlun, Chen Lin, Chen Qingtian, and Liu Meng.
Seeing Lin Ran enter, Su Jianguo stood up on the spot.
Lin Ran: "..."
"So you weren't actually lame all along?"
Su Jianguo explained, "Your grandmother-in-law just has inconvenient mobility, not a disability."
As he spoke, Su Jianguo took Luo Yao's hand. "Yao Yao, that girl Qingtian has caused you trouble. If not for her, you wouldn't have offended the three great families."
Luo Yao said coldly, "It has nothing to do with you. I only care about A Ran. Besides, you all intervened as well, didn't you?"
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
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)
'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.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
