Before the background was fully loaded, Gu Chenan felt it was all rather ethereal, not nearly as tangible as wealth.
But after it finished loading, he realized just how important this background truly was.
With Gu Chenan's current background, he wouldn't even need to handle Liu Dong's matter personally - a single phone call would suffice to resolve it.
Though Liu Dong was a local kingpin in the Magic City, he only owned several KTV venues and companies.
The Gu Family's influence permeated every corner of Magic City. If Gu Chenan wished, he could easily bankrupt Liu Dong's KTV venues and small real estate company within a day.
Even in terms of underground influence, Gu Chenan completely overshadowed Liu Dong.
To put it plainly, Liu Dong relied on his two right-hand men, Li Lin and Wang Hu, each of whom commanded over twenty minor leaders who had their own spheres of influence.
But as the saying goes, "The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal."
These minor leaders might know Liu Dong, but their subordinates had no connection to him whatsoever.
Gu Chenan's situation was different - all the bodyguards of the Gu Family answered to Ma Bing alone, whose loyalty to Gu Chenan was beyond question.
In fact, even without Ma Bing present, Gu Chenan could freely command the bodyguards.
To draw a comparison, Liu Dong's influence was like the feudal system during the Zhou Dynasty, where local regions recognized only their feudal lords but not the emperor.
Meanwhile, Gu Chenan's influence was like the centralized prefecture system, where everyone followed his commands directly.
Thus, Gu Chenan completely dominated Liu Dong both in legitimate business and underground operations.
"Young Master Gu, what should I do now? Should I continue keeping watch here or take men to confront Liu Dong?" Ma Bing asked at this moment.
After a moment's contemplation, Gu Chenan smiled lightly and said, "No need for such trouble. A phone call will settle this."
As he spoke, Gu Chenan took out his phone and opened his contacts.
However, at that very moment, a commotion suddenly erupted downstairs.
Gu Chenan stood up and looked down through the floor-to-ceiling window. He saw several burly men getting out of different models of sedans, forcefully pushing their way into the Caiying Building despite the employees' attempts to stop them.
"Sigh."
Gu Chenan sighed, "I was planning to resolve this with just a phone call, but you're really asking for death, aren't you?"
"Let's go see what's happening."
......
Downstairs at Caiying Company.
More than a dozen burly men, led by Wang Hu, barged through Caiying's main entrance.
After making a token attempt to stop them and receiving threats in return, Caiying's employees dared not block them anymore.
They couldn't be blamed.
They were just Caiying employees earning a few thousand a month - why risk their lives?
These were Liu Dong's men after all - who would dare stop them?
Caiying's employees had all heard about the grudge between Gu Chenan and Liu Dong. Though they were Caiying employees, they believed Gu Chenan was definitely in for serious trouble.
Even with CEO Su's backing, Liu Dong would surely teach him a lesson. In fact, CEO Su might get into trouble too - they'd heard she had slapped Liu Dong's daughter!
Soon, Wang Hu stood in Caiying's first-floor lobby with his dozen or so men, while several others went to guard the front and back doors to prevent Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo from escaping.
Wang Hu arrogantly surveyed his surroundings, ignoring the no-smoking sign behind him as he lit a cigarette and said to the receptionist, "Tell Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo to come see me."
"This......" the receptionist hesitated, looking troubled.
"Is it that difficult?" Wang Hu narrowed his eyes, cigarette dangling from his mouth. "You have ten minutes, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Ding~
Just as Wang Hu finished speaking, the elevator doors opened.
Gu Chenan walked out with Ma Bing following behind.
Gu Chenan looked around at everyone before finally fixing his gaze on Wang Hu.
"What are you looking at?"
Wang Hu had never met Gu Chenan and didn't realize this was the person he was looking for, assuming he was just some employee who didn't understand the situation.
"Heh."
Gu Chenan gave a light chuckle and was about to say something, but Ma Bing couldn't contain himself anymore and instantly appeared in front of Wang Hu.
Before Wang Hu could react, Ma Bing's hand struck out with a resounding slap.
"Smack!"
The crisp sound echoed through the entire first-floor lobby. The cigarette, along with its sparks, flew from Wang Hu's mouth as he crashed into the wall.
Instantly, both Wang Hu's men and the surrounding employees were dumbfounded.
What just happened?
Who was this person beside Mr. Gu, slapping Wang Hu without a word?
Did he not know who Wang Hu was?
Ma Bing completely ignored the shocked onlookers and pointed a finger at Wang Hu, "How dare you speak to Young Master Gu like that?!"
Young Master Gu?
Everyone was even more confused hearing this form of address.
Wasn't Gu Chenan supposed to be from an ordinary family? When did he become a young master?
And "Young Master Gu"?
There wasn't even a Gu Family among Magic City's great families, was there?
"You dare hit Brother Hu? Brothers, kill him!"
After a moment, Wang Hu's men finally reacted, charging forward with battle cries.
Ma Bing turned to look, his movements suddenly accelerating. In a matter of seconds, amid a chorus of wails, he had all of them lying on the ground.
This happened so quickly that the watching employees couldn't even process it. When they finally grasped the situation, their jaws dropped in shock.
Taking down more than a dozen tough guys in an instant - was this even human?
Wang Hu, who had hit the wall and was now bleeding from his head, stared at Ma Bing with trembling eyes. In all his years in Magic City's underworld, he had never seen anyone with such incredible skills.
Taking down all his elite men in seconds - this was simply supernatural!
After dealing with these men, Ma Bing turned back, grabbed Wang Hu's collar, and dragged him before Gu Chenan, asking, "Young Master Gu, how should we handle him?"
Ma Bing's transformation was dramatic - moments ago he had been like a war god, but now he showed extreme deference before Gu Chenan. This made Wang Hu and the watching employees reassess the title "Young Master Gu."
Someone with such exceptional fighting skills showing such respect - this Gu Chenan must be extraordinary!
Until just now, Caiying's employees had believed the rumors that Gu Chenan was just CEO Su's boy toy, but now it was clear he couldn't be that simple!
Thinking about this, a incredible thought suddenly occurred to everyone.
Could Gu Chenan be the young master of the legendary hidden Gu Family of Magic City?
It wasn't surprising that people could make this connection. The reason the system took so long to load Gu Chenan's background was because it encompassed such a broad range of elements.
Even people's hearsay was part of the background.
Therefore, while loading, the system had already implanted rumors about the Gu Family into the memories of everyone in Magic City.
This was why people could now connect Gu Chenan with his background.
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?!
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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."
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
