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"Director Ouyang, this is far too grand! I haven't even officially started working yet, is it really necessary to make such a big show of it? I'm truly flattered!"

However, while Director Ouyang's smile remained warm, his words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing all the warmth and pride in Chen Jinhua's heart, causing her smile to freeze completely!
"Oh dear! Mr. Chen, you've arrived! I'm so sorry!"

Director Ouyang rubbed his hands together, smiling broadly, but his tone carried a hint of embarrassment and... obvious apology?

"To be honest, Mr. Chen, we...we weren't waiting for you..."

Director Ouyang's words were like an invisible slap, severely damaging Chen Jinhua's newly ignited pride and emotion!
The smile on her face froze instantly, and her outstretched hand, ready to shake hands, awkwardly stopped in mid-air.

A wave of intense shame washed over her like an icy tide!
Chen Jinhua, a seasoned businesswoman, had never experienced such a humiliating and cold reception, especially when she had just "failed" on Douyin and was fully expecting to be treated like a hero here!
But Chen Jinhua is Chen Jinhua after all.

Her ability to carve out a path in the business world and rise to the position of general manager of a giant company is not solely due to her beauty.

Strong mental fortitude and the ability to control one's emotions instantly are the instincts that allow her to survive.

The stiffness on his face lasted for less than half a second.

She withdrew her hand very naturally, casually smoothing a stray hair behind her ear, as if she had just been tidying her appearance.

That elegant and poised smile reappeared, even carrying a perfectly timed self-deprecating hint of self-mockery regarding his own misjudgment.

"Oh? So I was just being presumptuous."

She spoke casually, her gaze sweeping over the dark, eagerly waiting crowd at the entrance, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"For Director Ouyang and so many other bigwigs to personally line up to welcome him, he must be an extraordinary figure. May I ask which distinguished guest has arrived?"

Seeing Chen Jinhua's composure, Director Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief, having defused the awkward situation, and quickly explained.

"President Chen, you flatter me. He is our group's newly appointed chairman! Today is his first official visit to the company, so everyone is taking it very seriously and must show the highest level of welcome!"

"The new chairman?"

Chen Jinhua's heart sank! An extremely ominous feeling instantly gripped her!
She suppressed her turbulent emotions and tried her best to keep her voice steady.

"Kuaishou...changed owners? When did this happen?"

"Just a couple of days ago!"

Director Ouyang lowered his voice, his tone tinged with mystery and awe.

"The original largest shareholder, who was also our former chairman, sold all his shares in a package deal! He completely stepped down! The new boss directly took over 40% of the absolute controlling stake! He has veto power on the board of directors! Now the entire Kuaishou is his personal fiefdom!"

Forty percent! Absolute control! Veto power!

Every word felt like a hammer blow to Chen Jinhua's heart!
She felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head, extinguishing the ambition that had just been ignited within her!
The reason she dared to overturn the table on Douyin and boldly declare that she would surpass Douyin in three years was because of the olive branch offered by Kuaishou and the promised general manager position! But now, the real owner of Kuaishou has changed?!
Whether she can establish herself on Kuaishou, the positions and shares she promised to her confidants, all her future plans... the final decision rests with that new boss she has never met!

A wave of frustration and irritability washed over her. It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly! The timing of the new boss change couldn't have been worse! But then she thought, with her abilities, her impressive track record and reputation in the short video industry, as long as the new boss was a rational person, he probably wouldn't refuse to have such a valuable asset join him, right? After all, her name, Chen Jinhua, was a golden brand in itself!
"I see."

Chen Jinhua smiled confidently again and nodded.

"That is indeed a big deal. Director Ouyang, you go ahead with your work, I'll go inside and wait."

"Alright, alright! Mr. Chen, please have a seat in the VIP room for a moment. Once the welcoming ceremony here is over, I will take you to see the chairman immediately!"

Director Ouyang felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly called an assistant to lead Chen Jinhua into a spacious and comfortable VIP reception room inside the company.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly while we waited.

The VIP room was well-air-conditioned, with a comfortable temperature. An assistant served delicate snacks and hot coffee with great respect.

But Chen Jinhua seemed somewhat uneasy.

She looked out the window and downstairs; the welcoming crowd was still standing there, clearly the new boss hadn't arrived yet.

An hour passed...

An hour and a half has passed...

The hands of the clock on the wall had quietly slid toward noon.

Outside the window, the welcoming crowd downstairs finally began to disperse.

You can faintly hear the footsteps and conversations of employees heading towards the cafeteria.

It's time for lunch.

In the VIP room, she was still all alone.

The coffee had long since gone cold, and the snacks remained untouched.

The suppressed dissatisfaction and anxiety began to grow and spread like vines.

What kind of hospitality is this?!

Even if the new boss is important, doesn't that mean Chen Jinhua is important too? They left her here for over an hour, and not even one of the people in charge showed up? Is this the level of hospitality at Kuaishou? Or... does the new boss, or Director Ouyang, simply not take her seriously?

Just as Chen Jinhua's patience was about to run out and she was considering whether to leave directly, the door to the VIP room was finally pushed open.

Director Ouyang rushed in, his face showing apology and a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

"Oh dear, Mr. Chen! I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting! The new boss was a bit delayed on the way here, and after he arrived, I gave him a quick tour of the company's departments to familiarize him with the environment, so it took a little longer than expected! Please forgive any inconvenience!"

Chen Jinhua sneered inwardly.

Delay? Visit? Such a lame excuse, what a load of rubbish! It's clearly a show of force! Or perhaps the new boss simply doesn't care about her name, Chen Jinhua?

But she maintained a perfect professional smile as she stood up and said...

"Director Ouyang, you're too kind. The chairman is new here, so it's only natural that he familiarizes himself with the company. Well then, shall we..."

"The chairman is in his office now!"

Director Ouyang quickly chimed in, a smile plastered on his face, carrying a knowing implication.

"I've already reported your situation to him! Mr. Chen, rest assured, with your qualifications and abilities, joining Kuaishou would be an honor for us! Although the chairman is young, he definitely recognizes talent! He's willing to meet with you, so I think this is almost a done deal! No problem!"

Although she knew it was just polite talk, the words "almost certainly" and "no problem" still reassured Chen Jinhua somewhat.

A glimmer of hope rekindled within her.

Once they meet, with her skills and experience, persuading a young boss shouldn't be difficult.

"Then I'll take Director Ouyang's good wishes." Chen Jinhua smiled slightly, regaining his aura of complete control.

"plz follow me!"

Director Ouyang gestured for Chen Jinhua to leave, leading her through the VIP room, across the busy but now unusually quiet office area, and into the private elevator, directly to the chairman's office on the top floor of the building.

The heavy, understated yet luxurious solid wood door was tightly closed, bearing no markings, yet exuding an invisible sense of authority.

"Mr. Chen, the chairman is inside. You...would you like to go in yourself?"

Director Ouyang stopped at the door, a respectful smile on his face, but his eyes flickered.

Chen Jinhua took a deep breath to calm her inexplicably racing heartbeat.

She tidied her impeccably tailored suit once more, ensuring her appearance was flawless. Success or failure hinged on this moment!
She raised her hand and gently knocked on the heavy door.

"Please come in."

A young, calm, even slightly lazy voice came from inside the door.

That sound...?
Chen Jinhua's heart skipped a beat! An indescribable, utterly absurd sense of familiarity instantly gripped her! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! She must have been too nervous and misheard!

She suppressed the turmoil churning within her and forcefully pushed open the door.

The office is extremely spacious and bright, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows offering a panoramic view of the Beijing skyline.

On the right is a large and imposing mahogany desk.

At that moment, what attracted Chen Jinhua's attention was the tall figure standing in front of the French windows with his back to the door.

He wore a perfectly tailored dark casual suit, his posture was upright and relaxed.

Even just this silhouette exudes an indescribable, calm aura of control.

The moment Chen Jinhua saw that figure from behind, her heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand! It stopped beating! A chilling coldness shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head! The blood in her entire body seemed to freeze at that instant!
She stood frozen at the doorway, as if under a spell! Her mind went completely blank! Only a frantic, unbelievable thought remained.

No! It can't be him! Absolutely impossible!

Just then, the figure in front of the window slowly turned around.

The sunlight outlined his sharply defined profile, and then, a young face with a playful smile, so familiar that it made Chen Jinhua's soul tremble, clearly came into view!

Qin Luo!

It was Qin Luo!
"Mr. Chen, it's true what they say, life is full of unexpected encounters."

Qin Luo's lips curled into a smile that Chen Jinhua both hated and feared. His voice was calm, yet it exploded in her ears like thunder.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."

boom.!!!

Chen Jinhua felt the world spinning around her! Her vision blurred!
She stared intently at Qin Luo, her pupils shrinking to pinpoints in utter shock! Her mouth opened involuntarily, but no sound came out! Her carefully maintained composure and queenly aura were shattered in that instant! Only naked, unbelievable horror remained!

It wasn't until Qin Luo's voice rang out again that she was jolted awake from her petrified state like a thunderclap!

"Very surprised?"

Qin Luo walked slowly to the large desk, sat down leisurely, tapped his fingers lightly on the smooth surface, and looked at it with a playful, cat-and-mouse expression.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm not just the boss of TikTok."

He paused, looking at Chen Jinhua's bloodless face, which was filled with horror, and spoke clearly, word by word.

"Now, Kuaishou is mine too."

Kuaishou... is his now too?!
Chen Jinhua felt as if she had been struck by an invisible lightning bolt! Her body swayed uncontrollably, and she instinctively grabbed the door frame beside her to barely regain her balance!
Shocking! Utterly shocking!

Like a tsunami, it instantly overwhelmed all her thoughts!

How could he?!
How could he have so much money?! Buying Douyin, valued at hundreds of billions, in cash wasn't enough?! He then went on to acquire 40% of Kuaishou, a company of similar size, becoming its controlling shareholder?!
Could it be... could it all have been his plan?!
A terrifying thought slithered into Chen Jinhua's mind like a venomous snake! From injuring Tian Shao to forcing her to resign, and then to her desperate situation and turning to Kuaishou… was all of this part of his plan?!
Was he deliberately waiting to see her, like a clown, jump from the quagmire of Douyin into the even bigger fire pit of Kuaishou?

She recalled her boastful words in the Douyin conference room: "We will surpass Douyin in three years..." Now, thinking back, every word felt like a resounding slap across her face! It stung!

The chairman's office on the top floor of the Kuaishou Building.

The air seemed to have frozen into ice, so heavy it was suffocating.

Qin Luo's words, "Kuaishou is mine too," echoed repeatedly in Chen Jinhua's empty mind like a curse, crushing all her luck, calculations, and last bit of pride.

Looking at Qin Luo's young, handsome face, which now held a devilish, playful smile, an indescribable chill and despair instantly overwhelmed her.

Stay here? What's the point of staying here? To continue being played like a clown? To continue enduring endless humiliation and attacks?

Do not!
Chen Jinhua turned around abruptly, her movement so fast it created a gust of wind!
She didn't even glance at Qin Luo, stumbling and rushing towards the heavy solid wood door as if fleeing from hell! The sound of her high heels hitting the ground was chaotic and rapid, carrying a sense of near-collapse and panic.

"boom!!!"

A deafening bang!

With all her might, she slammed the office door shut! The loud noise, like her final, feeble roar, echoed in the empty corridor and struck her own heart.

It’s over.

Completely finished.

From Douyin to Kuaishou, she thought she had found a new battlefield and a springboard for revenge.

In the end, they had only fallen into a much larger trap that the other side had already laid.

In Qin Luo's presence, she was like a puppet controlled by invisible strings; all her struggles and counterattacks seemed so laughable and futile. She was utterly powerless to fight back!
The black Maybach S680, like a cold metal box, was parked on the side of the road.

Chen Jinhua locked himself in the driver's seat, and his last shred of composure completely collapsed.

She suddenly threw herself onto the steering wheel, her body trembling violently. The humiliation, anger, and despair that had been suppressed for so long surged out like a floodgate being opened!

"Waaaaah..." A low, mournful whimper, like that of a wounded wild animal, echoed inside the car.

Scalding tears welled up and instantly soaked the expensive leather steering wheel.

(End of this chapter)