My Ares Son-in-Law

With a cigar between his fingers, Qian Li lightly tapped the ebony coffee table with his knuckles, his tone slow and deliberate, carrying an air of condescending arrogance: "My request is very simple."

He paused, then glanced at Yun Yuyan across from him, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt, as if declaring a settled fact: "Xunjiang Group, transfer at least 10% of your shares to my name."

“Remember,” he emphasized deliberately, cigar ash falling onto the table, overlapping with the two shoe prints he had left earlier, glaringly obvious, “this ten percent must include full voting rights… From now on, what I, Qian Li, say in your company will count.”

A sneer escaped from his nose, and Qian Li seemed to think his request was extremely merciful: "As for the price... it's negotiable."

“I’ll give you a few tens of thousands of yuan as a token.” He flicked his cigar, the thick nicotine smoke rushing towards Yun Yuyan. “After all, I’m not the kind of person who’s unreasonable.”

"you!"

Yun Yuyan suddenly jumped up from her seat, her chest heaving violently with extreme anger. Her originally fair cheeks instantly turned bright red, and even her neck flushed slightly.

She clenched her fists so tightly her nails almost dug into her palms, her eyes burning with humiliation and anger as she stared intently at Qian Li: "Mr. Qian! I think you've misunderstood!"

"Xunjiang Group is the culmination of our hard work, and we have never intended to sell our shares!" Her voice trembled slightly, yet remained defiant. "No matter who offers or how much money they offer, we will never consider it!"

"Tsk tsk, Mr. Yun, don't get so worked up."

Qian Li slowly waved his hand, gesturing for her to sit down. The frivolous smile on his face faded slightly, but a chilling coldness crept into his eyes... like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, finally revealing its sharp fangs.

"It seems that President Yun is still too unfamiliar with the rules and regulations of the provincial capital."

He raised his wrist and flicked cigarette ash onto the gleaming watch face. The movement was slow and deliberate, yet it exuded an air of absolute confidence, as if the Xunjiang Group before him was already his for the taking.

“To do business here, especially for ‘outsiders’ like you who come from other places, it’s not enough to just have good products and know how to make money.”

Qian Li lowered his voice even further, with an arrogant air of knowing the unspoken rules, "So many large companies are scrambling to give 'dry shares' to the forces that can keep them safe... This is called 'paying homage to the boss,' or 'paying a security fee.'"

He leaned forward slightly, the flame of his cigar flickering, the smoke carrying a scorching breath blowing onto Yun Yuyan's face, causing her to instinctively turn her head away.

"These are the rules, and they are the way for outsiders like you to survive."

“Our Qian family has been rooted in the provincial capital for three generations. Many large companies have begged us to give them shares, but we’ve never bothered to accept them.”

Qian Li's tone was full of undisguised boasting, even with a condescending pity, "Now that we are taking a liking to Xunjiang Group and are willing to take this 20% stake, it is your good fortune and also an opportunity for you to establish yourselves in the provincial capital."

The moment the words left his mouth, the last trace of a smile vanished from his face, his eyes suddenly sharpening like knives, as if he were assessing a worthless piece of merchandise. The threat in his tone was laid bare, without the slightest attempt to conceal it:
"You'll get 20% of these shares..." He paused, twirling his cigar between his fingers, "and from now on, Xunjiang Group will have smooth sailing in the provincial capital, and no one will dare to cause trouble. Orders, resources, connections—our Qian family can pave the way for you."

With a cigar between her fingers, she gently tapped the coffee table. The soft "tap, tap, tap" sound seemed to strike Yun Yuyan's heart, so dull it was suffocating.

"No..."

Qian Li drew out his words, the last syllable carrying a sinister chuckle, leaving his sentence unfinished. But in his narrowed eyes, malice and ruthlessness almost overflowed… Either obediently hand over the shares, or Xunjiang Group can forget about gaining a foothold in the provincial capital, and might even face utter ruin!

Such blatant and domineering plunder and threats!
Yun Yuyan was so angry that her whole body was trembling slightly, her fingertips were clenched so tightly that they turned white, and her pretty face was flushed red, not from shyness, but from extreme anger and humiliation.

But beyond the anger, there was an even deeper sense of powerlessness... The other party came prepared, backed by the Qian family, and acted recklessly.

Zhou Keying is not here, and Liu Jianming is still in the ancient city and cannot be contacted for the time being. As a young girl, she is indeed somewhat helpless in the face of such blatant bullying.

She forced back the tears welling in her eyes, biting her lower lip tightly until she tasted a faint hint of blood, which finally helped her calm her turbulent emotions.

Her gaze stubbornly met Qian Li's, without the slightest hesitation, but deep down she was frantically hoping for that figure... that figure who always appeared at crucial moments, giving her an infinite sense of security, could come quickly.

The air in the office seemed to freeze, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Only the cigar in Qian Li's hand was still burning, its pale blue smoke swirling and spreading like a venomous snake in the luxurious space, making the sense of threat and oppression even more intense.

The two black-clad bodyguards behind him stood solemnly like gatekeepers, their eyes cold and hard as iron, as if they would pounce on him and tear everything in front of them to shreds at Qian Li's command.

Qian Li looked at Yun Yuyan's forced composure but barely concealed embarrassment and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He enjoys the feeling of controlling other people's fate, especially watching beautiful women struggle helplessly in front of him, which satisfies his base and arrogant nature.

He stopped talking, slowly puffing on his cigar, enjoying the oppressive silence before his prey was about to be caught in the net.

In his view, the 20% stake was already in his grasp... Faced with the Qian family's threats, an outside company had no choice but to submit.

Yun Yuyan bit her lower lip tightly, her fingertips turning white from the force.

She wasn't unfamiliar with such things... When a company reaches a certain size, all sorts of "gods" will try to take a slice of the pie, calling it "win-win cooperation," but in reality, it's blatant extortion.

When they were in the ancient city, the grand opening of Xunjiang Group stunned everyone, and no one dared to provoke them.

But this is the western region, where even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. These people only saw Xunjiang Group as a "fat sheep" from outside, but they didn't know what kind of entity stood behind it.

Although she knew that the Zhou family was a key asset for the Xunjiang Group in the western region, the Zhou family was unaware of the group's expansion to this area, and she did not have their contact information.

Now, only Xiao Chen can save Xunjiang Group.

"What's your decision, Mr. Yun?" Qian Li stood up, strolled slowly to his desk, and casually flicked the cigar ash onto the clean surface, leaving a charred mark.

"A wise person knows when to yield. Let me tell you, my Qian family has influence in the City Lord's Mansion... Making your company go out of business is just a matter of a word from me." (End of Chapter)