Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 362: Catastrophic Disaster and Kiss of Shame

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The flame of the lighter was flickering. Xue Mingyuan originally planned to smoke only two cigarettes, but he couldn't help it and lit the third one.

Secretary Wan Xingyi hesitated for a moment, but took over the ashtray from the lightly dressed waiter, and whispered behind Xue Mingyuan, "Mr. Xue, this is already your sixth cigarette today..."

"I know."

Xue Mingyuan shook his head calmly.

The cigarettes he smoked were specially made, with filters that were much longer than those on the market. This type of cigarette was only supplied to certain channels. Of course, it didn't take Xue Mingyuan much effort to get this type of cigarette.

In fact, he can only smoke five cigarettes a day. This was the advice given to him by Dr. Li after he suffered from emphysema.

Dr. Li used to be his grandfather's health care physician. Although his grandfather is no longer with us, they still keep in touch from time to time, but they are not as close as before.

"How long?"

Xue Mingyuan took another deep puff of cigarette and then asked.

"Mr. Xue, an hour has passed."

Wan Xingyi glanced at his watch again, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"One hour..."

Xue Mingyuan couldn't help but frowned deeply, "Why?"

Wan Xingyi knew what Xue Mingyuan was wondering about, but he himself didn't know the answer.

According to their understanding of Mr. Yan, he was not someone who liked to waste time on useless things. If things were really developing as they expected, Yan Lingchuan should have been drinking and chatting with them at this moment.

"Tell me, will there be any accidents..."

Xue Mingyuan murmured.

"But there shouldn't be any factors that could cause accidents."

Wan Xingyi shook his head and said, "We have already analyzed all the possibilities. Even if we take the worst case scenario, Zhou Wang's connection with Yunshang Trust is much deeper than it appears... But with Yunshang Trust's power in Beidu, they would definitely be aware of it. But up to now, Yunshang Trust has not made any move."

"And the most important point is that Mr. Wang Ruxi is not in Beidu at the moment. He is attending a financial summit in Pengcheng and is too busy to be in other places..."

"The Jiang family also contributed to this matter. The Qiu family did not express their views. Even Miss Ding, who was said to be Zhou Wang's childhood sweetheart, went to Singapore and has not returned yet."

"The most important thing is that the person who came forward is Yan Lingchuan, the only third-generation direct descendant in the Beijing circle who is active in the business world. You should know his power better than I do."

"Yes."

Xue Mingyuan nodded with a distant look in his eyes. "According to your analysis, it's foolproof. Then why... hasn't Yan Lingchuan come out yet?"

No matter how strict the logic is, no matter how low the possibility of an accident is, the biggest problem is that Yan Lingchuan has not come out yet.

At this moment, Wan Xingyi's cell phone suddenly rang.

He looked at the caller ID in surprise, signaled to Xue Mingyuan, and hurried aside to answer the phone.

"What... Mr. Tang, this is too sudden. How about I let Mr. Xue talk to you... Okay, okay, I got it. I'll tell Mr. Xue..."

Wan Xingyi was surprised after hearing the content of the phone call. After a moment, he walked back with an obviously flustered expression.

"what happened?"

Xue Mingyuan frowned.

"Boss Xue, Tang Shouren from New Ziguang Group called and said... there was a problem with his funds, and the originally agreed acquisition agreement might have to be put on hold..."

"What did you say?"

Xue Mingyuan was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Wan Xingyi also knew how incredible this news was. After months of negotiations and countless exchanges of interests, the acquisition had almost completed all the preliminary procedures and even the signing date had been set...

Even "a done deal" is not enough to describe the progress of this acquisition.

So Wan Xingyi gritted his teeth and repeated it again.

"Are you sure it's Tang Shouren on the other end of the phone?"

After a brief silence, Xue Mingyuan asked softly.

"Uh, it's Mr. Tang..."

"He called you?"

"Yes, I asked Mr. Tang if he wanted to talk to you in person, but he said he was a little busy at the moment..."

"Do you think the New Ziguang Group will be out of money?"

"This... is unlikely. It's one of the top ten private companies in Beidu..."

"Have I offended Tang Shouren recently?"

"That's even more impossible. Mr. Xue, you had dinner with him the night before yesterday..."

"So, what happened?"

Xue Mingyuan looked up at Wan Xingyi at this time.

Wan Xingyi couldn't answer. He knew Xue Mingyuan didn't want an answer. Although Xue Mingyuan acted very calm, Wan Xingyi could clearly see that the cigarette butt in his hand had begun to twist...

Just as Wan Xingyi was sweating unconsciously on his back, his phone rang again.

Wan Xingyi took a look and was about to walk away, but Xue Mingyuan had already said coldly: "Take it!"

Wan Xingyi understood and quickly answered the call and turned on the speakerphone.

"Hello, Xiao Wan, this is Fu Han, um... is Mr. Xue here?"

"Boss Xue is with me. Do you want to talk to him?"

Wan Xingyi glanced at Xue Mingyuan carefully, and seeing that Xue Mingyuan didn't say anything, he answered immediately.

"Oh, that's not necessary. Well, Xiao Wan, could you please tell Mr. Xue that I've been having some difficulties recently and I plan to sell my shares of Xueren Group in batches. Tell him not to worry about it... In addition, isn't my eldest niece's birthday party the day after tomorrow? I may not be able to come."

"What's the trouble? Where are you and why can't you come?"

The one who asked this question coldly was not Wan Xingyi, but Xue Mingyuan who could no longer bear it.

"Uh, brother, you're here... Well, there's no big problem, just some trouble with capital turnover. Don't worry, brother, I will buy back the shares after this period of time."

"Buyback? You hold 5% of the shares of my Xueren Group. Do you know what impact such a concentrated sell-off will have on the group?"

Xue Mingyuan instantly became furious, but then he thought of something and calmed down again. "Fu Han, tell me honestly, what happened?"

"It's really nothing, haha, brother, well, my signal is not very good when I'm abroad, so I won't talk to you for now, I'll contact you later..."

Dudu!

Hearing the busy tone coming from the other end of the phone, Wan Xingyi secretly glanced at Xue Mingyuan's extremely ugly face. He was silent and confused.

He knew why Xue Mingyuan was so angry, because Fu Han was not only Xue Mingyuan's business partner, more importantly... he was also Xue Mingyuan's childhood friend and partner who grew up in the same alley with him!

Even Fu Han's current wife is a relative of Xue Mingyuan. He has been relying on Xue Mingyuan to get to where he is today.

But now, Xue Mingyuan was suddenly stabbed in the back by the opponent, and it was impossible for anyone to remain calm.

boom!
Xue Mingyuan threw the lighter in his hand away fiercely. Before he could get angry any further, the phone rang again.

But this time, it was Xue Mingyuan's phone that rang.

Xue Mingyuan took out his cell phone tremblingly. After the call was connected, a sharp and angry female voice came from the other end:

"Xue Mingyuan, you bastard, tell me, what did you do that angered heaven and man..."

Hearing this voice from the side, Wan Xingyi became more and more confused.

This is because the owner of this voice is the nominal largest shareholder of Xue Ren Group, the current chairman of the board of directors, and most importantly, she is also Xue Mingyuan’s ex-wife.

The happy marriage that was once a perfect match between two well-matched families finally erupted into a series of problems after the decline of the Xue family. It was only because of their conflicting interests that the two still had a lot of cooperation, and the position of chairman of the board of directors of Xue Ren Group was Xue Mingyuan's compensation to the other party.

In other words, it was the price he had to pay for borrowing the woman's resources.

However, in Wan Xingyi's impression, Xue Mingyuan's ex-wife, who always maintained an elegant demeanor, had never spoken to Xue Mingyuan in such a tone. This was obviously because of some unexpected change, and she had been stimulated to extreme anger in an instant.

"Xue Lan, calm down first. I just received two calls. I know what might have happened. Someone is targeting me, Xue Mingyuan, but please give me some time..."

Xue Mingyuan was indeed a man who had experienced many hardships. He remained calm and analyzed rationally. "Time?"

But before Xue Mingyuan could finish his words of comfort, he was interrupted by the woman, who laughed neurotically:
"You know, I received news just a minute ago that the joint investigation team formed by the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Taxation Bureau will enter the Xueren Group tomorrow. Tell me, where is the time left? Who will give you time?"

"what?!"

Hearing this news that was like a bolt from the blue, Xue Mingyuan's face turned pale instantly and he almost fell. Fortunately, Wan Xingyi supported him in time.

But Wan Xingyi's legs had actually become weak.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission, the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Tax Bureau...an investigation team of this size is no different from the "three-court trial" in ancient times.

In other words, this is a catastrophe.

Under the magnifying glass, which listed company dares to say that it has no problems, not to mention that Wan Xingyi knows clearly how serious the problems of Xueren Group are in fact.

But why?
why!
It is already evening. Who has the ability to mobilize such a huge amount of energy in a moment and directly push the Xue Ren Group into the crater?

"Are you wondering who it is... I can tell you clearly that it is the entire Beijing community that wants to kill you!"

The woman on the other end of the phone was still sneering, "Xue Mingyuan, Xue Mingyuan, I really misjudged you. I thought that after all the absurd things you did when you were young, you would be more restrained now. I was wrong. You still don't change your bad habits. Do you really think you are the king of the world and anyone can offend you?"

"Xue Mingyuan, I hate you. It's fine if you die, but why do you want to drag me down... Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, you must rush to the group's meeting room on time. I tell you, I have convened an interim board meeting. If you still have a sense of responsibility, you should surrender to the investigation team..."

beep!
The woman was still blabbering insults, using the most vicious words Xue Mingyuan had never heard in his life, but Xue Mingyuan, who was in a trance, could no longer hear her.

He hung up the phone without realizing it, and just repeated the information revealed by the other party in a low voice.

"The entire Beijing circle, the entire Beijing circle... hehe..."

hum!hum!
The phone kept ringing. Wan Xingyi's phone and Xue Mingyuan's phone were vibrating constantly. Different people were calling frantically.

Every time he answered a phone call, Wan Xingyi's face became more frightened. Later, Wan Xingyi stopped answering the phone. He sat there blankly for a while, then suddenly jumped up, found a cigarette to help Xue Mingyuan light it, and then crawled on his knees to hug Xue Mingyuan's thighs.

"Boss Xue, Boss Xue, you can't just sit there and do nothing any longer. The investigation team hasn't arrived yet, and there's still room for recovery. You...you should think of a solution!"

Xue Mingyuan, with a gloomy face, did not react at first. Until the cigarette was almost burned out, he picked up the cigarette and took a puff, then lowered his head to look at Wan Xingyi, who had a pleading look on his face.

"Tell me, what is the difference?"

"what?"

Wan Xingyi, with tears and snot streaming down his face, looked up in confusion, not understanding what Xue Mingyuan was talking about.

"The difference is that Yan Lingchuan entered there and never came out again."

Xue Mingyuan smiled, smoked the burnt cigarette, and pointed at the Capital Building opposite.

Wan Xingyi seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He looked up in disbelief, "You mean... the instigator of all this is Zhou Wang?"

"Who else could it be?"

Xue Mingyuan's eyes wandered. "Three years ago, I managed to escape a crisis that could have put me in jail for life. I never expected that I would fall into the hands of a young boy..."

"This is impossible. How could Zhou Wang be so capable? Not to mention him, even Qiu Zeyu can't do this. This is not right, this is not right!"

Wan Xingyi still shook his head in disbelief.

"Xiao Wan, run."

Xue Mingyuan lowered his head, "I'm fine, at most I'll just go to jail, but you have lives on your hands, run while you still have a chance, the farther the better..."

Facing Xue Mingyuan's strange smile, Wan Xingyi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly got up from the ground, grabbed his coat and stumbled out of the room.

Xue Mingyuan glanced at Wan Xingyi's fleeing back and smiled unconsciously.

"Haha, although it's possible, there's no chance..."

……

"When I was young, I'd listen to the radio, Waiting for my favorite songs..."

On the stage, "The Cat on the Roof" was singing an extremely classic old English song "Yesterday Once More" with his clear and pleasant voice.

Below the stage, Zhou Wang, who had finally finished another round of greetings with all the guests, had a moment to breathe. He leaned against a round support column, tapping the beat lightly with his fingers, and was obviously in a very happy mood.

"Mr. Zhou, you seem to be very partial to Miss Xinyi. You didn't invite so many famous singers, but you invited her to perform... Oh, that's not right. It seems that Miss Gu is also planning to accompany you to the end. I'm very curious, what are you going to do later?"

A slightly hoarse and magnetic voice came from the side. Zhou Wang turned his head and saw Jiang Qingkui looking at him with a smile.

"Have you never heard the saying, if you like a flower, you don't have to pick it."

Zhou Wang rolled his eyes. "For Tian Xinyi, I just admire her. I can't take her for myself just because she's beautiful, right?"

"is it?"

Jiang Qingkui still stared at Zhou Wang, "What about Miss Gu? Is she just simply admiring me?"

"Why do I always feel like you're picking on me on purpose? Your tone doesn't sound like you're jealous..."

Zhou Wang looked at Jiang Qingkui suspiciously.

Jiang Qingkui couldn't hold it back any longer and finally smiled, his eyebrows curved in a rare way, "I was afraid that you were too complacent, so I couldn't help but want to remind you... Although tonight you seem to have the capital to be complacent."

“How many people have signed up as members?”

"All... all the guests present have become members of the Jingwang Club, including Mr. Yan. Moreover, everyone has paid membership fees for more than three years. In other words, all the initial costs, including the decoration, have been recovered."

Jiang Qingkui couldn't help but say with joy.

“The renovation costs have all been recovered…how much money were collected?”

Zhou Wang was also surprised when he heard this.

"According to the membership level you set, they all chose the Black Rose Card with the highest membership fee. The basic membership fee for one year is 880,000, and after the three-year discount, it is exactly 2 million..."

Zhou Wang felt a pang of annoyance when he heard this. As expected, as long as one had enough appeal, raising money was an extremely easy thing.

There are three types of membership cards at Jingwang Club: Gold Rose, White Rose, and the highest Black Rose.

The membership fee for each person is two million, so for ten people that’s twenty million... Holy crap!
The key is that this is just the threshold fee to become a member. It only provides basic club services and a series of invisible privileges based on the different levels of membership cards. Consumption in the club must be recharged separately.

The most important thing is that both Zhou Wang and Jiang Qingkui know that tonight is just the beginning...

In the Beijing circle, there are countless wealthy people who will flock to the Jingwang Club after tonight.

I dare not say that it has reached the top, but there is no doubt that Jingwang Club has reached a level comparable to the four major clubs on the first day of its opening.

Of course, Zhou Wang knew clearly that these people were not coming for the club, but for the Wangyuan Chamber of Commerce that he was still planning to build.

But that is the next plan, and Zhou Wang is too lazy to think about it now.

"Do you admire me?"

Turning around, Zhou Wang couldn't help but smile when he saw Jiang Qingkui still staring at him with those bright eyes.

"Yeah, I admire it very much."

To Zhou Wang's surprise, Jiang Qingkui nodded readily and admitted it directly.

After finishing speaking, Jiang Qingkui leaned close to Zhou Wang's ear and whispered, "Do you know what I'm thinking about right now?"

"what?"

Zhou Wang was stunned as he felt the hot breath from the plump red lips blowing into his ears.

"I want you to kiss me, I want you to throw me down, like last time at the Waldorf, no, it has to be rougher than that..."

Jiang Qingkui's mutterings with scorching heat instantly ignited Zhou Wang, but damn, this is a public place!

It may be because of this reason that Jiang Qingkui's expression and eyes seem so unscrupulous.

But how could Zhou Wang tolerate her "bad habits"? After quickly glancing around, Zhou Wang suddenly put his arms around Jiang Qingkui's soft waist and took her behind the pillar in her astonished eyes.

"Zhou... ugh!"

Jiang Qingkui's eyes widened instantly and he forgot to struggle for a moment.

Even though there are pillars blocking the view, this is not a hidden corner. Anyone passing by will be able to see it.

The strong sense of shame mixed with the tide of taboo made Jiang Qingkui tremble in an instant. While pushing Zhou Wang away, she couldn't help but hugging Zhou Wang's head.

She couldn't tell whether she was resisting or cooperating, but she was just so greedy that she wanted to use all her senses to remember this moment that vaguely revealed madness...

(End of this chapter)