Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 365 Buying a Plane
"Our reporter reported on October 10 that Xue Mingyuan, the major shareholder behind the Xue Ren Group, and other senior executives including the group's deputy general manager You An, have been investigated by relevant departments for suspected financial crimes. Xue Ren Group Chairman Ms. Gao Xuelan said that shareholders should not panic. Suspension of business for rectification does not mean closing down..."

Inside the moving BMW 530, the sound of the radio station was resounding, but no one spoke for a moment because the key words "Xue Ren Group" were heard.

Until the broadcast stopped, someone let out a sigh of relief, and then Ji Xiaoxi's cousin Cheng Xueqing subconsciously looked at Yue Junnan who was driving.

"Brother Yue, this is what you are talking about, right?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be on the news... But these reporters don't understand shit. They don't even know what the truth of the matter is."

Yue Junnan, who was holding the steering wheel with one hand and whose Rolex watch just showed, said with disdain.

"So what is the truth?"

Cheng Xueqing asked curiously, with a little caution, "If it's inconvenient to say..."

"It's not inconvenient, but please don't spread the news."

Yue Junnan glanced at the rearview mirror. After Cheng Xueqing and her fiancé Li Fei nodded slightly, he said calmly, "The essence behind this is still a struggle for power. In fact, few people know that President Xue... that is, Xue Mingyuan and our Chairman Gao, were actually husband and wife in the past."

When Cheng Xueqing exclaimed in response, Yue Junnan continued:

"The truth of this incident is nothing more than a purge within the group by Chairman Gao. She has always been resentful of President Xue's betrayal in the early years, so she designed the whole incident. According to my guess, Chairman Gao may have started planning since the day Xueren Group was founded. This has to start with Chairman Gao's background as a rich lady..."

In Yue Junnan's words, this was a family feud among the rich that lasted for twenty years, and also involved illegitimate children, family feuds, Beijing circle gossip and other elements. Its excitement was comparable to the novel promotion videos on Douyin.

This perfectly fits the image of a wealthy family that Cheng Xueqing had imagined. She exclaimed in amazement from time to time, and Li Fei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was also stunned.

When Yue Junnan said in a firm tone that "Xue Mingyuan discovered that Xue Peng was not his biological son", someone in the back seat finally chuckled.

"why are you laughing?"

Although he had been talking nonstop, Yue Junnan, who had been closely watching what was happening in the back seat, immediately turned around in displeasure.

At this time, the seats in the car were arranged like this: Li Fei sat in the passenger seat, while Zhou Wang and Ji Xiaoxi and her sister sat in the back seat, with Ji Xiaoxi in the middle and he sitting on the other side.

The meeting between the two was naturally not accidental. Zhou Wang, who had been busy with some things these days, suddenly remembered that Ji Xiaoxi and Wu Yanqiu were still staying in Beidu because of his orders. After asking Wu Yanqiu, he happened to have some free time today, so he ran to find Ji Xiaoxi.

It just so happened that Ji Xiaoxi's cousin wanted to take a photo, so he helped out.

After learning that the young man who helped her and the others take photos was actually Ji Xiaoxi's friend, Cheng Xueqing didn't want to get angry anymore. However, she didn't expect that Ji Xiaoxi's friend would enthusiastically express his desire to join them after hearing that they were going out for dinner.

Cheng Xueqing herself was embarrassed to reject Zhou Wang. After all, he was quite handsome and had bright eyes. She had expected her usually aloof cousin to refuse, but Ji Xiaoxi acquiesced.

How could she know that when Ji Xiaoxi saw Zhou Wang, she was surprised but then felt relieved. If it weren't for Zhou Wang, Ji Xiaoxi might not have gotten in the car to have dinner with them.

Zhou Wang was in a relatively relaxed mood because today he was essentially giving himself a day off.

In recent days, the threshold of Jingwang Club has been almost broken down.

Even after the qualifications were tightened, the number of members of Jingwang Club continued to grow at an explosive linear rate every day, quickly breaking through the 500 mark.

As of today, there are a total of 637 members, including CEOs of top companies in Beidu’s real estate, finance, technology, automobiles, artificial intelligence and other fields, as well as some individual members who have registered privately, touching upon various fields of Beidu’s upper echelons.

Less than a week after opening, it has already established itself as the "No. 1 club in Northern Metropolis".

Zhou Wang was naturally very busy. He could ignore some businessmen who came to him for personal gain, or let Huang Duming, who was temporarily serving as the club's deputy general manager, and others receive them. But there were always some big guys who required him to show up in person, whether because of friendship or social needs.

He drank from noon to midnight snack, from private room number one to private room number nine. Fortunately, Zhou Wang had various plug-ins such as [Energy Potion] and [Dreamweaver Clothes]. If it were an ordinary person, he would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, mental fatigue is not always easy to dispel.

Until today, although there are still some important social engagements that cannot be avoided at the club, Zhou Wang still declined them all on the grounds that he was not feeling well and needed to rest.

He's been drinking for four days straight, I think others will understand... Those who don't can just get out.

It cannot be said that Zhou Wang has integrated into the Beijing circle now, but there is no doubt that he has already possessed a certain special status and initial influence, and does not need to act according to anyone's wishes.

Everyone around him also went to the club to help, including sisters Yun Rou and Yun Lan, and Qi Jiayi who was still handing over the work of the law firm... Whenever they were free, they would go over to help Jiang Qingkui sort out the chaotic affairs of the club.

Qi Jiayi went there early in the morning today. With her and Jiang Qingkui working together in the Jingwang Club, Zhou Wang could go out and have fun without any worries.

But what I didn’t expect was that Ji Xiaoxi was not alone. She was surrounded by relatives and the man who was suspected to be her blind date.

What’s even more coincidental is that Yue Junnan is actually an employee of Xue Ren Group, and seems to be a small leader in a certain department.

Seeing that the other party was talking more and more outrageous, Zhou Wang wanted to hold back his laughter, but after all, he had not received any professional training, so he couldn't help laughing.

This annoyed Yue Junnan. In his eyes, this pretty boy who came out of nowhere was obviously also a suitor of Ji Xiaoxi, but the other party was obviously more shameless than him.

The most obvious manifestation was that when getting in the car, theoretically Zhou Wang should have sat in the passenger seat, but he ran to the back and squeezed together with Ji Xiaoxi on the pretext that "sitting in the front would make me carsick."

Of course, the honest man Li Fei would not say anything. After scratching his head, he went to the passenger seat and really gave the back seat to Zhou Wang.

Yue Junnan was so angry. He had only heard that people would get carsick if they sat in the back seat, but who the hell would get carsick if they sat in the front passenger seat?

But he couldn't say anything. After all, he and Ji Xiaoxi were nothing together now. He could only watch Zhou Wang squeeze next to Ji Xiaoxi, his shoulder touching the snow-white shoulders exposed outside Ji Xiaoxi's suspender dress, and his knees faintly touching the round thighs under Ji Xiaoxi's skirt.

What he didn't understand was that the space in the back seat of his BMW wasn't that narrow, but Ji Xiaoxi didn't even try to avoid suspicion or move a little closer to her cousin, and just let Zhou Wang sit next to her.

Fortunately, he kept a close eye on Zhou Wang along the way, and he didn't seem to do anything out of the ordinary.

In fact, Yue Junnan also knew that he was overthinking. After he "bribed" Cheng Xueqing with a luxury gift that she had not given away before, Cheng Xueqing told him everything about Ji Xiaoxi's past.

She had a strict upbringing, had almost never been in a relationship, was conservative and cold, but had beautiful facial features...

With these qualities combined, she is simply the perfect partner in Yue Junnan's eyes.

In fact, after getting to know her, Yue Junnan could feel that Cheng Xueqing had not lied to him. Ji Xiaoxi was indeed a girl who was ignorant of the ways of the world, but also not easy to approach.

But no matter how difficult it is to approach him, Yue Junnan still has enough confidence in himself.

His parents are senior executives of state-owned enterprises, and he himself is also a department head of a listed company. He owns a car and a house in Beijing, earns a million yuan a year, and has a good appearance and knows how to make girls happy. So far, he has never failed in his pursuit of any girl.

Originally he was planning to tell some "Beijing circle secrets" to show off his own social circle, but who knew that he suddenly heard Zhou Wang's laughter. Of course Yue Junnan was very unhappy.

"Nothing, it's just that the version I know seems to be different from what you said."

Since he couldn't help it, Zhou Wang just smiled faintly.

Yue Junnan frowned immediately, and finally stopped looking nonchalant. Instead, he sneered, "Aren't you from another place? How do you know about our Beidu? Or did you see the so-called revelations on some forum?"

"No, I know because I am also involved in the case." "You are involved in the case?"

Yue Junnan was stunned.

"Well, the reason why Xueren Group closed down was because Xue Mingyuan offended me."

Zhou Wang said seriously.

Yue Junnan was stunned for a long time before he couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Fuck, brother, you are really humorous!"

Perhaps because of Zhou Wang's arrogant words, Yue Junnan suddenly felt more favorable towards Zhou Wang. After all, in his opinion, this young man who was ignorant of the immensity of the world posed no threat at all.

He wanted to say something else, but his cell phone suddenly rang. Yue Junnan stopped talking and answered the phone.

While Yue Junnan was talking to someone on the phone, Cheng Xueqing in the back seat pulled Ji Xiaoxi closer and whispered in her ear.

"Xixi, you should find an excuse to let Zhou Wang leave. Brother Yue invited us to dinner, so it's not appropriate for him to follow us. Besides, Brother Yue obviously has some opinions about him..."

"What does his opinion have to do with me?"

Ji Xiaoxi frowned and responded softly, "I didn't want to eat the meal he invited me to, but you insisted on calling him over. You can go eat by yourselves. I... I'll go with Zhou Wang."

"Xixi, how can you say that? Don't you think Brother Yue is really good? What's so good about Zhou Wang except that he looks good? Being handsome can't make a living, and Brother Yue's appearance is not bad either..."

"Do you really believe that Yue Junnan can help your brother-in-law find a good job, or is it because he gave you a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet?"

Ji Xiaoxi glanced at the four-leaf clover bracelet on Cheng Xueqing's hand, then shook her head, "Sister, to be honest, you might as well ask Zhou Wang for help."

"I beg him?"

Cheng Xueqing was stunned and said rather absurdly, "What can he do? And you just heard him bragging in front of Brother Yue. How unreliable..."

“He wasn’t bragging.”

Ji Xiaoxi shook her head.

"what?"

"I don't know the things you're talking about, but I know he doesn't brag, and he doesn't need to."

Ji Xiaoxi said softly but firmly.

When Cheng Xueqing was about to question, Yue Junnan, who was on the phone in the front row, suddenly raised his voice and said to the other end of the phone in astonishment:

"…What, the restaurant is booked? No, how could you do this? I clearly booked a table a day in advance…What's the point of you apologizing to me? Where is your manager? Let your manager answer the phone…"

After a round of questioning mixed with anger, Yue Junnan finally hung up the phone. After several people cast concerned glances at him, Yue Junnan's face became a little embarrassed.

"We may have to change places to eat. There was a problem at the restaurant..."

"Is there no seat left at the restaurant called 'Bancheng Furongli'? I heard it's the hottest restaurant in Beidu recently. I thought..."

Cheng Xueqing, who had dressed up specially, could not hide her disappointment at first. After realizing that she had said the wrong thing, she quickly smiled and made amends, "Then we'll wait for Brother Yue to take us there next time. As long as Brother Yue invites us, we can eat anything."

Yue Junnan's expression looked better now. He nodded slightly and said, "It's okay. I know there are several good restaurants in that mall. The food is delicious too."

"Actually, you don't need to change. Just go to Bancheng Furongli. I'll help you find a seat."

Zhou Wang said with a smile at this time.

"Oh, I know. You mean you own Furongli, right?"

Yue Junnan immediately joked.

"correct answer."

"you really……"

Yue Junnan, with a look of disdain on his face, was too lazy to say anything more to Zhou Wang. Cheng Xueqing also curled her lips and deliberately nudged Ji Xiaoxi beside her. However, Ji Xiaoxi still looked indifferent, which made Cheng Xueqing a little angry.

Yue Junnan, who didn't want to continue spending time with Zhou Wangduo, stepped on the accelerator and started speeding up. Soon, the BMW 530 finally arrived at the destination.

After parking the car, the group took the elevator to the top floor of the mall. This floor was filled with various restaurants and shops, and the most eye-catching one was undoubtedly the Bancheng Furongli Western Restaurant located in the center.

After being renovated and reopened, the Western restaurant has abandoned its previous ideas and is now a pure high-end French restaurant. Because of the occasional appearances of celebrities and the various sky-high priced dishes promoted by marketing accounts, this place has become a new internet celebrity check-in spot.

Even if they cannot reserve a table, many bloggers will come to the restaurant entrance to live broadcast and take pictures of the restaurant's exaggeratedly luxurious facade and the celebrities who come in and out.

However, at this time, the entrance to the restaurant had been cleared, and security guards in black suits lined up all the way to the elevator door. At the entrance of the restaurant, there were a few young men who looked wealthy and were chatting and laughing.

"I said that being able to book the entire Furongli during meal time is definitely not something that an ordinary person can do... See, that person is Qiu Zeyu, the famous 'Four Young Masters of Beidu', right? He is one of them."

When he saw one of the young men, Yue Junnan, who had been feeling a little resentful, was suddenly relieved and immediately explained in a low voice to Cheng Xueqing and others behind him.

"I know him. I've read gossip on the Internet..."

Cheng Xueqing also looked a little excited, but before she could finish her words, she saw those gorgeously dressed young men looking over here. After a moment's pause, they extinguished their cigarettes and strode over here.

Yue Junnan was somewhat at a loss. He had only once offered Qiu Zeyu a glass of wine on a business occasion. It was impossible that the other party still knew him, right?
But when I looked around, there was no one else coming out of the elevator. Could it be that Qiu Zeyu and others were just about to take the elevator down?
At this moment, several young men who were approaching, still at a distance, were already laughing and greeting loudly.

"Brother Gou, I thought you had been drinking too much these past few days, but you look pretty good now!"

"I can only say that you are awesome, Brother Gou, you really have a huge appetite. But why did you suddenly invite us over for dinner, and at this time?"

Zhou Wang walked forward with a smile, hugged Qiu Zeyu, Zhang Dashao and others, and then explained:
"I just heard you guys yelling in the group chat, and I thought I was going to have dinner with my friends, so I called you over and asked you to give me some advice. I plan to buy something today while I have time."

"What do you need us to help you with? Sports car? Villa? You're not going to buy this mall, are you?"

Qiu Zeyu asked puzzledly.

"Not really... I don't have much experience with this stuff, but I know you all have some knowledge. At the very least, you have more experience than me, especially you, Mr. Zhang. Didn't you tell me last time that your father just placed an order this year, and you participated in the whole process?"

"Ok?"

While Zhang Zhiyuan was still trying to recall with a confused expression, Zhou Wang shook his head and stopped keeping him in suspense.

"Nothing, I just want to buy a plane."

(End of this chapter)