Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 608 Sisters' Confession Game
In the grand living room of the presidential suite at the Galaxy Hotel.

More than half an hour had passed since Zhou Wang entered the study.

Choi Min-ah remained in her room, refusing to leave.

Yu Duo slumped on the thick carpet, clutching a plush pillow, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought. Her legs, swayed like a duck, resembled those of a once-popular, non-mainstream writer of melancholic literature.

Shen Yutong sat back on the other side of the living room sofa, holding the phone and talking softly to her sister on the other end. At first, the conversation was warm and affectionate, but then Shen Yurou on the other end suddenly said something, and Shen Yutong's expression became somewhat mournful.

On the balcony, Su Yajing was also holding her phone, but she wasn't making a call; she was participating in a video conference of the Lishui Yunquan Hotel Group.

After two months of adjustments, Lishui Yunquan Hotel has merged with Sanhe Hotel in Licheng to become the current "Lishui Yunquan Hotel Group". Su Yajing's aunt, Su Man, has also become the manager of the group's Licheng branch.

In addition to her original Sanhe Hotel and her own guesthouse, Su Man has acquired three more medium-to-large hotels and guesthouses in Licheng and Baicheng with the financial support of the group, showing a promising start.

In addition, the Baicheng Sun Palace that Zhou Wang acquired from Teacher Yang was also handed over to Su Man.

With the resources of the Ruan family's Xinghui International Tourism, Su Man has now become a prominent figure in the local hotel industry, and has even developed some political connections. When Su Yajing called home last time, her aunt told her that she had already looked for a villa in Licheng city to be Su Yajing's dowry.

"...That's roughly the marketing strategy for the Spring Festival. Ms. Su, do you have anything to add?"

On the other end of the phone, after the group's vice president in charge of marketing finished speaking, he asked Su Yajing in a gentle tone.

Because Su Man is now in the senior management of the group, and Su Yaqing does not currently hold any official position but has a high implicit status, everyone is used to calling Su Man "President Su" and Su Yaqing "Miss Su".

"This is a plan that the group's marketing department has worked hard to produce, and it has been reviewed by Mr. Liu, who is highly experienced and qualified. Of course, I think there is no problem with it!"

Lost in thought, Su Yaqing snapped out of it, first saying something obediently, then smiling as she added:

"However, I would still appreciate it if you could send me a draft to my email address, Mr. Liu, so I can study it carefully later."

These words brought a smile to Mr. Liu's lips. Upon hearing that it was such a small request, he immediately nodded in agreement.

The other vice presidents present at the meeting had strange expressions. President Liu had been on a business trip abroad recently and hadn't had much contact with this Ms. Su, but they all knew very well...

This Miss Su may seem harmless on the surface, but she actually has a lot of ulterior motives.

For example, this time, she outwardly praised the marketing department and even asked for a draft under the guise of learning, but who knows, tomorrow Ms. Su might send back a proposal full of ideas and suggestions.

That will be the time when Mr. Liu will feel bad.

If we ignore it, it's hard to say whether Miss Su sent the proposal to the group's general manager Qu Feng and the behind-the-scenes boss Mr. Zhou. If something goes wrong, General Manager Liu will be in a difficult position.

However, if it is actually adopted, it means that a lot of time and energy will be spent correcting the plan, which is a very torturous process.

Of course, no one would remind President Liu at this time. After all, he was fooled by Su Yaqing's innocent and harmless appearance. It can only be said that everyone has to suffer the consequences when they are forced to...

After the video conference ended, Su Yajing stepped out onto the balcony and glanced towards the study.

The study door remained tightly closed.

Seeing that Zhou Wang hadn't made a move yet, Su Yaqing realized that Zhou Wang might take quite a while this time. She glanced at Shen Yutong and Yu Duo in the living room and seemed to sense that beneath the two girls' seemingly ordinary demeanor, their moods were actually fluctuating.

Su Yaqing was still feeling happy after being moved by Zhou Wang. After thinking about it, she felt that she had to do something for her brother.

Moreover, Yu Duo and the others only entered Zhou Wang's life because of her, so the current situation cannot be said to be completely unrelated to her.

It's all my fault for being too eager to show off back then, completely ignoring how irresistible a young, rich, and handsome boy like Zhou Wang is to the opposite sex...

Of course, she also underestimated Zhou Wang's lust.

However, there's no point in thinking about it now, and Su Yaqing doesn't want this incident to create a rift between the four girls.

Because she knew it all too well...

The four of them are not actually in competition at all.

Zhou Wang has so many women entangled with him outside, not to mention that Senior Sister Jiang alone is already an insurmountable obstacle for Su Yajing.

Putting aside her chaotic thoughts, Su Yaqing stood in the living room and said, "Duoduo, Tongtong, I think... we need to talk."

"what?"

Yu Duo shrank back, clearly showing some resistance, "What...what should we talk about?"

Shen Yutong didn't speak, but her expression revealed some reluctance.

But Su Yaqing knew that now was the best time to talk, so she ignored what Yu Duo and Shen Yutong thought and turned around to knock on Cui Min'er's door again.

After knocking for a while, Cui Min'er finally opened the door a crack. Su Yaqing said impatiently:
"Stop hiding, come out. You can hide for a day, but do you think you can hide forever?"

Faced with Su Yaqing at this moment, Cui Min'er felt like a mistress caught red-handed, and she was really guilty. So after fidgeting for a while, she still came out of the room.

Fortunately, it was autumn, so although Cui Min'er was wearing a turtleneck sweater, it didn't look out of place. Otherwise, Su Yaqing would definitely have become suspicious. If she pulled open Cui Min'er's collar, she could have seen those dense hickeys that stretched all the way down to her collarbone...

After Cui Min'er was called out, Su Yaqing took the lead in sitting in the main seat on the sofa without hesitation, and then silently looked at her other three roommates.

Intimidated by Su Yaqing's "Empress" aura, the three girls hesitated for a moment before coming over. Yu Duo remained sitting on the ground, still holding her pillow, while Shen Yutong and Cui Min'er huddled in a corner, neither willing to face Su Yaqing directly.

Su Yaqing didn't care, but looked at Yu Duo first, "I already have a general understanding of them, but what about you... Duo Duo, I want to know, how far have you and Zhou Wang progressed?"

When Su Yaqing asked Yu Duo that question, Cui Min'er and Shen Yutong were stunned for a moment, and then they both stared at Yu Duo with wide eyes.

what the hell!

Could it be that Zhou Wang and Yu Duo also...?

You can't blame Cui Min'er and Shen Yutong for being slow to react.

Who the hell would have thought of this?
Although Yu Duo has always been the kind of person who can't hide her feelings, the problem is that since the summer vacation, the four girls have had different experiences, and Yu Duo's family has also encountered a series of changes, so they haven't actually been together for a long time.

After this reunion, Cui Min'er only noticed from the clues that Shen Yutong and Zhou Wang's relationship seemed a bit abnormal, but she never thought that Yu Duo would also fall for it.

Moreover, Yu Duo's family situation is different from the other three. As long as she doesn't go bankrupt, Yu Duo is the kind of girl who has absolutely no need to depend on a man for survival. Therefore, Zhou Wang's biggest advantage, "being rich," shouldn't have any negative impact on her...

Of course, they were unaware of the later interactions between Zhou Wang and Yu Duo, so it's normal for them to have such thoughts.

Shen Yutong was even more confused than Cui Min'er.

Before tonight, the only person she felt guilty about was Su Yaqing. This morning, Cui Min'er gave her a shock, and now that she has learned that Yu Duo has also not escaped Zhou Wang's "poisonous hand", Shen Yutong's worldview has been completely overturned.

Meeting the complicated gazes of the three girls, Yu Duo's face instantly turned red, and her two little feet, wrapped in her boat socks, curled up as if she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Weren't we supposed to be discussing Choi Min-ah's issue? How did it suddenly get dragged into me?

Yu Duo, who had always thought she had hidden it well, panicked instantly.

"Ah, me, that big bad guy and I, it's nothing..."

"you sure?"

If it was just suspicion before, seeing Yu Duo's behavior now, Su Yajing can be considered to have confirmed it.

They really caught them all in one fell swoop...

Su Yaqing, who had initially clung to a sliver of hope, smiled bitterly to herself.

"Duoduo, today is a frank and open meeting between us sisters. I'm not blaming you for anything. On the contrary, I just want to make sure this doesn't affect our relationship. Besides, whether you believe it or not, I'm thinking of you."

Su Yajing spoke with unprecedented sincerity, “Zhou Wang’s situation may be more complicated than you imagine. Although he won’t intentionally hurt you, you still need to learn to think about yourselves.”

Upon hearing Su Yaqing's words, Yu Duo thought for a moment and then hesitantly said:

"Then maybe there's something between him and me..."

"What is 'one point'? What stage are we at?"

Su Yajing was clearly dissatisfied with her vague response.

"Just...just...kissing and hugging and stuff..."

Yu Duo lowered her head and spoke in a voice barely audible.

"Never slept together?"

At this moment, Choi Min-ah couldn't help but ask a question.

"Oh, what are you talking about? Of course not!"

Yu Duo quickly shook her head, but in her mind she added, "If it's just eating a lollipop, it shouldn't count as that, right?"
"Oh, that's how it is."

Cui Min'er's face showed a hint of joy.

Her little expression didn't escape Su Yajing's notice; Su Yajing was practically rolling her eyes.

What are you so happy about...? Happy that you're not the last one?
Please, what's so joyful about this?

Upon learning that Yu Duo had not yet officially become Zhou Wang's woman, Su Yaqing thought for a moment and then asked, "Duo Duo, even knowing that Zhou Wang is such a womanizer, would you still be with him?"

If this question had been asked two months ago, Yu Duo would probably have been quite confused, but after her time in Shanghai, although she was shy, she nodded without the slightest hesitation:
"Um……"

Her voice was soft, but Su Yaqing knew her; it was actually a sign of her determination.

Su Yaqing stopped asking questions and turned her gaze to Shen Yutong. "I don't think I need to ask you anymore, Tongtong. With your personality, since you've given yourself to him, you must have decided on him, right?"

Having witnessed Yu Duo's example, Shen Yutong knew that struggling was pointless, so she simply blushed and nodded.

Now it was Yu Duo's turn to widen her eyes.

Wait a minute... what does that mean?
What does it mean that "Since Sister Tongtong has given herself to him"?
She didn't even know the relationship between Zhou Wang and Shen Yutong, let alone such explosive inside information.

"Oh, so...so you've all been keeping it from me. Min'er is one thing, but Tongtong, why are you being so dishonest too?"

Yu Duo was somewhat exasperated.

If that's the case, doesn't that mean I'm not only behind Su Yaqing, but now Cui Min'er and Shen Yutong have also surpassed me, making me the "third party"—no, I should say the "fifth party"...

Shen Yutong was extremely embarrassed and could only awkwardly explain, "I... I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

"Alright, now is not the time to dwell on these things."

Su Yaqing stopped Yu Duo, who was about to rush over and playfully fight with Shen Yutong. She took a deep breath and glanced at the three girls:
"The key question now is... what to do next?"

……

In the study, Zhou Wang held a cigarette between his fingers, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He had just finished a call with Jiang Qingkui and, after using a VPN to access foreign websites, Zhou Wang had basically figured out the whole picture.

He never expected that a staff member behind him would secretly take pictures of him, capturing his indecent actions.

The bad news is that, under the current circumstances, it is almost impossible to control public opinion. Even in China, BlackPink has a huge number of fans. As Xu Wenqian said, this matter may not even take another day before it tops the trending search list in China.

The good news is that his face wasn't photographed, which means there's still room for maneuver.

But there was another thing that annoyed Zhou Wang.

Although he was a bit out of control at the time and it was his fault, BlackPink's official statement added fuel to the fire and smeared him, completely absolving themselves of any responsibility, as if they were the complete victims.

They didn't mention any of the reasons behind their lack of performance on stage or their absence from fan meetings.

Even if Zhou Wang was not in a normal state at the time, he would not have felt the need to teach them a "lesson" if he hadn't been genuinely annoyed by their repeated perfunctory responses.

After BlackPink issued an official statement, public opinion was almost unanimously against him, with everyone condemning him.

At this rate, it's only a matter of time before his true identity is exposed.

Given BlackPink's large fan base, this will be a huge public opinion crisis for Zhou Wang, and may lead to many unpredictable consequences.

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Jiang Qingkui didn't care about being angry with Zhou Wang and was convening an emergency meeting with the group's public relations department. However, Zhou Wang didn't think they could really come up with any solutions to turn the tide.

After all, BlackPink are artists from South Korea, and no matter how much power Zhou Wang wields in South Korea, theoretically he cannot influence them.

Currently, Zhou Wang's companies have almost no connection with that side.

Moreover, Zhou Wang had just learned from BlackPink's updates that they had returned to China overnight, clearly to prevent Zhou Wang from using his local influence to pressure them.

So, how do we solve this?
Zhou Wang thought for a moment and then turned his gaze to the system repository.

It seems... the only option left is to use cheat codes.

(End of this chapter)