My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Chapter 478 Those who sow seeds naturally have a response.
After Chen Xiao left, Xiao Yuting dialed the room number and told Zhang Ruier that she wanted to change rooms. Zhang Ruier was completely confused; she was staying in a perfectly good room, so why would she want to change rooms?

She came over to Xiao Yuting and asked curiously, "Your boyfriend came over this morning, and it's already evening. Aren't you bored just sitting in the room?"

Xiao Yuting bent down to pack her things, ignoring her. How could he be bored? He barely stopped, only taking half-hour breaks in between. Once he felt he had recovered somewhat, he began to resume his vigorous activities.

"Yuting, we're having a great time in this business suite, why do we want to change rooms? Is it too expensive? Are we thinking of changing to a double room? I think you don't need to change, we can just stay in one suite, it's not like there's only one room here."

After packing the things into the suitcase, I looked at Zhang Ruier, who was sitting leisurely on the sofa with a cup of coffee in her hand, and said, "I'm going to move to the presidential suite upstairs."

Zhang Ruier's fingertips paused on the rim of the coffee cup, the coolness of the porcelain creeping up her spine from her fingertips.

"Presidential suite?" She heard her own voice as if it were coming through frosted glass. She didn't understand why Xiao Yuting wanted to move up there, but she was very interested in the presidential suite; she had never stayed in one before.

"You should move in quickly, I'd like to come and have a look around, and while I'm at it, could you take me in? It's such a big house, you can't possibly live in it all anyway."

Xiao Yuting had been to that suite more than once. It had many rooms, and just as Zhang Ruier said, it would be best to take her in. Otherwise, it would be a waste of their sisterly affection for the two of them to stay so far away when they came to Jiangzhou for a visit.

"Check out of the room and come upstairs with me."

As Zhang Ruier stepped into the foyer of the presidential suite in her stiletto heels, the view of Egret Lake outside the floor-to-ceiling windows poured down like a giant screen. She subconsciously gripped the chain of her Valentino studded bag, her knuckles turning white from the force—the shards of light refracted by the crystal chandelier flowed across the Hermès carpet, more dazzling than any gold brick wall she had ever seen.

Xiao Yuting casually tossed the room key onto the gilded coffee table, a fragrant breeze wafting as it slid across the surface. Zhang Ruier noticed that the coffee table was carved from a single piece of Brazilian jadeite, and her own reflection on the table was being shattered into fragments by the Swarovski crystal chandelier hanging from the dome.

"This is so luxurious! Are all the suites like this?"

Xiao Yuting shook her head. There were some changes since her first visit. It must be because it was Chen Xiao's private residence, and some of the furnishings had been changed.

Zhang Ruier then laughed and said, "Why did I ask you such a stupid question? You just came up here too, but why do you seem so familiar with this room?"

Pointing to the guest room next door, she said, "Rui'er, you can stay over there. I'm a little hungry, so we'll have dinner in the room tonight."
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Chen Xiao returned to Junxiao Lakeside CBD Center
Zhang Ziqian and Ma Jing came over to give him a brief report on some important matters of the day for each business unit, picking out the most important ones to mention.

He was just listening, not giving orders. The specific arrangements were up to Xu Wu. Thinking of Xu Wu, who had been away on this inspection trip for many days, he really missed her. He took out his phone and sent a message telling her she could come back once her business was almost finished and to get some rest.

At this moment, he felt that Cha Lan was very thoughtful. There was nothing fun in Jiangzhou, but he brought back a yacht, so he would finally have a good place to relax.

"People from NK's China headquarters came today, and the talks didn't go very well. It seems that General Manager Xu left after saying just a few words, so it ended on bad terms."

Oh? You dare not give Xu Jun face? You're really bold, thinking you're the industry leader and everyone needs you? You're overthinking it. If you don't listen, we'll just make you number two and then support someone else to be number one.

"Tell Xu Jun to use some tricks on them; they don't know how to appreciate kindness."

"I heard that the CEO of the China region, named TOM, said that if Junxiao Commercial Management dares not to use the NK brand, he will close all the existing Junxiao Commercial Management stores and revoke the authorization to Jiexun Sports."

Chen Xiao took the Longjing tea that Ma Jing handed him, raised his handsome eyebrows, and sneered, "So arrogant? Then shut them all down and see how much loss we'll suffer from losing one NK. Let's see who can't take it first."

Although he hadn't met TOM, he roughly knew what he was thinking. Perhaps he was used to being arrogant, always letting the agents accept whatever they proposed. When had it ever been the agent's turn to set conditions, especially such a small local agent as Jiexun Sports? If they agreed, what would become of his reputation? What would become of NK's reputation?
Meanwhile, Xu Jun publicly supported Luffy, but TOM clearly thought Xu Jun was just making empty threats. He reasoned that Xu Jun wouldn't actually remove the NK brand from all projects for the sake of one merchant; that would drastically lower the overall image of the sportswear category. So, he countered with a threat, worried that Xu Jun would take away several of his major stores, causing him considerable distress. His message was: if you remove my stores, I'll close all of your projects, making Xu Jun consider whether Junxiao Commercial Management could afford the loss.

But TOM is overthinking it. Junxiao Commercial Management really doesn't care. So what if they don't have this brand? They can just find other brands to replace it. Besides, high-end sports and outdoor brands are more popular than Nike these days, and they fit the mall's positioning better. Wouldn't it be better to bring in Arc'teryx, Descente, and the like? Their sales per square meter are much higher than Nike's, and they have a much higher level of prestige.

Moreover, Chen Xiao felt that if things really came to a complete breakdown, Junxiao Business Management wouldn't care, but could TOM, as the CEO of the China region, really afford such a huge loss?
"Ziqian, do you know what percentage of the business NK accounts for in the Junxiao Commercial Management project each month?"

“I’ve checked—” Chen Xiao nodded approvingly. Ziqian really understood his thoughts; even Ma Jing, as his assistant, was less capable of that.

Within the Junxiao Commercial Management project, the Junxiao Plaza system has NK stores with a monthly sales share of 15 million RMB; Junwu Plaza has two high-end NK stores and one regular sports goods store, with a monthly sales share of 5 million RMB; Junxiao City has three high-end NK stores and thirteen regular sports goods stores, with monthly sales of 15 million RMB. All combined, this amounts to 35 million RMB in monthly sales, or 420 million RMB annually. (Junxiao City, formerly the Shanghai Huijin Plaza, does not sell mass-market sports goods.)

The three high-end stores of NK in Junxiaocheng are among the three worst stores in Junxiaocheng. NK wanted to open high-end stores in other projects, but Junxiaocheng was unwilling to give them such good locations and space, so they could only open small stores upstairs.

4.2 million? No wonder TOM is so confident. Losing this market share won't have a significant impact on NK's overall market share in China.

But that's not how it works. Junxiao Commercial Management is making great strides, and by the end of the year, there will definitely be about 40 more Junxiao Plaza stores opening. Then NK will have to close 40 stores, which will result in a loss of more than 3000 million yuan per month, or 6500 million yuan per month. This will be very painful for NK.

That's not the most important thing. If the two parties cooperate on those good projects in Junxiao City, NK can open more than a dozen large stores, and more than a dozen large stores can also be opened in Junxiao Plaza, which will increase sales by at least 5 million yuan per year.

This means NK will suffer heavy losses. The worst part is if Jun Xiaocheng opens a large Adidas store while NK can't. They'll go crazy. This would mean their status in the industry is declining, and they can't handle the negative impact. They'll definitely be held accountable by Global.

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Another brand trying to show its face. Tell Xu Jun to scan it for me."

Zhang Ziqian wrote it down and said with a smile, "I was quite worried that President Lu didn't handle this matter well today. It's not that I'm worried about the losses, but I'm afraid of being scolded by you."

He laughed and asked, "So what did you say?"

"I told him not to worry. A brand owner is nothing to Mr. Chen. I told him to do his job well and put NK's arrogance to shame. Otherwise, Mr. Chen might really get angry."

"Xiaojing, look, Ziqian still understands me."

Ma Jing snorted, "How come I didn't know? She's your darling now, and I'm about to take a backseat."

She's so jealous, but Chen Xiao understands her and knows she says what she thinks, which actually shows her simplicity and lack of guile.

Luffy was indeed a bit flustered today. His conversation with Tom ended badly. Xu Jun didn't give Tom any face at all and ended the conversation directly. Tom also stormed off. Seeing Xu Jun's livid face, Luffy didn't even see Tom off. This time, they had made enemies.

He even suspected that JOY had cast a curse on him; he had said yesterday that Tom was difficult to deal with, and today his jinx had come true.

Xu Jun is going back to Shanghai tomorrow to continue negotiating the acquisition of Hengyuan Plaza. Luffy invited Ma Jian to have dinner with Xu Jun, also to come up with a strategy to deal with NK.

The three of them were in a private room at the Junxiao Lakeside Hotel. Ma Jianlu had already heard Lu Fei's explanation of the situation. Seeing that Lu Fei had no appetite, he laughed and scolded, "Old Lu, can't you be a little more ambitious? You're doing business for President Chen now. What's a brand owner? Just take him down."

Xu Jun smiled without saying a word. Having gone through so much with President Chen and President Xu, he is now at the very top of the Chinese business circle. He wouldn't even have time to meet a mere regional CEO of a brand if it weren't for supporting Luffy.

Luffy sighed, "I don't care about him. What I'm most worried about is that this is Mr. Chen's business. If I don't handle things well, how will I explain myself?"

Ma Jian pointed at the wine in his pot and said, "Damn it, fry one up. I've noticed your brain isn't working too well today."

Luffy acknowledges him as his boss, so no matter how much Ma Jian scolds him, he doesn't get angry. But when Ma Jian says something similar, he explodes. Then Ma Jian says, "Are you out of your mind? Did President Chen invest in you to make money? Does whether you do things well or not depend on how much money you make?"

With a slap, Luffy slapped his thigh: "Yeah, boss. You see things clearly. My responsibility is to run Jincheng Sports, making money isn't my priority."

Xu Jun smiled and said, "President Lu has finally figured it out. We are quite similar. I will take care of Wansheng Group, and you will take care of Jincheng Sports."

In fact, Xu Jun was under even greater pressure. Taking down Wansheng Group was not only about avenging Zhao Xiangjun and He Qing, but also about securing an important piece of Junxiao Group's business empire.

Luffy stood up. "I salute you two bosses. Your guidance has enlightened me. What I need to do now is take down Jincheng Sports Group. Anyone who tries to block my way, I'll take them all down in one pot." Xu Jun also stood up: "You're right, take them all down in one pot. A CEO of the China region dares to disrespect us? I've already issued the order to withdraw all NK projects. At the same time, as long as JOY can provide you with good policy support this time, I will fully support Adidas and cultivate NK's rival."

I want to see how TOM explains this to their Global team. As long as NK doesn't back down and hasn't replaced TOM, I'll blacklist them. And as our scale expands, this blacklist will become increasingly effective. In the end, we'll leave NK without any stores in the core business districts of major cities across the country. Let's see how TOM handles that.”

Luffy's dark face flushed red, adding a touch of ferocity, and he said fiercely, "I hope Adi's Global knows what's good for them, otherwise I'll just quit both of them and kill them."

Ma Jian told the waiter to fill their glasses, and at the same time cursed, "You fucking swing from one extreme to the other. Just a moment ago you were worried about this and that. Now that President Xu has given you some psychological counseling, you're acting like you can do whatever you want again."

Adidas shouldn't be so ungrateful. After all, they already know that Jiexun Sports is Mr. Chen's business. If they still don't back down, they're asking for trouble. Their current situation is already precarious, and they urgently need to find a breakthrough in the domestic market. Being able to get close to Mr. Chen is their only chance to survive. Look at how badly they've been eroded in the domestic market by NK and our domestic brands in the past two years.

Besides, the enemy of my enemy is my friend; they desperately need a friend like you with a powerful background right now.

Luffy immediately flattered him, "Boss, you see things very clearly. With you and President Xu guiding and supporting me, who am I afraid of?"

The group of people were all gathered around Chen Xiao. In terms of status in the business circle, Xu Jun was definitely the highest, but in terms of being the closest to him, Ma Jian was undoubtedly the one. Luffy was originally the most peripheral, but now he has been directly invested in by President Chen. They talked about these things without reservation, and drank quite heartily.

In the dining room of the presidential suite, Xiao Yuting and Zhang Ruier sat facing each other. On the table were Japanese Wagyu beef, French black truffles, and bluefin tuna belly. Zhang Ruier ate heartily, but said with concern, "Yuting, isn't this meal going to cost you a month's income? What's going on today? So extravagant."

Xiao Yuting's face flushed slightly as she whispered, "He invited me to stay here; everything here is free."

"Ah—" Zhang Ruier almost jumped up. Free? Putting everything else aside, a single bluefin tuna costs hundreds of thousands.

"Calm down, why are you so agitated?"

The Michelin-starred chef was preparing the food on the spot, and she was so surprised and embarrassed. At this moment, Xiao Yuting suddenly remembered that Chen Xiao said there were some good wines stored in the wine cabinet. Since she had nothing to do that night, she could have a couple of drinks with Zhang Ruier.

He instructed his personal butler to fetch a bottle of Romanée-Conti to share with Zhang Ruier. Upon seeing the wine, Zhang Ruier was stunned again, pinched her thigh, and cursed, "Damn it, Xiao Yuting, tell me, this isn't a dream?"

Staying in a presidential suite is one thing, but a single meal costs millions, and what's even more shocking is that it's all free. What kind of family can afford to enjoy such luxury?

"Eating can't shut you up," the butler said, waving his hand as he left.

"Yuting, what kind of person is your boyfriend? Tell me a little bit, I won't go around spreading rumors."

She realized that Xiao Yuting's boyfriend was definitely not ordinary. She knew Xiao Yuting very well and was very clear about her spending habits. Today's spending was not in line with her usual habits at all. Someone must have changed her. That person was naturally the mysterious boyfriend who had spent the whole day in her room.

"This is his."

Zhang Ruier's smile froze. "What do you mean? Are you kidding me? This is Junxiao Hotel Management Group."

Xiao Yuting didn't beat around the bush and replied directly, "He is the boss of Junxiao Group."

Jing—When Xiao Yuting looked up, she found that Zhang Ruier seemed to be frozen in place, but her eyes were looking at her as if she were a priceless treasure.

What does that mean? Shouldn't she look confused or disbelieving? What does that expression mean?
"Oh, Yuting, we've always been like sisters. I absolutely have to hug your leg. I'm counting on you for the rest of my life."

I rolled my eyes. This girl is crazy and always acting weird.

"I asked you why you were so determined when you signed the contract with Junxiao Group; I asked why Junxiao Group paid your breach of contract penalty. So you're the big boss's woman. Then why did you work so hard to walk the runway? Shouldn't you be by his side every day, serving him and satisfying him?"

"Yuting, listen to me, you can't keep going like this. You're working almost 260 days a year. That won't do. You need to cherish and support a man like that."

A thought struck her: although Zhang Ruier was a bit crazy, there was some truth to what she said. She and Chen Xiao had known each other for so long, and the reason they had only gotten together today was because she was too busy and didn't have time to be by his side.
Perhaps she really should dedicate less time to work and spend more time by his side. Otherwise, with so many women around him, what if he forgets about her? Don't let her status as a top model fool you; she exudes a regal aura on the runway. But when she's with Chen Xiao, she becomes a lovestruck, insecure woman. Plus, Chen Xiao is a rather quiet person, making it even harder for her to feel secure.

Fueled by alcohol and exhausted from Chen Xiao's antics during the day, Xiao Yuting took a shower and went to bed in the master bedroom. Zhang Ruier, however, was still reeling from the shock of discovering that Xiao Yuting's boyfriend was actually the big boss of Junxiao Group, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep well.

The next morning, Xiao Yuting got up and had her private butler arrange breakfast, then went to the next room to wake Zhang Ruier.

"Yuting, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep a little longer." Zhang Ruier was wearing a silk nightgown. When she turned over, her thong and two mounds of buttocks were exposed. Xiao Yuting didn't know what was going on, but suddenly thought in her mind, "Chen Xiao seems to like this type." She couldn't help but look at herself in the mirror in the room and found that her buttocks seemed to be even more perfect than Zhang Ruier's, and then she felt relieved.

Zhang Ruier couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she got up, washed up, and went to the restaurant for a meal, planning to go back to sleep after eating.

The morning light streamed through the sheer curtains of the French windows, casting dappled patterns of light on the gilded tableware. Xiao Yuting stirred the Earl Grey tea in her bone china cup with a silver spoon, the aroma mingling with the sweet scent of champagne and peach jam. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhang Ruier spreading caviar on a freshly baked brioche, the mother-of-pearl spoon scraping against the glass jar with a crisp sound.

"Yuting, I've been enjoying a life of luxury with you. But it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go back to frugality. How am I supposed to live without you?"

As Xiao Yuting scooped up a spoonful of bird's nest, the diamond watch on her wrist emitted a cold arc of light, much like the smile on her lips that didn't reach her eyes.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the entire city was awakening in the morning light, while the handmade Persian carpets beneath their feet were infused with a captivating fragrance through every inch of gold thread.

Xiao Yuting stood up. "Rui'er, take your time eating. I'm going to take a shower."

Chen Xiao will take her out today, but he hasn't confirmed when. She needs to put on makeup carefully so she can look beautiful when she goes out with him. She can't embarrass him.

Zhang Ruier paused her fork on the Dutch-style baked lobster, hearing the champagne glasses clink together with a clear, icy sound. Eating alone was a bit boring, so she ate a few bites and then got up to go to Xiao Yuting's room.

But she found that she was not in the bedroom. Seeing that the light in the bathroom next door was on, she thought she was probably taking a shower and putting on makeup. She thought she should be coming out soon. When she saw Xiao Yuting's soft bed, she, who hadn't slept well, immediately pounced on it and buried her head in the silk quilt. She groaned comfortably and, smelling the fragrance in the room, gradually drifted off to sleep, completely unaware that her nightgown had been lifted and her private parts were exposed.

She was mainly unguarded, having been with Xiao Yuting for so long, she felt right at home.

After having breakfast at home, Chen Xiao said to Xiang Jun, "Honey, let's move to Xiangshan Linyu for the next couple of days. I think you're probably pregnant, so you can't keep working so hard."

Because of this thought, he has been holding back from touching her for the past few days. Heaven knows how hard it has been for him to restrain himself while holding such a beautiful woman in his arms.

Zhao Xiangjun rolled her eyes at him, "All you ever think about is this. How can it be so quick?"

Chen Xiao laughed and said, "My planting must have some kind of response."

Zhao Xiangjun wore a long black dress that hugged her slender figure, the hem of which swayed like flowing water in the dark night as she walked. Her black hair was half-tied into a languid bun, with a few strands falling beside her porcelain-white neck, making her captivating phoenix eyes even more alluring, and even the slightest glance exuded charm.

She clearly didn't take it seriously. They'd been together for so long, and he hadn't taken any precautions. How could she suddenly get pregnant after just a few days of talking about wanting a baby?

"Anyway, I'll be moving back to Xishan Linyu tonight. There's a professional medical team at home, so I can rest assured."

Bihu Shuangxi is where they enjoy their time together as a couple, and they didn't even hire a housekeeper. But at Xiangshan Linyu, it's a different story; they have a full medical and culinary team.

(End of this chapter)