Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

the other side.

Shen Mingchao looked at the chat box and saw that Xie Yuchen had typed "[Mingchao]" several times, then remained silent.

This couldn't be a matter of being at a loss for words. The head of the Xie family is eloquent and persuasive; how could he possibly be at a loss for words?

It's highly likely they're considering how to say it.

She was curious, so she waited patiently for a while.

Then she waited—

The two words: "Are you there?"

"..." Speechless. You spent more than ten minutes agonizing over this, and this is all you came up with?

Shen Mingchao immediately wanted to send a clapping emoji.

But she endured it.

With a simple tap of my finger, I sent a message: [Not here]

So, the chat box started up again, with the message "typing - name change - typing - name change" repeating.

When did Xie Yuchen become so indecisive?

Shen Mingchao finally couldn't hold back any longer: [Just say what you want to say. Now that I've added you back, I won't ignore your messages.]

[That peacock brooch]

[I modified it a bit; it now contains a stamp about the size of a fingernail. You can see it by unscrewing the clasp on the back.]

A seal? What does that mean?

Curious, she took out the jewelry box, removed the brooch, and unscrewed the clasp on the back, revealing a gleaming metal disc.

Shen Mingchao's face darkened, and he subconsciously asked, "[Is this a location?]"

You can't blame her for thinking that way, after all, they have a history of this.

They secretly installed a GPS tracker on her phone back then. She understood that they weren't familiar with each other at the time, and these people were all cautious and capable, so it was normal for them to have a backup plan.

Later, this location tracking feature unexpectedly proved very useful when she was teleported to Russia to run a dungeon.

But she still couldn't help feeling resentful.

After regaining Li Han's memory, she immediately removed the location tracking device they had implanted, because she didn't want to carry a privacy-exposing tracking device with her at all times.

If Shen Mingchao could think of these things, Xie Yuchen could naturally think of them too.

After she said that, the other end started sending messages much faster, one after another.

No, you've misunderstood, this isn't location tracking.

[This seal is specially made; it changes its design with precision down to the second, and it corresponds to the database systems of those banks. My entire asset is stored in those banks, currently valued at approximately 400 billion.]

Therefore, it is essentially a dynamic key, and also the only key to unlock.

Upon seeing this, Shen Mingchao frowned. Combining her fragmented impressions of the original work with the information she had later discovered, she realized the importance of this item.

In the original novel, in order to cooperate with Wu Xie's Sand Sea Plan, they devised a desperate plan: Xie Yuchen faked his death to mislead the Wang family and voluntarily gave up 300 billion yuan in assets, which would have the effect of luring the enemy out of their hole.

It is said that this seal cannot be replicated, and there is only one in the world. Huo Xiuxiu threw it into the roadside sewer. As the water flowed, the seal was washed into the depths of the sewer.

Three months later, the seal's built-in backup power will be completely depleted, at which point it will stop operating and become completely ineffective. That enormous fortune, valued at nearly 30 billion, will then become an unredeemable bad debt, forever frozen in the bank.

Shen Mingchao later investigated and confirmed that this was indeed the case.

It was truly thrown away, and the dead debt truly became a dead debt, which even if Xie Yuchen himself were alive, it could not be remedied.

There are two reasons for this.

Firstly, the money was ill-gotten. Banks recognize seals, not people, and Shen Mingchao felt that given the bank's nature, it was highly unlikely that it would want to return such a large sum of money.

Secondly, Xie Yuchen didn't really care about this. The success or failure of the Sand Sea Project was far more important than temporary gains or losses; money was just an external thing, and he had always taken it lightly.

The Xie family has been skilled in business since the time of the Nine Gates, and the Xie family members are generally quite financially savvy, with Xie Yuchen being the most outstanding among them.

For him, making money was merely a byproduct of his actions. Exchanging 30 billion for the success of the plan was worthwhile, since he could earn it back later anyway.

Shen Mingchao felt that the last statement was true.

According to her investigation, after the plan ended, the Wang family's power collapsed, and the Nine Gates also ushered in a major purge.

Taking this opportunity, Xie Yuchen eliminated the parasites that had been entrenched within the Xie family for many years, completely took control of the Xie family, and put the Xie family back on the right track.

In just two short years, under his strategic planning, not only was the deficit of 30 billion yuan completely covered, but the Xie family's assets also doubled, making them even stronger than before.

When Shen Mingchao looked at the long string of zeros that almost broke through the screen after the amount, he had only one thought.

No way to criticize him, he truly is a genuine God of Wealth.

Therefore, the one Huo Xiuxiu threw away years ago is indeed gone. The one she has now should be newly made and cannot be replicated; it is the only one of its kind in the world.

I thought that only a crazy person like Qi Qiu, who didn't care about anything, would do something like giving away his family fortune.

Xie Yuchen was mostly just talking; he probably wasn't that impulsive. I didn't expect him to actually do it.

Although she wasn't short of money herself, and theoretically it would be difficult for her to be swayed by money, there was nothing she could do; he gave her too much.

No one can resist money, but this gift was far too expensive. Shen Mingchao suddenly felt that the brooch was a bit too hot to handle.

Perhaps because she hadn't replied for so long, Xie Yuchen tentatively sent a message: "[Is it not enough?]"

[Ming Dynasty, give me a little more time, and I can double this amount.]

???

God of Wealth, what outrageous things are you saying?

Four hundred billion! She's not that ungrateful. This isn't just enough, it's more than enough.

It's just a bit too hot to handle.

She typed: [Are you sure? Is this a decision you've carefully considered? Are you really not going to reconsider?]

Xie Yuchen: [I don't make impulsive decisions. The Xie family always thinks a hundred steps ahead before taking a single step.]

She continued typing: [You've given me all your money, but what about your company? What about your employees? Am I going to have to handle their payrolls again?]

Xie Yuchen: [Don't worry, this is just my personal asset. As for the company, the Xie family still has funds, and I can still earn money.]

This time, Shen Mingchao actually posted a clapping emoji.

stand up!

A role model for us all!

No wonder he's considered a god of wealth.

I'm not afraid of talented people giving up; I'm afraid of talented people working hard and pushing themselves to the limit.

She thoughtfully offered a suggestion: "[Boss, you could publish a self-help book. I'll quit my job and stay home to study it word by word.]"

On the other end of the phone, Xie Yuchen looked at the sentence and didn't understand it at first. But when he realized it, his fingers hovering over the screen twitched slightly.

This was the first time Shen Mingchao had made a joke to him in such a relaxed tone since they had argued.

He doesn't really care much about money, but at this moment he only regrets not earning more.

Xie Yuchen slowly exhaled a breath of stale air that had been accumulating in his chest for a long time.

There has been progress.

At least Shen Mingchao showed no intention of returning it.