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Inside the business meeting room of the Su Group.

Su Wanning exuded a strong, capable businesswoman aura, showing no signs of intimidation despite the disparity in company size.

Opposite her stood a tall, slender man in a dark blue casual suit, wearing a Peking Opera male lead mask.

"Clap clap clap!"

Ai Qiandao clapped his hands lazily.

"Mr. Su, your presentation was excellent, but unnecessary. Since I'm here, I've already decided to invest."

These words made Su Wanning's heart skip a beat, but her face remained unchanged, and she uttered a crisp question:

"Oh? May I ask why you decided to invest in this partnership?"

Ai Qiandao uttered a single word decisively, "You!"

Su Wanning forced herself to remain calm, a slight smile curving her lips.

"Thank you for your high regard. I do indeed have a very good understanding of the business landscape in the East China Sea."

She took out a document and had the stubborn, clinging man, Sha Qiang, hand it over to Ai Qiandao.

Sha Qiang slammed the file in front of Ai Qiandao with annoyance, "You better behave! That's my sister-in-law!"

"Silly Qiang! Don't be so rude!" Su Wanning scolded angrily.

Sha Qiang shrugged and turned back behind Su Wanning.

Ai Qiandao didn't seem to care about Sha Qiang's retort and picked up the materials to read through them.

Whether it was his exceptional eyesight, allowing him to read ten lines at a glance, or his cursory reading, he had placed the dozen or so pages of material back on the table in less than half a minute.

"Indeed! Your performance has been commendable since you took over the Su Group. But... that's not the reason I'm investing in you."

While fiddling with his phone, he began to revise the cooperation agreement that Su Wanning had hastily prepared.

During this period, Su Wanning's opinion was not even consulted.

This made Su Wanning, who was currently in a strong-willed state, frown.

"Could you please... modify the content you requested?"

Before she could finish speaking, her phone beeped with a message notification.

She glanced at the phone on the table instinctively, but couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Ah...this..."

In the hastily drafted agreement, she was afraid of scaring the other party away, so she did not propose a high amount of investment.

After careful consideration, she proposed that Northern Group inject 1 billion yuan into the company.

Of course, what she needs most right now is funds. If the other party doesn't react much to the 1 billion, she will naturally offer more benefits to encourage them to increase their investment.

But the bank transfer notification just now showed a balance of 5 billion, and it was from the very bank card she gave to Chu Yang.

At this moment, Ai Qiandao had already put down the pen in his hand, and the agreement was handed to Su Wanning by his attendant.

"As I've said, it's you as a person that I value. This has nothing to do with your abilities or the size of your company. If you feel that 5 billion isn't enough, I can add more at any time, with no upper limit. Sign it."

His tone was extremely calm, even somewhat lazy, as if he were talking about something worth a few hundred dollars.

Su Wanning's hands trembled slightly the moment they touched the agreement.

She felt as if a large hand was tightly gripping her heart.

At this moment, besides being shocked by Ai Qiandao's way of doing things and the arrival of 5 billion, she also felt an indescribable worry.

She was afraid that the next second she would see the unreasonable demands written on the agreement.

In that case, her previous evaluation of Ai Qiandao would completely collapse, and she would have to admit that she had misjudged him.

She took a deep breath and quickly read through the agreement that Ai Qiandao had revised.

The moment she finished reading, she almost suffocated, and looked at Ai Qian with a complicated expression, saying, "I...can't accept it."

Zhou Ziming, who was standing next to him, had been eager to sabotage the negotiations for a long time, and now he finally had his chance.

With such generous terms, the payment was made even before an agreement was signed, and Ai Qiandao repeatedly emphasized that he had his eye on Su Wanning.

Based on this, it's obvious that the terms Ai Qiandao just modified were intended for Su Wanning.

"Young Master Ai! Aren't you afraid of being despised by the world for taking advantage of someone's vulnerability, using your wealth and power to coerce Wan Ning into submission? As long as I'm here, I will never let you, such a treacherous villain, succeed."

He stylishly smoothed the bun on his forehead.

"I am Wan Ning's guardian for life!"

The business meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Although Ai Qiandao's expression was not visible, his bright eyes revealed disdain and mockery towards the clown.

Su Wanning put one hand to her forehead and gently patted the indignant Zhou Ziming.

"Ziming, you've misunderstood. I refused because Young Master Ai doesn't want any benefits, and the repayment period for this 5 billion investment is 100 years. There are no other conditions attached."

Inside the room, the eyes of several senior executives from the Su Group nearly popped out of their sockets, their mouths agape as if they couldn't breathe.

After his initial shock, Zhou Ziming immediately exclaimed, "A conspiracy! This is a conspiracy! Wan Ning, you mustn't fall for it. If this is truly how we're cooperating..."

Su Wanning gently waved her hand to interrupt Zhou Ziming, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as she scrutinized the "masked young master" opposite her.

She was torn with conflicting emotions.

This money is crucial for the entire company.

But she also knew that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and Ai Qiandao probably had the same idea as she guessed, and had become interested in her.

"Young Master Ai, I'd like to... have a private talk with you."

Some things cannot be determined by mere speculation; they must be discussed openly and honestly.

Ai Qiandao slowly stood up and gestured for him to proceed.

The two left the business meeting room one after the other.

Sha Qiang kept his original aspiration and mission firmly in mind and quickly caught up.

Seeing this, the two middle-aged men who had come with Ai Qiandao also followed.

Su Wanning stood in front of the office door and waved to Sha Qiang.

"Don't follow me in."

Sha Qiang shook his head resolutely.

"No way! I want to be by your side all the time, except when you're sleeping, showering, or going to the toilet."

Already feeling somewhat troubled, Su Wanning frowned, her voice rising several decibels: "I don't need your protection! Get out of here right now!"

Sha Qiang continued to shake his head.

Ai Qiandao glanced at his watch. "President Su, I'm quite busy today. Someone stole my family's heirloom, and I haven't yet punished the culprit. Besides, aren't you worried that your impulsive, easily angered, and always troublemaking husband might suddenly barge in?"

The thought of Chu Yang made Su Wanning's mood even more chaotic.

"Have your men guard the door. Don't let anyone in!"

After saying that, she turned and went into her office.

Ai Qiandao looked at the two protectors, "Do as President Su says!"

The two middle-aged men answered in unison, "Yes!"

Ai Qiandao slowly made a throat-slitting gesture towards Sha Qiang, then turned and went into the office.

The heavy solid wood door of the office closed silently behind Ai Qiandao, isolating him from the noise of the outside world.

Su Wanning took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"Fifty billion, a 100-year repayment period, with no strings attached... There are no free lunches in this world. What do you really want? Or rather, what do you want from me?"