Who's going to be the female lead's simp? Aren't the supporting female characters mor

The air in the banquet hall seemed to freeze.

All eyes darted back and forth between Bai Jingyou and Lin Lanfeng; no one dared to breathe loudly. The document slammed on the table was like a time bomb, threatening to shatter Deep Blue Technology's newly established business empire at any moment.

"What's wrong? Not saying anything?"

Lin Lanfeng looked at the silent Bai Jingyou, his smile growing increasingly arrogant. His features were distorted with extreme excitement. "Scared? Bai Jingyou, you've finally met your match! You thought you could control everything in Beijing, but you never expected I'd deliver a fatal blow from overseas, did you? This option agreement is internationally recognized and protected by offshore financial laws. Even if you hire the best legal team now, it's too late!"

He turned to the foreign lawyers behind him and said in fluent English, "Mr. Smith, please explain to this Mr. Bai how long it would take if we initiated the mandatory buyback process?"

The lead lawyer, a blond-haired, blue-eyed man, adjusted his glasses and said expressionlessly, "According to the terms of the agreement, once initiated, the asset freeze order will take effect immediately. Ownership will change hands within forty-eight hours, provided the funds are in place. This is legal commercial plunder."

"Did you hear that? Forty-eight hours!" Lin Lanfeng held up two fingers and waved them in front of Bai Jingyou. "The current appraised value of the Li family's assets is around eight billion, so ten percent is eight hundred million. As long as I come up with eight hundred million, it's all mine! And you, not only will you be burdened with the Li family's enormous debt, you'll also lose all your core assets!"

The surrounding guests gasped.

That's a really vicious move. It's like cutting off the enemy's lifeline.

Zhao Taiyue, standing to the side, couldn't help but shake his head. He was still too young; even the most meticulous plans can have flaws, and he'd been bitten by the very dog ​​he'd raised.

"This is troublesome." Bai Qing's face was ashen, and she almost crushed the wine glass in her hand. She lowered her voice and whispered in Bai Jingyou's ear, "This bastard came prepared. Should I use my connections in Haicheng to detain these people first? As long as they're gone, the agreement is..."

"Need not."

Bai Jingyou gently pressed his sister's hand down, his palm warm and dry. Instead of showing any panic, his face revealed a look of pity, as if he were looking at a fool.

He slowly put down his champagne glass, making a soft, crisp sound.

"Mr. Lin, I have a question for you," Bai Jingyou said slowly, adjusting his cuffs. "How much did you spend to buy this so-called stock option agreement?"

Lin Lanfeng paused for a moment, then sneered, "This has nothing to do with you. But it wouldn't hurt to let you die knowing why. I sold all my hidden assets, plus the savings I brought from the Shen family, for a total of 300 million! But this 300 million can buy me the Li Group, worth billions! It's worth it! Absolutely worth it!"

"Three hundred million..." Bai Jingyou nodded thoughtfully. "That's quite a lot, enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life abroad. What a pity."

"What's a pity?" Lin Lanfeng frowned, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

"It's a pity you were in such a hurry that you didn't even do the most basic due diligence."

Bai Jingyou's lips curled into a mocking smile. He didn't look at the document, but turned to Chen Mo behind him: "Chen Mo, take that thing to President Lin."

Chen Mo expressionlessly took out a tablet computer from his briefcase, unlocked it, pulled up an electronic document, and handed it directly to Lin Lanfeng.

"What is this?" Lin Lanfeng subconsciously took the tablet.

"This is the shareholding structure diagram of Global Trust's parent company," Bai Jingyou said calmly. "Take a close look and see what the name of the holding company at the very top is."

Lin Lanfeng's eyes widened, his gaze fixed on the screen. Beneath the layers of shareholdings, at the very top stood a company called Deep Blue Overseas.

And in the column for the legal representative of that company, three Chinese characters were clearly written: Bai Jingyou.

boom!

It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in Lin Lanfeng's mind. He froze on the spot, almost dropping the tablet in his hand.

"This...this is impossible..." His voice trembled, his face turning deathly pale. "Global Trust is a long-established financial institution in the Cayman Islands, how could...how could it be your company?!"

"A long-established brand? That was three months ago."

Bai Jingyou took a step forward, staring intently into Lin Lanfeng's eyes. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing. "Long before that idiot Li He sought a guarantee from Global Trust, I had already fully acquired that shell trust company. The so-called guarantee trap was a script I specifically designed to swallow the Li family. Do you think, as a screenwriter, I would allow someone to take my script and steal my show?"

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at Bai Jingyou as if he were a monster.

It turns out that not only the Li family was tricked, but even this step was a scheme that Bai Jingyou had planned long ago.

This isn't business competition; it's a complete and utter defeat!

"No...that's not right!" Lin Lanfeng suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, as if grasping at the last straw. "Even if the company is yours, the agreement I have is real! It has an official seal and is legally binding! I bought it through a third-party intermediary, which is a bona fide acquisition! You must fulfill the contract!"

He turned and grabbed the foreign lawyer's arm: "Smith! Tell him! The agreement is valid, isn't it? Tell him now!"

The lawyer named Smith glanced at the shareholding structure on the tablet, his face turning extremely awkward. He cleared his throat, carefully pushed Lin Lanfeng's hand away, and then bowed deeply to Bai Jingyou.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Bai. Since you are the actual controller of Global Trust, according to Article 19 of the internal charter—the ultimate beneficiary has the right to veto any ineffective option transaction at any time. The agreement in Mr. Lin's hand... is just a piece of waste paper if you don't agree to it."

"What?!" Lin Lanfeng screamed, completely stunned. "You took my money! You bunch of liars! Give me back my 300 million!"

"Those are brokerage fees and handling fees, Mr. Lin." Smith shrugged, looking helpless. "Business investments always involve risks; you should understand that."

After saying that, the foreign lawyers, disregarding Lin Lanfeng's life or death, packed their things, bowed to Bai Jingyou again, and slunk away into the crowd.

Lin Lanfeng was left all alone, clutching the worthless piece of paper worth 300 million yuan, standing forlornly in the center of the banquet hall.

The guests around him looked at him with a completely different expression, their initial surprise turning into utter contempt and ridicule.

"Three hundred million to buy a piece of waste paper, Mr. Lin is really rich and powerful."

"What a joke, this 'President Lin'! He betrayed his old master and now he wants to bite the hand that feeds him. He deserves it."

"Tsk tsk, he's really gone bankrupt this time."

Those whispers were like countless poisonous needles, piercing Lin Lanfeng's heart. His body trembled violently, his eyes were bloodshot, and his breathing was rapid and labored, like a broken bellows.

"Bai Jingyou..."

Lin Lanfeng suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with despair and madness. "You're playing me?! You knew all along that I wanted to buy this agreement? You deliberately sold it to me?!"

"clever."

Bai Jingyou snapped his fingers. "I was the one who had that intermediary company registered. Your 300 million yuan should already be in DeepBlue Technology's charitable foundation account. Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your tremendous contribution to education in mountainous areas."

"Pfft!"

Jiang Mengyao, standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst out laughing. Bai Qing laughed even more unrestrainedly, laughing so hard that she had to hold onto Bai Jingyou's shoulder.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit.

This is truly killing someone by destroying their spirit!

Not only did they bankrupt the other party, but they also used the other party's money for charity, and in the end, they still managed to gain a good reputation.

"I'm going to kill you!!"

Lin Lanfeng completely broke down.

All reason vanished at that moment; he let out a beastly roar and pounced on Bai Jingyou without regard for anything else.

But before he could take two steps, a dark figure appeared in front of him like a ghost.

Snapped!

A crisp slap echoed throughout the banquet hall.

Lin Lanfeng was spun around twice by the slap before crashing heavily to the ground. Half of his face swelled up instantly, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Chen Mo waved his hand expressionlessly, looking down at him condescendingly: "Mr. Lin, please mind your manners. This is a high-class banquet, not a place for you to act recklessly."

Before Lin Lanfeng could even get up, several security personnel who had been waiting nearby rushed over and dragged him up like a dead dog.

"Let me go! I'm a senior executive at DeepBlue Technology! I own shares! I own…"

"I forgot to tell you." Bai Jingyou looked at Lin Lanfeng, who was suspended in mid-air, his tone as calm as if he were discussing the weather. "Given that you abused your position to collude with external forces in an attempt to embezzle company assets, which seriously violated your non-compete agreement and professional ethics, you have been fired. In addition, the company's legal department will formally file charges against you for commercial fraud and embezzlement tomorrow. Li He must miss you a lot in prison; you two can keep each other company."

"Bai Jingyou! You'll die a horrible death! You demon!!"

Lin Lanfeng's curses faded into the distance as he was dragged out the door, until they disappeared completely.

A deathly silence returned to the banquet hall.

Everyone stared at the young man standing under the lights. He maintained his elegant posture, holding a half-full glass of champagne, a faint smile on his face.

But at this moment, in everyone's eyes, this smile was more terrifying than any ferocious face.

In the midst of laughter and conversation, the enemy's ships and towers were reduced to ashes.

This is Bai Jingyou now.

"Slap, slap, slap."

A slow but powerful round of applause broke the silence.

Zhao Taiyue walked over, his aged face no longer showing the arrogance of his age, but instead a deep sense of apprehension and a hint of unavoidable respect.

"Brilliant." Zhao Taiyue looked at Bai Jingyou and said slowly, "I've lived for seventy years and been in the business world of Beijing for fifty. I've never seen a young man as meticulous and ruthless as you before. Mr. Bai, you've won this round, and won completely."

As soon as Zhao Taiyue made his statement, the business tycoons who had been observing seemed to receive a signal and gathered around him, with thunderous applause erupting around them.

"President Bai, DeepBlue Technology will be the leading company in Beijing from now on, and we will need your continued support!"

"Yes, yes, it was all a misunderstanding before. From now on, we will definitely follow President Bai's lead!"

"Young Master Bai, you must do me the honor of having dinner with me another day..."

Faced with such flattery, Bai Jingyou did not show much pride.

He simply nodded politely in response, but his gaze went beyond the crowd to the dazzling night view of Beijing outside the window.