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The clamor of Night Duke still seemed to echo in my ears, but here it was as quiet as another world.

Tingyuxuan Private Club.

There were no gaudy, opulent decorations, only a few clumps of bamboo, a pond of koi, and an outrageously expensive tea fee.

When Bai Jingyou pushed open the door, the aroma of tea was just right.

The woman stood with her back to the door in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the window was the bustling night view of Haicheng, with neon lights flowing like a river, but they all became mere background in front of her black silhouette.

"You're here?"

The woman turned around.

She's no longer the Bai Qianqian who was overwhelmed with problems in the office and worried about funding.

The black, fitted suit dress, with its sharp, knife-like cut, accentuated her aggressively curvaceous figure.

Her hair was neatly styled into a bun, revealing her slender neck.

The most disturbing thing is their eyes—they used to hold anxiety and probing, but now they're full of cold calculation and a desire for control.

The female villain from the original story is finally showing signs of awakening.

Bai Jingyou pulled out a chair and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea without any ceremony: "The Su family's drama has just ended, and you're already in a hurry to ask me out. Looks like your efforts paid off?"

Bai Qianqian didn't say anything. She walked to the table in her seven-centimeter high heels and pushed a still-warm document in front of Bai Jingyou.

The movement was swift and decisive, like pushing a stack of chips.

"The company's current valuation has tripled." Bai Qianqian sat opposite him, her legs crossed, her posture as elegant as a black panther that had just eaten its fill. "But that's not important. What's important is this share."

Bai Jingyou opened the document.

The first page prominently displays: "Final Agreement Regarding the Full Acquisition of HTC Networks".

HTC Networks.

Bai Jingyou raised an eyebrow.

This was a competitor who had been relentlessly suppressing Bai Qianqian and trying to drive Qianyu Technology to its doom.

"A snake trying to swallow an elephant?" Bai Jingyou closed the file and laughed. "With that appetite, aren't you afraid of overeating?"

"They brought this on themselves." Bai Qianqian picked up her teacup, gently blew on the floating leaves, and spoke in a calm tone as if she were talking about what she had for dinner. "When the Su family got into trouble, the vice president of Hongda Networks, who was their backer, panicked and rushed to raise funds to run away and fill his own hole. I'm just helping them make a graceful exit."

"Use your money to leverage, spread rumors, suppress stock prices, and finally buy at the bottom."

Bai Qianqian raised her eyes, looking directly at Bai Jingyou: "How well did I learn this combination of moves?"

Bai Jingyou leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"You've learned well. However..." He changed the subject, "This one trick alone isn't enough to take down a company the size of Hungda. You need an inside man, and you also need a much larger cash flow to back you up."

A slight smile curved Bai Qianqian's lips, a smile of triumph over a successful hunt.

"I have to thank you for that, Young Master Bai."

She took out another business card and placed it on the acquisition agreement.

The business card was made of black gold and featured only a name and a number: Hongye Capital, Feng Rui.

"The money you gave me is a spark, but I need the wind." Bai Qianqian's fingertips traced the rim of her glass. "When I was integrating Hongda Assets, I discovered Feng Rui's mole within the organization. Rather than being passively attacked, I decided to take the initiative. I contacted him."

Bai Jingyou's eyes flickered slightly.

Feng Rui.

"You've teamed up?"

"Whether it's a black cat or a white cat, a cat that catches mice is a good cat." Bai Qianqian smiled, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes. "President Feng is very interested in you. He said that a young person who can bring down the Su family overnight deserves an admission ticket."

interesting.

In the original novel, Bai Qianqian and Feng Rui are two separate storylines that keep to themselves and do not interfere with each other.

Now, because of my intervention, these two lines have become entangled ahead of time.

When a butterfly flaps its wings, a storm is coming.

Bai Jingyou stood up, walked to the French windows, and stood side by side with Bai Qianqian.

The city below was brightly lit, with countless vehicles weaving through the streets like glowing beetles.

The lights over the Su Building were noticeably dimmer, like a piece of necrotic muscle.

"The Su family is too lucrative," Bai Qianqian said, gazing into the distance. "My takeover of Hongda was just an appetizer. Feng Rui's suggestion is, while the Su family is ailing, could we... cut off a large chunk?"

This woman is wilder than I thought.

She was no longer content to be an entrepreneur who received investment; she wanted to be the one in charge.

"Cutting off a thigh is easy, but the real danger is getting blood splattered all over you." Bai Jingyou looked at Bai Qianqian's reflection in the glass. "Feng Rui is a man who values ​​both profit and loyalty, but he's also a cunning old fox. You have to be careful when cooperating with him."

"I know." Bai Qianqian turned her head to look at Bai Jingyou's profile, her eyes holding a hint of something indescribable. "That's why I called you here. You're my angel investor, and my biggest trump card. I don't trust Feng Rui, but I trust you."

This sounds a bit ambiguous, but when said in this context, it's more of a declaration of shared interests.

Bai Jingyou smiled noncommittally.

Trust me?

If you knew I wanted to mold you into a troublesome villainous queen, you probably wouldn't have said that.

Just then, my phone vibrated twice in my pocket.

A notification sound indicating special attention.

It's Chen Mo.

Bai Jingyou took out his phone and glanced at the screen.

The mere line of text caused his pupils to contract slightly.

"Young Master, we've found out. That mysterious fund that's been frantically buying up Su's shares on the secondary market isn't a single entity. It's a joint operation comprised of several accounts. Tracing it down to the bottom, the source of some of the funds... is quite interesting."

Next came a picture.

The complex equity penetration chart, with its dense lines, ultimately points to a few names.

Besides Feng Rui, whom I just mentioned, there was another name that surprised him.

Chu family.

It wasn't Chu Xuan who was kicked out, but the real person in charge of the Chu family.

"What's wrong?" Bai Qianqian noticed that Bai Jingyou's aura had changed.

"It's nothing."

Bai Jingyou put away his phone, looked at the dark night sky outside the window, and his smile deepened, but it also grew colder.

Su Nan believed that he had been killed by the Bai family.

actually not.

When the first drop of blood flowed, all the sharks in Haicheng came smelling it.

Bai Jingyou was merely the one who opened the wound; the real feast was just beginning.

Moreover, it seems that other monsters are lurking in this murky water.

"It seems this game is bigger than I thought." Bai Jingyou turned around and extended his hand to Bai Qianqian. "Since you want to play big, then don't just focus on the Su family's powerful backing."

Bai Qianqian was taken aback, then grasped his hand. Her palm was warm, and her grip was firm.

"Then what do we want?"

"We want that spot." Bai Jingyou pointed to the ceiling, where the Ornate crystal chandelier swayed slightly in the wind. "The spot where the rules are set."

……

Meanwhile, urban villages.

In the cramped and dark rented room, Chu Xuan stared intently at the old television set, which was only fourteen inches in size.

The screen was showing news reports of Su Zhenhua being hospitalized and Su Nan being arrested.

Although the image was somewhat blurry, he could still make out the familiar figure behind the crowd.

Bai Jingyou.

The young master of the Bai family, whom he had always regarded as a spoiled brat and a stepping stone, was now dressed impeccably, standing outside the spotlight, watching everything with an indifferent expression.

That look in his eyes was as if he were looking at a group of ants.

"It's you..."

Chu Xuan dug his fingers into the tattered bed sheet, his nails broke, and blood seeped out.

"It was you all along!"

Hatred grew wildly in my heart like weeds.

He remembered his broken leg, Lin Ruyu's betrayal, and all the humiliations he had endured along the way.

He used to think it was Su Nan or Chen Hao.

Now he understands that it was just an appearance.

The real mastermind has always been hiding in the shadows.

Ring ring—

The old cell phone that I had left on my pillow suddenly rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

Chu Xuan took a deep breath, answered the phone, and his voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping: "Who is it?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then a voice, altered by a voice changer, came through—a cold, grating electronic tone:

"Do you want revenge, Young Master Chu?"

Chu Xuan was startled: "Who are you?"

"Who I am is unimportant." The voice chuckled, a strange pleasure in its tone. "What matters is that I also hate Bai Jingyou. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't he?"

Why should I believe you?

"Because I know how to heal your leg," the other person said calmly. "And because I also know that the mastermind behind your Chu family has actually left you a huge gift that you wouldn't even dare to dream of in the Su family's hands."

Chu Xuan's breathing became rapid instantly.

Outside the window, a bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating his twisted and ferocious face.

The downpour is finally coming.