Life countdown begins, ice queen bursts into security room

Shen Nian raised her head. On the other side of the bed, Gu Qingqiu was completely buried in the blankets.

Her long hair was disheveled, and several conspicuous red marks remained on her fair skin.

"You...were just...there...watching?"

Gu Qingqiu gritted her teeth, squeezing the words out from between them.

Shen Nian's ears burned.

She got out of bed, took two steps, and stopped beside Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his arms.

"Afraid of her?"

Shen Nian nodded first, then shook her head.

Jiang Fan reached out and grabbed the zipper of Shen Nian's coat, pulling it all the way down.

Shen Nian lowered her head and pressed herself tightly against Jiang Fan's chest.

Gu Qingqiu turned to the side, her gaze fixed on the two of them.

Jiang Fan lowered his head and kissed Shen Nian's neck.

Gu Qingqiu braced herself on the mattress, and her body involuntarily shifted forward a little.

Shen Nian's breath was hot, and suddenly a hand appeared in front of her.

The ten fingers are slender and have a slightly cool touch.

She turned her head, and Gu Qingqiu was already leaning in close.

Shen Nian quickly shrank into Jiang Fan's arms: "You—"

"Shen Nian." Gu Qingqiu looked up, her eyes revealing a rare submissiveness.

I won't hurt you.

Shen Nian turned to look at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan stopped what he was doing and did not brush away Gu Qingqiu's hand.

Shen Nian bit her lower lip, her gaze returning to Gu Qingqiu's face.

The aftereffects of the red wine surged up, gradually blurring her reason.

The living room was dimly lit.

Shen Nian was caught in the middle and had no idea how the clothes were taken off.

One pair was rough and strong, the other was cool and slender.

Her knees buckled, and she could only cling tightly to Jiang Fan to avoid sliding down.

Jiang Fan picked her up and carried her back onto the mattress.

Gu Qingqiu followed closely behind.

She paused as her fingertips touched the back of Shen Nian's hand, then looked up at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan glanced at her, then lowered his head and continued.

Gu Qingqiu's fingers then slowly tightened, gripping Shen Nian's five fingers.

Shen Nian turned her head, and Gu Qingqiu's bright face was right in front of her.

"Don't look at me..." Shen Nian buried her face in the pillow.

The night was dark.

Completely exhausted, Shen Nian lay motionless on the bed.

Gu Qingqiu also collapsed to the side, too exhausted to even lift a finger.

A red system notification popped up in the lower right corner of Jiang Fan's vision.

[Deep Synergy x1 (Dual Target Linkage), Lifespan +10000 points]

Current lifespan: 84300 points

Jiang Fan scanned the panel.

The dual-target synergy brought a double bonus, and the 50,000 points I spent on exchanging for the divine-level movement technique recovered more than half of them overnight.

The sky gradually brightened.

Morning light streamed through the French windows, revealing a mess in the living room with clothes scattered all over the floor.

Jiang Fan stood up from the bedside, put on black trousers, and draped a coat over his shoulders.

He casually picked up Shen Nian's coat and threw it onto the bed.

Shen Nian caught the clothes and wrapped them around herself, then sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.

Her hair was a mess, and she had several red marks on her body, some left by Jiang Fan and some not.

Gu Qingqiu leaned against the headboard, pulled the blanket over her chest, and followed Jiang Fan's back with her gaze.

My whole body aches and my bones feel like they're about to fall apart.

"Make a call." Jiang Fan turned around. "Tear off the seal on Qitian Culture's website, and let the 'Journey to the West' crew resume work."

Gu Qingqiu did not hesitate at all.

She reached for her phone on the bedside table and dialed a number.

"Miss Gu?"

"Notify the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the Tax Bureau to withdraw everything. Unfreeze Qitian Culture's account at the bank. And contact the Broadcasting Bureau to have Times Media withdraw its application."

Gu Qingqiu spoke very quickly, her tone regaining its usual crispness, but her voice was noticeably hoarse.

"Yes, Miss Gu, I'll take care of it right away."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Qingqiu threw her phone on the blanket and looked up at Jiang Fan.

"Is there anything else?"

Jiang Fan buttoned up the last button of his shirt.

"I won't get involved in that land in Songjiang. You just need to set aside fifty acres nearby to build a new welfare home. You can handle the paperwork, and I'll cover the expenses."

Gu Qingqiu looked at him.

"You stormed into my estate all by yourself, kept me up all night, just to ask for a few dozen acres of land for a bunch of orphans?"

Jiang Fan's expression remained unchanged: "That piece of land was secondary. The main target is you."

Gu Qingqiu paused for a second.

She suddenly laughed, a bright smile curving her lips.

"Also, don't get involved in Universal Entertainment's affairs," Jiang Fan added.

Gu Qingqiu leaned back against the headboard and pulled out a tissue to wipe the wine stains from the corner of her mouth.

"Qin Wanhao was someone I pushed to do the dirty work in the first place. If he's ruined, he's ruined. You can do whatever you want with the Global Group."

Jiang Fan walked to the bedside and gently rubbed Shen Nian's hair.

"I'm gone."

Shen Nian raised her head, her face still flushed.

She put on her coat and stood up, her legs trembling. She could only stand by holding onto the bedside table.

Gu Qingqiu watched Shen Nian's movements, his gaze lingering on her waist for two seconds.

Shen Nian noticed it, and her ears turned bright red again.

She turned around and quickly followed Jiang Fan.

Shen Nian kept her head down as she walked out of the living room.

The two walked down the corridor.

Several bodyguards were lying haphazardly in the corridor; some were leaning against the wall groaning, while others lay motionless on the ground.

Shen Nian walked around the person on the ground, her hand tightly gripping Jiang Fan's sleeve.

Going down to the first floor, the lobby was also a mess.

The heavy solid wood door was half broken, and glass shards covered the floor tiles.

A dozen or so security guards in black suits fell to the ground; all of them had been killed with a single, fatal blow.

Shen Nian secretly glanced at the man walking in front of her.

Last night, he fought his way up to the second floor from here.

On the lawn outside the manor, several sentries remained unconscious.

Jiang Fan led Shen Nian out of the wrought iron gate and opened the passenger door of the black Mercedes-Benz G63.

Shen Nian got into the car.

Jiang Fan went around to the driver's seat and started the engine.

"I'll take you back to your apartment first, so you can get some sleep."

Shen Nian turned her head to look out the window.

Her mind was filled with images of the living room and the last look Gu Qingqiu gave her.

The temperature on my cheeks just wouldn't come down.

The car was parked downstairs at the apartment building.

Jiang Fan accompanied Shen Nian upstairs.

Zhou Yutong was pacing anxiously in the living room. When she saw Shen Nian enter, she rushed over to her.

"Sister Nian! You scared me to death!" Zhou Yutong's eyes were red.

Shen Nian patted her back: "It's okay. I'm a little tired, I'm going to take a nap."

Jiang Fan gave Zhou Yutong a few instructions, then turned and went downstairs.

Qitian Culture.

Song Siyi stayed up all night in the office.

Just half an hour ago, the heads of several departments who led the raid came to the door in person.

Not only were all the seals torn off, but all the frozen accounts were also unfrozen.

The leader's attitude did a complete 180-degree turn, repeatedly claiming it was a misunderstanding.

Jiang Fan went out alone and, in just one night, shattered this seemingly insurmountable deadlock.

Song Siyi picked up her phone and dialed Jiang Fan's number.

"Jiang Fan, the company has been unsealed."

"Understood. Just proceed according to the original plan."

After hanging up with Song Siyi, Jiang Fan dialed Tang Yingxue's number.

"Feed".

"it's me."

"Calling so early in the morning, missing me?" Tang Yingxue chuckled on the other end.

"Get down to business. Go and contact Liu Da and Zhao Gao today."

Jiang Fan looked at the street outside the windshield.

"Tell them that I have the ledgers. I will buy their shares at half the market price. If they refuse to sell, I will send the ledgers to the Economic Crime Investigation Department."

On the other end of the phone, Tang Yingxue stopped laughing.

"Are you sure Qin Wanhao won't retaliate?"

"He has no chance to fight back," Jiang Fan said calmly. "His backer has already abandoned him."

Tang Yingxue paused for two seconds.

She knew better than anyone the power behind Qin Wanhao, yet Jiang Fan managed to uproot that powerful backer overnight.

"I understand. I'll get on it right away."