My mother-in-law is remarrying and wants my family's assets as dowry. Die!

Yan Ran felt nauseous and wanted to vomit when she saw Fu Yukang's eyes, which seemed to want to devour her.

This lecherous scoundrel dares to compare himself to Lin Jun!

Lin Jun had never been so frivolous and despicable as Fu Yukang!

Therefore, in Yan Ran's mind, Lin Jun's status was elevated even more.

This made Yan Ran even more determined to do more for Lin Jun.

So she smiled and said, "Mr. Fu, to be honest, after working at Mapletree Technology for so many years, I've learned something: a person's status in a company isn't determined by their identity or position, but by how many of the boss's secrets they know."

Yan Ran then deliberately boasted, "To tell you the truth, Mr. Fu, don't underestimate me just because I'm Mr. Lin's secretary. I know more than many senior executives! That's why I've earned so much extra money, giving myself the opportunity to become a towering tree!"

This deeply shocked Fu Yukang.

Yan Ran's words were clearly sarcastic; his position in the Dongyuan Group was completely insignificant.

To prove his position, Fu Yukang said mysteriously, "Secretary Yan, my little darling, let me tell you the truth. Although I'm nominally a vice president, I'm actually our boss's special assistant. I know everything about our boss!"

To further provoke Fu Yukang, Yan Ran deliberately pursed her lips upon hearing this.

Fu Yukang noticed Yan Ran's micro-expression and immediately became angry.

He laughed through gritted teeth: "Secretary Yan, do you doubt what I'm saying? Well, I'll tell you a shocking secret!"

Yan Ran knew her provocation had worked, and immediately pressed, "What kind of secret would be considered a shocking secret? No, 'shocking secret' here is just a figure of speech, isn't it?"

Fu Yukang shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "A shocking secret—only the word 'shocking' is an adjective, and it's not an exaggeration!"

Yan Ran listened attentively.

Having obtained the emotional value he desired, Fu Yukang became even more boastful: "Dongyuan Group is now worth hundreds of billions, actually far exceeding that. Reaching a trillion is probably not too far off. But do you know how Dongyuan Group built its fortune?"

Yan Ran was extremely disappointed.

She had absolutely no interest in how the Dongyuan Group had become so wealthy; she just wanted to know about the personal feud between Lin Jun and Zhu Dongyuan.

However, Yan Ran did not show her disappointment. She knew that to get this man to talk, she needed to be patient.

So she pretended to be very interested and asked, "President Fu, do you know how Dongyuan Group got its fortune?"

Fu Yukang nodded: "Of course I know, and I know it better than anyone else! Back then, Dongyuan Group was just an unknown small construction company. It happened to acquire a relatively advanced technology at the time, and it began to grow rapidly..."

Yan Ran really couldn't keep up the act anymore; this story was just too damn bland.

She couldn't help but interrupt Fu Yukang: "Mr. Fu, it's a story that many companies have: acquiring a technology and then developing it. It's not some earth-shattering secret, at least not to me. Fengshu Technology achieved its current scale precisely because it had a technological advantage back then!"

After Yan Ran finished speaking, she deliberately showed a disappointed expression.

This time, Fu Yukang wasn't angry. Instead, his smile became even more mysterious: "Of course, what I said before sounded somewhat bland, but do you know how Dongyuan Group acquired that advanced technology back then?"

Yan Ran keenly realized that the acquisition of the technology was probably related to Lin Jun.

Otherwise, this old lecher wouldn't be so mysterious!

Yan Ran immediately showed great anticipation: "President Fu, stop teasing me like this. Just tell me already. I've finally gotten interested. If you keep keeping me in suspense like this, I'll lose interest."

Fu Yukang tapped his cheek with his hand: "My little darling, if you can kiss me here, I'll tell you everything. Come on, give me a kiss."

Yan Ran almost threw up; instinctively, she didn't want to kiss him.

So he cleverly found an excuse: "Mr. Fu, I won't let you succeed until I decide to become yours completely. I know you men too well. Before you get the woman you want, you treat her like a treasure, tempting her with all sorts of things. But once you get what you want, you completely disregard us women. I don't want to repeat the tragedy of those women!"

Fu Yukang did not succeed, but he was not too disappointed.

Although Yan Ran rejected him, her implication was quite clear: it was still possible for her to become his woman.

Therefore, Fu Yukang was no longer in such a hurry: "It is said that Dongyuan Group used a honey trap and a borrowed knife to kill in order to obtain that advanced technology!"

Yan Ran deliberately sighed, "Who's so unlucky? They've been used on a honey trap and then a double-cross! They're so unlucky! I almost feel sorry for that poor soul!"

Fu Yukang's expression became even more mysterious: "Guess who this poor soul is?"

Yan Ran pretended to think for half a minute, then shook her head: "President Fu, your question is too difficult. Dongyuan Group is older than me. I'm so young, I don't know anything about Dongyuan Group's past. How could I possibly guess?"

Fu Yukang chuckled: "It has something to do with your current boss!"

Yan Ran feigned extreme shock: "Really? How is that possible! My boss is an orphan, I know that very well."

Fu Yukang laughed and said, "That's why your boss became an orphan. Do you understand?"

It took Yan Ran a long time to process the shock and sigh in her heart: "How pitiful my boss is! His parents were framed like that, and now he's been framed like that too. I feel a little guilty!"

Fu Yukang immediately comforted him: "My little darling, don't think like that. This society is a dog-eat-dog world, a survival-of-the-fittest society. If you want to become a giant crocodile, you have to defeat one opponent after another. If one day you fall, there will definitely be other giant crocodiles to devour your corpse. That's perfectly normal. Isn't the growth experience of any giant crocodile the same?"

Yan Ran deliberately shook her head and sighed, "The competition in this world is too cruel. I feel like I really can't adapt. Luckily, I'm just an ordinary white-collar worker and haven't really entered the world of the giants!"