From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Lu Yunzhou placed his phone face down on the table.

"Whoever dares to come, I'll keep collecting debts."

Ye Zhiwei gripped the spoon handle tightly, and after a moment, lowered her head to continue drinking her porridge.

The oppressive atmosphere of last night was gone from the living room, leaving only the clattering of pots and pans and the electric clippers that Lu Yunzhou had placed on the table.

Ye Zhiwei had just breathed a sigh of relief when Lu Yunzhou suddenly reached out, picked up the machine, and pressed the switch again.

A buzzing sound rang out.

She looked up and saw that Lu Yunzhou had already circled around behind her.

"Ye Zhiwei, I'll give you a clean and refreshing haircut today."

She put down the spoon, turned around, and ran away.

As soon as he reached the sofa, Lu Yunzhou had already turned off the electric clippers.

Ye Zhiwei leaned against the backrest, panting, still clutching half a pillow in her hand. Her injured leg was pressed against the carpet, and she was in a position ready to run away at any moment.

Lu Yunzhou put the electric clippers back on the table, looked up at her, and said, "I'll let you off the hook for today."

Ye Zhiwei stared at the machine, her shoulders relaxing.

"You'd better keep your word."

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Ye Zhiwei opened her mouth, and the story of the trap set in the mine last night immediately came to mind.

She coughed lightly, lowered her head, picked up the bowl of porridge, and didn't say anything more.

Just as Lu Yunzhou was about to sit down, his phone vibrated on the table.

The caller was Feng Dekun.

He answered the call, and Feng Dekun's voice sounded somewhat urgent: "Mr. Lu, the inventory of the Donggang subsidiary warehouse and the core testing equipment has been completed, and the relevant documents have been stamped. If it's convenient for you today, please come and pick up the supplementary delivery documents."

"I'm going there now."

Lu Yunzhou hung up the phone and picked up the file bag on the table.

Ye Zhiwei looked up: "Over at Jubaozhai?"

"Mr. Feng asked me to retrieve the documents. When the Zhong family took over the business earlier, several subsidiary assets were still being inventoried, but now the paperwork is complete."

He patted the document bag in his palm to make sure that none of the papers inside were missing.

Jubaozhai has been returned to the Feng family's name, and Kunyucang has also been handed over.

The Donggang storage and testing equipment were incidental assets from that gambling deal; today's signing is just to complete the formalities and avoid future trouble.

After finishing the last bite of porridge, Ye Zhiwei got up and grabbed her coat.

Lu Yunzhou glanced at her and said, "You stay home and rest."

"I'll go with you."

"My leg isn't healed yet."

"Your shoulder was split last night too, but you still went to the Chu family to collect debts, didn't you?"

Ye Zhiwei put on her coat, her tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Lu Yunzhou watched her stand firm and didn't try to persuade her any further.

As the two went downstairs, Ye Zhiwei walked steadily while holding onto the wall.

Lu Yunzhou reached out to help her, but she turned away and placed her hand on his arm.

"Helping is fine, but don't hug."

You're overthinking it.

"The way you looked at me just now said it all."

Lu Yunzhou paused for a moment, startled by her words, and then opened the car door for her.

As the car drove out of the residential area, Ye Zhiwei leaned against the passenger seat, her gaze falling on the top of his head.

That short head stood out in the sunlight, with faint marks from the electric clippers still visible on the edges.

She held back for a while, but then burst out laughing.

Lu Yunzhou gripped the steering wheel, his face darkening. "What are you laughing at now?"

"I'm wondering, how come the people who cleaned up the Chu family last night became the barbershop's failed project today?"

"I'll say it again, I'm pulling over right now."

Ye Zhiwei immediately shut her mouth, but she couldn't suppress the urge to smile.

As the car passed through the commercial street, several young people on the roadside turned around and looked over.

One of them had just finished drinking soy milk and almost dropped the plastic bag in his hand.

"Did that person just come out of there?"

"where?"

"He looks like he's finished off a big business deal and is starting anew."

The sound seeped in through the crack in the car window.

Ye Zhiwei turned her face away, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Lu Yunzhou stepped on the brakes, and the wheels stopped at the side of the road.

He rolled down the car window and stared at the group of young people.

The group immediately lowered their heads, picked up their breakfast, and quickly left.

Ye Zhiwei covered her mouth, her eyes glistening with laughter: "Boss Lu, don't scare me."

"I was just asking them if they had eaten enough."

"Your appearance certainly makes you suitable to ask this question."

Lu Yunzhou restarted the vehicle and ignored her.

When they arrived at the Feng family's residence, Feng Dekun was already waiting at the door.

Qi Yufei was also nearby, holding two file boxes in his arms.

Seeing Lu Yunzhou get out of the car, Qi Yufei first looked at his head, his expression hardening several times before he finally couldn't hold back.

"Brother-in-law, your hairstyle really saves on shampoo."

Lu Yunzhou raised his hand and touched the top of his head: "Would you like to try?"

Qi Yufei immediately took a half step back and hugged the file box tightly.

Feng Dekun walked over with a smile and took the file bag from Lu Yunzhou's hand: "The paperwork is all in here. The supplementary property rights page for the Donggang warehouse, the list of testing equipment, and the mineral core transaction registration—all stamped."

Lu Yunzhou opened the document and scanned it page by page.

"Do the equipment models and quantities match?"

"I personally led the team to count them; if even one is missing, it's all on me."

Feng Dekun patted his chest, his expression serious.

Lu Yunzhou closed the file: "That's fine then."

Qi Yufei leaned closer: "Brother-in-law, now that you've taken over Jubaozhai, when are you planning to go over and oversee things?"

"today."

Qi Yufei was taken aback: "Going today?"

"There are people waiting in the store."

He spoke calmly, but Feng Dekun could detect the anger in his voice.

A few days ago, Zheng Duo led a group of people to Jubaozhai to collect materials.

The batch of mineral cores was of mediocre quality and the price was ridiculously low, so the shop assistant refused to accept it.

Zheng Duo smashed his teacup on the spot and declared that he would make sure Jubaozhai couldn't get a single good piece of material in Sheng'an.

Feng Dekun brought up the matter again.

Lu Yunzhou tucked the file folder under his arm: "He hasn't left yet?"

"He's gone, but he hasn't stopped talking. I heard he found Xu Kui's son, Xu Cheng'an, and is planning to cause a scene at the shop entrance."

Ye Zhiwei frowned.

Xu Kui is one of the seven leaders in the Lingnan mining circle and has some influence among mining companies from other regions.

Xu Cheng'an is young and hot-tempered, and he also employs a group of thugs.

Zheng Duo brought him here, clearly not intending to just talk.

Lu Yunzhou turned and walked towards the car.

"I'll stay with you."

Feng Dekun said.

"No need. I've got the documents; I'll handle the rest myself."

He opened the car door, and Ye Zhiwei was already sitting in the passenger seat.

As Feng Dekun watched the two leave, he lowered his brows and immediately took out his phone to call the manager of Jubaozhai, instructing everyone in the store to remain calm and not to take the initiative to make a move.

Several black SUVs were parked sideways at the bottom of the steps in front of Jubaozhai.

The store entrance was mostly blocked, forcing customers to detour around to the side to enter and exit.

Zheng Duo stood at the front of the car smoking, followed by seven or eight people.

One of the young men, wearing a dark jacket and an expensive watch on his wrist, was kicking the shop threshold with the tip of his shoe.

He was burly, with low-set brows and a defiant look on his face.

When Zheng Duo saw Lu Yunzhou get out of the car, he immediately threw his cigarette butt on the ground.

"Is this the new manager?"

He deliberately glanced at Lu Yunzhou's buzz cut, then looked at Ye Zhiwei, his laughter laced with sarcasm.

"The Feng family really knows how to make arrangements. When the shop is short-staffed, they just find a man who just came out to fill in. If all else fails, they can always rely on a woman to hold things up for them."

After Ye Zhiwei got out of the car, she pressed her hand against the car door, her face darkening.

Lu Yunzhou walked over with a file bag in his hand, his gaze falling on the SUV blocking his way.

"Move the car."

Zheng Duo put a cigarette back in his mouth, pointed at the young man, and said, "Didn't you hear that? They told you to move aside."

Xu Chengan then turned around.

Instead of moving the car, he walked down the steps, his shoes stepping over the cigarette butts on the ground, and stood in front of Lu Yunzhou.

"If you want to enter the store, you need to ask me first."

Lu Yunzhou stopped two steps away and tapped the file bag in his hand lightly against his palm.

Xu Chengan raised his hand and blocked the shop door completely in front of him.