After ninety-nine online romances, I finally met my ex in person when school started.

The following evening at 8 PM. Royal Mansion, the most exclusive private club in Harbin.

Inside the "Emperor's Hall" on the top floor, a huge crystal chandelier casts an ambiguous, dim yellow light.

The door opened. Jiang Hai walked in, dressed in a smart black suit.

His gaze froze the moment it fell on the two people on the sofa.

Lin Chuxia changed out of her well-behaved school uniform. Tonight, she wore a black deep-V bodycon dress that perfectly accentuated her already stunning figure.

She wore sheer flesh-colored stockings and eight-centimeter stilettos. Although she wore heavy, mature makeup, the awkwardness of a pure college student was still undeniable in her every move.

This extreme contrast between innocence and sexiness is a deadly poison for any man.

Jiang Yao sat at the other end of the sofa. She wore a fiery red, high-slit dress, her long, snow-white legs crossed. She held a half-empty glass of red wine in her hand, her eyes cold and aloof.

With two top beauties sitting together, the temperature in the entire private room seemed to rise.

"Boss Jiang," Lin Chuxia said, maintaining the aloof demeanor of a mayor's daughter, gesturing to the seat opposite her, "Sit."

Jiang Hai swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing the greed in his eyes, and sat down opposite Lin Chuxia.

"Ms. Lin, did you contact me about the municipal engineering project in the south of the city?" Jiang Hai asked tentatively.

"Let's not beat around the bush." ​​Lin Chuxia leaned back on the sofa, legs crossed, deliberately showing off her beautiful curves. "The construction stoppage is a huge headache for my father. Can Boss Jiang really handle that foreign investment with its dubious origin?"

Before Jiang Hai could answer, Jiang Yao let out a cold laugh and slammed her wine glass heavily onto the marble coffee table.

"Miss Lin, the business in the south of the city belongs to the Jiang family. You want to bypass the main hall and talk to him directly? Aren't you showing a lot of disrespect to me?" Jiang Yao's beautiful eyes flashed with malice, her acting skills were natural.

Lin Chuxia curled her lip: "Miss Jiang, the Jiang family is in complete chaos right now. Jiang Tao is in jail, so what guarantee do you have for the project's progress? I can only talk to Boss Jiang Hai."

The two women were on the verge of drawing their swords.

Seeing this, Jiang Hai completely let down his guard. Overjoyed overwhelmed him.

The mayor's daughter was eager to shift the blame, and the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was furious. This was a golden opportunity!

As long as we get on Lin Chuxia's good side, our official backing will be completely secured. What's more, she's the top socialite in Harbin!

"Please don't let this cause a scene." Jiang Hai straightened his suit and tie, leaned forward, and even boldly reached out to touch Lin Chuxia's fair hand, which was resting on the coffee table. "Ms. Lin, rest assured, that foreign investment is in my own offshore account. As soon as the municipal approval is issued, the project will resume immediately."

He couldn't wait to reveal his hand, his eyes fixed on Lin Chuxia's neckline.

"Jiang Hai, how dare you betray your own people!" Jiang Yao angrily rebuked.

"Young Miss, this is called being pragmatic." Jiang Hai dropped all pretense and looked at Jiang Yao with a cold smile. "The Jiang family is finished. From now on, I'll be in charge of everything in Bingcheng."

He turned to look at Lin Chuxia, his smile turning extremely lewd: "Miss Lin, this drink is for you tonight. After you drink this, I'll take care of everything, including the project and your affairs."

He poured a full glass of red wine and pushed it in front of Lin Chuxia, his fingertips almost touching her leg.

Just as Lin Chuxia was about to back away because she felt nauseous.

The hidden door connecting the private room to the inner room was pushed open by a large, bony hand.

"Bang."

The hidden door slammed against the wall with a dull thud.

Zhu Xun Chuan was wearing a pure white silk bathrobe, the belt loosely tied at his waist, revealing a large expanse of his well-defined chest muscles. He was barefoot on the carpet, his left hand in the bathrobe pocket, and his right hand holding a half-empty glass of red wine.

He walked slowly, languidly, and casually, yet he exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

Jiang Hai's lewd smile froze instantly, his outstretched hand hanging in mid-air. He abruptly stood up, the chair scraping against the floor with a jarring sound.

Zhu Xun Chuan walked to the head seat and sat down directly on the large leather sofa.

The two women, who were at loggerheads just a moment ago, suddenly changed their demeanor.

Jiang Yao leaned close to Zhu Xun Chuan and naturally nestled in his arms. She picked up a wine glass from the coffee table and fed it to him.

Lin Chuxia breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stepped around the coffee table in her high heels, ran behind Zhu Xunchuan, and gently massaged his shoulders with both hands.

Two stunningly beautiful women, like docile birds, surrounded the king, who was wearing a bathrobe.

Jiang Hai felt a chill run down his spine, a coldness shooting from his feet to the top of his head. He finally realized that this wasn't a negotiation of interests at all; it was a trap set specifically for him!

"Brother-in-law..." Jiang Hai's voice trembled, and his legs began to shake uncontrollably.

Zhu Xun Chuan didn't look at him. He took a sip of red wine from Jiang Yao's hand.

Then, he took a black miniature USB drive out of his bathrobe pocket and casually tossed it onto the marble coffee table.

"Ding." The USB drive spun twice and stopped in front of Jiang Hai.

"The recording of you accepting bribes with Deputy Director Zhang of the Urban Construction Bureau at the teahouse. And the details of those thirteen foreign investment transactions you laundered through underground banks." Zhu Xun Chuan's tone was flat and without any inflection. "Xiao Bai took them from your study last night."

Jiang Hai felt all his strength drain away in an instant.

With a "thump," his knees buckled, and he knelt directly on the carpet.

Those seemingly foolproof bargaining chips looked like a joke in front of this man.

"Mr. Zhu! Brother-in-law! I was wrong!" Jiang Hai kowtowed frantically, his forehead hitting the edge of the coffee table, blood streaming down his face. "I'll hand over all the money I have! Transfer it all to Miss's account! Please spare my life!"

He wept bitterly, his earlier arrogance of wanting to control everything completely gone.

Jiang Yao nestled in Zhu Xun Chuan's arms, coldly watching this traitor. Lin Chu Xia gripped Zhu Xun Chuan's shoulders, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration and infatuation. This man had crushed the arrogant tyrant of Ice City into a pulp without lifting a finger; in the time it takes to drink a glass of red wine.

Zhu Xun Chuan put down his wine glass and tapped his knuckles twice on the coffee table.

"You have no chance." Zhu Xun Chuan looked at him.

The fear of death completely shattered Jiang Hai's psychological defenses. He scrambled towards the coffee table, clung tightly to its legs, and screamed in despair.

"Don't kill me! I was forced into this! I can't contact anyone in Siberia!" Jiang Hai screamed, tears and snot streaming down his face. "That foreign investment, and those Russian mercenaries, were all brought in by Lao San! Jiang He is the real mole! He wanted to use you to get rid of us; he's the real traitor in Ice City..."

"Bang--!"

A deafening, muffled gunshot, muffled by a silencer, ripped through the night sky.

The massive bulletproof floor-to-ceiling window of the penthouse suite on the top floor of the Royal Mansion shattered with a deafening roar. Countless shards of glass rained down into the room.

Jiang Hai's words came to an abrupt halt.

A fist-sized hole appeared in his head. A bullet from a large-caliber sniper rifle had pierced his skull, spewing a cloud of blood as it embedded itself in the mahogany door behind him.

Jiang Hai's body fell straight backward and landed on the carpet.

P.S.: Thank you to the four bosses of [Dayan Mining Area: Muyu, Wanlaisheng, GraonShado, and Jiayezi] for their certification! An extra chapter has been added as a last-minute update!

Congratulations to [Dormitory] for winning the second time! He was the only one who answered my cover question yesterday! Everyone else is checking in, and there are rewards for interacting with A-Yin!