The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

Just then, Mitsui Chinatsu suddenly asked Ye Linyuan a question.

"Mr. Ye, I have a question. Could you please answer it for me?"

"Tell me what your question is. As long as it's not something I can't talk about, I can answer it for you."

Well, isn't that obvious...?

Whether or not you can say it is entirely up to you...

While inwardly grumbling, Mitsui Chinatsu blushed and asked the question.

"Um, why don't you...don't you do that to us?"

"Which one?"

"It's...it's..."

Chinatsu Mitsui's face flushed instantly; she was simply too embarrassed to say it...

Seeing Mitsui Chinatsu's embarrassed expression, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, what kind of people do you think I, Ye Linyuan, take you for? Although I, Ye Linyuan, am not a good person, I was still born under the red flag and grew up in the new China as a model socialist youth. I would never take advantage of someone in distress. You are now desperate and not acting voluntarily. If I were to actually do *that* to you, what would I, Ye Linyuan, become?"

After saying that, Ye Linyuan stood up, patted Mitsui Chinatsu on the head, and walked towards the second floor without looking back.

"Go back and tell Mitsui Takeichiro and Mitsui Takejiro that I am very satisfied and that they should wait for my report."

The next day, at the Uesugi Group headquarters, Uesugi Asuka stood at the conference room door, her palms sweaty. Beside her was her older brother, Uesugi Masao, who was also constantly rubbing his hands, looking nervous.

Looking at his younger sister, Uesugi Masao whispered his instructions.

"When you see Mr. Ye later, you must be very respectful. Whatever he says goes, understand?"

"clear."

"Uesugi Asuka said in a low voice."

"Also, if he lets you... lets you do that thing, don't resist, understand? Our family's future rests entirely on your shoulders."

Asuka Uesugi didn't say anything, she just bit her lip.

As for her, Uesugi Asuka, she was a top student at Toto University, the eldest daughter of the Uesugi family, and the nominal heir to the Uesugi Group. But now, her brother was going to give her away to a Chinese man!

A man whose name she had only heard of but never met!

"Mr. Ye has arrived!"

Someone shouted, and everyone from the Uesugi Group outside the conference room stood up, their eyes fixed on the man and three women who were walking in.

Asuka Uesugi immediately looked up and saw a young man walking towards them.

He wore a black suit, had a tall and straight figure, and while he wasn't particularly handsome, he had a unique aura—a gentle demeanor with a sharp edge, like a sword yet to be drawn.

Masao Uesugi was the first to greet him, bowing and scraping, displaying the utmost humility.

"Mr. Ye, welcome, welcome! This is my younger sister, Asuka, a top student at Toto University. Please take good care of her."

Name: Masao Uesugi

Age: 31

[Favorability: -50]

[Tags: Drinking, gambling, whoring, smoking, cheating, swindling, stealing; lacking both ability and physical health]

[Note: He's an utterly useless opportunist; he'll listen to whoever is most powerful!]

[Current thought: If Ye Linyuan takes a liking to Asuka, then I can get on the Ye family's coattails!]

Ye Linyuan first used his detection technique to look at Uesugi Masao. Hehehe, this label and evaluation are several levels worse than Mitsui Takeichiro, who was already good enough for Ye Linyuan to complain about!

As for Uesugi Asuka standing to the side, Ye Linyuan glanced at her as well. Hmm, she's good-looking, but there's a hint of resistance in her eyes.

[Name: Asuka Uesugi]

Age: 20

[Favorability: -10]

[Tags: Possesses considerable business acumen, values ​​family, and is independent]

[Note: Although capable, that's about it. At most, they can only manage a small conglomerate worth three to five hundred billion yen. Any larger, and things are likely to go wrong.]

[Current thought: My brother just gave me to this man? Hmph, I'll let him know that I, Uesugi Asuka, am not someone to be trifled with!]

Tsk tsk tsk, the system's evaluation is getting more and more cheeky. Three to five hundred billion Japanese yen converted into dragon coins is 150 to 250 billion. No matter which city in the Dragon Kingdom, a group with 150 to 250 billion is enough to be called a large group or a large company!

While inwardly criticizing his system, Ye Linyuan greeted Uesugi Asuka.

"Hello, Ms. Uesugi."

Uesugi Asuka bowed to Ye Linyuan with perfect form, but her tone was stiff.

"Hello, Mr. Ye."

Wow, you're pretty arrogant.

If Ye Linyuan hadn't learned about the Uesugi Group's situation, he wouldn't have planned to come at all. But since he could get a Uesugi Group with a market value of one trillion yen for free, he might as well come!

Although he knew perfectly well what was going on, the necessary procedures still had to be followed. Ye Linyuan walked directly to the head seat and sat down. He looked up at Uesugi Masao, who had already kicked out the other senior executives of the Uesugi Group, leaving only the few of them in the entire office, and asked with a hint of amusement.

"President Uesugi, tell me, what do you want with me?"

Masao Uesugi smiled obsequiously and quickly handed over a document.

"Here's the thing, our Uesugi Group wants to cooperate with Mr. Ye. This is a detailed list of all our group's assets, as well as our development plan for the next three years. Please take a look."

Ye Linyuan took the document, flipped through it casually, and then tossed it back onto the table.

"this one?"

"what?"

"You think you can cooperate with me with this little bit? President Uesugi, do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"No, no!"

Upon hearing Ye Linyuan's words, Uesugi Masao broke out in a cold sweat and quickly asked.

"Mr. Ye, please feel free to make any requests you may have. As long as it's within our capabilities, we will definitely fulfill them!"

Ye Linyuan leaned back, and Xiao Ruoxi, who was temporarily acting as his secretary, immediately understood and began to massage his shoulders. Liu Yanran, the second temporary secretary, took out a pre-prepared contract from her bag, while Luo Qingyue, the third temporary secretary, spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"We want 80% of the Uesugi Group's shares. In addition, your three office buildings in Ginza will also belong to us. However, in exchange, we will invest 1000 billion dragon coins to help you get rid of the Mitsui Group's control."

As Luo Qingyue finished speaking, the entire conference room fell into a deathly silence.

With 80% of the shares, plus the three buildings in Ginza, this represents almost 90% of the Uesugi Group's assets...

Uesugi Masao glanced weakly at Luo Qingyue, then looked at Ye Linyuan, and stammered.

"Mr. Ye, this...this is too much..."

"Is it a lot?"

Ye Linyuan laughed, a laugh as shrewd and calculating as that of a fox.

"So, how much do you think your Uesugi Group is worth right now? Without our investment, how long can you hold off Mitsui? A week? Two weeks? A month? Or two months?"

Everyone knows the current situation of the Uesugi Group. Without external help, the Uesugi Group will soon be resurrected by Mitsui.

As Ye Linyuan finished speaking, Uesugi Masao was speechless for a moment, because Ye Linyuan's words directly pointed out the current situation of the Uesugi Group.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Uesugi Group still has a market value of over one trillion yen. The problem is that the Uesugi Group is now just a name. The rest, from the inside out, except for himself as the nominal president, all belong to Mitsui!

If he doesn't find a solution soon, the Uesugi Group will soon be renamed Mitsui, and he, Uesugi Masao, will completely lose his status as the head of the Uesugi family and the president of the Uesugi Group. If he's lucky, he might still be able to beg Mitsui for some scraps; if he's unlucky, he might end up sweeping the streets...

"I'll give you ten minutes to consider."

Ye Linyuan glanced at his watch and issued his final ultimatum.

"If you agree, sign it; if you don't, we're leaving."

In an instant, the conference room fell into dead silence.