You got your marriage certificate and then abandoned me? I'll feed the richest woman in the wor

"Boss, are you planning to personally enter the fray and steal our food?"

Hearing this teasing remark tinged with amusement.

Shen Wanzhou's fair cheeks flushed instantly.

A blush spread down her slender neck and all the way to the base of her ears.

Even the shoulders beneath that oversized cardigan were uncontrollably tense.

Her fingers tightened suddenly around the silver fork.

The metal fork handle left a red mark in my palm, and my knuckles turned noticeably pale.

My social anxiety alarm went off like crazy.

He instinctively took a half step back.

The rabbit slippers made a soft rustling sound on the carpet, as if it wanted to turn around and escape back to the safe zone upstairs.

But my gaze was fixed on the plate of bright red sweet and sour fish.

The scalding heat carried an overpowering aroma of scallions.

The sweet and sour smell of aged vinegar wafted straight into my nasal cavity.

My stomach is making a soft gurgling sound.

This real feeling of hunger completely overwhelmed her desire to back down.

The attempt to escape froze on the spot.

Chen Yuan looked at her, seeing her in a dilemma.

The pleased smile in his eyes deepened even more.

He didn't continue to tease her, lest he really scare the frightened cat away.

Holding that huge white porcelain tray.

He strode to the spacious long dining table.

Place the sweet and sour fish steadily in the center of the table.

Steam rises, and the crispy fish skin sizzles softly in the sauce.

He pulled out a high-backed, carved dining chair next to him.

Long, slender fingers tapped lightly twice on the back of the mahogany chair.

It made two muffled thuds.

The shadow of the mahogany chair stretched out on the floor.

Everything seemed so natural, without a trace of condescending charity.

"Have a seat, the crust is crispiest when it's fresh out of the pan."

Shen Wanzhou swallowed a mouthful of sweet saliva.

She was like a kitten testing a trap.

I moved slowly, close to the edge of the dining table, towards the chair.

He obediently sat down.

He held the silver fork in both hands, pressing it against his chest.

Even their breathing was slow and gentle, as if afraid of breaking the delicate atmosphere.

Chen Yuan turned and went into the kitchen.

I took out a clean set of bone china bowl and chopsticks.

I scooped out half a bowl of perfectly cooked, distinct grains of Koshihikari white rice and placed it beside her.

He then pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down in a languid manner.

A long dining table separated the two of them.

But this was the first time in six months that Shen Wanzhou had eaten at the same table with someone else.

Even the wind blowing through the air carries a reassuring warmth.

Shen Wanzhou had long eyelashes drooping.

His eyes were fixed on the table, and he didn't dare to look at Chen Yuan across from him.

The silver fork was carefully inserted into the white porcelain plate.

Peel back the golden-brown, crispy fish skin.

Pick out a piece of snow-white fish belly meat without any bones.

Coated in a thick, reddish-brown sweet and sour sauce, it's then put into your mouth.

The intensely sweet and sour sauce, combined with the tenderness of the fish, explodes on the tongue.

Her peach blossom eyes shone as brightly as if they were filled with starlight.

Even the slight unease and panic from before disappeared.

With its cheeks puffed out as it chewed, it looked exactly like a hamster eating.

A tempting smear of sauce clung to her lips.

Even her signature beauty mark under her eye seemed to have gained a touch of everyday life.

This is a vibrant life that could never be seen in that dark room, when they were being kept alive by intravenous nutrition.

Chen Yuan rested his chin on one hand.

Just quietly watch her.

Watching her finish a piece of fish.

He couldn't wait to reach for the second piece with his fork.

In the spacious restaurant, only the occasional crisp sound of silver forks touching porcelain plates could be heard.

Sunlight streamed onto the floor, exuding a sense of peaceful tranquility.

Don't listen to your ex's self-righteous accusations.

No more being woken up in the middle of the night to fix those buggy, broken codes.

All you have to do is watch this food-protecting cat devour the food in its bowl.

buzz-

buzz-

A black cell phone placed on a marble tabletop.

Suddenly, it started to vibrate continuously.

The jarring vibrations shattered the tranquility of the restaurant.

The screen lit up, and several financial warning messages with red exclamation marks popped up.

That was a warning that Chen Yuan had specifically set up to intercept them.

The system will intercept any action taken by the Lin family immediately.

The gentle expression on Chen Yuan's face faded.

His eyes instantly turned cold, as if covered with a layer of frost.

He picked up his phone and swiped his long, slender fingers to unlock the screen.

On the black back-end interface of the trading software.

The Lin Group's stock, which had been firmly locked at the daily limit down, suddenly showed a strange fluctuation.

A striking red column of funds rose abruptly from the ground.

It was like a trapped beast struggling in its death throes at the bottom of an abyss.

The red light was particularly glaring against the dark blue screen.

It exudes a kind of reckless madness.

A total of 20 million in cash flow.

The buy orders flooded in in the form of countless small orders.

They were trying to pry open a crack in this despairing green waterfall.

Chen Yuan looked at the source and timestamp of the funds.

He stared at the screen, his smile turning completely cold.

This is the last two properties in prime locations that the Lin family sold.

The money was scraped together to save a life.

To raise this money, Lin Qinghan even went so far as to sign a dual contract (one for official purposes and one for private purposes).

They mortgaged the last shred of the Lin family's possessions.

They are trying to use this pitiful amount of leverage.

This creates the illusion that major players are supporting the price of stocks that have hit their daily limit down.

This is intended to attract reckless retail investors to follow suit and buy at the bottom.

They wanted to use this opportunity to turn the situation around.

Such tricks are no match for real financial tycoons.

It's as childish and ridiculous as children playing house.

This small amount of money pales in comparison to the massive short positions Chen Yuan holds.

It couldn't even make a ripple.

Chen Yuan rested his chin on one hand, while his other thumb hovered above the phone screen.

His eyes were as cold as an ice cave in the dead of winter.

The cold light from the screen shone on his sharply defined profile.

It exudes a cruel sense of having the power of life and death.

Without the slightest hesitation.

There was no weakness in showing any concern for past relationships.

He typed out a string of command codes representing the highest level of authority.

A massive amount of short options are hidden in the shadows.

It was like a dam filled with water being suddenly blown open.

They poured out in an instant.

Tens of millions of short positions are like a snow-capped mountain collapsing with a roar.

With terrifying, devastating force, it crashed straight into the Lin family's pitiful amount of buying power.

The limit down price has just been pried open a little.

It didn't even last half a second.

The 20 million yuan in life-saving funds have gone unnoticed.

It was instantly swallowed up by this torrent.

Not even a trace was left.

The green decline line is falling sharply.

A large bearish candlestick completely pierced through all the support levels.

It directly broke through the line between delisting and survival.

The entire candlestick chart turned into a glaring cliff.

There is no chance of turning things around.

The Lin Group's trading data fell into complete silence at this moment.

All the bills were cleared out.

At the top of the sell list, there was an overwhelming amount of sell orders that filled people with despair.

From the opening of the market until now, only a few hours have passed.

The Lin Group's market value evaporated by a full 300 million.

This number represents the wealth accumulated by two generations of the Lin family.

It turned to ashes completely.

Those relatives who used to mock and ridicule Chen Yuan because of the Lin family's power.

Those so-called senior executives in the company who look down on others.

In that instant, they all became homeless dogs burdened with enormous debts.

The numbers in the Ponzi scheme completely stopped fluctuating.

The screen full of green proclaims the existence of a once-glorious business empire.

It has completely become history.

Chen Yuan tapped the edge of his phone lightly twice with his fingertips.

Over the past five years, he has shielded Lin Qinghan from countless open and covert attacks.

They managed to turn a mess into a company with a valuation of 10 billion.

He devoted all his energy and health to it.

What they got in return was being left with nothing and being heartlessly abandoned.

Now, he has smashed it all to pieces with his own hands.

Sitting opposite her, Shen Wanzhou seemed to sense a fleeting chill in the air.

She slowed down her chewing of the fish.

She raised her head, her large, watery eyes filled with a hint of confusion and unease.

Looking at the man opposite her.

There was still a little bit of glistening sweet and sour sauce on her lips.

The coldness in Chen Yuan's eyes vanished instantly.

She put her lazy and gentle demeanor back on.

Chen Yuan looked at the numbers on the screen, which had completely dropped to zero, and placed a piece of fish belly meat into Shen Wanzhou's bowl: "We're bankrupt. This is perfect as a snack with drinks."