Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

"Give me back my hard-earned money."

"We must ensure the houses are delivered on time."

"Either refund the money, or give us the room."

"Let Mr. Xu come out and give us all an answer."

"We urge the regulatory authorities to handle this matter."

"We demand justice! We demand justice!"

The heart-wrenching shouts of tens of thousands of petitioning homeowners downstairs reached upstairs.

At this moment, Xu Jiaying, the owner of Great Real Estate, sat behind his desk for a long time without making a sound.

Board Secretary He Wei stood at the door, glancing occasionally at the elevator at the end of the corridor, while the other shareholders of Great Real Estate sat dejectedly on the sofa, silently smoking.

The once spacious and bright office was now filled with smoke and fumes. Finally, Xu Jiaying looked up at He Wei and asked, "Why hasn't he arrived yet? We agreed to meet at twelve o'clock."

He Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue and said, "There's probably traffic on the way. Should I call and ask again?"

The voice just fell,

"Beep beep beep!"

The custom-made, all-gold, diamond-encrusted cell phone on the desk rang. Xu Jiaying saw the caller ID, picked up the phone, and pressed the answer button, saying, "President Bai, where are you?"

On the phone, a man said, "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry, I can't come. I can't help you with your matter. You should try asking other banks."

"Thud!"

The other party hung up the phone immediately.

Xu Jiaying was so angry that she cursed loudly, "What kind of bastard is he? He eats my food, takes my things, and plays with my women all the time. Now that I'm in trouble, he's not coming. He even dared to hang up on me. I'm so angry!"

As Xu Jiaying spoke, she raised her phone to smash it on the ground, but He Wei quickly stepped forward and grabbed it, saying, "President Xu, you can't smash it! This phone is a one-of-a-kind, custom-made version. There are no parts available for repair if it's broken."

He thought to himself, "Even if you break it, you won't have the money to buy a new one."

He Wei took the opportunity to put his phone into his pocket.

Xu Jiaying looked at the shareholders sitting on the sofa and said, "Everyone, the company is now in a crisis. Let's all think of ways to help the company overcome this difficult time."

"Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to file for bankruptcy."

Several shareholders looked at one of them simultaneously. This man, who appeared to be in his fifties or sixties, was named Kong Qingdong and was the second largest shareholder after President Xu.

Then Kong Qingdong said, "President Xu, you are the largest shareholder of the company, owning 51% of the shares. You should take the lead in contributing money to save the company."

Hsu Chia-ying: "If I were rich, would I need you to tell me?"

Kong Qingdong: "Mr. Xu, may I ask where your money went?"

Xu Jiaying was taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Kong Qingdong to ask him this question. His expression immediately darkened, and he said, "Do I need to report to you where my money goes?"

Kong Qingdong stood up and said, "Since President Xu says so, why should we support him? Let's all go home and prepare for the New Year. Let President Xu handle it himself. Anyway, he is the major shareholder, and the rest of us combined don't even own 20% of the shares. If the sky falls, the head will hold it up."

After Kong Qingdong finished speaking, he walked towards the door, and the other shareholders quickly stood up and followed him out.

Seeing this, Xu Jiaying quickly called out, "Hey, you can't leave, the matter isn't resolved yet."

Nobody paid any attention to him.

Xu Jiaying shouted to He Wei, "Quickly stop them! Don't let them leave! They're not leaving today without paying up!"

He Wei: "President, I'll go stop them."

Then he strode after him...

Xu Jiaying was furious. Normally, all these shareholders were subservient to him, but now that the company had a problem, they dared to act so disrespectfully. "Damn it, they've gone too far! Wait till I get through this, and I'll see how I deal with you all!"

Xu Jiaying picked up a fine Cuban cigar from his office, but no one lit it for him. He then remembered that he had sent his bodyguards downstairs to help maintain order.

He had no choice but to take out a lighter, light his cigar, take a puff, and look towards the door…

Huh! Why isn't Secretary He back yet?

Xu Jiaying looked for her phone to call He Wei, only to realize that He Wei seemed to have put it in his pocket.

He picked up the landline and dialed He Wei's number.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off."

Holy crap, what the hell is going on?

He Wei's phone is switched off?

He dialed again.

The cold, emotionless robotic voice on the other end of the line continued: "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later."

Xu Jiaying shouted at the door, "He Wei, you fucking get over here right now, or I'll skin you alive, pull out your tendons, and use your bones to make nails!"

There was absolutely no movement outside the door.

Xu Jiaying finally realized something was wrong, because the entire CEO's office on this floor was eerily quiet, as if he were the only person there.

He panicked and ran towards the door.

"Ding-dong."

Just then, the elevator doors clicked open and slowly began to open…

A man and a woman stepped out of the elevator; the man was handsome and dashing, and the woman was beautiful and spirited.

Xu Jiaying didn't recognize the two men, so she asked, "What are you doing here? How did you two get up here?"

Because the top floor of the Great Real Estate Building is his president's office, which has a dedicated elevator that allows unauthorized personnel to access it without a special access card.

The couple was Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke.

Xiao Zhan said calmly, "You're Xu Jiaying?"

Xu Jiaying, used to being arrogant, rolled her eyes and scolded the two young people for their rudeness in addressing her by her given name, "Who are you two? How can you be so ill-mannered? Didn't your families teach you to respect others?"

"Slap! Slap!"

Xiao Zhan swung his hand and slapped Xu Jiaying hard across the face twice.

"what!"

Xu Jiaying was slapped so hard that her head shook twice and she cried out in surprise.

He stood there, stunned by the beating, staring at Xiao Zhan with wide, shocked eyes, but still arrogantly shouted, "Kid, you dare hit me? You don't want to live anymore?"

At this moment, Xia Keke said, "Xu Jiaying, what's your name? This is Xiao Zhan, and my name is Xia Keke."

At this moment, Xu Jiaying was furious, her asshole practically spitting fire. Being beaten in her own office—if word got out, how could she ever face anyone in Beijing again?

So he yelled, "I don't care what you're called. In my territory, dragons coil up and tigers lie down. Kid, you've messed with the wrong person. You're in big trouble. I'll make you wish you were dead, and I'll make your whole family suffer an abyss because of these two slaps."

Xia Keke looked at Xiao Zhan, shrugged, and said, "Xiao Zhan, this old bastard doesn't know what's good for him, and he's even more reckless. I don't care anymore, do whatever you want."

Xu Jiaying sneered, "Your name is Xiao Zhan. You'd better wash your neck clean before I teach you a lesson, and then..."

Xu Jiaying stopped abruptly mid-sentence, looked at Xiao Zhan, and asked, "You said you're Xiao Zhan? Which Xiao Zhan?"

Xiao Zhan chuckled, "Hehe, is there anyone else in the capital named Xiao Zhan? Director Xia, do you know anyone with the same name as me?"

Xia Keke pouted and said, "I haven't heard of any."

Xu Jiaying's expression changed instantly, and she asked cautiously, "Are you Xiao Zhan from the Xiao family?"

Xiao Zhan shrugged and said, "Genuine, no doubt about it."