King of Capital: From Unemployment to the Pinnacle of Life

Xu Meijuan's home is decorated in a pure retro Chinese style... Even the best solid wood flooring will make a sound when you step on it with leather shoes!

Mayor Kao?

Impossible, it's already past midnight...

Moreover, if it really was Mayor Kao, wouldn't the nanny have come to report it?

Could it be Xu Shaokun?

How could Xu Shaokun enter Xu Meijuan's home so casually?

Just as I was filled with doubt, the footsteps stopped at the door...

"Xiaojuan! You've gone too far!"

An elderly man's voice came from outside the door: "You are the eldest daughter of the Xu family! How could you do such a scandalous thing?"

"Dad? What brings you here?"

Xu Meijuan quickly put on a silk nightgown, sat up, and retorted, "How am I being immoral!"

What are you doing right now?

The old man outside the door was furious and roared, "How could you bring another man home? You're angry with Xiao Gao and want a divorce! You can divorce temporarily... Dad won't stop you! Once you've calmed down... you can remarry, right? Why do you have to do this?"

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan gave a disdainful sneer, got out of bed, put on her slippers, walked straight to the door, opened it, and closed it behind her.

"I just got off the plane and heard you brought some other man home. You're the face of the Xu family! The eldest daughter! How can you be so careless about the consequences? You and Xiao Gao have been married for almost twenty years... Why do you have to push things to the extreme?"

"Ha! You've gone too far? Dad? You can't be so quick to shift the blame, can you? Who really went too far? I'm divorced from him! I'm free to sleep with whomever I want!"

"Ugh! You're going to drive me crazy!"

The old man outside the door stomped his feet angrily: "Get out of the way! Let me see which little bastard is it?"

"dad!"

Xu Meijuan tried desperately to stop him, but the old man still pushed the door open. I exchanged an awkward glance with Grandpa Xu...

"Dad! What are you doing?"

Xu Meijuan pushed Old Master Xu away forcefully and closed the door again: "I don't love Gao Kai anymore, don't you understand? It's not just because of that incident, I haven't had any feelings for him for a long time! I've fallen in love with someone else!"

"You, you...you!"

"Dad! You can't force matters of the heart. A divorce is a divorce!"

"Your Uncle Gao and I are sworn brothers, how am I supposed to explain this to him?"

"That's your previous generation's business, it has nothing to do with me!"

"My dear daughter! You're going to drive me crazy! Fine, fine... whatever! You'd better watch yourself!"

......

Outside the door, the old man was panting heavily with anger; judging from his footsteps, he had left...

Xu Meijuan seemed to be leaning against the door, trying to calm her agitated emotions. After a full minute, she opened the door again and came in.

At this moment... I finally understood how vicious Xu Shaokun's scheme was!

The claims of copying data and spying are all lies...

Rather, Xu Meijuan's so-called "divorce" is itself a "landmine" that cannot be touched!

Although her divorce from Mayor Gao was legally finalized.

However, outsiders believe they never divorced, and their family also thinks Xu Meijuan was just angry for a moment and that they would remarry soon after her anger subsided...

As a result, Xu Meijuan saw the contents of the USB drive with her own eyes...

Now, there's absolutely no room for negotiation regarding remarriage...

In a fit of anger, Xu Meijuan even slept with me and brought me home to retaliate against Gao Kai, deliberately provoking him and making the situation even more irreparable!

Even if Gao Kai is very patient, he can't remarry Xu Meijuan, which doubles the effect of Xu Shaokun's vicious scheme!

Xu Meijuan's power comes from Old Master Xu!

She just made Old Master Xu so angry...

Can she keep her position as CEO?

Once the image and filter of the eldest daughter, who is independent, obedient, and sensible, are shattered... then Old Master Xu will definitely have to support his son to take over the role as soon as possible!

The logical traps are linked one after another... It's insidious! It's fucking insidious!

I was unwittingly used as a pawn by Xu Shaokun... becoming a key link in his downfall of Xu Meijuan!

I knew it... there was definitely more to the task he gave me than met the eye!

The key here is disgusting; it just needs to be disgusting enough to make Xu Meijuan feel disgusted!

As a result, Xu Meijuan herself added fuel to the fire!

My mind is in turmoil, I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles...

However, Xu Meijuan didn't seem to care. After entering the room, she remained calm, got into bed, lit a cigarette, and took a light puff.

"Meijuan, this...?"

I said dejectedly, "What are we going to do now? We've offended your father!"

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan scoffed dismissively, "What's the panic?"

Her gentle face pressed against my chest, her fingernails lightly tracing my name on my skin... She murmured, "Xiao Cheng! You are my man, Xu Meijuan's man. From now on, no matter what happens, you must have the courage and fortitude to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before you, understand?"

"Uh-huh......"

I swallowed awkwardly, "I understand, but... we've fallen into Xu Shaokun's trap, and he succeeded... That bastard has been eyeing your CEO position for a long time!"

"Giggle giggle!"

Xu Meijuan sat up with a smile, flicked her cigarette ash, and said, "He's just a clown, you don't need to take him too seriously..."

She took another drag of her cigarette and said, "The Xu family's business was founded by my parents. My mother owns half of the empire! Before she passed away, she forced my father to sign a death pact!"

"A life-or-death pact?"

"Um!"

Xu Meijuan nodded: "Meiyun, Meitong, and I jointly hold 30% of the shares, and I hold 15%! There is also an irrevocable family trust holding 15% of the shares, the beneficiaries of which are the three of us sisters and our direct descendants. In addition, there is a 7% performance bond from my father. If he violates the agreement, this 7% will directly belong to us..."

"oh......"

I did the math: "So, that means you three sisters effectively own 45% of the shares? If your father defaults, then you'll become the actual controllers of the company, holding 52% of the shares?"

"right!"

Xu Meijuan said, "My father holds 30% of the shares, other shareholders hold 13%, and there are 5% of the publicly traded shares..."

"So that means Qiao Jingshu, Xu Meiwen, Xu Meiling, Xu Shaokun... don't have any shares at all?" I sighed.

"They're a piece of shit!"

Xu Meijuan rolled her eyes: "Qiao Jingshu's official status is that of a mistress. Meiwen, Meiling, and Xu Shaokun are all illegitimate children... My mother stipulated that if my father dares to give them shares, then 7% of the performance bond will directly belong to us. This is a consequence my father cannot bear!"

"I see!"

I pondered for a moment and said, "This is the red thread your mother drew for your father with her life before she passed away!"

"good!"

Xu Meijuan laughed, "So, how could he possibly shake my position as CEO? Besides... although my father owns 30% of the shares and is the chairman, the agreement stipulates that all appointments, dismissals, and operational decisions are my responsibility! Meiwen and Meiling... are just high-level employees, while Xu Shaokun... is at most a rich second-generation heir who doesn't lack money!"

Hearing her say that, I finally felt relieved. I hugged Xu Meijuan and asked, "Meijuan, you and Gao Kai... you got divorced because of that USB drive, right?"

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan snorted coldly, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes: "It's all because of Qiao Jingshu!"

"Because of Qiao Jingshu?"

"right!"

Xu Meijuan sighed softly, "After my dad got together with this Qiao Jingshu, he started going astray... Sigh! How should I put it? Real estate companies, whether it's acquiring land, demolishing properties, or applying for permits... they all have to invest their own money first! Personal funds simply aren't enough, so they have to go through bank loans... Land isn't something you can just get with money; you also need to cultivate connections across the entire chain of land, planning, and housing construction departments. This requires a powerful public relations team, so... Qiao Jingshu set up a dance troupe specifically to handle public relations for my dad!"

"A dance troupe? Public relations?" I gasped.

"Um!"

Xu Meijuan frowned and nodded: "It's full of beautiful women inside. I don't need to tell you... you should understand what kind of place it is, right?"

"Understood!" I nodded with a sigh.

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "Gao Kai and I have been married for far more than 20 years. We're childhood sweethearts, we've known each other since we were little... He was also my first love. His father, Gao Jianjun, was the former director of the land bureau in Jiangcheng, and he has a very good relationship with my dad. You should know that!"

"so what?"

I gasped, guessing, "Gao Kai was hanging out with the dance troupe?"

"Um!"

Xu Meijuan nodded with a resentful look in her eyes: "He kept assuring me that he would only love me for the rest of his life! He wouldn't mess around outside... and he wouldn't be tempted by the dance troupe, but... I caught him red-handed in the private room, cough! That was already too much... Xu Shaokun had you send some new material today, even more disgusting and outrageous than what I saw before. Not only were there several women, but there were even foreigners..."

She couldn't go on... her eyes were filled with disgust and loathing!

"I see!" I frowned and sighed.

Tears welled up in Xu Meijuan's eyes: "I know that sometimes men can't control themselves... He was also led astray by Xu Shaokun, but I just can't accept it! My husband and first love, hanging out with that idiot Xu Shaokun, calling each other brothers, and even lying to me with such conviction! Treating me like a fool!"

Xu Meijuan's tears streamed down her face, and I gently wiped them away for her...

Now I understand why Xu Meijuan instinctively resisted slightly when she took off her ring earlier...

Nearly 20 years of marriage, plus childhood sweetheart and first love... this affection is enough to form an instinctive and muscular "defense memory" in her.

But I have to take off her ring and sever my decades-long relationship with her.

Thinking about it now... it really is a bit... well...

"husband......"

Xu Meijuan suddenly hugged my neck, looked up at me with deep affection, her reddened eyes filled with tender light.

Her calling me "husband" sent a shiver down my spine!

Although I was also moved, it was a completely different feeling from when Teacher Sun called me!

Ms. Sun is my teacher, and she calls me "husband"... It makes me feel like I've transcended social class and "ascended" to a higher level, now able to "stand on equal footing" with Dean Wang and have an associate professor wife.

Xu Meijuan called me "husband"... Although her status and strength were far superior to Teacher Sun's, I felt that she was a woman who had been deeply hurt, and she was wholeheartedly devoted to and relying on her...

"Do you love me?" Xu Meijuan looked at me with deep affection, her eyes filled with tears.

"like!"

I hugged her tightly, meeting her gaze sincerely: "Meijuan, in the office... the first time I had you, I fell truly in love with you, really!"

"Um!"

Xu Meijuan rested her head on my neck and murmured emotionally, "I believe you! Husband, I don't mind if you have other women, but please don't lie to me, okay? I don't want to be a fool anymore..."

"No! I swear! I won't hide anything from you..."

"Honey, hug me, hold me while I sleep, okay?"

"Um."

"Husband, Meijuan loves you, really... loves you..."

......

The night was deep, and I held the sleeping Xu Meijuan in my arms, but I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Xu Shaokun said that the older sister was love-struck, but that was just because that beast didn't understand human nature.

Everyone has a "hard-hearted" side, but also a soft and vulnerable side...

The next day, Xu Meijuan and I didn't get up until after 10 a.m.

My driver, Xiao Zheng, was assigned to pick up an important client. After having breakfast with Xu Meijuan, she personally drove me to the company.

Halfway there, Gao Kai called, and Xu Meijuan didn't mind that I was there, so she answered the car phone directly.

I heard their entire conversation!

"Meijuan, I know... you're deliberately trying to upset me. We're both this age, an old married couple, why bother? Please stop making a scene."

"No! I'm not angry with you! I really did sleep with someone else last night."

"Tsk! Meijuan... he's just a recent graduate, why make things difficult for him and take advantage of him?"

"No! We truly love each other!"

"Haha! Stop joking! Tell me, what makes him better than me?"

"His is longer than yours, okay!"

......

After saying that, Xu Meijuan hung up the phone!

My face turned bright red with embarrassment... Xu Meijuan's words were really harsh! I felt bad for Mayor Gao after hearing them!

She had just hung up the phone when my phone rang. It was Teacher Sun, and I quickly answered it.

"Feed?"

On the other end of the phone came Ms. Sun's tense and frightened voice: "Honey, where are you? Can you come home soon? Something's happened at home!"