King of Capital: From Unemployment to the Pinnacle of Life

"Who called the roll? My dad? Or someone else?"

"It was Boss Song who called the roll..." the girl answered timidly from outside the door.

Xu Meijuan and I stared at each other in bewilderment... Song Guolong called me over? What the hell?

An ominous premonition welled up in my heart!

I don't know Song Guolong, but he does know me...

After all, three years ago, when he was selecting "green gloves," didn't he intentionally exclude me?

"Didn't they say what it was about?" Xu Meijuan asked, frowning.

"He didn't say... but it seems the chairman was discussing financing with Boss Song..."

"Okay, I got it!"

......

"Honey! Don't worry! I'll take care of everything. Let's go over there!"

Xu Meijuan grasped my hand and said with a firm look in her eyes.

"Um!"

I frowned and nodded: "Does your dad know that Lin Lan and I used to be boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"He probably doesn't know!"

Xu Meijuan sighed softly: "He only focuses on major macro-level events. Lately, he's been traveling all over the country and abroad, negotiating investment projects with local governments. The real estate market is stagnant, and Hengdai urgently needs to transform..."

"Um!"

.......

After I went to the administration department and had the clerks find me a formal suit to change into, I went with Xu Meijuan to the 14th floor of the chairman's office.

Before I even stepped into the office, I could hear Old Master Xu bragging inside...

"Brother! I've calculated this countless times, this project is a real goldmine! The return on capital can reach 18.5%, the payback period is less than six years, the cash flow will stabilize in the second year, the annual revenue can reach 80 billion yuan, the profit will be at least 12 billion yuan, and after the third year when the production capacity is fully utilized, it will be 15 billion yuan... 20 billion yuan in the fifth year! Now the country is also focusing on supporting agricultural and livestock enterprises. Our Jiangcheng has many mountains, which are suitable for breeding, and it also has abundant water resources and convenient sea transportation..."

Xu Meijuan pressed her ear against the door and listened for a while, then knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Upon hearing Grandpa Xu's voice, Xu Meijuan pushed open the door.

Inside the palatial, spacious, and luxurious room, on the main armchair by the window sat a balding old man with gray hair and a fleshy face. He held a cigar between his fingers, his expression a half-smile, his eyes fixed on the door like a hawk's...

Meanwhile, Grandpa Xu leaned his elbow against the armrest of the long sofa, adopting a fawning posture towards the old man.

Upon seeing Xu Meijuan and me, Old Master Xu's expression immediately changed from a beaming smile to icy coldness. When he looked at me, his eyes were filled with disgust, even malice!

Is this Song Guolong?

Just by looking at his face, you can tell he's the kind of person who's sinister, ruthless, and extremely difficult to mess with!

There were two other women in the room. One was about the same age as Xu Meijuan. She was elegant and dignified, with a beautiful face and fair skin. Her demeanor and clothing clearly indicated that she was a noblewoman. She sat next to Song Guolong on a single sofa.

The other woman, around 30 years old and quite pretty, sat next to Mr. Xu. When she looked at me, she also had a look of disdain and disgust on her face...

"Oh, Xiaojuan's here, have a seat!"

Song Guolong smiled and waved his hand, gesturing for Xu Meijuan to sit down... He acted as if this were his chairman's office.

Xu Meijuan sat on the single sofa near the door, while I stood properly beside her.

"hehe!"

Song Guolong took a light puff of his cigar and said to Old Master Xu, "Brother, the project is a good one! The prospects are also quite good... But the business world is like a battlefield. The key to winning is still the human factor. In this world, it's not that there are no good things, it's that there are no good people!"

"Ouch... hiss~!"

Old Master Xu clicked his tongue and asked with a broad smile, "Brother, what exactly are you referring to?"

"hehe!"

Song Guolong smiled knowingly and said, "Yesterday, several leaders in charge of investment promotion from the Comprehensive Reform Demonstration Zone had dinner at my place. After drinking a bit too much, they started talking about your agricultural projects... To liven things up, Director Wang told me an interesting story that happened in your company!"

"What's wrong?" Old Master Xu asked with concern.

Hehehe!

Song Guolong grinned mischievously, "They say... it happened in Xiao Juan's office. Xiao Juan was giving a long, detailed presentation on your Hengdai agricultural project, and then her president's assistant, who came for the interview, and that... yes, yes! The female teacher your company hired specifically to handle foreign trade translations, were having an affair in the restroom, and Secretary Zhao caught them red-handed... Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Xu's face turned ashen with embarrassment, and he looked at Xu Meijuan in shock!

"Xiaojuan, is that true?"

"Hey lady! Why are you hiring just anyone into the company? Isn't that just scumbag behavior?"

The woman next to Grandpa Xu frowned and covered her nose, and the look she gave me was one of utter disgust and revulsion!

"Uncle Song, Dad, please let me explain... things aren't what they think..."

"That's enough!"

Old Master Xu roared, interrupting Xu Meijuan, and pointed at her nose, angrily scolding, "Xiao Juan! You're becoming more and more outrageous! What can I say to you? You're the eldest daughter of the Xu family! The eldest daughter! The CEO of Hengdai Group! You? How could you... cough cough cough!"

Grandpa Xu was so angry he couldn't catch his breath and started coughing violently. The woman beside him quickly patted his back gently, saying, "Dad, don't be angry... Eldest sister was just confused for a moment!"

"Xiao Juan!"

Grandpa Xu was so angry his voice was trembling with tears. He yelled at his son's lack of self-control, "You? You've been so smart all your life! How could you suddenly become so confused? Are you possessed or have you gone mad? How could you be so...blind and self-deprecating!"

If we say that Grandpa Xu's comment "blind to talent" refers to Xu Meijuan's poor judgment in hiring people!

So this phrase "self-deprecation" is a veiled reference to what happened last night...

After all, last night... he caught me and Xu Meijuan cheating!

Actually, if I put myself in his shoes, I can understand how frustrated Mr. Xu must be right now... He already despised me, this "pretty boy" who was messing around with his daughter!

As a result, I, this "pretty boy," not only had an affair with her daughter, but also with the female translator in the company!

Even more unbelievable is that her daughter wasn't angry afterward, and even officially hired me... and even slept with me.

"dad!"

Xu Meijuan clenched her fists in anger, her tone neither humble nor arrogant as she said, "In front of Uncle Song, I originally wanted to cover up this family scandal and let it go, but since... you've said this about me, and Uncle Song isn't an outsider! Then I'll just say what I think! It's your precious son, Xu Shaokun, who's belittling himself and going crazy!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Grandpa Xu stomped his feet in anger: "Don't try to pin all the blame on your brother!"

"I'm talking nonsense? Ha!"

Xu Meijuan sneered dismissively, "I have surveillance cameras in my office. Should I release the footage so everyone can see it and prove it to be true?"

Upon hearing this, my heart skipped a beat!

Damn! So there was surveillance in Xu Meijuan's office. Doesn't that directly confirm Xu Shaokun's rape?

This is the strongest evidence! It's much more reliable than my witness testimony... So why didn't she tell me in the first place?

Furthermore, since there are surveillance cameras in Xu Meijuan's office, how dare Xu Shaokun be so bold as to enter her office and do whatever he wants?

This doesn't make much sense. What's going on here?

Upon hearing Xu Meijuan's words, Old Master Xu's expression changed from extreme anger to shock, but his face was still full of rage!

"This is the truth!"

Xu Meijuan said in a righteous tone: "That noon, Xiao Song was waiting for me in the office for the interview. I went to pick up Secretary Zhao. I was originally going to have lunch with several leaders directly, but they refused, so I took them to my office... Xu Shaokun knew I wasn't there, so he raped Teacher Sun in my office. At that time, Xiao Song was in the toilet..."

Xu Meijuan calmly recounted everything that happened that day, leaving Old Master Xu, his other daughter, and the elegant lady next to Song Guolong all sighing in surprise!

Only Song Guolong remained calm and composed, with a half-smile on his face...

"To clean up Xu Shaokun's mess! To promptly eliminate the negative impact on the company's image!"

Xu Meijuan grew increasingly angry as she spoke: "I even made Xiao Song agree to temporarily marry Teacher Sun, turning what you call 'mischief' and 'affairs' into claims that they were a couple and about to get married! You're pinning the blame on two innocent victims! Dad! What kind of beast is your precious son?! Raping his former tutor... Is this how you raise your son?! Teacher Sun's daughter has leukemia, and she's struggling to earn money for her treatment by doing odd jobs! Is Xu Shaokun even human?"

His righteous words left Old Master Xu pale and then red, his eyes wide and his breath coming in gasps, making the situation extremely awkward!

The beautiful lady next to Song Guolong turned pale and looked utterly astonished!

Song Guolong remained calm and composed, with a smile on his face, as if he were watching a play!

"Big sister..."

The other daughter next to Grandpa Xu rolled her eyes with a sly look, pouted, and muttered, "There might be a misunderstanding here! Maybe... it was that Teacher Sun who seduced Shao Kun. These female university teachers nowadays are all so shameless..."

"Shut your stinking mouth!"

Xu Meijuan let out a fierce, piercing roar that startled me so much my heart skipped a beat: "Who the hell do you think you are? I'm speaking! When did it become your place to interrupt?!"

The eldest daughter's power and aura exploded at this moment!

The "younger sister" trembled with fear, her face filled with trepidation, and she instinctively shifted her buttocks back.

"Xiao Juan!"

Grandpa Xu frowned and said, "Control your emotions! How can you talk about your sister like that in front of your Uncle Song?"

"Sister? Ha!"

Xu Meijuan rolled her eyes at Old Master Xu and his daughter, then looked at Song Guolong and said, "Uncle Song, I hired Song Cheng as my assistant because of his talent and ultimately because of his character! Song Cheng has a heart of gold! He is upright, kind, and responsible! Please don't listen to other people's gossip."

"hehe!"

Song Guolong smiled with satisfaction and clapped his hands lightly, saying, "A ruler with honest ministers will not perish, and a family with honest sons will not perish! Old Xu, look, what does it mean for truth to become clearer through debate? This is a living example! To be honest... I actually quite favored this project and had a strong willingness to invest, but considering the people you employ, I lost all interest. However, seeing Meijuan's performance today has made me interested again!"

He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang.

Song Guolong answered the phone: "Feed?"

"..."

I don't know what the person on the other end of the phone said, but when he looked at me again, his previously gentle eyes instantly turned sharp and sinister, and his brows furrowed into a knot!

"Okay, I understand!"

Song Guolong frowned and hung up the phone, then looked at Old Master Xu with a cold gaze: "Old Xu... how's Lanlan doing lately? What's she been busy with?"