King of Capital: From Unemployment to the Pinnacle of Life

I nervously and awkwardly pushed open the door, only to see Xu Meijuan sitting with her buttocks leaning against the conference table, looking at me with a sly and amused expression...

She just caught me red-handed, and I felt guilty, so I didn't dare look her in the eye!

"You're something else! I wasn't watching you for a minute and you started sneaking a bite... I thought you'd gone back..."

"Uh... Meijuan, I'm sorry, I..."

"Alright! Let's get to the point! There's no time for anything else now!"

Xu Meijuan got straight to the point: "My father suffered a heart attack and was just at the hospital. Qiao Jingshu also showed us her will... After my father's death, the 30% stake in Hengdai Real Estate that he held will all go to Xu Shaokun..."

"Um!"

I frowned deeply: "I just heard Meiyun say..."

"Oh!"

Xu Meijuan snorted coldly, "If Xu Shaokun inherits my father's mantle and leads the other shareholders to cause trouble... then the three of us sisters will be in danger... If I can't be the CEO, what about you? Have you considered your fate?"

As Xu Meijuan spoke, she took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a light puff.

I frowned, and, feeling annoyed, pulled out a cigarette...

"Meijuan!"

I lit it, took a deep drag, and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"snort......"

Xu Meijuan snorted coldly and looked at me with an extremely strange expression...

I swallowed awkwardly, frowned, and said thoughtfully, "Meijuan... a heart attack is very dangerous... my grandfather had one, he was rushed to the hospital and spent the whole night in intensive care, but he died..."

I paused, then continued with my biggest worry: "Even if your father is incredibly lucky and survives the surgery... since Qiao Jingshu has already revealed her hand and shown her true colors... there's no turning back now. She might provoke him again after he wakes up, making him completely... that way, they can successfully take over... and then the blame will fall on you and Meiyun, saying that you two angered him to death..."

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "Your analysis is correct! But... you're my man! I need you... to help me solve problems, not to raise them... otherwise, what use are you?"

"You're my man," "Otherwise, what use are you?"... These two sentences struck me hard...

She still considers me her man, but... I don't really have any good ideas.

"Meijuan..."

I frowned and pondered, "You and Meiyun... you two have discussed this for so long, you must have come up with a good plan by now, right?"

"snort......!"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "Is this your answer? I have come up with a solution... but I'm asking for your opinion now! You're my man! I need to rely on you! You can't just be... a 'pretty face with no substance,' can you?"

"Well......"

I said awkwardly, "Well... Meijuan! To be honest, I... really haven't thought of a better way to break this deadlock yet! What did you and Meiyun discuss?"

"Meiyun? Hmph...!"

Xu Meijuan scoffed, "She's a bookworm. She's fine with research... but she knows nothing about power struggles! Her intelligence is limited to doing shady things behind my back... Besides, she's been out of Hengdai Real Estate for a long time, and she's completely clueless about family matters!"

Xu Meijuan's words made my face turn bright red instantly!

She paused, then continued, "However...right now, if Xu Shaokun and Qiao Jingshu are smart...they shouldn't want my father to die, at least not now!"

Her words made me even more confused.

"Why?" I asked, puzzled.

"Oh......"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "My dad's 30% stake, along with the cash flow he holds, has long been used to leverage investments in various cross-industry sectors... This is all thanks to his decades of accumulated connections... Those partners only care about my dad! If he leaves... Xu Shaokun won't be able to manage at all, and no one will recognize him anymore. In the end, it will all be for nothing..."

She paused, then continued, "If Xu Shaokun had any 'self-awareness' at all... he probably hoped my father could live, at least to complete a smooth transition, before dying, establishing his own household, and dividing the family property... Qiao Jingshu showing her will in the hospital was simply preparing for the worst..."

"I understand...!"

I frowned and sighed, "It's like handing a bag of gold to a seven-year-old child and making him stand in a bustling city... But whether your father can be saved from this heart attack is beyond anyone's control... What if..."

"What if my dad dies! Or what if Xu Shaokun doesn't have the brains... and thinks he's so great!"

Xu Meijuan frowned and said, "That situation is indeed troublesome!"

She had barely finished speaking when her phone rang...

"Feed?" Xu Meijuan answered the phone.

"..."

"Okay... I understand!"

"..."

"Keep an eye on things for me!"

......

"Meijuan! What's going on?" I asked nervously.

"cough......!"

Xu Meijuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank God! My dad was saved, the surgery was a success... I've got the bodyguards protecting him."

"Oh, I see!"

I frowned and said, "Then... the next step is to figure out how to get your dad to change his will."

"Hmm... a will?"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "Do you think my dad would change his will? Aren't you asking a tiger for its skin? He's never been very affectionate towards us to begin with, and besides... because of you, I've become a thorn in his side!"

wipe!

Her words made me feel utterly ashamed!

"Meijuan, then what do you suggest...?" I asked, frowning.

"hehe!"

Xu Meijuan smiled faintly: "Why do you think... yesterday, in my father's office, Song Guolong... appreciated you so much?"

"this......"

I frowned, smacked my lips, and took another drag of my cigarette. "To be honest... I really don't understand! Back then, he stole Lin Lan away... and even though he knew I was Lin Lan's boyfriend, he still treated me so well, saying things like... after Lin Lan and I were beaten, he withdrew his investment from the Xu family... I really don't understand him! Is it just because of guilt? I don't think so... He's a financial tycoon, all he cares about is profit! It's impossible for him to..."

"yes!"

Lin Lan laughed, "Who is Song Guolong? How could he possibly feel any remorse towards you... There's more to this illogical appearance than meets the eye! I didn't understand at first either... but then I vaguely figured it out... why he specifically asked you to come to yesterday's meeting!"

"Tell me quickly! What happened?" I asked anxiously.

"This is how I analyze it..."

Xu Meijuan pondered for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' There must be spies from the Song family within our Xu family... and they already know about our affair, and they know that my father is very, very angry about this, but there's nothing he can do!"

"You mean... Lin Lan?"

I exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't she your father's 'spy' planted in the Xu family?"

"It's true that she's wearing 'eyeliner'..."

Xu Meijuan pondered for a moment and said, "But it might not be her. The Song family may have more than one 'informant'! But that's not the most important thing! The important thing is... Song Guolong knows that you are someone who can manipulate my father's emotions."

"Someone who manipulates emotions?" I looked at Xu Meijuan in shock.

"good!"

Xu Meijuan said, "In life... if one person wants to control another, relying on official position, status, power, or money... is not the most reliable way. The real way to control someone is to grasp their emotions! For example... a husband might be very happy, but then a colleague tells him that his wife is riding on someone else's bicycle, chatting and laughing. The husband is immediately controlled... becoming a puppet of emotional manipulation!"

"Damn! So what..."

"So... you're the white ball, and my dad is the black eight that's about to be pocketed!"

Xu Meijuan's words were quite profound... which made me fall into deep thought as well!

I was with Xu Meijuan when Xu Jiayi caught us... Soon Song Guolong found out too!

He called me to Xu Jiayi's office, comforted me, then pressured Xu Jiayi to change the name of the agricultural company, and put a "tight rein" on him, forcing him to take control...

All these actions actually have one purpose: I am a tool specifically used to disgust Hsu Chia-yi!

What provoked Hsu Chia-yi's emotions...

Just like the white ball on the pool table!

As for the "love-hate relationship" between me and Song Guolong, it has absolutely nothing to do with these actions!

The idea that he felt guilty and wanted to make it up to me... that's all just childish thinking!

"You have the most enemies in the Xu family!"

Xu Meijuan pondered, "By disgusting my father through you... Song Guolong can also indirectly control the Xu family and extort money from them... This effect is very similar to how the King of Qin sent Zhang Yi to Wei as prime minister. The King of Wei hated Zhang Yi, but was helpless... The ultimate goal was to facilitate Qin's gradual annexation of Wei!"

"I get it... Damn! That was really sneaky!" I exclaimed.

"so!"

Xu Meijuan frowned and sighed, "The person who most wants my father dead, and who most wants the Xu family to fall into chaos, is Song Guolong..."

"Oh?"

I asked, puzzled, "Well... I understand that Song Guolong wants to gradually take over the Xu family! But if the Xu family is finished, won't all his investment money go down the drain? Won't he end up like those homeowners who bought pre-sale apartments? The money he lent out, he can't get it back... He can't be that stupid, can he?"

"hehe!"

Xu Meijuan smiled wryly, "My silly husband! What do you know? Do you really think... Song Guolong's business can grow so big just because of shrewd investments and excellent management?"

"Then... what did he rely on?" I asked in surprise.

"snort!"

Xu Meijuan sneered, "Him? ... He relied on confiscating property!"

"Confiscating property?"

"good!"

Xu Meijuan pondered for a moment and said, "Song Guolong did lend the Xu family a lot of money, but it wasn't for free! The Song family are financial giants, not banks! When we borrow money from them, we always have to use high-quality assets as collateral! If Hengdai goes under, they'll just come and sell it off cheaply, swallowing it up in a fatal fallout! They won't lose a single penny!"

"Holy crap!"

I was shocked and felt a chill run down my spine!

"You think that just because I call him 'Uncle Song,' we're family? He's the biggest 'Huang Shiren,' and we're just 'Yang Bailao' and 'Xi'er'!"

Xu Meijuan frowned and said, "So... Song Guolong is the one who most wants my dad dead! To let the foolish Xu Shaokun succeed him... just like Cao Cao wanted Liu Bei dead so that the foolish A Dou could succeed him!"

"Then... what do we do? Meijuan! Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me already!"

I pressed anxiously, "Do you want me to do something?"

"Um!"

Xu Meijuan nodded, looking at me with a sly glint in her eyes and a mischievous smile playing on her lips...

The door to the small reception room was pushed open, and a very beautiful woman stood in the doorway looking surprised!