The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Zoro turned around, patted his bodyguard on the shoulder, and said with a consoling tone, as if bestowing a handout.

"Your suffering was worth it; I'll give you ten times your salary this month."

As he spoke, he gripped the contract tightly, a sinister smile creeping across his face. "Once we secure this contract, none of this matters!"

"Young master's insight is brilliant!" the bodyguard quickly echoed.

But just then, he inadvertently glanced at the title on the first page of the contract, and his expression changed instantly, a look of fear appearing in his eyes.

He cautiously approached and whispered, "Young master, would you like to... check this contract again?"

"What's the big deal? Isn't it just our contract with the Sinian Group to jointly develop the oil field?"

Zoro glared at him unhappily, as if blaming him for spoiling his fun and ruining his good mood.

But when he opened the first page of the contract and saw the title, he froze.

The title clearly reads "Lingfeng Mountain Range and its associated mineral resources acquisition agreement".

After a brief moment of stunned silence, he snapped back to reality and quickly scanned the contract.

The more you look at him, the paler his face becomes.

This is hardly an oil well development cooperation project; it's clearly a land transfer contract!

He personally sold the Lingfeng Mountain Range, along with the vast oil resources at its foot, to Xu Nian!

When his gaze fell on the acquisition price column, his heart clenched and he almost stopped beating.

One dollar!!

Just then, a brand-new one-dollar bill fell out from the contract's inner lining and landed lightly on the ground, next to a receipt he had personally signed.

Zoro felt his body go limp and collapsed to the ground with a thud, his face as pale as paper.

His lips trembled slightly, and his mind went blank.

It's over...it's completely over...

His father had repeatedly warned him that the Lingfeng Mountains were the foundation of the group and that he was absolutely forbidden from taking any action against them.

The group's development has now hit a bottleneck, and it is entirely relying on the development of this oil field to turn things around.

He disregarded his father's prohibition and used it as bait, hoping to take over the Sinian Group and Xu Xi without any investment.

Now things have turned out badly. Instead of catching the white wolf, the other party has bitten off the meat in his hand.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the window.

Long Teng ordered his henchmen to line up downstairs at the hotel: "Everyone, shout louder in a bit, got it?"

"Got it!" the underlings replied in unison.

Immediately afterwards, they picked up the pre-prepared loudspeakers, pointed them at the direction of Zoro's room, turned the volume up to the maximum, and shouted in unison.

"Zoro's brilliant plan to secure the world resulted in his own death and the loss of territory!"

"Zoro's brilliant plan to secure the world resulted in his own death and the loss of territory!"

"Zoro's brilliant plan to secure the world resulted in his own death and the loss of territory!"

......

The shouts echoed clearly into the room, like sharp knives stabbing Zoro's heart.

He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and anger instantly clouded his mind. His vision went black, and he could no longer hold on, passing out completely.

"Young master! Young master, what's wrong?"

.....

On the other side, Xu Nian lay on the soft bed. One arm was around the shoulder of the girl beside him, gently stroking the silver-white hair on her head. In the other hand, he held the land transfer contract, staring at it in a daze.

Xu Xi specifically filled in his name in the transferee column, instead of Sinian Group.

This means that the scenic mountain range, which is also rich in industrial gold—oil—belongs entirely to him.

Overnight, he suddenly became a "mountain king" who owned an oil field, and his assets were even larger than the entire Sinian Group combined.

However, this sudden wealth came at a considerable cost.

Xu Xi, under the influence of a powerful aphrodisiac, had been tormented by him all night. At this moment, his lower back was still throbbing with pain, as if silently accusing its master of such "excessive" behavior.

Xu Nian gave a helpless bitter smile, gently put down the contract, and looked at the sleeping girl in his arms.

Her eyes were gentle, she was sleeping soundly, and was even snoring softly.

At that moment, all of Xu Nian's weariness vanished, leaving only a deep sense of satisfaction.

This trip to the Feast at Hongmen was definitely worthwhile.

He couldn't help but chuckle to himself, wondering what kind of furious expression Zoro would have when he woke up and saw that he had not only failed to catch any fish, but had also lost his most precious bait.

He had no way of knowing, nor did he want to know, lest he be reminded of that guy and spoil his good mood.

But he could foresee that the guy must be furious right now, wishing he could tear him and Xu Xi apart alive.

As she laughed, Xu Nian's expression gradually turned serious, her brows furrowed slightly, and a strong sense of crisis rose in her heart.

Zoro is a cunning and ruthless man who will stop at nothing. Now that he has been tricked out of such a large piece of meat and suffered such humiliation, he will definitely not let it go and will surely seek revenge in the future.

Xu Nian secretly made up her mind that she should also train her body properly and master some fighting skills.

In his youth, living in the shantytowns, he was a warrior who could take on ten men single-handedly, possessing immense strength and fearlessness.

Now, however, he is middle-aged and no longer the man he once was. He has lived a life of luxury and his physical condition has deteriorated significantly. He has long since said goodbye to strenuous physical labor. The muscles in his chest have become flabby and his fighting ability has declined sharply.

They even had to hide behind Xu Xi, seeking her protection.

Is this acceptable? This is unacceptable.

Xu Nian clenched her fists, her resolve growing stronger.

He quietly got out of bed and carefully dressed himself.

He couldn't go on like this. If Zoro really got angry and took the opportunity to retaliate against them, even if he couldn't stand up to protect Xu Xi, he absolutely couldn't become a burden to her or hold her back.

He glanced back at Xu Xi, who was lying on the bed, hugging a pillow and mumbling in his sleep, then quietly closed the door and left the room.