Cause and Effect Cycle (Bonus Chapter)

When the global COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, Sharon Stone lost five very important relatives all at once, including her grandmother, godmother, sister, and brother-in-law.

The following year, Sharon Stone's eleven-month-old nephew died of total organ failure, and her biological younger brother passed away suddenly from a heart attack.

During the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank collapse in America, Sharon Stone lost more than half of her bank savings in the financial turmoil, approximately twenty-five million pounds.

Immediately after, in 2024, Sharon Stone suffered a sudden stroke while alone at home and collapsed; the severity of her condition led to high medical expenses. Coupled with the high compensation she had to pay for hitting someone in a car accident, these two incidents nearly emptied all her remaining savings.

But her God did not forgive her just yet. In early 2025, an epic California wildfire broke out, and Sharon Stone's only residence was reduced to ruins by the raging flames.

It was also in this year that Sharon Stone's mother died. From then on, Sharon Stone had lost all her relatives.

With nowhere left to turn, she finally resorted to crying about her woes on the internet. As a result, Chinese netizens, who were overjoyed by such great news, bypassed the Great Firewall to mock her on foreign social media with remarkably consistent messages.

【This is the retribution you asked for.】

How could Wang Xiuyuan not be deeply impressed by such a malicious female star?

He had once seen the movie "Basic Instinct" starring Sharon Stone. The scene where the female lead she played, Catherine, went to the police station to cooperate with the investigation and sat with her legs crossed while smoking—completely commando—was incredibly erotic.

Especially the movement of suddenly switching her legs; it was stunning to everyone back then. Many films shot later have paid tribute to this segment.

Now that Wang Xiuyuan had transmigrated and even encountered Sharon Stone at the peak of her beauty, how could he let her off so easily!

Wang Xiuyuan clapped his hands happily: "Not bad, not bad, very good indeed.

Guys, you've really gone to a lot of trouble. I am very satisfied with your gifts. Thank you, hahahaha~~~~"

Seeing that Wang Xiuyuan was satisfied, everyone was also very happy. Just a few minor female stars; their fame wasn't that great yet. For them, handling these few women was as easy as pie.

At this moment, Mars leaned in close to Wang Xiuyuan and advised: "We will provide them with some resources later, enough for them to be famous for a while. You don't need to worry about that.

If their performance makes you very satisfied, it's also fine for you to give them some extra benefits; that's up to you.

If you give them benefits, it's theirs; if you don't, they can't reach out and ask you for anything.

From today onwards, they will stay at your house to serve you for a year. During this year, they must do whatever you tell them to do. If they don't listen, just tell us. We have plenty of ways to make their lives a living hell."

"Oh~!" Wang Xiuyuan's eyes lit up. For him, this was absolutely wonderful news.

He had many, many strange ideas he had always wanted to try. Wasn't this the perfect opportunity?

Mars continued to add: "I guessed long ago that you wouldn't be able to refuse them, so their luggage has already been placed in the guest rooms. Just enjoy yourself!"

After saying this, Mars even gave Wang Xiuyuan an ambiguous wink, looking as if he was afraid Wang Xiuyuan wouldn't understand.

Was he, Wang Xiuyuan, some kind of honest man experiencing his first awakening of love?

In his previous life, even as a loser, during the peak of his career, he had once earned the title of 'The Know-It-All of the Lower Three Paths' in his circle of friends.

Which sauna club in Jiangcheng, E Province had the best-looking technicians, which nightclub had the best value for money, which business KTV had the most top-tier girls, which nightclub's hostesses were more willing to go out with clients, and which bars had the most students—Wang Xiuyuan knew these things better than anyone, okay?

When doing real estate projects, the person several project general managers liked to bring along most when going out for social entertainment was him. It was because he knew many good locations and knew how to have the most fun, always managing to keep important guests entertained and happy.

As it turned out, someone was now treating him like a innocent baby just starting out, showing him the ropes step-by-step. This almost made him choke with frustration... Not long after, a group of elite lawyers in suits arrived at the scene. Witnessed by ten lawyers, these former losers solemnly signed the investment contracts.

But at this moment, no one knew.

This was not just everyone signing an investment contract; it also signaled the formal formation of the prototype of a consortium that would become notorious in the future.

"Boss, the contracts are all settled. Next, I'll take the documents to the City Hall for filing, and then we can register the company."

"I see. Hurry up and handle these matters properly as soon as possible. Things might be a bit busy lately."

Wang Xiuyuan's lawyer was named Tom, the same name as that famous cat.

He was an elite lawyer Wang Xiuyuan had specifically poached from Kirkland & Ellis. To get this person, Wang Xiuyuan had offered him a sky-high annual salary of two million dollars.

However, Tom's ability was completely worthy of his astronomical salary. In less than two weeks with Wang Xiuyuan, he quickly formulated a large number of risk warning measures and legal firewalls tailored to Wang Xiuyuan's personality and hobbies.

Otherwise, given Wang Xiuyuan's hobby of hunting in nightclubs, he would sooner or later be set up and ruined by high-level gold diggers.

But Tom's greatest specialty was commercial litigation; otherwise, Wang Xiuyuan wouldn't have spent such a high price to poach him.

Interestingly, Wang Xiuyuan had also specifically set up a financial team for himself to handle tax planning, asset isolation, and wealth concealment.

The name of the head of this financial team was Jerry, the same name as that famous mouse.

By the time everything was handled, it was already late. Wang Xiuyuan, Mars, and the others chose to go to a nightclub to celebrate. Before leaving, he didn't forget to instruct the domestic servants at home to take good care of those six canaries, an act that drew unanimous laughter from the group.

The party was purely for celebration, featuring only various high-end alcohols, with no sex services, no weed, and certainly none of those damn little white powders.

In the crazy and chaotic America of the eighties, this was absolutely an incredible nightclub gathering because it was too clean—unbelievably clean... Wang Xiuyuan didn't stay too late at the nightclub with Mars and the others. With so many top-tier beauties staying at his house, why would he look elsewhere?

Wouldn't it be better to go home early and 'play ball' with these future big stars? This kind of dual psychological and physiological satisfaction could never be replaced by 'playing in the wild.'

When he returned home, there was no one in the living room. Thinking the girls must have gone back to their rooms to rest, Wang Xiuyuan went straight to the second-floor guest room area.

After reaching the second floor, Wang Xiuyuan did not turn on the hallway lights. The corridor appeared exceptionally quiet at this moment, with thin lines of dim light spilling out from under several door cracks, adding a rare touch of brightness to the pitch-black hallway.

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