Welcome home

It was still the most luxurious private room on the 22nd floor of the Dongsheng International Hotel, and Chen Dong found himself coming here a bit too frequently lately.

Zheng Kai still respectfully attended to his boss, and Chen Dong noticed that Zheng Waner was also present, docilely following behind her uncle, helping to serve dishes and pour wine.

Half-pound lobsters, premium abalones, wild beef, fragrant pig trotters, old duck soup… filled the dining table. The ingredients for each dish were high-quality and fresh, truly a feast for the senses.

As the dining table slowly rotated, everyone's appetite was whetted, especially the few big men who had just returned from abroad.

Who knew what kind of life they had lived while being hunted by the CIA, not knowing where their next meal would come from, sleeping rough, and constantly facing life-threatening danger.

Chen Dong raised his glass, a smile playing on his lips as he watched everyone eagerly.

"Let us all raise our glasses to welcome everyone to the East Victory family. From today onwards, we are one family.

I believe that under the leadership of President Lin, our Dongsheng Network will quickly expand beyond Jinghai, reaching Dragon Country and even the world.

Come, cheers!"

After finishing a glass of wine, Chen Dong quickly urged everyone to eat.

Although they were hungry, everyone still maintained basic etiquette; Chen Dong hadn't picked up his chopsticks, so they felt it was impolite to start eating.

As soon as Chen Dong picked up a small piece of fragrant pig trotter, the four immediately let loose and began eating heartily.

Chen Dong didn't pressure anyone to drink; his own alcohol tolerance was average, and he disliked being forced to drink, so he naturally wouldn't force others.

Even so, two people ended up a bit dizzy from drinking.

One was Xia Kun, who was completely drunk; the other was Lin Yichu, whose face was also flushed.

"Little Chu, are you the boss's girlfriend now?"

"Don't talk nonsense, we just have a good relationship." In front of everyone, Lin Yichu only held Chen Dong's hand at most and didn't make any overly intimate gestures.

"You can't fool me. After so many years, when have you ever made such intimate gestures with a man?"

Xia Kun was still rambling incoherently, and Nie Zhiyuan quickly called Lin Nan to help him upstairs.

Chen Dong had booked them two suites, two people per suite.

The service staff helped settle the four of them.

Blade drove Chen Dong and Lin Yichu to Lin Yichu's building, watching them enter the elevator before driving home.

"Dongzi." As soon as she entered the door, Lin Yichu turned and embraced Chen Dong, her hands cupping his chin, looking up at his handsome face, a strange ripple stirring in her heart.

"I think I've fallen in love with you. What should I do?"

"I'm so excellent, isn't it normal to fall in love with me?"

Chen Dong laughed narcissistically, gently embracing Lin Yichu's slender waist.

"Your shamelessness is quite handsome too."

Lin Yichu pinched Chen Dong's cheek.

"It doesn't matter, I've already been yours for a long time. If I really fall in love with you, I'll stick to you from now on."

Chen Dong activated his scan and saw that Lin Yichu's favorability towards him had already reached 89, which definitely meant she had truly fallen for him.

Chen Dong believed that with the various buffs, as long as they spent more time together, their intimacy would definitely rise to 90.

"You feel a bit sticky. Let's go take a shower."

"Mm, carry me and let's go together."

Chen Dong never knew how to refuse such requests...

Looking at Lin Yichu, who was arched like a shrimp, Chen Dong once again felt a different kind of charm. As a man, his vanity was greatly satisfied.

Perhaps it was the alcohol; perhaps it was the relief that his four companions, whom he had worried about for months, had all safely returned to the country, finally lifting a heavy burden from his heart; perhaps it was the realization that she truly had feelings for Chen Dong; perhaps it was the exceptionally beautiful night...

Lin Yichu completely let herself go, becoming extremely passionate.

Her usual cool demeanor was gone, completely replaced by a young girl deeply in love.

......

Compared to the peaceful and thriving scene on Chen Dong's side, Secretary Gu Jianchuan, who had left Chen Dong's office, felt as if he had entered the winter of his life.

Upon returning to the company, Secretary Gu Jianchuan immediately sought out Shen Wanhua, the president of Anren Group, and began to complain.

"President Shen, that Chen Dong from Dongsheng Group is truly despicable. He's just a young man, barely grown, yet he looks down on our Anren Group.

He even boasted, saying he wasn't afraid of our Anren Group at all and even wanted to wage a business war with us."

Shen Wanhua quietly watched Secretary Gu Jianchuan's performance. After he finished speaking, he opened his phone, and a conversation between two people played.

"Free fabric for ten years? Is this Secretary Gu's idea, or President Shen's?"

"Don't care whose idea it is, just say whether you agree or not."

"Go back and tell Shen Wanhua that if the Shen Family wants to start a war with me, whether it's overt or covert, I'm not afraid."

"Secretary Gu, congratulations, you've successfully pulled me to the opposite side of the Shen Family. I believe there are quite a few forces in Jinghai who would like to see the Shen Family fall."

Secretary Gu Jianchuan staggered back three steps, his face pale—Chen Dong, you old fox, you actually recorded their entire conversation.

And not only did you record it, but you also sent it to Shen Wanhua.

"Little Gu, the Sixth Garment Factory was spearheaded by you, and you've been managing it for the past few years. I've always been very confident, seeing that its profits are higher than other OEM factories on the market. So, this is how those profits came about?"

At this point, Shen Wanhua understood perfectly. Secretary Gu Jianchuan was using the Shen Family's name, making Fang Qiang provide him with fabric for free, then recording it in the garment factory's accounts as fabric purchased at wholesale price. All the money for the fabric went into Secretary Gu Jianchuan's pocket.

"President Shen, please let me explain. I only did this to preserve the Shen Family's reputation, and I absolutely had no other intentions."

"Oh, when did your strategic vision become so strong? I, the head of the Shen Family, am not even anxious, so why are you so anxious here?"

Shen Wanhua looked at Secretary Gu Jianchuan with a sinister expression, his right index finger gently tapping the armrest of his executive chair.

"Little Gu, after following me for so many years, you still don't understand me at all."

"President Shen, I was wrong. Please, President Shen, give me another chance."

With a thud, Secretary Gu Jianchuan directly knelt before Shen Wanhua, his head hitting the floor tiles with a painful sound.

After an unknown number ofknocks, Shen Wanhua's cold voice finally reached Secretary Gu Jianchuan,

"Alright, stand up and talk." Although the voice was cold, it sounded like heavenly music to Secretary Gu Jianchuan's ears.

"It's normal for young people to have their own ideas, but you were too impatient." Shen Wanhua slightly closed his eyes.

"Chen Dong is only 22 years old, yet he can spend over a billion to acquire several companies and establish Dongsheng Group. Who would believe that there isn't a powerful force behind him?

Ever since Fang Qiang's incident, I've sent people everywhere to inquire about him, but I've never been able to trace the force behind him.

The unknown is what truly frightens people."