I've never been so outrageous in my life.

Xing Yanqing's originally cheerful expression instantly stiffened.

He knew all too well what had happened in the Jinning University female student's fall from a building two years ago.

Eight out of ten nightmares he had in the past two years were related to that incident.

"Oh, what a pity. I heard from people at our school that after that girl died, she turned into a vengeful ghost and went to seek revenge on the person who killed her."

Xing Yanqing: "..."

"Who knows who killed her? She probably doesn't even know herself, right?"

Sun Ying continued, "She knows. It's someone from Jinning's Financial circle. Maybe it's you?"

"Holy crap!"

Xing Yanqing's scalp tingled, startled.

"Are you crazy? Don't talk nonsense about things like that, okay?"

Sun Ying rolled her eyes, "If you didn't kill her, what are you afraid of?"

Xing Yanqing slowly composed himself, "But I'm also in Jinning's Financial circle."

Sun Ying swallowed the breakup words she was about to say.

Because from Xing Yanqing's reaction, she discovered something new.

Before, she had always thought of investigating slowly, without such aggressive probing as she was doing now.

She didn't expect that this last-minute test would actually yield a discovery.

And Xing Yanqing also became suspicious, repeatedly changing the subject.

And the relaxed smile was no longer on his face.

Finally, the two chatted for nearly an hour before parting ways uneventfully.

Xing Yanqing even forgot his plan to win over Sun Ying today and rushed to Shi Zhongfu's home.

Seeing Xing Yanqing's distracted appearance, Shi Zhongfu frowned slightly.

Things had been going poorly lately, and he hated to see his subordinates look like that—it was bad luck!

"What happened now?"

Xing Yanqing whispered, "Boss, do you still remember the Jinning University female student's fall from a building two years ago?"

Shi Zhongfu's expression darkened, "Why bring that up?"

Xing Yanqing said, "Boss, I've been having nightmares for the past two years. Do you think... there might be a ghost..."

"..." Shi Zhongfu.

"I'll ghost your big head!"

"Didn't I tell you never to mention that again?"

Xing Yanqing sighed, "I didn't want to either, but my girlfriend brought it up today. She seems to know something."

Shi Zhongfu's tiger-like eyes widened, then he quieted down.

His brows furrowed into a 'river' character, looking extremely solemn.

"Your girlfriend... is named Sun Ying, right?"

"Ah, yes."

Shi Zhongfu thought for a moment and said, "Yanqing, we can't keep someone like that."

Xing Yanqing shivered. After all, it was Shi Zhongfu who directly harmed others.

At most, he was just a bit of a scoundrel, a bit bad, acting as an accomplice, but he hadn't reached the point of being utterly evil.

"Bo-Boss..."

Shi Zhongfu said, "You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a cub. What are women? Can they compare to money and mansions?"

Xing Yanqing sensed Shi Zhongfu's intention—was he going to... kill someone?

Seeing his hesitation, Shi Zhongfu continued, "I have a villa in the city. I'll transfer it to you after this is done. Then, let alone an ordinary female university student, it won't be difficult to get women better than her."

Seeing that Xing Yanqing was already somewhat swayed, Shi Zhongfu continued.

"You just need to ask her out, and the rest... leave it to me."

"You should know, once the incident from back then comes out, both you and I will be in trouble."

Xing Yanqing thought for a long time, and finally compromised. On one side was a glorious life, on the other was a cold, high wall.

He instinctively sought advantage and avoided harm, choosing to cover up sin with sin.

"I understand, Boss."

"Mm." Shi Zhongfu finally smiled, "I'll make arrangements and give you the address later."

"Okay."

...

Sun Ying, who had just found a clue, was not yet aware of the impending crisis.

She wasn't an experienced old hand like Chen Xiao, but just a university student who hadn't left school yet.

Although slightly more mature than her peers, her problem-solving was ultimately not as comprehensive.

Sun Ying was still immersed in the excitement of finding a clue, unaware that others had already woven a large net for her, just waiting for her to fall into it.

...

Affected by the parent company's significant share reduction, Dayang Group's stock price plummeted, with a drop of nearly forty percent.

Chen Xiao had already decided to start buying when Dayang Group's stock price drop approached fifty percent.

So he had to constantly monitor the company's stock price.

In addition, there were the daily small market trends and the several women who were gradually returning.

At 3 PM, in the office, Su Tang knocked and entered.

"Boss, Yu Mengqi has arrived."

"Mm, I'll go over tonight," Chen Xiao said.

Su Tang hesitated for a moment and said, "It might be too late tonight."

"Hmm?" Chen Xiao was a bit confused.

Su Tang explained, "Xia Yudie arrives around 5 o'clock, Li Wenli at 7, and I've arranged Zhang Ting for 10. You can have dinner in between."

"..."

"..."

Su Tang had Chen Xiao's schedule perfectly clear.

"This..."

"Are they all returning on the same day?"

Su Tang nodded, "It's quite a coincidence..."

Chen Xiao was speechless, feeling a headache for the first time because of this.

Could the cultivation method given by Half-Immortal Huang hold up?

Your moment of truth has arrived...

Not seeing them for nearly two months, it wouldn't be good to neglect anyone.

So Chen Xiao decided to suffer himself and bravely charge forward.

"Then let's go."

"Okay."

Su Tang led Chen Xiao to the five-star Hotel, a gathering place for beauties.

Then she handed him four room cards, each with a name and room number written on it...

Chen Xiao took them and saw that, fortunately, they weren't on the same floor.

Su Tang then handed him a handbag, "Boss, inside are four different gifts, of similar value."

Chen Xiao nodded, thinking to himself how meticulous Su Tang was.

Whether for business or personal matters, she handled everything to his great satisfaction.

Having such a capable assistant was truly a blessing.

He couldn't help but think that Su Tang's salary... it was time for a raise.

"Okay, you've worked hard."

Su Tang smiled sweetly, "This is all what I should do."

After speaking, she even clenched her fist and waved it in front of Chen Xiao, "Boss, you can do it!"

"..." Chen Xiao.

This is just... ridiculous.

"Cough cough... Alright, you can go back."

"Oh, okay."

Chen Xiao turned and walked towards Yu Mengqi's room.

Su Tang smiled and called Lin Yanran over.

"General Manager Su, what's wrong?"

Su Tang said, "You stay here and record the Boss's... time?"

Lin Yanran: "!???"

"Time? What time?"

Su Tang pointed at the Hotel room and smiled, "I need to get more detailed information about the Boss so that I can arrange things in the future... to have a clear idea."

Lin Yanran was stunned, then realized.

So it was to record *that* time...

They're having fun inside with the Boss, and I'm outside listening to the sounds and recording?

Lin Yanran felt like she had never been so ridiculous in her life...