Chapter 280: This is intolerable

2:00 AM.

Beside him, Song Yaxian had already fallen into a deep sleep the moment she lay down.

In just a few short days, Zheng Qian's net worth had increased tenfold.

Currently, over one hundred billion sat in his account.

Every time Zheng Qian thought about this, he found it a bit hard to fall asleep.

The system was simply too powerful!

Tenfold cashback—the more he spent, the more he received back.

For tomorrow's white knight, no matter how high the other party raised the price, Zheng Qian would match it.

On his phone, Yao Manman suddenly sent a message: "Are you asleep?"

Yao Manman was staying in the suite right below Zheng Qian.

Sending a message to Zheng Qian at two in the morning, she didn't even know if he was asleep or not.

Even if he saw it, he probably wouldn't reply to her.

After all, she was just an out-of-favor ex-girlfriend.

To her surprise, after a while, Zheng Qian actually replied.

Zheng Qian: "Not yet, going to sleep now."

Still not asleep at two in the morning?

Did he just finish doing some kind of exercise?

Yao Manman didn't dwell on it.

Given Zheng Qian's current status, she wouldn't even find it strange if he played until dawn.

Yao Manman: "Be careful tomorrow. I heard that many enterprises in Jiangnan are eyeing that merchant ship greedily."

Zheng Qian felt a bit helpless.

The momentum outside was indeed as tense as Jiang Yanran had described.

Even an outsider like Yao Manman knew about the encirclement campaign?

Zheng Qian replied: "Okay."

After tossing his phone aside, he fell asleep immediately.

Yao Manman: "Mm-hmm, do you want to have breakfast tomorrow morning? I can bring it up to you."

She waited for a long time, but there was no reply.

Just went to sleep like that?

Yao Manman felt a bit sulky. He didn't even say a word to her before sleeping?

Thinking about how Zheng Qian used to say goodnight to her every day, Yao Manman felt very aggrieved.

Sigh.

She wanted to be angry, but she had no right to be angry right now.

Zheng Qian was not her boyfriend, and their current relationship was ambiguous.

In Zheng Qian's heart, she might not even be considered a friend.

Her fate was entirely in Zheng Qian's hands right now.

What right did she have to throw a tantrum at Zheng Qian?

Putting down her phone, Yao Manman fell asleep with tears in her eyes.

...

The next morning, Zheng Qian woke up very early.

He only saw Yao Manman's message from last night after he finished washing up.

Since a whole night had passed, there was no need to reply.

"Hurry up and get out of bed, how are you waking up even later than me?" Zheng Qian patted the blanket.

Song Yaxian glanced at the time.

???

It was already 9:00?

This was the first time she had ever overslept.

Scrambling out of bed, she hurriedly went to wash up.

She couldn't afford to delay important matters today; she had to prepare the materials one more time early on.

...

At this moment, many VIP guests had already arrived and taken their seats in the venue.

The main doors were wide open, and crowd after crowd of people poured in.

The white knight, as well as the encirclement campaign organized by Tang Xingyu, was a massive sensation in Jiangnan.

Aside from the auction participants, there were also many business owners, both big and small.

Just yesterday alone, the auction house had processed and granted entry qualifications to twenty-seven business owners of various sizes from Jiangnan.

These people only wanted to watch the drama unfold live; they had no intention of bidding.

In addition, there were many journalists and self-media creators who wanted to break the news as soon as the auction ended.

Tang Xingyu and his group had already taken their seats in the venue.

Sitting in the VIP section on the right, his eyes were bright and spirited. No one knew what he was thinking, but he had the air of a wise strategist who had everything under control.

"Xingyu, there are so many people today..."

Lu Shanshan had watched auctions before, but she had never seen so many people in the venue during her previous visits.

"Of course!"

"Just look at who organized this encirclement campaign!"

"Ever since we were in school, I've felt that Xingyu has a natural talent for business and is great at socializing. Even if he didn't take the business route, he would have been a formidable force if he entered the civil service."

Xiao Xinhao flattered Tang Xingyu shamelessly from the side, regardless of the occasion.

Tang Xingyu didn't say anything, silently accepting Xiao Xinhao's flattery.

He knew it wasn't right, but that was exactly what Tang Xingyu thought in his heart.

He had immediately picked up on Jiangnan's dissatisfaction with Zheng Qian.

From then on, he began lobbying in front of various corporate bosses, tycoons, and big shots.

"Indeed!"

"Little Tang not only has a good head on his shoulders, but his organizational skills are also exceptionally strong. He's just cut out to be a leader!"

Zhao Ying chimed in from the side.

She now viewed Tang Xingyu as her savior, willing to say any flattering words.

She started sucking up to him right away.

It was said that Tang Xingyu had rallied many local big shots of Jiangnan.

One couldn't help but admire him!

"That's enough, Auntie. Let's leave it at that," Tang Xingyu said with a smile.

If he listened to too much of this flattery, it would be easy for him to become impetuous.

These people only saw that the encirclement campaign was making a huge wave in Jiangnan.

But they couldn't see the truth behind it.

If it weren't for the fact that Xingyao Group alone couldn't handle Zheng Qian, how could there be today's encirclement campaign?

Joining forces with several enterprises just to suppress Zheng Qian was nothing to brag about.

In Tang Xingyu's eyes, he was already certain that Zheng Qian would fall by his hand today.

The one who deserved the most credit was naturally him, the organizer.

No matter what, he had to take Zheng Qian down a notch.

As a person, one shouldn't be so arrogant.

Being too arrogant would only invite public wrath.

Lu Shanshan's eyes were dazed. She couldn't see the situation clearly, and her thoughts wavered.

Today, Zheng Qian would definitely lose face to Tang Xingyu and be suppressed ruthlessly.

Tang Xingyu had united the leading enterprises of various industries in Jiangnan.

Zheng Qian had no chance of winning.

She knew what Tang Xingyu was thinking.

These enterprises had all contributed money, handing it over to Tang Xingyu for unified safekeeping.

How the white knight would be divided in the end didn't matter.

What mattered was making Zheng Qian return in defeat.

That was their true purpose.

Otherwise, where would Jiangnan's dignity go?

If they let an outsider kid run wild like this, did he really think there was no one left in Jiangnan?

Zheng Qian was in a precarious situation...

As she thought about this...

Vice President Qi Chunqing came over with a group of people, smiling.

Tang Xingyu stood up to welcome them, greeting them warmly.

From left to right, these people were: Liu Ruipeng of Ruipeng Real Estate.

Li Huaan of Huaan Funds.

Jin Changyuan of Changyuan Building Materials.

And another middle-aged, chubby man with a dragon tattoo draped over his shoulder, Xue Tianhao.

Half of the funds in Tang Xingyu's hands came from these corporate bosses.

As for Xue Tianhao, he was in the underworld business, dabbling in all kinds of shady dealings.

Roaming the underworld, what mattered most was loyalty and brotherhood.

Xue Tianhao had taken the initiative to find Tang Xingyu, hoping to join in and contribute money to save face for Jiangnan.

Tang Xingyu had agreed without a second thought back then.

He welcomed people from all walks of life.

With an extra sum of money, his chances of winning would be higher.

Actually, none of these people were in the shipping business, nor had they ever paid attention to maritime transport before; they simply wanted to suppress Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian had really caused too much of a stir these past few days.

He was all over the news headlines, and there were even rumors of him being romantically involved with Jiang Yanran, Jiangnan's number one icy female CEO.

How could they tolerate this?

A person like Xue Tianhao valued face above all else. He even felt as though Zheng Qian was shitting on his head.

"Little Tang, everything depends on you today," Jin Changyuan said with a smile, patting Tang Xingyu on the shoulder.

"Little Tang, can you give us a hint? How much funding have you raised now? Do we have a chance of winning?" Li Huaan wanted to know a specific figure.

He was in the financial fund business, so last night he had his subordinates work overtime to audit the market value of the white knight and Qianhe Group.

Tang Xingyu had never revealed exactly how much money he had raised.

As long as he knew a specific number, he would be able to estimate today's winning probability.

"Old Li, are you kidding me?" On the side, Liu Ruipeng felt that Li Huaan was just worrying needlessly.

He was in the real estate business, so he spoke and acted with the arrogance of a wealthy man.

The four of them had contributed an average of 500 million each, which already added up to nearly two billion.

Plus the two billion that Tang Xingyu claimed to have on hand.

That made four billion.

The market value of the white knight was only around 2.5 billion.

The funds in their hands had already exceeded that by a whopping 1.5 billion!