Chapter 720: Today's Merit +1

Lin Haoran was constantly calculating in his heart.

It is rumored that Xu Shuyun has a strong background.

It seems she has some connection to the mysterious boss behind Qianhe Group, but it's all bark and no bite.

Manager Li Tao and Liu Shiqi have both profited significantly, standing on equal footing with Jiang Yanran in the shipping industry, with net worths far exceeding ten billion.

Even Boss Han of Wangyue Island has taken off, buying up quite a bit of tourism real estate in JZH.

He is no longer just a local tycoon in Yebai; he is now even considering an IPO.

But what about Xu Shuyun?

She is still just guarding Jinxiu Group!

It seems the rumors about her having some background are all lies.

Thinking of this, Lin Haoran became even more smug, looking Xu Shuyun up and down.

Her attire was actually quite conservative, just normal business autumn wear.

A simple white shirt paired with black dress pants, with a thin khaki wool trench coat on the outside; it was lightweight and form-fitting, revealing nothing.

But she was just too beautiful.

Lin Haoran had coveted her for a long time.

One could say Yebai is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, producing many beauties.

He had watched top-tier beauties like Jin Lu and Cui Ziqing leave, and now that Xu Shuyun was still in Yebai, he finally couldn't suppress his inner urges any longer.

"President Xu, let me be direct. I like you. I've had a crush on you for over 30 years."

Lin Haoran looked at Xu Shuyun with deep affection.

Having said that, he took a deep, melancholic drag of his cigarette and exhaled a thick smoke ring.

Xu Shuyun frowned, "I don't like the smell of smoke, and! I'm not even 30 years old this year!"

Lin Haoran raised an eyebrow and extinguished the cigarette, but his gaze toward Xu Shuyun became even more intense.

[Beep-beep—]

Lin Haoran's phone rang urgently.

[What is it? I'm busy picking up girls.]

[President Lin! We just heard that a shipment is being released from Indonesia at lightning speed! It's very cheap!]

[How much?]

[1,700 USD!!! The lowest price globally!!! And today just happens to be Double Eleven!!!]

[Damn it, buy it! Take it all! Get as much as you can!]

[But we don't have any money left... However, Yebai Commercial Bank can provide a loan!]

[How much can we borrow? But we don't have any collateral left!]

[President Lin! We can't delay! Several shareholders just came to me; they've decided to collectively pledge their equity! You also have equity you can pledge. I asked the bank, and they estimated that we can borrow a total of 2 billion USD!]

[2 billion!]

At this, Lin Haoran couldn't help but stand up straight.

He even glanced at Xu Shuyun very smugly, acting as if the money was given to him and didn't need to be repaid.

[Start the process immediately! I'm coming over now!]

[No need, President Lin. The shareholders and the bank staff have already completed the qualification filings at the company; all that's left is your signature! Time is tight, we're afraid the goods will be gone! Their people have already gone to Wangyue Island, I reckon right now...]

Before the assistant could finish speaking, the door to the private room knocked.

Lin Haoran quickly put down the phone to open the door; what came into view were two staff members wearing bank uniforms.

"Hello, President Lin. Once you sign here, the 2 billion USD will be credited to your account."

Looking at the documents handed over by the staff, Lin Haoran immediately scribbled his name with a flourish.

[Mobile Banking: 200,000,000 USD credited.]

Less than two minutes after signing, the money had already arrived.

Lin Haoran was trembling with excitement and looked at Xu Shuyun even more smugly, grinning as he said, "Little girl, see that? I am now a man with a net worth of billions of USD. Do you know how hot the global steel market is right now? Banks are fighting to give me money! Once this batch of goods is sold, I'll instantly net over a billion USD. This is reality!"

"If you agree, come to my place tonight..."

"No need. I feel sick just looking at you. At worst, I'll just sell the company!"

Xu Shuyun gritted her teeth in anger and stood up.

She shoved Lin Haoran, who was blocking her way, and walked forward.

While Lin Haoran was signing the documents earlier, she had also received several WeChat messages.

They were all messages from clients urging for goods. Her assistant was already overwhelmed, and the company was on the verge of collapse.

On one side, the factory was short on stock; on the other, clients were pressing for products. Yet, Lin Haoran was deliberately trying to anger her at this time! Going to buy those cheap goods!

For some reason...

Zheng Qian suddenly popped into Xu Shuyun's mind.

He was so rich; if she asked him for help right now, he... he could definitely handle it, right?

But! No! He is just a scumbag!

He clearly already has so many women by his side; why does he still come to provoke her?

The more she thought about it, the more wronged Xu Shuyun felt, and tears kept welling up in her eyes.

Huh? Seeing her about to leave, Lin Haoran was unhappy.

He blocked the door to the private room and said coldly, "I'm warning you, don't be ungrateful! I'm so rich now that if I crook my finger, girls will be fighting to come and get into my bed. I want to sleep with you; it's me giving you face!"

"Get out of my way!"

Xu Shuyun clenched her fists tightly and said through gritted teeth.

Her hand reached into her bag, where she had the anti-wolf spray she had specially prepared before coming.

I'm going to spray you to death, you bastard!

Seeing Xu Shuyun so fierce, Lin Haoran became even more interested.

Just as he was preparing to force himself on her...

[Bang—!]

The door to the private room was kicked open.

At that moment, Lin Haoran was leaning against the door, putting on airs, pressing his entire body weight against it with his back. But he felt as if he had sat on a rocket launcher; his rear end felt like it had instantly exploded, and he flew forward, face-planting.

"Ouch, f*ck... it hurts like hell..."

Lin Haoran struggled to push away the shattered wooden door from his body.

He struggled to turn his head, only to see a young man walking in slowly.

"You..."

Seeing the person who arrived, all the unwillingness, grievances, pain, and helplessness in Xu Shuyun's heart... all her emotions erupted instantly.

She subconsciously wanted to reach out her arms to embrace him, but stopped just as she was about to touch him.

"I'm sorry, I'm late."

He took the opportunity to catch Xu Shuyun's delicate hands.

He held them tightly in his palms, looking at her with an apologetic expression, his eyes flickering with intense affection.

The person who arrived was none other than Zheng Qian!

Xu Shuyun subconsciously wanted to pull her hands away.

But the soft warmth transmitted at this moment reminded her of the good times in the past.

[Favorability + 15] [Favorability - 20]

[Favorability + 25] [Favorability - 10]

Seeing that the overall trend of Favorability was still rising, Zheng Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, our love can still be saved.

Thinking of this, Zheng Qian didn't continue trying to win her heart. He nodded slightly, signaling Xu Shuyun to rest assured. He walked slowly to Lin Haoran, squatted down, and said indifferently, "You dare to hit on any girl, but didn't you bother to find out whose woman she is?"

Lin Haoran's brain was racing, and he finally managed to recover a bit.

Could it be...

Is he the legendary Zheng Qian?

But when he rose to power, Zheng Qian was no longer in Yebai, and he had never met him.

He had only vaguely heard that this person was the mysterious big boss behind Qianhe Group, with immense capital strength, easily making people like Manager Li Tao and Liu Shiqi into billionaires... but his intuition told him that this person was not Zheng Qian.

If he were really that rich, would he be this f*cking fierce?

That kick just now shattered a 5cm thick solid wood door!

It even felt like my tailbone might have a hairline fracture!

He must be Xu Shuyun's lover!

Thinking of this, Lin Haoran instantly became much more confident. He struggled to get up and sneered, "You're just a young hunk that Shuyun knows, right? Heh, relying on a fit body to act tough? Who the hell do you think you are..."

Before he could finish, Zheng Qian grabbed his hair and slammed his head hard against the wall.

With a crisp bang, Lin Haoran felt his scalp go numb, his vision went black, and a strong urge to vomit hit him. But before he could turn his mouth into a fountain, Zheng Qian expressionlessly continued to slam his head into the wall.

The most infuriating part was!

While Zheng Qian was slamming him against the wall with a thud-thud-thud, he was also muttering:

"Merit +1 Today... Merit +1 Today... Merit +1 Today... Merit +1 Today..."