93: Terrifying awe, investigation targets banks

“Father!”

A soft, sweet voice echoed in the inner private room.

After speaking, Qianyu felt a warm current envelop her entire body, and the complex emotions in her heart were indescribable.

At the same time, there was a sense of exhilaration.

She truly hated her father, Jiang Wenhao, beyond measure.

“President Jiang!”

Customer Manager Lili, along with four or five bodyguards, had just walked in when she heard that cry, almost instantly turning her to stone.

What in the world was going on!

Qianyu was sitting on Gao Ze's lap, showing no anger or ferocity; instead, her beautiful eyes held shyness, and she was as obedient as a kitten to Gao Ze.

Had she misread the situation?

Or was that slap just now a part of their 'play'?

“Ah, Lili, take them out!”

Seeing Customer Manager Lili bring people in, Qianyu became flustered and embarrassed, her cheeks flushed like the morning glow, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

“President Jiang, are you sure you won't be harmed?”

“I'm sure. Now, quickly, take everyone out!”

Qianyu said, “It’s just Mr. Gao and me here. He won’t hurt me again!”

After receiving two affirmations, Lili finally left with the bodyguards, but her curiosity opened up like Pandora's Box.

As the eldest daughter of the Jiang's wealthy family, Qianyu had befriended many rich people, but none of them dared to treat her this way!

And he even made Qianyu so obedient. What kind of magic did Gao Ze possess?

“........”

“Mr. Gao, I’ve called out as you requested!”

Qianyu looked at Gao Ze and said, “What exactly do you want to do to me? What must I pay for you to keep my secret?”

“Call again!” Gao Ze smiled and said.

Qianyu glared at Gao Ze, gritting her teeth and saying, “Father!”

“Call again!”

“Why do you men have such bad taste?”

Gao Ze smiled leisurely and said, “So, are you going to call or not?”

Qianyu met his deep eyes, then lowered her head: “Father!”

“Okay, that sounds quite good, but there's a bit of resentment. There's room for improvement next time!”

Qianyu's obedience and tolerance exceeded Gao Ze's expectations. It seemed that the miscarriage incident really could cause devastating damage to her within Jiangs Group.

“As for what I want to do to you, I’m not interested!”

“Not interested?”

Qianyu looked doubtful. Besides personal ability, in terms of looks and figure, she was no less than Li Qingyan. She truly didn’t believe Gao Ze had no thoughts about her.

Aren't men like dogs, like cats sneaking around for a taste? How could there be an exception!

“Do you want me to be?”

Gao Ze released his hand from Qianyu's waist, allowing her to move freely, but Qianyu still sat on his lap.

“No, but I don’t believe it!”

Staring into Gao Ze's eyes, Qianyu said decisively, “My face and figure are no worse than Li Qingyan’s. Thousands of boys have pursued me since I was little, and I’ve never seen a boy who had no thoughts about me.”

“A summer insect cannot be spoken to about ice!”

This sentence provoked Qianyu, or rather, Gao Ze's dismissive gaze angered Qianyu, and she immediately jumped off his lap.

But she didn't dare to get angry at Gao Ze, so she stomped her foot on the ground to vent her anger.

“Let’s skip this topic. Let’s talk about the price of keeping the secret!”

Qianyu asked, “What do I have to pay?”

“You don’t need to pay anything. I’m not interested in money or beautiful women,” Gao Ze said. “I just want you to do me a small favor!”

Qianyu secretly sneered. He said she didn't need to pay a price, but a favor was a price, and it might even require her to pay more.

“What favor?”

“I heard that Jiangs Jia Hua Group’s main businesses are hotels, commercial plazas, and internet investments.”

Gao Ze said, “Does your group or do you know anyone from Shengyou Company in Donghai City?”

“Yes, our group invested in Shengyou Company during its B-round financing and is now its third-largest shareholder!”

Gao Ze smiled inwardly. As expected, he hadn't guessed wrong. An old and established company like Jiangs Jia Hua Group, with its extensive network across Donghai City, would certainly have knowledge of, and even investments in, Shengyou Company.

“It’s like this: my friend wants to invest in and acquire a game studio, and he sees great potential in its games!”

Gao Ze said, “But Shengyou Company is also in talks with this game studio, and the owner of that game studio prefers a well-known game company like Shengyou Company.”

“You want me to tell Shengyou Company to cancel their investment so your friend can acquire it?”

“You could say that!”

“How much is this investment?” Qianyu's beautiful eyes flickered as she weighed the matter in her mind.

Gao Ze said, “Around twenty million!”

“Okay, I will tell Shengyou Company to help your friend acquire that game studio!”

Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief. An investment of twenty million was indeed a small favor.

That game studio was most likely a small, independent game developer. In the gaming industry, such studios are countless. In Shengyou Company’s evaluation system, it would at most be a C-level investment project, not a priority at all.

“Besides this favor, do you have any other requests? You can ask for anything!”

Qianyu felt uneasy. Just using a small personal favor to help Gao Ze make a call—what kind of price was that?

“None!”

Gao Ze felt he had gained enough. Resolving the issue of investing in Liu Jingming's game studio and punishing Qianyu was enough to ensure she wouldn't interfere with him and his wife, Li Qingyan, again.

Most importantly, he had gained Qianyu's awe.

Just this alone meant she would have to bow down to him in the future.

Unless Qianyu completely took control of Jiangs Jia Hua Group.

“None?”

Qianyu's beautiful eyes scanned Gao Ze up and down, feeling more and more that he was unfathomable.

Controlling her most crucial secret and weakness, and only asking her to make a call, seemed too incredible.

Moreover, as far as she knew, Gao Ze was financially struggling and didn't even have a car in Donghai City.

Yet, he hadn't asked her for anything.

“Not now, but if I have needs in the future, I will ask you!”

Qianyu: “.........”

She regretted pushing the issue, ending up with such a noose around her neck. However, Gao Ze's character was solid, so he probably wouldn't make any illegal or excessive demands of her.

“Mr. Gao, this is the chef I hired from Xin Rong Ji, specifically to cook for you personally!”

After discussing business, the chef Qianyu had hired finally finished preparing seven or eight dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste.

Xin Rong Ji is a famous Chinese restaurant in Donghai City, and its chefs are all national banquet-level masters. The dishes are exquisite and delicious. Gao Ze quickly started eating as soon as he heard this.

He was truly hungry. He had been busy since morning and was only now getting to eat.

However, while eating.

Gao Ze wasn't idle either. He picked up his phone, opened the map, and filtered for target banks that a criminal robbery gang would rob at 4 PM.

“Mr. Gao, what are you doing on your phone?”

Qianyu had no mood to enjoy the delicious food; the slap she received today had already filled her up.

Now, seeing Gao Ze quickly eating while intently checking his phone, she felt even more depressed. Was she really so unappealing to Gao Ze?

To others, she was a goddess-level beauty, surpassing most celebrities in the entertainment industry, not to mention being rich and powerful.

“Investigating a case. Don’t make a sound!”

Gao Ze was highly focused. After eating for over half an hour and researching for just as long, he finally had a few suspicious target banks in mind.

When they walked out of the inner private room, Qianyu felt like she was about to explode with anger and didn't even see him off.

The bar's customer manager, Lili, saw Gao Ze off.

As she was about to escort him out of the bar's entrance, she took out her phone and said:

“Mr. Gao, can I add you on WeChat?”