"Xingsheng Group also received an invitation, so my father took me to attend. It was a good opportunity for me to meet some industry seniors and consolidate my position as president.

"But what I didn't expect was that Qi Lei was there too. As soon as he saw me, he said he liked me and wanted to take me away!

"Although my father was troubled, he didn't refuse. I, however, was disgusted by the whole situation and drove straight to the airport. I bought the earliest ticket available and left the Imperial Capital!"

When Wei Zixuan spoke of this, her voice was filled with great disappointment in her father.

Unexpectedly, after that banquet, Qi Lei became even more outrageous. To get his hands on her, he used the Qi Group to pressure the Xingsheng Group! This not only caused Xingsheng Group's attempt to establish itself in the Imperial Capital to fail but also led to turmoil within the company.

It was at this time that Wei Zixuan's mother introduced her to the young master of Lin's Real Estate, hoping to use their power to stabilize their own group. This was her mother's personal, unilateral decision, so after Chen Zheng drove the young master away, there wasn't much of a reaction within Xingsheng Group.

But this time was different.

The Qi Group had already made its intentions clear: if Xingsheng Group wanted to enter the Imperial Capital, they would have to merge with the Qi Group. Furthermore, Wei Zixuan had to marry Qi Lei.

Upon hearing this, all the shareholders of Xingsheng Group, including Wei Zixuan's father, agreed.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Zixuan had cut off all contact with her family.

Originally, Wei Zixuan had wanted to take control of Xingsheng Group through her own efforts, but just as she was about to make her move, Qi Lei arrived in Yunzhou. Clearly, the shareholders within the group still had connections with the Qi Group.

Getting all this off her chest, Wei Zixuan felt as if she had purged a sickness from her body. She seemed somewhat revitalized.

After listening to her story, a wave of rage surged through Chen Zheng.

There's no such thing as family affection in these large clans! Wei Zixuan's father pushed her toward the Qi Group in the Imperial Capital, and her mother pushed her toward Lin's Real Estate. Wei Zixuan is like a commodity, placed on a shelf for the highest bidder. How is this any different from the top courtesan of an ancient brothel? Oh, wait. While the madams of ancient brothels called their girls 'daughters,' they wouldn't actually sell their own flesh and blood. In that sense, Wei Zixuan's family is even worse than a brothel madam from ancient times!

Chen Zheng took Wei Zixuan's hand and said softly, "You've had a hard time all these years. Don't worry, from now on, I won't let you bear these burdens alone."

Wei Zixuan nodded slightly. "Okay."

A sweet feeling blossomed in her heart.

Just then, Chen Zheng sneered, "The Qi Group's market value exceeds two hundred billion? Well, today I'm going to make twenty billion of that disappear. They're a publicly traded company and still this arrogant? They have no idea what's coming for them."

Hearing this, Wei Zixuan froze for a moment. She looked at Chen Zheng in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Chen Zheng just smiled and waved his hand. "Just watch. Today, I'll make the Qi Group understand the price for bullying Chen Zheng's woman."

Wei Zixuan looked up at him, her eyes growing hazy with infatuation. She couldn't stop herself from leaning forward and kissing him.

Then, her face slightly flushed, she said with a small laugh, "How am I your woman already? We only just got our marriage certificate. We haven't even..."

Hearing this, Chen Zheng couldn't help but laugh. But soon he was scratching his head in frustration. I was planning to get her back for her last surprise attack, but how did she manage to ambush me again?!

With that thought, he grabbed Wei Zixuan's hand. "Let's go to my place. We can go for another swim today and take care of all those things a husband and wife do!"

Wei Zixuan's face instantly turned crimson. "Bah! You rogue!"

"Then I'll be a rogue! There's nothing wrong with being a rogue to my own wife. It's not like you're going to report me, right?" Chen Zheng chuckled, pulling Wei Zixuan into his arms.

"Ah! This is a restaurant! What are you doing?"

Wei Zixuan's face was flushed red, and she was utterly mortified, terrified that someone would push the door open.

"Hey, I'm kissing my own wife. It's nobody else's business," Chen Zheng said as he leaned in closer.

Wei Zixuan nervously closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.

The waiter at the door was dumbfounded. Rich people sure are something else, passionately kissing right here in the restaurant. Despite their thoughts, they kept stammering apologies.

When the door to the private room was closed again, Wei Zixuan pushed Chen Zheng away, annoyed. "Chen Zheng! See? Someone saw us!"

Chen Zheng scratched his head. "This waiter has no sense of timing! Damn it, I was right in the middle of things, and he barges in and scares me. Nope, we're continuing!"

"Ah!"

Wei Zixuan was once again pulled into Chen Zheng's arms and kissed deeply.

...

After leaving the restaurant, Wei Zixuan had Chen Zheng accompany her to look at other properties for sale. They looped all around Yun City before finally returning to the Xingsheng Group building. Chen Zheng kept Wei Zixuan company for a while as she worked overtime before he finally left.

Because she had fallen out with her family, Wei Zixuan no longer stayed at home, instead buying an apartment next to the Xingsheng Group building.

By the time Chen Zheng left, it was already midnight.

「In the Qi Family's residence in the Imperial Capital.」

All the senior members of the family were seated in the conference room.

"What happened today? Why did the Qi Group's stock keep falling until it hit the limit down? By market close, our assets were down by twenty billion!"

"I have no idea! I've already assigned people to investigate. There's no news online, so why would it suddenly hit the limit down?!"

"It seems we were targeted by a hostile party. This force is very mysterious; we still haven't figured out who's behind it."

Just then, the conference room door swung open, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in.

Everyone present fell silent, their eyes turning towards him.

The middle-aged man's expression was grim. He walked deliberately to the head of the table, his eyes sweeping over everyone present.

"Where is Qi Lei?"

A man sitting nearby quickly leaned in and whispered a few words.

"Hmph! Useless fool. At a time like this, all he can think about is women!" he scoffed, letting out a breath as his expression grew even colder.

Sitting at the head of the table, the middle-aged man scanned the faces before him and asked in a deep voice, "I assume you all know about what happened today?"

Everyone in the room immediately nodded.

"Have you found out what happened?" the middle-aged man continued.

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