Meeting the Special Envoy Again
The young girl quietly listened to all of this before slowly turning around and asking back:
"Did your meeting today come to any conclusion?"
"They unanimously believe that we are currently absolutely not a match for the Beidou Consortium... Right now, the optimal method is to proactively cozy up to the Beidou Consortium, preserving our existing resources and status at the cost of sacrificing a portion of our interests."
Huang Suyue's brows furrowed slightly. "And you? Uncle Quan, what do you think?"
"Miss, I am already old." Uncle Quan smiled helplessly. "My energy and stamina are no longer what they used to be, and I can't give any advice of reference value. You, Miss, are still young, and your business wisdom and foresight far exceed ordinary people... I trust your judgment, Miss. As for the opinions of those directors, there's no need to care about them at all."
"Uncle Quan, what nonsense are you talking about... You are in your prime, how are you old?" Huang Suyue said with a smile. "Besides, people say 'An Elder is a Treasure in the House'... If it weren't for you, how could our Huang Consortium be where it is today?"
Huang Suyue paused, the smile on the corners of her mouth gradually restrained, and her tone became serious:
"However, I indeed do not agree with their thoughts... That Old Fella Mu Chunsheng is no benevolent person. Blindly making concessions will only make him greedier. Although doing so can stabilize the situation in the short term, sooner or later all our foundation will be sucked dry by him, which is no different from a chronic death."
"Chairwoman, there's a person outside who says he wants to see you."
"See me?" Huang Suyue asked in confusion. "Who?"
"He didn't say... But, he gave a Note and said you'd understand once you saw it."
Huang Suyue and Uncle Quan exchanged a glance, and she still had him pass the Note up. Huang Suyue looked down and slowly unfolded the Note bit by bit. After clearly seeing the characters on it, her pupils violently contracted!
This is...
"Quickly invite him in!" Huang Suyue raised her head without hesitation. "Remember, your attitude must be respectful... Also, tell security that no one is allowed to come up to this floor during this time except him."
Huang Suyue's attitude left the person somewhat baffled, but they still immediately complied.
Uncle Quan didn't see the contents of the Note and didn't understand who could make Huang Suyue so solemn. But when Huang Suyue proactively handed that Note over, Uncle Quan's expression also showed shock!
"It's him?! He returned to Red Dust?"
"There hasn't been a hint of wind in the Main City during this time, he must have returned in secret..." The young girl looked down at the casual nightgown she was wearing. This young girl, who had already become the Chairwoman of the Huang Consortium and was a powerful figure in the business world at such a young age, now showed a rare fluster. "Uncle Quan, will it be too informal if I meet him like this? Should I hurry and change into a gown or something..."
Half a year ago, the Huang Consortium was still a gradually declining second-rate consortium. But the appearance of one person not only saved her from the brink of death but also turned the fate of the entire Huang Consortium around... Now, that fate-changing Note had appeared in her hands again. This undoubtedly foretold...
He was back.
"It's probably too late to change now. You can't let him wait for you to change clothes at the door, right?"
"Then what should I do??"
"Just like this... When he saved us in the Gray World, you looked much more disheveled than this."
"..."
In the end, Huang Suyue still gave up struggling. She simply combed her hair using the Glass reflection. Just as she turned around, she saw a figure wearing a brown coat, hands in pockets, slowly walking in from the door.
The person wasn't wearing a golden mask, but Huang Suyue recognized that face... She and Uncle Quan were perhaps the only two people in the entire Red Dust Main City who had seen this person's true face.
With his arrival, Huang Suyue covered her chest with one hand, lifted the hem of her nightgown with the other, and respectfully curtsied:
"This humble girl Huang Suyue greets the Special Envoy Lord."
"This old man Quan Xiaoxian greets the Special Envoy Lord."
The hem of the brown coat brushed lightly. As Chen Ling walked into the room, the door behind him automatically closed. His gaze swept lightly around, finally coming to a slow stop on the expensive carpet.
He looked at the two respectfully saluting people, and a faint smile hooked the corners of his mouth:
"Long time no see, you two."
Not seeing them for half a year, the changes in these two were not small, especially Huang Suyue. When Chen Ling first saved her in the Gray World back then, she looked entirely like a Naive Youth young lady... But now, all the childishness on her had faded away, becoming more mature and more elegant.
Huang Suyue lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Chen Ling's eyes. It wasn't until Chen Ling calmly said "rise" that she slowly stood up.
Chen Ling walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze looking down at the Main City gradually sinking into the night,
"Long time no see, the Huang Consortium has developed quite well."
"Thanks to the Special Envoy Lord's guidance, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to seize the opportunity and develop to this point today." Uncle Quan's tone was incredibly reverent.
Back then, right after Chen Ling left the Flower Capital Consortium, Zong Wen died, and the entire Flower Capital Consortium collapsed into chaos. The Huang Consortium also received Chen Ling's message at the very first moment, making it clear that the Special Envoy was displeased with certain behaviors of the Flower Capital Consortium and planned to support another consortium instead... Uncle Quan and Huang Suyue had long thought that Chen Ling might come looking for them in the future. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, but they didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
"Although opportunity is important, the ability to seize the opportunity is even rarer."
"The Special Envoy Lord praises us too much." Huang Suyue smiled slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked probing, "Has the Special Envoy Lord returned this time to trade gold again?"
Chen Ling returned to the sofa and sat down, calmly saying, "No, returning to Red Dust this time is to handle an important matter."
An important matter?
Something that could be called an "important matter" by a Special Envoy of the Golden Society definitely wouldn't be simple. The hearts of Huang Suyue and Uncle Quan instantly rose.
"What important matter?"
"The Wuji Domain is about to start a war against the Red Dust Domain."
"What??!!"
Chen Ling's simple sentence was no different from a blockbuster bomb detonating in the minds of Huang Suyue and Uncle Quan. They stood there in disbelief, not returning to their senses for a long time.
"This... How could this happen? There have never been any conflicts between the Wuji Domain and the Red Dust Domain, and Realm wars have never happened before..." Uncle Quan's brows were tightly furrowed.
"I will slowly tell you the reasons behind it." Chen Ling spoke unhurriedly,
"As far as I know, there are already secret agents from the Wuji Domain who have infiltrated the Red Dust Main City, and they may have already secretly reached cooperation agreements with certain consortia... My identity is sensitive, and I cannot directly participate in matters between the two Realms.
Therefore, I need some assistance."