Chapter 113: Winning the Competition
At this time, Qiuju glanced at Chen Tianlong and gave a slight smile, clearly having a new impression of him.
Chen Tianlong seemed to notice Qiuju’s gaze, furrowed his brows, returned to the car, and then slowly drove near Cui Jianhua.
Zhao Lei and Qiuju also walked over, and the group looked at Cui Jianhua, who wore an awkward expression.
"Cui Jianhua, we won. I hope you remember your promise," Zhao Lei said coldly.
"Hmph, I’m someone who can afford to lose."
Having lost face today, Cui Jianhua didn’t want to stay on the racetrack and said to the three followers behind him, "Let’s go!"
The three followers, seeing their leader’s bad mood, quickly got into the car and drove away swiftly.
The flashy beauty from before looked at Cui Jianhua leaving in a hurry with disdain, and then slowly walked up to Chen Tianlong, placing her hand on his shoulder, followed by a flirtatious wink.
Chen Tianlong shivered, while he loved beautiful women, there was a hierarchy to it. A woman who actively seduces men is not one to trust, who knows how many men she’s slept with.
"Hey everyone, let’s get in the car and head back."
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Tianlong addressed Zhao Lei and the others directly.
"Alright, boss, we are heading back now."
Zhao Lei nodded, took Qiuju’s hand, and walked towards the car.
At this moment, Qiuju clearly had newfound admiration for Chen Tianlong, though she was somewhat in awe.
However, she was not the kind of woman who would easily fall for someone. She admired Chen Tianlong but didn’t actually like him.
In fact, Zhao Lei moved her even more; he was truly committed to winning this race. From the boss’s competence, it’s clear that not just anyone could hire him.
At this moment, Qiuju felt grateful that Zhao Lei had such a boss.
After the four of them got in the car, Chen Tianlong drove quickly to South Sea No.1 Middle School. It was now around ten o’clock, and they each headed to their dorms to shower and sleep.
Recently, a major event had occurred in South Sea City: a mysterious commercial team began a large-scale economic takeover.
In just two days, more than a hundred small and medium-sized enterprises in South Sea City had been acquired, with the self-proclaimed Huaxia’s top Celestial Wolf Group quickly swallowing up South Sea City’s economy, throwing it into chaos.
Meanwhile, South Sea City’s economic forces, led by Mo Family’s top group and Lin Family’s Lin Group, also convened shareholder meetings.
At this time, in the Lin Group’s meeting room, Lin Batian from the Chen Family began to announce the upcoming strategic adjustments. The strategy was mainly aimed at the aggressive Celestial Wolf Group.
As the Vice Chairman of South Sea City’s Commercial Committee, Lin Batian had to take on this responsibility and couldn’t yield to external forces.
For this reason, Celestial Wolf Group began to target Lin Group.
"Haha, I’ve heard that Lin Group’s President wants to go head-to-head with our Celestial Wolf Group. What does everyone think?" Gu Yan, the third boss of Celestial Wolf Gang, said casually, sitting on a soft sofa while smoking.
This time, it was a command from Celestial Wolf Gang’s headquarters, ordering Gu Yan to stir up South Sea City, causing chaos, showing the government that Celestial Wolf Gang wasn’t easy to mess with. If they arrested their people, they must pay a heavy price.
"I think before we tackle Lin Group’s economy, we shouldn’t rush. After all, they have deep roots in South Sea City; it’s hard to topple them quickly!" Follower Feng Zihe stood out, seemingly having some clever idea.
"Oh? Madman, why don’t you tell us? What’s your clever plan to deal with Lin Group without lifting a finger?"
Gu Yan already had a nickname, commonly calling Feng Zihe "Madman." Typically, all strategizing came from this Madman, a brilliant strategist.
"Haha, I’ve heard that Lin Batian has a beautiful daughter, whom he loves dearly, so long as..."
"I understand."
Gu Yan understood instantly, interrupting Madman’s words. The two exchanged smiles, clearly reaching consensus.
That afternoon, Lin Wushuang suddenly received a strange message saying that her father Lin Batian had an accident and she should rush to the hospital.
Lin Wushuang became cautious and hurriedly called her father, but found he was on another call. She thought for a moment and called Mr. Hu, but he was also on another call.
Feeling something was wrong, but concerned for her father, Lin Wushuang decided to go to People’s Hospital with her friend Lu Xiaoyu.
After class, Chen Tianlong noticed the two girls weren’t there and curiously called, only to find the call didn’t go through. He continued to call every ten minutes until the class ended, but nothing changed.
Thinking for a while, Chen Tianlong decided to take leave to visit Lin Group.
After leaving, Chen Tianlong took two taxi rides and quickly arrived under Lin Group’s building.
Without much delay, Chen Tianlong headed inside the building and soon entered the lobby.
"Hello, sir, do you have an appointment?"
Suddenly, a gentle female voice emerged, and Chen Tianlong looked to the right side of the counter, seeing a woman who seemed about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, dressed in professional attire, walking over respectfully.
This was Li Wei, Lin Group’s new lobby manager responsible for greeting visiting guests. Apparently new to the position, as she did not recognize Chen Tianlong, who was a prominent figure in the company.
"Appointment? What appointment?"
Chen Tianlong was stunned, looking at the brilliant building, slightly dizzy, feeling dazzled.
"Haha, sir, you are truly humorous. So, who are you here to see?"
Clearly, the lobby manager sensed something odd; it seemed this person accidentally wandered in, yet she couldn’t brusquely ask him to leave, intending to politely persuade retreat.
"I’m looking for Lin Batian."
"Hiss~~"
The lobby manager took a deep breath and continued to scrutinize this young man with modest attire, a typical student appearance; how could he possibly know the chairman?
However, she couldn’t get angry. Although he lacked manners and purposefully sneaked in, a senior professional shouldn’t be petty with him; that wouldn’t be right.
So the lobby manager still maintained her smile and respectfully said, "Sir, we have a rule here: without a prior appointment, we cannot arrange a meeting for you. You should head back."
Chen Tianlong frowned. This woman was really tricky. Thinking for a moment, he stepped closer, smiling sweetly and said, "Miss, you have a great figure, white skin, and a face like Fan Bingbing on TV, an oval shape."