At last, Su Ming and Lin Yixue departed from Bai Xian Lou.
Lin Yixue requested Su Ming to accompany her to check out the next property project. Having no other engagements, Su Ming agreed.
Subsequently, they visited a construction site and eventually made their way back to Changhe.
Su Ming stayed with Lin Yixue, working late into the night before he finally left.
It is noteworthy that Lin Yixue resided at the Changhe headquarters. Due to a falling out with her father, she had been living there since she began working at Changhe.
By the time Su Ming left, it was already midnight.
Meanwhile, in the distant capital city, at the Wan family estate.
All the senior members of the Wan family were assembled in the conference room.
"What exactly happened today? Our Wan Hua stocks have been continuously hitting the lower limit, with no recovery by the market's close. The market value has evaporated by over 20 billion!"
"Who can say? I've already dispatched people to investigate, but there's no negative news circulating online!"
"Rumor has it that we were targeted by an unknown force, but the specific reason remains unclear!"
The Wan family members were engaged in a heated discussion.
At that moment, the conference room door opened, and a middle-aged man in a tailored suit entered.
Everyone immediately ceased their discussion, their eyes collectively turning towards the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man's face was as calm as still water as he walked to the head of the table and took his seat.
He glanced around the room and asked sternly, "Where is Wan Jing?"
The person beside him quickly stood up and whispered something into his ear.
"Hmph... Useless! At a time like this, he's still preoccupied with women!"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly and then said, "Alright, forget about him. Everyone is aware of what happened today, correct?"
Everyone hurriedly nodded.
"Do you know why it happened?"
The middle-aged man inquired again.
No one answered; they all shook their heads.
A flash of anger crossed the middle-aged man's eyes, and he said coldly, "Find out the reason and deal with it immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
This time, everyone responded promptly.
"Dismissed!"
The middle-aged man said, and everyone rose and exited the conference room.
Soon, the Wan family's resources were mobilized, beginning the investigation into the sudden stock plummet.
Half of Yanjing was thrown into turmoil.
However, after a night of searching, the Wan family came up empty-handed.
Unlike the Wan family, who were like ants on a hot pan, Su Ming was leisurely driving towards his villa, humming a tune, feeling quite content.
After all, he wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue. With a beauty like Lin Yixue by his side so late at night, something was bound to happen.
Unfortunately, he didn't manage to go all the way, which was quite a disappointment.
"No, I need to find a way to vent. Being strung along by this girl isn't a solution. Maybe I should contact Fan Qianqian..."
Su Ming thought as he drove.
"Damn it!"
Suddenly, Su Ming exclaimed, sharply turning the steering wheel and flooring the accelerator.
Ahead of him, a van had suddenly shot out from an intersection, heading straight for his driver's seat.
"Screech!"
The tires screeched against the ground, and Su Ming's car drifted to avoid the collision. However, it was too late. He barely avoided being hit in the driver's seat, but the van crashed into the rear of his car.
"Bang!" A loud crash echoed as the van, showing no signs of slowing down, pushed Su Ming's car into the roadside barrier.
"Bang!"
Another loud crash, and Su Ming's car was crumpled into a mess, except for the driver's seat.
"Damn, who the hell is this? A female driver?"
Having narrowly escaped, Su Ming looked up, only to see that it was not a female driver.
A burly, muscular man jumped out of the van and was walking towards him.
"Ambush?"
Su Ming could clearly sense that the man showed no sign of worry, and there was even a hint of regret in his eyes.
Not daring to be careless, Su Ming unbuckled his seatbelt, violently kicked open the severely deformed car door, and jumped out of the car.
"Not bad reaction! I thought I could finish the job with an accident, but it looks like I'll have to get my hands dirty!"
The burly man said slowly as he watched Su Ming jump out of the car.
"Who are you?" Su Ming didn't ask the foolish question of why the man had hit him. It was clear that this was intentional.
"It doesn't matter. You don't need to know."
The burly man said indifferently, and suddenly, a fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes.
This killing intent was familiar to Su Ming. He himself possessed it, honed from years of life-and-death battles.
"Ding! Choice triggered!"
"Option One: Defeat the retired military king and challenge Wan Jing. Reward: Wan Hua Real Estate's stock continues to plummet today."
"Option Two: Retreat and receive ten percent of Wan Jing's personal assets."
The sudden system prompt made Su Ming pause.
"Triggering this choice now, could he be sent by Wan Jing?" Su Ming muttered to himself, quickly coming to a conclusion.
Apart from Wan Jing, who else would have the audacity to create such an incident?
If not for his quick reflexes, he would be a corpse right now.
"I choose option one!"
With that thought, Su Ming made his choice and said, "Tell Wan Jing that he's messed with someone he can't afford to mess with!"
As soon as Su Ming spoke, the burly man's pupils constricted. In the next moment, he launched an attack, moving like lightning.
"As expected!"
Su Ming saw the burly man's reaction, confirming that he was indeed sent by Wan Jing.
Facing the lightning-fast attack, Su Ming showed no fear.
"Hmph... Scared stiff, are you? Is this the kind of person who dares to compete with Young Master Wan for a woman?"
The burly man sneered inwardly as he watched the motionless Su Ming, but he didn't hesitate, even speeding up.
His fist pierced through the air, about to strike Su Ming's chest.
At that moment, Su Ming calmly raised his hand and gently closed it.
"Thud!"
The burly man's powerful punch landed in Su Ming's palm, but Su Ming easily caught it.
Not even a step back.
"What?!"
The burly man's eyes widened, disbelief written all over his face.
"Remember my words, and don't forget to deliver them!"
Su Ming's voice suddenly rang out.
At that moment, a sense of dread filled the burly man's heart.
Years of living on the edge of death had sharpened his senses. He tried to dodge, but Su Ming's grip was like a steel clamp, holding him firmly in place.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a figure too fast to see collided with him.
"Puh!"
A mouthful of blood spewed out as the burly man's body flew through the air, landing ten meters away.
"Damn it!"
As he fell, the burly man suppressed the urge to vomit more blood, rolled agilely, and quickly got up, sprinting to the side, disappearing into the greenery in a blink.
Su Ming watched the burly man leave, pulled out his phone, and called Ning Fengqing.