12: A million-dollar fortune, and a beautiful CEO's invitation to drive!

Ye Chen opened the phone camera, aimed it at the gap in the door, and pressed the record button.

"What are you doing?" Li Qin was startled and gently tugged on his sleeve.

"Personal grudge."

Ye Chen stabilized the camera and whispered, "She is Zhao Shousong's mother, the woman whose man I hit with money at the hospital!"

Li Qin covered her mouth in surprise: "No way? The world is that small?"

She had always thought Ye Chen hit the man with money because of jealousy, never expecting Wang Mei to be involved!

But seriously, a crooked beam leads to a crooked lower beam!

"Is that man from The Group?" Ye Chen asked while recording.

Li Qin stood on her tiptoes and glanced inside again, frowning in disgust.

"Pfft, so small... oh, no, I mean, he seems to be the apprentice brought by the previous Feng Shui Master. His name is Qin Shou!"

"Wait? Why would those two be involved together?"

Ye Chen's heart stirred.

A middle manager from The Group meeting secretly with a Feng Shui Master's apprentice felt suspicious... Just then, Qin Shou's voice rang out again: "Sister Wang, you are so much more flavorful than those young girls..."

Wang Mei scoffed lightly.

"Stop with that routine!"

"Your mouth is only good for coaxing people. Aren't you just trying to get something out of me?"

"How could I, Sister Wang? I truly like you," Qin Shou continued to flatter. "But when can you let me see the final design draft for the new 'Miyu' series? My Master is pressing me hard..."

"I knew you had bad intentions!"

Wang Mei sounded displeased. "That is The Group's core secret. If it leaks out, I'll be in deep trouble!"

"My dear Sister."

Qin Shou intensified his attack. "Don't you trust me? Master said that as long as we get the final design draft, he'll give you an eight-figure reward. Isn't that better than working at Shu Yue for several years?"

Wang Mei was tempted and hesitated: "Didn't Hao Shuang introduce your Master? Why is he so interested in an underwear design drawing?"

"How could that woman Hao Shuang afford to hire my Master?"

Qin Shou leaned close to her ear. "She works for President Lin of Yuezi Group. They are all doing things for President Lin. You understand commercial competition... As long as you let me take a few pictures of the design draft, eight figures is just the beginning!"

Wang Mei couldn't resist his persistence and reluctantly agreed: "Fine, you little troublemaker... I'll bring the final draft out tomorrow and let you take a few glances..."

Seeing that the two weren't revealing any more information, Ye Chen pressed the stop button and saved this unexpected harvest.

He originally wanted to pull Li Qin away first to plan things out and avoid alerting the snakes.

Unexpectedly, Li Qin had a fiery temper and couldn't hold back. She shoved the door open and rushed in, pointing at the pair and sternly rebuking them.

"Wang Mei! Qin Shou! How dare you! You're doing such disgusting things in the company and trying to steal commercial secrets?!"

"Ah—!"

The two who were engrossed were scared out of their wits.

Wang Mei frantically grabbed clothes to cover herself, and Qin Shou tumbled directly off the display cabinet.

"Assistant Li...?"

Wang Mei recognized the person and her face turned pale. "H-how are you here?!"

No one was supposed to be here at this time!

"If I didn't come, how would I see something so disgusting?"

"If I didn't come, how would I hear you betraying the company and selling off its secrets?"

Li Qin laughed in extreme anger, trembling all over.

Wang Mei was ashen-faced and quickly defended herself: "It's not what you think, Qin Qin, listen to my explanation..."

"Go explain it to President Bing!"

Li Qin cut her off and immediately pressed the walkie-talkie on her collar.

"Immediately notify President Bing and ask her to come to the Treasured Items Exhibition Room on the twelfth floor!"

"There is an urgent matter requiring her personal attention!"

"Also, the Security Department, send people immediately to secure the scene!"

The other end of the walkie-talkie immediately responded: "Received!"

Qin Shou saw that the situation was bad. Ignoring the need to get dressed, he grabbed the bronze short sword from a nearby display rack and, stark naked, charged toward Li Qin at the door, attempting to flee!

As a young girl, how could Li Qin have ever witnessed this crazy scene of a naked man running?

She was stunned on the spot and forgot to dodge.

Just as Qin Shou was about to crash into her, Ye Chen moved!

He stepped forward sideways, delivering a kick that landed squarely between the opponent's legs!

"Aoo—!"

Qin Shou let out a shrill scream, his charge coming to an abrupt halt.

The next second, the sword fell.

Clutching his vital spot, he fell to his knees. His momentum caused his body to slide several meters backward, and his bare buttock struck the tip of the scabbard with perfect accuracy!

!!!

Under the double agony, Qin Shou's eyes bulged, and he foamed at the mouth before passing out... Ye Chen withdrew his foot.

Li Qin finally recovered, patting her chest in lingering fear: "You scared me to death!"

A few minutes later, The Group's security guards rushed in to secure the scene, surrounding Wang Mei and Qin Shou.

Immediately after.

Bing Lan, escorted by a group of executives, strode quickly into the Exhibition Room.

Tall with long legs, she was wearing black pencil pants today, the outline of her peach-shaped hips clearly visible.

On her upper body was a wine-red shirt, tucked into her waistband, giving her a sharp and capable look. Paired with gold-rimmed glasses resting on her tall nose bridge, her aloof temperament was maximized, drawing countless gazes!

She paused, her delicate brows slightly furrowed: "What happened?"

Li Qin immediately stepped forward and angrily reported everything she had seen and heard, without missing a single detail.

"Nonsense! She's talking nonsense!"

Hearing this, Wang Mei quickly tried to argue, "President Bing, please don't believe her one-sided story. Li Qin is framing me. She has been dissatisfied with me for a long time and deliberately set this up..."

"Set up?"

Ye Chen stepped forward, holding up his phone toward Bing Lan and Wang Mei. "President Bing will know if it was a setup or not after watching."

With that, he pressed the play button.

The suggestive images on the screen made everyone blush, internally cursing the pair for their shamelessness.

But soon, everyone was drawn to the conversation about the design draft, the eight-figure reward, and Yuezi Group... When the footage stopped.

Wang Mei's legs went weak. If the security guards hadn't been holding her up, she would have collapsed onto the floor.

She was utterly speechless!

Bing Lan's gaze turned completely cold.

"Call the police."

"Transfer the evidence to the police, along with this Feng Shui Master's apprentice."

"Notify the Legal Department to follow up fully. I want them to pay the price for corporate espionage!"

"Yes, President Bing!" The security supervisor responded, instructing his subordinates to escort the people away.

After the executives dispersed, Bing Lan looked at Ye Chen, her expression complex: "Mr. Ye, once again, we owe you a debt of gratitude."

Ye Chen put away his phone and shook his head.

"It was just a coincidence."

"However, President Bing, this Exhibition Room and the fish tank outside have formed a dangerous Feng Shui Formation that must be dealt with immediately."

Bing Lan's expression sharpened: "I'd like to hear the details."

Ye Chen looked around, speaking clearly, word by word.

"The problem lies with these antiques and those Blood Arowana."

"If I am not mistaken, most of the antiques in this Exhibition Room are burial objects, dug up from tombs, naturally carrying Yin energy and death qi."

"Someone used a Bagua Layout to lock them here, ostensibly to suppress the area and gather qi, but in reality, it locks and concentrates misfortune, continuously eroding The Group's luck."

"And the 'Four Symbols Gathering Wealth' fish tank outside is even more malicious!"

"Blood Arowana prefer cold Yin environments. Placing them here not only fails to bring good fortune but also resonates with the Yin energy of the Exhibition Room, forming a Trapped Dragon Absorbing Yin Formation."

"If this formation is not broken, The Group will inevitably suffer internal corruption, and external competition will lead to repeated setbacks."

"If this continues, as the head of The Group, your luck will suffer in the short term, and your health will be endangered in the long term!"

Bing Lan was alarmed: "Then how can we resolve it?"

"It's not hard to break."

Ye Chen was confident.

"First, remove all the antiques, leaving none behind!"

"Then replace the display cabinets with evergreen potted plants, using the vitality of wood and grass to neutralize the misfortune, activate the flow of the Five Elements, and turn the malicious energy into favor."

"Second, replace all the Blood Arowana in the outside fish tank with one pure Golden Arowana."

"The Arowana itself is associated with 'Golden Dragon Guarding the Residence.' One dragon entering the water is enough to suppress the local luck, dispel the cold Yin energy, and truly gather wealth and fortune."

Bing Lan suddenly understood and instructed Li Qin: "Qin Qin, immediately do as Mr. Ye says!"

"Okay!" Li Qin quickly noted it down and turned to make arrangements.

Bing Lan then took out her phone and performed a few actions.

Soon.

Ye Chen's phone received a bank text message—

"China Merchants Bank reminds you: Account ending in 1314 has initiated a 1,000,000 yuan transfer to you!"

Ye Chen looked at the text message, his heart shaking.

Damn!

This speed of making money was faster than he imagined... Before he could calm his emotions, Bing Lan put away her phone and parted her red lips.

"Mr. Ye, your capability is plain for all to see."

"I would like to formally hire you as a Special Consultant for Shuyue Group, with a monthly salary of 100,000 yuan, performance bonuses calculated separately. What do you think?"

A monthly salary of 100,000 yuan!

Performance bonuses calculated separately!

It meant making 100,000 yuan every month just by laying around and doing nothing!

Ye Chen's heart gave an uncooperative jump; the terms were undeniably tempting.

But thinking about the unresolved matter with Zheng Hu... he restrained himself and forced a wry smile: "Miss Bing, I appreciate the kindness, but I'm already driving for Sister Meiting."

Bing Lan was momentarily stunned, her eyebrow slightly raised.

"Letting a Younger Male Cousin with such skills be a driver?"

"Isn't Sister Meiting wasting your talent?"

"I think so too," Ye Chen joked.

The result was... Bing Lan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled charmingly.

"Then how about this? I formally hire you too..."

"To drive my car."