159: focus

"Truly," Wang Chen said seriously. "In my heart, every one of you is very important. I cannot do without a single one."

Liu Yan broke into a smile through her tears.

She took the initiative to wrap her arms around Wang Chen's neck and kissed him.

Wang Chen held her, his hand gently stroking her smooth back through her clothes.

Liu Yan trembled slightly, but she didn't stop him.

"Husband... love me..."

"Okay..."

"Mmm..."

The moon outside the window quietly hid behind the clouds, as if it were shy.

At this moment, in a certain room of the villa.

Xia Qingcheng stood by the window, looking toward the main building.

She had just showered and was wearing a brand-new set of pajamas that Du Ruoxi had asked the nanny to send over. Her hair was still damp.

Her phone vibrated once.

She picked it up and took a look.

It was a message from Gu Jiaxuan: "Qingcheng, how is it going?"

Xia Qingcheng replied: "I've met Wang Chen. He agreed to cooperate."

Gu Jiaxuan: "Is he reliable?"

Xia Qingcheng thought for a moment and typed back: "At least more reliable than Colton. And... he is very strong."

Gu Jiaxuan: "That's good. I'm safe on my end, waiting for your news."

Xia Qingcheng: "Okay. Be careful yourself."

Putting down her phone, she walked to the mirror.

The person in the mirror had a face capable of driving any man crazy.

But there was no expression on her face.

Only in her eyes did a trace of complex emotion flash by.

"Wang Chen..."

This man was different from everyone she had met before.

Powerful, decisive, yet unexpectedly gentle.

Ruthless to enemies, kind to his own people.

And... with so many women around him, he could handle things so harmoniously.

She shook her head, thinking no more of it.

She turned and lay on the bed, closing her eyes.

Starting tomorrow, she would officially "go to work."

As Wang Chen's secretary.

She had to perform well.

At least she had to prove her value.

Only then could she gain a firm foothold in this villa.

The night grew deep.

The villa gradually quieted down.

Only in the master bedroom, faint sounds could still be heard occasionally.

Liu Yan had already fallen asleep curled up in Wang Chen's arms.

Wang Chen held her, glancing at her sleeping face, a thousand thoughts running through his mind.

So many things had happened today, but he didn't feel tired at all.

Instead, he felt very fulfilled.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was successfully completed, and Chenxi Future had officially appeared in the public eye.

Although there was a bit of trouble at the banquet, he had used it to establish his prestige.

Now there was also Xia Qingcheng... this woman might bring him unexpected surprises.

Just as he was thinking, his phone went "ding-dong." Liu Yan in his arms stirred as well, snuggling closer to him.

Wang Chen picked up his phone. It was a message from Yi Yao: "Brother Chen, I've found Xia Qingcheng's information. Should I send it to you now?"

Wang Chen turned down the phone's volume to avoid waking Liu Yan, then replied: "Tomorrow. It's too late today."

Yi Yao: "Okay! Then rest early, Brother Chen!"

Wang Chen put down his phone and held Liu Yan tighter.

He closed his eyes.

In a dim room in Hangzhou City.

A young woman wearing glasses was staring at a computer screen.

The screen displayed various complex codes.

She pushed up her glasses and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"Wang Chen... let me see if you are really as amazing as Qingcheng says."

She tapped the keyboard a few times.

A window popped up on the screen.

It contained various pieces of public information about Wang Chen.

"Chairman of Chenxi Future... Boss of Dragon Shield International... TikTok God-tier Tycoon... Hundreds of billions in assets..."

The more she looked, the more her eyes lit up.

"Interesting."

"Perhaps... you really can help us escape Colton's pursuit."

She closed the window and stretched.

"Qingcheng, we made the right bet this time."

Hangzhou City.

Chenxi Building.

This building, which had become the focus of attention overnight, was now standing quietly in the city center like a giant beast that had just awakened.

Discussions about the owner of this giant beast had already spread from Hangzhou City to all surrounding provinces and cities, and even further.

"Have you heard? At the Chenxi Group banquet last night, Wang Chen ruined that profligate son of the Zhao Family with just one sentence!"

"That's not all! Xiao Yu, the second young master of the Imperial Capital's Xiao Family, knelt on the ground and called him 'Master' like a dog!"

"Hangzhou City is about to see a change in the weather!"

In all the large and small wealthy families of Hangzhou City, the same scene was playing out!

The heads of various families held the information on Wang Chen and women like Du Ruoxi, Su Yue, Bai Li, and Su Xi, warning their younger generations never to offend Wang Chen.

The fate of the Zhao Family was a bloody example right before their eyes!

Not only were the reactions of the major families massive, but even on the internet, a "stormy wave" had been stirred up!

A clip showing Du Ruoxi, Su Yue, Bai Li, and eighteen other women attending in full dress was edited into a fifteen-second short video and was spreading crazily across major platforms.

The women in the video wore luxurious gowns, and their beauty was so high they didn't look like real people.

TikTok was blowing up. In just a few hours, the likes on this video surpassed a million!

The view count even broke ten million!

The comment section had exploded.

"Holy crap! Did someone poke a nest of fairies?!"

"AI, it's definitely AI. There's no way women can be this beautiful!"

"The person above clearly hasn't seen the world!"

"Eighteen top-tier beauties appearing at the same time, that scene... tsk tsk, I really regret not being there!"

"Goddess Ruoxi looks absolutely stunning in that wine-red gown!"

"Goddess Su Yue's cheongsam is also super beautiful! As expected of someone hailed as the ceiling of the cheongsam world, her Innate Cheongsam Saint Body lives up to its reputation!"

"The one in the white dress is said to be the Eldest Miss of the Bai Family from the Imperial Capital!"

"Who are the other ladies? Can anyone give us some background info?"

Subsequently, video clips and screenshots of Du Ruoxi and Su Yue's live streams were also posted by their fans!

The number of likes continued to climb along with them!

This prompted even more people to compete in editing and forwarding the content!

In one morning, five out of the top ten on the TikTok hot search list were related to them.

#Du Ruoxi Su Yue Bai Li in the same frame#

#Du Ruoxi Beauty Ceiling#

#Identity of Bai Li Eldest Miss of the Bai Family Exposed#

#Chenxi Future Ribbon Cutting Ceremony#

#Su Xi Short Drama Views Break 100 Million#

The TikTok private messages for Wang Chen, Du Ruoxi, Su Yue, and Su Xi also turned into "99+," making it impossible to read them all.

Their follower counts were also rising crazily.

Du Ruoxi's had already exceeded thirty million, officially joining the ranks of TikTok's top-tier streamers.

Su Yue's also broke ten million!

Because Su Xi didn't do live streams, but thanks to the boost from the short dramas, her followers grew to five million.

On the Hongguo Short Drama platform, the view counts for all short dramas starring Su Xi also rose in a straight line.

The server operations staff stared at the backend data, so excited they couldn't even speak properly.

"Another record broken... this is already the third time today..."

...Green City Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

At around eight in the morning, Wang Chen took Xia Qingcheng to the company headquarters.

In the living room, only Wang Chen's girlfriends remained, gathered together scrolling through their phones and enjoying the gossip about themselves!