Lin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "You make a good point."

"Hehe, we bumped into big boss Lin today, so... you might have to dig deep into your pockets today," Mu Bai said with a sweet smile, linking arms with Lin Chuan and walking ahead.

The few kids behind looked timidly at Lin Chuan. They were already teenagers and had certain fantasies about their beautiful teacher, Mu Bai. Now, suddenly, this beautiful female teacher had been 'taken away' by a handsome man, stirring up curiosity and a hint of resistance in their hearts towards him.

"Who do you think this guy is?"

"Could he be Teacher Mu Bai's boyfriend?"

"I don't know, maybe!"

The group whispered among themselves from the back. The only girl in the group did not participate in their discussion.

Mu Bai, dragging Lin Chuan as if she had an ATM, bought more than ten outfits at the clothing store and several backpacks at the stationery shop. In the blink of an eye, it was noon. Lin Chuan chuckled and said, "Why don't we grab a meal together?"

"Sure!" Mu Bai nodded and said, "I'm so tired of the school canteen. Finally, a chance to have a big meal."

Lin Chuan wasn't stingy. He took them to a nearby hotel and ordered a table full of delicious dishes. The five or six students were dumbfounded; they had never been to such an upscale hotel before, and had never tasted such exquisite dishes. The dishes seemed more like works of art than food. Each dish was meticulously crafted by the head chef before being served.

"Come on, students, dig in," Mu Bai laughed and said, "We have to thank our Dean Lin today."

"Huh?" The students were stunned and asked in surprise, "He... is our dean?"

"Yes!" Mu Bai nodded and said, "He is our school's honorary dean. Although he's just in name, our school was built with the funds he donated. So, we should thank Dean Lin for treating us to such a luxurious lunch, okay?"

"Thank you, Dean Lin," the students echoed.

"You're welcome," Lin Chuan laughed and said, "Start eating before it gets cold."

The students began to pick up their chopsticks. Mu Bai sat beside Lin Chuan with a silly smile. Lin Chuan looked at Mu Bai curiously and said, "Mu Bai, why are you smiling at me like that? Hurry up and eat."

"I found you got more handsome," Mu Bai laughed.

"Really?" Lin Chuan was taken aback and said, "Is it because I treated you to lunch? Looks like I should treat you more often so that I can hear your compliments more often, right?"

"Hehe..." Mu Bai giggled and said, "I'm not flattering you on purpose."

The lunch was lavish, and the dishes at the hotel were quite superb. Lobsters, abalone, even wild rabbit meat...

On the table were two steamed garlic lobsters that nobody dared touch. The kids had never eaten such things before. Mu Bai, sitting to the side, helped them with the dishes. She knew they were very shy and reserved, so they remained quiet throughout.

............

Liu Group.

Yang Zi had been busy working lately, and work had left her mentally and physically exhausted. Liu Group's recent situation was not good. After Liu Shaoqi passed away, many clients they had previously collaborated with promptly turned to other companies after their contracts expired. As a result, Liu Group lost quite a few orders and its overall status was steadily declining.

Yang Zi originally wanted to team up with Hongsheng Group to boost Liu Group's development. However, the deal never materialized, forcing her to look for alternative solutions. Unfortunately, she still hadn't found a suitable method.

"President Yang, here's the financial report for the first quarter of the year," the accountant said, entering Yang Zi's office and handing her the report.

"Just tell me directly," Yang Zi said, too tired to even open it.

"We had a five percent loss in the first quarter, while last year in the first quarter, we made a profit of fifty million," the accountant said softly.

"So, you're telling me that not only did we not make any profit in the first quarter, but we also lost several million?" Yang Zi asked.

"Yes," the accountant nodded.

Bang!

Yang Zi slammed her hand on the desk, cursing, "A bunch of useless trash."

"President Yang, please don't get angry." The accountant quickly said, "According to past management, the third and fourth quarters are the most profitable times."

"Hmph!" Yang Zi snorted coldly, saying, "By that time, we'll have already run out of funds."

"Well..." The accountant hesitated, awkwardly saying, "After all, business is dwindling. And now, many clients have left bad debts. The company needs a steady cash flow to operate, otherwise, even a big company will eventually crumble."

"I got it." Yang Zi replied impatiently.

Even though the Liu Group was financially robust, this was only Yang Zi's first new quarter since taking over the Liu Group. Losing a few million was nothing. Of course, compared to last year's first quarter, the total loss reached fifty-five million. Still, such an amount wasn't significant for the Liu Group. However, if losses continued into the second quarter or beyond, that would be truly troublesome.

The accountant saw Yang Zi's impatience and turned to leave.

Alone in the office, Yang Zi's flawless face was still exceedingly beautiful, even when she looked angry.

Yang Zi was a capable person, or she wouldn't have been able to run the Liu Group so smoothly initially. Those partners took Yang Zi lightly because she was a woman and seemed easy to bully. Nonetheless, Yang Zi had her plans and ideas. To win back clients and boost company performance, she needed to give those clients a wake-up call. But, after all, she was a woman without background or means. How could she get those clients to return?

Suddenly, Yang Zi thought of a great method, which was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. By using the most cruel, bloody means, she could showcase her power. Rich people fear death. Threaten them with their lives, and they'll surely come back. After all, money isn't the top priority; life is.

At this moment, the receptionist called through the internal line.

"Chairman Yang, Mr. Zhou is here to see you," the receptionist quickly said.

Yang Zi was taken aback, just worried about finding someone, and here he was coming on his own. Fine, let's take advantage of this timid, lustful, greedy guy. Yang Zi immediately instructed, "Let him in."

"Yes!" The receptionist nodded at once.

Then, Zhou Bin was let in. Zhou Bin came alone to the Liu Group building. He had a good relationship with Liu Shaoqi in the past, so the Zhou family's cooperation with the Liu Group had been very close. But after Liu Shaoqi died, Zhou Bin immediately stopped cooperating with the Liu Group. The Liu Group used to earn millions in profits from the Zhou family every year. Now, with the cooperation halted, millions in profits were lost. And a big client was let go.

However, Zhou Bin had his own reasons for breaking off cooperation with the Liu Group. Ever since he saw Yang Zi at Liu Shaoqi's wedding, Zhou Bin had been infatuated with her, as if obsessed. Before, he dared not bother Yang Zi because of Liu Shaoqi. Now, with Liu Shaoqi deceased and Yang Zi widowed, Zhou Bin saw an opportunity. Several times, Zhou Bin had made advances on Yang Zi, only to be sharply rebuked by her.

Of course, if he had a stronger attitude or forced himself upon her, he might have succeeded, especially since it often happened when Yang Zi was drunk and defenseless. But Zhou Bin was naturally timid.

Wearing a silver-gray suit, carrying a briefcase, overweight with glasses perched on his nose, Zhou Bin walked into Yang Zi's office.

"Xiao Zi," Zhou Bin laughed sleazily, "Long time no see—I've missed you to death."

"Mr. Zhou, you claim to miss me, yet you delay re-establishing our cooperation. What's the point?" Yang Zi questioned coldly.

"Well..." Zhou Bin chuckled, "It's just that the economy is bad right now."

"Is that so?" Yang Zi sneered, "I heard that Hongsheng Group secretly gave you two female college students to build a partnership with them."

"Well..." Zhou Bin laughed heartily, "Those two college girls cannot compare to you, Xiao Zi. You're the real goddess in my heart. Xiao Zi, how about... you be with me? You're alone and so pitiful. Let me take good care of you."

After saying that, Zhou Bin shyly approached Yang Zi.

Yang Zi wore a uniform, a small black suit with a strapless piece wrapping two perky mounds. Yet, those temptresses could not be hidden by the strapless top. From above, the deep cleavage was still visible, dangerously tempting. Zhou Bin nearly drooled at the sight. Boldly, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Yang Zi's waist, saying, "Xiao Zi, I'm enchanted by you. Just be with me. As long as you agree, even if you just satisfy me once, I'll agree to any condition you want."

"Really?" Yang Zi smiled sweetly at Zhou Bin.

Hearing this, Zhou Bin felt hopeful, his lustful mind prompting him to say eagerly, "Yes, yes, as long as I can do it, I'll agree right away. If you don't believe me, we can sign a contract, in black and white, legally binding."

"Alright," Yang Zi laughed, "As long as you sign a new contract with me, I'll agree to satisfy you once."

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