Hearing what his cousin had to say, Qin Ming's first reaction was... "What are we talking about? Where's Brother Chen?"

He Mengxue replied irritably, "Why can't the two of us talk?"

"As for your Brother Chen, he had other matters today and didn't have time to accompany you."

"So he left the task to me for us to discuss."

Hearing He Mengxue's words, Qin Ming grinned and said, "Alright, sis. Brother Chen really trusts you, entrusting even such an important task to you."

Both of them were core members of the investment company and "relatives," so Chen Yan hadn't hidden anything from them and had already shared his optimism about Headline Technology.

Both of them also knew that Chen Yan's judgment was exceptionally sharp: thus, Headline Technology could very likely become a trillion-level enterprise.

Therefore, Chen Yan letting the two of them handle this affair clearly showed his trust in them.

Hearing her cousin's words, He Mengxue wasn't overly pleased; instead, she felt even more pressure.

After all, since joining the company, she had botched several matters. Moreover, her performance hadn't been as eye-catching as her cousin's. This led to Chen Yan hardly entrusting her with significant responsibilities.

This was the first time Chen Yan had entrusted her with such an important task.

If she messed it up, she would really feel too ashamed to face Chen Yan.

Qin Ming was sharp-witted and, even through the phone, could guess his cousin's mood by her silence.

So he didn't continue to tease his cousin but instead said with a smile, "Then send me the address; I'll come see you now. Let's have a good talk."

"Sis, don't worry. This matter will be fine. Don't feel so much pressure."

He Mengxue didn't accept Qin Ming's comfort and said irritably, "Just come quickly."

After that, she hung up the phone.

Listening to the "beep beep" sound from the phone, Qin Ming spread his hands and thought... Indeed, it's difficult to handle both women and petty people.

He didn't know how Chen Yan could tolerate his sister's terrible temper...

Pity for Brother Chen for a moment...

Half an hour later, Qin Ming took a taxi to the hotel where Chen Yan and He Mengxue were staying.

He sent a WeChat message to He Mengxue, found a sofa in the hotel lobby coffee area, ordered a cup of coffee, and decided to wait patiently.

He knew his sister's fussy nature all too well, figuring that if she said to meet in half an hour, it would take at least an hour before he actually saw her.

Before long, a cute waitress brought over his coffee.

Qin Ming took the coffee and, with twinkling peach-blossom eyes, thanked her, "Thank you, Miss. Your poured coffee tastes exceptionally sweet."

His smooth talk, combined with his handsome looks and fashionable attire, immediately made the waitress blush.

She shyly ducked her head and then hurriedly scurried off.

Qin Ming lifted the coffee, smiled as he looked at her retreating figure, and drank a sip, his eyes filled with interest.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and silently counted, "Five, four, three..."

Moments later, as he counted, "Minus twenty-three," the waitress shyly walked over.

Then she squatted slightly, smacked the table by Qin Ming, and a pink slip of paper appeared on the table after she lifted her hand.

Written on the slip was a series of numbers, apparently a WeChat account.

Grinning, Qin Ming reached for the note.

Just then, a fair hand abruptly slapped his head.

Accompanied by that hand, He Mengxue's voice rang out above him, "Qin Ming! You're flirting with good girls again!"

Qin Ming's face froze.

The waitress, too, looked up in confusion toward the source of the voice.

Then she saw a woman dressed in leather, beautiful and exquisite, skin fairer than snow, standing behind Qin Ming.

The woman clearly knew Qin Ming well; after smacking him, she snatched the slip of paper, gave it a glance, then handed it back to the stunned waitress, "Miss, we girls need to keep our eyes open in the outside world, don't be fooled by such scum."

The waitress took back the slip, slightly stuttering, "It's, it's okay."

After she spoke, possibly out of sheer embarrassment, she quickly scampered back to the bar...

Seeing how adorable the waitress was, He Mengxue smacked Qin Ming's head again and said, "Such a cute girl, and you have the heart to harm her. Don't you have any conscience?"

Qin Ming looked at his sister with an aggrieved face and said, "Sis, you can't control Brother Chen, don't take it out on me."

"And... I didn't mean to harm her."

"I just wanted to give the girls of this world a chance."

"Who knows, one of them might be my true love."

He Mengxue: ...

He Mengxue had intended to lecture Qin Ming, but his mention of Chen Yan hit a nerve.

For a moment, she didn't even know how to admonish Qin Ming.

Suddenly, she asked somewhat possessed, "Chen... Could Chen Yan think the same way?"

Qin Ming glanced at He Mengxue and said with a grin, "I wouldn't know about that. Why don't you ask Brother Chen?"

Seeing Qin Ming's bulletproof response, He Mengxue rolled her eyes and didn't bother arguing with him.

Then, she tossed the documents onto the table and plopped herself onto the sofa opposite Qin Ming, saying, "Since you're sitting here, let's talk here."

Afterward, she gestured for Qin Ming to pick up the documents and began to detail Chen Yan's plans and requirements.

When it came to serious matters, Qin Ming was all business.

He listened to He Mengxue, perused the documents, nodded here and there, or scribbled in the margins with a pen.

Thusly, the two of them talked for well over an hour. Only then did they get everything straightened out.

After that, Qin Ming made a decision, "Okay, now that I understand everything. Let's go find Pang Wenbo first and bring him over to our side."

"Brother Chen has always regarded him highly. That means he must be very important."

He Mengxue nodded.

From her previous arrangements with Chen Yan, she too had realized how much Chen Yan valued this person. So, she felt that once they secured this person, everything else would be simple.

As they talked, Qin Ming proactively stood up to pay the bill at the bar.

He Mengxue continued pondering Chen Yan's arrangements while she collected the documents.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, she sharply turned to look behind her towards the bar.

At the bar, Qin Ming, who was settling the bill, had—for some reason—already grabbed the waitress' hand and was scrutinizing it attentively.

The waitress, tickled pink by his attention, giggled uncontrollably, while Qin Ming remained smiling genially and saying something that seemed to interest and affect her even more.

He Mengxue initially wanted to get up to intervene, but seeing the waitress' reaction, she couldn't help thinking of herself.

She was so similar to this waitress.

Even though both knew of the man's scumminess, still... when actually faced with him, she involuntarily fell.

Was she too naive and innocent?

Or... was his scummery simply too enchanting?

Perhaps it was He Mengxue's intense stare, but Qin Ming looked back over his shoulder and caught her eye.

Then, he dared not dawdle and swiftly, with a stolen slip of paper from the waitress, waved goodbye with a smile.

Returning to the table, Qin Ming pretended nothing happened and said to He Mengxue, "Sis, shall we go?"

He Mengxue snapped back to reality, then suddenly looked up at Qin Ming and asked, "Qin Ming, will you be good to this girl?"

"Will you be good to her for a lifetime?"

Qin Ming froze on the spot...

...

While the siblings were discussing love matters, in the general manager's office of Headline Technology.

Zhang Yonghao, who had just received a positive response from Zhao Qingtian a few days ago, was holding a small meeting in his office.

The improvement in the situation did not make him complacent.

Sitting behind the boss's desk, he looked at his two trusted subordinates and asked, "Chen Yan and He Mengxue have arrived in Tiandu?"

Vice President Wang nodded, "Yes. They've been here for three or four days."

Zhang Yonghao frowned, "What are they doing in Tiandu? Is there any news?"

Vice President Wang said, "No news. But it's said that as soon as they arrived in Tiandu, they went to meet Director Cao of Old Wave."

"The following day, they visited Old Wave again."

"It looks like... they're discussing an investment or something like that?"

"Investment?" Zhang Yonghao murmured the word, then his eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.

He pondered for a while, then smacked his lips and said, "What do you think, where does Chen Yan get his money from?"

"We've checked him. His companies are trending, but they don't earn that much."

"Besides, he has an account overseas with a billion Canadian dollars, which doesn't match his current assets at all."

"Could there be some problem here?"

Hearing Zhang Yonghao's question, the finance director and Vice President Wang exchanged glances. Then the finance director said, "Actually, I've heard a rumor before."

"But it's just a rumor."

Hearing his words, Zhang Yonghao looked at him.

The finance director said, "I have a friend in Hong Kong who told me that Chen Yan is very famous there, known as the Oriental Buffett."

"Ha." Zhang Yonghao couldn't help laughing.

"The Oriental Buffett?" Zhang Yonghao said mockingly, "What did he do in Hong Kong? Did he ravage the Hong Kong stock market?"

"If that were the case, he should be called the Oriental Soros, not Buffett."

The finance director explained a bit awkwardly, "It's said that during a global economic event, he stood opposite most people and won."

"That single victory netted him several hundred million dollars."

Hearing the finance director, Zhang Yonghao's laughter was abruptly stifled. He looked at the finance director in shock, questioning, "Really?"

"If that's true, why isn't there any domestic report?"

"Such a big event, wouldn't it have been uproarious?"

The finance director hesitated as well, "I'm not sure. I've indeed never seen any news on official media."

"But my friend was very certain."

Vice President Wang chimed in, "Maybe he heard some gossip. Most likely, it's not true."

The finance director defended, "My friend is very reliable, he..."

Listen to Vice President Wan and the finance director debate, Zhang Yonghao stroked his chin, his mind racing.

He himself loved extreme sports and adventure.

Otherwise, the Tiandu circle of the rich wouldn't say he was an adventurer.

Thus, he was very interested in high-risk, high-reward situations.

In the past, with a company to run, he might suppress the "devil" in his heart.

Especially when the target was Chen Yan, an enemy he was ready to force out of the game.

But now, for some reason, his heart was eager to take a chance...

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