Just as Liu Quanxi expected, under Cold Dew's pressure, Celestial Fortune didn't last long and soon closed its doors.

However, just two days later, the closed Celestial Fortune surprisingly reopened.

Liu Quanxi was very shocked at the time, thinking to himself that Cold Dew Clothing was useless, and such a big company still hadn't crushed Celestial Fortune.

The two stores were in competition. Celestial Fortune Clothing wanted to terminate the lease, but he didn't allow it because Cold Dew had given him enough benefits. If he consented, wouldn't that mean letting Celestial Fortune reclaim the rent?

He had previously signed a one-year shop lease agreement with Qin Yun, so during the contract period, if Qin Yun wanted to terminate, it would be a breach of contract.

Even if a lawsuit was initiated, he had enough time to delay, so he wasn't worried at all.

However, while he wouldn't refund the rent, Celestial Fortune could look for a sublease, something he couldn't stop.

The shop across from his belonged to a friend, who could easily see the situation of Celestial Fortune Clothing trying to sublet.

Therefore, he had arranged for him to call if the situation changed.

And now, Liu Quanxi received the call.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Quanxi hurriedly went over.

At this point, the door of Celestial Fortune Clothing was open, and everything inside had been cleared out, leaving it empty.

Inside, Qin Yun was discussing something with a young man.

The young man looked around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with an ordinary face but wearing a well-pressed suit.

Beside him stood a middle-aged man who appeared very composed, holding some documents in his hands.

"Not bad, I'm quite satisfied with this place."

The young man nodded and smiled, "President Qin, let's go see the other eight stores. If everything looks good, we will sign the contract and lease all nine stores."

"Okay, Manager Jin." Qin Yun's face was full of smiles, just about to say something when he suddenly saw Liu Quanxi approaching outside the store.

"Boss Liu." Qin Yun's smile faded a bit upon seeing Liu Quanxi.

"Haha, Boss Qin, bringing someone to view the shop, I see," Liu Quanxi remarked with a grin.

Qin Yun nodded, not saying much, as their relationship had already soured, and he wasn't willing to pretend.

Then, Qin Yun accompanied the young man in the suit and the middle-aged man out of there.

Watching their departing figures, Liu Quanxi knitted his brows slightly.

"Did Qin Yun really sublease the shop? And all nine of them?"

He had no way to stop this sublease.

Thinking it over, Liu Quanxi contacted Zuo Han by phone.

...

"You say someone wants to sublease the Celestial Fortune Clothing shop?" Zuo Han asked within the Cold Dew Clothing store.

Liu Quanxi nodded and said, "President Zuo, by the time I got there, they seemed to have already negotiated. Plus, Qin Yun took the young man who wanted to sublease to see the other eight Celestial Fortune Clothing shops. It seems like the young man wants to lease all nine stores."

"Lease all of them?"

Zuo Han frowned slightly; it had only been twenty days since the nine old Celestial Fortune Clothing stores closed, and they were already able to sublease them?

The timing seemed too short to him.

He appeared calm outwardly, but inside, he was restless, like ants on a hot pan.

Under normal circumstances, he would have already prepared to give up the competition with Celestial Fortune, as every day battling in business was burning through money.

He brought a large sum of money over, but it wasn't meant for this.

However, due to his elder brother's operations at the headquarters and other factors, he was now caught in a dilemma.

The head office became visibly displeased with him, and dissatisfaction was accumulating. If Celestial Fortune wasn't toppled, he might be directly discarded by the company, resigned to being a rich kid—a fate of failure.

He most hoped for Celestial Fortune's cash flow to break. Besides that, he had no other means against them.

In the garment industry battles, he used every method: imitating designs, cutting prices, running promotions, employing financial pressures to restrict the opponent's survival space.

Even now, such oppressive tactics were still in use, proving immensely practical and unlikely to yield no effect.

Faced with such pressure, it was likely that other small-scale clothing stores couldn't hold on for long and would soon close.

Yet, Celestial Fortune kept persevering.

It was possible that Celestial Fortune still had the confidence to continue the competition, or maybe it was in its last stand.

He wasn't Qin Yun, so he had no idea about Celestial Fortune's current situation.

With such uncertainty, days passed, and he continued burning through funds.

And now, if Celestial Fortune managed to sublease the nine closed stores, it would undoubtedly bring in additional funds, extending their endurance.

After pondering silently for a moment, Zuo Han spoke, "When Qin Yun and they are about to sign the contract, I'll contact that renter."

Clearly, Zuo Han was going to intervene again.

...

A day passed swiftly, and at this moment, Liu Quanxi received a call from Qin Yun.

He immediately contacted Zuo Han, and the two hurriedly went to the store.

Inside the store were four people: Qin Yun and Zhao Tianqiang, along with two young men in suits.

"Zuo Han, it's quite fortuitous that you two arrived," Qin Yun said with a smile, though his face lacked any genuine emotion.

"Haha, Qin Yun, quite a coincidence indeed," Zuo Han chuckled.

Qin Yun ignored Zuo Han and turned to Liu Quanxi, saying, "Boss Liu, take a look at the contract."

Liu Quanxi quickly stepped forward, and upon looking at the agreement on the contract, his expression changed.

The contract he signed with Qin Yun was for a yearly rent of 450,000, with ten months remaining on it now.

For these ten months, the rent Qin Yun agreed upon with this suited young man was 550,000, even exceeding his yearly rent.

"How can this be? Qin Yun proposed such a high rent, and this young man agreed to it?" Liu Quanxi's expression continually shifted.

As for Zuo Han, he also noticed, his expression altering slightly, but he quickly composed himself and turned towards the suited young man, smiling, "Hello, I'm Zuo Han, in charge of Cold Dew Clothing in Su Province. May we speak privately?"

He boldly suggested this in front of Qin Yun; his aim was clear: to stop the sublease.

"Cold Dew Clothing?"

The suited young man glanced at Zuo Han, then smiled, "I've heard of it."

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "I'm somewhat familiar with the matters between Cold Dew Clothing and Celestial Fortune, but those don't concern me. I just want to rent these stores."

He outright refused Zuo Han's request for a private meeting.

Upon hearing this, Zuo Han's face shifted slightly, as this young man didn't show him any respect.

"Manager Jin, let's proceed with the contract," Qin Yun seemed unfazed by Zuo Han's words.

He turned to Liu Quanxi once more, asking, "Boss Liu, you have no objections to this contract, do you?"

Liu Quanxi glanced at Zuo Han before suddenly saying, "Qin Yun, the rent you negotiated is higher than in our previous contract. I'm quite curious about the reason."

He seemed to harbor some suspicions.

Hearing this, Qin Yun suddenly laughed, looking at Liu Quanxi, he replied, "Boss Liu, are you suspecting that Manager Jin is a setup I orchestrated?"

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