Elder Master Jiang suddenly started, a touch of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

Jiang Chen's ability to make money was a skill, but Elder Master Jiang feared Jiang Chen would be indecisive. This child had never stayed in a big family, didn't know the bloody storms within, and once hesitated due to familial affection, he might very well lose his life.

But now, having heard Jiang Chen speak like that, Elder Master Jiang felt somewhat relieved.

After hanging up the phone, Elder Master Jiang's face darkened, and he sternly said, "Butler Lu, keep a close watch on them, and inform me the moment there's any movement. If he dares to make a move on Chen'er, I definitely won't let him off!"

"Yes!" Butler Lu took the order, then turned and stepped out of the room to make arrangements.

What Elder Master Jiang and Butler Lu didn't know was that Jiang Minghui had already begun to move against Jiang Chen; they just hadn't noticed because Chen Long was not a member of the Jiang Family. He was a man cultivated secretly by Jiang Minghui, and Chen Long had a team that Jiang Minghui had taken great effort to train!

In Jiang Minghui's courtyard.

In the study, Jiang Minghui looked at the information in his hand, his face an iron blue, muttering through clenched teeth, "No, this can't go on. According to that old bastard's bet with the family, with another 500 billion, that bastard child will return. No, absolutely not! That youngster is too terrifying, we can't let him live!"

Pulling out his phone, Jiang Minghui dialed Chen Long's number.

"Chen Long, what's going on? What are you all doing? Do it now, immediately, eliminate that bastard child! What is the Wan Family doing? Are they dragging their feet? You, together with the Wan Family, and the Four Great Aristocratic Families, can't you deal with a bastard child? What are you good for!" As soon as the call connected, Jiang Minghui burst out yelling.

"Family Head, the Four Great Aristocratic Families are really dragging their feet. They are indeed procrastinating, just making some childish moves, I..." Chen Long felt aggrieved – the actions of the Four Great Aristocratic Families indeed seemed childish to him!

"No matter what, we must get rid of that kid immediately. If we let that kid return to the Jiang Family, it'll then be troublesome to make a move against him. Do you understand?" Jiang Minghui bellowed again.

"Yes!"

At this moment, the Four Great Aristocratic Families, too, had red eyes, and the four family heads gathered together once more.

"Gentlemen, have you all heard?" Sitting at the head of the table, Lin Zhenggang glanced at the other three.

Yue Tianming, Zhou Long, Fang Zhengshan all nodded, their eyes filled with greed.

"500 billion, just like that, Yi Chen has gained 500 billion in financial assets. Coupled with the current investments in Sky Venerate City and others, this is nearly a trillion-dollar golden goose. Do we still want to keep probing like this?

If we continue to probe, by the time Yi Chen rises, it might be the time of downfall for us, the Four Great Aristocratic Families.

Don't forget, this is Dingjing. Once Yi Chen takes off, our industries will seriously shrink. Who can guarantee he isn't planning to dominate Dingjing's commercial circle? Who can guarantee he will develop somewhere else?"

Lin Zhenggang spoke with righteous indignation, but his eyes uncontrollably revealed greed.

Although the Four Great Aristocratic Families were wealthy, a trillion dollars was still a sum that could drive them mad. This really struck them hard, including Fang Zhengshan, who was aware of Jiang Chen's strength, all decided to take a risk. Not to mention the other three families, who had always wanted to swallow Yi Chen.

Thus, a conspiracy discussion targeting Jiang Chen commenced, with the four family heads sparing no effort this time. Each contributed their wits, planning one strategy after another, which were then refined one by one, in hopes of completely taking Jiang Chen down!

…

At Sky Entertainment, Ye Yùwǎn walked out of the photo studio feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

Today, the company said they were going to take a set of promotional photos for her, but it wasn't until she got to the scene that she found out she had to shoot with Fang Wenjie. She could have accepted shooting together, but they wanted to pose in various intimate poses.

Ye Yùwǎn refused on the spot, and Wu Zhanqiu personally approached her. After negotiating for the whole morning, they finally persuaded Ye Yùwǎn to reluctantly agree.

However, when the photos came out, Ye Yùwǎn was furious upon seeing the final shots. The photographer had used angles to make it appear as if the two were extremely close, even though they were not touching at all. But it was too late to change anything; Ye Yùwǎn couldn't force the company to reshoot and could only leave in a huff.

That afternoon, after some rushed editing, the promotional photos were uploaded to various websites and magazines, and rumors that Ye Yùwǎn had hooked up with the top star of Sky Entertainment and was set to soar once again spread across the internet.

When Ye Yùwǎn saw this news, she was so angry she didn't know what to do and immediately thought of Jiang Chen, rushing to drive to Yi Chen.

In the boss's office of Yi Chen Company, Jiang Chen was discussing upcoming investment plans with Gong Lin.

A muffled sound came, and the two looked up in surprise to see Ye Yùwǎn bursting into the office.

"Yu Wan, what's wrong? What happened?" Jiang Chen looked at Ye Yùwǎn with confusion. Seeing nothing amiss on her, he breathed a sigh of relief inside.

"That… did you see the rumor online?" Ye Yùwǎn hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Jiang Chen frowned, "That photo shoot wasn't voluntary, it was Fang Wenjie who forced you into it?"

"That's not it, it's just that they used angles to give off that impression, I… I don't have anything going on with him!" Ye Yùwǎn hurriedly explained.

"Pfft." Gong Lin couldn't help but let out a laugh, pulling Ye Yùwǎn to sit down beside her and smiled, "Silly girl, what are you worried about? Do you think we would believe you would have something to do with that Fang Wenjie?"

Ye Yùwǎn was stunned for a moment, then realized her anxiousness was due to her concern.

The three chatted for a while and went to dinner together. Not only were they not distracted by the photos, but they became even closer.

The next day, just as Ye Yùwǎn returned to the company, she was called into the office by Wu Zhanqiu.

Wu Zhanqiu, who was usually mild-mannered, now had a sharp look in his eyes. Zhou Long had given him a firm order; he couldn't go slow anymore and had to use Ye Yùwǎn to tarnish Jiang Chen's reputation as soon as possible!

So, Wu Zhanqiu stopped pretending, looking at Ye Yùwǎn arrogantly, "Miss Ye, you've been at the company for some days now, how do you feel about it?"

Ye Yùwǎn, sensing the change in Wu Zhanqiu's attitude, furrowed her brows slightly and spoke calmly, "It's okay, but... could you please not pair me with Fang Wenjie?"

"No?" Wu Zhanqiu's face darkened and he said sharply, "Ye Yùwǎn, it's not just about being paired with Fang Wenjie anymore. You two have to start dating officially, the two of you must be together!"

"Why?" Ye Yùwǎn's complexion changed, and she exclaimed, "I disagree!"

"Ye Yùwǎn, you're too ungrateful."

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