“Also, we’ll be opening a new branch in the South City District soon. President Dai will probably transfer you from your current position to go set up the new branch.”
“!!!” Gao Xing.
“So if you’re willing to help me, I can go to bat for you on this matter.”
Dong Hongping continued, “I can’t make any other promises, but I can at least guarantee you’ll keep your current position. What do you say?”
“You’d really help me?”
Hearing her words, a chill went through Gao Xing. ‘I can’t believe my boss just sold me out like that.’
“You have no choice but to trust me now.”
“…”
After a moment of hesitation, Gao Xing said in a low voice, “It probably has to do with the unusual activity in Xu Yun’s account today.”
“What do you mean?”
“Starting last night, overseas funds have been continuously transferred into Xu Yun’s account through various legitimate channels and legal procedures.”
Gao Xing paused before continuing, “As of this morning, the total sum of those transfers is exactly ten billion. In other words, Xu Yun’s personal account now holds over twenty billion in cash.”
“!!!”
When Dong Hongping heard this, she couldn’t help but gasp.
Twenty billion!
An astronomical sum like that was more than enough to make headquarters part with the position of a branch manager!
‘No wonder President Dai was so aggressive and confident this time!’
‘If I were in his shoes, I’d be just as aggressive in the meeting. I wouldn’t pay anyone else any mind!’
Any lingering feelings of defiance and dissatisfaction vanished in the face of this reality. She had no choice but to abandon her next move.
‘All plots and schemes are fragile in the face of absolute power!’
And right now, Xu Yun was the absolute power backing President Dai and Jian Shiwai. He was their shield.
「Not long after.」
Jian Shiwai stared at the personnel appointment notice she had suddenly received, her expression a mixture of bewilderment and disbelief.
‘Wait a minute…’
‘How did I suddenly become a branch manager?’
‘This was a core position right in Jiangcheng, at the very center of power for the Jiangbei Province branch.’
‘Logically, there’s no way it should have been my turn, not when I’m so young.’
‘Could it be because of Xu Yun again?’
She couldn’t think of any other reason.
…
「Meanwhile.」
As for Xu Yun, the man at the center of it all.
He had no idea he had become a shield for others.
After heading out, he met up with Jiang Peiyao and accompanied her to the orphanage to visit the children.
He also brought some small gifts for them.
Afterward, he went to see Yang Siqi.
Her company’s livestream channel was wildly popular, sales were booming, and profits were multiplying, leaving Yang Siqi flushed with success.
So, whenever she had a free moment, she would hang out in the studio to keep an eye on the livestream.
Every time the host called out to their “family,” it was the sound of money.
Xu Yun arrived at the studio, but after watching for a while, he grew bored and pulled her away. They found a break room next door to have an “in-depth discussion” about future work.
As he was about to leave, Yang Siqi mentioned something else to him.
She had been scrolling through the platform and happened to see that Chen Xin was recently livestreaming herself writing.
Sometimes, when her fans egged her on, she would even agree to joint broadcasts with other streamers and do PK battles for fun.
Although the two had only met once at that bar, Yang Siqi remembered her face perfectly.
It was because of the special treatment Chen Xin received during the last team-building event, which proved how important she was to Xu Yun.
It also showed that Xu Yun treated her differently from everyone else.
That’s why she’d taken such an interest and decided to tell him what she had discovered.
Xu Yun was quite surprised to hear this.
‘That silly woman, Chen Xin? The one with crippling social anxiety is actually livestreaming?’
Xu Yun pictured it in his mind and couldn’t help but smile.
‘How interesting.’
Just then, he received a message from Jian Shiwai.
“Darling, are you free? I want to see you!”