The cool night sky makes my longing for you flow like a river.

Turning into spring mud to protect me

The fleeting years brush against my lover's sleeves

"Fragrance petals drift into the flowing water..."

The song is called "Cooling Down," and Zhou Xuyang's feelings and future prospects, like the song title, are also "cooling down."

He had just heard his father refer to his younger brother Zhou Han as "his favorite son".

Zhou Xuyang knew, of course, that his father said this because of Ye Chen, whom his younger brother had invited.

Ye Chen alone completely outshone all the guests he had invited.

In his father's eyes, he was no longer as important as his younger brother.

He messed up at such an important moment tonight.

Moreover, he had even mocked Ye Chen earlier in an attempt to curry favor with the important figures Ye Chen had invited.

In the end, he became a "clown".

The very important figures he had tried so hard to please ended up fawning over Ye Chen instead, completely abandoning him.

They might even hate him because of this, making his business even harder in the future.

He couldn't afford the cascading butterfly effects that followed this incident.

At this moment, Zhou Xuyang was sobbing uncontrollably inside.

After staying a while longer, Ye Chen got up to say goodbye.

Ye Chen's phone rang just now. He glanced at it discreetly and saw a message from the game: the challenge was complete.

Ye Chen disliked the hypocritical Zhou Guangjue. Now that the challenge was completed and Zhou Han's problem was solved, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

Surrounded by the crowd, Ye Chen walked outside.

Before Ye Chen left, Zhou Han made a special trip over to express his extremely excited gratitude to Ye Chen:

"President, thank you so much. This is the first time I've heard my father praise me."

Zhou Han's gratitude towards Ye Chen was beyond words.

His wish was fulfilled.

"President, if you need me to do anything in the future, I will do it without hesitation."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Han expressed his loyalty.

"fine."

After exchanging a few words with Zhou Han, Ye Chen left.

Twenty minutes later, Ye Chen returned to his villa. As soon as he got back, he couldn't wait to open the game.

【bite】

[Promise Zhou Han that you will attend his family's party, support him, and get Zhou Han's father to acknowledge Zhou Han's excellence. Challenge complete.]

[Congratulations on obtaining: One Beginner Conspiracy Warning Card (Note: The Beginner Conspiracy Warning Card can detect large-scale conspiracies targeting the player and issue one warning)]

Congratulations on receiving 107 experience points!

Congratulations on receiving 53 Mall Points!

Ye Chen finally got his hands on the conspiracy warning card he had been longing for.

Ye Chen immediately went into his game inventory and found the [Beginner Conspiracy Warning Card].

"use."

Ye Chen chose to use it immediately.

【bite】

[Basic Conspiracy Warning Card activated, monitoring 24/7 (The game will immediately issue a warning to alert players if a large-scale conspiracy targeting them is detected)]

The basic conspiracy warning card has been activated, so there's no need to worry about any secrets lurking in the shadows.

Furthermore, this [Basic Conspiracy Warning Card] will only issue warnings for large-scale conspiracies.

Smaller-scale conspiracies, however, are unlikely to occur.

This is more convenient.

Ye Chen could easily resolve those small to medium-sized conspiracies at any time.

Ye Chen only needs to prepare in advance for large-scale conspiracies, just in case.

The next day, Ye Chen received a phone call that was both expected and unexpected.

This is a call from a foreigner.

His name is Eric Hilton, the same person Raymond Hilton sent to befriend Ye Chen a few days ago.

A strong contender for the next president of the Hilton Group.

However, unlike Raymond Hilton who sent his confidants to persuade Ye Chen, this Mr. Eric Hilton came to China in person.

Last time, Raymond Hilton offered Ye Chen a deal: if Ye Chen supported him, after he became the new president, 50% of the revenue from all the hotels in China would belong to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen did not agree directly at first.

Ye Chen was curious about what conditions Eric Hilton would offer, so he accepted Eric Hilton's invitation.

That noon, Ye Chen arrived at the restaurant that Eric Hilton had mentioned.

When Ye Chen arrived, Eric Hilton and several of his entourage were already there.

Upon meeting Ye Chen, Eric Hilton didn't waste any words and directly handed Ye Chen a simple document.

"Director Ye, please sign this."

Eric Hilton said in English.

Ye Chen glanced at the documents Eric Hilton handed him.

The document is quite simple; it essentially states that the author supports Eric Hilton as the next president.

“I know my older brother Raymond sent someone to find you, saying he would give you 50% of the profits in China. That’s nonsense.”

Eric Hilton got straight to the point.

"My older brother has always been a cunning and calculating person. He's only agreeing to you now to fool you."

“Once he becomes president, he will immediately turn his back on everyone and will not acknowledge that agreement at all.”

"Even if you admit it, he will still find various ways to deal with you until you surrender obediently and destroy that agreement."

Eric Hilton analyzed the situation for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen had previously sent people to investigate the information on Redmond Hilton and Eric Hilton.

Eric Hilton's statement does make some sense.

Redmond Hilton is a very shrewd person who is unwilling to suffer losses.

Making him cede such a large portion of his profits will definitely cause problems later.

“But I’m different. I’m a man of my word. If you support me, I can sign a contract with you right away, and that will never change until I die.”

"I'll give you 40% of Huaxia Hotel's profits."

Eric Hilton stated his terms.

"I have no interest."

Ye Chen shook his head.

Ye Chen didn't care about such a small amount of profit.

Ye Chen didn't even agree to the previous 50% profit, let alone 40%.

"Director Ye, I advise you to think it over carefully. Refusing so quickly is not a good idea."

Eric Hilton gave a mysterious smile, as if his words had a hidden meaning!