Qin Yang's eyes finally showed a slight change.

It was a coldness that bordered on contempt.

"The Seven Great Families? They're nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs."

"Since they want to play, I'll play with them."

Chen Yuqi was so shocked by the arrogance in his words that she was speechless.

Clay chickens and clay dogs?

That's a behemoth that controls the economic lifeline of the East China Sea and even several surrounding provinces!

How could he describe something so despicable?

"Leave the rest of the trouble to me."

Qin Yang looked at her, his tone still calm, yet carrying an undeniable power.

"You just need to do what you're supposed to do."

"But..." Chen Yuqi still couldn't feel at ease.

"The opponent is a coalition of seven major families, plus hidden forces in the shadows, and you're all alone..."

Qin Yang interrupted her.

For the first time, his gaze fell upon her with such clarity, carrying a sense of promise.

"I told you, I would stay by your side."

"As long as I'm here, no one can touch you, and no one can touch the Chen family."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap, splitting open all the gloom and fear in Chen Yuqi's heart!

Protecting those on either side?

Looking at Qin Yang's cold yet inexplicably reassuring face, Chen Yuqi's heart pounded violently for the first time because of this man.

It wasn't out of fear, but because of some kind of feeling that she herself couldn't quite explain.

However, this newly formed sense of relief lasted less than three seconds.

"Bang!"

The office door was suddenly kicked open!

Chen Yuqi's chief assistant, a capable middle-aged woman, rushed in, her face pale and breathless, forgetting even to knock.

"Mr. Chen, something terrible has happened!"

The assistant's voice was sharp and terrified, with a hint of tears.

Chen Yuqi's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition enveloped her.

"Tell me slowly, what happened?"

She forced herself to remain calm and asked.

The assistant pointed outside, his voice trembling.

"The stock market! Our stocks have been attacked like never before!"

"Just now, in just a few minutes, countless huge sell orders appeared out of thin air, frantically dumping the market!"

"The stock price has already hit the daily limit down!"

"And there are still endless sell orders coming in, we...we simply can't hold on, Mr. Chen!"