At this moment, Xue Gui, who was waiting anxiously in the lobby of Xingkong Group, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, chilling him to the bone.

With trembling hands, he turned on his phone. The headlines on major financial websites were all about the cooperation between Fengling Group and Xingkong Group.

He stared at the glaring headline and felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

"Impossible...this is impossible..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He couldn't accept this fact.

He was confident of victory yesterday, but today he suffered a crushing defeat.

This huge drop in status nearly broke him.

He lunged at the front desk, grabbed the receptionist's arm, and screamed hysterically, "I want to see Wu Leng! I want to see him! I want to ask him what exactly happened!"

The receptionist was terrified by his appearance and backed away repeatedly, saying, "Mr. Xue, please calm down! Mr. Wu is really not here!"

"Not here? Where could he be? Is he hiding from me?!"

Xue Gui appeared insane, his eyes bloodshot, like a wounded wild beast.

He shoved the receptionist aside and tried to rush inside.

"Security! Security!"

The receptionist screamed in terror.

Several security guards rushed over and stopped Xue Gui.

"Let me go! I want to see Wu Leng! You snobbish bastards!"

Xue Gui struggled desperately, but was held down firmly by the security guards.

"Mr. Xue, please leave! Otherwise we will call the police!"

The security guard shouted sternly.

"Call the police? Go ahead and call the police! I want everyone to know how Starry Sky Group goes back on its word!"

Xue Gui roared hoarsely, his voice filled with despair and resentment.

In the end, he was forcibly dragged out of the Starry Sky Group by security guards.

He stood awkwardly on the street, looking at the towering Starry Sky Group building, feeling dizzy.

Xue Gui felt a "buzz" in his head, as if something had exploded.

He knew he was finished, completely finished.

The Xue family will not let him go.

This time, not only did they lose Xue Liangwu, a key general, but they were also outmaneuvered by the Fengling Group and Xingkong Group. They tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, a complete disaster.

He slumped to the ground, his eyes vacant, as if he had lost his soul.

He recalled how, under Wu Leng's fawning smile and confident assurances, he had impulsively added another two billion yuan to his investment.

That's over two billion!

It's not two hundred dollars, nor two million!

It was all for naught, without even a sound.

Xue Gui's heart was bleeding. That was the family's money. He had embezzled the family's funds, and now it was all gone.

He now wishes he could devour Wu Leng alive!

"Wu Leng, you old fox, you'll die a horrible death!"

Xue Gui gritted his teeth, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Sure enough, the phone rang. It was his father, Xue Manlou, the head of the Xue family, calling.

Xue Gui's hands trembled even more violently. He dared not accept it, yet he had no choice but to.

He took a deep breath, pressed the answer button, and tried to make his voice sound calm: "Hello, Dad..."

"You unfilial son! How dare you call me Dad?!"

On the other end of the phone, Xue Manlou's roar was deafening; you could feel his rage even through the screen.

"Look what you've done! Huh?! You've completely disgraced the Xue family!"

Xue Gui's heart sank to the bottom; he knew that the most severe punishment was about to come.

"Get back to Ninghai immediately! From today onwards, you are no longer the young master of the Xue family! You are stripped of all your positions! You should reflect on your actions!"

Xue Manlou's voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.

"Dad, let me explain..."

Xue Gui wanted to argue, but the call had already ended.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The busy sounds were like knives, stabbing into his heart.

He slumped down and put his phone down, feeling utterly powerless.

With his position as the young master stripped, he completely lost everything in the Xue family.

He's finished.

Everything is over.

Xue Gui slowly stood up and staggered a few steps.

He raised his head and looked once more at the towering Starry Sky Group building, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.

The image of Qin Yang's young and indifferent face flashed through his mind.

"Qin Yang..."

He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse.

"And Wu Leng, you just wait..."

Xue Gui's voice was low and hoarse, each word sounding as if squeezed from the depths of his throat, filled with deep-seated hatred.

"I, Xue Gui, will definitely come back!"

"I will make you... pay the price!"

"I will make you wish you were dead!"

He gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with rage that seemed to consume everything.

Xue Gui stumbled onto the plane back to Ninghai; the comfort of first class could not soothe his anxiety and humiliation.

The plane pierced the sky, and Haicheng, the city where he had once been full of vigor, was gradually fading from his sight.

Meanwhile, in the midst of utter silence, the Haicheng branch of the Xue Group quietly hung up a sign that read "Closed for Business".

The once bustling office building is now deserted, with only a few listless security guards standing guard at the gate, much like Xue Gui's current mood.

Fengling Group, President's Office.

Shangguan Wan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the vibrant city, a relieved smile on her face.

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