However, Yang Yixuan intentionally got Lin Xiao drunk in order to carry out his plan. He might need this young man to take over the Yang family company.

"Drink more. If President Lin doesn't drink, he's not giving me face."

His domineering tone left Lin Xiao speechless. He had never seen anyone so self-righteous in forcing someone to drink; Yang Yixuan was the first he had ever encountered.

Lin Xiao wanted to wave his hand to refuse Yang Yixuan's toast again, because he really couldn't drink anymore, and if he drank any more, something bad would happen.

The boy's beautiful eyes were glistening with the liquid from the alcohol; in fact, he was even more handsome and adorable than Yang Yixuan.

Yes, "handsome" is not enough to describe him, because no single word can adequately describe him.

[Ding! Yang Yixuan, the character you're interested in, has gained 40 points in favorability.]

Just as Yang Yixuan was about to touch the boy's face, he was annoyed by the ringing of the phone.

Meng gave Lin Xiao a push, telling him to get up quickly and stop pretending to be dead.

"President Lin? Lin Xiao, get up quickly, your phone has been ringing for a long time."

Lin Xiao was being pushed around in a daze, completely unconscious. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yang Yixuan's face looming closer. What a handsome young man! Who is he?

The shrill ringing of the bell suddenly rang in his ears, pulling Lin Xiao back to his senses and startling him.

He realized he had been so close to Yang Yixuan again. He saw the smile on Yang Yixuan's lips and knew it couldn't be anything good. He didn't want to be so unlucky!

He was going to take advantage of such a good excuse, so he pushed Yang Yixuan far away and answered the phone himself.

Hello, who is this?

"Oh, what!"

"What happened? So what's the situation now? Has it been covered up? Who did it? Go and find out! These damned guys can't even handle something like this. What good are you guys?!"

Lin Xiao was so angry that he almost smashed the phone on the spot, but he still held back.

Because this matter concerns Yang Yixuan, he cannot be careless; even if he gets angry, it won't help.

"Yixuan, there's something I don't know if you know. Our past has been exposed."

It seems someone has solid evidence that you were kicked out of your home by your family because you're gay. What are you going to do now?

Yang Yixuan felt relieved. He had thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be about this matter. He could rest assured.

Since someone is helping him like this, he should be thanking them profusely, so why should he be afraid?

However, what this person's intentions are remains unknown...

"Is it because we were photographed at the movie press conference and then people took the opportunity to dig up our past? I'm fine, I'm mainly worried about you, Mr. Lin."

The person stared at Lin Xiao with their large, watery eyes, as clear and white as the ocean, making it impossible for Lin Xiao to get angry.

But he didn't need to be angry with Yang Yixuan, because Yang Yixuan hadn't done anything wrong either.

"Actually, it's alright, Mr. Lin. As long as you promise me one thing, everything will be fine. This matter won't do you any harm either."

He showed Lin Xiao the documents he had brought, which contained information about the company he had been running for many years.

It's called Dark Domain, but behind the scenes it's called Dark Domain. In reality, it's called AY Group, a company that specializes in various entertainment and high-tech product research and development.

It's a newly established company; he'd heard about it from his secretary.

He took another careful look at the boy's face and found that apart from his youthful innocence and a hint of nervousness, there was nothing different. Was he just overthinking things?

"So what do you mean by giving me this? You're not planning to work for me anymore and want to switch to another company?"

Actually, Lin Xiao misunderstood Yang Yixuan's meaning. He didn't mean to switch jobs at all; he wanted to sign a contract with this person, get him to provide funding, and have him act as his backer.

Since they both loathe each other to the extreme, he might as well take this opportunity to try leaving her.

What kind of reaction will occur? Will it be as they say, that the poisoning is actually quite deep?

"You misunderstood me. What I meant was that I wanted to cooperate with you, Mr. Lin. We would be a perfect match, to put it bluntly."

Lin Xiao said, "What is it? Continue."

"To put it bluntly, since you've always hated me for bothering you, then let's just end it here."

This would both resolve the other party's problem and maintain a cooperative relationship. What do you think?

"Lin Xiao?"

Yang Yixuan raised an eyebrow, and the pitiful look was gone from his large eyes, replaced by a strange depth.

It flashed by so fast that Lin Xiao almost saw it, but Yang Yixuan still managed to dodge it.

"Excuse me, Mr. Lin called you by your name directly. You don't mind, do you?"

He's not that petty; he doesn't care how people address him by his name.

What he was concerned about was how much of this man he didn't know.

"It's alright. I've been meaning to tell you all for a while now. Don't call me President Lin, just call me Lin Xiao. But you all insisted on saying that it would lower my status."

"Was this what you were thinking all along? Can you tell me your reason for doing this? Otherwise, I can't help you."

Reality is reality. Even the male protagonist, Lin Xiao, still needs to find out what's going on before helping others, otherwise it would be bad to harm both himself and others, wouldn't it?

System 009 announced: [Congratulations, host! Your favorability rating has reached 50%!]

The system's personal appearance to congratulate Lin Xiao truly flattered Lin Xiao for a moment, as he had always thought this system was aloof and cold.

"As you may know, I am my father's biological son."

But he never believed I would manage the company well, especially not if there was even the slightest negative rumor circulating outside.

"He'll assume it was me, and then he'll use all sorts of excuses to cut off my card and prevent me from doing anything. Can you believe how infuriating that is!"

Yang Yixuan, completely abandoning his image as a male god, started cursing in front of Lin Xiao.

He was extremely disappointed in his father, wondering what he had done to offend him.

Since nothing he does is right, he might as well just do it himself.

I acquired my father's company. The money he earned was enough for him to live comfortably. It's better for people to live a more stable life in middle age. Too much hard work is not good either.

"I see. Well, I'm interested in talking to you, but I don't know what qualifications you have to talk to me."

"Oh, you could say that. What ability do you have that would make me sit down and talk to you?"

Hearing the words spoken from those alluring thin lips, he suppressed the bloodthirsty look in his eyes.

He understood what he meant; was he being hinted at through underhanded means, or was he being offered money and benefits?

The big boss uses these kinds of tricks; how could he not understand them?