Lin Xue was nagged by her parents all night.
Xia Muge got up early in the morning and went to the company feeling refreshed.
On the table were the financial statements he had given orders for yesterday. He glanced at them and then arranged for people to cut off unimportant businesses or bring in investors from other families.
The downfall of the Xia family was less due to Ye Feng's scheme and more due to the machinations of other families.
The Xia family has been eating all the food by themselves for too long.
Of course, this is also related to the original Xia Muge.
The original Xia Muge possessed exceptional intelligence and built the Xia family into a powerful and influential enterprise. Xia Muge's father, Xia Tianhao, had also advised her to share profits, but Xia Muge felt that she shouldn't let others make money for her.
Therefore, the larger the Xia family's businesses, the more vulnerable they are to being targeted.
This time, Xia Muge won't be so foolish; he will naturally give up some of the benefits.
Less important industries attract investment from other families.
For important projects, avoid monopolizing them and instead pursue collaborative development.
After a series of operations, Xia's profits will naturally decrease, but Xia Muge won't need to put in so much effort.
He worked for two days straight and finally got everything done.
At that moment, the system also sent a message.
[Ding! The protagonist has activated the jade gambling event. Proceed?]
Xia Muge was slightly surprised.
In the novel, there are very few time slots for plot events to be triggered, so Xia Muge arranges for the system to remind him of important plot points.
He said, "Of course I have to go."
He called his assistant and said, "I'm leaving the company now. Call me if there are any work-related arrangements."
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It seems that every protagonist in urban fiction possesses the skill of gambling on jade.
Ye Feng was no exception.
In this novel's setting, jade contains spiritual energy, and Ye Feng can sense the amount of spiritual energy through his cultivation techniques.
Jade with abundant spiritual energy is considered good jade, and thus, Ye Feng has made a name for himself by using this technique.
Xia Muge glanced at the plot and narrowed his eyes slightly.
This time, the plot had nothing to do with him, but the cause was indeed him.
After Xia Muge and Lin Xue had a falling out, Lin Xue sought help from Ye Feng, who then decided to target the Xia Group.
He wanted to establish a company and defeat the Xia family in business, and he needed his first pot of gold.
So he went to the jade gambling market.
Here, Ye Feng met Bai Ling, who was also curious about jade. Bai Ling was a member of the Bai family and wanted to buy jade as a gift for her grandfather's birthday.
Ye Feng gambled on stones repeatedly and obtained the Imperial Jade, which he sold to Bai Ling for a high price of 100 million yuan, and also obtained Bai Ling's contact information.
Of course, the story also includes scenes where the villain gets slapped in the face.
Later in the story, Ye Feng was able to connect with other families in the capital thanks to Bai Ling's introduction of resources.
Unfortunately, Bai Ling ended up in the harem as well, and not even as the principal wife. Furthermore, Ye Feng even managed to seize the Bai family's fortune.
However, Bai Ling is purely love-struck and doesn't care at all about having her family property taken away.
This time, with Xia Muge involved, the protagonist will naturally not be allowed to succeed so easily.
He soon arrived at the jade gambling market.
Xia Muge has never been high-profile. He is only surrounded by two bodyguards and drives a car that is not flashy, so he has not caused any disturbance.
Many people glanced at him a couple of times because he was handsome, but didn't say hello.
Until a voice rang out.
"Mr. Xia, what a coincidence."
He then saw a girl greeting him warmly.
The girl stood tall and graceful. Xia Muge showed a hint of apology: "I'm sorry, my memory might not be very good."
“It’s alright. To President Xia, I’m probably just an insignificant person.” She said, “I am Qin Shuhua.”
Qin Shuhua, the daughter of the Qin family, is also Xia Muge's fiancée.
The Qin family was on par with the former Xia family, but after Xia Muge took over the Xia family, he led it to great heights, and he was not satisfied with the marriage agreement.
The engagement between the two families has not been dissolved, but Xia Muge's pursuit of Lin Xue for three years is tantamount to trampling on the Qin family's reputation.
However, there is almost no plot about the Qin family in the book. It is only that after the Xia family went bankrupt, the Qin family took the opportunity to kick them while they were down.
Xia Muge looked apologetic: "I'm sorry."
He thought for a moment and said, "May I ask what brings Miss Qin here?"
"It's the Bai family patriarch's 80th birthday, and I was just wondering if I'd be lucky enough to find some good jade." Qin Shuhua smiled brightly: "And what is it for, Young Master Xia?"
It must be said that Qin Shuhua is a very intellectual beauty.
Her tone of voice was soft, like that of a woman from Jiangnan.
In fact, every time she spoke like that, Xia Muge felt a little distracted.
He suppressed his thoughts and said, "I was just looking around."
The Bai family is also a prominent family in the capital. However, the Xia family does not have much contact with the Bai family. Xia Muge remembers that in the story, it was his parents who went to the Bai family to offer birthday greetings on his behalf, and the gifts were also prepared by his parents.
Qin Shuhua smiled and said, "Then why don't we go together?"
"A date with a beauty, how wonderful."
Xia Muge's straightforward agreement caused Qin Shuhua's expression to change.
He had pursued Lin Xue for so long that almost everyone thought Xia Muge couldn't live without her. Qin Shuhua was naturally a little angry, but she was a smart woman and wouldn't show it.
Qin Shuhua was somewhat surprised to meet Xia Muge this time.
Even more surprisingly, he didn't seem to be the kind of person who couldn't live without Lin Xue, as the rumors suggested.
Qin Shuhua inexplicably thought of something.
She recalled that as the Xia family rose to prominence, many families in the capital became dissatisfied with them. Only when discussing Xia Muge's pursuit of Lin Xue did those families reveal their glee.
However, while Xia Muge's pursuit of Lin Xue caused a great stir, it also transformed the Xia family into a behemoth.
So, is pursuing a commoner school beauty just a pretense?
Is it a pretext to reduce resistance from the rest of the family?
After all, exchanging fame for profit is undoubtedly a very worthwhile trade.
Considering that Xia Muge had not yet come to cancel the engagement with the Qin family, Qin Shuhua understood what was going on.
Her smile deepened.
Xia Muge looked at the bright-faced girl beside him and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
She seemed very happy.
When Xia Muge and Qin Shuhua were walking together, they were also recognized by people browsing the jade market.
The people gossiped, "Wasn't it said that Young Master Xia was pursuing a commoner very closely? How come he's with Miss Qin now?"
“They are already engaged, and Xia is just temporarily misled,” another person said.
The news quickly spread and reached Zhao Yue's ears.
Zhao Yue naturally told Lin Xue as well.
She said gloatingly, "Xiaoxue, congratulations, Xia Muge is no longer bothering you."
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