Chen Zhe didn't hide anything from Hu Ling; he told her all the details exactly as they were.
Hu Ling smiled, her eyes filled with admiration.
Then he pushed the bank card back to him.
"You did a good job. I knew I had the right mind. You've got some brains. Take this money back. Since you want to expand your investment, you'll still need the money."
"No, no, no, Sister Hu, another hundred million is enough. I've already calculated it..."
"Chen Zhe, do you know what investment is?"
"Ah? I'd like to learn from you, Sister Hu."
"To give a simple example, if you have 10 million and this project requires 8 million, and you invest that money, that's gambling! If you have 10 million and this project requires 1 million, and you still have 9 million in your pocket, that's investing!"
Chen Zhe paused for a moment, then nodded and put the bank card on the table back into his pocket.
"Sister Hu's words of advice are correct, I understand now."
"Hmm, you get it right away, not bad. What do you think was my reason for letting Chen Si take 100 million?"
Chen Zhe thought for a moment.
"Sister Hu wants to see Chen Si's sincerity!"
"Hehe, that's right, but at the same time I also want to test you. I want to see how you handle this matter?"
"Um... I wonder if Sister Hu is satisfied with my approach?"
Hu Ling nodded; "Very satisfied. Asking someone for money isn't about robbing them. The best way is to make them thank you when you ask for it. Do you want to know why Chen Si is so respectful to me?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhe's heart skipped a beat. He was very curious, but at the same time, he was worried that knowing too much might cause problems.
"Does Sister Hu want me to know?"
Hu Ling raised an eyebrow and took two steps closer to him.
He met her gaze.
Are you scared?
"Yes... a little."
"Haha, that's quite honest. Come with me for a moment!"
Hu Ling turned around and reached out to touch a vase on the bookshelf, after which a hidden door slowly opened.
Upon seeing the hidden door, Chen Zhe froze, gritted his teeth, and followed it inside.
...
Inside was a very simple study, with many books piled on the bookshelves and a computer on the desk. Chen Si walked over and randomly picked a document from the bookshelf, then threw it in front of Chen Zhe.
She crossed her arms and looked at Chen Zhe.
"You're the first person to come in here, open it and take a look!"
Chen Zhe, feeling uneasy, picked up the document and flipped through it.
I didn't know, and when I saw it, I was shocked.
It was filled with detailed records of a client's life, from childhood to adulthood, including her criminal records and even what she usually ate. Everything was crystal clear.
Chen Zhe was stunned.
Suddenly, he realized that the club was like a giant spider, and all the clients inside were Hu Ling's prey.
His hands were trembling slightly.
Hu Ling placed her hand on his slightly trembling shoulder.
"What are your thoughts after reading this information?"
Chen Zhe swallowed hard; "I feel like I'm going to die..."
Upon hearing this answer, Hu Ling burst into laughter; "Very good answer, that's right. After reading this information, if you dare to leak it, you will definitely die."
Chen Zhe suddenly felt a pang of regret; he regretted coming in with Hu Ling.
"Sister Hu, why are you showing me these?"
"The reason Chen Si is afraid of me is entirely because of this information. I have information on all the high-ranking officials, noblewomen, and socialites in Donghai City. I know everything they do, so those people don't dare to mess with me. If something happens to me, all these secrets will be exposed. I've been observing you for a while now. You have more potential than Xiaoting. I believe it will be much easier for you to help me collect this information!"
"Well... Sister Hu, I'm not very confident..."
Honestly, Chen Zhe really didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing; it was much more dangerous than running a supermarket.
If you're not careful, you could get killed.
It could be the people he collected the information from, or it could be Hu Ling.
This job is fucking dangerous.
No one told him that being a technician meant facing such a terrifying thing.
"Chen Zhe, I let you in, so I'm only giving you one choice. Do you think you still have a choice?"
Chen Zhe wanted to cry. He should have said he wasn't curious when Hu Ling asked him if he was.
Now that things have come to this, there's no way to get out of this mess.
"Sister Hu, I have elderly parents to care for..."
"Don't give me that crap. If you want to go far and achieve great things, you have to pay a price. Do you really think you can rise to the top just by sweet-talking a few women? You're way too naive."
"Xiaoting's abilities are limited. She's been doing this for so long, but she doesn't know as much as you do. I'm giving you an opportunity now—an opportunity to be second only to the emperor. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you!"
Chen Zhe hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and nodded. From the moment Hu Ling let him in, he had no right to refuse.
"From now on, I'll listen to Sister Hu."
"Hehe, that's the right way to think. I'm going to give you a simple task now: follow the pattern listed above and bring Zhong Bao'er over to me. I need to know everything about her family situation. Can you do that?"
[Do you think I'd dare say no?]
Chen Zhe nodded with a wry smile.
"Leave it to me!"
Seeing Chen Zhe looking like his father had died, Hu Ling couldn't help but laugh; "Alright, stop looking so sad, cheer up, you'll get used to it."
Chen Zhe forced a smile; knowing so many secrets made it hard for him to be happy.
...
When he returned to Billy Chung's home, Billy and his wife treated him much better.
"Sister Hu asked me to come and check on Miss Zhong. Is she feeling any better?"
Billy Chung nodded; "Thank you for your concern, Sister Hu. Bao'er's condition is much more stable now. We take her to see a psychologist regularly, and she is able to talk to us soberly most of the time now."
"Okay, that's good!"
"By the way, did Master Xie say anything?"
"Zhou Kaili asked."
"She did say something, which is another reason why I came here today."
Hearing that Master Xie had something to say.
Both of them pricked up their ears.
The two moves Xie Yuhan had just shown had completely stunned them.
In addition, these two people are also the kind of people who believe in metaphysics, so they will definitely obey Master Xie's words.
"Master Xie said that although a psychologist can help Miss Zhong alleviate her pain, to completely cure it, it is still necessary to combine it with traditional Chinese medicine massage therapy. I mentioned this to Sister Hu, and she also felt it was very necessary. So today I came to give you both a gift."
Chen Zhe handed over a gold VIP card with both hands.
"This is?"
Billy and his wife were somewhat confused.
"This is our VIP card for the fifth floor of Linglong Club. All the technicians on the fifth floor of Linglong Club are very proficient in traditional Chinese medicine physiotherapy and massage, and we hope to help Ms. Zhong recover her health."
Billy and his wife were delighted to hear this.
They took the card.
However, she then looked at Chen Zhe with some concern; "Young man, you're also a technician on the 5th floor, right?"
Chen Zhe nodded; "Yes."
Upon hearing this, the couple hesitated again.
Chen Zhe knew what they were worried about, and then said with a smile, "I am the only male technician on our fifth floor. The others are all very clean girls. Our daily routines are very regular, so please don't worry about that."
Billy Chung's smile was somewhat awkward.
"No, no, no, I'm not worried!"
Although he said he wasn't worried, Chen Zhe actually felt relieved after saying those words.
The two of them were quite strict with Zhong Bao'er and had never let her go to nightclubs or similar places, so it's normal for them to be a little worried.
Sending out the VIP card went smoothly without much difficulty.
Chen Zhe didn't mention the annual fee, but both he and his wife asked about it.
Two million is nothing to them.
I was also very grateful for Hu Ling's help before, so I paid without hesitation.
Before leaving, Chen Zhe glanced at Zhong Bao'er upstairs.
There was no commotion, but her eyes still looked somewhat listless.
"If possible, it would be best to send her there this week!"
After leaving those words, Chen Zhe departed.
Hu Ling once said that first impressions are very important. Chen Zhe and the others had already made some bad impressions, so now they had to follow all the rules.
As expected, when they left, Billy Chung and his wife were no longer as arrogant as before, and they saw them off with smiles.
...
I got into the red Ferrari that Chen Si had given me.
Chen Zhe felt a sense of unreality.
There was a time when I was lying in bed looking at pictures on car apps, and I fantasized about one day driving such a luxury car.
But he also knew it was impossible. How could he drive a Ferrari on a salary of 4,000 yuan? He'd struggle to even drive a domestic car.
But when he actually got into the luxury car, he felt he shouldn't be so high-profile.
"Let's go back and get a different car. This one is nice, but it feels too flashy."
On the way back, quite by chance, I saw Xu Weiwei and Huang Xiaoli next to the bus stop.
There was a man standing next to Huang Xiaoli. Chen Zhe recognized this man as Li Zichen, who was also his college classmate. The three of them were chatting when Chen Zhe stopped next to them while waiting for the red light.
Upon seeing the luxury car, all three people took out their phones and started taking pictures.
"Weiwei, didn't you say you're dating that CEO Wei now? When are you going to have him send you one of these luxury cars? We can both benefit from your success."
Xu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat.
Ever since she injured Wei Ming, she has been avoiding him, fearing his revenge, and has even quit her job.
But she didn't want her best friend to know this.
"Um...no rush, no rush. I'm not that materialistic. We're talking about feelings, and he said he'd buy it for me later..."
Huang Xiaoli, as Xu Weiwei's best friend, can tell the truth from falsehood in what Xu Weiwei says. Xu Weiwei, who always loves to show off, has been quiet lately, which probably means something is wrong.
Thinking about this made her secretly happy, and she laughed while holding her boyfriend's arm.
"Oh dear, Weiwei is so much better. I'm not so good at this. We can't afford luxury cars. We can only look at family cars around 200,000 yuan later!"
Hearing that the other party wanted to buy a car.
Xu Weiwei was stunned; "Huh??? You want to buy a car?"
"Yeah, Zichen recently earned a huge commission, just enough to buy a car, hahaha."
The man with glasses puffed out his chest with a hint of pride.
"It's just a car. I believe I'll have the opportunity to afford a luxury car like this in the future!"
"Honey, you're amazing, I believe in you!! Give me a kiss!!"
The two showed off their affection in broad daylight, which made Xu Weiwei feel a little uncomfortable. She couldn't afford a car even after dating Tian Dongqiang and Wei Ming, while her best friend Huang Xiaoli, who was not as good-looking as her, was now going to pick up a car.
This stark contrast made her feel very uncomfortable.
Li Zichen then said, "By the way, I heard from Xiaoli that Chen Zhe is now a big boss. Why did you two break up? If you hadn't broken up, he might have bought you a luxury car like this by now. When he was in college, he lived in the dorm next to ours. That guy saved every penny to buy you gifts. Now that he's a big boss, if you hadn't broken up, he would definitely have been willing to buy you one!"
Hearing this, Xu Weiwei felt even more upset.
But she didn't want to admit her failure.
"Who said that? How could a penniless wretch like him become a big boss? I heard it from Boss Wei; he's just working for his boss. What's the use of a big name? I bet he doesn't have much money now!"
He had just finished speaking.
Chen Zhe suddenly rolled down the car window.
"Oh, what a coincidence! You're here too?"
...
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