Chapter 197: Tonight, Unsettled!

In the morning, Changsheng Group's employees all sprang into action, preparing to find a way to seize Lin Yuan and bring him back.

But just as Changsheng Group's employees' vehicles had rushed out, not even a few minutes later……

They were blocked on the street by another several vehicles.

An Yunxi's convoy was blocking the way ahead of Changsheng Group's henchmen.

"An Yunxi, what are you doing?! Get out of the way!" shouted an employee of Changsheng Group angrily.

An Yunxi curled her lip in a cold smile, lit a ladies' cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Want to cause trouble for Lin Yuan? You'll have to get past me first."

……

At that moment, inside Changsheng Group.

Chang Jinghe had just returned to his office when he received an urgent call from an employee.

"Chang Dong… it's terrible! We were about to go seize Lin Yuan, but on the way we were intercepted by that bitch An Yunxi, and she wrecked our vehicles!" the subordinate on the other end of the line stammered.

"What?!" Chang Jinghe heard this and trembled with rage!!

"Bang bang bang!" At that moment, the door to Chang Jinghe's office was knocked!

"Who?! Come in!" Chang Jinghe snapped angrily.

The office door was pushed open, a female secretary rushed in anxiously and reported, "Chang Dong! Something's happened! Our group's stock, as soon as it opened this morning, was hit by a mysterious financial force…… Now our group's stock is plummeting!! Our market value has already dropped by several hundred million!!"

"Swish!" Upon hearing that, Chang Jinghe's face grew even uglier!!

He hurriedly opened the computer and looked—sure enough! His group's stock was plummeting!

In just this morning, Chang Jinghe's net worth had already plummeted by several hundred million!

He opened the stock board and analyzed it carefully!

"Have you found the source of that mysterious financial force? Who's targeting us?!" Chang Jinghe snapped angrily.

The female secretary stammered in her report, "For now we haven't found the other side's source, but our analysis suggests the most likely culprit is the Goddess Phoenix……"

"Swish~!" Chang Jinghe trembled with rage!!

"Goddess Phoenix!! Damn it!!" Chang Jinghe furiously punched the computer screen, shattering it completely.

The Goddess's revenge has already begun!

In the financial battle, just a short morning caused Changsheng Group's losses to exceed a hundred million!

But just then, another hurried footstep sounded from outside the office.

A subordinate rushed in hurriedly and reported, "Chang Dong… major trouble! Several of our group's money‑laundering venues and foreign‑trade factories…… have been smashed by Nine Honors International's people!!"

"What?!!" Chang Jinghe's eyes turned blood‑red with rage, "Nine Honors International!! I have no grudge with them!! Why are they attacking our sites!!"

The subordinate stammered in reply, "Chang Dong… it seems, it seems because of Lin Yuan…… Nine Honors International's miss Zhao Yuyan has issued a stern warning, saying Lin Yuan is her man, and if we move against Lin Yuan she will avenge him……"

"Bang!" Chang Jinghe furiously slammed his fist on the desk, causing the desk to crack and split.

"Come up with a solution right now! Stop the company's losses! Immediately, right now!!" Chang Jinghe shouted angrily.

Originally he still wanted to kidnap Lin Yuan and take the chance to retaliate against that bastard Lin Yuan!

But at this moment his company is under attack from both sides; Chang Jinghe has no mind to deal with Lin Yuan—he now only hopes to preserve his company's holdings.

……

In the evening, Chang Jinghe, exhausted and worn‑out, went to the hospital to visit his son.

Those forty‑plus fighters were also staying in the same hospital, receiving treatment.

Upon learning his son had not yet awakened, Chang Jinghe's face grew gloomy and uncertain.

"How are those forty‑plus fighters? Any dead?" Chang Jinghe asked coldly.

The hospital director shook his head, "Altogether 44 fighters—both hands and feet have been crippled, joints shattered; their limbs will likely never heal properly, so those forty‑plus people will probably end up disabled."

Hearing that, Chang Jinghe's pupils contracted and his inner self was overwhelmed with shock.

So many underground fighters, and they were all crippled by Lin Yuan?

Just how terrifying is that priest Lin Yuan, exactly?!

"And what about that Thai boxer—how is he?" Chang Jinghe continued to ask.

The hospital director replied with a complex expression, "That Thai boxer Shan Cai—his entire spinal column has been shattered, his shoulder blades and limb joints also smashed and fractured; in my decades of medical practice I've never seen such a lethal internal injury…… Although he won't die, he will remain a vegetative state for the rest of his life."

Chang Jinghe's pupils twitched.

Lin Yuan's methods are this ruthless?

He outright turned Shan Cai into a vegetative state!

His spine completely shattered?

What extreme cruelty and terror.

Chang Jinghe instructed his subordinate, "Handle the aftermath for this group of fighters—remember, don't let them go out and spout nonsense."

"Understood!" the subordinate nodded solemnly.

……

In the following days, Changsheng Group's troubles continued!

Nine Honors International and the Goddess Phoenix continued to launch retaliatory attacks against Chang Jinghe.

Chang Jinghe was practically being done in by the combined forces of both sides.

But the sole piece of good news was that his son Chang Tao finally woke up.

The first thing Chang Tao did upon waking was to ask his father to help him take revenge and kill Lin Yuan!

But his father Chang Jinghe harshly slapped him, "You've caused a mess! You've made the company lose over hundreds of millions! You've lost several sites! And you still want revenge?!"

Chang Jinghe was truly furious, because his son's impulsiveness had caused the company to suffer heavy losses.

"Even if we want revenge, we must wait until the company gets through this immediate crisis!" Chang Jinghe said solemnly.

……

These days, Lin Yuan's work has been very inconvenient due to his injury.

Administrative Department Manager Zhao Tian voluntarily became Lin Yuan's work assistant.

During these days, Zhao Tian voluntarily helped Lin Yuan with his work.

These days, Zhao Tian frequently stayed very close to Lin Yuan.

This aroused Gu Shiyan's vigilance.

Gu Shiyan worried that Lin Yuan and Zhao Tian's relationship would spiral out of control.

Gu Shiyan became jealous.

That little minx Zhao Tian was never any good.

Gu Shiyan definitely didn't want Lin Yuan to be snatched away by that minx Zhao Tian.

Thus, during this period, Gu Shiyan also started voluntarily helping Lin Yuan with his work.

In Lin Yuan's small assistant office, the two beautiful women from the Administrative Department frequently came over to help him.

This caused the company staff to gossip endlessly.

These rumors also reached Su Monong's ears.

However, Su Monong did not stop it, even though the company forbids office romance.

But Su Monong now actually hopes Lin Yuan will fall in love.

After all, her daughter constantly thinks of Lin Yuan.

Only by making Lin Yuan fall in love quickly can her daughter completely give up.

Therefore, Su Monong turned a blind eye, pretending not to know about this.

……

Gu Shiyan's proactive friendliness toward Lin Yuan was not limited to work.

During the day, she would voluntarily help Lin Yuan with work problems.

At night, she would also buy groceries, go to Lin Yuan's place, and voluntarily cook for him.

Gu Shiyan had already taken the initiative.

When Lin Yuan went to work at the bar at night, Gu Shiyan would also accompany him there.

She then sat at the bar, ordered a drink, and obediently sat beside Lin Yuan, accompanying her.

The two were practically inseparable every night.

Faced with Gu Shiyan's such enthusiasm, Lin Yuan felt helpless as well.

There was nothing he could do; he couldn't just chase her away.

Lin Yuan could only let her follow him.

But Gu Shiyan didn't realize……

All her daily interactions with Lin Yuan these days had been secretly photographed by Changsheng Group's informants.

……

Inside the Changsheng Group office.

Chang Jinghe sat in the office, looking at the photos before him.

These photos showed Lin Yuan and Gu Shiyan returning together to their single apartment, going together to the market to buy vegetables, and going together to the Goddess Bar.

The photos were all secretly taken.

These days, Chang Jinghe has been sending employees to secretly follow Lin Yuan.

"Is this woman really Lin Yuan's girlfriend?" Chang Jinghe narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Chang Dong, I've been tailing Lin Yuan these days; this woman and he work at the same company, after work they go together to the market to buy vegetables and head home, and at night they also go to the bar together—there's no mistake! She is Lin Yuan's lover!"

"Priest, Priest... I thought you really had no flaw. Huh... I didn't expect you still left a weak point," Chang Jinghe said, his eyes narrowing slightly and his mouth curling sinisterly.

For people like them who navigate the business world, the greatest weakness in dealing with an enemy is to manipulate the person closest to them.

Movie novels are all derived from reality.

This tactic has become normal in business warfare.

"Chang Dong, should we send someone to act?" the subordinate asked solemnly.

"Don't rush; keep following. After I settle the Goddess Bar matter, I'll deal with this Priest—there's no hurry," Chang Jinghe said, narrowing his eyes.

Chang Jinghe still has a more important task tonight: dealing with the Goddess Bar.

"Have you prepared everything you were supposed to?" Chang Jinghe asked, his eyes deep.

The employee nodded: "Everything is ready!"

"Phoenix God, do you really think your Goddess Bar is invulnerable? It's just a tiny rundown bar... hah... tonight I will make your Goddess Bar cease to exist," Chang Jinghe said, a cruel smile flashing across his mouth.