Chapter 380

【The following scene cannot be described……omitted 20,000 words!】

Inside the office, the atmosphere heated up.

Gradually, the floor-to-ceiling window glass was covered with a thin layer of mist……

Through the mist……

Lin Yuan was roaming……

Lin Yuan seemed to be roaming on an endless ocean, roaming for a long, long time.

That was the breathtaking natural scenery of the sea.

Every man loves the sea.

Lin Yuan was no exception.

And the sea he was seeing now was the most breathtaking seascape.

……

Two hours later, Lin Yuan hurriedly left Director Su's office.

In the afternoon, Su Monong specially convened a high-level meeting of the Wind Control Department.

All staff of the Wind Control Department were present.

Several senior directors and shareholders were also present.

The Su Group's large conference room was packed full.

The Wind Control Department staff whispered to each other, all guessing the meeting's topic.

Lu Chengyu sat in the back row, his left arm suspended in front of his chest, white gauze wrapped from shoulder to forearm, with a faint reddish tinge showing through.

Sun Licheng sat in a forward position, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the table, his gaze tense.

Su Monong wore a sharp suit set, stepped onto the podium in high heels, and her gaze swept over the entire audience.

After being moistened by Lin Yuan at noon just now, Su Monong's face is flushed red, brimming with energy.

Women, after being moistened, indeed have their state fully satisfied.

Women simply cannot do without men.

Especially someone like Su Monong, a single young woman, she has now become addicted to Lin Yuan.

If she goes even a moment without it, she feels uncomfortable.

At this moment, Su Monong is in peak condition; she energetically scans her surroundings, her gaze sweeping across the audience and finally landing on Sun Licheng.

From the microphone came her solemn yet approving voice: "At today's meeting, let's first talk about the Gaode Medicine account."

"That's a dead account that's been stalled for three years; many said there was no hope, but Lin Yuan volunteered to take it on."

She paused, then raised her voice slightly: "He not only went there, but also recovered the full 20 million principal, and even demanded an additional 2 million in interest!"

"What is this? It's ability! It's responsibility! Knowing the other party is tough, he prepared a full plan in advance and handled the situation on the spot flawlessly."

Some people below whispered, their eyes darting back and forth between Sun Licheng and Lu Chengyu.

Su Monong shifted her tone, her eyes turning colder: "By contrast, some people neglected their duties, causing problems in the Gaode Medicine contract, which let them exploit legal loopholes and refuse to repay the 20 million owed. This is not just dereliction of duty, but outright malfeasance!"

She deliberately paused, looking at Sun Licheng: "General Manager Sun, was it you who personally approved and recommended Lu Chengyu to take charge of this account?"

Sun Licheng stiffened, lifted his head and forced a smile: "Yes… I previously thought he had enough experience."

"Enough experience?"

Su Monong snorted, her voice through the microphone filling the hall: "Perhaps your judgment is lacking?"

"The person you recommended couldn't get the job done, yet others have to clean up after him—is this what your faction has produced?"

"Using company resources to form cliques, not doing real work—General Manager Sun, are you trying to run the company properly, or are you building factions and sowing chaos?" Su Monong asked coldly and sarcastically.

Sun Licheng's face instantly turned the color of pig liver, his fingers clenched the tablecloth, knuckles whitening, yet he couldn't utter a word.

The murmuring below grew louder; everyone lowered their heads, afraid to look at Sun Licheng's face.

Today, Su Monong seized the opportunity to harshly step on Sun Licheng, humiliating him thoroughly.

Sun Licheng remained silent for a long time, then gave an embarrassed cough and said: "I didn't expect this matter with Lu Chengyu either. But people do make mistakes, Director Su; Lu Chengyu usually works diligently. It's just an occasional slip. How about this: deduct half a year's bonus from him, let him reflect deeply!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chengyu gritted his teeth, his face extremely grim.

But he didn't dare to retort.

At times like this, just keeping his job is already good enough.

Let alone hope for a bonus…

Su Monong's beautiful eyes swept the room as she raised her hand to signal her assistant.

The assistant stepped forward holding a plump cash red envelope.

Su Monong said solemnly: "Lin Yuan, this 500,000 bonus is the company's recognition of your ability!"

"And I hope certain people learn from this, stop always forming factions and covering for each other, and first do their own jobs well!"

Lin Yuan felt a chill? Didn't expect Su Monong giving him a watch wasn't enough? Actually she also rewarded him with 500,000?

Lin Yuan felt somewhat excited, he stood up to receive and take that bag of reward money.

A full 500,000—just holding it in hand feels heavy.

Applause erupted from below, louder than before.

Lu Chengyu sat in his seat, his fingers crumpling the notebook, knuckles whitening.

He listened to Su Monong's words; each sentence felt like a needle pricking his heart, his face shifting from ashen to flushed, then turning dark purple.

Lu Chengyu roared inwardly, jealousy burning like fire through his five viscera and six bowels…

How could Lin Yuan possibly recover that 20 million debt?

Lu Chengyu's wound seemed to be tugged by his emotions into aching pain; he clenched his teeth so his cheeks tightened, yet he dared not speak out to retort.

The Legal Department Director, Fei Fanjin, sat to the side, his gaze toward Lin Yuan filled with genuine shock.

She also thought this debt was hard to collect, but she didn't expect Lin Yuan not only to settle it, but also let Su Monong take the chance to suppress the Sun faction.

Fei Fanjin looked at Lin Yuan, a hint of admiration and appreciation flashing in her beautiful eyes.

No wonder he's the man she likes.

Lin Yuan's ability exceeded Fei Fanjin's expectations.

This man truly hides his talents well……

It's a pity she can't become his girlfriend.

However.

Fei Fanjin, upon thinking of what happened that night with Lin Yuan……

Her gorgeous red lips couldn't help but curl upward.

Even if she can't win Lin Yuan, at least she is already his woman.

She gave her first time to Lin Yuan.

That's enough.

She doesn't dare hope to be Lin Yuan's girlfriend.

As long as she can always be by Lin Yuan's side.

Even if she is only Lin Yuan's confidante, she would be satisfied.

……

At 5 p. m., Lin Yuan left work and walked out of the company, with orange evening clouds hanging on the horizon.

He took out his phone and called his mother: 'Mom, busy? I transferred 500,000 to you, please check. It's just enough to pay off the family debt.'

From the other end came his mother's surprised yet nervous voice: 'So much? Xiao Yuan, where did you get all this money? Are you… doing something illegal?'

'Mom, don't worry, this 500,000 is a bonus from the company; I've been performing well recently, so the boss gave me a lot of bonus.' Lin Yuan explained.

His father's voice came from beside, choked with emotion: 'Son, you've worked hard. Don't overwork yourself at work.'

'Yeah, I know. Mom and Dad, you also take care of yourselves… the family debt, I will work hard to earn money and will surely pay it off.' Lin Yuan held the phone, comforting his parents.

He chatted with his parents for a long time before reluctantly hanging up.

After hanging up, Lin Yuan opened the Vital Energy Loan app and looked at the amount due.

There were still 170,000 in online loans.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath; the evening breeze brushed his cheeks, blowing away some fatigue.

As for this online loan, he'll just repay it slowly himself.

The bonus from Su Group will first be used to clear the family's debts.

……

At 6:30 p. m., the parking lot beneath Su Group's building still glowed with cold white lights.

Su Monong lifted her beige handbag, bent down, and sat in the passenger seat of the Mercedes, her hair brushing the seatback.

'Let's go, head home.' She fastened her seatbelt, her fingertips lightly adjusting the skirt of her suit.

A pleasant woman's fragrance drifted in the car interior.

Su Monong's scent is truly delightful; Lin Yuan never tires of smelling it each day, and the more he smells, the more addicted he becomes.

Lin Yuan turned the key to start the car, and the dashboard lit up with warm light.

The Mercedes slowly drove out of the parking lot and merged into the evening rush‑hour traffic.

Just as the car turned the corner of the office building where the company is located, Lin Yuan's peripheral vision swept over the rearview mirror——

What Lin Yuan didn't know was…… behind his car, an unlicensed black sedan was following ten meters back……

That car's body was covered with a matte black film, even the windows were completely covered.

The black car followed very cautiously, always keeping far back and sneaking along, without being noticed by Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan drove slowly, sending Director Su to the Mei Gui Yuan Bie Shu.

That black sedan just parked outside the Mei Gui Yuan Bie Shu, keeping watch……

Su Monong wanted Lin Yuan to stay for dinner, so Lin Yuan had dinner at Director Su's home.

After finishing the meal, Lin Yuan then left the Mei Gui Yuan Bie Shu.

As he left the villa, Su Monong and her daughter Su Zhiyuan were both somewhat reluctant to part.

But the mother and daughter each had their own thoughts……

The Mercedes then slowly drove out of the iron‑art gate, leaving the Mei Gui Yuan Bie Shu.

Lin Yuan sat in the car, thinking that tonight he might go to the Goddess Bar to check things out.

He hadn't gone to the bar for work inspection in a long time.

However, before going to the bar, Lin Yuan needed to check the situation.

He took out his phone and opened the WeChat chat with Mu Lingxue.

As he sent the message, he raised his hand to adjust the volume knob, and soft music flowed from the car's sound system.

Meanwhile, several meters behind the Mercedes……

The black sedan parked in the dark began to move slowly, its headlights dimmed to almost nothing, like a shadow blending into the night, quietly trailing behind……

Lin Yuan didn't notice any of this.

Before a few seconds passed, Mu Lingxue's message popped up: 'On a business trip out of province, handling a case, catching people. What's up? Do you miss me?'

Lin Yuan saw the two words 'business trip', his mouth corners curled, and he let out a sigh of relief——

Now he didn't have to worry about her staking out the bar again.

After all, these past few days, policewoman Mu Lingxue…… kept going to the bar to stake out every couple of days.

Lin Yuan was nearly scared into having a heart attack, and he also never dared to go to the bar.

Lin Yuan tapped back quickly: "It's fine, I was going to treat you to a meal—let's do it another day."

After sending the message, he raised his hand and turned the steering wheel, heading toward the Goddess Bar……

While driving, Lin Yuan mused: It's been a few days since I visited the Second Store; tonight I'll check if the liquor stock is sufficient and whether the staff's service procedure has any gaps.

The Mercedes-Benz's headlights stretched two long arcs in the night, completely unaware that a black car was steadily following its turn several meters behind……

The dark film on the car windows obscured the interior silhouettes completely; only the occasional flashing brake lights blinked in the dark before quickly fading out……

Twenty minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz pulled up steadily at the entrance of the Goddess Bar.

The neon sign 'Goddess Bar' (its four characters) flickered in a pink‑purple glow, while a few patrons chatted and laughed at the door, the night breeze carrying the scent of music and alcohol.

Lin Yuan opened the car door, stepped out, tugged at his coat hem, lifted his head, and glanced at the bar's sign—

He didn't think twice, lifted his foot, pushed the door open and walked into the bar,

while in the shadow diagonally opposite the bar, a black sedan had just pulled up.

Four black‑clad men got out one after another, pulling low their black baseball caps, sleeves revealing half of tattoos, scanning the surroundings warily.

One of the tall, thin men pulled out his phone, his fingertips flying quickly over the keypad to dial the number, his voice low:

"Chief Gao, Lin Yuan has entered the Goddess Bar; he looks like he's going to have a drink."

After two seconds of silence on the other end, a hoarse voice like sandpaper scraped came through, laced with menace:

"Understood, send a few more brothers to follow him in; I'll have men rush over right away. Once the brothers are assembled, we'll grab him and take him out of the bar."

He paused, then the voice on the phone grew colder: "Do whatever you want, don't worry about whether he lives or dies. First break his two legs, then bring him back to me. Dare to mess with my brother's money, and you'll have to pay with your life!"

The tall, thin man nodded quickly, his voice tense: "Understood, Chief Gao! We'll wait here and make sure to bring the person back to you."

After hanging up, he slipped the phone into his pocket and gave a glance to the other three accomplices.

Several people leaned against the black sedan, their eyes fixed on the bar's entrance, occasionally checking their watches.

A few minutes later, three silver vans pulled up silently at the curb, and over ten black‑clad men jumped out, each gripping a baton, their knuckles cracking as they clenched them.

Seeing this, the tall, thin man pointed at the bar's entrance and lowered his voice: "Let's go in, keep watch, and wait for the chance to strike!"

The group split into two teams—one guarded the door as lookout, the other crept along the wall and slipped into the bar……