S-class Main Quest, Yue Ning Group's Strategy!

"Ah?!"

The supervisor and Yaoyao were stunned when they saw the layers upon layers of money under the table.

"..."

The fat man stared in disbelief.

I frowned. There was probably 3-4 million RMB under this table. Huang Minyu really went all out to secure the new strategic model from Yue Ning Group!

"Ding Han..."

Beside me, Yaoyao shook my hand. "So much money..."

"Ding Han."

Huang Minyu smiled and said, "With this money, you can live the life you want. You can even get Yaoyao to quit her job and be with you. I'll also arrange for you to be the planning director. That way, you'll have money, women, and status. Isn't that enough to make you give up another woman?"

"Ding Han..."

Beside me, the fat guy winked at me, then immediately sent me a voice message through the player system: "Damn... at least four million Star Coins, enough to buy a set of purple gear!"

Clearly, he was somewhat tempted.

It's not his fault. We're all just ordinary people. How many people could resist such wealth, status, and beautiful women?

But...

"Ding Han."

Chen Dongqing said, "Please believe me, I didn't set you up. The reason I introduced you to General Manager Huang today was just to give each other a chance. The final choice is still in your hands. Moreover, I am neutral and will not persuade you to side with General Manager Huang. It's all up to you."

"Ding Han, what do you say?"

Huang Minyu swirled the red wine in her glass, a smile playing on her lips, looking confident and determined.

Just then, a bell rang in my ears—

[You have triggered the daily quest "Yue Ning Group's Strategy" (S-class Main Quest). Quest objectives: Inform Huang Minyu about Yue Ning Group's future strategic model, and continue to provide Huang Minyu with information on Lin Qingying's movements. Quest rewards: "Blazing Light: The Last Covenant" (Quality: Orange/ First-Generation Power Sword), the position of Planning Director of Luo Mei Huaining City Flagship Store, and gain Huang Minyu's trust, becoming one of the core members of Luo Mei Huaining Flagship Store's senior management!]

'Holy shit...'

I stared in disbelief at the lines of bright blue text flashing before my eyes.

This S-class Main Quest really went all out!

The final reward was a Power Sword!

It's important to know that no player has yet obtained Power Sword across the entire server. For many melee players, the Power Sword remains an unattainable dream.

The Power Sword is the ultimate rare weapon in Star Abyss. It greatly ignores defense and is practically indestructible, making it the dream of all sword-type super weapons!

Furthermore, if you agree to Huang Minyu's request, you will receive the position of director, and you can then rise rapidly to the top of your career.

At that moment, I really wanted to say to myself, "General Manager Huang, you have a really good eye for people."

But the moment Lin Qingying's image appeared in his mind, all his daydreams vanished in an instant.

"Ding Han?"

Beside me, the fat man seemed to be waiting for my decision as well.

Chen Dongqing frowned but made no comment.

On the contrary, Yaoyao looked at me with burning eyes, seemingly full of expectation, as if as long as I nodded, she would become my woman in the next second and get a share of the money.

"General Manager Huang."

I slowly stood up, filled my glass with beer, and raised it to Huang Minyu, saying, "You are my leader, and I shouldn't refuse, but I really don't know about Yuening's future strategy. Lin Qingying has never revealed anything to me, and I've never had the chance to access her computer. I'm really eyeing this money and your promise, but I'm out of luck with them. Please don't take offense, General Manager Huang. I'll drink this glass as a form of self-punishment."

With that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass, placed the glass on the table, grabbed his coat, and walked straight out the door.

Unfortunately, your mission "Yue Ning Group's Strategy" (S-class Main Quest) failed. Huang Minyu's attitude towards you has changed to "Vile"!

"Ding Han!"

The fat man followed behind.

On the street, light snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

"Ding Han."

The fat guy caught up with me, gave me a thumbs up, and laughed, "Awesome! You're truly my brother! Damn, you could resist such a huge temptation. If it were me, I probably would have given in. That's 4 million Star Coins! That's a lot of money! I've never seen so much money in my life..."

"Look at you, so pathetic."

I frowned. "When we reach the maximum level and wear S12 or S13 gear, just imagine how much that level of equipment costs. A single piece would probably be worth 4 million Star Coins. Young man, you need to think long-term. Don't let your soul degenerate for short-term gains."

"My brother Hanzi is absolutely right!"

The fat man chuckled regretfully, "It's a bit of a pity, but that's only natural."

"Pity?"

I smiled faintly, "Fatty, do you know that when Huang Minyu offered these conditions just now, I triggered an S-class Main Quest? As long as I reveal the future strategy of the Yue Ning Group to Huang Minyu, I can get the first orange Power Sword in the entire server. The name of this Power Sword is Blazing Light: The Last Covenant. Now you know how much I gave up, right?"

"Holy crap..."

The fat man's eyes widened. "Holy crap... it's really an orange Power Sword?"

"How could it be fake?"

"You're awesome..."

The fat guy gave me another thumbs up. "This time I really admire you. As a hardcore gamer, to be able to resist the temptation of the first orange Power Sword in the entire server, you're awesome, but..."

He changed the subject, saying, "You didn't do this simply because you didn't want to go against your conscience, did you? I feel... there's more to it than that—your attitude towards Lin Qingying. You actually like her a lot, don't you?"

"No, right?"

I frowned. "I didn't feel that way at all. Don't fucking talk nonsense. I just consider her a friend, and I'm only doing this because of my own bottom line."

"It's probably not that simple; it's mainly because I like her."

"Stop talking nonsense! How could that be?!"

"Look, you're in a hurry again!"

"You idiot..."

Just then, another person came out from inside Xiangxie International; it was Chen Dongqing.

"Grass..."

The fat man stepped forward and punched Chen Dongqing, causing Chen Dongqing to stumble and sit down in the shallow layer of snow.

"We brothers treat you like a brother, and you fucking cooperated with Huang Minyu in setting us up, didn't you?"

The fat man spat heavily at Chen Dongqing: "Chen Dongqing, what the hell do you think you are?!"

"Ding Han, Fatty..."

Chen Dongqing, supporting himself on the ground, slowly stood up and said helplessly, "I know this wasn't the right thing to do, but Old Huang has repeatedly ordered me to organize this meeting, and I've already made it clear to him that I won't try to persuade Ding Han to make any choices; I'm just acting as a middleman. Please believe me on this point."

He smiled wryly and said, "Ding Han, to be honest, this is what I thought before this happened. If you refused General Manager Huang, I would admire your character and be happy to have a friend like you. But if you agreed to cooperate with General Manager Huang and revealed information from Manager Lin's side, I still wouldn't look down on you. Because everyone looks out for themselves, and I would have agreed too. So I would still be happy for you that you have a bright future. No matter what choice you make, I, Chen Dongqing, will still consider you a friend."

With that, Chen Dongqing smiled helplessly, "Of course, if you really think I betrayed you, that I set up such a despicable scheme to betray you in order to keep my own position, then beat me up right now to vent your anger, and I won't fight back."

"So you want to pay it back!"

The fat man said, "Ding Han a level 36 high-level player. If he really wanted to hit you, he could kill you with one punch. Would you be able to fight back?"

"Fatty, that's not what I meant." Chen Dongqing, both amused and exasperated.

"Call..."

I breathed a sigh of relief, "Old Chen, you should have told me beforehand."

"There's no way around it. If I had told you beforehand, given your temper, wouldn't you have given me a good scolding and rejected me? I have to make Old Huang give up on this, otherwise he'll keep trying to get his hands on you, and wouldn't that be even more troublesome?"

"Damn it, we've completely offended Huang Minyu this time. Fatty and I probably won't be able to stay at Luo Mei anymore."

"Or..."

The fat man grinned. "Go tell Manager Lin to make arrangements for both of us. Yue Ning Group is so big, arranging two senior executives shouldn't be a problem."

Have some shame.

I said helplessly, "What management experience do we have? Why would we become senior executives? Don't ruin Yue Ning's life."

"What's so difficult about that?"

The fat man said, "Let's just get a business administration degree. You have that... you know... let's just get a business administration proficiency level 10, Lin Qingying might consider you her right-hand man."

"Forget it, that would make me learn too many skills."

I looked at Chen Dongqing: "Old Chen, what do you say? Do you have any connections to recommend a similar job that involves repairing appliances and is also relatively easy?"

"Don't rush."

Chen Dongqing said, "Old Huang might not bother with you. You go to work. If Old Huang doesn't touch you, you can continue to coast along in Luo Mei. Leave the rest to me; I'll handle Old Huang."

"It doesn't matter."

I nodded. "General Manager Huang really wants to fire me and Fatty, we'll just switch jobs and go to Yuening."

"OK!"

"Old Chen, this is the last time, or my brother and I will really give you a good beating!" the fat man said, still indignant.

"I understand, I understand, brothers, please calm down, I know I was wrong!"

Chen Dongqing apologized repeatedly, and his attitude was fairly good.

I returned to my lodgings late at night.

In the living room, Lin Qingying was holding a video conference, where senior executives from Yuening were reporting on their work.

"Fluorescent."

I stumbled in, drunk, and leaned on the table opposite her, looking at her with a smile. "I'm back..."

"???"

Lin Qingying gave me a reproachful look, probably thinking I had interrupted her conference call, and quickly got up to make me a glass of honey water.

"Manager Lin? Manager Lin, are you still there?"

The voices of Yuening's senior executives came through the conference call.

"Exist."

Lin Qingying sat back down on the sofa. "Speak, I'm listening."

Then, she glared at me, signaling me to stop causing trouble.