A Body of Tiger Courage

Leaving the clubhouse, Zhuang Xin found a hotel nearby, ordered takeout, showered, and rested for the night.

After training for so long, he felt his body had reached its limit.

But miraculously, the next morning, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

Just as he got up and finished washing, he was stopped as he drove up to his house.

"Everyone, come quickly and see! It's this ungrateful bastard!"

A mournful shout echoed in Zhuang Xin's ears. A sturdy old woman was propped up in front of him.

Without even looking, just by the sound of her voice, he knew it was his aunt.

The neighbors all came out, pointing and gossiping about him.

Quite a few reporters also rushed out from the surroundings, their cameras clicking away.

Zhuang Xin's expression darkened as he watched the scene unfold, knowing full well it was his aunt's family behind it.

"It's him! Everyone, expose him! He's heartless."

Cheng Huai pointed at Zhuang Xin, with a red-haired punk girl beside him.

His aunt's family certainly didn't have the connections to summon so many reporters.

As it happened, this punk girl's brother was the editor-in-chief of a newspaper.

With a little pull of his connections, he could mobilize a large number of reporters.

Once exposed, Zhuang Xin would become a rat crossing the street.

If his reputation spread, who would dare do business with him?

For a businessman, nothing was more important than integrity and character.

"Mr. Zhuang, are their accusations true?"

"Mr. Zhuang, what kind of business do you do?"

"Mr. Zhuang, did your mother really borrow money from her family back then?"

A group of reporters thrust their microphones in front of Zhuang Xin. He let out a cold laugh and pushed the door open to go inside. One reporter reached out to stop him, and another even tried to force his way in.

Zhuang Xin directly grabbed the man's hand. The immense force made the reporter gasp.

Even when multiple reporters pushed the door simultaneously, Zhuang Xin held it shut.

The reporter whose hand was grabbed gasped in pain, clutching his hand. When he saw the bruise forming on his wrist, his face turned extremely ugly.

That noon, various reports flooded the news.

'Unscrupulous Merchant, Ungrateful Wretch.'

'Former Kin, Why the Feud?'

'The Past Borrowing for Medical Treatment, the Later Near Imprisonment, What Exactly Happened?'

The striking headlines, however, made Zhuang Xin, who was sitting in his room checking his phone, remarkably calm.

It was as if he was brewing something.

At the bottom, another headline read 'Reporter Beaten, Wrist Broken,' accompanied by a picture of a hospital examination and the bruised wrist.

For any normal businessman, all of this would have been a fatal blow.

From then on, this businessman would be notorious in Juncheng.

Gossip is terrifying; three people can make a tiger.

Zhuang Xin let out a breath, his fingertips gently tapping the table.

A moment later, he received a phone call.

"Hello, is this Mr. Zhuang?"

"It is!"

"I'm a staff member from Doushi. You left the contract we signed at our company. We've already sent someone to deliver it to you, and the employee delivering it is currently downstairs."

"Oh? So quickly?"

This wasn't a compliment to Doushi's efficiency, but rather to the system.

"Mr. Zhuang is joking. It's been almost a week since it was left in the office before being discovered. This is our oversight. Also... you are now Doushi's largest shareholder, owning over fifty percent of the shares. Therefore... after unanimous discussion among the other shareholders, we will add you to the shareholder group. We will send notifications in the shareholder group regarding any Doushi matters."

"Understood."

Zhuang Xin answered the phone while heading downstairs to collect the item.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw several people taking pictures from over ten meters away, the clicking sounds incessant.

Zhuang Xin grabbed the contract and quickly returned to his room.

Shortly after, a friend request appeared on his social media app.

It was from a girl named 'Xiao Nuan.' After adding Zhuang Xin, she sent a cute emoji.

Xiao Nuan: "Manager Zhuang, I'm the secretary the company has assigned to you."

"Secretary?" Zhuang Xin chuckled, these people really knew how to get things done.

Xiao Nuan replied, "Yes, I'll arrange for you to join the shareholder group right away."

Shortly after, Zhuang Xin was added to a group chat.

Upon entering, he was met with a flood of "Welcome!" messages.

The shareholder group consisted of influential figures in the self-media industry.

Doushi, as China's top short-video platform, boasted an incredible amount of traffic.

Among the people Zhuang Xin knew, nine out of ten had Doushi downloaded.

Even Zhuang Xin himself frequently watched content on it.

Director Xu typed, "Haha! Everyone, did you see the news released by Juncheng just this noon? It's all over the place. I wonder who managed to provoke these newspapers."

Manager Liu responded, "Yeah, I saw it too. That person being reported on is really unlucky. It was originally a minor issue, but it's blown up to this extent. They probably won't be able to recover in Juncheng from now on."

General Manager Wang added, "What a shame. I heard the person being reported on is a young man. To be able to drive a Koenigsegg at such a young age, with a price tag close to fifty million, he must be from a wealthy family! With his potential, he could have become a business magnate. Now he'll have to start over somewhere else."

Xiao Nuan chimed in, "Hehe, Manager Zhuang, have you heard? Such a big event, you must have seen it too, right?"

Listening to their teasing, Zhuang Xin tapped his phone screen. After a pause, he sent a message.

"The person you're talking about is me!"

Whoosh~

Instantly, the shareholder group exploded.

A barrage of surprised and questioning emojis flooded the chat.

"How is that possible? Manager Zhuang, you're not joking, are you?"

"It's really you? Who dares to mess with you? Do you need any help?"

A group of shareholders quickly chimed in.

Given Zhuang Xin's young age, his ability to drive a Koenigsegg, and his acquisition of over fifty percent of the shares in China's top short-video company, his status couldn't be simple, could it?

He was practically omnipotent!

This small matter was something they were more than willing to help with.

"Manager Zhuang, just give the word, and I guarantee these newspapers will retract their stories by the next day," typed a shareholder named Hu Weisheng.

"No need. They're just a bunch of clowns."

Zhuang Xin closed the social app and opened Doushi. He browsed casually for a while before his gaze landed on a popular streamer. The streamer, nicknamed 'Tuantuan,' was live. Zhuang Xin directly bound his bank card and transferred one million yuan.

He immediately sent ten Carnival gifts.

For a total of three thousand yuan, it instantly triggered a global announcement.

"Holy crap! A big spender!"

A surprised shout erupted in the live stream.

Even Tuantuan was stunned. She was in the middle of a game when she suddenly saw ten Carnival gifts fly across the screen.

"Thanks to 'A Body of Tiger Courage' for the Carnival gift. This is awesome."

While her stream usually received gifts, it was rare to see ten Carnivals at once.

Zhuang Xin also immediately jumped into the top ten of the day's gift-givers in the live stream.

After several rounds of thanks, Tuantuan was about to continue her game when she saw the screen flash, and a large number of Carnival gifts appeared.

'A Body of Tiger Courage gifted 'Tuantuan' ten Carnivals.'

'A Body of Tiger Courage gifted 'Tuantuan' ten Carnivals.'

'A Body of Tiger Courage gifted 'Tuantuan' ten Carnivals.'