Take the Contract Over

Far East Building!

On the top floor of Juncheng's most iconic building, a seductive, voluptuous secretary swayed her peach-like hips as she pushed open the door to the general manager's office.

The moment she entered, she saw a man with a cigar clenched between his teeth staring seriously at his laptop.

With a sweet smile, the secretary placed a file before Zhu Zuo. Zhu Zuo nodded, yet did not even glance at her.

The secretary froze. Whenever she came in before, Zhu Zuo had taken plenty of liberties with her, but today, Zhu Zuo was strangely... not touching her at all. Instead, he was completely focused on the laptop.

Had the sun risen in the west today?

Curious, she leaned closer and glanced at the laptop screen.

It contained a video a friend had sent Zhu Zuo.

It showed the scene of Zhuang Xin making a wager with A-Man at the hotel. Even the part where Zhuang Xin had been forced to leave afterward had been recorded clearly!

The video had been sent by one of Zhu Zuo's business partners. Calling him a partner was generous; he was really just a dog who lived by reading Zhu Zuo's mood.

When Zhu Zuo was pleased, he gave him a little reward. When he was unhappy, he left him hanging for several days.

"General Manager Zhu, what is this..." The secretary gave him a coquettish look and sat on Zhu Zuo's lap. "What's wrong with you today? You won't even look at me."

Zhu Zuo raised his head slightly and glanced at the secretary, a trace of coldness flashing through his eyes.

That hint of chill frightened the secretary into standing up, and an inexplicable shiver ran through her heart.

General Manager Zhu usually only showed such a look when he saw an enemy.

What was going on?

She was his mistress, not his enemy.

She had not cheated on him either...

Could it be that General Manager Zhu had found out about her arranging for her younger brother to enter the company?

"Go check how long our contract with Xinshi Group has left before it expires," Zhu Zuo said, closing the laptop. The coldness in his gaze faded, and a warm smile appeared. He even brazenly squeezed the secretary's butt.

The secretary let out a cry, her face flushed as she hurried out.

A moment later, she ran back with the contract and handed it to Zhu Zuo. "General Manager Zhu, there are still five years left. It won't expire anytime soon. Do we need to renew it?"

"Renew it? That depends on my little brother's mood." Zhu Zuo narrowed his eyes and continued, "Tell Huang Ran to sort out the contracts. File another lawsuit over Xinshi Group's previous case! Also, Xinshi Group has secretly carried out large-scale renovations on the properties we lease to them, exceeding the scope of the contract. Terminate all contracts immediately and make them move out!"

Hearing this, the secretary's body trembled. She thought she had misheard him.

Xinshi Group's previous lawsuit had already been shelved. They had privately paid three million in compensation. It was only a minor matter, with some suspicion of infringement. They were suing again? Could they even do that?

As for the large-scale renovations, those had been tacitly approved... She remembered Xinshi Group sending someone to inform them, and the internal staff had agreed at the time. That was why Xinshi Group had carried out the renovations.

Now Zhu Zuo was suddenly using these two matters as grounds to unilaterally terminate the contract. What did he mean? Had Xinshi Group offended him?

And what was this about his little brother?

"I understand!" The secretary did not dare ask more. Taking quick little steps, she hurried toward the legal department.

But Zhu Zuo suddenly called after her. "Also! Spread the word: in all of Juncheng, anyone who dares cooperate with Xinshi Group is making an enemy of me, Zhu Zuo!"

The secretary sucked in a sharp breath.

The earlier lawsuit and contract termination alone would be enough to severely damage Xinshi Group.

In Juncheng, aside from Zhu Zuo, no one had so many properties of such scale to lease to Xinshi Group. Even if someone did, they would be in remote locations, nowhere near enough to support such a large group.

And now he was going to spread the word? No one would be allowed to lease property to Xinshi Group?

What exactly had Xinshi Group done?

Why had it provoked General Manager Zhu into making such a huge move?

But whatever the reason, it had nothing to do with her.

As a secretary, she only needed to follow orders.

Very soon, the legal department drafted a plan, and someone took the contracts to Xinshi Group!

As for one of the legal department's senior executives, he braced himself and called Ma Guan.

Ma Guan was drinking at a restaurant, laughing and chatting with his old friends and longtime business partners.

Little did he know that one of them had already sold him out.

That person was Lu Han.

He was the one who had recorded the video and sent it to Zhu Zuo.

He had accidentally learned about the relationship between Zhu Zuo and Zhuang Xin. After discovering that it was Zhuang Xin who had come looking for trouble, he sent the video to Zhu Zuo's computer in order to curry favor with him.

At that very moment, Ma Guan's phone rang...

He picked it up and looked at it. Oh, it was actually Uncle Qian, a senior executive of Guanglong Real Estate International Group. Last time, Ma Guan had managed to resolve the dispute with Guanglong at the smallest cost because Uncle Qian had helped mediate. Although he had paid quite a lot of money, it had been well worth it.

"Uncle Qian! What made you call me? Is there another prosperous area with vacant properties?" Ma Guan's tone carried a trace of flattery as he answered the call.

"Prosperous area? Properties?" The elderly voice on the other end was somewhat cold. "I called this time to tell you to think about whom you've offended recently. Hurry up and go beg for forgiveness. Otherwise... once General Manager Zhu's people arrive, get ready to pack up and get out!"

"What? Get out... Uncle Qian, what do you mean?" Ma Guan jolted awake, sobering up considerably.

"You should ask yourself that! General Manager Zhu has already made it clear that he wants to terminate every contractual relationship with you. He has also spread the word that anyone who cooperates with Xinshi Group is opposing General Manager Zhu! Once the contracts are terminated, no one will dare lease you properties. You should understand the consequences!"

Those words were like a bolt from the blue.

With a boom.

Ma Guan's hand trembled, and his phone fell to the floor.

The voice on the other end kept coming. "Ma Guan! Did you hear me? Don't say I didn't help you. Quickly settle whoever it is you offended. No matter how important your pride is, it can't compare to your current position!"

Bang!

At that instant, the door was slammed open.

A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked in with a smile and gently placed a contract on the table. "General Manager Ma, long time no see!"

"L-Long time no see..." Ma Guan was completely stunned. He had no idea what was going on.

"Haha! General Manager Ma, you're quite amusing. Things have reached this point, and you still have the mood to drink. Oh, right, I came this time to deliver a contract. Three days! Within three days, everything belonging to Xinshi Group must be moved out of Guanglong's properties. Otherwise... you should understand the consequences. The contract states it clearly: if there is no renewal, the price is not something you can bear."

"Also! The lawyer's letter will arrive tomorrow. Regarding the previous lawsuit, we found some issues and have decided to fight it again!"