The Villa

Wu Yuqing's sudden appearance shattered the atmosphere.

She looked at the security guards and bodyguards lying on the ground, unable to hide her surprise.

"What's going on?"

Cao Rui composed himself, then immediately hurried over to her like a lovesick puppy.

"Yuqing, what brings you here?"

"Cao Rui? Is this your company?"

Wu Yuqing knew Cao Rui had started a company, but she had never visited it before.

"What exactly does your company do? Why are there so many people lying on the ground?"

"I'm so sorry you had to see this. It's all because I failed to manage things properly."

Cao Rui shot Lin Fei a cold look, but there was nothing he could do about him. Now he was going to lose face in front of Wu Yuqing again.

"Lin Fei, for Yuqing's sake, let's leave things here for today. I won't hold you responsible."

Wu Yuqing's little face was full of curiosity as she pressed him for an answer.

"Lin Fei, what did you do? What responsibility was Cao Rui going to hold you to?"

Lin Fei smiled. "I reported a company parasite who took kickbacks from clients, harassed female coworkers, and falsified expense claims. Young Master Cao didn't quite believe me, so there was a little misunderstanding."

"There are people like that?"

Wu Yuqing looked at Cao Rui with open disgust.

"If someone like that showed up at my family's company, I'd kick him out immediately. Cao Rui, if your company keeps this kind of scum around, it's bound to go under!"

Cao Rui gave an awkward smile, then turned and glared at Zhu Dacheng.

"Zhu Dacheng, you're suspended starting now while we investigate. If you really did those things, I won't let you off."

Zhu Dacheng's face turned ghastly. He knew there was no escaping this time.

Cao Rui spoke ingratiatingly again. "Yuqing, since you're here at my company, why don't you come sit in my office?"

"No, Lin Fei and I have things to do."

Wu Yuqing stepped forward, hooked an arm around Lin Fei's, and led him outside.

"You've finished what you came for, right? Come on, you're leaving with me."

Xu Youle watched Lin Fei walk away, his face full of envy.

That Lin Fei sure was lucky with women!

As Wu Yuqing disappeared from sight, Cao Rui's face turned livid.

Not only had he failed to regain face today, he'd been humiliated in front of all his employees—all because of that damned Zhu Dacheng.

Zhu Dacheng tried to plead with Cao Rui, but before he could get a word out, Cao Rui slapped him across the face, then kicked him to the ground and viciously stomped on him again and again.

Zhu Dacheng let out one agonized scream after another.

"Ah... Young Master Cao, please stop..."

"It hurts so much, Young Master Cao! I was wrong!"

Linjiang Immortal Villa Complex.

Wu Yuqing drove Lin Fei here and stopped in front of a villa.

"Get out."

"Why did you bring me here?"

"This villa is the gift my dad gave you!"

"Huh?"

Lin Fei was a little surprised. He'd guessed Wu Zhen's gift might be valuable, but he hadn't expected it to be this "valuable."

He'd given him an entire villa!

"Yuqing, this gift is too valuable. I can't accept it."

Wu Yuqing smiled, took Lin Fei by the hand, and led him into the villa, explaining as they went.

"The villa has three floors above ground and one underground. Each floor is over five hundred square meters, for a total area of more than two thousand square meters."

"There's a lawn out front and a garden behind. The top floor has an open-air swimming pool, and the basement is a garage."

"It's already been renovated, and it comes fully furnished with all the appliances you need. You can move in whenever you want. If you don't like the style, you can always renovate it yourself."

Lin Fei toured the whole villa with Wu Yuqing. The decor was luxurious and imposing, yet the furnishings made it feel warm and comfortable.

"I noticed the other villas nearby don't seem to be renovated yet. Why is this one already finished?"

"Heh, sharp eyes!"

Wu Yuqing sat down on the sofa and crossed her long, shapely legs.

"This villa was originally going to be my birthday gift from my dad, so he had it renovated a long time ago. The renovation alone cost over five million."

Lin Fei was secretly astonished.

That renovation bill alone could buy a two-hundred-square-meter luxury home downtown.

The villa itself was probably worth ten times the renovation cost.

"It was your birthday gift, so I definitely can't accept it."

Wu Yuqing waved her hand, looking utterly unconcerned.

"Oh, come on. He's already given it to you, so just accept it. It's not like he's giving it to you for nothing."

"My dad said the villa is worth over fifty million. Add in the renovation costs, and it comes to about the same value as three Small Foundation Pills."

"Ever since I turned eighteen, my dad has given me a villa for my birthday every year. I already have several, more than I can live in."

Lin Fei couldn't help but sigh.

Rich people's birthday gifts really were so "ordinary."

When he was a kid, he didn't even get a birthday cake.

But back in their old home in the countryside, his mom would always make him a meal of dumplings for his birthday, and Lin Fei had been perfectly happy with that.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Even though my dad gave this villa to you, he gave me another one—the one next door. Hehe, that one's even bigger!"

Wu Yuqing smiled smugly, so smugly that Lin Fei wanted to punch her.

"Now we can be neighbors. I might drop by all the time."

"All right, I made plans to get a beauty treatment with my friends, so I'm heading out. You can handle the move yourself."

After Wu Yuqing left, Lin Fei sat on the sofa and looked around the luxurious villa, a smile creeping onto his lips.

He'd gone from a rented apartment straight into a grand villa. He'd truly reached the pinnacle of life.

"I have money now, so I should buy a few more properties. After a while, I'll bring Mom and Dad over too, so they can enjoy their retirement."

Before leaving, Lin Fei reset the villa's front-door code.

The villa's front door and entrance door were fitted with smart locks. There was no need for keys; he only had to remember the code or use facial recognition to get in.

"Lin Fei, what are you doing here?"

A surprised voice suddenly came from behind him.

Lin Fei turned around and saw Ma Weiwei.

Ma Weiwei wore a professional outfit: a fitted black blazer on top, a short black skirt below, and a pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings.

Her look as a career woman had once captivated Lin Fei.

A middle-aged man stood beside Ma Weiwei.

"Weiwei, who's this?"

The middle-aged man wore a suit, an emerald ring on his right index finger, and a gold Rolex on his left wrist. He had an LV briefcase tucked under his arm.

Even the belt peeking out at his waist was Hermès.

He was decked out in luxury goods from head to toe, like a walking display of designer labels.

Ma Weiwei hurriedly replied with a smile. "President Zhang, this is an old classmate of mine. His name is Lin Fei."

The middle-aged man looked intrigued.

"Your classmate?"

"If he can afford a villa here, he must be a promising young man—or come from a powerful family, right?"