Topping Up Two Million in Phone Credit

Shang Zhiyi ultimately forgave Xia Tiejun out of the kindness of her heart.

Of course, aside from her own kind nature, she forgave him more out of consideration for the other women in society.

After all, everyone present knew Xia Tiejun's true nature—he was lustful and lecherous.

If today's incident could truly make him change, then those lovely young women out in society might suffer one hardship less in the future.

"Thank you, Ms. Shang. Thank you, Ms. Shang."

"From now on, I, Xia Tiejun, will never dare do anything wicked or immoral again."

"If I ever offend again, may Heaven strike me dead."

Upon hearing this, Xia Tiejun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he suddenly felt his head grow heavy and collapsed straight to the floor.

"Ah—"

Shang Zhiyi was standing closest to him. Seeing this, she instinctively screamed and hurriedly backed away.

Seeing this, Qi Zhenxing rushed over and checked Xia Tiejun's breathing beneath his nose.

"Thank goodness. He's still breathing."

"He probably hit his head too hard while kowtowing earlier, and the tension in his heart had been wound too tight. Now that he relaxed, he passed out."

After saying that, Qi Zhenxing looked up at Lin Chen, clearly seeking his opinion.

If Lin Chen did not nod, he would not dare take the next step.

But that look left Lin Chen both amused and exasperated.

"Why are you looking at me? He's unconscious, so hurry up and send him to the hospital. Are you waiting for something to happen so I can take the blame?"

"No, no, no. I wouldn't dare. I'll have someone take him to the hospital right away."

Panic surged through Qi Zhenxing as he quickly called over several strong employees.

They carried Xia Tiejun downstairs together and sent him to the hospital.

Only after Xia Tiejun was taken away did Lin Chen finally relax.

If something had really happened to Xia Tiejun, he would have been the first one dragged into a lawsuit.

He might not necessarily have been sentenced in the end, but his parents would worry if they saw it. That was not something he wanted.

Lin Chen glanced at Tang Guogang and Zhang Bin, who were still kneeling on the ground. "All right, you two can get up as well."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for sparing me."

"I'll have someone go and..."

Before Tang Guogang could finish, Lin Chen cut him off.

"Enough. I'm not interested in that little bit of money you have."

"But if you're truly sincere, then work under me from now on."

"Of course, if you're unwilling, I won't force you."

Lin Chen truly had no interest in money. With the system, he did not lack such things at all.

But power was another matter. He was quite interested in that.

Judging from everyone's expressions earlier, Tang Guogang clearly had considerable influence in Zhonghai.

If he could bring Tang Guogang under his wing, it would provide him with a certain degree of protection in the future.

At the very least, he would not end up in a situation like today again, unable to find anyone even after making calls.

"Willing! Of course I'm willing! From this day onward, I, Tang Guogang, will serve under Mr. Lin."

"Wherever Mr. Lin tells me to go, I'll go. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west."

Tang Guogang was so excited that he felt like he was about to explode.

He had always been troubled over how he could latch onto a figure as mighty as Lin Chen.

But he had never expected Lin Chen to actually take the initiative to bring him under his wing.

This was simply a pie falling from the sky. It was exactly what he wanted, so how could he possibly refuse?

"All right, then. From now on, follow me."

"If I need anything, I'll call you."

At that point, Lin Chen paused as though he had thought of something, then added,

"By the way, your phone won't be busy, out of service, or switched off, will it?"

Busy? Out of service or switched off?

Tang Guogang did not quite understand, but he still replied respectfully,

"Rest assured, Mr. Lin. My phone will never be switched off or out of service twenty-four hours a day, because I've already topped it up with two million in phone credit."

"As for a busy line..."

Tang Guogang pondered it for a moment before continuing,

"Rest assured, I have a solution."

"Starting today, my phone will only answer your calls."

"As for all other incoming calls, I'll buy another phone and have every call forwarded to that new phone."

"What do you think?"

"This... Mm, that works very well."

Lin Chen gave Tang Guogang a strange look.

Of course, it was not because Tang Guogang valued him so highly.

It was because the man had actually topped up his phone with two million in credit?!

Was that something a normal person would do???

Naturally, everyone was equally shocked upon hearing those words.

But they had already been shocked too many times today and were beginning to grow numb.

Besides, Tang Guogang was one of Zhonghai's top big shots, with a fortune beyond measure.

For him, topping up two million in phone credit was like them topping up two hundred yuan. There was nothing strange about it.

"All right, since everything's settled, have everyone get back to work."

"The group still has to operate normally. We can't slack off."

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Qi Zhenxing cupped his hands in acknowledgment, then told everyone to return to work.

But how could anyone possibly be in the mood to work? Their minds were all focused on Lin Chen.

They wanted to see how he planned to reward Yu Qian and the others.

After all, when Shang Zhiyi had been in danger at Xia Tiejun's hands earlier, only Yu Qian and Deng Wenji had stepped forward.

"Zhiyi, you weren't hurt, were you?"

"No... I wasn't hurt."

Shang Zhiyi felt somewhat flattered. After all, Lin Chen was no longer the man he had once been.

But when she thought of how he had not hesitated to fall out with Xia Tiejun for her sake, her heart filled with sweetness.

Perhaps many women only cared about money, but she was different.

What she wanted was to meet a man who could protect her.

Of course, if that man who could protect her also happened to be rich, that would be even more perfect.

And Lin Chen happened to meet both requirements.

Whenever Shang Zhiyi looked at Lin Chen, her entire face gradually began to flush.

At the same time, the heart in her chest pounded wildly.

"What's wrong? Why is your face suddenly so red?"

"Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Lin Chen's attention was entirely focused on Shang Zhiyi.

After all, what had happened earlier was far too traumatic for a woman.

Even though Xia Tiejun had not succeeded in the end, it would still leave behind a shadow that was difficult to erase.

So when he saw Shang Zhiyi's sudden change, Lin Chen could not help feeling nervous.

"Ah... I-I'm fine."

To keep Lin Chen from discovering her little thoughts, Shang Zhiyi hurriedly tried to change the subject.

But before she could say anything, two more voices rang out from the marketing department.

Those voices belonged to Yu Qian and Deng Wenji.

After being beaten by Xia Tiejun, both of them had sustained injuries to varying degrees.

They had not felt much earlier because the situation had been so tense, but now that everything was resolved, all the pain had clearly come flooding out.