Taking Wang Chao to Meet Shen Haoyue

After thinking it over for a moment, Shen Haoyue said, "Mr. Ye, I acquired a building to serve as Universe Investment's headquarters, so let's meet there at noon. I'll send you the address shortly."

Not long after they hung up, Ye Feng received a location: the Chengji Building on Financial Street in Demon City's New District. He checked the distance on his phone's navigation app. It wasn't bad; he could get there in half an hour.

Around noon, Yang Dong and the other two finally woke up. They stared in disbelief at Ye Feng, who was sitting on the sofa, leisurely scrolling through short videos.

"Fourth Brother, I remember you drank plenty yesterday too. How come you seem completely fine?" Yang Dong asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, Fourth Brother used to be the first one under the table! This time he's really leveled up and drunk the three of us under the table! Ah, I've brought shame on Lu Province," Cheng Wen chimed in.

"How can you two talk to my boss like that? Isn't it only natural for President Ye to drink the three of us under the table? Hehe, Fourth Brother, when are we leaving to meet my beautiful boss?" Wang Chao's words immediately earned him a pummeling from Yang Dong and Cheng Wen.

"Third Brother, you'd forget your brothers the moment you saw a pretty face! How's our massage technique? Feel good? Fourth Brother, you'd better drill this guy hard, or with the way he is, he'll fall for a beauty trap sooner or later!"

Watching the three of them horse around, Ye Feng smiled. "Don't worry, Third Brother's good days are over. His boss is a real career woman. Eldest Brother, where are you guys going later? I'll give you a ride!"

The two knew he had to take Wang Chao to meet Shen Haoyue shortly, so they declined.

Ye Feng checked the time and saw it was nearly noon. He called out to Wang Chao, ready to head to the Chengji Building.

The two went to the garage, where Wang Chao's jaw dropped at the sight of the black supercar.

"Fourth Brother, is that the legendary Bugatti? Damn! You're way too extravagant! Which model is it? Never mind, I'll look it up myself." With that, Wang Chao took out his phone, opened an app, and found its photo car-identification feature. After a few taps, he finally found the answer.

Once they were in the car, Wang Chao said slowly, "Fourth Brother, I thought Eldest Brother's family owning mines made him the top dog among everyone I knew. Who would've thought you were the one playing the pig to eat the tiger? You're a tycoon who lives in a villa and drives a supercar, yet you stole my instant noodles back in school! You didn't even leave me a single ham sausage, and I couldn't bear to eat them myself!"

Seeing his resentful look, Ye Feng comforted him. "Brother Chao, my bad. I'll buy you a case of instant noodles and a case of ham sausages later, and you can eat your fill. If that's not enough, I'll buy you more."

Amid laughter and conversation, the two soon arrived at the Chengji Building. Ye Feng had parked and was about to get out when he saw Wang Chao staring fixedly at the building's entrance. "Fourth Brother, look! There's a beauty over there. That figure, that face—she's at least a ninety-five. Especially those long legs. They've got me drooling. If I could marry her, I'd be willing to kneel on a washboard every day!"

Ye Feng followed Wang Chao's gaze and saw that the woman standing there was none other than Shen Haoyue. He gave Wang Chao a strange look and decided to set him up.

"Brother Chao, with your charm, I reckon you'll have her in the bag the moment you make a move. Go on, charge ahead for love! Your brother's behind you!"

Encouraged by Ye Feng's words, Wang Chao fixed his hair and got out of the car, walking toward Shen Haoyue. Ye Feng stayed in the car and watched in secret. Hehe, if Wang Chao knew the beauty in front of him was his future boss, the look on his face would be priceless.

Ye Feng watched them with his divine sense. When he saw Shen Haoyue's expression grow darker and darker, as if she were about to strike, he hurried over. He had just remembered Shen Haoran saying that Shen Haoyue had kicked Fang Zhiping into a eunuch.

He rushed to their side. "Haoyue, this is my friend Wang Chao. He'll be learning under you from now on. Wang Chao, this is Shen Haoyue, the CEO of Universe Investment. Make sure you learn from President Shen."

Wang Chao's face alternated between ashen and pale as he said through gritted teeth, "Fourth Brother, you set me up!"

Ye Feng pretended not to hear him. Looking at Shen Haoyue, whose expression wasn't much better, he said gently, "Haoyue, it's pretty hot out here. How about we go inside to talk?"

The Chengji Building had twenty-three floors. Shen Haoyue led the two men to the CEO's office on the top floor.

Seeing that Shen Haoyue was still scowling, Ye Feng had no choice but to apologize. "Haoyue, I'm sorry. I just wanted to play a joke and give you a chance to get to know Wang Chao's personality. He's a bit flighty, so you'll have to be strict with him!"

Shen Haoyue's expression gradually softened, and she invited them to sit down.

"Mr. Ye, I'll let today's matter go, but please don't play jokes like that again. I don't like them. Now, down to business. I've acquired 142 of the Fang Family's downstream suppliers, and they've all cut off their cooperation with the Fang Family. So far, we've acquired seventeen percent of the Fang Family's shares, and their assets have shrunk by a third. If the plan goes smoothly, we can deal the Fang Group a devastating blow in about a week, but completely destroying the Fang Family will take at least a month."

"Haoyue, you've done very well. What plans does the company have for its next step?"

Shen Haoyue thought for a moment. The Universe Investment Company had only just been established, and there was still a great deal to prepare. If she hadn't transferred some staff over from the Shen Family, she couldn't possibly have completed the acquisition of so many businesses.

"Mr. Ye, the company is still short-staffed. I've already hired a headhunting firm to poach people. For legal affairs, I've reached an agreement with Boyuan Law Firm, one of the top three law firms in Demon City. They'll handle the company's legal matters. I've also reached an agreement with Tongda Accounting Firm for our financial affairs. The company should be fully set up in about two days."

"Haoyue, thank you for all your hard work. I suggest we acquire both firms outright if possible and make them the company's legal and finance departments. As for staffing, we might as well raise salaries a little more. Talent is hard to come by, after all."

"Mr. Ye, understood. I'll do as you say. As for Wang Chao, I'll arrange for him to work as a cleaner for a month. You don't object, do you?"

Ye Feng ignored Wang Chao's protests beside him and agreed to Shen Haoyue's arrangement.

"Haoyue, on my way here, I saw two residential buildings not far away. They shouldn't be on sale to the public yet. If you have time, get in touch with them. Let's buy them as employee housing. Make it a policy that once an employee has worked for fifteen years, ownership automatically transfers to that employee."

"No problem. I'll have someone contact them right away."

Shen Haoyue called in her secretary and told him to contact the developer immediately and take Wang Chao to report to the cleaning department on the way.

Seeing the resentful look Wang Chao gave him as he left, Ye Feng could only shrug. He had said Shen Haoyue would have full authority over the company, so he couldn't go back on his word.