Yu Kaihe held some status within the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce. His sudden hostility immediately made the operations of the entire Qiao Corporation difficult.

Qiao Qiumeng hadn’t expected that smashing Yu Kaihe once would trigger such a massive chain reaction, to the point where her uncle came directly to her door to make trouble…

Qiao Guodong’s daughter, Qiao Qingyu, looked at her with disdain and said, “If Qiao Qiumeng doesn’t have the capability, she should hurry up and give up the position of CEO!”

Pang Xiuyun became anxious and shouted angrily, “Who says Qiumeng doesn’t have the capability? Since the incident happened yesterday, we will naturally resolve it. We won’t let it implicate the company!”

Qiao Qiumeng pursed her lips and nodded without speaking, but her eyes were filled with determination.

“Has the capability? Now that Yu Kaihe is furious, the entire Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce will target our Qiao Corporation, and the bank loan won’t be released. Go ahead, let her solve it.” Qiao Qingyu sneered.

“Moreover, I heard that you, Uncle, actually refused a marriage alliance with Zhang Real Estate and betrothed Qiao Qiumeng to an incompetent prison guard?”

“Hahaha… Is it because you have no son to carry on your name that you recruited a live-in son-in-law?”

Pang Xiuyun immediately cast a resentful glance at Qiao Guotao. If not for his willful insistence, would their family be ridiculed by others using this excuse?

Qiao Guodong waved his hand impatiently and said, “Three days. I’ll give you three days to get things done!”

“Within three days, if Qiao Qiumeng cannot obtain forgiveness from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, recover the debt, and settle the bank, then my daughter Qiao Qingyu will replace her position.”

“If you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment!”

Qiao Qiumeng’s offense against Yu Kaihe allowed Qiao Guodong’s side to attack.

Qiao Qiumeng took a deep breath, thinking of Zhang Shaojie, who had promised to help her earlier. She nodded slightly and said, “I will solve it!”

Qiao Qingyu couldn’t help but mock her: “You’ll solve it? How will you solve it?”

“If you had married Young Master Zhang of Zhang Real Estate, it would have been fine. But you just had to marry a little prison guard. Perhaps you’ll ask your husband to arrest everyone from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce and put them in prison?”

“Hehehe, truly laughable! I think you should step down early and make way for someone more capable.”

Qiao Qiumeng’s face darkened, and she said coldly, “How I solve it has nothing to do with you. Within three days, I will definitely give you an answer!”

Qiao Qingyu said indifferently, “I’m waiting. If you can’t solve it, I’d like to see how you explain it to the Old Master!”

After saying this, Qiao Qingyu turned her head to size up Qi Dengxian, her face full of contempt and scorn.

A powerless little prison guard who popped out of some rural corner. I really don’t know what Qiao Guotao saw in him.

“Settling a small manager under Zhao the Loach doesn’t take three days.” Qi Dengxian said with an indifferent expression.

“Zhao the Loach?!”

Hearing these words, everyone looked at him in incomparable shock.

“Control your stinking mouth! Get out, you’re not welcome here! If you want to be crazy, don’t drag our Qiumeng down with you!” Pang Xiuyun flew into a rage, pointing at Qi Dengxian’s nose and cursing loudly.

Qi Dengxian laughed it off, picked up his jacket, turned, and left.

The events of today had already annoyed him. Why stay here to continue looking at cold faces?

Qiao Guotao frowned. He was also terribly annoyed by these matters, so he didn’t try to keep Qi Dengxian.

“Guotao, this son-in-law of yours is somewhat unsightly!”

“If he spoke nonsense like this before entering our Qiao family, I wouldn’t care about him.”

“But now that he is Qiao Qiumeng’s husband, he must control his mouth. If others hear this and it reaches President Zhao’s ears, you know the consequences!”

Qiao Guodong stared sternly at Qiao Guotao, squeezing these words out through his teeth.

Qiao Qiumeng was furious. This Qi Dengxian… It’s one thing to have no ability, but his mouth is so big and stinks so much. Sooner or later, I’ll be killed by him!

A strange light flashed in Li Yunwan’s eyes. Does this Qi Dengxian really have such great capability?

“I knew I shouldn’t have listened to my old man!”

Qi Dengxian felt somewhat helpless in his heart. Kicked out of the Qiao house by Pang Xiuyun before he could even eat, he could only buy some food randomly on the street.

Carrying the food in his hand, he walked unhurriedly and leisurely into Cloud Top Estate.

Just as he entered Cloud Top Estate, Qi Dengxian frowned because he saw Yu Xiaolong’s jeep.

However, Yu Xiaolong wasn’t by the car; it was her assistant, Long Yanan, standing there.

Seeing Qi Dengxian, Long Yanan was surprised. Could it be that Yu Xiaolong wasn’t seeing things that day, and Qi Dengxian really drove down from the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace?!

But then she saw the food bag in Qi Dengxian’s hand. A smile of realization flashed across her face, carrying a hint of disdain.

“This Cloud Top Estate is not a place ordinary people can live in. Anyone who can afford a house here is either a billionaire or a tycoon with immense power.” Long Yanan said indifferently as she walked toward Qi Dengxian.

Qi Dengxian glanced at her sideways, not wanting to pay her any attention at all.

Long Yanan continued, “Relying solely on your own efforts, I’m afraid you won’t get a chance to live in Cloud Top Estate in your entire life. Miss gave you a chance; you should cherish it instead of always thinking about pestering her. It’s meaningless!”

“No need to be embarrassed. Delivering takeout isn’t shameful. At least you’re supporting yourself through your own efforts.”

“This shows that you are a motivated person.”

“If you find it hard to ask Miss for help, you can ask me. I’m willing to do it on Miss’s behalf.”

Qi Dengxian felt that this master and servant pair were both sick in the head. They acted so high and mighty, as if saying a single word to him was an act of charity.

“Please roll far away. Don’t delay me from going home to rest.” Qi Dengxian said coldly, walking straight past her.

Home?

Hearing this, Long Yanan scoffed and shook her head helplessly. Not only is he unambitious, but he’s also a man with excessive vanity. Does he really think that by delivering takeout to Cloud Top Estate, he becomes a resident of Cloud Top Estate?

“Was that Qi Dengxian?” Yu Xiaolong appeared at this moment, frowning as she looked at the retreating back, asking indifferently.

“Here to deliver takeout.” Long Yanan smiled faintly and said.

“Oh…” Yu Xiaolong nodded, feeling somewhat helpless in her heart. This man’s temperament was truly stubborn; he would rather deliver takeout himself than ask her for help.

However, it didn’t matter. They were already strangers.

How he lived had not a half-cent to do with her, Yu Xiaolong.

Qi Dengxian returned unhurriedly to the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace villa. He opened the food bag and ate while taking out a large stack of letters from his luggage that the prisoners had stuffed into his hands before he left.

He directly filtered out the ones from bootlickers and those he didn’t have a good relationship with.

“Sigh, one wrong step, and a whole life wasted. Old Xiang… of all things to touch, why touch arms dealing! Really water on the brain…” Qi Dengxian shook his head as he read a letter of entrustment. After a moment, he shook his head slightly with regret.

After eating about thirty percent of the packed food, he received a call from Wang Wanjin.

“Second-in-Command, Mayor Huang feels very apologetic about the last incident, so he and Mr. Sun Qingxuan are hosting a banquet together to apologize to you. Could you please give them some face?” Wang Wanjin laughed.

Qi Dengxian wanted to refuse, but Wang Wanjin persuaded him earnestly. He could only agree helplessly, abandoning his unfinished food to attend the banquet.

NOTES

Water on the brain: A common slang term meaning someone is acting stupidly or illogically.

Zhao the Loach: A derogatory nickname for Zhao Heilong (Black Dragon). A loach is a small, slippery, bottom-feeding fish—a massive insult to a “Dragon.”

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