Qin Ruomeng answered the phone, her face growing increasingly grim.

"What's wrong?"

Ye Tianfan instinctively furrowed his brows and asked after Qin Ruomeng hung up the call.

"Something happened at the company, we need to go back immediately." Qin Ruomeng's brows were tightly knitted, looking very anxious, without explaining much to Ye Tianfan.

However, hearing Qin Ruomeng's tone, Ye Tianfan knew he couldn't avoid it. Now that they even got the certificate, there was no point in thinking otherwise, he had no choice but to follow Qin Ruomeng back to the company to figure things out.

There was no way around it, so Ye Tianfan sat in Qin Ruomeng's car again, but fortunately, it was already morning and during rush hour, roads were congested, so even if Qin Ruomeng wanted to speed, she couldn't.

Soon, the two arrived at Qin Group, where Ji Liancheng was anxiously waiting at the entrance of the lobby.

When he saw Ye Tianfan and Qin Ruomeng walking in together, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He initially wanted to greet Ye Tianfan, but Qin Ruomeng spoke first.

"Ji Liancheng, what exactly is going on?" Qin Ruomeng's tone was very urgent.

"Fang Zaitian's Imperial Group suddenly withdrew from the Lingbei Trade Zone." Ji Liancheng, holding a stack of documents, furrowed his brows.

Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow; this matter wasn't unexpected for him. It seemed Fang Zaitian indeed kept his promise and withdrew from Lingbei.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Seeing Ji Liancheng still looking very grave, Ye Tianfan couldn't help but ask.

"It's a good thing, but the Lingbei Trade Zone hasn't fallen into our Qin Family's hands."

"What?"

Qin Ruomeng was full of astonishment and looked at Ji Liancheng in disbelief, saying, "What's going on? Haven't I told our people to keep an eye on the Lingbei Trade Zone all this time? As soon as Fang Zaitian withdrew, our merchants should have moved in immediately!"

Qin Ruomeng was somewhat furious; the Lingbei Trade Zone could directly affect nearly 30% of Qin Group's profits — its importance was self-evident.

And as the largest trade hub in Jiangzhou City, the Lingbei Trade Zone has always been a coveted territory for major companies. Qin Ruomeng would of course remain vigilant, having been watching over it and preparing her merchants all along to move in at any opportunity.

But now Ji Liancheng told Qin Ruomeng that Lingbei Trade Zone was not in Qin Family's hands!

This immediately sparked anger in Qin Ruomeng.

The Lingbei Trade Zone originally belonged to the Qin Family, and with Fang Zaitian leaving, it was naturally Qin Family's to take over in full.

"Who took advantage during the gap?"

Ji Liancheng's face also looked slightly ugly. He gritted his teeth, his expression full of reluctance, and said, "It's the Huang Family."

"Huang Xiaorou?" Qin Ruomeng's willow-like brows slightly furrowed. Ji Liancheng said the Huang Family took over the Lingbei Trade Zone; Qin Ruomeng immediately thought of her.

This former rival.

Seeing Qin Ruomeng's preconceived attitude, Ji Liancheng hurriedly explained, "No, not Huang Xiaorou. She hasn't appeared in public for a long time. The one who made the move this time is Huang Shengtian."

"Huang Shengtian?" Qin Ruomeng's face changed; she had basically met all the prominent figures in Jiangzhou City, or at least heard of them, but she had never heard of any Huang Shengtian.

"Should be Huang Xiaorou's second uncle." Ye Tianfan's brow furrowed, he muttered softly.

"You know him?" Qin Ruomeng looked at Ye Tianfan and asked.

Ye Tianfan shook his head, "I don't know him, but I know such a person exists, and he is quite ambitious."

Previously, upon hearing Huang Xiaorou was ill, Lin Xiaofeng had once asked Ye Tianfan to visit. At that time, Ye Tianfan sensed a very strong Qi Force at the Huang Family, which seemed to emanate from Huang Xiaorou's second uncle.

Also, it seems now the Huang Family's businesses are all controlled by Huang Xiaorou's second uncle, and even Huang Xiaorou has been confined.

Ye Tianfan remembered Huang Xiaorou's second uncle once said, he would sit back and watch as the Qin and Long Families fought until both were exhausted, and then he would reap the benefits.

Initially, Ye Tianfan didn't take these words to heart, but now it seems Huang Xiaorou's second uncle is indeed no ordinary character.

What puzzled Ye Tianfan the most was that, even in the Ancient Martial Realm, he hadn't heard of this person, similar to Qin Ruomeng's situation. Ye Tianfan was quite familiar with the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm, and among the renowned figures, there was indeed no one named Huang Shengtian.

But when Ye Tianfan visited the Huang Family earlier, he distinctly sensed the rather domineering Qi Force from Huang Shengtian. Given his martial prowess, why hadn't he heard of his name in the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm?

Ye Tianfan was puzzled, and Qin Ruomeng was not only puzzled but also very depressed.

"Looks like we need to meet Huang Xiaorou's second uncle and see what kind of figure this old man really is."

Qin Ruomeng's face was like frost; she was not someone who would let others take advantage without saying anything. Such an important Lingbei Trade Zone being taken by the Huang Family, Qin Ruomeng certainly wouldn't let it go easily.

"There's an opportunity right in front of us. Tomorrow, the Huang Group's antique department will celebrate its tenth anniversary, and there will be a large treasure auction. Huang Shengtian will certainly be there, but..."

Ji Liancheng hesitated, clearly having some unspeakable concerns.

Qin Ruomeng asked, "But what?"

Ji Liancheng glanced at Ye Tianfan, then at Qin Ruomeng, and said in a deep voice, "But ever since Huang Shengtian took over the Huang Family's business, his actions have been very cautious. Tomorrow's event, Huang Shengtian only sent out seven invitations, and they were all to veterans of the antique world, not a single person from the Jiangzhou business circle. Without an invitation, I'm afraid we won't be able to attend."

As Ji Liancheng finished speaking, a cold smile flashed across Qin Ruomeng's face, and she said, "That makes me want to go even more."

Seeing Qin Ruomeng looking so confident, Ye Tianfan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and said, "Curiosity killed the cat. Huang Shengtian is not someone to be underestimated; you'll suffer if you go."

"Isn't there you?" Qin Ruomeng's beautiful eyes glimmered with a trace of grievance, her red lips slightly parted, her brows carrying an indescribable allure, "Would you be willing to let your wife be bullied?"

Wife?

Ji Liancheng couldn't help but pause, his gaze instantly turning to Ye Tianfan, "Um... you two? Married?" Ji Liancheng cautiously asked.

"Yes, we got married."

Ye Tianfan looked thoroughly depressed,

Ji Liancheng nodded heavily, his eyes clearly written with the words "Courageous indeed."

Having worked with Qin Ruomeng for a while, Ji Liancheng had gained some understanding of her. Once this woman got into work mode, she was an absolute workaholic,

Perhaps it was to secretly compete with Long Yuqing, or maybe it was to shed the label of a greenhouse flower, Qin Ruomeng's level of effort at work was truly shocking.

Everyone thought Qin Ruomeng was able to lead the entire Qin Group under the protection of her grandfather, Qin Wujue. But over time, Ji Liancheng realized this wasn't the case at all. Qin Wujue hardly ever came to the company; Qin Ruomeng was dealing with everything on her own. Sometimes, Qin Ruomeng's strategic maneuvers even made a business genius like Ji Liancheng look at her in a new light.

Especially after the dock incident, the already cool and frosty Qin Ruomeng in front of others had a few more hints of ruthlessness in her eyes.

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