Guo Xingxing's right hand was frozen in the posture of holding a teacup, suspended in mid-air, his gaze vacant.

GULP.

Watching the bald man struggle on the ground for a good while without being able to get up, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

"You're courting death!"

After glancing at their Boss, who had been knocked flat, the remaining thugs fixed their icy gazes on Chen Yang and pulled daggers from their waists.

With his hands in his pockets, Chen Yang sauntered forward with a devil-may-care look on his face.

"You welsh on your debts and still demand we supply you? Why don't you just go rob someone?"

His nonchalant words struck everyone's hearts like a clap of thunder.

This guy actually dared to stand up to them? Wasn't he supposed to be a worthless good-for-nothing? Since when did a good-for-nothing become so fierce, so manly?

"Get him! Get him for me!" the bald man shrieked viciously. His subordinates helped him up, and he wiped the blood from his forehead, pointing at Chen Yang with a ferocious expression.

That blow had nearly killed him. He'd been running roughshod in the Martial World for years; when had he ever been so humiliated?

Once the Boss gave the order, the others dared not delay. Waving their daggers, they rushed straight at Chen Yang.

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.

The other employees scrambled back in fear.

WHOOSH!

Chen Yang shot forward like an arrow, his speed unbelievable.

SLAP! SLAP!

The men who rushed forward were smacked hard across the face before they even knew what was happening. They staggered back a few steps, and before they could recover their senses, another sharp slap landed.

"You... you..." one of them stuttered, raising his dagger and staring fiercely at Chen Yang. Before he could finish his sentence, another slap from Chen Yang sent him sprawling to the ground.

Can't you stop hitting the face? Pick another spot, will you?

"Trying to play with daggers?" Chen Yang asked with interest, picking up one from the floor and patting the man's cheek with it. "Do you even know how to use one?"

The remaining thugs immediately threw down their daggers and raised their hands in surrender.

They might be desperados, but that didn't mean they were fools.

Chen Yang walked toward the Boss, chuckling. "You wanted to 'get' me?"

"B-Boss, it's a misunderstanding! This is all a huge misunderstanding!" the bald man stammered, raising his hands.

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Yang reached out, straightened the man's collar, and smiled. "You refuse to pay your debt, try to force my company to give you more products, and now you're telling me it's a misunderstanding?"

The Boss was speechless.

Beads of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

BANG!

Chen Yang grabbed his head and slammed it right onto the floor.

"Go back and tell your boss to transfer the money within two days. Otherwise..." Chen Yang trailed off with a menacing grin.

The Boss didn't dare to linger for another second. He turned and fled in a panic, his men scrambling after him.

All at once, the office fell silent. Everyone stared at Chen Yang with wide, astonished eyes.

"It's all right now. Everyone, back to work," Chen Yang said with a wave of his hand, returning to his seat.

"Mr. Chen, that was awesome! You're a real man! I, Hou Qiang, am impressed!" Hou Qiang gave a thumbs-up, then called over to a young woman nearby. "Huanhuan, what are you waiting for? Go pour Mr. Chen some tea!"

"I-I'll go right now!" A petite girl with black-rimmed glasses scurried off to make tea.

The eyes of the others were now filled with a hint of awe.

Who called him a good-for-nothing? Who was it?

The female employees, in particular, couldn't take their eyes off him. Now that's a brave man!

Soon, the young woman, Lv Haihuan, brought a cup of tea to Chen Yang. "Mr. Chen, here's your tea. Be careful, it's still a bit hot."

"Thank you," Chen Yang said.

"Not at all! We're the ones who should be thanking you." Lv Haihuan carefully sized up the man before her and realized he was quite handsome on closer inspection.

"Exactly! If it weren't for Mr. Chen today, our whole department would have been in deep trouble!" Hou Qiang chimed in.

Chen Yang gave a helpless wave. "We're all colleagues, there's no need to be so formal. Everyone, please get back to work."

"Chen Yang, thank you," Zhou Yufei said sincerely as she walked over, the look in her eyes now completely different. "To show my appreciation, I'd like to treat you to dinner tonight. Are you free?"

"No," Chen Yang refused flatly. "I'm going home with my wife after work."

Zhou Yufei was speechless.

Hou Qiang's mouth twitched. Did he have to be so blunt? Is Zhou Yufei not pretty enough for him? Or not alluring enough?

The surrounding female employees couldn't help but look at him with hearts in their eyes. A man who resists all outside temptation for his wife... that's so sexy!

"Hmph!"

Guo Xingxing let out a snort, his tone sour. "It's best not to get into fights. As they say, there's always someone stronger out there."

His implication was clear: there were plenty of people who could fight better than him, and sooner or later, he would slip up and pay the price.

"Now that you're in our department, you should be focusing on sales. Let your numbers do the talking!"

Guo Xingxing quickly steered the conversation to his own forte. He swiftly pulled a contract from his backpack and handed it to Zhou Yufei. "Manager, this is the order I closed today. Eighty thousand!"

In this sales department, he was the most dazzling star. Everyone else had to stand aside.

"Not bad, you truly are our top salesperson," Zhou Yufei praised, but anyone could tell it was perfunctory. Her attention was still fixed on Chen Yang.

If Chen Yang hadn't stepped forward, she would have been in serious trouble today.

Guo Xingxing's lips twitched as anger surged within him, but he forced a smile. "Manager, for next month's target, I'll voluntarily raise my quota to one million two hundred thousand. If I can't meet it, I'll resign."

Seeing everyone's attention finally shifting back to him, Guo Xingxing lifted his head high. In this department, I am and always will be the brightest star! No one can outshine me!

Just then, the fax machine whirred to life.

Lv Haihuan, the copywriter, went over to get the incoming page. She picked up the newly printed contract and gasped, "F-four million? Who signed an order for four million?!"

WHAT?!

In an instant, the entire office was stunned. An order for four million?

"Impossible! You must have misread it." Guo Xingxing was the first to react. He worked himself to the bone to bring in just over ten million a year. How could someone possibly land a four-million-dollar deal in a single go? It was ludicrous!

"Let me see that," he said, walking over.

"It's Chen Yang's!" Lv Haihuan's voice jumped another octave. "It really is from Chen Yang!"

Chen Yang looked helpless. That girl, Li... We agreed on four hundred thousand, didn't we? Why did she multiply it by ten?

"It's fake!" Guo Xingxing snatched the contract and flipped it over and over, scrutinizing it several times before declaring confidently, "Did you really think you could forge a contract just to meet the manager's quota? Do you take us for fools?"

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