Leaving Qinghai Mansion, Chen Yang instructed Yang Hu, "Go check again if there's anyone else behind the Kong Family involved in this."

"Don't worry, Boss. I'll dig deep into this matter!" Yang Hu patted his chest in assurance. When the reputation of the Zhennan Prince was at stake, the problem had to be eliminated at its roots. How could he possibly be negligent?

After parting ways with Yang Hu, Chen Yang rushed to the company.

It was only his second day on the job. What if Qin Qiu found out he was playing hooky? At best, he would get a severe scolding; at worst, he might even be fired.

「Meanwhile.」

In the president's office of the Qin Corporation, Qin Qiu finally looked up from her work after hearing Zhang Xiaowen's explanation. "Is Chen Yang really not involved with those people?"

"Definitely not!" Zhang Xiaowen stated confidently. "Chairwoman, you should know what kind of person Chen Yang is better than I do. How could he possibly have the ability to get friendly with Lord Hu? His status as a Martial Guard is what saved him, and us!"

Qin Qiu pondered for a moment and nodded. "That does make sense."

Those men might not fear the constables, but the Martial Guards were a different story. It would be no small matter if the Martial Department launched an investigation.

Seeing that Qin Qiu was no longer angry, Zhang Xiaowen smiled. "So, about the banquet tonight... shouldn't we inform Chen Yang?"

"What?!" Qin Qiu's eyes widened. "You want me to take Chen Yang to the banquet tonight?"

What kind of person is Chen Yang? What kind of event is this banquet? And who will be attending? Good heavens! I can't even imagine what it would be like to take him there. Besides, doesn't everyone around me know he's a complete good-for-nothing? Taking a man who lives off his wife to a formal dinner? Utterly unimaginable!

"Chairwoman, the invitation requires couples to attend together! If you don't take Chen Yang, are you going to just grab some random man off the street to pose as your husband?"

Qin Qiu was left speechless.

Zhang Xiaowen smiled. "Even though Chen Yang is useless, he's still presentable. You just have to tell him to talk less and observe some basic etiquette. That should be enough!"

"Then I'm not going!"

"Chairwoman, the company is in turmoil. The importance of this banquet is self-evident! This is no time to be difficult!" Zhang Xiaowen urged earnestly.

Qin Qiu bit her lip, the stubbornness on her delicate face fading away. She's right. The company is in crisis. How can I afford to be so impulsive? Finding a stranger to pose as her husband was out of the question. She could only hope Chen Yang would act with some composure. She didn't need him to win her any face; she just needed him to not cause a scene.

*Sigh!*

Qin Qiu let out a long, helpless sigh.

Zhang Xiaowen sympathized deeply, though she could never understand how Qin Qiu, the most beautiful female president in Lingjin City, had ended up with a husband who lived off her. Perhaps every family has its own struggles.

"Xiaowen, I've transferred 50,000 yuan to you. Take Chen Yang to buy a suit," Qin Qiu ordered, rubbing her weary forehead.

"What?!" Zhang Xiaowen looked aghast and somewhat troubled. "Chairwoman, isn't that... inappropriate?"

It wasn't just inappropriate; the main thing was that she absolutely did not want to go shopping with a good-for-nothing. If an acquaintance saw them, she felt as if even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't wash her clean.

"Xiaowen, please, just do me this favor," Qin Qiu said pitifully. "I still have so much paperwork to get through."

As the secretary, Zhang Xiaowen felt she had no choice but to agree.

When Zhang Xiaowen arrived at the sales department, she found Chen Yang surrounded by a crowd, holding court like he was the center of the universe.

"Mr. Chen, we heard you bravely stormed the den of demons last night and rescued the Chairwoman and Secretary Zhang all by yourself! A hero saving two beauties at once!"

"In the Qin Corporation, who dares to stand so boldly? Only our Mr. Chen!"

Led by Hou Qiang, the sales department staff were bombarding Chen Yang with a torrent of flattery, as if compliments were free.

Chen Yang took it all in stride. With one foot on a chair and a teacup in hand, he began to hold forth. "You've all heard of Jiu, right? On his command, more than a dozen men swarmed me!"

"It all happened in the blink of an eye. I threw a few side kicks, and just like that, seven or eight of them were on the ground! The rest were so terrified they were frozen on the spot, not daring to move an inch!"

Hou Qiang gave him a double thumbs-up. "Mr. Chen, you're a badass!"

"But this was Jiu we're talking about! He called in another group of men armed with clubs. Just as things were getting critical, guess what happened?" Chen Yang took a sip of tea to wet his throat. "Lord Hu himself walked in, wielding a Mountain Splitter Blade! First, he gave that Du Xiaojiu a huge slap across the face, and then he respectfully apologized to me!"

"Whoa, seriously? Lord Hu of Lingjin City apologized to you?"

"Mr. Chen, you're bragging a little too much, don't you think? A man of Lord Hu's status, apologizing to you?"

Chen Yang's eyes bulged. "Who's bragging? It's the absolute truth! I just forgot to record it, otherwise I would've shown you all the whole spectacle!"

Standing at the doorway, Zhang Xiaowen rolled her eyes repeatedly. This guy, does he have to be so smug? Not an ounce of a mature man's composure in him!

"Don't listen to his nonsense, it's all hot air!" Zhang Xiaowen strode into the sales department and waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, break it up, everyone!"

The others snickered and returned to their desks.

Chen Yang gave an awkward laugh. "Secretary Zhang, you came all this way just for me?"

"Hmph! I can't believe I agreed to the Chairwoman's request," Zhang Xiaowen said, giving Chen Yang a huge eye-roll. "Come with me. The Chairwoman wants me to take you to buy some clothes." As she walked out, she added with dripping sarcasm, "Needing your wife to buy your clothes for you... Chen Yang, you've really mastered the art of being a man, haven't you!"

"What's it to you? You wish you could find a man like me!" Chen Yang shot back.

"You..." Zhang Xiaowen laughed, infuriated. A freeloader, and a proud one at that? At the same time, she was already plotting how to make him suffer later. After all, she was the one holding the money for the clothes.

Perhaps to avoid any misunderstandings, Zhang Xiaowen called her best friend, Yang Ting, to come along.

Yang Ting was from a wealthy family. While she wasn't particularly attractive, she certainly had money. Adorned in various high-end brands, she had managed to pile on enough accessories to project an aura of extraordinary class.

They met at Guotai Plaza. Yang Ting glanced dismissively at Chen Yang. Upon learning that he was a freeloader, the contempt on her face intensified. She made sure to keep a significant distance from him, as if afraid of being contaminated by his aura of uselessness.

Just as they were entering the mall, Guo Xingxing stepped out from a corner and ordered the dozen or so men behind him, "That's the guy from earlier. Beat him half to death!"

"But... this is Mr. Su's turf! Is it really a good idea to assault someone in his family's mall?" one of the henchmen asked worriedly.

Guo Xingxing declared with confidence, "I've met Mr. Su before. I'll take full responsibility for this. You guys just go ahead and let him have it!"

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