Hong Zhenhai's appearance was, at most, a minor interlude in Qin Heng's life.

A mere mortal reliant on firearms, bullets, and poison, he posed no threat whatsoever. After dealing with him, Qin Heng took Xia Shuang to Chen's Financial Group.

Previously, Qin Heng had asked Chen Qingzhu to temporarily look after Wu Yuqing.

Now that everything was resolved, it was time to bring Wu Yuqing back. As Song Ningran's cousin, there was no need for her to stay elsewhere; she could easily live at Qin Heng's residence. His villa estate spanned over two thousand square meters, with an abundance of spare rooms, making it extremely easy to free up one or two.

Chen's Financial Group.

With a market value approaching three hundred billion, the company was situated in Tianhai's busiest commercial district, Qin's Ridge, and occupied the entire Global Financial Center as its office premises.

This was the Chens' most important enterprise among Tianhai's four great families. Typically, the Chen Family Head also served as the CEO of Chen's Financial Group.

Currently, the one overseeing Chen's Financial Group and serving as its CEO was Chen Qingzhu.

As a conglomerate with a market value in the hundreds of billions, belonging to a family that had operated in Tianhai for centuries, the Chens were exceptionally proud and haughty. This arrogance extended even to the employees of Chen's Financial Group. They practically walked around with their noses in the air, looking down on everyone with utter disdain.

When Qin Heng arrived at the entrance of Chen's Financial Group with Xia Shuang, they were stopped by a security guard who refused them entry.

The guard, a young man in his twenties, was not tall and had a somewhat rustic appearance. Yet, he carried himself with the smugness of a petty individual who had stumbled into a sliver of power. He gave Qin Heng a cursory glance, his eyes quickly filling with contempt.

"Show your work ID, hang it around your neck! Or go to the reception desk to register, clearly state your reason, and then put on a visitor's badge!" the security guard sneered at Qin Heng.

He knew Qin Heng wasn't an employee of Chen's Financial Group; his words were deliberately meant to humiliate him. As a guard at the company's lowest rung, he relished using his insignificant authority to berate ordinary staff and visitors.

He stood there all day like a watchdog. He recognized most of the Chen's Financial Group personnel who came and went, yet he often stopped ordinary staff and visitors, forcing them to display their work or visitor badges like leashed dogs before allowing entry.

However, his demeanor changed drastically when faced with attractive women.

Looking at Xia Shuang, the security guard flashed a lecherous smile, practically drooling as he said obsequiously, "Go on in, just head to the reception desk to register and get a little badge, heh heh."

Then, turning back to Qin Heng, his face instantly darkened. "What are you standing there for, looking like an idiot?" he snapped impatiently. "Hurry up and register at the reception! Or I'll throw you out!"

With that, the security guard actually moved to lay hands on Qin Heng, intending to push him.

Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked by. The security guard's expression immediately became one of utmost respect.

"Good day, Mr. Luo! Good day, Mr. Luo!" The security guard bowed and scraped, his expression so obsequious it was as if he wanted to prostrate himself and lick the man's boots.

The middle-aged man ignored Qin Heng but noticed Xia Shuang. His eyes lit up. He stopped and said with a smile, "Beautiful miss, if you're interested, I can take you for a drive in my Rolls-Royce later."

After speaking, without waiting for Xia Shuang's response, as if certain she would accept his invitation, he walked directly into the building. Throughout the exchange, he didn't even glance at the security guard, completely ignoring him.

The security guard, however, felt no humiliation. Instead, he turned his disdainful gaze back to Qin Heng and said, "What are you looking at! That's our company's Mr. Luo! Young and promising, only thirty-two years old and already earning an annual salary of three million! A pauper like you shouldn't have brought your girlfriend to a big company like ours. Look now, a great man like Mr. Luo has taken an interest in your girlfriend. You'll be finished soon!"

The primary reason for the guard's contempt towards Qin Heng was Xia Shuang's striking beauty. In the guard's eyes, she was an absolute Goddess.

He was jealous! Mad with jealousy! That's why he had to use all his might to belittle and scorn Qin Heng! Now, seeing Qin Heng about to have his girlfriend snatched away by Mr. Luo, he felt an incomparable sense of glee!

Xia Shuang, however, was completely stunned, her expression one of utter shock.

In a low voice, she said to Qin Heng beside her, "What the heck? Is that guy nuts or something? I don't even know him, why would he suddenly invite me?"

"Maybe he's an idiot," Qin Heng chuckled. He then glanced at the security guard with an indifferent look, as if observing an ant. He smirked and asked, "You said that Mr. Luo earns three million a year?"

"That's right, he's one of our company's executives! An annual salary of over three million is normal!" the security guard declared arrogantly, as if boasting about his own achievements. At the same time, he eyed Qin Heng with disdain, saying, "Someone like you probably wouldn't reach that level in a hundred years. Just give up. You can't possibly compare to Mr. Luo!"

"Who told you Mr. Luo makes three million a year?" Qin Heng shook his head slightly. "Actually, he doesn't draw any salary, because he's not an employee of Chen's Financial Group."

"What!?" The security guard was stupefied, his face a mask of disbelief. Staring at Qin Heng, he pointed to his own head and said, "Are you out of your mind? Is something wrong up there? Let me tell you again, Mr. Luo is one of our company's executives! How could he not be an employee? Are you living in a dream!?"

"He won't be for long," Qin Heng said with a faint smile. "Get Chen Qingzhu for me. I have some matters to discuss with her; it won't take long."

Qin Heng was, in fact, the true power behind the Chens. Chen Qingzhu, the Chen Family Head and CEO of Chen's Financial Group, was merely his secretary. Dismissing an ordinary executive required only a word from Qin Heng. This fellow actually dared to hit on a woman accompanying Qin Heng, right in front of him. He was practically courting death!

"Ah!? What are you talking about!?" The security guard looked at Qin Heng as if he'd seen a ghost, then clutched his stomach and burst into laughter. "Hahaha! So you're just an idiot! You actually want to see Director Chen! Do you think you're worthy? Get out! Get out now! Chen's Financial Group is full of important people; an idiot like you definitely can't get close!"

"Hold it! Let him stay!" Suddenly, Mr. Luo, who had just entered the building, returned. Frowning, he looked Qin Heng up and down contemptuously and said, "Kid, you've got guts, slandering me right at the entrance of Chen's Financial Group. Come on, tell me, how are you going to make me leave Chen's Financial Group? I'm an executive. Unless Director Chen herself agrees, not even the head of the HR department could fire me!"

"With a single word, I can make Chen Qingzhu agree," Qin Heng said with a cold laugh. "Chen Qingzhu is my secretary; she obeys my every command!"

BOOM!

The moment Qin Heng's words fell, all the surrounding Chen's Financial Group employees, who were coming and going, were instantly stunned. They stared at Qin Heng in disbelief as the crowd erupted.

"Holy shit! Is this guy crazy! He actually claims Director Chen is his secretary!"

"Damn it, he's so young and his brain must be fried!"

The surrounding crowd buzzed with discussion. Not a single person believed Qin Heng; everyone dismissed his words as utter nonsense.

Mr. Luo was shaking with anger, his face livid. "Alright, alright, alright! Kid, you have some nerve! I'll just wait right here! I'll wait for Director Chen to come down and see if she really fires me as you claim, stripping me of my executive position and my three-million annual income!"

At this point, some employees of Chen's Financial Group arriving on the scene thought Qin Heng looked vaguely familiar. They sensed something was amiss but didn't dare to step forward and clarify. Nevertheless, they quietly slipped away from the reception area and headed towards Chen Qingzhu's office to report the situation.

Chen Qingzhu would be arriving soon!

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