Guan Zhongyuan was speechless; this was an outrageous scam. Do you really want me to become a second Dongfang Bubai? Fat chance! While I may be a fool, I'm definitely not stupid, alright?

Guan Zhongyuan secretly mused to himself, isn't practicing martial arts just to woo women? Without my manhood, what kind of girl could I charm?

"Then don't practice!" Xiao Tianyu said indifferently, then pulled Shangguan Biyue away from the crowd, making Guan Zhongyuan anxious: "Boss, what about my eighty thousand bucks... you... you wouldn't..."

"Take it!" Xiao Tianyu casually tossed a paper Golden Ancient Page, and it seemed to have grown eyes as it slowly floated into Guan Zhongyuan's hand. This Golden Ancient Page was made of pure gold, yet the script on it was worth infinitely more than gold.

"What's this?" Guan Zhongyuan eyed the Golden Ancient Page in his hand, suspecting it might be another scam.

Then, he put the Golden Ancient Page in his mouth and bit it, muttering under his breath. "Damn, it's real gold?" But soon, Guan Zhongyuan discovered writing appeared on the page: Beiming Divine Skill.

Moreover, the script seemed to contain a terrifying amount of True Essence Energy.

"Waka~ this is a true martial arts manual! The boss didn't trick me! Boss, I don't worship anyone, but I worship you. You're my reborn parent from now on!"

...

Qingcheng International Villa.

After being expelled from Qingcheng International by Xiao Tianyu, Ye Qingcheng felt incredibly lost throughout the entire day. She, Ye Qingcheng, was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and had never suffered such humiliation. Losing the company was one thing, but being completely destitute was another.

Tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock was the day she was to divorce Xiao Tianyu. According to the contract, on the day of the divorce, she, Ye Qingcheng, would have to compensate Xiao Tianyu twenty billion.

Twenty billion seemed insignificant to Ye Qingcheng in the past, but now it was enough to bankrupt her. She suddenly felt as though she had hit rock bottom.

Yet, all of this was thanks to Xiao Tianyu, a grudge she would not forget. However, how could she avenge herself?

Currently, given Xiao Tianyu's status, the gap between them was too wide; they were simply not in the same league.

But upon reflection, it seemed that she had brought all this upon herself. When Xiao Tianyu applied to Qingcheng International back in the day, how did she, Ye Qingcheng, treat him? By burying talent, making Xiao Tianyu a typist at Qingcheng International.

That's not all; she was afraid Xiao Tianyu would leave the company to aid others, and even tried to make Xiao Tianyu sign a ten-year contract with Qingcheng International. Thinking back on it now, isn't that rather laughable and ironic?

If she hadn't been so headstrong, would Qingcheng International have come to this point? Would her position as president have been undermined?

Confidence.

Arrogance.

From the moment Xiao Tianyu dethroned her, it all evaporated. Now, the sum of twenty billion was an amount she couldn't produce even by liquidating her assets.

"Qingcheng!" Ye Tianhao approached Ye Qingcheng, gently patted her shoulder, and said, "Now that things have reached this stage, it's no use regretting. The bridge will straighten when it reaches the end; don't worry so much!"

"Dad, I've let you down; I've ruined your life's work, boohoo~" Ye Qingcheng buried her head into Ye Tianhao's chest, crying bitterly: "I was too full of myself, I overestimated myself, and that's why I lost so miserably. Dad, I'm sorry, really sorry!"

"You are my daughter; there's nothing to apologize for. Things have come to this point, you must pick yourself up. With your abilities, you can create a second Qingcheng International with sufficient funds!"

"I'm unwilling!"

"What if you're unwilling? I've said before, Xiao Tianyu is no ordinary man, but you didn't believe me. Now that things are like this, you must accept the consequences!"

Ye Tianhao sighed: "Tomorrow is the day of your divorce from Xiao Tianyu, right? I won't force you. Now that things have reached this level, it's beyond our control!"

Through this incident, this girl should grow up.

Though Qingcheng International is gone, realizing that there's always a mountain higher than the last might not be a bad thing for Ye Qingcheng. After all, Ye Qingcheng had never faced any setbacks before, having grown up with a silver spoon. But now, after this ordeal, as long as she bounces back, this could be beneficial.

"But twenty billion…" Ye Qingcheng hesitated.

"Twenty billion what?" asked Ye Tianhao.

"If I divorce him, I must pay him twenty billion in compensation!"

"Wasn't it ten billion?"

"I thought he would find the amount too little, so the other day at the café…" Ye Qingcheng couldn't bear to finish, especially at the thought of using Xiao Tianyu's money to compensate Xiao Tianyu, she felt even more humiliated.

"You…" Ye Tianhao held back his words, then spoke more softly: "Now do you see how useful money is? Even selling all your properties wouldn't make up this twenty billion!"

Nevertheless, what could be done now that matters have reached this stage? Beg Xiao Tianyu for leniency with the compensation?

Thinking about this, Ye Tianhao said, "I'll swallow my pride and go ask him; maybe he'll take pity on us!"

After speaking, Ye Tianhao wanted to leave, but was grabbed by Ye Qingcheng by the wrist: "Dad, I don't want you to ask him!"

"Do you still harbor hatred for him?" Ye Tianhao gazed intently at Ye Qingcheng, saying, "You shouldn't hate him; the fault lies with you. Who was it that injected one trillion into Qingcheng International during its crisis? It was Xiao Tianyu. Without Xiao Tianyu's trillion, Qingcheng International would have declared bankruptcy before the shareholders' meeting!"

"Although it was because of the auction that Qingcheng International ended up doomed, can you blame Xiao Tianyu? He offered you a choice, and you on your own accord withdrew the funds. This is why you've always disliked Xiao Tianyu, believing that he would abscond with the donation!"

Ye Tianhao's voice became sonorous as he continued: "Why didn't Gu Lingyue, president of Lingyue International, withdraw the funds? Because she believed Xiao Tianyu wasn't a base villain. She's Xiao Tianyu's wife, shouldn't she understand Xiao Tianyu better than anyone? But what was the outcome?"

"I…" Ye Qingcheng's beautiful eyes glittered painfully. Xiao Tianyu had many qualities she never noticed; from the marriage till now, she fixated only on Xiao Tianyu's shortcomings. Now it seems quite laughable.

In Qingcheng International, when Xiao Tianyu was working as a typist, was he really unwilling to help her? If unwilling, why did Xiao Tianyu strategize for her to ally with Biyue International against Fengxing International?

One could say, from that moment, Xiao Tianyu had already begun to assist her, but she simply did not foresee it, making her inferior to Shangguan Biyue.

Although Shangguan Biyue also reputedly called the Iceberg President, she knew how to value and employ capable people, thus achieving this success. Whereas Ye Qingcheng was self-centered and suppressed talents.

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