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Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi to a milk tea shop, ordered two cups, and then found a place to sit.

He held his phone, pretending to check the stock market, but in his mind, he was thinking, ’How should I launch a counterattack against Gaoxun!’

Ye Ling had triggered this kind of random "teammate" reward before, and without exception, the rewards were all great.

Therefore, Ye Ling was taking this very seriously.

’Maybe the system will drop some heaven-defying reward this time!’

Ning Ruoxi snuggled into Ye Ling’s embrace and glanced at his phone screen. Seeing that he was handling work, she didn’t look any further and just obediently played on her own phone beside him.

After about ten minutes, the two milk teas were delivered. Ning Ruoxi put straws in both cups, then held one up to Ye Ling’s lips.

Ye Ling took a satisfying SLURP, then put down his phone and took the milk tea.

"Are you done with work?"

Ning Ruoxi asked.

"Just about. It’s nothing important, really. I was just checking the latest updates." Ye Ling chuckled, then asked, "Is the milk tea good?"

"Mhm, it’s delicious!"

Ning Ruoxi nodded obediently, holding the milk tea with both hands and sipping away with a look of pure contentment.

This young lady’s happiness was so simple. A simple cup of milk tea and a head pat from Ye Ling were more than enough!

Who could imagine this was the young lady of Ning International?

Ye Ling felt incredibly lucky to have met such a pure and simple girl!

After finishing their milk tea, Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi for a casual stroll around Modu University.

It was almost dinnertime, so Ye Ling planned to take Ning Ruoxi to eat at a nearby place.

University towns like this one usually had bustling commercial areas. Near Modu University’s college town, there were three to five lively shopping plazas.

Ye Ling wandered around with Ning Ruoxi, just like any other college couple.

Ning Ruoxi really enjoyed this feeling!

For a couple, what you do isn’t as important as who you’re with.

Just like how many young couples love to just stroll the streets.

Is strolling the streets really that fun?

Of course not!

It’s actually kind of boring.

But for those young couples, it’s something they truly enjoy. Why is that?

Because they’re in love and have each other’s company!

Around seven o’clock, Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi to a hot pot restaurant.

"Hey, isn’t this the same hot pot restaurant we went to when we first met?" Ning Ruoxi said, blinking.

"You found out."

Ye Ling smiled and ruffled Ning Ruoxi’s hair.

Eating the steaming hot pot and looking at the person in front of them, both Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi felt their hearts fill with happiness.

What’s the happiest thing for a couple?

Without a doubt, it’s feeling just like they did when they first met!

After returning from the Modu University college town, it was already around nine o’clock. Ye Ling contacted Zhu Yun on WeChat.

’Ye Ling: You there?’

’Zhu Yun: President Ye, I’m here!’

’Ye Ling: Help me investigate someone named Gaoxun. He’s a graduate student at Modu University and seems to have studied abroad in the United States before. I want all his information, including his family background!’

’Zhu Yun: Understood. I’ll have it done within the hour.’

’Ye Ling: Are you still at the office?’

’Zhu Yun: Yes, President Ye.’

’Zhu Yun: There’s a lot to do at the company. I’m usually at the office 24/7 on workdays...’

’Ye Ling: Thank you for your hard work!’

’Zhu Yun: It’s what I’m supposed to do!’

’I really have the system to thank,’ Ye Ling sighed inwardly, ’for giving me such a dedicated and responsible assistant.’

About forty minutes later, Zhu Yun sent over Gaoxun’s information.

For someone of Ye Ling’s caliber, investigating a person was incredibly easy, especially someone like Gaoxun who loved to show off. He didn’t even need to resort to certain methods!

Gaoxun likes to show off online?

Perfect. Shengding Group could easily use data searches to find all his past records of showing off and pull up his information from there.

Of course, even if they couldn’t find anything, it didn’t matter. Ye Ling could just contact Dong Xun and it would be over.

Ye Ling would say he wasn’t the big shot; Dong Xun was the real big shot.

However, Ye Ling didn’t immediately ask Dong Xun for help...

Although it would be easiest and most appropriate for him to handle this, asking would mean owing the man a favor.

And Ye Ling didn’t like owing people favors!

Because favors were ambiguous things.

A favor wasn’t like money, where you knew exactly how much you owed.

Money is easy to repay, but favors are hard. There was no guarantee when Dong Xun might call in this favor and ask Ye Ling to do something...

...

Ye Ling gave the information a quick glance. It was basically what he had expected.

Gaoxun was indeed a rich second-generation heir. His father’s name was Gao Tian, the man behind Tianxun Group!

"This Tianxun Group, do you have any specific information on them?" Ye Ling asked, calling Zhu Yun directly.

"Tianxun Group ranks among the top fifty real estate companies in the country. Their overall strength is quite respectable."

Zhu Yun said.

"The top fifty?"

A slight smile played on Ye Ling’s lips.

These days, the real estate conglomerates in Xia Country were generally quite powerful!

For example, Old Wang of Patek Square was in real estate.

For Tianxun Group to rank in the top fifty was, to a certain extent, a testament to its considerable strength!

But...

That "considerable" was only relative to ordinary people.

Compared to the power Ye Ling now wielded, it was nothing at all.

’Any single card in my hand could crush them, okay?’

"President Ye, if I recall correctly, Tianxun Group seems to have some business collaborations with our company..." Zhu Yun suddenly said.

"Business collaborations?"

Ye Ling raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. After you proposed the IP integration concept, President Ye, Shengding Group began working on bringing cultural IPs into physical industries. Tianxun Group was one of the partners we selected at that time!"

Zhu Yun said with a nod.

Ye Ling remembered it now. He had indeed proposed such a concept, and it had injected new vitality into Shengding Group, returning it to the center stage of the internet industry!

"If we were to go after Tianxun Group, would it affect Shengding Group?" Ye Ling asked.

"Of course not!"

Zhu Yun answered decisively, then explained, "Actually, our current collaborative project with Tianxun Group is of huge benefit to them! In fact, many real estate companies want to work with us..."

Zhu Yun’s meaning was already very clear!

Tianxun Group was essentially feeding off Shengding Group. Shengding Group held Tianxun Group’s fate in its hands, so there was no possibility of Tianxun Group affecting Shengding Group in return!

"President Ye, should I make a move on Tianxun Group?" Zhu Yun asked.

"Not yet. Let’s wait for now," Ye Ling replied.

"Understood, President Ye. If you need anything, you can order me to handle it at any time. To be honest, Tianxun Group is just our number one partner. Besides them, we have many other backup partners like Bi Guiyuan and others. The moment we terminate our collaboration, another company can immediately take their place!"

Zhu Yun said.

"Alright! Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Ling nodded and then hung up the phone.

He felt like laughing right now!

This Gaoxun had wanted to go after him, but this was the situation?

"There’s always a price to pay for showing off,"

Ye Ling said with a soft sigh.

The system had issued a quest, so he definitely had to make a move!

Besides, Gaoxun was the one who started it this time. Even if he crushed the guy, he wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of guilt!