The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Li Jianwen asked nervously, "Who's the replacement?"

Li Qinghe, on the other hand, calmly placed a stone on the board. "It doesn't matter who it is. As long as they're from the Zhao Family, our guaranteed spot is secure!"

"He's from the Zhao Family, his name is Zhao Yiniann. I've never heard of him before. Rumor has it that he's an illegitimate son of the Zhao Family!" Li Huiran said knowingly.

Chen Dong was a bit surprised. 'So it's not Zhao Zhitong. Could something have happened to Zhao Wenxuan?'

The thought made Chen Dong a little worried. After all, Zhao Wenxuan had always treated him well.

So, Chen Dong started to throw the game, quickly ruining his advantageous position on the board. Having won, Li Qinghe was delighted and tried to pull Chen Dong into another round, but Chen Dong made a clever excuse and declined. He walked out into the courtyard to call Zhao Wenxuan.

As soon as the call connected, Chen Dong asked directly, "Grandmaster Zhao, has something happened on your end?"

Zhao Wenxuan laughed and replied, "Nothing's wrong, everything's great! Why the sudden call, you kid? Oh, I know. You're worried about the Qingtian project, aren't you?"

Chen Dong chuckled. "It's partly about that, but I was more worried about you, Grandmaster Zhao. When the Zhao Family suddenly switched their representative, I thought something might have happened to you, so I called right away to check."

"You've got some conscience after all, kid. I've already taken care of the Li Family's guaranteed spot, so there's no problem. Something unexpected just came up on my end that I need to handle. Zhao Yiniann, who is replacing me in Jiangzhou, is the current Patriarch's son. He was only just brought back to the family this year, so this is a good chance for him to get some experience. Anyway, everything for the Qingtian project is already arranged. He just needs to oversee things; nothing can go wrong."

Hearing this, Chen Dong asked, "Do you need my help with what's going on over there?"

"Haha, if I need your help, kid, I'll definitely call you!" Zhao Wenxuan laughed.

The two chatted for a while longer before Chen Dong hung up. He was relieved to know that both Zhao Wenxuan and the Qingtian project were fine.

After Chen Dong took a shower and was getting ready for bed, Li Huiran was still texting with her best friend, Wang Mengyu.

Li Huiran: Chen Dong is back!

Wang Mengyu: That guy, he's finally back!

Li Huiran: Why are you paying so much attention to him?

Wang Mengyu: Revenge!

Li Huiran: What revenge? When did you two become enemies?

Wang Mengyu: It was that last time. Ugh, anyway, it's a huge grudge, a blood feud! You have to find a time and bring him out. I'm definitely going to teach him a lesson!

Li Huiran: ...

Wang Mengyu: What's wrong? You're not willing? Can't bear to let him go? Are we still best friends or not? Oh, I see, Huiran, you've betrayed me! You don't dote on me anymore!

Li Huiran: Okay, okay, I get it! Next time I bring him out, I'll let you know.

Wang Mengyu: My Huiran is the best after all. Love you, mwah~!

Li Huiran assumed this was still about the time they cosplayed as zombies and didn't think much of it, figuring Wang Mengyu was just joking.

The next day, Chen Dong made a rare appearance at the company to slack off.

As it turned out, he ran right into another morning meeting.

He sat with Wang Hao, who hadn't been out of the hospital for long. Wang Hao looked flushed with success, not at all like someone who had been beaten and hospitalized.

Wang Hao's speedy recovery and discharge were all thanks to Chen Dong's prescription.

Just as everyone settled in for the morning meeting, they noticed Wu Haichao was still absent. Word was he had returned to the Wu Family.

Seeing that everyone was present, Li Huiran stood up and announced with a smile, "Today, I want to give special praise to the General Affairs Department. They have outstandingly completed the task assigned by the company! They've collected the majority of the company's old, unsettled accounts, aside from a few bad and dead debts! As a reward, the company has decided to issue a bonus of three hundred thousand!"

Wang Hao led the applause, his smug and triumphant expression looking rather punchable.

After the applause died down, Wang Hao stood up and said, "Manager Xuan, don't forget to come to our General Affairs Department after the meeting to serve us tea and apologize!"

Seeing Xuan Kexin grinding her teeth, Wang Hao added, "And you'd better wear a maid outfit. It'll make you seem more sincere."

Xuan Kexin scoffed, "In your dreams!"

"Are you trying to go back on your word?" Wang Hao pressed.

Xuan Kexin retorted angrily, "I'm talking about the maid outfit! We never agreed to that!"

Li Huiran cut them off in a cold voice, "That's enough. We're still in a meeting. Discuss this in private!"

"Everything at the company is currently in good order. The Qingtian International bid the day after tomorrow is our top priority. I hope no one makes any mistakes at this critical juncture..."

As the meeting went on, Chen Dong grew curious about how Wang Hao and his team had actually completed the task.

Before Chen Dong could ask, Wang Hao leaned in and said smugly, "Brother Dong, are you curious how we completed the task?"

Chen Dong nodded.

Wang Hao grinned. "Actually, it was all thanks to you, Brother Dong."

Chen Dong was confused. He had only helped them with a single debt, which was nowhere near enough to meet their target.

Wang Hao continued, "After I was beaten and hospitalized, that Martial Hero and Liu Qi came to bother me every single day. I found out later they were just trying to suck up to you, Brother Dong. Eventually, I got so fed up with them that I just handed them the department's assignment. They're the ones who collected all the rest of the debts."

Chen Dong was speechless. 'So Liu Qi and Martial Hero actually went and collected debts for Wang Hao.' On second thought, it made sense. Wang Hao had been attacked at their company, so they couldn't escape responsibility. Still, no matter how hard they tried to make amends, it had nothing to do with him.

He had already decided to cut ties with them, and that was final, no matter how they tried to curry favor.

At the same time Chen Dong's team was in their meeting, Lu Dian's new company was holding one as well. The topic of discussion was the very same Qingtian project bid set for the day after tomorrow.