The Master Descends the Mountain: My Destined CEO

Lin Chuyue fell silent and focused on driving.

By afternoon, they had finally arrived in South City.

Xiao Ye had just gotten back to Jiangcheng, his seat barely warm, and now he was back again.

As the car passed the scene of the previous fight, Xiao Ye glanced over. Forget people, there wasn't even a trace of blood on the ground.

'Looks like Chu Yan handled it cleanly.'

'She is somewhat capable, after all.'

Xiao Ye gave a faint nod. Lin Chuyue parked the car in front of a large office building.

The auction was set to start at 3:00 PM, leaving them only ten minutes.

Lin Chuyue grabbed the documents she had already prepared and hurried upstairs.

Xiao Ye followed behind, and together they arrived on the fifteenth floor.

The auction hall was bustling with people.

However, only members of a few prominent families were seated at the front.

The rest were mostly spectators, without even the right to bid.

Lin Chuyue found two empty seats and pulled Xiao Ye down beside her.

She had already received her bidding number in advance. All that was left was to wait for her turn.

At 3:15 PM.

The auction officially began.

A total of thirty companies were qualified to bid.

On the large screen, the names of all the bidders appeared one by one.

The Lin Clan's name was near the bottom of the list, which made Lin Chuyue slightly uneasy.

'It looks like no matter how serious my proposal is, it might not be enough to win.'

Sitting at the front, Chu Yan saw the Lin Clan's name and arched an eyebrow. 'Did Lin Chuyue actually come?'

She stood up, glanced back, and sure enough, she saw Xiao Ye.

Their eyes met. Chu Yan glanced at Lin Chuyue again, then gave a slight smile and sat back down.

The very first to present was the Chu Family.

Chu Yan didn't take out the bidding materials she had prepared. Instead, she announced, "I voluntarily withdraw from this bid!"

The hall fell silent, then erupted in an uproar.

"What's going on? Didn't the Chu Family have their sights set on that plot of land? I heard she had five hundred million ready. Why did she suddenly back out?"

"I don't know. Does the Chu Family have other plans?"

Chu Yan just smiled, gave a light cough, and waited for the murmuring to subside before she continued speaking.

"Lin Chuyue, on behalf of the Chu Family, I welcome the Lin Clan to this auction!"

'Since the Lin Family is here, what's the big deal about giving up one plot of land?'

'Currying favor with Xiao Ye is what's most important.'

The murmurs from the crowd grew louder.

"Lin Chuyue? The Lin Clan? You mean the one from Jiangcheng?"

"Never heard of them. Is the Lin Clan some kind of incredible powerhouse family?"

"Even the Chu Family is stepping aside. I think we'd better not bid against the Lin Clan."

With that, Chu Yan walked right off the stage.

Another voice rose from the audience, this time it was Ma Xinyue. "On behalf of the Ma Family, I withdraw from this bid and welcome the Lin Clan to South City."

"The Ma Family gave up too! Then I'll withdraw too!"

"I don't dare take something that even the Chu Family is handing over on a silver platter. I withdraw too!"

"I withdraw!"

Voices rose one after another from the audience.

Lin Chuyue's expression turned grim, her fair hands clenched into fists. 'I don't want this kind of charity!'

'But if I refuse now, I'll offend so many prominent families.'

'Trying to open a branch in South City after that would probably be even more difficult.'

'The Provincial City is already lost. I can't let anything go wrong in South City, no matter what.'

She took a deep breath. Under the watchful eyes of the entire room, she handed her documents to the staff member managing the auction. "I am Lin Chuyue of the Lin Clan."

The staff member immediately took them. "Alright. If no one else bids against you, then you've won the bid."

As she stepped off the stage, Chu Yan said softly, "Congratulations, Miss Lin."

"Miss Chu, I'll wait for you outside. We need to talk."

After saying that, Lin Chuyue went straight back to her seat to wait for the announcement of the results.

Xiao Ye leaned over and said with a smile, "Now, you can't blame me for this. I didn't ask the Chu Family to do anything. This was all her own idea."

'Although Chu Yan's actions weren't entirely appropriate, the Lin Family ultimately benefited, so I won't say anything.'

Lin Chuyue shot him a glare, but she also felt a flutter of uncertainty.

'Even if Chu Yan was really into a pretty boy like Xiao Ye, it couldn't be to the point of giving up a plot of land worth hundreds of millions for his sake.'

'At this thought, she couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ye. His face really was flawless...'

Previous auctions would last at least two hours, but this one was over in just half an hour.

The final result surprised no one. The winner of the bid—the Lin Clan!

Not a family or company from South City, but one from the small city of Jiangcheng!

As Lin Chuyue left, she could still feel countless gazes on her back.

'I'm afraid that after today, the Lin Clan and I will become a public target.'

「Outside the office building.」

Lin Chuyue found a coffee shop and glared at Xiao Ye. "You, go sit over there. Don't come over here!"

Xiao Ye shrugged. "Fine. I won't disturb you ladies' heart-to-heart."

He ordered a glass of fruit juice and sat a short distance away.

'As for coffee, a Daoist like me can't get used to that stuff.'

Lin Chuyue had just sat down when Chu Yan arrived.

Lin Chuyue felt a deep sense of displeasure looking at her haughty expression. "Miss Chu, I came here to bid fairly."

Chu Yan sat opposite her, lifted her coffee, and took a sip. "I know."

"Then why did you do it? Was it because of Xiao Ye?"

Chu Yan nodded, admitting it directly. "Yes."

Not only did she want to curry favor with Xiao Ye, but there was also a more important reason: she didn't dare compete with Lin Chuyue right now.

Should the Chu Family actually win the bid and anger Xiao Ye, the consequences wouldn't be something a simple plot of land could fix.

"You..."

Lin Chuyue was speechless. She not only felt insulted, but she also thought there was something wrong with Chu Yan's head.

'The dignified young miss of a major family is actually completely love-struck.'

"Since I came here to bid, I don't need anyone's charity, and I certainly don't need the Chu Family to yield to me!"

"And another thing, I don't know what you see in Xiao Ye, but for you to disregard your own family's interests for a man like that—don't you think that's wrong?"

Chu Yan was unmoved, still wearing that same faint smile. "But you didn't refuse it, did you?"

"That's because I couldn't!" Lin Chuyue grew angrier as she spoke, but she could only suppress her rage. "You've already put the Lin Clan on the hot seat."

"If I had refused, the other families in South City would have held a grudge against me."

Chu Yan crossed her arms. "If that's the case, since the Lin Clan has benefited, what reason do you have to blame me?"

"I will transfer the money for the auctioned land, every last cent of it, to your Chu Family's account."

Lin Chuyue stood up. "I don't owe you anything. You were the one who willingly gave up the profits that were in your grasp for a man."

"I suggest you think carefully next time about whether it's worth doing this for a scumbag!"

"Or else... you will definitely regret it!"

Chu Yan glanced at Xiao Ye, once again feeling it was unfair to him. "Lin Chuyue, that's a warning I should be giving you."

"If you don't know how to cherish what you have, the one who regrets it will be you!"