Chapter 32 - The Battle of the Titans

Chapter 32 The Battle of the Titans

Jiang Haoyuan’s words shocked Xu Xiaotian, who was waiting outside.

Mr Jiang actually wanted Lu Jin to get a divorce and join the Sage Star Financial Group together?

What was going on?

Right at that moment, a low and clear voice suddenly resounded in the corridor and the lounge.

“Jiang Haoyuan! You’re too much!”

The voice was filled with anger and familiarity. Before Xu Xiaotian could react, he saw a tall and mature woman dressed in work attire and black-framed AR glasses walking over. It was Xia Qingyao’s secretary, Qin Lianyue.

“Secretary Qin.” Xu Xiaotian immediately bowed and greeted her.

“You may leave.” Qin Lianyue did not even look at him. She only instructed, “Don’t let anyone else approach this place.”

“Yes!” Xu Xiaotian replied with a bow.

Xu Xiaotian felt relieved because he knew that what Jiang Haoyuan was talking about today was definitely a secret of the Fantasy Light Group. It was no longer a secret that bodyguards like him should know.

If he was not careful, he might disappear from the City of Light…

However, considering that Jiang Haoyuan was here, he had to protect Lu Jin. That gave him a dilemma.

Now that he had Qin Lianyue’s order, he could leave that tricky situation without a doubt. Xu Xiaotian left quickly without stopping.

As Qin Lianyue arrived, Lu Jin was also astonished.

Previously, perhaps because his AR system had not broken through Level 10, he could not sense many things clearly. But now that he had broken through Level 10, he saw that Qin Lianyue looked completely different.

The light-pulse energy that emanated from her body could be said to be not much inferior to Jiang Haoyuan’s. Moreover, it was different from Jiang Haoyuan’s dazzling light. Those light rays were very sharp, and were like blades.

When he looked at Qin Lianyue now, Lu Jin finally understood.

Back then when Xia Qingyao and Qin Lianyue came to his house, the Shadowraze had disappeared for some reason.

Now that he thought about it, the Shadowraze probably did not dare to approach Qin Lianyue, who was standing there like a small-scale source of light pulses. If it was not careful, it might be injured, let alone try to approach her.

“Secretary Qin, you’re really fast.” Jiang Haoyuan looked at Qin Lianyue, who walked in with a very bad expression. He smiled slightly and said, “There are so many things that you need to handle, yet you can still come here so quickly. I’m really impressed. Also, I’m only here to wish CEO Lu a happy marriage and also to chat about life. You rushed over so hurriedly, making it seem like I’m going to eat CEO Lu up. This would leave CEO Lu a bad impression of me.”

“Jiang Haoyuan, do you think I don’t know you? If I were a little slower, you might really have been able to do it.” Qin Lianyue glared at Jiang Haoyuan. “And isn’t it all thanks to you that I’m so busy?”

“…” Lu Jin did not know what to say for a moment. It was as if the two’s existence had already taken over everything and there was no room for his presence.

“Secretary Qin, don’t make it sound so scary.” Jiang Haoyuan seemed to acquiesce. He smiled and said, “I’m just giving CEO LU another life choice.” “Another life choice?” Qin Lianyue cackled. “You want to use CEO Lu as a gift, right?”

“What’s wrong with that?” Jiang Haoyuan looked at Lu Jin disapprovingly and said, “CEO Lu, you may think that it’s very good to be CEO Xia’s husband, but your potential should not be buried here. Your Strength, Agility, and Endurance have reached Rank ‘S’, and your Neural Reaction has reached an unprecedented Rank ‘SS’. You can absolutely become the son-in-law of the Sage Star Financial Group. The Sage Star Financial Group’s strength is not something that the mere Fantasy Light Group can compare to. It controls three large cities with a population of over eight million. Furthermore, the second daughter of the Sage Star Financial Group is also as beautiful as a flower, not inferior to CEO Xia at all, and she’s only 19 years old. CEO Lu, aren’t you going to consider it?”

Lu Jin finally understood.

Jiang Haoyuan was really coveting his body…

Although he could understand, he was still a man who made a name for himself through his skills. After he came to the current world, why were those people coveting his body?

After Jiang Haoyuan finished speaking, Qin Lianyue looked at Lu Jin.

Although Lu Jin and Xia Qingyao had signed a contract, it was meaningless to the Sage Star Financial Group. Besides, it was indeed much better to go to the City of Thousand Stars than stay in the City of Light.

“Mr Jiang, I won’t consider your option. I think my current life is pretty good. I can live my life peacefully without worrying about sustenance.” Lu Jin shook his head and rejected Jiang Haoyuan’s option.

“Sigh, what a pity.” Jiang Haoyuan looked at Lu Jin who rejected him and sighed deeply. “I thought you would choose a different path from CEO Xia.”

Qin Lianyue, who was at the side, heaved a sigh of relief. She could not help but look at Lu Jin in admiration. At the same time, a question arose in her heart.

Was Miss so charming?

After Jiang Haoyuan sighed, his facial expression suddenly turned serious. “Since CEO Lu has made up his mind, I’m afraid we’ll be enemies the next time we meet.”

“What do you mean?” Lu Jin turned to look at Jiang Haoyuan at once and realized that his aura had completely changed. It was as if he had turned into a fierce tiger that had just woken up from its sleep. One would feel as though they were sitting on pins and needles when they faced Jiang Haoyuan.

“He’s no longer an employee of our Fantasy Light Group.” Qin Lianyue took the initiative to explain. “Just an hour ago, he resigned from his position as the General Manager of the marketing department…”

“He resigned?” Lu Jin looked at Jiang Haoyuan in disbelief.

The marketing department was the core department of the Fantasy Light Group. Countless people in the City of Light wanted to be in that position, and Jiang Haoyuan had also spent a long time to earn that position. Now, he has resigned?

“It was because he suddenly resigned that the entire marketing department of the Fantasy Light Group is in a mess now.” Qin Lianyue glared at Jiang Haoyuan angrily and questioned coldly, “Is this the repayment you are giving Miss?” “That’s right! CEO Xia chose the wrong path.” Jiang Haoyuan said nonchalantly, “Let me introduce myself. I am now the Senior Manager of the marketing department of the Sage Star Financial Group. In the future, I will be in charge of paving the way from the City of Thousand Stars to the City of Light, and the entire market of the City of Light.”

“You!” Qin Lianyue looked at Jiang Haoyuan in disbelief. She did not expect Jiang Haoyuan to really succeed.

“Secretary Qin, now is not the time for you to criticize me.” Jiang Haoyuan said with a faint smile, “As for the expedition to the City of Thousand Stars, don’t worry. My men and I will still go with CEO Xia. On the contrary, the marketing department currently needs you to take charge of the situation. As for the salt in the logistics department, I’m afraid that you have to worry about it too, Secretary Qin.” “You really planned it!” Qin Lianyue looked at Jiang Haoyuan with fury.

That day was the big day for the logistics department to transport the salt to Stream Town, which was more than 50 kilometers away. The round trip for the journey would take four days. The salt was meant to be transported to the City of Thousand Stars in four days to be traded with the Sage Star Financial Group. Time was tight, and the salt could not be delayed for even half a day.

Originally, she should be the one to personally lead the logistics department’s transport team on the journey. However, the marketing department was in a mess now and Xia Qingyao wasn’t in the City of Light. There was no way she could leave the marketing department because she had to handle many things before she could be at ease.

As for the delivery of salt to Stream Town, the procedure had to be personally endorsed by the Deputy General Manager of the logistics department of the Fantasy Light Group, or someone who ranked higher. That was agreed beforehand to prevent anyone from taking away the salt. After all, it was only a few days before the merchant group of the City of Thousand Stars came. All the major groups in the City of Light wanted the salt to be able to exchange for valuable goods from the merchant group of the City of Thousand Stars. On the other hand, the people in Stream Town were eager for someone to break the contract so that they could then sell it for a better price.

There were two Deputy General Managers and one General Manager in the logistics department. One of the Deputy General Managers was from the four major families.

“It can’t be helped. I owed the four major families a big favor in my early years.” Jiang Haoyuan laughed. “Now, I’ve returned the favor. As for what you do now, I don’t care.”

At that moment, Qin Lianyue’s face was ashen. For a moment, she did not know what to do.

Should she go alone? Or should she look for someone from the four major families?

“Miss Qin, is the road to Stream Town very dangerous?” Lu Jin asked.

Xia Qingyao had told him about the matter about the salt, and he knew a little about it. He knew that that batch of salt was an important resource to exchange for computer chips in the City of Thousand Stars.

“It’s not that dangerous. The normal Regional Dungeons along the way are Level 17 and below. Just relying on the strength of the transport team and staying vigilant, it’s enough to deal with most situations.” Qin Lianyue explained, “However, the transport team has quite a number of people from the four families. If they deliberately delayed the time while fighting the monsters, the original two-day journey could easily turn into three days…”

“Since that’s the case, why don’t you let me lead the team?” Lu Jin suggested.

He did not know much about the marketing department, but it was not a problem for him to deal with Regional Dungeons below Level 20. After all, he was an experienced player. He had conquered many abyssal Regional Dungeons above Level 20, let alone normal Regional Dungeons below Level 20.

“You’ll go, CEO Lu?” Qin Lianyue looked at Lu Jin with worry.

Although Lu Jin was physically gifted and had the capability of a Junior Adventurer, he could not help much with such a transport mission, let alone command the unruly people in the transport team.

Lu Jin looked at the worried Qin Lianyue and broke into laughter. “Don’t worry, I’ve already broken through Level 10.”