My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 441: The Return of 8 Billion Value!

At that moment, He Mengxue truly thought she had heard wrong.

What kind of thing?

"What’s the big deal?"

"You thought I was going to confess my love to you?"

At that moment, He Mengxue really wanted to crack open Chen Yan’s head to see what kind of thought circuits were inside.

With so many family consortiums eyeing you, in your heart, are they less important than my confession?

The moment this thought emerged, He Mengxue was taken aback.

’Eh...’

’So, in Chen Yan’s heart, is my confession really that important?’

’Could he be hinting something to me?’

Thinking this, a blush tinged He Mengxue’s pretty face.

Seeing her like that, Chen Yan smiled.

Then he stood up from behind the desk, walked over to He Mengxue, took her arm, and seated her on the office sofa.

Then Chen Yan poured her a glass of water and said, "Meng Xue, actually... this matter is much more complicated than you think."

Initially, when Chen Yan was so affectionate, He Mengxue was slightly overjoyed.

But as soon as she heard Chen Yan mention "complicated matters," her focus shifted to that.

She looked up with her beautiful eyes at Chen Yan, asking with her gaze.

Chen Yan smiled as he glanced at her and began to recount the incident, "Actually... I had anticipated that Zhao Group might come after us."

"So, it was I who took the initiative to find your father and consult with him about this matter."

He Mengxue’s eyes widened in surprise; she had never expected such a big twist.

And Chen Yan’s thoughts drifted to a month earlier.

Back then, in Hong Kong, Yang Rou had heard from Yang Nuannuan about Zhao Qingtian’s contact. She had an immediate feeling that something was off.

So, after returning to Qin Island, Yang Rou sought out Chen Yan right away to discuss it.

Of course, since Yang Rou did not know that Chen Yan was already aware of her and Zhao Qingtian’s true identities, she only mentioned that she had gotten the news from a friend.

But Chen Yan, with "Headphones" in his heart, knew the whole story.

At that time, Chen Yan took the matter to heart.

So, that same night when Chen Yan got home, he took an "Energy Pill," and his brain started working at full speed, analyzing the moves Zhao Qingtian might make and his own vulnerabilities.

And after analyzing for half the day, he indeed found many things he did improperly, which could be seized upon by Zhao Qingtian.

Among them, the most important and dangerous issue was: the source of funds for Chen’s Investment.

Chen’s Investment, as the engine of the entire group, was Chen Yan’s most important asset at the moment.

Moreover, he still held 10% of the shares in Headline Technology, worth a considerable amount.

But, when Chen’s Investment was initially founded, the money came from a dream fund established on behalf of He Ruifeng, who was entrusted by Zhao Xuan.

The funds for this fund came solely from Zhao Xuan’s personal wealth. There was no problem initially.

But don’t forget, after Zhao Xuan passed away, the Zhao Family was reclaiming assets from various branches, and without proper proof, the ownership of Zhao Xuan’s money became a contested issue.

Back then, to prevent Zhao Ying from learning about her father’s death, Chen Yan did not let Zhao Ying directly hold shares but instead put them in the dream fund.

If Zhao’s Investment were able to prove this money belonged to Zhao Group through some evidence or means,

then Zhao Group would essentially gain ownership of the dream fund and thereby, 30% of the shares in Chen’s Investment.

Additionally, the initial shareholding through technology by Chen Yan could potentially lead to a change of hands at Chen’s Investment.

Therefore, Chen Yan went directly to negotiate with He Ruifeng, hoping He Ruifeng could lend him a hand in this matter.

He Ruifeng had simply asked three words, "Why should I?"

Chen Yan replied with three words as well, "Your daughter."

At that moment, He Ruifeng was almost mad enough to chase after Chen Yan with a golf club.

In the end, it was only after Chen Yan demonstrated smashing a table with his bare hands that he stopped him...

But, Chen Yan still had to pay for that mahogany table.

Of course, Chen Yan wasn’t truly unscrupulous enough to use "He Mengxue" as a bargaining chip.

The condition he gave to He Ruifeng was that he would establish an overseas investment company, and when the time came, He Mengxue could freely hold a 10% stake.

In the beginning, He Ruifeng didn’t care much.

But when Chen Yan mentioned that he had already gathered two billion in capital and was negotiating with several venture capital firms, planning to acquire 20% of the shares in Headline Technology,

that moment, He Ruifeng’s eyes widened.

As a business tycoon, He Ruifeng not only recognized Chen Yan’s ambition through his maneuvers but also understood the value of this company.

This meant that by helping Chen Yan this time, he would essentially be gifting his daughter tens or even hundreds of billions in the future.

The deal was worth it.

So, in the end, the two foxes, old and young, reached a cooperative intention.

He Ruifeng would amass 1.5 billion to fill into the dream fund and then transfer out Zhao Xuan’s portion of the capital.

After all, the dream fund was publicly held by He Ruifeng, so such financial operations weren’t a problem.

And after another week had passed, sure enough, Zhao Qingtian contacted He Ruifeng, promising to let He Ruifeng join forces with him on this matter.

Back then, he was willing to control Chen’s Investment together with He Ruifeng.

He Ruifeng cheerfully refused.

Consequently, the Zhao Family went on to gather evidence directly and send it to court.

After hearing Chen Yan’s story, He Mengxue was in a daze.

She really hadn’t imagined that this matter involved so many twists and turns.

Chen Yan had guessed the actions of his greatest enemy: the Zhao Family, a month ago.

And another enemy: the He family, turned out to be Chen Yan’s ally?

He Mengxue felt that everything was too magical.

She couldn’t help looking at Chen Yan and said naively, "So... has my dad changed his mind now? Has he betrayed [us]?"

Chen Yan smiled at her without saying a word, but his meaning was quite clear.

He Mengxue blushed.

She also felt that her question was very foolish.

With Chen Yan’s shrewdness, for a problem that even she could think of, how could he possibly not have anticipated it and devised a fallback plan?

Moreover, with her father’s character, how could he possibly go back on a promise?

So, at that moment, she suddenly seemed to understand something.

She understood exactly what her father was up to.

Therefore, she hurriedly stood up and said, "I, I will go and have a talk with my dad."

Chen Yan, however, pressed her back down on the sofa once again and then leaned on the back of He Mengxue’s shoulders, looking into her eyes, and said, "Don’t rush."

"Let’s first talk about our own matter."

Hearing Chen Yan’s somewhat strange words, He Mengxue suddenly felt a bit panicky, "What matter between us two?"

Chen Yan said, "The new company."

"I have already discussed with your dad; I plan to invest two billion in Hong Kong to establish a new overseas investment company."

"At that time, in the new company, you will hold 10%, and I will hold 90%."

"We’ll run one company with two different brands. You and Qin Ming will be in charge of this new company."

"If you think Qin Ming is trustworthy, we can give him another 0.5% of the shares each."

"What do you think?"

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, He Mengxue finally understood what he was talking about.

She nodded indifferently and said, "I’ll listen to you. Whatever you say, I’ll do."

Chen Yan looked at He Mengxue with a semi-smile.

It had to be said, He Mengxue really had the traditional woman’s mindset of "husband as the guiding principle."

Once she had feelings for someone, she would comply with whatever he said, never objecting.

Thinking thus, Chen Yan patted He Mengxue on the shoulder and said, "Alright. I’ve already tasked someone with almost covering the company setup this month."

"You should fly to Hong Kong soon, submit your identity proof, and officially become a shareholder."

He Mengxue nodded again.

Perhaps due to a privileged upbringing, He Mengxue truly didn’t care much about making money.

In her eyes, whether she made money or not, she would always have several billion, so why bother earning more?

Is it not good to drink, smoke, and play?

And after getting to know Chen Yan later on, she added another goal: to make Chen Yan like her.

So, making money was never a hobby for her.

Even less so than practicing martial arts.

Just that she understood her responsibility as the young miss of the He family, knowing whether or not she was willing, she had to inherit the family business and learn to make money.

That’s why there was that He family’s cold CEO miss...

...

After chatting a few more words with He Mengxue, seeing that she was still concerned about He Ruifeng’s matter, Chen Yan let her leave.

After leaving Chen Yan’s office, He Mengxue did indeed call Qin Ming directly, informing him once more she wasn’t going to work, and then visited Wutong Group again. freёnovelkiss.com

Qin Ming, receiving the phone call from his cousin, was truly a bit dumbfounded.

He said, "Sis, if you’re not coming to work, just don’t. Why bother calling twice to request leave?"

"Forget it. I won’t reprimand you, you go ahead and be busy. I’ve got the company covered."

After the call, He Mengxue once again went to Wutong Group.

This time, when she once more entered He Ruifeng’s office, He Mengxue’s feelings were complicated.

Seeing He Mengxue, He Ruifeng acted as if he knew she would come back, simply commenting lightly, "Back again?"

This time, there was no assistant in He Ruifeng’s office, only the two of them, father and daughter.

He Ruifeng appeared even more amiable.

He stood up, sighed softly, and remarked, "Xiao Xue, actually... I’m very disappointed."

Hearing her father’s words, He Mengxue felt a twinge of sadness and bowed her head, apologizing, "I’m sorry, dad."

He Ruifeng laughed softly and asked, "Do you know why I’m disappointed?"

He Mengxue replied quietly, "I should have trusted you. I shouldn’t have spoken about you like that."

He Ruifeng shook his head.

He Mengxue hesitated, then said, "I should have accepted your suggestion and conspired for Chen’s Investment together."

He Ruifeng shook his head again.

He Mengxue hesitated anew.

This time she hesitated longer.

But in the end, she bowed her head, not knowing exactly why her father was disappointed—because she felt her previous behavior was indeed too poor...

Seeing his daughter like this, He Ruifeng sighed again.

He said, "You, really should learn from that kid Qin Ming."

"If you could learn even half of his abilities, I wouldn’t be worried about the He family’s future in your hands."

Hearing her father’s criticism, He Mengxue felt even more distressed.

Because she knew it was the truth.

In the past, she might have looked down on Qin Ming, always considering him as her subordinate, thinking his success was all thanks to her and the protection of the He family.

But when the two were placed in a new environment, starting from the same line, she realized Qin Ming’s capabilities were extremely strong.

And it was she who received the family’s protection.

But, even though she admitted that she wasn’t as good as Qin Ming, she really didn’t know where she had gone wrong.

At this moment, seeing that she truly didn’t understand, He Ruifeng once again shook his head in disappointment and then began to earnestly mentor his daughter.

He said, "You oppose me, you rebuke me. That’s not wrong."

"Because, although the business world has its own rules, our Qin Island family circles also value the word ’trust.’"

He Ruifeng declared firmly, "Without trust, a person cannot stand."

"Without trust, business cannot thrive."

"Since we promised Zhao Xuan that we would safeguard this sum of money for him, then we must not misappropriate it."

"Since we chose to collaborate with Chen Yan, then we cannot betray him!"

He Ruifeng looked deeply into He Mengxue’s eyes, "We are the exemplars of Qin Island, even of Qindong Province."

"Only when the word ’trust’ is firmly established, can our He family prosper indefinitely."

After listening to He Ruifeng’s words, He Mengxue retorted, "But I... I also think that way."

He Ruifeng snorted coldly, "You are not firm enough!"

"Moreover, it’s not because of ’trust’ that you think this way."

"It’s entirely because of sentimental feelings!"

He said, "If this time the party involved wasn’t Chen Yan but another family, would you still argue with me so vehemently?"

Hearing He Ruifeng’s words, He Mengxue was momentarily at a loss for words.

He Ruifeng took a deep breath and added, "Additionally, I am disappointed in another aspect."

"Your emotional decision-making, and your analytical ability."

He Ruifeng spoke slowly, "Our He family might value ’trust,’ but as the next family head, if you have other ideas, I would not be overly critical of you."

"But... your emotional decision-making and your analytical ability have greatly disappointed me."

"Leaving aside the ’trust’. Are you aware of the astonishing abilities Chen Yan has demonstrated over these two years?"

"Do you know how extensive his resources are?"

"Do you realize how great his potential might be?"

He Ruifeng shook his head, "You are not aware."

"If you were completely aware of all this, you would understand that betraying him would mean losing a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed."

"If you were fully cognizant of this period, you could’ve helped me analyze the pros and cons of this matter logically."

"But in your mind, there’s only sentimental affection..."

He Ruifeng sighed and said, "Xiao Xue, it’s good that you are emotional."

"But you really cannot let your feelings cloud your judgment."

"Even though your emotional decision-making led you to the right choice this time."

"But after all, that was just a coincidence."

"So many reasons you could use to refute me, yet you used ’you like Chen Yan’..."

"How can I not be disappointed?"

Hearing He Ruifeng’s words, He Mengxue’s head hung lower and lower.

She finally understood why her father had staged such an act.

It was nothing more than a lesson.

And from this lesson, it seemed she really had learned a lot.

But... she felt, if it involved someone else’s affair, it would be okay.

But if it still involved Chen Yan’s matter, she might still impulsively, without any regard, stand by Chen Yan’s side.

This... after all, was her nature.

.......

Meanwhile, while He Mengxue was there listening to her father’s lecture.

Chen Yan was also considering his plan in the office.

Actually, the reason Chen Yan was willing to gift 10% of the new company’s shares to He Mengxue for free.

In addition to gaining He Ruifeng’s support to get through this difficulty... was also because he wanted cash back.

Previously, upon discovering Zhao Qingtian was scheming against him, Chen Yan realized that danger was coming faster than he had imagined.

When facing such a formidable enemy, all Chen Yan could do was gather strength as much as possible.

And the quickest way to build strength was, in fact, to use the system to get cash back.

And now, Chen Yan was about to withdraw 2 billion yuan immediately.

If he could invest all these 2 billion yuan into Virtual Girlfriend, Chen Yan’s net worth would increase geometrically immediately.

And the original purpose of these 2 billion yuan was to acquire Headline Technology.

So, after pondering for a while, Chen Yan thought that the only way to have the best of both worlds might be: to choose He Mengxue as the fourth Virtual Girlfriend.

Then partner with her to start a new company.

Inject these 2 billion yuan into it.

And directly purchase shares of Headline Technology!

In this way, Chen Yan would not only get shares of Headline Technology but also receive an 80 billion yuan cash back!

This was a gigantic sum of cash back that was almost equivalent to Chen Yan’s net worth.

Once Chen Yan had this money, he believed that at least in the short term, Zhao Qingtian would not be able to do anything against him.

Even more so, Chen Yan could take advantage of Zhao Qingtian’s delayed reaction to defeat the Xu brothers and dominate the entertainment industry.

And even... swallow up Headline Technology.

And all this depended on the premise that Chen Yan’s 2 billion yuan cash back was received.

Now, the cash back was finally all in.

And Chen Yan could finally start to execute his plan.

The fourth Virtual Girlfriend.

80 billion yuan cash back!

Retire the Zhao family! Dominate the entertainment industry! Swallow Headline Technology!

I’m coming!