"Sorry, President Qi, I still have things to do, so I won’t stay with you. Goodbye," Hua Xiaomo said and walked to the door. She opened it and quickly left. Her heart was pounding nonstop at that moment. She didn’t know why she could still appear so calm, but she knew that she could not ask him for help; she had to keep the company going.

Inside, Qi Longbing watched her leave and did not pursue her. However, a smile played at the corner of his mouth. He really wanted to see how Hua Xiaomo could possibly keep going.

Soon, he dialed a phone number. "Keep up the pressure with complaints about Hua Xiaomo’s Purple Demon Immortal Inquiry gaming software. Bribe netizens to keep the complaints coming. Money is no object."

"Yes, President Qi," came the resolute voice on the other end of the line.

Qi Longbing hung up the phone, a chilling smile on his face. He didn’t believe she could really make it through; he didn’t believe she wouldn’t come to beg him.

Considering the company was losing fifty million Renminbi every three to four days, she probably wouldn’t last a month. She might not even make it a month before she went bankrupt!

Furthermore, Qi Longbing had already used various connections to pull strings with higher-ups, so it would be very difficult for her to prevent her gaming software from being delisted.

"Hua Xiaomo, I want to see just how capable you are. Can you really refuse to bow your head to me?" Qi Longbing said fiercely. Indeed, this was all part of the secret schemes and manipulative tactics he was planning—not for any other purpose but to strike at her hard.

He was conceited about his wealth, arrogant and looked down on everyone. This woman, Hua Xiaomo, completely disregarded him, which was why she had left. So he had no choice but to use such methods to strike back at her hard.

He would teach her to obey. He would use harsh, bloody lessons to educate her on how to prevent these crises from truly becoming disasters.

Alright, even if it was a crisis, it was one of her own making. If he, Qi Longbing, wanted any enterprise to lose its right to survive, he could absolutely make it happen. Therefore, in this financial market, in this era of money games, his word was an Imperial Edict. If anyone dared to defy him, he would make sure they met a miserable end!

Qi Longbing said no more. He poured another glass of Lafite and downed it quickly, his gaze shifting to the movie on the large screen.

Yes, while she was tearing her hair out, he might as well sit back and enjoy this movie.

In about a week, maybe even less, this beautiful confidante of his would come begging him, right?

「Over the next two or three days」

The losses continued to mount.

Hua Xiaomo looked at the financial statements and sales reports, watching the figures plummet. At that moment, she truly felt a despair beyond tears.

In just one week, the losses had reached one hundred million Renminbi.

One hundred million Renminbi! She was going insane! And this was just in one week.

Hua Xiaomo felt like banging her head against the wall. She didn’t know what would happen in the coming days, or if her company would even still exist. Its market value had already shrunk to one-third of what it was, and now she’d lost another third of that remaining value.

Had her company truly reached its end? Why couldn’t she hold on through this sudden tidal wave? She felt so incredibly powerless!

That night, she didn’t say a word. Clutching her bag, she went to the hospital where Zi Yunsui was staying.

Hua Xiaomo arrived at the entrance of Zi Yunsui’s hospital room but didn’t go in. She saw Zi Yunsui lying in bed, with Ye Xiangxue diligently caring for him—playing music for him, telling him stories, and tending to his various needs. Seeing all this deeply moved Hua Xiaomo.

Moreover, Zi Yunsui’s hospital stay was hugely expensive. If the company collapsed, everything would be over.

How could she afford Zi Yunsui’s enormous medical bills, not to mention Candy’s living and education expenses?

So, money was indispensable. In the time to come... she knew what she had to do.

Hua Xiaomo didn’t enter Zi Yunsui’s room; she left the hospital. Wandering aimlessly down the street, she suddenly wondered if she should file for bankruptcy.

But what would happen if she declared bankruptcy? Undoubtedly, she would lose her livelihood. Yet, simply squandering her remaining resources would also be agonizingly stressful.

But how could she bear to shut down the gaming company they had worked so hard to build? She truly couldn’t. Zi Yunsui was still hospitalized; if he woke up one day to find the company gone, how heartbroken would he be?

Suddenly, she remembered what Qi Longbing had told her. He would stay for a week?

Well, a week was nearly up now. Was he still in City B? Perhaps he had already left.

But did she really have to concede to Qi Longbing of Qi Imperial Court? Why?

"Hua Xiaomo, you’ve truly failed. What do you have left now? Nothing but your dignity to sell! Maybe selling your dignity can buy your company some peace!" Hua Xiaomo laughed mockingly at herself, but then her hand immediately clutched her chest. She felt she couldn’t bear this moment.

Hua Xiaomo turned on her phone. She resisted. Resisted dialing the number. She knew that after another day, the massive losses would continue to snowball, threatening to crush her.

It was crushing her, almost to the point where she couldn’t breathe. At that moment, Hua Xiaomo felt like an ant on a hot griddle. She really couldn’t take it anymore. Finally, she picked up her phone and dialed the eight-digit number.

"Hello, is this President Qi? Are you still in City B? I’d like to see you," Hua Xiaomo said directly as soon as the call connected.

Unexpectedly, the response from the other end was incredibly frustrating. "I’m still in City B, but I don’t want to see you." After saying this, Qi Longbing hung up with a CLICK.

Holding her phone, Hua Xiaomo was stunned. She knew she was losing something vital. Suddenly, she gripped her phone tightly, grabbed her bag, and hurried towards the Flora Black Rose Hotel.

「Room 115 at the Flora Black Rose Hotel.」

She arrived outside the familiar door and knocked once again.

After a long while, the door was slowly opened from the inside.

And this time, it wasn’t just one person who emerged, but two, one of whom was a flamboyantly dressed woman.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the woman asked, then glanced at the person inside the room. "President Qi, who is this? Did you invite her?"