Chapter Fifty

Gu Liuyun sat cross-legged, circulating the technique that had descended from the heavens. Wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth were drawn into his body, repairing his severely injured form.

The residual might of the explosion had not yet dissipated, and the air was still thick with the scent of scorched earth and gunsmoke.

He slowly opened his deep eyes, a flicker of puzzlement flashing through his profound gaze.

News of his death had actually spread to the outside world?

Hah, what an absolute and utter absurdity!

Concealing his presence, he moved through the city like a phantom.

Electronic screens across the major streets and alleys were broadcasting rolling news updates: "Shocking! Gu Corporation President Gu Liuyun Dies in Accidental Tragedy!" As soon as the news broke, public opinion erupted in uproar.

A cold smirk tugged at the corner of Gu Liuyun's lips; this was clearly a deliberate orchestration by someone behind the scenes.

Quietly observing the reactions of the people around him, he saw some sighing in dismay, some gloating with malicious glee, and others wearing expressions of doubt.

A mysterious atmosphere shrouded him, as if an invisible net were slowly tightening.

Meanwhile, inside the Ye family villa, Ye Qingqing was triumphantly leafing through the financial statements of the Gu Corporation.

Upon hearing the news of Gu Liuyun's death, she was ecstatic, unable to wait to swallow up his company.

"Heaven truly aids me! With Gu Liuyun dead, won't this vast family fortune fall right into my lap?" Greed flashed in her eyes as she envisioned the glorious future of herself reigning as a business queen.

She began secretly contacting several shareholders of the Gu Corporation, offering heavy profits to win their support for her takeover of the company.

When Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao learned of this, they were flying into a rage.

They were acutely aware of Ye Qingqing's ambitions and understood all too well just how crucial Gu Liuyun was to the company.

Consequently, they joined forces with other shareholders loyal to Gu Liuyun, resolutely opposing Ye Qingqing's conspiracy.

In the boardroom, the atmosphere was taut and bristling with tension.

Ye Qingqing sat arrogantly in the primary seat, sweeping her gaze over the crowd with a cold sneer at the corner of her mouth.

"Gu Liuyun is dead, and the company is left without a leader. As his fiancée, it is only fitting that I take over the enterprise." Just as her voice fell, Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao stood up, unceremoniously piercing through her lies.

"Ye Qingqing, stop daydreaming! Brother Liuyun is only temporarily missing, and he will be back soon!" Chen Jiaojiao rebuked angrily.

Calmly, Ye Manman produced a document and placed it flat upon the table.

"This is a letter of proxy signed by Brother Liuyun before his passing. Should any accident befall him, the company shall be jointly managed by Jiaojiao and myself."

Ye Qingqing's expression shifted drastically as she slammed a hand down and leapt to her feet.

"How dare you defy my orders?" she glared furiously at the two. Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao met her gaze without a shred of fear, a smokeless war on the verge of eruption...

"Hah," Ye Manman sneered softly, drawing a stack of files from her bag. "It seems some people refuse to shed tears until they see their coffin..."

Ye Manman's "evidence" landed like a resounding slap across Ye Qingqing's face.

On the projection screen, clear financial data and contracts stamped with Gu Liuyun's private seal ruthlessly exposed Ye Qingqing's wild ambitions.

The shareholders whispered among themselves, casting looks of suspicion and disdain toward Ye Qingqing.

"Tsk tsk, you never truly know a person's heart beneath their face!"

"She usually puts on such an innocent facade, who knew she could be so sinister behind the scenes!"

"She's no fiancée; she's practically a reaper demanding lives!"

Ye Qingqing's complexion flushed from red to white, then shifted to cyan, shifting as brilliantly as a dye house.

Trembling with rage, she pointed at Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao and scolded harshly, "You... you are fabricating evidence! I'll sue you for defamation!"

Chen Jiaojiao let out a cold huff, crossing her arms with utter disdain. "Fabricating? Hah, do you think we are like you, only capable of playing such low-class tricks? This evidence was personally left behind by Brother Liuyun. If you don't believe it, feel free to call the police and verify it!"

"That's right, if you dared to forge this, Brother Liuyun would have kicked you flying long ago!" Ye Manman added coldly, her eyes filled with absolute contempt for Ye Qingqing.

Hidden in the shadows, Gu Liuyun watched this scene unfold, the corners of his mouth curving upward into an amused smile.

These two little lasses were truly quite interesting.

It seemed that during his absence, they had grown up quite a bit.

Meanwhile, other employees in the company began discussing the matter animatedly.

Previously blinded by Ye Qingqing's feigned affection, seeing the evidence brought sudden, profound clarity.

"I always said, President Gu is so exceptional, how could he ever take a fancy to a woman like that?"

"It looks like Second Young Miss Ye is the only one truly devoted to President Gu!"

"Miss Chen is formidable too; both of them are defending President Gu so fiercely. I ship this dynamic!"

Standing like a pair of guardian deities, Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao firmly held down the fort in Gu Liuyun's absence, protecting everything that belonged to him.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the office, casting a glow across Gu Liuyun's desk as if his presence still lingered there.

Gently stroking the documents on the desk, they could almost feel his warmth.

They could vividly picture him working diligently right here, hearing his gentle voice echoing softly in their ears.

"Brother Liuyun, when on earth are you coming back..." Chen Jiaojiao murmured to herself, her eye rims slightly damp.

"He will definitely return. We must all believe in him." Ye Manman's voice was resolute, though it carried a trace of imperceptible worry.

At that precise moment, Ye Qingqing's phone rang shrilly. Answering the call, her tone turned icy: "Proceed with the plan as usual. Don't forget, I want them..." Ye Qingqing was so angry her lungs felt ready to burst; her meticulously plotted "grand scheme to seize power" had been ruined by two little girls!

Glaring viciously at Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao, she cursed inwardly: "You two little bitches, just wait for me!"

From that day onward, Ye Qingqing began relentlessly plotting against Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao.

One moment she dispatched them to sort through years of obsolete archives, and the next she sent them running errands to deliver documents, practically driving them to the point of exhaustion.

A depressing atmosphere hung heavy over the company, with employees treading carefully, terrified of accidentally becoming targets for Ye Qingqing's venting.

"Manman, how many boxes of files is this? Ye Qingqing clearly wants to work us to death!" Chen Jiaojiao rubbed her aching shoulders and complained.

"Stop complaining and hurry up with the work. The more she wants to watch us make fools of ourselves, the better results we need to show her!" Ye Manman's gaze remained steadfast, entirely unfazed by the hardships.

Working through overtime, the pair finally completed the task ahead of the deadline.

Seeing their meticulous and flawless work results, Ye Qingqing gnashed her teeth in fury yet could find no fault to pick.

"Hmph, consider yourselves lucky!" she sneered, spinning on her heel to leave while plotting even more sinister tactics in her mind.

However, Ye Manman and Chen Jiaojiao were no pushovers.

Leveraging their extraordinary wisdom and capability, they repeatedly neutralized Ye Qingqing's harassment and even capitalized on the situation to secure several major cooperative projects, causing the company's performance to soar.

The employees admired them to no end, while Ye Qingqing was left fuming with rage from head to toe.

"Damn it! Why are these two little bitches so hard to deal with?!" she shrieked, hurling the documents in her hand violently to the ground.

Meanwhile, Gu Liuyun's investigations were making gradual progress.

He discovered that someone seemed to be orchestrating everything from behind Ye Qingqing.

All clues pointed to a mysterious organization—one with vast influence and secretive methods, apparently plotting a dark conspiracy in the dark.

Gu Liuyun knitted his brows. "It seems these waters run even deeper than I imagined..." he muttered to himself. "It's time to close the net..."

Pushing open the ajar door before him, he wore a cold, mocking smirk as he whispered softly: "The game is over..."