Chapter 522: Conspiracy

"I recognize that woman, she’s the president of Beauty Company, Xia Chenyu! Everyone, stop her!""Yes! Let’s demand an explanation from her!"

"Don’t let her get away!"

When Xia Chenyu passed through the company’s security and stepped outside the gate, the crowd across the street became agitated. Several men and women came at her clawing and snarling like demons and evil spirits.

"Out of my way!"

As soon as Xia Chenyu sensed Fang Bai’s arrival, her mood had just brightened a bit, but she was blocked by a few men and women. Her elegant eyebrows lifted and a cold gleam flashed in her beautiful eyes as she released her martial artist aura.

Even though Xia Chenyu was busy with company affairs and had little time for cultivation, her innate talent was extraordinary. Furthermore, after the year had passed, Fang Bai had also given her plenty of Essence Stones and other cultivation resources. Her cultivation level had already reached the high rank of Yellow Level.

As her aura radiated outward, an invisible pressure surged forth. The men and women in front of her were just ordinary people, how could they withstand it? Their faces turned pale, they sweated profusely, and involuntarily retreated several steps, falling onto the ground with a thump.

Xia Chenyu glanced at them disdainfully and strode toward Fang Bai, who was smiling and approaching her.

"Chenyu! I’ve finally seen you!"

Just then, a loud voice suddenly rang out from behind the gathered crowd. Accompanying the voice, a man in a suit with a big belly came hurrying over with a large bouquet of roses, standing in front of Xia Chenyu with a look of surprise on his face.

The man in the suit appeared to be in his mid-thirties, plump and fair with a ruddy complexion. He wore gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, clearly a typical successful man.

"President Li, you..."

"Chenyu, these are for you!"

When Xia Chenyu saw the man in the suit, her brow furrowed, and her eyes revealed a look of disgust. However, before she could finish her sentence, President Li forcibly stuffed the roses into her hands.

"President Li..."

Xia Chenyu was about to return the roses to President Li, but he quickly stepped back and distanced himself from her. Then, gazing at her tenderly, he said softly, "Chenyu, since the moment I saw you at the last banquet, I was astounded by your beauty. At that moment, I knew the soulmate I had been waiting for forty years had finally appeared..."

As he spoke, he suddenly stepped forward, reaching out his hands to hold Xia Chenyu’s shoulders and continue his confession. However, Xia Chenyu stepped back, causing his hands to grasp at empty air.

"Ahem..."

The embarrassment on President Li’s face flashed by, and he withdrew his hands, smiling as he continued, "Do you know, Chenyu, regardless of how wild the wind or how heavy the snow, I drive to your company’s building every day and stay for a while. Even just gazing at your office from afar, I feel satisfied... For you, I have no desire to work; for you, I can’t sleep at night; for you, I..."

President Li had put in a lot of effort to pursue Xia Chenyu, having memorized these nauseatingly sweet words over and over again until he knew them by heart. At this moment, he rattled them off in one breath without so much as a pause.

"President Li, I remember you already have a wife, right? Aren’t you afraid your wife might hear you saying these things?"

As Xia Chenyu spoke, she glanced at Fang Bai, seeing him standing there with his arms crossed, smiling as he watched the scene unfold, looking like an amused spectator, which made her smile involuntarily.

That smile, filled with charm and allure, made many men at the scene, including President Li, breathe faster and feel their blood pressure rise.

President Li forcibly suppressed the thoughts that emerged in his mind of dominating this woman beneath him, cleared his throat, and sighed, "Let’s not talk about that woman... She’s harsh and has a fiery temper; we had nothing in common. We completed our divorce procedures last month. I’m single now."

Xia Chenyu also sighed, saying, "Actually, I have a bad temper too..."

President Li said, "No, no, no, the moment I saw you, Chenyu, I knew you must be a gentle and virtuous woman, a thousand times, no, ten thousand times better than my ex-wife! If we could be together, I think we would be very happy... Chenyu, marry me!"

The smile disappeared from Xia Chenyu’s face, and her gaze turned cold as she said indifferently, "President Li, please leave, and don’t force me to lose my temper! When I do, even I am afraid of myself!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇl(ꜰ)ire.ɴet

As President Li met Xia Chenyu’s icy gaze, he couldn’t help but shiver. However, when he turned his head and saw the two bodyguards he had brought standing behind him, he felt emboldened again and said with a smile, "Chenyu, I know you’re a proud and confident woman, and it might be hard for you to accept my affection right away. But please give me a chance, we can get to know each other gradually over time..."

As he spoke, he looked at the hundreds of people gathered in front of the "Beauty Company" and said with a pat on his chest, "As long as you agree to my proposal, I can help you drive these people away!"

Xia Chenyu said, "These people are furious, each of them looking as if they want to tear down my company. Do you think you can drive them away?"

President Li confidently said, "As long as we appeal to their emotions and reason with them, I believe we can persuade them to leave."

"President Li didn’t even ask why these people are blocking my company’s entrance, and yet you’re confident you can persuade them to leave?"

Xia Chenyu looked at President Li with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, her eyes carrying a hint of evil Qi.

From the start of today’s incident, Xia Chenyu sensed a conspiracy at play; she knew it was not as simple as it seemed. The man before her, President Li, was the Vice President of Donghai’s "Heavenly Daughter" Group, and was rumored to have a good relationship with Shen Huanian from the Anxi Shen Family. Xia Chenyu had always been very cautious of him.

And "Heavenly Daughter" Group, being the largest family-owned enterprise in Donghai, ranked second in Huaxia’s beauty industry. Their annual sales were slightly higher than that of "Beauty Company". Xia Chenyu had already devised a plan for her company to surpass "Heavenly Daughter" Group next year and take the second spot in Huaxia’s beauty industry.

Given "Beauty Company’s" current growth rate, Xia Chenyu was confident that in two years’ time, she could also topple the Anxi Shen Family’s "Belle Group" and become the undisputed leader of Huaxia’s beauty industry.

But the market is like a battlefield. As the current top two of Huaxia’s beauty industry, how could "Belle Group" and "Heavenly Daughter" Group sit idly by and let "Beauty Company" grow and snatch their market share?

Therefore, Xia Chenyu suspected that today’s incident was not the work of the Anxi Shen Family; it was the Li Family from Donghai, or even a joint conspiracy by both families.

However, the suddenness of the event caught Xia Chenyu off guard, prompting her to immediately notify Fang Bai to come up with a solution together.

Xia Chenyu knew that if "Beauty Company" did not respond to the incident promptly and effectively, allowing the situation to escalate, it would deal a heavy blow to the company’s reputation. The momentum of rapid development may come to an abrupt halt, or even rapidly decline.