Inside the fifth-floor suite of Sky Bar.
Chen Pingjiang lay on the headboard, breathing slightly, while Yin Zhen, next to him, curled up like a kitten, looking pitiful with a tear-streaked face.
She wasn't upset emotionally, she was in pain.
It was clearly her first time, but... the other person was like a pile driver.
Both their clothes, including the flight attendant uniform, were scattered on the floor.
Chen Pingjiang used his hand to wipe away the tears from Yin Zhen's cheeks and said with a hint of apology,
"Sorry, I didn't know it was your first time."
"It's... nothing."
Yin Zhen winced.
If it were any other man, she probably would have run off in anger long ago; it was only because it was Chen Pingjiang.
"Stop crying, I'll buy you a sports car later."
"Ah!"
Yin Zhen really did stop crying, surprised.
Is being rich really so capricious?
Can one do whatever one pleases just because they're rich?
But Yin Zhen was actually quite happy.
Taking her virginity and giving her a car should be about right, he thought.
Chen Pingjiang thought to himself.
As for whether she was a gold digger or not, Chen Pingjiang didn't care; he wasn't planning on anything serious with her anyway.
Besides, even if she was a gold digger, anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.
"Um, can your body handle another round?"
"..."
Yin Zhen's face turned pale with fright.
However, although it hurt at first, it became very comfortable later, with wave after wave overwhelming her like tides.
......
Inside a hotel on Nüren Street.
On the bed, Yin Hui lay sprawled out, staring blankly at the ceiling, her throat making rhythmic swallowing movements.
The feeling just now was too shameful and too unique.
In the end, Yin Hui completely lost control of her body, undressing as if possessed and touching herself.
After recovering for a while, Yin Hui finally gathered some strength to struggle out of bed, wanting to get a glass of water to drink.
She had been truly parched just now.
Little did she know that just as she struggled to sit up with great difficulty, that damned feeling returned...
"Help!"
Yin Hui screamed in panic...
She didn't know how much time had passed when Yin Hui was awakened by her phone's ringing.
She dazedly checked the time, only to realize it was already evening.
When she saw the caller ID, Yin Hui instantly flared up.
As soon as she answered the phone, Yin Zhen's voice came from the other end,
"Sis, where are you? I've left my friend's place, I'll come find you."
Suppressing her anger, Yin Hui gave her the hotel address, planning to properly interrogate her sister once she arrived.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the room door finally knocked.
After opening the door, she saw her sister standing at the doorway, looking a bit pale, and forcing a smile:
"Sis, I'm back. Eh, what's wrong with you?"
Yin Zhen looked at the sweat on her sister's forehead with curiosity; it had made her hair wet, and her face was flushed.
Yin Hui rolled her eyes, slammed the door shut, and then glared at her:
"Tell me, which friend's house did you go to?"
"Uh, a friend I knew before, I haven't told you about them."
Yin Zhen chuckled and walked into the room, but her posture was indescribably strange, limping.
What was funny was that Yin Zhen, fearing her sister would notice something unusual, tried hard to force herself to walk normally, which only made her appear even stranger in Yin Hui's eyes.
When Yin Hui saw her sister like this, her face immediately darkened.
Just as expected.
"Yin Zhen, if you lie to me, I'll tell Mom. Don't think I don't know what you were just doing."
"Hm?"
Yin Zhen clearly panicked a bit.
If it had been her actual boyfriend, she would have just said it, but it was Chen Pingjiang, and their relationship was ambiguous, so she didn't dare to say.
But her sister, Yin Hui, looked as if she knew everything.
Did she really know, or was she bluffing me?
Yin Zhen held her ground, refusing to admit it no matter what.
"I really just met a friend! Why don't you believe me?"
Yin Hui sneered,
"Then show me the messages your friend sent you, and give me their phone number. I'll call and ask."
When Yin Zhen saw her sister was serious, she immediately pouted in anger:
"Sis, you were born only a few minutes before me, why do you get to boss me around? If you keep this up, you'll have no friends."
"Who told you to lie to me? If you still don't tell me, I'm calling."
Yin Zhen was terribly annoyed, unable to understand why her sister insisted on getting to the bottom of things.
After a long while, she mumbled with her head downcast,
"I went to see Chen Pingjiang."
Yin Hui's heart skipped a beat:
"Did you 'do that' with him?"
"Do what?"
"Just 'that'."
"What 'that'?"
Yin Hui took a deep breath:
"Did you sleep with him?"
Yin Zhen widened her eyes and nodded helplessly.
"I knew it."
Yin Hui had gotten her answer, but she couldn't bring herself to speak about her own reactions, as it would be too shameful.
"How did you two get involved?"
When this question came up, Yin Zhen lost her nerve, her voice like a mosquito's hum:
"He sent me a message, so I went."
Yin Hui looked at her intently:
"Was it voluntary?"
"Mm-hm."
"Alright."
"You won't tell Mom, right?"
Yin Hui gave her an annoyed look:
"What's the use of telling her? Will it solve the problem?"
Yin Zhen then breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's good, that's good."
Seeing her sister like this, Yin Hui also felt a bit angry.
Thinking about the "good deed" the two had done, which had even caught her, an innocent bystander, in the crossfire:
"You have no self-respect. He has a girlfriend, and... a mistress, and even children. I don't know what you're after."
"I'm after his good looks, his money, his youth, is that okay?"
"..."
"Yin Zhen, you've fallen."
"Ah, think whatever you want, I'm tired, I'm going to sleep for a bit."
Yin Zhen was also resigned to her fate.
After lying down, Yin Zhen hummed,
"Sis, accompany me to see sports cars tomorrow, mm, the Ferrari I like."
Yin Hui's mind immediately went blank.
She felt like the world had gone mad.
Her adorable and beautiful sister had become an overbearing CEO's mistress, and he had even given her a sports car.
And yet, she herself felt a strange empathy for that matter, an unspeakable shame combined with a feeling of liking it.
......
On the way back, Chen Pingjiang thought of Yin Zhen in her flight attendant uniform and black stockings, then fantasized about her older sister Yin Hui, finally giving a self-deprecating laugh.
When he returned to Zhongshan Villa, it was already 9 PM.
His parents were both watching TV with great interest.
The TV was playing the second season of "New My Fair Princess," titled "My Fair Princess: The Wind Blows in Gusts."
Chen Pingjiang had no impression of this drama at all, and didn't recognize any of the actors.
It didn't take long for Chen Pingjiang to be dumbfounded.
Damn it, how did all the foreigners show up?
"Mom, this isn't good. Let's change the channel."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Empress Dowager Xu turned around and glared at him:
"Before I scold you, you'd better disappear from my sight voluntarily."
"?"
Looking at Chen Pingjiang's innocent expression, Empress Dowager Xu said disdainfully,
"Next time you come home, please let the perfume scent on your clothes dissipate, thank you. And don't argue, Yanyan doesn't use this brand of perfume."
Chen Guangping remained unconcerned and silent, simply watching TV with great interest, occasionally chuckling, completely ignoring his son's pleading gaze.
Chen Pingjiang pursed his lips, got up, patted his butt, and walked upstairs.
This mom isn't easy to fool.
It seems I'll have to be more careful in the future; I was careless today.
The next morning, Chen Pingjiang rushed to the company for work.
The news about Blue Knight rider Wang Jing's heroic rescue was still being reported on TV and new media, causing a considerable public reaction.
"It's regrettable to know you in this way. Rest in peace."
"A young life exchanged for an elderly life. I want to know how the elderly person's family ultimately thanked the family of this young hero?"
"Many customers don't know the hardships of delivery riders."
"I hope Renrengou's boss can take good care of this delivery guy's family, and also show more understanding and care for all the ordinary delivery guys under you, after all, your empire is built on their support."
"One should also act within their means when saving others."
There were laments for the fragility of life, sighs for the unpredictability of events, regret, and praise.
Although not officially announced, a Renrengou rider posted online about the company's care for Wang Jing's family, which quickly garnered much praise.
While Chen Pingjiang was browsing the internet, Li Xi walked in from outside and asked,
"President Chen, are you busy?"
"No, what is it?"
Li Xi's expression was a bit awkward:
"We discovered a case within the company's internal WeChat business group where someone took advantage of their position to illegally accept huge kickbacks from external partners. I wanted to report it to you."
Chen Pingjiang frowned.
Why couldn't good things happen, but bad things came one after another?
Chen Pingjiang wasn't unaware of the principle that overly clear water has no fish.
But everything has its limits, and crossing the red line wouldn't be fun.
"How much exactly was taken?"
"Currently, 560,000 has been tallied."
Chen Pingjiang waved his hand without the slightest hesitation:
"The number is already so large, just contact the Economic Crime Investigation Department directly and hand the person over to them."
Li Xi probably expected Chen Pingjiang's attitude and nodded repeatedly:
"Understood."
Watching Li Xi's retreating figure, Chen Pingjiang fell into deep thought.
Internal corruption is a common problem that no large enterprise can escape.
Wherever there are people, there will be various unspoken rules.
The larger the enterprise, the more unspoken rules there are.
Historically, ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu have all carried out large-scale internal anti-corruption campaigns.
"It seems we can't avoid it either. It's time to take action and investigate."
Was it because Renrenwang's salaries weren't high? Clearly not.
Renrenwang's salaries, even if not top-tier in the industry, were among the highest, at least as far as Chen Pingjiang knew, even BAT couldn't compare.
Taking Renrenwang's middle management as an example, their average monthly salary is typically between 30,000 and 40,000.
Including various miscellaneous subsidies and year-end bonuses, an annual income of 500,000 is quite normal.
Moreover, once one reaches middle management, they should also have stock options.
This part is the major chunk!
An annual income of a million is truly no exaggeration; this is 2011, not 2024.
If the company offered such good benefits and they still reached out for more, then Chen Pingjiang wouldn't be polite.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Pingjiang called Guan Yifeng in.
"Immediately contact the heads of all companies. They must arrive at Renrenwang headquarters for a meeting at 2 PM today, no matter where they are."
Guan Yifeng nodded:
"Understood, Chairman Chen."
It was clear that Chen Pingjiang planned to launch a vigorous internal anti-corruption campaign within all the group companies under his umbrella.
2 PM.
All CEOs and Senior Vice Presidents of Renrenwang were present.
The top leaders of JuZi Technology, Zhizhen Catering Group, Renrengou Group, and Culture and Entertainment Group all arrived.
The only one missing was Huaxin Wafer Fab, but they were currently in preparation, so it was fine if they didn't come.
Gao Songbin, who was in Anhuai handling Wang Jing's posthumous affairs, rushed back at noon, not even having time to eat, asking everyone he saw.
"Do you know what this meeting is about today, and why are so many people here? Besides the last annual meeting, I've never seen so many high-level executives at once."
"I don't know, I'm curious too."
Gao Songbin asked around, but no one knew.
However, when his gaze swept towards Renrenwang's side, he noticed that the faces of Renrenwang's executives all showed a slight unnaturalness.
"Li Xi, hey, speak up."
Gao Songbin called out,
"You definitely know something, right? Your expression betrayed you; you can't fool me."
Unexpectedly, Li Xi completely ignored him, turned his head, and looked at Miao Bingwei.
At this moment, everyone's gaze shifted back to Miao Bingwei.
Miao Bingwei's old face darkened, and he looked directly at the ceiling.
Although everyone present was an insider, there was no harm in saying it, but it was too embarrassing.
Then Chen Pingjiang's voice came from outside the door.
"Don't make it difficult for them; they're too embarrassed to say it, but I'm not."
Chen Pingjiang's voice came from far to near:
"Recently, Renrenwang discovered a case where someone took advantage of their position to illegally accept huge kickbacks from external partners. I have already had the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Economic Crime Investigation Detachment intervene, and they are currently in the investigation and evidence collection stage."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood the seriousness of the matter and lowered their heads one after another.
No one dared to say that their own enterprise was completely clean; the human heart is unfathomable.
Who would dare to laugh at Renrenwang?
"Why are you all bowing your heads? The purpose of calling you here today is for each group to conduct an anti-corruption operation named 'Spring Thunder'. Listen to what I say.
First, each group must establish a supervisory department. Second, thoroughly investigate from top to bottom, not letting any matter, big or small, go unchecked. Third, if someone voluntarily surrenders and the amount of embezzlement is not large, they may receive a lighter punishment; however, if they refuse to surrender and the amount is huge, they will all be handed over to the Economic Crime Investigation Detachment for handling."
Wan Yuqian thought for a moment and asked,
"What does the scope include?"
"Suspected criminal offenses, violations of integrity and honesty policies, violations of conflict of interest policies, and violations of information security policies. This includes, but is not limited to, kickbacks, illicit transfer of benefits, illegal reimbursement of expenses using fake documents, and illegally claiming housing subsidies through ride-hailing. We must intensify the crackdown on commercial bribery, embezzlement, and other fraudulent acts."
Everyone couldn't help but take a sharp intake of breath, little did they know Chen Pingjiang hadn't finished speaking.
"Those who should be transferred to judicial organs for handling will be transferred; those who should be dismissed will be dismissed; and those who should face internal disciplinary action will face internal disciplinary action. It's not enough for them to simply say they will voluntarily return it. All these individuals will be added to the blacklists of all companies and their affiliates, and will never be hired again!"
(End of Chapter)