Inside the Yun Family's'Son-in-Law Exclusive Bedroom,' a storage room converted for the purpose.
Su Yang was sitting cross-legged on the cold, hard wooden bed, a confident smile on his face.
He picked up his phone and, from his contacts, found a number he hadn't called in a long time, but one that always 'granted his every request.'
It belonged to Hangzhou's Richest Man, whom he had once saved and who was eternally grateful to him!
"Heh heh, Old Wang, Old Wang."
Su Yang muttered to himself in his heart, in a tone almost of condescension:
"This time, I'm giving you a golden opportunity to repay my life-saving kindness. Help me arrange this wedding grandly and prepare a wedding gift."
"You, just be secretly happy!"
He could almost imagine Hangzhou's Richest Man on the other end of the line, his face filled with tearful gratitude and excitement after receiving a call from his 'benefactor'!
However!
When he pressed the dial button, what came through the receiver was not the ringtone he imagined, but... the cold and emotionless automated voice saying, 'The number you have dialed is not in service.'
"Hmm?"
Su Yang's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Not in service?
Did he change his number? And he didn't even tell me?
Although a small doubt arose in his heart, he didn't take it too seriously.
After all, he was Hangzhou's Richest Man, busy with a myriad of affairs, and wasn't going to vanish into thin air. It was normal to occasionally be unreachable.
So, with extreme patience, he tried another number, dialing the official hotline of the Richest Man's company.
The result... still no answer!
At this point, the ominous premonition in Su Yang's heart finally grew stronger!
He immediately opened his phone browser and typed the name of Hangzhou's Richest Man and his company into the search bar.
The next second!
When the search results popped up!
Su Yang felt as if he had been struck by lightning!
His eyes, which had never shown the slightest ripple even amidst a hail of bullets, at this moment, widened to their limit due to extreme shock and disbelief!
On the front pages of major financial news websites, there were rows of shocking and bloody headlines!
"Breaking News! Hangzhou's Billionaire, suspected of multiple serious economic crimes, was thoroughly investigated by relevant departments last night! All his assets have been frozen!"
"When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter! The former business empire collapsed overnight!"
Su Yang stared blankly at the dazzling headlines on his phone screen, and at the news reports, those few photos of his former 'debtor' being handcuffed and disgracefully escorted into a police car... His mind, in that instant, went completely blank!
How could this be?
How could this possibly be?
How could Hangzhou's Richest Man, who had always listened to him and granted his every request... just fall from power like that?
This was Hangzhou's Richest Man; how could he be so easily defeated?
Although he had always relied on his strength to get things done, he also knew that the world today was no longer an era where everything could be solved by just having strong fists.
The power of capital, sometimes, was far more terrifying and deadly than guns!
An indescribable sense of immense crisis and a bone-chilling coldness instantly enveloped Su Yang completely!
"Who is it?"
"Who is behind all this, targeting me?"
"First, that five-hundred-million black gold card, it disappeared when I needed it most!"
"Now, one of my most important connections, Hangzhou's Richest Man, who was loyal to me, was uprooted and completely ruined overnight!"
"All of this is too coincidental! So coincidental, it's as if someone is deliberately behind it!"
"The people who have suddenly appeared around me recently..."
"Could it be... Lu Cheng?"
As soon as this thought emerged, it startled Su Yang himself!
But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the guess.
"No, it shouldn't be him."
"He has no reason to do this..."
"I have no grievances with him, and I even helped him solve a considerable problem."
"Moreover, with his identity and status, if he really wanted to deal with me, why would he use such circuitous and insidious methods?"
Su Yang's mind was in chaos!
He felt as if he had fallen into a huge vortex!
No matter how he struggled, he couldn't escape the invisible force that kept dragging him deeper into the abyss!
A tremendous sense of crisis, and the strong obsession to prove himself in front of Yun Xiyue, were like two invisible hands, gripping his throat tightly, making him almost unable to breathe!
He knew he had no retreat!
He must!
He must activate that deeper, more significant trump card!
...Three years ago, in the Imperial Capital.
Inside a certain underground parking lot.
A conspiracy of assassination was quietly unfolding.
A young man who still looked a bit green, but whose eyes were full of ruthlessness, was surrounded by a dozen masked assassins wielding sharp blades, trapped inside a sedan, unable to escape!
At this critical moment of life and death!
A ghost-like figure descended from the sky!
It was Su Yang, who was then serving in 'Dragon Soul' and happened to be on a mission in the Imperial Capital!
He swiftly defeated the dozen so-called professional assassins, scattering them in disarray and making them flee in terror!
He easily rescued the young man from the hands of this disorganized mob.
After completing this rescue operation, which was almost a dimensionality reduction strike.
Su Yang then learned that there was also a beautiful woman in a coma inside the car. The young man had taken a huge risk to pursue this rich heiress, almost losing his life in the process!
At the young man's desperate pleading, and because Su Yang had no interest in women other than Yun Xiyue.
The credit for this 'hero saving the beauty' was attributed to the young man.
This allowed him to successfully win the favor of the rich heiress in the guise of a 'life-saving benefactor,' and thus attach himself to a top-tier wealthy family whose power far exceeded his imagination!
From then on, he rose rapidly through the ranks, achieving instant success!
And this young man, in turn, owed Su Yang a colossal debt of gratitude, a life-saving kindness that would take him a lifetime to repay!
It was also long after this incident that Su Yang learned that the family of this rich heiress, their power and influence, were far beyond what any of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries he had previously encountered could compare to!
This was also the biggest trump card Su Yang held in his hand!
...Back to reality.
Su Yang's eyes, which had initially shown some hesitation and struggle, at this moment, became incredibly firm!
He knew he had no other choice!
"I don't care anymore, for the wedding! For Xi Xi!"
"I can only contact him!"
With trembling hands, he dialed that number from the Imperial Capital, which he hadn't contacted in a long time.
After ringing for a long time, the call was finally answered.
From the receiver came a young male voice, slightly wary and confused:
"Hello? Who is this?"