My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 222: Chapter 176: Chen Xiao, Come Work for Me

"They’ve secured a spot? That fast? How could there still be a space for Ledi?"

Xia Bin’s face was grim. Ganglong was prime real estate where every inch was worth its weight in gold; a spot wasn’t just going to magically appear!

But the other person’s next sentence nearly made him pass out from anger right then and there.

"I hear it’s Erte’s spot. They’ve already sent the sample designs over for us to draw up the blueprints!"

Xia Bin didn’t even remember how he hung up the phone. He leaned back in his office chair, alone, his thoughts a chaotic mess.

He had never felt so helpless. This relentless series of blows made the proud and arrogant second-generation rich GM feel as if a giant hand was wrapped around his throat, making it hard to breathe.

He even felt that his employees were looking at him strangely. Four Seasons Clothing, which had always been so dominant in Jiangzhou, had recently suffered one heavy blow after another. Many were already whispering that the company was going downhill, and some were even making other plans.

He picked up his phone and made a call.

"Xiao Ya, how are things on your end?"

Lin Ya said, "How are things with what?"

"About the Junxiao Group’s acquisition of Tianlong Square..."

"It’s a done deal. I’ve received my final orders: either give myself to the cause or lay down my weapons!"

"Give yourself to what?" Xia Bin shot up from his seat.

Lin Ya was the general manager of Tianlong Square, and also Xia Bin’s fiancée. They were childhood sweethearts.

If not for his relationship with Lin Ya, he never would have been able to get seven of his brands into Tianlong Square—more than he’d had in the former Jiangzhou Wansheng Square.

Lin Ya said coldly, "It means either get absorbed into their company or leave."

Xia Bin breathed a sigh of relief. ’So she wasn’t talking about literally offering her body.’ He hadn’t even held hands with this fiancée of his. If she were to give herself to someone else, he’d be getting the worst end of the deal.

Tianlong Square was a light-asset operation, with the property owner entrusting its management to a business management company.

Lin Ya was the general manager assigned to Tianlong Square by Lifan Commercial Management Co., Ltd, and she was also the daughter of Lifan Business Management Company’s chairman, Lin Jian.

"Being absorbed means you’d be jumping ship to Junxiao Business Management Company. How would you explain that to Uncle Lin?"

’His own daughter switching companies? Isn’t that a joke?’

Lin Ya said, "Why can’t I just leave? Why do I have to be absorbed?"

Xia Bin fell silent. He subconsciously hoped Lin Ya would stay on as the general manager of Tianlong Square since it was advantageous for him, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud.

"You’re afraid that if I leave, your own interests won’t be protected, aren’t you?"

Lin Ya sneered.

Xia Bin quickly replied, "No, that’s not it. I’m thinking about it from the perspective of your personal career development. After all, this mall is a very high-quality project, and it’s the best one Uncle Lin has."

Lin Ya said coldly, "Not for long. Junxiao Group is being very aggressive. They want to run it themselves, and there’s no room for negotiation."

"Xiao Ya, could we meet when you have time?"

"I’m busy lately. We’ll talk later."

After ending the call, Xia Bin tossed his phone onto the desk. This fiancée of his had always been cold to him, and he was used to it.

It was all a family-arranged marriage. To say there were any real feelings involved would be pure bullshit.

「Inside Tianlong Square」

The crowd consisted mostly of young people. In Jiangzhou, it was said that if you wanted to see beautiful women, you went to Tianlong Square.

It was a shopping haven for women in their twenties and thirties with a certain level of spending power. Its brand mix was even better than Junxiao Square’s.

This was mainly because back when it was called Jiangzhou Wansheng Square, the Wansheng Group had only cared about rent and hadn’t prioritized things like brand mix and positioning.

Tianlong Square, on the other hand, prioritized whether a brand’s positioning was consistent with the mall’s overall plan. For the past few years, it had been constantly adjusting its brands to improve the mall’s atmosphere.

Chen Xiao walked ahead, followed by a reluctant Zhao Xiangjun.

She had never liked shopping and had been dragged here by Chen Xiao today.

Just that morning, she had been chiding him: "You have all this money and you don’t even spend it at your own mall. Instead, you run off to Tianlong Square to aid the enemy!"

Chen Xiao had just smiled without a word and even threatened that if she didn’t come, he’d grab her and they’d have another ’great battle.’

Considering his monstrous stamina, she knew she couldn’t withstand the assault and had no choice but to surrender and accompany him for a walk.

In truth, Chen Xiao was also starting to regret it. He finally understood why Zhao Xiangjun didn’t like to go out.

Wherever she went, she had a 100% head-turn rate. Not long after they entered the main gate, several couples were already arguing.

Chen Xiao could feel himself becoming public enemy number one among all the men. ’If this were ancient times,’ he thought, ’I wonder if someone would stop me and demand a duel.’

"Xiangjun, let me take you to pick out some clothes?"

"No!"

"How about we look at some bags?"

"No!"

"Then let’s go look at luxury watches?" ’Not that there are any real luxury watches here, the most high-end one is just Rolex.’

"I don’t want to!"

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Can we just go home?"

Chen Xiao was so speechless he wanted to give her a flick on the forehead.

"AHH~!" she cried, looking at him with a pitiful, woeful expression.

’Forget it. I’ll just flick myself.’ He was utterly helpless against her; he could never spoil her enough.

After leading her aimlessly through several floors, Chen Xiao sighed, "This is our first time shopping at a mall together, and you’re not going to buy anything?"

"Why should I? Do you have so much money you don’t know where to spend it? If you really have nowhere to spend it, why don’t you just buy the whole mall and move it home!"

’Move the mall home? Xiangjun is so clever, isn’t she?’

Chen Xiao’s eyes widened as he looked at her. "So, you want me to actually buy this mall and move it home?"

Zhao Xiangjun froze. After a long moment, she said, "Don’t you dare go crazy!"

She knew that with Chen Xiao’s current financial power, buying this entire mall would be about as difficult for him as buying a piece of meat at the market.

Chen Xiao said, "I’m not going crazy. It’s just buying a mall. What’s the big deal?"

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