Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

When he got downstairs, Yang Hui looked around but couldn’t find Li Yang’s Mercedes-Benz V-Class. ’How am I supposed to tell the driver to turn on the A/C now?’

’Han Chao is so dense. All he had to do was send a text. Whatever, I’ll just ignore it.’

He got into his own Mercedes E-Class sedan and drove to the hotel Li Yang had booked.

On the way, he received a call from President Tian. "A Hui, what time will you arrive at the hotel?"

Yang Hui glanced at the time on the car’s quartz clock. He could get there in about 20 minutes. Li Yang and President Tian had agreed to meet at 12:00, so there was plenty of time.

The reason Li Yang was going early was that he was the host, and a host should always arrive early when treating someone to a meal.

"Okay, I’ll arrange for a car to head over right away."

The route to the hotel passed by Xinyue Square. He was planning to go to Xinyue Square that afternoon to pick out a birthday gift for Shen Meng. An idea struck him, and he said to President Tian, "Let me pick you up. I have to go back to Xinyue Square this afternoon anyway, so I can drop you off afterward."

"That works. I’ll wait for you in the underground parking lot then."

The sleek lines of the Mercedes E-Class gleamed with a subdued metallic luster under the lights of the Xinyue Square underground parking lot. Yang Hui leaned against the car door, lightly tapping the hood with his fingertips as he calmly watched the office building exit.

President Tian strode out, his shirt crisp and his tie perfectly knotted. But when he saw the Mercedes E-Class, his pace faltered for an imperceptible moment.

"A Hui, not bad. You really started at the top with your first car."

"You’re teasing me, Brother Tian. It’s just a car to get around in."

The car window slowly rose, sealing off the noise from outside. Yang Hui started the car, the corners of his lips turning up slightly. "Let’s go."

On the way, President Tian asked, "A Hui, what does Li Yang want with me today?"

Yang Hui’s smile was a little teasing. "I honestly don’t know. I only found out I was having lunch with you after you two had already confirmed it."

Given his relationship with President Tian, he naturally told the truth. He didn’t have a good impression of Li Yang and had no desire to cover for him.

President Tian chuckled as if this was all part of his plan. "I know. I did it on purpose. I want him to know that without you, A Hui, I wouldn’t even give him the time of day. This way, at the company, he’ll understand how he should treat you."

’I never thought President Tian had something like this in mind. Both Brother Chun and Brother Tian... they’re taking such good care of me.’

The Mercedes E-Class left the underground parking lot and merged into the city traffic, leaving only the faint sound of tires on the pavement.

The spot where Yang Hui had just been parked was the same one where he’d seen the Rolls-Royce Phantom motorcade before. Zhang Chun had been part of the entourage that day, and Yang Hui wondered if President Tian had been there as well.

"Brother Tian, I saw a Rolls-Royce Phantom motorcade here a few days ago. It was a huge display. Who was that?"

"Oh? You saw that too? That was the first time since I started at Xinyue Group that I’d ever seen such a grand display."

The engine of the Mercedes E-Class hummed, and the cool air from the AC vents carried the faint scent of leather.

"Was it your group’s chairman visiting?"

"He was here, but only to accompany that important figure." President Tian’s voice came from the passenger seat, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather.

This truly piqued Yang Hui’s curiosity. ’The chairman of Xinyue Group, of all people, wasn’t even the central figure on that occasion?’

"A Hui, you probably don’t know much about Xinyue Group’s situation."

He really didn’t know much. At his current level, if it weren’t for Zhang Chun looking out for him, he probably wouldn’t even be qualified to meet someone of President Tian’s stature.

There was no point in him digging into the details of Xinyue Group, but he did know the basics.

"I know Xinyue Group is a leader in domestic commercial real estate, with assets exceeding a trillion."

"Correct. But did you know that Xinyue Group is just a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Zong Group? It’s merely one of its dozens of business sectors."

Yang Hui’s knuckles tightened abruptly on the steering wheel, and the leather wrap creaked faintly. In the rearview mirror, his pupils contracted for an imperceptible instant, reflecting the towering skyscrapers receding outside the windshield, as if they were all enveloped in the shadow of some colossal entity.

’Xinyue Group is just one of dozens of business sectors under the Zong Group, and not even the most important one?’

"The Zong Group—an invisible leviathan in the financial world, a rule-maker in commercial real estate. They even have a silent grip on many of the lifelines in high-end equipment manufacturing and transport communications."

The cedar scent of the car’s air freshener suddenly seemed to sharpen, like countless data streams reorganizing in his mind: those seemingly independent industry giants were all just branches of the same colossal tree. And the white knuckles on the steering wheel betrayed the tsunami this hurricane of information had unleashed in his heart.

"There was a very beautiful woman that day. Was that...?"

President Tian’s voice suddenly deepened, as if recalling the scene. "I only participated when the chairman was in meetings. As for that young miss, I wasn’t qualified to even approach her.

I only know that even the chairman was extremely respectful towards her. She must be a core figure in the Zong Group. I tried to look her up afterward from various sources, but there’s very little information. Hidden plutocrats like them don’t have much publicly disclosed information."

For the first time, a fissure of shock ran through Yang Hui’s usual composure.

’The Zong Group? A hidden plutocrat? That young miss was someone even the chairman of Xinyue Group revered... She must be a core member of the Zong Group, probably a scion of the Zong Family.’

He suddenly remembered Xiaohe Wanwan telling him to pursue that woman and make her his wife. ’If she knew the woman’s true identity, would she still have so much confidence in me?’

"A Hui?" President Tian’s voice pulled him back to reality. Yang Hui’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He relaxed his jaw, which he hadn’t realized he’d clenched, and pulled his lips into a perfect curve. "I used to look at the rich lists, at those top billionaires with assets in the hundreds of billions, and think they were incredible. But compared to a plutocrat like the Zong Clan, it’s not even in the same league."

President Tian sighed. "How can you even compare? Their hundreds of billions are mostly in stock value. The total value of companies the Zong Group can influence globally is probably in the tens of trillions, maybe even more. They probably don’t even know how much money they have themselves."

’No wonder their entourage was so extravagant. While most people are struggling just to have their assets measured in the ten-thousands, this family’s assets are measured in the trillions.’

’It was a number that would make anyone shrink back in awe. Even the tycoons on the rich lists would probably feel powerless in the face of such a conglomerate.’

’What about me? With my system, do I have a chance to one day reach such heights, or even surpass them?’

Suddenly, he really wanted to talk to Xiaohe Wanwan. Perhaps she would still stand firmly on his side, brimming with confidence as she said, "You can do it. Your future achievements will far surpass theirs."

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