Chapter 300 - 298: Investor Attends the Meeting

Xu Yue leaned back in her seat, watching him busy himself. Smiling, she said, "I guess I’ll be relying on you from now on. You won’t despise me for being useless, will you?"

"Of course not."

Yang Xun returned to the driver’s seat and started the engine. His tone carried a matter-of-fact certainty. "You’re my wife. If you don’t rely on me, who else would you rely on?

"You don’t need to worry about money. Just roll out the trial products as planned. However much you need, I’ll earn it. Don’t take any more risks for the sake of investments."

Warmth flooded Xu Yue’s heart, nearly bringing her to tears. For the first time since her parents passed away, she felt a true sense of security. She didn’t have to fear failure anymore, because someone was standing right behind her, having her back.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

Xu Yue agreed with a smile, though a lingering fear still haunted her. If Yang Xun hadn’t arrived in time, she really would have been ruined by that bastard.

The car slowly merged from the side street onto the main road. By the time they returned to the Xu Family Villa, it was already late at night.

That night, the couple shared the same bed. After lying down, they couldn’t resist getting intimate once more. Having finally tasted his wife, Yang Xun was as tireless as a starving wolf. It wasn’t until he saw Xu Yue pass out from sheer exhaustion that he hastily wrapped things up.

The next morning.

For the first time ever, Xu Yue was late for work. When she opened her eyes, it was already past ten o’clock. Yang Xun lay beside her, his strong arms holding her tightly. She struggled to sit up, waking Yang Xun in the process.

He opened his sleepy eyes and mumbled, "You were too exhausted yesterday. Sleep a little longer."

"I can’t. Today we absolutely have to launch the trial products across all major platforms. How can I not be there?" Xu Yue sat up abruptly, only to gasp as she felt the intense soreness wracking her body. "This is all your fault! I kept saying no last night, but you just kept tormenting me."

Yang Xun laughed in exasperation. "Xu Yue, you heartless woman. Who was the one in the car crying out ’good husband’ and begging me to take her quickly?"

"Stop talking! I was drugged back then." Xu Yue’s cheeks flushed bright red. Just thinking about the steamy scenes in the car last night made her legs go weak.

It had been way too stimulating! Before this, she had never experienced the pleasures of intimacy; she had only seen Xiaolin and Xu Qian moaning endlessly beneath Yang Xun. Now that she had tasted it for herself, she finally understood what it meant to feel like she was floating in ecstasy. Especially that time in the car. Even though the space was incredibly cramped, Yang Xun was so strong that he could easily hold her up and keep going. Recalling those details, she couldn’t control her racing heart and blushing face.

"What are you thinking about? Your face is so red!" Yang Xun teased with a grin.

"I’m not talking to you anymore. I’m going to work." Xu Yue pushed him away and used the edge of the bed to pull herself up.

"Workaholic," Yang Xun muttered, climbing out of bed as well. "I’ll go with you today."

Xu Yue looked surprised at first, but then she smiled and nodded. "Okay!"

By the time the two left the house, it was nearly lunch break. They decided to grab a bite at a restaurant first before hurrying over to the company. This was Yang Xun’s first time appearing at the company as Xu Yue’s husband. In the past, he had felt too embarrassed to show up, afraid that he would humiliate her.

When the receptionists saw Xu Yue and Yang Xun walking in hand-in-hand, their eyes widened in absolute shock.

Xu Yue introduced him, saying, "This is my husband, Yang Xun. From now on, whenever he comes to the company, he can head straight upstairs."

"Understood, President Xu," the receptionist immediately agreed, her eyes subconsciously sizing Yang Xun up.

She noted that President Xu’s husband was tall and quite handsome. However, she wondered why rumor had it that he was just a kept man—a gigolo with no job who relied entirely on a woman to feed him.

Yang Xun and Xu Yue didn’t care about the surrounding gazes at all. They walked upstairs hand-in-hand and immediately notified the senior executives to gather in the conference room. Soon, the room was packed. Yang Xun took a seat right beside Xu Yue. These executives knew Xu Yue was married, but since she hadn’t hosted a wedding, none of them actually knew what her husband looked like.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xu Yue spoke up. "Starting today, we will roll out our trial products across all major platforms. It will be first-come, first-served. Do not set any thresholds or engage in any shady, behind-the-scenes manipulation. Everything will be distributed entirely for free.

"If I find out that anyone is taking advantage of this to pull any little stunts, don’t blame me for showing no mercy."

The conference room fell silent for two seconds before a voice tinged with dissatisfaction rang out. "President Xu, the company’s current financial situation is far from optimistic. Did you secure the investment from yesterday’s negotiations?"

The speaker was the Marketing Director, He Zhixue. In truth, he was well aware that the investment had fallen through; they had all received the news first thing in the morning.

Xu Yue’s face instantly darkened. She said in a deep voice, "No, it fell through. But it’s not like the company is completely out of money. We’ll roll out the trial products first. Whatever funds we lack, I will find a way to cover them. If worse comes to worst, I will sell off my properties."

"President Xu, this isn’t just about money anymore. You’ve offended Chen Junhao to the bitter end. If he makes a move against us, the company won’t survive.

"You went there to properly negotiate an investment—why did you have to resort to physical violence?"

The one speaking was the Financial Director, Sun Baoguo. He sat on the left side of the long table, his brows tightly furrowed.

The moment Xu Yue saw that old face, fury surged within her. She slammed her hand hard on the table and stood up, roaring, "Director Sun, you actually have the nerve to say that? Who was the one who recommended Chen Junhao to me in the first place?

"And when I was being cornered and harassed by him, you turned tail and ran! You didn’t care whether I lived or died!

"I suspect you two were in cahoots all along. You deliberately lured me there so I’d have to sell my body to secure an investment for the company. Are you even human?"

At these words, the senior executives all drew in sharp breaths and collectively turned their gazes toward Sun Baoguo.

"President Xu, please don’t sling mud at me! I had no idea he was that kind of person. Besides, given the situation at the time, I couldn’t even protect myself." Sun Baoguo put on an expression of deep grievance, but his eyes were brimming with calculation.

"Furthermore, even if Chen Junhao was indeed in the wrong, you still shouldn’t have hit anyone! Now the investment is gone. Even if we launch the trial products, Chen Junhao will undoubtedly sabotage us from the shadows. No matter how much money we pour in, it’ll just be throwing money down the drain.

"The company doesn’t have much liquid capital left on the books. If the promotional results of the trial products fail to meet expectations, the company will truly be finished."

Yang Xun sat there with an unbothered, calm demeanor. His gaze swept over everyone present before finally landing on Sun Baoguo’s face. He hadn’t realized there was such an incident last night—so it was this old geezer who had sold Xu Yue out.

Being stared down by him, Sun Baoguo’s scalp prickled with unease. He spoke up in displeasure, "President Xu, this is a meeting for the company’s senior executives. Idle outsiders shouldn’t be allowed in here, right?"

"I forgot to introduce him. This is my husband, Yang Xun, and he is also our investor."

Xu Yue’s voice wasn’t loud, but the moment the words left her lips, the conference room fell deathly silent for a moment. Most of the people seated knew that Xu Yue had a live-in husband, but this was the first time they were seeing him in person at a senior executive meeting. What shocked them even more was the claim that this kept man was an investor!

"President Xu, you can’t just lie to us to force our agreement," Sun Baoguo said, his face full of disbelief.