In the Upland Cafe located near Sunshine Residence, over a dozen waitresses served quietly and curiously around the periphery.
At this ti on a regular day, the usually packed hall was much emptier, all the waitresses' gazes focused on two tables of custors near a corner window.
At the entrance of the cafe, four tall bodyguards dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses would turn away any patrons attempting to enter.
The middle-aged owner of the cafe, who rarely showed himself, was also cautiously serving on the sidelines, despite the fact that he wasn't needed for even the simple task of pouring tea or water, as there was a stunningly beautiful woman with an exceptional appearance for that.
Before him on the table, a handso young man was surrounded by a pile of luxury items, having lost his usual composure; the subtle aura of superiority he had cultivated from a life of privilege had turned into restraint and fear.
Although the air conditioning was blasting in the cafe, the handso young man, who had an eighty-five percent level of attractiveness, was sweating profusely!
As Chu Mo gently sipped his Blue Mountain coffee, his gaze casually swept over the young man opposite him, noticing the other's slight trembling, he suddenly felt sowhat listless and spoke to Sun Shangwu, sitting by his side:
"It's nothing extraordinary, by the way, Xiao Sun has a coin in his hand, toss it, will you? Miss Shen opposite and I are playing a ga. I always see things through to the end, so we should finish the ga before anything else."
As Chu Mo finished speaking, a slightly relieved Sun Shangwu said:
"Sun Ping, aren't you going to do as Mr. Chu says?"
Sun Shangwu's voice was filled with vitality and a decisive sharpness, suggesting that ordinarily, he was soone whose words were final.
At the sound of those light words, Sun Ping suddenly jolted, the handso young man, who was clearly a few years older than Chu Mo, nodded continuously to Chu Mo and said:
"Brother Chu, I know what to do!"
Then, amidst the complex feelings of the three girls beside him, he took a deep breath, took the coin slick with sweat from his palm, and with a flick of his fingers, tossed it gently upwards...
"Snap!"
With a light sound, the coin ca to rest quietly between Sun Ping's hands!
At this mont, the ever-composed Chu Mo glanced at the phoenix-eyed woman opposite and said casually:
"Miss Shen, heads or tails, shall we begin?"
The faint sound echoed in the quiet cafe, with nothing but the sound of several billionaires from major conglorates sipping tea peacefully nearby, the cafe beca eerily silent.
When a few middle-aged n, each worth billions, also cast nonchalant gazes towards the few people opposite them, the two girls who were as close to Shen Yaoyao as sisters shifted their positions away from her, afraid of being caught up in the terrifying predicant unfolding before them.
The matter at hand had exceeded the limits of their second-generation circles' usual antics; one misstep could jeopardize the prosperity of their entire families!
In the face of such a significant issue, sisterly affection, and such things, were virtually nonexistent.
They had no choice but to be cautious.
At that mont, amidst the suffocating tension that filled the cafe, Shen Yaoyao, who was the focus of everyone's attention, suddenly lifted her head, her slender and enchanting phoenix eyes, though tinged with regret, still had a stubborn pride that had not entirely vanished.
When the girl nad Shen Yaoyao fearlessly t his gaze, Chu Mo found that she was still like a proud swan; although about to fall into the lake's depths, she still stretched her neck out, maintaining the stubbornness that was hers to claim.
The stubbornness unique to a twenty-year-old young woman.
So, the girl nad Shen Yaoyao in front of him still hadn't given up, had she?
A sense of annoyance suddenly flashed through Chu Mo's heart. For such a naive and stubborn girl who refused to repent, he felt disgusted for the first ti!
The girl who had always lived in an ivory tower it was ti for her to endure the harsh blows of society!
Moving his gaze away from the defiant girl, Chu Mo spoke in a seemingly casual conversational tone,
"Does President Li know about Shen Long, the CEO at Sunshine Residence's villa number eight?"
Upon hearing this, Li Tianming, the most handso among a few middle-aged n with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, casually said,
"The Shen Long from Haoyue Real Estate? I've heard that Haoyue Real Estate has run into so trouble, and Shen Long has been busily making the rounds in the circle lately!
Oh, now that you ntion it, I recall that villa number eight at Emperor's Pavilion was your work, Chu. Your three billion in cash was a tily help; if everything goes well, Shen Long should be able to pull through this predicant!
However, his assets might shrink a bit afterward!"
Li Tianming spoke nonchalantly, while the dark-faced Sun Shangwu suddenly raised his eyebrows and said,
"What, Brother Chu is interested in real estate? My Fuli Industry does have so real estate businesses. If you're interested, Brother Chu, we might have a private chat!"
Chu Mo did not respond directly, but after gently shaking the coffee cup in his hand, he chuckled lightly and said,
"I'm not interested in real estate, but I do have so interest in Haoyue Real Estate. Isn't CEO Shen encountering so trouble? Why don't we add fuel to the fire? Take over Haoyue Real Estate?
I'll put in five billion for a thirty percent stake; how about the remaining four CEOs make the split among yourselves?"
Chu Mo's deanor was calm, yet the gentle words involved billions in capital decisions. This confident and composed attitude was comparable to that of the hundred-billion-worth CEOs present!
At this mont, Qiu Guodong, who had been observing the exchange between Chu Mo and Shen Yaoyao across the table with the corners of his eyes, suddenly burst into an elated laugh and said,
"Hahaha, Brother Chu truly has an imposing presence. Normally, seizing Haoyue Real Estate would be costly, but now is a ti of weakness for it. To gain the maximum benefit for the least cost, President Chu has excellent foresight. I'm in for this ga," Qiu Guodong declared...
"I'll throw in three billion for a twenty percent stake; that's not too much to ask, right?"
As the remaining CEOs raised their glasses, in the ti it took for casual banter, the fate of Haoyue Real Estate, valued at fifteen billion, was sealed.
At that mont, even the defiant Shen Yaoyao, like a proud swan, finally bowed her head in the face of her family's future.
The pride that once looked down upon the world was gradually replaced by bleakness. At that mont, the young girl cloaked in the twilight's shadow lowered her head slightly and spoke in a gentle voice,
"I choose a character!"
No sooner had her words fallen than she snatched the coin from the hands of the young man sitting across, not even sparing it a glance. Shen Yaoyao clutched the coin tightly in her palm and bowed respectfully to Chu Mo, her face expressionless as she said,
"I've lost!"
Indeed, society is a vast cauldron of dye; it teaches the ignorant to be wise and the fearless to learn fear.
With an indifferent expression, Chu Mo did not look at the girl with phoenix eyes again but nodded smilingly to the middle-aged n seated in front of him.
All was understood without words!
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