Ji Nuan sat in her office; her eyes fixed on the computer screen.

The studio was currently in the stage of preparing for action after gathering the resources they needed. In the eyes of an outsider, she was only spending money and not making any profit. No one knew what exactly Ji Nuan was planning.

There were even people who thought Mo Jingshen was wealthy and imposing, casually tossing over two hundred million US dollars for her to play. Even though Ji Nuan had received a large sum of investment, there were still many people who expected her to perform poorly.

The local property business was on a continuous downward slide. There were many companies in a rush to toss away pieces of land that were once highly valued. Currently, Ji Nuan’s funds were sufficient for her to not only continue the progress of projects under her hand but to expand her goals to several cities and suburbs around Hai Cheng.

Every valuable location she had in mind was circled with red ink on the map displayed on her computer screen. The sites that would continue expanding outward in the future, as well as the locations that were currently vacant or abandoned, were all circled with blue ink.

She was acquiring them.

From the perspective of an outsider, she was acquiring them at a ridiculous speed. They assumed she did not know the value of those lands, and that she would end up losing all her money.

All of a sudden, a knock echoed against the office door. Xiao Ba flew in, appearing extremely panicked.

Ji Nuan threw her a glance before moving her gaze back to the screen. She unhurriedly scanned the map of Hai Cheng and its surroundings to mark out the areas that would undergo town planning in the future.

“Boss Nuan, the one from that day, CEO Jin’s husband… he’s here!” Xiao Ba was too rushed when she ran in. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva before rushing to speak, “And he brought a lot of people! It seems like he wants to settle the debt with us!”

Ji Nuan’s hand paused on the mouse. She turned her head. “CEO Jin’s husband? What debt?”

Her words had just finished when the office door heavily slammed open with a “peng” sound. Xiao Ba jumped in fright.

Ji Nuan noticed the people in front who had suddenly charged in were tall and strong. They seemed like those unreasonable, hired thugs used to waving their knives around while demanding for payment.

The man who walked in after those men opened the path appeared younger than forty-years-old. He was dressed brightly and neatly, and his clothes were also tastefully selected. However, his expression was not good. Although he did not look fierce, he didn’t seem like he could be easily sent away.

After the man stepped in through the door, his eyes arrogantly scanned the office before landing on Ji Nuan who sat behind the desk. “Are you Miss Ji?”

Ji Nuan sat behind the desk with a mild gaze. She was unperturbed. “I remember the security officers working at Jin Lin Building are rather diligent. You’re rather formidable for being able to charge in so forcefully.”

It was as though he had not expected such a young woman with such an oppressive aura. The man coldly knitted his brows before laughing. However, his laugh caused one to experience terror.

“I didn’t expect Miss Ji, who is venturing from her hut for the first time, to have so much courage. I’ve heard about the investment from Mo Corporation and understand that Miss Ji has people behind her. But even if the mountain behind you is firm, you shouldn’t be interfering with someone else’s home affairs!” The man appeared to be smiling, but he was extremely cold. His tone was unkind.

Ji Nuan raised her beautiful, seamless brows. “I was still wondering why you were displaying this attitude. It turns out that there’s a fire in your backyard, and after consuming a belly full of smoke, you came here to vent?”

Ji Nuan softly chuckled. “A few days ago, CEO Jin came here to cause a ruckus. Both of you are truly husband and wife. One brought a lawyer to dissolve a contract while the other brought thugs to block the door. Those who don’t know might even think the two of you operate a havoc-making business and are not actually representatives of a proper investment company.”

The man coldly narrowed his eyes. “So you’re aware we came here to block the door? If you don’t wish for your newly set up studio to be smashed into smithereens, may I trouble Miss Ji to follow me for a trip, so you can clarify to my wife about that video you obtained previously!”

Ji Nuan did not pay him any mind, casually pulling up the information on their company through her computer.

CEO Jin, who came previously to dissolve the contract, was the finance representative from Tian Sheng Investment, while this man before her eyes was the CEO of Tian Sheng Investment. His surname was Xiao, and he was also the legal representative and founder of the company.

Ji Nuan turned back to him, speaking unhurriedly and calmly. “Mr. Xiao, I don’t have any interest in your family affairs. Your private affairs with my previous finance supervisor are also unrelated to me. I handed Supervisor Xu to the police because she committed the offense of embezzling funds. Everything I passed onto the police is related to the crimes she committed under my employment. I don’t care if you came because CEO Jin fought with you after discovering your shady business with her or because you want to seek justice for Supervisor Xu. These are all unrelated to our studio. I’m the representative here. Sending an employee who has committed a crime to the police is my right. You’re a gentleman nearing your forties; you have a family and children. Do you need me to teach you even this bit of simple logic?”

CEO Xiao’s expression was extremely unhappy. “You little immature brat, you’re lecturing me?”

“Of course not. I won’t waste my breath on an unrelated person.” Ji Nuan coldly curved her lips. “Although Supervisor Xu was the only one who committed a crime here, I was able to discover the affair between the two of you so easily. Even if the police are carelessly investigating, they would surely be able to find out as well. It’s not surprising that it would then enter your wife’s ears. What’s the point of acting strong with me here? I wasn’t the one who suggested the two of you do it in an unsafe hotel, nor was I the one who installed the illegal surveillance camera. You weren’t able to control the lower half of your body, but you came here to vent your rage?”

Ji Nuan’s maintained her smile, but her eyes were filled with unrestrained mockery.

“You fucker, don’t drag the topic here and there with me. If I were to have a divorce because of this and lose the shares of the company, I would at least lose several hundred million yuan. How can it be resolved by a few words of yours? Don’t be arrogant just because you have a backer. I think you little brat need proper discipline!” CEO Xiao suddenly gave the thugs around him a signal with a cold face.

Those men abruptly flipped over the coffee table and chairs in the office, moving forward to force Ji Nuan out.

Ji Nuan’s brows jumped. She didn’t expect these people would really be unreasonable and act like gangsters here. She stood up to signal Xiao Ba to alert the police.

In the end, one of the thugs abruptly grabbed Xiao Ba’s collar and hauled her back.

“Ah!” Xiao Ba cried.

Ji Nuan’s expression changed. She moved forward and was about support Xiao Ba up when one of the thugs raised a hand to grab her hair.

Almost at the same time, the office door slammed loudly open once more. A silhouette rushed in.

Ji Nuan had yet to react before she was abruptly tugged behind Feng Ling.

In an instant, the several thugs, whose size and skills belonged to the rank of warriors, were easily tossed onto the ground. They held onto their stomachs, rolling around in pain—

Feng Ling pressed one of the thugs under her feet and with a harsh grind, the anguished wailing sharpened. The blood-curdling shriek was sufficient to shake the office glass windows.

Ji Nuan wanted to stop Feng Ling but was unable to.

The short-haired woman before her was miraculously agile. In an instant, the startled CEO Xiao also received a kick to his face. His sorry figure fell onto the ground with half his face bruised.

There were still two thugs at the back. Seeing the situation, they immediately threw themselves forward while swearing. Ji Nuan’s hand grabbed onto Feng Ling’s clothes forcefully, fearing that someone might lose their life.

She finally understood what amazing person Mo Jingshen had placed by her side. Right now, she was worried the thugs under CEO Xiao would not make it out alive…

Ji Nuan resisted the impulsive urge to clap and shout ‘good.’ Her studio had only just been set up. If blood was spilled and a life was lost, it would definitely harm her business.

One of the thugs rushed forward in anger, wanting to grab Ji Nuan by the hair and haul her out. Before his hand could touch her, he was completely trampled on by Feng Ling. It was as though she was mindless of the opponent. So long as anyone dared to touch Ji Nuan, she would not let them off.

Ji Nuan watched as Feng Ling delivered kicks to the two men’s legs and caught the sound of their bones being crushed; it caused a chill to rush down her back. She then stared as the two men’s lives were almost ended under Feng Ling’s feet.

“Wait! Don’t kill them!” Ji Nuan frantically reached out, hugging Feng Ling’s elbow. “There’s a police station near the building. Let’s call for the police to bring them away! They’ll definitely deliver a harsh punishment! This country isn’t like the training base overseas! You can’t kill someone!”

Feng Ling’s actions then finally stopped. Her expression was cold and harsh as she eyed the few garbage rolling around on the ground.

She had initially thought nothing would happen since Ji Nuan was in the studio and the buildings had their own security. She had taken the spare time to buy a bottle of water nearby, but the moment she returned, she heard the screaming and the crashing sounds of furniture being flipped over. Rushing in, the first thing she saw was Ji Nuan about to be hurt.

Feng Ling did not speak as she shifted her feet away from the man under her. She stepped behind Ji Nuan, maintaining a distance so as to not disturb her while ensuring her safety.

Ji Nuan supported Xiao Ba to stand up. “Are you all right?”

Xiao Ba nodded her head and then threw a nervous glance at the person behind Ji Nuan. “Boss, she’s amazing!”

Ji Nuan chuckled. To think that she previously was concerned about this female bodyguard’s ability.

The truth proved her concerns were unnecessary.

Since it was a person Mo Jingshen had carefully selected to be by her side, how could she be anything short of amazing?

—-

The police quickly rushed over and brought the thugs away. The disheveled CEO Xiao was also taken away.

Ji Nuan went up to speak with the officer in charge of the previous case. She confirmed that they had discovered the affair between CEO Xiao and Supervisor Xu after taking on the case and that it was not a busybody from her studio who had handed the video over. She was then assured.

As long as this issue was unrelated to the people from her studio, she did not care to ask anything else.

As CEO Xiao was being hauled away, he caught bits of the conversation between Ji Nuan and the officer. He looked frustrated, and the defeat in his eyes was difficult to hide. It was clear the chaos in his home had already gone out of hand. In a blink of an eye, an initially pleasant looking man was beaten swollen by a female bodyguard. There was no way he could walk out with his head raised up high. He shot Ji Nuan an unhappy look but was pressed down and brought away by the police.

——

In the evening, Ji Nuan returned after inspecting one of the locations under her studio for an hour.

Ji Nuan sat in the back seat of the car. She supported her head with one hand while holding her documents with another. When her phone rang, she picked it up to listen to the reports from the Human Resource Department.

By now, she was well-informed on the trends of various industries and markets. She could also guarantee she would be able to expand their studio into a large-scale real estate corporation when the time was right.

However, making money with a business was different from managing a corporation. Right now, the investment the studio had obtained was far beyond what she had predicted. The lands she needed to purchase were also much more. The scale of the studio needed to be enlarged but the Human Resource Department, the Finance Department, and so on, all had countless matters she needed to worry about each day.

Ji Nuan hoped in this life, she would be able to stand on the peak of both her career and love life. However, although she previously studied in America and performed considerably well, at the end of the day, she was not born with a background in business management or commercial affairs. Even if her brain was strong enough, and she had sufficient predictions, she was somewhat lacking right now in the management aspect. She had only just begun and was feeling hard-pressed.

A few days ago, Xia Tian had sent her a message that she would come to her studio to help after being discharged.

However, this was still insufficient.

Ji Nuan supported her head, placed her phone aside, and turned to look out at the darkening sky.

—-

At night, in the Yu Garden.

With Auntie Chen cooking, Ji Nuan most likely would not be able to watch Mo Jingshen cook anytime soon.

On the dining table, Mo Jingshen’s chopsticks had only just stretched out when Ji Nuan’s chopsticks unintentionally collided with his. He threw her a glance and shifted his chopsticks to another dish. Ji Nuan’s chopsticks quickly followed.

Like this, their “chopsticks fight” continued for a long while. Mo Jingshen placed his chopsticks down, his deep, black eyes concentrated on Ji Nuan with a hint of laughter.

The man casually placed his hand on the table, assuming a lazy pose. He was a clear contrast from Ji Nuan who was consumed with thoughts.

“Something on your mind?” His long fingers picked up the plate in front of him, shifting it closer to Ji Nuan in case she could not reach.

Ji Nuan then returned to herself. She raised her head to meet his amused gaze, and when she looked down, she saw all her favorite dishes were placed in front of her.

She placed her chopsticks down to speak, “I plan to buy some books on corporate management to learn at home. Do you have any good books to recommend?”

Mo Jingshen picked up the glass on the table, lowering his head to drink a sip. Somehow, his graceful gesture made it seem like he was drinking a glass of red wine rather than just water.

The man then unhurriedly said, “It’s only a two hundred million investment. Has it brought that much stress to you? You even have to buy books to learn corporate management?”

Why did she feel that he was mocking her…

Ji Nuan picked up her chopsticks once more, placing a bite of vegetables in her mouth. She said unhappily, “Why does it sound like the great CEO Mo is looking down on people, ah? Are you the only one who can turn fifty million into three billion within three years? Can’t I be more capable than you?”

Mo Jingshen chuckled as he stared at her. “Instead of looking at a book, why not look at a person. If there is any difficult problem, just ask me. Isn’t that more effective than using a book?”