Chapter 53: The Power of Lord Guan

Start a new company?

Li Yuyan doubted whether something was wrong with her hearing, but seeing that Guan Sheng did not look like he was joking, ripples gradually formed on the surface of her heart.

Yesterday, her grandfather issued an order, and she was driven out of the Li family. She definitely could not return to her parents' home, let alone the group corporation.

Right now, she had nowhere to go. Could she really start a new company?

She sighed. "Guan Sheng, starting a company is not as simple as you think."

Of course he knew it was not simple, but—that applied to other people.

Guan Sheng said extremely casually, "Isn't it just finding an office and then getting a business license?"

"Once the funds are in place shortly, won't this company be up and running?"

Li Yuyan's eyelids twitched. That might be how it sounded, but even if she obtained a business license, would anyone really come to invest?

Knowing what she was worried about, Guan Sheng comforted her: "I don't know anything about getting business licenses and such, so you go ahead and do it!"

"Once all the paperwork is done, I guarantee I can secure top-tier investment for you. By then, I'll be worried that you'll be too busy to keep me company."

For Guan Sheng, money and the like were truly trivial matters. If it weren't for the fact that the sources of his mission rewards were monitored by governments all over the world and could only be stored in that single top-ranked bank in Switzerland—which happened to make transferring funds to the Dragon Country inconvenient—he wouldn't even need to have others invest. He could pull out hundreds of billions for his wife to spend in a split second.

He stood up, glanced at the time, and walked toward the bed.

Li Yuyan's expression changed slightly, and for some inexplicable reason, her body began to burn. "You... what are you going to do..."

Guan Sheng naturally removed his clothes. "It's still early. Give me a kiss."

Swish!

In an instant, Li Yuyan's face turned completely red. "No... don't, Guan Sheng, you mustn't take advantage of someone in a vulnerable position! W... we..."

Guan Sheng pulled out the marriage certificate from his pocket. "It's completely legal."

Li Yuyan hurriedly hopped down from the other side. "Wait, I'm not ready yet. Do we have to move this fast..."

Guan Sheng's expression turned stern, and he said righteously, "Fast? What do you mean fast?"

"Last time it was clearly an hour. Didn't you feel anything?"

"Hey!" Li Yuyan panicked and blurted out, "I don't care, I'm still not ready! We haven't developed our feelings yet!"

Guan Sheng frowned. No feelings yet?

He felt that his feelings were already fully in place.

Especially the scene from last night where he severed ties with a single blade and completely broke off with the Li family—it was so manly!

Seeing Guan Sheng stunned, Li Yuyan immediately put some distance between them and swallowed nervously. "Guan Sheng, right now... we are at most in a boyfriend-and-girlfriend relationship..."

"Getting our marriage certificate... that was only because we had no other choice."

"Although I said I wouldn't divorce you, but... but that was also based on the premise that I believed you wouldn't force... me. If you act like this, my impression of you is going to change."

Looking at her panicked appearance, Guan Sheng couldn't help but smile. "Look at how scared you are. If you don't want to, then we won't. You can just wait until whenever you feel we're ready."

"Mm..." Li Yuyan finally relaxed, but for some reason, she actually felt a lingering sense of disappointment.

To say they had no feelings wasn't entirely true; perhaps she just wasn't prepared yet.

Right at that moment, a series of knocks came from outside.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"..."

Guan Sheng got dressed and walked to the door. Opening it, he saw a group of young men wearing the security uniforms of the Li Group standing outside.

At the sight of them, Li Yuyan was immediately startled. Weren't these people from the group's security department?

Why were they here?

Before she could react, everyone saluted Guan Sheng.

"Good morning, Department Head."

"Good morning, Department Head!"

"Department Head Guan, we all resigned to follow you."

Resigned?

Li Yuyan sharply caught those two words. Could it be that all of these people had resigned?

Guan Sheng nodded slightly. "Thank you for being willing to follow me."

"Department Head Guan, you're being too polite. To tell you the truth, ever since we started practicing horse stances according to your rules these past few days, I feel much lighter on my feet."

"Yeah, these past few days my wife even said I'm as fierce as if I took medicine or got a shot of adrenaline."

"Department Head Guan, we absolutely trust your character. Besides, if you hadn't called for help in time, old Zhang probably would have been crippled by now. Now old Zhang has almost recovered, and once you and the sister-in-law open your new company, he can come to work too."

"..."

Everyone wore smiles. It seemed that after the incident with old Zhang, they all regarded Guan Sheng as one of their own—no, they should consider him their leader!

Li Yuyan was somewhat baffled. "Guan Sheng, wh... what is going on here?"

Hearing her voice, all the security guards turned to look at Li Yuyan, and then, in neat unison, they bowed deeply.

"Hello, Sister-in-law!"

"Good morning, Sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law!"

"..."

Swish!

Li Yuyan's face turned even redder.

Then she heard them say:

"Sister-in-law, we've all heard about what happened between you and Department Head Guan. We think you two are a match made in heaven, and that so-called Young Master Qi is a complete nobody."

"That's right, Sister-in-law. From now on, we'll follow your lead. We've all resigned from the Li Group. The moment Department Head Guan called us, we decided without a second thought."

"Sister-in-law, where is our new company? When are we opening?"

"..."

Guan Sheng gave a light cough and looked at Li Yuyan. "After you left the Li family yesterday, you fainted from extreme grief. While you were asleep, I took the liberty of poaching everyone from the original group who could be poached."

"After all, when a new company opens, it needs manpower."

Li Yuyan was stunned. She hadn't expected Guan Sheng not to be just joking, and what surprised her even more was that this guy was actually able to win the allegiance of so many people.

Judging by the expressions of these security guards, their respect seemed to come from the depths of their hearts, not just casual talk.

The crucial point was—

When did he win their hearts?

Wait!

Was it because of old Zhang?

Li Yuyan suddenly remembered that before Guan Sheng severed Xu Tao's head that day, he had mentioned that this fellow had sent people to beat old Zhang until he was crippled. Therefore, on that day, Guan Sheng hadn't just come for her sake, but also... to avenge old Zhang...

This man was sometimes cold, sometimes heartless, sometimes warm, and sometimes deeply loyal and righteous. From the first day he held a knife to her throat until now, Li Yuyan felt that Guan Sheng seemed to be changing faster and faster...

Was this really him?

At that moment, Li Yuyan suddenly felt very fortunate.

However, after a brief trance, she lowered her voice and said, "Guan Sheng, I know you mean well, and I also want to open a new company and continue my career."

"But the reality is that now that I've been driven out of the Li family, the entire Jiangcheng knows about it. No one will be willing to rent an office building to me."

"I won't even be able to get a business license."

Having studied abroad for many years and grown up watching adults do business in her own country, she understood the rules of the business world all too well.

Those commercial landlords would definitely not dare to provoke the Qi family and the Li family.

Hearing this, however, Guan Sheng looked indifferent.

"Isn't it just an office building?"

"Just wait!"

"I'll make a phone call."

With that, Guan Sheng took out his phone, dialed a number, and after a few rings, the call went through.

From the other end came a familiar voice.

"Master Guan, please give your orders!"

Guan Sheng stated firmly, "Little Eagle, find me an office building in Jiangcheng. The bigger, the better; the more luxurious, the better; the more magnificent, the better!"

"It's best if it has an outdoor swimming pool, an outdoor barbecue area, and facilities for playing golf and all that."

"I don't want the best; I only want even better!"

"..."

As his voice fell, on the other end, the Black Eagle King, who was currently overlooking several business tycoons of Jiangcheng, nodded repeatedly and respectfully.

"Rest assured, Master Guan!"

"I'll handle it for you right away!"