Chapter 57: So You're the One Grabbing Territory, Huh? Part I

After Guan Sheng led Li Yuyan into the elevator, it quickly stopped at the auspicious floor of sixty-six.

This was the very top floor of the building, offering a panoramic view of the entire Jiangcheng nightscape.

Just taking the first step out of the elevator made one feel the unique pride belonging to this floor.

To stand at the very pinnacle and gaze down upon all lesser peaks.

Such was the definition of imposing momentum.

When Guan Sheng brought Li Yuyan to the newly decorated office space on this floor, the floor-to-ceiling windows instantly caught her eye.

Standing here, she could see rolling white clouds, azure seas and blue skies, and numerous iconic landmarks.

Even without waiting for nightfall, she could imagine what a magnificent experience it would be to view the night scene from this vantage point.

Compared to the Li family's charitable foundation, this place was simply paradise.

Yet...

Could a new company really be established here?

Li Yuyan had no idea. Currently, her savings amounted to barely over a million. Even if she gritted her teeth and rented this place, what would she do next?

Realizing dreams required capital, which was precisely what she lacked the most.

If the Li family and the people of Jiangcheng found out that she, Li Yuyan, intended to start a new company after being driven out of the Li family, she would undoubtedly become a laughingstock!

With these thoughts, she couldn't help but glance at Guan Sheng beside her.

At this moment, Guan Sheng had his eyes closed, confidently savoring the pride bestowed upon him by this realm. An aura of absolute supremacy unconsciously emanated from him, so intense that it left one breathless for a fleeting moment.

After this oppressive feeling subsided, to Li Yuyan's surprise, an urge to lean on Guan Sheng arose within her...

"Wife, isn't this place wonderful?"

Guan Sheng opened his eyes and asked.

Li Yuyan nodded. The hardware conditions here were already close to perfection; truly, no other office building in Jiangcheng could surpass this one.

However...

The rent must be astronomical.

"Guan Sheng, why don't we leave?"

"I know you're doing this for my own good, and I know you might actually have the capability to secure this place. But after all, I'm starting a new company. If I rent such a luxurious place right off the bat, the upper-class society of Jiangcheng will only mock me."

"We still need to take it one step at a time and start from the foundation."

Li Yuyan lowered her head, lacking confidence.

Noticing this, Guan Sheng patted her shoulder and said, "Be confident. Your new company—or rather, let's put it this way, our new company—is entirely worthy of this office building."

"If they want to mock, let them mock!"

"Their ridicule will one day make them regret it, and that will only make us stronger."

You must trust your husband. I will make you even better. With me by your side, you can be completely confident in this world.

Hearing this, Li Yuyan fell into a slight trance and couldn't help asking out of curiosity, "I want to believe you too, but I don't even know your true background."

"Who was the person you were just on the phone with?"

Guan Sheng gave the same reply: "The time hasn't come yet, so I won't tell you."

"Besides, talking about my past wouldn't hold much meaning, and as for my identity and background, knowing it wouldn't be of any use to you anyway."

"Only those who know who I am understand the terrifying nature of that identity. As for others, telling them would be pointless."

He spoke calmly, carrying a hint of arrogance in his tone.

Li Yuyan massaged her temples and sighed. She was far too accustomed to this tone of his.

Anyone else would have long since regarded Guan Sheng as a lunatic.

Yet Li Yuyan did not.

She recalled many, many things: from the first day Guan Sheng rescued her from those mysterious assassins, to beating up Wang Xue to vent her anger, then killing Xu Tao, teaching Li Yuxue a lesson, and right up to the present moment, where he used his mysterious connections to find such a high-end office building for her.

Everything, absolutely everything, was shielded by Guan Sheng standing before her.

Although it all seemed to be for her sake, in reality, she was always the one benefiting.

This man always managed to appear precisely when she was most vulnerable.

And she, it seemed, had nothing she could do in return for Guan Sheng.

Thinking of this, a sorrowful expression crossed Li Yuyan's face as she uttered two words to Guan Sheng.

"Thank you."

Guan Sheng perked up his ears. "What? Sleep together..."

Li Yuyan's face instantly flushed crimson, and she lifted her foot to step heavily on his shoe. "Are you deaf?!"

"What kind of nonsense are you thinking about!"

"I said thank you."

Guan Sheng chuckled softly. At that moment, the frost in his heart melted away a fraction.

Since as far back as he could remember, this was the very first time someone had said thank you to him.

And the smile on his face was the most sincere, relaxed, and healing one he had worn across an immeasurable expanse of time.

Right now, he simply felt that helping Li Yuyan brought him immense joy.

He was doing it for his wife.

And perhaps... also for that eccentric little girl back at the orphanage!

For all those children who were just like her.

Guan Sheng waved his hand. "Saying thank you isn't as good as taking action right away. I'm practically bursting with anticipation."

"..." Li Yuyan's face burned hot again, naturally understanding what Guan Sheng was implying.

"Shut up!"

"Don't say another word."

"Wait until I'm ready... and... and then!"

Guan Sheng nodded and stopped teasing Li Yuyan. Out of the corner of his eye, he observed the blush on her face and thought to himself.

[Master, it seems I am gradually beginning to feel the things you wanted me to experience. Those are the emotions a man ought to have—bonds...]

Just as the two of them were talking, the sharp ringing of a phone suddenly broke the air.

Guan Sheng took out his phone and brought it to his ear. "Hello?"

The next second!

A wave of chaotic noises erupted from the other end, mingled with the sounds of a physical scuffle.

Guan Sheng's brow instantly furrowed as a premonition struck him.

A voice frantically shouted from the receiver, "Department Head Guan, where are you? Please hurry over!"

"A group of people suddenly showed up on the twenty-seventh floor and tried to seize our floor. These thugs have iron pipes, and a dozen of our brothers are bleeding from their heads."

"They dragged our brothers to the stairwell, threw us down, and warned us that if we ever set foot here again, they'd cripple us."

"They wouldn't even let us take the elevator."

"Especially that female receptionist, she humiliated us, saying we aren't worthy and that we're lowly trash, Department Head Guan..."

Hearing this, Guan Sheng's gaze turned ice-cold.

A fierce murderous intent directly manifested in his eyes.

"Court death!"

Beating up his people and humiliating them as well?

Trying to muscle in on his territory?

On his own turf, his subordinates had their office floor snatched away?

If word of this got out, how could he, Guan Sheng, continue to survive in the underworld?

In the past, he might have remained indifferent, caring only for himself. But now, alongside his own affairs, three words mattered above all else to him!

And those words were—his own people!

In a deep, commanding voice, Guan Sheng ordered, "Everyone, gather on the twenty-seventh floor immediately!"

"I'm coming down right now."

"I'd like to see what kind of stray dogs dare to bark wildly on my territory!"