Chapter 100: Chapter 100 You Even Confiscated My Lover_1
"Lan Lan, it’s me!"
Gao Zhitong called Qu Meilan, his tone filled with bitterness and helplessness.
"Don’t call me anymore," Qu Meilan said. "I don’t belong to Chang Mei anymore."
"Does our past mean nothing to you?"
Qu Meilan’s voice was full of hatred. "Mr. Gao, when I first met you, I was just a naive young girl. By what despicable means did you take possession of me? Now that I have a chance to start over, do you still want to drag me down with you?"
"I wasn’t asking you to do anything. Could you just put your new boss on the phone? I don’t have his number and would like to chat with him."
"He doesn’t want to bother with you."
"Lan Lan, do you really want to see us fight until we both lose?"
"We won’t both lose. The loser will definitely be you."
"Then what if I fight to the death just to take a bite out of him, ensuring that even if he wins, it’s a painful victory?"
Qu Meilan fell silent.
"Put him on the phone!" Gao Zhitong demanded.
「Two minutes later.」
Su Xuan’s voice came through the phone. "Mr. Gao, still at work?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Su, you’re really something else, getting my hotel delisted from the Misi app. Now I can’t even participate in tomorrow’s event. Impressive, very impressive!"
"It’s more than just delisting, isn’t it?"
"Ah... that move to recruit all of Chang Mei’s employees was quite creative, too!"
"Let me tell you one more thing: Lycar is having a seven-day discount."
"What?!"
"I hope you can last seven days, Mr. Gao. I heard you divorced your wife and are running low on funds."
"Who’s been spouting this nonsense?" Gao Zhitong retorted.
Although his words were tough, he was panicking uncontrollably inside because Su Xuan was telling the truth. If Lycar really was offering a discount for seven days, he figured not even a blind person would set foot in his Chang Mei Hotel! His revenue was bound to plummet. With payroll due in a few days, if he couldn’t pay his employees... especially considering that company-wide recruitment notice...
Cold sweat streamed down Gao Zhitong’s forehead.
What a combination of punches! So brilliant! So vicious!
"So," Su Xuan’s voice cut through his thoughts, "what did you want from me?"
"Haha, nothing much. I just wanted to have a heart-to-heart. You know, we don’t have any major grudges. I was just admiring the high-end atmosphere of Lycar and sent my lover to your hotel to learn a few things, but then you took her for yourself... How about we stop fighting? It won’t do either of us any good. From now on, let’s just stay out of each other’s way. What do you say?"
"No deal."
"You really want to keep fighting?"
"Old Gao, we’ve never even met. Do you think I want to fight you? But let’s talk about what you did. Was that a decent thing to do? If I just forgive you, how can I continue to survive in the hotel industry? With you setting such a fine example, anyone who wants to mess with Lycar in the future will feel free to do so with impunity, won’t they?"
"You have a point," Gao Zhitong conceded.
"Exactly."
"So you’re determined to make an example out of me?"
"What do you think?"
Gao Zhitong’s voice suddenly turned cold and sharp. "Mr. Su, I know you must have paid off someone at Misi to get my hotel delisted. You think I’m really out of money? I’ll just spend some money to get my hotel listed again, and then..."
"Don’t bother with ’and then.’ You can’t do it. Because, as it happens, I’m a shareholder of Misi."
Gao Zhitong was stunned. "You’re what?"
Suddenly, another man’s voice came over the line. "Mr. Gao, this is Lu Hongliang, the CEO of Misi. I’m currently having dinner at Lycar with our Mr. Su!"
Lu Hongliang burst into laughter. "Hahaha, I really don’t know what got into your head. Of all the people to offend, you picked our Mr. Su. You’re finished. No one can save you now. Goodbye!"
BEEP. BEEP.
The line went dead.
Gao Zhitong went limp. The phone slid from his hand, landing on the office carpet with a soft thud.
They had only just begun their counterattack, and he was already beaten so badly he couldn’t tell which way was up! How could he possibly fight back? Just surviving was going to be a struggle!
However, Gao Zhitong hadn’t gotten to where he was today by blundering through life, and he quickly regained his composure.
The priority right now isn’t to stubbornly fight him head-on! It’s to stabilize the situation so that Chang Mei can survive these seven days and continue its normal operations. Then, I’ll secure my position and advance one step at a time. As long as I can survive in the long run, it’s not a loss!
Having outlined his general strategy, the next step was implementation. His first challenge was a lack of funds to stabilize the situation, but he didn’t panic. He hadn’t gotten this far without building a network of connections. He would just have to borrow some capital from a big shot!
Gao Zhitong immediately began scrolling through his contacts. One name made his eyes light up. Dongfang Hao! The owner of the Grand Emperor Hotel! A man with a net worth of at least three billion!
Furthermore, his relationship with Dongfang Hao was excellent. He had known him since before Dongfang Hao had made his fortune and had often given him advice and strategies back then. Whenever they met, they addressed each other as brothers. Their bond was ironclad!
He decided on Dongfang Hao and made the call. It connected.
Dongfang Hao’s enthusiastic voice came through. "Hey, Big Bro Gao, to what do I owe the honor of your call?"
Gao Zhitong laughed. "Can’t a man think of his brother for no reason?"
"Of course you can! It’s my honor that Big Bro Gao would think of me!"
"Brother Dongfang, someone’s trying to mess with me. What do you think I should do?"
"Isn’t it obvious? Mess right back at them! Big Bro Gao, you’ve always had a knack for dealing with people!"
"That’s for sure. I managed to elevate Chang Mei to a four-star hotel by dealing with plenty of people, and I rarely lose. But this opponent is formidable, and I need some financial support. I just invested a fair bit in a friend’s project, so funds are a little tight. Brother, what do you think..."
"How much do you need, Big Bro Gao? Just name it," Dongfang Hao said generously.
Gao Zhitong thought for a moment. "Can you spare three hundred million?"
"For anyone else, no. But for Big Bro Gao, definitely! Send me your account number in a bit."
Gao Zhitong was overjoyed. "Thanks, brother. I’ll treat you to a good round of drinks later."
"Come to the Grand Emperor anytime, my treat. By the way, who is this opponent that’s giving you so much trouble?"
Grinding his teeth, Gao Zhitong said, "The owner of Lycar, Su Xuan!"
After saying Su Xuan’s name, Gao Zhitong fully expected Dongfang Hao to curse the man out as a show of solidarity.
Instead, the unthinkable happened.
Dongfang Hao’s voice turned murderous. "Gao Zhitong, do you have any fucking idea who Su Xuan is? He’s my daughter’s father!"
"You motherfucker!"
"If you dare touch a hair on Su Xuan’s head..."
"I, Dongfang Hao, will personally drive a bulldozer to your Chang Mei Hotel tonight and flatten it!"
"And you want to borrow money from me?"
"Go fuck yourself!"