I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 418: Making Precautionary Responses_1

Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Making Precautionary Responses_1

"Do you think the money is coming from the capitalists?" Kang Yue smiled flirtatiously, draping her arm over Shen Dong’s shoulder, "I bet that even if I spend a hundred million to get Mr. Zhou here, I can make it all back in no time at all!"

A hundred million?

Does she think money just blows in with the wind?

Shen Dong was ten thousand times skeptical and casually asked, "How soon is ’no time’?"

"Three months," Kang Yue stated assertively, her gaze burning into Shen Dong.

To Shen Dong, earning a hundred million in three months was only conceivable in the volatile financial markets, nowhere else.

"It’s a bet," Shen Dong said confidently, flipping his head with a smile, and asked Kang Yue, "What do you want to wager?"

Kang Yue smiled seductively, leaned against the car window, and lazily sprawled in the back seat. Her hand gently slid up from her knee and patted her butt, "If I lose, I’m at your disposal, but if you lose, you just need to agree to one small condition of mine."

"You really are..." Shen Dong turned his head away bashfully; Kang Yue’s boldness left him a bit...powerless.

Shen Dong pointed discreetly at the driver, seizing the opportunity to tease her, "Keep it modest, you’re making the driver blush."

Kang Yue didn’t take it seriously and cooed, "Is that okay?"

Crash.

Perhaps the driver conjured up some imaginative scenarios because he suddenly hit the brakes and pulled over.

Giggling amid Kang Yue’s bell-like laughter, the driver said nervously, "Mr. Shen, Chengyu is signaling up ahead; he might need you for something."

Shen Dong looked up and saw Zhou Chengyu’s anxious face right away.

"Trouble?" Shen Dong quickly got out of the car and faced Zhou Chengyu’s anxious expression as soon as he opened the door.

Zhou Chengyu was shaking his head in alert, his eyes panicked as he said, "What do we do? Dong Yunpeng is here. Should I hit him? If I do, will Su Qingyu overthink it?"

"Dong Yunpeng, who’s that?" Shen Dong searched his memory, pretty sure he didn’t know anyone by that name.

Zhou Chengyu was as nervous as a young man facing a love rival, "He’s Su Qingyu’s ex-husband!"

Shen Dong was perplexed, wondering why he had gotten caught up in romantic disputes today. He glanced over at Su Qingyu’s situation and said simply, "Declare your territory directly, and ask him what he wants."

"Got it," Zhou Chengyu took these words as gospel and strode forward with determination.

Before he even got there, Dong Yunpeng knelt down with a thump.

Shen Dong burst out laughing at the sight and joked, "What’s this, a show? What, a plea for reconciliation?"

"Nonsense!" Kang Yue walked up with a look of contempt, her tone one of all-knowing cynicism, "If he wanted to reconcile, he would have done it before today. He must be seeing Su Qingyu doing well now and wanting to ride her coattails."

Ride her coattails?

Shen Dong faintly remembered Dong Minghui’s father was a property developer. Could it be, this was about the land in Hai City?

With this thought, Shen Dong couldn’t help but move forward to hear Dong Yunpeng pleading in a tearful voice, "Please, without the land I will truly die, I..."

"Ha, why didn’t you think about this when you divorced me, leaving us with nothing but pickles to eat and rice water to drink?" Su Qingyu rejected him flatly, without a hint of hesitation.

She draped her arm around Zhou Chengyu’s and spoke with a cold, merciless tone, "Dong Yunpeng, please stop disturbing my life."

"Su Qingyu!" Dong Yunpeng roared and suddenly pulled out a small knife.

The small knife, made of fine steel, gleamed brightly, reflecting the dazzling cold light under the sun.

Blood continuously flowed out.

"I’m neither Hua Tuo nor Li Shizhen, I can’t save your life, but if you continue to make trouble for Su Qingyu, I will make you suffer more than death."

A person’s name, a tree’s shadow.

Zhou Chengyu truly frightened Dong Yunpeng.

Dong Yunpeng’s lips twitched, he tried to follow but then retreated; his staggering figure looked like an aging bear stumbling towards a cliff’s low valley.

This man would be a problem if kept around.

Watching Dong Yunpeng’s retreating figure, Shen Dong spoke gravely, "It seems that Hai City can no longer stay hidden."

"What about that one from Jing City?" Kang Yue was very vigilant, instantly sensing Shen Dong’s concern.

She elegantly lifted her chin with her hand, musing, "That person has his nose in the air, intending to expand to the north or to more prosperous cities, looking down on Hai City, right?"

Shen Dong did not respond, he simply waved at the driver and walked following Dong Yunpeng through the streets.

With such a strong foundation, looking down on others is normal, and so is the rich bullying the poor for the sheer fun of it.

Dong Yunpeng, could he be a pawn sent by Jing City’s Li Ling?

Shen Dong was very serious; right now, Hai City was like a young sapling that could be toppled by a simple gust, "We must move fast, as soon as the salt alkali improvement plan for the bay fishing village is in place, we’ll move to Bay Island."

Thinking this, Shen Dong turned and looked at Kang Yue, "Knowing ourselves and our enemy is necessary, isn’t it?"

Kang Yue’s eyes suddenly filled with panic, her hands flailing as she spoke, walking backwards to maintain eye contact, "Don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not an undercover agent."

"I didn’t say you were," Shen Dong replied smilingly. To him, there were two possibilities for this kind of reaction. One was cleverness, perceiving his suspicion; the other was an admission without being pressured.

He didn’t dwell too much on this topic, changing the subject with a smile, "When you have time, you should tell me systematically about that person. Understanding him is key to making the right preventive measures."

Kang Yue seemed keen to dispel Shen Dong’s suspicions, insisting, "Based on what I’ve learned before, his focus is not unlike Shenchuan’s.

However, he puts more emphasis on building IP, gathering scriptwriters and authors, copying classic scripts, novels."

"We are all Li Lings of our era. There are only a few entry points, influenced by jumpy tunes and slow moves; the general direction is aimed at the entertainment industry."

"Influenced by the internet, the target is e-commerce, aspiring to become the next Mr. Ma."

"The notorious profits of the real estate industry are well known, and after Li Ling has accumulated enough capital and connections, it will definitely be the industry he chooses."

As she spoke, Kang Yue’s eyes suddenly shone bright.

She spoke hesitantly, "With insufficient initial capital, it is impossible to provoke intense confrontation, but once Li Ling has a certain level of capital, the urge to dominate will grow. In my opinion, the first battleground will definitely be the real estate industry."

Shen Dong nodded solemnly, glancing back at the now gone Dong Yunpeng, cautioning, "The storm is really approaching fast."

"Mr. Shen shouldn’t be too worried," Kang Yue said as she played with her hair, cautiously adding, "Generally, they will choose land that will surge in value in the future. Their prime targets are definitely places like the capital’s fourth ring or Mo City Pudong; at the very least, they’d go for a prefectural-level city. There should be very few as crazy as you."

"Crazy?" Shen Dong couldn’t help but laugh, "How have I gone crazy?"

"They are following history; you, on the other hand, are making it," Kang Yue said, not hiding her admiration as she stared at Shen Dong.

Shen Dong smiled radiantly, folding his arms behind his head, "I’m just cautious, afraid that if I venture out, I might not be able to make it back."

Kang Yue simply gave Shen Dong a fleeting glance, thinking to herself that he was ambitious and wanted more.

Tall buildings rise from the ground.