Guo Hailong was now completely confident in controlling Zhao Xiaotang, even taking out his phone and aiming it at her to take pictures.
Zhao Xiaotang’s face was extremely cold, "Put your phone down, I didn’t give you permission to take any pictures."
Guo Hailong smirked and said, "Do you think I need your permission?"
"Alright, stop pretending to be a princess here, your mom has already sold you out, what right do you have to act innocent with me?"
"You probably don’t know yet, your mom has already signed our marriage agreement."
"Do you think a little scandal can call off the engagement? Stop dreaming, if you really want to cancel it, the compensation your mom has to pay would bankrupt your entire Zhao Family."
With that, Guo Hailong threw the agreement in front of Zhao Xiaotang.
Zhao Xiaotang was shocked, although she had not yet read the contents of the agreement, she saw her mother’s signature.
Zhao Xiaotang never expected her mother to sign such an agreement behind her back.
Why would this happen? Has her mother gone mad?
With trembling hands, Zhao Xiaotang picked up the agreement and opened it to read.
She was immediately stunned; her mother had accepted an astronomical bride price from Guo Hailong.
It was 20% of Guo Hailong’s stake in the new energy project.
The value of this could not be estimated, as the project had not yet started.
However, it had been professionally evaluated that once the project went public, it would be a trillion-dollar project.
This was just the beginning; the future wealth would be even more unimaginable.
Therefore, this 20% stake was extremely valuable, even Zhao Xiaotang was taken aback.
In disbelief, she looked at Guo Hailong, "Why did you sign this agreement with my mom? I don’t think I’m worth that much, right?"
Zhao Xiaotang really couldn’t understand why Guo Hailong would give up such a large interest.
"Some things you don’t need to understand too well, just know that your mom has sold you to me, that’s enough."
"If you go back on your word, not only will your mom be buried under enormous debt, becoming a lowly slave to work and pay it off."
"Your entire Zhao Family might be destroyed because of you."
"Not everyone can bear the taste of losing everything, can you guess if someone might not take it and commit suicide?"
At this point, Zhao Xiaotang was completely disoriented, and this agreement was essentially a big gamble.
The whole Zhao Family was at stake, and although winning the gamble would lead to a qualitative leap.
The stakes were too high, and even within this, Zhao Xiaotang herself was the most insignificant part.
Zhao Xiaotang looked at Guo Hailong with a gloomy expression, "This agreement, my mom had no right to sign, and she can’t make decisions for the Zhao Family."
Guo Hailong said smugly, "That’s not necessarily true, because I’m marrying you, so your father, who’s soon to report to the underworld, has already made his will."
"Most likely, your mom will have absolute control, and your Zhao Family might directly fall into her hands."
"So right now, you are the most important link, and your mom will not allow you to have any issues."
"Can’t open the door from outside? Think about who just left the room."
Guo Hailong’s last remark sent Zhao Xiaotang’s heart plummeting into an icy abyss.
A wave of coldness surged from her feet to the top of her head, making her scalp tingle.
"Impossible, this can’t be, my mom couldn’t be so ruthless."
Seeing Zhao Xiaotang’s face full of despair, Guo Hailong laughed loudly; this was the effect he wanted.
"Impossible? Take a good look at the agreement in your hand, nothing is impossible. If your mom doesn’t do this, she will lose everything."
"And dragging the entire Zhao Family into bankruptcy, your father, who is soon to report to the underworld, might decide to find a way to take your mom with him."
Guo Hailong looked at Zhao Xiaotang with a face full of mockery, the more desperate Zhao Xiaotang was, the prouder Guo Hailong felt.
"Crazy, you’re all crazy, why are you doing this? What is your purpose in tying our Zhao Family with you?" Zhao Xiaotang suddenly looked up, staring intensely at Guo Hailong.
Guo Hailong was a bit surprised to see Zhao Xiaotang, "You truly are smart, no wonder you could run a small beauty salon to the level of an international brand."
"Such a clever wife, if you could wholeheartedly help me in the future, I would really be reluctant to trade you for benefits."
Zhao Xiaotang did not feel happy because of Guo Hailong’s appreciation, instead, she still felt a sense of disgust inside.
Only Zhao Xiaotang was certain that Guo Hailong had gone to great lengths to have her mother sign this agreement, there must be a bigger conspiracy.
Guo Hailong’s smile slowly faded away, and he looked seriously at Zhao Xiaotang, "Now is not the time to tell you, but let me reveal a bit, this is an opportunity for your Zhao Family and my Guo Family to reach the pinnacle of the Heavenly Palace."
Zhao Xiaotang was immediately stunned by Guo Hailong’s words.
Because Zhao Xiaotang understood what Guo Hailong meant by reaching the pinnacle of the Heavenly Palace.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that their two companies appear to be top-tier conglomerates in the eyes of ordinary people.
But only they knew that those who really controlled most of the world’s wealth and resources lived in the Heavenly Palace.
The so-called Heavenly Palace referred to families that had existed for hundreds or even thousands of years.
These families had controlled enormous wealth and resources throughout the centuries.
Even the tiniest glimpse into their lavish lifestyle was enough to leave others in awe.
Conglomerates like theirs were nothing to those people’s eyes.
They could easily destroy these groups.
No one expected Guo Hailong’s ambitions to be so grand, wanting to rival those existences.
"You’re too naive, just relying on your new energy project?"
Zhao Xiaotang looked at Guo Hailong sarcastically. Newest update provided by novel★fire.net
"A new energy project alone is indeed not enough, but this project can lay down a foundation for me."
"Given time, I will definitely reach the top of the Heavenly Palace, becoming the supreme of the supreme."
"However, for now, I still need the strength of your Zhao Family. Originally, I didn’t care for you, but unfortunately, the Xu Family is no longer useful."
Zhao Xiaotang’s expression changed, it seemed that Guo Hailong had previously set his sights on Xu Mengyan.
It turns out she was replacing Xu Mengyuan’s role, which was indeed a bit speechless.