Ten million had just come in, and before it even warmed up in his hands, Lin Tian had to give it away. He sighed, lamenting that he couldn’t even enjoy being a millionaire for a couple of days. Lin Tian returned to the bedroom, opened the closet, and took out a piece of top-grade jade as big as an egg.
What a beautiful piece of jade. Lin Tian was somewhat reluctant to part with it, but in the end, he took it and went up to the third floor.
"Miss, this is my first time, please treat it kindly." Lin Tian joked when he handed over the jade and the ten-million bank card to Xiao Manxue.
The joke was met with a heavy door slam. Lin Tian scorned the door, indignant that he was treated this way as a major shareholder. It was completely unjust.
As he headed back to his room, he remembered that Xiao Manxuan hadn’t had dinner yet. The snacks from the bar weren’t enough to keep her full. Just as he was thinking about whether to go to the kitchen to make some noodles, his phone pinged with a notification—a message from her.
It turns out the little girl told him that her sister had left some food in the kitchen. Ah, this girl always touches my heart. Maybe when she grows up, I should pursue her, Lin Tian thought wildly.
The next two days passed without incident. Lin Tian went about his school days in order. He heard that Mr. and Mrs. Wan Gaoyuan had returned to Zhonghai City early. As for the Miss, she was nowhere to be seen, probably busy with setting up a new company, not to mention Mrs. Xiao, who seemed to have not come home for many days.
No wonder Xiao Manxuan felt so lonely. All her loved ones were never around. Even during meals or festivals, they could never sit down together. Alone in that huge villa, anyone would feel unbearable. Unlike other wealthy children, she didn’t indulge in excesses, which was very commendable.
Zhou Botong, the third shareholder, also hadn’t come to hang out, until Lin Tian received a call from him and found out that he had gone to Zhonghai City with his girlfriend. Being a wealthy unemployed was really great; he could go wherever he wanted and enjoy life to the fullest.
On Friday afternoon after school, Xiao Manxuan was already in an excited mode. Lin Tian was puzzled; it was just a trip to Zhonghai City, what was so exciting about that?
"Second Miss, we’re going there to work. Do you have to be this excited? Haven’t you been to Zhonghai City before?" Lin Tian was confused. For a family as rich as the Xiao Family, traveling shouldn’t be a problem at all.
"I went a few years ago, back when my sister wasn’t involved in the family business. It wasn’t fun going alone afterwards, so I didn’t want to go anymore." Xiao Manxuan replied, implying she hadn’t been there for several years.
Back at the Xiao Family, the Miss had her luggage already prepared, each with a large suitcase.
"Miss, it’s just for two days. Is all this really necessary?" Lin Tian couldn’t understand why women took so much stuff when traveling long distances. Wouldn’t two sets of clothes be enough?
"Don’t worry, you won’t have to carry the luggage. Get your stuff down quickly," Xiao Manxue urged.
Who cares, maybe her lingerie filled half the suitcase. Lin Tian ran upstairs, changed his clothes, grabbed his travel bag, and came down feeling much lighter.
All the luggage was handled by the servants and placed in the car outside. After quite a hassle, they were finally ready to leave, and the person driving them to the airport was Uncle Yu again.
By the time Lin Tian and his companions reached the airport, it had already completely darkened. As they got off, a person walked towards them. Lin Tian took a closer look—it was Secretary Xu. He hadn’t expected her to be going too. But the boss taking a secretary on a business trip didn’t seem inappropriate.
While Uncle Yu and Secretary Xu went to arrange the luggage check-in, he drove the car back.
"Miss, are we taking a commercial flight? Doesn’t the Xiao Family have a private jet?" Lin Tian asked, holding the plane ticket and feeling puzzled. With the Xiao Family’s capabilities, buying a private jet should not be a problem.
"My mother is using it, and do you think private jets can be used just like that? Every time, you have to apply to the Civil Aviation Department for a flight path in advance and only after approval can you fly at specified times and on specified routes," Xiao Manxue explained.
Lin Tian really didn’t know that; he had thought it was quite a simple matter. Private jets were too far removed from ordinary people. He used to look for the cheapest accommodations when renting; private jets and luxury cars were too ethereal for him.
The boarding time was 7:30 AM, and it wasn’t long before Lin Tian and three others began boarding at the airport. When he was passing through the gate, he actually saw a familiar face, Sun Decai, but there were too many people, and Sun Decai did not notice Lin Tian.
Sun Decai was following a middle-aged man, and Lin Tian guessed that it might be his father, probably also headed to the Zhonghai City Gambling Stone Festival. It was normal for the wealthy to seek thrills at the gambling stones.
"Miss, do you know that middle-aged man?" Lin Tian asked, pointing at the man next to Sun Decai, because he remembered that Sun Decai’s father seemed to be a shareholder in the Xiao Group.
"Sun Hai, our group’s second-largest shareholder. During the last incident at the group’s jewelry store, he was the one with the worst attitude," Xiao Manxue said, her eyes flickering, seemingly recalling an argument at a shareholders’ meeting.
The last time Xiao Group’s stock prices fell, it was normal for shareholders to have complaints, but Xiao Manxue held a significant grudge, indicating that this Sun Hai was not easy to deal with.
"He’s the second-largest shareholder, how many shares does he hold in the group?" Lin Tian was a bit curious, wondering just how wealthy Sun Decai’s family actually was.
Xiao Manxue looked at him strangely but did not think much of it, replying, "Ten percent."
Ten percent was a considerable amount, Lin Tian thought. Considering the market value of the Xiao Group, Sun Hai was undoubtedly a millionaire. Moreover, Sun Hai might have investments elsewhere too—his fortune was indeed considerable, with the money belonging just to him, unlike the Bai Family, which belonged to the entire family.
"Do you have a conflict with his son?" Xiao Manxue asked, half-smiling, clearly probing knowingly.
"Indeed, my ex-girlfriend left me because I didn’t have money, and she ran off with him, but the most important thing is, he was my good brother before. Besides, he seems to be unaware of the Second Miss’s status at school? Even aiming for the Second Miss’s attention," Lin Tian admitted openly, finding Sun Decai’s behavior more insulting than Qi Jing’s.
After a moment’s thought, he also mentioned the previous incident of the basketball team captain provoking them, when Sun Decai had dared to aim for the Second Miss’s attention.
"What did you say? Sun Hai’s son actually dared to say that! Manxuan, is what Lin Tian said true?" The Miss erupted with killing intent from the depths of her heart upon hearing that Sun Decai had suggested her sister keep him company.
This killing intent was palpable not only to Lin Tian but even to Secretary Xu and Xiao Manxuan, who had not practiced Ancient Martial.
"It’s true." Xiao Manxuan had never seen her sister so furious before, but recalling the situation, she felt somewhat sweet and couldn’t help but look at Lin Tian tenderly.
"President Xiao, it’s time to board," Secretary Xu, worried his boss might lose his temper there and definitely get expelled by the airport police, subtly reminded.
By this time, the four of them had reached the airplane’s gangway. Lin Tian grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "Miss, I’ve already taught him a lesson, and that’s just the beginning. I’ll make sure his father loses that ten percent stake too!"
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