Old Town Residential Complex.
Chen Mo leaned against the sofa, staring intently at the settlent countdown.
15 minutes.
10 minutes.
...
When the countdown reached just over 3 minutes, the system panel suddenly flickered.
At first, Chen Mo didn’t think much of it, but then he quickly noticed sothing unusual.
The system funds, which were originally only 231, had suddenly changed.
What the hell?!
Thinking he was seeing things, Chen Mo rubbed his eyes hard and looked again.
The system funds had indeed changed.
He wasn’t mistaken.
What was going on?!
Staring at the sudden extra 40,000 in system funds, Chen Mo was completely dumbfounded.
Where did this 40,000 co from?
As the countdown neared zero, he wanted to spend the extra money, but at this point, it was obviously impossible.
[System settlent in progress...]
[System settlent complete, beginning fund conversion.]
[Fund conversion complete, replenishing system funds.]
[System funds replenished. Please check.]
Hearing the system ssages, Chen Mo instinctively looked at the system panel.
[Host: Chen Mo]
[System Funds: 2,000,000]
[Personal Assets: 3,287]
[Settlent Cycle: Two weeks (Countdown: ...)]
Seeing that his personal assets had shrunk to just over 3,000, Chen Mo slumped lifelessly onto the sofa.
One million!
One million had just slipped through his fingers!
After a long silence, Chen Mo slowly sat up. Looking at the newly replenished system funds, he felt his motivation return.
This ti, as long as he could spend the 2 million in system funds down to below 2,000 before the next settlent, he could fully convert it into personal assets.
That was twice as much as before!
But first, he had to figure out where that extra 40,000 had co from.
If not for that money, he would already be a millionaire today!
He had to investigate and find out who was sabotaging him.
Ring, ring, ring!
The sound of a phone ringing interrupted his thoughts.
Glancing at the caller ID, he saw it was Wei Yan. He picked up the call without much thought.
As soon as he answered, an excited voice ca through.
“President Chen, a paynt of 40,000 just ca in. You should have received it, right?”
Oh, great.
He hadn’t even started investigating yet, and the culprit had already delivered himself.
Grinding his teeth, Chen Mo asked, “Yes, I received it. I’d like to know—what is this 40,000 for?”
“Oh, it’s the advance paynt for an order I secured yesterday.”
“President Chen, don’t worry. Even though this order isn’t huge, I’m confident I can bring in more business in the future!”
Wei Yan’s voice was filled with anticipation and ambition.
Chen Mo’s mouth twitched. He wanted to scold the guy, but Wei Yan had done this entirely for the company’s benefit. He really had no grounds to reprimand him.
Wei Yan, huh?
I’ll rember this.
Hanging up, Chen Mo took a mont to self-reflect.
This failure was partly due to his own carelessness.
Who would have thought that within just two days of acquiring the company, Wei Yan would already be bringing in orders?
Clearly, just spending money wasn’t enough—he had to find a way to curb the company’s profits as well.
Only then could he safely convert all system funds into personal assets.
This ti, he’d treat it as a lesson learned. But he was determined to get that 2 million next ti.
The Next Morning—Monday
Chen Mo got up early to wash up.
He couldn’t just sit around at ho anymore.
He needed to go to the company and find more ways to spend money. Two million wasn’t a small amount—he had to act fast.
As he stepped out and started heading downstairs, he noticed that the door to Apartnt 301 on the third floor had opened.
A middle-aged man and a six- or seven-year-old girl stepped out.
A mont later, a middle-aged woman leaned out and handed the man a lunchbox.
“Be careful on the way. Here’s your lunch—rember to eat it.”
“Finding a job takes ti. Don’t rush it. You’ll get one eventually.”
She spoke gently.
Chen Mo raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Just two days ago, he rembered this couple having a huge argunt.
He could hear them shouting all the way up on his floor.
But now, they seed to have made up completely.
And looking at the woman’s concerned expression, there was no trace of the anger from before.
What an interesting family.
At that mont, they noticed him coming downstairs.
The woman quickly retreated back inside, while the little girl shyly hid behind the man.
The man subtly stepped aside, making way for him to pass.
Clearly, he was letting Chen Mo go first.
Chen Mo didn’t hesitate.
He gave the father and daughter a friendly smile before walking past them.
Leaving the complex, he hailed a taxi straight to the company.
Changfeng Garnt Factory
“Good morning, President Chen!”
Seeing Chen Mo arrive, Wei Yan imdiately ca forward to greet him.
At the sight of Wei Yan, Chen Mo was instantly reminded of the million yuan he lost yesterday.
His heart ached.
Clearing his throat, he asked, “So, Wei Yan, do you have any plans for the coming days?”
Is he testing ?
Wei Yan’s heart skipped a beat.
Straightening his posture, he quickly replied, “President Chen, the company desperately needs more orders. I’ve reached out to many forr clients and plan to negotiate with them. I hope to secure more deals and generate greater profits for the company!”
More orders?!
Chen Mo’s eyes widened in horror.
No way!
Never mind the settlent—every new order ant he had to spend more money.
That would make it even harder to burn through all the system funds!
I must find a way to stop him from taking more orders!
After a mont’s thought, he casually said, “Hmm... there’s no rush on orders. I have another task for you.”
“Yes, President Chen! Please give your instructions.”
Wei Yan straightened up even more.
Was this an important assignnt?
“Well, I noticed the paint on the exterior walls of the company is peeling. Find a contractor to repaint it.”
“President Chen, we can just assign this task to the workshop staff. I should focus on bringing in business. If we don’t get more orders soon, the workers will have nothing to do!”
“Wei Yan, you need to think long-term. Once the internal issues are taken care of, won’t orders naturally follow?”
“But... this is sothing anyone can handle!”
Wei Yan looked puzzled.
Chen Mo simply smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
Then, without another word, he walked into his office.
Sitting down, he began brainstorming more ways to spend money.
Salaries?
No, they had just been paid. He couldn’t issue another round of wages so soon.
Wait... if I can’t pay current employees more, I can just hire new ones!
Chen Mo’s eyes lit up.
Right now, the company didn’t even have a finance or HR departnt—he could justify hiring people for that.
And as the boss, wasn’t it reasonable for him to have a personal assistant?
Maybe even so additional workshop staff and salespeople.
But the salespeople had to be carefully chosen—he needed ones with terrible sales skills.
Otherwise, if they were all as competent as Wei Yan, he’d be in trouble.
As for his assistant, they didn’t need to be overly capable either.
Just soone who could handle basic tasks.
Otherwise, if they managed the company too well and boosted profits, that would be a disaster!
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