Chapter 21 — Being Slagged by My Mother-in-Law in the Crowd, I Turned to Sell the House

Our opponents... Not only Long Khieu. There are also several giant domestic corporations with extremely strong strength. Our only advantage... We are a local business. We understand this land better than anyone. And our plan... must also revolve around that core advantage. What I want to build… More than just a money-making project. It is a work with soul... It can become one with the culture, ecology and history of this island. Long Khieu's retaliation... Came faster than I thought. Also more sinister than I thought. The first person to have a problem… Was our chief designer. Mike is an extremely talented Chinese designer. He is also the person I spent a large amount of money to dig from abroad. In this bidding plan... He is the greatest hero. Right before the day the plan is completely finalized. Mike suddenly resigned.

“Sorry, General Manager Wen.”

“Some urgent things happened to my family…”

“I must immediately return to America.”

His eyes avoided. Don't dare look at me. I said nothing. Just gently pushed a file in front of him. These are some photos. Evidence that Mike owes a huge amount of gambling money at a casino in Las Vegas. There's another photo... It's the scene where he meets Long Khieu's assistant in a coffee shop. The moment he saw those photos... Mike's face immediately turned pale.

“General Manager Wen…”

“I give you two options.”

I interrupted him.

"First, get out right now. I will spread the story of your gambling and selling company secrets to all your relatives and friends in America, leaving you completely ruined."

"Second, stay and atone for your sins. If this project is successful, the company will pay off all your gambling debts."

“You choose yourself.”

Mike's whole body trembled. Sweat soaked the back of my shirt. He struggled for a long time. He raised his head, his red eyes filled with blood.

“I choose the second way.”

I nodded.

“Now, can you tell me…”

“What benefit did Long Khieu give you, so that you no longer need professional ethics?”

Mike's voice was choked as if he was about to cry.

“He… he promised to help me pay off my gambling debt.”

“And give me 5 million yuan.”

“Tell me to reveal our final bidding plan to him.”

I laughed coldly.

“5 million yuan…”

“And you also want to buy my commercial empire?”

“Long Khieu ah…”

“Your way of thinking is still so small.”

I told Mike to follow Long Khieu's request and give him a "plan". Of course... It's a special version that Tran Khai and I stayed up all night to make. A half real, half fake version. Inside is filled with flashy, useless tricks... Along with fatal traps enough to bring down the entire project. Having done everything... I looked at the night outside the window, my eyes cold as ice. Long Khieu. This is just an appetizer. The game between us… It's just begun. A few days later… The official bidding took place. The location is the large hall of the provincial Party Committee. All relevant leaders of the province and the council of leading appraisal experts in the country were fully present. The media's lenses and cameras have been waiting for a long time. This is a commercial duel that attracts everyone's attention. Tran Khai and I, representing "Ten Thousand Miles of Heavenly Light Group", entered the hall. I wore a neat, sharp white suit. Long hair okay tied behind the head. Cold eyes and strong aura overwhelmed the entire space. We just sat down. A sarcastic voice sounded behind him.

“Isn't this General Manager Wen?”

“We just haven't seen each other for a few days…”

“The aura of a strong woman is becoming more and more apparent.”

No need to turn around... I know who it is. Long Khieu. He wore a rustic Kim Lilai suit. Wear a dazzling gold watch. Everyone had a new sense of wealth, completely out of place with the solemn atmosphere of this place. Behind him were his subordinates bowing and flattering him. There's also our "traitor" Mike. Mike looked down. Don't dare look at me. I turned around and looked at Long Khieu. There was still a polite but distant smile on his lips.

“General Manager Long.”

"Long time no see."

"I heard that this time your company spent a lot of capital on the bidding project."

“I don't know…”

“How prepared are you?”

Long Khieu thought I didn't know about him bribing Mike. A triumphant smile immediately appeared on his face as if he was sure of victory in his hands.

“Thanks to General Manager Wen's blessing.”

“Everything went very smoothly.”

“We, Long Dang Group…”

“For this project, the determination must be won.”

“General Manager Wen's company has been famous for the past two years…”

“But the foundation is still too thin anyway.”

“I advise you…”

“Don't humiliate yourself here anymore.”

Every sentence, every word... Full of contempt and provocation. I'm not angry. Just smiled faintly.

“Let's just wait and see.”

The bidding is conducted according to the order of drawing lots. We came in third.