Chapter 137: Chapter 136: One Billion! Sniper Battle

Ye Ling turned and saw his wife’s blushing face. A smile played on his lips as he immediately climbed into bed.

"Babe, time for bed~"

As he spoke, he pulled Ning Ruoxi into his arms.

Ning Ruoxi was only in her underwear, her skin exceptionally smooth. Holding the soft girl in his arms, Ye Ling’s face was filled with a contented smile.

’My wife smells so good!’

’So soft!’

"You big pervert."

Ning Ruoxi scoffed, but she still reached out and wrapped her arms around Ye Ling.

In truth, she always enjoyed being held by Ye Ling like this. It was warm, and she felt safe and secure, surrounded by his scent.

The hotel’s air conditioning was generally set to around fifteen degrees Celsius, so even though Ning Ruoxi and Ye Ling were snuggled under the thick covers, they didn’t feel hot. Instead, it felt wonderfully warm.

Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi both slept soundly. Warmed by each other’s bodies and enveloped in their familiar scents, they drifted off to sleep before they knew it...

...

「The next day.」

They both slept soundly, not waking until around ten in the morning.

"Mmm..."

Ning Ruoxi slowly opened her eyes. Looking at the young man before her, whose eyes were still closed, a faint smile graced her lips.

’The morning, and you. Together, you make the world a beautiful place.’

She couldn’t help but gently reach out, touching Ye Ling’s fluttering eyelashes before giving his ear a little squeeze.

A wide smile spread across Ning Ruoxi’s face.

’This rascal is actually pretty cute when he’s asleep.’

"What are you doing?"

Ye Ling suddenly opened his eyes, startling Ning Ruoxi so much that she quickly pulled her hand back.

"N-nothing."

Ning Ruoxi stammered, her pretty face turning a shade of pink.

"Ruoruo."

Ye Ling said, his voice slightly hoarse from sleep.

"Hm?"

Ning Ruoxi blinked.

"Good morning."

Ye Ling smiled, then planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Good morning."

Ning Ruoxi hooked her arm around Ye Ling’s neck, pulled his head down, and gave his forehead a quick peck.

After getting up and getting ready, Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi out for a steaming bowl of beef noodle soup before they headed home.

"Did you have fun yesterday?"

Back home, Ye Ling looked at Ning Ruoxi with a smile.

"Mhm, it was okay."

Ning Ruoxi gave a small nod.

However, while she appeared calm on the surface, the look in her eyes betrayed her.

’Okay? It wasn’t just "fun." I was so happy it was all a blur!’

"I’m going to my room to touch up some of my artwork."

Ning Ruoxi seemed a little afraid that Ye Ling would see through her, and she quickly dashed into her room.

Seeing this, Ye Ling couldn’t help but sigh.

"The burden is heavy and the road is long."

Ye Ling mulled over those eight words, then shook his head and sighed again.

’Looks like there’s still a long way to go!’

"DING! Sign-in successful. You have triggered a stroke of great luck! Reward: 1 billion in cash. The funds originate from the foreign stock market as legitimate investment income and will not arouse suspicion."

When Ye Ling heard the system’s notification, he was stunned for a moment.

A moment later, his phone chimed with a text notification.

"One billion!"

Ye Ling counted the zeros one by one, a faint, satisfied smile appearing on his face.

In reality, he didn’t have much cash on hand at the moment.

Although he owned shares in several major corporations, he had no intention of selling them off needlessly. It simply wasn’t worth it. Therefore, his current income sources were limited to the rent from his Tomson Riviera mansion and dividends from his company shares...

Over a month, that amounted to tens of millions. To an ordinary person, this was more money than they could earn in a lifetime. But to Ye Ling, it was peanuts.

And now, he had just received a full billion from his sign-in! Adding the three hundred million he’d swindled from Yun Tianlan, plus his recent dividends and rental income, he had a total of about one and a half billion!

’Perfect timing. I need the cash.’

Ye Ling smiled faintly and casually transferred the entire billion he had just received into the Shengding Group’s corporate account.

...

「Meanwhile, at Shengding Group.」

"One billion in cash?!"

Zhu Yun’s eyes widened in shock when she heard the urgent report from the finance department.

Shengding Group’s original market capitalization was around sixty billion. After the merger with the Yu Group, its market cap successfully surpassed one hundred billion.

Shengding Group was now one of the top 100 enterprises in the country!

But that was just its market cap. Its actual liquid capital wasn’t exceptionally high. A large portion of its value was tied up in fixed assets, which were difficult to convert to cash.

And a billion in cash, even for a company like Shengding Group, was a significant sum of money.

It wasn’t that the company couldn’t produce such a sum. While extracting that much capital would be relatively straightforward, doing so would inevitably create a funding gap somewhere else in the company.

RING RING RING—

At this moment, the phone on Zhu Yun’s desk rang.

"Chairman Ye?"

Zhu Yun’s expression immediately became deferential the moment she answered the call.

"I just transferred a billion to the company’s account. I need you to generate fifty times that in profit for me. Can you do it?"

Ye Ling said, getting straight to the point.

"You transferred the billion? And you want me to generate fifty times the profit?"

Zhu Yun was stunned for a moment, a dazed look appearing in her eyes.

His words were brief, but they contained an overwhelming amount of shocking information!

"Yes. I need you to use this money to pressure and target Net Entertainment Group."

Ye Ling said with a smile, "I want you to use this money as leverage. Turn one part of output into fifty parts of income!"

"One billion..."

Zhu Yun snapped back to reality, suppressing her shock as she began to consider his words.

This was no small sum. If it was dedicated solely to targeting Net Entertainment Group, her skills, combined with Shengding Group’s resources, could undoubtedly be incredibly effective!

"Chairman Ye, I’m willing to try."

Zhu Yun said immediately.

At that moment, a flicker of fighting spirit appeared in her eyes.

As a top talent holding two doctoral degrees, Zhu Yun was highly capable. Otherwise, she would never have been qualified for the position of secretary to the chairman of Shengding Group.

But even someone like Zhu Yun had never orchestrated a corporate assault of this magnitude. The previous acquisition of the Yu Group was, in reality, just seizing an easy opportunity.

Even if Shengding Group hadn’t made a move, other companies would have.

But this time was different. This time, they were truly going on the offensive.

What’s more, it was a rival company!