"Oh?"
"What happened?" Old Master Chen asked curiously.
"Grandfather, I heard that Chen Fan had lunch today with the campus belle of Jiangzhou University—Xia Mengmeng," Chen Haoyu replied.
"What?!"Old Master Chen's brows furrowed tightly.
"I understand now," he said suddenly.
The others in the Chen family were still dazed from hearing that Chen Fan was driving a multi-million-dollar supercar when the old master suddenly spoke.
"What is it, Father?" Chen Yuzhen asked.
"I've figured out how that little brat Chen Fan could afford to drive a car worth tens of millions," Old Master Chen said with a look that suggested he had completely seen through Chen Fan's tricks.
His words instantly aroused everyone's curiosity. They all turned their eyes toward him.
"It's simple. Haoyu, you said the campus belle is named Xia, correct?" the old man asked.
"Yes," Chen Haoyu nodded.
"Then unless I'm mistaken, that campus belle must be the youngest daughter of the Xia Group," Old Master Chen declared.
He recalled hearing before that the head of the Xia Group had two daughters—the elder had already taken over the company, while the younger had just started college, and happened to be studying in Jiangzhou.
"What?!""The daughter of the Xia Group president?!"
Everyone gasped in astonishment. While the Chen family was also a prominent family, they knew very well that in terms of influence and assets, the Xia family's daughters had far more concentrated wealth.
The Xia Group's founder had only two daughters, which meant the entire group would eventually belong to them. But the Chen family was a large clan—when the old master eventually passed, the inheritance would be split among many people. No one would end up with much.
"Grandpa, there are already rumors on campus that Xia Mengmeng is the younger daughter of the Xia Group's CEO," Chen Haoyu added, further confirming the old master's deduction.
"I bet that luxury car is owned by the Xia family heiress. Somehow, Chen Fan got close to her and borrowed the car to show off in front of you," Old Master Chen scoffed."He's trying to use this to claim that he's doing better after leaving our family."
"But the more he acts like this, the more it proves that he's struggling without us. He has to rely on others' charity and appearances to prop himself up."
"Haoyu, Yuzhen—come here. I'll teach you exactly how to deal with Chen Fan," the old master said darkly.
Chen Haoyu and Chen Yuzhen's eyes lit up instantly.
They absolutely couldn't stand the idea of Chen Fan living better than they were. The worse Chen Fan's life got, the happier they would be—ideally, they hoped he would end up broke, homeless, and begging on the streets.
Now that the old master had a plan to deal with Chen Fan, of course they were on board. The two of them hurried over to hear his instructions.
Meanwhile, at the Xia Group—
Chen Fan and Xia Mengmeng had just arrived and were heading straight for Xia Ruoshui's office.
Inside, Xia Ruoshui was working with her usual precision and seriousness.
Just then, the two entered.
"Sis...!"
Xia Mengmeng immediately ran up and gave her sister a big bear hug.
"Huh? President Chen? Mengmeng? What brings you two here?"
"Sis, I had nothing to do this afternoon and wanted to visit you. Chen Xuezhang came to take a look around the company," Xia Mengmeng explained.
"I just recently purchased this building," Chen Fan nodded. "Since I had some free time, I thought I'd come by and check it out."
Of course, the real reason was to complete the system's mission and receive the limited-edition Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime watch, plus valuable experience points.
"I see. Then let me give President Chen a personal tour," Xia Ruoshui said as she stood up.
But just as she was about to start the tour, a senior executive from Xia Group suddenly burst into the office, shouting in a panic:
"President Xia! Something's happened—bad news!"