CH 40

July seventh is Qixi Festival. Neither Mo Jingxuan nor Xiao Ying went to the company but stayed home with Xiao Yao instead. After Xiao Yixiu chose to sever ties and return to China to take over the Zhao family, Xiao Yao was constantly depressed.

“Dad—Xiao Ying and I will always be with you…” At the dining room table, Mo Jingxuan was worried as he tried to comfort Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao smiled wryly and shook his head with a lonely expression on his face, “I know I shouldn’t care so much about them. What I really can’t let go of is Jun Ying’s death….I killed her! If I just hadn’t married that woman….”

Xiao Ying was silent momentarily before saying, “Let the past go, we are all here for you, and it’s time to live for the future.”

Xiao Yao rubbed his face, “Don’t worry, I’ll be back to my usual self after a few days of rest. I just need to slow down for a while.”

“Dad, let’s go back to the Ancient Tribe for a few more days! Our visit was cut short last time and it’s such a good atmosphere for relaxing,” Mo Jingxuan suggested.

Agreeing, Xiao Yao nodded his head, “Alright!” Still worried, though, he made sure to warn, “You should both keep your guard up, though; Yixiu’s temperament takes after his mothers, and I shudder to think about what I would do if either of you were harmed.” After a pause, Xiao Yao seemed to have come to some kind of determination, “If he does do something against you two, don’t worry about me. Do whatever you need to get back at him.” He had done his best to raise Zhao Lingjun’s son, but his innate nature never changed despite his efforts. No matter how much he cared for him, he would never allow someone to hurt the child Jun Ying left for him; it was time for him to learn the consequences that came with his actions.

“En.” The two did not refute Xiao Yao’s words, they wouldn’t take the initiative to hurt someone, but once someone made a move against them, they would not hold back.

Seeing that the two agreed, Xiao Yao waved his hands, “Okay, today is Qixi Festival, you two should go first and celebrate, don’t let me bother you. I want to go on a walk with Qin Yong.”

Mo Jingxuan stood up, “We’ll send you over to the Ancient Tribe first, it’ll be more fun to celebrate there directly!”

Walking out with Mo Jingxuan in his arms, Xiao Ying couldn’t be happier, “Come on dad, Butler Qin can have our things brought up later.”

Seeing the backs of his two sons walking away, Xiao Yao pouted and followed behind them; these two sons of his really didn’t know how to cherish the elderly. The time they had together as a family was really too short, and before they knew it, he would no longer be a part of their lives…

Sending Xiao Yao to the Ancient Tribe first to settle down, Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying walked around the area a bit before leaving.

Now that the resort has become famous, there is an endless stream of visitors in the common area, and the VIP section has received innumerous praise from its high-level guests. Due to the restrictions placed on the passenger flow, it was hard for anyone to make reservations, and Mo Jingxuan was thinking about buying more land to expand. In the future, there were some areas planned to be demolished that would skyrocket in value, and he was determined to get them.

Bringing Zi Bo with them, Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying headed to their destination. Although they could only manage small pieces of land at a time, they would surely add up greatly, forming a large mass of revenue in the future.

Time passed by day by day, and winter came quickly. Xiao Ying finally started allocating the company’s funds to develop the new e-commerce platform with Mo Jingxuan’s great approval.

Winter changed to spring, and the beginning of summer swept in after that. In May of the next year, Mo Jingxuan was able to put all the newly bought land under the name of his and Xiao Ying’s company.

At nearly the same time, Xiao Ying’s website for shopping online was beginning to be advertised to the public. The futuristic idea was dazzling to everyone, and it blew up quickly on the internet.

Regardless of whether you have a computer or not, you would only need a pair of black glasses similar to swimming goggles to experience the three-dimensional online world. It felt unreal. To be able to buy things and experience them for themselves from the internet, it caught everyone’s attention.

With his idea sealing his position as the leader of the Xiao family, Xiao Ying was secure in his placement. Zi Bo and the others completely resigned from the company to become official workers under Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying instead of just the Xiao family.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Xiao Ying launched his product onto the market, and the next day there were lines out onto the streets to buy it. Seizing the opportunity, Mo Jingxuan invested his recovered funds into the company to support mass production.

Half a year later, in the middle of a sweltering summer, the one hundred millionth customer was ushered in, and the number of registered users on the website reached as high as one hundred thirty million. With its excellent reputation, the figures didn’t stop there and continued to increase at a rapid rate. It was a significant achievement for a beginning company, and Rising Sun made its name in the business world.

Interested in the astonishing speed of its popularity, people began to look into it, wondering just who was behind this genius idea. If they hadn’t checked, they wouldn’t have been so shocked, but finding out that Rising Sun was just a subsidiary of the XM group was more than anyone would have imagined.

As soon as the news broke out, people from all walks of life accepted it. It was no wonder that the idea was immediately popular; it was only natural that the company soared without break. Being owned by XM was enough of a reason to excuse anything that may have been deemed strange before.

The Ancient Tribe was renowned all over the country and was the first-choice resort for many high-ranking officials and businessmen. With its increase in popularity, the economy of the northern suburbs was stimulated, and even the surrounding areas had developed. It was no less than a miracle in the business world, and the media had reached out more than once, but the boss behind the scenes of XM never showed up. All the interviews that were accepted were with low-level employees; anyone else was out of bounds.

Knowing that Rising Sun belongs to XM as well, people’s curiosity about the real face of its boss was unprecedentedly high. The more mysterious something was, the more attention it would garner, but no matter how the masses scratched their heads, XM still calmly ignored them.

A few months later, when people’s curiosity had gradually subsided, the renovation of Dongcheng District was approved to build a business district. All of the old residential areas and blocks would be completely destroyed. XM broke the news first; they had bought all the houses in the district first. All of the land belonged to them! Negotiating with those in charge of the project, a contract was drawn up supporting the XM group’s control of the land. It was official, the group announced publicly that they would build the largest apartment in the imperial capital on that piece of land!

Hearing the news, those who had sold their house and moved out early felt regret, lamenting that they were so close. That they should have stayed.

Faced with this situation, a few people who had moved out eagerly before with the money Mo Jingxuan had given them came back to demand compensation from the XM group, but foreseeing this easily, Xiong Wu took others to suppress them before anything happened.

Unsurprisingly, this incident made it in the evening news again, but the boss of XM still failed to show his face.

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Mo Jingxuan was twenty-one years old this year.

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Xiao’s Headquarters——

Although the conference hall of the building was packed full of people, it was dead silent save for the miscellaneous sigh breaking through the air now and then.

“Hey….”

“Hey….”

Xiao Ying, who had just entered the meeting room, raised his eyebrows as he looked at this scene, “What’s the matter?”

“Hey….” All the shareholders looked at Xiao Ying and collectively sighed.

An old shareholder known for his straightforwardness shook his head slightly as he said, “We regret it. We should have listened to you…stupid, stupid.” Now that they had seen the young president’s ability and business intuition, they knew just how idiotic their past actions had been in looking down on him.

Standing next to Xiao Ying, Mo Jingxuan’s mouth curled up as he listened to these words. Unfortunately, there’s no medicine for regret in this world.

Xiao Ying wasn’t done messing with them yet, though, “Oh? What are you referring to?”

The shareholders turned their faces away in shame, looking at the tables, chairs, and even their own feet, anywhere besides Xiao Ying.

“It’s that land!” The old shareholder smacked the table with an annoyed expression, “It was so cheap! The land you wanted us to buy was obviously so good, but now that XM group has it! Why didn’t we listen, why didn’t we listen?! Now that it’s been demolished, it’s basically a nest of gold!”

“Heh–” Xiao Ying chuckled and tapped his fingers slowly on the table, “I remember now. It is indeed quite a shame. But putting the past behind us, let’s continue on with our meeting.”

“Wait!” A younger shareholder interrupted suddenly, “Mr. Xiao recommended more than just one piece of land last time! We can still get the others!”

The eyes of the other shareholders in the room lit up with greed as they hastily nodded.

Mo Jingxuan pinched the bridge of his nose happily as he laughed in his heart. It was already far too late for them to get anything. The new concept and profits from the Ancient Tribe were enough for them to gain all the lands they were aiming for already; there was nothing left for the Xiao group to snatch… It’s really a pity; if it weren’t for their lack of funds, they could have already started the construction on those lands.

Xiao Ying waved his hand, “Go later and check first if the land is still free.” They can see for themselves what their past actions have cost them.

The shareholders accepted that they would have to look at it later and quieted down to go on with the meeting as per usual. Everything was normal on the surface, but everyone was still a little out of sorts for its duration.

XM was developing steadily. It was not until the development of the land was completed that Xiao Ying convinced Mo Jingxuan to let him release the news to the media in a high-profile way. On the day the apartment was officially done, the president of XM announced he would personally participate in the ribbon cutting.

This news earned enough exposure for XM that it was all anyone could talk about for days.

As rookies in the business world, both large and small businesses were invited to the event.

Among the families invited to come were the Mo family, who had been silent for a long time due to the damage done to their reputation, and the Zhao family, that was in dire straits under Xiao Yixiu’s management. Of course, the Xiao family was also invited as Xiao Yao was still kept in the dark about the length of his son’s accomplishments.

It was the day of the ribbon cutting, and the media had come to the scene early to snatch the best seats for pictures. The mysterious boss was finally going to show his face.

One by one, the invited entrepreneurs arrived, each excited to see who was behind all of these ideas. More importantly, they wanted to gain their good graces and perhaps even a cooperation agreement.

Xiao Ying and Mo Jingxuan were unaware of just how far their fame had spread, the XM group becoming almost a legend in the eyes of even some of the oldest families in the imperial capital. Many families had been stagnant for quite some time, and this could be the opportunity they needed to develop further. The vitality and strength that the XM group seemed to command at ease was something to be coveted!

Next week I should be back to three updates a week like usual XD