After the Restricted-Genre Side Character Plays the Villainous Boss - Chapter 19

The auditor had a lot to say.

However, before he could speak, the Special Assistant standing beside Long Yin rose first to confirm with his boss: “BOSS, would you like to communicate back in the office, or right here?”

The auditor looked at the Special Assistant, dumbfounded. In his view, a high-level elite capable of reaching the position of Special Assistant should not be making such a low-level mistake. When Party A and Party B communicate privately, what can truly be accomplished? Whether Long Yin had questions about the results or suspected issues with Party B’s data, he should be communicating with them, the third-party platform!

The auditor cast his gaze toward Long Yin, expecting him to make the correct response.

Long Yin pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly and said, “Let us go to my office. I will take him myself. You see the others out.”

Auditor: ” ”

Yue Mingcang smiled imperceptibly. He picked up the White Dragon cane from the edge of the table and respectfully handed it to Long Yin.

The moment Long Yin took the cane and stood up, the auditor could not help but try to stop them:

“Please stay, we”

“Excuse me, everyone.” The Special Assistant blocked the auditor, speaking in a professional tone: “The audit work has concluded. I will see you all out.”

Under the shocked, confused, and bewildered gazes of the audit team, Yue Mingcang and Long Yin left the meeting room one after the other.

Long Yin was in front, holding the White Dragon cane, walking with elegant and calm steps; Yue Mingcang followed behind, staying close to the side without the cane. If one did not look closely, it would seem as though they were walking side by side.

One was nonchalant, unconsciously performing indulgent acts with a face of extreme beauty, making others want to demand more; the other was deliberate, purposely displaying an intimacy for others to see, his ulterior motives practically written on his face.

In a flash of realization, the auditor understood. Private communication. The emphasis was not on “communication,” but on “private.”

Rumors had long circulated that the Long Family and Yue Mingcang held deep-seated grievances and were destined for a final battle. But looking at this situation now, could they be fighting their way right into bed?

“Speak. What went wrong?”

Long Yin sat down in the large executive chair, casually pushing the fruit plate on the desk aside, his voice tinged with obvious displeasure.

Yue Mingcang’s gaze was glued to Long Yin. The smile in his eyes was almost overflowing, showing no sign of frustration over the failed gambling agreement.

Long Yin’s eyes widened: “Speak! What exactly is the situation!?”

Yue Mingcang snapped out of it, quickly composed his expression, and said seriously: “The situation is quite complex and cannot be explained in a few words. Why don’t we have a meal together and talk while we eat?”

Long Yin said coldly: “I do not have time for a meal, but I have time to listen to you speak slowly.”

Yue Mingcang’s scheme had failed, so he helplessly began to improvise: “The main issue is that teamwork has not been very smooth.”

Long Yin nodded, intending to offer advice on team management, but then heard Yue Mingcang continue:

“There is also poor operation after scaling up, technical bottlenecks, process stagnation, rejected financing, and a tight capital chain.”

Long Yin: “?”

Wait, there are that many problems? The audit report concluded that they were only one step away from the passing line, so he had suspected the auditors had undercounted. But hearing this list, could it be the auditors actually overcounted for Yue Mingcang?

Yue Mingcang realized his improvisation was a bit exaggerated and quickly added a patch: “Although the situation is complex, I believe that as long as the funding issue is solved, the other problems will be resolved easily.”

Long Yin slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. It was a sigh of both relief and helplessness.

“So,” Long Yin looked into Yue Mingcang’s eyes, “you want to borrow money again, correct?”

” ”

Yue Mingcang looked away guiltily. Based on their conversation just now, it appeared he did indeed need to borrow money. But in fact, he did not need to borrow money at all.

His purpose for coming to the Long Family today was not even for the gambling agreement. He wanted to use the excuse of the agreement’s failure to enter the “Birdcage.”

The “Birdcage” referred to the mid-mountain villa located at Mingyue Lake. This was the only luxury mansion under Old Lord Long’s name located within the city limits of Longmen Port. It was famous for its peculiar shape, which closely resembled a birdcage.

Its special appearance hinted at its special purpose. The “Birdcage” was once Old Lord Long’s private pleasure ground and a gold-consuming den that countless people flocked to. While Old Lord Long was still alive, different stars would enter and exit the “Birdcage” every week. No one knew what they experienced inside; they only knew that without exception, they all reached the peak of their careers afterward.

After Old Lord Long’s death, the “Birdcage” was abandoned. No new “birds” sang in the cage until half a month ago, when Long Yin moved into the “Birdcage” in full view of the public.

The media in all of S City went wild. Since ancient times, wealth and beauty have moved hearts. Even with Old Lord Long’s aged appearance, there were plenty of people lining up. As for Long Yin, if he leaked even a hint of interest, the door would be crowded with people willing to pay just to spend a night with him.

Restarting the “Birdcage” was that very “hint.”

From that day on, Yue Mingcang never had a good night’s sleep. His dreams were filled with images of Long Yin in the “Birdcage,” surrounded by wine, meat, and debauchery. Every morning he woke up exhausted, grabbed his phone, and saw countless social media notifications:

[Shock! Rising star enters the Birdcage alone in the early morning] [Wealthy scion publicly declares love, brings lavish gifts, and stays until dawn] [Who will claim the title of Canary? A deep dive into Young Master Long’s potential business marriage]

He was truly physically and mentally exhausted.

Over the past six months, the Silver Scale company had been flourishing. Under the momentum of united efforts, the goal of the gambling agreement was already within reach. Yet at such a juncture, Long Yin restarted the “Birdcage” and showed absolutely no intention of inviting Yue Mingcang.

This abnormal behavior forced Yue Mingcang to overthink. His wish was not just to go to bed with Long Yin once or be a “male favorite” for a period of time. He wanted to take advantage of Long Yin’s special treatment of him to monopolize Long Yin entirely. If he continued to advance the gambling agreement step by step, then even if he won the gamble, it was highly likely he would not achieve his final goal.

He would never allow that to happen.

Driven by anxiety, Yue Mingcang immediately hired a private investigator to look into the visitors of the “Birdcage” and spent a lot of money to intercept scoops from paparazzi. In the following days, he was either investigating the “Birdcage” or on his way to investigate it, leaving him completely disinterested in company affairs.

A week ago, Yue Yuling found him and had a huge fight with him.

“Brother, what do you mean? Are you ignoring the company now? What will happen to the gambling agreement if this continues?”

“Long Yin’s issue is more critical. If this continues, winning the gambling agreement will be meaningless.”

“Go to Long Yin to solve Long Yin’s problem! What use is sitting here wasting time every day?”

“I simply cannot go to Long Yin, which is why I have to take so many detours.”

“You used to be able to go directly to the Long Family to find him. Why not now?”

“Back then, I had something to ask of him.”

“Is asking not easy? You can ask him now too!”

“Long Yin is not stupid. If I go to him for no reason, he will see right away that my goal is to go to bed with him.”

“Do you not want to?”

“I do,” Yue Mingcang admitted frankly, “but I cannot say it directly. It would scare him.”

Yue Yuling rolled her eyes in exasperation. “Then find a reason where you have no choice but to ask him. Do you not have the gambling agreement? Is that not a reason?”

“You mean, give up on the gambling agreement?”

Yue Mingcang froze for several seconds before reacting. His gaze toward Yue Yuling carried a hint of fear and a hint of excitement: “I think you have a point.”

Giving up the gambling agreement and sacrificing the entire company in exchange for a chance to get close to Long Yin. This method was truly a bit predatory, but if one thought about it, it was actually perfectly fine. After all, their company’s success so far relied entirely on Long Yin. Doing this now was merely returning the property to its original owner.

Furthermore, based on past experience, even if he truly lost, Long Yin probably would not stand by and watch his company collapse.

“That gambling agreement of yours had plenty of loopholes to begin with. Even an outsider like me can see they were all meant to increase your margin for error. I really do not know what Young Master Long sees in you.”

Yue Yuling snorted disdainfully and continued:

“The first phase of the audit is coming up, right? Just pretend you cannot meet the target and go sell your misery. Then you can go straight to the final settlement. Although the risk will increase a bit, as long as you can win the agreement in the end, it makes no difference.”

Yue Mingcang realized: “Oh, so that is also an option.”

Yue Yuling looked at her brother and felt something was not quite right. She frowned and said: “What do you mean that is also an option? What were you originally planning to do?”

Yue Mingcang looked away: “Nothing. I was thinking exactly what you were.”

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