Trillionaire's Slice of Life

The headquarters of the Phoenix Bodyguard Company is located on the 48th floor of the Pudong Anqing Building, boasting eighty-one female bodyguards. With a market value of several hundred million RMB, Phoenix occupies a small market share in the Magic City's bodyguard industry, perhaps not even one-tenth, but due to its speciality of providing security services exclusively to successful women, the company holds an important position within the entire industry. This was precisely why Chu Mo had his sights set on such a small company. It was three o'clock in the afternoon, within Emperor's Mansion Villa Number One, ten female servants of fine appearance stood respectfully around the room. The butler, Danny, stood quietly by Chu Mo's side, ready to provide various services at any time, while Fan Gao, the bodyguard team leader, guarded the side. This man, standing at 1.95 meters tall with a formidable physique, kept his gaze fixed on a professional woman, as if she possessed the capability to threaten Chu Mo. Chu Mo sat quietly on the sofa, the warm air of the hall made it feel like an early spring day. He was interestedly observing the woman opposite him, who was wearing a white suit that accentuated her figure. Her feet were in high heels, which brought her height to the level of Fan Gao's nose; even without the shoes, she would have been over 1.78 meters tall. What truly annoyed Chu Mo was that the woman opposite him, named Zhang Xiaoyan, always had a cold and disdainful look in her eyes. If looks could kill, Chu Mo figured he would have been dismembered by her already. Therefore, he should not have given her this opportunity, he should have waited until the so-called Phoenix Bodyguard Company had completely disbanded before stepping in himself. "Mr. Chu." Xia Xue, the personal secretary, came down from the second floor. Usually, Xia Xue would hide upstairs and study foreign languages with the maid, Tina. Tina had already mastered four languages and was learning her fifth. When Xia Xue was free, she liked to spend time with Tina. Chu Mo nodded slightly. He had intended to stand up and leave, to leave Zhang Xiaoyan to Xia Xue, but he hesitated for a moment. After thinking about how Xia Xue had not been able to take down Phoenix Bodyguard Company in more than two months, he decided to stay. With a casual gesture, Chu Mo said, "Sit!" The personal secretary, Xia Xue, naturally took the seat beside Chu Mo, while the tall woman opposite hesitated briefly before finally sitting down across from Chu Mo. As maids served tea, Chu Mo, with a casual expression, began: "Miss Zhang, have a taste. This is the finest Puerh tea, available only in specific mountain regions of Yunnan. It is priced at three million RMB per pound. The taste is bitter with a sweet aftertaste, an endless charm." Without waiting for a response, Chu Mo picked up his teacup, blew on it gently, and then slowly savored it. The woman opposite didn't drink her tea. With the corners of her mouth slightly raised, her originally gentle face suddenly revealed a cold smile. After a moment, the woman scoffed lightly and said coldly: "Tea worth three million, is Mr. Chu trying to intimidate me? I, Zhang Xiaoyan, may not have had tea that expensive, but I understand the bottom line in how to treat people!" Setting down his teacup, Chu Mo shook his head gently. He was interested in the presumptuous woman before him and after a pause, he slowly said: "Is tea worth three million an intimidation to you? Haha, what if I tell you that this kind of tea is just the most common courtesy for guests in my house? Here, for truly esteemed guests, I would offer Spirit Rhyme Tea worth a billion RMB per kilogram. Would you say then that I am belittling you? Let's not talk about the tea. The small teacup in front of you is a treasured heirloom belonging to Lu Ye of Magic City, an antique from a thousand years ago, valued at over a billion. The value of a complete set of my teawares exceeds the total market value of your entire Phoenix Bodyguard Company. Would that surprise you to the point of dropping your jaw?" The woman named Zhang Xiaoyan's expression grew even darker. Her gaze moved around the tea set on the table in front of her, and she felt an instant wave of faint powerlessness. She did not believe that the young man before her was joking with her; neither the reputation of Magic City's Lu Ye nor the fame of Mr. Chu of Magic City could deceive her over such a trivial matter. Therefore, this seemingly simple tea set in front of her indeed was worth more than seven hundred million. The Phoenix Bodyguard Company represented half a lifetime of her hard work and the collaborative empire built with nearly a hundred like-minded friends. Yet here, it was worth less than someone else's single set of teawares? The woman in front took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the complex thoughts at the bottom of her heart. After a moment, Liu Xiaoyan's eyes regained their sharpness as she spoke earnestly: "Mr. Chu, you are also a respected figure in Magic City and wouldn't normally stoop to the level of quibbling with a mere woman like me. Let's not beat around the bush. The Phoenix Bodyguard Company is the result of my sisters and I fighting tooth and nail, almost giving up half our lives to build, and I will not allow my company to dissipate into thin air. If Mr. Chu insists on pushing to the extreme, I would rather have a fight to the death." Chu Mo gently adjusted the gold glasses on his nose. Truth be told, if it were not for the recent fierce disputes with the Lin family and the eight great families, resulting in Chu Mo not wanting to make too many enemies, he would not have met this woman at all. According to the original plan, Phoenix Bodyguard Company had only two possible outcomes: total submission or complete dissolution.