In Chang Yanchang’s plan, Liu Zixuan was supposed to come back a few days later, by which time Xiumei Group’s stock market would have already collapsed and they would inevitably have to declare bankruptcy.

Then he could rightfully take over the empty shell of a company from Liu Zixuan and with the help of Gu Chengkun and Wei Linming, rebuild the Xiumei Group.

After all, it was Xiumei Group that helped Chang Yanchang achieve his current status, so he still had a shred of gratitude towards Liu Zixuan.

He even thought, that after the bankruptcy, he would give Liu Zixuan some money to buy the bankrupt company.

But things rarely go as planned, and Liu Zixuan’s sudden return completely disrupted Chang Yanchang’s plans!

This left him facing a major choice.

Either he could leverage his current control within Xiumei Group, unite some senior managers, and go head-to-head with Liu Zixuan; after all, he could manipulate the stock market.

In this way, Liu Zixuan would definitely be at a disadvantage, and with the help of Gu Chengkun and Wei Linming, they could completely trap Liu Zixuan in a place of no return.

Or, he could just explain the situation to Liu Zixuan, admitting his mistakes, but then the consequence would be being kicked out of Xiumei Group by Liu Zixuan, going from a high-powered CEO to a penniless outcast.

After pondering for a moment, Chang Yanchang decided to go against Liu Zixuan.

The truth is, it was simple. People are greedy; they would rather be scorned for achieving a career than to offer gratitude and become an outcast.

As soon as Liu Zixuan came in, he fired his secretary, and now he wanted to fire Manager Qian, Chang Yanchang’s confidant, which already made Liu Zixuan’s attitude clear.

So, Chang Yanchang slowly raised his head and looked at Liu Zixuan: "Mr. Liu, considering you’re the founder of Xiumei Group and given the large platform you created for everyone, I sincerely advise you, you should leave."

"Me leave?" Liu Zixuan said with a playful smile.

"If not you, then should we leave?"

When Manager Qian saw Chang Yanchang had taken a stand, he immediately became high-spirited, arrogantly declaring, "To be honest, the entire company, from top to bottom, is with Mr. Chang. If you dare to do anything to me or our Mr. Chang, do you believe all the employees would strike?"

"So impressive!" Liu Zixuan said with feigned surprise.

"You haven’t seen the most impressive part yet!" Manager Qian boasted: "If you were to come back, Xiumei Group would indeed go bankrupt, but with our Mr. Chang, it’s different. As long as you leave Xiumei Group with nothing, our Mr. Chang can get Xiumei Group back on track in no time, and it will only get better."

Liu Zixuan started clapping, with a half-smile: "I remember in ancient times there seems to be a term for this situation, what was it?"

Zhenzhen sneered and said, "In ancient times, rebellious ministers forcing the emperor to abdicate was called a coup!"

"Exactly!" Liu Zixuan snapped his fingers: "My wife is truly knowledgeable. Manager Qian, are you implying a coup?"

Manager Qian glanced at Liu Zixuan: "Something like that, but do you dare to call yourself an emperor?"

Liu Zixuan scratched his nose with his finger, slowly walking towards Manager Qian, smiling with each word: "Anywhere else I wouldn’t dare to say, but in this Ghost Wood City, in this Xiumei Group, I’ll show you if I’m an emperor or not!"

"Are you relying on yourself to reverse the current situation?" Manager Qian shook his head with great confidence: "Even if you have immense abilities, you can’t change the situation now. You can’t even resolve the issue of the stock market crashing. Unless our Mr. Chang steps in personally!"

Liu Zixuan, upon hearing this, showed no sign of anger and beckoned to Manager Wang: "Bring me the computer!"

Manager Wang quickly picked up the computer from the table and followed Liu Zixuan’s instructions to open the stock market page.

At this time, the stock market had closed for the day. But on the Xiumei Group’s stock page, instead of a crash, the main capital driving down the stock completely withdrew in the last few minutes, while another wave of funds pulled the declining stock back up, almost reaching an upswing.

More importantly, the announcement on the left side of the banner indicated that tomorrow there would be over ten billion in funds directly added to Xiumei Group’s stock!

Manager Qian and Chang Yanchang were both shocked by this sight.

Chang Yanchang hurriedly took the computer and carefully examined it — this was not a Photoshopped image, but a real existence.

"This...how is this possible, how could they have withdrawn the funds at such a time?"

"Mr. Chang, quickly call them and find out." Manager Qian was also anxious.

Liu Zixuan shrugged slightly: "Seeing your confused looks, I’ll allow you to make the call."

Chang Yanchang didn’t hesitate, quickly taking out his phone and dialing, but whether it was Gu Chengkun or Wei Linming, there was no answer on the other end.

Meanwhile, Liu Zixuan had already dialed a number for the City Center Restaurant, smiling, he said: "Boss Gu, Young Master Wei, Chang Yanchang wants to speak with you!"

Saying this, Liu Zixuan handed the phone to Chang Yanchang.

Chang Yanchang had a faint suspicion of what was happening, but still unwillingly took the phone and asked: "Mr. Gu, what on earth is going on?"

"Chang Yanchang, we’ve lost! Not only losing the Xiumei Group but also all our assets." Gu Chengkun’s voice abruptly stopped at this point.

Liu Zixuan took back the phone, but Chang Yanchang was already petrified on the spot, his eyes wide open, completely at a loss.

Because the call was loud, Manager Qian beside him also heard it: at that moment, his earlier smugness completely disappeared, and in its place was bewilderment!

"Why, why did this happen? Even if they withdrew the funds, how could they raise the stock so much in the last few minutes almost to a rise?" Chang Yanchang couldn’t comprehend what had happened.

Liu Zixuan mocked with a smile: "Young man, you thought you were complicated, do you think others are simple? Do you think I, Liu Zixuan, don’t have a few rich friends? Or that outside of Xiumei Group I have nothing?"

"It’s very simple to get the stock to rise, isn’t it just a money game, it’s just money... I’m not lacking it!"

Manager Qian’s mouth twitched a few times, and he forced himself to speak: "Even so, most of the staff, including the management, are on our side. Even if the company is back on track, if we set the pace and they strike, it can still give you significant loss."

Manager Qian’s words directly reminded Chang Yanchang that using these staff and senior management to threaten Liu Zixuan had undoubtedly become his last straw!