With that furious shout, everyone was stunned.
Immediately after, everyone rushed to pull out their phones to check the official public account of the Emgrand Group.
Sure enough!
The officially verified service account of the Emgrand Group had just released a post!
"Emgrand Group's 2 Billion Hotel Project Signs First Partner — Group Vice Chairman Wang Dongxue Signs 60 Million Yuan Renovation Contract with Xiao Churan, Representative of Jinling Xiao Group!"
The moment they saw that headline, the entire room erupted!
Xiao Churan had actually secured the deal! And the contract amount had doubled!
It had only been half an hour!
How was it even possible?!
It completely defied logic!
Xiao Hailong was both shocked and regretful.
Before today, Xiao Churan couldn't compare with him in status or position.
If he had accepted the task yesterday, even if he failed to land the deal, Xiao Churan wouldn't have had the chance to steal the spotlight!
But he had chickened out for fear of failure and declined!
Worse yet, Xiao Churan had actually succeeded!
It felt like a brutal slap across his own face!
Old Lady Xiao instantly grabbed the contract excitedly and examined it closely, then burst into delighted laughter:"Good! Good! Good! Wonderful! Churan, you've really made a huge contribution!"
Then she asked, "How did you manage to pull it off?"
Xiao Churan replied, "Thanks to Vice Chairman Wang Dongxue. She has great faith in our Xiao family."
She actually wanted to tell the truth, but after thinking it through, she realized she didn't even know who the chairman of Emgrand Group really was—so what would be the point?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hailong felt even worse.
Damn it, no wonder she landed the deal!
Turns out Vice Chairman Wang of Emgrand Group already had a favorable impression of the Xiao family!
Then anyone could've closed it!
Damn!
He'd really missed a golden opportunity!
At that moment, Ye Chen spoke up:"Hailong, do you remember our wager?"
Xiao Hailong's expression turned as if he'd just swallowed a pile of crap.
Of course he remembered the bet—whoever lost had to kneel and kowtow three times in front of the other.
Now that Xiao Churan had secured the deal, he was clearly the loser...
Damn it!
No way!
How could he possibly kneel to this pathetic piece of trash?
Absolutely not!
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Ye Chen, who the hell do you think you are? Just a useless bum living off our family, and you actually think I'll kneel and kowtow to you?!"
Ye Chen calmly replied, "I am indeed a worthless bum living off others. But yesterday, we swore an oath: if anyone backs out, their father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother all die!"
He emphasized the word grandmother heavily.
Sure enough!
Old Lady Xiao's face instantly turned thunderous.
She stared daggers at Xiao Hailong and asked coldly, "What? Are you hoping I die?"
Xiao Hailong panicked instantly and blurted out, "Grandma, don't fall for Ye Chen's tricks! He just wants to disgrace me—and you too!"
Ye Chen calmly said, "Hailong, stop trying to manipulate Grandma. Don't forget, you swore a deadly oath. If you back out, the heavens will punish you. Are you trying to curse your grandmother?"
Xiao Hailong was terrified and stammered, "Grandma, a joke shouldn't be taken seriously!"
Old Lady Xiao coldly replied, "You know I've been a devout Buddhist all my life. You dared to break an oath sworn to the heavens?"
"Grandma…"
Xiao Hailong was truly panicked now, because he could tell she was genuinely angry.
Seeing that he was willing to break an oath—one that included her life—just to save his own face, Old Lady Xiao slammed the table and bellowed:"So you've really decided to break your oath?!"
"Grandma, I…" Xiao Hailong hesitated, then quickly did the math.
If he kept the bet and kowtowed to Ye Chen, he'd lose face.
But if he broke his oath and angered Grandma, he'd lose everything in the Xiao family.
Weighing the options, though he was a thousand times unwilling, he clenched his teeth and said, "Fine! I accept the loss!"
Ye Chen smiled silently, waiting for the grand show.
Xiao Hailong felt as if his legs were made of lead as he dragged himself step by step toward Ye Chen.
He trembled with rage, his teeth clenched, but in the end, his knees gave way, and he dropped.
Thud!
Some curious onlookers even quietly pulled out their phones.
With his head down, Xiao Hailong said in a trembling voice, "I was wrong!"
Then he bowed his head and banged it on the floor.
Ye Chen said, "What was that? I didn't hear you—louder."
Forcing himself to endure the humiliation, Xiao Hailong kowtowed again:"I was wrong!"
Ye Chen smirked, "Oh, you're admitting fault? What exactly did you do wrong?"
Xiao Hailong wanted to kill Ye Chen right then and there—but there was still one kowtow left.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I was wrong to doubt Churan's capabilities…"
Then gave one final kowtow!
Ye Chen felt a wave of satisfaction wash over him.
He had long been disgusted with Xiao Hailong—and now, finally, he had made the bastard kneel and admit fault. It felt absolutely amazing!
Xiao Churan watched in astonishment, feeling like her husband was suddenly… different.
She couldn't quite put her finger on it.
But thinking back to the calm confidence Ye Chen showed when he made the bet yesterday—it was like he had predicted all of this.
How could he have been so sure of himself?