Chapter 144: Have These Two Women Lost Their Minds?

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Bai Shiya leafed through Chen Luo’s dossier with little interest.

It was true that Chen Luo’s looks and physique would have been outstanding even in a place like the capital or Shanghai. At not yet twenty, he also possessed enormous potential for development. He was, indeed, an irresistible temptation to many women.

But to Bai Shiya, that was all there was to it.

Looks and bodies, whether male or female, were consumables with an exceedingly short shelf life. They were fine for a little amusement, but hardly worth becoming entangled over.

“Forget it. When the time comes, taking him will be effortless. A boy like that is precisely at the age when he is first awakening to desire.”

As she spoke, Bai Shiya unconsciously tilted her head slightly, a smile touching the corners of her lips.

She slowly stretched, revealing the full, unmistakable curves of her D-cup figure. As both hands rose above her head, a deep cleavage like an unfathomable abyss came into view, making it impossible not to gaze downward, wishing one could bury oneself within it.

Her alluring eyes were captivating with every glance.

That foxlike, seductive face paired with such a figure truly possessed devastating power over ordinary men.

Every frown and smile of hers was charged with irresistible charm.

When Bai Shiya reached the end of the file, she found a photograph of Wen Wan. She picked it up and stared at it for a long while, a flicker of anger passing through her eyes.

“Although I hate to admit it, that woman Wen Wan really does surpass me in both looks and figure.”

“But when it comes to the art of seducing men, you, Wen Wan, could never catch up to me even if you rode a horse!”

“A little teasing will be enough to hook him when the time comes. He isn’t worth much further study. I should focus instead on researching the education industry.”

She swept Chen Luo’s dossier aside, opened her computer, and called toward the door.

“Little Bao! Come in!”

Click!

Assistant Bao opened the door and looked at Bai Shiya expectantly.

“Madam Bai, what are your instructions?”

That was the title reserved exclusively for Bai Shiya. Everyone under Wen Shao addressed her that way. She was Wen Shao’s mistress as well as one of his most important advisers.

Unlike Tang Xiwei, Bai Shiya possessed exceptional business acumen and was considered one of Wen Shao’s most capable aides.

There had once been a period when Bai Shiya led a team that included Assistant Bao and managed to blunt the combined pressure of several powerful families, ultimately buying the Young Master ample time to turn defeat into victory.

In that respect alone, she was countless times stronger than Tang Xiwei.

“Send me the current online education-course data for Ye Linna’s company and Wen Wan’s company immediately.”

“It’s already prepared and has been sent to your email.”

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“Mm. Assistant Bao, you’re as capable as ever. You’re excellent at anticipating your superior’s intentions, and your efficiency is remarkable.”

“You flatter me, Madam. I’ll take my leave. Call me if you need anything.”

After Assistant Bao left, Bai Shiya opened her email and brought up the various spreadsheets inside.

She studied the figures with intense concentration. Her eyes grew wider and wider, and by the time she reached the end, a single sentence burst from her lips.

“Are those two women insane?”

“They’re only launching online courses, yet they’ve poured in so many resources and so much publicity spending overnight!”

“Aren’t they afraid of overplaying their hand and cutting off their own cash flow?”

Bai Shiya could hardly be blamed for reacting that way. As of an hour earlier, the view counts for both Ye Linna’s and Wen Wan’s online courses had exploded.

Ye Linna had uploaded a total of one hundred videos. In just over a day, their combined views had exceeded three million, averaging more than thirty thousand views per video.

That might not sound like much, but these were educational videos. Moreover, users of video platforms had not yet reached the astonishing numbers they would attain in later years.

As for the course released jointly by Chen Luo and Wen Wan, it had gone live five hours later than Ye Linna’s, yet its total views had already approached two million.

The two sides were racing neck and neck, both surging at an almost equally terrifying rate.

Such astonishing view counts depended partly on the quality of the courses, but even more on the operating costs invested in them.

“By a conservative estimate, they’ve already spent at least fifty million on promotion and operations—and that’s only in a single day!”

Bai Shiya gritted her teeth. She truly had not expected the first clash between these two women to escalate straight into an all-out battle.

Her judgment was essentially correct. The overall promotional costs really did require an investment of that scale, though both sides’ actual expenditures were inflated by appearances.

Ye Linna’s operating costs were probably around ten million. Since she owned a company specializing in operations and promotion, she was able to reduce her expenses substantially.

Chen Luo’s side was even easier to explain. Chenrui’s own small video site already possessed considerable traffic, and by promoting the courses internally, they needed to spend only a few million on publicity.

Bai Shiya had only just arrived, however, and did not yet have access to that much information. Besides, Tang Xiwei had previously handled matters with such extreme incompetence that she had been unable to obtain any useful intelligence at all.

“Good. Keep fighting.”

“The more viciously you clash and the more you spend, the better.”

“I’ll have Tang Xiwei add another spark and see whether you two end up destroying each other!”

A ruthless glint flashed through Bai Shiya’s eyes. She then opened a document and began putting every detail of her plan into place.

“Challenging the Capital’s Twin Jewels all by myself—this really is going to be quite a battle.”

At the thought, a surge of heroic ambition rose in Bai Shiya’s chest.

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“Once I make the Capital’s Twin Jewels suffer a crushing defeat here in the southeast, I’ll bring Chen Luo back to the Young Master as my spoils of war.”

“Perhaps then I’ll finally be qualified to enter the Wen family.”

…

That morning, at the Ye Group.

“Chairwoman Ye, the overall figures are roughly as follows. The other side’s video views are still behind ours.”

The assistant reported the day’s situation in full to Ye Linna. The corners of Ye Linna’s lips lifted.

“Good. You’ve all worked hard. Tell everyone that every employee involved in this project will receive an additional two months’ bonus this year.”

“Yes, Chairwoman Ye! Thank you!”

The assistant hurried out excitedly. She would be receiving a share of the bonus herself.

Once the assistant had left, Ye Linna’s gaze fell upon the phone on her desk. Her right hand reached toward it, but after hesitating several times, she still did not pick it up.

Sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips, Ye Linqian rolled her eyes at her sister.

“Big Sis, if you want to call Chen Luo, then call him.”

“I—I don’t! I don’t have any such intention!”

“It’s not as though I’m the kind of petty woman who gains a momentary advantage and then calls Chen Luo just to see whether he’s furious and miserable.”

“Uh, Sis, I didn’t say anything. Those were all your own words.”

“Hmph!”

With a cold snort, Ye Linna reached out and picked up the phone.

Ye Linqian gave a wry smile. Sis, you say you won’t call him, but your actions are telling a completely different story.

She dialed the number. After several rings, the call connected.

“Hello! Chairwoman Ye, how are you?”

Ye Linna was just about to return the greeting when a soft moan came from the other end of the line.

“Oh, darling, my lower back has completely given out. Who’s calling us now?”

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