Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

"Miss, please listen to this old servant and rest for a while."

“You’ve been personally checking the accounts all day. It’s getting late, and the plane is bumpy. Please don’t push yourself any further.”

Above the Do-Leave District, in the Yu family's private jet that had just taken off, the old butler left to Yu Bing by her father was bowing and comforting her.

Yu Bing sat there, receiving messages on her phone—a habit she had developed since becoming the head of the family, which involved reviewing the day's tasks and other matters before going to bed each night.

The old butler stood with his head bowed. The pilot of Yu's private jet was naturally highly skilled, but the plane was bound to shake and sway. However, the old butler stood very steadily, his breath was deep and his expression was normal. He was able to walk on flat ground in the cabin and fulfill all of Yu Bing's needs.

He must have some skill.

"It won't make a difference if you watch for a little longer. Just watch it and then rest. There's no need to persuade me anymore."

As he spoke, he then began to mock himself with disdain:

"Do it personally? Do I want to do it personally?"

"I am the head of the family, yet most of the Yu family and its businesses are not under my control. If I don't take personal charge, I will truly become a scapegoat pushed to the forefront."

"Ah."

The old steward lowered his head humbly, pretending not to hear and not daring to express his opinion—although he was Yu Bing's father's subordinate, Yu Bing's father had been away from the family for a long time, and Yu Bing's elder brother had disappeared without a trace—Yu Bing's lineage had already lost much of its influence in the family.

Currently, the direct line of the Yu clan is in power, which is the line of Yu Bing's great-grandfather and uncle; the collateral branches of the Yu clan are not convinced of Yu Bing's rise to power and obey orders but not commands.

The pilot and flight attendants of this plane were all Yu Bing's uncle's men, although nominally they were loyal to the Yu family.

The old butler didn't know why the master had made Yubing the head of the family back then—he had witnessed all the hardships the young lady had endured over the years.

He didn't know what price the master had paid to make Yubing the head of the family—in a large, prestigious family with many branches, a young woman with outstanding looks but low status and insufficient power would probably not have a good ending.

At the very least, we can't choose our own destiny.

Yu Bing browsed through the messages, some of them were tasks assigned for today. Tsk, quite a few of them only did the bare minimum, paying lip service while secretly disobeying, flattering and fawning. Did they really think I was a fool?!

Such a despicable person will definitely be dealt with properly when I return to Nakaura Ward this time.

Furthermore, the spies sent out to search for his father and brother have not yet returned.

well.......

Furthermore, those people who are subordinate to our Yu family concealed and made various excuses when I asked them to check the accounts and inventory the assets, saying that they needed to consult with their uncle before making a decision.

Am I the patriarch of the Yu clan, or is it that old man or those other old men who are the patriarchs of the Yu clan?!

If it weren't for my current weak power, low reputation, and limited ability to support the entire family, I would have dismissed all these power-hungry old fogies sooner or later!

You want to control me?

Then just wait to be overthrown by me!

The reports from these families on completing their tasks made Yu Bing increasingly angry, his chest heaving with pent-up frustration.

But this is just a microcosm—even the result she fought desperately for years after becoming the head of the family.

She would have felt even more frustrated before.

Oh, it's not quite right to call her the head of the family—the Yu family doesn't have a head of the family now. Theoretically, Yu Bing should be the head of the family, but after Yu Bing's father left home, those old folks stripped Yu Bing of her position as head of the family on the grounds that she wasn't qualified enough to convince everyone, and forcibly gave her the title of prospective head of the family.

If there's any trace of kinship left in this treacherous family, it's only Yu Bing's second grandfather, Yu Youquan—but the power he wields is less than that of Yu Bing, who has just become the "head of the family." He can only offer verbal and emotional support from behind the scenes, without providing any real assistance.

Yu Bing's uncle and his generation didn't take Yu Youquan, that old geezer, seriously.

A few days ago, Yu Youquan, the only person in the family who still had affection for Yu Bing, suddenly went crazy and insisted on coming to Zhongpu District. Several days have passed and there has been no news of him.

Even if Yu Youquan is not valued, she is still a member of the Yu family and cannot be left to wander outside. So, at Yu Bing's suggestion, the Yu family agreed to send people to look for her.

After searching for many days, there was still no news—Yu Bing assumed that his subordinates had not done their best—after all, this kind of situation happened from time to time.

And so, because she was hands-on in everything and had a familial bond with this second grandfather, she decided to take on the task of finding Yu Youquan in Zhongpu District and bringing her back.

Yu Bing was very worried about Yu Youquan. These past few days, she had been disturbed and was very upset. She couldn't get enough rest and her mental state was also very poor.

But countless messages continued to bombard her weary mind, and the ever-increasing number of tasks weighed heavily on Yu Bing's mind like a mountain—but she was not worried about it; on the contrary, she was very happy.

The increased workload signifies that power is gradually being returned to her hands—at least she has the authority to intervene in more and more matters.

However, doing everything herself is not a sustainable solution. With the workload increasing, she really should consider training some trustworthy people to handle things.

"Ok?"

An unusual message suddenly appeared before Yu Bing's eyes:

"Dear valued guest! Please forgive our intrusion! This is Kowloon Residence. Due to a safety hazard discovered during routine maintenance of your previously booked 'Dragon King Suite,' for your safety's sake, we have to cancel your reservation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!"

"To express our sincere apologies, all your food and accommodation expenses at Kowloon Residence during your stay in Nakaura Ward will be reimbursed by Kowloon Residence. We will arrange a different room type for you once you arrive in Nakaura Ward. We hope you understand."

We are very sorry! Please allow us to express our sincerest apologies once again. Your reservation amount has been fully refunded: a total of RMB 100,000.

"Humph!"

Yu read the entire message with a cold expression.

She was absolutely furious—it was one thing to keep bumping into each other and hitting walls in the family, but now even Kowloon Residence, which runs a hotel, was bullying her?

Then hit!

(Ahem, sorry, wrong channel.)

Yu Bing couldn't believe that Kowloon Residence, a top-tier hotel chain, would make such a basic mistake—daring to release room numbers that hadn't undergone safety inspections for reservation.

It's obvious someone paid to steal her room!

Why would Yubing know?

Because she did the same thing...

Ahem, it was in the early days when she was still clueless and following behind her uncle to learn.

Although her uncle was no good, his experience and insights in managing the family were indeed insightful.

When Yu Bing first took office as the "head of the family," her uncle pretended to care about her and said he wanted to cultivate her, but in reality he wanted to distort Yu Bing's will and lead her down the path of becoming a puppet.

Of course, the result was predictable; he failed.

But Yubing remembered clearly a few things her uncle had said:

"The strong deserve to enjoy the world."

"Rules are used to define the weak."

"The Yu clan used to be very sharp and outspoken, and the Yu clan must be just as sharp and outspoken now, or someone will get restless!"

The Yu family has been in a bad situation in recent years, almost like a strong exterior but a weak interior. This started from the day her father left home and the day her brother disappeared, but Yu Bing didn't know what had happened.

It is true that the literary and artistic families in Wuli District are very powerful, occupying more than 90% of the calligraphy and painting market share in Wuli District, where the literary and artistic culture is thriving.

However, there are many powerful families in the Wuli District, and the cruelty of the power struggle between these families is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine; a slight misstep can lead to an abyss from which there is no chance of ever making a comeback.

Even Yu Bing, whom the family has nurtured with all its resources—as a second-tier purple dragon descendant, he is already the highest-ranking dragon descendant in the Yu family—and Yu Bing's strengths are not primarily used for direct combat.

Aside from Yu Bing, the vast majority of the dragon offspring cultivated by the Yu Clan, a behemoth that has dominated the Wuli District for hundreds of years, whether guards or assassins, are only blue-rank, with very few purple-rank—and almost all of them are under the control of Yu Bing's great-grandfather.

This is also the biggest reason why Yu Bing has not been able to clean up the Yu family – insufficient strength.

However, from the perspective of the family, with internal and external troubles, low morale, and powerful enemies all around, Yu Bing had to put aside his personal grudges about power struggles and consider the long-term implications.

She couldn't help but wonder if some restless, hostile force had discovered that she had booked the Dragon King Suite and was deliberately trying to snatch it from her with money, in order to test whether Yu's attitude was still as tough and domineering as before.

Is it possible that local powerful figures in Nakaura Ward want to get involved?

Cross-regional competition for profits is not uncommon even among powerful and influential families.

But... I don't seem to have heard of any powerful forces in Nakaura Ward...?

At least there wasn't a large family or powerful clan that could compare to the Wuliyu Clan.

However, a recently emerging underground organization called the Thousand Faces Society is somewhat worth noting...

However, if such a wild dog force is allowed to grow wildly, it will eventually mature—and then, naturally, a powerful enough force will come to cut down this bunch of green leeks.

Yu Bing had seen many such things. Unless the Thousand Phases had the strength to fight against the powerful clans—could they possibly possess the Supreme Dragon Curse?

Yu Bing couldn't help but laugh at her own thoughts when she thought about this—how could that be?

The world's pie has already been divided up pretty much—unless wild forces possess something as powerful and unreasonable as the Supreme Dragon Curse, they are only fit to become a dish served on the table by powerful clans.

After these interesting musings, the free-flowing thoughts were a rare moment of rest for Yubing during the day.

Yu Bing then considered other possibilities, which was also the last one—

Is it possible that a wealthy person just happened to want to stay in the Dragon King Suite, unaware that Yu Bing had booked the room, and without any ulterior motives, snatched the room?

impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Yu Bing shook her head firmly—what a coincidence! Why would so many Dragon King suites want to snatch my one?

Yu Bing was unaware that when she booked the Dragon King Suite, there were other Dragon King Suites available, but when Min Moyou arrived, only the one Yu Bing had booked was vacant...

"Om-"

Yu Bing's thoughts were interrupted when her phone vibrated—it was a call from Yu Bing's uncle.

"uncle."

Yu Bing answered the phone, but before she was fully prepared to overturn the table, she needed to be patient and not keep calling him "old man."

"Xiao Bing, I heard that the hotel room you booked in Nakapo Ward suddenly had a security malfunction?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bing narrowed her eyes—how did her uncle know about this?

There were no flight attendants passing by at that moment... so the problem must be with the phone.

Come to think of it, this phone was a gift from her great-grandfather to Yu Bing when she ascended to the position of (prospective) "head of the family." She vaguely remembered him saying how incredibly valuable the phone was...?