Volume 1 Chapter 22 Playing Tennis & The Subprime Mortgage Crisis

The new management trainees of Lihua Group were all training at the headquarters.

Luo Xuan only realized after chatting with her peers that almost everyone else had gone through five or six rounds of interviews, and unlike her, none of them had been assigned to their permanent departments yet.

Elder Bai felt incredibly wronged. During this period, the Exalted One had been in a foul mood, lethargic, refusing to eat, drink, sleep, or even move—showing absolutely no desire to live.

Since starting school, her son’s mood had improved significantly, and he was no longer as sullen, yet Yun Shuiyang remained worried about him.

Every time he wanted to take things further, for some unknown reason, she would feel an inexplicable fear and dread.

Cang Sheng sighed with exhaustion, opened her demon-suppressing umbrella to shield herself from the slowly rising morning sun, and walked forward in low spirits.

Moqi Liang caught the look in Youqin Jiatian’s eyes and knew he was suspicious of her. Fine, she just hadn't told him she had let herself be kidnapped to join in the fun. Was it necessary to look at her as if she had committed some heinous crime? She was the victim, an innocent victim.

"Idiot!" Miao Shoutu clenched his fists, though in the end, he still nodded toward Hu Gao.

"I’ve discovered that you’re simply incapable of holding onto good things. Look, the Fortune Stone I gave you ended up like that, and so did all the gold and silver treasures others gave you. Tell me, is your luck just that bad?" Qing Luan remarked with a look of schadenfreude.

Her nose felt sore, and tears gathered in her eyes. Unable to bear such grievance, Diana could no longer hold back, and sad tears spilled over.

"Keep a close watch on him." Upon hearing the news that Moqi Liang had awakened, Youqin Jiatian naturally couldn't sit still, though the hesitant expression on Liang’s face gave him a bad premonition.

The "Sinful Demon King" was named for sin, but he was quite fair in his dealings—rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing.

On December 23rd, the Spurs crushed the Pacers. Duncan finished the game with 18 points and 17 rebounds, while completely shutting down his matchup, Chris Mullin. After the game, Mullin shook his head and sighed, "It seems I really am old—to think this monster is still a rookie?"

Within the city gates, on streets bustling with traffic, heavy snow fell, creating a spectacular sight that made everyone stop and stare in awe.

Little did they know, there was another hidden sentry next to the enemy's post; a shot from the tree branches struck the left shoulder of a soldier beside Zhang Qingshan.

Conversely, if one holds decision-making power for a long time, especially with absolute authority where only one voice matters, then absolute power will lead to absolute arrogance! This, in turn, suppresses military democracy and ultimately leads to self-destruction driven by inflated confidence and conceit.

"My turn, my turn! Brother Lin Feng, this is my Earth Dragon Lump, please take a look." Er Gou said with a face full of smiles, placing a handful of Nine Heavens Soil fragments in front of Lin Feng.

"Let’s go!" Lin Xiao and Old Xuan each carried an outdoor backpack filled with mineral water and compressed food, with two tents strapped to the outside. Although the journey wasn't far and wouldn't take long, it was always best to be fully prepared.

"You bastard beast, you have to join the fray at a time like this? I’ll take your dog life first!" Li Yuanqing was furious. After cursing, he immediately thrust his Yuanzhen halberd toward the head of the King Cobra.

Under a large tree ahead came the bleating of a goat. When Li Yuanqing walked over, he saw a python as thick as a bucket devouring a large goat. Only the goat’s head remained outside the snake’s mouth; by the time Li Yuanqing saw it, it no longer had the strength to cry out.

Perhaps to completely dispel the shame and embarrassment in Luo Dingkun’s heart, Wu Shaohong rarely picked up her binoculars to scan the distance after they set off. Instead, she deliberately rode her horse alongside him, specifically finding opportunities to chat with him, the intention of which was quite obvious.