Chapter 34: Chen Fan: Who Am I? I Am the Owner of Yongjia Shopping Center

Seeing Xia Mengmeng suddenly leave, both Xia Ruoshui and Chen Fan were left a little stunned.

For a moment, the two of them didn't know what to do.

"Mr. Chen, are you short on clothes? Since we're here, I was planning to buy some," Xia Ruoshui suggested after thinking for a bit.

At that moment, the system's voice came through.

[Ding]

[Task Released: Go shopping with Xia Ruoshui]

[Task Reward: One 100x Consumption Rebate Card (maximum limit 500 million)]

[Task Reward: 51 Experience Points]

Another task had arrived, and this time the reward was another 100x Consumption Rebate Card.

Interesting.

In other words, Chen Fan only needed to spend 5 million to receive a 500 million rebate, netting 495 million out of thin air!

The scale of this rebate was truly terrifying.

What an incredible reward!

It just so happened that Chen Fan had recently spent over 300 million acquiring several shares of Tengfei Group. Once the task was completed, his liquid capital could instantly increase by over 490 million.

With nearly 500 million more, he would be even closer to reaching a net worth of 10 billion!

"I'm fine with that. Let's go have a look together," Chen Fan nodded.

He had come here to conduct a low-profile inspection of Yongjia Shopping Center, so he didn't mind browsing. Besides, if he found something he liked, he could always pick up a few items.

And now, there was even a system task to complete.

With that, Chen Fan and Xia Ruoshui entered Yongjia Shopping Center.

They visited several stores before stopping at a large luxury boutique.

Xia Ruoshui was particularly pleased with a few pieces of clothing in the store.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think of this coat? I think it would suit you well..." Xia Ruoshui said as she shopped for herself, her eyes catching a sleek black coat. She couldn't help but mention it to Chen Fan.

After that, she pulled the coat off the rack and handed it to Chen Fan, suggesting he try it on.

Chen Fan was just about to try it on when a young man, dressed like a dandy, strode in with his girlfriend.

"Clear the store. My girlfriend wants to shop," the man arrogantly commanded as soon as he walked in.

Hearing this, the staff hesitated but glanced at the store manager, who reluctantly nodded.

In the end, the staff started to "politely" ask other customers to leave the store.

A staff member approached Chen Fan and Xia Ruoshui, asking them to leave temporarily.

Somewhat annoyed, Chen Fan asked, "Is this guy a VIP in your store? How does he have such privileges?"

He had been just about to try on some clothes, and now the moment was ruined.

"No, he's Xu Zhouqun, the son of Xu Li, the deputy general manager of Yongjia Shopping Center," the staff member answered helplessly.

"In Yongjia Shopping Center, he's like a little tyrant. No store dares to disobey him."

The staff member lowered their voice. "A big restaurant went bankrupt a few days after offending Xu Zhouqun. It's rumored he had something to do with it..."

Hearing this, Chen Fan frowned.

He hadn't expected that his "undercover visit" would reveal problems so quickly!

The son of a mere deputy general manager was acting so lawlessly in Yongjia Shopping Center?

Even as the actual owner of the place, Chen Fan wasn't this arrogant.

No wonder business at Yongjia Shopping Center had been declining in recent years—the internal management was terrible.

Previously, Chen Fan had nothing to do with Yongjia Shopping Center, so it didn't concern him. But now, as the boss, he couldn't just let this slide.

If this behavior continued, his shopping center would go bankrupt sooner or later!

"Who gave you the authority to clear the store and make it serve only you?" Chen Fan asked, his tone unyielding.

"Huh?" Xu Zhouqun looked at Chen Fan and sneered. "Is someone trying to challenge me?"

"Who gave me the authority? My dad did. Is that not enough for you?" Xu Zhouqun said proudly. "My dad is the deputy general manager of Yongjia Shopping Center. I do whatever I want!"

Next to him, his girlfriend chimed in, equally smug, "Ha! You dare to oppose my boyfriend on his own turf? You must be crazy."

"Haha, his territory?" Chen Fan chuckled. "Your dad's the deputy general manager of Yongjia Shopping Center, right? Well, as of now, he's fired!"

Chen Fan's voice was calm, but his words carried a powerful authority.

From the way the staff member spoke, it was clear that Xu Zhouqun had been running wild in the shopping center for some time.

As the deputy general manager, Xu Li must have known about his son's behavior. Yet, he allowed it to continue. In that case, there was no reason to keep such an incompetent manager.

Why pay someone who wasn't doing their job?

"Haha, fire my dad? Who do you think you are?" Xu Zhouqun laughed, as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Who am I?"

"I'm Chen Fan, the new owner of Yongjia Shopping Center."

Chen Fan's words were steady, but they landed like a bombshell.

The entire store fell into a stunned silence.

The new owner of Yongjia Shopping Center?!

Was he serious?

Everyone looked at Chen Fan in astonishment.

Especially Xu Zhouqun, who was frozen in place.

He vaguely remembered his father mentioning that Yongjia Shopping Center had a new owner, but he hadn't caught the name.

Was this guy really the new owner?

"Hmph, trying to scare me? Do you think I'll fall for that? I'll call my dad right now and expose your little act."

Xu Zhouqun didn't believe for a second that the young man standing in front of him, someone younger than himself, could be the owner of Yongjia Shopping Center. So, he dialed his father's number to verify.

"Son, what's wrong?" Xu Li's relaxed voice came over the phone. At that moment, Xu Li was in his office, enjoying tea and listening to music.

"Dad, I'm at Yongjia Shopping Center, and some kid is pretending to be the new owner. Call security and have him kicked out!"

Xu Zhouqun complained.

"What? Pretending to be the owner of Yongjia Shopping Center? How dare he!" Xu Li sneered.

"Alright, I'll send someone over now to take care of him," Xu Li said casually, not taking the situation seriously.

Before ending the call, Xu Li asked, "By the way, what's the name of this person pretending to be the owner?"

"My name is Chen Fan. Dad, the guy's name is Chen Fan."

The moment he heard the name, Xu Li's teacup slipped from his hand, shattering on the floor.

"What did you say?!"