Chapter 43: Everyone Loves Him

The Fu Corporation building.

Chen Fan walked straight into the skyscraper. Gone was the "dragon-coiling-tail" geomantic formation that once plagued the site; now, the building radiated an aura of soaring prosperity, as if destined for great heights.

"So it really is a 'trapped seal' site. But then... where would the golden body be hidden?"

Chen Fan stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for Fu Xueyue’s office. A "golden body" might sound mystical, but in essence, it was nothing more than a skeleton. For a skeleton to remain hidden for twenty years in a building housing over a thousand employees without being discovered meant one of two things: either someone had been complicit in concealing it, or the body had been fused into the very structure of the building during its construction.

When the elevator doors opened, Chen Fan stepped out. Fu Xueyue’s young assistant spotted him immediately. Though her face remained expressionless, her eyes betrayed everything—curiosity, gossip, and the burning desire to know how Chen Fan had managed to land a spot in the good graces of the formidable Fu Xueyue. However, the assistant was tactful; seeing him arrive, she didn't wait for a command. She simply gathered a stack of documents and ducked into the elevator.

"You didn't reply to my message. I thought you weren't coming."

The icy chill that usually surrounded Fu Xueyue vanished instantly. For some reason, she could never bring herself to be cold toward Chen Fan.

"It made me not bother changing my clothes," she muttered.

"Changing into what?" Chen Fan asked instinctively.

The moment the words left his lips, he regretted them. A trap! It was clearly a trap! Especially given the triumphant little smirk on Fu Xueyue’s face.

"A gown, of course. I could have someone order dinner right now..." Fu Xueyue said, her tone playful. "Master Chen... what kind of clothes would you like me to change into? If you ask, I might consider it."

What kind of provocative, brazen remarks was the boss making? Chen Fan coughed dryly and said calmly, "I probably don't have time for dinner. I’ve discovered a major problem with the Fu Corporation building."

"The location of the Fu Corporation building is a 'trapped seal' site."

Chen Fan paused, distracted by Fu Xueyue’s gaze. As he spoke, she rested her chin on her hand, watching him intently, never moving. Her eyes, in particular, were filled with such warmth... Was this really the legendary "Ice Queen" of the business world?

"Aren't you worried?" Chen Fan couldn't help but ask.

Fu Xueyue chuckled softly. "With Master Chen here, what do I have to worry about?"

Chen Fan paused. He could see that this was genuine trust, not a desire to shirk responsibility. He felt a pang of emotion; after a year in the Jiang family, his silent sacrifices had never earned him a shred of trust. Yet, before Fu Xueyue, he was given absolute faith.

Chen Fan then laid out his theory. Zhao Kai and Fu Yinghui had tried to intercept and destroy Fu Xueyue precisely because they wanted to claim the inheritance that was the Fu Corporation building.

"I didn't realize it before; I thought Zhao Kai and his associates were just after money. But I never expected that the person pulling the strings behind them was after the building itself—or rather, the golden body hidden within it."

"What is a 'golden body'?" Fu Xueyue asked, full of curiosity.

"When a high-ranking monk enters nirvana, some leave behind relics, while others leave behind their golden bodies—their gilded skeletons," Chen Fan explained. "Because of the geomantic influence of the 'trapped seal,' the Fu Corporation building shouldn't have achieved its current level of success. But because the building suppresses this golden body, it has been able to anchor the family's prosperity for a century."

Fu Xueyue was stunned. She hesitated, "Master Chen, are you saying... there is a corpse under the building? This corpse, while bringing prosperity, has also made our family a target..."

Chen Fan nodded slightly. "Therefore, I believe the decision of whether to keep or remove this golden body should be yours. As for the pros and cons..."

Before he could finish, Fu Xueyue interrupted. "Master Chen, I don't think the right to decide lies with me. It lies with the owner of this golden body. We should find out who this person was and locate their family. The ones with the right to dispose of this golden body should be his descendants, or perhaps... a temple."

A faint smile appeared on Chen Fan’s face. Putting aside the boss's provocative remarks, he found that Fu Xueyue was very much to his liking.

"So, you don't care about the pros and cons?" he asked curiously.

Fu Xueyue shook her head slightly. "If the only way to keep the Fu family prosperous is through this, then I don't need it. I believe in my own abilities. A 'trapped seal' might limit a piece of land, but it cannot limit people."

At that moment, a light invisible to the naked eye seemed to glow behind her.

"The 'trapped seal'... has been broken," Chen Fan murmured.

To break a "trapped seal" where a previous person of great fortune had drained the land's energy, one needed a new person of great fortune to appear. By gathering enough momentum to strike at the seal, the blockade would break, and the geomantic energy would flow once again.

Chen Fan said nothing, a smile playing on his lips. Even without the golden body, the "trapped seal" could no longer hold back the Fu Corporation. It could no longer hold back Fu Xueyue. *Oh my, doesn't that mean the shares I’m getting are about to appreciate in value?* Chen Fan thought to himself. He hadn't realized that the Fu Corporation, already a titan in Qingcheng, still held such untapped potential.

"Let’s go. Let's find those remains," Chen Fan said, arching an eyebrow. "Can you still get in touch with the original construction crew?"

"It’s been twenty years, so it might be difficult, but we can try." With that, Fu Xueyue sent a message to her assistant.

"By the way, Boss Fu, what is the situation between you and the elder Fu?" Chen Fan asked, just to make conversation.

At the mention of this, Fu Xueyue’s expression shifted. "I’ve never told anyone about this... It’s what made me stop believing in love. I was ten years old. Fu Ankang and my mother seemed very affectionate, but one day... I heard it. He was with another woman, in our home..."

As she spoke, a flash of pain crossed her eyes. "And shortly after that, my mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He failed her. Yet, even on her deathbed, my mother still loved him."