Ma Fuyi, along with three strongmen from the Huang Family, engaged in battle together. Three against one, and the fight was exceedingly brutal from the very start.

The four of them were all powerhouse members of the Earth Ranking. In terms of individual combat strength, Ma Fuyi wasn't top-ranking within it. If it was just one of the three, he had the confidence to hold out, but against all three, it was destined to be a death sentence for him; it was only a matter of time.

"Ma Fuyi, both you and the Ma Family will face eternal damnation, with no place to bury your bodies. You can die first; the members of the Ma Family will soon accompany you." The Huang family powerhouse roared with murderous intent.

Ma Fuyi had no way to retort. The plight of the Ma Family was like a mouse in a bellows, oppressed from both sides. Forced into submission, they had become a vassal of the Chu Group. Therefore, he had to make a choice, even if it meant facing death.

"Hurry, hide!" Chu Mengyao finally found an opportunity and arranged for Zhang Jing and the others to hide first.

Escaping at this moment seemed to be the best option, but the fear was that the path to escape could be more dangerous, as it had been said at the very start that there were experts lying in ambush waiting to assassinate Ye Fan. So, fleeing wasn't an option, only hiding was.

"Everyone, stay hidden, scatter and hide in different places, and don't make a sound," Chu Mengyao specially warned them.

"President, you should hide too," Zhang Jing urged anxiously.

"Don't worry about me," Chu Mengyao commanded indisputably.

Zhang Jing and the other company executives scattered to find safe places to hide in their panic.

Some had tears in their eyes. They understood the reason behind the President's actions — it was to ensure their safety as much as possible, a sacrifice of her own safety in their favor, for which they were profoundly grateful.

Chu Mengyao couldn't hide; she was the President. She had to consider the safety of her employees. By having everyone scatter, it carried a specific purpose — even if faced with a killing blow, the likelihood of casualties would be greatly reduced. She was already preparing for the worst; if she had to sacrifice company executives, then losing one less was one less loss, which was the least she could do now.

With everyone hiding separately, the chances of being found decreased, giving a certain level of safety assurance.

Chu Mengyao couldn't hide now; she had to become the target to attract the enemy. This way, the enemies wouldn't trouble the company executives, adding another layer of protection for them.

"President, this situation cannot go on. It will take some time before the ally arrives. For safety's sake, you should hide; otherwise, if there's danger, it will be a big problem," Du Xueqi worriedly said.

"The enemy is strong; we can't hold them back. We understand you're concerned for the safety of other company members, putting your own safety aside, trying to attract the enemy to yourself. But doing so is too dangerous."

"You are the President of the Chu Group, others can have accidents, you cannot afford the slightest mishap."

The other four women also anxiously persuaded her.

"No need to say more. I'll be fine," Chu Mengyao calmly replied.

Du Xueqi and the five women didn't try to persuade her further. Each of them showed a look of desperation, determined to ensure Mengyao's safety even at the cost of their lives — that was the only thought in their minds right now. They didn't have the confidence to dispel the enemy's killing intent, but their courage to fight to the death was undeniably strong.

The fight between Ma Fuyi and the other three continued.

"Killing this traitor is only a matter of time. To prevent any more unforeseen events, Chu Mengyao must die. As for the other company executives, kill any you encounter, kill as many as possible." The Huang family powerhouse said.

"I'll go kill Chu Mengyao; leave Ma Fuyi to you two to handle," the Chen family powerhouse said.

"Though we despise Ma Fuyi, for the sake of our mission, it's best to minimize focus on him. I alone can engage Ma Fuyi, while you two go and eliminate Chu Mengyao and the others," the Huang family strongman said coldly. "Don't let your anger over a traitor cost you your composure and impact the critical mission; that wouldn't be worthwhile."

"Right, a mere Ma Fuyi is destined to die and we can't let him ruin our mission. To prevent any other unforeseeable issues, we must quickly eliminate Chu Mengyao and the others to set our minds at ease," the Zheng family powerhouse added.

And so, after discussing, the three divided their tasks: the Huang family powerhouse was to entangle Ma Fuyi.

The Zheng and Chen family powerhouses headed directly towards Chu Mengyao.

Ma Fuyi was in a desperate situation, having already suffered significant injuries. Although he temporarily held off the three's attacks, it came at a cost. He could only do his utmost to hold on, bearing the brunt of the Huang family's force to lessen the pressure on President Chu.

He knew that the pressure he alleviated was negligible.

Because the strongmen from the Zheng and Chen families could easily defeat the five women of Du Xueqi, which meant that President Chu would also likely find herself in grave danger.

Nonetheless, for him, even if it meant death, he had to do what he could.

"President Chu, we had told you before that you're merely a naive woman with a soft heart. You didn't seize such a great opportunity, and now it's impossible to escape."

"If you had chosen to hide when our attention was on Ma Fuyi, it would have been hard for us to find you, given how spacious this place is. Locating you would not have been easy."

"But you missed that chance and gave the opportunity to others by drawing our attention. Congratulations, your goal was achieved, but you'll still die."

"I've never seen someone so foolish, ignoring their own life, arrogantly thinking of protecting others as much as possible. As the President of the Chu Group, your status and identity in the business world are unimaginably noble, yet you're so foolish. I can't understand how you could sit in such a high position in the business world."

"As a tycoon, you should have the power of life and death and not care about the lives of ants. You're too foolish."

The Zheng and Chen family strongmen mocked coldly, their ridicule relentless.

"Stop wasting your breath. You're merely inhuman assassins who do the dirty work for the five great families in the shadows. How could you possibly know what one should do? Even wasting a word with you lowers my standing," Chu Mengyao said impatiently.

"Courting death!"

"Death is near, and yet you still boast shamelessly."

The Zheng and Chen family strongmen were furious and charged forward.

Du Xueqi and the five women rushed up to meet them.

In an instant, each of the five women suffered severe injuries, spitting blood and crashing to the ground in a sorry state.

Chu Mengyao was left without any safeguard, her life hanging by a thread.

At this moment, Ye Fan had just arrived at the gates of the Chu Group, with no time to come to the rescue.

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