My Perfect Female CEO

The secret within the Ancient Painting is gone.

The treasure that held a piece of the map is gone.

The hard-earned reward has vanished into thin air.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Nagano Yoko was dumbfounded, her face filled with rampant murderous intent.

"How could this happen? How can it be like this?" Ying Zi stumbled back, her face full of shock and disbelief.

Charles and Hose realized something, their hearts sinking to rock bottom.

Nagano Yoko and Ying Zi couldn’t have deceived them, so it could only mean one thing: the auctioned Ancient Painting had a problem, the map piece hidden inside it had long disappeared.

"What exactly is going on?" Charles asked, already knowing the answer, hoping to get a precise answer from Nagano Yoko and Ying Zi.

Although he understood the Ancient Painting’s secret to some extent, he could not have a deep understanding like Nagano Yoko.

Therefore, for now, he had to rely on Nagano Yoko and Ying Zi’s insights.

Charles wanted to know how he had been fooled.

"This Ancient Painting had long been tampered with, and the map piece inside it had long fallen into someone else’s hands," Ying Zi explained bitterly. "Undoubtedly, this is just a million-dollar or so famous ancient painting, with no value whatsoever. What we wanted is lost, and we foolishly became the scapegoats, buying this worthless little trinket for a staggering fifteen billion. It really fills one with rage and regret."

"Damn it, how could it be like this?" Charles restrained his urge to spit blood, shouting with eyes about to burst.

"That money was all our wealth, now we are left with nothing, it is truly regrettable." Hose shouted, nearly on the brink of madness.

"We are like fools, being led around as playthings by others." Ying Zi’s killing intent boiled over, anger soaring into the sky.

"Too insulting, it really is too insulting." Nagano Yoko shouted, her beautiful eyes bloodshot, saying, "Ye Fan, I will settle accounts with you properly, otherwise, I swear not to be human."

As she spoke, she began to violently tear apart the Ancient Painting.

Soon, the Ancient Painting worth fifteen billion was reduced to worthless scraps in her hands.

In fact, this wasn’t a fifteen-billion painting; it was a blatant humiliation.

Therefore, Nagano Yoko was so overcome with emotions that she tore the Ancient Painting into pieces.

Nagano Yoko, Charles, Ying Zi, and Hose were all on the verge of emotional collapse, each trying hard to endure, but thinking about this ordeal, being played like fools, the humiliation made them feel like dying.

For a long time.

After a long while, the four of them finally calmed down a bit.

"I can’t figure out how we were deceived?" Charles asked in confusion and hatred, saying, "We were already very careful, how did we get fooled so easily?"

"I have to say, the enemy’s means were clever, and coupled with our urgent desire to obtain the Ancient Painting, it can be understood and accepted that we fell into the trap," Ying Zi said faintly.

"Actually, at the beginning of the auction, the host told the truth, that the Ancient Painting was flawed, referring to the situation we encountered. Unfortunately, we thought it was the host’s misdirection and didn’t mind it, plus with Ye Fan and Chu Mengyao driving up the price, it led us straight into the foggy trap," Nagano Yoko regretted immensely.

At this time, many issues became clear.

Unfortunately, it’s too late; the losses are real, and no one can recover them.

Besides, what good is it to be wise after the event?

"So, the auction house is also one of the culprits that harmed us?" Hose asked frustratingly.

"The auction house certainly played a role, but it’s because we were unaware at the moment that a big mistake occurred," Charles’ gloomy face was filled with vengefulness.

By now, they had indeed realized many things were off and detected where mistakes had been made.

"Ultimately, we lost to Ye Fan and Chu Mengyao, didn’t we?" Ying Zi said bitterly.

"Chu Mengyao pushed the auction price as a foundation, gradually forcing us into a dead end. This was a trap. Unfortunately, we stupidly didn’t realize it. With Chu Mengyao driving the price up, we didn’t suspect, which led us to buy junk for an exorbitant price," Nagano Yoko pondered, saying, "And Ye Fan played an irreplaceable role in all this. I have a hunch; he took the map piece away from the Ancient Painting and then deliberately guided us to bid on it. All of this was orchestrated by Ye Fan behind the scenes."

"Ye Fan, that bastard, that scoundrel, is too insidious," Hose cursed.

"And Chu Mengyao, she’s no pushover, simply a vixen who devours others," Ying Zi chided.

"At this moment, our dissatisfaction with Ye Fan and Chu Mengyao is endless, but what’s the use? Besides venting our own incompetence, it has no other value," Charles said, eyeing the venting Hose and Ying Zi, and said sullenly, "What we need to do now is focus on what’s next."

"That’s right, we shouldn’t let ourselves fall; we must make Ye Fan and Chu Mengyao pay for their actions," Hose said sternly.

"Rather shattered jade than intact tile," Ying Zi said fiercely, "If we do not avenge this, we swear not to be human."

"Whether it’s for the map pieces or to wipe away our shame, we should take up the knife," Nagano Yoko smiled coldly, saying, "I don’t believe Ye Fan and Chu Mengyao don’t have vulnerabilities we can exploit."

"There will definitely be opportunities," Ying Zi said coldly.

"Aren’t we being too naive, thinking after Ye Fan went through the trouble of tampering with the Ancient Painting that he doesn’t have a follow-up plan?" Charles seemed to have thought of something, expressing his worry.

"What do you mean?" Hose asked.

Nagano Yoko’s face grew more grim.

"I’m afraid our location is exposed, perhaps it’s all Ye Fan’s design to round us up," Charles said with a chilling tone.

"How can that be?" Hose and Ying Zi were startled, finding it too unbelievable.

"Perhaps it really is like this; with Ye Fan’s capabilities, he wouldn’t do things without meaning," Nagano Yoko realized something was not right, looking outside.

And indeed, just as they anticipated, Ye Fan and others had already surrounded them.