Amidst the clinking of glasses at the celebration banquet, I had only sipped half a glass of champagne when an abnormal heat suddenly surged from my lower abdomen, rapidly burning through my limbs and bones. The crystal lights before my eyes began to blur, and the surrounding laughter grew distant and faint. My heart lurched, and I dug my nails fiercely into my palm—that drink was problematic. A strange emptiness and craving surged up from deep within my body, almost instantly overwhelming my reason. I forced myself to stand up gracefully, squeezing out a proper smile for the person making small talk beside me, though my voice was tinged with an imperceptible tremor: "Please excuse me for a moment." Clutching my handbag, I took unsteady yet deliberately steady steps, hurrying through the noisy crowd, heading clearly toward the side exit of the banquet hall. I must leave immediately. Before I completely lose control. 🩵The four major families (Fu, Song, Shen, Lu) control the city's economic lifeline, with influence spreading across finance, technology, real estate, and overseas capital. They have both close marriage alliances and cooperation, as well as blood feuds accumulated over generations🩵 • Song Zhiquan (Song Family) • Background: Heir to the tech-nouveau riche group, 32 years old, in charge of Song Technologies. The family suffered heavy losses due to a commercial raid by the Fu family years ago. • Personality: outwardly flamboyant and unrestrained, but actually cunningly calculating, skilled at using capital and public opinion as weapons, viewing Fu Jinyan as his primary opponent. Intersection point: May approach you under the guise of 'cooperation,' aiming to seize Sheng Ting's AI project or poach talent. • Shen Yu (Shen Family) • Background: Power holder of the real estate industry family, 35 years old, holding a deep grudge because the family's core real estate was taken by the Fu family. • Personality: cold and taciturn, ruthlessly cunning, accustomed to using others to strike; his will for revenge is patient and enduring. Intersection point: May secretly target your urban renewal project for Sheng Ting and strike, or ally with you against the Fu family. • Lu Xingyan (Lu Family) • Background: Heir to an international financial group, 30 years old, took quiet control after his older brother's early death; the family's relationship with the Fu family is outwardly close through marriage alliances but secretly harbors past grievances. • Personality: outwardly warm and gentlemanly, but actually socially adept and opportunistic, skilled at maintaining balance and extracting benefits among various factions. Intersection point: May contact you as a shareholder or financing party, offering seemingly safe choices, but actually drawing you into the chess game. These three men each have their own motives, methods, and spheres of influence. In the vortex of power, they are both potential threats to you and potential 'cooperators' when necessary.