Chapter 204: Surrender

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing He Junshan's heart.

He stood there, his fists clenched, his face looking even uglier, but he couldn't find any reason to refute.

The whole scene fell silent for a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts, waiting to see what would happen next.

He Junshan's face calmed down instantly, and his expression gradually became indifferent, as if everything that had just happened had not touched him at all.

His eyes were deep and cold, like a piece of stone without any temperature or fluctuation.

Then, he followed Chen Zekai away with steady steps.

Indeed, the situation of living like neither a human nor a ghost is too embarrassing and unbearable.

That is not a state, but a humiliation.

With the pride in his character, he would never let himself fall into such a miserable state.

That was an extreme challenge to his self-esteem, and he would not allow himself to fail, even if it was just a crushing defeat.

Before getting on the car, he stopped and carefully adjusted his lapels and cuffs with his hands, even restoring the position of the buttons to be neat and meticulous, as if this was the last line of defense of his dignity.

He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yan, his eyes filled with indifference and ridicule, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly with a hint of disdain: “Oh, you are indeed a cold-blooded woman.”

The tone seemed to be a final judgment on her.

The car started slowly and began to drive steadily on the flat road. The scenery outside the window kept passing by, but it did not enter the eyes of the two people in the car.

Chen Zekai was sitting in the back seat of the car, near the window, but his thoughts were still on Zhu Jingchen and Shen Yan whom he had just seen.

After a moment, he turned to look at Song Zhibang who was sitting on the other side and asked in a low voice: "Is Zhu Jingchen the young man who invited the Ye family?"

There was a hint of tentativeness and thought in his tone.

Song Zhibang originally planned to ask the second master for help to make He Junshan change his mind.

But before he could take any action, he heard that Zhu Jingchen had successfully moved the big Buddha of the Ye family in the capital to put pressure on He Junshan.

It was the Ye family who stepped in and used the management rights of the wharf as an excuse to force him to hand over Shen Yan and send her back from the Chen family.

In fact, the wharf is inconspicuous and is just a small part of the entire business map of the manor.

But in He Junshan's heart, it has irreplaceable significance - it is the foundation he built bit by bit through his own efforts.

Asking him to give up that place was like cutting off his left arm. It was a painful decision that he was extremely reluctant to make but had to accept.

Because of this, He Junshan was extremely angry and unwilling.

However, even so, he could only bow his head temporarily and send Shen Yan out of the manor.

Because the opponent this time is the Ye family in Beijing, the opponent's power and influence are so great that even the Chen family in Shanghai has to pretend to give them some face even if they don't want to.

After all, the cost of not giving face is too high - people are not persuading you to hand over the person, but can directly force you to hand over the person.

But the only thing that makes people feel strange is how Zhu Jingchen could persuade the powerful Ye family in the capital to stand up for him.

Song Zhibang frowned slightly and expressed his doubts with a hint of suspicion: "Does that kid really have the ability to ask the Ye family for help?"

Chen Zekai slowly leaned back in his chair, looking thoughtful, and said lightly: "It seems that you don't know the true origin of this young man."

Song Zhibang replied frankly: "I haven't asked about him in particular."

"This child has had a very hard life since childhood. He is an orphan without a father or a mother, and he is not loved or cared for."

Chen Zekai added calmly, as if stating a simple fact.

Then he added, "I heard that his grandparents used to have some connections with people in the capital."

"Maybe this time, he used those old connections."

Song Zhibang said this with a hint of helplessness, with a hint of hesitation in his tone.

"Second Master, if he wasn't really desperate, he wouldn't have taken this path. He's always been the kindest person."

Song Zhibang tried to defend He Junshan, and his words revealed a bit of regret and understanding.

Chen Zekai shook his head, his eyes slightly heavy.

It's more than just "having a bit of a face".

If it was really an ordinary relationship, the Ye family would not have given He Junshan a clear warning in advance; much less would they have personally called Chen Zekai and scolded him harshly on the phone: "As the eldest brother, why didn't you discipline He Junshan and let him do whatever he wanted!"

These words were obviously not just a simple warning, but contained some threats.

Ye Chengshan, the helmsman of the Ye family, said something very serious at the end of the call: If the Chen family cannot handle this matter properly and in a timely manner, then don't blame them for taking action. At that time, they will directly send people to take over all the dock affairs under He Junshan's name.

If someone with ordinary friendship or relationship had said something, how could the Ye family have done this?

Things can't be so serious!

At most, we can find a middleman to talk it over, say a few polite words, and ask He Junshan to stop and not make the situation too ugly.

But it was the third young master of the Chen family who caused the trouble, which forced the Ye family to step in directly, and it was the head of the Ye family who personally called to put pressure on them!

From this point of view, the person He Junshan offended this time has a very deep background, and the relationship behind him who can move such a person to come forward cannot be underestimated.

However, Chen Zekai was not planning to tell Song Zhibang these key details.

Although Song Zhibang has been with his second master for more than 20 years and is a very trusted confidant of Chen Zekai, he is also an experienced driver.

But the problem is that he is also the elder of the young man Zhu Jingchen's uncle, and has an important connection with the Zhu family.

There are some things that Song Zhibang may not be worth confessing completely, no matter how much he trusts him.

There are even some secrets that he shouldn't know at all.

After everyone had left, only Chen Yan and Zhu Jingchen were left, and they returned to their residence together.

After entering the room, Shen Yan looked at Zhu Jingchen and asked him, "Brother Wei Qing, how did you make the Third Master surrender?"

There was an unconcealable curiosity and confusion in her tone.

Zhu Jingchen hesitated for a moment before slowly answering, "It was an old acquaintance of my grandparents who came forward and said something. I asked them to help find someone to make a phone call, and they said a few words to mediate, and that's how the matter was resolved."

Shen Yan frowned slightly in suspicion: "Did you really just say that?"

There was obvious disbelief in her tone.

You have to know that He Junshan is a very strong and tough person.

How could a few ordinary words or remarks possibly influence his decision?

Zhu Jingchen just smiled softly after hearing this and spoke again: "I really just said it. I asked a connection to help say hello. I didn't do anything else."

Zhu Jingchen has always been the kind of person who speaks his mind without beating around the bush. It was the same in the past and it is the same now.