“The fire should be burning by now,” Xia Hanyue said. “But for the Chen family, this isn’t a real threat. Let’s think of a way to add fuel to the fire.”

“That’s easy. Leave the rest to Li Tianqi.” Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. “He’s going to meet with the old man of the Chen family tomorrow to discuss Li Yijin’s matter. Qiming Group is controlled by the Chen family, and now the Chen family wants his sister to marry Chen Hao in order to further annex Qiming Group.”

“Li Tianqi is not the kind of person who sits and waits to die; he will fight back.”

“This is interesting. Li Tianqi is a good person to deal with; he really goes for it when something happens.” Xia Hanyue smiled slightly. “But he’s usually a calm and collected person. Given his past personality, even if he retaliated, it wouldn’t have been this intense. What’s wrong with him this time?”

"Because the Chen family has made a mistake. Li Tianqi can tolerate everything, but his sister is his Achilles' heel. The old man of the Li family has probably miscalculated this time," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.

Two days later, at an equestrian club in Yanjing.

This is the largest equestrian club in Yanjing. The horses there come from all over the world, are purebred, and each one is worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Moreover, this is a gathering place for many archery enthusiasts. Of course, those who have the leisure time to come here are all powerful and famous people.

An elderly man, over sixty years old, rode slowly towards us on a sturdy horse. He was in excellent health.

His horse was entirely black, but its hooves were snow-white, making it look like a dark cloud from a distance.

This horse is a purebred Arabian horse, one of the oldest horse breeds in the world and a pioneer in many horse genetic improvements. The horse the old man is riding is an exceptional horse in terms of both appearance and endurance.

This horse alone is worth more than 400 million RMB.

Upon seeing Li Tianqi, the old man gently pulled on the reins and dismounted from his horse. A staff member quickly took the reins from him.

The old man patted the horse's back, as if patting an old friend on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Go on."

The staff took the horse away, and someone handed the old man a towel and water. The old man wiped his sweat, took a sip of water, and walked to the side.

Li Tianqi, who was already waiting there, smiled and said as the old man approached, "Old Chen's horsemanship is getting more and more superb, and his charm is as great as ever."

This old man was none other than Chen Wanning, the current head of the Chen family.

"Haha, I'm getting old, not like before." Chen Wanning laughed and walked with Li Tianqi to sit down under a sunshade.

"Where? Me? I'm terrified of horses. I wouldn't even dare to get close to one, let alone ride it," Li Tianqi said with a smile.

"Haha, Tianqi, you have more courage than most people, otherwise Qiming Group wouldn't be where it is today." Chen Wanning picked up a cup of tea: "Yijin didn't come with us today?"

“She’s about to take the college entrance exam, so she’s short on time to study. Otherwise, we would have come together today,” Li Tianqi said calmly.

"Well, that's good. The college entrance exam is important." Chen Wanning put down his cup and said meaningfully, "I haven't seen this girl for a while. Bring her over when you have time."

"I'll definitely bring her to see Old Chen when I have time," Li Tianqi said with a smile and a nod.

"Haha, it's a deal. I really like this girl." Chen Wanning laughed heartily. "It's Chen Hao's good fortune to marry her."

“Old Chen, the girl is all grown up and has her own ideas.” Li Tianqi said calmly, “Let’s see what the young people think.”

“That won’t do. The girl is young and inexperienced, and doesn’t know how to behave properly.” Chen Wanning said in a lecturing tone, “We can’t let her do whatever she wants. Otherwise, she might marry a hoodlum and it will be too late to regret it.”

“The old man is right, but she is still young and her studies should be the priority.” Li Tianqi smiled, his tone suggesting refusal.

“She’s not young anymore, she’ll be at the age to get married soon.” Chen Wanning picked up his teacup again and blew on it gently. “Take some time to bring her home for a visit. I’ll invite a fortune teller over to check her and Chen Hao’s horoscopes and find an auspicious day to finalize the marriage.”

The old man's tone was very aggressive, showing no intention of negotiation whatsoever. Li Tianqi's expression changed slightly; he felt extremely uncomfortable. This old man was forcing him.

“Grandpa Chen, let her decide her own affairs,” Li Tianqi said with a smile. “I can’t control her now. Young people are rebellious, and it’s not good to push them too hard.”

"Besides, Chen Hao is quite outstanding. I've spoiled Yi Jin too much; she has a bad temper. There are more suitable candidates in Yanjing than her."

“But I’ve taken a liking to her.” Chen Wanning slammed his cup on the table, his tone slightly displeased. “I don’t need to say how close I am to your grandfather, and I also helped the Li family quite a few times before they rose to power.”

"I have no ulterior motives in helping young people get married. I just want our two families to become even closer through marriage. Your grandfather would agree if he were still alive."

Li Tianqi remained silent. He picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and paused for a moment, as if he had made up his mind: "Old Chen, we are all smart people. There's no need to beat around the bush with some things."

"Since that's the case, let me make my statement. Yi Jin has someone she likes, and that young man is quite nice. I think he's more suitable than Chen Hao."

"In Yanjing, who is more suitable than Chen Hao?" Chen Wanning laughed, his tone carrying a hint of threat. "Besides, who would dare to interfere with the daughter-in-law that my Chen family has set its sights on?"

"Does Elder Chen mean that his granddaughter-in-law must be Yi Jin?" Li Tianqi's expression gradually darkened.

“That’s right, it has to be her.” Chen Wanning smiled slightly.

“That probably won’t work. She’s completely devoted to that young man,” Li Tianqi sneered.

"Then I'd like to see which young man dares to steal a wife from my Chen family?" Chen Wanning's face darkened.

"What a coincidence, he's here today," Li Tianqi said casually.

"Where?" Chen Wanning's expression changed slightly.

Ye Xingchen walked over from the side and said casually, "Here it is."

"It's you?" Chen Wanning's expression turned serious.

As the head of the Chen family, it was impossible for him not to know Ye Xingchen.

Moreover, he had heard a little about how this kid had been provoking the Chen family recently, but he didn't expect that Li Tianqi and Ye Xingchen would stand together.

"It's me. It seems Elder Chen knows me?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.

"Hmph, of course I know. Ye Jinyu has a fine son." Chen Wanning sneered. "But young man, even if you can control the Ye family now, it's still several streets away from our Chen family. Are you sure you want to go against our Chen family?"

"I never said I needed the Ye family's support to dare to go against you. I only speak for myself," Ye Xingchen said. "I may not be able to defeat you, but I can still take a piece of your flesh."