Chapter 288 Deciding to Deal with Ning Jinli

Mr. Wang's face stiffened slightly, and he quickly said, "Mr. Lu, this kind of thing... doesn't need you to handle it personally!"

“Of course he should handle it himself,” Ning Jinli said. “I don’t trust you to handle it.”

Mr. Wang snapped at her impatiently, "Who gave you the right to speak?!"

Ning Jinli looked at Lu Jueming and said, "You must handle this matter properly for me, and I don't want a similar situation to happen again in the group in the future."

Mr. Wang was furious. He slammed his hand on the table. "Are you looking for death? How dare you speak to our General Manager Lu like that! Do you believe I—"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jueming replied earnestly, "Yes, Miss Ning."

Mr. Wang paused for two seconds, "Mr. Lu... why... why are you paying attention to her? She's just deliberately looking for trouble, she..."

“She is my boss,” Lu Jueming said, emphasizing each word. “She founded Shennong Medicine.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang's mind went blank for a moment.

Yu Teng, Li Weiwen, and Lili, who were standing nearby, were almost speechless with shock.

"No, Mr. Lu...you've gone too far with that joke," Mr. Wang said with a forced smile. "How could she possibly be...she is..."

Lu Jueming's eyes were serious. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Mr. Wang was sweating profusely. He glanced at Lu Jueming, then looked at Ning Jinli with trepidation.

He found it hard to accept such an outrageous thing.

However, whether he accepts it or not, President Lu has said it, so it is the truth.

“Miss Ning…” Mr. Wang’s legs went weak, and he gripped the table, struggling to speak to Ning Jinli, “I… this… this is really…”

Ning Jinli's phone rang.

She took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Xiao Qidi.

Ask her if she had finished the process of bringing those two classmates to the job.

Ning Jinli then remembered that she had promised Xiao Qidi a date.

The original plan was for me to come to the company myself, and then go and enjoy some rare time alone with Xiao Qidi. However, an unexpected situation occurred, which delayed things until now.

“President Lu, I have to go now,” Ning Jinli said, ignoring President Wang’s attempt to plead for her. “Let me know when you’ve dealt with today’s situation.”

"Yes, Miss Ning." Lu Jueming stood up to see her off.

Ning Jinli then said to Teng and Li Weiwen, "You can focus on your work."

The two nodded blankly.

“Lily,” Ning Jinli gave the trembling girl next to her an approving look, “You did a great job and deserve encouragement.”

After saying this, Ning Jinli left.

Watching her leave the conference room, President Wang turned pale and collapsed to the ground.

That's it, I'm completely finished this time...

"You three, go back to work," Lu Jueming said to Teng and the others.

"Yes, Mr. Lu!" The three of them left one after another.

Mr. Wang stared longingly at Lu Jueming, "Mr. Lu... I..."

He wanted to defend himself, but found that no matter what he said, it sounded weak, and in the end he could only utter three words, "I was wrong."

Lu Jueming said expressionlessly, "I'll go check the surveillance footage now and ask the employees who were there for their accounts. You can then decide for yourself whether you should submit your resignation."

After Lu Jueming finished speaking, he walked away.

The conference room had always been spacious and bright, but to Mr. Wang at this moment, it seemed to have darkened, and the four walls seemed to be constantly pressing in on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Should I submit my resignation..." Mr. Wang muttered despondently, "Ha, what's the point of 'whether'? I have no choice anymore. It's obvious they can't keep me..."

"Damn it, Zhang Haoyang, that brat, he's ruined me!"

Thinking about the reasons that led to his current predicament, Mr. Wang felt a tightness in his chest from anger.

Just then, Zhang Haoyang called him.

He initially wanted to refuse the call, but after hesitating for two seconds, he answered it with a dark expression.

"Mr. Wang, Si Ya and I have finished treating our wounds and are about to return to the company. How's the situation in our department?" Zhang Haoyang asked over the phone. "Should I call the police and have them take Ning Jinli there to arrest her first?"

"Fuck your mother!" Boss Wang cursed, "It's all your fault, you little bastard! Of all people to mess with, you had to mess with her! I want to kill you now!"

After uttering those words, Mr. Wang angrily smashed his phone to pieces.

——

Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya were sitting in the car at that moment.

He listened to the dial tone coming from his phone, completely bewildered.

Seeing that his expression was off, Si Ya asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Haoyang frowned, looking incredulous, and said, "President Wang cursed at me and then hung up the phone. I don't know what happened."

This situation is clearly not right.

The two analyzed the insult Wang had uttered repeatedly, and then concluded that Ning Jinli must have also beaten up Wang, otherwise there was no other reason for Wang to be so angry.

After reaching this conclusion, Zhang Haoyang touched the places on his body that were still throbbing and said with a sneer, "Damn it... I never realized before that Ning Jinli is a lunatic."

Si Ya, still shaken, said angrily, "You can't deal with this kind of person using normal methods. Haoyang, I've lost face big time today. If you don't avenge me, I... I won't live anymore!"

Zhang Haoyang said irritably, "Who told you to be so clever and do a live video stream? Don't I look embarrassing? My college classmates are laughing at me!"

"Zhang Haoyang! You..."

"Alright, alright, Xiaoya, let's not talk about this anymore. Let me think of a way to deal with her."

"..."

Silence fell inside the car.

It was getting late.

Zhang Haoyang stared at the neon lights that were gradually lighting up on the street, completely at a loss.

Si Ya couldn't help but say, "Haoyang, with your abilities, do you really need to waste time thinking of ways? To deal with someone like Ning Jinli, just use violence! She hit us, so we'll hit her back!"

“This…” Zhang Haoyang hesitated, looking embarrassed, “Didn’t you see it back then? I… I couldn’t beat her.”

He wanted to, but he didn't have the ability.

"Oh dear, have you lost your mind?" Si Ya said anxiously. "Even a thug like Wang Kai, who has dozens or even hundreds of henchmen, is completely under your thumb. The expensive watch you wear and the sports car you drive now, weren't they all gifts from him as an apology? Have you forgotten all about it?"

Zhang Haoyang snapped out of his daze. "Oh, you mean, call Wang Kai over..."

Si Ya nodded, "Wang Kai will definitely listen to you if you say the word, but if you don't think he's capable, then find someone more capable than him!"

Zhang Haoyang outwardly feigned composure, but inwardly he felt increasingly uneasy.

He still doesn't understand who is behind him keeping Wang Kai in check. Where can he find someone more powerful?

On second thought, I decided to make use of Wang Kai.

That way, at least you won't give yourself away.

Moreover, someone like Wang Kai is very suitable for dealing with Ning Jinli.

"Xiaoya, call Wang Kai and tell him I need him to help me deal with someone," Zhang Haoyang instructed while making a call on his own phone. "I'll ask someone I know in the group's security department if Ning Jinli is still in the headquarters building."

"Okay!" Si Ya contacted Wang Kai without hesitation.

A few minutes later, both of them finished their calls.

Si Ya said that as soon as Wang Kai heard that Zhang Haoyang had asked him for help, he agreed without asking any questions. He immediately gathered his thugs and said that as long as he was given an address, he would bring his men to do the job.

Zhang Haoyang's face lit up with joy. "Wang Kai is quite sensible, that's good. I just found out that Ning Jinli left the headquarters building a few minutes ago. I'll drive there now, and I might run into her on the way."

"Hurry! Don't let her get away!" Si Ya urged excitedly.

Zhang Haoyang started the sports car and sped off towards the group headquarters.

The place where the two went to see the doctor was near the group's headquarters building. Just as Zhang Haoyang had expected, he spotted Ning Jinli's car and began to follow it discreetly.

"Haoyang, are we just going to keep following him like this? When will we be able to get Wang Kai to make a move?" Si Ya asked.

Zhang Haoyang didn't actually have any plan in mind, since it was all a spur-of-the-moment decision and he couldn't think things through very thoroughly. So he said, "Let's see how it goes. As long as we keep a close eye on things, we'll always find an opportunity."

At this moment, Ning Jinli was driving while chatting with Xiao Qidi using a Bluetooth headset.

Ning Jinli's words were full of apology, "You finally had some free time, and I was planning to spend some quality time with you these days, but I was busy with classmate reunions and helping people find jobs... I left you out in the cold, I'm so sorry."

In the earphones, Xiao Qidi's voice was very gentle, "There's no need to apologize. In the past, when you had time but I was very busy, I couldn't be with you, and you never blamed me. How could I not understand and be considerate of you?"

A sweet, happy smile appeared on Ning Jinli's face. "I promise, I will be with you every moment for the next few days."

Just then, a new call came in.

Ning Jinli glanced at the caller ID and saw it was her mother calling. She then told Xiao Qidi and answered Ye Zhi Qiu's call.

"Mom, why are you calling me so early in the morning?" Ning Jinli asked this because Ye Zhi Qiu and Ning Shan had gone to the other side of the world. It was evening in China, but it was dawn in their country.

The couple went abroad about two weeks ago, mainly to reunite in the modern world after a long separation and take a vacation to strengthen their relationship.

"Xiao Li, are you busy right now?" Ye Zhi Qiu's voice sounded a little low.

"I'm on my way to a date with Qidi," Ning Jinli teased. "Sigh, I really envy you and Dad. Now that the Ning Group is back on track, with a bunch of veteran executives managing things, you two don't have to worry about anything. You can go on dates whenever you want, unlike me, who has to squeeze in time. Mom, what's up?"

After a two-second silence, Ye Zhi Qiu spoke, her tone becoming light and cheerful, "It's nothing, I just missed you. Since you two are going on a date, I won't bother you. Have fun!"

"Okay, Mom, mwah! And please pass this mwah to Dad too, hehe."

"Okay, sure."

After ending her call with her mother, Ning Jinli immediately resumed her call with Xiao Qidi.

Meanwhile, inside the Ning family's ancestral villa.

Ye Zhi Qiu stood in front of the bedroom's floor-to-ceiling window, holding her phone, looking at the villa scenery under the setting sun.

Actually, she has already returned to China. She just called Ning Jinli to tell her something very important.

"Are you sure you want to tell your daughter?" Ning Shan's voice rang out behind her.

Ye Zhi Qiu withdrew his gaze but did not turn around. His eyes remained on the shadow reflected in the floor-to-ceiling window, and he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. "Xiao Li... has grown up. I think she will understand."

Ning Shan approached, silently raised his hands, and gently placed them on Ye Zhi Qiu's shoulders.

Ye Zhi Qiu hesitated for a moment, then slowly touched his hand, pushed it away, and said, "I'm going to stay with Sister Qing Lan for the night." Then she turned and left the bedroom.

Ning Shan hesitated, but didn't follow, and said nothing more.

——

As night completely fell.

Ning Jinli was less than half an hour's drive from the place where Xiao Qidi was waiting to meet her.

But because it was Friday night, traffic became increasingly congested.

After she finished talking with Xiao Qidi, she focused on driving. Before long, she noticed that a red supercar was following her. No matter where she went, the supercar kept a certain distance behind her.

Because the distance wasn't very close, a normal person wouldn't be able to see clearly who was inside the supercar.

Ning Jinli then used her internal energy to enhance her eyesight and finally saw that the person driving the supercar was Zhang Haoyang, and Si Ya was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Huh? These two guys are following me? What do they want?" Ning Jinli asked, somewhat puzzled.

Given what happened at the company during the day, and the two men's suspicious behavior, Ning Jinli immediately decided to see what they were up to.

She then deliberately veered off the main road and drove towards a secluded area.

After driving for about twenty minutes, even the streetlights became dim, and there were no other vehicles or pedestrians on the road.

The red supercar continued to follow.

Ning Jinli continued driving down a more secluded road, and then drove into what looked like an abandoned alley.

Inside the red supercar, Zhang Haoyang wore a smug expression. "Xiaoya, see? I told you I could find an opportunity, didn't I?"

Si Ya asked in bewilderment, "Why would she come to such a godforsaken place? I remember this area is going to be demolished, and the alley she turned into is a dead end."

"Hey, don't overthink it," Zhang Haoyang said dismissively as he approached the alley. "She probably wanted to avoid the congested area but got lost. Don't women often do that when they drive? This is God helping us out!"

Si Ya vaguely sensed something was wrong, but the explanation seemed reasonable, so she didn't think about it anymore. She took out her phone, gave Wang Kai the address, and told him to hurry over.

"How long will it take to get there?" Zhang Haoyang asked.

Si Ya said, "It really is God's help. Wang Kai happened to be with a group of his underlings doing business in the vicinity, about twenty or thirty people. I told him not to wait for all the men to be gathered and to come over directly. It should only take a few minutes."

"Great! That's fantastic!" Zhang Haoyang excitedly slapped the steering wheel.

Then, he drove the car to the entrance of the alley, which blocked the road and prevented Ning Jinli from driving away.

The two sat in the sports car, sneering at Ning Jinli's car parked a few meters away.

At this moment, Ning Jinli got out of the car and, facing the blinding headlights of the supercar, calmly asked, "You've been following me for so long, can we get out and have a chat now?"