Chapter 65

When Zhuang Ke arrived at Ziguang Pavilion, his face was so dark it could drip water.

She glanced at Li Ye, who was lying half-dead on the small sofa in the private room, and then at Xiao Chenyue. The sight of her made the usually imposing CEO Xiao shrink back. She then glared at Xu Wanyi, making Xiao Chenyue feel as if Zhuang Ke was angrier at Chairman Xu than at her.

"Wow, three people drinking, and one of them got drunk. You two have quite the capacity for alcohol."

After saying this, Zhuang Ke ignored the two women and slapped Li Ye on the head. "Do you think you're some kind of wine connoisseur or a Casanova? You dare to go to any kind of party!" Then she half-carried Li Ye on her back and carried him out. Xu Wanyi and Xiao Chenyue quickly followed.

"Do you need any help?" Xiao Chenyue asked.

"What help? Why don't you two let her drink another bottle? It would be better if she drank herself to death, then it would be over."

When Zhuang Ke said this, his face was turned toward Xiao Chenyue, but his eyes were on Xu Wanyi.

These words, though spoken in anger, inadvertently left Xiao Chenyue speechless. Xu Wanyi understood Zhuang Ke's meaning even more, bit her lip, and unusually did not refute them, but simply looked at the ground.

After Zhuang Ke had gone to great lengths to get Li Ye into the car, before starting the engine, she opened the car window and said to Xu Wanyi, "Chairman Xu, even if you want revenge for making you drink half a bottle of alcohol at the bar last time, you shouldn't go after Li Ye. The grievances should be settled by the person responsible, and whoever is at fault should bear the consequences. Think carefully before you do things like this in the future."

After saying that, he stepped on the gas and drove off. Only then did Xiao Chenyue come to her senses. Why had she been so timid and hesitant just now?

"Who is this guy? I've never seen such a fierce person before. I've known Chairman Xu for a long time, and we've even had drinks together." She looked completely bewildered.

“Li Ye and her classmate from university are very close. I’m an alumnus of their university, so I know a little about them, but we’re not very close.”

Xiao Chenyue nodded, whether she really understood or was just pretending, and glanced in the direction they left. However, she felt that this type of woman was not Li Ye's type, so she didn't say anything more.

"Mr. Xiao, thank you for your hospitality today. I'll treat you another day, and we can get together again."

"Not at all, thank you for gracing us with your presence, Chairman Xu. We've completed the internal procedures for both the procurement and land leasing. Attorney Li may be a scoundrel, but he's still a responsible and dedicated worker. I've already received the contract, and I should send you the stamped version tomorrow."

At this point, Xiao Chenyue extended her hand, "I hope we can cooperate happily in the future."

Xiao Chenyue is like that; she gets angry quickly, but she also gets angry quickly. Once she's done, it's over, and she never dwells on it.

Xu Wanyi noticed this and extended her hand as well. In the darkness, the two shook hands and greeted each other. Finally, they were on the same ship, and she breathed a huge sigh of relief.

At that moment, Feng Jing and Fu Ya drove out of the parking lot and parked right next to them.

Feng Jing could tell that this dinner was a very successful gathering for both her boss, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xiao across the table. Of course, she could also tell that it came at the cost of Lawyer Li.

But Attorney Li managed to make up for it a little. Feng Jing had been sitting in the car watching the whole “farewell to Attorney Li” process and was almost speechless at Zhuang Ke’s performance. She had never seen anyone make Xu Wanyi and Xiao Chenyue suffer at the same time, being yelled at like elementary school students and not daring to talk back.

It must be said that Attorney Li is a talented person, and her friend is truly a genius.

The next day, after receiving the contract, Xu Wanyi went to Xinguo Group under the pretext of visiting shareholders before the New Year. She had a long chat with Meng Mingxian and their general manager, Niu Jingsheng. General Manager Niu was very pleased. Yuanda New Energy was a rising star in the new energy industry, and its performance this year was excellent. While Xu Wanyi and Xu Xuanchen were actually evenly matched in terms of control, he knew that Xu Wanyi was the actual manager of Yuanda New Energy, directly holding as much as 45% of the shares.

But if there are better options, why not take them? Especially since Xu Shenzhao is the eldest son in the Xu family, and Old Xu is very fond of his son.

So when I received Xu Shenzhao's message last time, I didn't express my opinion in time. Instead, I sent Meng Mingxian to observe the situation. When I heard Meng Mingxian come back and say that, I was already halfway to the decision. I didn't have a good impression of Xu Xuanming, this cheap president.

Now that Xu Wanyi has come to visit them with a large contract from Chengye, showing great sincerity, they are wholeheartedly supporting the second young lady of the Xu family. Besides, these executives of state-owned enterprises are subject to salary caps, and no matter how well they perform, their money won't increase much. So what's left? Dignity! That eldest young master of the Xu family doesn't show up even once a year. When he does, he acts like the boss and probably doesn't even know where the Xinguo Group is. Who cares about him?

It's truly baffling what Xu Shenzhao is thinking. His precious son is in such a state, yet he won't even glance at his daughter. Niu Jingsheng and Meng Mingxian don't quite understand. They are both natives of Haixi, the most civilized city in the country, and they genuinely don't comprehend the deeply ingrained, feudalistic patriarchal thinking of northerners.

While Xu Wanyi was beaming with joy, Xu Xuanming waited at home for good news. It has to be said that, well, people are 80% dependent on their birth, but 20% depends on their own efforts, especially for people like Xu Wanyi and Xu Xuanming who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths.

When Xu Xuanming learned of this news, it was Friday of that week. He was in a villa on the west side of Haixi, smoking and smoking until he was unconscious. He slept soundly from noon until six o'clock in the afternoon before waking up.

Dai Feng was at a loss. The young master could get what he wanted even outside Yunzhou, and he spent his days in a drunken stupor. He once again thought that the young master was hopeless, but after all, he was the eldest son of the Xu family, and he couldn't just give up on him.

Almost a month has passed since Xu Xuanming had dinner with Mr. Ma and Mr. Xiao of Chengye Group. He only made one phone call to Ma Tianquan to briefly mention the matter. He not only did not arrange another dinner, but he also did not contact Xiao Chenyue.

So, Dai Feng decided on his own today to take advantage of the upcoming New Year and bring valuable New Year's gifts to Yuzhou to pay his respects to Ma Tianquan and Xiao Chenyue. Upon arrival, Ma Tianquan warmly received him, and his first words were, "May we have a pleasant cooperation in the future," which left Dai Feng completely bewildered.

After chatting for a while, he realized that the Second Miss had already taken care of Chengye Group. Dai Feng's face turned pale instantly, but he couldn't openly say that Xu Wanyi and Xu Xuanming weren't in cahoots. So he could only greet them with a smile and exchange pleasantries for half an afternoon. Finally, he declined Ma Tianquan's dinner invitation and hurriedly rushed back to Haixi.

After listening to Dai Feng's story with blurry eyes, Xu Xuanming swept all the glassware on the coffee table onto the floor and even tried to get up to smash the TV, but was finally stopped by the people next to him.

"Is my dad even useful? Didn't he talk to Boss Ma on the phone? Why did Chengye still choose that little bitch!" With that, he kicked the chair next to him hard. The chair flew out like an arrow, rolling several times before slowly coming to a stop. For a moment, the only sounds in the room were his heavy breathing and the sound of the chair scraping against the floor.

Seeing the situation, Dai Feng knew that there was nothing he could do to change it. The most important thing now was to control the young master's hobbies and temper.

“Young Master, things have come to this point, and there’s nothing we can do to change it for now. I’ve told you so many times that you can’t do it anymore, but you never listen. Even now, you’re still confused. I have to tell Mr. Xu.”

"No, no, Uncle Dai, you can't tell my dad! If you tell my dad, I'm doomed! You have to tell him that I'm doing my best to quit drugs and take care of my health as he asked. If he finds out, I'm finished!" Xu Xuanming immediately wilted when he heard that he was going to tell his dad, and cried and shouted.

Dai Feng was filled with grief. It was all his fault that the young master had been harmed. He had no children of his own, and his only dream was to have a son to carry on the family line. He had watched Xu Xianming grow up and had liked him terribly since he was a child, almost raising him as his own son.

So when Xu Xuanming begged him to keep the secret back then, he softened his heart and agreed. He never expected that his momentary leniency would lead to today's outcome, allowing the Second Miss to take advantage of the situation. This cannot continue.

This time, he didn't soften his heart. Instead, he shook off Xu Xuanming's hand and left the house cleanly and decisively. Before leaving, he instructed, "Take good care of the young master. Don't let him do anything foolish again, and don't let him smash anything."

"Wait, wait, Uncle Dai, there might still be a chance, there might still be a chance. Let me think about it. My mind has been a mess lately, I haven't thought about it much or studied it in depth. Now that I think about it, didn't we bail out some people a while ago? Let me ask them about their situation, and then we can discuss it further."

"Attorney Liu, call the number of that person we got our hands on, what's his name again, Chen Fang, yes, Chen Fang."

In his haste, Xu Xuanming remembered some things. After Zhang Gang and his group were taken away by the Yuzhou Economic Investigation Bureau, he, as their boss, had not been entirely idle. He had sent his lawyer to try to get them out first, but unfortunately, the Yuzhou Economic Investigation Bureau and the Procuratorate refused to budge, and in the end, they only managed to get Chen Fang out.

Attorney Liu quickly dialed Chen Fang's number.

"Hello, is this Chen Fang? President Xu has a few questions for you." He then put the call on speakerphone.

"Chen Fang, right? I am Xu Xianming, and President Dai is here too. Tell us about the whole process of how you were taken down by Xu Wanyi."

Upon hearing that it was Xu Xianming on the other end of the phone, Chen Fang almost knelt down and kowtowed, then recounted the entire story without missing a single detail.

"So, it was the legal team that discovered you were transferring clients and paying out consulting fees?" Dai Feng asked.

"Yes, Mr. Dai, I even suspect that this was a setup by the lawyer. She withdrew voluntarily to lower Mr. Zhang's guard, so that he could go all out and collect evidence."

"Uh, you said that lawyer's surname is Li, what's Li?" Xu Xuanming felt that the name sounded vaguely familiar, so he asked again.

“Li Ye. Mr. Xu, you may not know, but Mr. Dai should. He is a prominent figure in the Haixi legal circle.”

Dai Feng did know, and she knew from the beginning that Li Ye was the lawyer for the Second Miss's project. She just didn't expect that this lawyer was so capable that he could actually ruin their plan.

"Chen Fang, in your opinion, without this lawyer, my sister would never have discovered what you were doing, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu, before Li Ye arrived, Mr. Zhang did a very good job, and even sacrificed a few soldiers. Chairman Xu has great trust in our line."

"Haha, Li Ye, Li Ye, right? Uncle Dai, I know what to do. Don't tell my dad. I know how to deal with this guy. If we get rid of Li Ye, we'll be halfway there."

Xu Xuanming was overjoyed. He knew everything that had happened back then. The important thing now was not to find his father, but to tell his mother the news!

"Uncle Dai, I need to call my mom. Don't rush to tell my dad. Trust me this time. I promise I'll quit drugs and turn over a new leaf."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Dai Feng couldn't figure out what his plan was, but he still decided to give him another chance.