Chapter 75

Excessive blood loss must have really drained her energy. For the next week, Li Ye spent her time alternating between sleeping and waking up. Xu Wanyi stayed by her side every step of the way, and even called Xiao Jiang to stand guard outside the ward, fearing that another mentally ill person might come and try to kill her.

It wasn't until the weekend that Li Ye felt his spirits recover and his face regained some color.

"Miss Xu, I really don't want to drink anymore, I really can't drink anymore, I'll throw up if I drink any more."

“You have to drink it even if you throw up. You lost so much blood, you need to replenish it.” Xu Wanyi sat on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of some kind of sticky soup, and looked at Li Ye seriously.

"I'm afraid throwing up will ruin my glorious and handsome image." Li Yeping hates drinking these kinds of soups and broths the most. These past few days, Xu Wanyi has taken advantage of her inability to resist and forced her to drink an unknown amount of them.

"It's just you and me here. What kind of image haven't I seen of you? Or do you think one of your confidantes is coming? Do you want to greet them in a glorious and handsome manner?" He said, raising his eyebrows and exuding an air of authority without being angry.

"No, my confidante wouldn't come to see me. I can't eat or drink while I'm in bed." After saying this, Li Yemengran realized something was wrong and immediately said, "I don't have any confidante. Don't do this! You're entrapping me!"

This time, Xu Wanyi didn't let her off the hook. She picked up her hand and slapped the back of her head. "Can't you eat and drink? Who do you want to eat and drink with? Drink this bowl of soup first."

“Those kids in your office came by while you were asleep. I told them to go back first. This is what they brought.” Li Ye was furious when he saw it; there was a stack of documents on the bedside table.

"They told me to tell you to sign the papers as soon as you wake up. If you don't wake up soon, the judge will airdrop a helicopter into your hospital room."

Helpless, Li Ye could only drink the soup with a bitter expression. Footsteps came from outside the door, and someone was muttering something to themselves. Without even thinking, Li Ye knew who it was.

"Oh my, Attorney Li is awake? Let me see, you've even gained a little weight! It seems Chairman Xu is not only good at running the business, but also quite skilled in that area." Zhuang Ke looked at Li Ye with a mischievous grin.

She had wanted to visit Li Ye for a long time, but after learning that Xu Wanyi was taking care of Li Ye, she cautiously contacted Xu Wanyi via WeChat first. Xu Wanyi told her that Li Ye was still in a daze and not quite clear-headed, and said that he would come to see her when he was more awake, etc., in a very proactive manner.

So, it wasn't until Xu Wanyi told her today that Li Ye was presentable that she summoned Su Che, took Xiang Nuo, and rode her horse to this place.

"What skills?" Li Ye glared at him, his tone unfriendly.

"I know how to raise pigs, I know how to raise pigs, okay? I'm not going to argue with a patient."

"Does that sound like you're not going to argue with a patient?" Li Ye rolled her eyes at her. "With the head of your family here, I won't even bother arguing with you. How childish!"

Su Che and Xiang Nuo watched the two bickering and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xu Wanyi had indeed taken good care of Li Ye. In just one week, he had a rosy complexion, could eat and drink well, and was even able to yell loudly. He must be fine now.

Xu Wanyi was surprised that Su Che had also come. When she told Zhuang Ke in the morning, she thought that only the two of them would come. At this time, Li Ye was out of danger, but she hadn't stopped at all during this time. She used Li Ye's ward as her office and continued to direct her group of subordinates to travel all over the country and expand their territory.

For some reason, Deng Hui had been unable to make an appointment with Su Che, causing Maohua's acquisition to stall. Unexpectedly, while he was sitting here motionless, President Su delivered himself to his door.

"Judge Xiang, President Su, please sit down. What would you like to drink?" Xu Wanyi already felt like the lady of the house.

"Cola." Xiang Nuo and Su Che had just sat down and hadn't even had a chance to speak when Zhuang Ke immediately voiced her request—she had seen a thermal cabinet in the room as soon as she entered. These rich people are so decadent!

"The Coke is in the small refrigerator at your feet, what about you guys?" Xu Wanyi opened the door of the warmer and continued to ask.

"Black tea, ginger tea." These two women are quite health-conscious, and what's most impressive is that Xu Wanyi actually prepared both of these drinks.

After exchanging pleasantries, Su Che asked the question that had been bothering him: "I heard that the murderer was actually your team's lawyer?"

Li Ye was happily eating fresh red dates when he heard this and replied, "Yeah, he used to be one of my men, but not for very long. This time, he probably had a falling out with his current boss and lost his mind. He thought that killing one person was the same as killing two. Luckily, our country has a gun ban, otherwise it would be hard to say."

She deliberately brought up the reason, not wanting them to delve into it. Later, she would talk about Xu Wanyi's actions. Li Ye knew she was venting her anger, but her methods were too ruthless, ignoring how low these people's morals were.

Xu Wanyi glanced at Li Ye but didn't say anything.

"So that lawyer is confirmed dead?" Zhuang Ke took a sip of his iced cola.

"Yes, I heard she died before she could even be put into the ambulance." The person who answered was Xu Wanyi. Although Li Ye was the person involved, she had been in a daze for a week and knew nothing of the details.

"Li Ye's lawyer told me," Xu Wanyi added, noticing the puzzled looks on their faces.

“Jiang Yu said that Jin Haifeng acted as if he had practiced, every stab was deadly, every arrow hit its mark. Chen Chunlin didn’t expect him to commit such a crime openly in the office, and he was completely unprepared. This also explains why he only stabbed you once, but it hit your artery directly.” Xu Wanyi’s eyes flashed with an ambiguous light, as if she was about to make this person pay for his blood debt in the next second.

"It seems to have been meticulously planned for a long time. The motives are despicable, the subjective malice is extremely deep, the methods used are cruel, the crime scene is a public place, and the social harm is extremely great. It's enough to warrant the death penalty." Xiang Nuo sipped her red tea and recited this passage as if she were memorizing a text.

"Judge Xiang, you've been transferred to the criminal court? The wording in the criminal judgment looks so familiar," Li Ye teased her.

"You don't know, our judge, although she's from the civil court, always tries to get involved in other legal fields so she can catch me off guard when we argue. So she's quite knowledgeable now!" Zhuang Ke's eyes crinkled with pride.

"By the way, how's this matter going?" Su Che paused for a while before speaking, clearly addressing Xu Wanyi.

"It's almost done. Those who needed to be arrested have been arrested, those who needed to be sentenced are about to be sentenced, and those who violated regulations within the company have also been dealt with. Now it's back on track." Xu Wanyi thought to herself, so Su Che was worried about their reliability. No wonder Deng Hui couldn't get an appointment with them no matter what.

"Hmm, did President Su see any other interpretations?" Xu Wanyi asked tentatively.

Xu Wanyi's performance this time really surprised Su Che. She thought that with Chairman Xu's style, she would never personally stay by Li Ye's side to take care of him. At most, she would ask some doctors and nurses she knew to use her connections. But after these few days, it is clear that she still cares about Li Ye. Compared with them back then, she has indeed made great progress.

"By the way, how's your acquisition going?" Li Ye couldn't stand seeing everyone sitting there eating and drinking, so he threw off the covers and tried to jump down.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you getting out of bed, you wounded soldier? Get up and sit down!" Xu Wanyi was startled when she saw Li Ye's action. She spoke harshly, but stepped forward to support her.

Seeing this, Li Ye had no choice but to shrink back onto the bed, looking pitifully at Xu Wanyi. "It's been a week already, if I don't get out of bed soon my muscles will atrophy."

"Miss Xu will give you a massage, don't worry, lie down!" Zhuang Ke laughed so hard she almost choked, but she still didn't forget to tease Li Ye.

After Li Ye finished his series of antics and the group returned to silence, Su Che leisurely said, "The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has given us new profit targets. Some leader in our group heard from somewhere that Leguang is very profitable. So...?"

Su Che stopped here.

"What about the price?" Xu Wanyi asked.

“It’s even more complicated than the quote.” Su Che took another sip of black tea. Tonghua and Leguang had almost finalized the deal last year, but the inspection team’s investigation delayed things, and things really did get complicated. The higher-ups started to feel something was wrong and began to make new demands.

"President Su, please speak. I do have some understanding of the style of state-owned enterprises. In recent years, I have... I have... gained some experience." Xu Wanyi thought to herself that she had been tortured to the point of being skinned alive. Some leaders were alright, but some leaders were thinking that since it wasn't their own company, whether it made a profit or a loss, as long as it didn't affect their positions, that was fine.

So she's used to them making all sorts of bizarre requests, or even going back on their word.

"They might want a stake?"

"What do you mean? Retain a portion of Tonghua's shares?" Li Ye asked, puzzled. Because Le Guang's acquisitions might all be related to the overall plan, she had studied this project privately, even though she wasn't directly involved.

"no."

"They want Leguang's shares?" Xu Wanyi's expression hardened. If that were the case, Tonghua's appetite was truly enormous, and she would indeed have to reconsider.

"Well, I haven't spoken to them directly yet. It was a request they made after the New Year, and I'm still thinking about it," Su Che said, explaining his predicament.

"Thank you, Mr. Su. We'll think about it some more and see if there's any way we can meet your leader's requirements." Xu Wanyi sensed the room for maneuver in Su Che's words and her attitude. It's a businessman's habit to avoid making definitive statements.

"Let me think about Leguang's shares. The two bosses, please go back and don't make any moves yet. Let me think about it." While everyone else was still confused, Li Ye was the first to think of something.

"You should get some rest. Who told you to think about these things now?" Xu Wanyi glared at her.

"Oh dear, Chairman Xu paid my legal fees, so of course I should do my part."

“Exactly, she’s been taking care of him for so long, eating and sleeping with him, turning that dog of a lawyer into a pig. She really should do her part,” Xiang Nuo said with a serious face.

Li Ye was shocked, never expecting the judge to say such a thing. He was speechless for a moment and could only give a thumbs up: "You two are really a perfect match!"

The four talked for a while longer, then Zhuang Ke and Xiang Nuo waved to indicate that they would stop being the lights, and then said goodbye and left the hospital.

“Wanyi, I don’t think this is Su Che’s intention,” Li Ye said after Xu Wanyi closed the door.

“I know.” Xu Wanyi glanced at Li Ye casually. “Although she doesn’t approve of you associating with me, she’s not the kind of person who would play these kinds of tricks in the business world.”

"Hmm." Having his thoughts read, Li Ye's face flushed slightly.

“Leguang’s shareholding structure is very delicate. My parents, my brother, and I all hold shares. If Tonghua wants the shares, my dad and brother definitely won’t agree. So, they’ll be in my mom’s and my hands, but…”

“But from now on, you’ll have to act according to Tonghua’s wishes,” Li Ye interjected.

The vote in Leguang Group is a majority vote. Xu Wanyi and her mother together hold 51% of the group. She and her mother can control the entire group if they join forces. Not even 0.1% less is acceptable.

"Yes, so if things are really as Su Che said, I may have to give up the acquisition of Maohua." Rather than losing control of Leguang Group, upstream companies can be found again. Even if there are few suitable targets, it doesn't mean there aren't any.

Li Ye thought about it and agreed; he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket, so he nodded.