Chapter 153 is broken.

He really underestimated Lee Kin-yan. In order to completely bring him down, he had been planning for so long and had brought so many people into the scheme.

In this plan, if the timing were wrong or even one person disagreed, Lee Kin-yan would have failed, but he actually succeeded!

It has to be said that timing, location, and people were all on Lee Kin-jen's side.

Chen Jingyang understood the entirety of Li Jianren's plan with almost no effort.

He even suspected that Jiang Xi's death might also be related to Li Jianren!

If Jiang Xi hadn't died, Xiao Jiang wouldn't have appeared, and there wouldn't have been such a deep grudge between them. Xiao Jiang would even have gone through plastic surgery to achieve Li Jianren's plan!

He guessed that Li Jianren must have investigated his relationship with Xu Jintian, which was why he deliberately approached Xu Jintian.

Xu Jintian wouldn't be too bothered by the prospect of getting the so-called exclusive agency, which would earn him the respect of the Xu family.

After all, it was just helping Xiao Jiang get close to him. On the surface, it caused him almost no loss. It was a win-win deal.

Then the most crucial one is Chen Qinian.

As the CEO of Tanzhi, he has the right to review all projects. As long as he reveals certain core data to Li Jianren, Li Jianren can easily manipulate the hardware without being detected.

He was almost certain that Zenti's top management knew beforehand that Lee Kin-yan was going to tamper with things, but they tacitly approved of or even supported Lee Kin-yan's actions.

If they succeed, they can get the Tanzhi technology for free; if they fail, it's just a minor, undetected flaw in the hardware—it's all benefits and no harm, not even a risk!

Otherwise, given Li Jianren's qualifications, it would have been impossible for him to become Zenti's chief architect in such a short period of time!

The plan was meticulously planned, and under Li Jianren's guidance, the group formed a small team with great tacit understanding. Each member completed their task excellently and received corresponding rewards.

After that, Chen Qinian had complete control of Tanzhi and no longer had to worry about being ostracized by Chen Jingyang.

Lee Kin-yan not only succeeded in ruining Chen Jingyang's reputation, but also secured his position at Zenti, and could even be promoted.

Xu Jintian secured the exclusive agency, and the Xu family naturally regarded him as a hero.

Xiao Jiang tormented him for over an hour, finally fulfilling his long-cherished wish.

Chen Jingyang chuckled. "Excellent!"

Even his most trusted friend betrayed him, so there's no shame in his defeat!

The ringing of the phone interrupted Chen Jingyang's thoughts. He picked up his phone and frowned as he looked at it—Zhao Tianlai!

"Hey, Uncle Zhao."

Zhao Tianlai's voice carried a deathly, businesslike tone: "The master asked me to ask you why you haven't come to pay your respects yet, even though it's already eight o'clock."

Chen Jingyang's breath hitched, and he involuntarily clenched his fist: "I...I'll be there right away!"

Around nine o'clock, he stepped into his home.

Chen Qishan was just about to start preparing for bed—going to the bathroom for a bath.

Upon hearing that Chen Jingyang had arrived, he calmly instructed Zhao Tianlai, "Have him wait."

Then he added, "Wait on your knees."

After taking a bath, Chen Qishan had a half-hour massage and didn't arrive until after 10 o'clock.

After he sat down, Zhao Tianlai promptly handed him a bowl of bird's nest soup.

Chen Qishan scooped up a spoonful, blew on it gently, and slowly put it into his mouth before glancing at Chen Jingyang kneeling on the ground.

Chen Jingyang's swollen face was very noticeable, and even with his head down, it couldn't be hidden at all. However, after Chen Qishan glanced at it, he only frowned slightly, as if he found the face unsightly.

He withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, scooped up another spoonful of bird's nest, and asked him unhurriedly, "I'm telling you today, what time are you going to come and pay your respects?"

Chen Jingyang lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "Seven o'clock in the evening and eight o'clock in the morning."

What time is it now?

Chen Jingyang glanced at his watch: "10:10."

Chen Qishan sneered, "So, you're three hours late."

Chen Jingyang lowered his head and remained silent.

Chen Qishan did it on purpose; he has no reason to defend himself.

Now that we are at their mercy, arguing about that little thing is pointless.

After Chen Qishan finished eating a bowl of bird's nest soup, Zhao Tianlai took it and handed him a silk handkerchief.

"Considering this is your first offense, I'll let you off the hook today."

Chen Qishan stood up, dabbed his lips with a silk handkerchief, and looked down at Chen Jingyang: "You'll kneel here for three hours. If there's a next time..."

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his voice suddenly turned ruthless: "Go to the study and kneel there, one lash per minute!"

"Yes!" Chen Jingyang's voice was low and deep, like a clump of weeds standing alone in the wind, sobbing.

At one o'clock in the morning, he pressed the ground to stand up, his knees were painful and numb, and he walked with a limp.

He has his own bedroom in the Chen family home, since there is no shortage of houses there.

Although he doesn't live here, the room is still kept very clean. Chen Qishan didn't deliberately neglect his sleep, because how can one do a good job if he doesn't get enough rest!

Unfortunately, he failed to live up to Chen Qishan's good intentions. After lying down, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time, staring wide-eyed until dawn.

Zhang Pengfei also spent the entire night staring into space.

It wasn't the weekend, but Zhang Pengfei's sudden visit startled Dou Qiaoyun so much that she almost got frightened.

Moreover, although Zhang Pengfei forced a smile, Dou Qiaoyun could still sense that her precious son was not doing well.

"Feifei, why didn't you call me before you came? Have you eaten yet?"

"I've already eaten." Zhang Pengfei squatted down, put his arm around Dou Qiaoyun's waist, and buried his head in her lap: "I just suddenly missed you and wanted to hug you."

Dou Qiaoyun was heartbroken!

Zhang Pengfei was the first child in his family. His family was poor when he was young, and poor children learn to be independent early. So, since he was in the third grade of elementary school, he had never acted like a spoiled child towards Dou Qiaoyun.

What kind of grievances must he have suffered outside to make a man in his twenties run over late at night to ask his mother for a hug?

Dou Qiaoyun stroked his head with one hand and gently patted his back with the other, as if coaxing a two- or three-year-old child, and asked him softly, "What's wrong? Tell Mom, is there... a problem at work?"

Zhang Pengfei shook his head, and tears quickly soaked Dou Qiaoyun's pants.

"Feifei..." Dou Qiaoyun really didn't know how to comfort her precious son. She wasn't very educated, and apart from setbacks at work, she couldn't think of anything else. She couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Tell me, don't scare me, what happened?"

Zhang Pengfei raised his face, his long eyelashes still glistening with tears.

He's suffering too much, he really can't take it anymore, if he keeps holding it in, he'll go crazy!

"Mom!" Zhang Pengfei cried out in a trembling voice, "I think I'm... broken...!"