231. Private Talk: Director Ye Reported.
"Just because you're Xiao Yan doesn't mean you're so great! Besides, are we wrong? Who in the entire Xiangcheng hasn't seen Gu Mingxia's nude photos!"
"Exactly, do you think you can pretend nothing happened just because you threatened us?"
Those rich kids were no pushovers either. They helped up the boy who had been punched by Xiao Yan and glared at him fiercely.
"Alright, there's no need to waste words on these people."
Gu Mingxia was unusually calm. She glanced indifferently at the rich young men who were mocking her, and then at the socialites watching from a distance. Her expression remained largely unchanged.
"Xiaxia, I..."
"You were too impulsive." Gu Mingxia walked to Xiao Yan's side, took his arm, and said calmly. "Uncle Lin, can we talk alone?"
Lin Ruhai was very satisfied with Gu Mingxia's composure, and he nodded with a smile.
"Of course, we haven't seen each other for years, and I'd like to have a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaxia."
Lin Ruhai gestured for them to go, and Gu Mingxia, arm in arm with Xiao Yan, led the three of them upstairs, leaving behind the gossipy socialites who pointed and whispered about her.
Just as Gu Mingxia was about to go upstairs, she suddenly turned around and glanced at the women. Her expression was calm, but a meaningful smile appeared on her lips as she looked at them.
"Xiao Yan, can you wait here for me for a while?"
"sure."
Gu Mingxia released Xiao Yan and followed Lin Ruhai into the office. Looking at the closed door, Xiao Yan's expression was somewhat serious, but he only frowned slightly and stood quietly against the wall.
About half an hour later, Gu Mingxia and Lin Ruhai came out of the office one after the other. She looked at Lin Ruhai with a smile on her face.
"This will trouble Uncle Lin."
"It's nothing, it's an honor for Uncle Lin to be able to help Xiaxia."
"I'll treat you to dinner another day."
"good."
The conversation between Gu Mingxia and Lin Ruhai suggests that they were having a pleasant talk, but what exactly they said remains a mystery.
"Let's go downstairs, it wouldn't be good if we kept them waiting."
The party was still going on in a lively atmosphere. If you disregarded the various stares and whispers that had reached her ears all night, Gu Mingxia would not deny that it was a very successful party.
After leaving the luxury club, Gu Mingxia sat in the car, rubbing her temples wearily.
"Are you tired? If you are, you should take a nap."
Xiao Yan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, noticed her expression and quickly stopped the car to look at her with concern.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little upset."
There were too many things to deal with. For so long, she had been slowly investigating, hoping to uncover the whole truth. But now that she had a child, she could no longer slow down.
Unconsciously, Gu Mingxia placed her hand on her lower abdomen, and the tired expression on her face eased slightly.
Even if it's just for the sake of the child, she has to speed things up. She's going to get back everything from everyone who owes her!
"Don't overthink it, I'll always be by your side."
Xiao Yan held the steering wheel with one hand and Gu Mingxia's hand with the other. He felt the hand under his palm stiffen slightly, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.
Some things are truly wrong once they're said. He genuinely didn't doubt Gu Mingxia's intentions when he said those things, but the more he explained, the more it seemed like he was trying to smear her. Xiao Yan could only silently pray that when everything was over, Gu Mingxia would give him a chance to explain things to her properly.
"Drive safely, I'm going to take a nap."
Without making a sound, Gu Mingxia withdrew her hand from Xiao Yan's, leaned back in her seat, and closed her eyes. Looking at her calm and gentle face, Xiao Yan sighed silently and slowed down the car.
After the lavish party at the high-society club, Gu Mingxia became quite busy. She even took some time out of her busy schedule to hand over her work at Maoguang Group, which was considered her official resignation from the company.
Although Xiao Yan didn't know what she was busy with, he didn't say anything. When Liang Yuhao asked him, he just said something indifferently.
"Xiaxia should do whatever she likes."
Liang Yuhao could only silently question the heavens. Was this the epitome of a wife being a slave? But what could he do? The people involved were enjoying themselves, and there was nothing he could do even if he was anxious!
About a week later, Bai Zixuan bought back 15% of the shares of Longteng Group that Gu Mingxia held at a high price.
Acquiring these stocks had cost him a fortune. Gu Mingxia sat in her room, looking at the increased numbers in her account, a faint smile playing on her lips. Her fingers tapped lightly on the table unconsciously, clearly lost in thought.
Bai Zixuan, this is just the beginning. There will be many more things waiting for you in the future.
After shutting down her computer, Gu Mingxia picked up her phone and dialed a number.
"Song Jia, the materials you have should be ready to be sent out."
Putting down her phone, Gu Mingxia stroked her lower abdomen. The baby was almost ten weeks along, and as time went on, it would soon be impossible to hide.
But how should she tell Xiao Yan? Gu Mingxia still hadn't figured out how to tell him after all this time. Should she say, "I'm pregnant with your child. You'd better explain to me what you were doing during those seven years you disappeared?" Or should she say, "I'm pregnant. Let's get married!"
But this wasn't in Gu Mingxia's character; her inherent pride prevented her from saying such things. With a sigh, Gu Mingxia drew the curtains and went to bed.
"President Bai, the first installment of the project payment has been used up. According to the contract, Director Ye should pay the second installment."
Amy stood in front of Bai Zixuan, looking at the documents in her hand, and spoke uneasily.
She's had a bad feeling lately, but she can't quite put her finger on it.
"Over five billion was spent so quickly?"
It hadn't been long before Bai Zixuan put down the documents in his hand and looked at Amy with a furrowed brow.
He thought that much money would last at least six months or a few months, but he didn't expect that so much would be gone in less than a month.
"Following your instructions, we accelerated the progress of the project and provided high compensation to those holdout households. As a result, the compensation payments for the second and third phases of demolition were 15% to 30% higher than those for the first phase. Moreover, the construction of the resettlement housing was carried out day and night, and the wages of the workers and the materials were also a huge expense."
Amy rattled off the expenses one by one, and Bai Zixuan's brows furrowed more and more, his fingers tapping incessantly on the table.
"Moreover, some time ago, you bought 15 percent of the shares from Miss Gu, which was also paid for with the money from the construction project."
You bought those at 50% above market price! Even though you have 15% more stock, it's all for naught and doesn't really matter.
"Okay, I understand."
It seems he'll have to go see Director Ye again. Thinking of Director Ye's insatiable face, Bai Zixuan felt a surge of disgust.
"Then we hope Mr. Bai can do it as soon as possible. This time, we can't afford to pay in advance."
The company's working capital has been entirely invested in urban renewal, a project that Amy has strongly opposed from the beginning. However, she is just a junior assistant to the president, and it's not her place to make decisions about the company.
"Alright, go get back to work."
Bai Zixuan was clearly very impatient. Amy shrugged and left the president's office without saying a word.
This is indeed a money-burning project. No wonder the Fu family withdrew from the bid immediately after winning it. He was so stupid to think he had picked up a gold nugget, but it turned out to be a bottomless pit!
To complete the old city renovation project, Longteng Group now has no other projects except this one, which will be profitable in n years.
It seems he was fooled by a pie-in-the-sky project! Bai Zixuan leaned back on the sofa, his eyes tightly closed. No matter how much he didn't want to, he couldn't change the fact that he had to call Director Ye now.
He opened his eyes and picked up the phone, but before he could dial Director Ye's number, the phone on the table rang.
He glanced at the card and saw it was from General Manager Huang, with whom he had collaborated on the development. He sighed softly but answered the call anyway.
"Mr. Bai, have you seen today's news?"
"I'm busy all day long, how can I have time to watch the news!"
"Something's happened! Something really bad! Director Ye has been arrested by higher-ups, and all projects that passed through his hands have been halted."
Bai Zixuan had a very bad feeling. He quickly opened the webpage and found the news website. As soon as he entered, he saw that Director Ye was being taken away by several men in suits.
When did this happen?
"What happened this morning, Mr. Bai? What about our project? You know, I've poured my entire fortune into this project, if this happens..."
"What's the point of saying all this now? Let's hang up first, and we'll all go and find out what's going on. We'll talk about it at my house tonight..."
Helplessly hanging up the phone, Bai Zixuan stared at the news on his computer, his face pale.
He had just poured all his assets into this second phase of the project when news broke that Director Ye had been arrested. This... is too much of a coincidence!
Although the news reported that the problem stemmed from Director Ye's poor economic and lifestyle conduct, it's clear that this has been going on for a while. If problems were going to arise, they would have occurred long ago, not now.
Clearly, all of this only proves one thing: he was scammed!
"Gu Mingxia!"
He spat out those three words with resentment. Even though he was unwilling, Bai Zixuan had to admit that from the moment Gu Mingxia appeared at Longteng's shareholders' meeting, it was all a trap, and he had fallen right into it.
"Xiao Yan, you were really quick!"
Liang Yuhao, holding a newspaper, looked at the news of Director Ye's arrest with a good mood.
"Haven't you always had those documents in your possession?"
"But I haven't even had a chance to report it yet, isn't this... you?"
After hearing Liang Yuhao's words, Xiao Yan reached out and took the newspaper, staring at the news for a long time before finally smiling faintly.
"Perhaps he has offended too many people, so it's not surprising that someone like him would be reported. It's just... there's a bit of a regret that we didn't report him ourselves."
Mr. Xiao, are you sure you're not gloating? Liang Yuhao felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at Xiao Yan.
"Since someone has reported it, send over the information you have as well. I think the higher-ups will be very happy."
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