Chapter 71
However, before she could hear from Deng Hui, Xu Wanyi was stunned by something else. Was this lawyer Li truly magnanimous, or did he have some unspeakable secret?
"What did you say? Chen Chunlin and Jin Haifeng are still working at Yuande, perfectly fine?" Xu Wanyi suddenly raised her voice, startling Feng Jing.
The chairman is always composed; even when he's yelling or threatening to fire someone, his face remains calm and his words are always serene. This is the first time he's spoken so loudly.
"Yes, Chairman. I ran into these two at Yuandesuo yesterday. Jin Haifeng is now working for Chen Chunlin. They're truly birds of a feather."
Yesterday after get off work, Feng Jing went to Li Ye's place to deliver the materials that needed to be supplemented for the Yuzhou Economic Investigation Department. He also chatted with Jiang Yu for a while and learned from her about the ins and outs of Chen Chunlin's group changing the basic due diligence data.
Xu Wanyi had previously told her that there was a high probability that there was a mole in Li Ye's team, and that someone had switched the documents, which was why the reports and property certificates did not match. Now she finally understood completely.
So she came to report to the chairman early this morning. As for why she went to Li Ye's office, it's because her chairman asked her to go in person, saying that "the information submitted to the Economic Crime Investigation Department is very important and needs to be reviewed by Attorney Li."
You could have had Attorney Li come here to see it!
It's really strange. Attorney Li's team is still stationed in their office, and Attorney Li herself has returned to the team. Ever since the chairman refused Attorney Li's offer to take her to the hospital, Attorney Li seems to have stopped coming to the company and no longer sends WeChat messages like "Is Chairman Xu there? There's something I need to discuss in person."
Feng Jing clearly sensed that something had happened between the two. One moment the chairman was intimately cuddling with Lawyer Li, the next they were worlds apart, cold and distant. The last time was the same; one second they were kissing, the next he stormed out.
Attorney Li isn't coming, and the chairman sent her to the law firm to deliver materials again—it's like selling water by the river—completely unnecessary. Do these two have some kind of peculiar fetish? Role-playing? Or are they playing BDSM characters?
Feng Jing was completely baffled.
After all, it was the chairman's order, nothing more than a matter of stepping on the gas, so Feng Jing naturally had no complaints. She knew perfectly well that delivering any materials was pointless; her main purpose was to check on how Attorney Li was doing for the chairman.
"Is Li Ye really this good-tempered now?" Xu Wanyi rubbed her temples, truly unable to understand this person.
“Well, I think Attorney Li has always had a very good temper; it seems like she’s never had a bad one.” Feng Jing thought for a moment and answered seriously, “Attorney Li always has a smile on her face, and she’s always polite and amiable to everyone, never getting angry. Judging from her conversations with Jiang Yu and the others, Attorney Li is also very good to her subordinates.”
Xu Wanyi glanced at her slowly. Who's your boss? Besides, I didn't ask you to answer.
Feng Jing knew he had spoken out of turn, so he obediently shut his mouth and stood to the side.
"You can let them go, but I can't. I told you, I'm the only one in the world who can bully you!" Xu Wanyi thought to herself.
"Have Wang Du write a statement, including everything you just told me, and... list all the good things they did to our company, along with evidence. Send one copy to the Bar Association first. Then, send one copy to the Yuzhou Economic Investigation Department."
"Chairman, Attorney Li may have already taken care of it..." Feng Jing said hesitantly, while thinking to himself, "This was sent to the Economic Investigation Department of Yuzhou, but they won't let Attorney Li see it?"
"Handle what?" Xu Wanyi's tone was completely calm: "She is her, and I am me. Whether she handles it or not, it has nothing to do with what I do."
"Yes, Chairman."
"Chairman, do you know that what you're doing in ancient times is like trying to cover something up, and in modern times it's called standing up for your girlfriend?" She dared not say this aloud, but she was going to gossip with Jiang Yu. She'd been spending too much time with Jiang Yu lately and discovered they'd both discovered the "affair" between their bosses.
Attorney Jiang, with a gossipy look on her face, told her that she saw the two of them walking out of their underground parking garage arm in arm. Feng Jing couldn't help but reveal that she had seen the two of them kissing.
After all, no one can say these things, and it's really hard to keep them bottled up. So the two of them have now become inseparable "gossip alliance sisters."
"Oh, right, Chairman, Madam asked you to call her when you have time." Before leaving the office, Feng Jing suddenly remembered that Xu Jing had contacted her that morning, saying that she couldn't reach Xu Wanyi and asked her to pass on the message so that Xu Wanyi could call back.
"Okay, I understand." Xu Wanyi's expression remained unchanged.
She had seen her mother's calls and messages, but she just couldn't muster the energy to reply. Ever since her unpleasant encounter with her mother during the Lunar New Year, Xu Wanyi knew that something was weighing on her mind.
Unlike typical wealthy families, the Xu family wasn't ruled by her father alone; her mother and father held equal influence within the group. This arrangement had its pros and cons. The advantage was its susceptibility to expansion; Xu Wanyi's parents built their business empire from scratch, working together in their youth. The downside was that two tigers cannot share the same mountain. Once the initial stages of their business were over, their conflicts surfaced, ultimately making it impossible for them to continue living together.
If it weren't for her aunt's illness in Australia, her mother would definitely be fighting alongside her in Haixi right now. Her mother is currently living with her aunt in Australia, occasionally offering remote guidance, but given the distance, daily decisions are primarily made by Xu Wanyi. Her support is only needed at the shareholder or board meeting level.
However, in Xu Wanyi's heart, she had always been very close to her mother since childhood, and her mother told her everything. It could be said that before she was twenty-eight years old, her mother knew everything about her except for her relationship with Li Ye. Xu Jing had also developed a habit of feeling that her daughter should take the initiative to tell her everything.
But Xu Wanyi still didn't move. It wasn't until the evening, after finishing her work for the day and rushing back to the hotel, that she made a video call to Xu Jing. Eight o'clock in Haixi was about eleven o'clock in Australia.
"Hello, Mom." Xu Wanyi's tone was as usual, without any change in expression.
In recent years, their main topics of conversation have been how to do business and how to expand market share, but Xu Wanyi knows that their phone conversations may change from now on.
"Hey, Wanyi. How have you been lately?"
"It's all good, Mom. Everything's been resolved. Everything was settled last month. Most of the people at Leguang Group have been replaced, and Yuanda New Energy has also been completely revitalized. The main personnel have been arranged as follows... It's a temporary resolution."
She didn't mention the dispute with his brother over the Chengye Group contract. No matter how much Xu Jing hated Xu Shenzhao, Xu Xianming was still her biological son. The less she said, the less she would hurt their feelings.
But Xu Jing disagreed: "I heard that she put in a lot of effort when you got the contract last time?"
Xu Wanyi understood immediately. The fact that Li Ye was her lawyer must have been revealed to her mother by Xu Xuanming. Sure enough, this person couldn't win in a fair fight, so he either went to his father to cry or to his mother to complain. Xu Wanyi sighed inwardly.
"I suppose so. As our lawyer, she has to play a role to some extent, otherwise the legal fees would be a waste." He still spoke in a businesslike tone.
"Well, that's good. But I've also heard that Li Ye has an ambiguous relationship with their boss. Just a heads-up, don't be kept in the dark and get yourself killed by them."
"Okay." Xu Wanyi's eyelids twitched. How did he even know this? It seems Xu Xuanming's ability to dig up gossip far surpasses his ability to manage a company.
"Don't worry, Mom, I know what I'm doing. Although Feng Jing and Wang Du are mainly handling the legal work, I will review every decision and important contract. We won't be taken advantage of."
"Oh, that's good, that's good." For some reason, Xu Wanyi sensed a hint of relief in the sound.
"You should get some rest. It must be past midnight where you are now. Take care of yourself and get some rest."
"Okay, Mom, take care of yourself too, and say hello to Auntie."
"Okay, that's all for now, bye."
Okay, bye-bye.
Xu Wanyi put down the phone. Her mother was no pushover; she was much more capable when she was younger than she was now. It had taken her many years to finally gain some freedom, but her mother always wanted to control everything, which often annoyed her. Who would have thought that the powerful and influential eldest daughter of the Xu family had such worries?
In early March, the spring chill lingered.
There was no new information from Tonghua Group or the Yuzhou Economic Investigation Department, but Xu Wanyi's situation had entered a new phase.
The integration of the new energy sector has reached a critical moment. Xu Wanyi even asked Li Ye's team to temporarily suspend the due diligence pace of other lines and go with them to various places to assist in negotiations, handle various administrative procedures, and so on.
As a result, the team of lawyers were extremely busy, and there was a shortage of manpower that sometimes even Li Ye had to step in personally. However, since the entire Leguang Group was now under Xu Wanyi's control, no further complications arose. In Jiang Yu's words, although they were busy, they felt at ease.
That day, Li Ye returned from a business trip to Ningxia. He had just finished talking with the shareholders of that Northwest wind power company. After countless negotiations, the other party said that the current valuation was acceptable. The two parties signed a framework agreement, and then it was up to his subordinates to implement it one by one. A huge weight was lifted off his shoulders.
The project that had left Li Ye slapped in the face by a single A4 sheet of paper finally came to fruition in her hands.
At the same time, she also visited the local urban investment company and proposed to cooperate with them to expand production capacity. This was something the local area had always wanted to do but had been struggling to find the funds for. Upon hearing Li Ye's proposal, they all expressed their support for the acquisition and agreed with Li Ye's plan for subsequent land approval and reconstruction, saying that they would submit it to the government for approval as soon as possible.
Of course, this was at Xu Wanyi's behest. She found Li Ye to be incredibly useful, truly deserving of the description "capable in both formal and informal settings," so she figured she might as well use him. Instead of sending any of her own executives, she had Li Ye represent Le Guang to discuss these business matters. Li Ye knew this wasn't his responsibility, but he didn't refuse her, only saying, "Add a lawyer's fee."
For Xu Wanyi, money is the easiest thing to obtain, isn't it?
Li Ye stepped off the elevator with a relaxed air. As soon as he entered the office, he found that there was no one at the front desk. Just as he was wondering about this, he heard a scream. It sounded like countless people were running, and documents, chairs, and cups were scattered all over the floor.
"What's going on with such a big commotion?" Li Ye asked, puzzled.
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