Chapter 241 The Uncontrollable Desire to Conquer
"Did you find anything at the venue?" He looked at Tang Xiaoming.
"I've almost figured it out. The power of this new Yan Dong cannot be underestimated. I thought everyone would wait and see for a while, but I didn't expect them to climb up one after another."
Tang Xiaoming took out a stack of information. Although he had been an idle second-generation rich kid in the Tang family for so many years, he had been exposed to the world and could keenly grasp some of the slightest changes in the business world.
Jiang Jingyan flipped through the book with a serious look on his face.
"As chairman, Yan Baiqing is most wary of you." Tang Xiaoming peeled an orange slowly. "He knows you'll be targeting him. These projects aren't very profitable; they're purely charitable, and the partners involved all have clean backgrounds."
"The Yan family is in the hands of Yan Weilan, perhaps there is something to investigate."
"What's the meaning?"
Lian Zhuo fetched Jiang Jingyan's medicine for tonight and explained, "Old Director Yan is ruthless and only cares about expanding the power of the group, using any unconventional means. She has feelings for Mr. Meng, and since Mr. Meng needs to use a shell company for some of his affairs, she agreed without hesitation. Mr. Yan intends to completely overthrow Mr. Meng. He will take the initiative to clear his family and sever any relationship between the Yan family and Mr. Meng. Finally, when Mr. Meng's leaking ship cannot be patched, he will use the Chen family case to defeat him in one fell swoop."
Tang Xiaoming gasped, "His mother is still alive, isn't he afraid that something might happen to Old Director Yan?"
Jiang Jingyan closed the file. "Yan Weilan won't live to see that day. Yan Baiqing calculated it accurately and cleaned it up step by step. First, it was the mob like Mr. Feng, then the things Yan Weilan had done to help Meng Hongwen. In the end, Yan Baiqing became the righteous and awe-inspiring Chairman Yan. The city couldn't find any fault with him and even gave him a commendation. Within three years, no one could shake his position and reputation."
This is an unspoken rule, and it is also one of the reasons why Jiang Zhongyi refused to let Jiang Jingyan intervene in the investigation of the Meng Party.
Anyone who has made contributions and has a significant social influence will not be allowed to fall just after being awarded. Otherwise, his credibility will decline and it will become a matter of playing house.
If we must find fault with him, whoever proposed it will be held fully responsible.
Even if it succeeds, it is very likely that the outside world will accuse it of being "jealous of talented people".
"It's so cruel. My own parents have become his stepping stones."
"Meng Hongwen has never acknowledged this son. Yan Weilan has abused him since he was a child. This level is far from enough."
Tang Xiaoming's teeth sank from the sourness of the orange and he spat it into the trash can. "I finally understand why he insisted on having Qing'er. He was deceiving himself, trying to completely clean himself up and build a happy family to make up for his childhood trauma."
Jiang Jingyan clenched his fists and remained silent.
After a long while, he said in a tired voice, "Let's all rest."
"Wait!" Tang Xiaoming waved his hands and looked up. "There's something wrong with Aunt Jiang. I can't get close to her, and I can't figure out what she's doing."
"My mother was a war correspondent. You are no match for her."
He laughed, "Finding ways to insult me? Aunt Jiang is capable of many tricks in the Yan family's territory."
Jiang Jingyan thought of something and looked at Lian Zhuo, "Have you checked the photos I sent you?"
"I checked." Lian Zhuo took out his phone. "She's the Pei family's bodyguard, the newlywed wife of the Pei family's young master, and Miss Chen's roommate."
"Does the Pei family have guests on the fifth floor tonight?"
"No, there's only one bedroom on the fifth floor that's named. It's the man you intercepted. The identity of the man next door is unknown."
Jiang Jingyan half-closed his eyes. The fifth floor of the hotel was the VIP suite. Many people from the Greater Bay Area came to support the charity gala hosted by the Yan family. In order to protect their privacy and for safety reasons, they were all addressed as "Yan family VIPs."
He originally thought that the man was sent by the province to get Chen Qing to cooperate with the work. Since Mrs. Jiang showed up for the social event, it seemed that Meng Hongwen's people were present today.
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Chen Qing almost didn't sleep all night.
The burns on her legs itched and hurt, and it was difficult to turn over. Her bones felt sore from lying down. When it was dawn, she simply gave up sleeping.
Aunt He came in from the courtyard and saw her coming downstairs. She put down the things she was holding and asked, "Why are you up?"
Chen Qing smiled and said, "I can't sleep."
"Mr. Yan instructed last night that since you have an injury on your leg and it's inconvenient for you to wear pants, he asked someone to send you a skirt this morning. Would you like to try it on?"
She shook her head. "I want to go out and get some fresh air."
Aunt He responded and took out a shawl. "It's late autumn now, you can't wear anything like this."
"What time does Mr. Yan have breakfast?"
"Eight o'clock."
Chen Qing glanced at the time and said, "I'll be back before then."
She walked out and saw a figure standing at the corner of the second floor, watching silently.
Hua Mei looked out the corridor window. After about five minutes, she turned back and said, "Ms. Chen is on the phone."
The man had unkempt short hair and looked casual and lazy. He turned and went back to his room. "I'm not putting her under house arrest. Who is she contacting? Do I need to watch her?"
"Did she tell you about the note?"
Yan Baiqing was choosing a suit in the cloakroom. Today was the first board meeting since he took office, and he couldn't afford to neglect it.
Hua Mei didn't wait for a reply and endured it, "She is deliberately hiding it, you have to be careful."
"Qing'er doesn't want to talk, and she has her reasons. I won't force her to obey me." Yan Baiqing changed his shirt and came out, glaring at her gloomily. "No one can do that."
Hua Mei was startled and kept silent.
Yan Baiqing used Chen Qing last night to ensure the succession ceremony went smoothly. She heard about it and was happy about it. At least it proved that he would not fall for a woman.
But she couldn't figure out his attitude today.
"If Mr. Meng won't let me go, I'll go and get it myself sometime."
"you--"
"I promised her." Yan Baiqing faced the dressing mirror, tilted his head slightly, and his bulging Adam's apple slid up and down. "It's not appropriate to break my promise to a little girl."
Hua Mei took a deep breath and asked, "When do you want?"
"A moment."
"Mr. Meng won't see you."
Yan Baiqing strode out the door with his suit jacket hanging from his arm, "Then force him to see it."
He walked to the backyard. The morning sunlight shone on the garden. Chen Qing was standing beside a Mirabilis jalapa in a daze. She was wrapped in a shawl, her long hair was coated with a layer of golden light, and the edges of her face were also hazy and soft, like a painting.
Yan Baiqing's ears trembled.
He clearly remembered the feeling of her trembling in his arms last night, which aroused an uncontrollable desire to conquer him deep in his heart, so that he could not sleep peacefully.
In these thirty-five years, there has been no warmth in the Yan family. Yan Baiqing did not expect that he would become attached to such an ordinary scene. He has a cold heart, but at this moment, he thinks this is what he has wanted all his life.
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