"Yu Yan, your father is here." Lin Fan put down the documents and straightened his collar.
"Dad? Why is he here?" Ye Yuyan asked in surprise, then smiled. "Let's go see him."
The two entered the hall. Ye Zhengxiong was dressed in a suit and had an extraordinary air about him.
"Uncle Ye," Lin Fan greeted him.
"Dad." Ye Yuyan took her father's arm.
Ye Zhengxiong nodded, his gaze lingering on Lin Fan for a moment: "I heard your company has been doing quite well lately, even getting in touch with international giants?"
"Thanks to you," Lin Fan replied.
“Let’s go to your office,” Ye Zhengxiong said.
The three arrived at the office, where the secretary served them tea before leaving.
Ye Zhengxiong took a sip of tea: "Xiao Fan, it's time to put your marriage with Yu Yan on the agenda."
Ye Yuyan was a little embarrassed: "Dad, we're still young..."
"No rush? You're both getting on in years. The sooner you settle things, the more at ease I'll feel." Ye Zhengxiong's tone left no room for argument.
"Uncle Ye, don't worry, I will take good care of Yu Yan," Lin Fan promised.
Ye Zhengxiong nodded, indicating his satisfaction.
Just then, a commotion came from outside.
"Lin Fan, you ungrateful bastard, get out here right now!"
"Now that you're successful, you've forgotten about us?!"
"Don't you have any conscience? We're your family!"
Lin Fan frowned, his face darkening.
"What's going on?" Ye Zhengxiong put down his teacup.
“Some unrelated people,” Lin Fan said coldly.
"Unrelated? I think they're your relatives, aren't they?" Ye Zhengxiong's gaze was sharp.
"Let's go out and take a look." Ye Zhengxiong stood up.
Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan exchanged a glance and followed.
In the company lobby, a group of Lin family relatives surrounded the security guard, making a scene.
"Let Lin Fan out!"
"We want to see Lin Fan!"
"If he refuses to see us, we'll smash up the company!"
The Lin family relatives looked ferocious.
"What are you doing? This is a company!" the security captain shouted.
“We are Lin Fan’s relatives, it’s only natural for us to come and find him!”
"Who do you think you are, daring to stop us?!"
"Believe it or not, we'll get Lin Fan to fire you!!"
The Lin family relatives didn't take the security guards seriously.
"Shut up, all of you!" Ye Zhengxiong shouted angrily, and the entire room fell silent.
The Lin family relatives were startled and looked at Ye Zhengxiong.
"Who are you? How dare you meddle in our business?!" a relative of the Lin family asked.
"I am Ye Zhengxiong," Ye Zhengxiong said coldly, "a partner of Qihang Technology, and also Lin Fan's... elder."
The Lin family relatives were stunned.
Ye Zhengxiong? The president of the Ye Group?!
Although they had never met Ye Zhengxiong, they had heard of his great reputation.
This is a very important person!
"Mr. Ye... what are you doing here?" a relative of the Lin family stammered.
"Why can't I be here?" Ye Zhengxiong retorted. "It's you lot who are making such a racket, what kind of behavior is this?!"
“We, we’re here to find Lin Fan,” a relative of the Lin family said in a low voice.
"Looking for Lin Fan? Is this how you find people?" Ye Zhengxiong sneered. "I think you're here to cause trouble!"
“We didn’t cause any trouble, we just want Lin Fan to give us an explanation.”
"Statement? What statement?" Ye Zhengxiong asked.
"Lin Fan, he doesn't recognize us, he's ungrateful!"
"Yes, now that he has money, he looks down on us!"
“We even bought him candy when he was little!”
"Now that he's successful, he's turned his back on us!"
The Lin family relatives all voiced their accusations.
Ye Zhengxiong's expression grew increasingly grim.
He looked at Lin Fan: "Xiao Fan, is what they said true?"
“Uncle Ye, things aren’t as they say,” Lin Fan said.
"You don't need to explain!" Ye Zhengxiong interrupted. "I'm only asking you, is what they said true?!"
Lin Fan remained silent. He couldn't deny that these relatives had indeed helped him in the past. However, over the years, their demands had far exceeded what they had initially shown him. They treated him like an ATM, constantly asking for money, jobs, and houses. He had tried his best to meet their demands, but they only became more demanding. He was utterly disillusioned.
"It seems it's true," Ye Zhengxiong said coldly. "Xiao Fan, I'm very disappointed."
Lin Fan wanted to explain, but didn't know what to say.
"Dad, please don't blame Lin Fan." Ye Yuyan tried to speak up for Lin Fan, but was interrupted.
“Yu Yan, you don’t need to speak up for him.”
“My daughter, Ye Zhengxiong, cannot marry an ungrateful man.”
After saying that, Ye Zhengxiong turned and left.
"Dad!" Ye Yuyan hurriedly chased after him.
"Uncle Ye!" Lin Fan also chased after him.
Seeing this, the Lin family relatives smiled smugly.
"Lin Fan, you see? This is your retribution!"
"You think you can disown us just because you've climbed up to the Ye family? Dream on!"
"Just you wait, we'll ruin your reputation!"
The Lin family relatives cursed viciously, unaware that they had thoroughly enraged Lin Fan.
Lin Fan stopped, turned around, and looked at them coldly: "Have you all made enough of a scene?!"
The Lin family relatives were taken aback by Lin Fan's imposing manner.
"I'll say it again, from today onwards, I have nothing to do with any of you!" Lin Fan said, enunciating each word clearly. "If you dare to harass me again, don't blame me for being impolite! Especially you, Third Aunt, you borrowed 20,000 yuan from your brother, saying you'd pay it back next month, and it's been three years! And you, Uncle, last time you said you wanted to buy your nephew a computer, you borrowed 5,000 yuan from me, and then you went to gamble it all away! Do you all really think I, Lin Fan, own a bank?"
Lin Fan's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a knife, piercing the hearts of Lin's relatives. They all turned pale and remained speechless.
Lin Fan snorted coldly, turned and left, leaving his relatives dumbfounded. This time, they were truly afraid.
The atmosphere in Qihang Technology's conference room was somber.
Lin Fan sat in the main seat, his face gloomy.
"We cannot agree to their terms!" Lin Fan slammed his fist on the table.
“But, Mr. Lin, if we don’t agree, the cooperation cannot continue,” said one of the executives.
“Yes, Mr. Lin, this is our opportunity to enter the international market!” another executive advised.
"An opportunity? Is this an opportunity? It's a trap!" Lin Fan said. "They want to exchange a little money for our core technology? Dream on!"
"President Lin, we understand, but..." one of the executives hesitated before speaking.
"No buts!" Lin Fan said firmly. "Core technology is our lifeline, and we absolutely cannot hand it over to anyone!"
"However, if we do not cooperate, our globalization strategy will be hindered, and the company's development will be affected."
"Hindered? Affected?" Lin Fan sneered, "Even without their cooperation, we can still develop and still go global!"
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