Upon hearing this, Yan Sui raised his eyebrows slightly and shook his head. “Getting her to talk isn’t difficult. What she’s afraid of right now is us.”
She had painstakingly schemed her way into the Yan family of F Country, and she absolutely wouldn’t want the affairs of Haicheng to affect Yan Mu and Yan Zhengbo’s opinions of her. Moreover, she didn’t know that they had already traced it back to her.
However, Yu Meixuan’s cunning couldn’t be underestimated. She was probably not going to wait for the situation to continue spiraling out of control.
Whether Yu Meixuan spoke or not wasn’t important. Now that they had traced it to her, the truth of the matter would be easy to investigate.
Yan Sui’s contemplation was brief. After a slight pause, he continued, “We don’t need to intervene. Just give me that person’s information, and I’ll send it to the Xiao family.”
Since Yan Sui said so, Yan Yu naturally wouldn’t object. He nodded and then stood up. “I’ll have someone organize it and send it to you once it’s done.”
“Alright,” Yan Sui responded, also standing up. He walked Yan Yu to the study door before saying again, “Thank you.”
If Yan Yu hadn’t been so concerned about Meng Ting’s situation, it would have been very difficult to connect a wanted human trafficker in A Country to Meng Ting, let alone have someone interrogate and investigate thoroughly.
“No need to thank me,” Yan Yu didn’t particularly like Yan Sui’s gratitude. Like He Yue, he was very fond of Meng Ting, and doing these things was only natural.
He glanced back at Yan Sui but couldn’t think of anything else to say. After another nod, he left the second floor.
Yan Sui watched Yan Yu’s figure disappear before closing the study door. He returned to his desk, turned on his computer, and continued to finish the remaining work. An hour later, before he could even shut down his computer, Yan Yu’s information was sent over.
After reading it once, Yan Sui forwarded it to Xiao Zi’ang, along with a copy of his previous investigation into Yu Meixuan. It was too late to call, so he directly sent Xiao Zi’ang a text message to inform him.
He got up and returned to the bedroom. Meng Ting had gone from lying on his back to sleeping on his stomach. Yan Sui took off his coat, walked over, and turned Meng Ting onto his back. Meng Ting probably felt Yan Sui moving him. Before he was fully turned over, his arms and legs wrapped around Yan Sui again.
Then he softly called out, “Yan Sui…”
Now, he didn’t need to open his eyes to see who was holding him; he could tell just by the scent. The perfume Yan Sui wore was the one he had given him, unique to him.
“I’m here,” Yan Sui responded, not pulling away. He continued to pat Meng Ting until he fell back into a deep sleep, then got up to wash up in the bathroom before returning to hold him and sleep.
***
Meanwhile, things were not as peaceful at the Xiao family’s residence in Beicheng. After reading the information, Xiao Zi’ang immediately called Xiao Huimin to inform him of Yan Sui’s progress.
What Xiao Huimin would do was a matter for tomorrow, but after discussing it with Ning Zhou, they both fell silent for a while, feeling a sense of guilt and helplessness. Compared to what Yan Sui had done for Meng Ting, they fell far short. What they had intended to do for them had been vetoed by Old Master Xiao before they could even act.
“Next weekend, we’ll go over and have a good talk with Yan Sui,” Xiao Huimin hugged Ning Zhou, understanding her thoughts, and assured her again, “This time, I won’t go back on my word.”
As the patriarch of the Xiao family, he naturally couldn’t make decisions based solely on his personal feelings. However, when it came to the grievances of the Xiao family, he had absolute authority. This time, no matter who was involved or who opposed, he wouldn’t show any mercy.
If they couldn’t even do this much, they didn’t deserve to acknowledge Meng Ting.
***
Meng Ting was unaware of all this. He went to bed early and woke up early. When he opened his eyes and saw Yan Sui’s sleeping face, his vacant eyes gradually filled with affection. He gazed at Yan Sui’s appearance, feeling both fondness and heartache.
Yan Sui had been very busy these past few days. Although it wasn’t as severe as working through the night, he still went to bed quite late. At the company, there were constant meetings, big and small, and he was personally following up on projects. The number of things he had to consider was countless.
Meng Ting didn’t dare to move much, only blinking his eyes as he waited for Yan Sui to wake up. He checked the time several times while holding Yan Sui’s hand, afraid that Yan Sui would accidentally oversleep. When he saw that it was almost time, he gently nudged him to wake him up.
“Yan Sui, do you have anything important today? If not, you can continue sleeping.” If there was something important, then he would have to get up.
Yan Sui was about to wake up anyway, but as the weather grew colder, the warmth of having another person in bed made him want to stay in bed longer.
Yan Sui hugged Meng Ting tighter for a while before fully waking up. He received several good morning kisses from Meng Ting, and then they got up and went downstairs for breakfast before heading to work.
Yan Sui’s busyness was naturally due to the matters with the Yán family. The Xu family and the Xiao family, like other families, chose to wait and see. Yan Sui had also dug a pit for Yán Yunsheng in advance, but these tactics still seemed insufficient in the eyes of others.
Similarly, it wasn’t so easy for the Yán family to move against a behemoth like the Yan Corporation.
Xu Shumin had chosen to come to Haicheng because he had the same judgment.
Whether it was the Yan family or the Yán family trying to annex the other, it wasn’t something that could be done in a short time. However, once the time dragged on, it would be a significant drain on both families. A slightly wiser Yan Sui and Yán Yunsheng shouldn’t be in this situation right now.
In fact, Yan Sui didn’t even need to compete with Yán Yunsheng. He was younger than Yán Yunsheng, and no matter how cunning Yán Yunsheng was, he couldn’t win against time. Yan Sui could easily wait five or ten years to make his move.
But Yan Sui was in a hurry for this very reason. Yán Yunsheng was old, and Yan Sui couldn’t wait until after his death to settle the accounts for his schemes and harm against the Yan family.
Old Master Xiao had similar thoughts to Xu Shumin. After meeting Yan Sui in person, he naturally admired and was satisfied with him. Although Yan Sui was only his grandson-in-law, he felt that Yan Sui resembled him more than all his children and grandchildren.
The Xiao family’s dominance in Beicheng was largely due to Old Master Xiao’s contributions. Although he had offended many people as well, now, looking back at his younger self and the current Yan Sui, he felt they both were too impulsive. He could understand it, but he no longer supported it.
However, he didn’t know Meng Ting well enough, and all his judgments were superficial. Yan Sui and he were definitely completely different people. The psychological pressure Yan Sui had endured since childhood to adulthood was unimaginable to most, and his current state of mind was no longer something that could be measured by age.
Around 11:30 AM today, the employees on the ninth floor of the Yan Corporation building suddenly erupted in excitement, unable to contain their joy and shouting out loud.
Wang Feng was so excited that he forgot to knock. He pushed the door open and entered directly, only to see Yan Sui on the phone. He quickly composed his expression.
From Yan Sui’s tone and demeanor, it was obvious who he was talking to.
Wang Feng had long known that Yan Sui and Meng Ting had a phone call without fail every day at noon. But now, he was eager to share some good news with Yan Sui. Seeing them still leisurely exchanging reminders with Meng Ting made him even more anxious.
“Alright, I won’t forget to eat either.”
After saying this, Yan Sui finally put down the phone. He turned to look at Wang Feng, his expression neither happy nor angry, which sent a chill down Wang Feng’s spine. Just a moment ago, he had obviously been so gentle. Why did he always like this to everyone except Meng Ting?
No, it should be said that Yan Sui had always been like this. It was only when he was with Meng Ting that he changed.
“What is it?”
Upon hearing this, the dazed look on Wang Feng’s face immediately disappeared, replaced by obvious excitement. “We succeeded! We exceeded our target by ten times, and the response is excellent!”
With Wang Feng’s professional standards, he usually wouldn’t use words like ‘excellent’ as they were too subjective. But now, he was too overjoyed to care about professionalism.
The Yan and Yán families had been competing for a project. On the surface, it seemed like the Yán family had the upper hand and secured the project. But in reality, it was a project that Yan Sui had already given up on more than two years ago. Yan Sui hadn’t placed much importance on the project initially, only seeing its potential for development, so he had merely provided financial support.
However, after Su Siyu exposed himself, Yan Sui decided to investigate further. From Meng Qi, he learned that Su Siyu had once asked for the Meng family’s ancestral perfume formula, which further confirmed some of Yan Sui’s suspicions.
Over the past six months in Haicheng, Yan Sui’s people had thoroughly investigated all of Su Siyu’s actions. This led Yan Sui to take a renewed interest in the project. Without hesitation, he increased funding and brought in talent, accelerating the project’s launch that originally needed another six months or even longer and improving its outcome.
Therefore, Yan Sui’s indifferent reaction wasn’t because he was unhappy to hear this news, but because he had already confirmed this outcome through Su Siyu from the beginning.
The reason Meng’s family’s former perfume factory could make money was because of Meng Ting, while this project was purely an opportunity created by the development of the times—an occasional yet inevitable outcome.
The industries of various major families basically covered all fields, with the only relatively new one being online games. The Yan Corporation’s competition with the Yán family this time was just a deliberate show, intentionally pulling them into this industry to serve as a foil and stepping stone for the Yan Corporation.
Understanding Yan Sui’s motive, Yán Yunsheng would probably be so angry his chest hurt. Since the Yán family had secured the project, they had already invested money and manpower. But the Yan Corporation didn’t wait for them to produce results; Yan Sui personally oversaw the project and now presented its achievements.
“Today’s launch saw over a million users within two minutes, with three consecutive servers reaching full capacity. Based on the current growth rate…”
Wang Feng reported a series of good news. Initially, he hadn’t understood why Yan Sui valued this project so much, even specially reserving a floor in the headquarters for the planning team. But now, it was clear they had all underestimated the potential of this market.
Yan Sui nodded upon hearing this. “Go and inform everyone. Today, we’ll have a celebratory meal, and this month’s bonuses will be doubled.”
“Alright,” Wang Feng was still very excited, but Yan Sui’s reaction was too calm. However, upon further reflection, Yan Sui had put in a lot of work when launching this project, leading them through a month of continuous overtime and numerous analysis meetings.
Perhaps Yan Sui had already foreseen such results in his heart, so he couldn’t get excited at all. Even if Wang Feng racked his brains, he wouldn’t have thought that it had anything to do with Su Siyu.
“Have someone keep an eye on the Yán family’s reaction,” Yan Sui said again, seeing that Wang Feng was still hesitating and hadn’t left.
Wang Feng nodded seriously, finally regaining his usual composure. Indeed, they were just beginning to set a trap for the Yán family.
“Rest assured, CEO, I will handle it well.”
After Wang Feng left, Yan Sui thought for a moment, took out his phone, and called Meng Ting again to share the good news with him. He himself couldn’t get excited, but if Meng Ting was happy for him, it seemed he would also feel a bit of joy too.
***
After hanging up with Yan Sui, Meng Ting didn’t put his phone away immediately. He downloaded the game and spent the entire afternoon sabotaging his teammates.
For Meng Ting, this game was slightly difficult to get the hang of, but it was precisely this challenge, with its wins and losses, stimulated his fighting spirit, which was what made him interested in continuing to play.
When Yan Sui came to pick him up, Meng Ting was still playing. “Won…”
The opposing team had teammates who were even worse than him, so they managed to win. Meng Ting’s eyes curved into a smile, ready to continue, but then his phone was snatched away by Yan Sui. “Been playing all afternoon?”
Yan Sui sat down beside Meng Ting, hugged him, and then watched as he started another round.
Meng Ting nodded, “It’s quite fun. I just won a match.”
However, in the next game, the opposing team didn’t have any disconnected players, and Meng Ting became the bug who kept missing his skills. Unable to watch any longer, Yan Sui took the phone from Meng Ting. Although he wasn’t a great player either, luck was on their side, and they won this round as well.
“Alright, you can’t play anymore today.”
Yan Sui said, standing up and then pulling Meng Ting up with him.
Meng Ting nodded, still feeling a bit unsatisfied. He changed his clothes and got into the car with Yan Sui, leaning into his arms and letting Yan Sui rub his hands. He had been tapping too much, and his fingers hurt.
“If I can play, then other people definitely can too.”
Meng Ting’s statement was quite fair. He usually couldn’t get into most games, but with Yan Sui’s game, he managed to play for so long just by messing around.
Upon hearing this, Yan Sui kissed Meng Ting’s forehead. “Playing is fine, but don’t overdo it.”
“Alright,” Meng Ting agreed. He had been playing so seriously partly because it was Yan Sui’s company’s game, and he wanted to support him in this way. But now he still felt it might be better if he didn’t play. The words criticizing him were very small, but he still saw them occasionally.
Although he only attended the latter half of elementary school, he had still graduated. His hand speed was too slow, and Meng Ting was a little upset that he didn’t reply with ‘graduated’.
Meng Ting slept well that night, and by the next day at the lab, he had almost forgotten about the game. He was used to being focused, and when he was formulating perfume, he wouldn’t even think about Yan Sui, let alone a game.
He had some new ideas about perfumes, so he recorded experimental data and even reviewed some customer feedback and thoughts after using it, making adjustments accordingly.
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處心積慮 (chǔ xīn jī lǜ): to conspire for a long time; to plot actively (idiom); scheming; calculating; meticulously plan; scheme with great care; deliberate; plot with careful consideration; think through every detail; to describe a long-planned plot. From Guliang Zhuan: 何甚乎鄭伯？甚鄭伯之處心積慮，成於殺也。, Why [criticize] the Liege of Zheng to a greater extent? To a greater extent, because the Liege of Zheng conspired [against his brother], culminating in [his brother’s] killing.耿耿於懷 (gěng gěng yú huái): to take troubles to heart (idiom); to brood on; to not forget about a matter and always be troubled or vexed by it.
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