TL: Hua
The scene in front of him seemed to be frozen. Time was stretched so long that Ye Rongxu thought they had been staring at each other for a long time.
But in fact, it was only a few seconds.
When the elevator door was about to close, Qin Chaoyan finally made a move and stretched out his hand to quickly block it.
His gaze still fell on Ye Rongxu, his cold eyebrows and eyes showing no emotion, and his black eyes seemed to float with light.
Anton wanted to stop him, but he raised his foot and suddenly walked into the elevator.
Seeing this, Anton and the other two men in black behind him looked at each other and followed in.
When the elevator door closed again, the sound of front desk staff hurriedly chasing came from outside.
“Wait, this is the chairman’s special elevator, sir…”
The voice was quickly blocked outside the door.
In the elevator, Chen Jiang and Lin Jiaojiao both looked down at Ye Rongxu, as if as long as he opened his mouth, they would immediately kick these people out.
No matter what, this is Ye Group. Although they were outnumbered in the elevator, there were security guards outside.
Ye Rongxu glanced at the number that had begun to rise, trying to ignore the other gaze on him, and said, “Forget it.”
Chen Jiang and Lin Jiaojiao then retracted their gazes. They stood close together, separating Ye Rongxu from the other four people.
Lin Jiaojiao noticed that Qin Chaoyan was looking at Ye Rongxu and deliberately raised her head to block his sight. But even with a bun and a height of 1.7 meters, she couldn’t block the sight of nearly 1.9 meters.
She suddenly felt a little discouraged.
Ye Rongxu remained silent, and in the small space, the air appeared particularly quiet, with a subtle tension.
He looked up at the constantly changing numbers on the elevator, as if waiting for something.
“Ding! ”
They have arrived at the 23rd floor.
The elevator was still quiet.
Ye Rongxu was a little disappointed.
*
Inside the conference room, the group’s veteran director, Wang Zhangxia, was very nonchalantly criticizing Ji Qingyu’s recent decisions when the door was suddenly pushed open.
Everyone fell silent and turned their heads to look at the visitor, including Qin Jingxu, who was sitting in the representative position of the Qin Group.
Ye Rongxu glanced at everyone indifferently and wasn’t surprised when he saw Qin Jingxu.
Before Qin Qijiang had a semi-stroke, he hired a famous lawyer in Jiangcheng for Qin Jingxu and delayed the case again and again.
When Xie Yunming and Ye Boxuan started fighting and had no time to take care of other things, and when the Xie Group had to withdraw from Country C, Qin Jingxu suddenly changed his confession. Then two former employees of the Qin Group pleaded guilty, saying that the money was embezzled by them and Qin Jingxu was not aware of it.
Finally, due to insufficient evidence, Qin Jingxu was released.
But after he got out, he disappeared and hid somewhere for two years.
Until more than a month ago, Old Lady Qin, who had been supporting the Qin Group for nearly three years with her sick body, fell ill and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Qin Qijiang and Qin Jingxu suddenly appeared in the board of directors to seize power.
Although Qin Qijiang had a semi-stroke three years ago, after more than two years of nursing, it is said that his condition has improved a lot. He can speak and write normally, but his mouth is a little crooked and his eyes are a little slanted.
But after taking power, whether due to health reasons or emotional ups and downs, he was stimulated. In less than half a month, he was hospitalized again and handed over all the power to Qin Jingxu.
In the past three years, the Qin Group has been managed by Lou Xinyu and supported by Old Lady Qin. In addition, the old lady still has some connections accumulated by her hard work in her early years, which gradually made the group much better than when it was in Qin Qijiang’s hands.
In the past three years, although the Ye and Qin families have had no new cooperation, some projects launched three years ago are still in progress.
In addition, when Ye Rongxu’s grandfather first started his business, he encountered difficulties, and the old man of the Qin family invested money to help. Grandpa Ye had no money at that time, so he gave shares to Grandpa Qin.
Because of this past, the Ye and Qin families have always been on good terms. Together with frequent cooperation, the two groups gradually held shares in each other.
It was also because of Grandpa Qin’s kindness in the early years that Ye Boxuan repeatedly helped Qin Qijiang after he took over the group, and it went downhill.
But after Qin Jingxu took over the Qin Group, the proof that the two groups were on good terms back then became a bargaining chip in his hands instead.
Before Ye Rongxu returned to China, he heard Lin Jiaojiao briefly say on the phone that Qin Jingxu somehow got the shares of the Ye Group held by Old Lady Qin, and together with the part held by the Qin Group, he now considered a large shareholder of the Ye Group.
This time, several directors in the group were thinking about seizing power when Ye Boxuan was in trouble—possibly instigated by Qin Jingxu.
Before Ye Rongxu’s arrival, Qin Jingxu was watching several directors make things difficult for Ji Qingyu.
Three years later, he has become more calm and restrained and a little more cold. It was not until he saw Ye Rongxu appear that a smile of victory appeared on his face.
The next second, the smile froze when he saw Qin Chaoyan standing behind Ye Rongxu.
Everyone present had different expressions. Ji Qingyu was also shocked when he saw Ye Rongxu suddenly appear. He almost stood up and asked him why he suddenly returned to China, especially since it seemed that he was… with Qin Chaoyan?
Ye Rongxu was obviously not with Qin Chaoyan. They had not even said a word since they met.
He ignored the faint and clear breath coming from the person behind him, looked at everyone with a serious expression, and said, “I heard that there’s a project meeting going on? I’ll join as well.”
Ji Qingyu instantly understood, knowing that he was here to give himself support: “Arrange seats.”
As for Qin Chaoyan…
Ji Qingyu looked at Ye Rongxu.
Ye Rongxu said with a stern face, “He’s not with me.”
Qin Chaoyan lowered his eyes; his emotions could not be seen.
Ji Qingyu’s expression became solemn. Director Wang, who was speaking before, said, “Ye Group doesn’t welcome people from Zhaoyu.”
Ye Group has been fighting with Xie Group for the past three years. Although Zhaoyu is a newly established company, it’s also a branch of Xie Group.
Qin Chaoyan only raised his eyes at this time and looked at Wang Zhangxia, saying coldly, “I’m here as a representative of the Qin Group today and on behalf of Ms. Shang Cuixia.”
Everyone was stunned, and then they remembered that he still held a lot of Qin Group’s shares. Shang Cuixia was Qin Chaoyan’s grandmother.
The project meeting for the cooperation between Ye and Qin was being held. As the representative of Qin Group, Qin Chaoyan was not easy to drive out… but not necessarily.
Everyone’s gaze fell on the faces of Ye Rongxu, Ji Qingyu, and Qin Jingxu one by one. Let’s not talk about Qin Jingxu, who came as the representative of Qin today. As long as Ji Qingyu and Young Master Ye wanted to kick the person out, can Qin Chaoyan still refuse?
Ji Qingyu also looked at Ye Rongxu inquiringly.
Ye Rongxu said expressionlessly, “Bring him a stool.”
The gaze from behind fell on him again.
Of course, they wouldn’t actually give him a stool but a chair.
Ye Rongxu glanced at the chair, holding his breath for no reason. Is Qin Chaoyan mute? Why didn’t he say anything?
If it weren’t for the fact that he didn’t want to appear childish in front of so many people, he really wanted someone to bring him a 20-centimeter-high stool to sit on to see if his long legs could bend.
Ye Rongxu was unhappy, and when he looked at the directors in the conference room who were giving Ji Qingyu trouble, he became even more unhappy.
“This decision…”
“Is there a problem with this decision?” Ye Rongxu said expressionlessly.
“This…”
Ye Rongxu: “What was the previous direction?”
“…”
Ye Rongxu: “Since my dad also planned it this way before, why can’t it be passed?”
“…”
Ye Rongxu: “Is there a problem with the decision, or is there a problem with the change of person who announces it? Does such a small matter require such a long meeting?”
“…”
Ye Rongxu: “Of course, I’m just an ordinary director, and I want to express my opinions a little bit. Isn’t that right, Director Wang? I saw that you were also quite candid about your opinion just now.”
Wang Zhangxia: “…”
Everyone knows that he has the share given by Director Ye and Old Mister Ye.
Several directors with fluctuating thoughts saw that he seemed very confident and couldn’t figure out if Ye Boxuan was finally found, so they all remained silent.
Qin Jingxu glanced at him, and for some reason, he did not disrupt the situation.
Finally, after the meeting, several directors and project leaders left first, followed by Qin’s representatives.
Qin Jingxu seemed to want to walk towards Ye Rongxu, but seeing Qin Chaoyan was there, he paused again, hesitated, and turned around to leave.
Seeing that both Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan were sitting still, Ji Qingyu understood something, so he also got up and left.
Soon, only Ye Rongxu, Chen Jiang, Qin Chaoyan… and the bodyguards behind Qin Chaoyan were left in the conference room.
Chen Jiang glanced at Anton next to Qin Chaoyan and stood beside Ye Rongxu dutifully.
The conference room was so quiet that one could probably hear a pin drop.
Just when Ye Rongxu thought Qin Chaoyan would say something this time, Qin Chaoyan finally moved, but he mechanically sorted out the documents, stood up, and slowly left.
Anton followed him dutifully.
Ye Rongxu looked at his back, and when he walked to the door, he finally couldn’t help but say, “Stop.”
Qin Chaoyan paused but didn’t turn around.
Ye Rongxu pursed his lips, a little annoyed, and asked, “Don’t you have anything to say?”
Qin Chaoyan’s stiff figure finally moved, more like a slight shake.
After another second, he slowly turned around, looked at him, and glanced at Anton.
“Are you doing well recently?” After a long time, he said this, his voice hoarse.
Ye Rongxu’s eyes abruptly widened in disbelief.
Is he doing well??
That’s it?
Doing well, your mo…Ptooey! Doing well, your uncle!
The good temper cultivated by three years of health care was completely broken at this moment.
*
In the elevator, the air was silent.
Qin Chaoyan looked at the shiny wall, still emotionless.
Anton, next to him, said, “You told sir that you came back to deal with Qin Jingxu this time.”
“Didn’t I just stop Qin Jingxu and Ye Group from joining forces?” Qin Chaoyan had no expression.
Anton: “…”
After a second of silence, he spoke again: “I will report today’s events truthfully.”
“Whatever you say.” Qin Chaoyan looked at the figure on the wall, his clenched hands stinging his palms.
Hold back a little longer; it’s almost time.
He closed his eyes tightly and then opened them again, with a cold look in his eyes.
Ye Rongxu hurried to Ji Qingyu’s office.
As soon as Ji Qingyu saw him coming, he knew what he was going to ask. He got up quickly and didn’t wait for him to speak before saying, “Don’t worry, the embassy just called and said that uncle might be trapped in the rebel-occupied area. They are trying to negotiate and make contact.”
Ye Rongxu’s heart tightened when he heard the rebels.
Ji Qingyu hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t worry, whether it’s the government army or the rebels over there, they generally won’t touch our people, but it takes time to negotiate, so wait patiently for news.”
Hearing what he said, Ye Rongxu could only suppress his worries.
*
After returning to the Ye residence in the afternoon, as soon as he entered the front yard of the villa, he saw a large group of koi swimming in the landscape pond. They were red and white and very beautiful.
He fell silent immediately.
Seeing him suddenly stop, Lin Jiaojiao looked in the direction of his gaze and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Aren’t these koi well raised by Uncle Butler? Each one is plump …… No, they are all fat.
Ye Rongxu: “I remember that there were not so many when I came back during the Chinese New Year last year.”
Although he has been abroad for most of the past three years, he has also come back once in the middle.
Lin Jiaojiao suddenly realized, “Oh, there were koi in the landscape pond before, plus the ones that were fished out of the tank and put in this year, so they should be breeding again.”
Ye Rongxu was expressionless: “…” Damn.
The Koi family is full of children and grandchildren, but Qin Chaoyan… forget it.
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This is so frustrating. All because that Xie scum is sick in the head 🙄 he is so stupid too, he made a huge fuss about his sister’s son, yet as soon as he found him, he made him suffer greatly? Stupid.