Pan Bider's clever scheme was indeed well-calculated.
However, Tang Xiaomin was no pushover.
"Mr. Pan, let's not beat around the bush. We all know why someone from the Ye Group suddenly intervened and disrupted our deal."
"We won't amend the contract. If you can accept it as is, please come to Xianfu Group in person."
"If not, then we can only wish Mr. Pan a pleasant cooperation with the Ye Group. Please consider it carefully."
Before Mr. Pan could say another word, Tang Xiaomin hung up the phone.
Human nature is inherently greedy, and this time, Pan Bider had clearly been too avaricious.
After all his maneuvering, Pan Bider gained no additional benefit.
The next morning, he personally went to Xianfu Group and signed the contract.
In the competition against the Ye Group, Xianfu Group emerged victorious, conceding not a single point.
...
The Ye Family.
When Old Master Ye learned that Ye Fengxing had lost to Yan Jue, he was so provoked that his face turned pale.
"That man surnamed Yan is indeed a significant obstacle to Fengxing. He must be eliminated!"
Ye Xianren invited numerous so-called "experts" to deal with Yan Jue.
All of them went and never returned, vanishing without a trace.
Butler Ye couldn't help but worry if this was the wrong decision.
"Old Master, those experts have all disappeared. I fear they have met the same fate as those previously sent to assassinate, dying unnaturally."
"Perhaps... we should stop?"
"If we truly anger that man surnamed Yan, I fear it might... provoke his retaliation. What then?"
Cough, cough, cough...
Old Master Ye coughed a few times.
"The matter has already begun, and there is no turning back. Even if I wanted to de-escalate now, I doubt Yan Jue would permit it."
"No matter the cost, before I die, that man surnamed Yan must be eliminated."
"Go and invite Immortal Zhang."
...
Ye Fengxing was concerned about the Old Master's poor health.
However, he accidentally overheard outside the door that the Old Master was secretly making moves.
Initially, he disdained to meddle in the Old Master's affairs.
But, Long Wu had suddenly disappeared, and Ye Fengxing had been having people investigate Long Wu's whereabouts, with no success thus far.
"Grandfather, what exactly have you been doing behind my back? Where is Long Wu?"
Ye Fengxing walked in, confronting Old Master Ye.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Ye was first stunned.
Then, he no longer concealed the truth from Ye Fengxing. Sudan Novels.
"Three hundred men! Three hundred men were sent! And we still couldn't take down Yan Jue and Tang Xiaomin."
"Now you should believe that Yan Jue and Tang Xiaomin are not ordinary people, right?"
The price of exchanging three hundred men for Ye Fengxing's realization was too high.
"So, Long Wu's disappearance is also because of them?"
At this moment, Old Master Ye was dejected, and a trace of fear spread across his face.
He tacitly admitted it.
Butler Ye said, "Young Master Ye, our men recovered several corpses from the waters near the Bund. Long Wu... is likely also in grave danger."
"Foolish!"
Ye Fengxing was furious.
"When thirty people from the Nangong family were sent to deal with Tang Xiaomin and all of them disappeared, you should have known this was no simple matter! Why did you send Long Wu behind my back!"
"You weren't sending him to his death!"
...
At this moment, Ye Fengxing was enraged.
He was angry that Grandfather had acted behind his back, causing Long Wu's demise.
At the same time, he was also angry at himself for losing to Yan Jue this time.
"He has already gone, and there's no turning back," Old Master Ye said.
"If they are not eliminated, the Ye family will never know peace!"
...
Initially, Yan Jue's dissatisfaction with the Ye family stemmed solely from the engagement between Tang Xiaomin and the Ye family.
Once the engagement was broken, it should have been over.
But later, Old Master Ye insisted on finding people to end their lives.
This feud grew deeper and deeper, the relationship becoming irreconcilable.
It had escalated to a point of no return, where only one side could survive.
Currently, Old Master Ye's repeated insistence on eliminating Yan Jue and Tang Xiaomin was due to his fear of them.
Ye Fengxing deeply regretted the incident with Long Wu.
His expression was extremely grim.
"Since Grandfather has made up his mind, let's do it thoroughly."
Ye Fengxing was deeply bothered by Long Wu's fate and no longer questioned his Grandfather's decisions.
Not long after, Ye Xianren arrived.
Old Master Ye had only one arrangement: to use a substantial sum of money to gather a large number of capable individuals, determined to eliminate Yan Jue and Tang Xiaomin.
Butler Ye reminded him, "Old Master, the four brothers of the Ye family seem to have a deep prejudice against Tang Xiaomin. I suggest we let them deal with Tang Xiaomin."
"I imagine Tang Xiaomin wouldn't be very wary of them."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Ye nodded.
"You're right. Tang Xiaomin acquired the Tang Corporation, so the four sons of the Tang family must be displeased with her. They can indeed be utilized."
"Old Master, I'll make the arrangements."
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The Tang Family.
Zhang Meiyu was distracted.
Two days had passed, and Li Xue, whom she had pushed into the lake, had not been found.
Was she truly dead at the bottom of the lake? Or was she still alive?
Zhang Meiyu couldn't help but doubt.
"Steward Wang, Li Xue... Li Xue is still missing?"
Steward Wang thought his wife intended to cause trouble for Li Xue.
"Madam, the hospital said Li Xue disappeared the day before her discharge and never returned to the hospital. She must have gone back to Qing Shui Wan Villa."
"She was paralyzed by Mr. Tang, so it's understandable that her mobility is limited."
Steward Wang's words reminded Zhang Meiyu.
If Li Xue were still alive, she would surely return to find Tang Yiyi.
Tang Yiyi was her only daughter.
Thus, Zhang Meiyu personally went to Qing Shui Wan Villa.
Zhang Meiyu instructed the driver to park the car by the roadside and observed secretly.
She waited until evening, but neither Li Xue nor Tang Yiyi appeared.
A while later, Tang Xu drove to Qing Shui Wan Villa.
He was seen carrying several shopping bags from the car, looking like he was returning from the supermarket.
Zhang Meiyu also got out of the car.
When Tang Xu saw Zhang Meiyu, his expression shifted slightly, and he lowered his head.
"Mom, why are you here?"
Zhang Meiyu looked at her son. She had been home from the hospital for a few days, yet Tang Xu rarely came home.
Each time he returned, he would leave in a hurry, claiming he was busy with work at the hospital.
Earlier, Tang Xiaomin had mentioned that Tang Xu was accompanying Tang Yiyi.
Knowing it was one thing, but seeing Tang Xu here in person still made Zhang Meiyu uncomfortable.
She was not someone who liked to interfere in her son's personal life.
On the contrary, she always supported each of her sons' choices silently.
As for restricting their actions, she had never done so.
At this moment, Zhang Meiyu suddenly realized that her parenting methods had gone wrong.
"You still know I'm your mother."
Tang Xu's expression was unpleasant.
"Mom, Yiyi has been cyberbullied, and her mental state has deteriorated. Li Xue is also paralyzed."
"If no one takes care of her, Yiyi might truly break down and do something foolish."