Forbidden Fruit [Complete] - 31

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428 A Gentleman's

"What is it? Can you tell me now?" Tang Wan had no suspicion of this handsome young man who was pursuing her sister. She thought that he liked her sister and didn't think about herself at all. After ordering the food, she asked.

Ding Junfeng said with a bitter face, "Tang Qin, I wanted to ask you to help me sound out your sister's feelings. What does she really think of me? You don't know, I'm almost going crazy, but your sister seems completely unaffected."

After a few more words, Tang Qin's face softened, and she looked at Ding Junfeng with confusion, saying, "Minister Zhu, you and my sister... how would I know what my sister is thinking? Besides, I can't help you with your affairs."

Ding Junfeng pleaded, "Don't be like that, Tang Qin. Believe me, I'm absolutely sincere towards your sister. Please help me, okay?"

Tang Qin cautiously said, "Then... I'll try."

Ding Junfeng quickly continued, "That's great! By the way, Tang Qin, your sister seems to always avoid relationships. Do you know about her past? Has she ever had a boyfriend?"

Tang Qin hesitated for a moment, thinking that her sister was indeed getting on in years, while this Zhu Xingyuan who had been pursuing her so persistently... Handsome and capable, he was highly regarded by the top management of Tianya Group. From any perspective, he was more than a match for her sister. But she didn't know what her sister was thinking; perhaps she was truly running away. As her sister, she decided to help her sister overcome her inner turmoil. She looked up at Ding Junfeng and said, "She used to have a boyfriend, but… he was too much of a womanizer. He married another woman and then cheated on her with his secretary. Maybe your sister is heartbroken. But… don't lose heart. Maybe you can win her over? I'll try to persuade her again."

Ding Junfeng quickly thanked her. Tang Qin suddenly felt a pang of emotion. Why was the man her sister met so fickle, while the man she met was so devoted? She inexplicably wished that the man she met wouldn't be so devoted. But what good was it now? He was now a vegetable, unable to do anything, move, or speak. Thinking of this, Tang Qin felt a pang of bitterness.

Just then, the restaurant waiter brought their food and drinks, as well as the green tea Ding Junfeng had ordered. Ding Junfeng deliberately opened the beer and poured the green tea into a glass simultaneously, mixing them together. Tang Qin immediately asked in surprise, "Why are you mixing alcohol and tea together?"

Ding Junfeng laughed, "Tang Qin, haven't seen this before, have you? This is a way of drinking it that I just learned recently. It tastes better this way, and you know, tea can sober you up, so you won't get drunk. Do you want to try it?" "

Really? I'll try it." The naive Tang Qin took the glass Ding Junfeng handed her without any suspicion and took a sip. She felt a faint taste of alcohol in the green tea; the taste was indeed unique. But the alcohol seemed to stimulate a nerve in her heart, and the bitterness she had just felt immediately resurfaced. She simply downed the whole glass and then reached out to Ding Junfeng, saying, "Give me your bottle."

"No, you'll get drunk drinking like that!" Ding Junfeng said worriedly, "Tang Qin, are you... troubled?"

"No, give it to me." Tang Qin stood up, snatched the bottle from Ding Junfeng, poured herself a glass, and poured one for Ding Junfeng, saying, "Don't worry, I'll help you. My sister has a trauma, let's help her get rid of it together." Tang Qin, feeling distressed, downed her drink in one gulp, wondering who could untie the knot in her heart.

Ding Junfeng, watching Tang Qin drink, was secretly pleased. His carefully laid "green tea and beer scheme" hadn't even been used. He laughed heartily, "Since you don't want to talk about it, fine. Since you helped me, I'll drink with you to my heart's content today!" The usually

shy Tang Qin, experiencing a rare moment of unbridled joy, half-heartedly replied, "Okay, let's drink until we drop!"

Poor Tang Qin couldn't withstand the numbing effect of alcohol. After a few drinks, she quickly collapsed onto the table. Ding Junfeng's lips curled into a cold smile. He shook Tang Qin and called her name twice, but she didn't respond. He then pretended to scold her, "Little girl..." "Hey, you can't drink but you're still acting tough. Get up, I'll take you home!"

After paying the bill and helping Tang Qin up, Ding Junfeng helped her back to the car. He searched through Tang Qin's purse and finally found an electronic card with the words "President's Office" clearly written on it. Ding Junfeng smiled coldly, glanced at the unconscious Tang Qin, and handed the card to the back seat. A man in black had appeared in the back seat at some point. He took the card and inserted it into a machine the size of a money counter in the man's hand. A series of beeps sounded, and Ding Junfeng nonchalantly drove the car into the driveway towards Tang Wan's residence. On the way, the man in black in the back took the card out again and handed it to Ding Junfeng, who put it back in Tang Qin's handbag.

When Tang Wan saw Ding Junfeng bring her drunken sister back, she was terrified and her face turned cold. She said to Ding Junfeng, "Zhu Xingyuan, what did you do to my sister?"

Ding Junfeng looked innocent and said, "Miss Tang, don't think so badly of me, okay? My heart is all with you. What would I do to another woman? What do you think I did to your sister that I would bring her back? Tang Qin seems to have something on her mind. She's completely drunk. If I hadn't brought her back, something really bad would have happened. Not only do you not thank me, but you also… I might as well just die." As

Ding Junfeng spoke, he walked towards Tang Wan's room. Tang Wan's expression softened a lot, but she still stopped him and said, "What are you doing? I don't think I invited you in."

"Jumping out of the window! The person I love with all my heart doubts me. I'm heartbroken. This is the stairwell. I won't die if I jump. I'll jump out of the window." Ding Junfeng said earnestly.

Tang Wan chuckled and said, "Come on, you're always being cheeky. Alright, alright, come in, I'll get you a glass of water."

Ding Junfeng's eyes shone with endless tenderness as he said, "No, I'm already very happy that you let me in. Xiao Qin is drunk, so please take good care of her. It's getting late, I'll head back now. Goodnight!"

Ding Junfeng reluctantly withdrew his gaze from Tang Wan and turned to walk towards the elevator. Tang Wan watched Ding Junfeng's retreating figure, recalling his gentle gaze from just now, and almost lost herself in it. Her heart skipped a beat, remembering her most... Initially, she quickly composed herself, realizing she would be in big trouble if she really lost herself in the moment. Coming to her senses, she still softly called out to Ding Junfeng, who was already at the elevator, "Thank you, Xingyuan."

Hearing her call him "Xingyuan" directly, Ding Junfeng thought his goal was almost achieved and was overjoyed. He turned and waved casually, saying, "Between us, is that necessary? Go on in."

Tang Wan nodded with a grateful expression, completely melted by Ding Junfeng's tenderness, before turning and going inside. Ding Junfeng was overjoyed by her expression; it seemed his decision to bring Tang Qin back tonight was definitely the right one. But little did he know, after Tang Wan turned and went inside, the intoxicated look on her face vanished instantly. She hurriedly and nervously checked Tang Qin's body, finally revealing a happy smile, "I'll play with you until you break down!"

"What, are you just going to let this pretty, innocent girl go like that?" After Ding Junfeng got back into the car, the man in black behind him asked with a cold laugh.

“What else? Drug and rape her? I don’t want to do anything that would jeopardize our plans yet. It’s better to be a gentleman and gain Tang Wan’s true trust. That woman has Gu Letian’s deep trust; getting her is more useful than getting this little secretary.” Ding Junfeng said, calculating in his mind that Tang Wan couldn’t escape now.

The man in black said, “The boss asked me to tell you that you did very well this time. The operation will take place tonight. We will send a decryption expert to help you. Just wait downstairs at Qingfeng Building at 11 PM. The boss will arrange the rest.”

Ding Junfeng disliked this situation of being told what to do but knowing nothing, but he didn’t show any dissatisfaction to the man in black. He increasingly felt that the person behind him possessed great power, at least a power he couldn’t resist at the moment. So he simply nodded silently and drove off…

…

…

After sending Tang Qin back, Tang Wan seemed to treat him much better, and their relationship became even more ambiguous. Everyone in the company already considered them a couple. During this time, Ding Junfeng fulfilled his duties as a loyal employee, actively participating in the preparation of the overseas project team, just waiting for the two subsidiaries of the group to go public and announce the commencement of the stadium project.

The announcement of the listing of Tianya Group's subsidiaries, Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye, immediately caused a huge reaction. On the first day of listing, Tianya Real Estate's stock price soared from eight yuan to nineteen yuan at the close, while Xueya Shuangye's stock price also soared from six yuan to fourteen yuan.

Lin Siyin and Gu Letian did not expect that, under the premise that Ye Tianya was still unconscious, the stock prices of the two companies could be pushed to such a level after listing. But in any case, it was an exciting result. Forty percent of the shares released by each company were subscribed within a day.

After the market closed, Qin Group's

assistant asked Qin Tai with a puzzled look, "President Qin, I don't understand, why don't we buy more shares of Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye?"

Qin Tai laughed, "Are you confused? Is Ye Tianya really that short of money right now?"

"But nobody complains about having too much money," the assistant still asked, puzzled.

Qin Tai said impatiently, "Looks like you're stuck in a rut. If Ye Tianya doesn't mind having too much money, why is Tianya Real Estate only going public now? Why did it have to wait until Ye Tianya collapsed to go public? What intelligence did you report to me the day before yesterday? Remember?"

"Tianya Group's industries across the country are facing pressure from all sides..." The assistant suddenly seemed to remember something, his eyes lighting up, "What is Tianya Group planning to do? Is it going to back down because of this pressure?"

429 Qin Tai shook his head

and smiled, "No, even if Ye Tianya falls, given Lin Siyin and Gu Letian's personalities, they shouldn't back down. If I'm not mistaken, Lin Siyin and Gu Letian must have seen that the domestic situation is unfavorable to Tianya Group, and they've started to shift their focus. Moreover, the target they've shifted to is very large, requiring a lot of funds, but they don't want to use Ye Tianya's savings in this unfavorable situation, so they

're trying to find ways to raise funds." The assistant thought for a moment and suddenly said with delight, "I remember now, when their Lincheng Stadium was completed, they seemed to have received invitations to develop stadiums in dozens of places abroad. Now that the domestic situation is unfavorable for them, are they preparing to stop their domestic development and prepare to expand overseas?"

Qin Tai nodded and said, "That's possible, but I won't react until I have definite news. I only bought less than one percent of the shares because I have a strange premonition that after Tianya Group goes public, someone will immediately take action against Tianya Group, just like the pressure Tianya Group is currently facing from all sides. Someone is retaliating against Tianya Group."

"Then... I'm confused again. Why does President Qin want to buy Tianya Group's stock again?" the assistant asked, puzzled.

Qin Tai chuckled and said, "If it goes up, I'll make money. If someone tries to sabotage Ye Tianya and causes the stock price to drop, I'll do Tianya Group a favor and make friends with Ye Tianya. You know, all the information is pointing to one thing: Tianya Group will start to have bad luck after this election. So Ye Tianya might become our friend."

The assistant suddenly understood and looked at Qin Tai with admiration...

Following the listing, Tianya Group took its second step. Lin Siyin announced that the overseas project team was officially operational and released fifty different renderings of the stadium. She notified dozens of countries that had previously invited Tianya Real Estate to build stadiums, as well as people from more than ten states in the United States, to participate in the bidding for Tianya Real Estate's only fifty renderings. Similar to the previous bidding for the hundred villas in the Tianya Haijiao community, whoever bid the highest price would buy the best one.

The announcement immediately caused a sensation no less than that of the Tianya Tianya residential project. The most obvious impact was the surge in the stock prices of Tianya Group's two companies, reaching new highs of 25 and 18 respectively. Any one of the fifty renderings surpassed the Lincheng Stadium, its grandeur even exceeding that of the Tianya Tianya residential complex. Such a building, regardless of the country, would become a national landmark. Moreover, this bidding process was akin to the Olympics, concerning national honor. Several major countries selected the most spectacular designs, and representatives from various nations arrived in S City before the auction, eager to secure the best design and bring glory to their countries.

This time, the bidding for Tianya Group didn't receive any help from the S City government. However, the current Tianya Group is no longer the fledgling Tianya Real Estate it once was. Even without S City's assistance, it can handle everything perfectly. Although busy, even with overtime, none of the Tianya Group employees complained of being tired; they all seemed to have inexhaustible energy. A large portion of these employees had inside information and had subscribed to shares in two of the group's subsidiaries. With the stock price rising, they all made a fortune.

Everything was ready, and they were just waiting for the auction the next day. Lin Siyin and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the various pressures Tianya Group faced domestically, the source of all the pressure was the Fang family. Now that Ye Tianya had fallen and Old Master Han had retired, Lin Siyin knew that fighting against the powerful Fang family was like throwing an egg against a rock. However, once this auction was over, and Tianya Group's main projects were moved overseas, the pressure domestically would be insignificant.

Seeing her excited colleagues in the meeting room, Lin Siyin was also affected, feeling a surge of excitement herself. Having navigated the business world for so many years, witnessing the continuous growth of Tianya Group to its current size, Lin Siyin felt a great sense of accomplishment. With a slight smile, Lin Siyin announced loudly, "Alright, everyone's work will proceed as arranged earlier. Tomorrow morning, everyone will be responsible for their duties without any mistakes. Please raise any difficulties or questions you may have now."

No one raised any questions, and Lin Siyin was about to adjourn the meeting when her secretary, Tang Qin, rushed into the meeting room in a panic and said to Lin Siyin, "President Lin… the police—"

Lin Siyin's face darkened with displeasure. "What's going on? Calm down and explain!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man in uniform flashed in from outside the meeting room and said, "Let me speak, President Lin. I am Team Leader Ke from the Economic Crimes Unit. Kaiyuan Group in B City has reported your group for stealing the design plans for the Kaiyuan Group Stadium. Please cooperate with our investigation, President Lin…"

"What?! Nonsense!" With a whoosh, all the senior executives of Tianya Group stood up indignantly in the conference room. Lin Siyin's face turned cold as she glanced at everyone who had stood up and said, "Sit down, all of you. Secretary Tang, call the legal department over."

After speaking, Lin Siyin coldly looked at the security guard who had barged in and said, "Before a conclusion is reached, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to barge into a senior executive meeting of Tianya Group? Team Leader Ke, did you only graduate from elementary school?"

Team Leader Ke, who had followed Tang Qin in, tensed up, then blushed and became somewhat flustered. Facing Lin Siyin, even as a team leader, he felt considerable pressure, especially since Lin Siyin had pointed out his rashness in one sentence and used the term "elementary school graduate" to scorn his ignorance. Team Leader Ke knew that if he didn't handle the situation well, even if Tianya Group was truly sued and brought down by the Fang family, he himself would also be implicated. After casting a vote, the representative from Ya Group quickly withdrew from the meeting room and carefully said, "I'm sorry, I was afraid the secretary might not have explained things clearly enough, causing Mr. Lin to misunderstand. Please forgive my impetuousness."

Lin Siyin said coldly, "Xiaoyu, take Team Leader Ke to the reception room for a short while. Have Attorney Xia assist Team Leader Ke in his investigation."

Li Lanyu, who was sitting next to Lin Siyin, stood up and took her peaked cap. Lin Siyin's face immediately turned ashen. She glanced at the puzzled expressions on the faces of the dozen or so managers below and calmly said, "We'll have to wait for Attorney Xia's negotiation with that Mr. Ke to find out what really happened. Now, everyone return to your posts. Mr. Gu, the stock market will soon experience significant fluctuations, so please keep an eye on things."

Gu Letian said gravely, "It seems the other side came prepared, especially at this crucial moment... Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will do my best."

Lin Siyin nodded and said, "Public relations department, prepare to deal with the reporters. The news may spread soon, and tomorrow's auction will not be able to proceed. You are also responsible for explaining the situation to the representatives. All departments are on standby. That's all!"

Lin Siyin remained calm and composed, once again demonstrating her remarkable decisiveness. After waving goodbye, she hurriedly returned to her office.

Everything was as Lin Siyin had anticipated. The news that Kaiyuan Group had sued Tianya Group for stealing its design drawings spread like wildfire, causing the stocks of Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye to plummet. Lin Siyin also learned the details from Xia Yi.

"What did you say? Kaiyuan Group not only has our fifty drawings, but they also obtained the intellectual property rights beforehand? What grounds can a design drawing be used to apply for intellectual property rights?" Lin Siyin asked incredulously, her usual composure tinged with panic. "

The intellectual property rights were applied for based on the appearance design, Ms. Lin. We are completely on the defensive," Xia Yi said with concern.

"Design patent? Are you kidding me? Design patent? Applying for intellectual property rights for design drawings? Who's the owner?" Lin Siyin asked unwillingly.

"Whatever the reason, the Fang family has the ability to do it now. As for the owner, it's a PhD graduate from overseas named Xu Zhiqiang, but he's already sold the rights to Kaiyuan Group."

Lin Siyin suddenly had a very ominous premonition, slumped into her chair, and muttered, "Xu Zhiqiang? How could this be? How is this possible?"

Lin Siyin knew the origin of these design drawings. Ye Tianya was the true creator of these designs. Originally, this overseas stadium project had to wait until he woke up to begin. Later, Xingye found the drawings he had already completed on Ye Tianya's computer, so it could be implemented ahead of schedule. But how did the design drawings end up in Xu Zhiqiang's hands?

Lin Siyin suddenly remembered something and nervously said to Yang Ying, "Sister-in-law, go to Tianya's office door. No one can open the door without my permission."

Yang Ying hurriedly agreed and left. Lin Siyin grabbed the phone, dialed a number, and nervously said, "Xiao Ye... you already know? Yes, I need someone's help. Call Old Han and see..."

Soon, the person Lin Siyin wanted arrived, bringing various reconnaissance equipment. It was someone sent by Long Tianxing after Old Han received the call. They meticulously checked every corner of Ye Tianya's office, starting from the door.

Tianya Group was in chaos, especially the public relations department. Reporters had almost surrounded the Tianya Group, and the public relations department had to ask Lin Siyin to come out.

Facing the camera, Lin Siyin calmly stated, "We obtained the stadium's design plans from the designer two months ago, but this designer is not Mr. Xu Zhiqiang. I think everyone who has seen our group's previous designs for the Haijiao Tianya residential project, the Lincheng Stadium, and the Xingye Hotel should know that our Tianya Group is capable of designing stadium plans. We just don't know who stole them; we are currently investigating."

"President Lin, why is the designer your group found who created the plans unwilling to come forward? Did he really design them? Or is he hiding something and afraid to show his face?"

"President Lin, it's rumored that Xu Zhiqiang is your first love. You two happened to meet a little over a month ago. What did you talk about? Was it a rekindling of old flames? Or was it about the design plans? If the design plans truly belong to Tianya Group, would you give the honor to your first love for the sake of love?"

430 Upon hearing the news of the president's dismissal,

Lin Siyin's face suddenly turned cold. She never imagined that meeting Xu Zhiqiang would have such a negative impact. Forcing herself to remain calm, Lin Siyin said, "I never like to mix personal matters with business. There's no doubt that the design drawings belong to Tianya Group. We will investigate as soon as possible to find out who stole our group's design drawings. As for anything else, I cannot disclose that!"

Lin Siyin left hurriedly after speaking. She could no longer calm down. The design drawings had been stolen, and her past relationship with Xu Zhiqiang had been dragged into the mess, making the situation even more chaotic.

Back in her office, one of the men sent by Old Han handed Lin Siyin a report, saying, "President Lin, we checked. The fingerprint data on the office doors, windows, and desks and chairs shows that the list of people who entered this office is on it. We just asked the security guard and the secretary, and these people have been ruled out as suspects. The last time the computer was turned on was yesterday afternoon, but there was one unusual time: midnight on the 17th, more than a month ago."

"Midnight on the 17th?" A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Siyin's eyes. "Tianya has been in a vegetative state for a year now, so he wouldn't turn on the computer. I wouldn't stay in the office at midnight either. So the design drawings were stolen on the night of the 17th? Can you find the fingerprints on the computer?"

The team leader nodded and said something that made Lin Siyin turn pale: "We found them. The fingerprints on the computer show that only two people have used the computer: Ye Tianya and you, President Lin. According to your secretary, the computer has three passwords, which you set yourself and only you know. This is very confusing for me. This is all we can do. We hope it can help President Lin."

"Impossible, it can't be President Lin. Don't forget she's our group's CEO." Everyone around Lin Siyin refused to believe it was her.

Lin Siyin's hands and feet were ice-cold, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Thank you for your help. I will get to the bottom of this sooner or later. Sister-in-law, please see these comrades off for me."

After Yang Ying saw off the people Long Tianxing had sent to help with the investigation, Lin Siyin coldly glanced at Luo Shunqing, Qiao Yi, and the others. Seeing the doubt in their eyes, Lin Siyin couldn't help but say coldly, "What, you also suspect me?"

Qiao Yi hurriedly said, "No, President Lin, Tianya Group was built from scratch by you, President Ye, President Gu, and others. We have never doubted you, it's just that the current situation..." "This isn't in your best interest, I'm worried..."

Lin Siyin's eyes showed a slight hint of relief as she said, "We can't afford to lose our composure now. We're going to fight this lawsuit against the Fang family. Let Attorney Xia handle this. The company is in complete chaos right now. I need you to calm things down within a day. You don't need to worry about anything else."

While Lin Siyin was in disarray, Gu Letian's situation was even more chaotic. The stocks of Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye plummeted, with Tianya Group's stock being dumped everywhere. Xueya Shuangye's employees were sweating profusely with anxiety. By the time the market closed, Tianya Real Estate's stock had dropped to just over three yuan, while Xueya Shuangye fared slightly better, but was still affected, dropping to just over five yuan.

Whether the design drawings were stolen by Tianya Group from Kaiyuan Group or vice versa, the auction couldn't proceed until a final decision was made. The representatives from various countries were preparing to return home when, at that moment, people from Kaiyuan Group arrived at the hotel where Tianya Group was hosting these international representatives...

The dispute between the Kaiyuan and Tianya Groups spread globally in just one day. Because of Tianya Group's past major projects, the world preferred to believe the designs were theirs. However, since Lin Siyin couldn't identify the designer, and Kaiyuan Group had legal documentation to back it up, even those who trusted Tianya Group couldn't help but harbor some doubts. As for the representatives from various countries bidding on the projects, their sole objective was to obtain the blueprints to build a landmark building in their countries; they didn't care who actually designed the buildings. They had originally planned to return home because the dispute between the two groups was unresolved, but Kaiyuan Group approached them and offered a 'development settlement'... The incredibly generous terms of "settlement upon completion" meant that regardless of the final outcome of the lawsuit between Kaiyuan Group and Tianya Group, Kaiyuan Group would be fully responsible for the development, even providing the development funds. Even if Tianya Group won back the design blueprints, the participating countries wouldn't suffer any losses. Only a fool wouldn't accept such favorable terms. Of course, the representatives knew that Kaiyuan Group was forced to offer such terms; otherwise, with the ownership of the design blueprints unclear, no one would dare sign the contract. Because of these favorable terms, the bidding conference originally organized by Tianya Group was easily overtaken by Kaiyuan Group. Tianya Group could only watch helplessly, dealing with court summons and investigations from relevant departments. In

the Qingfeng Building, the atmosphere in Tianya Group's conference room

was unusually heavy and tense. Xingye, who rarely appeared at the group, was present today, along with Ye Tianya's best friends, Yin Chao and Hu Qing. The only target of today's meeting was Lin Siyin.

All eyes were on Xingye, who would decide Lin Siyin's fate.

Xingye remained silent, and Gu Letian couldn't help but speak up, "Miss Xingye, I don't believe President Lin would betray our company's secrets. Shouldn't we wait until the investigation is complete before discussing this?"

Gu Letian spoke, and the other department managers all echoed his belief in Lin Siyin, but Xingye still didn't speak. Instead, Yin Chao spoke up, "President Lin, do you remember a bar called 'Asking About Love'?"

Lin Siyin never imagined that one day she would become the subject of Tianya Group's investigation, but what could she do? Unable to prove her innocence, she could only reply to Yin Chao, "I remember, I remember it was me who introduced you."

Yin Chao nodded and then asked, "Has President Lin ever wondered why I happened to call you that day?"

Lin Siyin looked at Yin Chao with suspicion, suppressing her inner grievances, and calmly said, "Yin Chao, just say what you want to say."

Yin Chao said disappointedly, "Only you, President Lin, have the computer password, and only your and Tianya's fingerprints are on the computer. I'd rather explain all of this as an expert or a hacker than doubt you, President Lin. It's just that I happened to see you there on a date with a young man, sitting by the window." "That person is Xu Zhiqiang, the one currently enjoying immense success in the newspapers. Unfortunately, I happened to see you, Mr. Lin, handing a disk to Xu Zhiqiang that day. And according to the newspaper report, Xu Zhiqiang is Mr. Lin's first love, right? I called you that day because I really didn't want to suspect you had done anything wrong to Tianya, but… I'm truly sorry."

No one noticed that while Yin Chao was saying this, Ding Junfeng was inwardly laughing his head off. Originally, this was the question he should have asked; he had even brought the photo of Lin Siyin handing the disk to Xu Zhiqiang that day. But unexpectedly, Yin Chao brought it up. At this moment, no one was more suitable than Yin Chao to raise this question. Besides praising "God is on my side," Ding Junfeng could only laugh heartily.

Lin Siyin's face turned extremely pained as she said, "It's not like that. That disk isn't mine. He said he wanted to let me listen to his voice diary, but I refused and handed it back to him..." Lin Siyin closed her eyes in anguish, leaned back in her chair, and sighed, "I know you won't believe me no matter what I say now, Xiaoye, you make the decision."

Xingye, who had been sitting quietly beside her, finally spoke up, "I'm sorry, Siyin. Although I don't want to believe you would betray your brother, but... until the truth is fully investigated, you may not be suitable to continue managing the group's affairs. You've worked hard enough lately. Before the matter is cleared up, consider it a long vacation and take a break."

Lin Siyin's whole body trembled violently as she stood up, shaking, and said painfully, "I understand. I'll go pack my things now. I hope all my colleagues will do their best to assist Miss Xingye in overcoming this difficult time for the group. Siyin thanks everyone for your continued support, thank you!" Lin Siyin's voice was choked with emotion, not because she was leaving Tianya Group, but because even Xingye didn't believe her. She had so many grievances in her heart but nowhere to vent them. Who could clear her name after being unjustly accused?

Lin Siyin left, hoping her best friend Li Lanyu would speak up for her or even offer a word of comfort. But Li Lanyu didn't; instead, her gaze was strangely unsettling. Lin Siyin knew Li Lanyu also suspected her—suspected that she had found someone else because Ye Tianya was still unconscious, suspected that she had used Tianya Group's secrets to help her first love. She also knew that even her best friends suspected her, let alone outsiders. Perhaps starting tomorrow morning, she would become the biggest headline news: a foolish woman who betrayed the group's secrets for her first love.

Lin Siyin didn't remember how she left the conference room, nor how she got downstairs. She only remembered that as she walked down the stairs, everyone in the Qingfeng Building pointed and whispered about her. Except for the Tianya Group employees who just gave her strange looks and said nothing, other employees from Qingfeng Group even made contemptuous gestures towards her. Lin Siyin's heart ached, clutching the only thing she held tightly—a photo frame containing Ye Tianya's picture. She cried out in her heart, "Tianya, do you know how much pain Siyin is in? Wake up! Siyin can't take it anymore!"

The elevator reached the bottom parking garage. Tears blurred Lin Siyin's vision. She mechanically moved out of the elevator, looking at her sports car through her tear-streaked face. It was something Ye Tianya had left her, but now she didn't know where she could drive it. Back to the ends of the earth? Even Xingye didn't believe her. Could she go back?

However, when she looked up at the sports car, she saw three white figures through her tears. Two were standing, and in the middle was what looked like a wheelchair with someone sitting on it. When her eyes fell on that person, Lin Siyin shuddered. The photo frame in her hand fell to the ground with a thud, but she didn't seem to feel anything. She shook her head violently, wiping her tears with the sleeve of her business suit without any regard for her image. When she saw the person in the wheelchair, she gasped and rushed towards him without thinking...

431 Foreign invasion of

B City, Kaiyuan Group headquarters.

For the first time, Fang Hua was able to stand tall in front of his father. He believed the fatal blow to Tianya Group was already a foregone conclusion. Regardless of whose design blueprints they were, they had applied for intellectual property protection, meaning the blueprints were already in Kaiyuan Group's possession. Not only had this incident caused Tianya Group's stock to plummet, potentially halving its value, but if these designs were successfully developed overseas, Kaiyuan Group's worth would increase at least fivefold. With their domestic background and influence, bringing Tianya Group down would be a piece of cake. Imagining Ye Tianya kneeling before him begging for mercy, Fang Hua couldn't help but laugh in his dreams.

Pushing open the door to Fang Zhanyuan's office, Fang Hua handed him a newspaper, saying, "Dad, take a look at this."

Fang Zhanyuan was in a good mood, pleased that his son had finally accomplished something significant. He didn't reprimand Fang Hua for barging into his office without knocking, and picked up the newspaper. The front page prominently featured a headline: 'Strong Woman Encounters Love = Fool'. The article portrays Lin Siyin as a foolish woman who betrayed Tianya Group's confidential information to help her first love. Fang Zhanyuan snorted after reading it and said, "It seems these tabloid reporters still believe that the design drawings originally belonged to Tianya Group, which means that our Kaiyuan Group was the thief?"

Fang Hua laughed and said, "Dad, how can you say that? We only bought the intellectual property rights to Xu Zhiqiang's design drawings. Even if others say something, they'll only say that Xu Zhiqiang and Lin Siyin colluded to steal from Tianya Group. We're businessmen, doing business, what does it have to do with us? Now we have legal certificates, and we'll make Tianya Group pay some compensation in court to make up for all my planning over the years."

"Oh right, look at me, I've gotten myself into a rut." Fang Zhanyuan's anger turned to laughter, and he was about to put down the newspaper when Fang Hua quickly stopped him, saying, "Dad, keep reading, keep reading."

Fang Zhanyuan continued reading and then burst into laughter, saying, "Good, good, good son, this is truly killing two birds with one stone! Lin Siyin has been ousted by Xingye, and without Lin Siyin, what future does Tianya Group have? This move not only interrupted Tianya Group's opportunity to expand overseas, forcing them to stay in the country and slowly suffer, but also eliminated Lin Siyin. It seems I underestimated you before, well done, hahaha, well done!" Fang Zhanyuan couldn't help but praise Fang Hua profusely, and Fang Hua laughed heartily, "Of course, you don't even know whose son I am." After saying that, he sneered, "This is just the beginning. I'll make sure Ye Tianya doesn't wake up, and when he wakes up, he'll find that he has nothing left."

The father and son laughed hysterically in the office, fortunately, the soundproofing of the Kaiyuan Group's office was quite good.

After a hearty laugh, Fang Zhanyuan glanced at the stocks of Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye after the market opened and happily said, "Tianya Group has suffered heavy losses this time. The stock was still falling at first. Those guys who were frantically buying Tianya Group stock are probably ready to jump off buildings now. Hmm—" Fang Zhanyuan suddenly paused, watching Tianya Real Estate's stock drop to 2.1 yuan before stopping. He couldn't help but open a few other interfaces to check before saying, "It seems Xueya Shuangye has started to make a move. Xingye is preparing to spend money to save the stock market." Fang Hua thought

for a moment and immediately made a phone call. After hanging up, Fang Hua immediately said to Fang Zhanyuan, "Dad, our inside sources say that Xueya Shuangye is not paying attention to the stock market at all. It's not Tianya Group itself that is absorbing the stock of the two companies under Tianya Group."

"Then who could it be? Quickly have someone investigate." The Fang father and son immediately took action. However, even with the power of Kaiyuan Group and the Fang family, they couldn't find out who was absorbing Tianya Group's stock.

In S City,

Qin Tai of the Qin Group was also frowning, pondering the same matter. His initial investment in Tianya Group's stock had been ambiguous. When Tianya Group announced its overseas expansion, the stock price soared, allowing him to sell and make a hefty profit. Later, the Fang family sued Tianya Group, causing the stock to plummet. He finally understood that the Fang family was targeting Tianya Group. He secretly rejoiced that he had sold the stock instead of keeping it to try and win over Ye Tianya. After all, while the Fang family didn't represent the entire domestic elite, they were currently beyond Tianya Group's ability to contend with. Moreover, even if Ye Tianya woke up, his targets for revenge would be limited to the Fang family; trying to win him over seemed pointless.

Now, seeing Tianya Group's stock fluctuating around two yuan, it was clear that funds were being injected. However, after investigating, he discovered that the funds didn't originate from within Tianya Group. He didn't know where they came from, but he was surprised to find that they didn't come from within China. Qin Tai couldn't understand why Tianya Group hadn't offered any financial assistance to rescue its shares, instead allowing foreign capital to flood in. This didn't seem like Gu Letian and his associates' style. Furthermore, during this stock market storm that Tianya Group encountered, Yin Chao, one of the "Twin Dragons of China," had remained completely inactive. Thinking of this, Qin Tai suddenly felt a chill and blurted out, "Tianya Group has a way out! Immediately buy up Tianya Group's shares!"

His assistant hesitated for a moment but did as Qin Tai said. However, when he went to the stock market with the funds to buy Tianya Group's shares, he found that no one had sold them. When Tianya Group was sued by the Fang family, all the shareholders of Tianya Group realized that the attack on Tianya Group was akin to a government crackdown, so they all sold off their shares without hesitation. In just one day, a mysterious overseas fund had bought them all up. He was too late.

Soon, news spread through the stock market that YTY Fund from Country M announced it had acquired 38% and 38.4% of the shares in Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye, respectively. Xingye, the largest shareholder in both Tianya Group companies, only held 39%. YTY was just a little short; once it controlled more than 39%, it would become the largest shareholder of both companies and control the two main Tianya Group subsidiaries.

"We're too late. Besides the 40% of Tianya Group shares that YTY Fund acquired, where are the rest?" Qin Tai's assistant asked疑惑地问道.

"It must be the Fang family!" Qin Tai blurted out without hesitation, and continued, "However, the Fang family will soon transfer those shares to YTY. In that case, control of the two major companies of Tianya Group will disappear, and the remaining express delivery and pharmaceutical companies will be completely useless. Ye Tianya is finished!"

Qin Tai frowned as he said this, adding, "But I always feel that this matter isn't so simple. There's one thing I can't understand: why isn't Tianya Group putting a single penny back to buy back its shares?"

Qin Tai's assistant spoke up, "There's only one possibility: after getting rid of Lin Siyin, Xingye already knew they couldn't beat the Fang family." "We're preparing to sell Tianya Group and withdraw our funds."

Qin Tai lowered his head in thought, finally shaking his head and saying, "Although I'm reluctant to believe it, this seems to be the only explanation. Ye Tianya isn't awake, Lin Siyin is suspected of betraying Ye Tianya, and Xingye, that little woman, lacks the courage. If she's determined to sell Tianya Group and use the money to take care of Ye Tianya, who's now in a vegetative state, it's not a bad choice. It's better than letting the Fang family force Tianya Group to its knees."

Everything seemed to be right according to Qin Tai. The Fang family did indeed hold the remaining shares of Tianya Group. When they learned that YTY had absorbed so many shares of Tianya Group, Fang Hua almost immediately prepared to give his shares to YTY, causing Ye Tianya to lose two major companies supporting Tianya Group. But at this moment, Rong Yi, the current Vice Premier in charge of the economy, approached Fang Hua's grandfather.

"Old Fang, have you been following these news reports?" Old Rong placed newspapers related to Tianya Group and Fang's Kaiyuan Group in front of Fang Junwei.

"This... did Zhan Yuan and his men do all this?" Old Fang asked in surprise. "Old Rong, as you know, after this leadership took office, I was sent abroad for military exchanges and inspections in various countries. I've only been back for two days, and there's been a lot going on at the Central Military Commission. I haven't been paying attention to things at home. I didn't expect them to create such a huge mess. But... this business competition, Old Rong, you're not planning to help Tianya Group, are you?"

Rong Yi smiled bitterly. "I'm not trying to help either side. It's just that you see, this overseas fund called YTY has already swallowed up most of Tianya Group's shares. And as far as I know, the remaining shares are in your son and grandson's hands. As long as Zhan Yuan and Fang Hua don't release their shares, Tianya Group will still be a national enterprise founded by us Chinese. But if..." "It was Zhan Yuan and Fang Hua who released the shares, meaning the real control of Tianya Group will fall into the hands of foreigners. From both a national perspective and for the sake of the country's economic development, this isn't a good situation. I'm not saying I want to help Tianya Group, but at least… let's see if we can avoid releasing the shares ourselves. Even if we have to release them, I'll find a company or individual to transfer them at double the price. Just don't let them fall into YTY's hands. I know you have a grudge against Ye Tianya, but as the saying goes, revenge only begets more revenge. How about we give him a way out this time? I've just taken charge of the economic department. If such an influential national enterprise like Tianya Group falls into foreign control, the country's losses will be enormous. Consider it helping your brother out, how about it?"

"Is the problem that serious? I don't understand economics, but..." The man surnamed Fang frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "How can I not help with Lao Rong's matter? This isn't a big problem. I'll call Zhan Yuan right now."

As he spoke, he picked up the phone and dialed Kaiyuan Group. Fang Zhan Yuan answered the phone in surprise and said, "What? Not releasing Tianya Group's shares? Dad, we've put in so much effort, are we just going to give up like this?"

432 True Wealth

Fang Hua, who was standing nearby, only listened to half of his father's phone call before quietly slipping away. He returned to his office and hurriedly ordered the sale of Tianya Group's shares to YTY Company. By the time Fang Zhanyuan hung up the phone to convey his grandfather's message, the shares had already been sold. Helpless, Fang Zhanyuan had no choice but to call his father again.

Rong Yi sighed helplessly after hearing this. The man surnamed Fang hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Rong, Zhan Yuan is still on the phone. Fang Hua has already been dealt with."

Rong Yi sighed again, "What a pity for such an influential company as Tianya Group, sigh."

At this moment, a young man with glasses following behind Rong Yi couldn't help but speak up, "Rong, things haven't reached a dead end yet. As far as I know, when Tianya Group's two companies went public, they gave shares to Lin Siyin. Moreover, I recently heard an unconfirmed rumor that Lin Siyin didn't actually want the shares in Tianya Group; she just held them in name only. Later, she had a document drafted by her lawyer, and the shares were returned to Xingye. If this is true, then Xingye is still the major shareholder, and control is still in Xingye's hands."

Rong Yi's eyes lit up and he looked up, "Really?"

The young man nodded, "I've only heard about it. I haven't confirmed whether Lin Siyin really has a document returning the shares, but..."

"But what? Tell me quickly!" Rong Yi pressed.

The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "This time, Tianya Group watched its shares being taken away without doing anything. I suspect they're under pressure from various parties in China and are already preparing to give up on Tianya Group. No matter what efforts we make, if Xingye decides to sell Tianya Group to YTY, everything we do will be in vain."

Rong Yi couldn't help but glance at the man surnamed Fang. This was all the Fang family's doing. The new leadership needed the Fang family's support, so they had been indulged all along, but he hadn't expected things to turn out this way. Rong Yi stood up and said to the young man with glasses behind him, "Go to S City immediately and find out Xingye's intentions. If she really intends to sell Tianya Group, you must not let YTY succeed."

The man surnamed Fang interjected, "Old Rong, if Xingye really wants to sell, I'll have Zhan Yuan and the others prepare to acquire it. Preventing YTY from succeeding would be a way to make up for this mistake."

Rong Yi sneered inwardly. Wouldn't that be too easy for the Fang family? He smiled and said, "No, Tianya Group is currently hating Kaiyuan Group. If you get involved, it will only provoke Xingye's resentment."

The man surnamed Fang said reluctantly, "That's alright. Let Xiao Guo handle it; Kaiyuan will provide the funds."

Rong Yi felt helpless. He couldn't afford to offend the man surnamed Fang at this moment, so he could only say perfunctorily, "Let Xiao Guo go and test the waters first, see if Lin Siyin's shares have really been transferred to Xingye."

After the bespectacled Xiao Guo hurriedly left, Rong Yi felt there was nothing more to say to the man surnamed Fang. He exchanged a few polite words and left hastily. But when he returned to his office, he saw Old Han waiting for him.

"Old Han! What are you doing here?" Rong Yi preferred drinking tea and playing chess with Old Han to dealing with the man surnamed Fang.

Old Han sighed and said, "I know it's inappropriate for me to get involved in this matter. I really didn't want to come unless absolutely necessary. I came today to ask for your help, and also to help myself. Tianya Group... we can't let foreign capital control it..."

Rong Yi shook his head and sighed, "Old Han, I thought of this, but it's too late. On one hand, I had Fang Junwei call to stop his son and grandson, but Fang Hua still managed to sell off his last shares. Now I just hope Lin Siyin really signed the document to return the shares to Xingye, otherwise there's no way to save it."

Rong Yi said apologetically, "I know we've been too negligent about Tianya Group. Don't worry, Old Han, I'll try my best to salvage it. It's just... Xingye seems to intend to sell Tianya Group. I'm worried that because of the pressure Tianya Group is under in China, she might sell it to YTY in a fit of anger." Rong Yi knew that Old Han had a relationship with Ye Tianya. If he could persuade Old Han to intervene and convince Xingye when she was really about to release Tianya Group, it might be twice as effective.

However, Old Han sighed and said, "None of this is the most important thing. Even if Tianya Group is controlled by overseas funds, it's a minor matter. Ye Tianya himself is the real wealth. If he wakes up and sees Tianya Group in this state, I really can't imagine the consequences."

Rong Yi looked unconvinced, but he knew Han Zheng's character. Han Zheng was definitely not one to exaggerate. He couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Old Han, do you know something else?"

Old Han stood up and said, "What I know is not important. What's important is how you can save Tianya Group."

Under Rong Yi's still questioning gaze, Old Han walked towards the door, saying, "I'm no longer in that position, so I won't concern myself with its affairs. However, I'm heading to S City now. If Xingye really intends to sell Tianya Group, I hope I can be of some help. Old Rong, take care." Although

Rong Yi didn't know why Old Han said Ye Tianya was the real treasure, and although he had often clashed with Old Han in the past, he still preferred to trust him. Seeing Old Han preparing to go to S City, he sincerely said, "Thank you, Old Han."

Old Han sighed and left without looking back. His sigh gave Rong Yi a bad feeling.

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Lin Siyin left, and Xingye took charge of all the work of Tianya Group. After the scattered shares released by Tianya Group were acquired by YTY, everything in Tianya Group stabilized again. Apart from the finance department of Tianya Group, probably no one could calculate how much Tianya Group had lost. At this time, Xingye was dealing with a summons from the court.

Faced with the lawsuit against Fangjia Kaiyuan Group, Xingye had only four words: Fight! Fight to the end!

Hu Qing and Xia Yi knew very well that if they didn't push Lin Siyin into the limelight, Tianya Group's lawsuit was doomed to fail. But Xingye gave them a firm order: fight as much as possible. Xingye didn't expect them to win the case; his only requirement for the couple was: Delay! Delay as much as possible!

"Why? Doesn't delaying the lawsuit suit Kaiyuan Group's wishes? They've already taken the design drawings overseas and started construction!" Hu Qing was puzzled. Kaiyuan Group was eager to delay the lawsuit, since it wouldn't affect them. They had already begun preparing to build stadiums for those countries overseas.

Xingye remained calm. Although she didn't yet possess Lin Siyin's imposing presence and decisiveness, she had Lin Siyin's composure: "Actually, you all know that we are completely at a disadvantage in this lawsuit. Should we not drag it out? Are we supposed to immediately admit defeat and pay compensation? Dragging it out might just bring a turning point."

Hu Qing was helpless. As a top lawyer, he certainly couldn't admit defeat, and could only follow Xingye's advice, hoping that dragging it out would eventually lead to a turnaround. He submitted the investigation results regarding the unusual computer startup time in the Tianya Group's president's office, requesting relevant departments to investigate. He proved that Tianya Group had already obtained these blueprints and documents before Kaiyuan Group applied for property rights. Fortunately, Kaiyuan Group itself couldn't find evidence that Tianya Group had stolen their data. With the two sides at an impasse, the court indeed allowed an extension of the investigation. Kaiyuan Group didn't care about the extension at all, because their construction team had already gone abroad, and the name of Kaiyuan Group would soon resound throughout the world.

They ventured abroad, yet some entered the country. While Kaiyuan Group was recently undertaking its first stadium project in Singapore, YTY's acquisition team entered S City and contacted Xingye, the current head of Tianya Group. Shortly after YTY's contact with Tianya Group, a young man surnamed Guo also arrived at Tianya Group's headquarters in Qingfeng Building. Surprisingly, he identified himself as the secretary to the Minister of Commerce from B City. Upon hearing this, Xingye couldn't help but reveal a strange smile that Tang Qin couldn't decipher.

"Tell him to wait. Invite him in an hour later," Xingye said calmly to Tang Qin.

Tang Qin was taken aback, unable to understand why Xingye would dare to keep the Ministry of Commerce waiting when Tianya Group was in such dire straits. However, she followed Xingye's instructions and waited for an hour before letting the man surnamed Guo in. Xingye remained seated, smiling as she greeted the bespectacled young man who entered, "Secretary Guo, is that you? Please sit down. Tianya Group has suffered repeated misfortunes and is in complete chaos. Please forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality."

The bespectacled man surnamed Guo seemed completely unperturbed by the hour-long wait, smiling faintly as he said, "I sympathize with Miss Xingye's situation. I'm here today on the instructions of Vice Premier Rong to see if there's anything I can do to help Tianya Group."

Tang Qin, who was pouring tea, was even more confused. He'd been made to wait an hour, and now he was here to help Tianya Group? Tang Qin was secretly delighted, thinking that Tianya Group was saved. Even Vice Premier Rong was paying attention to Tianya Group; what was there to worry about? She was expecting Xingye to raise some difficulties and ask the Ministry of Commerce for help, at least to play a role in the lawsuit Tianya Group was currently fighting. Unexpectedly, Xingye smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Elder Rong and Secretary Guo. Although Tianya Group is under immense pressure and riddled with problems, it's not at its wit's end. How could I trouble Elder Rong for help? Secretary Guo, please convey Xingye's heartfelt gratitude."

Guo Cheng was getting anxious. He had investigated and confirmed that Lin Siyin had indeed signed documents transferring shares to Xingye. Xingye was now the largest shareholder of Tianya Real Estate and Xueya Shuangye. His anxiety stemmed from receiving news that YTY had contacted Xingye, which was why he had rushed over at such a crucial moment. However, Xingye showed no intention of selling Tianya Group, leaving Guo uncertain. He could only smile and say, "Of course, of course. Tianya Group's global influence is undeniable. As a national enterprise that our nation can be proud of, our government has an obligation to support it. If Miss Xingye has any difficulties, please feel free to ask." Xingye

smiled

faintly and said, "Secretary Guo, you flatter me. My brother founded Tianya Group solely for money. I think everyone can see what Tianya Group is going through now. We also want to uphold national righteousness, but reality is tough. In any case, I am still very grateful. If I need Secretary Guo or Elder Rong's help, I will definitely ask Secretary Guo for assistance. At that time, Secretary Guo will have to support Tianya Group a lot."

Guo Cheng felt a few jolts in his heart. Xingye's resentful tone was very obvious, but she didn't mention selling her company at all. Guo Cheng immediately felt a headache coming on. Helpless, he had no choice but to get straight to the point: "Miss Xingye, you're too kind. Tianya Group has made an undeniable contribution to the national economy and is a key target of policy support. We will do our best to help in any way we can. However… I heard that a company called YTY Fund is preparing to acquire companies under Tianya Group. Is that true?"

Xingye looked surprised and said, "Assistant Guo, your information network is really impressive! A representative from YTY Company just contacted me, and you already knew?"

Guo Cheng blushed and said, "I happened to run into them outside. Their representative came over, and our Ministry of Commerce knew about it."

Xingye suddenly realized, "Oh, I almost forgot. With the functions of the Ministry of Commerce, nothing can be kept secret. That's right, a representative from YTY Fund contacted me about acquiring several companies under our group. I've already agreed to consider it. To be honest, the current domestic environment is very unfavorable for Tianya Group, and I don't have the ability to manage these companies. Rather than being swallowed up in the end, it's better to sell them now to recoup some funds to take care of my brother. Oh, I almost forgot, I was just about to go to Lawyer Hu to calculate the value of our companies." "Well, I can't chat with Assistant Guo any longer. Secretary Tang, go and invite the Public Relations Minister over to properly entertain Assistant Guo for me."

Seeing that Xingye was dismissing him, Guo Cheng quickly stood up and said, "No need to entertain me, Miss Xingye. Actually, Elder Rong sent me here with another request. Elder Rong instructed that if Tianya Group is truly to be sold, we will involve several powerful companies in the acquisition. We hope that Miss Xingye can consider the greater good of the nation and prioritize domestic companies. Tianya Group is one of the few domestic companies with international influence. If we just let foreign capital control it like this..." "It's a loss for the country and the nation."

Xingye exclaimed in surprise, "National righteousness? Heh, of course." Xingye finished with a mocking tone, then continued, "Although some influential people in this nation are very rude to us, I still love our nation very much. I will consider Secretary Guo's suggestion. Excuse me, my appointment with Attorney Hu is up. Assistant Guo, please make yourself at home. Heh, remember to thank Elder Rong for his concern."

Xingye left a bewildered Guo Cheng in the office and strode out, sweat pouring down Guo Cheng's forehead. Since Xingye was prepared to sell Tianya Group, he had no choice but to call Rong Yi and prepare a company to acquire Tianya Group.

The news that Xingye was going to sell Tianya Group, and that TYT Company, already a shareholder of Tianya Group, was preparing to acquire it, spread like wildfire almost as soon as Guo Cheng walked out of Qingfeng Building. Some people were gloating, while others were anxious. Those who were gloating were naturally those whom Ye Tianya had offended, while those who had watched coldly as Tianya Group was helplessly dealt with by the Fang family's power were anxious, and now did not want to see such an influential national enterprise controlled by foreigners.

Following the news of Tianya Group's impending sale, an article was published online, listing all the pressures Tianya Group's projects across the country had faced since the leadership change. This article immediately swept across the country, and some countries that liked to promote the "XX threat theory" seized on Tianya Group's situation to strongly criticize their domestic investment environment. Some projects that were about to attract foreign investment were halted, which increased Rong Yi's pressure. He had to find ways to influence Xingye, hoping that Xingye would prioritize domestic projects. Under special instructions, some reporters began pressuring Xingye in the newspapers with accusations of national righteousness. The intention was clear: if Xingye sold Tianya Group to TYT instead of a domestic business, she would be accused of treason.

Faced with all this, Xingye pretended to know nothing. When reporters asked her what she would choose, she simply said, "Tianya Group is my brother's life's work. Selling it is not my wish. I was forced into this decision; I need more money to take care of my brother who is still bedridden." Xingye said she was forced into this, but didn't specify what forced her, leaving it to the reporters' imaginations. Her words were clear: whoever offered the most money would buy Tianya Group.

Standing before the door of Tianya once more, Old Han hesitated for a long time before finally ringing the doorbell. The closer he got to Tianya, the deeper his guilt became. He truly didn't know how he would try to persuade Xingye.

*Beep*

—Yang Meng's voice came through the speaker: "Mr. Han, Miss Xingye said she knows why you're here. She said she's heartbroken. There's no point in saying more; please leave."

"Then can I come in and see Xiao Ye?" Mr. Han made a final attempt.

There was a moment of silence before Yang Meng's voice came through again: "Mr. Han, Miss Xingye said Mr. Ye is fine; you don't need to worry. Please leave."

Mr. Han sighed, glancing up at the arched light barrier surrounding the End of the Earth. He remembered Xu Keming saying that this barrier wasn't as simple as it seemed. He knew he couldn't enter the End of the Earth. For some reason, he felt a sense of relief. Perhaps even if he did get in, he wouldn't be able to bring himself to say it. He knew things were beyond repair; Xingye had already said she was heartbroken, and no matter how hard Rong Yi tried, it would be in vain.

What Han Lao didn't know was that not only had all of Rong's efforts been in vain, but his instruction to reporters to put pressure on Xingye in the newspaper had backfired completely. Xingye not only refused to meet with the people he sent to S City to negotiate the takeover of Tianya Group, but also sold the entire Tianya Group to YTY Fund on the very day his people arrived in S City.

Rong Yi was furious. Guo Cheng barged into Xingye's office, demanding to know why he had sold Tianya Group to YTY without bringing the domestic company that had acquired it. Xingye smiled at Guo Cheng, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable. Xingye calmly smiled and said, "Secretary Guo, I'm truly sorry, I had no choice. I urgently needed the money, and Tianya Group's stock kept falling. If we didn't sell, Tianya Group's value would only decrease further, so I had no choice but to negotiate with YTY first." After speaking, Xingye placed a pile of newspapers on the table in front of him before smiling and saying, "These news articles must have been instigated by someone to put pressure on me. Do you know who it is? If you do, please tell them. Using such methods at this point is utterly despicable."

"You—" Guo's scholarly face flushed red with anger, but he didn't finish his sentence.

Xingye smiled as she tidied the table, saying, "I'm sorry, Secretary Guo, I'm no longer the head of Tianya Group. YTY Company will be sending someone to oversee things. We might have a chance to meet again in the future. Good luck!"

Xingye had acted ruthlessly, not only towards Guo, but also towards YTY. She could have simply transferred the majority stake to YTY, but she relinquished all shares of Tianya Group's companies and enterprises to YTY, leaving them completely clean. YTY now controlled all of Tianya Group's equity, transforming it into a foreign-owned enterprise independently controlled by YTY. As for personnel, apart from Xingye disappearing without a trace after selling Tianya Group, no other employees changed. The true decision-maker of Tianya Group remained a mystery, a mystery known only to Vice President Gu Letian. The major media outlets tried every possible means to investigate, but failed to find out who YTY Company had sent to oversee Tianya Group.

After YTY acquired Tianya Group, the young CEO of YTY Fund, Jack, who had previously worked under the financial magnate Lao Su, personally visited S City. Although everyone knew that Jack wasn't the real boss of YTY, he represented YTY's highest decision-making level. After being warmly received by various domestic forces, he held an economic exchange meeting with high-level officials, accompanied by the ambassador from the US embassy. What was discussed at the meeting remains unknown, but the previously unjustified departments of industry and commerce, taxation, and environmental protection stopped causing trouble for Tianya Group's Starry Night Hotel project. Tianya Group's customs documents were no longer detained without cause, as these concerned international influence; even the Fang family, no matter how audacious, wouldn't dare gamble with international relations. After a period of suspension, construction on Starry Night Hotels across various locations resumed its bustling activity.

"I can't let this go! Absolutely not!" Fang Hua angrily slammed his pen into the leather sofa, his eyes blazing with fury. "I won't let Ye Tianya get away with this! You just wait!"

After Tianya Group transformed into a foreign company, it was impossible for Fang Hua to target them again. Not only would his father not dare, but his grandfather would also allow it. The disappearance of important figures like Ye Tianya and Xingye Lin Siyin left him without a target, and his anger grew stronger with no outlet. He could only vent his frustration on the poor sofa.

Unwilling to give up, Fang Hua increased pressure on Tianya Group through the courts regarding the theft of the design plans. YTY, having acquired Tianya Group, naturally had to bear the legal consequences.

However, Tianya Group adopted a stalling tactic, while Kaiyuan Group, under pressure from various countries, had to allocate all its funds to simultaneously develop stadium projects in different countries, maintaining consistent progress to avoid offending any client. While Kaiyuan Group was vigorously carrying out projects overseas, Tianya Group, thanks to preferential policies for foreign companies, successfully secured the last few targets of the Xingye Hotel project in China without any obstacles. Construction of Xingye Hotels began in Shenzhen, Zhejiang, Hong Kong, and Macau...

434 In

the southwest region of CQ City, after YTY Fund acquired Tianya Group, and for half a year after Ye Tianya, Xingye, and Lin Siyin disappeared from the public eye, a newly established tourism development company called 'Feilong' brought an unknown small mountain village to the world's attention. Feilong Company spent a huge sum of money to broadcast a half-hour documentary on major television stations, vividly showcasing the beautiful scenery of the small mountain village. The misty clouds in the mountains, the shade of trees and the chirping birds, the shimmering blue waves on the lake and the gentle swaying of boats, the leisurely atmosphere made people who were busy all day in big cities chasing fame and fortune unable to resist the urge to relax there.

Why Feilong Tourism Development Company is named "Feilong" (Flying Dragon) is probably only known to the four female bosses of the company. The reason why a soaring dragon sculpture at the entrance of the mountain village has no eyes is also an unsolved mystery. This small mountain village, silent for thousands of years, can no longer remain silent, and its silent people are unwilling to remain silent any longer. All of this stems from four beautiful women who, in the hearts of these simple villagers, are considered "officials."

Although Murong Piaoxue has told Old Man Liu more than once that she is not an official, Old Man Liu is convinced that she is a high-ranking official, an official capable of doing things that even county and city officials cannot, a good "official" who has made the villagers rich. Murong Piaoxue is helpless and doesn't want to explain anything to him.

Standing in Tingyu Pavilion and looking down, the mountain village is no longer the same as before. The daily visitor flow exceeding tens of thousands has completely exceeded the expectations of the four of them. Gently rocking the baby sleeping soundly in the stroller in front of her, Sima Ruyan watched the setting sun half-hidden behind the distant mountains. Though dressed as a graceful young woman, her stunning beauty was undeniable. She turned to look at the three women beside her, captivated by the magnificent sunset. Although their faces clearly showed the weariness of a long journey, and although they had seen the sunset here many times, they were still mesmerized by its allure. Sima Ruyan hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "When you went back to the ends of the earth, how...how was he?"

The three girls turned back simultaneously, their smiles slightly teasing, making Sima Ruyan feel uneasy.

Murong Piaoxue spoke first, "We don't know. If you want to know, go back and see for yourself."

"Piaoxue—" Sima Ruyan called out in a pleading tone, and Murong Piaoxue immediately laughed, "Alright, alright, are you going to threaten me with Xiao Zhi Qiu again? Let me tell you, I'm determined to be Ye Zhi Qiu's mother, huh? Xiao Zhi Qiu, my precious daughter, I still haven't taken you to see your dad. Your mommy is so heartless. Let's ignore her from now on, okay?" As Murong Piaoxue spoke, she ignored Sima Ruyan's pleading eyes and squatted down to play with the little girl in the cradle who had woken up at some point and was looking around curiously with her big eyes.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Sima Ruyan's eyes as she turned her gaze to Nangong Qian'er. Of the four, Nangong Qian'er was the most innocent and gentle. Nangong Qian'er hesitated for a moment, just as she was about to speak, Ouyang Xin'er quickly interjected, "It's getting late. We've been traveling all day and are a bit tired. Let's go back and take a bath before we talk."

Sima Ruyan noticed that the three of them looked a little strange today. Even with her intelligence, she couldn't figure out what was going on. Instead, she became worried that something might have happened and hurriedly asked, "What happened? Qian'er, can you tell me?"

Nangong Qian'er hesitated for a moment before speaking under Sima Ruyan's expectant gaze, "The captain..."

"You can't say, Qian'er, we agreed not to!" Murong Piaoxue stood up and nervously stopped Nangong Qian'er. Nangong Qian'er immediately stopped and said helplessly to Sima Ruyan, "I'm sorry, Sister Ruyan..."

But at this moment, a voice that Sima Ruyan had been longing to hear suddenly rang out behind the four of them: "Speak, why can't you speak?"

Sima Ruyan trembled all over, and for a moment she almost felt the blood in her body freeze. The voice that she hadn't heard for almost two years suddenly rang in her ears, and she realized that these two years had been a very long time. When she turned around with difficulty, tears were already uncontrollably filling her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Sister Ruyan, we didn't tell the captain you were here, and we didn't betray you. We just brought the captain here for sightseeing," Murong Piaoxue said slyly from the side. But Sima Ruyan didn't hear her at all, her tearful eyes fixed on the smiling man behind her.

"I'm sorry—"

Sima Ruyan, who thought she could control herself, found that her self-control was not good at all when she actually saw the person she had been longing for. She rushed forward and hugged him, and the thousands of words accumulated over countless days and nights finally condensed into three short words.

However, when she hugged Ye Tianya, Ye Tianya couldn't take the impact and staggered slightly. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue behind Ye Tianya immediately supported him, and Xiao Qiu behind them hurriedly handed a wheelchair to Lin Siyin and Xingye to bring forward. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue then helped Ye Tianya sit down.

"What happened to your legs? How could this happen? How could this happen?" Sima Ruyan touched Ye Tianya's stiff legs and asked with heartache. Because Ye Tianya hadn't woken up since the accident, there wasn't much news to report on him, and the mountain village had only recently become more open. Furthermore, with Murong Piaoxue and the other two women intentionally concealing the truth, Sima Ruyan, who was diligently caring for the children, was completely unaware of Ye Tianya's accident. Therefore, she was naturally extremely surprised.

Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, who had been guarding Ye Tianya behind the wheelchair, glanced at Ouyang Xin'er and the other two women, and then quietly left Tingyu Pavilion with Lin Siyin and Xingye behind them. Ye Tianya remained, gently stroking the woman's soft, long hair in his arms, and softly comforted her, "Ruyan, it's already a blessing from heaven that I can wake up and see you again. I thought I would never see you again in this life."

Ye Tianya briefly recounted what had happened to Sima Ruyan, who broke down in tears, repeatedly saying, "I'm sorry—"

Ye Tianya cupped the woman's tear-streaked face and said tenderly, "I should be the one apologizing. I've let you all down so much. Even if everyone doesn't understand you, I know that everything my Ruyan made was for my sake. With such love, what more could I ask for? What is there to apologize for?"

Sima Ruyan cried even harder, sobbing as she buried her face in Ye Tianya's lap. "Why don't you blame Ruyan? Why don't you blame Ruyan for leaving without saying goodbye? Why don't you blame Ruyan for not being there when you needed me most? Why are you still so kind?"

Ye Tianya sat in his wheelchair, and Sima Ruyan almost knelt before him, weeping on his lap. He bent down and gently kissed her forehead, pulling her up. Ye Tianya smiled softly, "But I know that whether Ruyan left without saying goodbye or didn't know I was in trouble, she still thinks of me and misses me, doesn't she?"

Sima Ruyan didn't deny it, nodding shyly with tears in her eyes. At that moment, the babbling of a baby came from the cradle that Murong Piaoxue and the others, who had left Tingyu Pavilion, had intentionally left behind. Ye Tianya looked up in surprise and saw an angelic baby in the cradle, its head turned, its big eyes wide with curiosity, looking at him and babbling as if calling out to him.

Ye Tianya looked down at Sima Ruyan in surprise. Sima Ruyan stood up, choking back tears, walked to the cradle, picked up the baby, and handed her to Ye Tianya, saying, "Her name is Ye Zhi Qiu, she is...our daughter."

"Our daughter!" Ye Tianya's voice trembled slightly as he reached out and took the swaddled baby, carefully cradling her in his arms. Looking down, the little one in the swaddle smiled at Ye Tianya. Overwhelmed by this joy, Ye Tianya burst into unrestrained laughter, laughing so loudly it seemed the roof of Tingyu Pavilion resounded.

"I have a daughter! I'm a father! My daughter, my daughter's name is Ye Zhi Qiu, a beautiful name, 'One Leaf Knows the Autumn,' hahaha..." Ye Tianya seemed to have gone mad; his wheelchair started moving on its own, spinning around Tingyu Pavilion. Seeing Ye Tianya so happy, Sima Ruyan was overwhelmed with happiness, tears welling up again. She didn't even notice how Ye Tianya's wheelchair could move on its own without anyone pushing it. It wasn't until Ye Tianya's loud laughter startled Xiao Zhi Qiu in his arms and made her cry that the two, one crazy and the other infatuated, were brought back to their senses. As soon as their daughter cried, Ye Tianya immediately panicked and stopped his wheelchair to frantically try to soothe the child. But he had no experience in comforting children, and his helpless appearance made Sima Ruyan laugh out loud even with tears in her eyes. She stepped forward, took her daughter, and

gave Ye Tianya a reproachful look, saying, "It's all your fault, you scared the baby." Ye Tianya couldn't contain his joy. With a gentle flick of his wrist, an invisible force pulled Sima Ruyan, who was holding the child, into his lap. He kissed her deeply before saying affectionately, "Thank you, Ruyan."

Sima Ruyan, moved by Ye Tianya's gratitude, went limp in his arms. She rolled her eyes at him but didn't struggle. She took her daughter between them and whispered, "Don't cry, don't cry. It's all your bad daddy's fault. You scared our little Zhi Qiu with your loud voice. Don't cry, okay, be good..."

Looking at Sima Ruyan comforting the child, Ye Tianya felt a surge of tenderness and pain in his heart. A feeling of happiness enveloped the three of them.

Sima Ruyan finally managed to soothe her daughter, but when she looked up, she saw Ye Tianya's tender eyes. A wave of happiness washed over her, and she nestled against Ye Tianya's shoulder. Fortunately, Ye Tianya's specially designed wheelchair had enough support, allowing the family of three to rest comfortably.

At the same time, in B City, Long Tianxing answered a rapidly ringing phone.

"What? Ye Tianya appeared in CQ City? What are you all doing? You didn't even know when he left S City?" Long Tianxing exclaimed in surprise, having only heard half of the call…

435 Intentionally Making Things Difficult

for Ye Tianya He only found out when Ye Tianya woke up and appeared in a tourist area in southwest CQ City. Long Tianxing was both surprised and delighted. He excitedly dialed Old Han's number to deliver the exhilarating news, but Old Han was both happy and worried. He was happy that Ye Tianya had finally woken up, which eased his guilt a little. However, he was worried that Ye Tianya had managed to leave Tianya and S City under the 'protection' sent by Long Tianxing. Knowing Ye Tianya as he did, Old Han knew he would never let things go so easily after what had happened to Tianya Group. What was he planning to do by leaving so secretly? What would Ye Tianya do when he woke up and saw that Tianya Group was gone? "

I'm going to CQ City to see Ye Tianya. Old Long, can you arrange it for me?" Old Han couldn't understand why Ye Tianya would leave S City so secretly and suddenly run off to the southwest. He had been worried that Ye Tianya would retaliate after waking up, and he had become somewhat neurotic. Upon hearing that Ye Tianya had woken up and gone to the southwest, he immediately wanted to rush there to dissuade him.

The day after Long Tianxing received the news of Ye Tianya, Fang Hua, who was at the Kaiyuan Group headquarters, also received the news of Ye Tianya's appearance.

"Ye Tianya's awake? CQ City? Good, keep an eye on him, report any new information immediately... Tianlong Tourism Development Company? It's run by those four stinking women, Sima Ruyan and Murong Piaoxue? Good, good, well done, keep an eye on him, I'll make him pay!" Fang Hua put down the phone, a sinister smile spreading across his face. "You're really clever, but did you think that after selling Tianya Group, you could hide in the southwest and run a tourism company under your lover's name and I wouldn't be able to find you? I'll make sure whatever you do fails, hmph, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I'll make sure you lose everything!"

Ye Tianya knew that as soon as he appeared, someone would find him immediately. If he hadn't intentionally wanted the world to know he had woken up, no one would ever have known. He just hadn't expected that the first person to find him would be Old Han.

Old Han's appearance caused most of the women around Ye Tianya to show anger. This culprit who had kept Ye Tianya asleep for over a year wasn't very popular among the people of the ends of the earth. However, Ye Tianya was only slightly taken aback before laughing and saying, "Old Han, not bad. You finally have the opportunity to travel after retiring. What do you think of the mountain area that Ruyan and the other three developed? Oh, by the way, this is my daughter with Ruyan, named Ye Zhi Qiu. It's our first time meeting, so we can't forget to bring a gift."

Old Han and Long Tianxing exchanged a glance, realizing that this guy had come all this way to see his daughter. Seeing that Ye Tianya actually had a child, Old Han couldn't help but feel happy for him. However, they hadn't prepared any gifts in such a hurry, and were caught off guard. Ye Tianya said bluntly, "No gifts? Then this Tingyu Pavilion isn't welcoming. Go outside and prepare your gifts before you come in."

It was probably only Ye Tianya who dared to speak to Han Zheng and Long Tianxing like that. Han Zheng and Long Tianxing had initially thought Ye Tianya was joking, including Lin Si standing nearby. Yin and the others all thought Ye Tianya was joking, but seeing that the two weren't leaving, Ye Tianya added, "I'm serious. Do you think my precious daughter is so easy to see? She's a true heiress, worth hundreds of billions right now, you know? She won't see you without a gift. Xiao Qiu, see them out!"

Xiao Qiu, who had been traveling with Ye Tianya, looked at him with a bitter face, not daring to tell Long Tianxing and the others to send them away. Ye Tianya's face turned cold as he said, "If you can't get them to leave, then pack your things and go back to your hometown."

"Alright, alright, let's go, let's go. We'll go prepare the gifts, okay?" Old Han waved his hand to stop Ye Tianya from getting angry at Xiao Qiu. He, Long Tianxing, and a group of staff members who were somewhat dissatisfied with Ye Tianya turned around and left. They had to take full responsibility for Ye Tianya's accident. They had felt the intense anger in Xingye and the others' eyes as soon as they entered Tingyu Pavilion. Even the two once high-ranking elders had to swallow their anger and go buy gifts. Lin Siyin walked to Ye Tianya's chair and carefully said, "Tianya, they are all old, and they feel very guilty after what happened. Please take it easy."

Ye Tianya smiled slightly, a somewhat wicked smile. He handed his sleeping daughter back to Sima Ruyan and then beckoned to Bing Shuang and Bing Xue. The two immediately brought out a wheelchair. With the help of Xingye, Ouyang Xin'er, and others, they hurriedly helped Ye Tianya into the wheelchair, which Bing Shuang and Bing Xue then pushed out of Tingyu Pavilion.

"I'm going to the mountaintop to see the scenery. Anyone want to come with me?" Ye Tianya said lazily. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue had already pushed the wheelchair out the door. The women exchanged wry smiles and all followed. This time, even Nangong Qian'er, who was closest to Old Han, didn't stay in Tingyu Pavilion to wait for Old Han and the others to return. The usually docile Nangong Qian'er knew that Ye Tianya would intentionally make things difficult for Old Han, the culprit who had caused him to fall into a deep sleep for over a year. If she stayed, it would only anger Ye Tianya, so she didn't dare to stay and wait for Old Han to return.

This was the first time Ye Tianya had brought such a large group of beauties up the mountain since arriving in the small village two days ago. Along the way, he naturally attracted countless stares and jealousy, especially Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, who were pushing Ye Tianya. They caused many people to bump into trees or slip and fall on the wrong steps. Watching the various reactions of those lustful devils, the women around Ye Tianya couldn't help but chuckle. Even little Ye Qiu in Sima Ruyan's arms joined in the fun, making a lot of noise and having a great time.

From the mountaintop, overlooking the entire scenic area, Ye Tianya took a deep breath and turned to Murong Piaoxue with a smile, "Piaoxue, what do you think General Zhong's expression would be if he knew you brought the Flying Dragon Team here for tourism development?"

Piaoxue playfully stuck out her tongue and laughed, "Of course he'd be angry. But if he saw that the Flying Dragon Team is not only excellent at carrying out missions, but also shrewd in business, he probably wouldn't be too angry. Oh, they're coming up." Murong Piaoxue pointed down the mountain, and everyone looked down, just in time to see Old Han struggling to climb up step by step with the help of staff. Nangong Qian'er's face showed a hint of pity, but she quickly concealed it and cautiously looked at Ye Tianya. She didn't see any expression on Ye Tianya's face, but she saw the deep hatred in Xingye's eyes when he looked at Old Han. Nangong Qian'er felt a wave of helplessness. She knew that everyone, no matter how far apart they were, hated Old Han, including herself. She hated him too, but her love for this grandfather who had once treated her like family was stronger.

Ye Tianya suddenly turned around and said, "Ruyan, the air on the mountain is nice. Take Xiaozhi Qiu for a walk and let her breathe some fresh air. Qian'er, Xin'er, Piaoxue, you should go with Ruyan too."

Sima Ruyan knew that Ye Tianya was intentionally sending the four of them away, especially Nangong Qian'er. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing. She nodded, pushed the cradle, and turned to leave. Nangong Qian'er couldn't bear to look down at Old Han, who was struggling to climb up the mountain. Her gaze returned to Ye Tianya's stiff legs, as if she was weighing which was more important. In the end, she also left without saying anything.

When only Lin Siyin, Xingye, and Bing Shuang Bingxue remained behind Ye Tianya, he finally spoke with a smile, "Seeing him always worrying about the country and its people, always thinking of the public good, it's rare for him to have such an opportunity to train. Hmph, he gets so tired after climbing just a few steps, he really needs some exercise."

Lin Siyin shook her head and smiled bitterly, "I really can't do anything with you. Now that they've discovered you're here, the Fang family will soon find out too. Feilong Tourism Company will become a battlefield again, and it seems our peaceful days are about to end."

Ye Tianya smiled easily, "Come on, let them all come. It's more lively with more people. But after this, they'll never have another chance."

After saying that, Ye Tianya suddenly looked at Lin Siyin apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Siyin, I've made you suffer too much for this plan."

Xingye also looked at Lin Siyin apologetically. Because of Ye Tianya's plan, she had to pretend to suspect Lin Siyin and drive her out of Tianya Group. Even now, everyone still sees her as a foolish woman who betrayed company secrets for her ex-lover.

Lin Siyin stepped forward and stood behind Ye Tianya's wheelchair, saying softly, "It's my fault for being useless. I couldn't save Tianya Group for you. What does it matter if I suffer a little grievance? Let outsiders think and say what they want. As long as I know that for you, all of this is worth it."

Ye Tianya reached out and gently held Lin Siyin's hand on his shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, in a few days, I will clear all the grievances from your name, even more thoroughly than you cleared them yourself that night."

As Ye Tianya said this, Xingye chuckled. Lin Siyin's face flushed red. They both knew that Ye Tianya was referring to the night Xingye had kicked Lin Siyin out of Tianya Group.

Lin Siyin, remembering her unrestrained and even wanton behavior that night, couldn't keep her composure. She playfully pinched Ye Tianya's back and scolded, "Tianya, are you trying to kill me? Say that again and I won't talk to you anymore!"

Ye Tianya chuckled, "What did I say? I just said I'd write down your grievances. See? You're already having some inappropriate thoughts in your head."

Lin Siyin, embarrassed by Xingye's laughter, grabbed her in retaliation, saying, "You're still laughing? You'll see when it's your turn."

Ye Tianya watched their playful banter with a smile. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue smoothed out the wrinkles Lin Siyin had rubbed on Ye Tianya's back before smiling and saying, "They've arrived." They turned Ye Tianya's wheelchair around to face the two elders, Han and Long, and their large entourage who had already climbed to the top of the mountain. After they arrived, the tourists on the mountain were quickly dispersed.

Lin Siyin, having stopped her playful antics, appeared calm, but Xingye's eyes immediately flashed with hostility.

Ye Tianya smiled and looked at Han Zheng, saying, "Old Han, it's a rare opportunity to exercise, isn't it? Wouldn't taking a few deep breaths make you feel refreshed?"

"Ye Tianya, don't go too far!" one of the staff members brought by Long Tianxing shouted angrily at Ye Tianya. "Binhan, shut up!" Long

Tianxing
quickly turned around and stopped the man who had spoken, but Han Zheng looked at Ye Tianya nervously and asked, "Little Ye, what happened to your leg?"
When the two elders saw Ye Tianya at the foot of the mountain, he was sitting on a sofa; now they saw him in a wheelchair. Han Zheng asked in surprise.
Mentioning his leg only made things worse; Ye Tianya's face immediately turned cold. He said, "What do you think? I'm lucky I can even sit up. Now I'm half-paralyzed, isn't it all thanks to you, this great man who worries about the country and its people? But now it seems your end as a great man isn't so perfect. After being ousted from the stage, your glory has faded, and you seem to have aged quite a bit."
"Xiao Ye, how can you talk like that!" Even Long Tianxing couldn't hold back anymore, speaking angrily to Ye Tianya.
Han Zheng stopped Long Tianxing and looked apologetically at Ye Tianya's legs, saying, "Xiao Ye, I know you hate me. It's understandable. I'm the one who caused you to fall into a deep sleep; otherwise, Tianya Group wouldn't have been in trouble. You should hate me. All my years of dedication to national security, regardless of my current fate, I have no regrets. The only ones I owe are you and Qian'er. I've aged not because of my fate, but because I've been tormented by guilt day and night. I've tried to comfort myself with grand principles like 'national interests above all else'." "I still can't forgive myself. Go ahead and curse me, as long as it makes you feel better..."

Ye Tianya snorted. "Come on, it's you who feels better. You want to find relief elsewhere, but you've come all this way. This isn't a sightseeing trip, is it? You arrived as soon as I showed up. Are you worried I'd wake up and do something outrageous if I saw Tianya Group was finished?"
Han Zheng and Long Tianxing exchanged a glance. Han Zheng wasn't lying, and he knew lying to Ye Tianya was pointless. He nodded. "Yes, I know. With your personality, you won't let this go. I'm worried you'll act impulsively and ruin yourself, leaving Qian'er without support in the future. Think things through carefully before you act, don't end up like me, regretting it when it's too late."
"What if I really do something impulsive? You brought so many people today, are you just going to take me down?" Ye Tianya coldly surveyed the group Long Tianxing had brought.
Long Tianxing hurriedly shook his head and said, "Xiao Ye, don't misunderstand. I brought people here because I guessed you would encounter some trouble soon, and I hoped to be of some help."
"Oh, really? Is it someone who saw that I was still alive and wanted to kill me again? Who do you think it could be, Elder Long?" Ye Tianya looked at Long Tianxing with a leisurely expression.
Long Tianxing smiled wryly, "Little Ye, why ask such a pointless question?"
Ye Tianya's white hair moved without wind, and he laughed heartily, "You say you're here to help, but what you really mean is to keep an eye on me and prevent me from doing anything reckless. Do you think you can stop me from doing what I, Ye Tianya, am going to do? You're worried that someone will cause me trouble, but do you think I'll give anyone the chance to cause me trouble? I, Ye Tianya, solemnly tell you here, from today onwards, only I, Ye Tianya, will cause trouble for others, and no one else will cause trouble for me. If you don't believe me, just wait and see, hahahaha, hahaha..."
As Ye Tianya laughed, his wheelchair actually spun around and slid backward on its own. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue hurriedly followed and pushed Ye Tianya away, leaving only the astonished Long and Han and Ye Tianya's hearty laughter echoing throughout the mountain. Lin Siyin and Xingye were so captivated by Ye Tianya's heroic spirit that they didn't realize it until he left. They hurriedly followed Bing Shuang and Bing Xue away, and before leaving, Xingye didn't forget to glare resentfully at Long and Han.
"Sigh—" Long Tianxing and Han Zheng exchanged a glance and sighed in unison. Long Tianxing lowered his head and pondered for a moment before ordering, "Set up spies. Report any movements Ye Tianya makes immediately!"
The men Long Tianxing brought quickly disappeared into the forest. The guy named Bin Han complained, "Old Long, Ye Tianya is a cripple now and has lost the power of the Tianya Group. Why are we afraid of him?" Ye Tianya had just completely disregarded him, a security expert, and made arrogant remarks, which made the team leader very unhappy, and he couldn't help but complain.
Long Tianxing's face turned cold as he said, "Bin Han, listen to me! A hundred of you combined couldn't possibly defeat a cripple like Ye Tianya. I'm warning you, don't be resentful and go looking for trouble with him. If you end up like Xu Keming, bedridden for a year or two, don't blame anyone. Go do your job!"
Despite Long Tianxing's anger, Bin Han didn't dare utter a single complaint, but his defiance was clearly written on his face when he turned away.
"It seems there's no hope for Xu Keming and Long Shang's injuries," Long Tianxing sighed helplessly, thinking of Ye Tianya's stiff legs in his wheelchair.
Han Zheng smiled bitterly, "Now I only hope to influence Ye Tianya through Qian'er and the other three. If that doesn't work, I'll beg him."
Long Tianxing looked up at the sky and smiled helplessly, "What have we done? Why has things turned out like this?"
Han Zheng looked in the direction Ye Tianya had disappeared and smiled bitterly, "Some debts can never be settled. Nobody wanted things to turn out like this."

Ye Tianya hadn't expected that the first people to come looking for trouble would be those people Long Tianxing had sent to help him deal with the trouble. When he returned to the place where Sima Ruyan and the other three women usually lived at the foot of the mountain, someone came to his door. Looking at the gloomy-faced guy who seemed to be named Bin Han, Ye Tianya smiled and looked at him leisurely, waiting for him to speak first.
"I want to see what you're really made of, this arrogant guy who says no one can stop him from doing anything!" Bin Han said coldly, staring at Ye Tianya.
Ye Tianya smiled calmly, "Do you know how stupid you are? I just said that from today onwards, I'll be the one causing trouble for others, not the other way around. You don't seem to believe me. Sigh, I'm not in a good mood today, so I'll use you as a 'blessing.' Shuang'er, Xue'er, throw this barking idiot out!"
Bing Shuang and Bing Xue darted forward. Before Bin Han could react, he felt a powerful force rushing towards him. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue simultaneously launched flying kicks with great force. Bin Han hurriedly raised his hands to block his vital points, but was kicked back four or five steps by Bing Shuang and Bing Xue. Finally, he tripped over the threshold at the courtyard gate, fell backward, and sat down outside the gate. Frost and Snow suddenly attacked with all their might. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been kicked to death on the spot. He was completely unprepared and only tripped and fell. It was already quite good that he only took a full-force kick from Frost and Snow and fell flat on his face. He had never suffered such a defeat before. This fall became his greatest humiliation. After bouncing up from the ground, he roared and charged back in furiously. He flapped his hands like wings twice, bringing a gust of wind as he rushed towards Frost and Snow.
Frost and Snow spun in place, leaping into the air to meet Bin Han. Their legs crossed, clashing with him again in mid-air. With a loud boom, Frost and Snow were thrown back, while Bin Han was sent flying backward, crashing through the courtyard fence and skimming the ground for a considerable distance, looking utterly disheveled. When Frost and Snow returned to Ye Tianya's side, they were also panting heavily, clearly exhausted from their previous exchange.
"How are you?" Ye Tianya asked with concern.
Frost simply replied, "I'm fine, he's a master!"
Someone who could make Frost and Snow struggle even working together was indeed a master, and Ye Tianya was certain that this seemingly disheveled master still possessed considerable strength yet to be unleashed; he likely still had some unknown special ability he hadn't used.
Just as Ye Tianya thought of this, Bin Han outside the courtyard took flight again, this time accompanied by a sky full of green leaves. Supported by a layer of leaves, Bin Han hovered in the air, coldly staring at Ye Tianya and cruelly saying, "Let me show you what true strength is. Remember, you are not invincible!"
The green leaves circled Bin Han in the air, suddenly forming three powerful green ropes that shot towards Bing Shuang, Bing Xue, and Ye Tianya. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue were shocked and quickly moved towards Ye Tianya, preparing to shield him from the attack.
Controlling plants? When Ye Tianya discovered that this guy's ability was to control plants, he was slightly startled. He hadn't expected this guy to dare use his ability against him, but the fact that this guy was using his ability against them ignited a genuine rage within Ye Tianya.
"Watch out!" The four women behind Ye Tianya, including Murong Piaoxue and Xingye, rushed forward in alarm.
At this moment, Ye Tianya pulled back Bing Shuang and Bing Xue and stopped the five women who were coming up behind him with an unyielding tone, saying, "Get out of my way!"
Having said that, Ye Tianya coldly faced the three green dragons shooting straight at him. He snorted, formed a circle with his hands in front of his chest, and then suddenly pushed out with force. An invisible wall of energy rapidly expanded outward with his push. The torrent of green leaves suddenly seemed to encounter an obstacle in front of Ye Tianya, and then exploded violently not far in front of him. The green leaves were blasted into fragments of green light.
Ye Tianya then formed a strange knot with his hands. The exploded green light seemed to be enveloped by something transparent, and instead of dispersing, it gathered together to form a pale green sphere. The green sphere spun rapidly, then veered upward and crashed into Bin Han in the air, simultaneously pulling the three green dragons that had shot towards Bin Han back as well.
Bingham was shocked and hurriedly withdrew the green dragon to try and stop the green ball flying towards him, only to find that the green ball was completely beyond his control. In a panic, Bingham quickly flipped down from the air, gritted his teeth, and waved his hand, immediately summoning countless branches. Each branch shot towards the green ball like a sharp arrow. The branches and the green ball collided in mid-air, resulting in another violent explosion...

437 At His Least for a Chance

Long Tianxing was in the hotel discussing with Han Zheng how to persuade Ye Tianya to help Xu Keming and the others get treatment through Nangong Qian'er and the other three when he suddenly received an urgent call from his subordinate reporting that Bingham had gone to cause trouble for Ye Tianya. He hurriedly stood up

, blurting out, "That bastard Bingham really went to fight Ye Tianya!" and then rushed out with all his might. Seeing the green flash in the sky in the distance, Long Tianxing knew that Bingham had used his superpower. He thought that Ye Tianya would definitely be furious now, and he accelerated towards Ye Tianya's residence.

While in mid-air, Bingham watched as the green dragon carried by the green ball was stopped by the tree branches. He had just breathed a sigh of relief after being terrified, when suddenly he felt a great force in his chest. With a loud bang, he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string. In the instant he lost consciousness, he saw the Dragon Elder rushing towards him from afar, taking off and flying towards him. Just as he was about to catch him in mid-air, he remembered nothing more.

He felt nothing, but Long Tianxing felt immense pressure. Ye Tianya, along with his wheelchair, flew out of the courtyard and flew straight towards him. Just as he was about to catch Bin Han, Bin Han suddenly seemed to be pulled back towards Ye Tianya, crashing in front of Ye Tianya's wheelchair. Long Tianxing reached out and missed, landing in mid-air and rushing towards Ye Tianya. Seeing Ye Tianya reach for Bin Han on the ground, Long Tianxing cried out in alarm, "Xiao Ye, no!"

Ye Tianya looked up, a cold smile playing on his lips, ignoring him completely, and reached down towards Bin Han on the ground again. Long Tianxing was shocked, and before he could reach him, he could only plead, "Xiao Ye, leave him to me, please!"

Ye Tianya paused again, then waved his hand. Bin Han on the ground suddenly flew up and crashed into Long Tianxing. Long Tianxing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reached out to catch the unconscious Bin Han, but was knocked back several steps before regaining his balance. The shock in his heart was no less than that of Bin Han before he fainted, because he could sense that the power Ye Tianya used was not internal force in martial arts, but a power he couldn't understand at all. He suddenly remembered when the Mo family tried to harm Xingye, the four cars that exploded simultaneously—that must have been the effect of Ye Tianya's power.

Long Tianxing steadied himself in shock and looked down at Bin Han, only to see blood seeping from all seven orifices. Long Tianxing was in a hurry and quickly summoned the other staff members who had followed him there, handing Bin Han over to them, saying, "Take him away and keep a close watch on him until I return to deal with him!"

He had Bin Han taken away in time only to treat him more quickly; if he didn't receive treatment soon, this usually arrogant guy would definitely be beyond saving.

Seeing Long Tianxing's anxious expression after having Bin Han taken away, Ye Tianya coldly laughed, "In a hurry? Are you eager to save him?" Ye Tianya finished speaking and said calmly, "He won't die, he'll just be an ordinary person from now on and won't be able to act tough anymore. You came at the right time, he's a little luckier than Xu Keming and that guy named Long Shang."

Although all of this was Bin Han's own doing, how difficult it is to cultivate a loyal superhuman. After Bing Shuang and Bing Xue crippled Xu Keming and Long Shang, Ye Tianya had once again caused him to lose a capable subordinate. Long Tianxing couldn't help but feel angry, his face flushed red, clearly suppressing his rage. Sensing Long Tianxing's anger, the security personnel who had followed Long Tianxing to the scene became highly tense. It seemed that as long as Long Tianxing gave the order, Ye Tianya would be riddled with bullets by those guys. Long Tianxing stared intently at Ye Tianya for a long time, until his gaze lingered on Ye Tianya's stiff leg. Only then did his expression return to calm, followed by apology. Without saying a word, he hurriedly led his men away.

Turning back, Ye Tianya saw the horrified expressions on the faces of the other women in the courtyard besides Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. This battle was enough for these women to process, especially Lin Siyin and the maid Xiao Qiu, who were ordinary people. Their astonished expressions revealed their inner shock.

Sima Ruyan and the other three women, having seen many big scenes, quickly recovered and nervously greeted Ye Tianya, asking, "How are you? Are you injured?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "He couldn't hurt me. I didn't scare you, did I?" Ye Tianya looked at Lin Siyin as he spoke.

Lin Siyin's face was a little pale, but she felt a little better now.

She gently shook her head and said, "Tianya, please don't be so impulsive in the future, okay? Do you know how worried everyone was?" Ye Tianya smiled and gently held Lin Siyin's hand, saying, "Alright, alright, I'm fine now. Come on, push me inside."

Lin Siyin's expression softened considerably. She moved behind Ye Tianya to take over the work of Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, and pushed Ye Tianya into the house.

On the other side, Long Tianxing spent a whole day and night exerting tremendous effort to finally preserve Bin Han's cultivation. He himself was almost exhausted. Wiping away his sweat, he returned to the living room with the help of his subordinates. Han Zheng immediately asked anxiously, "Old Long, how are you?"

Long Tianxing nodded wearily and said, "It's alright, the rescue was timely."

Han Zheng let out a long sigh and said, "Bin Han really acted recklessly. This kind of disobedience must be stopped. If you hadn't arrived in time, he might not have been so lucky."

Long Tianxing looked up at the members of Bin Han's group in the living room, their faces filled with resentment, and said coldly, "What, you..." "Anyone else disagree?"

One of them snorted and said, "We just can't stand that guy's arrogant attitude. What right does he have to treat you two like that? Are we just going to let him run rampant in the country? What's the point of having security personnel then?"

Long Tianxing snorted coldly and said, "Shut up. You're more anxious than the emperor. He treats us like this because we owe him. He was originally a healthy and energetic person, but one wrong order of ours ruined him. If you were crippled and confined to a wheelchair, how would you feel? What do you mean by 'run rampant'? What has he done so far?" "Has it endangered national security? Besides, Ye Tianya's contributions to the country are greater than any of yours. His position is advisor, while your team leader is disobedient and reckless, completely forgetting his identity and responsibilities. Even if Ye Tianya kills him, we'll have to accept it. Don't think you can get away with it just because you're venting our anger. When he wakes up, he'll still have to face the organization's punishment. Do you want to try that too?"

Because he had just used his internal energy to heal Bin Han and was too weak, Long Tianxing's face turned red after his scathing rebuke. The other ability users didn't dare to argue anymore and lowered their heads. Fortunately, someone came in to report new developments, and they finally relaxed. He listened intently to the report from the person who came in: "From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., a large number of thieves and pickpockets suddenly appeared in the scenic area, targeting tourists. There were even robberies in quiet spots. Then, reporters interviewed the tourists who had been robbed and pickpocketed. It seemed to be an organized operation. Our people were about to intervene when we found that the security forces of the scenic area, which took action after receiving complaints, were completely beyond our expectations. Whenever a thief, pickpocket, or robber made a move, security guards immediately appeared and apprehended them on the spot. However, we discovered that the scenic area security guards did not hand the people over to the police station; they all mysteriously disappeared."

Long Tianxing and Han Zheng exchanged a surprised glance and said, "They came so fast? All those people have disappeared?"

Long Tianxing thought for a moment and immediately ordered, "You guys secretly investigate where the scenic area security guards took those thieves and pickpockets. Just investigate, don't take any action."

After the men left, Han Zheng said with some worry, "It seems the other side was deliberately trying to cause trouble in the scenic area and then get the media to expose them. Ye Tianya's move not only prevented them from succeeding, but also gave the media publicity for the scenic area's security. But... isn't there something wrong with these security guards?"

Long Tianxing nodded in agreement and looked up at the few superhumans he had just scolded, saying, "You guys are responsible for investigating the background of these security guards in the scenic area. Remember, don't alert them, or you'll be severely punished."

The men responded and were about to leave when a police siren sounded in front of the hotel. Long Tianxing and Han Zheng exchanged a glance and said, "It seems it's not just about causing trouble. They're back again. Let's go see. Hopefully, that kid Ye Tianya won't be too impulsive."

Ye Tianya wasn't impulsive; at this moment, he wasn't impulsive at all. He simply stood behind Sima Ruyan and the others, leisurely watching the police officers jump out of the car. When he saw that there were also cameras along with the police, Ye Tianya's lips curled into a cold smile again, "The same old tricks again, nothing new at all. Has the Fang family run out of ideas?"

"Which one of you is the person in charge of Feilong Tourism Development Company?" the police officer who got out of the car asked arrogantly.

Murong Piaoxue stepped forward, completely lacking the demeanor of a company head, and said with a mischievous grin, "That's me. What can I do for you officers? If you're here for a meal, you'd better have your money ready first. Feilong Development isn't some other place; there's no such thing as a free lunch."

The lead officer snorted and said, "We received a report that there are a large number of thieves and pickpockets in the scenic area, and even robberies have occurred. The robbers and thieves have all been apprehended by your scenic area security. Why didn't you report it to the police or hand the robbers over to our public security bureau?"

After the officer finished speaking, Murong Piaoxue smiled slyly and said, "Wait a minute, officer. You seem to know about the sudden appearance of so many thieves and pickpockets in our scenic area quite quickly. Usually, you're always slow to report it. Why are you so enthusiastic today? Trying to impress us? We don't offer any rewards."

The officer blushed and snorted, "Some people suspect that your company deliberately organized people to harass tourists in a performance to highlight the company's security guarantees. Please cooperate with our investigation and come with us."

438 The counterattack began,

and the officer pulled out a pair of handcuffs. Murong Piaoxue playfully hid her hands behind her back and laughed, "Wait a minute, I'm not wearing those. It's not that we didn't want to report it, it's just that in the past, when this kind of thing happened, you always took half a day to arrive. There were a lot of thieves today, and I was afraid of overwhelming you officers, so I didn't rush to report it. They say the police and the people work together, so we just helped you lock that guy up and interrogated him a little. You not only don't thank us, but you even want to handcuff me. You're really ungrateful."

The lead officer looked surprised, then said righteously, "You..." "They actually illegally detained and tortured people! Don't they know that's illegal?" He turned and called out, "Take all the relevant personnel from Feilong Company back—"

Before the officer could finish speaking, a green badge appeared in front of him. Sima Ruyan coldly handed the badge to him, saying, "Look carefully. Was our handling of the case illegal? Do we need to consult you? Old Han, who retired yesterday, just arrived here, and today so many thieves and pickpockets have appeared. After our interrogation, we found that these people were an organized group deliberately creating chaos and plotting something nefarious. They have all been secretly executed. Do you have any more questions?"

"All...all executed?! This...!" The policeman was stunned when he saw the green badge. Hearing that all the pickpockets had been secretly executed, his legs trembled. He didn't even know when Old Han had arrived. He thought to himself that there was no excuse now. Sima Ruyan then pointed to the cameraman and said, "It's confidential. Leave the camera. Anyone who leaks what happened today will be treated as a leaker of confidential information. That's all. You can leave!"

Han Zheng and Long Tianxing, in the car not far away, heard Sima Ruyan say that all the pickpockets had been executed. The two looked at each other in shock. Watching the policemen slink away, Long Tianxing sighed, "Ye Tianya is too bloody and cruel. No, we have to revoke their badges as soon as possible!"

"Let's go back first!" Han Zheng was worried that Ye Tianya would find out they were nearby and then complain if he didn't go out to help. He quickly told the driver to drive away. But as soon as the two returned to the hotel, a car from the local health department was parked at the hotel entrance. Han Zheng sighed, "It's that trick again. The Fang family is really ruthless. In my opinion, it's best not to revoke their credentials."

Long Tianxing also sighed helplessly, "Let's not talk about it now. We really have to go down and help them, otherwise it won't be right."

The two hurriedly got out of the car and had barely reached the hotel entrance when a staff member came up to report that environmental protection personnel had gone to test the water quality in the tourist area. Long Tianxing immediately said, "Keep an eye out for any sabotage. Go and invite the environmental protection personnel over."

After giving the order, the two elders entered the hotel. In the lobby, Han Zheng saw health officials talking to the hotel manager. He walked over and said with a smile, "Comrade, you've come all this way to inspect the sanitation; you must be exhausted."

The leader turned around and, upon seeing it was Old Han, trembled and hurriedly said respectfully, "Old Han... when did you arrive here?"

Han Zheng smiled kindly and said, "Me? I've been here for two days. The environment here is quite nice, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. The hotel is comfortable, safe, and hygienic. As for food hygiene, my staff has already checked it." "It's all done, no problem. Of course, since you're here, it's only right to check."

After saying this, Old Han smiled at the hotel manager and said, "Manager Zhang, have a few waiters take these comrades in for a check. It's just routine."

Although Han Zheng had retired, it didn't mean his words were ineffective. Many heads of security departments across the country were people he had personally mentored. The leader hurriedly said, "No need, no need. Even you, sir, have checked. Why would we need to check? We didn't know you were coming here, Old Han. If we had known... we should have come to see you."

Han Zheng chuckled and said, "I'm glad you trust me. It must have been a long journey. Let's have a meal here before you leave. The hotel owner calls me Grandpa Han. She's too busy, so I, as her grandfather, will treat you on her behalf."

Joking aside, even though these people accepted Han Zheng's instructions, they hurriedly declined. Just then, the head of the environmental protection department was also invited over. Han Zheng spoke in the same tone, and the head of the environmental protection department immediately said he trusted him and that no further inspection was needed. But just then, Long Tianxing's subordinate dragged a man in and reported to him, "This man tampered with the drinking water source. When we caught him, he was dumping high concentrations of arsenic compounds into it."

The environmental protection officials' expressions all changed slightly. Long Tianxing's face immediately turned cold, and he pointed to the man who had been caught, asking the environmental protection officials, "Do you know this man?"

"We don't know them! We don't know them!" The environmental protection officials all shook their heads. At this moment, a lazy voice rang out from the hotel entrance: "The environmental protection officials just arrived, and someone put something in the water. When they found out there was excessive arsenic, they sealed off this tourist area. Sigh, they've resorted to such despicable methods. Why are there so many idiots in our country?"

Everyone turned around and saw Ye Tianya leading a group of women to the door. Ye Tianya, sitting lazily in his wheelchair, finished speaking and looked at the head of the environmental protection department, smiling: "Isn't the person who came up with this scheme a bit too stupid?"

The group of people all looked grim. The leader hurriedly said: "This... comrade, please explain yourself more clearly. We don't understand what scheme is. We're just doing our routine work after receiving a report."

Ye Tianya still smiled lazily, "So it seems I misunderstood you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But I have to remind you, you should know that another meaning of 'comrade' is homosexuality. I have a girlfriend, I'm not gay, so you'd better not call me that. Since this person has nothing to do with you, I have to suspect that he poured chemicals into the water source here to target the personal safety of two important officials, Elder Han and Elder Long. Ruyan, Xin'er, as security personnel, you have an obligation to protect Elder Han's safety, right? Take this person away and interrogate him thoroughly. If he is indeed a spy from an enemy country or force intending to assassinate important officials, then execute him on the spot."

Sima Ruyan and Ouyang Xin'er rushed forward, grabbing the captured man before Long Tianxing could speak and trying to drag him out. Upon hearing that he was to be executed, the man was terrified and hurriedly tried to escape. The environmental protection department personnel cried out, "Section Chief Xiao, save me! Section Chief Xiao, you ordered me to do this, you have to save me..."

The environmental protection department personnel were secretly furious. In their view, Ye Tianya was just joking; how could he possibly kill someone so casually? They never imagined that two important figures were present in the scenic area today, let alone that someone they had randomly chosen to do this simple task would be caught. And to make matters worse, the person they randomly chose was too timid and ignorant; a little fright and he blurted out everything. The leader, his face immediately turning pale, shouted at him, "Who are you? I don't know you! Don't frame me!"

He then immediately turned to Long Tianxing and Han Zheng, saying, "Old Han, I don't know him. Someone must be trying to frame me..."

Long Tianxing snorted, "Frame you? My subordinates arrested him. Do you think I'm framing you?"

"No...no, no, I meant there might be someone else!" The man surnamed Xiao was sweating profusely, hurriedly waving his hands.

Long Tianxing, worried that Sima Ruyan and the other man might actually drag the man out and secretly execute him like the thieves, quickly stopped them, saying, "Ruyan, bring him over here so I can ask him if anyone is trying to frame this Section Chief Xiao."

Sima Ruyan looked at Ye Tianya, who smiled and nodded. Only then did the two men throw the man back. Han Zheng thought for a moment and pulled Long Tianxing back from the interrogation, saying, "Forget it, Lao Long, just call the relevant local department and let them handle it."

Long Tianxing knew that Han Zheng was considering the impact, so he hesitated for a moment and looked at Ye Tianya. Ye Tianya chuckled and said, "I'm doing this for your safety. Since you both think this matter should be handled by the local authorities, let's leave it to them."

Long Tianxing and Han Zheng exchanged a glance. This time, Ye Tianya was being so generous in letting go? This made them feel somewhat uneasy. Ye Tianya, seemingly losing patience, said to Bing Shuang and Bing Xue behind him, "Two elderly people are handling this; it's none of our business. Push me back."

Ye Tianya's sudden change to being so understanding left Long Tianxing and Han Zheng bewildered. Only after the local officials arrived to handle the situation did the two intend to talk to Ye Tianya. However, upon arriving at Ye Tianya's residence, they were informed by Xing Ye and Lin Siyin that Ye Tianya had already left the scenic area and returned to S City.

Long Tianxing didn't believe his subordinates would slack off, but none of the group monitoring Ye Tianya had seen him leave. Long Tianxing could no longer hide his shock. Before they could recover from their shock, Sima Ruyan and the other three women made another surprising decision: they announced to the media that they had sold Feilong Tourism Development Company to the YTY Foundation. Then, the four of them, along with Lin Siyin and Xing Ye, returned to Haijiao Tianya in S City.

Why didn't Ye Tianya return to S City with Lin Siyin and the others? Long Tianxing immediately became suspicious and ordered an investigation. Upon returning to B City, he received a report that Ye Tianya hadn't returned to S City at all; instead, he had vanished again as if into thin air. Long Tianxing mobilized almost all the resources he could, but still couldn't find Ye Tianya's whereabouts. It wasn't until three days later, when Tianping simultaneously submitted a report titled "C Province's Top Ten Corrupt Officials: Acting Like Prostitutes While Maintaining Virtue" to the C Province Discipline Inspection Commission and major media outlets, that Long Tianxing finally learned where Ye Tianya had gone.

When he eagerly found the published report, he was astonished to discover that among the ten local officials implicated, three had the surname Fang. One of them was suspected of instructing subordinates to release high concentrations of arsenic into Feilong Company, and Tianping's actions seemed to have no intention of stopping…

439 Over the next two weeks, the crackdown spread

from Province C outwards, and Tianping's reputation grew like wildfire. No one knew how he had obtained so much evidence of corruption. Although the evidence was still insufficient, it forced the local procuratorate to operate at high speed. However, Tianping seemed dissatisfied with their efficiency. When revealing the corruption evidence in Province GD to the media, he boasted, "If the relevant departments cannot produce sufficient evidence to convict the person I designate within two weeks, then the trial will be conducted by Tianping. Tianping has no prison, so he has to borrow hell to imprison criminals!"

Many people thought Tianping was being arrogant. If he boasted about it in two weeks, what could he do if the relevant departments protected the suspects after that?

In the end, they still believed Tianping's words. It was Tianping who forced them to believe. Among the ten corrupt officials in Province C that Tianping had initially pointed out, the investigations by relevant departments involved numerous procedures, leaving the suspects no time to destroy evidence. This process exceeded half a month. In response to Tianping's threats, Province C also placed the suspects under tight protection. However, overnight, all ten heads rolled, each accompanied by further evidence proving their guilt.

The nation was shocked. Tianping clearly had evidence in hand, yet he refused to hand it over entirely to the relevant departments, allowing them to investigate themselves. The internal investigation process was too complex and time-consuming, yet Tianping only gave them half a month. This undoubtedly tested the efficiency of the prosecution department and, more importantly, the security capabilities protecting the suspects. Tianping's actions were undoubtedly illegal without government permission. Following his anti-corruption arrest warrant, the government also issued an arrest warrant for Tianping. Unfortunately, no one knew where Tianping was, and the public scoffed at the warrant. When interviewed by reporters, some angry young people openly declared: "Even if we didn't know who Tianping was, so what? If I saw him, I wouldn't arrest him, but ask for his autograph and then buy him drinks!"

Soon, H province, the closest to C province, became the second province where Tianping issued an anti-corruption arrest warrant. The half-month deadline quickly passed, and the seven people in H province who were identified by Tianping still clung to the hope of escaping punishment and refused to admit their crimes. The time had dragged on for half a month, and the seven people were immediately placed under strict protection by the public security department, under 24-hour surveillance.

However, it all seemed to be in vain. The seven heads were severed on the very night the two-week deadline arrived. Similarly, beneath each head lay sufficient evidence to prove their crimes. The 24-hour surveillance footage and the police were completely oblivious; the reviewed footage showed nothing but blank white lines.

Despite the media's best efforts to suppress the news, the authorities relentlessly released all the information. The impact was naturally mixed. The common people were delighted; when the bloody evidence was laid bare before the world, they realized how many corrupt officials their taxes had supported. While angry, they applauded the authorities for cutting off their heads. The prosecutors were devastated; their authority had been completely shattered. Not only had they failed to uncover so much corruption within their jurisdiction, but even with the evidence presented by the authorities, they couldn't find any. They were constantly accused by the public of 'official collusion,' and had to walk along secluded paths to avoid crowds. They didn't even dare wear their uniforms outside their offices.

However, this situation did not last long. The Supreme Procuratorate immediately submitted an application to the Standing Committee to simplify the investigation procedures. In the midst of the nationwide chaos, the higher authorities approved it without hesitation. Moreover, after the scales were used to execute seventeen people who were clinging to a sliver of hope, the officials he pointed out were terrified. With the simplified procedures, the prosecutors asked them a few simple questions, and they all confessed.

Thus, in just two short months, most of the provinces targeted by Tianping (the anti-corruption campaign) across the country underwent a massive purge. Those not targeted lived in constant fear. In those same two months, the Fang family's influence nationwide was almost completely wiped out. Those in the know would have noticed that among the officials implicated in the provinces targeted by Tianping, many bore the surname Fang or had some connection to the Fang family. Of course, others, stunned by Tianping's bloody methods, wouldn't notice this, but Long Tianxing and Han Zheng were acutely aware. Therefore, when ordered to protect officials potentially targeted by Tianping, Long Tianxing deliberately delayed, sending security personnel half a day late to avoid a direct confrontation with Tianping.

While the aftershocks of the anti-corruption campaigns across the country were still reverberating, Ye Tianya had already silently appeared at the Tianya Group headquarters on the top floor of the Qingfeng Building. Although the Fang family and the elders Long and Han knew that Ye Tianya had woken up, news of Ye Tianya's appearance in that tourist area was suppressed due to Long Tianxing's special suppression. Not everyone knew that Ye Tianya had woken up. Including Li Lanyu, because Li Lanyu was rather oblivious, and since she worked at Tianya Group, unlike Lin Siyin and Xingye who had been dismissed and were idle, Ye Tianya was worried that she might accidentally reveal that he had woken up. For the sake of the bigger picture, Ye Tianya had kept his awakening a secret from her. Because of this, Ye Tianya felt guilty, and when he was able to appear in public, the first person he thought of seeing was Li Lanyu.

Bing Shuang and Bing Xue quietly pushed Ye Tianya to the door of Li Lanyu's office, only to find that Li Lanyu was chatting with Tang Wan.

Li Lanyu sighed softly, "I really envy you guys. Just imagine, having someone to go shopping with after work every day, watching a movie, strolling hand in hand in the sunset, relaxing in the park, and then sitting in the cinema after nightfall, leaning on his shoulder to slowly enjoy your favorite movie, even if it's the second or third time. It doesn't matter what you watch, as long as you're both there... How wonderful..."

Tang Wan chuckled, "Do you know the book *Fortress Besieged*? It says that those outside the city want to get in, and those inside want to get out. Heh, if you're really envious, then don't be a career woman. Don't you know what a woman is like?" "Too strong-willed, men don't dare to come near you?"

The two were chatting enthusiastically when suddenly a thud sounded behind Ye Tianya. Tang Qin's voice came from behind, surprised and stuttering, "Mr. Ye... Mr. Ye—"

The two women chatting inside turned around abruptly. Li Lanyu immediately saw Ye Tianya sitting in a wheelchair, looking at her tenderly. She froze for two seconds, then rushed over. At this moment, she didn't care about her image at all, and ignored the Tang sisters and Bing Shuang and Bing Xue beside her. She rushed into Ye Tianya's arms, hugged him tightly, and cried while hitting Ye Tianya's back hard.

Ye Tianya gently lifted Li Lanyu's shoulders and said tenderly, "Sister Yu, I'll go shopping with you, go to the movies with you, take a walk in the park with you, and we'll watch the sunrise and sunset together, okay?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Lanyu nodded repeatedly, tears of joy streaming down her face. Suddenly, she noticed Ye Tianya's wheelchair and stiff legs, and tenderly stroked them, asking, "What happened to your legs?"

Ye Tianya smiled gently, wiping away Li Lanyu's tears, and said, "My legs can't move yet. Sister Yu, push me, be my legs, okay?"

"Okay, okay, I'll always be your legs. Wherever you want to go, I'll push you!" Li Lanyu hugged Ye Tianya tightly again. Although it was uncomfortable for her to hug him in his wheelchair, she still held on tightly. The Tang sisters stared at each other, completely stunned.

Tang Wan had long known that Ye Tianya had a lover, but she hadn't expected that Li Lanyu was also his lover. However, having somewhat prepared herself, she quickly recovered and coughed, saying, "President Ye, congratulations on your recovery!"

Li Lanyu then remembered that there were other people nearby and hurriedly moved away from Ye Tianya, standing to the side with her head down, her face flushed. Ye Tianya, however, calmly smiled and said, "Thank you, Tang Wan. Congratulations on finally working at the Tianya Group headquarters."

After saying that, he turned back to Tang Qin and said, "Little girl, are you still as easily embarrassed as before? Have you gotten used to your work?"

Tang Qin hadn't expected Ye Tianya to turn around and greet her, and her heart skipped a beat. Her face flushed again, and she stepped forward softly and said, "I'm used to it, President Ye, congratulations on your recovery!"

Ye Tianya chuckled and said, "Looks like you're still the same as before, so shy. You need to learn from your sister. She's so capable. Be more open. " "

After saying that, Ye Tianya looked at Tang Wan and said, "You all go ahead and get busy. I think we'll see each other again soon." Tang Wan was stunned again, nodding mechanically, but pondering Ye Tianya's last words. Ye Tianya didn't look at her anymore, but looked at Li Lanyu, whose face was still wet with tears, and said, "Sister Yu, shall we go?"

Li Lanyu suddenly understood something, nodded generously, took Ye Tianya's wheelchair from Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, and slowly pushed him away. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue smiled at each other and followed him into the elevator. Only when the elevator doors slowly closed did Tang Wan look at the dazed Tang Qin and say, "You brat, are you finally convinced now? I told you Ye Tianya had many lovers, but you didn't believe me. Do you believe me now?"

Tang Qin's flushed face turned pale instantly. She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the folder that had fallen to the ground, and ran away. Tang Wan watched her sister cover her mouth and run away, and could only sigh silently.

News of Ye Tianya's awakening spread quickly, and the media, with their keen sense of smell, began to stir. Then, top lawyer Hu Qing announced that he would settle his lawsuit against Kaiyuan Group, further agitating the media. When they arrived at the courthouse and saw Ye Tianya also present in court regarding Kaiyuan Group's lawsuit against Tianya Group, the reporters, who had just finished reporting on the case, went into a frenzy again…

Chapter 440: A Dramatic Reversal.

Seeing Xingye pushing Ye Tianya to the courthouse entrance, all previous speculations and accusations against Xingye were instantly shattered, making those who had suspected him of murder for money blush with shame.

Ye Tianya entered the courtroom, bringing the reporters with him. Under pressure from public opinion, the court had no choice but to make the trial public.

Ye Tianya's public acceptance of the challenge sent a bad feeling through the Fang family, who were already overwhelmed with the scales of justice. A strong sense of unease gripped the entire Fang family as they watched the trial intently. They knew that even if Tianya Group won, the only guilty party would be Xu Zhiqiang, who was willing to be a scapegoat for money. Tianya Group wouldn't be able to get their design blueprints back, nor could they do anything to Kaiyuan Group. So why were they so uneasy? They couldn't figure it out.

The court hearing began, and this time it was quite similar to Lin Cheng's exoneration. Xingye, representing YTY Company, sat in the defendant's dock next to Hu Qing. This undoubtedly told the world that after YTY Company acquired Tianya Group, the mysterious CEO in charge of Tianya Group's affairs was Xingye. After Xingye left Ye Tianya's side, Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, who had put on wide-rimmed sunglasses to avoid causing a disturbance, pushed Ye Tianya to sit in the witness stand.

The court proceedings had been repeated, and the lawyer representing Kaiyuan Group reiterated the old accusation that Tianya Group had stolen theft. Hu Qing, abandoning his usual stalling tactics, stood up and stated firmly, "Your Honor, I request that the court present the evidence submitted by Kaiyuan Group, namely the electronic versions of those fifty design drawings. My client has evidence to prove the true designer of those drawings."

Upon hearing this, the courtroom flashbulbs went off incessantly. After a moment's hesitation, the court finally produced the design drawings and projected them onto the screen. Since Kaiyuan had applied for intellectual property protection, they weren't worried about the drawings being displayed, which is why they dared to submit them as evidence.

Even those in the construction industry would find it difficult to understand these fifty drawings, let alone the reporters present, who still kept snapping photos of the images on the slides. Hu Qing then asked Ye Tianya to speak from the witness stand. After the judge nodded, Ye Tianya, taking the microphone from Bing Shuang, calmly said, "Please magnify the drawings ten thousand times and then move them to the bottom right corner."

The operator in the courtroom quickly magnified the blueprint ten thousand times, then dragged it to the bottom right corner. Suddenly, six words appeared in all the reporters' lenses: "Designer: Ye Tianya!"

This result sent the reporters into a frenzy again. Their cameras moved from the design blueprint to Ye Tianya and back again, flashes going off wildly. If they weren't in a courtroom, these reporters would probably have surrounded Ye Tianya completely.

The Fang family probably never dreamed that Ye Tianya would write his name in the bottom right corner of the design blueprint, magnified ten thousand times. Whoever got the blueprint would at most only enlarge it to be clearly visible; who would think to magnify it ten thousand times?

Hu Qing, calm yet arrogant, looked at the flushed face of the Fang family's representative lawyer and said, "If the prosecution cannot produce an authorization letter from the author, Mr. Ye Tianya, to Kaiyuan Group, I think this lawsuit should end now, and soon it will be our turn to be the plaintiff."

The dramatic turn of events left the world reeling. Pushing Ye Tianya out of the frost and snow outside the courthouse, they realized they could barely move. Ye Tianya smiled at the countless cameras before him, glanced at his watch, and calmly said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the theft of Tianya Group's design drawings is the best thing that could happen to Tianya Group."

The reporters were stunned, wondering if Ye Tianya had lost his mind, actually calling it a good thing?

Ye Tianya continued with a laugh, "Because the design drawings were found on my computer by my fiancée Xingye when I was still in a vegetative state. She didn't know that I hadn't even finished designing those fifty drawings before I fell ill and collapsed. If construction had proceeded according to those fifty drawings, the project would have collapsed just before completion. So it's fortunate they were stolen, otherwise Tianya Group couldn't have afforded the losses from the project's collapse..."

"Wow—"

The reporters gasped, their first thought being of the Fang family, who were simultaneously undertaking projects around the world based on these drawings.

The poor Fang family had already gone into a frenzy before this, because they had just received news of the collapse of the Singapore Stadium project, the first to begin construction. Construction workers and technicians had suffered heavy casualties, and the Fang family's Kaiyuan Group was in chaos. They finally understood why Tianya Group had delayed facing this lawsuit until today, realizing that Ye Tianya had been waiting for this day. Fang Hua stared blankly as his father anxiously called construction sites around the world, ordering them to stop work. His mind went completely blank, and he kept muttering, "How could this happen? How is this possible?" "...

How is it impossible? This was Ye Tianya's trap from the very beginning, designed to lure you in, you idiot!" Fang Zhanyuan roared, slapping Fang Hua hard across the face. He wouldn't have been so lenient if he hadn't roared. He had invested all of Kaiyuan Group's funds in this overseas project, and now it was all gone. Kaiyuan Group's stock price had plummeted like a collapsing stadium, but they had no funds left to bail them out. They could only watch helplessly as they were beaten down. The stadium project had suffered heavy casualties, and the Singaporean government would likely be demanding compensation from them soon. Kaiyuan Group was finished. They had lost everything this time. With Tianping's interference in the domestic situation, the Fang family's entire network of influence had collapsed. Without funds, without power, what waves could the Fang family possibly stir up?

"No! This can't be let go!" Fang Hua, furious after being slapped, stood up and shouted, "I'll make sure Ye Tianya dies a horrible death! I'll make him die..." The phone

rang

, interrupting Fang Hua's countless vows. He grabbed it angrily and snapped, "Speak?!"

"Young Master Fang, oh dear, you're quite hot-tempered. You should take some medicine to calm down!" A mocking laugh came from the other end of the line.

Fang Hua angrily exclaimed, "Ye Tianya?!"

The voice on the other end laughed, "Thanks for remembering me. Oh, by the way, my employee Ding Junfeng asked me to tell you that rather than being controlled by a stranger, he'd rather ask Xingye for forgiveness and wholeheartedly help us. Heh, he's done a good job. I'm planning to acquire your Kaiyuan Group and hand it over to him. You must be very attached to the soon-to-be-owned Kaiyuan Group, right? Are you interested in working for him? If so, I'll have him reserve a sales position for you..." *

Slap!* Before the voice on the other end of the phone could finish speaking, Fang Hua slammed the phone down, his eyes bloodshot and his teeth clenched as he said, "Ding Junfeng! No wonder I was trapped! You betrayed me long ago and led me into this mess! You deserve to die!"

On the other end, Ye Tianya held the phone far from his ear and lazily said, "That was a really loud slam. The phone probably broke. The show's about to begin."

Next to Ye Tianya, Yin Chao, his face flushed with excitement, said, "Boss, let's each use the same trick once. It seems like it was less effective when I used it against the Mo family than it was against the Fang family."

Ye Tianya laughed, "Of course, you know who's the boss." Yin Chao's face immediately turned green.

"Hehe—

" Xingye chuckled beside her, and the other women chuckled along. Hu Qing was also pleased, but he had more doubts. "Tianya, how did you know Fang Hua was planning to send someone to steal your design drawings? Are you some kind of diviner?"

Ye Tianya smiled and exchanged a glance with Xingye and Bing Shuangbingxue, saying, "Actually, I was already awake when Xiaoye took the design drawings out. It's just that Tianya Group was under pressure from some departments at that time. Also, last time in Lincheng, Xiaoye and I both found Zhu Xingyuan to be suspicious. Xiaoye and Ding Junfeng grew up together and know him very well, so we suspected that he was Ding Junfeng." "So I have to investigate this matter secretly to find out what's going on behind the scenes. There was nothing wrong with the design drawings. I really intended to use them for overseas development to avoid the unfavorable situation in China. Ding Junfeng stealing the design drawings was just an accident. I changed my mind at the last minute. When someone entered my office in the middle of the night, my remote monitoring had already detected it and sounded an alarm. While they were trying to unlock the three passwords set by Sister Siyin, I figured out they wanted to steal the design drawings. So I quickly removed several key walls from the design drawings through remote operation. Without the key walls, it would be strange if they didn't collapse, and then all the subsequent events happened."

"Well, you've fooled us all so well!" Li Lanyu had spent the whole day shopping with Ye Tianya, watching the sunset and watching a movie. She was as sweet as if she had eaten candy, but she still hadn't forgotten her witchy nature. When she heard that Ye Tianya had been awake for more than half a year but had kept it from her for more than half a year, she immediately flew into a rage.

Lin Siyin quickly smiled and said, "Alright, Xiaoyu, this is all for the greater good. If everyone knew that Tianya had woken up, the Fang family would definitely be on guard. We were all kept in the dark, weren't we?"

As soon as Lin Siyin spoke, Li Lanyu immediately gave her an apologetic look and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Siyin. I shouldn't have doubted you back then."

Lin Siyin smiled forgivingly and said, "Don't take it to heart. You doubted me because you love Tianya too much, right?"

Li Lanyu blushed and glanced at Ye Tianya. Even the anger she felt for him hiding things from her for half a year had vanished without a trace. Yin Chao chuckled and looked at Lin Siyin, saying, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I shouldn't have doubted you back then, and I shouldn't have testified against you later. Please forgive me. You know, when the boss was lying there without moving, I couldn't help but be a little suspicious. You know, I can't tolerate any nonsense..."

Lin

Siyin blushed deeply at Yin Chao's address of "sister-in-law." She first looked at Ye Tianya with teary eyes before saying to Yin Chao, "Tianya is so lucky to have a brother like you. Your thoughts and your testing of me back then were entirely for Tianya's sake. How could I blame you?"

Yin Chao chuckled awkwardly and looked at Ye Tianya, saying, "Boss, your sister-in-law is so good. When are you going to clear her name?"

Ye Tianya looked at Lin Siyin gently and said, "Soon. Ding Junfeng is still our 'cooperation' partner. Once Fang Hua finishes this for us, Sister Siyin's grievances will be completely cleared."

Speaking of "washing clean," Ye Tianya and Xingye both smiled meaningfully at Lin Siyin. Lin Siyin suddenly remembered the last time the two of them laughed at her for being so wild with Ye Tianya after washing herself clean that night. Her face turned even redder, and she glared at Ye Tianya before turning her head away, revealing her bright red neck.

Hu Qing picked up the conversation, saying, "It's not difficult to clear President Lin's name. When the time is right, it will happen naturally. So what are your plans now? To acquire Kaiyuan Group with the funds you have? Or to find a way to take back Tianya Group?"

Ye Tianya smiled and glanced at everyone, saying, "Kaiyuan Group will be acquired, but not with my own funds, but with YTY's funds. As for Tianya Group, it has never left me." "

What?" Except for Bing Shuang, Bing Xue, and Xingye, everyone else looked at Ye Tianya in disbelief.

Xingye chuckled and said, "The boss behind YTY is my brother. YTY is the initials of Ye Tianya's name. My brother just used his own money to transfer funds between his own hands to get Tianya Group the status of a foreign enterprise."

Ye Tianya nodded and smiled, "After acquiring Kaiyuan Group, I still want to turn it into a foreign enterprise because I'm increasingly finding that having this foreign enterprise status makes many things much easier."

"YTY is yours too? You bastard, you're inhuman!" Hu Qing pointed at Ye Tianya in surprise, his face flushed red. Yin Chao had a similar expression, then suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "I remember now! Last time you promised the Zhao family to drive YTY out of Hong Kong, and it was so easy! It turns out it's your own company! Boss, you've kept this from us for so long!"

Ye Tianya laughed, "YTY, Ye Tianya, it's so easy to guess. You just couldn't figure it out yourselves. Can you blame me?"

Hu Qing couldn't control his emotions and said, "Go to hell! You've never been abroad, and YTY has a foreign background. We've been trying to figure out which English words YTY is short for. You bastard, are you trying to give us a heart attack?"

Ye Tianya looked at the women around him, only to see them all staring at him dumbfounded. Even Lin Siyin was stunned and didn't react. Ye Tianya felt that he had gone a bit too far, because keeping too many things from them made them feel that he didn't trust them enough. So he hurriedly said to the women, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to give you a surprise."

The women realized what was going on. Lin Siyin, Sima Ruyan, and the other three women didn't say anything, but Li Lanyu, completely ignoring the people around her, pounced on Ye Tianya, grabbed him by the ear, and roared, "You brat, what other surprises do you have? Spit it out!"

The others were ready to watch the show, but Ye Tianya easily grabbed Li Lanyu's hands, pulled her into his wheelchair, and hugged her tightly, laughing, "Sister Yu, you're not the teacher now, and I'm not the student. If you want to murder your husband, you'll have to ask the other sisters for permission first!"

"I agree!" Murong Piaoxue was the first to raise her hand and shout.

Sima Ruyan said with a half-smile, "I agree too!"

Lin Siyin looked at Ye Tianya with a smile, stood up and said, "I don't care, I'll go make a cup of coffee!"

"I'll go make a cup too!" Ouyang Xin'er smiled and followed Lin Siyin away. Ye Tianya's face grew darker and darker, and finally he turned his gaze to Nangong Qian'er. Li Lanyu immediately looked at Nangong Qian'er threateningly and said, "Qian'er?!"

Nangong Qian'er hurriedly stood up and said, "Captain, I...I'm going to the restroom!"

Yin Chao and Hu Qing exchanged a glance and said, "Brother Hu, didn't you say you just bought a new golf club? Take me to see it."

Hu Qing had long been jealous of Ye Tianya enjoying the blessings of having two women by himself. At this moment, he looked at Ye Tianya with schadenfreude and said, "Mr. President of YTY, we'll take our leave first."

The two laughed and went out the door. Just as Ye Tianya was about to punish Li Lanyu, this great witch, a sudden alarm beeped from the computer. Ye Tianya was startled. After letting Li Lanyu go, Bing Shuang and Bing Xue, seizing the opportunity, pushed him closer to the computer.

Ye Tianya quickly typed a series of commands on the keyboard, and a message popped up. Li Lanyu, Xing Ye, and the others gathered nearby all paled. The message was that someone had issued a bounty through an international mercenary organization, and Ye Tianya, Xing Ye, and Sima Ruyan were all on the list. Ye Tianya's life was worth 100 million, Xing Ye's was worth 50 million, and the heads of each of the four family girls were worth 10 million.

The message had been monitored by Li Si, who was browsing the internet. Ye Tianya knew at a glance that the Fang family was desperate. Because Lin Siyin and Li Lanyu were not on the list, but Sima Ruyan and her three companions who had offended Fang Hua were included. Only Fang Hua would include Sima Ruyan and her companions when he used his last trump card against Ye Tianya, since the four of them had stood up to him during military training. As it turned out, Li Si's investigation results showed that the bail paid to the mercenary organization was transferred from the Fang family's secret account in Switzerland. Ye Tianya couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that the Fang family is really broke. They think they can buy my head for a hundred million? They think too little of me, Ye Tianya!"

"What? They didn't even include me!" After her initial shock, Li Lanyu suddenly realized that she wasn't on the list and immediately felt out of place, as if her absence made her relationship with Ye Tianya seem less deep than that of Sima Ruyan and the others.

Ye Tianya turned to look at Li Lanyu and said, "Maybe they thought killing Sister Yu would cost billions, and they couldn't afford that, so they had to let you go."

Li Lanyu snorted and said, "Who are you kidding? You brat, you must catch that guy surnamed Fang. I want to ask him why he didn't include me!"

Ye Tianya felt a chill and turned to gently pat the worried Xingye's hand, saying, "Don't worry, nothing will happen." Although he said that, Ye Tianya still warned the women to try not to leave the End of the World. After sending the women away, Ye Tianya smiled coldly, crossed his arms, and said to the computer, "Lisi, send me a bounty: 200 million for each of Fang Hua's immediate family members, double the bounty for Fang Hua's head, 400 million!"

Lisi's face appeared on the computer screen. This online spirit was now omnipresent; she could appear on any computer as easily as appearing at his own window. Alice popped up with a charming smile and said, "Young Master, should we warn those assassins not to bother with you?"

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "You're becoming more and more opinionated, but if you warn them, wouldn't that be telling them I was the one who issued the bounty?"

Alice stuck out her tongue playfully and said, "I know, Young Master. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "Yes, you look very beautiful today!"

"Really? Hehe, thank you, Young Master. I'm going to get back to work." Alice acted shy and genuinely ran away from the bottom right corner of the computer screen. Ye Tianya couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly. His face immediately turned cold, and he stood at the window, coldly saying, "Hmph, if you want to play until the very end, then keep playing!"

Hu Qing, who had gone out with Yin Chao, froze on the outside, his expression turning serious. "Yin Chao," he said, "have you noticed? Tianya is different since he woke up this time."

Yin Chao nodded. "It's obvious. Boss is much more uninhibited now. He never used to be so flirtatious in front of everyone."

Hu Qing shook his head. "I know about that change. I mean, Tianya has become somewhat cold-blooded. Hundreds of workers in Singapore died because of the stadium collapse. This was all Tianya's doing to deal with the Fang family." "This is what happened. Tianya could have announced the design flaws much earlier, even just an hour before the collapse, which could have saved hundreds of lives. He clearly wanted to cause deaths to put diplomatic pressure on the Fang family. I'm worried that these troubles the Tianya Group is facing will turn Tianya into a devil. With his current power, if he becomes a ruthless devil... I don't even want to think about it."

Yin Chao paused, then defended Ye Tianya, saying, "The boss wasn't even at the construction site. Who could accurately predict when the project would collapse? If none of the projects collapsed, who would believe the boss even if he announced it?"

Hu Qing shook her head again, saying, "But have you noticed that when Tianya learned about the deaths of so many workers in Singapore, he showed no remorse whatsoever? Aren't you worried that he'll become heartless after suffering so many blows?"

Yin Chao still didn't want to think the worst, but he thought about Ye Tianya's experiences over the past few years—the series of setbacks, being framed and rendered a vegetable, the Fang family's ruthless suppression. If it were him, he might also become ruthless.

Yin Chao began to worry. It's easy for a person to turn bad, but it's hard for them to turn good.

"No, the boss was just driven to desperation. He won't change..." Yin Chao wanted to comfort Hu Qing, or perhaps himself, but he clearly heard his own voice trembling.

Yin Chao's mind was in turmoil. He hurriedly said goodbye to Hu Qing and drove straight to the Wenqing Bar. The moment he stepped into the bar, Yin Chao's chaotic mind calmed down a little.

Since it wasn't Wednesday, Yin Chao's sudden arrival surprised Yun Shuiqing. She quickly realized he was preoccupied, so she put up the "Closed for Business" sign before pouring him a drink.

"I want something different today, something strong!" Yin Chao looked up at Yun Shuiqing; it was the first time he'd directly asked her for a different drink.

Yun Shuiqing hesitated for a moment, then didn't give him anything too strong. She went behind a door and returned shortly with a full tea set, placing it in front of Yin Chao. "You should drink tea today," she said. "Calm down. Only in stillness can you be rational, and rationality is the prerequisite for solving problems."

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