Forbidden Fruit [Full Text] - 26

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Chapter 364 The Dark Horse Appears

"Xiao Ye, what's wrong?" Ye Tianya exclaimed in anguish.

He had overheard Ye Yingjie deliberately speaking loudly in the living room, recounting Fang Xinyi's years of searching and longing, and how he already felt remorse, realizing

he too heartless towards Fang Xinyi, even preparing to return and leave them to wander the world. However, he hadn't heard Xingye's hushed rebuttal to Ye Yingjie in the living room. When he turned back and saw Xingye squatting on the ground sobbing, he cried out in anguish, put Ye Beibei down, and quickly squatted down beside Xingye.

Xingye hadn't expected Ye Tianya to suddenly return. She remembered keeping her voice as low as possible, even covering her mouth to suppress her sobs.

Xingye hurriedly wiped her tears and shook her head, saying, "No...it's nothing, brother, Xiao Ye is fine..."

Ye Tianya suddenly turned around and stared intently at Ye Yingjie. The glint of light and anger in his eyes made Ye Yingjie, a weathered man who had experienced countless storms, gasp and take a step back. Ye Tianya stared at him coldly and said, "What did you say to Xiaoye?"

Xingye nervously hugged Ye Tianya from behind and hurriedly said, "No...it has nothing to do with him, brother, I'm really fine, really!"

"Tianya, it has nothing to do with Chairman Ye!"

Lin Siyin was also worried that Ye Tianya's outburst at Ye Yingjie would make the relationship between father and son even more strained, so she quickly stood up to help clarify. Only then did Ye Tianya stop staring at Ye Yingjie so angrily, and instead looked at Fang Xinyi, who had already stood up, with some reluctance, and said, "I've tried my best. I've tried my best to accept you, but I feel really awkward when I'm with you. Originally...I asked you to come here just to let you see my home, to see my life, to let you see that I'm doing well, so that you can rest assured and not push me so hard. Give me time to adjust, give me time to adapt, but why do you insist on pushing me? How can I face you like this?" "Believe you? All these years, I've ignored my longing and disappointment. I'm not pursuing your mistakes or intentionally punishing anyone. I'm just really not used to it. Even when I'm eating, my outstretched hand feels stiff under your gaze, do you know that? You're suffering too. You're not wrong, it's my fault. It's fate playing tricks on me, Ye Tianya. If you really want to hold someone accountable, I'd rather believe it's some sin I committed in my past life that I'm paying for in this one. Even if it is, please give me more time, but don't hurt Xiaoye. Please, okay?"

At this moment, Ye Tianya, embracing Xingye, was like a child. Facing Ye Yingjie and his wife, even though he didn't want to admit it, he still sounded like a child pouring out his heart.

Ye Yingjie stared blankly, and the others were also slightly stunned. Xingye wouldn't let Ye Yingjie hurt Ye Tianya, while Ye Tianya begged them not to hurt Xingye. He couldn't tell his parents what he would do to them if they hurt Xingye, so he could only plead. These two pitiful people were protecting each other, carefully protecting each other. This touching emotion was breathtaking for everyone. Fang Xinyi, whose face was already streaked with tears, stood up and said with heartache, "It's not your fault, child, it's my fault. It's my carelessness that made you suffer so much. I shouldn't have forced you. It's all my fault. I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Please forgive me. I'm old, and every day I live is one day less." "One day, Mom just wanted you to come back to us as soon as possible, to make up for all the years of neglect I've

caused you..." Xingye in Ye Tianya's arms was still sobbing. Fang Xinyi's words made him stiffen. He dared not stay any longer, because he didn't know what would happen if he stayed. He even had the urge to turn around and call out "Mom" and keep them here. But Fang Xinyi's last sentence, "wanted to make up for all the years of neglect I've caused you," overlapped with the same sentence Zhao Xiangyu had said to Xingye. Although Ye Tianya hated this overlap, every time it overlapped, it made Ye Tianya inexplicably think of the suffering Xingye had endured. Every overlap made Ye Tianya feel a resistance to family affection.

It was this renewed hesitation that led Ye Tianya to help Xingye to her feet. She turned away from Fang Xinyi's tearful face and left the restaurant without looking back. Bing Shuang and Bing Xue hurriedly followed. Ye Beibei, now put down by Ye Tianya, looked at everyone with her bright, confused eyes, her gaze shifting between their faces…

Ye Tianya didn't say anything more, and Ye Yingjie and his wife could only leave helplessly. However, they still took the passes Lin Siyin had arranged for them. The couple ran a car dealership and didn't have much free time, but whenever they had free time, they would use the passes to come to Haijiao Tianya. Although at first Ye Tianya felt

awkward and even tried to avoid them every time they came… However, under the intentional or unintentional guidance of Lin Siyin and others, he gradually began to talk to Ye Yingjie about the stories of the business district in S City before they came to S City. Ye Yingjie would also occasionally share his observations on business policies with Ye Tianya. Every time Fang Xinyi came, she would personally cook a few of her signature dishes for Ye Tianya. Xiao Qiu and the others would always have Fang Xinyi cook Ye Tianya's favorite dishes. At first, Ye Tianya was awkward and embarrassed to take food, but Lin Siyin always encouraged everyone to take food from each other and put a lot of food in his bowl. Gradually, he got used to it. Since Ye Yingjie and his wife usually came on weekends, Lin Siyin would often invite Yin's mother over on weekends to avoid making Fang Xinyi feel awkward. Because of Yin's mother's arrival, Ye Yingjie and his wife stayed at Haijiao Tianya on weekends. Over the next few months, almost every weekend, Ye Yingjie and his wife, along with Yin Chao and his mother, would come to Haijiao Tianya for a small gathering, and then stay overnight until Monday. This created a situation where, while other families celebrated their children's weekends at home, Ye Tianya's parents were the ones coming home.

As this happened more often, it became a habit, and Ye Tianya tried hard to adapt, striving to integrate himself into the so-called 'family'. Therefore, he acquiesced to Lin Siyin's arrangement for Ye Yingjie and his wife to stay at Haijiao Tianya on weekends, and because of his efforts to adapt, he gradually came to regard Ye Yingjie and his wife's weekend visits as a habit.

During the time Ye Tianya was trying to adapt to family life, both new and old employees of Tianya Group were also adapting. New employees were adapting to their new jobs, and old employees were adapting to the reality of suddenly becoming employees of a large corporation. All work gradually got on track, and after several months of adjustment, the group truly became a unified whole. Ye Tianya, Lin Siyin, and others' work gradually became easier. Except for very large transactions that required their involvement in decision-making, department managers could make decisions on many things. Time flew by and it was September. Xingye's exam was getting closer, and Ye Tianya gradually shifted his attention to preparing for it...

It was the weekend again, and Ye Tianya sat down at the dining table. Looking at the empty seats where Ye Yingjie and his wife usually sat, he unconsciously said, "Aren't they here yet? Sister Meng, should you call and ask if they're coming back?"

After he said this, everyone's gaze towards Ye Tianya, except for Ye Beibei, slowly changed from surprise to joy. Ye Tianya's words meant that he had completely accepted his parents. Although he still couldn't bring himself to call them "Mom and Dad," it at least proved that he had accepted them. Just as Lin Siyin was about to explain with delight, two people hurriedly entered through the door. It was Ye Yingjie and his wife. Fang Xinyi, clearly overjoyed after hearing Ye Tianya's words, said with the same delight as everyone else, "They're here! A batch of fresh turtles suddenly arrived at the market today, so we drove around to buy some. Unfortunately, we got stuck in traffic on the way back. Sorry to keep you all waiting. Xiaomeng, come help Auntie take the turtles to the kitchen. Auntie will show you how to cook them tomorrow morning!"

“I already told you to let Xiao Qiu and the others buy whatever we wanted to eat this morning. It wasn’t crowded then. You’re coming home from get off work and there’s traffic now, why did you go so far? Go wash your hands and eat.” Although Ye Tianya’s tone was reproachful, it was also full of concern. Fang Xinyi and Ye Yingjie exchanged a relieved smile, both of them cheerfully saying “Yes” and going to wash their hands, their voices filled with barely suppressed joy. Xingye held Ye Tianya’s hand under the table, smiling and nodding affirmatively at him. Ye Tianya knew what Xingye meant. If it weren’t for Xingye’s constant support all this time, he probably wouldn’t have been able to stand the awkwardness and wouldn’t have let Ye Yingjie and his wife go to the End of the Earth. But now that he was gradually getting used to it, Ye Tianya was slowly starting to like this feeling, this feeling that should be called reunion.

It was precisely because he was enjoying the reunion that Ye Tianya worried that Xingye, seeing all this, would be reminded of her own mother and feel out of place. Now, Xingye, understanding his feelings, gave him a supportive and comforting smile, which eased his worries considerably.

After Ye Yingjie and his wife sat back down at the table, Xiao Qiu immediately poured

drinks for everyone. Ye Yingjie was the first to raise his glass and look at Xingye, saying, "Xiaoye, you're taking the bar exam tomorrow. Uncle wishes you every success!"

Xingye stood up, raised her glass, clinked it with Ye Yingjie's, and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Uncle!"

Xingye didn't harbor any ill will towards Ye Yingjie. As long as they didn't harm Ye Tianya, she respected them as Ye Tianya's parents. She respected their years of searching for Ye Tianya, but of course, the most important premise was that they wouldn't harm Ye Tianya.

Fang Xinyi also stood up to encourage Xingye, saying, "Go, Xiaoye! Auntie wishes you all the best. But don't be nervous. With your thorough preparation, the bar exam is just a piece of cake."

Over time, the two had figured out Ye Tianya's psychology. To gain his favor, Xingye was the most direct and effective way. The couple's actions were clearly on the right track. Their concern for Xingye pleased Ye Tianya, and a rare smile appeared on his face as he said, "This little exam is of course just a piece of cake for Xiaoye. Don't put pressure on her like this."

Li Lanyu laughed without giving Ye Tianya any face, "I don't know who's acting like it's a big deal. All their energy has been focused on the bar exam lately. Every day as soon as they get to work, they're online looking at information about the bar exam and current affairs. They've dumped all their work on me, their assistant. And they're criticizing others!"

Ye Tianya smiled awkwardly. Xingye looked apologetically at Li Lanyu, about to say something, when Li Lanyu quickly smiled and said, "Xiaoye, don't say anything, sister..." "I'm not blaming him, I just can't stand his hypocritical attitude. He's putting pressure on you

like a major crisis, yet he criticizes others. If he weren't busy with Xiao Ye's matter, I wouldn't be helping him. Hehe, ignore him, and I wish you all the best."

Among all the people in the world, only Li Lanyu could put Ye Tianya in a difficult position. For the past few months, she hadn't dared to criticize Ye Tianya whenever the Ye Yingjie couple came. Today, seeing that Ye Tianya was in a good mood and his words revealed his acceptance of the Ye Yingjie couple, she dared to put on a little criticism. Everyone laughed and continued eating. Lin Siyin, sitting opposite Ye Tianya, smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, stop complaining. You asked to be an assistant yourself. Besides, how much work have you done? It was the secretary who helped you."

Li Lanyu retorted, "What? I did a lot of work! Oh, I forgot to tell you, Tianya, according to the HR department's performance statistics for the past few months, two dark horses emerged from the new hires in May. The HR department's report mentioned that they were planning to promote them."

"A dark horse?" Ye Tianya suddenly remembered the arrogant guy he'd met during the interview.

"Yes, a dark horse. And unlike you, who likes white clothes, they're shiny black. One of them is Tong Jiale, the planning manager of Xingye Express. As soon as he took office, he proposed to penetrate the express delivery industry into universities across the country, especially targeting college graduates. He cleverly used your reputation and influence among college students—you, a half-baked college graduate who succeeded in starting a business—and in just one month, he'd captured almost the entire market. In July, Xingye Express took 70-80% of the luggage delivery service for college graduates leaving campus, infuriating the postal and railway companies to the point that they almost got into fights with Xingye Express employees. I think his use of your half-baked college graduate reputation was extremely clever." One of the dark horses was

Qiu Tianxing, a low-level salesman in Tianya Real Estate's business department. He and some people from the engineering and technical department and the business department were sent to Lincheng to support the preliminary preparations for the development of the stadium and Xingye Hotel by the Lincheng branch. Because of his expertise in sales, he was assigned to the sales department. The Lincheng branch had acquired some of the properties from Changfeng Real Estate. As soon as he started working, he showed extraordinary intelligence and ability and was promoted to sales team leader. In the past few months, his team has been doing very well with those properties, with an average of one apartment selling out every day..."

Li Lanyu said with some excitement, but between the lines, she always referred to Ye Tianya with one or two terms like "half-baked college student," "kid," or "guy." Showing no mercy to Ye Tianya, the spark of defiance within Ye Tianya was reignited. She reached out to stop her, saying, "Stop, stop, Sister Yu, don't get excited. Be careful of your spit, don't forget you're talking about food we all need to eat..."

"I...you...you jerk, did I spit? Beibei, do you think Auntie spat?" Li Lanyu was silenced by Ye Tianya's words, her face flushed red. She could only turn to Ye Beibei, the only 'honest' child, for help.

However, Ye Beibei, engrossed in enjoying the snacks she only got on weekends, didn't even look up and replied, "Auntie, it's okay if you spit. Beibei is only eating popcorn and potato chips tonight. It's so far away, Auntie, you can't spit into this bag..."

Ye Beibei's words caused everyone except Li Lanyu to burst into laughter, including Ye Yingjie and his wife. Li Lanyu was speechless with anger and had no choice but to admit defeat.

After laughing, Ye Yingjie said with a smile, "Tianya, capable people should be promoted. Firstly, it encourages competent people, and secondly, it motivates others, giving them hope. Moreover, capable people at higher levels play a completely different role. President Lin, what do you think?" Ye Yingjie looked at Lin Siyin as he spoke.

Lin Siyin nodded and said, "Chairman Ye makes a lot of sense. Tianya, what do you say?" Lin Siyin then tossed the ball to Ye Tianya.

Ye Tianya waved his hand and laughed, "Alright, let's talk about food at the table. Let him handle work in his office or study. Oh, by the way, Auntie, Yin Chao hasn't come over for several weeks. Is he too busy to come home and keep you company again?"

Yin's mother smiled, "It's alright. That boy is very career-oriented. Let him be. As his mother, I can't expect him to come home to keep me company every day; that's too unambitious. These days, he seems to have some new product in collaboration with a foreign company that's about to launch, and it's at a crucial stage. He hasn't come home for several days. Little Ye, if you have time, please help me persuade him not to work so hard."

Ye Tianya nodded in agreement. There were some things he couldn't say aloud. Ever since He Sisi's incident, Yin Chao had become a workaholic. Ye Tianya understood his inner suffering, but could only hope that time would heal it. He couldn't help with this kind of thing. According to Yin's mother, the new financial system developed in collaboration with MC Company was about to be released.

Over the weekend, Xingye took the National Judicial Examination, and Ye

Tianya personally drove her there and back. He even canceled his usual weekend trips to the amusement park with Ye Beibei. That evening, he treated his two tutors, Xia Yi and Hu Qing, to dinner. Xia Yi, now the head of the legal affairs department at Tianya Group, had succumbed to Hu Qing's charm over the past few months, and they were now deeply in love. Hu Qing, on the other hand, had repeatedly warned Ye Tianya never to reveal his past crush on Yang Ying.

"When are you two planning to get married?" Ye Tianya asked Hu Qing and Xia Yi with a smile before the food even arrived.

Xia Yi blushed slightly and glared at Hu Qing, saying, "Marriage? Even a money-grubber wouldn't spend money on that ring for her. Maybe he's just playing with her feelings and has no intention of marrying her at all."

Hu Qing panicked, making promises and vows to express his feelings, even promising to buy a ring and propose after dinner. Finally, he picked up a knife from the table and pretended to stab himself in the chest, as if to pull out his heart for Xia Yi to see, much to the amusement of Ye Tianya and Xingye watching the spectacle.

Xia Yi noticed the ambiguous smiles on Ye Tianya and Xingye's faces and couldn't hold back any longer. She pressed Hu Qing down into his seat and scolded, "Alright, alright, I believe you, you idiot. Put the knife down, it's dangerous. You don't look like a lawyer at all."

As if by magic, Ye Tianya produced two beautiful diamond rings in his hand. He himself had to admire Frant's foresight back then. Although these two rings weren't the most beautiful among his collection, after Frant's special treatment and a little magical enhancement, there was nothing on the market that could compare. Of course, just because there weren't any on the market didn't mean Ye Tianya didn't have any. Ye Tianya extended his palm with a smile and offered them to Hu Qing and Xia Yi, saying, "Old Hu, how about we do a business deal? I'll sell you these diamond rings cheap. You can propose to my legal affairs department head right away and save yourself the trouble of having them ripped off."

"Wow—" The moment the magically enhanced diamond rings appeared in Ye Tianya's palm, their reflection under the hotel lights immediately attracted everyone's attention in the restaurant. Exclamations of amazement filled the air. Men and women alike looked at the diamond rings in Ye Tianya's palm with greedy eyes. Xia Yi's eyes shone brightly, and she couldn't help but reach out to Ye Tianya's palm. For a woman, this was an absolutely fatal temptation. However, just as her hand was about to reach Ye Tianya's palm, Ye Tianya suddenly withdrew his hand and laughed, "Minister Xia, there are a few things you haven't understood. First, Lao Hu hasn't agreed on a price with me yet. Second, this thing only has meaning if Lao Hu helps you put it on, understand?"

Xia Yi was stunned, and had no choice but to withdraw her hand and look at Hu Qing, grabbing his arm and shaking it.

"Tianya, you heartless, ruthless businessman, are you looking for an opportunity to extort me?" Hu Qing glared fiercely at Ye Tianya and said with dissatisfaction. At this point, whatever price Ye Tianya asked for, Hu Qing could only go through fire and water for love.

Ye Tianya chuckled and said, "That's right, that's exactly it. What, you don't want it?"

Chapter 365 Fulfilling the Promise

Hu Qing was furious. This guy Ye Tianya was actually extorting him at this time. Just as he was thinking of a solution, Xia Yi, who was next to him, got angry when she saw him hesitating. She snorted and reached out to Ye Tianya, saying, "If he won't buy it, I'll buy it myself and find someone to put it on me."

"I'll buy it, I'll buy it, okay? Yi'er, don't be angry. It's not that I don't want to buy it for you, I'm just angry that this kid is extorting me." Hu Qing glared at Ye Tianya and reached out, saying, "Name your price. Let's make it clear first, I'm penniless. If you're going to extort me, you'd better think about how much you can squeeze out of me first."

Ye Tianya smiled and handed the ring to Hu Qing's palm, saying, "Big lawyer, I was just kidding. This is a thank-you gift from me and Xiao Ye to the two teachers. Hurry up and propose. Only a ring like this is worthy of the only unmarried department head of my Tianya Group."

"Give...give it to us?" Hu Qing's first reaction was disbelief, but she immediately snatched it from Ye Tianya's hand, seemingly afraid he would change his mind, saying, "You said it, you can't go back on your word."

Ye Tianya smiled wryly, "Have I ever gone back on my word in your memory?"

Hu Qing chuckled, her eyes shining as she looked at the ring in her hand, and said, "Just because you didn't before doesn't mean you won't now or in the future."

Ye Tianya smiled wryly, "In that case, I'll go back on my word this once and satisfy you—"

"No, it's too late!" Hu Qing knew Ye Tianya was joking, but he pretended to be nervous and grabbed Xia Yi's hand, saying, "Yi'er, marry me! Say yes quickly, or the ring will be gone."

Xia Yi didn't think it through and really thought Ye Tianya had changed his mind. She nodded solemnly and said, "I say yes! I say yes!"

The two couldn't wait to put the rings on their fingers. Hu Qing then breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Now you can't go back on your word."

Xingye chuckled and said, "Brother Hu is indeed a great lawyer. He was afraid that Sister Yi would make things difficult for him when he proposed, so he used a little trick to make it so easy for you to propose. You said 'you can't go back on your word' just for Sister Yi's benefit, right?"

"Ah—" Xia Yi finally realized she'd fallen for Hu Qing and Ye Tianya's trick. In her nervousness, Hu Qing had so easily slipped the ring onto her finger, without even a basic kneeling proposal, let alone any pretense of vows or promises. Filled with regret, she glared at Ye Tianya and Hu Qing, saying, "You two are in cahoots—?"

Ye Tianya chuckled, "Really? Then, Minister Xia, take the ring off and give it back. If you do, it'll be me going back on my word, not you."

"Dream on!" Xia Yi snorted, rolling her eyes at Ye Tianya. Finally, she pinched Hu Qing's waist hard, whispering, "You got off easy!" But her gaze kept drifting to the glittering ring on his finger. Meanwhile, Hu Qing stood by, grinning foolishly, completely lacking any semblance of a professional lawyer.

After taking the National Judicial Examination, Ye Tianya returned to the company the next day and immediately shifted his focus back to group affairs. The first thing he asked Li Lanyu to bring out was the HR report he had mentioned regarding the two dark horses.

Ye Tianya had originally planned to meet with Tong Jiale, one of the dark horses, before making a decision, but at the morning meeting, the HR department once again raised the personnel arrangement report with him. This concerned the appointment and removal of senior employees, and required Ye Tianya's personal approval. Ye Tianya had no choice but to look at Gu Letian, Lin Siyin, Luo Shunqing, Qiao Yi, and others, asking, "The HR department has proposed promoting Tong Jiale to manager of Xingye Express and transferring Zhou Yun back to headquarters to set up the pharmaceutical company. I originally planned to meet with Tong Jiale, but since the HR department has brought it up, please share your thoughts. It would be helpful for me."

Gu Letian and Lin Siyin exchanged a glance but remained silent, then looked at Luo Shunqing and Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi spoke first, "President Ye, I think... Manager Zhou Yun, as one of the original founders of Xingye Express, has been running Xingye Express for so many years, his understanding and familiarity with the company is definitely beyond what Tong Jiale can match. If Manager Zhou is transferred from Xingye Express to prepare for the pharmaceutical company, he will have to start from scratch. Moreover, Tong Jiale will also have to familiarize himself with Xingye Express from scratch. It would be better to have Tong Jiale transferred directly to prepare for the new company."

Zhao Ziliang also raised his hand and said, "I agree with Manager Qiao's suggestion. As far as I know, General Manager Zhou Yun is a steady and reliable person. He was very capable when he founded Xingye Express." Fortunately, Vice President Lin was there to lead the way, but asking him to independently expand into a new area might be risky given his cautious nature; he might lack the necessary boldness. Tong Jiale, on the other hand, while not as cautious as Zhou Yun, should be a pioneering talent. Preparing a new company would be perfect for someone like him.”

Ye Tianya finally turned his gaze to Chen Jia, the HR manager. Despite so many people rejecting the HR proposal, she had remained silent. This woman in her thirties was remarkably composed. Ye Tianya asked, “Manager Chen, what are your thoughts on appointing Tong Jiale, as stated in your report?”

Chen Jia, the former HR Director of Xueya Shuangye, holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Singapore. She was among the second batch of employees to join Xueya Shuangye and had been with Gu Letian for quite some time. She remained silent despite her department's proposal being opposed, knowing she had worked with Ye Tianya for a considerable period and understood him well. She waited until Ye Tianya asked before speaking: "President Ye, our department believes that while Tong Jiale is highly capable, his time with the group is too short, and his abilities are not yet comprehensive. Although Zhou Yun's business development skills may not be as good as Tong Jiale's, he has more experience from working with President Lin in the early days. Tong Jiale's promotion to manager of Xingye Express is due to his impressive achievements in the express delivery industry; the success in the university market demonstrates his

insight into the industry. If he stays with Xingye Express, the original team will assist him, and there shouldn't be any problems."

Ye Tianya and Chen Jia had worked together for quite some time at Xueya Shuangye. Although he was just a junior employee at the time, and given his aloofness at Xueya Shuangye, he wasn't bound by the HR department and wasn't very familiar with them, it was Gu Letian's idea to transfer her to the position of General Manager of the Group's HR department. However, Ye Tianya still trusted her. Her biggest characteristic was her caution. Ye Tianya understood the hidden meaning in her words. Tianya Group's sudden rise to prominence in the East, especially due to the miraculous design plans of Tianya Real Estate and the investment decisions of Xueya Shuangye, made Chen Jia, as the HR manager, wary of infiltration. He didn't trust Tong Jiale enough. Tong Jiale had only been with the company for a few months. If he couldn't trust him, he might be unable to control him if he set up a new company and built his own team. But if he was left in Xingye Express, where many of the employees were Lin Siyin's former subordinates, he wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded.

Gu Letian and Lin Siyin remained silent until this moment when Lin Siyin spoke up: "I don't know if you've noticed a fundamental mistake. Tianya Group is always about expansion and market development; it never rests on its laurels. Not only do new companies need pioneering talent, but Xingye Express does too, and all companies under Tianya Group need it. As for the appointments of Zhou Yun and Tong Jiale, I personally think we need to examine whether Zhou Yun is lacking in expansion capabilities. When he worked under me, I was the one who made most of the decisions, which limited his room to maneuver. I devoted most of my energy to Tianya Real Estate, which resulted in Xingye Express's lackluster performance. Furthermore, we need to understand Tong Jiale's situation further, so it's difficult to make a decision now. I think we should reserve everyone's opinions and make a decision after we meet Tong Jiale. What do you think, Tianya?"

Ye Tianya hadn't yet spoken. Gu Letian then said, "Xiao Ye, this is good."

Ye Tianya thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I am indeed very curious about this dark horse that suddenly appeared. HR department, please arrange for me to meet with him first. Although the person in charge of the pharmaceutical company has not been decided yet, HR and finance departments need to be prepared. Once the person in charge is decided, we will need to ask you for manpower and funds."

Both HR and finance departments nodded in agreement. Ye Tianya then looked at the others and asked, "Is there anything else important?"

The public relations manager raised his hand and said, "President Ye, last Friday, just before the end of the workday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent over some information. It's the information of four orphans who were admitted to Huaxia University in the June college entrance examination. It includes their tuition fee list. According to your promise, you will pay the tuition fees for these four students. Now, there are still a few days before school starts, and the students who have registered will arrive soon. This tuition fee... should it be drawn from the group's finances or will you personally sponsor it?"

"Oh?" Ye Tianya suddenly perked up, a rare look of joy on his face. "Four of them? That's great! Quick, send them over so I can see."

Several department managers exchanged glances, surprised that he was so happy about spending money. After the public relations manager handed over the documents, Ye Tianya eagerly flipped through them. On the first page, he saw Song Tao's name. Scrolling down, he saw Xiao Mingjun, a high school student from the DK orphanage, whom he had met with Xingye and Yin Chao when they donated money in DK County. Ye Tianya remembered that Xiao Mingjun had said he would wait for him in China. Scrolling down further, he saw a Tibetan boy named Amatai, his face showing the distinctive high-altitude redness. Before flipping to the last page, Ye Tianya felt a little nervous because Liu Caihong from the Lincheng orphanage had promised him she would go to China with Song Tao. He was worried that the last one wouldn't be her. It wasn't until he saw that familiar photo on the last page that Ye Tianya breathed

a long sigh of relief. Neither of the children from the Lincheng orphanage had disappointed him.

Chapter 366 Finished Product Inspection

"Great!" Ye Tianya patted the table with delight and laughed, "Manager Jiang, your public relations department should send two people and a car to contact these four people and pick them up from the station to go to school for registration. As for the tuition, I will pay for it personally. But remember one thing, this is not an opportunity for your public relations department to make announcements. Don't bring in reporters or anything like that to take the opportunity to promote Tianya Group. After all, orphans also have dignity. Any problems?"

Seeing how much Ye Tianya valued these four Chinese freshmen, the public relations manager surnamed Jiang emphasized, "Don't worry, President Ye, I will handle it perfectly."

The public relations manager was originally the public relations manager of Tianya Real Estate under Lin Siyin. After jumping one level, he became the group's public relations manager. Ye Tianya naturally trusted his ability to handle things. Because of the good news from the public relations department, Ye Tianya was in high spirits and rarely smiled, saying, "Good, I trust you to handle things. Once they're all here, please arrange for me to meet them. I'll have to trouble you with this."

The public relations manager couldn't stand Ye Tianya's politeness and kept saying it was his duty. After discussing the progress of the project reported back from Lincheng and making some decisions, Ye Tianya finally picked up the information on the four Chinese freshmen and returned to his office.

Li Lanyu followed him out and smiled, "Tianya, it seems you value these four students very much. Do you have any plans?"

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "You're practically a mind reader! I do have plans. I plan to cultivate them into capable individuals who can stand on their own, to let them shine like Yin Chao, a brilliance that ordinary people can't reach!"

As Ye Tianya spoke, he unconsciously exuded a heroic spirit. He hadn't felt this way in a long time, and upon hearing the news of the four Chinese students, he seemed to have regained his invincible fighting spirit. His gaze, looking down from the top floor of the Qingfeng Building, was filled with a disdain for the world. Li Lanyu, standing behind him, was completely mesmerized.

It wasn't just Li Lanyu who was moved by Ye Tianya's words; another person, Yin Chao, was also captivated. Yin Chao had just arrived at the top floor when he overheard Ye Tianya's boastful words. Hearing Ye Tianya say he would make him shine, and seeing his tall figure, although he wasn't as infatuated as Li Lanyu, he was still deeply moved. However, given his personality, he certainly wouldn't show it in front of Ye Tianya and become a laughingstock. He jumped out from behind, laughing, "Boss, your image is simply too imposing! Look, look! Teacher Li's eyes are full of hearts; she's clearly swooning! Luckily, I have enough self-control, otherwise… Ouch!"

The scream that followed Yin Chao was naturally from Li Lanyu, who had come to her senses and was now settling scores with him for his loose tongue, giving him a sharp flick on the forehead. With her hands on her hips, she angrily said, "You little rascal, don't forget your place! A company CEO, yet you speak so recklessly, daring to accuse me of being infatuated? Also, there's no 'boss' or 'Teacher Li' in this company, only the president and assistant, understand?"

Seeing Li Lanyu's devilish nature, Yin Chao didn't dare utter a single word, nodding meekly, "Yes, yes, yes, Assistant Li, I need to discuss something with President Ye, could you please inform him?"

Li Lanyu gave him another flick on the forehead, which Yin Chao dodged, his face contorted in pain, "Assistant, why did you hit me again? I don't think violence is allowed in the company."

Li Lanyu snorted, "Inform him my foot! The person you're looking for is right here, why do you need me to inform him? Are you toying with me?"

"Is it my fault again?" Yin Chao's face turned pale. Faced with Li Lanyu, who even Ye Tianya had been outmaneuvered, Yin Chao could only swallow his bitter pill.

Ye Tianya stopped Li Lanyu and looked at Yin Chao, saying, "Sister Yu, stop fooling around.

Yin Chao, we were just saying the other day that you work like a madman, have you achieved anything?" Seeing that someone had subdued Li Lanyu, Yin Chao retorted, dissatisfied, "There's no 'Sister Yu' in the company, only assistants!"

"Are you itching for a beating?" Li Lanyu was about to strike again, but Yin Chao quickly dodged and begged for mercy, "I won't, I won't. It's your territory, you do what you want, okay?"

Only then did Li Lanyu let go of Yin Chao, who had hidden behind Ye Tianya, and smugly snorted, "Good to know. You better watch out for me in the future, or else... hehe!"

After threatening him, she said to Ye Tianya, "I'm going back to my office first," before leaving. Yin Chao breathed a long sigh of relief and teased Ye Tianya from behind, "Boss, it's lucky that you've got her under control, otherwise whoever runs into her will be doomed."

Ye Tianya inwardly groaned; he too hadn't managed to control the situation and was currently in a bad situation.

"Did you bring it?" Ye Tianya stopped arguing and went straight to the point, extending his hand to Yin Chao. Since Yin Chao had produced results and come upstairs, he naturally had to be allowed to test it first, just like last time.

Yin Chao shook his head and smiled wryly, "I didn't bring it up. Those guys at MC absolutely refused to let me bring it up; they were being careful."

Ye Tianya laughed, patted Yin Chao's shoulder, and led the way towards the elevator, saying, "Then let's go down. Those guys tried to get your encryption program last time but failed; they must be feeling resentful. I'll walk a few more steps to accommodate them."

Mentioning the negotiation, Yin Chao excitedly said, "Don't even mention it! Those guys have been complaining the whole time, saying that we, Beyond, got a huge advantage in this cooperation. Hehe, I knew they were so eager to give us that much back then..." "Good terms. If you hadn't reminded us, we almost fell for their trick and they would have backed out."

Ye Tianya laughed, "You were too careless. Remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch. When a pie falls from the sky, you have to think carefully about whether you can eat it. Oh, here's something. This is the information of four orphans who were admitted to Huaxia University in the college entrance examination this June."

Yin Chao's face lit up as he took it and said, "Four? By the way, that Xiao... Xiao what was it again? I think his name is Xiao Mingjun, did he get in?"

"You'll know once you see it," Ye Tianya smiled without saying a word.

Like Ye Tianya, Yin Chao eagerly flipped through the folder, quickly finishing it before laughing, "That kid really did get accepted! And two of them are from Xingye's old orphanage! That orphanage really produces talented people. The director was a truly remarkable person."

Ye Tianya respectfully replied, "That's right, the old director is the person I admire most."

Yin Chao chuckled, "But... you're going to get ripped off now. Tuition and living expenses for four Chinese students, over 100,000 yuan!"

Ye Tianya laughed, snatching back the folder, "With your meager ambition, you're already feeling the pinch for me over 100,000 yuan? These four are especially..." "Don't tell me it's from Tibet. Given their educational conditions, it's incredible that they managed to get into China. They might even surpass you in the future. You'd better work hard."

Yin Chao also felt some pressure and said, "Boss, don't bluff me. Let me see what they're studying. Is there any chance they'll take my job?"

Ye Tianya was both amused and annoyed. "Are you planning to nip them in the bud? Look at you! By the way, now that the results are out, take some time to go back and spend time with your aunt. It's not good to leave her alone at home. At least hire a housekeeper to help her with chores and keep her company."

"Yes, yes, but... money—ouch!" Yin Chao, the ultimate miser, was still heartbroken over the cost. This time, Ye Tianya had given him a sharp rebuke, and he hurriedly said, "I'll pay, I'll pay, okay? It's just a nanny. With my current financial resources, I can hire a whole bunch—one to cook, one to massage my back, one to rub my legs—uh, we're here!"

Yin Chao was about to continue when the elevator arrived. As they stepped out, company employees greeted them respectfully, and he dared not act like a rogue anymore.

Knowing that Ye Tianya owned over 40% of the shares, the engineers at MC Company dared not refuse Ye Tianya's request to see their finished products. However, their faces were filled with disdain; no one believed that a mere youth was qualified to inspect the products they had spent months developing. Even if he was one of the investors and had to let him see them, they didn't believe he could draw any conclusions.

However, after Ye Tianya put their finished product into the computer, he quickly entered a series of commands in the DOS interface. The engineers could only see that Ye Tianya was remotely calling some program, but they couldn't see what it was calling. They saw strings of data flashing rapidly on the screen like flowing water. The naked eye couldn't see what was flashing on the screen at all. The engineers were curious. However, after about ten minutes, the flashing stopped, and the computer host emitted a beeping sound. A string of English prompts appeared on the screen, roughly meaning that a warning had occurred during the compilation process.

Ye Tianya immediately said to Yin Chao, "Line 5347."

Yin Chao, without hesitation, recorded the number 1347. Ye Tianya pressed Enter, and the data continued to flash. After more than ten minutes, another alarm sounded. Ye Tianya read another set of numbers, "Line 7574."

The data continued to flash until it stopped after more than ten minutes, and the screen returned to the Microsoft Windows system. After Ye Tianya exited, Yin Chao said, "Boss, lines 5374 and 7574 are the latter half, the scope of the Minecraft package."

Ye Tianya then stood up and said, "Mr. Smith, if I'm not mistaken, the Minecraft software system program hasn't been modified at all this time, right?"

Minecraft's chief engineer, Smith, said with dissatisfaction, "Mr. Ye, I have great confidence in our Minecraft system. What compiler did you use? It must be a problem with your compiler."
Chapter 367 Arrogant Scoundrel Ye Tianya said irritably, "

Mr. Smith's confidence is bigger than the Pacific Ocean. If you haven't made any changes, I know where the problem lies. Your original MC system's backup program wasn't an update type, but an accumulation type. Over time, it would generate redundant data. Although it wouldn't crash the system, it would make the system slower and slower. The problem lies in the two lines of the error message just now. Of course, it's not a big problem if you don't fix it. The compiler I was using just now didn't give an error, it was just a warning. It can still run normally on the market as is. With the added security program, it's an improvement over your original system, which is good enough." "

Ye Tianya's final words were laced with sarcasm. He was clearly annoyed by the arrogance of MC's chief engineer and didn't mince words. Smith's face darkened considerably, having been hit where it hurt, but he had to admit Ye Tianya had a point. However, they hadn't been able to solve the backup and update problem. Financial data is crucial for any company; even a small error during an update could lead to incalculable trouble and losses. MC's previous financial system backups were moved outside the system, to another location on the hard drive. But this didn't guarantee data security and made it vulnerable to theft. Later, they had to accumulate the files within the system's protection zone, but this system..." Each backup accumulated, and over time, the system became increasingly slow. Minecraft itself was aware of this problem, but they simply couldn't resolve it. However, this Mr. Smith, in his arrogance, refused to back down, stubbornly insisting, "This is also for security reasons..."

Ye Tianya interrupted Smith, saying, "Alright, Mr. Smith, if you can't solve this problem, don't make excuses for yourself. You are Minecraft's chief engineer, but not Beyond Technology. Take your arrogance and conceit back to the US and back to your Minecraft. This collaboration with Beyond Technology can be considered a success. As I said before, this achievement can be considered progress. Just like the evolution from monkeys to humans, being able to stand up and maintain balance is also a kind of progress, right? As for the system update issue, whether or not to make changes is your Minecraft's problem, since you stubbornly refuse to reveal your source code. There shouldn't be any other problems." Ye Tianya was using a compiler within the Liss that had been advanced for thousands of years. As long as no errors were detected, there wouldn't be any problems. At least, on Earth, with its civilization thousands of years behind, errors would be impossible to find.

"Making excuses? This isn't about making excuses. Even if we release the source code, so what? If we can't solve it, how can Beyond Technology?" Smith arrogantly shouted, believing Ye Tianya's words had hurt their Minecraft pride and wanting to get back at him. His words also elicited resentment from the Beyond Technology employees. Yin Chao confidently smiled and said, "Mr. Smith, I dislike your arrogance. What you can do, we can do too, but we never doubt whether others can do what we can."

Ye Tianya smiled and handed the CD back to Smith, saying, "Mr. Chief Engineer of Minecraft, how about we make a bet? I only need to add a small piece of code to the two warning statements in your program, and this problem will be solved. If I succeed, what will you say?"

"That's impossible! We've been researching this problem for over two years. You can't possibly solve it by adding a small piece of code. If you can, I'm willing to buy your code for ten million on behalf of MC..."

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "What kind of bet is that? If I can do it, whether I sell it to you MC or not is a separate matter. How about this, let's make a bet. We each put in five hundred thousand. If I can do it, your five hundred thousand is mine. If I can't, my five hundred thousand is yours. Do you dare, great engineer from MC?"

Smith hesitated for a few days, then surprisingly nodded. "I'll bet you, but we'll have to add your program. We don't have the right to release the source code to employees who aren't part of MC."

Ye Tianya hadn't expected this guy to be so rich. Considering MC's chief engineer, four or five hundred thousand might not be much to him. Ye Tianya readily nodded. Of course, he knew what these guys were up to. If they added the program and it turned out well, they would naturally memorize it. This was more worthwhile than buying it for ten million. Ye Tianya sneered inwardly but didn't expose them. He then went into Yin Chao's private laboratory.

Less than half an hour later, everyone waited anxiously outside before Ye Tianya emerged, carrying a disk. Just as Smith was about to reach for it, Ye Tianya withdrew his hand and smiled, "Mr. Smith, don't rush. We still have one more procedure to complete. Will you be writing a check or cash for the 500,000?"

Seeing Ye Tianya's confidence, Smith hesitated again, saying, "I don't have that much RMB."

"It's alright, I know you don't have 500,000 RMB, so what I told you earlier was 500,000 USD. I have USD; here's 500,000, which can be cashed at Swiss banks everywhere." Ye Tianya smiled and signed a check for 500,000. Smith was now truly hesitant. 500,000 USD was no small sum, and Ye Tianya's confidence only made him feel less certain.

Seeing his hesitation, Ye Tianya couldn't help but provoke him, saying, "What, Mr. Smith, are you trying to tell me that Americans are untrustworthy? Or are you trying to tell me that besides being arrogant and self-important, Americans are cowards who won't even admit what they've said?"

Provoked by Ye Tianya, the chief engineer's face flushed red, and he hardened his heart, saying, "Fine, I'll bet you!"

The relatively wealthy chief engineer immediately signed a check with trembling hands. Ye Tianya then said to Yin Chao, "Find a computer in the office that doesn't contain any important data, disconnect all network cables, and let Mr. Smith use it. To ensure the security of Mr. Smith's Minecraft package, Mr. Smith should destroy the hard drive on the spot after using it."

Yin Chao's trust in Ye Tianya was almost blind. While the others were still worried about Ye Tianya's $500,000, Yin Chao immediately found a computer and gave it to Smith. He then stood opposite Ye Tianya with his employees.

When Ye Tianya saw the hope on those guys' faces turn to disappointment, he knew what they were disappointed about—all they could see was gibberish. The program he had written had been specially packaged, like a chip where only the pins were visible; they couldn't see anything inside.

Smith said somewhat angrily, "Mr. Ye, what kind of code is this?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I've just disguised the code. You just need to copy it into your company's MC system after lines 5374 and 7574. By the way, don't even think about modifying the MC system to make it unusable; my editor can detect that."

Smith's face twitched slightly. It seemed he had prepared for that, but Ye Tianya had exposed him. He really didn't understand Ye Tianya's compiler, so he didn't dare modify anything; he simply pasted Ye Tianya's code—a single character they didn't recognize—after the corresponding lines.

It was just a matter of copying and pasting, then generating the system—it was done in no time. Smith, with a mix of trepidation and excitement, ran the system. After backing up the data several times and checking again, he confirmed that the data wasn't accumulated but updated. Several MC employees beamed with joy, exclaiming, "He did it! He really did it!"

The chief engineer, Smith, however, turned pale. Half a million dollars!

But while he was heartbroken over the loss, he was even more excited about Ye Tianya's program. He said excitedly, "Mr. Ye, this is a miracle, an incredible miracle! You actually did it! This is fantastic news for both MC and Mr. Ye. I will contact headquarters immediately; our company would be happy to acquire Mr. Ye's program for a hefty sum..."

"No, this isn't a miracle. It's just a very simple thing, something you just can't do. Remember, what you can do, others can do; what you can't do, others can't do either. As for the 500,000... Mr. Smith, thank you for your generosity." Ye Tianya smiled as he took the signed check from Smith amidst Smith's twitching expression, then continued, "As for that code... I'll give it to Yin Chao, the general manager of Chaoyue. If you want to buy it, just contact him. Also, if you're willing to pay tuition, he might be happy to teach you the meaning of a Chinese saying: 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me.' Goodbye, Mr. Smith!"

Smith quickly stopped Ye Tianya, his tone different from his usual arrogance, this time so respectful that Ye Tianya felt uncomfortable. "Dear Mr. Ye, may I ask which company developed the compiler you're using..."

Ye Tianya's mood... Not bad, he added with a rare touch of humor, "It was developed by Ye Tianya, one of the directors of Beyond Technology. I installed it on that computer once before. I'll teach General Manager Yin Chao the startup command. If your company has any new products that need testing in the future, you're welcome to come to Beyond. Considering our previous cooperation, we'll give you a 10% discount." Since Liz's existence couldn't be exposed, Ye Tianya could only claim the title of developer. After saying this, he turned to the two employees behind Yin Chao and said, "You two, stop standing around. Go and remove the hard drive from this host and destroy it in front of Mr. Smith. That way, Mr. Smith will be at ease."

Although he said this, everyone knew that Ye Tianya was just preventing Smith from taking his code. The two employees naturally couldn't wait to destroy the code, and without saying a word, they destroyed the host hard drive, making Smith's heart bleed.

After walking out the door, Ye Tianya waved Smith's check at Yin Chao and smiled, "See that? Forget about the tuition fees for those four college students, forty would be enough. Are you still feeling the pinch?"

Yin Chao's eyes reddened, and he swallowed hard, but cautiously asked, "Boss, how much do you want for that piece of code?"

Ye Tianya magically produced a disk—the very disk from Yin Chao's office—and handed it to Yin Chao, saying, "Didn't you hear that guy want ten million? That should be a conservative price."

Yin Chao's throat bobbed as he said, "Boss… I know that. I meant, how much do you want to take after it's sold?"

Ye Tianya was speechless. Yin Chao, this miser, really only cared about money. He gave him a hard flick on the forehead before saying irritably, "Money my foot! Can you stop caring so much about money? If you like it, you can have it all. I don't want a penny, okay?"

"Really? You're not kidding me? Boss, you're not joking, are you?" Yin Chao asked incredulously.

Seeing his nervous look, Ye Tianya said, amused and annoyed, "Really, I'm not kidding. Now you believe me, right?"

Yin Chao sighed deeply, rubbing his hands together and chuckling, "Boss, you're truly generous! — Hey, stop hitting me, I'm going to work. Goodbye!" He snatched the disk from Ye Tianya's hand and ran off. Ye Tianya shook his head and smiled wryly, walking alone to the elevator and pressing the up button.

A short while later, the elevator doors opened, revealing quite a few people. They all greeted Ye Tianya respectfully. However, when one of them greeted Ye Tianya, Ye Tianya was taken aback and asked, "It's you?"

"It's me, Mr. Ye. I didn't expect you to remember me. My name is Tong Jiale. The HR department notified me to come see you, and I didn't expect to run into you here." The man said with a hearty laugh. This guy was the same arrogant and conceited one who had met Ye Tianya in the meeting room during the last interview.

After entering the elevator and ascending, Ye Tianya smiled and said, "How could I forget? You arrogant fellow, didn't you say you'd see me again soon? I've been waiting for months, isn't that a bit too slow? I just made a bet with some arrogant guy from the US at Beyond Technology, and he lost half a million dollars to me. And now I've run into you, another arrogant fellow. I'm curious, is your arrogance disproportionate to your abilities, like his?"

Tong Jiale smiled wryly, "Mr. Ye, my feigned arrogance was just a strategy. I didn't have half a million dollars to bet with you."

Ye Tianya didn't expect Tong Jiale to be so frank and couldn't help but laugh, "You're quite honest. I didn't check your information with HR, so they didn't have any preconceived notions about you and didn't pay you any attention." "You didn't get the best position either, are you a little disappointed?"

Tong Jiale said with a bitter face, "That's right, but even if you checked my information, it wouldn't make much difference if the HR department paid more attention to me, because the best position for me was originally the Engineering and Technology Manager position at Tianya Real Estate. When I came up with this strategy, I didn't expect that Teacher Li Zongming would compete with me again, so I had to settle for second best and apply for the Planning Manager position at Xingye Express."

The people in the elevator were all employees of several companies in the Tianya Group. Because of Tong Jiale's recent achievements, everyone had heard of Tong Jiale's name, but they didn't expect that he would play mind games with Ye Tianya during the interview and even pull off such a move. While admiring him, they were even more impressed by Ye Tianya's ability to see through his clever scheme.

Ye Tianya broke out in a cold sweat. He had almost succumbed to his curiosity and checked Tong Jiale's information at the personnel department that day. After calming down, he realized that the arrogant guy had used a scheme. Now that Tong Jiale had said it, he was right. He couldn't help but have a better understanding of this guy.

As they ascended the elevator, employees continuously exited. Ye Tianya greeted those saying goodbye while smiling at Tong Jiale, saying, "You're quite versatile. You couldn't get into the engineering department, but you're doing very well in the planning department. However, you went to the school without my permission to use my name to steal market share. Aren't you afraid I'll cause you trouble?"

Tong Jiale chuckled, "I just told those students that Xingye Express was founded by their idol, Mr. Ye. That's not an exaggeration. Besides, if you really want to blame me, let's just consider it an equal exchange. I think Mr. Ye would never punish an employee who generates revenue for Tianya Group and discourage the other employees, right?"

Ye Tianya said irritably, "You're really putting me on the spot... We've arrived. I haven't seen your information yet. Go to the HR department and find Manager Chen. He'll make arrangements for you. Our meeting should begin when you enter my office..." "It'll only count when it's time. This is just a brief encounter. Whether you can see me sooner depends on you."

Tong Jiale had only met Ye Tianya once before. Even though he used a little strategy, he hadn't actually found out whether Ye Tianya had looked at the HR department's documents because of Li Zongming's interference. However, Ye Tianya had clearly exposed his little scheme just now, and even with his arrogance, he had to admire Ye Tianya and put away his arrogance. But he hadn't expected Ye Tianya to be so easygoing. Hearing Ye Tianya say this, he quickly smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, this doesn't count as a meeting in that sense. If this counts as a meeting, I could have deliberately waited for you in front of the building on the afternoon of the interview. I'll go find Manager Chen first, and I'll see you soon."

Ye Tianya smiled slightly, waved, and went back to his office, not looking at Tong Jiale's pensive expression as he watched Ye Tianya's departing figure disappear around the corner.

Ye Tianya had just returned to his office when he saw the pile of documents on his desk. It was the personnel department's document about Tong Jiale. As he opened it, he said to Li Lanyu with dissatisfaction, "Sister Yu, what's Chen Jia up to? Why the rush? I haven't even looked at the documents yet, why is he calling him here so urgently?"

Li Lanyu quickly replied, "You've been gone for so long yourself, can you blame anyone else? Chen Jia has always been this decisive. You should know that from when you were at Xueya Shuangye. He said that when the personnel department prepares staff, they also need to arrange it according to the personality of the person in charge, so he wants to finalize the manager of the pharmaceutical company as soon as possible, and he..." "Wasn't it your instruction to arrange for Tong Jiale to see you?"

Ye Tianya replied while looking at the documents. "It doesn't sound like you're defending Chen Jia, but rather making excuses for yourself... Didn't Chen Jia call the president's office to report this arrangement, or did you agree to it for me? Otherwise, Chen Jia wouldn't have dared to act on his own."

Li Lanyu lowered her head and said aggrievedly after a long while, "I thought Yin Chao would only be looking for you for a short while, but who would have thought you would just leave without saying goodbye. Later, I couldn't get through to you on the phone, and when Manager Chen handed the documents to Sister Siyin and President Gu, he mentioned it to them." I called Tong Jiale over. Sister Siyin and President Gu both allowed her to bring him over to meet them first. But I didn't dare tell them you suddenly left. If you did, Sister Siyin would blame me for losing track of the boss's whereabouts during work hours, and she'd drag me back to the network department. So I had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod to Manager Chen.

Ye Tianya hadn't expected this. Just now in Yin Chao's lab, the signal was blocked, and he couldn't receive calls at all. The problem was his sudden departure. However, he had revealed Li Lanyu's fear of losing her assistant position without reservation. Seeing her aggrieved expression, Ye Tianya couldn't bear to scold her anymore and said, "Alright, I'm not blaming you. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye. I'll be more careful next time."

Li Lanyu visibly relaxed. Ye Tianya sighed inwardly. It seemed that although Lin Siyin and Li Lanyu were like sisters, Lin Siyin still held absolute authority over Li Lanyu at work. Ye Tianya knew how much Li Lanyu cared about the assistant position. They didn't spend much time alone together, but if all work time was included, the time he could spend with Ye Tianya was definitely more than Xingye's. However, Ye Tianya hadn't considered another point: the powerful message he had displayed today about nurturing those four Chinese freshmen into pillars of society had a more significant impact on Li Lanyu's mind.

In his haste, Ye Tianya looked at the information about Tong Jiale that the HR department had pulled out. This guy really surprised Ye Tianya time and time again. He was only twenty-eight years old, graduated from university at twenty-two, and was recommended for postgraduate studies at Q University but gave it up. He started working and changed six companies in six years. The shortest stay at one company was only one month, and the longest was only two years.

While having Liz thoroughly investigate all available online information about Tong Jiale, including every computer he might have used and every post made under any IP address, Ye Tianya put the materials back on the table and laughed, "This guy is really something. Six companies in six years. I bet he always had a falling out with the boss. With his arrogance, not many people can stand him."

Li Lanyu, relieved that Ye Tianya didn't blame her, asked more freely, "Then can you stand him?"

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Chapter 368 Who Can Stand Me?

Ye Tianya stared at the information about Tong Jiale that Lisi had pulled up on the computer screen, and laughed, "I'm sure he's fired a large portion of the six companies he's worked for. Heh, interesting. This guy directly posted online saying, 'The boss is trash, a coward, he's being ridden around and doesn't dare to say a word. Working under him is even more cowardly.' I checked the time... Hmm, he really does what he says. It seems this is his third job." "That's the reason he gave at the company. He's really arrogant."

Li Lanyu asked curiously, "He's probably just complaining because he's not being valued. How do you know he posted that thread?"

Ye Tianya smiled without answering, then laughed again, "This thread is even funnier. The fourth company boss is a nouveau riche. He said he wanted to beat him up as soon as he saw his arrogant attitude. He also said that the guy's head is so fat that it can only hold fat and women. He can't even put in a single suggestion, yet he always says he's blessed by the God of Wealth. He deserves to go bankrupt."

"Pfft—" Li Lanyu couldn't help but laugh, "Did he really write it?"

"Is it fake? Not only did he write it, but he also used the office computer his boss provided to write it." Ye Tianya scrolled to the next thread, but suddenly said, "Sister Yu, call Chen Jia here."

Li Lanyu hurriedly went to make the call, but Ye Tianya looked at the screen and fell into deep thought...

"President Ye, you wanted to see me?" Chen Jia asked nervously as he entered.

Ye Tianya looked up and gestured to the sofa in front of his desk, saying, "Manager Chen, please sit down. I just want to talk to you about this Tong Jiale. Where is he now?"

Chen Jia responded and sat down before speaking, "President Gu and President Lin are meeting with him. What's wrong with this Tong Jiale?"

Ye Tianya tapped the documents on the desk and said, "According to the information you've retrieved, this Tong Jiale has changed companies six times in six years. Such frequent job hopping, and you still suggested he be the manager of Xingye Express? What are you thinking?"

Chen Jia lowered his head to organize his thoughts before looking up and saying, "President Ye, we've studied Tong Jiale's information. One characteristic of this person is arrogance. He worked for six companies in a row but resigned in a short period of time each time. It's entirely possible that he felt that the boss of that company wasn't worth his time. Of course, this doesn't exist in our Tianya Group. I think President Ye's boldness can definitely make him bow down."

Ye Tianya couldn't help but laugh, "Manager Chen, you need to learn some Machiavellian tactics. That last sentence was a bit awkward. You need to learn how to flatter." "A successful shoot is one that's seamless and undetectable."

Chen Jia chuckled awkwardly and continued, "I'm telling the truth. Even Zhao Ziliang and others admire you greatly, President Ye, let alone someone like Tong Jiale. Hehe, I digress. Let me continue. On the other hand, our analysis suggests a high probability that the company executives are resistant to Tong Jiale because of his arrogance and disrespect towards his superiors, leaving him with no room to maneuver. This might have driven him to quit. In this situation, promoting him to manager would be enough for him to perform. However, because of his arrogance, and the fact that he's only been with the group for less than six months, I'm a bit uneasy. That's why I was thinking of putting him in the manager position at Xingye Express. Firstly, it would give him room to grow, and secondly, he'd have existing employees from the express company around him. If we really can't trust him, we can spot the problem in time. But if we let him set up the pharmaceutical company independently… I'm afraid…"

Chen Jia deliberately stopped halfway through his sentence. However, Ye Tianya knew what Chen Jia was worried about, and nodded, saying, "Manager Chen and I have worked together for quite some time now, I know what you're worried about. You've gone to great lengths for our group."

Chen Jia was touched and quickly said he didn't deserve it. Ye Tianya then smiled and said, "However, with profit comes risk. When we were doing venture capital at Xueya Shuangye, that was the most common saying, wasn't it?"

Chen Jia was taken aback, then said, "President Ye, are you planning to let him set up the pharmaceutical company?"

Ye Tianya shook his head and said, "I haven't decided yet, because I haven't talked to him. But this Tong Jiale is definitely not an ordinary person. His cunning is no less than yours or mine. If you let him go to Xingye Express, he will definitely guess your intentions. With his arrogant personality, this will not only make him feel restricted, but he may also develop resentment because of our distrust. What do you think?"

Chen Jia nodded and said, "That's possible. Actually, we've discussed this before, whether he should take on the role of manager of the new company or the existing one. " The manager of Xingye Express weighed the pros and cons and concluded that it was not advisable to take too much risk.

Ye Tianya nodded and said, "Well, what do you think of Zhou Yun?"

Chen Jia said, "Vice President Lin Siyin is the most qualified to speak on Manager Zhou's abilities. I personally think Vice President Lin is right. Manager Zhou didn't have much room to grow recently because Vice President Lin was still working there, and later he was overshadowed by Tong Jiale's brilliance. However, one thing is undeniable: he boldly let Tong Jiale develop. This meritocratic approach is enough to prove that his ability to expand his influence is not bad. If he didn't have the courage to let Tong Jiale do things, Tong Jiale wouldn't have achieved this."

Ye Tianya listened and tapped the table lightly, thinking for a while before saying, "Your analysis is thorough. By the way, are all of these things... things that Manager Chen learned in Singapore?"

Seeing Ye Tianya's praise, Chen Jia smiled modestly and said, "President Ye, you flatter me. Actually, the things in books are static. These... are mostly summaries of work experience."

"Alright, Manager Chen, you can go back to your work now. Have Tong Jiale come over directly after he comes out from with President Gu and President Lin." Ye Tianya stood up to see Chen Jia off. Although it was just a small gesture, it meant something else entirely to Chen Jia. A sense of being respected can make a subordinate devoted to their subordinate, something Chen Jia, who worked in human resources, understood all too well. From Ye Tianya's unpretentious actions, she gained another layer of understanding of him.

Before Tong Jiale arrived, a fax jointly signed by Lin Siyin and Gu Letian arrived, containing only eight characters: 'Undoubtedly capable, unruly.'

Ye Tianya smiled slightly after reading it and had just put it in his drawer when there was a knock at the door.

"Please sit down. Secretary Tang, pour Minister Tong a cup of tea." Ye Tianya said, then smiled at Tong Jiale, "You're quite fast. What do you think of my two vice presidents?" Ye Tianya asked with a smile as Tong Jiale was led in by Secretary Tang Qin.

Perhaps it was because Ye Tianya had seen through his schemes before. Tong Jiale toned down considerably in front of Ye Tianya, no longer so arrogant. After sitting down, she smiled slightly and said, "I can only describe them with two words: 'elite.' Vice President Gu is very experienced, while Vice President Lin is simply a genius. However, I think if I had Vice President Gu's experience, I could reach his level. As for Vice President Lin... I still wouldn't dare say I can compare to her, because she is a genius."

"Are you trying to tell me that behind your arrogance there is also rationality and self-awareness?" Ye Tianya asked with a smile. Tong Jiale

was slightly taken aback, then laughed and said, "Why can't I escape your eyes no matter what I think? But I really admire you. As a woman, to have built Tianya Real Estate and Xingye Express in such a short time, I admit I couldn't do it myself. To be honest, I'm increasingly glad I chose Tianya Group."

"How many bosses have you fired in six years?" Ye Tianya asked with a smile.

Tong Jiale smiled wryly, "Six bosses, I fired five, and one fired me."

Ye Tianya asked curiously, "I'm curious why that boss fired you?"

Tong Jiale was a little embarrassed and said, "Because... well, actually that boss wasn't bad, he was decisive and daring, but as you said, sometimes I can't control my arrogance. When we disagree, I forget I'm the subordinate and he's the boss, and I argue with him, and the result..."

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "So what do you think of your boss these past few months, Manager Zhou Yun?"

Tong Jiale chuckled, "I'm telling you, you asked this, so it's not like I'm tattling."

Li Lanyu chuckled beside him, and Ye Tianya glared at her. She quickly covered her mouth, not daring to laugh out loud. Tong Jiale glanced at Li Lanyu and quickly turned back. Ye Tianya noticed this and couldn't help but show an appreciative expression. Tong Jiale continued, "This Manager Zhou is good, but he's a bit too cautious. To make him..." "I spent a lot of time persuading him to implement that campus plan, but he has one good point: he listens to advice, and once he makes a decision, he'll let us do it and give us his full support. Manager Zhou has that kind of decisiveness; he's not like the companies I used to work for, always worrying about this and that, then interfering halfway or cutting me off, and then blaming me when it failed."

Ye Tianya maintained his calm smile and said, "I've gleaned something from what you've said: it seems you've always longed for an opportunity to truly unleash your potential without any constraints, but haven't found it yet, right?"

Tong Jiale's eyes lit up, as if he'd found a kindred spirit, and he nodded, "That's right, I've been looking for such an opportunity. I heard some rumors while I was down there; Mr. Ye is planning to let me take charge of Xingye Express or have me leave Xingye Express to start a new pharmaceutical company, is that right?"

Ye Tianya smiled and nodded, "That's right. If you had the choice, which side would you choose?"

"You let me choose?" Tong Jiale said with delight, "Of course I choose to jump ship and start my own business. The achievements built upon Manager Zhou's work don't belong to me alone. Besides, Manager Zhou is now a company manager. He's poured a lot of effort into Xingye Express. It wouldn't be fair to ask him to leave Xingye Express and start from scratch at a company of the same level. If you, Mr. Ye, let me start from scratch, I will definitely not let you down. This is a plan I've developed over the past few nights since I heard the news. Please take a look."

Tong Jiale took a document out of his briefcase. Ye Tianya took it and was surprised to see the title: 'Preliminary Investigation of the Pharmaceutical Industry and New Company Establishment Plan'.

Ye Tianya flipped through it and asked without looking up, "How long did it take you to develop this plan?"

"This plan was something I did when I worked at Baiyun Company. However, back then, it didn't get approval from higher-ups because it involved too much funding, and the domestic pharmaceutical policies were unclear, the medical reform wasn't over, and the situation was unstable. A few days ago, I heard that I might be promoted, and that our group was preparing to establish a pharmaceutical company. I wondered what positions were available for me. I couldn't think of anything, except perhaps the establishment of the new company. I also realized that I would either be replacing Manager Zhou Yun or going to the new company. So I immediately investigated the latest information in the industry and made some modifications to the plan I had prepared before. Mr. Ye, I have only one purpose in preparing this: to ask you to let me establish the pharmaceutical company..."

Ye Tianya quickly browsed through the plan. It was very comprehensive and even took into account the current national medical policies. Ye Tianya couldn't help but admire Tong Jiale. They say opportunity favors the prepared mind, and he had truly made all the preparations for this opportunity.

Seeing Ye Tianya still looking at the plan, Tong Jiale quickly added, "Because of the time constraints, the investigation isn't comprehensive enough, and this plan can only be considered a preliminary one..."

"Have you shown this plan to President Gu and President Lin?" Ye Tianya suddenly interrupted Tong Jiale.

"No," Tong Jiale replied simply, paying close attention to Ye Tianya's reaction, only to find that Ye Tianya's face remained unchanged as he looked down at the plan again.

A silence fell over the office. Secretary Tang Qin brought tea to Tong Jiale, who nodded his thanks and accepted it, then nervously looked at Ye Tianya. He was waiting for Ye Tianya's decision. Although he was arrogant, he knew it wasn't easy to find a boss with vision, let alone an opportunity to independently realize his ambitions. He knew that if Ye Tianya nodded, his chance would arrive, which explained his nervousness.

Seeing Ye Tianya finish reading the last page and suddenly look up, Tong Jiale's heart leaped into his throat, staring intently at Ye Tianya.

Ye Tianya smiled slightly and handed the plan back to him, saying, "This plan is very detailed, but I think I can see an even more detailed one. I'll give you half a month. If you can come up with a plan that absolutely satisfies me within half a month, the position of manager of my pharmaceutical company is yours!"

Tong Jiale's face showed no concealment of his joy as he said, "Okay, it's a deal."

Ye Tianya stood up with a smile and said, "It seems that your happiness isn't just because you got this opportunity. You used the plan to test me. I wonder if this president..." "Not up to your standards?"

Tong Jiale blushed and said, "I still couldn't escape President Ye's discerning eye. To be honest, I, Tong Jiale, have never met a boss like you before. I even suspect that it's not that I'm older than you, but that you're older than me. I'm impressed!"

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "You're not the only one who's said that to me, haha. Alright, half a month isn't much time, hurry up and get going." Tong Jiale

took the proposal and left happily, but Li Lanyu asked suspiciously, "Tianya, did he use the proposal to test you? What did he mean?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "Just now... " He was very nervous while I was looking at his business plan. He wasn't just nervous about whether I would agree to let him take charge of the pharmaceutical company, but even more nervous about whether I, as president, was worth his dedication. He didn't show the plan to President Gu and Sister Siyin first, but instead brought it directly to me. He was testing whether I was a puppet president who consulted Sister Siyin and President Gu on everything. In other words, he suspected that President Gu and Sister Siyin had helped me build Tianya Group, and he was testing my decisiveness.”

Li Lanyu said, feigning fainting. "I'm really impressed. This is just the kind of backstabbing you men do, isn't it?"

Ye Tianya said, half-laughing and half-crying. "It was just a little competition, how did it become so twisted in your mouth?"

Li Lanyu said discontentedly, "That's exactly right. We tried it out, and that guy is really arrogant. If it were me, hmph, even without him, our Tianya Group wouldn't be without anyone."

Ye Tianya smiled confidently and said, "Once a wild horse is tamed, it becomes a fine steed. Of course, this horse seems to kick people too. But I need to change the direction of its legs."

"What do you mean?" Li Lanyu asked, puzzled.

"You'll understand later..." Ye Tianya said with a smile, then looked up at the wall clock and said, "It's lunchtime, Sister Yu. What are you planning to eat today? Could you go down to the dining room and prepare one for me too?"

"Oh, okay!" Li Lanyu, having been steered the conversation away by Ye Tianya, forgot to ask any further questions. Preparing lunch for Ye Tianya every day was the most important and happiest thing for her as his assistant and lover. If she weren't his assistant, she wouldn't have had to do it.

After Li Lanyu left, Ye Tianya's gaze lingered on the computer screen for a moment, pondered for a while, and then decisively pressed the delete key.

Tang Qin knocked and came in to clear the teacups from the table. Ye Tianya suddenly asked, "Secretary Tang, what are the schedules for this afternoon?"

Tang Qin glanced at the schedule and said, "At 3 PM this afternoon, you and President Gu are going to Huaxia University for the opening ceremony of this year's Asian Financial Forum."

"Asian Financial Forum?" Ye Tianya paused, then realized, "I remember now, the principal has called more than once. It's impossible to skip it. By the way, you've been with the company for quite a while now, are you used to it?"

"Ah—uh—, I'm used to it, I'm used to it!" Faced with Ye Tianya's sudden concern, Tang Qin's face inexplicably flushed, and she responded somewhat flusteredly.

Ye Tianya looked at this girl who blushed easily and couldn't understand why she was so shy. Normally, when he asked her to do things, she handled them all efficiently, but a few words of concern would make her blush deeply. Compared to the day Tang Wan brought her to the interview, when she was so shy that her head was practically buried in her chest, she seemed to have improved a lot today. He stopped teasing her.

Ye Tianya was somewhat familiar with the Asian Financial Forum. Although he hadn't had the opportunity to attend during his time at university, he had witnessed its grandeur. He remembered the opening ceremony that year, when luxury cars flowed in like a river from outside the Huaxia University campus. Yin Chao and Xu Fan, standing in the welcoming student contingent, both had slightly red eyes. Yin Chao had even naively asked how many years one car could support him.

The forum was held annually for ten days. Originally held in Hong Kong, since the seventh year after Huaxia University's founding, and after several doctoral supervisors in Huaxia's finance department published theories that became dominant globally, China had received considerable attention from the financial community. Consequently, the Asian Financial Forum was moved to the International Academic Hall of Huaxia University. Huaxia University treated this forum like a grand anniversary celebration every year, demonstrating its immense importance. He remembered that when he first entered the university, to decorate the main roads of the campus to welcome the experts attending the conference, he and his classmates were led by Li Lanyu to hang up banners and ribbons to warmly welcome them.

After dropping out of Huaxia University, Ye Tianya had never returned. He never expected to return today, but as a guest. This gave Ye Tianya a feeling of things being different. Just as he had seen before, the main road from the school gate to the International Academic Hall was covered with ribbons and banners. From the school gate inwards, every short distance there were two pretty girls from the school's etiquette team, dressed neatly and properly, standing as guides. Actually, they didn't need to guide him; just following the ribbon-lined avenue would be perfectly fine. Of course, the spectacle was still necessary.

"It seems that Huaxia University attaches great importance to this forum." Looking at this scene, Gu Letian, sitting next to Ye Tianya, couldn't help but say with a smile as the car turned into the main gate of Huaxia University.

Ye Tianya chuckled softly, "Not just this time, but it's always been the same. I remember being sent here to hang ribbons when I was a freshman. Now, looking back at these classmates with their sunny smiles, I'm really a little envious. After leaving this school, that feeling is something you can never find again."

Gu Letian laughed, "Yes, the happiest and most carefree days in life should be university life. After leaving school and entering society, you can only look back and envy that kind of life. You've been away from China for such a short time, and you've already returned as a representative. You must feel a little strange."

Ye Tianya chuckled, "Yes, I was just thinking that things have changed. Although I voluntarily dropped out, this is still my alma mater. By the way, Mr. Gu, I feel you're a bit emotional today. Is it because of attending this meeting?" "A meeting?"

Gu Letian laughed without any attempt to hide his excitement. "Of course! I, Gu Letian, never dreamed that I would be able to attend such a summit one day. I'm really grateful to you and Xueya Shuangye. Only someone as eccentric as you would be so indifferent to this invitation. The people attending this summit today are either leading figures in the theoretical field or financial giants in Asia. These people are the main force that influences the financial industry. Just thinking about it makes me feel a little unsure. Actually, I'm still confused. Although Xueya Shuangye is somewhat famous in S City and even in the country, we haven't reached the level to attend this kind of summit. How did we receive an invitation?"

Ye Tianya smiled and played with the gold-embossed invitation in his hand. "I know..."

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Chapter 369 Xin'er's News

"I know," Ye Tianya said with a smile, "because of YTY's withdrawal from Zhao's Jinjiang Energy last time."

Gu Letian was taken aback and said, "I understand, you mean... now it seems that only we... hehe, it should be said that only you have directly fought against YTY and won, so the organizers of this financial forum want to get some information from you?"

Ye Tianya nodded and said, "After thinking about it, the only possibility is this. Otherwise, although I have achieved a lot in S City, when it comes to the whole of Asia, those veterans who have been through many battles will at most see me as a young upstart who is lucky in the stock market. When it comes to such a high level as finance, it is not my place."

Gu Letian continued to laugh and said, "To be honest, Xiao Ye, you blocked YTY's attack on Jinjiang Energy? I didn't even know that."

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "I didn't block it at all. YTY withdrew on its own. I just got a bargain."

"Ah...this..." Gu Letian was dumbfounded. "What if those people ask you? How will you answer?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said to Gu Letian, "President Gu, you're really smart all your life but confused for once. If I were standing at the level of Tianya Group, I might have a say because of Tianya Real Estate's international influence. But what is this meeting today? It's a financial forum. Because of Xueya Shuangye's influence, we probably won't even get a chance to speak on the financial front. As for what happens below, if anyone asks, can't I just keep quiet and call it a trade secret? Even if I directly stated that YTY resigned on his own, what can anyone do to me except Zhao Chengen, who would be furious enough to vomit blood?"

"You..." Gu Letian said, both amused and exasperated, "I give up. How did you know YTY would back out on its own?"

Ye Tianya chuckled and said, "Because I met YTY's CEO through a misunderstanding in the futures market, and we developed a mutual respect. Do you believe that, Mr. Gu?"

Gu Letian looked at Ye Tianya with suspicion, shook his head, and smiled bitterly, "Even if I don't believe it, I can only use this excuse to satisfy my curiosity for now."

Gu Letian couldn't figure Ye Tianya out, just like he never dreamed that a part-time student working at Xueya Shuangye would be the CEO of his boss company. But as a subordinate, Gu Letian was experienced and knew what to ask and what not to be curious about. He could tell that Ye Tianya's words were just a fabricated excuse, but he didn't want to pry any deeper.

As the car approached the side road leading to the International Academic Lecture Hall, two security guards stopped it, bowing politely to the window and saying, "Excuse me, sir, the car can only go this far. Please get out and follow us into the venue."

Ye Tianya reluctantly got out with Gu Letian. Just as they stepped out, the security guard stared at his silver hair, surprised, and asked, "You...you're Ye Tianya?"

Ye Tianya smiled calmly at the guard and said, "I am Ye Tianya. Do you know me?"

The guard gave a simple, honest smile and said, "You are from China..." "You graduated from university, how could I not recognize you? I just didn't expect you to attend this event. You've really brought honor to our Huaxia University. This way, please..."

Ye Tianya couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, but suddenly he realized that he couldn't keep up with the sweating. From the moment he stepped out of the car, everyone around him, from the hostesses to the ordinary students, fell silent. Even an old man who had gotten out of his car not far in front of Ye Tianya turned around in surprise to look at Ye Tianya, or rather, to look at his silver-white hair.

"Silver-haired! It's Ye Tianya!" Someone exclaimed, and the guides, ushers, and students who happened to be passing by but stopped all waved and shouted, "Ye Tianya!"

"Little Ye, are those your classmates?" Gu Letian, who got out of the car on the other side, walked around to Ye Tianya's side and asked with a smile.

Ye Tianya waved to the students who called his name from afar before taking out his representative badge from inside his suit and hanging it on the outside. He then walked towards the branch office leading to the academic lecture hall. This was the first time he had worn a suit. After all, on this occasion, he represented not only the president of Tianya Group and a student of Huaxia University, but also a Chinese person. He dared not show up casually like he did at the Qin family celebration. Wearing this black suit for the first time, although his tall and handsome figure was extraordinary, only he knew the discomfort he felt inside.

After showing his delegate badge, Ye Tianya shook his head and smiled wryly at Gu Letian, saying, "No, I should say alumni. I didn't expect them to be so enthusiastic. Given the current situation, it's clear Tong Jiale didn't put in much effort to penetrate the university market."

Gu Letian chuckled, "But the fact that he thought of penetrating the university market and leveraging your influence is something he actually did."

"Mr. Ye, this way please!" A hostess standing at the intersection quickly approached Ye Tianya and gestured for him to enter.

Ye Tianya smiled, "No need to trouble you. Go and greet the guests. This is my alma mater; I'm practically a host. I know the way."

The pretty hostess blushed slightly and secretly glanced at Ye Tianya before saying, "I know. In a way, Mr. Ye is my junior, but the event rules state I must guide you to your seats."

Ye Tianya couldn't refuse any longer and smiled, "Alright, senior, then I'll trouble you. But since you know I'm your junior, why are you calling me 'Mr' and 'you' so formally? Are you trying to make me feel awkward?"

The hostess quickly explained. "This...no, no...Junior Brother Ye, please forgive me. Today we are receiving important figures from home and abroad. It's a formal occasion, how could I dare to be presumptuous?"

Ye Tianya chuckled. "Just kidding. I feel much more at ease being called 'junior brother' now. By the way, I haven't been back since I left China. This campus seems to have changed quite a bit. I remember there wasn't that little island in the middle of the lake before, was there?" Ye Tianya pointed to the rippling blue waters of Hongfeng Lake in front of the academic lecture hall. He remembered that when he returned from Tianya Valley after saving Xingye, he met Sima Ruyan and the other three girls at the lakeside pavilion, and there wasn't that little island in the middle of the lake yet.

The etiquette staff, who were essentially acting as guides, introduced Huaxia University to the conference delegates. Meeting Ye Tianya made things much easier for her. She smiled slightly and said, "This was only built last year. When the observatory was being built, the soil for the foundation had to be transported out of the city to be disposed of. Someone suggested on the BBS that a small island in the center of Red Maple Lake would be much prettier, and it was actually adopted. The president even personally awarded the freshman who made the suggestion with the money originally intended for transporting the observatory foundation soil out of the city."

Ye Tianya joked, "Oh dear, I had that idea back then. If I had known, I would have made that suggestion on the BBS too, and the prize money wouldn't have gone to that freshman later."

The etiquette staff chuckled, "Junior Ye, you're really funny. Back then, we weren't even digging foundations to build the observatory. And… do you still care about that little reward?"

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "Money is a good thing. Some people would risk their lives to rob a bank for it, don't they? I have a friend who's related to money; he'll go whenever he sees money." "Just a little intimate moment?"

Ye Tianya was in a good mood and made a few jokes, making the etiquette officer giggle before turning to Gu Letian beside him and saying, "Mr. Gu, this is our school's love-inducing spot. To put it nicely, it's the cradle of love. Every student who has had a passionate love affair on a Chinese campus has a beautiful memory written in this place. It's September now, and in a few more days, when all the maple leaves by the lake turn red, that's truly beautiful... Uh!"

Ye Tianya was speaking when he suddenly stopped. At this moment, they could already see the lecture hall. He suddenly stopped because he saw someone he never expected to see: Ouyang Xin'er's brother, Ouyang Qianshu. He had faced him at Qiushui Villa, but Ouyang Qianshu had bypassed him before they even exchanged blows. At this moment, Ouyang Qianshu, dressed in a black suit, was pacing back and forth outside the lecture hall, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings. Suddenly feeling Ye Tianya's gaze, he also looked over alertly. When he realized that the person looking at him was Ye Tianya and saw the representative badge on his chest, he was also slightly taken aback.

"Junior Ye, what's wrong?" The etiquette officer asked in surprise when Ye Tianya suddenly stopped.

Ye Tianya withdrew his gaze from Ouyang Qianshu's face and gently shook his head, saying, "Nothing, let's go."

Because of their previous encounter at Qiushui Manor, where Ouyang Qianshu had also stood in the way of preventing Ye Tianya from seeing Ouyang Xin'er, Ye Tianya didn't have a good impression of him. He suppressed the urge to ask him about Ouyang Xin'er's recent situation and withdrew his gaze, intending to go straight into the lecture hall. However, Ouyang Qianshu intentionally or unintentionally moved closer to the entrance. As Ye Tianya reached the door, Ouyang Qianshu suddenly walked up to him and whispered in a voice only Ye Tianya could hear, "I'm on duty right now and can't leave. I'll wait for you at the Confucius Pavilion on the back mountain after the opening ceremony. Xin'er is in trouble. If you don't want to know, you don't have to come!"

After saying that, Ouyang Qianshu turned back as if nothing had happened. During his rounds, Ye Tianya heard that Ouyang Xin'er was in trouble. He paused, then immediately wanted to chase after Ouyang Qianshu to find out what had happened to Ouyang Xin'er. But as soon as he turned around, he saw several elderly people being led towards the entrance by ushers, all looking at him curiously and listening to the ushers' introductions. Ye Tianya's ears were incredibly sharp, and he clearly heard one of the ushers introducing him: "He is a student from our Huaxia xxth graduating class, the president of Tianya Group. You've heard of Tianya Real Estate, right? It's one of his branch companies—"

Ye Tianya felt a pang of bitterness in his heart as he heard the usher's proud tone as he quietly introduced him, but he had to stop himself, not daring to act impulsively and be impolite. He couldn't very well embarrass himself in front of foreigners when everyone was so proud of him. Helpless, he could only follow the ushers into the venue...
Chapter 370 Fleeing in Disarray

Ye Tianya's mind was a mess. He mechanically followed the ushers to his seat, and even after sitting down, he couldn't calm down. He kept worrying about what had happened to Ouyang Xin'er. He didn't even notice when the area around him was full of people or who was sitting there. It wasn't until Gu Letian nudged him twice that he snapped out of it, only to see a hand outstretched in front of him, poised to shake hands.

Suddenly snapping out of his reverie, Ye Tianya turned to look at the owner of his hand. It was the elderly man who had gotten off the bus at the intersection almost at the same time as him. The old man was smiling gently at him and said in somewhat broken Mandarin, "Hello, young man."

Ye Tianya quickly reached out and shook hands with the old man, apologetically saying, "I'm sorry, I was distracted by some personal matters just now. Please forgive me!"

The old man chuckled and said, "I can tell you have... something on your mind?" The old man hesitated for a while before saying the word "something on your mind." Ye Tianya took the opportunity to notice his badge. It read: Park Jung-nyeon, Investment Director of Reper Investment Bank in South Korea and Professor of Finance at Seoul National University. His status was quite impressive. Not to mention being a professor at Seoul National University, just being the Investment Director of Reper Investment Bank was quite prestigious. Seeing that his Chinese wasn't very good, Ye Tianya quickly switched to Korean and smiled, "Thank you for your understanding, Professor Park. Welcome to China."

From a young man's perspective, and at this kind of academic research conference, Ye Tianya knew that addressing him as "Professor" was much more appropriate than calling him "Director. "

"You speak Korean? That's amazing! That's wonderful!" The old man's joy was evident when he heard Ye Tianya's fluent Korean. Ye Tianya chuckled inwardly; not only Korean, but his days in the Tianya Valley Trial Tower hadn't been in vain. But he smiled and said, "Professor Park also speaks Chinese, doesn't he? But it seems... he hasn't been learning for very long."

The old man chuckled, “Languages accumulated over thousands of years are indeed difficult to learn. We’re old, and we can’t learn as quickly as you young people. Young man, I’ve always had a question for you: why hasn’t your Tianya Real Estate gone public yet, even though it meets the listing standards?”

Ye Tianya smiled and said, “We’ll see. The waters are still a bit murky. I’m hoping that respected seniors like Professor Park will clarify them so I can see the depth before I dare to get involved.”

Park Jung-nye chuckled and said, “Before coming to S City, I heard there was a stock market guru there who was invincible. Could it be that even the only Chinese duo that successfully blocked YTY’s invasion of the Asian financial market can’t see the depth of the waters?” As Ye Tianya listened,

he sensed that Park Jung-nye’s probing tone was getting stronger and stronger, so he chuckled and said, “Professor Park, you… ” "Are you attending this meeting today as a professor at Seoul National University or as the investment director of Reper?"

Park Jung-nyeon paused, then laughed and said, "Young man, you really know how to lead me on. Today I'm attending as a professor, and I hope to have the opportunity to continue this topic with President Ye in another capacity in the future."

Ye Tianya was preoccupied and didn't want to talk to him any longer. After exchanging a few polite words, he looked towards the podium, signaling Park Jung-nyeon to end the conversation. Park Jung-nyeon wasn't tactless. He had only heard about a company called Xueya Shuangye before, and didn't know much about Ye Tianya. He only learned about him after seeing Ye Tianya's name on the list of attendees in S City. Although he was curious about him, he and the other financial experts believed that Ye Tianya was at most just lucky and sensitive to the stock market. They didn't believe that such a young man would have much theoretical knowledge. Seeing that he couldn't probe any further, he stopped bothering Ye Tianya and wisely kept quiet.

Sitting down quietly, Ye Tianya's mind became chaotic again. 'Since Ouyang Qianshu spoke so calmly, Ouyang Xin'er should be alright.' He tried to reassure himself, but even so, Ye Tianya couldn't calm down. Adding to his unease were the curious glances from people entering the room, scrutinizing him as the only representative under thirty. He felt even more uncomfortable. Several times he wanted to stand up and go find Ouyang Qianshu, but he always sat back down under the curious stares of others. To avoid damaging the image of Tianya Group, the image of Chinese students, and the image of a Chinese person, he took several deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

Gu Letian, sitting next to him, sensed Ye Tianya's unease and assumed he was also troubled by the presence of important figures around him. Little did he know that Ye Tianya was worried about something else entirely.

As the opening ceremony officially began, Ye Tianya noticed that there were only about a hundred people present. He broke out in a cold sweat; it was surprising to find himself at a conference limited to about a hundred people across Asia. No wonder the usually composed Gu Letian was so excited. After the Chinese president gave his opening address, the host introduced the delegates one by one. Ye Tianya then realized who these people were. Including himself, Gu Letian, and four or five well-known financial scholars from China, there were only about twenty people from mainland China. The majority came from Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and other places, clearly demonstrating the economic dominance of the Four Asian Tigers.

Seeing so many important figures present, Ye Tianya finally understood why even an elite like Ouyang Qianshu had been sent to ensure the conference's security.

When it was Ye Tianya's turn to be introduced, the host solemnly introduced him: "I think everyone here is familiar with the recently internationally renowned YTY company. Many people in the Asian financial world have suffered losses at the hands of YTY. This year, we are honored to have invited the only financial upstart who successfully thwarted YTY in the Asian financial market, Mr. Ye Tianya, President of Tianya Group. Mr. Ye is the first representative under the age of thirty since the Asian Financial Forum was first held. He started his business as a Chinese student and built Tianya Group in just three years by establishing three major companies: Tianya Real Estate, Xueya Shuangye, and Xingye Express, while maintaining an undefeated record in the financial market..."

The host gave a detailed introduction to each representative. When it came to Ye Tianya, perhaps because it was his first time attending such a meeting or because he was a Chinese student, he was introduced a few more times. When the host mentioned his successful thwarting of YTY, the hundred or so representatives began to whisper among themselves. Like everyone else, Ye Tianya stood up to greet them, but only nodded indifferently. He wasn't really interested in this kind of academic forum, and if he were to bring out the academic materials from Lisi's computer, these old guys would probably have their hearts explode. Besides, his mind wasn't on this matter at the moment.

Hearing the host mention that many people had suffered losses at YTY's hands, Ye Tianya realized he hadn't paid attention to the stock market in a long time. Since returning from setting up the Lincheng branch and defeating Ding Junfeng, although he had worked at Xueya Shuangye for a few days, he hadn't paid attention to the stock market because of the establishment of the Tianya Group. Later, after the Tianya Group was established and he reached a higher level, he was too busy to keep up and didn't even know that Lisi had come back to cause trouble.

After the representatives were introduced, it was time for the regional representatives to give their speeches. The economic advisors from the People's Bank of China were naturally busy with the mainland region's affairs, leaving Ye Tianya with nothing to do. Ye Tianya, however, was worried about Ouyang Xin'er. His biggest fear was that the Ouyang family was forcing her to marry again, causing the outwardly gentle but inwardly strong-willed Ouyang Xin'er to do something foolish. If it weren't for the formality of the occasion and the fact that Ouyang Qianshu was on duty outside, he would have rushed out to find out what was

going on. Fortunately, the presentations of new academic papers by the leading scholars were scheduled for the next day. Furthermore, although the opening ceremony of this academic conference featured flowers and applause, it lacked the entertainment typical of sports meets. After the representatives from various regions and schools of thought gave their speeches, the opening ceremony concluded.

After the host announced the end of the event, Ye Tianya wished he could fly out of the venue immediately to find Ouyang Qianshu. However, as a junior, Ye Tianya had to patiently let the old fogies go first. Letting them go was one thing, but everyone who passed by greeted him, and he had to reciprocate each greeting. After fulfilling his duties as a junior and a half-student of Huaxia, he was about to let Gu Letian go first so he could go to the back mountain to see Ouyang Qianshu when the Huaxia principal, who had arrived from behind, stopped him: "Ye Tianya, you can't escape this time!"

The principal's first words reminded Ye Tianya of how he used to avoid the principal, and he felt secretly ashamed. He turned around with a wry smile and said, "Principal, when did I say I was going to run away?"

The principal didn't care about that and pretended to be angry, saying, "Don't give me that. Don't think I didn't know you and Yin Chao set me up at the opening ceremony of Beyond Technology last time. Don't look so miserable. I wouldn't dare bring the CEO of your Tianya Group back to school now. That special class disbanded long ago, and there's no need to rebuild it now."

"And you are...?" Ye Tianya asked疑惑地.

The principal chuckled and said, "I'm here to inform you that, according to the arrangement, you have to speak tomorrow morning about your experience in blocking YTY Company, so that the Asian financial market can learn from it when dealing with pressure from the West..."

"Wait, Principal, is this why I was invited to participate?" Ye Tianya interrupted the principal and said, "Principal, I was just about to come to you. Xin'er's brother just told me that something happened to Xin'er, so I might not be able to come to the later meetings. Please help me tell the organizers that I will come to apologize to you another day..." After Ye Tianya finished speaking, he turned around and ran away without even saying goodbye to Gu Letian. This time he really ran away. On the one hand, he was in a hurry to see Ouyang Qianshu, and on the other hand, he was more afraid of being pestered by the principal and forced to talk about his experience in blocking YTY. He would be in big trouble if he did something wrong. If he did something wrong, it would arouse the suspicion of these shrewd old men, and then the relationship between YTY and him would be exposed. He still had to use this secret to do something more important.

"Ye Tianya...you stop right there, wait—"

the principal called after him, but Ye Tianya pretended not to hear. After leaving the meeting room, he called Gu Letian to tell him he was leaving first, then took a shortcut to avoid the reporters blocking the entrance and headed towards the back of the school. When he arrived at Sunzi Pavilion, Ye Tianya found that besides Ouyang Qianshu, there was another young man in the pavilion wearing the same black suit as Ouyang Qianshu. When the young man saw Ye Tianya, a cold anger flashed in his eyes…
Chapter 371 A Sudden Warning

Sensing the coldness and anger in the young man's eyes, Ye Tianya searched his memory for any recollection of seeing this man before, but ultimately concluded that he hadn't. So why was he angry with him? Ye Tianya didn't bother to think about it further. Since Ouyang Qianshu had brought him here, there shouldn't be any problems.

"What's wrong with Xin'er?" Ye Tianya asked Ouyang Qianshu directly after entering the Confucius Pavilion.

Ouyang Qianshu sneered, "You're quite the actor, aren't you? Anyone who didn't know better would actually believe you care about Xin'er!"

Hearing Ouyang Qianshu's sarcasm, Ye Tianya's face also turned cold. "Whether I care about Xin'er or not is none of your business. The arsonist gets no credit for putting out the fire! If you called me here just to mock me, save your breath. I just want to know, what happened to Xin'er?"

Ouyang Qianshu was silenced by Ye Tianya's remark, "The arsonist gets no credit for putting out the fire," and, enraged, grabbed Ye Tianya's collar, shouting uncontrollably, "You bastard, you think you're right? If it weren't for you, how could Xin'er have become so cold and indifferent?" "Stranger? Why? Why do you have so many women, yet you still won't let Xin'er go? Can't you just say you don't like her and let her give up?"

Ye Tianya waved his hand away from Ouyang Qianshu's hand, straightened his collar which he had been gripping, and said coldly, "I can't! I can't say things against my conscience and hurt the heart of a woman who likes me!"

The young man who had been standing behind Ouyang Qianshu stepped forward and stood next to him, saying coldly, "Not hurt her? Haven't you hurt them enough? With so many women around you, what happiness can you give her? You caused her to fall out with her family. Not only can she not get anything from you, but she's also about to lose the warmth of family affection. What right do you have to care about her?"

"Who are you?" Ye Tianya's sharp gaze swept over the person next to Ouyang Qianshu.

“我？司马健，如烟的三哥，同时也是你刚才说的馨儿根本不爱的那个人，我跟馨儿之间本来什么事都不会有，我有我自己的爱人，这一切都是被逼的，而造成我们被逼的原因，就是你！是你把我们三家都搞得鸡飞狗跳！如果今天你不是挂着代表证，我早揍你了！”

“动手？就你们两个？”叶天涯冷笑道：“如烟呢？你们司马家把她怎么样了？”

司马健哼了一声道：“我们司马家把他怎么样了与你何干？像你这样一切都只顾着自己，以自己为中心自私自利的伪君子，你根本不佩问！”

"Selfish? Hypocrite?" Ye Tianya sneered self-deprecatingly, about to retort, when Sima Jian interrupted him with a cold laugh: "Isn't that right? For you, Ruyan didn't hesitate to fall out with my father. In the past six months, the only thing she's done at home is persuade everyone in my family to agree to let her be with you. And what about you? You're enjoying the best of both worlds, having women on both sides. Have you ever thought about how they've been longing for you? Have you ever shared their burdens? Have you ever gone to the Ouyang family to say hello, even just to bow your head and formally explain to the entire Ouyang family so that my sister's arrival here would be even slightly legitimate? Your noble head..." " You can't bring yourself to lower yourself, yet you bear to let the person you love suffer the torment of longing for you. If I don't call you selfish, do I have to praise your selflessness?"

Ye Tianya snorted. "Go and say hello? What would I get from going to Qiushui Manor then? If I only cared about myself, if I were selfish, do you think you'd still have the chance to stand here and criticize me? If it weren't for the fact that I'd fall out with your families and put them in a difficult position, I believe that if I wanted to take Xin'er and Ruyan away, neither of your families could stop me."

Ouyang Qianshu sneered disdainfully at Ye Tianya, "You still have the nerve to mention going to Qiushui Manor? Typical businessman, all talk and no action. You're afraid Xin'er and Ruyan will be caught in the middle..." "You put her in a difficult position? But what did you do at Qiushui Manor? Didn't you also refuse to lower your noble head? Didn't you also fall out with my father? Didn't you also put Xin'er in a difficult position? You laid a hand on my father, how could she, as his daughter, choose between you and him? Did you expect her to watch you injure her own father and do nothing or even applaud and cheer for you?"

Ouyang Qianshu pointed at Ye Tianya angrily, "You forced her to make a choice she had no other option for, and then left without saying a word, indirectly putting all the responsibility on Xin'er. Is this your selflessness? You made her think that siding with her father was a betrayal of you." Betrayal made her feel guilty and remorseful day and night, believing she was no longer worthy of loving you. It made her take all the blame upon herself and her family, torturing herself constantly. Is this your selflessness? It made her increasingly cold, distrustful of everyone, becoming a stranger. She sealed all her secrets and pain deep inside, growing thinner and thinner until she fell seriously ill. Is this your selflessness? Tell me, is all this your selflessness? Is this all for her sake?”

With each question, Ouyang Qianshu took a step closer to Ye Tianya, forcing her back to the Confucius Pavilion.

Ye Tianya was rendered speechless by Ouyang Qianshu's relentless questioning. His hands and feet turned icy cold, his expression shifting between pale and flushed. Finally, he struggled painfully, saying, "Then what do you expect me to do? Just watch you drive Xin'er to the brink of emaciated, and she repeatedly attempts suicide by cutting her wrists without doing anything? She's my lover, I must protect her, but I never expected... I really never expected it to turn out like this! But why did you hurt her so much, preventing her from doing what she wanted to do? Why? Tell me!"

Cornered by Ouyang Qianshu's barrage of questions, Ye Tianya struggled internally. Losing control, he grabbed Ouyang Qianshu by the collar and threw him away. Before Ouyang Qianshu could react, Ye Tianya had already grabbed him, giving him no chance to struggle. He felt himself being pulled by a powerful force towards a pavilion pillar behind him. Flying through the air, he was terrified. He hadn't expected Ye Tianya to interfere in his sister's affairs. The reaction was so strong that he had been driven mad. With Ye Tianya's abnormal skills, he and Sima Jian might become his punching bags today. He hurriedly gathered his energy and tried to use the force of crashing into the pillar to stabilize himself. However, he never dreamed that as soon as his foot touched the pillar and before he could push off, his collar was tightened. Ye Tianya, like a ghost, followed closely and grabbed him up again, angrily saying, "Tell me, why did you force Xin'er to be like that? Just for your so-called 'her happiness'?" As

Ye Tianya spoke, he raised his fist to swing down. Ouyang Qianshu was terrified and tried to raise his hand to block, but he was shocked to find that under Ye Tianya's powerful aura, the disparity in strength made it impossible for him to move. Just as Ye Tianya's angry fist was about to fall, Sima Jian, who had reacted quickly enough, finally reacted and shouted, "Stop!" He hurriedly stepped in from behind to try to subdue Ye Tianya. Unexpectedly, Ye Tianya didn't turn around, his fist reversed, striking Sima Jian's chest at a tricky angle. Sima Jian hurriedly crossed his arms to protect his chest, but Ye Tianya's punch sent him staggering back several steps, crashing heavily into a concrete pillar behind him. Almost simultaneously, several figures leaped from the back garden onto the Confucius Pavilion, shouting, "Stop!"

"Captain—" At the same time, a particularly clear female voice rang out, jolting Ye Tianya awake. He dejectedly released Ouyang Qianshu, whom he had been holding and unable to move.

A dejected Ye Tianya turned his head and saw Nangong Qian'er gracefully leap onto the pavilion. She emerged from behind the group who had jumped up before her but stopped because Ye Tianya had halted his advance, and anxiously grabbed him, saying, "Captain, don't get agitated." Then she turned to Sima Jian and Ouyang Qianshu, saying, "Brother Sima, Brother Ouyang, what are you doing? Can't you talk things out?"

"Qian'er, stop talking. Help me call Sister Yu and book a plane ticket to Lincheng, the sooner the better!" Ye Tianya said dejectedly, glancing back at the men in black suits, like Ouyang Qianshu, who had rushed onto the pavilion later. He didn't recognize them; they were probably special agents like Ouyang Qianshu. He didn't care. His gaze fell on Ouyang Qianshu and Sima Jian, who were still catching their breath. His lips moved, but he said nothing. He turned and walked down the pavilion step by step. Nangong Qian'er quickly turned and followed him…

Upon hearing that Ye Tianya had booked a flight to Lincheng, Ouyang Qianshu, recovering from his shock, hurriedly called out, "Xin'er is in ward number ten of the special care unit at Ren'ai Hospital!"

Ye Tianya, who had already descended four steps, paused, then continued downhill without turning back, disappearing into the distance.

Ouyang Qianshu's words were like a thunderbolt, completely waking Ye Tianya. Each sentence felt like a needle piercing his heart. After leaving Qiushui Manor, he had never considered, nor wanted to consider, what would become of Ouyang Xin'er after his departure. He had been avoiding the issue, afraid of reopening his wounds, and thus had refused to delve into it. Now, Ouyang Qianshu's angry questioning had jolted him awake. He realized that he had indeed not given Ouyang Xin'er many choices; he had presented her with only one option. Ironically, he had even assumed that she had ultimately chosen to leave him, hurting not only himself but also the woman he loved.

"A noble head? Tell me, what makes you so noble? So noble that you let Xin'er and the others suffer?" Sitting to the side, Ye Tianya angrily grabbed his hair and slapped his head. Startled, Nangong Qian'er quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road, grabbed his hand, and hugged him, her voice trembling with tears. "Captain, don't be like this. It's not your fault, not just your fault. We can still face it together. Let's go to Lincheng together, let's beg Uncle Ouyang to let us bring Sister Xin'er back..."

Nangong Qian'er held Ye Tianya tightly. She knew that this messy affair between Ye Tianya and the Ouyang family was impossible to resolve. The Ouyang family wanted their daughter's happiness, and Ye Tianya wanted to protect the woman he loved. Whose fault was it? Who could say for sure? Regardless of whose fault it was, Ouyang Xin'er was injured. Ye Tianya blamed himself, and Nangong Qian'er couldn't persuade him. She only hoped that she could share some of his burden...

Chapter 372 Leaking the News

After Ye Tianya left dejectedly, Ouyang Qianshu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said to Sima Jian, "Do you believe me now?"

Sima Jian coughed a few times before catching his breath and sat weakly on the ground, smiling bitterly, "I didn't expect that I couldn't even withstand such a simple move!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Sima Jian said, "Make a call back to Lincheng. Ye Tianya is going to Lincheng, and he'll probably have another fight with Uncle Ouyang."

Ouyang Qianshu shook his head and said, "There's no need. My dad actually regrets it a bit. He just said something embarrassing in a fit of anger and can't back down. Mental illness requires mental medicine. Xin'er's illness really can't be cured without Ye Tianya. My dad won't stop him anymore, so there won't be any trouble. Besides, since my words just now could drive him crazy, they must have an effect too."

"Cough cough... I hope this will work. Everyone is at fault regarding Xin'er's matter. I also hope he can give your father and my father a way out, so that Xin'er and Ruyan won't have to suffer so much anymore." Sima Jian coughed a few more times before sighing and saying, "Qian Shu, have you noticed... his power seems to be more than just ancient martial arts true qi? There's a strange element in his power..."

Ouyang Qian Shu lowered his head and thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I didn't notice. I've never really fought him head-on. Last time at Qiushui Manor, he dodged it with a single movement. Just now, he was the one who attacked, but I couldn't move at all. I thought it was his qi. You just took a hit from him. Aren't you usually the most sensitive to power? Didn't you even sense what kind of strange power it was?"

"That power is too mysterious, I can't feel it. Go back and ask your dad, didn't he fight him too?" Sima Jian finished speaking and, with the help of several men in black suits who jumped up behind him, stood up and said with a wry smile, "I need to rest for a while, otherwise I won't be able to work tomorrow. I hope the elders won't be too stubborn, otherwise..."

Sima Jian didn't finish his sentence. Ouyang Qianshu was also worried. If they really pushed Ye Tianya too far, they were afraid that none of them would come out on top.

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Tianya Real Estate Lincheng Branch

"Breaking news, the president is coming to Lincheng!" Someone had leaked the news, and the news that Ye Tianya was coming to Lincheng quickly spread throughout the Lincheng branch. In the past few months, the Lincheng branch had recruited a lot of new people for the Lincheng Gymnasium and Xingye Hotel projects. Many new employees from Tianya Real Estate's S City headquarters who had been sent to Lincheng had never had the chance to meet the president before, and they were all looking forward to it when they heard the news. Upon hearing the news, Ding Junfeng's henchmen, who were now using the alias Zhu Xingyuan

in the sales department

, excitedly surrounded his desk, saying, "Team leader, the president is coming down! Your chance has come! The president is coming down personally, it must be because our team's performance has caught his attention. Team leader, shouldn't we start calling you 'Minister' now?"

"He's coming down? When?" Ding Junfeng felt a pang of panic, instinctively reaching up to touch his face. Fortunately, his subordinates were too excited to notice the panic in his eyes or the movement in his hand. Even less did anyone notice that he had directly said 'he' instead of asking 'Is the president coming down?'

However, he quickly calmed down and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What 'minister'? Are you trying to get me killed? If the other teams find out, won't they say I'm arrogant and conceited? If Minister Luo Yang finds out, I'm dead!"

"What are you afraid of, team leader? Our performance speaks for itself. Didn't Minister Luo Yang say last time that you'd definitely get promoted? It's just a matter of waiting for the official documents. The president is coming down in person tomorrow, maybe to test you. Team leader, if you're transferred back to headquarters, you'll have to look after the brothers."

Ding Junfeng forced himself to relax and said, "Don't dream. This little achievement is nothing to the president. Even if we work for ten years, we can't compare to the president's few days in the stock market. Let's get to work! Try harder to complete today's task so I can have something to show the president. Otherwise, I won't get promoted, and how can I protect you? The Mr. Zhao we're meeting today is a lecherous old man. Take him to the red-light district and have a good time before talking business with him, and you'll have it all figured out." Ding Junfeng sneered inwardly. Back when Ye Tianya was targeting Changfeng, Zhao stabbed him in the back and fished in troubled waters. He probably never dreamed that the person he was doing business with this time would be someone who knew him so well.

Ding Junfeng urged his subordinates to get to work, but then went to the restroom to look at his almost perfect face again and again. His excellent performance was not only due to the person behind him secretly introducing business to him, but also to his face. A perfect appearance can give people the best first impression and create a subconscious trust. Just like when faced with a person with outstanding appearance and a person with shifty eyes, anyone would choose to gravitate towards the person with outstanding appearance, even if they claim to be aloof and never judge people by their looks. Subconscious will still play tricks on them. Putting aside everything else, just within the company, whenever he needed any documents, materials, or contracts, those young female finance and secretarial staff would rush to give them to him first. Whenever he thought of their infatuated, expectant eyes, Ding Junfeng couldn't help but smile. Then he thought of the homebuyers, especially those unsatisfied women, who, even when accompanied by their husbands to view properties, would always secretly throw him a few flirtatious glances and then coax their husbands into paying for his business. He really had to thank the miracle doctor who performed his plastic surgery. He had created such a fortune for him.

However, despite this immense wealth, it always made him uneasy. His only worry, and his biggest fear, was that his perfect face would arouse Ye Tianya's suspicion. No one knew Ye Tianya's strength better than Ye Tianya's former rivals, which was why he suddenly felt panicked when he heard that Ye Tianya was coming to Lincheng.

After repeatedly confirming that his face was completely different from his previous one and showed no signs of plastic surgery, Ding Junfeng finally felt a little relieved. He checked that the restroom was empty before taking out his phone and dialing a number: "Hello, he's coming to Lincheng. I want to know what his purpose is..."

"Don't worry, he's coming to Lincheng for personal reasons. His mistress is sick, he's just visiting her..." the voice on the other end replied lazily.

"Mistress? Besides Xingye, he has another mistress?" Ding Junfeng asked in surprise, "Who is she? Why not start with her?"

"If it were that easy, would we need your guidance? We all have to keep our distance from his mistress's background. Do you think you can touch her? You haven't even touched her yet, but her family's power could kill you a thousand times over. The only effective and safest way to fight Ye Tianya is through business, understand?"

"What kind of background does she have? Why don't you expose this and let the world see what kind of face this so-called romantic is? That would be enough to give that Ye guy a hard time!" Ding Junfeng was still somewhat unwilling.

"Spill it? You're going to spill it? I bet your life that if you spill it today, they'll trace it back to you tomorrow. Do you want to alert them? Anyway, he's not here for you this time, but your promotion is guaranteed. Don't blame me for not warning you. If you're too hasty and ruin things, hmph, you'll be fully responsible for the consequences, and don't blame us for exposing your real identity!" The person on the other end of the phone hung up after saying that. Ding Junfeng gritted his teeth, his face shifting between light and shadow as he pondered for a while before leaving the bathroom...

No matter how successful he was now... Despite his current success, he's always been led by the nose by the person behind him. Ironically, he still doesn't know who that person is, yet he's being manipulated like a puppet. Thinking about this fills Ding Junfeng with resentment, but in a flash, he shifts all the blame to Ye Tianya and Xingye Xiangshang. Ye Tianya destroyed his Changfeng Real Estate, Xingye ruined his reputation and left him nowhere to go, they forced him down this path. Ding Junfeng's anger only fuels his rage; he wants to smash everything from Tianya Real Estate's Lincheng branch all the way to Ye Tianya's headquarters.

However, he's a master strategist, and he's unwilling to become someone else's puppet, much less see Ye Tianya's glory fade. His impulsiveness and impatience are merely for show, for the person behind him. Who in the world can be more patient than this scheming genius? Now that he's achieved results, he's going to advance to the upper echelons of Tianya Real Estate headquarters, towards his goal.

His target, Ye Tianya, landed at Lincheng Airport the next morning. Accompanying him, besides Xingye, was Ouyang Xiner's best friend, Nangong Qian'er. Also present was Tang Wan, a person sent to Lincheng to help. This was Tang Wan's second time traveling on the same flight as Ye Tianya and Nangong Qian'er. However, this time Ye Tianya didn't notice her. She had noticed Ye Tianya traveling with both Xingye and Nangong Qian'er and wanted to see what their relationship was, so she sat in the back without greeting Ye Tianya. Although she had been puzzled about the relationship between Nangong Qian'er and Ye Tianya when she returned from B City last time, seeing Xingye at the airport completely unconcerned about Nangong Qian'er constantly holding Ye Tianya's arm, and instead being very intimate with her, left her completely confused. Then she encountered... Lin Siyin had forgotten about that matter in her excitement, but seeing Ye Tianya traveling with Xingye and Nangong Qian'er at the same time made her even more confused and curious. However, along the way, she noticed that Ye Tianya, Xingye, and Nangong Qian'er were all discussing something quietly, without making any intimate gestures. This greatly disappointed her, as she was hoping to see some drama. After getting off the plane, she still followed Ye Tianya and the other two from a distance, somewhat unwilling to give up...
Chapter 373 Locating Oneself

"President Ye—" Ye Tianya was about to wave down a taxi when Tang Shaoyan, who suddenly appeared beside him, called out to him.

"Manager Tang? What are you doing here?" Because he came to Lincheng on personal business, Ye Tianya remembered that he hadn't notified the Lincheng branch before he came. Out of habit, Ye Tianya's first thought was who would have sent the message to Lincheng.

Tang Shaoyan was startled. She had indeed heard rumors that Ye Tianya would be coming to Lincheng, but she hadn't received a notification from the S City headquarters. As a subordinate, finding out the whereabouts of superiors before receiving official instructions was something the higher-ups disliked most. Seeing Ye Tianya's confusion, Tang Shaoyan quickly said, "I... I came to pick up my cousin. I didn't expect President Ye to be on this flight too... uh, she's here." As she

spoke, Tang Shaoyan raised her hand and waved, calling out, "Wan'er, over here!"

Ye Tianya followed Tang Shaoyan's gaze and was surprised to find that it was Tang Wan who came out—the Xueya Shuangye employee who had returned with him from B City last time.

"Tang Wan is your cousin?" Ye Tianya looked at Tang Shaoyan in surprise.

Tang Wan had already approached. Hearing Ye Tianya's question, she smiled charmingly and said, "What, Mr. Ye doesn't believe me? Didn't you notice that we sisters both have excellent beauty genes? It's a legacy from our grandparents, hehe. Mr. Ye, I didn't expect you to arrive before me in disguise. I didn't even see you on the plane. Where were you sitting?"

Ye Tianya was in no mood to appreciate whether they had beauty genes at this moment. He replied with a perfunctory smile, "Oh, right, with the two beauties standing here, look, that guy bumped into a pillar!" Ye Tianya happened to see a lovesick man staring at Xingye and Nangong Qian'er, bumping into a pillar and running away embarrassedly, clutching his head.

The Tang sisters giggled and said, "Mr. Ye, that man wasn't looking at us, he was looking at the two beautiful ladies behind you. Hello, Miss Xingye?" Tang Shaoyan greeted Xingye with a smile.

Xingye nodded slightly and smiled, "Manager Tang, just call me Xiaoye as before."

Tang Shaoyan smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, Xiaoye is still so gentle. No wonder our President Ye takes you everywhere. And this is...?" Tang Shaoyan looked at Nangong Qian'er as she spoke.

Before Ye Tianya could speak, Xingye said with a smile, "She is my good sister, Nangong Qian'er."

Nangong Qian'er also smiled sweetly and nodded in greeting. Tang Wan leaned over and said with a smile, "President Ye, you're too conspicuous to be traveling incognito with two beauties. Besides, my older sister discovered your arrival. A private trip is impossible now. Shall we get in the car and go together?" Tang Wan had worked with Ye Tianya before, and because of Nangong Qian'er's relationship with him, she was confused. Tang Shaoyan had a prejudice against Ye Tianya, and her words did not show the same respect as Tang Shaoyan's.

Ye Tianya didn't have the energy to pay attention to so much, and shook his head with a wry smile, saying, "What incognito visit? We're here on personal business this time, so we won't trouble Manager Tang. Tang Wan is here to help your cousin this time. You won't ask to be transferred back to headquarters from Bingtian like last time, will you? Your cousin is a talented leader. You can learn a lot from her. Good luck, I'm waiting for you to bring me good news."

Tang Wan's face became a little unnatural at the mention of Bingtian Electronics, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "I will. President Ye, are you really not coming with us?"

Ye Tianya shook his head and said, "No, my business is urgent. I'll go to the company later." As Ye Tianya said this, Xingye, who knew him well, had already hailed a taxi. The three of them said goodbye to the Tang sisters and sped away. Tang Wan immediately said nervously and excitedly, "Sister, quick, let's follow them..." "

What?" Tang Shaoyan grabbed Tang Wan, who was rushing towards her car.

Tang Wan said anxiously, "Look where they're going! And I still don't understand the relationship between Nangong Qian'er and Ye Tianya..."

"Wan'er!" Tang Shaoyan said seriously, "What are you doing? You're still so curious. Even with Xingye around, President Ye dares to bring Nangong Qian'er. What kind of relationship could he possibly have with her? Besides, why are you making such a fuss about their relationship? Are you in heat? Don't forget, he's the president, and Xingye is with him. Just relax."

Tang Shaoyan said, walking towards the car door and laughing, "But it's true, you're not getting any younger. You still haven't found a boyfriend. Come on, I'll take you back to the company. There are plenty of young talents in the Lincheng branch now. I can introduce you to one, right? Let me tell you, we have a star employee in our company, Zhu Xingyuan. He's handsome, capable, and has excellent performance. Do you want me to introduce you to him?"

"Sister—" Tang Wan blushed and stamped her foot, "No matter how strong Zhu Xingyuan is, isn't he still working for Ye Tianya? I'm not thinking what you think. I'm just curious about Ye Tianya and Nangong Qian'er... You don't know, last time he went to B City, he only took Nangong Qian'er with him. Nangong Qian'er called him something like 'Captain,' and the two of them were holding hands intimately. When they came back at S City Airport, they were still holding hands in front of Xingye who was picking them up..."

"Alright!" Tang Shaoyan interrupted Tang Wan coldly, saying sternly, "What do you want me to say to you? Ye Tianya isn't just a small employee at Xueya Shuangye anymore; he's the president. As a subordinate, how can you be so clueless about what you should and shouldn't ask about? He was right earlier; you really have a lot to learn. With Ye Tianya's changed status, you need to learn to position yourself properly too. Let's go, get in the car!"

Tang Shaoyan dragged the stunned Tang Wan into the car and drove off. Seeing Tang Wan silent and head down, Tang Shaoyan couldn't help but ask, "Still can't figure it out? You haven't really fallen for Ye Tianya, have you?"

Tang Wan blushed and spat, "Go away! He's a heartthrob. What's wrong with liking him? I like quite a few other people too." "Male celebrities, you know, there are different kinds of liking them, sis. What kind of work are you going to assign me?"

Tang Shaoyan laughed irritably. "Didn't the president just say that your job is to learn? I'll teach you how to be a subordinate first..." When Ye Tianya and Xingye Nangong Qian'er found Special Care Ward 10 at

Lincheng Ren'ai Hospital

, they encountered Ouyang Xin'er's aunt, He Tingxiu, Ouyang Zhenhua's second wife, at the door. He Tingxiu didn't seem surprised to see Ye Tianya at all, as if she knew they would come. She sighed softly and said, "You're here. Come in, but be quiet, Xin'er is asleep."

Ye Tianya sincerely thanked her before gently opening the door and going in with Xingye Nangong Qian'er.

Ouyang Xin'er lay quietly on the pristine white hospital bed, her face pale and her thinness piercing Ye Tianya's heart. She was even thinner than when he had seen her at Qiushui Manor. Her once smooth, jade-like face was now distorted by her paleness and frailty. Her once beautiful hair, malnourished and dull, lay scattered on the pillow. Her hands, once delicate and slender, were now like withered bamboo, skin and bones, the veins on the back of her hands clearly visible. Ye Tianya felt a tearing pain in his heart. What had he done? How much suffering had he caused his beloved? His face contorted with agony. Nangong Qian'er and Xingye, upon entering, burst into tears, covering their mouths to stifle their sobs, and turned to flee the room, sobbing quietly in the corridor.

Reaching the bedside, Ye Tianya's trembling hands carefully and gently took Ouyang Xin'er's withered, bamboo-like hands, as if afraid that the slightest pressure would cause them to crumble. He forced himself not to tremble, not to break his beloved hands.

"Xin'er—" Ye Tianya tried to make his voice as calm as possible, but when he uttered it, he found it tinged with sobs. Outside the door, the faint sounds of Xingye and Nangong Qian'er crying, and He Tingxiu's comforting voices, echoed, making Ye Tianya's heart ache even more.

"I'm sorry…" Ye Tianya bent down, his heart aching, and gently kissed the still delicate forehead on her face, now somewhat changed. It was the same kiss, a kiss he hadn't shared in a long time, filled with Ye Tianya's deepest regret. How much torment, how long, could have transformed a beautiful girl into what she was now? Ye Tianya asked himself in his heart, how could he ever repay Ouyang Xin'er for what he owed her?

A white light shone in Ye Tianya's palm. Heartbroken, Ye Tianya forgot he was in a hospital room, forgot that someone might come in, forgot everything around him. The only thing he remembered was the woman he loved. He wanted to minimize her pain as much as possible, he wanted her to recover as quickly as possible, and make up for everything he owed her...

Outside the door, Su Ling came out of the elevator carrying freshly made bird's nest soup. Turning the corner, she saw Xingye and a girl sobbing in each other's arms outside Ouyang Xin'er's hospital room. He Tingxiu stood blankly at the small window on the door, looking inside, frozen like a statue. Su Ling didn't know Nangong Qian'er, but she knew Xingye. Her eldest son, Ouyang Qianshu, had called to say that Ye Tianya might come. Seeing Xingye, she immediately guessed that Ye Tianya had arrived. However, seeing Xingye and the girl crying so sadly, Su Ling's heart tightened. Her first thought was whether something had happened to Ouyang Xin'er.

Su Ling, carrying a bowl of bird's nest soup, rushed to the ward door, asking anxiously, "Tingxiu, Xin'er, she..."

"Shh—" He Tingxiu turned around nervously, putting her index finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, and pointed to the small window, indicating that Su Ling should look too.

Curious, Su Ling looked up, and the scene inside made her eyes widen. Surprise immediately appeared on her face. Ye Tianya was sitting beside Ouyang Xin'er's bed, his hands behind his back to the door. Although they couldn't see what Ye Tianya was doing or his expression, they could see a dazzling white light emanating from his chest, which was facing away from them. The light was constantly expanding, starting from Ouyang Xin'er's head and slowly enveloping her, gradually increasing in size. As the area expanded, the white light became less dazzling, and soon Ouyang Xin'er was covered in a halo, like a semi-transparent film...

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