Forbidden Fruit [Full Text] - 18

Chapter 251 Ye

Tianya thought about it and agreed. Yin Chao, that lively fellow, was clever but lacked composure. If something unexpected happened in the future, it would be much easier for him to operate as a shareholder. As long as he wasn't greedy for the money, what did it matter whether it was in Yin Chao's hands or not? After thinking it through, Ye Tianya smiled. Although he wouldn't take the 49% stake, it at least proved he hadn't misjudged Yin Chao. He hadn't expected Yin Chao to quietly give him 49% of the shares. This was like an affirmation of his previous trust and cultivation of Yin Chao.

Xingye was also pleased with Yin Chao's actions; after all, for Ye Tianya, Yin Chao was his best brother.

After lunch, Ye Tianya continued to move his spare cash, while Xingye returned to Hu Qing's law firm. After subtly transferring all the funds, Ye Tianya hacked into the E country's government system, spending considerable effort to find the schedule of one of the spokespeople. He found the time they would release the news. Only then did he exit and let out a long sigh. This time, he wanted to make the Lan and Mo families lose at least 30% of their funds. He would then use that 30% to make even more money from the copper price fluctuations. Everything was ready except for the final push. Ye Tianya looked up at the time; it was past closing time again. He cursed himself for being careless; Xingye must be getting impatient again. He hurriedly tidied his desk, turned off his computer, and went out to meet Xingye. But as soon as he opened the door, he saw Xingye standing there chatting and laughing with Lin Liqin and others from the Industrial Department.

"Brother, are you done?" Xingye immediately stepped forward and asked gently upon seeing Ye Tianya.

Lin Liqin laughed, "Tianya, do you know how long Xingye has been waiting for you here? Almost half an hour! But she absolutely refused to let us knock on your door. She's such a gentle and considerate girl. No wonder you cherish her so much. But Tianya, if I were a man, I would definitely love her even more than you."

Xingye blushed slightly and said, "Miss Lin, you're teasing me. I'm not as good as you say. It's just that my brother spoils me."

Ye Tianya wasn't used to joking with Lin Liqin and the others. He smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Minister Lin, for spending so much time with Xiaoye. I'm really sorry to have taken up so much of your time."

Lin Liqin laughed, "It's alright. Others don't even have a chance to talk to Xingye. I saw it for myself at noon today."

Ye Tianya smiled again, exchanged a few polite words, and then went downstairs with Xingye and Lin Liqin. Down in the basement, Lin Liqin, the company's department head, had her own Audi parked in the garage. After waving goodbye to Ye Tianya and Xingye and getting into her car, she couldn't help but feel envious as she watched Xingye and Ye Tianya start Xingye's white two-seater sports car.

"After all the hardship, it's finally over. Heaven has eyes. It was worth it, Xingye," Lin Liqin muttered to herself before starting her Audi and leaving the garage.

Ye Tianya and Xingye drove straight back to Haijiao Tianya after leaving the garage, unaware that a red sports car was parked in front of Qingfeng Building, with a beautiful girl staring intently at the entrance. She ignored the lewd and curious glances from passersby, but as the people leaving Qingfeng Building began to depart, she still hadn't seen the person she was waiting for, and she started to get anxious. Just then, a security guard approached and said, "Miss, long-term parking is not allowed here. Your car has exceeded the parking time limit. If you plan to park for a long time, please park in the underground garage."

The girl was initially dismissive of the guard, but seeing his politeness, she had no choice but to say, "I'm waiting for someone. Is there a Xueya Shuangye Company inside your Qingfeng Building?"

"Yes, but Xueya Shuangye Company's closing time is more than half an hour past. Hasn't the person you're looking for come down yet? Should I ask my colleagues upstairs to check if they're working overtime?" the guard said politely.

"Okay, okay, thank you. I'm looking for Ye Tianya of Xueya Shuangye," the girl said happily.

Upon hearing the name Ye Tianya, the guard immediately became respectful and said, "I'm sorry, Miss, Chairman Ye just left. He left the building about three minutes ago. He drove out of the garage and didn't come out through the main entrance."

"What? He left?" the girl said in surprise.

The security guard confirmed, "Yes, miss, Chairman Ye doesn't drive through here after leaving the garage; he goes straight home from the side. Alright, miss, if no one else is waiting, please move your car."

The girl turned back to open the car door in frustration, then suddenly stopped and turned back to ask, "What did you just say? Chairman Ye? What Chairman Ye? I'm looking for Ye Tianya, you haven't made a mistake, have you?"

The security guard smiled and said, "That's right, Chairman Ye is Ye Tianya, the chairman who owns 85% of Qingfeng Group's shares. Do you have any other questions, miss?"

The girl murmured incredulously, "What… chairman? 8… 85% of Qingfeng Group…?"

She continued muttering as she turned back to open the car door. Seeing her distraught appearance, the security guard reminded her, "Miss, please concentrate while driving. If you'd like to leave your contact information, I can pass it on to Chairman Ye when he comes to work tomorrow." The girl regained her composure and shook

her head, saying, "No need, I'll come back to see him tomorrow." With that, she got into her sports car and drove away. The security guard, seeing the girl's expression, couldn't help but laugh and muttered to himself, "The leader is indeed the leader, so handsome and dashing, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom again..."

"What did you say? Ye Tianya is the chairman of Qingfeng Group?" Du Wei was also startled when he heard this news.

Du Qing, still somewhat dazed, said, "I was wondering, wasn't he just a lowly employee at Xueya Shuangye? How did he suddenly become the chairman of Qingfeng Group? But... but that security guard was quite certain, he said Ye Tianya owns 85% of Qingfeng Group's shares... Dad, what's wrong? Dad, are you even listening to me?" Du Qing, seeing her father lost in thought, couldn't help but remind him.

Du Wei groaned and came back to his senses, but his face lit up with joy, "Qing'er, this is a great opportunity, hahaha, what do you think of Tianya?"

"What do you mean, what do you think?" Du Qing blushed and lowered her head, pouting.

Du Wei laughed, "What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? What else could it be? I even mentioned a childhood betrothal to his father when he was little. He's very likely to be one of the shareholders of Xueya Shuangye, and he'll take over your Uncle Ye's business in the future. He'll also be a director of Pacific Auto Dealership. Not to mention, he's already the chairman of Qingfeng. What's wrong, you're blushing, hehe..."

Du Qing blushed and retorted, "Dad, what are you saying... You know his girlfriend is Xingye."

Du Wei smiled confidently, "So what if she's Xingye? Do you think my Du family's entire fortune as dowry wouldn't be enough for her? Don't you even have the confidence to beat her?"

Du Qing was slightly lost in thought for a moment, then blushed and shyly went into her room, leaving Du Wei outside calculating how much profit Xueya Shuangye's investment in Boshi would bring him. Then they began plotting how to deal with Ye Tianya. The next day, Ye Tianya started transferring large amounts of funds from Xueya Shuangye's account, and he did it quite obviously. It was immediately discovered by those 'monitoring' Xueya Shuangye's cash flow. Of course, as Xueya Shuangye's enemy, Mo Shaocong also learned about Xueya Shuangye's fund transfers. However, the funds Ye Tianya transferred had no target; they just kept accumulating, accumulating and accumulating—one hundred million, two hundred million, three hundred million… As Ye Tianya's transferred funds continued to increase, some people in the industry began to panic, because they felt that Xueya Shuangye might be about to make a big move, a very big one. But where was the target? With his constantly transferred funds, he could almost easily bankrupt a small company.

The funds continued to increase, but Ye Tianya did not stop transferring them. All day long, people in the industry watched Xueya Shuangye's large-scale cash flow with trepidation, but still could not figure out what Xueya Shuangye was up to.

After work in the afternoon, Ye Tianya went downstairs to pick up Xingye again. They hadn't gone to the parking garage to get their car today because he'd left it with the security guard at the entrance when he went to work in the morning. He'd made a phone call when he left, and the Qingfeng Building security department immediately sent someone to drive the car to his door. As a director of Qingfeng and head of the Spy Shadow Society, he still received this treatment. This time, Du Qing, waiting in the garage, was disappointed again. More than half an hour after work had passed and Ye Tianya still hadn't shown up. After asking around, she learned that Ye Tianya and Xingye had left early again.

Du Qing was furious. She had spent half the afternoon putting on makeup before rushing over, and yet she still couldn't stop Ye Tianya. She had wasted a lot of effort and her carefully cultivated emotions.

On the third day, Ye Tianya was still mobilizing funds. By the end of the morning, he had gathered almost all of Xueya Shuangye's working capital. He quietly moved the funds in his office, while Gu Letian's secretary was constantly busy. Gu Letian's phone rang incessantly, all from acquaintances in the industry, asking what Xueya Shuangye was up to, trying to get information out of him. At first, Gu Letian answered a few calls himself, but later the calls increased, and the questions were all about what Ye Tianya wanted to do with the funds. Gu Letian himself didn't know what Ye Tianya was up to. Helpless, Gu Letian had to give the phone card to his secretary, telling him he was in a meeting on all the calls.

But his curiosity was also considerable. Ye Tianya had suddenly asked him for the authority to move all the working capital without telling him what he intended to do with it, and he hadn't expected him to make such a fuss. Driven by curiosity, he knocked on Ye Tianya's office door just before lunch break.
Chapter 252 A Twisted Fate
As Gu Letian pushed open the door to Ye Tianya's office, a girl in red pushed open the door to Xueya Shuangye's office.

"Miss, how can I help you?" the receptionist at the door asked the girl with a smile.

The girl in red nodded and said, "Hello, I'm looking for Ye Tianya. Is he here?"

"Mr. Ye is here, but..." The receptionist hesitated, then asked, "Do you have an appointment, Miss?"

The girl in red shook her head and said, "No, I'm his sister. Do I need an appointment to see him?" The girl in red then rushed inside. This was the third time she had come to see Ye Tianya. She decided not to wait downstairs anymore, because Ye Tianya always seemed to be playing hide-and-seek with her. Either he would drive away from the garage, and when she went to the garage, he would leave through the main entrance. The girl thought it best to come to the company directly at noon. As long as Ye Tianya was in the Qingfeng Building, she wasn't afraid he would run away.

"Miss...please wait...please wait, you can't go in, this is an office..." The receptionist rushed in and stopped Du Qing, saying, "Miss, please wait in the meeting room for a moment, I'll go and inform him, okay?"

Du Qing was stopped because she felt a little guilty for impersonating Ye Tianya's sister and didn't dare to go too far. Reluctantly, she followed the receptionist into the meeting room. The receptionist politely said, "Miss, as far as we know, Mr. Ye doesn't have a sister. May I ask your name so I can report to Mr. Ye?"

Du Qing blushed. She never expected Ye Tianya to be in this snowy place... Despite Ye Tianya's fame within Xueya Shuangye, it was unexpected that even a receptionist there knew he didn't have a sister. Embarrassed by her lie, she blushed and retorted, "I never said I was his sister. Just tell him my name is Du Qing."

The receptionist politely poured Du Qing a glass of water, but after two unsuccessful attempts to call Ye Tianya's office extension, she went to his office herself to inform him. However, Du Qing, fearing Ye Tianya would play hide-and-seek with her again if he knew her identity, immediately followed the receptionist out the door, keeping a distance until they entered the company's administrative area.

Just as the receptionist was about to knock on Ye Tianya's office door, it suddenly opened from the inside, startling the young receptionist. She then recognized the company's CEO and hurriedly greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Gu."

Gu Letian smiled and nodded, but then looked behind the receptionist and asked, "Did you bring Xiao Ye's guest?"

The receptionist was startled and turned around, only to find that the girl in red had followed her. She couldn't help but feel annoyed; this girl was so rude, acting like she was entering the company on a whim. Running around like she was in her own home, she couldn't help but grumble, "Miss Du, what are you doing..."

Gu Letian saw the receptionist's annoyed expression and quickly asked, "What's going on?"

The receptionist hurriedly replied, "Mr. Gu, it's like this, this Miss Du said she's Mr. Ye's sister and wants to see him, but she didn't have an appointment. I asked her to wait in the reception room, but unexpectedly she followed me in."

Gu Letian smiled and glanced at the girl in red behind him, saying, "Miss Du, is that right? You need to see Mr. Ye?"

Du Qing smiled and said, "Yes, you're Mr. Gu, right? I need to see my brother Tianya. It's after work now, isn't it? Can I see him?"

Gu Letian hadn't expected this girl to call him "Brother Tianya" so naturally, and he couldn't help but believe that Du Qing was some kind of cousin of Ye Tianya. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Tianya's office door opened again, and Ye Tianya stepped out. He saw Du Qing as soon as he opened the door, his brows furrowing slightly, and he said in surprise, "Miss Du, what are you doing here?"

Du Qing frowned upon hearing the word "Miss Du." "Brother Tianya," she said, sounding aggrieved, "I've come to Shangri-La to look for you countless times, but even Brother Yin Chao and Aunt Yin aren't home. After I started work here, I came to look for you twice more, but you avoided me both times. I had no choice but to come here myself."

Gu Letian was stunned. Du Qing was still calling Ye Tianya "Brother Tianya" in front of him, and even brought up Yin Chao and his mother, but Ye Tianya was addressing her as "Miss Du" so formally. This left Gu Letian completely bewildered, not to mention the receptionist next to him. The young woman looked utterly confused, glancing between Ye Tianya and Du Qing. She found this mysterious figure in the company too enigmatic; she couldn't understand any of her oddities.

Ye Tianya's calm face remained expressionless as he looked at Gu Letian and said, "Mr. Gu, this is Miss Du Qing, the daughter of Mr. Du from Boshi Advertising Company."

Gu Letian was slightly taken aback again. The enthusiastic "Brother Tianya" from Du Qing was replaced by Ye Tianya's cold "Miss Du." Recalling Ye Tianya's strange behavior when he first met Du Wei, Gu Letian immediately guessed that Ye Tianya and the Du family were old acquaintances, but he didn't know what secrets lay between them. However, after Ye Tianya's introduction, Gu Letian still politely smiled at Du Qing and said, "So you're Mr. Du's daughter. My apologies, Miss Du. Since you have business with me, I won't bother you any longer. Xiao Ye, please attend to my guests for me."

Ye Tianya looked at Gu Letian, sensing something else in his eyes, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Nevertheless, he nodded, and after Gu Letian left, he said to Du Qing, "Miss Du, did you need something?"

Du Qing frowned slightly when Ye Tianya addressed her so formally as "Miss Du," but quickly recovered and said, "Of course I do." "Brother Tianya, please take me to where Xiaoye lives. Brother Yin Chao said that Xiaoye has regained her memory, and he said only you know where Xiaoye is. I want to see her."

Ye Tianya remained indifferent to Du Qing's enthusiastic calls of "Brother Tianya." He had no reason to stop Du Qing from seeing Xingye, so he calmly said, "Xiaoye is interning at Hu Qing's law firm downstairs. Let's go, I'll take you down to see her."

Du Qing was slightly taken aback when she heard that Xingye actually worked downstairs. "Xiaoye...she's a lawyer?" (

A golden bachelor was snatched away from Xingye.)

"What? I teamed up with that poor...that bastard? I want to drink his blood and eat his flesh! If it weren't for him, my daughter wouldn't be like this, my husband wouldn't have run away from home, and now my family is ruined, almost to the point of death. It's all because of this bastard! Me, teaming up with him? Mo Shao Cong, don't go looking for trouble and making baseless accusations." Zhao Xiangyu was about to call Ye Tianya a penniless wretch, but suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly stopped herself.

Mo Shao Cong said with a gloomy face, "I'm making baseless accusations? You're the one who barged in and accused our company of having a traitor. I'm too lazy to argue with you. This isn't the time to argue about this. I'm not doubting you, I'm just reminding you that since our two families are teaming up, we need to trust each other. The most important thing now is to find a way to deal with Ye Tianya's attack."

"How else can we deal with it? Right now, we can only mobilize funds for defense. Our Lan Group can only mobilize a maximum of 100 million yuan in working capital. Any more than that would exceed our working capital limit," Zhao Xiangyu said irritably.

"One hundred million? Xueya Shuangye has mobilized at least four billion, clearly intending to fight us to the death. Are you kidding me?" Mo Shao Cong said angrily.

"Are you kidding me? I don't have time to joke with you. You said you got insider information that copper futures would rise steadily this time, so I went all in and invested all my funds. What can I do now? I can only transfer the copper futures and withdraw the funds. Unless your Mo family has enough funds available."

"You don't need to tell me. Fortunately, if we withdraw now, we can still make a small profit..." Before Mo Shao Cong could finish speaking, the phone on the table rang urgently. Mo Shao Cong picked it up and put it to his ear, his face immediately changed. He hurriedly turned on the computer screen saver, entered a website address and clicked on it. Then, he slumped into his office chair...

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xiangyu sensed something was wrong and asked nervously.

"See for yourself!" Mo Shao Cong glanced weakly at the computer screen and gestured for Zhao Xiangyu to see for herself.

Zhao Xiangyu glanced around and nearly lost her balance. She quickly grabbed Mo Shao Cong's office chair and leaned back, saying incredulously, "This...this is impossible! How could this happen? Didn't you have inside information?"

Mo Shao Cong replied weakly, "I did have inside information. I knew the news about the copper mine in Country E would be released, and I knew that after the news came out, prices would drop and then rise again. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and I certainly didn't expect it to come out right at the critical moment when Ye Tianya is about to make his move..."

Because of the news released by Country E, copper futures prices plummeted, reaching their lowest point in nearly two years. At this crucial moment, the Mo and Lan families had to withdraw their high-price orders from the futures market to defend against Ye Tianya's attack. Due to the price difference, the Mo and Lan families were destined to suffer heavy losses.

At the Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Liu Yunxiao slapped his thigh excitedly and exclaimed, "I know! I know Ye Tianya's true intentions!"

"What?" Everyone in the CSRC looked up at Liu Yunxiao.

Liu Yunxiao clenched his fist and said excitedly, "I'm convinced! Ye Tianya must have this opportunity. This is the only opportunity he can utilize. The Mo and Lan families must have invested in this copper futures contract, and they must have invested a considerable amount of money. If they want to withdraw their funds to protect their core business now, they will suffer heavy losses in the futures market. If they want to protect their funds in the futures market, their core business will suffer heavy losses. No matter which side they protect, they will suffer severe losses. If this is the case, then Ye Tianya has timed things perfectly. This is simply a stroke of genius! Ye Tianya has checkmated both the Mo and Lan families. He's really gone too far!"

Luo Qianqiu asked in confusion, "So what? If the Mo and Lan families really withdraw their funds from the futures market, although they will suffer heavy losses, what benefit will Ye Tianya gain? Gu Letian isn't ..." "Can Ye Tianya generate profits for Xueya Shuangye while retaliating? If the Mo family reclaims their funds and engages in a real battle, what profits will Xueya Shuangye have?"

Liu Yunxiao shook his head and said, "No, there must be something we haven't considered... Ah—we've overlooked one issue. Although we see that Xueya Shuangye has mobilized almost all of its funds, we've overlooked the fact that Ye Tianya himself is a wealthy man, and there's also Hu Qing, the CEO of Xinghuo Fund, who has a good relationship with Ye Tianya. Can you check the cash flow of Xinghuo Fund for me?"

Luo Qianqiu hurriedly went to investigate and quickly got the results: "Indeed, Xinghuo Fund mobilized a lot of funds, and although the amount mobilized was unprecedented, it was clearly not enough, but it wouldn't have much impact on this kind of head-to-head confrontation." "

Ye Tianya is the chairman of Qingfeng Group, and he has other sources of funding—" a colleague suddenly thought of this information and said loudly.

"Oh—" everyone exclaimed in realization. Liu Yunxiao became even more excited, saying, "That's right, it must be like that. Ye Tianya ostensibly mobilized funds from Xueya Shuangye, but he must have secretly planted more funds. People have been so captivated by his high-profile fund mobilization that they haven't noticed his clandestine operations. If I'm not mistaken, all the orders dumped by the Mo and Lan families will fall into Ye Tianya's trap. The recent drop in copper futures doesn't mean they can't go up; they'll rise sooner or later. That's the general trend. It's just that most players aren't willing to hold their funds there long-term. As long as they're not afraid of being trapped for a long time, they'll definitely make a profit. And Ye Tianya's hidden funds are being used to buy into the Mo and Lan families' orders at such low prices. Once the price rises, they'll definitely surge again!" "Make a killing..."

Liu Yunxiao's words left everyone in the office speechless. Just then, an employee excitedly said, "Someone dumped their orders, very quickly. It must be the Mo or Lan families, and they were immediately swallowed up. Could it be the funds planted by Xueya Shuangye?"

Liu Yunxiao said with an expression of certainty, "Ye Tianya must have calculated that the Mo and Lan families would rather suffer losses in the futures market than lose their core businesses. After all, they would choose the side with the smaller loss." Ye

Tianya was calmly manipulating the funds, completely unaware that someone had guessed his true intentions so quickly. But whether someone guessed it or not didn't matter anymore, because the orders he had taken from the Mo and Lan families were enough to make Mo Shaocong and Zuo Xianglan suffer greatly.
Chapter 255 A Sudden Anomaly
The financial industry insiders spent the day like watching a good show and still felt a little unsatisfied. The next morning, after arriving at work, they immediately focused on the battle between Xueya Shuangye and the Mo and Lan families.

Around ten o'clock, at the Securities Regulatory Commission, Liu Yunxiao, observing the battle on both sides, suddenly felt a pang of anxiety and said, "Something's happened. Ye Tianya is in big trouble this time."

Luo Qianqiu also noticed the problem: "I see. The Lan and Mo families have stopped transferring their orders, but there's still capital being invested here. Where did they get such a large sum of money? Gu Letian and Ye Tianya are in for a rough time now. Hopefully, they won't end up losing more than they gain."

Liu Yunxiao lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Qianqiu, don't jump to conclusions. I have a feeling that Ye Tianya won't be defeated so easily. Let's analyze..." "Let's analyze this. If we were Ye Tianya, what would we do?"

Luo Qianqiu said, "Now we need to see how much capital Ye Tianya has. If he has no capital, he should withdraw immediately. However, we don't know where the Mo and Lan families got their funds this time, or how much they have. The safest way is to withdraw. Unless Ye Tianya also has unexpected funds, but it's clear that Ye Tianya has deployed his forces on both sides and has no funds left to mobilize."

Liu Yunxiao gently shook his head and said, "Let's keep watching and see..." He had a feeling that Ye Tianya could handle it.

At the same time, Yin Chao, who was operating the funds, sensed something was wrong and hurriedly said to Ye Tianya, who was in charge of attacking the Lan and Mo families' stock markets, "Something's not right, boss. Why did the Mo and Lan families suddenly stop selling?"

Ye Tianya immediately stopped. He couldn't afford any problems at this time. He knew that many people were watching this battle of funds. If Xueya Shuangye lost this time, Xueya Shuangye's legendary reputation would immediately be lost.

After glancing at Yin Chao's situation, Ye Tianya immediately contacted Lisi to check what was going on.

Lisi quickly responded: Zhao Xiangyu's family—Jinjiang Group, one of the three major conglomerates in S City—had transferred a large amount of funds into the Lan family.

"Jinjiang Group has intervened; Zhao Xiangyu's family is involved. This is troublesome," Ye Tianya said, stroking his chin and staring at the screen.

"What do we do? With the Zhao family involved, we're finished this time," Yin Chao said anxiously. The strength of the Zhao family was evident from their status as one of the three major conglomerates. Yin Chao felt a chill run down his spine.

Ye Tianya pressed his hand down, pondered for a moment, and muttered to himself, "Something's not right. I checked; Jinjiang couldn't possibly transfer so much money in such a short time unless they risked everything, disregarding the safety of Jinjiang Energy, to transfer that money to Zhao Xiangyu..."

Ye Tianya immediately went to the computer. With the help of Lisi, he quickly obtained the answer he needed.

"Boss, let's withdraw the funds. With these operations, we're already on the winning side. If we hold on any longer, and the Lan family invests more funds, we'll suffer heavy losses," Yin Chao said anxiously.

Ye Tianya shook his head and said, "Don't rush, let me think about it..." Ye Tianya stopped Yin Chao and lowered his head to think. He had investigated all of Jinjiang's funds beforehand and knew that Jinjiang had to focus all its efforts on dealing with Jinjiang Energy, which was listed in Hong Kong. Now that Jinjiang dared to transfer funds to help Zhao Xiangyu, it meant that Jinjiang Energy was playing a ruse.

"Besieging Wei to rescue Zhao!"

Ye Tianya suddenly uttered this phrase. Yin Chao was taken aback, then said, "No way, boss, we simply don't have enough funds to besiege Wei, how can we rescue Zhao?"

Ye Tianya smiled easily and said, "We may not have the funds, but we have people. You don't need to withdraw your funds; I'll make sure the Zhao family can't attend to both sides. You create the illusion of retreat, and then leave the rest to me. Don't touch any of our funds; just take a defensive stance and wait for my instructions."

After Ye Tianya finished speaking, he operated on the computer while secretly contacting Lisi in his ring. Since she had brought in outside help, Ye Tianya didn't care about anything else; if he was going to play, he might as well go all out. Originally, he didn't want to associate Lisi's overseas businesses with himself, to avoid trouble if someone with ulterior motives discovered it, but at this critical moment of life and death, he had no choice but to take the risk, even if it meant being discovered that he had a connection with YTY, which Lisi founded overseas.

Zhao Chengen, Zhao Xiangyu's elder brother and general manager of Jinjiang Group, was watching this battle closely, just like everyone else in the financial world. However, he was filled with anxiety and unease. He had secretly transferred funds to help his sister, Zhao Xiangyu, leaving Jinjiang Energy in a vulnerable position. If anyone were to reach out to the now-defunct Jinjiang Energy, he would suffer heavy losses.

And the thing he feared most was exactly what happened. Shortly after Zhao Chengen transferred his funds to Zhao Xiangyu, the Hong Kong investment branch of an American investment company called YTY launched a sudden and frenzied attack on Jinjiang Energy in the stock market. Zhao Chengen was shocked and quickly mobilized all available funds in his company to rescue the bankrupt company.

However, YTY's funds seemed inexhaustible, and their attack was so reckless and desperate that it was as if they knew most of Jinjiang Energy's funds had been diverted, and they launched their attack without any regard for the consequences.

While desperately trying to cope, Zhao Chengen felt a chill run down his spine and his hands and feet turned ice-cold. He shouted at his advisors, "Find out who this YTY is!"

YTY was an investment company registered in the United States by an agent hired by Lisi. Since Lisi usually made money in the futures market, she was rarely seen in the stock market. Therefore, Zhao Chengen didn't know much about YTY. When they attacked his doorstep at this crucial moment, he realized that he knew nothing about his opponent. He hurriedly raised funds to set up a defense while ordering his advisors and assistants to collect information on YTY.

Not long after, Zhao Chengen heard news from his assistant that nearly drove him to madness: the situation with YTY. "Mr. Zhao, YTY was established in the US about a year ago with a registered capital of ten million. They mainly engage in futures trading. In last year's oil futures war, they made over 10 billion from many well-known financiers, including Lao Su. Moreover, YTY has never lost in the financial world. Before and after the oil futures war, YTY has kept a low profile, and not many people in China know about it. YTY's current assets are unknown, but they are definitely over 10 billion."

"10 billion? How am I supposed to deal with this? Why did I get involved in such a hot potato?..." Zhao Chengen finally realized that the funds he could currently mobilize were simply not enough to defend against it. He had no choice but to take the last step he could take: transferring all the funds allocated to Zhao Xiangyu back. Losing the Lan family was much better than losing Jinjiang Energy.

"I'm sorry, little sister, I can't hold on here anymore. You'll have to figure something out yourself, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Dad. The funds... I need to transfer them back, immediately!" Zhao Chengen felt helpless. He couldn't help his family. If the funds couldn't be transferred back, Jinjiang Energy would inevitably fall into YTY's hands. Jinjiang Energy was the most important part of the Jinjiang Group. They could lose anything, but not Jinjiang Energy.

Zhao Xiangyu, of course, knew the importance of Jinjiang Energy to the group. Although she was heartbroken about the Lan's Foundation, she didn't dare to gamble with the group's future. She herself would rather lose Lan's than lose Jinjiang Energy. However, some of the funds Zhao Chengen transferred had already been invested in Lan's, so Zhao Chengen could only transfer back nearly 500 million less.

After Zhao Chengen transferred the funds back, 21% of Jinjiang Energy's shares had already fallen into YTY's hands, but fortunately, he managed to stabilize the situation. But the loss of 20% of Jinjiang Energy's shares had already caused Zhao Chengen's father to suffer a heart attack and be rushed to the hospital.

He managed to stabilize his situation, but the Lan and Mo families were in even greater trouble. Although they had managed to stabilize themselves after investing nearly 500 million yuan from Jinjiang Group and even managed to turn around and bite Xueya Shuangye, with Jinjiang Group withdrawing its funds and the Lan family having no more capital to invest, they had no choice but to turn back to transferring their copper futures orders.

"Another order has been transferred out!" shouted the employee at the securities regulatory office who had been monitoring the copper futures market. Everyone here was on edge about this battle. The change in the battle situation made the employee raise his voice, causing Liu Yunxiao to shudder. He immediately put down his work and rushed back to his computer, watching the changes in the battle situation with some excitement, because the transfer of orders might confirm his premonition.

The invisible battlefield of finance is a place where only those in the industry truly know the fierce competition. Xingye, working at Hu Qing's law firm, was completely unaware. She was diligently learning how to handle legal documents from Hu Qing, but because she lacked the necessary qualifications, she couldn't accompany him to court for apprenticeships. After Hu Qing left for court, she was left alone in her office reviewing documents. Suddenly feeling tired, she stood up, stretched, and went outside for some fresh air. In the hallway, she glanced at the stairs leading upstairs, a mischievous thought arising in her mind: she wanted to see what her beloved was doing.

She ran upstairs, intending to see what Ye Tianya was up to, but stopped at the entrance of Xueya Shuangye. She overheard two Xueya Shuangye employees talking as they hurried past. One of them said, "It seems the company is in trouble this time. How did the Lan and Mo families suddenly come up with such a large sum of money? Hopefully, Ye Tianya can weather this storm, otherwise Xueya Shuangye might not be able to recover..."

Xingye was shocked. The Lan and Mo families? That's not... after
chapters 256-257,
after chapter 256 ends.

Xingye suddenly felt a strange unease. She knew Ye Tianya had made his move; her worst fears had come true. She had long suspected Ye Tianya would target the Mo and Lan families. Although she didn't want to see Ye Tianya become enemies with her father, Lan Yang, she wouldn't disobey him. She had told herself that perhaps only in this way would the woman she should call "Mom" come to her senses. Xingye

didn't go into Xueya Shuangye's office. Instead, she went back to Hu Qing's law firm. However, she didn't go into Hu Qing's office but went to the conference room, turned on the TV, and tuned it to the financial channel. At that moment, the financial channel was also focusing on the battle between Xueya Shuangye and the Lan and Mo families.

Xingye stared intently at the news report. For some reason, when she heard that Ye Tianya was being pressured by the sudden influx of funds from the Lan and Mo families, she felt inexplicably tense. Conversely, when she heard that the Lan and Mo families had suddenly started releasing copper futures, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Perhaps, I really have let go, and ended that unnecessary interlude involving my parents," Xingye said to herself.

The ensuing battle was largely predictable. After Jinjiang withdrew its funds, the Lan and Mo families, to defend against Xueya Shuangye's relentless attacks, had to sell all their copper futures at low prices, recovering only 70% of their initial investment. However, this recovery did manage to stem Ye Tianya's attack, resulting in a draw in the stock market. Finally, both sides withdrew, and after this ordeal, Xueya Shuangye had essentially seized about 30% of the funds invested by the Lan and Mo families.

"Boss, why did the Zhao family suddenly retreat? What did you do?" After the battle ended, Yin Chao, recovering from the shock, suddenly remembered why Jinjiang Group's funds had been suddenly withdrawn. He couldn't help but ask the calm Ye Tianya beside him.

Ye Tianya didn't want to lie to Yin Chao. With Lisi's help, YTY's affair would eventually be exposed. If he lied to Yin Chao now, what would Yin Chao think later? So he immediately said, "The reason Jinjiang withdrew is because I attacked their Hong Kong-listed Jinjiang Energy in the stock market. Now I have about 20% of their shares, all because I attacked them unexpectedly today when they transferred funds to the Lan family, leaving their rear vulnerable."

"Jinjiang Energy? How much money would it take to get 20% of their shares? You still have money? Where did it come from?" Yin Chao bombarded him with surprise and questions. Ye Tianya had no choice but to tell the truth: "Actually, the YTY company that caused a sensation in the futures market a while ago was mine, but I founded it on Wall Street under the name of an American. It's a secret that nobody knows, except now that you do."

Yin Chao stood there stunned, staring blankly at Ye Tianya, and after a long while, he said with difficulty, "YTY...you...so it was you, no wonder..." Yin Chao looked like he had just realized something.

Yin Chao was deeply moved that Ye Tianya hadn't hidden anything from him, though he didn't show it. He didn't ask much about YTY, but the relationship between YTY and Ye Tianya still left him somewhat bewildered. He still hadn't fully grasped how much business and money his brother actually had. He suddenly remembered something he'd said before going to special training: "If I come back alive, I promise I'll be the richest person in the world, I promise..." As

Yin Chao packed up his computer and left Ye Tianya's office, he suddenly stopped at the door and turned back, saying, "Boss, that promise you made before the training... you're almost there."

Ye Tianya was startled at first, then remembered and couldn't help but smile. "The road ahead is long, keep going, Yin Chao."

Yin Chao nodded solemnly, then his face changed, revealing his usual nonsensical demeanor. "Boss, I've been putting aside company matters to help out these past few days, you have to show some appreciation, like... a BMW Z4 or... if you give me a Hummer, I won't... bang—" Before Yin Chao could finish, Ye Tianya grabbed the pen holder from the table and smashed it over his shoulder. Startled, Yin Chao slammed the door shut and fled, not forgetting to cry out from outside, "Boss, you miser!"

Ye Tianya shook his head and smiled wryly. This Yin Chao would have secretly given him forty percent of Chaoyue's shares, yet he always pretended to be greedy. It made Ye Tianya both angry and amused.

When Xingye saw Ye Tianya come downstairs to pick her up, she showed no sign of anything amiss, pretending to be completely unaware. She didn't want to put Ye Tianya in a difficult position, and since he wouldn't tell her to avoid putting her in the middle, she would simply pretend not to know. As usual, the two went downstairs together to the garage to get their car and then headed straight home. But today was different. They had just entered the garage and hadn't even reached their two-seater sports car when they heard the hurried sounds of car doors opening and closing. Then, after a series of rapid footsteps, flashes of light went off in the dimly lit garage.

Reporters! Ye Tianya immediately knew who these people were. In the past, Ye Tianya wouldn't have minded these reporters coming to ambush him, but today was different. The reporters' presence would inevitably bring up his business battle with the Lan and Mo families, making it impossible to keep the matter hidden from Xingye any longer. Therefore, he couldn't help but feel anxious. Lightly carrying a starry night, Ye Tianya quickly walked towards his parking space. At the same time, three security guards from the mall's parking garage rushed over and surrounded him. For figures like their leader and the chairman of Qingfeng, bodyguards would normally be provided, but Ye Tianya didn't want them. As the group's security personnel, they naturally had to be cautious, at least ensuring Ye Tianya's safety within the Qingfeng Building premises.

However, with the security guards blocking him, Ye Tianya couldn't reach his car before the reporters got close. He was blocked just three steps from the car door.

"Mr. Ye, I'm a reporter from xx newspaper. Could you please tell me about the outcome of this business battle with the Mo and Lan families?"

"Mr. Ye, I'm a reporter from xx TV station. Could you tell me how much Xueya Shuangye made or lost in this business battle?"

"Mr. Ye..."

Ye Tianya didn't respond to any of the questions. Instead, he nervously looked at Xingye. He was worried that Xingye would be unhappy with him after learning about his dealings with the Lan families. But when he looked at Xingye, he found that she wasn't surprised at all, but calm. Her eyes, when they met, still held that usual gentleness. Ye Tianya immediately knew that she must have known about his dealings with the Lan families all along. He looked at Xingye with guilt, only to be met with a tender smile from her. Ye Tianya felt ashamed. He tightly grasped Xingye's soft hand, gestured to the three security guards, and with their help, squeezed to his car. Ye Tianya opened the car door, let Xingye get in, and then turned to the reporters who were still asking questions, saying, "Commercial secrets, no comment." Then he got in, started the sports car, and drove away.

Ye Tianya felt a deep disgust for these reporters who, unable to stop him in front of the Qingfeng Building, had come to the parking garage to block him, making things difficult for him in front of Xingye. These people had caused him no end of trouble; they were the ones who exposed his visit to the orphanage last time. He didn't dare say a word to Xingye the entire way, focusing solely on driving in silence. Xingye, however, knew what Ye Tianya was thinking. She spoke up, "Brother, actually, I know today. Don't worry too much, I'll always be on your side..."

A pang of pain shot through Ye Tianya's heart. He parked the car on the side of the road leading into the Haijiao Tianya residential area, turning to look at Xingye. Xingye also turned her head, smiling at Ye Tianya. Ye Tianya didn't know how to express the complex feelings in his heart. He could only pull Xingye close and hug her tightly, trying to express his unspeakable guilt. Xingye sensed Lanfeng's suppressed guilt and said softly, "Brother, do what you want to do. Xiaoye is really fine. That family has nothing to do with Xiaoye anymore. Now, Xiaoye just wants to be with brother every day."

Ye Tianya felt ashamed. He wanted to explain that he would let the Lan family go as long as they didn't ally with the Mo family, but subconsciously, he wanted to deal with the Lan family, with that snobbish woman, with that vicious woman, to let her experience poverty and be despised. So he couldn't bring himself to explain to Xingye. He could only hold her tightly for a long time... a long time...

The battle was over, but who won? Ye Tianya was unwilling to speak out about the outcome, and Gu Letian refused to give any more interviews. As the director of the Securities Regulatory Commission, Liu Yunxiao, a well-known professional in the industry, naturally became a guest on television, commenting on the financial battle between the two families. Liu Yunxiao was one of the first to discover Ye Tianya's intentions, and perhaps besides Yin Chao and Gu Letian, he was the one who understood Ye Tianya's actions best.

Sitting in the spacious studio, facing the camera, Liu Yunxiao, who was used to such scenes, was completely at ease. On the contrary, he always seemed more energetic when facing the camera. When asked by reporters who won this business battle, Liu Yunxiao calmly replied, "Due to the need for confidentiality on both sides, we don't know the exact figures. However, based on my analysis, the winner should be Xueya Shuangye, and it should be a resounding victory. Although there were some minor setbacks, Xueya Shuangye should ultimately prevail." " How did Director

Liu determine that Xueya Shuangye is the winner?" the reporter pressed. Liu Yunxiao calmly and confidently stated, "If I'm not mistaken, the key to the outcome lies in the fluctuations in copper futures prices. Of course, this is just my guess and shouldn't be taken as fact." " So, what is Director Liu's basis for this guess?" the host asked, desperately digging for valuable information to boost ratings. Liu Yunxiao smiled and said, "Based on my observation of market trading, when Xueya Shuangye made its move, a copper futures contract plummeted. After Xueya Shuangye's move, the Lan and Mo families only had funds to enter the stock market for defense after large sell orders appeared in the copper futures market. The funds transferred out were equal to the funds invested in defense. Therefore, I speculate that Xueya Shuangye's sudden attack on the Lan and Mo families was entirely to force them to transfer their copper futures orders. If we think about it this way, Xueya Shuangye must have ambushed funds in the futures market, waiting for the Lan and Mo families to sell their orders. Thus, I speculate that all the orders transferred by the two families to raise funds to defend against Xueya Shuangye fell into Xueya Shuangye's hands." Liu Yunxiao paused and then continued, "In the battle at the higher levels, although the sudden appearance of a few billion yuan of unknown funds from the Lan family caused Xueya Shuangye a small loss, Xueya Shuangye clearly had the advantage of surprise attack and still won a small victory. In other words, throughout the process, the Lan and Mo families had to transfer their high-priced buy orders when copper futures were at their lowest point." "The orders have resulted in a loss of at least 1.3 to 1.5 billion..." The host couldn't help but show surprise upon hearing this figure, but being an experienced host, she quickly recovered and said, "Copper futures are falling. Even if Xueya Shuangye has invested in the orders dumped by Lan and Mo, it doesn't mean Xueya Shuangye will make money. Is Xueya Shuangye solely targeting Lan and Mo? What's your opinion on this, Director Liu?" Liu Yunxiao confidently smiled and said, "Actually, anyone who's been trading copper futures knows that copper futures are steadily rising recently. Although there was a temporary dip due to copper production from a new mine, it will definitely rise again. And given Ye Tianya's short-term trading style, I think copper futures should quickly reach a high level. Just think about it, what would be the result if Xueya Shuangye bought in at the lowest point and then sold out after the rise? Hehe, this is just my personal speculation. Of course, if my speculation is correct, then Xueya Shuangye really did take advantage of the funds from Lan and Mo this time." "Come and get rich!" The host exclaimed in surprise again, then asked, "Director Liu, what about the unexplained funds you mentioned earlier? Also, many of our peers have noticed that the funds Xueya Shuangye has been mobilizing so publicly should be almost all of Xueya Shuangye's liquid assets. Where did they get the funds to invest in the futures market?" Liu Yunxiao smiled and said, "I can only speculate on this question. The source of Xueya Shuangye's funds should be related to Ye Tianya himself. Firstly, Ye Tianya himself should be quite wealthy. Secondly, as the chairman of Qingfeng Group, and with the support of Chaoyue Technology managed by Yin Chao of Huaxia Shuanglong, I don't think he has any worries about funding. As for the Lan family's billions of unexplained funds, I only received the news after the business war between the two sides ended. Jinjiang Energy, listed in Hong Kong by Jinjiang Group, was under strong pressure. At the beginning of the impact, Jinjiang's defense was obviously weak. It wasn't until the Lan family suddenly stopped injecting the unexplained funds that Jinjiang Energy truly recovered." "Having established a foothold, I suspect that this unexplained funding from the Lan family originated from the maternal family of the Lan family's president's wife, the Jinjiang Group. However, Jinjiang likely risked a weakened position supporting the Lan family, only to be suddenly attacked by an overseas fund, suffering heavy losses. They sold off about 20% of Jinjiang Energy's shares and had to withdraw their support for the Lan family. Based on the timeline, this guess makes perfect sense. Of course, as I said, without the parties involved speaking out, we can only speculate." The host, about to ask something, suddenly stopped and exclaimed with delight, "Dear viewers, our staff just reported that, as Director Liu said, copper futures are starting to recover..." Ye Tianya, watching Liu Yunxiao's program from the ends of the earth, inwardly marveled at how this man truly was a master, able to guess the whole story with remarkable accuracy based on only a small part of the situation. Fortunately, when the mention of an overseas company attacking Jinjiang Energy was made, no one associated Ye Tianya with such a company. Otherwise, his troubles would have been far greater. Copper prices surged to double their lowest point within a week. Ye Tianya timely dumped his orders, recouping his funds, and Xueya Shuangye made a fortune. Unlike the cheers from everyone at Xueya Shuangye, from Gu Letian to the receptionist at the door, Mo Shao Cong, with a cold face, threw everything on his desk, including his laptop, to the floor. Zhao Xiangyu sat quietly on the sofa nearby, watching all this without intervening. After losing to Ye Tianya, she calmed down. She truly realized that she was no longer capable of going head-to-head with Ye Tianya. Even with the Mo family's help, they couldn't possibly defeat him. She had originally planned to use Jinjiang Group to deal with Ye Tianya, but now Jinjiang itself was facing trouble, encountering YTY Company, a company even more powerful than Jinjiang. This mysterious yet formidable company was watching closely, preventing Jinjiang from helping her. Calming down, she finally chose to give up and admit defeat. "Ye Tianya, I'm not done with you! It's a fight to the death! I'll make sure you die a horrible death!" Enraged, Mo Shao Cong roared, losing all reason. Zhao Xiangyu stood up, and as she left, she turned back calmly at the doorway, saying, "Mr. Mo, admit defeat. As an ally, I have a responsibility to remind you not to be violent towards Ye Tianya, or you'll regret it." "Admit defeat? You make it sound so easy! What will you lose by admitting defeat? What about me? Will I call my son back for Ye Tianya to punish? Dream on! It's all your fault, you wretched woman! If it weren't for you, how could my son have done that? How could he have been driven to this by Ye Tianya? You think you can just admit defeat like that? You wish! Zhao Xiangyu, remember this: if you can't hold on, your daughter won't have a good ending either. All of this is your fault and hers! I'll make you both take full responsibility!" Zhao Xiangyu flared up, angrily retorting, "You, Mo, don't bite like a mad dog! If your son hadn't begged me to help him, would I have done it? Now my husband is gone, my daughter is gone, I'm all alone..." "Who am I supposed to hold responsible? Let me tell you, this isn't just a loss for you and me, my Jinjiang Group has also suffered heavy losses. Who am I supposed to turn to? You're simply unreasonable! Our cooperation ends here. You'd better watch yourself!" Zhao Xiangyu said, slamming the door shut. Enraged, Mo Shao Cong lost his temper, rushed out, blocked Zhao Xiangyu's path, and slapped her hard, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground. Still not satisfied, Mo Shao Cong straddled her, grabbing her neck and angrily shouting, "It was you! You colluded with your future son-in-law! You betrayed our cooperation! I want you to take responsibility for all the losses! I want you to bear full responsibility! I want you to pay with your worthless life..."

"Ugh...ah...uh..."

Zhao Xiangyu struggled to breathe, not even having time to cry for help. Looking at Mo Shao Cong's狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face as he straddled her, she felt a chill run down her spine, a sense that death was approaching.

Fortunately, Mo Shao Cong had rushed out of the office to attack Zhao Xiangyu. There were many employees outside the CEO's office, stunned by Mo Shao Cong's madness, taking a long time to react. Seeing that Mo Shao Cong had gone too far and was about to kill someone, the employees quickly pulled the crazed Mo Shao Cong away, thus saving Zhao Xiangyu from the brink of death. At this moment, Zhao Xiangyu's bodyguard arrived, about to intervene, but Zhao Xiangyu stopped him. Regaining her breath, Zhao Xiangyu covered her slapped face and the choking pain in her neck, angrily saying, "You, surnamed Mo, I'll make you regret what you did today for the rest of your life!" With that, she and her bodyguard hurriedly left. Mo Shao Cong, now somewhat sober, stared blankly at his hands.

Mo Shao Cong never dreamed that he would gain another enemy, one even more insane than himself. This enemy was a petty and narrow-minded woman, and encountering such an enemy was far more terrifying than encountering someone like Ye Tianya. Zhao Xiangyu's terror lay in her ability to drug even her own daughter when she went berserk. The reason she could remain calm after losing to Ye Tianya was due to the lingering trauma of Ye Tianya's previous attack that killed three of his bodyguards, preventing her from going all out against Ye Tianya. But it was different with Mo Shao Cong. She wasn't afraid of him because she not only had the Lan family but also the Jinjiang Group behind them. Dealing with Xueya Shuangye might be difficult, but dealing with the Mo family was enough to make Mo Shao Cong beg for mercy.

However, Mo Shao Cong, still not fully regaining his senses, hadn't realized the enormity of the trouble he had stirred up. He completely ignored Zhao Xiangyu's advice, "Don't be violent towards Ye Tianya," and resolutely dialed the number of the burly man who had once killed Zheng Guorong. Ye Tianya received a report from the security guard downstairs at

Qingfeng Building

that Du Qing had reappeared. Ye Tianya quickly took Xingye and left work early, avoiding Du Qing as she came upstairs, and drove home.

But as soon as they left Qingfeng Building, Ye Tianya felt a sense of being watched. He initially thought it was Xu Keming, but as the car drove out of the city, he felt something was very wrong. This feeling of being watched made him uneasy; it definitely wasn't Xu Keming.

With this thought in mind, Ye Tianya slammed on the gas pedal, accelerating and speeding along the wide four-lane highway leading towards the ends of the earth. But no matter how fast Ye Tianya accelerated, the feeling of being watched persisted. When the car reached a deserted area, Ye Tianya simply stopped. A wicked smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the four Volkswagen Santanas following in the distance.
Chapter 258 Another Killing Spree
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xingye looked at Ye Tianya after he stopped the car, puzzled.

Ye Tianya gently shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I just got out of the car to get some fresh air and think about work since no one's around. It's a bit cold outside, so sit inside and don't move. It's quiet here, so get a good night's sleep. Yes, get a good night's sleep, get a good night's sleep... get a good night's sleep..."

Ye Tianya's voice grew slower and heavier as he spoke, secretly casting a sleep spell on Xingye. Xingye felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier and fell into a deep sleep. Only then did Ye

Tianya lower and flatten Xingye's seat to make her more comfortable, and at the same time turn up the car's heater. He closed the car door. By the time he finished doing all this, the four Volkswagen Santanas had arrived. They drove out from the side road where Ye Tianya had driven out and parked in the open space where Ye Tianya had parked.

Only two people got out of the four cars, one tall and one short, both with sinister expressions, coldly staring at Ye Tianya.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xingye lying in the car. A cruel smile played on his lips as he said to Ye Tianya, "Hello, Mr. Ye, someone asked me to bring you spring greetings." The one who spoke was the tall man on the left; Ye Tianya could almost see the murderous glint in his eyes behind his sunglasses.

"Oh, really? Thank you. May I ask your name?" Ye Tianya asked calmly, seemingly indifferent.

The tall man sneered, "That's unimportant, absolutely unimportant. I never tell a dying man my name..." The tall man in black chuckled coldly, pulling his hand from his pocket, but also pulling out a dark, menacing pistol, which he pointed at Ye Tianya.

Just then, three figures emerged from the small hill beside the parking area, leaping down, their hands also holding dark, menacing pistols. Ye Tianya smiled calmly, "You guys got here pretty quickly."

The newcomers were Xu Keming, Long Lan, and Long Zhu. The man in black's expression changed slightly upon seeing the trio's agility as they leaped down from the hill, but he quickly sneered, "So you were prepared too, but it seems you weren't quite there."

Last time, to avoid suspicion, Old Han had changed Xu Keming's identity to Ye Tianya's driver and Long Lan and Long Zhu's to Xingye's nanny. The three no longer possessed their former work permits as special agents, and couldn't use their identities to threaten these people. Xu Keming and the others felt a little uneasy; they didn't know who else was in the four cars. If they were experts, the three of them might not be able to stop them. They feared Ye Tianya would unleash another massacre.

"Put down your guns, everyone in the cars get out..." Before Xu Keming could finish speaking, the tall man in black gestured, and two men in black standing outside the car simultaneously fired at Ye Tianya and Xu Keming. At the same time, the windows of four cars opened, and bullets sprayed out, the target naturally still Ye Tianya and his group.

Such an attack was child's play for Ye Tianya; even without any spatial jump, he could dodge it with his quick movements. But Xu Keming and his two companions were in trouble. Facing bullets flying from all directions, they could protect themselves, but not Ye Tianya. Just then, four Volkswagen Santanas simultaneously screeched to a halt and suddenly rushed towards the sports car parked not far from Ye Tianya, seemingly intent on killing Xingye inside.

Ye Tianya was furious. He cursed under his breath, "You're asking for death!" and then leaped to the side of the sports car, making a strange hand gesture with his fingers four times in succession before focusing intently on blocking the car. Seeing this, the bullets from the four cars stopped aimed at Ye Tianya, intending to simply run him over and kill Xingye inside.

Xu Keming was shocked. The four cars simultaneously rushed towards the sports car where Xingye was sleeping, trying to rescue her, but were cornered by the hail of bullets. Just as Xu Keming was about to rush over to save Xingye, the four cars exploded simultaneously with a loud bang about four meters away from the sports car. The shockwave sent Xu Keming and the others reflexively sprawling to the ground. Car doors and bodies were blown off, whistling past their heads and landing on a distant hillside. Soon, everything returned to silence. A terrifying silence.

Xu Keming's first instinct upon looking up was to rush over to see if Ye Tianya and Xingye were still alive. But when he looked up, he saw Ye Tianya covered in frost, staring intently at the two dumbfounded men in black not far from him. They were watching the limbs and remains scattered around the four exploded vehicles, while Ye Tianya remained perfectly white, seemingly unaffected by the blast. Xingye and the sports car behind him were also completely unharmed. If you only looked at Ye Tianya and the area behind him, it was as if nothing had happened.

"This...this is impossible..." The first to speak was surprisingly the shorter man in black next to the taller one. His lips trembled, and he took several steps back, staring in disbelief at the scene. Four cars had exploded simultaneously, and while his side was in a terrible state, Ye Tianya, closest to the explosion, and the sports car behind him were completely unharmed. He couldn't believe it was real. Terrified, as if he had seen a ghost, he took a few steps back and turned to run.

Before Xu Keming and the other two could react, they saw Ye Tianya lightly wave his right hand, sending a piece of sheet metal that had fallen from the car after the explosion flying towards the back of the short man in black who was turning to run away. A scream rang out, and Xu Keming and the others only saw the fleeing man's head fly off his neck, a mouthful of blood spurting high into the air. The head was carried a long way by the piece of sheet metal that Ye Tianya had swept away before landing on the ground, rolling a few times on the lawn, and then falling silent.

The tall man in black also witnessed his companion's death. He, who had initially maintained his composure, couldn't help but look at Ye Tianya in horror. Ye Tianya approached him step by step.

"Tianya, stop!" Xu Keming finally reacted. Although he didn't know if Ye Tianya had blown up the four Santanas, seeing Ye Tianya end a life so easily and cruelly, he didn't want to see Ye Tianya kill again. His first reaction was to stop Ye Tianya from attacking the tall man in black.

Ye Tianya completely ignored Xu Keming's shouts and continued walking towards the tall man. The tall man's mental fortitude was clearly much better than the short man who had just died. Although his face was filled with horror, he remained calm and didn't tremble.

"Your name!" Ye Tianya didn't attack immediately as Xu Keming had feared, but instead asked coldly.

...

"Your background?" The tall man didn't respond, but Ye Tianya seemed unconcerned and continued to ask. The tall man remained silent, watching Ye Tianya warily. He was considering whether he could dodge Ye Tianya's attack again, just as he had before. Also, he had a gun.

" Who do you work for..." Ye Tianya continued to ask. The tall man still didn't answer. At this moment, Xu Keming approached, pointing his gun at the tall man and saying, "Put down your gun..." Before Xu Keming could finish, the tall man suddenly raised his gun and pointed it at Ye Tianya. He knew he couldn't leave today, so he completely disregarded the gun in Xu Keming's hand and intended to die with Ye Tianya. Seeing that the man not only didn't lower his gun but was about to attack Ye Tianya, Xu Keming was shocked and immediately pulled the trigger to end the man's life. But suddenly he felt his hand was empty; the gun had vanished. He was utterly shocked. The gun was gone, mysteriously disappeared. He was confident in his skills, yet at this crucial moment, his gun had disappeared. What about Ye Tianya… Just as he was thinking about how he couldn't protect Ye Tianya from the tall man's attack, Xu Keming looked up and was surprised to find that the tall man's gun was also gone. He, like Xu Keming, had a look of horror on his face. Xu Keming also noticed that Ye Tianya had somehow acquired four guns. Four guns. The other two must belong to Long Lan and Long Zhu. Thinking of this, Xu Keming turned his head to look at Long Lan and Long Zhu. The two of them were also dumbfounded, staring at their empty hands. They had also been about to shoot the tall man when he raised his gun, but like Xu Keming, their guns had suddenly disappeared, leaving them completely bewildered. Ye Tianya threw the four guns on the ground, coldly looking at the tall man. When he saw the tall man's mouth slightly open, he immediately lunged forward, appearing before him with lightning speed. With a swift movement, he grabbed the tall man's chin, gently squeezing and cracking his jawbone with a snap. Then, he quickly pressed several points on the tall man's body. Only then did the tall man finally show fear, trembling all over. He was a ruthless killer, unafraid of death, but terrified of a fate worse than death. When Ye Tianya snatched the gun from his hand, he knew he wouldn't leave alive. But he didn't want to reveal any information, so he chose to bite his tongue and commit suicide. However, Ye Tianya was so fast that he hadn't even seen it before Ye Tianya cracked his jawbone and pressed several points on his body, numbing his entire body and rendering him immobile. He immediately realized that this seemingly gentle man was even more demonic than himself, and for the secrets in his mind, he was destined to suffer a fate worse than death. He finally felt fear, and his whole body began to tremble. Even though he hadn't trembled when he saw his companion's head being severed, he now shook violently. The look in his eyes as he stared at Ye Tianya revealed his terror and disbelief. He couldn't believe that someone could disarm four men in such a short time. Xu Keming, Long Lan, and Long Zhu finally snapped out of their daze and hurriedly approached Ye Tianya, saying, "Tianya, let us interrogate this person." Ye Tianya sneered, "Hand him over to you? That's too slow. I don't have time to wait. You'd better rest over there and not disturb my interrogation, or don't blame me for not giving Old Han face." Chapter 259 Three S-level Secret Level Ye Tianya's words made Xu Keming and the other two's expressions change drastically. Having said that, Xu Keming could only stand aside with a bitter face. This group of people had dared to ram into Xingye's car, clearly intending to harm Xingye, which had touched Ye Tianya's sore spot. Xu Keming still didn't understand what kind of skill Ye Tianya had just displayed. Xu Keming knew they couldn't stop him. Not only could they not stop him, but even if their master, Long Tianxing, were present, he probably couldn't stop him. Helplessness was the only feeling in his heart at this moment. He now realized that even with his superpowers, he was completely unable to deal with this monster, Ye Tianya. Ye Tianya stared coldly at the tall man in black in front of him, then suddenly slapped him hard across the face, knocking his sunglasses flying. Five fingers imprinted on the man's face, causing it to swell immediately. The slap also snapped the man's jaw shut; the dislocated bone was now painfully closed, making it impossible for him to bite his tongue. The tall man, dazed and confused, collapsed to the ground, only to hear Ye Tianya's icy voice ask, "Your name!" The tall man, immobilized by pressure points, stubbornly refused to speak. Ye Tianya stared at him for two seconds, and seeing his silence, a cold smile appeared on his lips. He grabbed the tall man's left hand, which had been used to make the earlier gesture, and with a powerful tug on his chest, tore the arm off. Blood spurted out, and the tall man screamed in agony before fainting. Seeing Ye Tianya's cruelty, Xu Keming felt a pang of pity. He opened his mouth, but remembered Ye Tianya's forbidding him from interfering, so he closed it again. He glanced back at Long Lan and Long Zhu; the two women were deathly pale, clearly struggling to suppress the urge to vomit. Ye Tianya had no intention of letting the tall man faint, nor did he intend to let him bleed to death. He knelt down and applied a few points to the tall man's severed arm. In Xu Keming's eyes, he didn't know what method Ye Tianya had used, but he had somehow stopped the profuse bleeding from the wound. Then he saw Ye Tianya pat the tall man awake from the ground. "Your name..." "Black... Wolf!" The tall man finally couldn't bear it anymore. He could endure the pain of his severed arm, but he couldn't bear to face a torment even more cruel than that. After uttering his name, he immediately pleaded, "Please... give me a quick death!" Upon hearing the name Black Wolf, Ye Tianya suddenly sneered, "Black Wolf, you killed your brother and father at ten, disappeared for ten years, returned to S City at twenty, and became involved in the underworld, working for Mo Shao Cong, clearing obstacles for his business, specializing in threats, kidnappings, and assassinations. Zheng Guo Rong died at your hands last year, and then you staged a car accident. Am I right?" Black Wolf was no longer surprised by Ye Tianya's knowledge of him. He now regretted not investigating this seemingly powerless young man thoroughly before taking action. He also regretted not advising Mo Shao Cong not to provoke this young man. He could only nod and confess, enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, in response to everything Ye Tianya said. Ye Tianya then sneered, "So, your purpose this time was to remove me, this business obstacle, for Mo Shao Cong. You don't deserve to die, but do you know why I killed your man? You don't like telling things to the dying, but I like to make people die with their eyes closed, you know? You really shouldn't have attacked Xingye in the car. Now I'll give you a quick death, but on the condition that you call Mo Shao Cong, now!" The tall man couldn't move at all. Ye Tianya suddenly smiled kindly, "Oh, I almost forgot, you can't move, then I'll help you." As Ye Tianya spoke, he searched Black Wolf's body and found a cell phone, dialed a number named 'Boss,' and handed it to Black Wolf, asking, "Is it him?" Black Wolf nodded. Ye Tianya pressed the dial button, put it to his ear, and the call quickly connected. Mo Shao Cong's voice came through: "Black Wolf, all done?"

Ye Tianya smiled gently, "He's taken care of it. He'll be reporting to God soon, Mr. Mo. He asked me to bring you spring greetings, so you won't have nightmares tonight. His ghost will be by your side..."

"Ye... Ye Tianya, it's you? What do you want?" Mo Shao Cong's voice trembled slightly before he asked nervously.

Ye Tianya stopped talking, placed the phone next to Black Wolf's head, and smiled gently, "Brother Black Wolf, say goodbye to your boss."

Black Wolf was about to persuade Mo Shao Cong to stop when Ye Tianya stomped hard on Black Wolf's chest.

"Ah—" A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the sky. Mo Shao Cong on the other end of the phone felt the Black Wolf's shrill scream pierce his eardrums, going straight to the deepest part of his mind. He jumped up from the sofa, staring blankly at his phone, muttering to himself, ignoring the buzzing in his ears, "Black Wolf—"

Ye Tianya looked at Black Wolf, blood streaming from his seven orifices, and coldly laughed, "I wanted you to greet your boss with your last scream, don't misunderstand!" After saying that, Ye Tianya didn't even bother to look at the carnage on the ground again. He turned back and coldly smiled at Long Lan and Long Zhu, who were already squatting down vomiting, and Xu Keming, who was holding back his vomit but whose face was pale. Without saying a word, he returned to the sports car that Xingye was sleeping in, screeched the engine, and sped off onto the highway.

Fortunately, it was neither too early nor too late, and no construction vehicles heading to the End of the Earth construction site were passing by to deliver materials. Otherwise, witnessing this massacre might have scared them into a mental asylum. After Ye Tianya left, Xu Keming, pale-faced, glanced at the scattered limbs, shook his head helplessly, took out his phone, dialed for someone to clean up the mess, and then called Old Han to report. This wasn't the first time Ye Tianya had shown such indifference to killing a few people; all Xu Keming could do was report to Old Han, including the strange explosions of the four cars, the fact that Ye Tianya, the car behind him, and Xingye inside were unharmed, and the strange phenomenon that Xingye seemed completely unaware of the commotion. So many bizarre things were enough to confuse the three of them, and even more people, that they no longer cared about Ye Tianya driving away. Fortunately, Xingye and Ye Tianya were unharmed, saving them some worry.

Back at the End of the World, Xingye woke up completely unaware of what had happened, simply thinking she had fallen asleep from exhaustion. Ye Tianya remained calm, not mentioning anything about what had just occurred to Xingye. He knew that when he passed that place again the next morning, it would be cleaned up by Xu Keming and his men.

However, things didn't go as Ye Tianya had expected. Xu Keming didn't rush to clean up the scene. The men he summoned sealed off the area, covering the entire flat ground with tall tarpaulins, and a small squad of armed police guarded the surrounding area, preventing anyone from getting close. Inside the tarpaulin, several so-called experts were meticulously examining the site, almost scrutinizing every inch with a microscope.

As darkness fell, searchlights immediately illuminated the area surrounded by the armed police.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that the people inside finally emerged carrying large bags of equipment. Xu Keming immediately greeted them, saying, "Team Leader Zhou, are there any results?"

The man called Team Leader Zhou was quite amiable towards Xu Keming. Although he didn't know Xu Keming's background, he knew that they had been sent to assist Xu Keming's work. He respectfully said, "We've investigated carefully. It wasn't caused by explosives; it seems like a fuel tank explosion. But given the fuel tank capacity of this type of car, even a full tank wouldn't cause such destructive force, let alone a car that's been driven a distance and used up fuel. Furthermore, looking at the destructive force from the explosion, all the destructive force was directed towards this side, while the other side seemed to be protected by some force, preventing the destructive force from reaching it. This created such a clear demarcation. From your description, the person lying in the car on that side was completely unaware of the explosion outside. Therefore, we can be certain that the protection of this demarcation line not only prevented the destructive force from reaching that side but also blocked the sound. The only explanation I can offer is..." "Yes, the person who caused this is a superhuman, but their abilities are terrifying, far beyond my comprehension. Should I give these documents to you or send them to headquarters?"

Xu Keming took the documents and said, "Give them to me. You should know what to do here, right?"

Team Leader Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, our staff can recite the confidentiality regulations by heart. If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

Xu Keming shook the man's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Team Leader Zhou."

Team Leader Zhou smiled and said, "It's all for the country, it's what I should do. I'll be leaving now, I also need to go back and report to my superiors."

Xu Keming quickly said, "No need, these documents will be classified as 3S, no need to report. I'll report this directly to Elder Han. You can go back and rest."

"3S!?" Team Leader Zhou's expression changed, then he nodded, didn't ask another word, and turned to leave. He was secretly bitter, not knowing whether encountering such a thing was a good thing or a bad thing. In their line of work, the less they knew about the highest level of secrecy, the better. The worst thing was encountering something like this. Although he didn't know Xu Keming's background or how he had the authority to classify information as 3S with a single sentence, he dared not ask another question. Ordinary people might not understand the concept of 3S classification, but for these special personnel, it was crystal clear.

After Team Leader Zhou and his men left, Xu Keming waved his hand, and the surrounding armed police immediately moved into the tarpaulin perimeter. Ten minutes later, several vehicles sped away, a spark flying from the last vehicle, igniting the entire area into flames that engulfed everything…

At the ends of the earth, Ye Tianya was leaning back on the sofa, deep in thought. He needed to retaliate against Mo Shao Cong, otherwise he wouldn't have been fair to the man who had sacrificed four carloads of people.
Chapters 260-261
260 Childbearing Responsibility ~ 261 Hitting Lan Yu

Mo Shao Cong's actions infuriated Ye Tianya. He had actually targeted Xing Ye, which was intolerable to Ye Tianya. He could not tolerate any harm directed at Xing Ye. Absolutely not.

Ye Tianya had always planned to force Mo Shaocong into a corner so he would voluntarily call his son back. However, it now seemed Mo Shaocong would rather resort to extreme measures than bring his son back. Therefore, Ye Tianya's plan was no longer worth pursuing. In truth, Ye Tianya should have realized long ago that a father wouldn't sacrifice his son's fate for his career success. However, Ye Tianya, who was generally indifferent to family ties, and influenced by the strained relationship between Xingye and her mother, had oversimplified the father-son bond. He had mistakenly believed that driving Mo Shaocong to the brink would force Mo Jun to return to the country. Now that Mo Shaocong had taken this path, Ye Tianya realized how naive he had been.

Chinese people value reciprocity, and he felt compelled to retaliate in kind.

Ye Tianya thought of a website called 'Savior,' an internal website of an international assassin organization. This website could only be accessed by members of this secret organization; outsiders had no idea about it and could never log in. Of course, Ye Tianya and Liz were exceptions. Liz had discovered the website by accident. After the incident at Xingye, Ye Tianya had planned to use its resources to pay someone to eliminate Mo Jun, who had escaped abroad. However, he later realized that would likely cause a series of troubles and seem too thuggish. Ye Tianya had decided to seek revenge on the Lan and Mo families himself. But now that Mo Shao Cong had taken this unconventional path, Ye Tianya couldn't care less. He decided to use the website's resources to eliminate Mo Jun, who had been living freely for so long, as a spring gift in return for Mo Shao Cong.

Just as Ye Tianya finished collecting resources from the 'Savior' website and was about to contact the website administrator, Gu Letian called to report news that made Ye Tianya sneer. Gu Letian said in a strange tone on the phone, "Xiao Ye, Zhao Chengen from Jinjiang Group contacted me, wanting to join forces with us to force the Mo family to collapse. What do you think?"

Ye Tianya was stunned for a moment before reacting, then couldn't help but laugh and said, "Alright, this is going to be a good show. It seems I can put my plans on hold for now. I used to feel sorry for the mouse when I watched the cat play with the mouse, but now I feel like I want to be the cat for once. But did Jinjiang say why you're targeting the Mo family? Isn't Zhao Xiangyu an ally of the Mo family?"

Gu Letian laughed and said, "They've fallen out. Apparently, Mo Shao Cong went crazy after his defeat. He lost his mind and even rode on Zhao Xiangyu, saying she caused you to target him, and even suspecting that she colluded with you to plot against the Mo family. Zhao Xiangyu went to her father to complain." The old man of the Zhao family was immediately furious and ordered Zhao Chengen to exterminate the Mo family at all costs. Of course, this is just what Zhao Chengen told me. Whether it's true or not still needs to be verified. Do you think we should cooperate with Jinjiang?

Ye Tianya laughed: "Cooperate, of course we should cooperate. Does President Gu think there's any reason to refuse such a thing as using someone else's hen to lay eggs?"

After finishing the call, Ye Tianya casually closed the 'Savior' website. When he received this message, Ye Tianya suddenly changed his mind. If he sent Mo Jun to see the Savior now, Mo Shao Cong would probably really have no scruples, and there would be no fun left here. After shutting down the website, Ye Tianya couldn't help but sneer to himself, "Savior? A good slogan, to liberate the sinful."

At that moment, Bing Shuang and Bing Xue entered carrying a plate of fruit and tea. Bing Shuang gracefully poured the tea, while Bing Xue, with her slender fingers, picked a slice of apple from the fruit plate and held it to Ye Tianya's lips, smiling, "Husband, what are you thinking about? Si Yin said she needs to speak with you."

Ye Tianya opened his mouth, bit into the apple, pulled Bing Xue into his arms, and asked, "Didn't Ru Yan and the others call?"

Bing Xue shook her head, "No, the manor hasn't received any calls from them. Xue'er thought they called you separately, husband. Don't worry, husband, maybe something came up at home, or maybe they wanted to surprise you."

"I hope so!" Ye Tianya suddenly recalled the sudden unease he felt when he took the three women to the airport to go home before the Lunar New Year. He felt uneasy; it had been more than half a month since the New Year, and he hadn't heard from them since receiving their call during the Spring Festival. He had a feeling that something was going to happen, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only forcefully push that anxious feeling out of his mind.

Sensing Ye Tianya's unease, Bing Shuang poured tea and placed it on the tea table in front of Lan Feng. She then sat down beside him, took his hand, and said, "Husband, don't think too much. They'll be fine."

Ye Tianya didn't want to burden the two girls with his emotions, so he forced a smile, patted Bing Shuang's hand to indicate he was alright, picked up the tea Bing Shuang had poured, took a sip, and smiled, "I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't noticed Bei Bei. Has she been slacking off?"

Bing Shuang smiled, "No, the little girl is very clever and sensible. She doesn't need any prompting. She diligently writes characters and does arithmetic every day. It's just that she's become a bit mischievous lately. If you, husband, had more time to guide her, she would definitely be a..." "Little genius!"

Xingye appeared at the living room door and laughed, "More than just a little genius, now that she's gotten along well with Sister Yu, she's practically a little tyrant! She's a little devil in charge, and she's even learned to play pranks. Xiao Qiu and the others have suffered quite a bit."

Ye Tianya put Bingxue down and stood up, saying, "Then I have to go check on our little devil in charge."

As Ye Tianya went downstairs, he saw a furtive little figure moving around at the door. There was no one else in the living room. Upon closer inspection, Ye Tianya realized that the little figure was actually Beibei. She was holding several bunches of banana peels and carefully arranging them at the door. Ye Tianya was curious and quietly stood on the stairs to see what she was up to.

After Beibei finished arranging the banana peels, she suddenly shouted loudly at the door, "Sister Xiao Qiu, quick, quick! The goldfish fell out of the fish tank and is rolling around on the ground. It's about to die—" After shouting, Beibei darted to the side and waited intently for something.

Beibei's childish voice rang out in the living room, immediately startling everyone in the surrounding rooms. The door to the study on the second floor opened, and Yang Ying and Li Lanyu appeared in the doorway. Yang Meng also ran out of the kitchen. Just then, someone came running up from downstairs—it was Xiao Qiu, whom Beibei had been calling. She rushed in hurriedly, completely unaware of the banana peel by the door, and stepped on it. With a cry of surprise, Xiao Qiu slipped on the banana peel, fell backward with a thud to the ground, and couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

"Hehehe, I fell flat on my face! Sister Xiao Qiu fell flat on her face..." Ye Beibei clapped and jumped up and down, seemingly very proud of herself, but suddenly sensed something was wrong. Turning around, she saw Ye Tianya standing at the entrance, looking at her seriously. Ye Beibei was startled, her little mind suddenly realizing that Ye Tianya was angry. She immediately changed her attitude completely, becoming incredibly obedient and carefully standing by the wall, nervously watching Ye Tianya, and whispering, "Uncle—"

At this moment, Yang Meng had already gone around the sofa to the door and helped Xiao Qiu up from the ground, asking with concern, "How are you? Where are you hurt?"

Xiao Qiu covered her arm and shook her head, saying, "No... I'm fine."

Yang Ying didn't know about Ye Beibei arranging the banana peels, but when Ye Beibei cheered after Xiao Qiu fell, her face also darkened. She walked towards Ye Beibei, who was leaning against the wall.

Ye Tianya reached Beibei before Yang Meng. He glanced at Xiao Qiu and asked with concern, "Xiao Qiu, is your hand dislocated?" Ye Tianya had witnessed the entire fall and knew where she was injured. He could have saved her from injury, but that would have required him to use his ghostly movements, which would have frightened not only Beibei but also others. Helplessly, he could only watch Xiao Qiu fall and get injured.

Xiao Qiu nodded pitifully. Ye Tianya walked over, gently held her forearm, shook it lightly, and quickly pressed several acupoints. Then, with a sudden burst of strength, he set Xiao Qiu's hand bone with a cry of pain. He massaged the dislocated area before releasing the acupoints and asking, "Try it, can you move it?"

Xiao Qiu moved and was pleasantly surprised to find that not only could she move it, but the pain was also very mild. She glanced at Ye Tianya in surprise, then nodded happily, saying, "It's alright, Mr. Ye's medical skills are truly superb."

Ye Tianya smiled slightly, then suddenly became serious and turned to look at Ye Beibei, who was standing cautiously to the side with her head down, not daring to look at him. He said, "Beibei, do you know what you did wrong?"

Ye Beibei trembled all over in fright and whispered, "I...I know, Uncle."

"Is that so? Then what did you do wrong?" Ye Tianya asked seriously.

Ye Beibei clutched the hem of her clothes and stammered, "Beibei shouldn't have deliberately left banana peels at the door, and she shouldn't have lied to Sister Xiaoqiu and tricked her."

"Then what should you do now?" Ye Tianya continued to ask.

Hearing this, Ye Beibei obediently walked behind the shoe rack by the door, took out a ruler, handed it to Ye Tianya with her left hand, and opened her right hand with her palm facing up, saying to Ye Tianya, "Beibei did something wrong, so she should be punished."

Seeing Ye Beibei like this, Ye Tianya suddenly thought of Ye Xiao, and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. Long ago, when he brought Yang Ying and her daughter back to the ends of the earth, raising Beibei had been his responsibility.

He took the ruler but didn't strike her palm. Although unwilling to punish Beibei, he still put on a serious tone and said, "You were wrong. Before hitting your palm, you should apologize to Sister Xiaoqiu, say sorry to Sister Xiaoqiu, ask for her forgiveness, and promise not to be naughty again!"

Ye Tianya's serious tone brought tears to Ye Beibei's eyes. She, a little girl, had never been treated so seriously by Ye Tianya, who always doted on her. Sometimes when Yang Ying hit her, Ye Tianya would protect her, but this time, Ye Tianya's serious reprimand was too much for her young heart to bear. However, the girl didn't cry out. Instead, she obediently walked to Xiaoqiu and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Xiaoqiu. Beibei is young and doesn't know any better. I won't do it again. Please forgive Beibei, Sister Xiaoqiu..."

Xiao Qiu hurriedly said, "I'm fine, it's alright, Bei Bei, I don't blame you."

How could Xiao Qiu dare to blame this little princess? Recently, this little girl had been teasing them quite a bit, but compared to what they had experienced working for other families before, it was much better. They had complained to their employers before, but in the end, they only received a scolding. In Haijiao Tianya, Ye Tianya had never mistreated them. For example, during the New Year, he gave them double wages plus New Year's clothes and gifts, totaling more than half a year's wages before. She could understand that Bei Bei was young and didn't understand, but what she feared more was that if she blamed Bei Bei, the little princess of Haijiao Tianya, and made Ye Tianya angry and kick her out, she wouldn't be able to find such a good job again.

Ye Tianya was both amused and exasperated when she heard Bei Bei say, "Bei Bei is young and doesn't understand." This little girl knew she was immature, and even knew to use the word "young" to explain everything. She really didn't know whether to call it cleverness.

After receiving Xiao Qiu's forgiveness, Ye Beibei cautiously turned back to look at the stern Ye Tianya, then stretched out her little hand and called out pitifully, "Uncle—"

Ye Tianya couldn't bear to hit Beibei. He glanced at Yang Ying, who had been standing silently to the side. Yang Ying seemed to understand the questioning look in Ye Tianya's eyes. She moved her lips, finally saying, "You are Beibei's uncle," and then turned and went back to the study without another word. The meaning was clear: she was handing Beibei over to Ye Tianya for discipline. Ye Tianya suddenly saw Li Lanyu next to Yang Ying with a look of anticipation, wanting to see how Ye Tianya would discipline Beibei. He was secretly annoyed, but his serious expression remained unchanged. He said coldly, "Sister Yu, come here."

"I...why should I come here?" Li Lanyu asked, puzzled, but still walked to Ye Tianya's side.

"Did you teach Beibei these quirky ideas?" Ye Tianya asked coldly.

Seeing Ye Tianya's serious expression, Li Lanyu was unsure of his intentions and whether he was serious. Feeling uncertain, she said, "I just... wanted to give her some pointers. Beibei is so smart, she can even apply what she's learned..."

"Put your hand out," Ye Tianya said coldly before she could finish.

"What? What do you want?" Li Lanyu asked nervously, instinctively looking at the ruler in Ye Tianya's hand.

Ye Tianya snorted, "You didn't teach her anything good, but you made Beibei so naughty. You can't escape responsibility. Put your hand out, and you'll take the punishment for Beibei today."

"Why? I... I... I promise I won't teach her to be naughty again, okay? Please let me off this time, please, Tianya—" Li Lanyu sensed that Ye Tianya was serious and pulled out her trump card, her voice softening as she began to plead.

Ye Tianya, however, wasn't having any of it. He grabbed Li Lanyu's hand and slapped it repeatedly. Before Li Lanyu could react, her palm was red, swollen, and burning with pain.

Looking at Ye Tianya's cold, heartless face, and feeling the pain in her hand, Li Lanyu immediately felt wronged and burst into tears. She shook off Ye Tianya's hand and ran towards her room. Yang Ying, who had just reached the study door, was stunned by this sudden turn of events and turned back to look at Ye Tianya in surprise.

Ye Tianya seemed completely oblivious to Li Lanyu's crying escape back to her room. He bent down and picked up Beibei, who was still cautiously reaching out her two little hands, and carried her upstairs, even forgetting that Lin Siyin had called him.

"Uncle... Beibei won't do it again next time..." Beibei whispered softly, nestled against Ye Tianya's shoulder after being picked up by him.

Ye Tianya finally softened his stern face, turning his head and saying, "That's a good girl. Our Beibei is a smart and obedient baby. How can she learn to be bad? Beibei should be sensible and obedient so everyone will love her, you know? Sister Xiaoqiu cooks for Beibei, washes clothes, and cleans her room every day. She works so hard. Beibei should help Sister Xiaoqiu with housework, not tease her. Like just now, if her hand were broken, who would wash clothes and cook for Beibei? You must be good from now on, understand?"

"Hmm... Beibei will definitely not be bad from now on. I promise I won't make Uncle angry. Uncle, Beibei will be good." Ye Beibei seemed to understand, but she still knew to make a promise. This was the first time Ye Tianya had carried her up to the third-floor restricted area, which made Yang Ying downstairs feel a little incredulous. But when she thought about how Ye Tianya had made Beibei obedient with just a look, she realized that even as a mother, she couldn't achieve that effect. She couldn't help but feel grateful. Perhaps Ye Tianya could educate Beibei better than she could. Thinking of this, she felt a surge of relief.

Yang Ying suddenly remembered that Li Lanyu had gone to her room to cry after Ye Tianya had hit her, her hand was red. Her heart tightened, and she hurriedly followed Li Lanyu to her room, since Li Lanyu had been hit because of Beibei. She wanted to comfort her, but Li Lanyu blocked her way with the door tightly shut. She felt a surge of anxiety. She wondered if Li Lanyu would blame Beibei.

After handing Beibei over to Bing Shuang and Bing Xue upstairs, Ye Tianya remembered that Lin Siyin wanted to see him. He went downstairs again, only to encounter Lin Siyin, who had come out of her study after hearing the commotion.

"Tianya, did you hit Xiaoyu?" Lin Siyin asked anxiously upon seeing Ye Tianya.

Ye Tianya nodded. At this moment, Yang Ying, who had been turned away by Li Lanyu, came out and said reproachfully, "Little Ye, you didn't hit Beibei when she made a mistake, but you hit Xiaoyu instead? How will she feel?"

Ye Tianya calmly asked, "Where's Sister Yu?"

Yang Ying said, "She's crying in her room. Go and comfort her."

Ye Tianya hummed in agreement but didn't move. He turned to Lin Siyin and asked, "Sister Siyin, is there something you need?"

Lin Siyin nodded and said, "Yes, it's about the infrastructure construction of the Haijiao Tianya residential area. The city has put forward new requirements, and I wanted to discuss it with you. But there's no rush. Go and comfort Xiaoyu first."

Ye Tianya then walked towards Li Lanyu's room. He called out twice from outside the door, but Li Lanyu's tearful voice came from inside: "Don't pay attention to me! I don't care if you pay attention to me! Waaah! If you hate me, just say so! Hitting my hand... Waaah...

" The door was no challenge for Ye Tianya; such a short-distance spatial jump was child's play for him. After entering the room, Ye Tianya noticed Li Lanyu lying on the bed, hugging a pillow and crying like a little girl. He felt guilty for hitting her earlier in anger, thinking she had corrupted Beibei. He gently sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to pat Li Lanyu's shoulder, forgetting that he had jumped in. This touch startled Li Lanyu, who sat up abruptly, forgetting her crying, and looked at Ye Tianya with tears streaming down her face. Recovering from her shock, she asked in surprise, "You... how did you get in?"

Ye Tianya smiled slightly, not answering her question, and reached out to grab Li Lanyu's hand, saying, "Sister Yu, are you still angry with me?"

Li Lanyu abruptly pulled her hand back, turned her head away, and ignored Ye Tianya, clearly telling him that she was still angry, and very angry.

Ye Tianya smiled slightly, sat closer, and suddenly made a bold move, wrapping his arms around Li Lanyu's slender waist from behind. He leaned forward, resting his head on her shoulder near her ear, and whispered, "Sister Yu, please forgive me?"

Li Lanyu froze the moment Ye Tianya embraced her. She mechanically twisted her head, trying to turn around and look at Ye Tianya, only to find his head practically next to her ear. Her face flushed crimson. She had never seen Ye Tianya so gentle before, and almost melted. But then she remembered that Ye Tianya had hit her not long ago, and her face hardened. She snorted and twisted her waist, trying to break free, but Ye Tianya held her too tightly. The friction from the twisting made both of them feel aroused. Li Lanyu quickly stopped and scolded, "Let go! You hate me so much, and you hit me so cruelly, why did you even come in? If you don't let go, I'll call the police. Let go, I'll pack my things and leave, so you won't be annoyed by my presence."

Ye Tianya not only didn't let go, but hugged her even tighter, and said gently, "Sister Yu, do you think I would be willing to let you leave?"

Li Lanyu's body stiffened again, and she snorted, "You would be unwilling, do you see? Look at my hand, if you were unwilling, you would hit me so cruelly, it's all swollen up like this." "Li Lanyu said, handing over the evidence of Ye Tianya hitting her hand, showing it to him. Her tone was filled with indescribable grievance and resentment.

Ye Tianya reached out and grabbed Li Lanyu's hand. This time, Li Lanyu did not dodge, letting Ye Tianya hold her hand. But soon she noticed a faint white light emanating from the palm of Ye Tianya's hand. Then she felt a slight itch on the swollen area of her palm. In no time, the burning sensation on the swollen area disappeared, and the swollen area returned to normal. Li Lanyu was greatly surprised. She turned her head away from Ye Tianya's head and looked at him in astonishment, saying, "You... how did you do that?"
Chapter 262 Warmth in the Study
Ye Tianya smiled and said, "It's just Qigong. See, isn't it better now? I won't let Sister Yu suffer. "

Li Lanyu believed him, but snorted again, "Don't think I'll forgive you just because you healed me a little. The pain from being hit just now was unforgettable." Although Li Lanyu said this, she had already forgiven Ye Tianya a lot because of his gentleness just now. Even her tone softened a lot, and she stopped struggling, letting Ye Tianya hug her waist from behind. At

this moment, Ye Tianya released Li Lanyu, turned her around to face him, and said seriously, "Sister Yu, I was too angry and couldn't control my emotions when I hit you just now. Beibei's father died, and he entrusted me to take care of her and her mother before he passed away. Raising Beibei is my responsibility. I have to raise her to adulthood and make her successful. Although I can't bear to let you share my responsibility, I also hope that those who love me will cooperate with me and support me, and not lead Beibei astray, understand?" "If there had been a sharp object near the door just now, Xiao Qiu wouldn't have just dislocated her shoulder after falling. If something serious had happened, it would have left a huge shadow on Bei Bei. I like and even adore your mischievousness, but you're an adult, you know your limits. Bei Bei is still young, she can't handle things, understand? My responsibility is to raise a child, it's not just about feeding her. One wrong step could ruin Bei Bei's life, how could I face Brother Ye in the afterlife? Do you understand?"

Li Lanyu was speechless, and she lowered her head, which she had always held high as if she were right. Even her gaze towards Ye Tianya became apologetic. She looked at Ye Tianya cautiously and said, "I'm sorry, Tianya, I... I didn't think of these things. Not only did I fail to understand your difficulties and responsibilities, I failed to support you, and I caused you so much trouble. I... I even shamelessly said I loved you, I'm really... sorry."

Seeing Li Lanyu's sincere apology, Ye Tianya pulled her into a tight embrace. Li Lanyu seemed unaccustomed to Ye Tianya's sudden, intimate hug, her body stiffening slightly before trembling a little. She quickly calmed down and said softly, "Tianya, let me share the burden with you. I'll treat Beibei like my own daughter, and I'll educate and nurture her properly, okay?" Ye

Tianya was deeply moved and tightened his grip on Li Lanyu, saying gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Yu, thank you for doing so much for me."

Li Lanyu seemed to have gotten used to Ye Tianya's embrace, naturally returning the hug. Suddenly, she asked softly, "Tianya, you just said…

you like, even adore, my mischievousness?"

Ye Tianya was startled, only then remembering that he had indeed said it. He felt a surge of bitterness; of all things Li Lanyu remembered, she had to remember this one. But arguing was impossible at this point, so he loosened his grip slightly and said, "I did say that, but that doesn't mean I'll condone your misbehavior." Li Lanyu immediately broke into a smile, perfectly embodying the phrase "

pear blossoms in tears" despite the tears still clinging to her face. Ignoring her tears, as if eager to prove Ye Tianya's recent compliment about his playfulness, she suddenly leaned in and playfully kissed him on the cheek. Then, blushing, she jumped off the bed and exclaimed, "Thank you, Tianya! I'm going to find Sister Ying now. I want to be Beibei's godmother. I'm going to properly educate our Beibei!"

Ye Tianya, startled by the kiss, was momentarily stunned. By the time he reacted, Li Lanyu had already rushed out. He shook his head and smiled wryly, secretly praying that Beibei wouldn't learn from her future godmother.

Composing himself, Ye Tianya left Li Lanyu's room. Li Lanyu wasn't in the living room, but Nangong Qian'er, Lin Siyin, Yang Ying, Yang Meng, and Xiao Qiu were there, all looking at him with strange expressions, their eyes filled with confusion.

"What's wrong?" "Ye Tianya asked, puzzled.

Lin Siyin asked curiously, "Tianya, how did you manage to coax Xiaoyu into being good? She insisted on becoming Beibei's godmother as soon as she came out."

Ye Tianya shook his head and smiled wryly, but didn't answer her. Instead, he said, "Sister Siyin, didn't you want to talk to me about the new requirements put forward by the city? Come to the study." Ye Tianya said, turning into the study and escaping everyone's curious gazes.

After Lin Siyin followed Ye Tianya into the study, she turned back and pressed the lock button on the doorknob when closing the study door before turning back to Ye Tianya and saying, "Tianya, I'm really curious, how did you manage to coax Xiaoyu into being good in such a short time?" Ye

Tianya's ears were incredibly sharp; the sound of Lin Siyin locking the door from the inside didn't escape his notice. He immediately guessed that Lin Siyin wanted to find an opportunity to be alone with him, so he proactively patted the edge of the large leather chair behind the desk and even made a cuddling gesture towards Lin Siyin. Lin Siyin understood Ye Tianya's meaning, her face flushed, she hesitated for a moment, but still went over. Even after reaching the chair, she hesitated for a while before sitting on the armrest, leaning over Ye Tianya's shoulder, but her pretty face was almost bleeding. Because Ye Tianya's hand had already climbed onto her slender waist. That strange feeling made Lin Siyin feel uncomfortable all over. But this feeling didn't last long. Ye Tianya was not satisfied with her sitting on the armrest, and with a gentle pull, she immediately slid down and sat in Ye Tianya's lap.

"Tianya, you're getting naughtier and naughtier!" "After sitting in Ye Tianya's lap, Lin Siyin, who had been stiff all over, recovered somewhat and said reproachfully. Looking at her from the side, Ye Tianya saw that Lin Siyin's ears were completely red, the elegant crystal blue pendant hanging from her earlobes swaying, making her look exceptionally alluring. Ye Tianya almost leaned in to kiss her, but he wasn't the kind of person to be frivolous. The reason he reached out to hug Lin Siyin was simply because he had been so busy dealing with Mo Shao Cong and Zhao Xiangyu these past few days that he hadn't had time to properly comfort this woman who worked so hard for him. Hugging her was also a way to soothe the feelings in their hearts. He didn't dare to go too far because he respected Lin Siyin. He couldn't bear to go too far.

"Sister Siyin, tell me, what new requirements does the city have?" "After Ye Tianya pulled Lin Siyin closer to his chest, he whispered in her ear, 'Tianya, take a look.

' Lin Siyin quickly found the comfortable feeling of being in Ye Tianya's arms. She unconsciously leaned against his broad chest, her shyness fading considerably. She picked up a folder from the table, opened it while leaning against Ye Tianya, and said, 'Tianya, take a look. The city wants to take over the infrastructure construction and future property management of this residential area. In other words, they will provide the funding for the infrastructure, but the city will manage these facilities and properties. In return, the city will set up a special police station in this area to maintain public order.'

Ye Tianya laughed and asked, 'Who made this request? The Municipal Party Committee? Or some other department?'

'The Municipal Construction Bureau,' he replied. " "After Lin Siyin finished speaking, she said, "This request is simply unreasonable. Although they are willing to fund the construction of infrastructure, according to the original contract, they must be responsible for the security of this area after the completion of the Haijiao Tianya residential complex. But now they are using this issue as leverage. I originally wanted to refuse them to their face, but I was worried about offending these people who hold official seals and causing trouble in the future, so I came to discuss it with you."

Ye Tianya smiled, closed the folder, and tossed it onto the table, deep in thought. City Construction? It's those opportunistic guys again, using their power to rip people off everywhere. They're so blind to their own good, actually daring to come after him, Ye Tianya. But it's understandable; how many people know that Tianya Real Estate belongs to him now? These people probably think Lin Siyin, someone without connections, is easy to bully.

"Should I refuse?" Lin Siyin turned her head to ask, her face brushing against Ye Tianya's. She trembled slightly, hesitated, but didn't move her face away. She felt the warmth of his face, and felt him gently rubbing her cheek against hers. She suddenly felt a warmth from his touch, and unconsciously pressed closer. Ye Tianya laughed, "Of course we refuse! We've already invested all our infrastructure funds. Their funds are a bit late. As for property management, we've already signed a management contract with Qingfeng Property, a subsidiary of Qingfeng Group. Hmph, these guys want a piece of the pie? No way! Anywhere these people get involved, there will be even more trouble later. Haijiao Tianya Community will absolutely not allow any department other than the security team to intervene."

Lin Siyin felt the boldness in Ye Tianya's chest and couldn't help but be captivated. She unconsciously leaned closer to Ye Tianya, reaching out to her waist to clasp his hand around her waist, saying, "What if these people don't get any benefits and deliberately make things difficult for Tianya Real Estate later?"

Ye Tianya laughed, "Tianya Real Estate always acts according to the law. Anyone who dares to deliberately make things difficult for Tianya Real Estate, I have a way to get Tianya Real Estate ten years of tax exemption. Hehe, Sister Siyin doesn't yet..." "Change your perspective. Tianya Real Estate's reputation is no longer that of a local real estate company. If you suddenly announce overseas business one day, many countries might welcome your investment. With Tianya Real Estate's current influence, and the fact that your every move is scrutinized, these people won't dare to do anything to you. Sometimes being a celebrity has its advantages."

Lin Siyin sighed and said, "A celebrity, wasn't it all because of you? I'd rather be like Shuang'er and the others, staying at home as your virtuous wife."
Chapter 263 Negotiation Jinjiang
Ye Tianya's heart trembled upon hearing this. He turned his head and met Lin Siyin's affectionate eyes. Lin Siyin said, "But I know that Tianya's business needs me more. I'm willing to fight for you and ride the waves of success with you... umm... ahm..."

Lin Siyin couldn't finish her sentence because Ye Tianya, moved, sealed her small cherry lips with his.

"Hoo—

" After Ye Tianya released her, Lin Siyin took a long breath of fresh air, her face flushed as she scolded, "You bad boy, I just realized you're so naughty!"

Ye Tianya, recalling Lin Siyin's clumsy attempts, couldn't help but laugh and hugged her tightly, saying gratefully, "Sister Siyin, thank you!"

Lin Siyin paused for a moment and said, "I'm willing. I know that compared to Xiaoye, my sacrifice is nothing, but I will love you with all my heart, Tianya, believe me!"

Ye Tianya's emotion at this moment was comparable to the emotion he felt when he saw Xingye go to pay respects at that cenotaph. He hugged Lin Siyin tightly, repeatedly saying, "I believe you, I believe you..."

Li Lanyu came out of the bathroom after washing away her tears and found that Lin Siyin was not in the living room. She looked up and asked Yang Ying, "Sister Ying, where is Sister Siyin?"

Yang Ying gestured towards the study and said, "She's inside discussing something with Tianya."

"Discussing something? I'll go see!" Li Lanyu said, walking towards the study, but couldn't get in after pushing the door. She immediately realized the door was locked from the inside. Li Lanyu suddenly felt uneasy. What were these two doing in the study?

Whether it was selfishness or something else, Li Lanyu's eyes darted around, and suddenly she banged on the door and shouted, "Tianya, Siyin, what are you doing in there? Open the door, open the door, it's a surprise check!"

Li Lanyu's shout startled the two people in the study who were immersed in a warm moment. Lin Siyin sprang up from Ye Tianya's arms like a startled deer, glanced at Ye Tianya with affectionate eyes, and immediately turned around to straighten her clothes that Ye Tianya had wrinkled. Then she made a gesture that would make Ye Tianya laugh, covering her cheeks with her hands, trying to cool down her feverish face. However, it was clearly futile. Ye Tianya smiled and walked to the door, opening it. Seeing Li Lanyu with her hands on her hips and an amused expression, he said, "Sister Yu, is something urgent?"

Li Lanyu chuckled, "No, just a routine inspection. What are you two doing in there? Ah, Sister Siyin, what's wrong? Why is your face so red? Don't cover it with your hands. Did you just get bitten? Let me see..." When Li Lanyu noticed Lin Siyin blushing and covering her face with her back to her, she immediately rushed in as if she had grasped something important and bombarded Li Lanyu with a barrage of questions. Lin Siyin couldn't stand Li Lanyu's teasing and couldn't help but grab Li Lanyu who had gotten too close. The two women started playfully fighting in the study. Ye Tianya smiled and quietly withdrew from the study, leaving the two women inside to play around. He sensed an atmosphere in their playfulness—happiness.

After the initial happiness, a sense of unease arose in Ye Tianya's heart. This unease stemmed from seeing Nangong Qian'er, who reminded him of Sima Ruyan, Ouyang Xin'er, and Murong Piaoxue, whom he had lost contact with for over half a month. As he returned to the living room, he couldn't help but ask, "Qian'er, have you contacted Ruyan and the others?"

Nangong Qian'er knew what Ye Tianya was worried about. In fact, she had also been somewhat worried these past few days, but she dared not show it. So, she comforted Ye Tianya with her usual icy tone, "No, maybe Ruyan and the others want to give us a surprise. Maybe tomorrow… or in a few days they'll suddenly appear at the door."

Ye Tianya frowned but didn't ask anything more. He sat down on the sofa, pulled Nangong Qian'er close, and said to Yang Ying opposite him, "Sister-in-law, when this semester starts, I'm thinking of finding a school for Beibei. What do you think?"

Yang Ying nodded, "I've thought about it too. Beibei isn't young anymore." "It's time for her to go to kindergarten. Other kids are already in kindergarten at three or four. If you're too busy, let me contact the school."

Ye Tianya said, "Leave these things to me. Didn't you just say I'm Beibei's uncle? I'll find some information and choose a good one to help Beibei get used to interacting with peers."

Yang Ying didn't argue with Ye Tianya. She looked at him gratefully and said, "Okay, I don't want to go back to the city either. You can contact them while you're at work."

Yang Ying didn't stand on ceremony with Ye Tianya, which made him feel that she had truly let go and accepted reality, and that she considered Haijiao Tianya her home and Ye Tianya someone she could rely on. This made Ye Tianya feel quite good.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after Ye Tianya took Xingye to Hu Qing's law firm, he had just arrived at his office when Gu Letian came up to him, asking him to go with him to meet Zhao Chengen of Jinjiang Group to discuss the two companies' joint efforts against Mo Shaocong.

Without a word, Ye Tianya didn't even enter the office; he went with Gu Letian to meet Zhao Chengen. Accompanying Gu Letian was Zhan Kun, the president's assistant. Zhan Kun was a veteran of the company, having weathered many storms with it, and his competence was highly regarded by Gu Letian, who had repeatedly expressed his appreciation for him to Ye Tianya. Moreover, Gu Letian always brought Zhan Kun along for negotiations and important meetings, demonstrating his high regard for him.

Ye Tianya didn't want to know who Gu Letian valued; his current interest lay in what kind of person Zhao Xiangyu's older brother was. Would he be as cunning and ruthless as Zhao Xiangyu? Ye Tianya was filled with curiosity.

To Ye Tianya's surprise, Zhao Chengen gave off a refined and amiable impression. Either he was a cunning and calculating person, or Ye Tianya found it difficult to connect him with Zhao Xiangyu as siblings.

"Come, come, Ye Tianya, Zhan Kun, let me introduce you. This is Zhao Chengen, the renowned scholar-general in the business world and the current general manager of Jinjiang Group. Mr. Zhao earned his double master's degrees in business administration and economics from Harvard at the age of twenty. He's a legend in the business world. If you have the chance, you should learn from him." Gu Letian introduced Zhao Chengen to Ye Tianya and Zhan Kun with a smile before introducing them to Zhao Chengen and the two young men beside him. When he introduced Ye Tianya, a glint flashed in Zhao Chengen's eyes, and his gaze locked onto Ye Tianya. His refined demeanor exuded an aura of authority that pressed down on Ye Tianya.

Ye Tianya was secretly displeased, but outwardly he remained calm and ignored the imposing aura. Unlike Zhan Kun, he didn't greet Zhao Chengen politely, but simply nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Zhao Chengen carefully scrutinized the legendary young man before him, a man who could manipulate the entire Lan and Mo families with ease, a young man who treated the Lan and Mo families as enemies, a young man who had caused him to lose 20% of Jinjiang Energy's shares. Aside from a secret sense of dread, he felt only an urge to challenge him.

"I've long admired the reputation of the Twin Dragons of China. It's truly an honor to meet you today, Ye Tianya," Zhao Chengen said with a gentle smile, seeing that his imposing aura had no effect on Ye Tianya.

Ye Tianya smiled slightly and said, "Really? Mr. Zhao, you're truly honored to meet me, Ye Tianya?"

Zhao Chengen didn't expect Ye Tianya to be so disrespectful, and his expression changed slightly, but he still maintained his friendly smile and said, "Of course, of course. With Ye Tianya's undefeated record, I've long wanted to get to know him. It's a rare opportunity to cooperate with Xueya Shuangye, and I hope to have a pleasant collaboration with Mr. Gu and Ye Tianya."

Gu Letian smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, you're too kind. And these two are..." Gu Letian interrupted, looking at the two young men beside Zhao Chengen.

Zhao Chengen then glanced at the two young men beside him and said, "This is my son, Zhao Xuelin, and this is my administrative assistant, Tang Xiuzhong. I brought them here today hoping they would witness President Gu's charisma, but we were lucky enough to meet the stock market guru, Ye Tianya. This is also a good opportunity for us to learn from Ye Tianya. I hope President Gu, Assistant Zhan, and Ye Tianya will offer them guidance."

Ye Tianya didn't speak, leaving the polite formalities to Gu Letian. The assistant seemed very curious about Ye Tianya, frequently glancing in his direction with puzzled looks. Perhaps he was wondering if this seemingly young boy was as formidable as the rumors suggested. Zhao Xuelin, the young master of the Zhao family, was quite polite, but he couldn't shake off the arrogance he'd developed since childhood. His gaze towards Ye Tianya clearly carried defiance and provocation. Ye Tianya pretended not to notice. He didn't bother to give these relatives of Zhao Xiangyu—or rather, those who had helped Zhao Xiangyu in her attempts to deal with Xueya Shuangye—a pleasant look. Although there might be a brief period of cooperation, hostility was inevitable.

After some polite exchanges, they finally got to the point. Zhao Chengen proposed that the two companies jointly invest to deal with Mo Shao Cong. Without the Lan family's support, Mo Shao Cong wouldn't be able to withstand much on his own. However, Ye Tianya had no intention of investing in the partnership with Jinjiang Group. As Gu Letian looked down at the cooperation proposal brought by Zhao Chengen, Ye Tianya asked, "President Zhao, I don't understand why you chose Xueya Shuangye as your partner. With Jinjiang's strong resources, is it really that difficult to deal with the Mo family?" Zhao Chengen

smiled and said, "Ye Tianya, you don't know this, but Jinjiang is currently facing a big problem. A mysterious foreign fund called YTY has been watching Jinjiang Energy, which is listed in Hong Kong. We are now trying to stabilize Jinjiang Energy's position in the stock market..." "The funds we can allocate are indeed insufficient to guarantee a victory against the Mo family. Other investment companies in S city don't dare offend Mo Shao Cong, which is why we sought cooperation with your company."
Chapters 264-266.
264 Dancing with Wolves.

Ye Tianya, feigning sudden realization, said, "So what Director Liu Yunxiao of the Securities Regulatory Bureau said was true? That's truly a pity. Just now, I heard President Zhao suggest that our two companies each contribute half. As far as I know, President Zhao's sister happens to be the wife of the president of the Lan family, which we recently targeted. President Zhao, could it be that you're colluding with the Mo and Lan families to extract funds from Xueya Shuangye?"

Zhao Chengen quickly waved his hand, saying, "Ye Tianya, haven't you heard President Gu say that Mo Shao Cong lost his mind after being forced to lose by you, even hitting my sister? My father was so angry that he ordered the attack on Mo..." "Speaking of my sister, Ye Tianya, we have some connection with the Zhao family. Although there have been some misunderstandings, I think we'll clear them up sooner or later."

Ye Tianya said expressionlessly, "Mr. Zhao, how do you plan to make us believe you? If Madam Lan was beaten, just take her to court, wouldn't everything be resolved? Is Mr. Zhao really going to take such a huge risk just because his daughter was beaten? Even if you bring down the Mo family, you won't make any money, will you?"

Zhao Chengen said calmly, "We originally thought Xueya Shuangye hated the Mo family to the bone, which is why we felt we shared the same goal and came to cooperate with you. If even if we expose this to you, Ye Tianya, you still don't believe us, then I have no other way to make you believe us."

Ye Tianya smiled and said, "To be honest..." "To be honest, with our Xueya Shuangye funds, we could easily take down the Mo family even without the Lan family's help. Of course, if President Zhao weren't threatened by YTY, we could do the same, right?"

Zhao Chengen nodded. Ye Tianya glanced at Gu Letian, who put down the plan and took over, saying, "How about this, President Zhao? We also have a suggestion. If Xueya Shuangye guarantees to hold off YTY for President Zhao, and hinder YTY in the international market, forcing it to withdraw from threatening Jinjiang Energy, and guarantees that YTY won't touch Jinjiang Energy for six months, allowing President Zhao to focus entirely on dealing with the Mo family, what do you think?"

Zhao Chengen looked at Ye Tianya in surprise and said, "What did you say? You can get YTY to withdraw from threatening Jinjiang Energy?"

Zhao Chengen understood what this meant. Jinjiang Energy's stock market had been somewhat precarious due to YTY's constant threats. If YTY could be temporarily withdrawn, giving Zhao Chengen some time to consolidate Jinjiang Energy's stock market, it would be much more beneficial than Xueya Shuangye directly funding an attack on the Mo family. Let alone half a year, even a month would be enough.

Gu Letian smiled confidently, "President Zhao should understand the principle of 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao,' haha. It just so happens that President Zhao's surname is Zhao. I wonder if the CEO of YTY is surnamed Wei."

Zhao Chengen lowered his head and pondered for a long time before speaking, "Dealing with YTY won't be easy. Do you have any other requests?"

Gu Letian then looked at Ye Tianya, who smiled and said, "Dealing with YTY is only more difficult than crushing the Mo family. Originally, we could have cooperated, but we really don't believe that Jinjiang, which is willing to force a company to collapse just because it was attacked, would sincerely cooperate with a company that once caused the Lan family to suffer heavy losses. The only solution is that the funds of the two companies don't need to be combined. Haha, I hope President Zhao can understand our concerns. Our request is also very simple. Crushing the Mo family is our common goal, but with the same effort, or rather, with us putting in more effort, we also want to get some return, just fifty percent. What does President Zhao think?"

Zhao Chengen's face turned ugly. After all, Ye Tianya's words, if interpreted from another perspective, meant that Jinjiang was petty and calculating. However, Zhao Chengyin had no choice but to obey Old Master Zhao's orders. He weighed the options and realized that if Xueya Shuangye could truly get YTY to back down, he would benefit even more. After a moment of deep thought, he looked up and asked, "President Gu, is what Ye Tianya said your idea?"

Gu Letian smiled and said, "Actually, we had already discussed this before coming here. What he said is exactly what I wanted to say. President Zhao, please consider it. Business is negotiated, isn't it?"

Zhao Chengyin thought for a moment before looking up and saying, "If your company can really get YTY to back down, then Jinjiang can handle the entire task of taking down the Mo family without any problem. But the prerequisite is that YTY must back down and not target Jinjiang again for at least six months."

Gu Letian, recalling Ye Tianya's confident assurance on the way there that YTY would retreat, laughed heartily, "I can guarantee that. Our goal is simply to prevent YTY from attacking Jinjiang, not to do anything to them. It's not difficult. If President Zhao doesn't believe me, we can generate a legal document stating that if YTY attacks Jinjiang Energy within the timeframe guaranteed by Xueya Shuangye, Xueya Shuangye will bear all of Jinjiang Energy's losses. Does that put President Zhao at ease?"

Zhao Chengen was now convinced and immediately signed the cooperation agreement with Gu Letian. To his surprise, he received news of YTY's retreat the next day at noon. Zhao Chengen was both happy and worried. He was naturally worried that Xueya Shuangye had managed to force YTY to retreat so quickly, and what the consequences would be if Jinjiang and Xueya Shuangye were to clash later. He was even starting to consider whether Jinjiang should intervene if Xueya Shuangye were to target the Lan family.

However, at this moment, his most important task was still dealing with the Mo family. Without the threat of YTY, Mo Shao Cong could only cry and beg for help when facing the massive Jinjiang Group. Ye Tianya watched the two companies' funds clashing fiercely in the market, and he couldn't help but pick up his teacup and sip his green tea with a contented smile. YTY's retreat was only a matter of a word from Ye Tianya, and Lisi obediently withdrew her funds. Apart from companies like YTY that were so reckless because of Ye Tianya's hatred, no other company would bother attacking Jinjiang Energy for no reward. Zhao Chengen then had enough funds and energy to force Mo Shao Cong to jump off a building.

Stretching comfortably, Ye Tianya turned off his computer, picked up a stack of newly printed information about kindergartens in the city, and went downstairs to pick up Xingye. Today, they also had a task: to find a kindergarten for Beibei.

When Hu Qing learned that Ye Tianya wanted to find a kindergarten for Beibei, he was surprisingly enthusiastic, saying, "I know a kindergarten principal. It's a nice place, a prestigious school with top-notch facilities and conditions. Why don't I take you there?"

Ye Tianya gave Hu Qing a knowing look. He understood why the guy was so eager. Hu Qing, feeling a bit uncomfortable under Ye Tianya's gaze, quickly shrugged and said, "If you don't need my help, that's fine. I'm not free anyway."

Ye Tianya hesitated. He didn't want Beibei to go to a prestigious school for children of the wealthy. He wanted her to go to a more challenging environment to cultivate a hardworking and resilient character from a young age. He wanted her to avoid becoming arrogant and spoiled, and to learn to interact with children from humble backgrounds and become their friends. These children tend to mature earlier, and Beibei would learn to be more considerate and caring towards others there.

From another perspective, Ye Tianya also hoped that Beibei would receive a good education from a young age. He was conflicted and couldn't decide. So he said to Xingye, "Xiaoye, what do you think... should we send Beibei to a less developed area? Or should we send her to a prestigious school for children of elites?"

Xingye understood Ye Tianya's meaning. She also lowered her head and pondered for a long time before saying, "I think we should send Beibei to a less developed area. A person's personality is most easily formed in childhood. As for education, Beibei is still young and can't handle too much pressure. We can send her to a better place or have a tutor come to our home to teach her after she's older and her personality is more established. But... I don't know if my sister-in-law will have any ideas."

Ye Tianya thought for a moment and called Yang Ying, only to receive the response, "I'm relieved that you're educating Beibei. You decide what to do." After hanging up the phone, Ye Tianya helplessly shrugged and smiled ambiguously at Hu Qing, "It seems we really won't have a chance to trouble you this time, Attorney Hu. Next time, if there's an opportunity, we'll definitely let you know so you can show off."

Hu Qing looked unnatural, completely lacking the demeanor of a great lawyer. He punched Ye Tianya, saying, "Go away, go away, hurry up and leave. Out of sight, out of mind. I just wanted to save you some trouble, but I didn't appreciate it."

Ye Tianya laughed and said, "Really helping me? Or just trying to make a good impression? Should I entrust picking up and dropping off Beibei from school to you from now on?"

Hu Qing blushed again and said, "Ye, don't be so unreasonable. Let me tell you, I'm... never mind, I can't be bothered with you now! Go contact the school, go away, go away, don't let me get annoyed just seeing you." Hu Qing didn't dare to argue with Ye Tianya anymore. He was worried that if they continued arguing, Ye Tianya would reveal that matter. He simply pushed Ye Tianya out of the office.

Ye Tianya and Xingye compared several options in the car and finally settled on a community kindergarten called Children's Home. Ye Tianya chose this kindergarten because it had a large number of children, most of whom were children of migrant workers who came to S City to work. A large number of children would be beneficial for Beibei's development in getting along with others. Many of these children had to be sent here because their parents had to work, and most of them had siblings. They were sensible, caring, and considerate of others. As the saying goes, poor children learn to be independent early. Getting along with these children would be more conducive to Beibei's character development than getting along with spoiled rich kids who were waited on hand and foot.

After hearing Ye Tianya and Xingye's purpose, the kindergarten principal hesitated and said, "Mr. Ye, first of all, I am very grateful that you chose our kindergarten. However, since you chose us, you should probably understand our situation. There are many children of migrant workers here, and the migrant workers are not well-off. Therefore, our kindergarten has a heavy burden. Every child we enroll adds to our burden. Also, these children come from poor families, and I am worried that the children you bring may feel alienated from them, which would not be conducive to their growth..."

265 With painstaking efforts,

Ye Tianya smiled after listening to the principal's words: "Principal, the reason we chose your kindergarten is quite clear. We are not the kind of rich people you imagine. The purpose of sending our daughter Beibei here is to let her interact with these poor children, to cultivate her understanding and care for others, and to instill in her a spirit of hard work and perseverance from a young age, so that she won't develop arrogance in those elite schools. As for the relationship between our daughter Beibei and the children, we will educate her before she comes. Of course, the principal and the teachers in the kindergarten are experts in this area. I think you have the experience and methods to handle this kind of thing, which is why we sent Beibei here. As for the burden and expenses you mentioned, I am willing to do my part for these children. Do you think 100,000 yuan is enough? If not, I can add more..."

The principal was stunned on the spot. 100,000 yuan? That's enough to build another kindergarten. This could bring about a dramatic change in the learning and growth environment of these migrant workers' children. With this 100,000 yuan, the burden on these migrant workers can be lessened. The young man's intention in sending his child here is evident; he wants to cultivate the child's resilience, understanding, and care for others from a young age, preventing arrogance. In other words, he's paying for his child to experience hardship, and to spend 100,000 yuan like that—such parents are truly unprecedented. But in the principal's eyes, such parents are the most respectable.

The principal nodded, unsure whether it was because of the 100,000 yuan or Ye Tianya's words.

Seeing the principal nod, Ye Tianya immediately wrote a check for her and made a request: "Principal, I hope that after my daughter Beibei comes, she won't receive any special treatment, and that the other children won't be told about her background. Please don't make Beibei stand out from the crowd, okay?"

The principal excitedly accepted the check and nodded earnestly, saying, "Mr. Ye, please rest assured. We know how to raise children and how to help them get along better. Just entrust her to us. School starts on February 15th; you can bring her over then. Pick her up every weekend afternoon, and she'll stay at the kindergarten during the week."

Ye Tianya nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Principal, after my daughter Beibei comes, there might be some people protecting the children near the kindergarten. When they come, we'll have them inform you first. Unless there's an emergency, they won't come into the kindergarten to disrupt its normal operation. However, they might come in if there's an emergency. Please understand this, Principal?"

The principal only thought for a moment and nodded. As long as it didn't affect the kindergarten's operation, everything was fine.

The matter was finally settled, but Ye Tianya was unaware that after he and Xingye left the kindergarten, the principal summoned all the staff and teachers still on holiday for a thorough reprimand.

Jinjiang Group was still surrounding the Mo family, and Mo Shao Cong was struggling to hold on. However, morale within the Mo family was low. What drove Mo Shao Cong mad was that several of his most trusted assistants had resigned. When he refused to accept their resignations, these assistants actually fired him instead, disappearing from the company the next day.

The Mo family, already shrinking due to Ye Tianya's blows, was now facing a major conglomerate like Jinjiang, one of the three largest conglomerates, sealing its fate. Only now did Mo Shao Cong realize how foolish he had been to hit Zhao Xiangyu; he finally understood that he had offended someone he shouldn't have.

Ye Tianya, at this moment, watched Mo Shao Cong struggle as a complete bystander. He felt no sympathy for him; for this man who had once sent people to harm Xingye, he wished him dead. Ye Tianya was now thinking about what would happen to his son abroad if Mo Shao Cong fell from grace and lost his financial support. Would he still be as arrogant as he was at Xingye's birthday party?

Ye Beibei was quite happy to be able to go to school, but she received two or three days of "ideological education" from Ye Tianya and was even changed out of her angelic children's clothes for ordinary clothes. This made her pout for a long time, but after Ye Tianya's "ideological education," she finally accepted the fact.

"Beibei, did you remember everything?" Ye Tianya asked again as he picked Beibei up and took her to kindergarten.

Beibei nodded confidently and said, "Remember, Uncle, you have to be good friends with the older brothers and sisters, younger brothers and sisters in kindergarten. Don't tell them that Beibei lives at the ends of the earth. Whatever they eat, Beibei will eat too. No picky eating allowed. Wherever they live, Beibei will live too. No showing off, no..."

Watching Beibei recite it like a memorized text, even Yang Ying behind her couldn't help but laugh and said, "Beibei, it's not enough to just memorize it. Do you know how to do it?"

"I know. Uncle always praises Beibei for being smart, but Mommy never believes it..." Beibei was very dissatisfied with Yang Ying's doubts, which drew a few more apologies from Xingye and Yang Ying.

The kindergarten was no longer the same as when Xingye and Ye Tianya first went there. It had been completely refreshed, and because school had started and there were more children, the atmosphere was different. Perhaps the principal had given some special instructions, because although the twenty-something kindergarten teacher who came to pick up Beibei from her class looked at Ye Tianya and the other two with a strange gaze, she didn't dare to show anything unusual and took Beibei away from the principal's office as an ordinary student. Suddenly having to let Beibei live in this place, only able to go home for family reunions every weekend, made Yang Ying feel a little reluctant. Beibei, on the other hand, was full of curiosity about her surroundings and quite excited. She excitedly looked around, and before leaving, she waved goodbye to Ye Tianya and the other two, saying, "Goodbye, Mom, Uncle, Aunt! Remember to pick Beibei up on Friday!"

Ye Tianya and the other two smiled and waved back. Yang Ying chased after them to the door, picked up Beibei, kissed her, and said reluctantly, "Beibei, remember what your uncle said, be good friends with the older brothers, sisters, and younger brothers and sisters here, okay?"

Beibei nodded earnestly. After Yang Ying put her down, she followed the teacher for a long distance, then seemed to suddenly realize that she might not see her mother and uncle for a while, and couldn't help but look back one last time. She had just left with the teacher when she glanced back, almost making Yang Ying chase after her again. Ye Tianya stopped her, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't do this!"

Yang Ying's eyes reddened, and she almost burst into tears. She said softly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight if Beibei isn't in the room."

Xingye came over and took Yang Ying's hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, Beibei will grow up sooner or later. How about I come and keep you company tonight?"

Yang Ying had lost her husband; Beibei was her only child. This separation had lasted a week, which, though not long, felt long to her lonely self. But she understood that Beibei needed to grow up and couldn't be confined to her side just because of her. She gave Xingye a slight smile and then said nothing more.

As the kindergarten principal saw Ye Tianya and his two companions off, they saw four burly men standing neatly beside the car at the entrance. Ye Tianya said to the principal, "Principal, these four will be living in the small building across the street from now on. They won't be coming into the kindergarten unless there are special circumstances. However, if you need any help with heavy work, you can just call them."

The principal cautiously glanced at the four expressionless men, thinking to herself that she wouldn't dare ask them to do heavy work, but outwardly she smiled and greeted them. The four nodded in acknowledgment, and then Ye Tianya said, "Alright, don't stand here and scare the children coming in and out. Go to your work areas and take turns resting. You can rest after Miss leaves on the weekend too."

The four bowed to Ye Tianya in unison and replied, "Yes!"

This made Ye Tianya quite embarrassed; perhaps in the kindergarten principal's eyes, he had become a mafia boss. Ye Tianya inwardly blamed Black Hawk for training these men to be so mechanical.

Thinking of Black Hawk, Ye Tianya also thought of the Blue Palace he managed. Since returning from Tianya Valley, although he had heard that the Blue Palace was becoming increasingly popular, he hadn't actually experienced it. A desire to see it for himself arose in his heart.

Before leaving, Yang Ying asked the principal for the phone number of the kindergarten teacher in charge of Bei Bei's class. Ye Tianya knew she would probably call the teacher every day to check on things. He didn't interfere; Yang Ying needed time to adjust, and if she wasn't even allowed to check on things, she probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

Ye Tianya was going to the Blue Palace, but he didn't inform Black Hawk beforehand. It wasn't that he doubted Black Hawk, but he was afraid Black Hawk would make it too grand, preventing him from truly experiencing the atmosphere of the Blue Palace. Since he didn't know what the Blue Palace was like, he didn't dare take Xingye there. Places frequented by the wealthy were always filled with frivolous pursuits, and it wouldn't be appropriate for Xingye to go. After work that day, he dropped Xingye off at Tianya Valley before taking the platinum membership card Black Hawk had given him and driving back to the city. He drove straight to the Blue Palace.

The Blue Palace was a former downtown fitness club that had been renovated. True to its name, the renovated Blue Palace was entirely decorated in a deep blue hue, a color that was both noble and romantic. Ye Tianya stood at the entrance of the Blue Palace, marveling at the designer's skill. As soon as Ye Tianya got out of the car, he saw someone checking membership cards at the entrance. Just as he was about to take out his card, a waiter approached and respectfully addressed him as "Head of the Club," causing Ye Tianya to stop his hand from reaching into his pocket for his card. He realized it was unnecessary. Looking back at the row of security guards and waiters at the entrance, he saw they were all looking at him with reverence. It seemed his face was more effective than a membership card.

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