Chapter 55

Shi Suoya could only stare at him blankly, “What did he say? What does it mean?”

Beside Yan Wei, Zhen Guoan lowered his head and fiddled with his phone for two seconds, and immediately, Shi Suoya’s phone started receiving a stream of messages.

In the quiet office, the sound of continuous message notifications “beep beep beep” filled the air.

Shi Suoya looked up, frightened, and glanced at Yan Wei. Then, she quickly lowered her head and took out her phone, only to find that all the messages said: “Dear Miss Shi Suoya, we regret to inform you that due to XXX reasons, we will terminate the cooperation with our company. We hope for your understanding!”

The messages were all the same, with similar reasons.

Shi Suoya: “…” How did he manage to do this?

With the constant sound of incoming messages, Fei Yufei sitting there felt a chill all over his body. He did it intentionally. He… deliberately came himself.

Intentionally, right in front of Shi Suoya, at this moment, he made her receive contract terminations from all the companies, because this was the only way to have enough… deterrent.

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【Fbk Fwsuy vbasokdt y vydvawx】

【Shi Suoya breach of contract】

【Shi Suoya’s indecent video】

…

She was trending, occupying almost all of the trending topics.

Yan Wei turned around and walked back to his position, but with each step he took, it felt like he was stepping on the hearts of everyone present, and he was doing it with ice skates.

Learning from Shi Suoya’s experience, Fei Yufei laughed even more sincerely this time. He didn’t dare to be careless, and he looked at Yan Wei with genuine sincerity as he said, “For such trivial matters, there’s no need for President Yan to handle them personally. Just a simple instruction would suffice.”

Yan Wei chuckled softly, “An instruction? Sometimes, instructions are not enough. They need me to personally teach them how to behave… for it to be effective.”

With that, Yan Wei placed a document in front of Manager Jiang. His voice had no trace of severity, just a calm and steady tone, as he said, “This is the amount of money you’ve embezzled from Yuyao over the years.”

Manager Jiang’s heart trembled; he knew it was his turn now. Trembling, he picked up the document.

Yan Wei’s voice echoed in his ears, “Of course, there’s also a witness, Wang Mei, who is more than willing to provide evidence of your actions over the years. By the way, the prosecutors are probably on their way here. I believe you’ll have a conversation with them today.”

Manager Jiang looked down in despair, trembling as he flipped through the pages. There were indeed funds redirected by himself, as well as expenditures that didn’t belong to him.

He looked up at Yan Wei, his lips quivering. He couldn’t bring himself to utter the word “false accusation.” Because in the evidence Yan Wei provided him, all the accusations were related to cash transactions. With his methods, the original vouchers and computer records must have been eliminated. One could even say that President Fei would never allow anyone to investigate; he wouldn’t want to offend the person before him for his own sake.

Some people, he couldn’t afford to… offend.

Yan Wei paid no attention to Manager Jiang’s thoughts. He turned his head to Fei Yufei and said, “I apologize for getting involved in your internal affairs.”

What could Fei Yufei say? He could only smile and say, “President Yan personally helped me catch this embezzler. I’m too grateful for words, but it seems President Yan has been burdened instead.”

Yan Wei’s series of actions were practically deadly blows. Even Yan Ye was left dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word, just sitting there in a daze.

So, this was what it meant when they said not to endure.

Yan Wei didn’t pay attention to Yan Ye’s reaction. He stood up, adjusted his suit, and glanced at everyone in the room before saying, “Today, I’ll take my leave.”

Fei Yufei felt relieved and wore a genuinely thankful smile on his face. “I’ll see President Yan off.”

Yan Wei neither said good nor bad, he turned and walked towards the exit, not even sparing a glance for Manager Jiang and Shi Suoya.

However, as he passed by the entrance, Shi Suoya, who was standing there, suddenly knelt down, grabbed the cuff of Yan Wei’s pants, and cried out, “President Yan, President Yan, I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance. I’ll apologize to Madam, I’ll kneel and kowtow to her. Please spare me!”

Yan Wei pulled his caught leg back and asked in response, “Wrong?” Then, he lowered his head with a slight laugh, and Shi Suoya finally realized that some people were like elevated gods.

Just like Yan Wei at this moment, he stood tall while she was down on her knees. His gaze, when he looked down at her, was imposing and overwhelming. He said, “Some mistakes are enough to ruin a lifetime.” Whether it’s towards Qiaoqiao or towards you now.

Shi Suoya cried, “Even if I’ve done wrong, I don’t deserve this level of punishment. I’m begging you, President Yan.”

Yan Wei raised his head, looked at the people outside who were sneakily glancing their way, and answered her without a hint of sympathy, “What you did to Qiaoqiao and what you’re experiencing now… It’s balanced.”

Shi Suoya, crying, attempted to reach out to Yan Wei, but she was kicked away by Fei Yufei. Yan Wei only glanced at Fei Yufei and didn’t say anything, nor did he look at Shi Suoya who had fallen to the side.

As Manager Jiang watched the pitiful state Shi Suoya was in, he sat there dazed, trembling all over.

It’s over, it’s all over. Everything in his life was over.

Fei Yufei didn’t care about these two people; as long as Yan Wei didn’t deal with him, it was fine. He personally walked forward, opened the door, and waited for Yan Wei to come out. However, Yan Wei stood at the doorway, turned around, and said to Yan Ye who was still sitting there dazedly, “Yan Ye, come with me downstairs.”

Yan Ye looked back at him, his eyes vacant, his mind blank. Mechanically, he stood up and followed Yan Wei.

All the way, Fei Yufei showered Yan Wei with numerous compliments, but Yan Wei didn’t pay him any attention. The three of them exited the elevator, and this time, unlike before, Yan Wei’s presence was even stronger. Even Mr. Fei and Yan Ye following behind him seemed like his subordinates.

A Maybach was parked at the entrance, with Mao Liang leaning against the front of the car, twirling the car keys in his hand. When he saw Yan Wei coming out, he quickly jumped down from the front of the car and walked up to Yan Wei respectfully, saying, “Boss.”

Yan Wei glanced at him, and Mao Liang understood his meaning. He walked up to Yan Ye, handed the car keys in his hand to him, and said, “Second Young Master, these are the car keys.”

Yan Ye, looking dazed, reached out as if to take the car keys. Then, Yan Wei, who was in front, said, “You can keep the car.”

There’s no need for more words. No matter how Yan Wei dealt with his parents from the Yan family, he had always been attentive to Yan Ye. When Yan Ye gave him gifts, he accepted them. Over the years, Yan Wei had never driven any car other than the Maybach. He would listen seriously to Yan Ye’s words, which is why he brought Qiaoqiao back. He would think for this younger brother, get angry for this younger brother.

However, now, everything should return to its original point.

Upon hearing Yan Wei’s words, Yan Ye suddenly snapped back to reality. He took a step back, and the keys in Mao Liang’s hand fell to the ground with a “clang.”

With a casual glance at the keys on the ground, Yan Wei turned around and left. From now on, these matters had nothing to do with him. Whether he took the keys or the car, Yan Wei didn’t care. He’s just expressing what he means.

Yan Ye watched his elder brother’s retreating figure, saw him get into Zhen Guoan’s car and leave, and felt a sense of haziness. He hadn’t fully comprehended everything that had happened today.

Watching Yan Wei’s car leave, Fei Yufei let out a sigh of relief. Did Yan Wei spare him this time?

Meanwhile, inside the car, Zhen Guoan looked at Fei Yufei who was still standing at the company’s entrance through the rearview mirror and turned to Yan Wei in the back seat, asking, “What about Fei Yufei? What’s your plan?”

“Hit the snake with seven inches¹hit him where it hurts.” Yan Wei said calmly.

Zhen Guoan trembled and asked, “Then… where’s the weak spot of this Fei Yufei?”

Yan Wei looked down, a cruel smile playing on his lips, as he said lightly, “Shares.”

Zhen Guoan: “…” Shares again? Terrifying…

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“Qiaoqiao, did you eat both pieces of cheesecake??? One of them was mine!!!” Liang Jiamin came home from work, opened the fridge, and found that the cakes inside were all gone. She immediately turned to Zhou Qiaoqiao and yelled in anger.

Zhou Qiaoqiao pouted while holding a spoon in her mouth, and she murmured softly, “I’m hungry.”

“Why don’t you cook then???” Liang Jiamin shouted, “Aren’t you supposed to cook for yourself?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao sprawled on the couch like a salted fish and said, “Yan Wei isn’t replying to my messages. I’m not in the mood to cook.”

Liang Jiamin paused with the water in her hand and asked her, “He’s not replying to your messages?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded, then rolled over and lay face down on the couch, asking Liang Jiamin, “Do you think he’s upset?”

Liang Jiamin found it strange. Yan Wei had mentioned that Qiaoqiao hadn’t been replying to his messages, but now it seemed like Qiaoqiao was the one sending messages and he wasn’t replying. So she asked her, “Qiaoqiao! Are you sure you haven’t received any messages from Yan Wei?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded. Liang Jiamin was about to ask her to show her the phone; she strongly suspected that she had blocked Yan Wei. But before she could say anything, she heard Zhou Qiaoqiao burst into laughter and say, “Because I blocked him! Hahaha…”

“…Stop pretending to be sad!!!” Liang Jiamin roared and grabbed a cushion to throw at her.

Zhou Qiaoqiao immediately flipped back, pretending to be a salted fish again, and said, “But I really am sad! My Wei Wei deceived me and hasn’t come to comfort me. It’s been so many days. Is he running away from home? Hahaha…”

So, after saying that, Zhou Qiaoqiao imagined Yan Wei leaving home with a sack on his back and laughed out loud.

Liang Jiamin: “…” Whatever makes you happy.

In this state of Ah Q spirit²the main character from the novel called “The True story of Ah Q,” written by cn author Lu Xun. Ah Q is a poor and downtrodden person who often engages in self-delusion, self-deception and making excuses in order to cope with hardship. This movie is subtitled in Youtube, if anyone’s interested. and of Zhou Qiaoqiao, Liang Jiamin decided to go out to buy groceries. However, just as she picked up her wallet and opened the door, she saw Yan Wei standing outside, with Mao Liang behind him.

Liang Jiamin immediately exclaimed, “Li Liang, are you here to find me!” She completely ignored Yan Wei.

Yan Wei: “…”

In the living room, Zhou Qiaoqiao, lying on the couch, heard Liang Jiamin’s voice and immediately spoke with a hint of jealousy, “Sorry, Liang Liang. I’ll be staying here tonight. You probably can’t stay and keep Min Min company tonight. You two should go out to stay! I’m such a wicked woman, so wicked. You’re so cunning, you’re so cunning, you’re so cunning, sob sob sob…”

As Zhou Qiaoqiao continued talking, she started singing. She reached out and opened a magazine on the table, covering her face with it for a while, as if the loving light in the room between the two had temporarily blinded her.

But this didn’t stop Zhou Qiaoqiao from acting pitiful. Thinking about the two people who were being affectionate at the door, she mockingly shouted toward the entrance, “I’ve been wronged, I’ve suffered severe harm, I need Min Bao Bao to give me a comforting hug, Liang Liang, quickly give my baby back…”

Liang Jiamin: “…” Just quickly get out of my house.

Of course, Zhou Qiaoqiao received no response. She wondered if she had scared Mao Liang out of his wits?

Zhou Qiaoqiao pulled the magazine off her face, only to find herself staring into the handsome face of Yan Wei.

Yan Wei squatted beside Zhou Qiaoqiao, his expression gentle as he asked her, “Am I not allowed to be here?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao was taken aback, quickly sat up, and whispered, “How did you get here?”

Yan Wei smiled and said, “I came to pick you up.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao grabbed a nearby cushion and hugged it tightly to her chest. Then, she turned her head away and pouted, saying, “I don’t want to go back.”

Yan Wei reached over and brushed her bangs aside, chuckling softly, “You’ve been staying at Jiamin’s place for several days now. We should give Jiamin and Mao Liang some space.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao turned her head to the other side and continued, “I’ll go rent a place on my own.”

Yan Wei pretended to be sad and said, “If you want to rent, then go ahead and rent! It’s my fault for deceiving you. I’m just a somewhat wealthy, stinky businessman. I deserve to be wifeless.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao: “…You’re acting pitiful and breaking the rules.”

“What’s the harm in that?” Yan Wei laughed, reaching out to ruffle her hair and saying, “Qiaoqiao, let’s stop fooling around. Can we go home now? I bought a lot of ice cream at home. Let’s go back and enjoy it together, alright?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao glanced at him, and Yan Wei had a sincere expression. She then secretly looked up at Liang Jiamin and Mao Liang. Seeing that both of them were also looking at her, she felt that she might have been preempted by them. She nodded at Yan Wei and said, “Well then… But that doesn’t mean I’m not angry anymore, you know?”

“Alright, we’ll be mad at home,” Yan Wei said with a smile as he helped her up. Zhou Qiaoqiao changed into a sweater and jeans and came back out. When she compared herself to Yan Wei, who was wearing an expensive suit, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Yan Wei clearly didn’t care about these things. He held her hand and said goodbye to Liang Jiamin. Liang Jiamin happily celebrated Zhou Qiaoqiao’s departure with fireworks. Zhou Qiaoqiao smirked at her and said, “Be careful, I might stay for another two days.”

Liang Jiamin excitedly jumped into Mao Liang’s arms and said to Zhou Qiaoqiao, “Come back again, come back!”

Zhou Qiaoqiao: “…” Weirdo!

So, it turned into Zhou Qiaoqiao dragging Yan Wei away quickly. Liang Jiamin shouted from behind, “Is my Liang Liang taking paid leave?”

Yan Wei held Zhou Qiaoqiao back from turning around and gave Liang Jiamin a thumbs-up gesture.

Zhen Guoan and his driver were waiting downstairs. Yan Wei got into the back seat with Zhou Qiaoqiao. Zhen Guoan turned around and greeted Zhou Qiaoqiao, “Hello, sister-in-law.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao replied with a greeting and then thanked him in a virtuous manner, “Thank you for picking us up!”

Zhen Guoan immediately put on a “fearful” expression and said, “Don’t scare this humble servant.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao: “…” Huh?

Yan Wei looked at Zhen Guoan speechlessly and said, “Speak seriously, don’t scare your sister-in-law.”

Zhen Guoan burst into laughter, “You know me, I’m very serious. By the way, sister-in-law, have you had dinner? If not, let’s go eat first! I know an amazing restaurant—Dao Xin. Have you heard of it?”

Of course she had heard of it. Dao Xin was a well-known upscale restaurant in Yiwu City that had dress code requirements for customers.

She thought about the two slices of cheesecake she had just eaten and then glanced at her plain clothes. She said, “Maybe not! I haven’t changed my clothes yet.”

Zhen Guoan smiled and said, “Sure thing, sister-in-law. I’ll show you what it means to do whatever you want when you have money.”

Zhen Guoan told his driver the location, then lowered his head to send a message. He turned back to Zhou Qiaoqiao and said, “Sister-in-law, I’ve arranged everything. Let’s go!”

She looked at Zhen Guoan in shock. What? Did you just handle everything with a phone call? Like in a TV drama? She lifted her head and imagined a red carpet that might be rolled out all the way from the store, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.

Zhen Guoan: “…”

The car stopped at the entrance of a high-end restaurant. A valet came forward to open the door and respectfully bowed, saying, “Welcome, Mr. Zhen. Please follow me this way.”

Zhen Guoan got out of the car, followed by Yan Wei and Zhou Qiaoqiao. Of course, there was no actual red carpet, which relieved Zhou Qiaoqiao.

However, as she stepped inside, the simultaneous 90-degree bows and shouts of “Welcome!” from the hotel staff on both sides were just as impressive as a red carpet. She was startled.

She held onto the corner of Yan Wei’s clothes, and he turned to look at her reassuringly, smiling, “Let’s go.”

She immediately followed closely behind him. The hotel manager led the three of them to a spacious private room. The room was elegantly decorated with gold and jade, and crystal chandeliers with a diameter of almost two meters were hanging from the ceiling. There were dozens of solid wood chairs under a large round table, as well as closets, shoe racks, and a washbasin near the entrance.

Even after taking a seat at the table, she still felt like she was in a dream. It’s just the three of them, is all of this really necessary?!

She glanced at the female server pouring tea across from them and couldn’t help but exclaim internally. That appearance, she’s as stunning as any A-list actress!

Zhou Qiaoqiao turned her head to look at Yan Wei, only to find him busy setting up the bowls and chopsticks for her without even glancing at the other woman. Not only Yan Wei, even Zhen Guoan didn’t spare a glance for the woman. She rolled her eyes, concluding that apparently, she was the only woman who enjoyed looking at beautiful women.

Yan Wei arranged the tableware and then stood up, saying to her, “I’m going out to check the seafood tank. The manager mentioned that they just received a fresh batch of lobsters today. You like lobsters, right?”

She nodded but didn’t express any interest in going along. Yan Wei didn’t insist either.

Interestingly, Zhen Guoan didn’t join them either. Once Yan Wei left, he put away his cheerful demeanor and turned to Zhou Qiaoqiao, saying, “Sister-in-law, while Wei-ge is away…”

Zhou Qiaoqiao tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, “Wei-ge?”

Zhen Guoan suppressed a smirk and said, “Don’t tease me with your laughter, sister-in-law. I’m serious.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao straightened up, and Zhen Guoan continued, “Wei-ge… Alright, Big Brother, is not easily provoked. He went to Yuyao today to vent his frustration for you. So, I hope sister-in-law can forgive him for not telling you the truth. He didn’t mean to hide anything. He told me that you don’t like wealthy people and think they don’t take relationships seriously. That’s why he didn’t confess.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao listened for a while but was focused on a different concern. She anxiously asked Zhen Guoan, “When he went to the company, did someone bully him?”

If they don’t even give face to Yan Wei’s wife, they certainly won’t give him any face.

Upon hearing her question, Zhen Guoan looked at her with an expression that was hard to interpret and said, “You’re worrying too much, sister-in-law.” Your husband just took down Shi Suoya and dealt with Jiang Manager. He’s even planning to deal with General Manager Fei. Bullied?

Zhou Qiaoqiao: “…”

Yan Wei walked in through the door and saw Zhou Qiaoqiao and Zhen Guoan both wearing expressions of being caught off guard. He was momentarily puzzled but then turned to her and asked, “Qiaoqiao, today we got some European Blue Lobsters. I ordered them for you to taste. How does that sound?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao had no idea what European Blue Lobsters were. Right now, she only remembered that Yan Wei had taken out his frustration for her today. Yan Wei was just running a company; how could he compare to someone like Yuyao Entertainment, which was already in the domestic A-list?

She was genuinely worried!

Seeing that she didn’t respond, Yan Wei looked at Zhen Guoan curiously. Zhen Guoan quickly changed the topic and said, “Lobsters! Sister-in-law, I often hear Big Brother say you like lobsters. The European Blue Lobsters won’t disappoint you.”

Of course, Zhou Qiaoqiao’s attention was redirected. She asked, “Are they delicious?”

Zhen Guoan sighed and said, “Sister-in-law, you really… This is a top-notch restaurant. European Blue Lobsters are a rare delicacy. You might not find them elsewhere. And they are one of the few types of shrimp that remain tender regardless of their size. Each one is succulent and flavorful. You definitely need to try them; you won’t be disappointed.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao listened to his almost reverent description and swallowed nervously, saying, “Then, then, let’s try one!”

Zhen Guoan made a thumbs-up gesture and said, “Alright! I’ll go pick one for sister-in-law. Don’t worry, I come to this restaurant often. European Blue Lobsters are simmered in white wine, an exquisite delicacy.”

With that, Zhen Guoan left and considerately closed the door behind them.

Yan Wei sat down next to Zhou Qiaoqiao. She looked at him earnestly, and after a moment of mutual gaze, they both burst into laughter.

This smile signified that everything was in the past, no more anger, they were still a loving couple, ready to spend sweet days together.

Now that this was settled, Zhou Qiaoqiao’s concern shifted to Yan Wei’s visit to Yuyao earlier in the day. She asked him with care, “Zhen Big Brother said you went to Yuyao today. Did they bully you?”

You see, only his Qiaoqiao worried about whether he might be bullied. Only his Qiaoqiao… cared so much for him.

The warmth in Yan Wei’s heart came solely from Zhou Qiaoqiao. He shook his head reassuringly and answered her firmly, “No.”

However, Zhou Qiaoqiao didn’t seem entirely convinced. She had left because she was mistreated, knowing the people at the company had bad tempers. If they mistreated her, it was likely that they didn’t hold Yan Wei in high regard. She couldn’t help but express her concern, “You shouldn’t have gone there. It’s just a trivial matter…”

“Qiaoqiao’s matters are not trivial!” Yan Wei interrupted her complaints, his gaze deep and intense as he looked at her. He spoke seriously and confidently.

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Little theater:

Frog: Fei General, have you heard? Yan Wei is planning to acquire your shares!

Fei Yufei: Here we go again!!!

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