Li Yuan never imagined that his trip to Minghai would ruin his future.
"No! I still have hope! I still have hope!"
At this moment, Li Yuan scrambled on his knees before Ye Ming, repeatedly kowtowing. "I was wrong. I was blind and offended you. Please spare me, I beg you!"
Li Yuan slammed his forehead against the ground frantically, blood already streaking his skin.
But this was his only chance.
Since the other party could destroy him with a single phone call, he could also save him.
"Get out!"
Ye Ming kicked him away without a trace of pity.
He was being merciful by not simply obliterating anyone who dared to insult Fang Junxue.
The sudden turn of events, however, left everyone present stunned.
With just one phone call from Ye Ming, Li Yuan lost his position as the provincial agent for Qishi Pharmaceutical Group.
This!
It was truly shocking!
At this moment, everyone was speculating about Ye Ming's identity.
"Young Master Fang, any thoughts?"
After dealing with Li Yuan, Ye Ming turned to Fang Qianhan.
Fang Qianhan stared at the unconscious Li Yuan, his face still etched with disbelief. Clearly, he couldn't accept the reality before him.
After a long silence, Fang Qianhan, as if his soul had been drained, woodenly asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Seeing this, Ye Ming did not answer his question. Instead, he shook his head and walked towards Fang Junxue.
Fang Qianhan was no longer worth his effort.
"I'll leave the rest to you!" Ye Ming smiled faintly.
"Okay!"
Fang Junxue asked no further questions.
Some things, after all, needed to be resolved by herself.
"Clap, clap, clap! Brother Ye, well played!"
At this moment, Zhong Wuhen walked over, clapping his hands.
"Oh! The Fang family's partner is gone, are you planning to step in?" Ye Ming asked, narrowing his eyes as he saw Zhong Wuhen approaching.
"No, no, no!" Zhong Wuhen quickly waved his hands, explaining, "I was just a matchmaker. Since they couldn't cooperate, it has nothing to do with me."
Hearing this, Ye Ming showed no reaction. However, Fang Qianhan, who had been in a daze, instantly sobered up.
In the current situation, their Fang family had lost the opportunity to cooperate with Qishi Pharmaceutical Group. Now, if they were also abandoned by the powerful Zhong family of the provincial capital, then once Fang Junxue returned to the Fang family, they would have no power to resist.
"Young Master Zhong, our Fang family was the first to inform you of the news. You can't abandon us!" Fang Qianhan pleaded.
"Don't say that!" Zhong Wuhen looked at Fang Qianhan with a cold expression. "I did my best by helping you connect with Qishi Pharmaceutical. But who told you not to appreciate it and offend Brother Ye!"
"You can't blame me for this."
Zhong Wuhen's sudden shift in attitude caught Fang Qianhan off guard again.
But upon reflection, it wasn't entirely Zhong Wuhen's fault for being so pragmatic.
After all, a single Qingyun Group was already beyond his reach. Even more so with Ye Ming, who possessed such a terrifying identity.
Unless he was out of his mind, he would continue to help the Fang family.
Furthermore, his purpose in coming to Minghai City was not for these trivial disputes. His target was:
The Dao Heart Jade!
"You..."
Fang Qianhan pointed at Zhong Wuhen, utterly speechless.
"Alas! Actually, all of this is the Fang family's own doing. You had a genius, yet you insisted on adhering to that damn principle of 'competition' and forced him out of the Fang family." Zhong Wuhen mocked without reservation. "Tell me, isn't this self-inflicted?"
After speaking, without even glancing at Fang Qianhan, he turned to look at Fang Junxue, his expression somewhat complex.
"I am truly happy to see you healed."
After that, Zhong Wuhen left Qianxue Meiyan amidst the gazes of the crowd.
After Zhong Wuhen left, Ye Ming glanced in the direction he had gone, lost in thought.
Thus, this grand drama came to a close.
"You can go back. I will personally reclaim everything you took from me," Fang Junxue said to Fang Qianhan, devoid of any emotion.
"Junxue, for the sake of us being..."
"I said you can leave!"
Before Fang Qianhan could finish, Fang Junxue sharply interrupted him.
"I..."
Fang Qianhan seemed to want to say something more, but his body stiffened, and his words were caught in his throat.
"Didn't you hear Junxue?" Ye Ming looked at Fang Qianhan, a cold glint in his eyes.
Helplessly, Fang Qianhan could only leave in a disheveled state.
"Alright! Everyone, disperse," Fang Junxue turned to face the crowd.
Afterward, the security guards threw the unconscious Li Yuan out.
At this point, only Fang Junxue, her secretary Bai Qiushui, and Ye Ming remained in the hall.
"Are you planning to be a third wheel?" Ye Ming teased, looking at Bai Qiushui, who was gazing at him with starry eyes.
"Ah! I..."
Hearing this, Bai Qiushui's pretty face instantly flushed red.
"H-how can you be like this? I came all this way to support Sister Junxue, and I haven't even had time to eat. Now that things are settled, you're just shooing me away," Bai Qiushui said, looking wronged.
She had admired him before!
Hmph!
Men were truly all bad.
"Alright!" Fang Junxue took Bai Qiushui's hand, shot Ye Ming a glare, and comforted her. "Don't mind him. I'll take you to eat."
"Yeah! Sister Junxue is the best to me!"
Bai Qiushui linked her arm with Fang Junxue's, provocatively winked at Ye Ming, and then walked out.
Unable to help himself, Ye Ming had no choice but to tag along obediently.
...
Meanwhile, Zhong Wuhen had checked into his reserved hotel.
Inside the room, Zhong Wuhen stood by the floor-to-ceiling window. Behind him stood an elderly man.
"Grandpa Feng, when Ye Ming made his move earlier, did you see it clearly?" Zhong Wuhen asked, looking out at the scenery.
The old man was named Zhong Fengya, but he was not from the provincial Zhong family.
Because in his youth, he had made an enemy and was being pursued by assassins. He was taught by Zhong Wuhen's grandfather. Later, with the Zhong family's help, he successfully avenged his blood feud. From then on, he stayed with the Zhong family.
For decades, he had guarded the Zhong family and was now considered part of the Zhong surname.
The descendants of the Zhong family also regarded him as a respected elder.
"I saw it, more or less!" Zhong Fengya sighed slightly. "That kid is not simple!"
"What?"
Hearing this answer, Zhong Wuhen's body trembled. He knew very well how strong Zhong Fengya was.
To think that even the elder could only see it vaguely.
But Zhong Fengya's next words made Zhong Wuhen break out in a cold sweat again.
"If my senses are not mistaken, he must have already detected my presence." Zhong Fengya said with a grave expression.
"How is that possible?"
This time, Zhong Wuhen was truly frightened, his face turning pale.
"It seems I need to carefully consider whether to get involved in this storm."