Thinking of those old foxes on the board of directors who had been pointing fingers at him recently, Xie Qiaoyang felt a rush of anger surging to his head.
"Go and call Chen Jiayuan over for me."
Hearing this, his subordinate looked embarrassed.
"Master Chen is currently dealing with something important and can't get away for the time being..."
"I don't care what important thing he has. He must come to see me this afternoon!"
"Otherwise, the Xie family will terminate the cooperation with him and his father immediately!"
After venting his anger, he ordered his subordinate to leave. Then he sat back in his office chair, trying to calm himself down.
As the second son of the Xie family, he shouldered more responsibilities than the eldest son.
Sometimes, he even had to clean up the mess left by his elder brother, who was always causing trouble everywhere.
He glanced at the email Shen Siyuan had sent him yesterday and felt a headache coming on.
In the email, she clearly stated that she wanted to have dinner with him in a high - end restaurant three days later and have a "simple" negotiation about an important matter.
It didn't take much thought to figure out what this important matter was.
To be honest, he didn't want to face that female demon at all.
However, since it was the Xie family that had offended the Shen family first, he had to go.
If he really angered this woman, the Xie family might suffer losses in the business world in the future.
After much thought, he decided to reply to the email himself.
He carefully chose his words and wrote a perfect, air - tight reply. One couldn't tell at all that he had just been in a rage.
After sending the email, he returned to his usual state.
Even when Chen Jiayuan stood in front of him, he was no longer angry.
"Just now, Xiao Zhou told me that you had something important to attend to?"
Xie Qiaoyang casually picked up his cup and took a sip. Then he frowned because the coffee inside had already gone cold.
He put the cup back on the table with a look of disgust.
"What important thing?"
"Can't Young Master Xie tell?"
"Can't you tell who is behind all the things that have happened to that girl recently?"
He looked up at the young man in front of him, who was beaming with pride.
When Leng Qiuhua had brought him to see him back then, he was just an underage boy.
Now, in the blink of an eye, he was already in his twenties.
His growth seemed to have witnessed all the conspiracies that the Xie family and Leng Qiuhua had secretly carried out behind the Leng family's back.
So when Leng Qiuhua told him that he wanted to temporarily hand over the part he was in charge of to his son, and that if Chen Jiayuan didn't do well, he would take it back, he didn't hesitate for long before agreeing.
His performance was nothing remarkable, but occasionally, he would surprise him.
In fact, he had found it strange when he saw the news this morning. He clearly hadn't taken any action, so why did Xia Sanghuan get into such big trouble?
Although this girl didn't pose much of a threat to them at this stage.
But just because there was no threat now didn't mean there wouldn't be one in the future.
As one of Leng Chuanjin's right - hand assistants, it would be better to get rid of her as soon as possible.
If there were really other forces trying to target her...
However, both Fu Lingshi and Leng Chuanjin had protected her too well, making it impossible for them to do anything.
"So, you were the one who arranged all this?"
Xie Qiaoyang raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"Yes."
"I gathered a lot of intelligence from various sources before formulating this plan."
"From the occurrence of the incident, to the release of the news, to their current situation where they can't defend themselves."
"Everything is under my control."
The expression on his face was still an impeccable smile, but there was a kind of madness in his eyes that made one shudder.
Xie Qiaoyang looked at him expressionlessly.
"The reason I called you here this time is about the matter with Fu Lingshi."
Hearing this, Chen Jiayuan's face instantly turned sour.
"Are you admitting it now?"
Xie Qiaoyang stood up and brewed a new cup of coffee for himself.
"There's no question of admitting or not."
"Since you're asking me, it means you already know everything."
He's quite smart.
He thought to himself while blowing on the hot coffee.
"I originally wanted to punish you on behalf of your father."
"After all, you violated the agreement in this matter."
"However, since you did a good job this time, I'll spare you this once."
After leaving Xie Qiaoyang's office, Chen Jiayuan retched disgustedly.
None of the Xie brothers were good people, but at least Xie Qian wasn't as disgusting as Xie Qiaoyang.
Moreover, Xie Qian would help him out at critical moments.
Thinking of the report this morning, a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.
...
"Have you heard? The female subordinate beside Chief Lin was arrested by the higher - ups."
"Wasn't it only a matter of time before she was investigated?"
"Why?"
"She's always been with Chief Lin. I'm afraid her hands and feet have long been dirty."
"Shh..."
The two policemen who were whispering quickly straightened their backs when they saw the chief and shouted at him in a clear and proper manner.
"Good morning, Chief!"
Chief Lin put on his usual kind look and nodded at them with a smile.
As soon as the two of them walked away completely, his face instantly fell.
Although the two of them had deliberately lowered their voices, every word they said still reached his ears.
That's right. The policewoman who had bullied Xia Sanghuan with him at that time had been taken away by the prosecutor sent by the higher - ups.
They had even given him a warning and punished him for some minor, insignificant mistakes.
It was easy to tell that this was Leng Chuanjin's doing.
It hadn't even been long, and he was already being targeted.
He thought he had seen so many ups and downs that he was no longer that young man who would be scared at the slightest sign of trouble.
But unexpectedly, when the trouble really came, he was still scared.
He returned to his office. After much thought, he called the old master of the Xie family.
The old master of the Xie family was already living a retired life. It was almost impossible to get in touch with him unless it was something extremely necessary.
Maybe he had done too many bad things when he was young, so he chose to live in seclusion in the mountains in his later years.
So, after hearing the busy tone on the phone, he hung up the phone anxiously and helplessly.
After thinking for a while, he dialed another number.
"Hello, Young Master Xie."
"What's wrong, Uncle Lin? Why do you sound so anxious?"
The frivolous voice of Xie Qian came from the other end of the phone, which gave him a headache.
He rubbed his face and asked impatiently.
"Why did the higher - ups find out about me so quickly?"
"They haven't found out the most fundamental part yet, have they?"
"Uncle Lin, don't worry. The higher - ups won't do anything to you in the near future."
"Even if something really happens in the future, my dad can still get you out."