There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "Hahaha, yes, Mr. Wen is such a considerate younger brother. That's exactly what I meant."
"Okay, wait a minute, okay? I need to tell my secretary to arrange my schedule first. I don't want my brother to know how much I've done for him. After all, as his younger brother, I don't want to take credit; I just want what's best for him."
"Okay, okay, Mr. Wen, don't worry, I'll wait for you downstairs." Li Gaoyi happily hung up the phone.
Wen Cheng then released her hand.
Wen Yunyi glared at Wen Cheng, furious: "Is this how I usually talk?!"
Wen Cheng tilted her head to look at the flyers on the elevator, pretending not to hear.
The two brothers went upstairs to find their older brother, only to be told that Wen Qi was in a meeting.
"Is this meeting important?" Wen Cheng asked politely.
The secretary, resisting the urge to pinch Wen Cheng's cheek, said, "Yes, it's the project discussion meeting for the next quarter. The planning department in the office is probably already arguing. If you go in now, you'll definitely get yelled at!"
The young lady was telling the truth. Wen Cheng wasn't completely unaware of the planning department. Once, she had just woken up in Wen Qi's office when she saw the two heads of the planning department almost fighting in Qi's office.
Wen Cheng swallowed hard and glanced at Wen Yunyi.
"Little brother, how about I take you down first and watch you from a distance? Call for help if there's any trouble!" Wen Cheng didn't want to give up this opportunity, after all, opportunities to be a spy don't come every time.
Wen Yunyi could only chuckle, "You really are my good second brother."
Even so, Wen Yunyi still made the appointment and also brought Qin Zhou out of the laboratory. When the domineering CEO came over, he hadn't even changed his clothes. He was wearing a white lab coat and glasses, and you couldn't really see his original domineering aura unless you looked closely. However, he looked much more pleasing to the eye now, with a bit more refinement, and he also looked much smarter.
"I want to go with you," Qin Zhou said without even thinking twice.
Wen Yunyi clung to him sweetly, "Of course the little boat will follow and protect me!"
Wen Cheng: Burp.
The three went out. The original plan was for two people to go over while the third person stayed in the car to observe and make a call if there was any problem.
Wen Cheng said goodbye to them, put on her Bluetooth headset, and prepared to get into her little green car.
"Mr. Wen, we've been waiting for you." Before Wen Cheng even opened the car door, a man walked up to her. Even his sunglasses couldn't hide the sanctimonious aura emanating from him.
Li Gaoyi?!
"You're here? Did you call me?" Wen Cheng looked at him warily.
"Of course, Mr. Wen Yunyi, hello. Would it be convenient for us to get in the car and talk?" Li Gaoyi said with a professional, fake smile.
Wen Cheng looked at his sunglasses suspiciously, "Your eyes?"
Li Gaoyi immediately took off his sunglasses. "I was being presumptuous. I forgot to take off my sunglasses. Mr. Wen, if you're not used to it, we can chat in your car." Li Gaoyi looked at Wen Cheng's car, his eyebrows twitched, but he still praised it against his conscience.
Wen Cheng suddenly realized that she had overestimated her opponent.
That's a huge overestimation.
Wen Yunyi, standing not far away, was also stunned.
"He's probably not blind,"
Qin Zhou: "...That possibility cannot be ruled out."
"If I went back in the past, would he mistake me for Wen Cheng?"
Despite their words, considering Wen Cheng's safety, the two resigned themselves to their fate and went over.
Let it collapse if it wants; people's safety is the most important thing.
Wen Cheng hadn't exchanged more than a few words with him when Wen Yunyi arrived. Li Gaoyi was alone in the underground parking lot, but Wen Cheng wasn't intimidated. Just as she was about to use the insulting techniques she'd learned yesterday...
“Mr. Wen is indeed cautious, even bringing his secretary along. However, my sincerity cannot be defeated by such a small matter. Let’s not go into the car, let’s just speak frankly.” Li Gaoyi’s sincere appearance left Wen Cheng speechless. Was he really a fool?
"Um, bro, Xiao Zhang, take the little stool out of my trunk. I bought it while fishing a few days ago." Wen Cheng pointed to her beloved car.
There were exactly four chairs, no more and no less.
Li Gaoyi, on the verge of collapse, managed to hold on to his bottom line. "Mr. Wen's thinking is indeed unique. Let's get straight to the point."
Wen Cheng shook the miniature camera on her collar, feeling utterly speechless.
In the dim light of the underground parking lot, four people sat in a mahjong table formation, three of them listening numbly to one of them making up stories.
“Mr. Wen, I know that Wen Qi has been keeping you ahead all these years, whether it's in your career or your parents' pampering. You have to give up a bit of everything. Even so, Wen Qi has never given you a second glance. Instead, he has always favored the Wen family's newly adopted son. I think this is extremely unfair to you. There's an old saying that goes, 'The one you give birth to is never as dear as the one you raise.' If I were your father, I would never let you suffer such injustice.” Li Gaoyi's sincere tone hit the nail on the head. If Wen Yunyi hadn't discussed this with his family so early, he might have really fallen for it.
The two brothers looked at him with more wariness; it seemed this man wasn't a complete fool.
"You're investigating me?" Wen Qi sneered.
"No, no, no, this is not an investigation, Mr. Wen. This is called gathering reasonable intelligence. Wen Qi not only persecuted you, but also brought my family to the brink of collapse. Don't worry, I'm only taking this revenge on Wen Qi. When Wen Qi falls, we'll split the profits 70/30. I'm just doing this to avenge my mother. I'm not interested in money or anything like that."
Wen Cheng, Wen Yunyi, and Qin Zhou: ...Oh.
hehe.
Author's Note:
Good night~
Chapter 159 is, of course, about making money.
“Yes, just from the fact that the Li family spent 105 million to buy a bracelet worth a few hundred thousand at the auction, you can see that the Li family is a family that doesn’t value money; they value feelings more.” Wen Cheng blinked sincerely.
Li Gaoyi's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly recovered, "Yes, this 150 million was just for sentiment. To be honest, this bracelet is of great significance to our Li family. My mother originally intended to give it to Wen Qi as a wedding gift. I never expected it to turn out like this." Li Gaoyi should be given a nickname: Li the Hypocrite.
They don't even need to think before they say these things; they do it without batting an eye.
“Since you’re not interested in money, I don’t see the point in continuing this conversation.” Wen Cheng suddenly stood up.
Li Gaoyi immediately stood up and stopped Wen Cheng, "Mr. Wen, what do you mean by this? Aren't our goals aligned?"
Wen Cheng snorted coldly, saying in a particularly materialistic tone, "You don't even have a desire for money, so what's the point of talking about having the same goals? Don't you know my goal is to control the entire Wen Group? You don't think I'm controlling the Wen Group just to do charity, do you?"
Li Gaoyi stopped to let Wen Cheng finish speaking, his eyes filled with a desire to hear more.
"Of course it's to make money! I think I don't have enough money!" Wen Cheng said confidently, using a pseudonym.
Li Gaoyi: .....
Wen Yunyi couldn't hold back any longer; a surge of anger rushed to his head. He had only taken one step when Qin Zhou pulled him back.
Li Gaoyi gave Wen Yunyi a strange look.
Qin Zhou coughed and stepped forward, saying, "I was excited to hear the boss's grand ambitions."
Encouraged, Wen Cheng raised her proud head.
"Mr. Wen is indeed a model of hypocrisy; I am ashamed of myself compared to him," Li Gaoyi sincerely praised.
Wen Yunyi almost needed an oxygen mask to stay alive.
"We don't need you to describe our boss, Mr. Li, just speak your mind." Qin Zhou grasped Wen Yunyi's hand, already planning how to deal with this idiot after the Li family's downfall.
Wen Cheng nodded knowingly.
Li Gaoyi then steered the conversation back on track. "I want Mr. Wen to help me forge evidence against Wen Qi for my mother."
"This is your plan?" Wen Cheng said sneered. "Then who will take responsibility if something goes wrong?"
“Absolutely nothing will happen, Mr. Wen. You are the biggest beneficiary in this matter. With Wen Qi downfall, Wen Cheng, whom he values, will be unable to make any waves. If there is even a one in ten thousand chance that this plan will fail, the only one to suffer in the end will be the Li family. After all, the Li family watched the old lady's condition worsen without offering any assistance. Mr. Wen, I have already said all this, so you should be able to rest assured.”
"What kind of sincerity is this? What I want is all of the Li family's plans." Wen Cheng looked at Li Gaoyi with a discerning gaze.
A sinister glint flashed across Li Gaoyi's face. "Mr. Wen is indeed Mr. Wen. However, this matter is not yet settled. If I tell you all of the Li family's plans, wouldn't our Li family be at a greater disadvantage?"
"Do you think I care whether you suffer a loss or not?" Wen Cheng raised her head and looked at Li Gaoyi with disdain, putting on a very serious posture. "Mrs. Li is currently stuck in the hospital. The fact is that if your Li family doesn't send anyone, the Wen family will definitely not help under the pressure from my brother. The old lady's condition is a ticking time bomb. Only we can afford to use the word 'stalemate' right now."
Wen Yunyi looked at Wen Cheng with some surprise. When did his silly brother become so aggressive?
Li Gaoyi's face also became somewhat uneasy. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into a strange cycle of passively answering questions. The initial temptation had not worked on Wen Yunyi, but instead, Wen Cheng had taken control of the situation.
Snap, snap, snap!
Li Gaoyi forced himself to remain calm and clapped his hands. "Mr. Wen is truly a smart man. Dealing with smart people is really tough on a fool like me. Alright, Mr. Wen wants sincerity, then we'll give it to you."
......
It was already noon when Wen Qi finished his meeting. His subordinates had just recommended a good Southeast Asian restaurant to him, so Wen Qi asked Zhao Si to make a reservation after the meeting, and then sent a message to Wen Cheng.
Strangely, no one replied for more than ten minutes this time.
"Where's Chengcheng?" Wen Qi frowned.
"Mr. Wen, before that, I think you need to watch this video," Zhao Si said with a complicated expression, sending Wen Qi the video from that morning.
Wen Qi took it and read it without any expression.
A sneer: "This is their strategy?"
Therefore, Li Gaoyi is good for nothing and only knows how to use petty tricks behind people's backs.
Wen Qi stood up and dialed Shi Zhuorui's number.
"Put more pressure on them,"
"Great, I've had a break for a while now, finally I have some work to do."
After hanging up the phone, Wen Qi didn't immediately put down his phone. Instead, he continued to call Wen Cheng, but this time there was no answer.
Wen Qi inexplicably began to panic.
Zhao Si saw through his boss's thoughts at a glance. "I'll contact Minister Zhang."
Wen Qi hummed in agreement, picked up his suit jacket from the chair, and walked straight out. He hurried to the elevator, and the numbers from 1 to 1 made him a little anxious. At this moment, Secretary Zhao came over and reported, "Mr. Wen, Minister Zhang said that Wen Cheng went out two hours ago. It was Young Master Wen who asked him to go out."
Author's Note:
I'm having writer's block. I need to organize my thoughts properly before posting tomorrow. Ugh~
On the eve of Chapter 160
Wen Qi simply hummed in response, but his index finger quickly tapped the cuff of his trousers.
The slowly ascending elevator was testing Wen Qi's patience; his icy gaze fixed on the rising numbers.