A man can't be so concerned about his image that he's practically a hair-twisting idiot!
He was about to advise President Li to calm down... If he couldn't handle President Zhang, wouldn't it be easier to deal with a minor celebrity? One day President Zhang would lose interest in him—revenge is a dish best served cold, and by then, he'd surely make President Li pay back tenfold for any underhanded tactics he used.
The next second, another person from the police station arrived. Ji Boyang led two men in black suits and large sunglasses, clacking in their leather shoes. The police officer who had been watching the scene unfold immediately reached for the drawer.
Ji Boyang quickly took off his sunglasses, revealing his harmless face: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I am Cheng Jixue's friend, and I brought two lawyers with me. These are the lawyers, the lawyers."
Police officer: Lawyer, you're acting like a lackey. I thought you were offered up to boost my performance.
The police officer coughed to cover his embarrassment. Otherwise, why would he say that he hates these rich and powerful people who start calling around and calling for backup at the slightest thing? They're just making a scene at the police station... Lawyers are nothing compared to them. I bet the leaders at all levels will be coming to their office soon.
Li Ye was shocked. He looked at Ji Boyang, then at Cheng Jixue: "You two know each other?"
This is troublesome.
That silly kid surnamed Ji brought him 20 million that day. He was still a complete stranger. The more Li Ye thought about it, the more he felt that he hadn't performed well at the time. He should have pulled off a big heist to completely win over his future mother-in-law. So he had someone casually investigate the kid's background.
But upon investigation, he found nothing—at first he used all his connections but found nothing, but one day suddenly progressed exceptionally smoothly and he immediately discovered that this person came from the capital.
Li Ye was a shrewd old fox, and he stopped on the spot... It was clear that he was giving the other party a warning because he was annoyed by them!
Ji Boyang toyed with his sunglasses, his eyes having a familiar, smooth line, and a sharp glint like that of a fledgling eagle: "Is Mr. Li satisfied with what he found out?"
In that instant, Li Ye inexplicably learned how to read faces—he realized that if Ji Boyang's eyes had more mature and sharp lines, and his pupils were darker and brighter…
Li Ye's gaze shifted to Cheng Jixue, who was looking at him with a half-smile, her slender fingers slowly tapping the armrest of her seat.
He has eyes like that.
Cold sweat broke out, and Li Ye felt a chill run down his spine. This time, his mind was truly calm, and he could finally hear his secretary's incessant words of comfort: "Deputy Director Luo will be here soon. Please calm down, we—"
"No..." Li Ye felt himself swaying, "Let him go back..."
The secretary asked blankly, "Huh?"
Li Ye shouted in a low voice, "Let him go back!"
The secretary really didn't understand what was going on, but she still resolutely carried out General Manager Li's order.
Meanwhile, Zhang Chaohe was secretly communicating with Assistant Chen: "Where is he?"
Assistant Chen said without moving his lips, "Director Zhao is on his way."
Although Zhang Chaohe didn't know why Li Ye had such a complicated expression, he had made thorough preparations. He went over and whispered to comfort Cheng Jixue: "It's okay, don't be afraid. He's in the wrong for hitting you. I've already called for backup. We're not afraid of having powerful connections!"
Cheng Jixue gently nodded, cradling her injured shoulder.
Assistant Chen just found out that the other side hired a deputy director... Zhang Chaohe immediately asked Assistant Ma to help hire a director!
This Li Ye is simply lawless. Not only does he hurt people at the slightest disagreement, but he also dares to slander the victim as the one who started the fight.
He's so used to bullying men and women, does he think no one can deal with him?
Zhang Chaohe was cursing under his breath, thinking he'd probably get himself detained for a while, when Li Ye suddenly said, "We hope for mediation."
Everyone present was stunned for a moment: ?
Li Ye's secretary was extremely confused: "Mr. Zhang, didn't you say you were beaten?"
Li Ye gave a forced smile, a smile tinged with bitterness, yet still retaining his usual dashing demeanor: "I don't want to argue anymore. Just consider it giving Mr. Zhang some face."
He turned around and said with deep emotion, "I was wrong before. I will immediately issue a statement to publicly apologize to Mr. Zhang when I get back. Let's leave it at that."
Zhang Chaohe was truly shocked by his enormous face—that's the end of it? He had provoked Cheng Jixue and punched him, yet he still had the nerve to say "that's the end of it"?
He sneered, about to offer him an ultimate literary experience, when his arm was suddenly grabbed. Cheng Jixue spoke for him, saying, "I accept mediation."
Zhang Chaohe looked at Cheng Jixue in disbelief: "You don't believe me, do you?"
Cheng Jixue shook his head. Even at this moment, his voice remained gentle and soothing, like a powerful ocean: "There's no need to dwell on this any longer. You still have work to do, and I have a script to memorize. Let's just consider it a dog bite and not add to the officers' workload."
Li Ye's forehead veins were bulging, but this time he held back... Anyway, he couldn't get anything out of it now, so he might as well swallow this loss in silence.
After all, if he were to go back and verify the identities of these two people, it would be difficult for him to ask someone to show leniency.
But Zhang Chaohe was unwilling to accept it. Cheng Jixue had taken such a heavy punch that it was an unexpected disaster. Why should Li Ye, who had gone mad, just settle things with him?
Seeing that his second aunt was adamant in her disagreement, Ji Boyang quickly came over to persuade her, "Mr. Zhang, we are all business people, and it's not right for anyone to actually send anyone to jail, but we can find another way to get justice!"
"With this kind of injury, if you pursue it to the end, the most you'll get is a fine and a reprimand. We'll handle it ourselves and make sure it hurts him even more."
Zhang Chaohe had a sudden realization—people shouldn't be so rigid!
At noon, he was still solemnly swearing that repentance and apology were all nonsense. A real expression of repentance requires actual consequences. Why is it that when the same logic is applied to Cheng Jixue, his brain doesn't work?
Mr. Zhang gave a sinister smile... Li Ye felt a chill run down his spine, but since Mr. Zhang had already nodded, everyone immediately began the reconciliation process.
The two parties signed a settlement agreement and made peace on the spot. Li Ye was thinking about how to quickly find out who these two people were, while Zhang Chaohe was thinking about how to squeeze more dirt out of Li Ye. Meanwhile, the police station also completed a case quota.
Only the two bureau chiefs on the road lost money on fuel, having to turn back halfway through their journey.
Before leaving, Li Ye was still trying to sow discord between Zhang Chaohe and Cheng Jixue. He invited Zhang Chaohe over alone, intending to make some irresponsible speculations about Cheng Jixue's skillful fighting techniques after being beaten up today.
Zhang Chaohe didn't want to listen to a word he said: "President Li, please go back and immediately issue an apology statement to restore my reputation. My lawyer will discuss the losses caused by the cooperation with you in detail."
Li Ye gave a bitter smile: "Is this really all that's left between us?"
Zhang Chaohe: ...
The way you're talking makes it sound like something happened; it's kind of scary.
"Also, for any future collaborations, please communicate directly with our planning team specialists," Zhang Chaohe straightened his tie, regaining his composed and dignified CEO demeanor. "Unless it's something urgent, we shouldn't contact each other anymore."
Li Ye wanted to say something more, but Zhang Chaohe didn't even turn his head. He got into the car with Cheng Jixue and drove away.
He stood blankly on the road, feeling as if the events of the day had become a jumbled mess in his mind. A deep weariness enveloped him, leaving him too weak to even lift a finger.
Just as Li Ye was about to call the driver over, a deep, angry roar from tires screeching against the ground suddenly rang out, and a bright red Ferrari stopped right in front of him—Ji Boyang, inside the car, adjusted his sunglasses at him.
He then made a throat-slitting gesture.
Then, Ji Boyang casually pushed the gear lever, and the Ferrari sped away, quickly disappearing from Li Ye's sight as the Bentley chasing after Boss Zhang disappeared.
⚹
Everyone thought Li Ye's apology on Weibo meant the storm was over, but no one expected that this was just the beginning.
A few days later, Youjie Company officially issued a notice of change of person in charge. There were rumors from the inside that there had been changes in the group’s senior management, with the board members fighting for power and other messy matters. Li Ye’s dismissal was just a signal of the downfall of the Li family.
However, rumors are just rumors. After a long time, Li Ye's father was fine, and it seemed that only Li Ye was unlucky.
An employee at Jiasheng responsible for the collaborative project was puzzled: "Could it really be that General Manager Zhang was killed by Li Ye? Everyone in the gaming industry is so polite now, but we were treated like emperors by him?"
The others laughed and said, "That shows that our little boss Zhang is quite clear about right and wrong. He gets tricked and then retaliates against the person who tricked him, without involving the innocent."
Meanwhile, Mr. Zhang, who is "supposedly clear about his grudges," is currently reviewing the pile of documents that have recently accumulated and preparing for the various cases that Jiasheng will be handling in the coming week.
Assistant Chen said with a bitter face, "Mr. Zhang, can't we not go?"
Zhang Chaohe said confidently, "I suffered so much injustice a few days ago, can't I even go out for a walk to clear my head?"
"But it doesn't necessarily mean you have to go out with Mr. Cheng..." Assistant Chen muttered softly.
Assistant Chen: Going out for a walk is fine, but who you go out with is a big problem.
"What do you mean by 'going out together'?" Zhang Chaohe raised his eyes, his aura imposing: "I just happened to run into him while he was filming!"
The production team of "The Golden Hairpin" officially started filming two days ago! At the opening ceremony, the sponsor and guest actor, Mr. Zhang, also made a personal appearance, making the scene very lively.
After completing the formalities, Chen Xingting immediately arranged for Zhang Xijing and others to start filming at the film and television city. He then led another team to G City to simultaneously film all the scenes in the drama involving Chang Xiaoyue singing opera.
So Cheng Jixue arrived in G City yesterday to prepare for work. Coincidentally, Zhang Chaohe also wanted to go out for a stroll recently, so they arranged to hang out in G City together after finishing their official business and filming.
Cheng Jixue was very happy and said that he had lived in G City for a period of time when he was a child, and that he could take Mr. Zhang to have some fun.
Zhang Chaohe remained self-righteous: "He's been beaten up, shouldn't our company give him some compensation and reward?"
Assistant Chen thought to himself, "Stop making excuses. If you want to go on a date, just say you want to go on a date. Vice President Jiang's 'five-meter safe distance theory' is truly prescient!"
Assistant Chen emphasized again: "Maintain a distance of five meters!"
Zhang Chaohe outwardly replied, "Okay, okay, definitely five meters!"
In reality: With the emperor far away and the sky high, who knows if I'm positive five meters or negative five meters!
The honest and simple-minded Assistant Chen seemed to believe his nonsense: "Okay, Mr. Zhang, I believe you."
Zhang Chaohe thought he had fooled Assistant Chen, so he secretly booked a plane ticket for himself to escape a day early, just in case things changed if he was late.
As soon as he arrived at the boarding gate, a familiar, large, dark figure suddenly appeared from the side, clearly having been waiting for a long time. The person came up and tried to take Zhang Chaohe's suitcase: "Mr. Zhang, let me take this."
Zhang Chaohe stared in shock at Assistant Chen, who was still dressed in a black suit and an old blue tie, feeling speechless with disbelief: "What are you doing here! Who's in charge of the company now?"
Assistant Chen replied matter-of-factly, "Vice President Jiang will temporarily take over my work so that I can take care of General Manager Zhang's daily life for the next few days."
Zhang Chaohe was dumbfounded. He felt like a primary school kid who sneaked out to go to karaoke with classmates but got caught by his parents, who insisted on accompanying him—was this the world of the rich? Why did they even need an assistant for a short trip?
They even take care of my daily needs... Am I short of money to rent a car, or do I not have enough money to book hotels and tickets through the travel agency?
But Assistant Chen remained unmoved and insisted on going out with His Majesty. Zhang Chaohe had no choice but to painfully compromise and reluctantly accept the organization's decision to supervise his enjoyable trip.
When Cheng Jixue arrived at the airport to pick up Chen, she noticed that Chen's expression seemed slightly flustered.
"Assistant Chen... I didn't know you were coming too, so the car I borrowed was... a two-seater." Cheng Jixue was quite embarrassed and gave Zhang Chaohe a reproachful look: "Mr. Zhang, didn't you say you were coming alone?"
In that instant, Zhang Chaohe had a sudden inspiration. He turned to look at the slightly bewildered giant cat assistant, Chen, and cruelly spoke into those moist, honest eyes: "It's okay, just pick any car in the garage and we'll meet at the hotel!"
Assistant Chen looked at Cheng Jixue, who had an innocent and guilty expression, in shock, and then at Zhang Chaohe, who was beaming with joy and couldn't hold back his smile. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have been tricked.
While he was making a call to the local group manager to arrange a car, Zhang Chaohe had already sent several photos to Assistant Chen – an iceberg blue Lamborghini Aventador, with Cheng Jixue standing next to it looking like a handsome car model.
There's really no way for a third person to sit in this car; there's not even a place to squat on the roof.
Zhang Chaohe's every cold and ruthless word was filled with elation: "Brother Chen, feel free to wander around, drive whatever you want and sign for my car!"
He immediately silenced his phone and rushed to the driver's seat!
After finishing the call, Assistant Chen realized that he had been abandoned at the airport by his unscrupulous boss... and had been inexplicably and successfully left behind!
Heartbroken, he sent a WeChat message: "Mr. Zhang, you'll be back tonight, right?"
The news disappeared without a trace.
Assistant Chen: "You won't be staying out overnight, right?"
Nobody paid him any attention.
Assistant Chen: Vice President Jiang's advice was indeed well-founded.