Ye Xiao chuckled upon hearing Li Cangjie's words, then said to him, "Who knows, they might be seriously considering putting you in charge as the boss of Black Dragon Company."

"Mr. Ye, please don't joke about that. I don't want to work under the Beihai people; they won't treat me as a human being," Li Cangjie said with a very serious tone.

Li Cangjie wasn't a fool!

Ye Xiao smiled slightly and asked, "He asked you to bring a few people with you?"

"He didn't say. Just told me to go, and that he wanted to meet with me!" Li Cangjie replied.

Ye Xiao said, "I'll find a few people to accompany you tonight."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Li Cangjie felt much more assured and said, "But, those Beihai people are not so easy to deal with."

"I believe that tonight will be their last days. All you need to do is to stand by and watch!" Ye Xiao declared.

Stand by and watch?

Li Cangjie quickly stated, "I am on the same side as Mr. Ye."

Ye Xiao said with a smile, "I understand your loyalty. Just do as I said, and after tonight, Minghai City's society will be completely under our control!"

Hearing the word 'we', how could Li Cangjie not understand? He immediately said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, once those Beihai people are dealt with, I will lead Black Dragon Company to join Heavenly Gate Security Company and become a member, then I will loyally serve Brother Xiao."

Li Cangjie's change of address to Ye Xiao said it all!

Ye Xiao neither agreed nor disagreed, only saying, "We'll talk after tonight."

"Yes, Brother Xiao!" Li Cangjie was much older than Ye Xiao, but the meaning behind "Brother Xiao" was no different from that of an elder brother in the gang.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiao returned to the living room!

"Everything okay?" asked Han Xuewei, looking towards Ye Xiao.

Just now, Han Xuewei, Li Yinge, and Lin Dieying had all heard the mention of the Black Dragon Company. They might not understand other matters, but the Black Dragon Company was a very sensitive issue for them, as both Shi Qiang and Huang Zongyuan were from that company!

Ye Xiao replied, "Just a little issue. Let's continue discussing the new company."

The group continued to discuss the new company. Han Xuewei, already very knowledgeable about company operations, could roughly calculate the share distribution after the merger. Even though the company shares taken from Huang Zongyuan and Shi Qiang were intact, Huang Zongyuan nearly ruined the current company, which was tiny compared to Jianjun Real Estate.

Eventually, the ownership structure of the new company was set as Ye Xiao holding 55%, Han Xuewei 32%, and Lin Dieying and Li Yinge 13%.

Evidently, the mother and daughter held the smallest share, but they had no complaints. The blame could only be placed on Huang Zongyuan's severe losses. However, even with just 13% of the shares, after the restructure, it still amounted to a value of more than ten million.

Later in the afternoon, Ye Xiao left Han Xuewei and the others' residence. Before leaving, he bolstered Han Xuewei's confidence once more, ensuring her that he would be there if the sky fell down.

After leaving around past five o'clock, Ye Xiao immediately called Ling Shuya!

Soon, the call was connected.

"How come Mr. Ye is calling me?" Ling Shuya asked.

Ye Xiao immediately replied with a laugh, "Of course, I missed you. Where are you hanging out?"

"Heavenly Gate Department Store!" said Ling Shuya.

Upon hearing it was the Heavenly Gate Department Store again, Ye Xiao immediately said, "Are you okay? Don't tell me you've forgotten that last time you clashed with the Heavenly Gate Four Young Masters right there. Let me tell you, the four bosses of the Heng Zhiyuan Group have been putting pressure on your dad."

"How did you know?" asked Ling Shuya.

"I heard it from Uncle Wei!"

Ling Shuya quickly said, "I knew you must have heard from Uncle Wei. I knew about this already. My dad called me to ask about the situation, but I told my dad to deal with anything that comes our way, and not to be afraid!"

"Afraid?" Ye Xiao laughed and said, "I'm not afraid, I just don't want unnecessary trouble."

"Stop the nonsense, where are you at? Sister Su and I saw a piece of clothing for you, come take a look," Ling Shuya said.

"Clothes? My clothes are fine right now," Ye Xiao replied, "I don't need clothes!"

"Hmph, it's not like you're paying for it!" Ling Shuya said, "Are you coming or not? You're not truly scared of those damn Heavenly Gate Four Young Masters, are you?"

"Watch your language. You're in a shopping mall now, and 'bullshit' is not a polite word to use!" Ye Xiao said.

"Cut the crap. Don't play Mr. Scholar with me. Just tell me if you're coming or not," Ling Shuya snorted.

"Alright, I'm on my way. We should act as civilized people," Ye Xiao pleaded.

Ling Shuya then hung up the phone.

Ye Xiao immediately hailed a cab and went straight to Hengyuan Department Store!

Ye Xiao knew that several of the bosses of Heng Zhiyuan were pressuring Ling Hengyu, and he didn't want to cause Ling Hengyu too much trouble. So, he prayed that nothing would happen today and, most of all, that he wouldn't run into anyone he shouldn't!

Ye Xiao wasn't a coward. It was just that he felt guilty for causing Ling Hengyu any difficulties. After all, Ling Hengyu had taken great care of him as his bodyguard. Besides, he had already wronged his daughter. If he continued to cause trouble regularly, how could he live with himself?

Today was Saturday, and Hengyuan Department Store was indeed bursting at the seams with people. After getting out of the taxi, Ye Xiao didn't immediately call Ling Shuya but went straight to the restroom.

Perhaps because the main merchandise of Hengyuan Department Store was located on the upper floors, the ground floor, which had items like watches and gold, wasn't as popular, and the restroom area here was not crowded. Ye Xiao walked in and headed straight for a stall.

But just as he was about to settle down, suddenly, there was a loud bang at the door!

Ye Xiao figured someone had come in.

What happened next, however, was quite surprising to him.

Since Ye Xiao was in a stall, it was completely enclosed, so the person outside couldn't see who was inside, but the person inside could hear the conversation outside.

'Smack!'

A loud slap echoed, followed by a domineering voice cursing.

"Guo Chuan, motherfucker, how dare you ogle my woman? Don't you even look at yourself? Your father is a mere servant to our three families. Do you know what a servant is? Shit, of course you don't. Look at those servile bones of yours. You know exactly what I'm like, Wu Feng. There won't be a next time. If there is, I'll make sure your Guo family dies out. Heh, but then again, dying out might not be such a bad thing. At least your son won't have to grovel like you, haha!" The speaker was clearly the same Wu Feng Ye Xiao had encountered before.

But hearing this dialogue, Ye Xiao was quite surprised. He had thought the four bosses of Heng Zhiyuan were a united front. However, Wu Feng's words stirred Ye Xiao's interest in the four bosses of the Hengzhiyuan Group!

"Brother Feng, I really didn't... How would I dare compete with you for a woman? Even if you gave me the guts, I wouldn't dare. Brother Feng, you've got the wrong idea," Guo Chuan spoke.

However, Guo Chuan's words did not win Wu Feng's understanding; instead, another slap rang out, followed by laughter, "Motherfucker, you call yourself a man? But seeing how obedient you are, I won't be too harsh. Shit, why does it stink so much here? You, stand in here as a punishment. Don't go upstairs for an hour. I'm going up to the top floor to have some fun."

"Yes, Brother Feng!" Guo Chuan covered his slapped cheek as he replied.

Wu Feng then laughed and left, apparently finding a great sense of achievement in bullying Guo Chuan.

After Wu Feng left, Guo Chuan leaned against the wall, not caring if it was dirty, and tears streamed down his face involuntarily.

"Why... why is this happening to me? Why am I serving as their lackey when we're all part of the Hengyuan Young Masters? What makes me deserve to be nothing but a servant..." Guo Chuan was in anguish.

The Guo family was the weakest among the four bosses of the Hengzhiyuan Group. Usually, Wu Feng, Cao Bin, and Li Bei treated Guo Chuan like a servant, playing with him when they were pleased and verbally or physically abusing him when they were not—something outsiders could hardly imagine.

"No one is born a servant!" This voice snapped Guo Chuan out of his misery.

At that moment, Guo Chuan saw a person walking out of a stall. To his surprise, it was the man who had crippled Cao Bin last time!

"You... what are you doing here?" Guo Chuan asked in astonishment as he looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao immediately chuckled and said, "Why can't I be here? Is this place not open to others?"

Guo Chuan quickly looked down and asked, "Did you hear everything just now?"

Ye Xiao replied with a smile, "This place isn't very big, and that guy Wu Feng's voice is so loud I couldn't ignore it even if I wanted to."

"Is it very shameful?" Guo Chuan said, his eyes brimming with tears and a helpless smile on his face.

Ye Xiao said, "It is indeed shameful, but one's fate isn't sealed at birth. Sometimes taking a chance can lead you to a beautiful tomorrow!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Guo Chuan looked at him in surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Heh, think about it for yourself. If you need help, you might try finding me. I go to Minghai Academy," Ye Xiao said, and then he left.

Ye Xiao believed that at this point, Wu Feng should have left the building.

Guo Chuan watched Ye Xiao go, completely stunned. Take a chance? A beautiful tomorrow?

Guo Chuan looked up at the ceiling, silently pondering... Could he really take that chance?

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