Lovette’s words immediately made the atmosphere at the scene somewhat awkward!
Guo Li and Wang Fugui’s faces were rather sheepish, as they hastened to give Lovette meaningful glances.
Was this foreigner not paying attention to the domestic news at all?
At the Ye Family’s funeral, the Xuan Family had called off the engagement in front of so many people; it was practically common knowledge. Xuan Yufei had already separated from Ye Fan and was currently in a stage of emotional recovery, and yet here he was declaring them a match made in heaven!
Guo Li, Wang Fugui, and the others felt like they were nervously digging their toes so hard they could carve out a three-room apartment.
But Ye Fan was calm, looking at Xuan Yufei with some surprise.
Did this girl actually bring a hundred billion to support him?
The Xuan Family’s assets were not very large, and a hundred billion was probably the limit of what Xuan Yufei could offer.
This was the Ye Family’s first direct confrontation with their archenemies, and it was a critical battle. In this smokeless war, failure for any party would have very severe consequences. If the Zhang family failed, they would inevitably be completely discarded as a pawn, with the big shots behind them definitely not caring about their life or death.
And if the Ye Family failed, then all of the Ye Family’s sources of funds would be completely cut off. Any subsequent actions by the Ye Family would lack financial support… What’s more, those who had originally planned to support the Ye Family might have to weigh their decisions again.
In terms of influence, if the Ye Family were to fail, they were bound to decline. There would be no chance for a turnaround!
“Aren’t you afraid that we might lose? If the Ye Family loses, it will be a disaster from which we can’t recover. Have you thought this through?” Ye Fan fixed his gaze on Xuan Yufei, reminding her.
“No need to think about it! Brother Fan… I missed the chance last time, and I don’t want to miss it again this time! Even if we lose the financial battle with the Zhang family this time, I will still be there with you for a comeback!” Xuan Yufei’s reply was very determined. Instinctively, she wanted to reach forward and hold Ye Fan’s hand, but remembering the current state of their relationship, she stopped herself.
“Brother Fan, my memories of what happened that day are blurry, as if the decision wasn’t really made by me! Brother Fan, I’m sorry!” Xuan Yufei apologized to Ye Fan again, “From now on, I will be obedient!”
As she spoke, Xuan Yufei looked obedient and hopeful at Ye Fan.
Blurry memories?
As if the decision wasn’t her own?
Ye Fan’s heart skipped a beat, suspecting that the Soul Capturing Technique might be involved.
Had Xuan Yufei been under the control of Zhou Ming’s Soul Capturing Technique at the time, which is why she did not oppose Xuan Zhengguo’s decision to call off the engagement?
But to confirm whether or not the Soul Capturing Technique had influenced Xuan Yufei’s decision, they could only wait until Zhou Ming was caught again.
Last time, thanks to the special Cultivation Technique that Zhou Ming possessed, he managed to escape by a fluke.
But now, Ye Fan had absorbed the Evil-Purging Formation, which was specifically meant to deal with things from the Evil Cult, so it should be able to completely eliminate Zhou Ming, right?
“Oh! We’ll talk about it later!” Ye Fan sighed deeply in his heart, and no matter what, he couldn’t bring himself to be ruthless toward the girl with whom he had grown up. As he spoke, Ye Fan also reached out to pat Xuan Yufei’s shoulder.
Although it was a minor gesture, Xuan Yufei’s body couldn’t help but tremble, and her heart thumped violently.
The change in Ye Fan’s attitude was subtle, but Xuan Yufei could feel it clearly. At least now, Brother Fan was not as indifferent to her as before; he didn’t treat her with the politeness due to a stranger.
Moreover, Ye Fan had not rejected the hundred billion she had brought. Were things finally moving in a good direction?
A smile reappeared on Xuan Yufei’s face, and her heart felt brightened instantaneously.
If things continued like this, as long as she behaved herself, one day, she would surely find her way back into Brother Fan’s heart.
However, what surprised Xuan Yufei was that when Ye Fan just patted her shoulder, she once again felt that familiar warm current.
Ye Fan no longer controlled himself, and that flickering warm current of Inheritance quickly nourished Xuan Yufei, who felt very delighted. It seemed that her chances of successfully chasing her husband were very high!
“Let’s start!” Ye Fan called out to Lovette in the conference room and directly took his seat at the head of the table, while Princess Yu dutifully poured him some tea.
Although Lovette was extremely talented in finance, he was completely clueless when it came to emotions.
He was full of confusion as he listened to the dialogue between Xuan Yufei and Ye Fan, and observed their interactions.
Weren’t these two the best couple before?
Why does it feel like there is something off between them now?
“Alright!” Knowing that it wasn’t the time for gossip, Lovette declared, “All departments, be ready—today we must drain all the funds from the Zhang family… With this deal, we can make at least a hundred billion. Everyone, give it your all!”
…
In the Northwest, at the headquarters of Zhang Corporation run by Zhang Heng!
Zhang Heng stood respectfully with the Zhang family’s core disciples before a blue-eyed, hooked-nose man at the head of the table.
“Patriarch Zhang, you’re too poor, aren’t you? Preparing only three hundred billion, how do you plan to compete with the Ye Family?” The hooked-nose man was none other than Europa’s stock god, Roselle, “You need at least four hundred billion… You must understand that this time the Ye Family’s operator is Lovette from the Beautiful Country, my old rival. If you don’t have enough funds, don’t blame me if you lose!”
Roselle looked at Zhang Heng seriously, seeming quite dissatisfied with his arrangements.
“Mr. Rose, it’s not that we haven’t prepared… Sigh, our Zhang family had already spent over a hundred billion in operational expenses to deal with the Ye Family previously. And now that the Ye Family Corporation has regained its momentum and started to fiercely counter-attack, we have already suffered significant losses and simply can’t come up with any more money…”
Zhang Heng was extremely frustrated and full of regret!
If only he had known that the fool Ye Fan would cause so much trouble, he should have killed him five years ago when he was still naïve and foolish!
“That won’t do, the funds are too little. You need at least another hundred billion. Think about it—is there anything else your family can mortgage? The ancestral home, or maybe the company… You need to mortgage it quickly and gather the funds so we can start…”
“…” Hearing that he even had to mortgage the ancestral home, Zhang Heng’s heart skipped a beat. If he mortgaged the company and they failed in this operation, how would the remaining Zhang family members survive? Would they all just have to live off the wind? With the company mortgaged, the Zhang family would truly be left with nothing, forced to beg on the streets.
“That… wouldn’t be good, would it? Mr. Rose, can’t we just hold on for a bit longer? Besides, I can’t find anyone willing to mortgage to us right away… With the time needed for evaluation, it’s simply too late…” Zhang Heng actually wanted to leave himself a way out.
Ever since his grandson was killed yesterday, he could clearly feel that the higher-ups were becoming more estranged from him. Furthermore, the families that used to have good relations with the Zhang family were starting to distance themselves subtly.
If this operation against the Ye Family’s stocks were successful, he could save the day, but if it failed, even if he stepped down and let others take charge, he could still rely on the ancestral wealth to maintain a decent life for the remaining Zhang family members.
“Can’t find anyone? That’s no problem… I am acquainted with the general manager of Great Xia Nine States Pawnshop. I contacted them yesterday, and they assessed all of Zhang family’s assets overnight…” As Roselle spoke, he gestured towards the door, where a group of seven or eight people with computers and safety deposit boxes appeared in an orderly fashion.
“Good day, Patriarch Zhang, I am Qi Tao, the general manager of Nether Pawnshop. Here is the assessment report. All the assets of the Zhang family added up are still worth quite a bit—roughly five hundred billion. Please take a look at the assessment report… If it’s all right with you, you can sign now and get the money! Additionally, these two are the notaries from the Martial Alliance!”
Damn it!
“…” Zhang Heng stared at the people from the Nether Pawnshop, utterly stunned. Freaking Roselle had arranged everything so thoroughly for him? He even found a company ready to mortgage the inheritance overnight and had the assessment done?
Damn!
Why did he feel like this was all a trap?