Zhao Heilong had beaten Yu Kaihe to a pulp, and he glanced sideways to see that Qi Dengxian's previously squinted left eye was now open. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He kicked Yu Kaihe aside and smiled at Qiao Qiumeng, saying, "President Qiao, I apologize. In a big company, you get all sorts. I'm sorry this guy upset you!"
Everyone was dumbfounded by Zhao Heilong's words.
Since when did the usually domineering Chairman Zhao become so "reasonable"?
Qiao Qiumeng was momentarily stunned and only spoke after a while, "No... it's fine, Chairman Zhao, you're too kind."
Zhao Heilong coughed, avoiding looking at Qi Dengxian, pretending not to know him, and said, "Anyway, I'll have the company settle the twenty million owed to the Qiao Family!"
"And since it's been delayed for so long, it's clearly a breach of contract on our part, so we'll pay double the penalty!"
"This is just a small gesture from me, please don't refuse, President Qiao."
Qiao Qiumeng replied, "Ah? Okay, thank you, Chairman Zhao!"
Zhao Heilong nodded and barked, "Tie this guy up for me, I'll deal with him personally later!"
"President Qiao, I have some urgent matters to attend to, so I'll be off!" Zhao Heilong quickly jumped into his Rolls-Royce, urging the driver to leave immediately.
He was afraid that if he stayed even a second longer, the demon behind Qiao Qiumeng would call him back.
If Qi Dengxian spoke up, should he acknowledge knowing him or pretend not to?
Only when the Rolls-Royce had driven a street away did Zhao Heilong finally breathe a little easier, cursing his bad luck under his breath.
He never thought he'd see Qi Dengxian again in his life, let alone find him in Zhonghai, married to Qiao Qiumeng of the Qiao Group.
It was a long time after Zhao Heilong left that Qiao Qiumeng came back to her senses.
Just then, Zhang Shaojie came rushing over in a hurry.
"Mengmeng, are you okay? I heard something happened here and came running!" Zhang Shaojie asked loudly.
"I'm fine..." Qiao Qiumeng sighed in relief, nodding at Zhang Shaojie.
Qiao Qiumeng's eyes brightened, "Was it you who called Chairman Zhao?"
Zhang Shaojie was taken aback, not quite sure what had happened, but since Qiao Qiumeng asked, he silently nodded.
"So it was you! I was wondering why Chairman Zhao's attitude suddenly changed; it turns out you called him!" Qiao Qiumeng said happily.
Zhao Heilong's sudden change in attitude seemed bizarre and exaggerated to Qiao Qiumeng, and she couldn't figure it out. Seeing Zhang Shaojie appear, she felt enlightened.
Zhang Shaojie laughed heartily and nodded, "Calling Chairman Zhao was just a small effort, I just casually mentioned a few things."
Qiao Qiumeng frowned, thinking that even the Zhang Group couldn't suppress Zhao Heilong.
However, she recalled Zhang Shaojie mentioning that the Zhang Group was preparing to go public, and she immediately understood.
"You must have paid a big price to persuade Zhao Heilong... Did you tell him about the IPO and agree to sell shares to him?" Qiao Qiumeng asked nervously.
"Ha..." Zhang Shaojie was a bit confused, not sure what was going on.
Qiao Qiumeng sighed, "Owing you such a big favor, and making you sacrifice your company's interests, I really don't know how to repay you!"
Zhang Shaojie coughed and smiled, "Mengmeng, you know how I feel about you, so don't say such distant words! For me, it's just a small effort, and I'd go through fire and water to help you."
Qi Dengxian couldn't help but laugh, feeling speechless at both his nominal wife Qiao Qiumeng and Zhang Shaojie.
One was really good at imagining things, and the other was really thick-skinned...
Zhang Shaojie raised an eyebrow, turned around, and shouted, "What are you laughing at? You useless fool, not only did you not help Mengmeng, but you almost got her in trouble!"
Qiao Qiumeng also looked at Qi Dengxian with a gloomy face, "You still have the nerve to laugh? If it weren't for you causing such a big mess, would I have had to humble myself to ask for help?"
"Zhang Shaojie helped you solve such a big problem, and you don't even thank him, but instead act all sarcastic? Can't stand to see others doing well?"
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Qi Dengxian's lips twitched slightly, and he waved his hand, "As long as everything's fine, I'll be off."
He couldn't be bothered to explain, nor did he care to, adopting a whatever-happens-happens attitude.
Qiao Qiumeng had initially gained a slightly positive impression of Qi Dengxian for rescuing her from Yu Kaihe, but after seeing his attitude towards "benefactor" Zhang Shaojie, she immediately disliked him again.
"Zhang Shaojie, don't bother with him, he's just a country bumpkin with no manners!" Qiao Qiumeng said irritably.
"Of course, I won't stoop to his level!" Zhang Shaojie said generously, "Come on, Mengmeng, let me treat you to a meal!"
"You helped me so much, I should be the one treating you." Qiao Qiumeng said.
Qiao Qiumeng was genuinely grateful to Zhang Shaojie now. After all, the Zhang Group was about to go public, and he was willing to share such confidential information about employee benefits through capital increase and share expansion.
Now, he even sacrificed the group's interests to deal with Zhao Heilong, helping her recover the twenty million debt!
This way, she could secure her position as the president of the Qiao Group, how could she not be grateful?
Li Yunwan also put down her coffee cup at this moment, settled the bill, and walked out of the café.
Qi Dengxian was about to hail a cab when he received a call from Li Yunwan, saying, "I'm treating you to a meal today, to thank you properly."
"Why are you treating me to a meal for no reason? I'm not going!" Qi Dengxian refused outright.
He was planning to visit Huang Wenlang's house today. Since he had promised to help heal Huang Wenlang's daughter, he had to fulfill his promise.
Li Yunwan laughed, "Hey, do you still want to get news about Mengmeng from me in the future? If not, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Qi Dengxian frowned. Judging by the current situation, Qiao Qiumeng seemed to have a lot of trouble, and having Li Yunwan as an "insider" would ensure he got timely information to help her out.
Reluctantly, Qi Dengxian agreed to have dinner with Li Yunwan.
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The first thing Li Yunwan did when she saw him was to thank him, "I have to thank you for mentioning the Zhang Group yesterday. I looked into it and found that their company indeed had some internal issues!"