After Xiao Chen was taken away by the three police officers, Leng Qingqiu took a deep breath, trying to calm her ragged breathing and force herself to regain composure.
She looked at Jiang Che beside her and cautiously asked, “CEO Jiang, about the collaboration…”
At this point, Leng Qingqiu no longer cared about how much Jiang Che was asking for. As long as she could still complete the cooperation with Lingxiao Capital, she would count her blessings.
She had some confidence before, but now that everything had been wrecked by Xiao Chen, she no longer felt assured. Standing in front of Jiang Che now, she felt extremely uneasy.
“This matter… let’s talk about it another time,” Jiang Che replied, not giving a clear answer but also not directly refusing. “Right now, the priority is getting the injured to the hospital. Don’t you think so, CEO Leng?”
The meaning was obvious—if you want to talk business, bring something better to the table.
After speaking, Jiang Che didn’t linger. He gave Li Yanran a meaningful glance before leaving with his three bodyguards.
“Safe travels, CEO Jiang…”
Leng Qingqiu called out to his back, but the moment Jiang Che’s figure disappeared from view, she collapsed onto the seat, looking utterly dejected, her mind blank.
“CEO, I don’t think all hope is lost…”
“CEO Jiang didn’t reject us outright. He probably only acted like that because what we offered wasn’t enough…” Li Yanran spoke up, trying to comfort her.
The person involved is always confused; the observer sees clearly.
Leng Qingqiu had drunk quite a bit and had just been infuriated by Xiao Chen’s mess, leaving her thoughts in disarray. She hadn’t picked up on the implication behind Jiang Che’s words.
Li Yanran’s analysis was like a wake-up call.
Leng Qingqiu’s eyes regained focus as she nodded heavily. “You’re right, Yanran.”
“Even though the investment was disrupted by that fool Xiao Chen, CEO Jiang didn’t reject it. That means there’s still room to salvage this…”
“So, what do you think CEO Jiang wants in return? More shares?”
Leng Qingqiu looked at her secretary, genuinely wanting to hear her thoughts.
“That…”
“Maybe…” Li Yanran replied vaguely, not offering a clear opinion and simply going along with Leng Qingqiu’s guess.
What she actually wanted to say was—Jiang Che wanted Leng Qingqiu herself.
But knowing Leng Qingqiu already felt guilty toward Jiang Che, she doubted that saying it now would be believed. So, she kept it to herself. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
As one of Linjiang City’s four famous beauty CEOs, Leng Qingqiu had countless admirers, many of them from powerful families.
Although Jiang Che had been polite and respectful the entire time, never revealing any inappropriate intentions toward Leng Qingqiu, Li Yanran couldn’t shake the instinctive feeling that the man had ulterior motives for her icy CEO.
She had no concrete reason—just a woman’s intuition.
“I see…”
“Then let’s return to the company, draft a new proposal, and personally visit Lingxiao Capital to show our sincerity to CEO Jiang!”
Leng Qingqiu took a deep breath and issued instructions with renewed calm. She was determined to salvage the partnership.
…
After leaving Yuexin Cuisine, Jiang Che called Lin Qiang over and instructed him to take the three injured bodyguards to the hospital for injury assessment. Then he pulled out a bank card and said:
“There’s 3 million yuan in this card. Consider it your compensation for getting hit. The password is six zeros—1 million for each of you.”
“Once you’re at the hospital, have the doctor forge an injury report. Then, Qiang Zi, take the company’s lawyers and file a lawsuit against Xiao Chen…”
“If that guy wants to settle privately, ask for 1 billion yuan in compensation!”
“If he doesn’t want to settle, then have him thrown in jail.”
Jiang Che already knew Xiao Chen had 1 billion yuan of laundered funds—money he intended to use to save Lanzi Group.
But with Jiang Che around, that would never happen.
Was a 1 billion settlement legal?
That didn’t matter.
Lingxiao Capital had the best legal team money could buy. With fabricated medical reports in hand, crushing someone like Xiao Chen would be effortless.
Jiang Che understood protagonists like Xiao Chen—there was no way he’d be willing to rot behind bars.
So in the end, no matter how unwilling, he’d cough up the 1 billion obediently.
1 billion yuan?
After hearing Jiang Che’s instructions, Lin Qiang and the three bodyguards looked at each other, stunned by his appetite.
Though they doubted Xiao Chen would agree to such an outrageous demand, they didn’t question Jiang Che. They simply took the order and left.
“Oh, right…”
Jiang Che stopped them just as they were about to leave and added:
“Even if Xiao Chen agrees to settle, make sure he stays in jail for at least seven days.”
“Understood, Young Master.”
…
After parting ways with Lin Qiang and the others, Jiang Che didn’t go anywhere else. He headed straight back to Qingteng Villa.
He had just conquered Xiao Yi, and this was the time she needed his company the most. Jiang Che understood that simple truth and planned to spend more time with the purple-haired little loli.
As for Leng Qingqiu and Li Yanran?
By tomorrow at the latest, Leng Qingqiu would definitely come knocking. Jiang Che had everything under control.
When that time came, the power in the negotiation would be his. He could toy with Leng Qingqiu however he pleased.
As for Li Yanran…
He had more than enough tricks to deal with her too.
Even though Li Yanran had some flaws in her personality, Jiang Che had no plans of letting her go.
Don’t miss a good girl. Don’t let a bad girl go.
Besides, Li Yanran’s figure was simply too tempting—voluptuous and full. She was truly hard to resist.