City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 768 - 0769: Friends in the Business World【First Update】

Chapter 768: Chapter 0769: Friends in the Business World【First Update】

Every person carries a distinct temperament and character, and as Gao Xiangyang pushed open the door and hurriedly entered, Ye Qiu noticed something different about him.

Dressed in what appeared to be ordinary casual wear, he did not, on the surface, seem any different from the common folk outside. Others would definitely not have guessed he was one of the major shareholders of Eiffel Chain Hotel.

Gao Xiangyang had many questions on his mind, but upon entering, he was struck by the absence of Li Fei from his usual executive chair. Li Fei was not there, and as Gao Xiangyang came in, all he saw were the president’s wife Xia Lan, the bodyguard Luo Fei, the secretary Ms. Su, Feng Zhiqiang, and a plainly dressed young man.

However, Gao Xiangyang’s gaze was immediately drawn to the plainly dressed young man sitting beside Xia Lan. Who could this person be?

"Sister-in-law, where’s old Li?"

Gao Xiangyang asked.

"Li Fei had an accident. From now on, I’ll be managing the company," Xia Lan replied.

An accident?

Could the call from Secretary Su a week ago have been true?

Had Li Fei really had an accident?

Gao Xiangyang could hardly imagine it but still said, "Sister-in-law, no matter what’s happened to old Li, in the company here, I’ll definitely support you."

Gao Xiangyang had made his stance clear to Xia Lan, but whether or not it aligned with his true inner thoughts, Ye Qiu did not yet know.

After Secretary Su poured a cup of tea for Gao Xiangyang, he sat there, still intending to ask what exactly had happened to Li Fei and where he was now, when suddenly, at the door, a middle-aged man in a suit and looking very refined entered. He had rushed over after receiving a call from Secretary Su, as Li Fei’s condition was still uncertain.

But Ding Jianwei was unlike the others, not just a businessman but also a guest professor at Jinling University, often spending more time at the university than outside.

He was also a friend of Li Fei. Their acquaintance had seemed almost fated, and they could be considered good friends.

However, as he invested in and became a stakeholder of Eiffel Chain Hotel, and as the hotel’s operations grew, his mindset naturally began to differ.

Upon entering, Ding Jianwei saw Xia Lan, Luo Fei, Secretary Su, Gao Xiangyang, and Feng Zhiqiang, but Li Fei’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

"Sorry for the delay, I had work in the laboratory and then immediately hurried over after Ms. Su’s call," Ding Jianwei explained.

"Sister-in-law, you are here? Where is President Li?" Ding Jianwei inquired upon seeing Xia Lan.

"Li Fei had an accident," she answered.

"What kind of accident? Where is he?" Ding Jianwei pressed.

"Wait until everyone is here, and then I’ll take you all to see him," Xia Lan said with some sadness.

When Ye Qiu saw Ding Jianwei enter, he immediately noticed something different about the middle-aged man, who seemed even more sophisticated than Li Fei’s two college classmates.

Ye Qiu remained silent, as Ding Jianwei was unaware of Ye Qiu’s identity. And with his attention drawn to Xia Lan and Gao Xiangyang, Ding Jianwei naturally did not notice Ye Qiu.

The last to enter were Deng Zhiyong and An Lijun, who found it strange to receive calls from Secretary Su but had come over nonetheless.

These two were friends and business partners, and while they were friends with Li Fei, their friendship with each other was stronger.

Li Fei tended to tackle the business world alone, and even at the hotel, aside from the initial capital investment from the two, he rarely discussed anything with them.

However, as the chain hotel developed better than ever, the two were more concerned about the affairs here than anyone else.

Previously, they had wanted to take executive positions in the company, but Li Fei disagreed, allowing them only to continue as shareholders with one or two dividends a year.

Li Fei hadn’t run into any trouble, and since Li Fei’s shares were the most substantial, he was undoubtedly the sole decision-maker. The other two had no choice but to busy themselves with their own enterprises.

Unexpectedly, this time Li Fei actually had an accident!

Deng Zhiyong and An Lijun knocked on the door, pushed it open, and entered. Inside, they saw not only Luo Fei, Li Fei’s bodyguard, and Xia Lan, Li Fei’s wife, but also Feng Zhiqiang, Gao Xiangyang, and Ding Jianwei. Everyone who should have been there had arrived.

As for Secretary Su, she had been there all along, busily attending to her own tasks.

No sooner had the two walked in than Feng Zhiqiang and the other two took notice of them.

"Sister-in-law, you’re here? Where’s Brother Li?"

Deng Zhiyong asked.

"I’m about to take you to see him,"

Xia Lan said.

Differing from the other three, Deng Zhiyong and An Lijun had received a call from Secretary Su right away and immediately started investigating Li Fei’s matter.

So, a week ago, they already knew that Li Fei was dead, poisoned by a potent toxin.

Nevertheless, they still pretended to be unaware.

"Sister-in-law, where is Brother Li?"

An Lijun asked again.

"Let me take you there first,"

Xia Lan said.

Feng Zhiqiang and the rest were growing impatient. Following Ye Qiu, Luo Fei, Xia Lan, and Feng Zhiqiang, they left the president’s office, heading for the elevator.

Inside the elevator, Ye Qiu and Xia Lan remained silent, while Luo Fei occasionally glanced at Deng Zhiqiang and his companion.

They took the elevator down to the underground parking garage.

When Ye Qiu, Luo Fei, and Xia Lan approached his Mercedes AMG, Feng Zhiqiang, Gao Xiangyang, and Ding Jianwei followed.

Arriving in front of Ye Qiu’s car, seeing its license plate, the three naturally assumed that this vehicle belonged to Xia Lan.

However, just a moment ago, the three had only learned that Ye Qiu was also a major shareholder of the hotel. They had been skeptical, but now, seeing the car Ye Qiu drove and its license plate, their attitudes had shifted decidedly from before.

Once they were inside the car, Xia Lan sat in the passenger seat, while Ye Qiu took the wheel. Luo Fei and the other three squeezed into the back seat. Despite the car being a spacious five-seater, with six people, it was definitely crowded.

Meanwhile, Deng Zhiyong and An Lijun followed in another car, trailing behind Ye Qiu’s vehicle.

"You all need to be psychologically prepared!"

Xia Lan said, looking towards Feng Zhiqiang and the others.

Psychological preparation?

What kind of psychological preparation?

Ye Qiu drove towards the crematorium. At this point, Li Fei had already been cremated and turned to ash. The purpose of their visit now was merely to collect his ashes and take them to the cemetery for burial.

After all, Li Fei’s body had already been in the morgue at the hospital for more than five days, and it was high time for burial.

As Ye Qiu pulled up to the crematorium’s parking lot, Luo Fei and the trio with Feng Zhiqiang stepped out of the car.

The moment Feng Zhiqiang and his two companions realized they were outside the crematorium, their expressions changed drastically from just moments before.

Until now, they had been mentally prepared for the possibility that Li Fei was severely injured or something to that effect. They hadn’t expected to end up at the crematorium.