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Chapter 428 - 458: What a Coincidence!

Chapter 428: Chapter 458: What a Coincidence!

In the meeting room, Fang Yi and Zhou Peilan encountered a man in his late twenties, surnamed Zhou, named Zhou Ye, the deputy general manager of Childe Corporation’s Moon City branch, ranking just below Li Xuan.

"May I ask if you two are General Manager Zhou and Director Fang?" After sitting down, Zhou Ye politely asked.

Fang Yi suddenly lifted his feet and placed them on the conference table, interlacing his fingers over his stomach, appearing quite relaxed and comfortable.

Fang Yi glanced at Zhou Ye disdainfully and said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Ye’s eyebrows imperceptibly furrowed, showing slight displeasure. Such behavior was indeed very rude. Although he had heard about this from Ma Yong, seeing it firsthand still irritated him.

However, Zhou Ye wasn’t about to explode immediately, with a slightly cold tone, he said, "Director Fang, please put your feet down."

Fang Yi chuckled and said, "What if I don’t?"

Zhou Ye said, "Then please leave."

"Fine!"

Fang Yi, without any dissatisfaction, stood up, ready to leave. Seeing Fang Yi about to go, Zhou Ye breathed a sigh of relief; however, the next moment, he tensed up again as Zhou Peilan also stood up.

It wasn’t until then that Zhou Ye suddenly realized that they were doing this on purpose.

Just let them walk away? That was definitely not possible. For Zhou Ye, this was neither a big nor a small deal. As Fang Yi and his companion were about to reach the door, Zhou Ye suddenly spoke out, "Please, stay!"

Fang Yi indeed stopped, and since Zhou Peilan took her cues from Fang Yi, she also halted.

Fang Yi turned around and smiled, "Deputy General Zhou, is there anything else you wish to instruct?"

Zhou Ye’s face, if said not to look ugly, that was impossible. But at this moment, he could only endure, secretly sighing inwardly, Zhou Ye said, "Director Fang, I was wrong just now, please forgive me."

Fang Yi pulled out a chair, sat back down in the same position as before, swayed his feet on the table, and lit a cigarette, said arrogantly, "I don’t hold grudges over petty issues. Just don’t provoke me next time, hear me?"

Zhou Ye’s teeth gritted in private, bit on them, his expression looking ugly, he said, "... Yes!"

Fang Yi smiled and made a "continue" gesture with his hand.

The humiliation and disregard from the other infuriated Zhou Ye, yet he did not realize that there was a hint of schadenfreude in Zhou Peilan’s eyes.

Zhou Peilan supported Fang Yi unconditionally and wholeheartedly. And since Fang Yi had alerted her before coming, she had been prepared for such actions, showing no surprise, and watching Fang Yi act like a cocky kid even made her want to laugh and cry.

"General Zhou!" Zhou Ye looked at Zhou Peilan and said, "Can we talk about the contract now?"

Zhou Peilan said, "Let me look at the contract first. As long as it’s as we initially discussed, I can sign it straight away."

Zhou Ye nodded, then took out the document and handed it over with both hands, displaying extreme respect, fearing that some prank might suddenly come from the accomplice beside Zhou Peilan.

However, Fang Yi didn’t do anything bizarre this time; he was just intimidating Zhou Ye. But then, a thought struck Fang Yi, and he took the contract from Zhou Peilan’s hand, proceeded to write his name on it.

Zhou Ye was suddenly shocked, "What are you doing!"

Fang Yi looked up and smilingly said, "I’m doing nothing. Just getting the contract signed sooner to finish up; I’m the finance director at Tianyi Company, I still have this authority. General Zhou, don’t you agree?"

Zhou Peilan, with a stern face, said, "Yes!" She then turned her head to Zhou Ye, "Deputy General Zhou, are you signing this contract or not?"

"... Sign!" Grudgingly squeezing out the word, Zhou Ye felt a surge of aggression.

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Coming out of Childe Company, Fang Yi let out a long breath, and Zhou Peilan laughed, "You were really amazing up there. You left Zhou Ye speechless."

Fang Yi proudly said, "Of course!"

Zhou Peilan said, "But I’m just wondering, since we’re supposed to be cooperating with Childe Company, why did you make them so hostile toward us?"

Fang Yi smiled and said, "Childe Company wanted to mess with us, raise funding, and swindle money from us. Naturally, I wouldn’t give them a warm welcome. Besides, didn’t you notice something off about the contract?"

Zhou Peilan was taken aback.

Fang Yi said, "Although the contract was signed, you’re the legal representative of our company, not me. That contract is nothing more than a piece of scrap paper. When the time comes to deal with Childe Company, it will only take a minute."

Zhou Peilan said, "But what if Zhou Ye figures it out?"

Fang Yi smiled and said, "I have my ways."

Zhou Peilan didn’t ask further and was about to hail a cab when Fang Yi suddenly walked away.

On the roadside, a crowd had gathered, seemingly watching a spectacle. Fang Yi squeezed through the crowd and saw a middle-aged woman with slightly graying temples lying on the ground by herself, no one offering a hand.

Fang Yi walked over and was about to help the middle-aged woman up when a young man wearing glasses said, "Hey, don’t help her. Be careful, she might scam you for life."

Fang Yi glanced at the bespectacled young man, his puffy eyelids indicating he frequently stayed up late playing video games.

Fang Yi ignored him and directly helped the middle-aged woman up and then carried her on his back.

"This is asking for trouble. Nowadays, you shouldn’t help old ladies; you’ll end up being scammed by their families and cry about it later. What an idiot!" the bespectacled young man said disdainfully and mockingly.

Fang Yi still paid him no mind and left the crowd with the middle-aged woman.

Actually, Fang Yi had seen similar news stories, like elderly people staging accidents at crosswalks or scamming others. But Fang Yi could tell whether they were real or not.

Fang Yi immediately noticed that the middle-aged woman was weak and frail due to health problems.

Besides, even if it was a scam, it’s still better than doing nothing in the face of potential harm.

Carrying the middle-aged woman, Zhou Peilan also came over; Fang Yi gave an apologetic smile and said, "Sorry, I was supposed to accompany you to buy a car, and now it’s off."

Zhou Peilan said, "The car can wait. We can buy it anytime, but life-threatening emergencies can’t be delayed."

Fang Yi nodded, and Zhou Peilan hailed a taxi. Fang Yi put the middle-aged woman into the taxi and told Zhou Peilan, "I can handle it from here. You go on back."

Zhou Peilan didn’t fuss, trusting Fang Yi to manage everything, so she didn’t follow him.

The taxi quickly arrived at the hospital, and Fang Yi carried the middle-aged woman into the emergency room. He was left holding her bag.

The woman’s handbag was old, patched up here and there. Fang Yi sat down on a waiting chair and from the middle-aged woman’s bag, he found an old Samsung flip phone. The phone showed signs of age, indicating that the middle-aged woman was frugal.

The phone didn’t need a lock code or fingerprint to open. Fang Yi turned on the phone and entered the contacts. His expression was especially spectacular when he saw the first name on the list, then he bitterly smiled and said,

"That’s quite a coincidence."

The name on the contacts was none other than—Qin Xin.

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