Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 843: 839 Promise

Chapter 843: Chapter 839 Promise

Some things are easy to say but hard to do. Ye Fan knows there’s no future for him and Zhao Lina, and he doesn’t want to delay her, but they were in love once. How can he easily forget those feelings and shared memories?

Forgetting each other in the mundane world is difficult for both him and Zhao Lina.

Moreover, they both work at the Mingde County Police Department, one a political commissar, the other a director; they often meet, so how could they ever forget each other?

In the world, there are ninety thousand words, but the word ’emotion’ is the most hurtful, the most bothersome.

Returning from Zhao Lina’s office, Ye Fan sat in his own office, thinking for half an afternoon but couldn’t come up with a suitable solution.

One Zhao Lina was enough to unsettle him. What if one day his feelings and relationships with Li Zhaojun, Tantai Wanrong, Lu Xiaoman, Mo Xiaoyan, and Zhao Tianya were discovered by them? What a terrifying scenario that would be.

Just thinking about it gave Ye Fan a headache.

At this point, he could only slide along, wherever the slippery slope would take him.

However, during this period, with Wang Xianzhong and Fan Feipeng being dismissed after investigation, everyone in the police department showed Ye Fan immense respect. Riding this momentum, he managed to take hold of several departments.

That was no easy task.

The public security brigade, anti-explosive brigade, and discipline inspection were no problem. With Ma Hongbing in the criminal investigation brigade, not much could go wrong. The rest included the economic crime investigation brigade, anti-narcotics brigade, traffic police brigade, and the detention center. Although Mingde County is small, it’s well-equipped, and the intertwined relationships and powers within these various departments make untangling them a significant effort, not to be underestimated.

In the ensuing period, with Zhao Lina’s full cooperation, Ye Fan began the takeover of the various departments of the police department.

Meanwhile, the cosmetic project of Mo Yan Group, after an injection of subsequent funds from Ye Fan, has rapidly unfolded its second phase of promotion.

This promotion mainly focused on the internet, hiring a large number of online promoters to inundate the web with advertisements for Mo Yan Group’s cosmetics.

After returning to Hua Hai City, Xie Zhiyuan financially compensated those hurt by Xie Liping’s unethical actions. After taking many remedial measures, Xie Liping was prosecuted and eventually sentenced to life imprisonment by the second intermediate people’s court of Hua Hai City, with deprivation of political rights for life.

Although he had anticipated this outcome, Xie Zhiyuan was still somewhat disappointed. However, upon further reflection, he reasoned that as long as his son was alive, even if it meant spending the rest of his life in prison, it was better than a death sentence. Besides, if he behaved well in prison, a sentence reduction might be possible in the future.

After dealing with his son Xie Liping’s situation, Xie Zhiyuan hastily led the elite team of Xie Group to Mo Yan Group to conduct a comprehensive assessment and began researching improvement plans.

With the wholehearted help of Xie Group, the pressure on Mo Xiaoyan was significantly reduced.

On the third day of arriving at Mo Yan Group, Xie Zhiyuan arranged to meet Ye Fan for dinner at Jinling Hotel.

In the evening, after work, Ye Fan drove his freshly repaired modified Volkswagen to Jinling Hotel.

Seeing Ye Fan’s car, Xie Zhiyuan, who had been waiting at the hotel entrance, hurried over, opened the car door for him, and said with a warm smile, “Mr. Ye, you’re here.”

“Mm,” Ye Fan responded mildly. Xie Zhiyuan maintained his smile and respectfully led Ye Fan to a private room in the hotel.

Mo Xiaoyan was in the room reading a document, and upon seeing Ye Fan, she waved and said, “Brother-in-law, sit next to me.”

Ye Fan sat a chair apart from her. Mo Xiaoyan pursed her lips, got up, and moved next to Ye Fan. Seeing Ye Fan about to change seats, she quickly held his hand and said sweetly, “Brother-in-law, don’t move yet, I want to show you something.”

She then handed over the document she was reading, “This was put together by people from Uncle Xie’s company. I’m uncertain about some parts; Brother-in-law, could you help me check it?”

Xie Zhiyuan quickly explained, “After my team evaluated Xiaoyan’s company, they proposed some improvement suggestions based on a few issues. Of course, in the end, how to proceed is up to Xiaoyan herself.”

Ye Fan took the document, flipped through a few pages, skimmed it, and said, “These are all very professional suggestions.” He turned to Xie Zhiyuan and said, “Thank you.”

“It’s nothing, nothing at all!” Xie Zhiyuan quickly responded, “This is what I should do, Mr. Ye, you don’t have to be polite!”

Ye Fan turned to Mo Xiaoyan and said, “Whether it’s doing business or managing a company, I’m not good at it, so Xiaoyan, if you have questions, you shouldn’t ask me, but should seek advice from Mr. Xie.”

“No, no, I wouldn’t dare say it’s advice.” Xie Zhiyuan quickly said, “I’ve seen the promotion plan for Xiaoyan’s cosmetic project, and honestly, even if I hired a professional team, it would be hard to achieve that level. Moreover, Xiaoyan, being so young and managing such a large company, is quite impressive!”

Mo Xiaoyan winked at Xie Zhiyuan, took the document back, and said to Ye Fan, “Forget it then, Brother-in-law, you’re just lazy. If you don’t want to look, don’t. Let’s eat.”

“Yes, yes, let’s eat!” Xie Zhiyuan said as he pressed a bell and told the approaching waiter, “Now that everyone’s here, serve the dishes.”

Once the waiter had brought the dishes, Xie Zhiyuan got up to pour wine for Ye Fan, but Ye Fan said, “I have to drive later, so I won’t drink.”

Xie Zhiyuan said, “It’s fine, Mr. Ye, if you don’t mind, I can have someone drive you back later.”

“I’d rather not drink; let’s have tea.” Ye Fan said.

Xie Zhiyuan was momentarily taken aback but no longer insisted, saying, “Alright, feel free, Mr. Ye.”

He replaced the wine with tea, poured it for Ye Fan, and then looked at Mo Xiaoyan. She smiled and said, “I’ll have tea too.”

Ye Fan and Mo Xiaoyan drank tea, but Xie Zhiyuan continued drinking wine. This was both an apology and a thank-you dinner, so to show his sincerity, Xie Zhiyuan downed three cups.

He drank wine while expressing apologies and gratitude.

“Mr. Ye, I’m considering investing in a factory in Mingde County. What do you think?” Xie Zhiyuan suddenly asked.

Ye Fan took a sip of tea and said, “If it’s because of me or Xiaoyan, then it’s not necessary. Bringing Mo Yan Group’s cosmetics sales into the national top ten isn’t easy. It requires a substantial investment of financial and human resources, and I imagine you and your company could be significantly impacted or even burdened by it. Fulfilling your promise is enough; as long as you do that, you owe me nothing.”

He paused, then continued, “You also don’t need to worry anymore. Your son’s matter is over; I won’t dwell too much on it.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyuan’s expression changed slightly, showing a complicated look before finally exhaling and raising his glass: “My apologies for being overly cautious, Mr. Ye, this glass is to you.”