Ye Zhi’s laugh completely shattered Cen Ya’s defenses.
Cen Ya yelled furiously, “What are you laughing at?! If you have the guts, don’t ever fall in love or get married your whole life!”
“You don’t need to worry about my affairs,” Ye Zhi replied calmly. She said sarcastically, “Besides, even if I do get married, I’ll still be myself, not a subordinate to anyone. Even if I meet a scumbag, I’ll have the courage and strength to completely extricate myself, and won’t come up with excuses for self-deception. But you?”
Cen Ya found Ye Zhi’s words incredibly grating. She wanted to retort but didn’t know what to say. Angrily, she stomped her foot, turned, and ran away in a fluster.
Ye Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Cen Ya was finally gone. This money today felt quite disgusting to take.
If there was a next time, she’d have to consider raising her price. Warren Buffett’s lunches once auctioned for nearly five million US dollars. Was it unreasonable for her to charge Cen Ya 2.5 million US dollars?
*
At the training institution’s headquarters, when Lin Shuangshuang heard from her informant that Ou Minghan was preparing to transfer a large sum of money out of the training institution, she rushed over to stop him.
Ou Minghan looked at Lin Shuangshuang with disdain. “What do you, a woman, know? I’m taking this money to save Feilong Live! Only by proving to Ni Na that Feilong Live is profitable will she be willing to continue investing in me! Lin Shuangshuang, you need to have a long-term vision, don’t be so petty about these small gains!”
Lin Shuangshuang was so angry she wanted to tear him apart on the spot. “Ou Minghan, I think you’ve gone mad! This is a desperate measure!”
Ou Minghan became even more irritated. He was desperate, otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to instigating Cen Ya to seek reconciliation. Yet, this woman, Lin Shuangshuang, dared to question him?
“Then what do you suggest? Are you asking me to find a killer to assassinate Ye Zhi? Do you know how guarded that woman is? She never gives anyone she doesn’t know a chance to get close to her! Or should I change targets and go after Ye family members?” As he spoke, Ou Minghan’s expression darkened, and he began to seriously consider the feasibility of this idea.
Lin Shuangshuang was shocked. She just wanted to skim some money, at most commit some financial crimes. But this guy Ou Minghan actually wanted to commit violent crimes?!
Moreover, from Ou Minghan’s words, it seemed he was past the mere thought stage! He seemed to have already tried privately, but because Ye Zhi was too vigilant, he hadn’t succeeded!
Almost instinctively, she took two steps back, wanting to distance herself from this hidden murderer.
Ou Minghan noticed her movement. He said with a grim face, “I was just speaking casually, I didn’t plan to actually do it.”
Who would believe that! Lin Shuangshuang thought to herself. However, at this moment, she didn’t want to anger Ou Minghan and incur his resentment.
This was no good, cooperating with this man was too dangerous. It was fine when they had no conflict of interest, but if conflict arose, she didn’t have Ye Zhi’s strong defenses!
Of course, for now, she had to placate Ou Minghan and also extort more money from the Cen family.
“I didn’t take it seriously either, but,” Lin Shuangshuang forced a smile and continued, “Ou Minghan, don’t you think your target has been wrong from the start? You subconsciously always want to defeat Ye Zhi, to always be one step ahead of her, to win cleanly against her again and again. But think carefully, what do you truly want, money, or to defeat her?”
Ou Minghan was taken aback. He impatiently asked, “Are these two things conflicting?”
“Of course! If you want to defeat Ye Zhi, you must spend more money and face Ye Zhi’s attacks, and in the end, you might not even win. However, if you only want money, you can treat Ye Zhi as a target, an illusionary target, use this excuse to launch more projects, get more investments. The more projects, the higher the investment, the more money you can get! As for how to handle the Cen family, do I need to teach you that?”
Ou Minghan suddenly realized. That’s right, instead of constantly focusing on Ye Zhi, he should shift his target to the Cen family!
Ni Na was currently very dissatisfied with him and didn’t want to invest further, but he didn’t necessarily need to earn Ni Na’s trust by proving his business capabilities!
A bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
Why should he kidnap someone from the Ye family? He could find someone to kidnap Cen Ya and Ni Na, and then at the most critical moment, step forward and save them both. Then, they would surely be grateful to him!
It would be even better if he got injured in the process!
After the event, he could blame this kidnapping on Ye Zhi, and then threaten Ni Na and Cen Ya. Ye Zhi had deep roots in the capital, so even calling the police would be useless. It was best not to provoke her. At that time, wouldn’t Ni Na and the others hate Ye Zhi to the bone?
After that, if he proposed to launch more projects and compete with Ye Zhi across the board, why would Ni Na not obediently give him money?
The more Ou Minghan thought about it, the more excited he became. “Lin Shuangshuang, you truly are my confidante. Rest assured, I will never mistreat you in the future!”
Lin Shuangshuang felt so disgusted she almost vomited!
However, thinking that Ou Minghan was a lunatic capable of homicidal thoughts at any moment, she forced a smile. “As long as you have any safe money-making projects in the future, remember to include me.”
Ou Minghan readily agreed. His phone rang; it was Cen Ya calling to ask where he was.
Ou Minghan told her the address. By the time Cen Ya arrived, Lin Shuangshuang had already left.
“Ya Ya, how did it go? What did Ye Zhi say?” Ou Minghan asked anxiously.
Cen Ya immediately felt uncomfortable. Why did Ou Minghan ask about the result first, without asking if she was okay?
She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and said with some helplessness, “I’m sorry Minghan, she didn’t agree.”
“How could she not agree?” Ou Minghan frowned. “Was your attitude not good, or did you say or do something that angered her…”
These words instantly provoked Cen Ya. “Ou Minghan! To you, who is more important, Ye Zhi or me? I even knelt to her, and she still wouldn’t budge. What else could I have done? I really want to know now, do you truly love me? Why haven’t you asked if I suffered any grievances since I returned?!”
Ou Minghan’s heart tightened slightly. Cen Ya was actually wavering?
It seemed his kidnapping plan had to be expedited.
“Ya Ya, I love you so much, I would even die for you, yet you doubt me!” Ou Minghan feigned being hurt by her and directly counterattacked. “I know, I lost to Ye Zhi again, and you’re starting to dislike me, right? After all, you are a Duke’s daughter, and I am about to become a pauper with nothing. How can I be worthy of you?”