Chapter 454: Declaring Sovereignty

After meeting with Zhu Junhao, Chen Yang directly called and summoned Yexin back from Xin'an City.

Behind No Worry Residence stood a crowd of hidden shareholders; if each shareholder, like Zhu Junhao, came to him for projects, even with three heads and six arms he couldn't cope.

Yexin is the spokesperson for No Worry Residence; having her handle the profit distribution, no matter the outcome, the pressure Chen Yang faces will be much less.

Moreover, Zhu Junhao's words also reminded Chen Yang. If those people with official backgrounds really wanted to join forces to cause trouble, they could very well ruin the Dongjiang New City project.

So, aside from the thirty billion yuan in funds promised by Liu Jianghua and Sun Changqing, Chen Yang plans to cover the rest entirely with bank loans.

The less invested, the lower the risk.

In the following week, Chen Yang borrowed a total of thirty billion yuan from the four major banks in Xingcheng. All this money was used to pay for the land use rights of Dongjiang New City.

After the procedures were completed, Chen Yang immediately posted the loan information on the official website of Common Folk Financial Investment Company.

This was intended to send a message to the outside world: his own money amounted only to thirty billion yuan, the rest was borrowed.

That way, fewer eyes would be on him.

Once the funds were ready, Chen Yang handed over the preparations for the Dongjiang New City groundbreaking ceremony to Liu Shijie, and he returned to Qingshui City.

After Liu Qingqing's affair was exposed, Chen Yang daily strove to mend his relationship with Lin Wei. Besides calling to ask after her health, whenever he was free on weekends he would drive back early to stay by her side.

Thanks to his relentless efforts, he finally shed the title of bureau chief. However, Lin Wei, to maintain her health, still refused to let him touch her when she slept at night.

This monk-like life continued for another half month. In mid-August, under Liu Shijie's preparations, the Dongjiang New City groundbreaking ceremony officially commenced.

This ceremony was very grand; besides the Xingcheng City Party Secretary and the mayor, even the Dongjiangsheng Provincial Party Secretary and governor came.

What surprised Chen Yang was that Lin Wei, who usually disliked participating in commercial events of Common Folk's subsidiary company, actually volunteered to attend this ceremony.

While Chen Yang reported his work to the provincial leaders, she remained silently, smilingly by his side.

She waited until the ceremony ended, the leaders all left, and then she alone drove back to Qingshui City.

Although Chen Yang didn't understand Lin Wei's behavior, as long as she was happy he couldn't be bothered to ask.

But Su Mingyue saw through Lin Wei's intention. She told Chen Yang, 'From now on, the whole world will know you are a married man. If you ever stay alone with a beautiful woman again, those gossip magazines will have plenty to busy themselves with.'

Chen Yang immediately grasped Su Mingyue's meaning—indeed, Lin Wei was asserting her sovereignty. Using the media as oversight, she let the flirtatious women around him naturally drift away.

However, Chen Yang wasn't too concerned. A distant Liu Qingqing in Hong Kong and a nearby Su Mingyue were already enough to give him a headache; he didn't want to add new troubles.

Chen Yang earnestly told Su Mingyue, 'Since everyone knows Lin Wei is my wife, you must keep your distance from me, lest those gossip reporters pester you endlessly and ruin your reputation.'

Su Mingyue dismissed Chen Yang's reminder, saying nonchalantly, 'I'm the General Manager of Common Folk Financial Investment Company; isn't it normal to have close contact with the Chairman? As long as they haven't caught us sleeping together, what's there to fear?'

Chen Yang was speechless; he noticed Su Mingyue had become much bolder than before. Previously she kept herself bundled up and spoke little; now she not only dresses sexy but also speaks to him without reservation.

"Su Mingyue, aren't you afraid Lin Wei will suspect you?"

"She's long suspected me." Su Mingyue laughed, "Before going to Deep City, she already had a talk with me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang was greatly surprised. Given her understanding of Lin Wei, upon learning the truth she would surely have given Su Mingyue a sound beating; unexpectedly, Su Mingyue not only came to no harm but also maintained close contact with Lin Wei.

Chen Yang curiously asked, "Su Mingyue, how did you manage to keep her from going berserk?"

Su Mingyue laughed, "I've neither had an actual relationship with you nor borne a child. What grounds does she have to cause trouble for me?"

"Moreover, I've figured it out. With Lin Wei plus Qingqing, your heart probably couldn't hold any more women. I see no need to go looking for trouble myself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang instantly felt much lighter. "Su Mingyue, if you think that way, I'm truly happy."

"Don't get too happy too soon?" Su Mingyue reminded Chen Yang, "Given Lin Wei's temperament, will she let Qingqing give birth to the child smoothly?"

Chen Yang's brows furrowed again. Hong Kong is after all too close to Deep City. If Lin Wei really mobilized the Hu family's power, even with bodyguards closely guarding Liu Qingqing, she might not be safe.

"Su Mingyue, why don't you go to Hong Kong to persuade Qingqing to move to Europe or Beautiful Country?"

Su Mingyue immediately shook her head and refused, "I can't get involved in this. If Lin Wei finds out, she'll surely turn against me."

"Why don't you have Manager Liu persuade her?"

Chen Yang sighed, "Liu Shijie and possibly the Liu family might not even know Qingqing is pregnant. Otherwise I wouldn't still be standing here safely."

Su Mingyue thought it over and found Chen Yang's reasoning sound. Liu Qingqing must be keeping it from the Liu family, which is why she ran to Hong Kong to settle.

She suddenly thought of someone, lowering her voice to tell Chen Yang, "Miss Zhu isn't in Hong Kong? Have her arrange to send Qingqing out of Hong Kong—wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Chen Yang wasn't worried about whether he could get Liu Qingqing out of Hong Kong; the real issue was that Liu Qingqing kept refusing to communicate with him.

He didn't even know what she was thinking, so how could he ask Zhu Zhu to help with this?

But since Su Mingyue also thinks Lin Wei might move against Liu Qingqing, Chen Yang cannot let his guard down.

After returning to Jiangmen Dao, Chen Yang called Guo Jin from his villa, telling him to use any means to persuade Liu Qingqing to leave Hong Kong.

As long as the Hu family can't find Liu Qingqing, no tragedy will occur.

But not long after Chen Yang ended his call with Guo Jin, the internet across Dongjiangsheng was flooded with photos of Chen Yang and Lin Wei together.

As the youngest billionaire of Dongjiangsheng, Chen Yang's entrepreneurial history and his campus romance with Lin Wei were spread by the media with embellishments.

To win the beauty's hand, Chen Yang engaged in a earth-shaking melee with over twenty off-campus thugs.

To prepare the chain stores of Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Company, Chen Yang was busy day and night without sleep.

To raise funds for the Dongjiang New City project, Chen Yang wits and braved against the business magnates in Hong Kong.

Seeing the end, even Chen Yang himself felt that the journey had truly not been easy!