Chapter 639

Zhang Linlin's temper flared as soon as she heard Zhou Yunpeng's name.

"Chairman, you know he bullied me in school and even lent him money to start a business? Are you trying to make me angry?"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Classmates—if we can help, we should. Who knows, maybe he's turned over a new leaf..."

Zhang Linlin looked scornful and said, "Pah! You definitely don't know—he just got out of detention not long ago. No one wants him, so he came to you."

Chen Yang wasn't surprised at all by Zhou Yunpeng's situation. As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, your shoes get wet. Zhou Yunpeng often hung out with unsavory characters, so it was only a matter of time before the law caught up with him. What puzzled him more was Zhang Linlin's behavior.

"Since you know he has a criminal record, why did you still bring him into the company? Seeing him every day just makes you angrier."

Zhang Linlin heard this, smirked, and said, "The company will have dozens of tons of raw materials arriving soon. I plan to have him and his cronies work as laborers in the warehouse. If they can't handle it, let them quit on their own."

Chen Yang frowned slightly and said, "Better to offend a gentleman than a petty person. Aren't you afraid they'll retaliate?"

Zhang Linlin dismissed the concern, saying, "We live in a rule-of-law society. If they dare cause trouble, I'll just call the police."

Chen Yang still felt it was improper and warned her, "Even if you want them to suffer a bit, don't go too far. Desperate dogs jump walls, and besides, they're not good people to begin with. You don't need to drag yourself down for their sake."

Zhang Linlin thought it over, agreed Chen Yang made sense, and said, "Then I'll just let them stay in the warehouse. As long as they don't cause trouble, I won't hold the past against them."

Chen Yang doubted Zhou Yunpeng could endure hardship, but he didn't have a good impression of him either. If Zhang Linlin could really drive him away, that would spare us one trouble.

However, the more you try to avoid trouble, the more it pursues you.

Three days later, unable to find Chen Yang, Zhou Yunpeng launched a tirade in the class group.

"Chen Yang, if you don't want to help me, just say so—no need to have Zhang Linlin disgust me. Damn it, everyone else got easy jobs, while I'm stuck in the warehouse doing grunt work! Am I not human?"

His outburst made the group lively.

"Zhou Yunpeng, you bullied Zhang Linlin plenty in school—letting you guard the warehouse is already generous."

"Exactly, you wasted who knows how many people back in school. Now you can't even handle being a mover. Why didn't you study more back then?"

"Zhou Yunpeng, with a criminal record, getting a job from Chen Yang is already generous—yet you're so arrogant."

"Damn, it turns out you're not the ones being bullied. I'm quitting, fine!"

"Zhou Yunpeng, if you can't even handle warehouse work, just quit! I'll pay you by the day."

"Zhang Linlin, you fake‑beauty slut, watch your step when you go out."

"Zhou Yunpeng, you dare threaten me? Believe it or not, I'll call the police and have you arrested right now."

"Hmph, you think the police station is your family's business? If you've got the guts, send someone to arrest me."

……

When Chen Yang received the news, Zhou Yunpeng had already been taken by the police officers summoned by Zhang Linlin for a lecture.

By the time he arrived at the police station, he found only Zhou Yunpeng squatting in the detention room. He asked the officers and learned that this guy had too many issues; even his family refused to come pick him up.

Seeing his disheveled state, Chen Yang snapped, "A grown man who only bullied the weak in school, now can't endure work either. Even your family wants nothing to do with you—what's the point of living like this?"

Although Zhou Yunpeng was locked up, he still protested, "I just said a couple of things in the class group and didn't even do anything to her—does that even count as illegal?"

Chen Yang snorted, "Others might just be blowing off steam with two sentences. The problem is, you have a record—who can guarantee you won't act on it?"

Zhou Yunpeng fell silent at once. Precisely because of his record, he faces cold stares everywhere after release. His family looks down on him, friends avoid him. Just for saying two crude remarks in the class group, he's hauled into the police station for questioning.

Such days are really fucking miserable!

Chen Yang didn't want to waste time at the station. Seeing him silent, he said directly, "Zhou Yunpeng, if you want to do something decent, just stay put in the warehouse. If you can't take even a little hardship, go back to hanging out with your old crowd. Let's see how long you can last."

Zhou Yunpeng glanced at Chen Yang hesitantly and asked, "Do you still have room for me?"

Chen Yang had checked Zhou Yunpeng's file; he was detained after a bar brawl with other troublemakers. Since leaving detention, he hasn't contacted his old crowd at all.

Chen Yang thought such a person could still be salvaged, so he said, "Zhou Yunpeng, as long as you don't stir up trouble, I'll treat today's incident as if it never happened. But if you keep repeating your mistakes, don't blame me for forgetting our classmate bond."

Zhou Yunpeng immediately swore, "Chen Yang, rest assured, I'll work hard and definitely won't cause you any more trouble."

Chen Yang didn't believe his oath; Zhao Shunfa had done the same thing, and it proved useless.

After leaving the police station, Chen Yang solemnly warned Zhou Yunpeng, "I've personally sent three college classmates to prison; I don't want you to become the fourth."

Zhou Yunpeng heard this, his body uncontrollably shivered.

He always thought Chen Yang was an honest person, just lucky to become a tycoon. Never expected he was also a ruthless person behind the scenes!

That night, Zhou Yunpeng publicly apologized deeply to Chen Yang and Zhang Linlin in the class group.

Regarding this, Zhang Linlin paid no attention. To avoid making the atmosphere too awkward, Chen Yang said some encouraging words to her.

Then the group became lively again. Most of it was praise complimenting Chen Yang's magnanimity.

Such scenes, Chen Yang had experienced many times as an onlooker in his previous life, and had grown accustomed to them.

Just as he was about to close QQ, Tang Miaomiao's private chat came through.

"Chen Yang, tomorrow I'm inviting a few leaders from the bank to dinner; can you spare some time to come over and help me hold the fort?"

"Tomorrow I'm not free; I'll just call your bank president directly!"

"I'm feeling insecure on my own; can't you come over to give me some courage?"

"Rest assured, as long as your bank president isn't stupid, he won't make things difficult for you."

"Then… don't you want me to give you something in return?"

"No need; just stay away from me, and that's the best repayment for me."

"Annoying! Remember, you must call our bank president!"

"Got it."

Chen Yang felt goosebumps all over the ground. Such a shameless woman—he actually had a crush on her during his school days, and almost became a simp…