Chapter 165: Encountering Cheng Feng

Wang Yan didn't spend much time showing off outside. By the time he returned to the company, it was just past the time when work started in the afternoon.

Of course, this was mainly because he, Wang Mouren, was straightforward and didn't lack money, and it was also thanks to the efficiency of his subordinates. Otherwise, it would have taken at least two days of haggling; after all, it was a transaction of tens of millions.

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Sitting in a large, comfortable boss chair, with his long legs propped up on the desk, swaying back and forth—how dashing.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yan called his subordinates at the financial company.

Under his, Wang Mouren's, wise leadership in person, and with the concerted efforts of a mature development team, the progress of WeChat's development far exceeded expectations. He remembered that Tencent was around January 20th, but now, he might be able to finish by the 17th or 18th.

Originally, he had thought that since he couldn't beat them anyway, early or late didn't matter, but now that the development progress was ahead, a few days' difference meant a lot of things. So he also planned to do it properly; after all, not being able to beat them was one thing, but occupying ten percent of the market was one thing, and occupying thirty percent was another—they were two completely different matters.

It was already the end of the month, meaning there were only about twenty days left before it started. He had to know exactly how much money he had on hand to deploy, and by the way, understand how they were doing against the Dade Group.

As for the current software company, forget it; they were still talking about him injecting capital this morning. If he really wanted to count on WeChat to succeed, he would have to wait until after it went online to have a go with Tencent. At the very least, he had to hold his ground to win the confidence of investors; that was when he would make money. However, if he wanted to maximize returns, he would have to wait until "Pinyidao" came out and act on both sides. That was a matter for later; in any case, he had to have a go first.

After understanding the specific situation, Wang Yan had a number in his mind and then threw himself back into work. The sooner this thing was finished, the sooner he could fully devote himself to the research and development of artificial intelligence; he was counting on this to go out and do something big. As for the prescription, he couldn't count on it in the short term.

Around five o'clock, he went out for a simple meal, came back, and continued working until past nine before leaving.

In the underground garage, Wang Yan sat in his car, thinking about going to find Yang Zixi. After all, he had arranged the storefront today, so he had to put in some effort, otherwise, it wouldn't be justifiable.

It just so happened that he thought of Lin Xia, whom he had met today, so he might as well call Yang Zixi and go there for a drink to help set the mood.

To be honest, Wang Yan hadn't originally thought about doing anything with Lin Xia; otherwise, he would have been acting with her long ago, and Shao Huayang wouldn't have had anything to do with it. It was just that they had met by chance this time, so he might as well play around. If he could get her, great; if not, forget it. He'd just treat it as a diversion to find some fun in life.

Thinking this through, Wang Yan picked up his phone and called Yang Zixi, telling her to go to the bar where Lin Xia sang for a couple of drinks.

Hearing Wang Yan say they were going to Lin Xia's bar, Yang Zixi didn't say anything, and she had nothing to say. Of course, she had thought that Wang Yan might be blind and had taken a fancy to Lin Xia, but so what? She couldn't change anything.

Although she didn't know who that loose woman who called Wang Yan was, one look told her that Wang Yan didn't just have her; who knew how many he was keeping outside. Since that was the case, if Wang Yan was really blind and took a fancy to Lin Xia, she would even be a little excited. After all, they were two good sisters... cough cough... well, anyway, she could be valued more and live better.

Hanging up the phone, Yang Zixi pursed her lips and called Lin Xia again, telling her they were coming over in a bit and to be ready to receive guests. Only then did she stand up and simply dress herself in front of the mirror; she couldn't make Wang Yan lose face. But she was naturally beautiful, and a simple tidy-up made her devastatingly gorgeous.

After tidying up, she blew a flying kiss to the great beauty in the mirror, Yang Zixi slung her small bag, wiggled her bottom, went downstairs, drove her small sports car, and zoomed toward the bar.

Wang Yan parked his car outside the bar, glanced at a red 911 not far away, knew Yang Zixi had already arrived, and walked in immediately.

This was a quiet bar, not the kind where people swayed their waists crazily to dynamic music; it was mainly for listening to songs and drinking. Of course, alcohol was a good medicine for breaking social distance and a catalyst for excitement, so there was naturally no lack of men and women fishing for sugar daddies or picking up girls here.

Opening the door, he was met with warmth, and soft, soothing singing drifted over. Taking two steps forward and turning a corner, what came into view under the dim light was a young man on stage singing with all his heart, and downstairs were people drinking and chatting in twos and threes, with an occasional person drinking alone, looking quite lonely from afar—who knew if they had a story or not...

Wang Yan had sharp eyes; he scanned the room and saw Lin Xia and Yang Zixi sitting together talking, and that person drinking heavily looked like Cheng Feng? And at the table next to them, sitting alone, was a bespectacled, refined scum who looked like Shao Huayang?

Walking over in a few steps and glancing left and right, it was indeed Cheng Feng and Shao Huayang. Wang Yan said with a smile, "Young Master Cheng, long time no see. Quite a coincidence today, you're already drinking?"

Glancing at Shao Huayang on the side, whose attention was focused here, Wang Yan thought to himself, this is really fucking interesting. Lin Xia is here comforting Cheng Feng, and Shao Huayang is on the side watching the fun to go with his drink, or what?

Cheng Feng put down his wine bottle and looked at Wang Yan, who was with Yang Zixi in front of him. He just felt it was so infuriating. "Wang, don't you act hypocritical here."

Wang Yan looked at Lin Xia beside him with confusion. "What is he saying?"

"He's drunk, don't pay him any mind." Lin Xia hit Cheng Feng, smiled with slight embarrassment, and gave a thumbs up. "Your efficiency is truly high; you said you'd support her in the morning, and you came tonight."

Recently, Cheng Feng had basically come here every day to drown his sorrows. She naturally knew the reason, but she still had to pretend not to know and comfort Cheng Feng; her discomfort was even worse than the drunk Cheng Feng's.

When Yang Zixi called earlier, she was playing the role of the understanding sister. She knew Cheng Feng was unhappy because Wang Yan had ruined his good deed, and she had a mind to let Cheng Feng leave, but she had no proper reason. Moreover, when Cheng Feng heard Wang Yan was coming, he wanted to leave even less.

Without waiting for Wang Yan to reply, Cheng Feng's young master temper flared, and he waved his hand impatiently. "I'm not drunk, Wang. You don't need to play dumb with me. I don't believe you don't know about Shi Xiaomeng's matter. How come you're everywhere?"

He didn't mention Shen Bing's matter because Lin Xia was by his side.

None of them were fools; he couldn't have not thought about another direction if Wang Yan hadn't interfered. Even if it couldn't go well, at least it would be much better than now. He hadn't liked Wang Yan before, but recently, that fucking Wang was everywhere, making him even more unhappy.

Yang Zixi saw that scum Cheng Feng's look, and now he was treating her man like this. With someone to back her up, she was naturally not afraid and opened her mouth wanting to scold Cheng Feng.

"Of course I know." Wang Yan nodded and stopped Yang Zixi. He didn't care about Cheng Feng's ignorance; after all, Cheng Feng was on his schedule. He wasn't annoyed at the moment and looked at him with a smile. "What does that have to do with me? As the brother Shi Xiaomeng recognized, is there any problem with me taking care of him?"

Cheng Feng argued with his neck stiff. "Shi Xiaomeng is my brother; if there's something, of course I'm the one to help. What does it have to do with you?"

Ignoring Cheng Feng's shameless words, Wang Yan looked at Lin Xia on the side. "I heard from Zixi that you like Cheng Feng? From college until now?"

Lin Xia didn't speak, just kept shaking her head at Wang Yan. She had a feeling Wang Yan was about to tell the truth. But if he said it, she wouldn't be able to play dumb anymore...

Wang Yan was very sure that what Lin Xia was looking at him with was pleading.

Although he didn't know Lin Xia already knew the truth, he thought about it and could understand. After all, they were talking about Shi Xiaomeng, and he asked Lin Xia if she liked Cheng Feng; the direction was very clear—he was going to tell the whole story.

If Lin Xia didn't know, she would definitely have been generous and happily hugged Cheng Feng and said yes. Now that she was looking at him with pleading in her eyes, what did that mean?

The wicked fun of exposing secrets and watching the fun couldn't be realized, and Wang Yan couldn't help but feel a bit dispirited. "You know."

Lin Xia didn't speak, just kept shaking her head, tears gathering in her eyes, as if they would fall at any moment.

Cheng Feng looked at Wang Yan impatiently. "No, I'm talking to you, why are you asking Lin Xia? Huh? Did you hear me?" He wasn't drunk, but he had had a bit to drink and was a bit floaty...

Wang Yan still didn't care, stopped Yang Zixi, who was about to scold him again, looked at Cheng Feng with a smile, and said faintly, "I've never heard of someone pining for their brother's wife..."

"Stop talking!"

With a loud shout, Cheng Feng stood up and lunged at Wang Yan, not knowing if he wanted to cover Wang Yan's mouth or have a go with him.

Just as he saw Cheng Feng's movement, amidst Yang Zixi's subconscious high-pitched scream and Lin Xia's gasp of surprise, it happened in a flash. Wang Mouren very calmly stretched out a hand and pressed down on Cheng Feng's head, followed by a "bang," accompanied by the sound of wine bottles and glasses falling and shattering on the floor. Cheng Feng was pressed onto the table by Wang Yan. The impact of his hundred-plus-pound body was like a joke; the chair he sat on didn't even sway.

His head slammed onto the table, Cheng Feng screamed in pain, his arms flailing about, wanting to give Wang Yan a couple of hits.

Wang Yan didn't pay him any mind, stood up, pressed Cheng Feng's head with one hand, and waved the other.

The commotion just now was truly a bit loud. People, well, they were all curious and liked to watch the fun. The people around, including the singer on stage, all stopped and were looking over, watching the fun.

Seeing Wang Yan wave, the person on stage very sensibly stopped the music. Wang Yan shouted loudly, "Sorry for the inconvenience caused to everyone today, affecting everyone's mood, I'll say sorry here. To express my apology, everyone here can eat and drink to your heart's content, all consumption will be paid for by this Young Master Cheng under me. Also, please everyone do me a favor, let's not watch the fun here, okay?"

"Okay..."

"Classy..."

A group of people stood up and responded, and some even whistled; those watching the fun really didn't think it was a big deal.

Wang Yan waved at the stage, the music started again, and everyone saw that it was time to stop and sat down, but their eyes kept staring over here, pointing and talking from time to time. Very clearly, Wang Mouren had become the center of the topic...

In just this short time, the bar manager and Shao Huayang on the side had both walked over.

Exchanging a look with Lin Xia, the manager spoke first. "This gentleman, let's talk things over properly, can you please let Young Master Cheng go first?"

Lin Xia hurriedly followed up. "Yes, yes, Wang... Wang Yan, Cheng Feng is just drunk, a bit overexcited, let's sit down and talk, can we sit down and talk?" As she spoke, she also desperately winked at Yang Zixi beside Wang Yan.

Yang Zixi turned her head away haughtily, not even looking at her. That scum Cheng Feng, it was good for Wang Yan to teach him a lesson, saving him from acting like he was the boss every day and harming people.

Shao Huayang looked at Lin Xia and pushed his glasses. "This gentleman, I am Lin Xia's friend. As the saying goes, it's better to resolve grievances than to keep them. And I see you knew each other before, so that's even less appropriate. You let him go first, and let's sit down and have a good chat about whatever it is."

Wang Yan felt quite fucking innocent. He had two purposes for this trip: one was to have a little wine to set the mood, and two was to chat with Lin Xia to unlock new achievements or something. He didn't know that this dog-basket Cheng Feng was here, and he was even drunk, coming up to act tough in his face?

Shaking his head, not paying mind to the few people, especially Shao Huayang who came up to act tough in his face, Wang Yan patted Cheng Feng's face, who was still groaning in pain. "Are you sober?"

"Fuck... ah... hurts, hurts, hurts..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Wang Yan added a bit of force to the hand pressing his head and shrugged at the few people standing around. "Are you sober?"

Cheng Feng understood the principle that a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him. "Sober, sober, you let go first."

"Then did you hear everything I said just now?"

"Fuck... ah..." Feeling the pain in his head, Cheng Feng hurriedly changed his words. "Heard it, heard it all, no problem at all, all consumption is on me. Can you let go now..."

Lin Xia hurriedly said, "He's already agreed, hurry and let him go."

To use Nicholas Zhao Si's words, it was truly a harmonious society that saved Cheng Feng. Otherwise, given his, Wang Mouren's, temper, there basically wouldn't be a future.

Cheng Feng felt the pressure on his head disappear, raised his head, and without thinking, wanted to hit Wang Yan. He had never suffered such a loss or taken such anger since he grew up; if he didn't take revenge, his mind wouldn't be clear, and he would easily be stifled to death.

Grabbing Cheng Feng's arm, Wang Yan twisted hard, and with a small grappling move, pressed Cheng Feng onto the table again. Just now it was his forehead, now it was his side face.

"Can you not use your hands? Hmm?" While speaking, Wang Yan increased his strength.

Cheng Feng gritted his teeth in pain. "Can, can, can, I guarantee I won't use my hands... I guarantee..."

Wang Yan let go of Cheng Feng again.

After being freed, Cheng Feng didn't use his hands. One time was negligence, two times was not carelessness; even if he was stupid, he knew he was no match for Wang Yan. He hurriedly sat in his seat, gritting his teeth and rubbing his forehead and face; that table was rock hard, it truly fucking hurt.

The change was too fast; by the time Cheng Feng was rubbing his forehead, the few people on the side finally reacted.

The bar manager also understood what was going on; Cheng Feng had submitted, so that meant there was no problem. He knew what kind of background Cheng Feng had, and inwardly marveled at Wang Yan's awesomeness, while accompanying with a smile on the surface. "Since the matter has been resolved, I won't disturb you anymore, you all chat slowly, chat slowly."

After finishing, this manager left. He didn't mention the bill; Cheng Feng had already agreed just now, and since he had been subdued, there was no reason to go back on his word. If he went back on his word, it would be Cheng Shengen's face that was lost, and if it were even bigger, it would be the Dade Group's face.

Wang Yan comforted the angry Yang Zixi to sit down, and Lin Xia looked at the furious Cheng Feng and also sat down.

Shao Huayang also understood what was going on and said to Cheng Feng, "That's right, everyone is friends, just talk it out clearly." As he spoke, he very naturally sat next to Lin Xia.

Seeing this set of operations by Shao Huayang, Wang Yan smiled and didn't say anything.

This guy was quite disgusting. His wife had breast cancer, and he had two children, all sent to Singapore. If you said he abandoned his wife and children, he wouldn't divorce. If you said he had a sense of responsibility, his wife and children were still in Singapore, and he hadn't been seen taking care of them, yet he was looking for love here. If he said he only had affection for his wife but no feelings, then what the fuck was he living his life for?

In the drama, it was said they had been separated for several years. As for the part that wasn't revealed, the part before knowing Lin Xia, had he looked for love with others?

Wang Yan maliciously speculated—maybe this Shao Huayang was like Liang Zhengxian from "Nothing But Thirty," looking for his wife to come over and be Zhao Jingyu after he was done playing.

As for playing with women, Wang Yan didn't feel there was anything wrong with that; that was a matter of one willing to beat and the other willing to suffer. What he couldn't stand was just labeling it as love.

Just like Lin Xia, Shao Huayang told her he had a family, and they still played quite well together. What was the premise? There might be a listener to pour out one's heart and relieve one's worries. But that pot of twenty-thousand-yuan orchids and the two or three-thousand-yuan Louis XIII that Shao Huayang brought over were definitely also indicators. So, it was still a matter of one willing to beat and the other willing to suffer.

Who did love hinder? You can't just label everything as love. ===== CHAPTER 166 =====