Chapter 80

Glancing at the three people on the floor, Wang Yan walked over to the tea table to the side and began to brew tea.

Seeing Wang Yan act this way, Tan Zongming gritted his teeth and struggled to climb up: "You two go out first and wait for me outside."

Hearing this, the two bodyguards hurriedly braced themselves to stand up. Without a word, they grimaced in pain, rubbing the spots where Wang Yan had hit them, and slunk out the door.

Wang Yan, while washing the cups, saw Tan Zongming glaring fiercely at him and said nonchalantly: "Calm down?" He pointed to the opposite side: "Sit."

Straightening his clothes, Tan Zongming sat down and stared at Wang Yan: "Your skills are good, but this isn't the era of fighting for your life anymore. No matter how good your skills are, you can't protect yourself."

Adding tea to the pot, Wang Yan poured the water while saying calmly: "With the level of those two just now, even if ten more came equipped with guns, they couldn't protect you. So, do you think I can't protect myself?" As he spoke, he appropriately revealed the peerless confidence of someone who had been a boss for many years, fought on the battlefield, and dominated amidst a hail of bullets.

Seeing Tan Zongming silent, Wang Yan knew he was recalling the information about him. Not letting him overthink it, Wang Yan poured two cups of tea and said with a chuckle: "It's all a joke, Mr. Tan, no need to take it seriously." He placed the freshly poured teacup in front of him: "Come, Mr. Tan, have some tea. First-pick pre-Qingming Longjing, a rare and good tea. Mr. Tan, have a taste, it'll help cool your temper."

Giving Wang Yan a look of surprise and suspicion, Tan Zongming lowered his head to take a sip of tea to suppress the displeasure in his heart. Tan Zongming said bluntly: "You shouldn't have let Sister Andi know the truth; the damage to her is too great."

If he didn't have to show off, look how much better things would be. If he had just been like this from the start, why bother rolling on the floor twice?

As for Tan Zongming's consistently condescending attitude, Wang Yan had nothing to say. After all, the man was indeed impressive, truly wealthy, with connections and resources. He didn't just look down on ordinary people; even if someone had assets of four or five hundred million but lacked connections and resources, he still wouldn't take them seriously, and he certainly had the capital to do so.

It was just like with Wang Yan; he dared to bring bodyguards to someone's door to bully them. But with Wei Wei, he only went himself, because Wei Wei had connections, and they weren't weak. If he brought people to bully him, the nature of the situation would be different.

"Isn't she doing quite well now?" Putting down the teacup, Wang Yan said: "So what if she knows she has a genetic condition? Your reaction is a bit overblown."

"I'm concerned about her; for so many years, she's only had me as a friend. Of course, Sister Andi is so beautiful and intelligent, I don't deny I have thoughts about her, but I feel I can't shoulder that responsibility, so I've never provoked her."

"I know. You're not clear on whether Sister Andi actually knows about Wei Guoqiang's situation. Now she knows she has a genetic condition, and besides, she hasn't seen Wei Guoqiang since birth, so where would the affection come from? It's not a big problem."

"You knew all of this?"

"You don't seem like the type who likes to talk nonsense."

Staring at Wang Yan for a while, Tan Zongming said: "We didn't know each other until we fought today. With Sister Andi's connection, let's see if there's a possibility of cooperation in the future. I'll treat you to a meal another day. That's it, I have things to do, I'm leaving." As he spoke, Tan Zongming stood up: "Oh, by the way, your tea is good."

"If Mr. Tan likes it, just take some from me, wait a moment." Wang Yan turned back to the shelf behind his desk and took a box of tea: "I don't have much either, this should be enough for you to drink for a while."

Taking the tea Wang Yan handed over, Tan Zongming shook hands with Wang Yan and said: "Then I'll gratefully accept, see you again."

"I'll see Mr. Tan out."

After seeing Tan Zongming into the elevator, Wang Yan returned to the office under the gaze of his employees, sat back down at the tea table, and sipped his tea leisurely, thinking about Tan Zongming's matter just now.

This Tan Zongming didn't get to where he is today by being a pushover. Having lived in luxury for years, he could swallow such an offense from Wang Yan. Whether it was because of Sister Andi or because of his real or fake threats, this old guy was about the same as that Wei Zhijie in *Nothing But Thirty*. The two weren't just similar in wealth; their character and demeanor were no different—they were both the same pathetic type. The only difference was that Tan Zongming was indeed much more handsome than Wei Zhijie's old face, though, of course, he was also eight streets ahead of him, Wang Mou, in looks.

At this moment, a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, and Wang Yan said "Come in."

Qiu Yingying poked her head in. Before she could speak, Wang Yan gave her a look of annoyance: "You, don't listen to their nonsense. Nothing to do? Is there less work? Should I add some more for you?"

Sticking out her tongue, Qiu Yingying hurriedly shook her head: "I... haha, I was just checking on Brother Wang, you're busy, you're busy." After saying that, she hurriedly turned and ran, and before long, Wang Yan heard laughter outside.

Shaking his head, not wanting to think about those useless things, Wang Yan continued to drink his tea; giving this tea to Tan Zongming was a bit of a waste.

At the same time, in a spacious conference room in another building in Shanghai, Qu Xiaoxiao and the people sent by GI Company to investigate cooperation were sitting on both sides of a long table communicating.

Qu Xiaoxiao was full of confidence, acting like an elite as she babbled on there.

The GI representative pretended to listen earnestly to the useless nonsense and said: "Okay, Ms. Qu, what you said is very good. However, we have already seen all of this in the submitted proposal. Before you formally introduce and elaborate, may I ask you a question?"

Qu Xiaoxiao spread her hands: "Of course."

"Good, I want to know how much you know about our GI Company? The person who contacted us before was Mr. Qu Lianjie; his industry experience is richer than yours. So, besides being Ms. Qu's daughter, are there any other reasons?"

"Um..." Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes darted around, brainstorming how to respond. She pondered for a moment and said: "It's like this, GI is a famous German air conditioning brand..."

Qu Xiaoxiao was instantly knocked back to her original form, revealing her true colors, babbling nonsense in her broken English. The gaze of the foreigner opposite put immense pressure on Qu Xiaoxiao, and she nervously wrung her sweat-dampened hands back and forth. Unable to take it anymore, Qu Xiaoxiao hurriedly found an excuse to leave and ran to the restroom to call Sister Andi for help.

Sister Andi at Shengxuan Company was in a meeting, routinely blasting Liu Siming. Noticing her muted phone on the table light up, Sister Andi glanced at the caller ID, hung up, flipped the phone over, and ignored it. She had wasted two days, had a mountain of backlogged work, and was busy as hell; she had no time to chat with her. Without another thought, Sister Andi refocused and continued blasting Liu Siming.

Qu Xiaoxiao, whose call was hung up, wouldn't give up and called many times, but there was still no answer. Qu Xiaoxiao, who had given up on calling, racked her brains thinking about which of her fox friends could help at this time. In the end, Qu Xiaoxiao finally recognized reality, washed her face in dejection, and returned to the conference room, forcing herself to stay calm.

After talking for a whole morning, the GI representative left without even eating lunch.

Finally seeing off the foreigner who had been frowning the whole time, and no longer needing to force a smile or talk nonsense, Qu Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh and noticed her father's expression to the side, hurriedly stepping forward: "Dad, don't be angry, actually the chance wasn't very big to begin with, right?"

"Hmph, even if the chance wasn't big, there was still a chance. After your little stunt, there's absolutely no chance left." With a cold snort, Qu Yongquan said in disappointment: "Your plan was actually quite good, why did you... sigh, you, just stay home honestly and accompany your parents from now on, don't be messing around all day long." Qu Yongquan waved his hand in dejection.

Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes instantly welled up with tears: "Dad, I've already tried my best, I didn't want it to turn out like this either, give me one more chance, okay? Just one?"

Having no heart to deal with her, with children who were more useless than the last, Qu Yongquan was already heartbroken: "Alright, don't say anymore, just play with that little company you started, that's it." After saying that, Qu Yongquan flicked his sleeves and left.

Qu Xiaoxiao drove back to their villa in indignation to find her mother for warmth and comfort.

After getting off work, Wang Yan had nothing to do, so he simply bought some things and went straight to the bar. He solved dinner and entertainment at the same time.

After parking the car, just as he entered the bar, he saw a man sitting at the bar, dressed in casual clothes, looking handsome.

Walking up to greet him, he asked Xiao Li to bring some beer, found a corner with a good view of the performance, sat down, and began to drink by himself.

Zhao Qiping looked at Wang Yan, who was carrying a pile of barbecue, and said: "Who is he? Is he always this individualistic?"

Shrugging, Xiao Li smiled: "My boss, probably just got off work and had nowhere to go."

"Oh?" Zhao Qiping thought for a moment: "Get me some more wine, I'll go get to know your boss."

Seeing Zhao Qiping sit down in front of him like an old friend, Wang Yan handed him a few lamb skewers: "Try these, the taste is good. I waited a long time to buy them."

Zhao Qiping liked this casual, unreserved feeling, and his wounded heart eased a little: "Then I won't be polite." After saying that, he ate the skewers in big bites; he had been drinking for a long time and was a bit hungry now.

To be honest, Wang Yan didn't expect to run into Zhao Qiping at the bar either, and clinking glasses with him, he said: "You look like a new face, first time here?"

Zhao Qiping, eating the skewers, said: "First time."

"Drinking alone, are you being artistic or did something happen?"

Taking a big gulp of wine, Zhao Qiping said: "I'm a doctor, a doctor who performs surgeries..."

Wang Yan suddenly realized and raised a glass: "To you, today is on me, just drink in moderation. Life and death are unpredictable, you know that."

"Thank you." Clinking glasses with Wang Yan, Zhao Qiping drank it all in one gulp.

Wang Yan and Zhao Qiping chatted and joked, which somewhat relieved the self-blame and sorrow in Zhao Qiping's heart, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.

It was already past nine o'clock when he sent the swaying Zhao Qiping into a car. After saying goodbye to Xiao Li and the others, he called a designated driver and returned to Joyful Song.

Sister Andi, who had been working overtime late, brought the hardworking and improving Qiu Yingying back to Joyful Song together.

After Qiu Yingying returned home, she chatted with Guan Juer and Fan Shengmei, gossiped about Guan Juer's Brother Lin and Fan Shengmei's classmate Wang, then tidied up and went to sleep. As for what happened at the company today, she didn't talk nonsense; she had a little bit of sense now.

Just as Sister Andi finished washing up after getting home, she heard the doorbell. After checking the monitor and discovering it was Qu Xiaoxiao outside, she helplessly went to open the door.

Qu Xiaoxiao, who entered the door, asked first: "Sister Andi, what were you doing all morning? Why didn't you answer when I called you so many times?"

Sister Andi, who had closed the door and turned around, frowned and said: "Xiao Qu, if I remember correctly, I sent you a WeChat at noon telling you I was busy."

Noticing Sister Andi's mood, Qu Xiaoxiao hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Sister Andi, it's my fault." As she spoke, she looked like she was about to cry, and continued pitifully: "But this morning was really a matter of life and death, and you, as my friend, were not by my side when I needed you. Sister Andi, can you help me again, please?"

Looking at Qu Xiaoxiao's affected appearance, Sister Andi was really disgusted. However, out of politeness, she didn't say anything bad, and frowning, she said: "What do you want to do?"

Carefully glancing at Sister Andi, Qu Xiaoxiao told her about today's events and asked: "Sister Andi, is there any way to save it?"

Sister Andi looked at her coldly, shook her head, and said nothing.

"Ah?" Qu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth wide, walked to a chair to the side, sat down, and cried: "Then what should I do? Sister Andi? I'm about to be abandoned by my family, and even my mother will be kicked out. Tell me what I should do, Sister Andi?" After saying that, she buried her head on the table and cried bitterly.

Sister Andi's head was buzzing from her noise, and she was extremely anxious, so she hurriedly shouted: "Alright, can you stop crying first?"

Seeing Qu Xiaoxiao looking at her with teary eyes and a wronged expression, Andy shook her head helplessly: "GI has already been ruined by you. Based on my understanding of the way these foreign companies operate, you have no hope. In China, besides Old Tan, I don't know anyone else, and Shengxuan's business doesn't overlap with your family's. Old Tan does know quite a few people, but," Andy looked at Qu Xiaoxiao, who was staring at her eagerly, and said, "but do you think it's possible for me to introduce Old Tan to pull strings for your family?"

"Then what should I do, Sister Andi?"

"These things can only depend on yourself, I really can't help you. It's getting late, I need to rest, Xiao Qu."

"Then... then okay." Looking at Sister Andi's expression, Qu Xiaoxiao stood up reluctantly, walked to the door, and said pitifully: "If I find a big client myself, you must help me, Sister Andi."

"Xiao Qu, I'm really very tired."

"Then have a good rest, bye-bye, love you."

Closing the door, Sister Andi let out a long sigh, hurriedly drank some water to ease her emotions, and calmed her mood. For some reason, Sister Andi suddenly wanted to talk to Wang Yan, but after checking the time, Sister Andi finally gave up on that idea.

Lying on the bed with wild thoughts, she didn't know when she fell asleep...

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and it was Saturday. During this period, Qiu Yingying's father came to the company for a visit. Wang Yan accompanied him to look around and treated the father and daughter to lunch, which finally put Qiu Yingying's father's mind at ease, so he wouldn't have to worry all day at home and live in anxiety.

Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying were working overtime, Fan Shengmei was acting with Wang Baichuan, and Sister Andi went on a date with Wei Wei.

As for Qu Xiaoxiao? She had been out drinking to vent her frustration for three days. The only thing she didn't understand was what Yao Bin was doing recently; he would hang up after saying a few words on the phone, and when she asked friends, they didn't know much either, so Qu Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention to it.

In fact, Qu Xiaoxiao didn't care much about the failure of this GI project; it was just her first time wanting to do something, and the result wasn't satisfactory, so she would be fine after a while. As for losing points in front of Qu Yongquan, she cared even less. She had her father's temperament completely figured out; after a while, she would just cry and make a scene again. Besides, her mother was also in charge, so she definitely wouldn't treat her badly. As for business, she could just find another one; her family didn't lack that.

Wang Yan, who was bored at home writing calligraphy, also received a message from Zhao Qiping, saying he had found a delicious restaurant and invited him to have a meal together in the afternoon.

Wang Yan had nothing to do, so he had no objections and happily accepted the invitation.

This Zhao Qiping was fine in every other way, but once he found someone he could talk to, he would harass you endlessly. Why did he have nothing better to do than bother an old man like him? If he didn't know what kind of person Zhao Qiping was, Wang Yan would have kicked him two miles away long ago.

Driving to a slightly remote place, after searching for a long time and parking the car, Wang Yan followed the address and found a noodle shop. It didn't look like much from the outside, but the inside was a different world. There were many people eating noodles, and it was obvious that strangers were squeezed together, heads to heads, slurping away. The small space looked very crowded, but it was kept clean and tidy, and one could tell it was done with care.

Sitting inside, Zhao Qiping, who was sandwiched in the middle, saw Wang Yan coming, waved with a smile, and greeted: "Wang Laoban, here." As he spoke, he didn't forget to apologize to the people around him: "Sorry, my friend is here, everyone please be accommodating and squeeze out a seat."

Wang Yan sat beside Zhao Qiping and thanked the table of people with a smile.

"I've already ordered, their signature dish. You came just in time, I reckon it'll be out of the pot soon."

Nodding, Wang Yan said: "How did you find this place?"

"Recommended by a new colleague, he's been here once and said it was good." Just then, the boss brought up two bowls of noodles and a plate of side dishes. Zhao Qiping waved his hand to signal: "Try it and see how it is?"

Wang Yan lowered his head, slurped a mouthful, felt it for a moment, and said: "It's indeed good, it can be ranked."

Zhao Qiping said with a smile: "That's right, I came here specially to eat it once first, and only invited you today, full of sincerity."

"Do you have something to ask me? Showing courtesy for no reason."

"How can you say that? I hit it off with Wang Laoban, sharing some good food with you for no reason, how is that showing courtesy?"

Wang Yan picked up the big bowl and took a sip of soup: "Just this once, if you don't say it now, you won't have a chance."

Zhao Qiping laughed: "As expected, nothing can escape Wang Laoban's sharp eyes, it's like this..." Then Zhao Qiping told him about the situation of one of his patients and continued: "Recently, you're the only capable person I've met, the previous ones have all been spent, I need to let them recover, so I came to you to beg for alms."

"Can it be cured, right?"

Zhao Qiping said affirmatively: "Must be able to."

"Okay, then I'll help."

The people eating at the table were initially moved by the tragic situation Zhao Qiping described, but you don't even ask how much money it is? The more they listened, the more it sounded like a scam, or if not a scam, then just bragging. They rolled their eyes silently, ignoring these two self-indulgent idiots.

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The two of them naturally didn't care what they thought and finished their noodles while chatting.

Outside the noodle shop, Wang Yan said: "Tell me the card number, and I'll transfer it to you later."

"Don't, absolutely don't, I can't handle the money, then would I still be doing this?"

"Then go back and ask for the patient's card number, tell me the amount, and I'll transfer it directly to their card. I won't show my face, I can't stand the sight of crying."

Zhao Qiping shook his head and smiled: "Okay, that's it, I'm going back to the hospital now, wait for my news."

Seeing him turn to leave, Wang Yan stopped him: "Like this, I'll save one a month, one that can be cured, understand what I mean?"

Zhao Qiping naturally understood and nodded: "Don't you want to consider it? Those are all serious illnesses? It's not cheap, you know?"

"It's fine, can Wang Laoban be called that for nothing?"

Zhao Qiping laughed out loud: "Good, I'll thank you on their behalf." As he spoke, he was about to bow to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan held him back and didn't let him bend down: "Alright, I accept your intention, the main thing is your hard work. That's it, go get busy."