Chapter 123: In the Midst of Inputting

"Liu Bin! Failing to bring me down must have left you utterly frustrated, hasn't it?"

Qin Ze's tone was calm, carrying even a trace of amusement.

"You enlisted Zhang Zhenguo to target me; very well!"

Silence reigned on the other end of the line for two seconds.

"Qin Ze, listen to me; there's no need for us to live as mortal enemies!"

"Moreover, Zhang Zhenguo wasn't someone I recruited..."

Liu Bin still attempted to argue his way out.

"Shut your mouth." Qin Ze interrupted him directly.

"When you divorced Shen Jingshu, I told you clearly: behave yourself, and we would leave each other alone."

"If you refused to behave, don't blame me for turning my back on you without mercy!"

"And what did you do? Not even a month has passed, yet you're so impatient to seek revenge!"

"Since you care so little, then I, Qin Ze, shall care just as little!"

"Do you think having some connections allows you to threaten me?"

Qin Ze let out a cold laugh:

"I have already sent evidence of your misconduct to your company headquarters' email."

"Embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds, accepting kickbacks—you know very well these crimes are enough to land you in prison for years."

On the other end of the line, Liu Bin's breathing became noticeably rapid.

"Qin Ze, you damn bastard!"

"Damn it..."

"Furthermore," Qin Ze gave him no chance to speak.

"I will have Shen Jingshu file a lawsuit again."

"This time, even if I must hire the best lawyer in Jiangcheng, I will ensure you leave with nothing."

"I will make sure you don't get a single penny."

"Liu Bin, if I don't destroy you this time, my surname isn't Qin."

"You think you can target me? Do you possess such capability?"

He hung up the phone.

Leaning back in his chair, Qin Ze gripped his mobile phone, his gaze icy cold.

As expected, within ten seconds, the phone rang again.

It was Liu Bin calling back.

Looking at the name flashing on the screen, the corner of Qin Ze's mouth curled into a trace of cold laughter.

He answered the call but said nothing.

On the other end of the line, Liu Bin's voice had completely changed.

No longer arrogant and angry as before, it now carried obvious panic and pleading:

"Qin Ze, President Qin... please listen to me..."

"You cannot send those things; this will cost me my life!"

"I climbed from an ordinary employee step by step to my current position..."

"I was wrong just now; my mouth was too loose; I am not human; I will come personally to your presence bearing thorns to beg forgiveness; I will kneel and kowtow to you; I will even call you Grandfather if you wish!"

"Please don't send those materials to the company; let us settle this privately; I will pay you whatever amount you demand!"

Qin Ze laughed:

"Settle privately?"

"Liu Bin, weren't you quite domineering on the phone just now?"

"Didn't you previously say you would make it impossible for me to stay even a single day in Jiangcheng?"

"Now you know fear?"

Tears choked Liu Bin's voice:

"President Qin, I was wrong, I was truly wrong..."

"You are a great person with immense magnanimity; please spare me..."

"I will agree to whatever you demand; you want Shen Jingshu? I don't want her anymore; I give her to you! I will sign the divorce agreement! I will leave with nothing!"

"Please, do not send those incriminating materials to the company..."

Qin Ze's eyes grew cold.

"I gave you a chance."

"It was you who refused it."

Having spoken, Qin Ze hung up the phone immediately.

Then he directly added Liu Bin's number to his blacklist.

The mobile phone screen went dark.

Silence filled the office for a few seconds.

Qin Ze exhaled deeply, feeling that the pent-up resentment choking his chest for several days had finally been partially released.

He picked up his mobile phone again and dialed Shen Jingshu's number.

The phone rang twice before being answered.

"Qin Ze?"

A trace of concern laced Shen Jingshu's voice:

"How did things go?"

"Settled." Qin Ze leaned back in his chair. "That Zhang Zhenguo Liu Bin found came to my office just now to apologize."

"However..."

Qin Ze paused, his tone turning cold:

"I don't intend to let this person Liu Bin off."

Silence lasted two seconds on the other end of the line.

"What do you plan to do?" Shen Jingshu asked.

"Get ready," Qin Ze said. "I'll arrange a lawyer in the next couple of days to file for divorce again."

"This time, I want him to leave with nothing, cutting off all his escape routes."

Silence returned on the other end for a few more seconds.

Then Shen Jingshu's voice came through, calm but firm:

"Alright."

"I'll cooperate with you."

"I am yours now; whatever you say, I will do."

Hearing this, Qin Ze felt a slight stir in his heart.

He hummed in acknowledgment, then said:

"Stay safe these few days. Liu Bin is desperate and might come looking for trouble with you."

"I'll have Ning Wei come over to keep you company!"

After hanging up, Qin Ze placed his mobile phone on the desk.

Qin Ze withdrew his gaze, letting it fall upon the coffee table.

That half-bottle of red wine was what Ye Zhuzhu hadn't finished when she left just now.

Qin Ze thought for a moment, picked up his mobile phone, and opened WeChat.

He found Ye Zhuzhu's profile picture and tapped into it.

He sent a sticker.

A cheeky Shiba Inu pushing up its sunglasses.

The other party replied instantly.

Ye Zhuzhu: "?"

Qin Ze typed:

"President Ye, does your Guanghui Group have any cooperation with Yongxing Real Estate?"

Ye Zhuzhu replied quickly: "Yes, why do you ask?"

Qin Ze:

"Are there several projects handled by someone named Liu Bin?"

Silence came from Ye Zhuzhu's end for a few seconds, then she replied:

"Your sources are quite well-informed."

"That's right, we are coordinating on several projects with him."

"Why the sudden inquiry?"

Qin Ze leaned back in his chair, organized his thoughts, then typed a line:

"Communicate with the Yongxing side and terminate cooperation on all projects currently in Liu Bin's hands."

The message was sent.

The other party fell silent for a while.

Then Ye Zhuzhu replied, her tone carrying obvious gossiping intent:

"Does this person hold a grudge against you?"

"What happened? Did he steal your little girlfriend?"

Looking at the screen, Qin Ze couldn't help but laugh.

He typed:

"Stop with the wisecracks."

"This person is trying to destroy me; he's had people blacklist my company for several days."

"Now that he's fallen into my hands, I must destroy him."

Silence came from Ye Zhuzhu's end for a few more seconds.

Then she replied:

"Then how do you plan to thank me?"

Qin Ze smiled and typed:

"I'll cover the losses; just name your price."

Ye Zhuzhu instantly replied with a sticker.

A tsundere white cat rolling its eyes.

Then came a line of text:

"You're covering the losses, oh; those were your words."

"I'll contact someone right now to communicate with the Yongxing side and terminate all relevant cooperation with this person."

Qin Ze replied with a 'kabedon' sticker.

Then he looked at the chat window and noticed the other party's status continuously displaying "Typing..."

This state lasted for half a day.

Qin Ze stared at the screen, the smile at the corner of his mouth growing deeper.

He could almost imagine that on the other end of the phone, Ye Zhuzhu was surely holding her mobile phone, typing then deleting, deleting then typing, her mind a tangled mess.

To be able to throw a powerful businesswoman with assets worth several billion into disarray—this could be counted as his own capability.

Qin Ze placed his mobile phone on the bedside table, turned off the light, and went to sleep.