Chapter 205: Shi Youxuan is Not Dead

Sheng Hanyu patted his own head, pretending to have a sudden realization, and said very understandingly: "Right, you people who have lived abroad for a long time don't like having friends over to your homes to protect your privacy, right? Look at me, I've lived in Prison for so long that I actually forgot about that."

"My fault, my fault, I'll stay at a hotel, but we can at least have lunch together, right?"

Since he had already said as much, it would be heartless for Jian Yining to refuse again.

Moreover, he was not a cold person; although he knew in his heart that it was better not to have contact, he still said: "I'll arrange a hotel for you. What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"I heard your king crab here is quite good. Let's have crab."

Jian Yining widened his eyes and said without any mercy: "If you're looking to die, go die at home. Don't come all this way to my place to look for trouble. Don't think I've forgotten that you're allergic to seafood. If you want to use this to blackmail me and squeeze what you want out of me, there's no way..."

After finishing, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly pulled his words back: "Even if you try to blackmail me, it's useless. Yingzi is truly gone; I don't have what you want here."

Sheng Hanyu stood up and tossed down a copperplate paper business card: "See you at noon."

There were no titles on the business card, not even a full name, just the character "Sheng" and a string of phone numbers.

Jian Yining shivered.

This type of business card is very popular internationally now; the exterior is copperplate paper, with the simplest contact information possible.

However, it has an interlayer; inside is a piece of gold foil, and only on the gold foil would there be titles and more comprehensive contact information. People who can receive such a business card are either very important clients, or it indicates that the person who issued the card has a prestigious status.

It seems Sheng Hanyu hasn't been idle during these five years in Prison.

Jian Yining peeled off the outer layer, and sure enough, there was an interlayer inside. Engraved on the gold foil were five or six titles, and all the titles were Chairman, each of which was a group company that had just emerged in recent years with great potential.

The companies covered various industries, including financial investment.

……

When Jian Yining arrived at the hotel at noon, Sheng Hanyu had already arrived.

And not just him, but also several famous local businessmen whom Jian Yining recognized; coincidentally, they were all his business rivals.

"Hmph!"

Jian Yining sat down without giving Sheng Hanyu a pleasant look, and he ignored the several people who greeted him.

Sheng Hanyu said to the group: "Apologies, everyone, our conversation ends here. You can discuss the specific matters with my Secretary."

The group immediately left tactfully.

Jian Yining mocked him: "You're something else. In front of me, you pretend to be a lovesick fool, traveling thousands of miles to find someone, but it turns out you came here to talk business?"

Sheng Hanyu corrected him: "You've got the priorities wrong. Finding someone is my main purpose; talking business is just something I'm doing while I'm at it."

"I didn't plan on succeeding in one go this time, so I came prepared for a protracted war. Since I have to stay here for a long time, I can't just do nothing, can I?"

It was a naked threat, very obvious, yet not stated too bluntly.

However, Jian Yining understood the meaning behind the words: if he didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would wear him down here until he compromised.

"Suit yourself."

Jian Yining was not the Jian Yining of five years ago; he wouldn't be scared into changing his mind by a single sentence from him.

But he was still angry.

Didn't Sheng Hanyu want to eat crab?

Fine, order a big one.

A huge king crab was steamed and brought up, along with several other famous local seafood dishes. Jian Yining appeared casual but was actually intentional: "Hanyu Ge, try these. These dishes were all things Yingzi loved to eat when she was alive."

He was using a goading tactic, and it seemed to have succeeded.

Sheng Hanyu truly began to eat in large mouthfuls, eating with great relish.

However, after the meal was finished, there was no reaction on Sheng Hanyu's body or face, which left Jian Yining extremely puzzled.

He remembered that when they were young, even if Sheng Hanyu accidentally ate a tiny shrimp, he would be uncomfortably itchy for several days. Now, he was actually completely fine? He suspected Sheng Hanyu had taken anti-allergy medication.

Sheng Hanyu saw through his thoughts and smiled slightly: "I'm not allergic to seafood anymore. I missed out on so many delicious things before; now I have to make up for it all."

That was true; he was no longer allergic to seafood, but the desensitization had come at a great price.

The red rashes on his body were layered one upon another, itching and hurting as if ten thousand ants were constantly crawling on him, or as if a thousand hands were stabbing him with needles...

Later, even his aunt opposed him eating seafood, unable to bear watching him intentionally torture himself.

So he went out to hotels to eat.

Sheng Hanyu discovered that the more pain he felt in his body, the clearer Shi Youxuan became before his eyes. He wanted to hold onto her, even if it was just an illusory image, even if it was just for a second.

As long as he could hold onto her.

However, even the illusory image didn't last long; he had actually become desensitized!

Jian Yining found the meal flavorless, but Sheng Hanyu was burping: "Truly excellent, a delicacy of the human world."

"Hanyu Ge, you don't really intend to stay here, do you?" Jian Yining softened his tone and even used the old form of address.

"Mm."

He nodded: "You are all alone now, and I am all alone too. I'll stay here to keep you company; the two of us brothers can look out for each other."

Jian Yining was not naive enough to believe his nonsense.

"You don't need to scare me. If you want to stay, then stay, but no matter how long you stay, it's just a waste of time."

"Is that so? Then let's wait and see."

Sheng Hanyu didn't have a moment of rest all day; from the moment Jian Yining saw him, the nightmare had begun.

After returning to the company from lunch, there were several "bad news" reports.

Several companies that were originally prepared to sign with Tianma suddenly changed their minds and wouldn't sign, turning around to throw themselves into the arms of a rival company.

But this was just the beginning. The next morning, as soon as work started, order cancellations flew in like snowflakes. Everyone in the company was stunned; no one knew what had happened.

Jian Yining spent the whole morning dealing with these matters, busy and overwhelmed, yet the situation did not ease and only grew worse.

It was Sheng Hanyu causing trouble behind the scenes.

He didn't hide it at all, but instead did it openly and brazenly!

Everyone who came to cancel their orders stated it very clearly: it was at Mr. Sheng's instruction; as long as Chairman Jian agreed to one condition, these matters would naturally disappear, and he would be responsible for all losses.

Jian Yining remained unmoved; even if everyone came to cancel their orders, he would not compromise with Sheng Hanyu!

However, he only held out for one day before he couldn't take it anymore; the Chairman was acting willfully, and the shareholders and executives below him did not understand.

They went to the Chairman's office as a group to demand an explanation, and they would not leave the office until they received a clear answer.

"Bam!"

Jian Yining slammed his hand on the desk and stood up, shouting angrily, "Are you all planning to force my abdication? I have my own reasons for not agreeing, so all of you, get out!"

He rarely lost his temper, but when he did, there was not a single person in the entire company who wasn't afraid; everyone had come aggressively, but they all left dejectedly.

Starting on the third day.

Tianma stock was also affected, and the frequency of its fluctuations was very abnormal.

Jian Yining stared intently at the computer, cold sweat even breaking out on him!