Chapter 219: 90: A Family by the Spring Chapter 219: The Throne of Xingyou Tourism's First Lady Belongs to No One but Her

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

Wu Meng quietly breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

"I'm going to the office to see my old classmate....."

Wang Fan ignored him, and seeing that Lin Xiyu had no objection, he stood up from his chair and walked into the office.

Not long after, strange sounds came from inside the office, as if someone was fighting, with desks and chairs making sharp scraping noises.

"Damn it!"

Li Hao and the others were startled and stood up in unison, wanting to rush inside.

"Sit down!"

Lin Xiyu shouted sternly, forcefully stopping them: "Don't meddle in their business; just do your own jobs. Right now, nothing is more important than monitoring game data."

"Yes."

Li Hao and the others were stunned by the president's wife's rarely seen imposing aura, returned to their posts, and dared not make a sound.

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The company instantly fell silent, without a single noise, only faint breathing could be heard.

"How did you tell me back then? You said you didn't care about money, status, or power, only her, and you would never give up."

In a moment, the fighting sounds in the office gradually subsided, and a hysterical roar came from inside: "I believed your nonsense and gave up pursuing her, but how the hell did you do it? You went back on your word and, for your mother's sake, ruthlessly abandoned her."

"Don't think I don't know the contents of that letter; every word meant farewell, saying she would become a teacher and have a bright future, not wanting to drag her down because of herself."

"If it weren't for your heartlessness, how could she have been stimulated to the point of vomiting blood?!"

"You bastard, why did you come back after leaving?!"

"I guarded her side for five years, and as soon as you returned, you snatched her away. Did you ever think about my feelings?!"

"I am the one who stayed by her side when she was in the most pain. What right do you have to compete with me? If you weren't my childhood friend, I'd really smash your head in with a brick."

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"I have never given up on her."

Guben seemed to have been hit, his voice a bit hoarse: "Not in the past, not now, and not in the future."

"You're lucky today. For Xiyu's sake, I've endured it, considering it repayment for the favor of you taking care of her in the hospital."

"As for investment and business dealings, they have nothing to do with her. Don't confuse the two. I don't want anyone to take this opportunity to covet my wife."

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"If it weren't for her sake, what investment would there be to talk about?"

Wang Fan was furious: "I never want to see you again in this damn life."

"Nor do I....."

Guben retorted: "Dealing with someone who uses the name of brotherhood but might stab you in the back at any time."

"You damn......"

Wang Fan gritted his teeth in anger and wanted to punch him again.

"Had enough?!"

Lin Xiyu suddenly spoke, shouting through the door and window.

The arguing in the office stopped abruptly, and the two looked at each other, saying nothing more.

Wu Meng lifted her eyelids, secretly glanced at Lin Xiyu, and gave her a thumbs-up.

Being able to subdue two tyrannosaurs with a single shout—this kind of guts was definitely not for show.

The throne of Xingyou Tourism's First Lady belonged to no one but her.

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Floor 21 of the office building, Yingrun Investment.

"I'm curious, what grudges do you have with Xingyou's president? Why are you targeting him so much?"

Li Ang, the supervisor of Yingrun Investment, tapped his finger on the table and looked at Liu Rushi with interest: "If I remember correctly, he should be your alumnus, and you were the one who poached him back from the United States."

"I'm not targeting him....."

Liu Rushi did not admit it, her face somewhat gloomy: "I was just doing what a legal advisor should do."

"Whatever you say is what it is."

Li Ang smiled good-naturedly and didn't ask further.

Liu Rushi had a good family background, was beautiful, and was a lawyer; in every way, she was a very good match for a marriage alliance.

He didn't mind coaxing her and, within his authority, indulged her little temper.

As for Xingyou Tourism, although the games they produced were indeed good, what risks a president with a stain on his record would bring to the company was still unknown.

Nipping risks in the bud was a capability a qualified investor must possess.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong; whether Xingyao went bankrupt had nothing to do with him. There wasn't just one game company, and they had many other choices.

There were plenty of newly established small companies eager to cooperate with them.

A sudden sharp ringtone broke the silence. Liu Rushi glanced at her mobile phone, avoided Li Ang's probing gaze, picked up her mobile phone, and walked out of the supervisor's office.

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"Silly goose, you can't even handle this small matter....."

In a moment, a low curse sounded in the emergency passage on the 21st floor.

"This isn't my fault..."

The executive of Sha Yu Game Company was in an even worse mood than her, speaking in a flustered and angry tone: "You didn't even tell me before that he has a friend who is the general manager of Dingsheng Industry. That man came out demanding to invest 50 million yuan, squeezing me left and right. That's not all; he also said he wants to compete with Sha Yu for market share and crush our company."

"This time you've really ruined me. Not only did the acquisition fail, but you've dragged the company down too. If they really target Sha Yu and squeeze the company dry, I'll truly become the company's sinner. Will our general manager easily let me off?"

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"The general manager of Dingsheng Industry?"

Liu Rushi tightened her grip on her mobile phone: "The person you're talking about, is his name Wang Fan?"

"I don't know if that's the name..."

The Sha Yu executive said hatefully: "That person is very arrogant, doesn't take me seriously at all. One look and you can tell he's very rich."

"Do me another favor."

Liu Rushi's eyes showed malice: "If this matter is done, let that Wang Fan and Xingyao both be finished."

"You say..."

The Sha Yu executive, wanting revenge, became interested upon hearing this.

"You spread news online, just say..."

Liu Rushi covered her mobile phone with her hand, afraid outsiders would hear.

"Okay."

The Sha Yu executive and she hit it off immediately.

"Do it secretly, don't let anyone find traces."

Liu Rushi reminded her again uneasily.

"I know."

The Sha Yu supervisor hung up the phone very excitedly.

Liu Rushi put away her mobile phone, pretending nothing had happened as usual, pushed open the door, and left the emergency passage.

She thought no one heard her, never expecting that at the emergency exit on the 20th floor downstairs, a person was standing.

Hu Qin held a cigarette between his fingers, a complex and hard-to-discern expression flashing in his eyes.

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Dingsheng Industry and Xingyou Tourism reached cooperation through Lin Xiyu's efforts.

The two childhood friends signed their names on the contract, resolved their past grievances, and joined hands again. The whole company was full of joy.

At least on the surface it was like that...

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"Give money, give money quickly, no money, no leaving..."

Wu Meng got the contract and immediately started dunning for payment, urging the first installment of funds to arrive as soon as possible.

Wang Fan refused to pay, so she chased him to his Dingsheng Industry Building in Shanghai and blocked him at the office doorway.

"I don't have that much cash..."

Wang Fan parried with her: "Owe it first, we'll talk after a while."

"Owing it won't do."

Wu Meng glared with both eyes, unhappy: "Liar Hunter is in the testing phase, exactly when money is needed. Just publicity costs hundreds of thousands, plus server maintenance fees, hiring artificial customer service, daily expenses..."

"Alright, stop glaring. If you glare anymore, your eyeballs will fall out."

Wang Fan dug his ears, impatiently listening to her nagging.

Wu Meng was furious: "You don't want to sign a contract, isn't this messing with us?"

"Is this my fault?"

Wang Fan retorted: "I invested fifty million yuan, and I can't even get forty percent equity. What kind of tyrannical clause is this?"

"Giving you thirty percent is already good."

Wu Meng muttered softly: "You just invest money and don't work. Don't you want to leapfrog the president and be the boss yourself?"

"Dumb cute..."

Wang Fan laughed angrily: "You've been a bit arrogant lately!"

"I am arrogant. What can you do to me?"

Wu Meng, relying on her best friend's backing, talked back unconvinced.

"You wait..."

Wang Fan looked at her for several seconds, smiled black-belliedly: "Tomorrow I'll introduce another match for Liangzi. She'll definitely be younger and prettier than you."

"You dare?!"

Wu Meng exploded upon hearing this.

"What do I not dare?"

Wang Fan continued black-belliedly, returning her own words to her unchanged: "I just introduced him to someone. What can you do to me?"

"I'll call Xiyu right now and tell her you bullied me."

Wu Meng nimbly took out her mobile phone from her pocket and indeed dialed Lin Xiyu's number.

Lin Xiyu was busy at school at this time. Early to mid-September is the annual back-to-school season. This year she has to take charge of new students and serve as Class Teacher, busier than before.

The phone rang. She took a call while busy. Hearing Wu Meng's meaning, she found it both funny and exasperating.

"I didn't bully her. This needs to be made clear..."

Wang Fan was also left speechless by Wu Meng's antics. He shouted through the phone: "Someone like her, I wouldn't want her even if she threw herself at me. Only Liangzi likes her."

"He says he wants to introduce a match for Liangzi and split us up."

Wu Meng glared at him and complained in a bad mood.

"Is this something a human would do?"

Lin Xiyu strongly backed up her best friend.

Wu Meng chuckled, pressed the speaker button, and let Wang Fan hear everything clearly.

"I was just joking with her."

Wang Fan's mouth twitched: "She took it seriously herself; can you blame me?"

Before his words faded, his assistant pushed open the door from outside with a grave expression, and the news he brought was like a thunderclap out of a clear sky, stunning everyone.

"Not good, General Manager Wang, someone is spreading rumors online that a partner of Xingyou Tourism is a murderer."

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1999 was the golden period of China's internet development, and internet companies such as Alibaba, Baidu, Shandong University, and Tianya Community were established one after another.

At that time, the internet was not widespread and was limited to high-income groups and specific groups such as universities.

However, even so, linking a murderer with the currently popular General Manager of Dingsheng Industry made for explosive news enough to dazzle the eyes, and its spread on the internet was so fast it was astonishing.

Dingsheng Industry's stock price plummeted immediately, approaching the daily limit down in just one afternoon.

Reporters arrived even faster, blocking the doorway of the Dingsheng Industry Building, demanding an interview.

"No meetings, none at all!"

Wang Fan irritably yanked off his tie and casually threw it on the sofa.

"Wang Fan, what on earth is going on?"

Wu Meng was also anxious, pressing him repeatedly: "Say something, if you don't make it clear, we want to help but can't help you."

"I didn't kill anyone, don't listen to their nonsense."

Wang Fan closed his eyes and didn't want to pay attention to her.

"General Manager Wang, they posted surveillance video online......."

His assistant, Xu Si, skillfully opened the computer and found the news spreading the rumors.

"What video?"

Wu Meng ran over in two or three steps and poked her head to look at the screen.

"Ah? This person is......"

The video was very blurry, but she still recognized at a glance that the person on it was Wang Fan; as for the other one, it truly gave her quite a fright.

"Zhang Xiaoqian......"

Li Si voiced the doubt in his heart for him.

"When did this happen?"

Wu Meng was terrified: "Why did Wang Fan meet Zhang Xiaoqian at a bar."

"It was just a chance encounter......"

Li Si knew the ins and outs of this matter, but because the boss was present, he did not state the truth of Zhang Xiaoqian's death that night.

Wu Meng half-believed his words, staring wide-eyed as she continued watching the video.

The video showed Wang Fan deliberately approaching Zhang Xiaoqian, leaning close to her ear to speak.

Zhang Xiaoqian was stimulated, lost control of her emotions, ran out of the bar, and was hit by a car in the heavy rain.

Wang Fan coldly watched her fall into a pool of blood, with no intention of saving her at all, until the ambulance arrived, then coldly turned and left.

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"General Manager Wang, public opinion is very unfavorable to you now; many people are following the trend to spread rumors, saying you had an improper relationship with a dead woman."

"There are also people slandering you as a cold-blooded monster, a murderer, saying you should be responsible for that woman's death and demanding the law severely punish you."

Xu Si, as an assistant, had long been used to handling various scandals for the boss.

However, the fermentation of this matter still exceeded his capabilities.

"Wang Fan, so Zhang Xiaoqian's death is related to you......"

Wu Meng was already stunned, and her gaze toward Wang Fan involuntarily carried a hint of fear.

She had never thought Wang Fan had such a cold side.

Even though Zhang Xiaoqian was not killed by his own hands, it still gave people a bone-chilling coldness.

"Yes, I just couldn't stand her......"

Wang Fan did not deny it, and there was a ruthlessness in his brows and eyes never seen before: "She hit Xiyu with her car; she deserved to die."

"Even if she deserved to die......"

Wu Meng had mixed feelings: "You didn't have to do this; being exposed like this has implicated you too."

"If not this, then what?"

Wang Fan retorted: "She was about to go abroad, to the United States; once she went there, she could escape, do you still want to use American law to sanction her?"

"What did you say to her?"

Wu Meng was choked, then asked: "Did you stimulate her until she went crazy?"

Wang Fan leaned back against the chair and said nothing.

The Dragon Bed matter was too deeply involved; once dug up by others, the subsequent fermentation of events would be even more unpredictable.

Now Dingsheng Industry and Xingyou Tourism were tied to the same chariot; even if he had grievances against Guben, he could not kick someone when they were down at this time.

Bringing this matter out would be tantamount to digging one's own grave, unfavorable to both of them.