Chapter 250: 246. Our Company Didn't Borrow Any Money! (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Zhang Ran was in his office listening to Feng Hui's report. After hearing the results of his negotiations with the Changshi Government, he nodded and said, "Fine, let's do it that way. While ensuring internal stability within the company, relocate the main functional departments over as quickly as possible."

"Also, go to Yi City in the next few days and demand more benefits from them. Even though we are definitely going there, the benefits we are owed shouldn't be any less."

Feng Hui listened earnestly to Zhang Ran's instructions, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

He now felt an inexplicable sense of dread toward Zhang Ran; this was a possibility he had thought of last night after his excitement had faded.

During this period, Feng Hui had actually been reviewing Zhang Ran's maneuvers, and he wasn't the only one doing so; many people were reviewing Zhang Ran's actions, all wanting to figure something out from them.

Feng Hui wasn't sure about others, but he had reached a conclusion himself: Tian Yaohui had been calculated to death by Zhang Ran the entire time.

It could be said that every move Tian Yaohui made had been guessed by Zhang Ran, and the preparations Zhang Ran made were all targeted at these.

Feng Hui didn't know if Zhang Ran had prepared multiple plans or just this one, but regardless, it was a terrifying thing.

Multiple plans would prove that even if Zhang Ran hadn't achieved the expected results this time, he still had other backup plans.

And if there was only one plan, then Feng Hui felt a sense of chilling dread.

More importantly, Feng Hui was actually inclined toward the latter: that Zhang Ran had only prepared one plan!

He wouldn't have been sure before, but the events of last night gave him some suspicions.

Why did Zhang Ran appear in that kind of place at that time?

A food stall was the perfect place for taking action—crowded with people, noisy, and prone to all sorts of unexpected situations.

Was this also part of Zhang Ran's calculations?

Feng Hui didn't even dare to think about it. If that were truly the case, he really felt a chill in his heart.

However, Zhang Ran's actions toward Yu Mingcai made Feng Hui feel a strange charm. He didn't know what kind of grudge Zhang Ran and Yu Mingcai had, but he knew that regardless of the grudge, if such a thing happened to him, he would likely compromise rather than be as tough as Zhang Ran, just for the sake of venting his anger.

"Alright, that's all. I'll have to trouble Director Feng next," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Feng Hui snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, "Boss, you are too polite. This is what I should do."

After a few brief words, just as Feng Hui had resigned and left, Zhang Ran's phone rang.

"Sister Cheng, how do you have time to call me? What? Looking to dump your Lao Huang?" Zhang Ran said with a chuckle.

Zhang Ran was actually a very emotional person, but precisely because of this, he rarely brought negative emotions to those around him, especially when facing family; he would hide any negative emotions in his heart.

He was preparing to go home today, so he had tidied up his mood and returned to his usual state.

Cheng Mei had her phone on speaker. Hearing Zhang Ran recognize her number immediately, she wasn't surprised and said with a smile, "Yeah, it's not like you don't know our Lao Huang—he has no romantic flair at all. I was just thinking about kicking him to the curb."

"Oh my, that's perfect. Sister Cheng, I told you long ago that being with Lao Huang is like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung—a huge loss. If you had told me sooner, I would have found you someone more suitable, guaranteed to be much better than Lao Huang, and at the very least, a hundred times more handsome than him."

"Look at his appearance; aren't you afraid of ruining the genes the Cheng family has accumulated over the years?" Zhang Ran said, his mouth moving like a machine gun.

Huang Lin's face on the other end turned black. He wanted to curse several times but held it back; perhaps Zhang Ran guessed he was listening on the side and said it on purpose.

Seeing Huang Lin's dark face, Cheng Mei's face blossomed with a smile. Huang Lin glared at his wife and mouthed, "Talk about business."

Cheng Mei curled her lips, but she didn't intend to keep chatting with Zhang Ran, otherwise her husband would really go berserk.

However, just at this moment, Zhang Ran suddenly said, "Your Lao Huang is quite patient, isn't he? Where did that explosive temper of his go? He used to want to challenge me to a duel at the slightest disagreement. Why is he so cowardly now? Is he not capable anymore? You know, we just researched a new product; Lao Huang, do you want to try it?"

"Zhang Ran, I am perfectly capable! You come over here and see if I can beat you to the ground!" Huang Lin could no longer hold back and spoke up explosively.

Zhang Ran chuckled and said, "Lao Huang, it's not that I look down on you, but as you are now, I could beat you to the ground with one hand."

Huang Lin hummed twice, just about to speak, but Zhang Ran said another sentence that made them fall silent again, their faces changing.

Zhang Ran said, "What do you think would happen if I edited what you just said and put it online?"

Instantly, they knew what Zhang Ran was talking about—it was the joke Cheng Mei made earlier about kicking Huang Lin out, though they knew it was just a joke.

No one expected Zhang Ran to actually have such an idea, so they were stunned for a moment.

Then, thinking about Zhang Ran's operations in the stock market when dealing with Tian Yaohui this time, their faces stiffened.

It seemed like Zhang Ran really might do it.

Zhang Ran seemed to be right beside them, chuckling as he said, "Alright, I'm just saying, don't look so grim."

Although he knew Zhang Ran was just guessing, Huang Lin couldn't help but look around.

At this moment, he once again felt the same sensation he had when he first faced Zhang Ran; he always felt that this person's grasp of the human heart was truly too terrifying.

Clearly, they were the ones who took the initiative to call this time, and they had already prepared their script in their hearts beforehand.

But in just a few sentences, the rhythm of the entire conversation was completely controlled by Zhang Ran.

During this time, Huang Lin had also been reviewing Zhang Ran's operation, and in his heart, he actually felt much the same as Feng Hui.

"Cough, cough, Big Brother Zhang really knows how to joke," Cheng Mei said dryly. She no longer had the mood to joke with Zhang Ran as she had before.

"Speak, what is the matter with calling me today? It can't be that you're just chatting and reminiscing with me, right?" Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Mei took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in her heart, and said with a smile, "Big Brother Zhang, it's like this: previously, Yaotian Company borrowed 1.3 billion from our Huamei. Do you think it's time to pay this money back?"

Cheng Mei could only insist that the money was borrowed by Yaotian Group, otherwise Zhang Ran might very well welsh on the debt.

But Zhang Ran's next words made their hearts go cold: "Loan? How come I don't know about it? I've already checked the accounts, and it seems we didn't borrow any money from you? Did you remember wrong?"