Chapter 89: Attending the Meeting Alone with Sword in Hand

The smile on Zhao Xiue’s face instantly froze.

“How is it you, you useless wretch?”

Xu Wei’s tone was equally unpleasant: “What are you doing in the CEO’s office, you loser?”

She still didn’t know that Ye Wushang was the appointed overseer for both families.

At the time, Lan Ruoxue had only told her that the An family had chosen to work with the Lan family—she didn’t even know An Lan’s true identity.

In the past two days, Lan Ruoxue had been busy with market research, so Xu Wei hadn’t really seen her at all.

“I’m here to discuss a partnership,” Ye Wushang replied coldly, his expression sour.

These two women.

One was his sharp-tongued former mother-in-law.

The other, a venomous woman who relied on borrowed authority.

He had no fondness for either of them.

But today, he had come to negotiate business, not to stir up trouble.

So, he tried his best to steady his emotions and refrained from lashing out.

It was quite the opposite for Lord Tu.

To exaggerate, Ye Wushang now seemed almost godlike in his eyes.

Not only had Ye cured his illness and given him a new lease on life, but, after learning that Ye had broken Master Wang’s curse and resolved the bomb crisis—effortlessly, no less—his admiration was boundless.

So young, yet so capable. Following him promised limitless prospects.

Only now did he realize that the decades he’d lived before had been wasted.

Now, at last, he had found his proper place.

If he stuck with Ye Wushang, his future was bound to flourish.

So, seeing the two women’s insolent attitudes enraged him.

If Ye hadn’t stopped him, with his temper, he would have charged over and slapped both of them across the face!

“You, negotiate a partnership?” Xu Wei sneered, “Why don’t you look in a mirror and see what a pathetic sight you are?”

“You dare talk about working with us, and even show up in the CEO’s office?”

“I think you’re not here to negotiate at all—you’re here to beg the CEO to remarry you…”

“Keep dreaming!”

Zhao Xiue took over, snorting coldly: “I’d rather my daughter remain single for life than let her remarry you!”

“You’re nothing but a coward fit only to cook and clean—you’re not worthy of being my daughter’s husband!”

“She—”

“Bang!”

Before she could finish, Lord Tu, unable to restrain himself any longer, snatched a file from the desk and hurled it at her!

It hit Zhao Renfang square in the mouth; she yelped in pain as blood began to trickle from her lips.

“Bastard!”

“How dare you strike the madam—”

“Bang.” Lord Tu struck again.

He grabbed another file and smashed it over Xu Wei’s head!

Both women fell to the floor.

“Wretches, you think you’re above everything, don’t you?”

“How dare you insult Mr. Ye? I’ll kill you both!” Lord Tu was a man of the underworld, rough and quick-tempered.

He couldn’t stand to see Ye Wushang suffer even the slightest grievance; bellowing with rage, he was about to lunge at them when Ye stopped him. “Lord Tu, enough.”

“But Mr. Ye—”

“We’re here to do business, not make a scene.” Ye Wushang’s voice, though quiet, was sharp and domineering, making Lord Tu shrink back in fear and hold his tongue.

Then Ye stepped forward, regarding the two women writhing in pain, and said coldly, “Where is Lan Ruoxue?”

“She told me she’d be waiting in her office.”

“As the overseer for both the An and Lan families, I need to speak with her personally.”

“Nonsense!” Xu Wei snapped, “The An family did choose to work with the Lan family.”

“But the CEO said the An family’s appointed overseer was a promising young man.”

“And you’re just a loser—how could that be—”

“Smack.”

Before she could finish, Ye Wushang tossed the partnership agreement in front of her.

She fumbled to open it, and when she saw the names and photos inside, she was utterly stupefied!

“Assistant Xu, what is this document?”

“What does it say? Is this loser making things up—”

“Madam, it’s real.”

Xu Wei’s eyes bulged as she looked incredulously at Ye Wushang. “How could you possibly be the overseer?”

“You, a promising young man?”

“Nothing is impossible,” Ye Wushang replied indifferently. “The woman who twice arranged for me to handle An family security—she’s An Lan, president of An Group.”

“My abilities are modest, but she believes in me and gave me this job. It’s my duty to do it well. Any problem with that?”

Boom!

Hearing this, Xu Wei felt her mind explode.

If Ye Wushang as overseer was enough of a shock,

The fact that this woman was An Lan

Was nothing short of a bombshell.

When she relayed this to Zhao Xiue, the woman’s face turned ashen.

Who could have imagined

That after the divorce, this loser would suddenly become the overseer for both families,

And have such a close connection to the An Group’s CEO.

“Loser, tell us—did you cheat during your marriage?”

“Were you just waiting for the divorce so you could run off with An Lan?”

Zhao Xiue felt utterly humiliated, so much so she could barely stand.

Even as Xu Wei tried to help her up, she pushed her away and glared at Ye Wushang. “You good-for-nothing, are you trying to get my daughter killed?”

“Someone has kidnapped my daughter, and specifically named you to come save her, calling her your wife the whole time.”

“Did you do something wrong in the past, and now they’re out for revenge?”

Xu Wei, forgetting Lord Tu’s presence, cursed as well: “The CEO may be my boss, but she’s also my sister. If anything happens to her, I—I’ll fight you to the end!”

The two of them wailed and raged like madwomen.

Lord Tu, growing impatient, was about to shout them down when Ye Wushang stopped him. “Lord Tu, don’t be rash.”

“This was meant for me. Right now, saving her is all that matters.”

With that, he took a deep breath and glared at Zhao Xiue. “Listen—if you want Ruoxue to come out of this unharmed, not a word of this gets out. No police, either. If I’m right, they’re watching us from outside.”

“If we do anything rash, Ruoxue’s life will be in danger!”

Zhao Xiue sobbed uncontrollably, cursing, “It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t made enemies out there, my daughter—”

“I’ll bring Ruoxue back safely.”

“But keep this quiet, or there’s no telling what could happen.”

With that, he led Lord Tu out the door in haste.

“Mr. Ye, just say the word—what do you need me to do?” Lord Tu swore an oath: “You saved me, and now I’m yours. I’ll follow you through fire and water—”

“You can’t come,” Ye Wushang shook his head. “They’re definitely watching us. If we’re to rescue Lan Ruoxue, I have to go alone.”

“But if you really want to help, we can split up.”

Lord Tu frowned, uncertain. “Please instruct me, Mr. Ye.”

“I’ll go first; you send people to follow me covertly.”

“Once I’ve confirmed Lan Ruoxue’s safety, we’ll work together to take them down.”

Ye Wushang’s face was cold as ice. “Even though Lan Ruoxue and I are divorced, they’re using her to force me to come alone.”

“I want to see who’s pulling the strings behind this.”

“They can target me if they want, but if anyone touches those close to me—even a former wife—I won’t let it go.”

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