After the butler left, Dongfang Mei said smugly to Jiang Yi, "I helped you out of a big jam this time. How are you going to thank me?"
"How do you want me to thank you?" Jiang Yi asked.
"I want to work at your company!" Dongfang Mei declared.
Dongfang Mei's purpose in going to work at Tiansheng Group was to keep an eye on Dong Rui. She didn't want to see Dong Rui getting too close to Jiang Yi.
"Alright!" Jiang Yi said. "I officially appoint you as my assistant."
With that, Jiang Yi handed Bai Zhen's contract to Dongfang Mei. "Deliver this contract to Tiansheng Group and give it to Dong Rui..."
"Do you take me for a delivery person?" Dongfang Mei's eyebrows furrowed.
"If you don't want to, then never mind!" Jiang Yi shrugged. "I'll deliver it to Tiansheng Group myself..."
Dongfang Mei immediately snatched the contract. Then, she left the hall directly and drove off with the contract. Jiang Yi was stunned. He had expected Dongfang Mei to refuse such a menial task, but she had actually agreed. His plan had backfired. He wondered what trouble Dongfang Mei would stir up by joining Tiansheng Group, and if she would constantly target Dong Rui. How could Dong Rui possibly manage Tiansheng Group effectively then? Jiang Yi felt a pang of frustration. It was his own overconfidence. But now, it was too late to regret it.
Jiang Yi stopped thinking about it and picked up Ye Shen's file, beginning to study it carefully. Ye Shen was also not a good person. He was a greedy and lustful prodigal son. On the surface, he was an elite in the business world, but in reality, he was a scoundrel.
At the Ye family villa at this moment, Father Ye, Mother Ye, and Ye Xiaofeng were busy preparing for today's birthday party. For the sake of appearances, Mother Ye had hired over a dozen servants. These servants were personally selected by Mother Ye after a trip to a domestic help agency early that morning. Furthermore, Mother Ye had also invited two renowned chefs from a hotel. Mother Ye had become a busy bee for Father Ye's birthday celebration, not resting at all since morning. After everything was arranged, Mother Ye collapsed on the sofa, exhausted. Father Ye and Ye Xiaofeng were also quite tired.
"Who did you invite?" Father Ye asked Mother Ye.
"I invited the head of the Ye family, some influential figures from the inner clan, and my elder brother, Zhang Fucai," Mother Ye replied. Upon hearing this, Father Ye's brows immediately creased.
"I have no objections to you inviting people from the Ye family's inner clan, but why did you also invite that scoundrel Zhang Fucai?" Father Ye expressed his displeasure. He still remembered the humiliation Zhang Fucai had inflicted upon him years ago. Just looking at Zhang Fucai's face made Father Ye feel disgusted.
Just as Mother Ye was about to speak, a servant led a middle-aged man into the hall from outside. This middle-aged man was none other than Zhang Fucai.
"Hmph!" As soon as Father Ye saw Zhang Fucai, he snorted and ignored him. Mother Ye, unconcerned, immediately went to greet Zhang Fucai.
"Second sister, you've found such a good son-in-law, it's truly enviable!" Zhang Fucai said with admiration. "I've heard that your son-in-law, Jiang Yi, is the chairman of Tiansheng Group. This Tiansheng Group is incredibly influential, the largest and most powerful company in Jiangcheng, and countless people would kill to cooperate with Tiansheng Group." He continued, "I also heard that Jiang Yi has an unusual relationship with President Bai of the Jiang Province Chamber of Commerce. Jiang Yi is now one of the top figures in Jiangcheng..."
"My son-in-law is, of course, the most capable," Mother Ye said proudly.
"But I heard that Yanran seems to have divorced Jiang Yi. Is this true?" Zhang Fucai asked.
"It is true!" Mother Ye replied. Upon hearing this, the smile on Zhang Fucai's face began to fade. Zhang Fucai had come to curry favor with Jiang Yi. If Jiang Yi was no longer a son-in-law of the Ye family, then his trip was in vain. Naturally, he would no longer show Mother Ye any pleasantries.
"Jiang Yi and Yanran have a good relationship; they just had a falling out and will remarry in a while," Mother Ye continued. "Jiang Yi will be here later. I'll urge him and Yanran to remarry soon, otherwise, people will gossip..." Hearing this, Zhang Fucai's darkening face regained its smile.
"Then hurry up and remarry. It would be such a pity to lose such a good son-in-law!" Zhang Fucai said with a smile.
"That's right, where else can you find such a good son-in-law!" Mother Ye agreed. Zhang Fucai's change of expression was faster than flipping a book. Seeing this, Father Ye let out a cold laugh.
"Brother-in-law, today is your birthday, and I've brought you a great gift." Zhang Fucai said, placing an exquisite wooden box on the table. Then, Zhang Fucai opened the box. Inside was a bottle of century-old Fen wine. This kind of wine couldn't be bought even with money; it was a top-grade liquor. Knowing Father Ye's fondness for it, Zhang Fucai had specially prepared such a grand gift. Indeed, upon seeing the bottle of century-old Fen wine, Father Ye's eyes widened, and he began to swallow unconsciously.
"Brother-in-law, I was wrong in the past. I apologize, and I hope you can forgive my ignorance back then," Zhang Fucai said. Father Ye had no intention of forgiving Zhang Fucai, but upon seeing the bottle of Fen wine, he began to hesitate. Finally, Father Ye couldn't resist the temptation of the fine wine and, with a deep breath, accepted it.
"What happened in the past is in the past; let it go!" Father Ye reluctantly forgave Zhang Fucai. Seeing that Father Ye had forgiven him, Zhang Fucai breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother-in-law, I can guarantee that the gift I've brought you today is the best. Those people from the Ye family's inner clan wouldn't dare to give such a good gift..." Zhang Fucai said smugly.
"You dare to look down on our Ye family's inner clan for giving mere first-grade Fen wine!" A voice suddenly came from outside the hall. The speaker was none other than Ye Shen. Besides Ye Shen, there were also the head of the Ye family, Ye Cheng, Ye Shen's father, Ye He, and his mother, He Li. Additionally, there was a large group of clansmen from the Ye family's inner clan. Their purpose today was to curry favor with Jiang Yi and build a good relationship with him. Naturally, before trying to impress Jiang Yi, they had to impress Mother Ye, Father Ye, Ye Xiaofeng, and Ye Yanran. Especially Ye Yanran! They had identified Ye Yanran as the primary target for their flattery. Following closely was Father Ye, as it was his birthday today.
"Hmph!" Zhang Fucai snorted, his gaze falling on Ye Shen. "The Fen wine I gave brother-in-law is worth a hundred thousand. Can you possibly produce a better gift than this?"
"You underestimate our Ye family too much!" Ye Shen said, waving to the two bodyguards behind him. The two bodyguards immediately entered with a large cardboard box! This stunned Father Ye, Mother Ye, and Ye Xiaofeng. They were all curious about what gift Ye Shen was giving.