"But will he listen to you?" Liu Lingyu asked worriedly.
"He will," Ye Zhi explained. "Su Ming's target is the Tang family, not me. Although he's driven by profit, he's good at sensing which way the wind blows. My attitude is very important right now, and Su Ming won't choose to offend me."
Liu Lingyu was stunned. So...
Ye Zhi had now reached a point where even an old fox like Su Ming had to consider her feelings?
Liu Lingyu felt a complicated mix of emotions. They had originally intended to protect Ye Zhi as parents and seek justice for her, but she suddenly realized that it would be a blessing if they didn't cause Ye Zhi trouble or drag her down.
"Alright, I'll go talk to your dad..." Liu Lingyu said dazedly, still in disbelief.
After hanging up, Ye Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly.
She had to admit, an old fox was indeed an old fox. Ye Zhi had been wondering why Su Ming, a seemingly intelligent person, would let his nephew behave so foolishly and pester her, or even why he hadn't tried to dissuade him. After all, Su Ming had plenty of ways to make Tang Chuan give up his pursuit.
Now, it seemed Su Ming had known from the beginning that Tang Chuan would suffer a setback with her. He had been waiting for an opportunity. However, he probably never expected things to escalate so much and so smoothly.
She had been used by this old fox! But since she had also helped Su Ming, she should also take advantage of this to ask for more benefits from him!
At the Ye residence, the Tang family, who had been waiting by the door, left immediately after Su Yun received a phone call.
Liu Lingyu also conveyed Ye Zhi's words to Ye Yongxian, who then started to reflect.
Of course, he wasn't incapable of thinking of these things. It was just that the moment he heard Tang Chuan had posted online to blacken Ye Zhi's name, his fatherly rage had surged, and all he wanted was to seek justice for his daughter. He hadn't thought much about anything else.
"Do you think," Liu Lingyu said with some sadness, "if she had half of Xiao Zhi's... no, even a tenth of Xiao Zhi's clarity, wouldn't that be wonderful!"
Ye Yongxian's mood also turned somber. He sighed bitterly, "You think she's not clear-headed? She's very clear-headed! She knows exactly what she wants, which is why she refuses to turn back!"
"Forget it, let's not talk about her," Liu Lingyu took a deep breath. "Xiao Zhi will be back soon. If she sees us like this, she'll worry."
Ye Yongxian nodded.
***
At the Ou residence, Ou Minghan held his phone, his expression extremely grim.
He had never imagined that after spending money to heat up the post about Tang Chuan's failed pursuit of love, it would end up benefiting Ye Zhi!
Especially considering that over the years, he had paid for numerous articles to shape his image as a beloved national male god CEO, but the effect had always been mediocre. Moreover, there were always some immature fans who chased him and cursed him based on his family tree. He even had to pay specifically to delete these posts.
But what he could never achieve, Ye Zhi did effortlessly!
Ye Zhi's online reputation was so good it made him envious and resentful. He couldn't understand why these people hadn't even seen Ye Zhi's photo.
Ou Minghan was so angry that he wanted to photoshop some unflattering pictures of Ye Zhi, but then he suddenly realized... he didn't have any photos of Ye Zhi.
Besides, based on the situation, those people online didn't care what Ye Zhi looked like. They even assumed she must look average, but with an added bonus of wealth, so she must be ordinarily beautiful.
Even if he did photoshop some ugly pictures of Ye Zhi and posted them online, they would far exceed those people's expectations, only further increasing Ye Zhi's popularity.
But how could he accept his failure, his repeated efforts to pave the way for Ye Zhi?!
So, calculating that Feng Jie should be getting off work, he called him directly and berated him.
"...President, it's all my fault." Feng Jie said guiltily. "It's all my fault for not taking it seriously before. I should have analyzed the current situation more and explained clearly that Ye Zhi is very cunning and adept at using public opinion. We should have stayed in the shadows and let those investors fight with her to their hearts' content..."
Ou Minghan's mood improved considerably. He never liked to admit his mistakes, and now that Feng Jie was willing to take the blame, he was more than happy to shift the fault to Feng Jie.
"Feng Jie, I'll let this slide this time. If it happens again, I will not spare you!" Ou Minghan said sternly.
With that, Ou Minghan hung up the phone.
His expression remained very grim. Calling Feng Jie was merely to vent his anger.
Ou Minghan couldn't understand why, with the help of those old foxes at Qianbai, they still couldn't contend with Ye Zhi and were completely suppressed by her.
And what about Feitong? He had initially thought Feitong had some capability, but who knew that as soon as Feitong made a move, it pushed all the other courier companies to Ye Zhi's side!
Also, over the past few months, he had been trying hard to find ways to reclaim everything that belonged to him, but all his methods had been useless!
Even Xingmeng Club was reported every other day, making it difficult to even operate normally, let alone let Wu Yongzhi continue with his shady dealings!
Thinking about it now, this must have been done by that hateful woman, Ye Zhi! Besides her, no one would target him so precisely and persistently!
He had originally intended for Wu Yongzhi to open an underground casino, but the crackdown had been strict recently, and it was also easy to attract Ye Zhi's attention. After much deliberation, he finally thought of another way.
He planned to have Wu Yongzhi lend money in other regions, but where would the money come from...
"Brother!" Ou Tiantian rushed in angrily. "Ye Qinya deliberately injured herself again! I think she's just not giving up and wants to frame me and sow discord between us siblings! I hate her! Kick her out!"
"Tiantiān, don't be difficult," Ou Minghan coaxed patiently. "You still need her heart. The only reason I'm keeping her is for that. Don't worry, I won't listen to her instigation."
"Who needs her heart? I don't want to owe her any favors!" Ou Tiantian said with displeasure. "Besides, this world is so big, and there are so many people willing to donate hearts. Can't I wait for another matching heart?"
Ou Minghan persuaded her again, "Be good, Tiantiān, don't make a fuss. She's willingly donating her heart to you to marry me. You don't owe her anything at all. Besides, Ye Qinya is young, and her heart can be used for many years. There's no one more suitable than her."
"What's the use of being suitable?" Ou Tiantian sneered. "She's always getting sick and injured for no reason. Even the doctors say she can't undergo heart transplant surgery now! I think she's not willing to have the transplant at all, and that's why she's deliberately finding ways to delay it!"
"I won't give her another chance," Ou Minghan's expression turned cold. "I'll go find her right now!"
With that, Ou Minghan stood up and strode towards the door.
"Brother," Ou Tiantian called out to him, "then try to be quiet! You know, I can't stand loud noises. I'll make you a cup of your favorite coffee and wait for you to come back!"