The night passed without incident. The next morning, Lin Ziyi and Ye Tian went to the hospital together. Three patients were waiting for him to treat. By the time he finished, it was already eleven o'clock.
Lin Ziyi had arranged to meet the other party at noon, at a hotel in Zhonghai. Seeing that time was drawing near, they drove to the hotel.
At this moment, in a high-class suite in Zhonghai's Longyuan Grand Hotel, a young man sat on the sofa, with a leopard squatting beside him. The leopard lay obediently on the ground, enjoying its master's caresses.
The young man was in his early twenties, with small eyes and a very ordinary appearance, but his gaze was arrogant, as if he had an innate contempt for all things in the world.
Before him stood four middle-aged men, all of whom were half-bowed, filled with awe for the young man.
The young man said, "Yang Shoucheng refused to come?"
A middle-aged man on his left said, "Young Master, the other party likely has no sincerity in negotiating with us. This person is bound to want to build the company and then list it. If that happens, his net worth will easily break a trillion."
The young man sneered, "A trillion? Does he have the life for a net worth of a trillion?"
Then he asked again, "Who is coming this time?"
The middle-aged man on his right said, "Young Master, our people have investigated. The person coming is the company's president, named Lin Ziyi, the daughter of a third-rate wealthy family in Haicheng, with no background. However, Yang Shoucheng values her greatly because her boyfriend is the one who provided the formula. At the same time, Lin Ziyi and her boyfriend together hold fifty percent of the shares."
The young man said, "So, the outcome is actually decided by her boyfriend?"
The man replied, "According to our investigation, that should be the case. Yang Shoucheng himself may not even have the authority to make decisions."
The young man was very curious, "Oh, what capabilities does he have to make someone like Yang Shoucheng obey his every command?"
The second middle-aged man from the left said, "Young Master, this person is called Ye Tian. He understands medicine, and his medical skills are also very good. It is likely that he researched this formula."
The young man straightened up slightly and smiled, "Interesting! Can we contact this person?"
The middle-aged man said, "Young Master, Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi will both be present at the negotiation shortly."
The young man said, "Since he is coming, then you should make him submit as soon as possible. Those few families have recently controlled companies worth trillions. My Ming family cannot fall behind. If we do it, we will do it bigger!"
The middle-aged man said, "We will change our strategy temporarily and make that Ye Tian obediently comply. However, Young Master, can we use unconventional means this time?"
The young man said, "As long as the goal can be achieved, you can do as you please."
After a few more words, the four bowed and withdrew.
The car stopped at the hotel's welcoming driveway. Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi got out of the car, preparing to go to the conference room on the eighth floor.
In the hotel lobby on the first floor, a long-haired woman in a white suit greeted them with a smile and said, "President Lin, Mr. Ye, I am the company's secretary, Zhou Tianxin."
Ye Tian stopped and asked, "Your boss puts on quite an act, sending a subordinate to greet us."
He said to Lin Ziyi, "Ziyi, I don't think we need to talk." With that, he took Lin Ziyi's hand and started to leave.
Zhou Tianxin hurriedly said, "Mr. Ye, our boss will be here soon, Mr. Ye..."
But Ye Tian gave her no opportunity. He quickly walked out of the hotel entrance, got back into the car, and drove away amidst Zhou Tianxin's anxious calls.
Lin Ziyi was very puzzled and asked, "Tian Ge, why did you do that?"
Ye Tian said lightly, "The background of these people is not simple, and this place was arranged by them, giving them advantages in time and place, which would put us in a very passive position. I feigned anger precisely to break this current situation."
Lin Ziyi felt it was unnecessary, "Tian Ge, is it worth it? If we can't reach an agreement, we just won't cooperate."