"You think I'm a beggar!" Xie Qining felt extremely indignant. Standing on the overturned chair, he said, "Ten million isn't even enough to cover the bank's interest. Do you know how much I gave them? Two hundred million!"
"Two hundred million? Didn't you say three hundred million?" Zhao Jianhua's expression sharpened as he looked at him and asked.
Xie Qining, realizing he had slipped up, quickly corrected himself, "I was so angry I misspoke. Yes, it was three hundred million."
Zhao Jianhua, knowing his advantage, seized the moment while Xie Qining felt at fault and changed the subject. "Young Master Xie, you really can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame Qin Tianyi and Xiao Anjing. They must have gotten the news even earlier than I did and deliberately set a trap to trick you. I could only do so much. If you still won't let me off, we'll have to go to President Xie to settle this."
Xie Qining felt like he was about to explode. If this matter were brought before his father, his father would probably break his legs on the spot.
He could barely stand. Zhao Jianhua immediately steadied him. "Do you want to rest for a bit? I'll have my secretary bring some water."
Xie Qining pushed him away. "You old fox, get out!" After roaring, he turned and left.
Zhao Jianhua watched his retreating back, still making a show of sincerity. "Young Master Xie, I'll have finance transfer ten million to you immediately. Please don't be angry with me anymore."
Only after the office was completely quiet did he heave a sigh of relief, though he felt heartache for his ten million.
But since he had initiated the matter, he knew it would be difficult to appease Young Master Xie's anger without parting with some money.
Qin Tianyi and Xiao Anjing had set up a chain of traps, and he had almost fallen for their scheme. Fortunately, Young Master Xie had the Xie family backing him.
He figured that Young Master Xie's two hundred million was lost, but he would only be reprimanded by his family.
He sighed and shook his head. This Young Master Xie was so naive yet wanted to earn him a hundred million. He was quite ruthless.
However, no matter how fierce Young Master Xie was, he was definitely no match for Qin Tianyi and the others.
He had to be careful of such a pig teammate.
...
After Xie Qining left Zhao Jianhua's group, he wished he could go and fight Qin Tianyi and Xiao Anjing to the death.
Not only had they tricked him out of two hundred million, but they had also made him hand over those videos and photos, including an embarrassing video of himself.
Zhao Jianhua's ten million was useless!
Xie Qining sat in his car, tearing at his hair and slamming on the steering wheel.
After venting his frustration, the only thing he could think of was to go back and beg his mother for help.
...
At night, Qin Tianyi made several phone calls in his study, confirming that the news about the land being designated as flood control area had spread.
Zhao Jianhua had not bought the land from Xie Qining. This time, Xie Qining had taken the fall.
The conflict between them and the Xie family was deepening, but there was no other way. They had to retrieve what Xie Qining held.
Susu tiptoed into the study and covered Tianyi's eyes, changing her voice to ask, "Guess who I am?"
"Mary, Tracy... or Lisa..."
Susu stomped her foot in anger. "Good, who are these people? Explain yourselves properly! Confess and be forgiven, resist and be punished!"
Tianyi grabbed her hands and smiled. "Besides you, who else in this house can enter the study without making a sound? Do I even need to guess? I was just teasing you."
Susu then wrapped her arms around his neck from behind and looked at the computer screen in front of him. "The children are asleep, aren't you sleeping yet? What are you busy with? Didn't we agree not to work on company matters at home? If you're not sleeping, I'll go work on my designs too..."
"Who says I'm not sleeping? Of course, sleeping with my wife is the most important thing." As he spoke, Tianyi pulled her hand and got up, preparing to return to their room.
Just then, his phone on the table rang. The English name on the caller ID was indeed Tracy.
Susu saw it too. Her expression was one of surprise, and then, like a tigress, she put her hands on her hips and questioned, "You really know a woman named Tracy? What's your relationship with her?"
Tianyi hadn't expected such a coincidence. He didn't answer the call and quickly explained, "She's the manager of the bar where An Jing and I used to drink. I kept her number just so I could know the first time they get any good wine."
Susu looked completely unconvinced. Tianyi's phone call, unanswered, automatically disconnected and then rang again, still from Tracy.
Tianyi felt he couldn't explain himself. He simply answered, turned on the speakerphone in front of her, and asked coldly, "It's so late, what's the matter?"
The other party spoke quickly, "Mr. Qin, can you come and pick up Mr. Xiao? He's drunk again at my bar, and I have things to do tonight and can't keep an eye on him. It's not good to throw him out on the street, and it's not safe to lock him up alone in the bar..."
"Alright, please take care of him for a while longer. I'll drive over to pick him up immediately." Tianyi responded before she could finish.
"Then hurry, I'll be waiting at the bar." The other party hung up first.
Susu, who had been listening nearby, asked, "Why did An Jing go out drinking alone? Doesn't he need to go home?"
Tianyi strode out of the study to change in the bedroom, saying to Susu who was following him, "I'm not sure either. Let's go pick him up from the bar first. It won't be good if the bar staff kick him out onto the street when they're closing."
"Yes, you go quickly." Susu helped him get his going-out clothes from the cloakroom.
After Tianyi rushed out, she called Lan Yu's mobile number, only to find that the number was no longer in service.
Thinking she had dialed the wrong number, she checked repeatedly. The number was correct. At this point, she felt that something had happened between An Jing and Lan Yu.
However, she couldn't think of any problem they couldn't resolve, so she lay on the bed alone, unable to sleep, waiting for news from Tianyi.
When Tianyi arrived at the bar, he thanked the manager named Tracy and then helped the unconscious An Jing into his car.
He thought for a moment and decided it would be better to take An Jing home, so he drove directly to An Jing's residence.
He knew An Jing's home password. After helping An Jing upstairs and ringing the doorbell, there was no response. He used the password to open the door and placed An Jing on the sofa.
The journey had exhausted him. He turned on the living room lights and discovered that the living room was in a mess.
The once orderly furnishings were all askew, clearly knocked over by An Jing, with clothes, pants, and socks strewn everywhere.
It was evident that the house had no mistress.
He didn't know what had happened between An Jing and Lan Yu these past two days. He glanced at the heavily intoxicated An Jing, knowing he wouldn't get any answers now.
At this moment, his phone lit up. The caller ID was indeed Tracy.
"Did you pick up An Jing at the bar? Where are you?"
Tianyi took his phone and walked to the balcony, then called Susu.
"You're still awake? It's alright, I picked him up. I'm at his place, but I didn't see Lan Yu. Lan Yu seems to be gone."