Several security guards were startled by Lin Dongwen's miserable state.
They approached Chen Fan, shouting, "Get up, put your hands on your head and squat down, cooperate with us honestly."
"Dare to commit violence at Tianfeng Building, are you tired of living?"
"You're still sitting there motionless, looking for a beating?"
The guards were not polite either. Seeing Chen Fan completely unresponsive, one of them actually poked Chen Fan with a police baton.
Chen Fan reached out and grabbed it, and the baton was in his hand.
He couldn't be bothered to entangle further. Holding the baton, he snapped it.
*Crack!* The incredibly tough rubber police baton broke into two pieces.
The guards stared, their faces filled with shock.
Cold sweat broke out on their brows.
Chen Fan's ability to break a police baton with his bare hands meant that breaking their arms or necks would be effortless.
It was getting late, and most of the building's security guards had already finished their shifts, leaving only these few on duty.
Working as security guards, their first thought was to imagine Chen Fan as a super-criminal.
Lin Dongwen's face also changed.
"Uh, let's talk things out properly. We can discuss this," the head of security hastily appeased, saying, "Mr. Lin, we can discuss any issue."
He had already secretly taken out his phone, preparing to call the police.
Lin Dongwen snorted, "He just has some brute strength, what are you afraid of? This is a society governed by law. Savage violence is long gone. If you commit violence, you'll end up in jail..."
He spoke at length, both to embolden the guards and to pressure Chen Fan.
Chen Fan crossed his legs, his expression calm.
As he was speaking, Lin Dongwen's phone suddenly rang.
He picked up his phone, and a familiar voice came from it: "Lin Dongwen, our cooperation is terminated. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you. Just perish on your own."
"Mr. Hu? What do you mean? I don't understand..."
But before Lin Dongwen could ask for clarification, the other side had already hung up.
Lin Dongwen was stunned. That Mr. Hu was a big shot in the fashion industry and a regular partner of Xinyue.
It could be said that a significant portion of Xinyue's business came from Mr. Hu.
Their relationship was also extremely close.
To maintain their relationship, Lin Dongwen would bring young models from his company to party with Mr. Hu every so often.
But this abrupt phone call left him completely bewildered, unable to understand the situation.
Before he could figure out what was going on, his phone rang again.
"Director Lu, what do you mean? How can you recall the loan? This loan is too important to me. Hello? Director Lu? Director Lu?"
After answering the second call, Lin Dongwen's forehead began to bead with cold sweat.
After hanging up the phone, he looked at Chen Fan and swallowed.
If one call severing cooperation could be a coincidence, could the second one still be explained as a coincidence?
Chen Fan's words still echoed in his ears.
*Ring, ring, ring!* The phone rang again.
Lin Dongwen was startled. Fortunately, it wasn't his phone ringing this time, but the head of security's phone.
The head of security answered the call, nodded a few times, and then said to Lin Dongwen with a strange expression, "Mr. Lin, our property management's Mr. Zhang says that cooperation with your company is terminated. Please move out of the building within twenty-four hours. Our property management will compensate you for the breach of contract according to the contract!"
"What?"
The security chief's words left Lin Dongwen dumbfounded.
How did the property management get involved?
Move out within twenty-four hours? Was his company still going to operate? The damage to his company's brand from suddenly changing its headquarters would be immeasurable.
Moreover, he wouldn't be able to find a suitable office space in such a short time.
"How can you do this?" Lin Dongwen protested indignantly.
"Mr. Zhang is on his way. You can speak with him when he arrives," the security chief said.
Lin Dongwen was about to say more when his phone rang again.
"Lin Dongwen, what the hell are you doing? If you want to die, go jump off a building yourself! What the hell are you dragging me down with you for?"
"Mr. Zhu, you... what is going on?"
"What's going on? You ask me? Look at who you've offended! My partner called me and told me to sever all ties with Xinyue. You're on your own!"
Lin Dongwen felt like he was suffocating. He slumped onto the floor, like a fish out of water.
His phone rang again shortly after.
He was scared and didn't dare to answer the call anymore, because given the trend, any subsequent calls would undoubtedly be to terminate cooperation, sever business ties, or demand payment.
He had worked hard for more than a decade to build his career and fortune. Who would have thought that it would all turn into dust overnight?
Following this trend, he wouldn't just have a difficult time; he would face bankruptcy, be unable to repay bank loans, have his shares bought out by other shareholders, and possibly even face imprisonment.
And all of this was brought about by the man sitting on the sofa in front of him.
He shivered, shuddered, and rushed forward, bowing and begging, "Sir, I was wrong. I shouldn't have had designs on Su Yingxue. Please spare me this once."
Chen Fan glanced at Lin Dongwen and said faintly, "That's it?"
Lin Dongwen was filled with regret.
He thought Chen Fan was Su Yingxue's boyfriend... and that his girlfriend was working at Huancai, and had been set up by Cao Yun. It was natural for him not to think that Chen Fan had any significant background.
Who would have thought that Chen Fan, with a single phone call, could plunge him into utter ruin?
His face contorted in a grimace. He fell to his knees with a thud, raised his hand, and slapped himself.
After a sharp crack, he slapped himself repeatedly, seven or eight times, before pleading, "Sir, I'm sorry. I'm a scumbag for even thinking of trying to exploit Miss Su. Please forgive me, please let me go."
After seven or eight slaps, Lin Dongwen's face was swollen like a pig's head.
Only then did Chen Fan nod slightly, take out his phone, and answer the incoming call.
"Mr. Chen, it has been arranged. Are you satisfied? If it's not enough, give me some time. By tomorrow, I can completely ruin that Xinyue chain and send Lin Dongwen to prison with a word. And it will be legal and legitimate."
Due to the proximity, Lin Dongwen could hear clearly, and his face turned ashen.
"Send someone to Xinyue. I need this company to do something," Chen Fan pondered, then said, "Also, leave some room. I still have some use for this Lin Dongwen."
"Understood, Mr. Chen. Oh, by the way, Tianfeng Building is my property!" Han Shuying said.
"Mm, you handle it then."
Chen Fan hung up the phone.
Lin Dongwen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen, thank you, Mr. Chen."
"Get up!"
Chen Fan said, "Tomorrow, go to Huancai, apologize to Su Yingxia, and sign the contract with her."
"Yes, yes, please rest assured, I will do it well!"
Lin Dongwen dared not refuse in any way.
Even this commercial building belonged to them. His net worth of three to five hundred million was not even a fraction of this building's value.
Now, he could only feel fortunate that he hadn't forced himself on Su Yingxue during the day.
Otherwise, he would likely have found no place to be buried.
Thinking of this, Lin Dongwen couldn't help but grit his teeth in hatred for Cao Yun.
Everything was caused by Cao Yun. If Cao Yun hadn't brought Su Yingxue here and kept hinting, he wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament.
As for Su Yingxue, who was like his first love, he no longer dared to harbor any thoughts.
Compared to his existing fortune and life, the feeling of first love was no longer important.
Chen Fan said no more and stood up to leave.
Lin Dongwen quickly escorted him out of the office, seizing the opportunity to complain and curry favor, saying, "It was someone named Cao Yun from Huancai who plotted against Miss Su. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to have such thoughts. Mr. Chen, how do you intend to deal with that Cao Yun?"
Chen Fan was slightly taken aback.
He could have found out that Su Yingxue had come to Xinyue in the afternoon with a single phone call, but to know the specifics, he would have to find the people involved.
He hadn't expected that someone from Huancai would plot against Su Yingxue.
After understanding the details, Chen Fan said, "Just sign the contract with Su Yingxue and use her designs. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Just then, Mr. Zhang from property management rushed over, fawning over Chen Fan with more flattery.
Chen Fan ignored him, left the building, and made a call to Jiang Tiansheng, asking him to secretly investigate that Cao Yun.