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Chapter 445: Chapter 0445: Do You Think My Wife Is Your Mother?
Ye Xunhuan sat motionless to the side, watching Yan Qingdi.
He was certain that Yan Qingdi’s demolition of the welfare institute was something Qiu Ruoxi absolutely didn’t know about, otherwise, Qiu Ruoxi probably wouldn’t be so calm and casually chatting with Yan Qingdi.
"When the time comes, Ruoxi, you’ll have to take good care of me!" Yan Qingdi said with a face full of humility and warmth, looking at Qiu Ruoxi.
"Senior, you are being too polite. Tenglong Group is already a commercial juggernaut. To say that I should take care of it really embarrasses Ruoxi. It’s I who will need a lot of care from senior!"
Qiu Ruoxi’s words were very sincere.
Tenglong Group, an internet behemoth, a commercial juggernaut, and what about Huangtu Group?
It was just a rising star on the internet that paled in comparison to Tenglong Group. The gap between them was not an ordinary one, and there were many areas where Huangtu Group would need to rely on Tenglong Group’s platform to develop slowly.
"That’s not necessarily the case. I still don’t fully understand you. You are far more excellent than I am. With time, the future of Huangtu Group will be boundless," Yan Qingdi said softly. "Moreover, I’ve just taken over the business and don’t understand many aspects. I’ll definitely need a lot of your care in the future..."
"I don’t think you understand either."
Ye Xunhuan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
Startled by Ye Xunhuan’s words, Yan Qingdi and Qiu Ruoxi both turned their gaze to Ye Xunhuan. "Xunhuan, don’t be disrespectful to senior!"
"Wife, I’m telling the truth!" Ye Xunhuan said indifferently. "Yan Shi, let’s not demolish the welfare institute, shall we?"
Startled by Ye Xunhuan’s remark, Yan Qingdi’s face suddenly showed a subtle change.
The affair with Jiangzhong City Welfare Institute was, for him, a taboo at the moment.
Not only had he failed to achieve his goal, but his villa in the capital had also been razed by Qin Rumeng, that lunatic, using a bulldozer and excavator. Moreover, after encountering Qin Rumeng, he had been slapped across the face by her and was even forced to kneel on the ground.
It could be said that the most discussed topic in the Jing-Jin-Ji circle in the past few days was how Yan Qingdi was humiliated by Qin Rumeng. At the same time, everyone also knew not to provoke this woman for no reason.
In business, whatever you do is fine. She won’t hold a grudge against you because the business world is a battlefield. Losing just means losing, and Qin Rumeng isn’t someone who can’t afford to lose.
But with other matters, if you provoke this woman, then you can only sigh to yourself and pray for your own fortune!
"What welfare institute?" Qiu Ruoxi asked Ye Xunhuan.
"Wife, you really didn’t know, huh." Ye Xunhuan said indifferently. "Your senior here wanted to develop Tenglong Group and set his sights on the land near the welfare institute. He wanted to get the welfare institute into his own hands and even had their building demolished!"
"And the old dean was beaten up!"
"When did this happen?" Qiu Ruoxi’s expression was already becoming cold.
"It was when you were in the hospital. I was going to tell you, but I was afraid that you would get angry and it would cause you harm, so I didn’t say anything."
Qiu Ruoxi slowly turned her gaze to Yan Qingdi, her eyes slightly unfriendly. "Senior, you weren’t like this before..."
"Ruoxi, there are some misunderstandings here."
"You don’t know there’s an orphanage there?" Ye Xunhuan scoffed, "Although I’m not familiar with Tenglong Group, to want to develop, one must investigate the area they’re investing in!"
Qiu Ruoxi’s icy gaze was fixed on Yan Qingdi.
Under Qiu Ruoxi’s sharp gaze, Yan Qingdi felt somewhat uneasy, "Ruoxi, I did find them a place, I wanted to relocate them there..."
"Senior, the children in the orphanage are not dogs, they can’t be kicked out just because someone has the money!" Qiu Ruoxi’s face was frosty as she said, "If you wanted to develop other industries and were interested in that piece of land, couldn’t you just communicate? Why resort to such brutal methods?"
"We are businessmen, it’s true that we care about profits, but we can’t do so at the expense of our conscience!"
A surge of anger began to rise in Yan Qingdi’s heart, but he suppressed the fury within him and said apologetically, "I admit I was negligent in this matter, but now I have given up on that piece of land, and furthermore, all future construction for the orphanage and the equipment will be handled by our Tenglong Group, as compensation for my previous actions!"
Upon hearing Yan Qingdi say so, Qiu Ruoxi’s expression softened somewhat.
Ye Xunhuan, however, curled his lip in disdain, knowing without a doubt that behind the scenes, it must have been Qin Rumeng who had acted, forcing Yan Qingdi to pay for his own stupidity.
"Then I thank Senior on behalf of those children!"
"It was my fault to begin with, when you make a mistake, you have to own up to it, no need to thank me," Yan Qingdi quickly adjusted his attitude, saying softly, "I’m just grateful I could remedy my mistake, otherwise, I might have lived with regrets for the rest of my life!"
"Just like you said, we’re businessmen who value profits, but we should also have social responsibility, charitable compassion, and..."
"It’s good that Senior understands."
Watching the very articulate Yan Qingdi before him, Ye Xunhuan had to acknowledge that the guy was damn clever, instantly dissolving Qiu Ruoxi’s dissatisfaction.
"Speaking of which, I really need to learn more from you, Ruoxi," Yan Qingdi offered insincere flattery, "and participate more in charity every year!"
"Senior is too polite!"
"From now on, Ruoxi, you keep an eye on me. If I do anything wrong, just call me out, don’t hold back criticism, there’s no need to spare my feelings."
Qiu Ruoxi did not say much.
But Ye Xunhuan was annoyed. Why the hell should my wife supervise your actions!
"Senior Yan, what you’re saying isn’t right!"
"Mr. Ye, please enlighten me," Yan Qingdi said with an appearance of eager to learn.
"You want my wife to supervise you, have you considered all the things she has to do every day, all the work she already has, when would she have time to mind you, besides, do you think my wife is your mother, to have the obligation to supervise you!" Ye Xunhuan said very bluntly, "Even if my wife were your mother, she wouldn’t supervise you every day, all the time..."
Yan Qingdi’s face immediately soured.
Although Ye Xunhuan was speaking with what seemed like a kindly face, his tone was filled with sarcasm and even insult.
For a moment, Yan Qingdi felt a surge of anger towards Ye Xunhuan, that bastard. If it hadn’t been for him, the orphanage would have been theirs already. And once Qin Rumeng found out about this, she would probably be over it too. Now this guy was putting on airs again, humiliating him!
"Senior Yan, you’re not so young yourself, you should be more aware in the future..." Ye Xunhuan offered his guidance gently, with the air of an elder, "Don’t treat my wife like your mother, making her supervise you. Besides, I don’t fancy having a son older than myself!"
