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Chapter 448: Chapter 0448: If You Torture Me to Death, You Will Be the Empress
To Qiu Ruoxi’s words, Ye Xunhuan snorted in disdain. While Yan Qingdi’s identity might be unattainable for others, it was nothing to him.
Even if he didn’t have Qin Rumeng at his back, if he wasn’t Qin family’s nephew, he still wouldn’t care.
It was once said by the founding emperor of Huaxia: in the face of absolute power, all schemes and stratagems are paper tigers, and likewise, before absolute power, so too are all backgrounds rendered feeble!
Hence, Ye Xunhuan simply didn’t regard the untouchable status of Yan Qingdi in the eyes of others with any seriousness!
He might scorn the notion inwardly, but he didn’t show it, instead asking softly, "Wife, what do you plan to do?"
He was indeed curious about what Qiu Ruoxi would do.
"Turn the old dean into a public figure, someone who touches the hearts of the Huaxia people, make everyone in Huaxia know of this old man’s existence," Qiu Ruoxi said gravely. "If various sectors pay attention to the old dean, then I don’t believe Yan Qingdi would dare make any moves!"
"If he dares, I think the social public opinion alone would be enough to crush him. Even if he has immense power and influence, he probably wouldn’t dare to undertake such a flagrant misdeed, right?"
Qiu Ruoxi’s strategy wasn’t particularly ingenious, but it was certainly an effective approach.
Be aware that public opinion in society is a sharp sword that can bring anyone to their knees. No matter how rich or powerful you are, can you silence the babbling of the masses?
If you go too far, won’t there be anyone to hold you accountable?
Obviously, that’s not possible!
Not to mention Yan Qingdi, even in the future, nobody would dare harbor any ill intentions towards the old dean or the welfare institute. If such news were to hit the internet, it would stir up a frenzy—after all, we are in the age of the internet.
Ye Xunhuan’s interest was piqued: "That’s a good idea; the old dean truly deserves this!"
"Tomorrow I’ll find some reliable journalists to specifically interview the old dean. After that, when work resumes the day after tomorrow, I’ll have Mei Hanqing take charge of this matter, using the Huantu Group’s channels to spread the deeds of the old dean far and wide, to let everyone know," Qiu Ruoxi had already begun to map out an initial plan to turn the old dean into a star figure.
And Qiu Ruoxi was doing all this not for any other reason but to ensure the old dean and the welfare institute could protect themselves, since neither she nor Qin Rumeng could always look after the institute’s affairs.
Hence, the welfare institute needed someone to protect it, and the old dean was the best choice.
Ye Xunhuan naturally agreed wholeheartedly with Qiu Ruoxi’s suggestion: "Wife, let me help you do it..."
"You?" Qiu Ruoxi said with disdain: "Forget it, you’d do more harm than good!"
"Qiu Ruoxi, there’s no need to look down on people like that!"
"All you do is play games every day, how do you expect me to think highly of you?"
Ye Xunhuan was immediately embarrassed: "You know about that?!"
"If I wanted to, I could keep up with every single thing about all the employees in the company."
"Does that mean you’ve been keeping an eye on me this whole time?"
"I certainly don’t have the time for that!"
"Then how did you know?"
Qiu Ruoxi did not explain to Ye Xunhuan but after a silence, she said, "Ye Xunhuan, you’re the young master of Fenghua Group. Have you ever considered what will become of Fenghua Group in the future if you continue this lack of ambition and just scrape by?"
"What will become of it?"
"Bankruptcy!" Qiu Ruoxi said harshly. "Countless people would face unemployment, and all because of what you’ve done!"
"So I never thought of taking over Fenghua Group. It’s my aunt who insists on making me the young master. It’s a real headache!" Ye Xunhuan said helplessly, "Every day, as soon as I think of all those documents and the stock market going up and down, doing business... I just feel overwhelmed..."
"Thankfully, my mom had the foresight to know what kind of person her son is. So she found me a strong woman for a wife. Even if I do take over Fenghua Group, as long as I leave it to you to manage, there definitely won’t be any problems!"
Qiu Ruoxi’s delicate nose twitched slightly. This hopeless good-for-nothing was always thinking of depending on others.
"You..."
"Wife, you know the story of Empress Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, right?"
"What do you mean?" Qiu Ruoxi felt something was off. Why was this guy suddenly bringing up Empress Wu Zetian and Li Zhi?
"If in the future my aunt insists on me taking over Fenghua Group, I’ll have to rely on you. That means I’ll delegate all authority and just hold a nominal position, like how Li Zhi was the emperor. He left the realm entirely to Empress Wu Zetian to manage, and after she wore him down, she became the empress. It’ll be the same with you. After you wear me down, you’ll be the empress!"
"Why don’t you say I’m Zhuge Liang, and you’re Liu Shan..."
"I was actually going to say that..."
As he spoke, Ye Xunhuan gave Qiu Ruoxi a glance and said, "But Zhuge Liang had ’equipment’, and you don’t have ’equipment’!"
Qiu Ruoxi was momentarily stunned before she realized what he meant. Her pretty face instantly turned icy, "Ye Xunhuan, go to hell!"
...
Time flies, and before you know it, Monday has arrived.
Humming a tune, Ye Xunhuan entered the office, poured himself a cup of tea, then booted up the computer, ready to enjoy his tea while playing games.
He hadn’t been playing long when Long Ancestor Bodhi pushed the door and walked in.
Seeing Ye Xunhuan absorbed in front of the computer, she couldn’t help sighing. Without thinking, she knew Ye Xunhuan must be playing a game that even kids can play.
Many times, Long Ancestor Bodhi has doubted whether this guy was really the marshal who commands the underworld world.
"Ye Xunhuan..."
"Go on, what’s up?" Ye Xunhuan said indifferently.
"Don’t forget about tonight’s matter!"
"What’s happening tonight?" Ye Xunhuan looked at Long Ancestor Bodhi with confusion, then quickly shifted his gaze back to the computer.
After hearing what Ye Xunhuan said, Long Ancestor Bodhi’s face suddenly changed, "Ye Xunhuan, I just told you about it on Friday, and you’ve already forgotten?"
"What did you tell me?"
"You..." Long Ancestor Bodhi was so furious her body trembled. She took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and said, "He Luo will appear tonight."
Hearing the name He Luo, Ye Xunhuan immediately looked up at Long Ancestor Bodhi, "So soon?"
"You better not forget again. If something happens to me, I’ll say it was you who made me do it!" Long Ancestor Bodhi said coldly, "The National Security Bureau of Huaxia should be able to find out that I’m your secretary, right?"
Threats, barefaced threats!
"Alright, I got it. I’ll definitely stay under the radar tonight," Ye Xunhuan said seriously.
Tonight, Jiangzhong City was destined not to be peaceful.
