Chapter 245: I’m More Generous Than You

“Mr. Liu, you’d better take care of yourself, after all, you still need to watch Zui Jianghu close its doors with your own eyes.”

Xu Shaochen looked at Liu Lang with a calm expression, but his eyes were cold.

Liu Lang had tried to smear Dafeng Factory. If his plot succeeded, not only would the factory be forced to close, but it would also attract investigations from relevant authorities.

He, as the Boss, could even be exposed on the Internet, then publicly condemned and humiliated.

If his reputation was ruined, that would be a dream come true for the senior members of the Xu Corporation, who might laugh in their sleep, as they’d finally have an excuse to oppose him inheriting the Chairman’s position.

More importantly, if this matter escalated, it could stir public outrage, and the factory might be held legally accountable.

Even if it was later revealed that Dafeng Factory was innocent, the negative societal impact would already have occurred, and that cannot be erased.

Considering all this, how could Xu Shaochen not be furious? “It’s you!”

Liu Lang suddenly remembered Xu Shaochen was still there. His face changed instantly, and he quickly stood up from his chair.

Xu Shaochen spread his hands, looking at him mockingly, “It doesn’t have to be me. With your underhanded tactics and personality, you’ve probably made more enemies than just me.”

“You… What do you want?” Although Liu Lang was seething inside, he was genuinely scared now because he realized Xu Shaochen could indeed make Zui Jianghu disappear from the market.

His brand Zui Jianghu was his pride and joy, the stepping stone to achieving his life goals. How could he bear to see it vanish?

The Vice President standing nearby was utterly bewildered. From the sound of it, was this mess caused by that young punk? He could hardly believe it since Xu Shaochen looked like he wasn’t much older than his own son.

Xu Shaochen’s lips curled into a faint, taunting smile, “What do I want? I’ve already told you, I only plan to close down Zui Jianghu’s hot pot ingredient processing plant.”

“There’s no room for negotiation?” Liu Lang asked, gnashing his teeth as he looked at Xu Shaochen.

He was now genuinely regretting. If he had known, he wouldn’t have used such tactics against the factory, and he certainly wouldn’t have confronted Xu Shaochen earlier.

After all, how could he have expected the new owner of Dafeng Factory to be so formidable?

Xu Shaochen sneered, “Room for negotiation? When you were trying to frame Dafeng Factory, did you think there would be this moment?”

“Thud!”

Liu Lang gritted his teeth and bypassed the office desk, dropping to his knees in front of Xu Shaochen.

“Chairman Xu, I beg you, please give me another chance. Think about the employees at Zui Jianghu. If the factory closes, they’ll all lose their jobs. Please be merciful, Chairman Xu!”

Liu Lang intended to use the employees to morally blackmail Xu Shaochen. On the surface, he seemed genuinely remorseful, but inside, he was filled with hatred. He had to endure today’s humiliation.

As long as Zui Jianghu remained operational, he’d have the chance to grow it further. Someday, he’d step on Xu Shaochen and humiliate him.

“Rest assured, those employees won’t lose their jobs. Not only that, but they’ll also get a raise because once Zui Jianghu closes, I’ll buy it from you and turn it into a branch of Dafeng Factory.”

Xu Shaochen said slowly, watching Liu Lang with a teasing look. From the flash of malice in Liu Lang’s eyes, Xu Shaochen knew Liu Lang bore a grudge. If that’s the case, why give him the resources to make a comeback?

“I’d rather die than sell to you!”

Seeing that Xu Shaochen wasn’t going to let him go, Liu Lang snarled through gritted teeth.

“Oh, you’ll sell it. I’ll make sure of that.”

Xu Shaochen looked down at him, smiling slightly as he spoke, his tone calm, but his eyes were full of ridicule.

“Boss, the water is here.”

At that moment, Long Er walked in with a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Xu Shaochen respectfully.

Xu Shaochen unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and then placed the half-full bottle in front of Liu Lang, “I’m more generous than you. This water is yours.”

With that, Xu Shaochen chuckled softly, stood up, and walked out of the office.

“You bastard! If you’re not giving me a way to live, then no one will!”

Seeing the half-full bottle of water, Liu Lang was consumed by fury. Enraged, he grabbed a fruit knife from the table and lunged at Xu Shaochen’s neck from behind.

“Chairman Xu, watch out!”

“Shaochen!”

Seeing this scene, Lin Youguo and Mei Liangxin turned pale, shouting in alarm.

“Bang!”

Long Yi reacted faster. With a swift kick, he sent the fruit knife flying from Liu Lang’s hand, and in a single motion, kicked Liu Lang to the ground.

“Ah!”

Liu Lang screamed in pain, writhing on the ground as if his wrist had been shattered.

“Trying to kill me? A fool like you isn’t even qualified. If I were to die at the hands of someone like you, that would be the biggest joke in the world.”

Xu Shaochen walked up to Liu Lang, looked down at him condescendingly, and sneered, stomping on his injured wrist.

“Aaaahhh!”

His wrist, already injured by Long Yi’s kick, was assaulted again by Xu Shaochen, and he let out a heart-wrenching scream, his face drenched in sweat.

“You see, if you were doing business properly, none of this would have happened. But no, you had to resort to dirty tricks. Since you failed and I found out, you must pay the price for it.”

After saying this, Xu Shaochen glanced at the security camera in the corner, then instructed Long Yi, “Go get the footage from his computer, and report him for attempted murder.”

Initially, Xu Shaochen had planned to let him off the hook by simply shutting down the factory. Buying the factory from him afterward would have left him with a big sum of money.

But this fool just had to try to stab him. If it had been anyone else, their neck might have been slit.

For anyone who tries to harm him, be it with a knife or a gun, Xu Shaochen would never show mercy, whether or not he was hurt.

“No, Chairman Xu, I was wrong! I realize my mistake now. Please, I beg you, spare me! I’ll never do anything like this again. I don’t want to go to prison!”

Liu Lang was utterly terrified. He crawled over to Xu Shaochen and hugged his legs, desperately pleading.

“Heaven may forgive man-made sins, but self-made sins cannot be undone.”

Xu Shaochen coldly spat out these words, then kicked Liu Lang away and strode out of the office.

In the office, Liu Lang lay helplessly on the ground, his mind a chaotic mess of fear, anger, hatred, and regret.

If he had known, no matter how bold he felt, he wouldn’t have dared to hire a reporter to smear Dafeng Factory, aiming to force it to close its doors.

Unfortunately, there’s no medicine for regret. The moment he decided to use underhanded methods to ruin Dafeng Factory, some outcomes were already inevitable.