Chapter 472: The Painful Situation of Zhou Yun and Zheng Bei

“Explain clearly,” Xu Shaochen said, looking at Zhao Qingfeng.

Zhao Qingfeng’s expression turned serious: “The construction materials procured over at the site don’t meet the standards you initially set. They’re substituting inferior materials. Although the resulting buildings won’t be complete shoddy work, the quality doesn’t match the goals set by Chen Yu.”

“That’s quite bold,” Xu Shaochen muttered to himself.

“Go to the construction site tomorrow and record the conversation. Then, hand it directly to the police, and represent the company in cooperating with their investigation.”

Xu Shaochen looked up at Zhao Qingfeng. This wasn’t something he needed to handle personally; it was better to follow legal procedures.

After all, he’d always considered himself a law-abiding citizen.

Hmm, let Zhang Wei handle the lawsuit. It would be best if the punishment is heavy.

“Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.” Xu Shaochen thought. He needed to demonstrate a tough stance, showing everyone his zero tolerance for this kind of behavior.

“Brother-in-law, you’re really putting me to the test.”

Zhao Qingfeng rubbed his hands together eagerly, already looking forward to it. Clearly, this was a prelude to a promotion and a pay raise.

Xu Shaochen nodded: “If you don’t handle this well, I’ll send you to Africa to clear land and establish the Chen Yu Group’s Africa division.”

“Don’t worry, brother-in-law, I guarantee I’ll complete the task.”

The thought of those African women made Zhao Qingfeng shudder. It was way too dangerous.

A little fresh meat like him would probably be shredded to pieces over there.

“Get out.”

Xu Shaochen impatiently started to shoo him away.

If Zhao Qingfeng didn’t manage this task well, he’d have him relocated to a small managerial position at a hotel or restaurant.

But if handled well, Zhao Qingfeng would become the manager of one of the Chen Yu 4S stores.

In short, the goal was to ensure this guy stayed away from headquarters.

Seeing him stroll under Liu Rushuang’s nose every day was just too dangerous.

Hmm, actually it was too dangerous for himself.

………………

Hong Kong.

Zhou Yun’s Home.

“Do you believe it? Tomorrow’s newspaper headline will very likely be ‘Zhou Yun Secretly Meets with Zheng Bei at Home.'”

Zhou Yun looked at Zheng Bei and smiled bitterly. Those reporters were truly fearless, practically omnipresent.

The most critical part was that they exaggerated and defamed on top of the existing facts, causing both Zhou Yun and Zheng Bei to hate the media with a passion.

Zheng Bei, looking rather weary, shook his head: “It doesn’t matter anymore, having lice isn’t bothersome when you’re already covered in them. My reputation is already in the gutter; I don’t care if it gets worse.”

He’s had a rough time recently.

Even though he explained everything to his father, he couldn’t explain it to everyone else, and even if he did, they might not believe him.

These days at the company have been pure torture because of it. Employees always give him strange looks.

The secretary who used to flirt with him finally stopped pestering him.

But something worse happened. Male employees at the company actually started flirting with him, indicating that they were willing to trade their bodies for a job position.

He almost vomited bile from disgust.

In anger, he fired a few of the male employees who showed him affection.

Then, new rumors started circulating at the company.

It was rumored that he was not satisfied with the looks of those male employees, so he fired them. The company only hires good-looking men now.

Furious, Zheng Bei requested a less attractive male secretary.

Another rumor popped up.

“He must have gotten tired of handsome young men; now he’s trying out a different type.”

No matter what he did, Zheng Bei couldn’t shake these accusations, and it drove him to the brink of madness.

Zhou Yun’s situation was similar; they were both in the same miserable boat, true partners in misfortune.

“Sigh, Xu Shaochen is really too cunning. Who would have thought he’d use Lin Kai like that.”

Zhou Yun sighed in frustration. He gritted his teeth in hatred for Xu Shaochen, wishing he could skin him alive.

“So what are you going to do next?” Zheng Bei asked.

Zhou Yun shook his head: “We have to let go of the idea of getting back at Xu Shaochen for now. I’m planning to go abroad and relax for a while.”

“Heh, then the media will start spreading rumors that Hong Kong men no longer satisfy you, and only foreign men can.”

Zheng Bei half-jokingly said, his expression bitter. Then, biting his teeth, he said, “I will make Xu Shaochen pay.”

He had never been this embarrassed before. Never in his life had he been this humiliated. It was all because of Xu Shaochen.

If it weren’t for him, how could he have ended up in this situation? It’s just outrageous.

Zhou Yun looked at Zheng Bei and asked: “What about you? I don’t think it’s suitable for you to stay in Hong Kong either. Otherwise, I fear you might go insane.”

“I’m planning to go abroad too, to close a business deal.”

Zheng Bei understood the reasoning well. As long as both of them remained in Hong Kong, the news hype wouldn’t die down.

They would be dragged out and publicly shamed from time to time.

The two shared their upcoming plans. There were some differences, but their hatred for Xu Shaochen was the same, further strengthening their bond.

Hmm, Xu Shaochen probably wouldn’t even dream of it.

Because of him, the bond between these two men became stronger.

(Ahem, ahem, this is talking about a normal bond, not the one you’re thinking of.)

…………

Mg Country.

“Lan, it’s the critical moment for the company’s IPO. Are you really going back home now?”

A blue-eyed young white man asked his friend.

“I believe you can handle it. My only brother has passed away; I must return to the country.”

Lan Cheng said expressionlessly. After receiving the call from Cao Xiong, he’d smashed three phones, leaving his room in shambles.

“Alright, my deepest condolences. I’ll do my best over here.”

The young white man nodded, looking at Lan Cheng with immense respect.

In his eyes, Lan Cheng was a business genius.

In Mg Country, those with yellow skin from Longguo faced discrimination and exclusion. It’s hard to survive here.

Even the wealthy are not exempt; wealthy white or black people might still look down on you.

But Lan Cheng didn’t just survive while studying here; he thrived, founding his company during his studies, which was now on the verge of going public.

Although his family provided the initial capital, achieving such success at this age was miles ahead of his peers.

He was admired by many, as he deserved to be.

“I’m about to board the plane. I’ll keep an eye on the IPO’s progress. Any changes, let me know immediately.”

Lan Cheng put on his sunglasses, lifted his suitcase, and entered the airport as he finished speaking.

A gleam of cold light flashed under his sunglasses.

“Xu Shaochen, you’re dead.”