Chapter 528: Tell Him in Your Way

Hong Kong.

11:00 a.m.

A Chinese restaurant.

“Young Master Xu, my father has agreed to your terms. The contract has been drafted and can be signed at any time.”

Tan Ling looked at Xu Shaochen across the table, but her gaze couldn’t help but drift occasionally to Lin Wanxue sitting next to him.

Who would have thought Lin Wanxue was actually Xu Shaochen’s girlfriend? She’s the number one socialite in all of Hong Kong.

Tan Chen’s face remained gloomy. He probably never imagined in his wildest dreams that his own clever scheming would force the Tan Family to agree to Xu Shaochen’s terms.

“I’ll have my company’s Vice Chairman sign the contract. Miss Tan, here’s to a successful partnership.”

Xu Shaochen smiled slightly and raised his wine glass.

Tan Ling also raised her glass, clinking it with Xu Shaochen’s, while her foot gently kicked Liu Chao under the table.

Liu Chao looked at Xu Shaochen awkwardly and said, “Well… Shaochen, there’s something else. The Lan Family has joined forces with several companies in Yijing against you. Things might get a bit troublesome.”

Tan Ling didn’t dare tell Xu Shaochen this herself.

After all, Xu Shaochen had warned earlier that if the matter of the special medicine spread, it would become very problematic, and 50% wouldn’t be enough to satisfy him.

But she couldn’t keep it from Xu Shaochen either. After all, he would surely find out. If he gets furious, what then?

So, she had Liu Chao deliver the news. After all, the two were classmates; surely, Xu Shaochen would take that into consideration.

“So soon?”

Xu Shaochen furrowed his brow. Did Lan Cheng already find out that I’m after 50% of the Tan Family Pharmaceutical Company’s shares?

If they didn’t know, the Lan Family wouldn’t have taken the initiative to join forces with others to deal with me.

Hearing Xu Shaochen’s words, Tan Ling was also stunned. Yes, how did the Lan Family find out so quickly?

“Miss Tan, it seems there’s a leak within your Tan Family.” Xu Shaochen said with a meaningful look.

Tan Chen, sitting nearby, suddenly jumped up as if someone had stepped on his tail: “Xu! Don’t talk nonsense! No one in our Tan Family would do something like that!”

“Why are you getting so worked up? Feeling guilty?” Xu Shaochen looked at him with a smirk.

“I… I…” Tan Chen stammered, breaking out in a cold sweat, unable to complete a sentence.

Tan Ling glanced at Tan Chen, frowning. Considering his reactions earlier at Victoria Harbour and now, he’s the prime suspect.

However, Tan Ling wouldn’t confront Tan Chen in front of Xu Shaochen. After all, regardless of the situation, Tan Chen was still family, and she had to save face for him.

“Young Master Xu, this is a family matter. I’ll definitely investigate it thoroughly.”

With these words, Tan Ling ended the topic.

Tan Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Shaochen smiled faintly: “Then I hope you’ll do it quickly. This time, I won’t pursue it. But if you continue to trouble me, 50% of the shares won’t be enough.”

“Yes, Young Master Xu, rest assured. I understand.”

Tan Ling felt especially aggrieved. Someone from her family had betrayed them, and Xu Shaochen called them out—utterly humiliating.

“Miss, excuse me. The guests at the next table sent this wine and this rose to you.”

At that moment, a waiter holding a bottle of expensive wine and a single rose approached, speaking to Lin Wanxue.

“For me?”

Lin Wanxue was stunned. The others also turned simultaneously to look at the neighboring table.

There were a few men and women seated there. One of them, a young man in a black casual outfit, blew a kiss toward Lin Wanxue in a flippant manner.

Tan Ling looked at Xu Shaochen with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Tan Chen, however, showed a gloating expression.

Xu Shaochen waved his hand.

“Boss.”

From outside the restaurant, Long Yi and Long Er, who had been keeping an eye on Xu Shaochen, quickly rushed in, bowing their heads to receive their orders.

“Go tell him, in your way, what happens when someone hits on my woman in front of me.”

Xu Shaochen spoke calmly, then looked over at Tan Ling and the others with a faint smile: “He’s just a clown. I’m sure this won’t ruin anyone’s appetite.”

Long Er made his way over to the young man in the black casual outfit, grabbed him by the hair, and pulled him to the ground.

The young man’s friends attempted to intervene but were blocked by Long Yi.

Xu Shaochen frowned as he listened to the young man’s shouting. Although he spoke Chinese, his accent was rather off.

Japanese? Stick Nation? Or maybe an overseas Chinese?

Xu Shaochen didn’t dwell on it. Regardless of where the man came from, hitting on his woman was unacceptable.

While chaos erupted at the next table, Xu Shaochen continued to smile calmly, eating and drinking leisurely, occasionally chatting with the group.

“You’ll pay for this!”

Five minutes later, the young man in the black casual outfit and his friends fled the restaurant in disgrace, but not before spewing a final threat.

Long Er and Long Yi quietly exited the restaurant as well.

“I’ll buy this bottle of wine and the rose. I’ll also compensate for the damages.”

Xu Shaochen spoke to the pale-faced waiter.

The waiter swallowed nervously and stammered, “Y-Yes, sir.”

“Open the wine,” Xu Shaochen said nonchalantly, then handed the rose to Lin Wanxue: “Do you like it?”

“If it’s from you, I like it.” Lin Wanxue accepted the rose with a sweet smile.

Tan Ling shot a resentful look at Liu Chao. Why were their boyfriends so different?

Noticing Tan Ling’s gaze, Liu Chao lowered his head, pretending to be oblivious.

He was well aware that Lin Wanxue wasn’t Xu Shaochen’s girlfriend. Even if she was, she’d only be one among others.

After finishing their meal and settling the bill, Xu Shaochen left the restaurant with Lin Wanxue.

After exiting, he called Liu Rushuang, instructing her to personally go to Yijing to sign the contract with the Tan Family.

Once Xu Shaochen left, Tan Ling’s face darkened instantly. She shot a cold look at Tan Chen and said, “I don’t want something like this to happen again. Otherwise, I’ll tell both my dad and yours.”

“Cousin… what do you mean by that?” Tan Chen’s face became unnatural.

Seeing Tan Chen’s continued denial, Tan Ling’s anger flared up: “Still won’t admit it? I gave you some face just now because Xu Shaochen was here. Tan Chen, you’re my cousin, but I’m telling you now, don’t mistake kindness for weakness. You’d better know your place.”

With that, Tan Ling stood up and left with Liu Chao, leaving Tan Chen alone.

Tan Chen watched Tan Ling’s departing figure, his face alternating between pale and flushed. Inside, he felt both humiliated and furious. The anger he harbored wasn’t just towards Xu Shaochen; Tan Ling now shared a part of it too.

That little wench! How dare she talk to me like that?