Beg Me to Remarry-Chapter 56 - 0 Makes People Envious
Chapter 56: 056 Makes People Envious
Chapter 56: 056 Makes People Envious
“Even if his last name isn’t Li, he’s still a descendant of the Li Family,” said Mr. Huangpu, his face showing a touch of displeasure as he glanced resentfully at his wife. “Don’t talk about such matters anymore. It’s someone else’s family affair. If you have spare time, better think about how to get our son to return.”
With a sigh, Mrs. Huangpu grasped at Nan Qing like a drowning person grabbing for a straw. “Our silly son is living close to Xiaoqing now. Who knows, they might end up together at any moment, and then all four of our wishes would come true.”
Nan Qing felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. Standing up abruptly upon hearing those words, she exclaimed, “Ah, godmother, you’ve reminded me, I indeed need to keep an eye on my brother. You all talk; I’m going to head off.”
After saying that, she strode over the back of the sofa with her long legs and trotted out of the room.
The four remaining adults sat looking at each other, glancing from one to the other in confusion.
After coming out, Nan Qing directly hailed a cab and headed for Huating No.1.
…
The current situation at He Group had utterly boiled over, or rather, it had been boiling since the trending search had exploded online last midnight.
Strangely though, facing such an absolute “scandal,” Chairman He, the old master, appeared very composed, and CEO He Xing was also very calm.
As a consequence, while the affected subordinates were busy to the point of chaos, they couldn’t help but feel inwardly that indeed the emperor is not in a hurry while the eunuchs are.
The busiest of them all was the Public Relations Department. As director of the PR department, Yi Lixing had come directly to the company at two in the morning. The PR team held an emergency meeting and formulated a response plan.
As a big tree attracts the wind, He Group had faced negative crises in the past, and the PR department had always handled them with relative ease; by that logic, they should have been able to quickly regain control of the situation this time as well, but oddly, the more they tried to control public opinion, the more it fermented.
Yi Lixing ran his hand through his hair forcefully. His tie had been pulled off earlier, now lost who knows where. Clutching his computer, he went straight to He Xing’s office.
“CEO He, the four major families really attract envy. The target isn’t just you this time, but also Li Family’s young master Luo Qinghe. Should we get in touch with Li Group to discuss a joint response?”
He Xing lifted his head and looked at Yi Lixing expressionlessly. “Public relations is your responsibility. I only require that Fu Han not be hurt.”
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“Yes, CEO He. You’re busy; I’ll take my leave,” Yi Lixing said and fled from He Xing’s office like a man escaping danger.
He Xing bowed his head again. On his computer was an email, half composed. He rested his chin on his hand for a moment in thought, then swiftly typed on the keyboard. After several revisions, he pressed the send button.
Once everything was set, he called for Liang Tao over the internal phone system and instructed him thoroughly. Then he picked up his car keys and left.
This matter could be described as a bolt from the blue. Because of this lightning bolt, both He Group’s and Li Group’s stock fell by about two percentage points, evaporating several billion in market value overnight.
The loss was undeniably substantial.
But whether it was He Group or Li Group, with their centuries of history, bringing them down was not an easy feat.
Many firms in competitive relationships would try every means imaginable to dig up and leak information about their rivals in order to crush them.
This wasn’t the first time He Xing had encountered such matters.
But this time, they targeted Fu Han, and he couldn’t treat the matter lightly.
Now, he had deployed all his resources and was ready to net the results; it was time to go and see her. Her hand still hadn’t fully recovered, and alone at home, she was probably already frightened out of her wits all morning.
…
In the urban village located in A City, this was the least expensive place to rent a house in the heart of the city. Many people chose to rent here for the convenience of getting to work.
The area was filled with illegal constructions, with the four-lane village roads so crowded only one lane was usable, and both sides lined with various street stalls.
Though it was already late autumn, flies and mosquitoes were still everywhere.
Xia Ning’s frown hadn’t relaxed since she entered the urban village. When she realized she had gotten off next to a trash can, her composure finally broke.
“I want to go back. Why do we need to come to a place like this? Isn’t whatever needs to be said possible to discuss elsewhere?”
“Xiaoning, don’t make a scene,” Xia Cheng said, pulling her off the luxury car with force, causing a few drops of mud to mar her white high heels.
Looking at that mud, Xia Ning felt as disgusted as if she were seeing the recently faded hickey around her own neck.
Letting Xia Cheng pull her, she tiptoed behind him, covering her mouth as if breathing more of the air here would cause her to collapse.
After what seemed like an eternity, Xia Cheng finally stopped walking.
They stood before a six-story building crammed with electric bikes, discarded cardboard boxes, and empty drink bottles in the stairwell, leaving just enough space for one person to pass.
The air was filled with a bizarre mix of odors: sweat, food, and spoiled groceries.
Xia Ning almost threw up covering her mouth. Hurriedly following Xia Cheng, she didn’t care if her high heels got dirty or if it was hard to climb the stairs.
To her, every extra second spent here was akin to being tortured.
They stopped in front of a door on the fifth floor. After a few minutes, someone finally opened it.
As soon as the door opened, Xia Ning instantly felt the stairwell’s smell was more tolerable—anything was better compared to the odor inside the apartment.
The room was lined with computers, each with a person seated before it. The heater was on full blast, and the air was stuffy.
A man’s mix of sweat, tobacco, and betel nut, along with the scent of food, combined in the air. Within a second, Xia Ning felt like the intolerable smell had clung to her as well.
Reluctant to step inside, she pushed Xia Cheng ahead: “You go tell Yang Kaitai I’m here, and ask him to talk about matters outside.”
Xia Cheng nodded and soon returned with Yang Kaitai.
Yang Kaitai could barely contain his excitement upon seeing Xia Ning: “Xiaoning, you finally came to see me. Did you see the news online? Fu Han is done for now.”
“I saw it.” Her hand never left her mouth, but Xia Ning managed a constraining smile. “You’re amazing, thanks for your help.”
His face flushed with exhilaration, Yang Kaitai grabbed Xia Ning’s hand and pulled her inside: “Xiaoning, come and see, these are the best hackers I could find. They definitely won’t disappoint you.”
Xia Ning instinctively wanted to shake off Yang Kaitai’s hand. Catching Xia Cheng shaking his head from the corner of her eye, she suppressed her disgust and let Yang Kaitai pull her along.
Encouraged, Yang Kaitai called out loudly, “Brothers, pause your work. I have something to tell you. Your… my friend Lady Xia Ning has come to visit.”
