Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered with someone like Li Ming who didn’t understand gratitude, so he immediately hung up the phone.

Li Ming, still unwilling to give up, kept calling Ye Chen, but no one on the other end was answering.

He thought that Ye Chen saw the interest and refused him, cursing Ye Chen continuously in his heart.

Even so, he couldn’t recover what he had lost, and Li Ming couldn’t help feeling extremely regretful, even wanting to hit himself.

The woman next to Li Ming frowned and said, "Ah-Ming, how can your classmate be so selfish? He doesn’t even care about classmates’ friendship when he sees profit."

"Sigh, Little Li, it’s our fault for being impatient. If we had waited a little longer, the outcome wouldn’t be like this." Li Ming said dejectedly.

"Ah-Ming, keep calling him and discuss it with that university classmate of yours." The woman called Little Li said anxiously.

Li Ming knew that Ye Chen was determined not to give that unfinished building back to him, and he was anxious but had no way.

Ye Chen listened to his phone ringing incessantly, feeling a bit annoyed. He wondered how Li Ming could be so ungrateful.

Actually, Ye Chen could take back that billion and return the unfinished building to Li Ming, but then Li Ming would be in trouble.

Anyway, he already knew the magic of Divine-level Investment; it was only because Ye Chen cherished their classmates’ friendship that he didn’t do that.

However, Li Ming misunderstood his intention.

Li Ming made several more calls, and seeing that Ye Chen was still not answering, he simply gave up.

Seeing that Li Ming had no intention of calling again, the woman said, "Hurry up and call him again."

"Forget it, Little Li, I know Ye Chen’s temper. Once he’s decided on something, no one can change it," Li Ming said, shaking his head.

"You coward, idiot, you can’t even handle this little thing. How could I be so blind as to be with you," the woman scolded like a shrew.

"Little Li, why are you talking like this? You weren’t like this in the past," Li Ming said, feeling a bit aggrieved, not expecting this woman to turn her back on him so quickly.

"The past is the past, the present is the present. You are a man without ability, completely unworthy of me. There are many who like me, why should I waste time on you? Let’s break up," the woman said coldly.

"Little Li, I love you, how can you do this to me," Li Ming said humbly.

"Li Ming, let me tell you the truth: I was only with you because of your money. Now that you have nothing, why should I stay with you? To starve?" the woman said disdainfully.

Li Ming hadn’t told the truth to the woman called Little Li that after repaying the bank debts, he would still have some money left, but he wanted to test the woman.

But who knew the woman, seeing Li Ming without money, would say anything, which made the already frustrated Li Ming even more furious.

He swung his hand toward the woman’s face, cursing angrily, "Bitch, look at yourself. I’m the only one who would even consider you. What right do you have to dream of breaking up with me? Let me tell you, everything you’ve taken from me before, today you must return all of it."

Li Ming vented all his anger on the woman, grabbing her hair and dragging her into the room, and then slamming the door shut.

Instantly, the woman’s screams and Li Ming’s cursing came from the room.

Ye Chen was about to go out when the phone rang again. He frowned, wondering how Li Ming could be so persistent.

He answered the call in a bad mood, "Li Ming, I’ve already explained it to you clearly, why are you still not done?"

However, what Ye Chen did not expect was that it was not Li Ming on the other end, but someone else.

At this moment, Li Ming was busy dealing with the woman at home and wouldn’t be calling anymore.

"Ye Chen, is it? I have your woman. You have half an hour to get to the old warehouse in the west suburb of the city, or you’ll be collecting her corpse. Oh, and don’t call the police, you must come alone, and if you try any tricks, you know the consequences," the man on the other end said with a laugh.

"Are you sure it’s just me, and I don’t need to bring any ransom?" Ye Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No need, just you coming will be fine," the man said impatiently.

"Since you don’t want money, you must have a grudge against me, but I don’t recall bearing grudges with anyone," Ye Chen said, frowning.

Zhou Jian couldn’t hold back anymore and said viciously, "How dare you say you haven’t made enemies? I reckon you have plenty of enemies, and many who want you dead."

But this remark confused Ye Chen; he never went out of his way to provoke others, unless they were so brainless that they insisted on troubling him.

Listening to the voice on the other end, Ye Chen found it somewhat familiar. He tentatively asked, "Dude, why do I feel like we’ve met? Your voice sounds not the least bit unfamiliar."

"That’s right, since you’ve recognized my voice, I might as well tell you who I am," Zhou Jian said smugly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen found it rather amusing. Never had there been a kidnapper who didn’t ask for ransom and still revealed their name. It was truly unprofessional.

"Alright then, let’s hear it," Ye Chen said, suppressing a laugh.

He could hear that the background on the other end was very noisy, suggesting more than one person.

Ye Chen was indeed right; the noises were from Zhou Jian’s subordinates.

"Young Master, how can you tell them who you are?"

"Yeah, if the Master finds out, you won’t get off lightly."

"Young Master, you mustn’t reveal your identity!"

But Zhou Jian didn’t listen to his subordinates’ advice and said with arrogance, "Ye Chen, let me tell you, I won’t change my name, nor will I hide my surname. I am Zhou Jian."

Ye Chen had just recognized Zhou Jian’s voice, but he still couldn’t believe it—who would kidnap someone in broad daylight? Wasn’t that just brainless? 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Ye Chen thought about the things Zhou Jian had done before and figured it was possible.

In Ye Chen’s eyes, Zhou Jian was an idiot who acted without thinking.

"Alright, Young Master Zhou, I got it. See you in a bit," Ye Chen said, shaking his head.

Zhou Jian’s subordinates were all very afraid after hearing him reveal his identity. They worried that if Zhou Minghan found out, they wouldn’t be able to survive.

Ye Chen hung up the phone and didn’t rush to go out. Since he already knew who was behind it, it wouldn’t be difficult to handle.

No wonder the other party didn’t want ransom; it was aimed at him. Ye Chen didn’t understand how he provoked Zhou Jian, who came after him time and time again.

He actually had to thank Zhou Jian, the idiot; otherwise, Ye Chen would undoubtedly be extremely anxious now.

But now things were different, as he already had an idea.