For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room became somewhat somber.

"Auntie, what I'm actually trying to say is that Yu and I don't have the kind of relationship you're imagining. You're overthinking it." With that, Chen Yang left the private room.

This...

As Du Jun silently replayed the entire encounter in her mind, her face grew hot and flushed. She especially recalled Chen Yang's indifferent expression throughout the meeting. Does this guy not take the Sun Family seriously at all?

"Hmph!" Sun Wen stood up, displeased. "He's just a guy with a little money. What's he showing off for in front of us? It's so low-class. A mere sixty million is nothing in the eyes of the Sun Family!"

"That amount of money is naturally not a big deal, but the problem is his identity..." Du Jun furrowed her brows, lost in thought.

"He's just putting on airs. What kind of identity could he possibly have? Besides, even in the most extreme case, could his status ever surpass Leng Lingyun's?" Sun Wen said with utter contempt.

Du Jun nodded in agreement. How significant could the identity of someone without a powerful family backing him be?

Then, she laughed at her own expense. Could it be that the immense aura Chen Yang projected just then had actually frightened me?

"Mom, didn't you just say you were going to have Grandpa contact the Zhennan Prince? Why are you suddenly letting my sister get engaged to Leng Lingyun?" Sun Wen quickly tossed the matter of Chen Yang to the back of his mind and asked, puzzled.

"It was your father's idea!" Du Jun said nonchalantly. "But it doesn't matter. There are still a few days, right? If we do manage to contact the Zhennan Prince and he takes a liking to your sister, we'll just break the engagement with the Leng Family."

"The Leng Family is a super-family, no doubt, but if they knew the other party was the Zhennan Prince, they would have to accept it obediently."

For a time, the mother and son were lost in their unrealistic fantasies.

After leaving the teahouse, Yang Hu departed first.

Just as Chen Yang was getting into the van, Sun Yuli called, her voice anxious. "Chen Yang, my mom might come looking for you. You absolutely must not pay her any mind!"

"She already has. I just had tea with her," Chen Yang joked. "You really do look a lot like your mom."

Sun Yuli: "..."

"What did she say to you? Did anything unpleasant happen?"

As Chen Yang started the van and headed toward the Qin Corporation, he chuckled. "She told me to stay away from you, said I'm not worthy of a big shot from the Martial Department like you, and that I should get a clue. She also mentioned you'll be getting engaged to Leng Lingyun soon and told me to give up hope!"

"Pfft!" Sun Yuli burst out laughing before explaining, "That's just how my mom is, so please don't take it to heart! As for the engagement with Leng Lingyun, I will never agree to it!"

"No worries, I didn't take it to heart," Chen Yang smiled and then said cautiously, "Leng Lingyun seems like a decent guy. Why don't you try to get to know him—"

"Try what?" Sun Yuli cut him off. "Besides, what's so great about him? He relies on his family for everything! Compared to my Yang, the difference is like heaven and earth, okay!"

"Uh..." Chen Yang was left speechless and didn't press the matter further.

After a bit more idle chat, Chen Yang hung up the phone. He wasn't worried about Sun Yuli's prospects; with her qualifications, a long line of excellent men would be waiting for her in the future.

「Twenty minutes later.」

Chen Yang entered the Qin Corporation and made his way to the sales department. However, along the way, he felt a distinctly oppressive atmosphere. The faces of all the employees were etched with gravity and concern. Recalling how Qin Qiu had left in a hurry that morning, he couldn't help but feel a pang of worry.

「Inside the sales department.」

Seeing Chen Yang walk in, Hou Qiang and the others were momentarily stunned. The company is in the middle of a huge crisis, so what are you, the prospective son-in-law, still doing here?

Perhaps realizing that Chen Yang genuinely didn't know, Hou Qiang quickly approached him. "Mr. Chen, something terrible has happened! People are causing trouble at the site where our group is building the new factory!"

"They say hundreds of people have surrounded the entire construction site, blocking the workers from starting! The Chairwoman rushed over this morning and is reportedly surrounded as well! They're demanding we remove our equipment and workers and put the land back up for auction!"

Hou Qiang continued, "The constables went too! But what's infuriating is that only three of them showed up. They're just standing on the sidelines, saying they've called for backup, but nearly an hour has passed and not a single reinforcement has arrived!"

"Who's behind this?" Chen Yang's expression visibly darkened as he spoke in a cold voice.

Hou Qiang shook his head, indicating he didn't know.

Without further delay, Chen Yang turned and left.

"Mr. Chen, you must be careful!" Hou Qiang urged.

「Inside the private office.」

Zhou Yufei watched Chen Yang's departing back through the blinds. She clutched her teacup tightly with both hands and murmured, "Please be safe!"

In reality, she knew more about Chen Yang's fighting skills than anyone else at the Qin Corporation. But with the other side having such large numbers, she couldn't help but worry. Besides, worry clouds one's judgment. It was destined that she would be on pins and needles until Chen Yang returned.

Upon exiting the main entrance, Chen Yang immediately dialed Yang Hu's number.

Yang Hu spoke first. "Boss, I was just about to call you! I've already been briefed on the situation with your wife. I've sent men over, but I haven't yet identified the mastermind!"

"Keep digging!" Chen Yang's tone was icy.

After hanging up, he dialed Qin Qiu's number, but the call went unanswered.

Chen Yang clenched his phone, his entire demeanor turning utterly grim. As the saying goes, to touch a dragon's reverse scale is to court death! And Qin Qiu was Chen Yang's reverse scale. If anything were to happen to her today, the Zhennan Prince's fury would be unleashed upon this ancient city. He would turn the whole place upside down to find the people responsible!

In the van, Chen Yang pushed the engine to its limits while dialing Zhao Yinghu's number.

"Lord Chen!" Zhao Yinghu said respectfully.

"Help me find out who the people causing trouble on Cloud Peak Road are, and who's pulling the strings," Chen Yang instructed.

He suspected that for someone to gather hundreds of people—who were clearly not upstanding citizens—they had to have ties to the underworld. In that case, Zhao Yinghu was definitely the right person to call.

"Yes, Lord Chen! I'll look into it right away and notify you as soon as I have news!"

Soon, Chen Yang arrived at the scene. The construction site, which should have been roaring with machinery and bustling with activity, was now swarming with people. Every piece of equipment was surrounded, preventing any work from being done.

Under a tree in a corner of the site, Chen Yang spotted Qin Qiu. She was encircled by several brawny men. One of them, a bald man with glasses, was patiently trying to persuade her of something, occasionally waving a contract in his hand.

Chen Yang instantly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Qin Qiu is alright, what does any of this even matter?

Just as he was about to walk over, Zhao Yinghu called back.

"What did you find?" Chen Yang asked.

"Lord Chen, I found him. It was all orchestrated by Xu Shan, the chairman of Heaven Star Group! Apparently, he has his eyes on this plot of land. He wants to build the only high-rise office building in the high-tech district here, so he resorted to these tactics to try and force the Qin Corporation to give it up!"

Zhao Yinghu was secretly relieved that he had no connection to this Xu Shan; otherwise, it would have been another major problem for him.

Chen Yang then asked, "Where can I find this Xu Shan?"

"He's in the high-tech district right now, at Heaven Star Holdings, right next to the plot of land!"

Chen Yang turned his head and, sure enough, saw a building more than ten stories high next door, with the large characters for Heaven Star Holdings on its facade.

"Lord Chen, do you need me to send men over?"

"No need. Thanks for your help." Chen Yang hung up and walked straight toward Heaven Star Holdings.

Just as Chen Yang turned, Qin Qiu's secretary, Zhang Xiaowen, suddenly exclaimed, "Chairwoman, look quickly! Is that Chen Yang?"

Qin Qiu turned her head, puzzled. When she saw Chen Yang's retreating back, her brows knitted together instantly.

That guy, what's he running off for?

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