Chapter 213 - Escaping into the Starry Night This is very important!

Leaving Old Master Li’s house and walking towards the parking lot together, Ye Fan distinctly felt that the atmosphere was somehow different from usual, suffused with a sense of oppression.

He didn’t like this oppressive atmosphere at all.

His mind raced, thinking of a way to ease the tension.

So he said to Li Zhaojun, “Chairman Mao taught us to ‘discard illusions and prepare to fight.’ I think there’s no need to keep up this pretense with Tongyi Group.

If our preparations are all in place, we should ideally file an official lawsuit against the Biomedical Research Institute at Hua Hai University on Monday or Tuesday of next week.”

There were two reasons for bringing this up suddenly:

First, he had intended to discuss this matter with Li Zhaojun anyway, but due to the incident the night before, their relationship had deteriorated significantly.

Had it not been for the visit to see Old Master Li this evening, they likely would have gone quite some time without speaking face to face.

Therefore, he took this opportunity to remind Li Zhaojun.

He would launch an attack on Tongyi Group on Thursday, US time.

It would be most opportune for Emali Group to start litigation against Hua Hai University’s Biomedical Research Institute on Monday or Tuesday.

After all, filing the lawsuit doesn’t mean going to court immediately.

If the other party intends to delay, they can drag it out for ten days.

If they wait until Tongyi Group’s stocks plummet before hastily submitting a lawsuit to the court, Tongyi Group may instruct Hua Hai University’s Biomedical Research Institute to delay for ten days, and by then, Tongyi Group may have already recovered from the stock market crash.

Additionally, by having Li Zhaojun sue before Tongyi Group’s stock collapse, Ye Fan intended to cloak Emali Group with an aura of deterrence, making businesses and companies believe that offending Emali Group would result in dire consequences.

Second, he noticed that Li Zhaojun enjoyed discussing business matters with him.

He thought that by taking the initiative to discuss these issues, he could help alleviate the oppressive mood.

Li Zhaojun slowed her pace and glanced at Ye Fan out of the corner of her eye, scoffing disdainfully, “Don’t speak so confidently about things you know nothing about.

At least others won’t say you’re shallow, pretentious, and ignorant!”

“What I’m saying is the truth,” Ye Fan said with a bitter smile.

“While we have been putting up a front with Tongyi Group, they’ve also been secretly preparing for a lawsuit.

If we keep dragging this out, Tongyi Group will be fully prepared, and by then, we’ll have no negotiating chips left.

Therefore, let’s cast away illusions and engage in battle to catch Tongyi Group off guard!”

“You shouldn’t let personal grievances cloud your judgment on matters concerning the life and death of the company,” Ye Fan added.

Li Zhaojun snorted lightly, ignoring Ye Fan and quickening her pace toward the parking lot.

Ye Fan gave a rueful smile and followed after her.

Half an hour later, Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun returned to the villa.

Entering the hall, Ye Fan was walking towards his room when Li Zhaojun called out, “Ye Fan, I have something to tell you.”

Ye Fan immediately stopped, turned back, and smiled, “Sure, let’s sit down and talk.”

Li Zhaojun nodded slightly and walked over to sit on the sofa in front of the coffee table in the hall.

“Let’s get a divorce,” she suddenly said.

“What?” Ye Fan asked in surprise, thinking he had heard wrong.

He too wished for a divorce, but was this marriage truly up to them to decide?

Looking at Ye Fan, Li Zhaojun enunciated, “I want to divorce you!”

“Okay.

Hahaha…” Ye Fan burst into laughter, but he felt his heart was not as elated as he had imagined; in fact, there was a sense of loss and sorrow.

What’s wrong with me?

Don’t I despise how she always puts on airs and looks down on people?

Don’t I dislike how she looks at me with contempt, disdain, and disgust?

Now that I’m finally getting free, I should be happy.

Seeing Ye Fan laughing so joyously, Li Zhaojun felt uncomfortable, sadness and loss welling up in her heart even though she was the one who had suggested the divorce.

Ye Fan’s laughter grew louder, and Li Zhaojun bit down on her silver teeth, her gaze becoming colder and colder.

Finally, Ye Fan laughed until tears came out and he coughed uncontrollably, only then did his laughter subside.

“Has the old master agreed to this?” asked Ye Fan, with an air of indifference.

Li Zhaojun replied coldly, “He has basically agreed, but he wants us to wait two months before we can officially divorce.

However, during these two months, you can move out and live elsewhere.”

“Hehe, since the old master has agreed, then it’s settled,” Ye Fan said with a light smile.

Standing up, he added, “I’ll pack my things and leave tonight.”

With that, he walked toward his room.

Li Zhaojun watched Ye Fan’s tall figure disappearing and couldn’t help feeling irritated, “Are you really so eager?”

She kept watching until Ye Fan entered his room and his figure was out of sight, then bit her soft lips, scoffed lightly, and stood up to go upstairs.

Ye Fan didn’t have much luggage and quickly finished packing.

When he walked out of the room with his luggage, he saw the empty hall without Li Zhaojun’s figure, and her cold, contemptuous, and disdainful eyes were nowhere to be found.

“Hehe, hehe,” he chuckled twice and strode towards the door.

Opening it, he stepped out of the hall and then shut the door with a “bang”, leaving the villa.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Li Zhaojun appeared at the top of the stairs after a moment, then descended slowly, stepping into the center of the hall.

She took a deep breath, tilting her stunning face skyward, revealing an expression that even she could not decipher.

Finally, I was about to be free.

Shouldn’t I have been thrilled?

Shouldn’t I have popped open a bottle of cherished red wine and savored a few sips in celebration?

Shouldn’t I have…

That disgusting guy, he didn’t even say a word in his final moment of leaving!

Ye Fan drove out of the Imperial Bay villa complex, entered the motorway, and somewhat absentmindedly went with the flow of the rolling traffic for half an hour until he inadvertently caught sight of a luxuriously decorated five-star hotel, snapped back to reality, turned the steering wheel, and headed towards the five-star hotel.

He checked into the Dingsheng International Hotel, opened a presidential suite, and rented it for two months.

He wasn’t in the mood to rent a place, nor was it necessary because two months later, after the divorce, he wouldn’t need to stay in Hua Hai City anymore.

He would go straight to Africa or the Middle East and return to Dragon Group.

After tossing Li Xing onto the sofa, Ye Fan took out his mobile phone, looked up Robert Laurenson’s number, and dialed it.

The call was quickly connected.

Ye Fan went straight to the point, “How much money and time do I need to suspend and even force Tongyi Group’s stock out of the market?”

“Respectable Black Dragon Your Excellency, what happened?” Robert Laurenson asked in surprise.

Ye Fan curtly replied, “You don’t need to know why, just follow my orders!”

“Yes, yes, my apologies, Your Excellency.

I didn’t mean to offend your authority,” Robert Laurenson hurriedly replied.

“Regarding your request, I’ll need some time to calculate to give you an accurate answer.

It will take about half a day, please understand.”

“Fine.”

After hanging up, Ye Fan flopped onto the plush genuine leather sofa and then tossed the mobile phone onto the coffee table.

Although we are getting divorced, after all, we did know each other for a while.

I will help you one last time, and hopefully, you will have smooth sailing afterward.

Not only will I attack Tongyi Group until it’s delisted, but I also intend to truly disintegrate it, completely bankrupting it!

Just then, suddenly the phone’s ringtone sounded.

Ye Fan picked up the phone and saw it was that busty but brainless woman, Luo Xinling.

He casually answered, and Luo Xinling’s somewhat scheming, crisp voice came through, “Hehe, Brother Ye, it’s me, Xinling.”

“Mm.

What’s up?” Ye Fan asked.

Luo Xinling hemmed and hawed for a bit before saying, “Brother Ye, there’s something I’d like to ask you for.”

“Go ahead,” Ye Fan said.

Luo Xinling cautiously said, “I’m at a KTV playing with my besties, and they all want to meet you.

Can you come out to play?

Please?”

It turned out that after receiving four front-row concert tickets to Shen Yan’s performance from Ye Fan, she had shown off to her friends significantly, making them incredibly envious and greatly satisfying her own vanity.

Indeed, during this time, her friends had been revolving around her, an experience she hadn’t had before.

Tonight at the KTV, she let it slip to her besties that she knew Ye Fan, who was good friends with Shen Yan, which immediately set them screaming, begging her to invite Ye Fan out to meet them.

She originally didn’t want to bother Ye Fan, but in front of her friends, for the sake of face and vanity, she bit the bullet and called Ye Fan.

Ye Fan was feeling frustrated and needed a release.

Normally, he would have flatly refused, but this time he readily agreed, “Sure.

Where are you?

I’ll head over now.”

“Thank you, Brother Ye!

Giggle…” Luo Xinling called out excitedly, “We’re at the Dahan Dynasty KTV on Youjun Road in Liujiahui.

Call me when you arrive, and I’ll come down to get you right away.”

Ye Fan hung up and drove away from the Dingsheng International Hotel, heading to the Chaoge Dynasty KTV.

A dozen minutes later, Ye Fan arrived at the Dahan Dynasty KTV.

From the outside, the Dahan Dynasty KTV looked like a relatively upscale entertainment venue.

Entering the lobby on the first floor, Ye Fan took out his phone to call Luo Xinling.

Soon, Luo Xinling, wearing a white spaghetti strap dress, came dashing out of the elevator excitedly.

Seeing Ye Fan, Luo Xinling hurried over with excitement, her arms, resembling lotus stems, stretched open and tightly hugged onto Ye Fan’s left arm.

“Hehe, Brother Ye, you’re here,” Luo Xinling cheerfully dragged Ye Fan toward the elevator, “Let’s go up.”

Entering the elevator, Luo Xinling let go of Ye Fan’s arm as she pressed the button for the floor they were going to.

Ye Fan looked at Luo Xinling’s graceful figure.

Feeling irritated, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Luo Xinling’s slender, soft waist, pulling her sensual body into his embrace.

“Brother Ye, not like this; there’s a camera in the elevator,” Luo Xinling said with a bit of a struggle and a blush on her face, evidently not genuinely angry.

At her words, Ye Fan let go of Luo Xinling.

Following that, Luo Xinling immediately reached out and interlocked arms with Ye Fan again.