Chapter 233 - Dodging a Disaster
Chapter 233 of "Invincible Young Master in the City" opens introducing the plot: Ye Fan was sweating bullets from a question Zhao Lina asked.Luckily, since Zhao Lina was... Continue exploring!
Ye Fan was sweating bullets from a question Zhao Lina asked.
Luckily, since Zhao Lina was driving and only glanced at him briefly without observing his expression closely, she had not become immediately suspicious.
Suppressing his wildly pounding heart, Ye Fan took a deep breath stealthily and said with a neutral tone, âIt might be because I recently attended a charity auction hosted by Yun Qi, and at the party afterward, I had a bit of a conflict with Xiao Yichen, causing him some embarrassment.
I didnât expect him to be so petty, to actually seek revenge through hoodlums afterward.â
âItâs no big deal; donât worry about it,â Ye Fan quickly added.
Zhao Lina smiled and said, âYour bar brawl with those hoodlums could definitely be treated as a severe group fight.
Plus, how could I not get involved when it comes to your problems?â
âPlease, itâs not like I wanted to fight them, you know?
I was an innocent victim,â Ye Fan shifted the focus.
âLol, itâs essentially the same.
You didnât lose out; they were the ones who suffered,â Zhao Lina said.
âHowever, the Xiao family does hold some sway in Hua Hai, and without extra leverage, just him directing hoodlums to harass you wonât be enough to get him jailed.
But donât worry, Iâll warn him myself, and heâll have to do nothing but avoid further harming you and respectfully apologize to you.â
Ye Fan felt like crying inside: Lady, can you please not care so much about me?
Didnât you say I need to mature for another ten or eight years before you might consider me?
If you personally warn Xiao Yichen, heâs no foolâhe will definitely guess thereâs something ambiguous between you and me, and heâll surely tell you about my relationship with Li Zhaojun.
Ye Fan struggled to calm himself down, his mind whirling as he thought of how to defuse this crisis without letting Zhao Lina intervene between him and Xiao Yichen.
Soon, an idea struck him.
âHeh, thank you,â Ye Fan said with a serene smile, calming down.
âNot at all.
Helping out my fervent admirer is the least I can do,â Zhao Lina laughed.
Sweat, tons of sweat, when did I become your fervent admirer?
While Ye Fan was feeling depressed, he immediately heard Zhao Lina emphasize with a proud tone, âBut donât think that just because I help you once, Iâm accepting your pursuit.
For me to fancy someone, youâd need to mature for another ten or eight years!â
âYes, yes, in front of you, I am truly humble,â Ye Fan responded in line with Zhao Linaâs tone.
Zhao Lina hummed proudly, pleased with herself.
At that moment, Ye Fan said, âHowever, as a man being protected by a woman, it greatly undermines my dignity.
Iâm not necessarily afraid of Xiao Yichen, am I?â
âUh?â Zhao Lina was surprised by Ye Fanâs rejection of her kindness, but she immediately realized Ye Fanâs complex identity and that he indeed wasnât afraid of Xiao Yichen.
âYouâre kind, and I appreciate that,â Ye Fan continued.
âBut I can handle Xiao Yichen myself.â
Zhao Lina thought for a moment; sometimes men really do care about their pride, so she nodded and said, âAlright.
Let me know if you need help with anything.â
âHeh, will do,â Ye Fan laughed.
When they reached the Blue Dream Bar and retrieved the car, Ye Fan asked Zhao Lina, who was following him out, âHungry?
Letâs have some late-night snacks.
My treat.â
If he didnât invite Zhao Lina for a late-night snack now, Ye Fan worried she might go home and curse him with voodoo dolls in her room.
Zhao Lina feigned reluctance for a moment before saying, âWell, I guess Iâll give you a chance.â
âHeh, Iâm so touched,â Ye Fan said with an obviously forced smile.
Zhao Lina clearly heard the insincerity in Ye Fanâs laugh, but she didnât mind as long as Ye Fan was the one inviting her for the late-night snack.
They got in the car and drove to a four-star hotel to have a late-night snack.
The next morning at 9:30, the stock market opened, and Emali Groupâs stock price plummeted.
It turned out that the previous night, Tong Yi Group had hastily called the media to announce Tong Yi Groupâs biomedical strategy, revealing that they had purchased the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ patent from Hua Hai University Biomedical Research Institute.
Although many people were unaware of the intricacies of the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ patent, Tong Yi Group had already bribed a financial journalist with significant influence to deliberately highlight in the report the importance of the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ to Emali Group.
After the article on Tong Yi Groupâs biomedical strategy news was published online by the financial media, Tong Yi Group instructed another financial journalist to derive from that article and write a separate commentary outlining the consequences for Emali Group of losing the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ patent.
The unfavorable news for Emali Group spread quickly as if it had wings.
Thus, the next morning as the market opened, retail investors holding Emali Groupâs stock started to sell off, causing a significant drop in Emali Groupâs stock price.
At ten oâclock, Xiao Yichen hypocritically called Li Zhaojun to apologize, comforted her, and finally urged her to withdraw the lawsuit against Haihua University Biomedical Research Institute and offered to help facilitate a cooperative arrangement with Tong Yi Group.
Li Zhaojun sneered inwardly, but on the surface, she let Xiao Yichen help communicate the cooperative intentions, yet she firmly refused to withdraw the lawsuit.
At the end of the call, Xiao Yichen said, âSome things canât be clearly discussed over the phone.
How about we have lunch together at noon and talk it over in person?â
âSorry, but my corporation is in chaos and very busy.
I canât make time to go out for lunch these days.
How about you come to my office to talk instead?â Li Zhaojun replied.
Xiao Yichen thought to himself, âAt the beginning, you werenât desperate enough to seek impractical solutions.
If I go to your corporation to talk, how long can we really discuss things?
Itâd seem like Iâm begging you.
Just wait a few more days until youâre completely panicked, then you wonât refuse to come out for a meal!â
With this in mind, he responded, âOkay, but since you are too busy right now, I will try my best in these few days to persuade my father to agree to cooperate with your group under the most favorable conditions.â
âThank you,â Li Zhaojun said coldly.
Xiao Yichen smiled and said, âZhao Jun, you donât need to be formal with me.
Iâm willing to do everything for you.â
âPlease call me by my full name,â Li Zhaojun said.
Xiao Yichen almost snorted in frustration.
Youâre begging me, and after all the mushy stuff Iâve said, youâre still acting all high and mighty!
Nevertheless, he had to swallow his anger and forced a laugh, âHaha, sorry, I got a bit carried away and forgot just now.â
After hanging up the phone, Li Zhaojun refreshed a well-known financial website on her computer and finally saw the financial interview analysis report she had been waiting for.
The interview analysis report was about Emali Group.
The article interviewed her, Li Zhaojun, about the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ patent being taken by Tong Yi Group, and how it played down the patentâs impact on the future path of Emali Group.
Of course, the article wasnât conducted after the news that Tong Yi Group had the âJi Lung Cleanse Pillâ patent was released todayâit had been completed last Sunday, but it was shown as if it were conducted today.
Once the article was published, it was quickly disseminated, and as a result, the decline in Emali Groupâs stock price slowed down.