After the divorce, I became a god that my ex-wife couldn’t reach.

Ma Shuiyun realized that Du Hongyu must need something from Pi Yangyang.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly returned and waited for her until midnight.

Seeing Ma Shuiyun hesitate, Du Hongyu grew impatient and urged, "Why don't you say something?"

Ma Shuiyun rolled her eyes and said, "It's nothing... It's just Building 1, you know? He bought it. He came to see the apartment that day, and we ran into each other at the door... As neighbors, we just said hello..."

Du Hongyu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. "That's it?"

Ma Shuiyun said, "That's it? What did you expect?"

"You mean, he bought Building 1?" Du Hongyu asked again, somewhat surprised.

Ma Shuiyun nodded and said, "Yes, I bought it a few days ago."

Du Hongyu suddenly smiled, his tense expression relaxing. "Good, that's great!"

As she spoke, she got up and went upstairs, quickly changing her clothes before coming out.

Ma Shuiyun wasn't surprised; she simply looked at him calmly and said, "Shouldn't you give me my living expenses for this month?"

Du Hongyu generously said, "I'll give you 500,000 this month."

As he spoke, he took out his phone to transfer money.

When Ma Shuiyun saw the payment notification, she smiled and said, "Alright, you can go now."

As she spoke, she turned and went upstairs.

She knew very well that she couldn't keep Du Hongyu.

The reason the two maintained a superficial marital relationship was twofold: firstly, their son was not yet independent;

Secondly, if the two divorce, it will inevitably affect Hongyu Infrastructure Group.

Therefore, in public, the two maintained a normal appearance as a married couple.

In reality, only they themselves know the truth.

For Ma Shuiyun, all she needed was money from Du Hongyu.

She earns hundreds of thousands a month, enough to live comfortably. Aren't those young puppies outside much better than this old geezer? At least they won't bare their teeth at her.

As he left the villa, Du Hongyu subconsciously looked toward Building No. 1.

I stood there for a full minute before getting into the car.

"Chairman, where are we going?"

"I asked the driver."

"Let's go to Bihe Garden."

Du Hongyu rubbed his temples and said calmly.

The driver started the car and left Yuehu Residential Area.

The following morning, despite the pleas of a young woman beside him to stay, Du Hongyu hurriedly left Bihe Garden and headed to the headquarters building of Hongyu Infrastructure Group.

As he walked, he made a phone call. "Secretary Fan, immediately notify Niu Shangtian, the Marketing Director, and have him wait in my office. I'll be there at 8:20."

After Fan Qingxiang agreed, Du Hongyu hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Chen, when you pass by Qingfengyuan later, buy a few steamed buns."

He then gave the driver another instruction.

At 8:15, Du Hongyu hurriedly arrived at the group's headquarters building.

Upon entering the chairman's office, one would find a middle-aged man already waiting there.

This person is Niu Shangtian, the group's marketing director.

Upon seeing Du Hongyu enter, he quickly stood up and respectfully greeted, "Good morning, Chairman."

Du Hongyu walked directly up to him, his expression cold and stern, and said, "Director Niu, I don't need to elaborate on the importance of this Xingyi Industrial Park project, do I?"

Niu Shangtian nodded and said, "I understand."

"Okay, I'm giving you a task. Within three days, you must find out the situation of all our competitors, identify the companies that pose the greatest threat to us, and report back."

Du Hongyu said it very simply.

Niu Shangtian's eyes flickered, clearly showing some hesitation in his heart.

But he still answered very readily, "Yes, Chairman."

Du Hongyu added, "Remember, this matter must be carried out in secrecy. No one can know about it. If it is leaked, I will hold you responsible."

After saying that, he waved his hand, indicating that Niu Shangtian could leave.

"Yes!" Niu Shangtian answered again, and after leaving the chairman's office, he quietly wiped the sweat from his temples.

After Niu Shangtian left, Fan Qingxiang knocked on the door and came in, sounding somewhat excited, and said, "Chairman, I just received some news that might be helpful to you."

"Say!"

Du Hongyu simply uttered a single word.

Fan Qingxiang said, "Mr. Pi Yangyang, Chairman of Yan's Group, and Ms. Su Xueqing, President, will hold their wedding on May 10th. This news has already spread throughout the business circles of Beijing."

Du Hongyu was startled and immediately turned to look at Fan Qingxiang, saying excitedly, "Is the news accurate?"

"There's no mistake, many families in the capital are preparing to attend this wedding..."

Fan Qingxiang said with great certainty.

"Good, good!" Du Hongyu slapped the back of the sofa twice with his right hand and said happily, "This is indeed good news, very timely. Secretary Fan, you have done a great job."

Fan Qingxiang said, "This is what I should do."

After Fan Qingxiang left the office, Du Hongyu picked up his phone and made a call.

"Hey, third brother, aren't you and Lan Bowen, the general manager of Yan's Group, high school classmates?"

As soon as the call connected, he asked directly.

The person opposite him was his cousin, named Du Zhiyuan.

He served as the deputy director of the Infrastructure Office at the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department. He was one of Du Hongyu's backers and also a hidden shareholder of Hongyu Infrastructure.

Du Zhiyuan played a crucial role in Hongyu Infrastructure's development to its current scale.

Du Hongyu was determined to win the Xingyi Industrial Park project, and the first person he thought of was his cousin.

“That’s right, we were high school classmates.” Du Zhiyuan’s tone was somewhat disdainful. “But his family wasn’t well-off, and he dropped out of high school in his second year. I heard he later went to work on a construction site…”

Clearly, Du Zhiyuan was unaware of Lan Bowen's later experiences.

Du Hongyu was somewhat surprised, "You haven't been in contact since then?"

"No, he was invited to a few high school reunions, but he probably felt embarrassed and declined..."

As Du Zhiyuan spoke, his tone became somewhat slow.

"What did you say at the beginning? He's the general manager of the Yan Group now?"

Du Hongyu gave a wry smile and said, "Third brother, it seems you don't care enough about your old classmate?"

"Why would I care about him when he's perfectly fine?" Du Zhiyuan said dismissively. "Back then, he was the worst student in our class. He was dark-skinned and short, and his family was poor. Not many classmates liked to associate with him."

"But he's something else now, he's the general manager of the Yan Group!" Du Hongyu said with a hint of helplessness.

Du Zhiyuan remained unconvinced, "So what?"

Du Hongyu said, "Third brother, now I'm asking him for help, what do you say to that?"

Du Zhiyuan was taken aback and asked in surprise, "You're asking him for help? What's going on?"

Du Hongyu said, "You should know that the Yan Group has won the Xingyi Industrial Park project, right? The Yan Group is currently issuing tenders, and our group wants to win a portion of the industrial park project..."

Du Zhiyuan understood immediately. "Oh, I get it. You mean you want me to go to him and use our past relationship as classmates to get him to secretly help you?"

“Yes, that way we can be confident in winning the Xingyi Industrial Park project,” Du Hongyu nodded and said.

Du Zhiyuan said, "You've gone through all this trouble with me about this? Don't worry, I'll find some time to meet him, and then you two can talk it over. I think this shouldn't be a big problem."

Du Hongyu immediately said with delight, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. But this needs to be done as soon as possible, the Yan Group will be putting out the tender soon."

Du Zhiyuan hummed in agreement. "Give me his number, I'll call him later and see if we can arrange to meet tonight."

"no problem!"

Du Hongyu replied happily, hung up the phone, and sent Lan Bowen's phone number.

At this moment, he was in an extremely good mood.

He firmly believed that with his multi-pronged approach, securing the Xingyi Industrial Park project was a sure thing.

Yan's Group.

In the chairman's office, Lan Bowen was reporting to Pi Yangyang on the preparations for the bidding meeting.

"Chairman, the preparations for the bidding are almost complete, and the registration deadline is 4 p.m. today." Lan Bowen said, holding a document. "Currently, a total of 23 companies have registered to participate in the bidding, including all five companies I mentioned to you before."

Pi Yangyang took the documents from his hand, glanced at them briefly, and said, "The bidding meeting is on the 12th, right?"

"Yes, it will start at 9:00 AM on the 12th, and the location will be Hall 1 of the Grand Dynasty Hotel."

Lan Bowen replied.

Pi Yangyang nodded, but before he could speak, Lan Bowen's phone suddenly rang.

Seeing Lan Bowen's somewhat embarrassed expression, Pi Yangyang said calmly, "It's okay, you can answer the phone first."

Lan Bowen walked out of the office and into the corridor. He glanced at the caller ID, hesitated for a moment, and then answered the call.

"Hello, who is this?"

The phone number displayed was an unfamiliar number, so he asked a question.

"Old classmate, it's been so many years. I heard you're now the general manager of the Yan Group..."