After the divorce, I became a rich girl

Li Jiawei said, "Dad, saying 'please' is too distant. If you need anything from me, just tell me directly!"

Li Ronghua stood up and slowly walked to the French window. He looked out at the bustling and brightly lit night scene and said, "Some things are inconvenient to say over the phone. Let's go to the club to talk."

"Okay, I'll be there in half an hour." Li Jiawei replied.

When Li Jiawei arrived at the club, Li Ronghua was already there. Seeing her come in, Li Ronghua raised his hand and pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Sit down."

Li Jiawei walked over and sat down. Noticing that the tea in Li Ronghua's teacup was almost empty, she picked up the teapot and poured him a cup. Although she knew why Li Ronghua asked her to come, Li Jiawei pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Dad, what do you want me to do?"

Li Ronghua looked up at Li Jiawei's face, trying to find something from her expression, but what caught his eyes was Li Jiawei's slightly confused look.

Li Ronghua lowered his eyes slightly, perhaps Li Jiawei really knew nothing about this matter.

"Jiawei, I came to you hoping you could help your elder brother."

Li Jiawei picked up the teacup, took two sips to ease the dryness in her throat, and asked, "Help big brother? What's wrong with big brother?"

Li Ronghua sighed. There were some things he didn't want to tell Li Jiawei, but if this matter was not handled properly, he would not be able to hide it from others.

So, Li Ronghua told the whole story of how Li Yan was deceived by Yas Walker of Huanyu Automobile.

After listening to this, Li Jiawei was silent for a long time. Just as Li Ronghua was about to speak, Li Jiawei asked, "So, the engine R&D project invested by the Li Group was a fake from the beginning? Now that things have come to this, what do you want me to do?"

Li Ronghua sighed and said, “You were very persistent at the beginning, but now that things have happened, what we need to do now is to minimize the impact.

Your Uncle Liang and your eldest brother have already gone to Huanyu Automotive headquarters to deal with this matter, and the final outcome is still unclear.

But after all, we lost over a billion, and those on the board will definitely use this to hold your brother's faults against us. And Cheng Guangzhi and the others will definitely take this opportunity to put pressure on me.

You understand the current situation of the group. If internal strife occurs again, it will definitely hinder the group's development.

So this time we have to make a quick decision. I need your full support on the board of directors. My shares combined with yours will give us an absolute majority in the group's equity. So, no matter what happens, I hope you'll stand by me."

Li Jiawei looked at Li Ronghua, thought for a moment, and then said, "Dad, I can support you. But what are you going to do with my eldest brother?"

Li Ronghua was stunned by Li Jiawei's question and stood there in a daze, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Li Jiawei looked at Li Ronghua, who looked unhappy, and said, "Dad, I understand that you have high hopes for my eldest brother, but after this incident, I'm afraid the group won't leave him a position anymore."

Li Ronghua looked at Li Jiawei and asked, "What about you? Do you want to return to the Li Group?"

Li Jiawei did not respond directly, but asked: "Do you want me to go back?"

Li Ronghua picked up the teacup in front of him, then gently put it down. He looked at Li Jiawei and said, "If you want to come back, I'll naturally welcome you."

Hearing her father say this, Li Jiawei already understood.

She suddenly didn't want to continue this topic, so she stood up and said to Li Ronghua, "I will support you at the board meeting. As for what the board will do to you in the end, I can't help you.

Sui Sui and Niannian are still waiting for me at home, so I'll go back first. You should also go to bed early."

Watching Li Jiawei leave the box, Li Ronghua sighed deeply.

He knew in his heart that after this incident, Li Yan would no longer have a place in the group. That was why he had to make more plans for Li Yan and leave him a way out.

He knew what kind of promise Li Jiawei wanted him to make, but he really couldn't give it to her.

After more than ten hours of flight, Liang Yusen and Li Yan finally arrived in the city where Huanyu Automobile’s headquarters is located.

After getting in the car that came to pick them up, they first went to the local branch of the Li Group.

He Zhizhou was surprised to see the haggard Li Yan. Li Yan had called him before boarding the plane, and only then did he know that Li Yan and Liang Yusen were coming.

Li Yan had just left this place not long ago, and now he came here in such a hurry. Although He Zhizhou didn't know the reason, his intuition told him that something must have happened that he didn't know about.

Seeing Li Yan's appearance at this moment, He Zhizhou didn't need to think too much to realize that it was probably not a good thing, and the matter was quite serious.

Seeing that Li Yan and Liang Yusen had bloodshot eyes, He Zhizhou knew that they must not have had enough rest along the way, so he thoughtfully brewed two cups of coffee for them.

Liang Yusen looked at the calm He Zhizhou and said, "I didn't expect you to be here."

He Zhizhou smiled and said, "Mr. Liang, I'm just staying here for a while."

Liang Yusen said: "Xuan Bao is out of prison, did you know?"

He Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I know."

Liang Yusen asked again: "Don't you plan to go back to see her?"

He Zhizhou said, "It's not the right time yet. I want to calm down and think carefully about what we should do in the future. When I figure it out, I will go back to see her."

Liang Yusen said, "Just keep it in mind. By the way, you've been here for a while. How's the connection with Huanyu Auto going?"

He Zhizhou looked at Li Yan and saw that he was also looking at him, so he said, "Ever since Li Yan returned to China and I took over the work here, I have been wanting to contact Mr. Yas Walker, hoping to visit the laboratory and learn about the progress of engine research and development.

But every time I was rejected by Yas Walker for various reasons, and so far, I have only met him briefly in a bar outside.

The more He Zhizhou spoke, the paler Li Yan's face became. He looked at Liang Yusen and said pleadingly, "Uncle Liang..."

Liang Yusen looked at Li Yan, who seemed to have lost all his strength, reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Things have come to this point. What we need to do now is to solve the problem. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

After saying that, Liang Yusen turned to look at He Zhizhou: "Zhizhou, what do you think of Yas Walker's behavior?"

He Zhizhou looked at Li Yan, hesitant to speak, not knowing whether he should express his guess.

Seeing this, Liang Yusen said, "Li Yan and I came here, and you should have noticed that there is a problem with the cooperation between the company and Huanyu Automobile.

So, don't worry too much now, just tell me what you think."

He Zhizhou looked at Liang Yusen, knowing that Liang Yusen was the leader this time, and Li Yan did not say anything to stop him.

He Zhizhou said: "Mr. Liang, let me tell you what I feel during this period. My views may not be correct, so you can use them as a reference.

I feel that Mr. Yas Walker's attitude towards the Li Group is very abnormal.

According to common sense, as an investor, the Li Group should occupy a dominant position in the entire cooperation. After all, their engine research and development project will have to rely on the Li Group to provide funds in the future.

But apart from actively sending R&D materials every month, I rarely see Yas Walker in person. Furthermore, I asked to see the progress of engine development, which was a very reasonable request, but he refused.

After saying this, He Zhizhou continued, “So, I have reason to suspect that Huanyu Auto’s engine research and development project is a scam!

Otherwise, since the Li Group and Huanyu Auto are in a cooperative relationship and their technology will eventually be shared, there's no need for him to be so wary of us."

After He Zhizhou expressed his guess, Liang Yusen couldn't help but look at Li Yan, thinking to himself that perhaps Li Yan really didn't have the talent for business.

He Zhizhou is a lawyer by profession, and he has only been managing the branch for a short time, but he has already noticed some irregularities in it.

But Li Yan, as the main person in charge of this project, did not notice the problem at all. It was not until others pointed it out to him that he realized that something was wrong.

Liang Yusen asked: "Zhizhou, do you know where Yas Walker is now?"

He Zhizhou said, "I heard from a friend that he saw him at a party hosted by the local government the day before yesterday. As for where he has been these past two days, I don't know."

Liang Yusen raised his hand to check the time. It was 3:30 in the afternoon, so there was still plenty of time. He said, "Call him now and tell him you want to see him. See how he responds."

He Zhizhou hesitated for a moment and said, "What if he refuses to see me?"

Liang Yusen said: "If we don't want to meet, then let's go directly to the headquarters of Huanyu Group."

He Zhizhou looked at Liang Yusen deeply, then picked up his phone and called Yas Walker.

The phone rang four or five times before it was connected. From the other end came Yas Walker's slightly low and hoarse voice, which seemed to be mixed with a woman's murmur. "Hello, this is Yas Walker. Who are you?"

He Zhizhou smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Yas Walker. I'm He Zhizhou from the Li Group. We've met before. Is it convenient for you today? I'd like to meet with you regarding some cooperation!"

"Shit," Yas Walker cursed in a low voice, and then said in a very unfriendly tone: "Mr. He Zhizhou, I told you, I am very busy now and have no time to meet you. Besides, I am in Alaska now and will not be going back in the near future.

I will contact you when I get back."

He Zhizhou frowned at Yas Walker's rudeness and said with a slightly sarcastic tone: "Mr. Yas Walker, you don't have time to see me, but you have time to have fun?"

Yas Walker didn't expect that He Zhizhou would dare to speak to him like that. He said angrily: "Mr. He Zhizhou, you are going too far. You are interfering in my life. It is extremely rude. I will complain to your head office." After that, he hung up the phone.

He Zhizhou looked at the hung-up call and shrugged at Liang Yusen. "Mr. Liang, Yas Walker is so arrogant and rude to us."

He Zhizhou and Yas Walker were on speakerphone during their conversation, so Liang Yusen naturally sensed Yas Walker's arrogance and rudeness. He couldn't help but look at Li Yan again, guessing that Yas Walker was just thinking that Li Yan was easy to fool, which was why he was so fearless.

He thought that if it were him, he would never consider cooperating with someone like Yas Walker who didn't know how to respect others, even if he could make a lot of money by cooperating with him.

Liang Yusen picked up the coffee cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stood up and said to Li Yan and He Zhizhou, "Since Yas Walker is not here, let's go to Huanyu Automotive Headquarters now."

Li Yan quickly stood up. At this moment, he had no opinion of his own and could only instinctively follow Liang Yusen's arrangements. He did whatever Uncle Liang asked him to do.

He Zhizhou looked at Li Yan's pale face and said to Liang Yusen, "Mr. Liang, Li Yan doesn't look well. How about letting him rest here and we go over?"

Liang Yusen looked at Li Yan and asked, "Do you want to stay, or go with us to Huanyu Automotive Headquarters?"

Li Yan looked at Liang Yusen and said, "I'll go with you."

Liang Yusen was quite satisfied with Li Yan's answer and comforted him, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's only a loss of over a billion. The Li Group doesn't care about this amount of money."

However, Liang Yusen's comfort had little effect on Li Yan.

Does he feel bad about the billions? No!

Although his current assets are not as great as Uncle Liang's, more than a billion is still affordable for him, so he doesn't care too much.

But he knew in his heart that after this incident, he would probably have no status in the Li Group at all.

The nature of this incident is different from the failure of an investment project. Investment has gains and losses. Any boss or investor with a certain reputation in the business world has experienced investment failure.

Even Liang Yusen, who is known as "Mr. Zhuge" in the investment world, has experienced several investment failures in his investment career.

However, not many people in the business world have experienced being set up and losing tens of billions of dollars. This is not a problem of ability, but a problem of IQ.

Let me ask you, which group would be willing to hand over management rights to a person who is considered to have an IQ problem?

Li Yan followed Liang Yusen to the headquarters of Huanyu Automobile in a daze, but was stopped at the front desk.

The front desk clerk looked at the three of them and asked politely, "Gentlemen, who are you looking for?"

Liang Yusen smiled and said, “Hello, we are from the Li Group and would like to meet Mr. Yas Walker.”

The front desk clerk gave them a meaningful look and said, "Excuse me, gentlemen, Mr. Yas Walker is not in the office right now."

Liang Yusen still smiled and asked: "Not in the company? Then who has the final say in your company now?"

The receptionist looked at Liang Yusen, who had a smile on his face from beginning to end. However, the receptionist had seen many people and would not slack off just because of Liang Yusen's good attitude. He replied, "Mr. Lucas is now in charge of the company's affairs."

"Lucas Eason? Then let's meet him." Liang Yusen said.

The receptionist asked, "Do you have a reservation?"

Liang Yusen smiled and shook his head. Just as the receptionist was about to refuse, Liang Yusen approached the receptionist and whispered, "If you want the outside world to know that Huanyu Automobile is engaging in commercial fraud, then just refuse us to see Lucas Eason!"

I bought a scratch-off ticket for ten dollars today and lost ten dollars. When will I be able to retire rich?