Heart Stealer

Although Qiu Xue's father still refused to forgive her, Mrs. Qiu came to visit her granddaughter every now and then, allowing Qiu Xue to focus more on her work.

When she was free, Qiu Xue suddenly remembered that she had not seen Ye Qingyun since they parted at the airport.

Out of concern, she took the initiative to call Ye Qingyun and ask him out for dinner to catch up with old friends.

When the phone rang, Qiu Xue asked expectantly, "Qingyun, let's have dinner together tonight?"

Ye Qingyun's hoarse, low, and emotionless voice came from the other end of the phone.

"No, Qiuxue, I'm not free tonight. Maybe next time."

This brief and decisive answer was like a basin of cold water, ruthlessly extinguishing the fire of hope that Qiu Xue had just ignited.

Qiu Xue said a little disappointedly: "Okay, then we'll talk about it another day."

Ye Qingyun leaned back in his chair and slowly put down the phone in his hand, feeling extremely irritated.

He paced back and forth in the spacious and bright office.

He paced back and forth restlessly like a trapped wild animal.

More than two years ago, his half brother Ye Qingtian's ex-girlfriend Gao Xinxin suddenly got married. Ye Qingtian was deeply shocked and trapped in love, so he chose to go abroad to heal his emotional wounds.

At a friend's party, Ye Yunshang, the third generation of an official who was studying abroad, accidentally walked into Ye Qingtian's life.

Perhaps out of temporary loneliness and emptiness, Ye Qingtian had a one-night stand with Ye Yunshang under the influence of alcohol.

What he didn't expect was that the woman turned the fake play into reality and secretly became pregnant with Ye Qingtian's child.

As soon as Ye Qingtian returned to China, Ye Yunshang came to him with her big belly and asked him to take responsibility for the child.

Due to the woman's powerful background, Ye Junhao, the boss of Ye Group, quickly held a grand wedding for the two.

Soon, Ye Yunshang gave birth to a daughter for the Ye family.

Ye Junhao was ecstatic about the arrival of this new life.

Without Ye Qingyun's knowledge, Ye Junhao handed over the company's core decision-making power to his elder brother Ye Qingtian without hesitation, making him the undisputed leader of the company.

Ye Qingyun has always believed that he is the most capable person to take over the company, and he has no complaints about his father sending him on a business trip abroad.

He completes overseas projects with a high sense of responsibility and strives to do everything to perfection.

However, his eldest brother took advantage of his trip across the ocean and easily took the position of president.

Ye Qingyun felt more and more indignant when he thought about the efforts and sweat he had put into the company over the years.

Ye Qingyun was unwilling to give up the position of president just like that.

He always wants to take back everything that belongs to him.

What makes Ye Qingyun extremely distressed is that although he is regarded as the second-in-command of the company by the outside world, he actually has almost no substantial power.

Ye Qingtian kept a close watch on him and strictly prohibited the company's top management from having frequent contact with Ye Qingyun.

They even sent a secretary to monitor Ye Qingyun's every word and action.

Before this, Ye Qingyun had rudely driven away four secretaries who came to monitor him.

Ye Qingtian didn't seem to give up. He just called him again to tell him that he had arranged a new secretary for him.

Faced with this situation, Ye Qingyun felt an unspeakable anger and dissatisfaction surge in his heart.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashing with anger, and decided to go find his father to argue immediately.

He rushed out of the office with firm and powerful steps, as if he wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction and grievances in his heart.

At the corner of the corridor, Ye Qingyun suddenly bumped into a woman who looked like a secretary and was holding a pile of documents.

Because the force of the impact was too great, the documents in the girl's hand suddenly scattered to the ground like snowflakes, and papers flew everywhere.

Ye Qingyun couldn't help but frown, but he suppressed his inner displeasure and quickly squatted down to help the girl pick up the documents.

The girl was obviously frightened by this sudden situation. She looked at Ye Qingyun in panic, with gratitude flashing in her eyes.

There was a slight tremor in her voice as she kept thanking him: "Thank you, thank you so much!"

Ye Qingyun nodded slightly, indicating that you're welcome.

He handed the picked up document to the girl and noticed that her face was a little pale and she seemed to be quite frightened.

He couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and his raging anger gradually subsided.

Ye Qingyun's eyes fell on one of the documents, and the title on it caught his attention.

It was an important document about a company project and it looked very urgent.

His brow furrowed again, and he wondered: How did this document end up here? Is there some serious problem within the company?

Full of doubts, Ye Qingyun rushed into his father Ye Junhao's office anxiously.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw his eldest brother Ye Qingtian was also in his father's office.

Ye Qingyun didn't have time to think about it. He strode to his father's desk and asked dissatisfiedly,

"Dad, why did you sell off several shopping malls in first-tier cities? They are important assets of our company!"

Ye Junhao raised his head and looked at Ye Qingyun, who was furious, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He put down the pen in his hand and said slowly: "Qingyun, the company is currently facing some financial pressure and needs to alleviate it by selling assets."

Ye Qingyun listened to his father's explanation, but his anger did not subside.

Ye Qingyun stood quietly in front of the spacious and bright floor-to-ceiling windows in the office.

His eyes, as deep as a pool of water, were fixed on the bustling and bustling city outside the window.

At this moment, night has fallen and the whole city seems to be shrouded in a layer of dazzling splendor.

The colorful neon lights complement each other, making the streets and alleys as bright as day.

Such a gorgeous and charming night scene failed to dispel the burning anger and deep doubts in Ye Qingyun's heart.

Ye Qingyun turned around and tried to persuade his father earnestly, hoping that he would retract this wrong decision.

"Dad, those shopping malls are important assets of our Ye Group! They are not only one of the key sources of profit for the company,

This is a brand we've painstakingly cultivated over the years! How can we just sell it off? Such a rash decision would be self-destructive!

Once the news leaks out, it will inevitably cause a huge uproar and bring immeasurable negative impact to the company's image and reputation!"

Ye Qingyun's voice trembled slightly with excitement. He clenched his fists, his chest heaving violently, and he was obviously on the verge of being furious.

The originally spacious and comfortable office was filled with a suffocating atmosphere of tension, as if the air had frozen.

Ye Junhao sat in the luxurious office chair, his brows furrowed, his face as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

His gaze was as sharp as a knife, shooting straight at Ye Qingyun, and his tone became extremely serious.

"Of course I understand how important these shopping malls are to the company, but the current situation is urgent. If we don't act decisively and take effective measures quickly, the company will fall into deeper trouble, or even face catastrophic disaster!"

At this moment, Ye Qingtian, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but speak.

He slowly walked to Ye Qingyun's side, gently patted his brother's shoulder, and advised earnestly,

"Qingyun, calm down first and don't be so impulsive. Dad made such a difficult decision not on impulse or out of emotion.

"It was done after careful consideration and for the long-term development of the company. Believe me, Dad would never joke about the future of the company, let alone disregard everyone's interests."