With Li Ping's arrival, the matter was finally put to rest.

"Let him in"

"Go on in, it's on the nineteenth floor. He Zhu is waiting for you there."

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work," Li Ping said and then scurried away.

Inside the elevator, Li Ping would occasionally look up at the floor number the elevator was ascending, his hands constantly circling.

Ding-dong, the sound of the elevator doors opening.

Li Ping looked at He Yu, who was standing at the elevator door with his hands behind his back and a kind expression on his face.

"Mr. Li, it's been a long time!"

"Long time no see, long time no see"

Li Ping sensed something was off about the atmosphere and wondered if he should have come today. But he had no other choice but to force a smile.

"Please, Mr. Li," He Yu gestured and led Li Ping toward the office.

Li Ping followed behind, feeling uneasy about what was about to happen.

Inside He Yu's office.

"What do you mean by this?!" Li Ping slammed the documents in his hand onto He Yu's desk.

He Yu crossed his legs and remained motionless. "What, is it not clear enough? Or does President Li want me to have someone read it to you?"

Unlike He Yu's calm demeanor, Li Ping's face turned bright red as he choked out, "Don't push your luck!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, how can you say we're going too far? You were clearly in the wrong first."

"Yes, we were wrong, but didn't President Zeng say nothing at the time? We already apologized, so why are we going back on our word?"

He Yu shook his head, mocking Li Ping's ignorance. He probably didn't know that Zeng Yunchen was the most vindictive person.

"Going back on your word?! Ha! When did President Zeng ever say he would accept your apology? Oh, and just a reminder, don't mention my young mistress either, she didn't accept it either."

Li Ping was speechless. The Zeng family had indeed not accepted any of their apologies; they had simply ignored them.

"But you've gone too far! You've stolen all our business partners, and now my company can't even get any new business. Isn't that enough?"

“NO, NO, NO, you’re wrong,” He Yu said, shaking his finger. “Your company will have new business, starting the day you’re no longer the owner of the company.”

On the day the three boys got into trouble, Zeng Yunchen had already started investigating Li Ping's company.

Li Ping's company and the subsidiaries under the Zeng family have extremely overlapping businesses. The Zeng family is unwilling to have a monopoly and believes that the market needs competition. Therefore, as long as a company has business with the Zeng family, the Zeng family will not completely dominate the market. This is why Li Ping is able to have so many businesses under the Zeng family.

But Li Ping forgot that businessmen only care about profit.

What Zeng's can offer them is not only a huge supply of goods, but also the Zeng's brand. The brand effect alone can revitalize countless companies. Therefore, as soon as they heard that Zeng's was willing to cooperate with them, they couldn't wait to get on his good side.

Of course, the Zeng family wasn't willing to cooperate with all businesses. However, the conditions they offered were very good, and they were willing to introduce other partners. So, even after leaving Li Ping, they weren't worried about finding another business.

But Li Ping is different. Withdrawing so many merchants at once, his losses are self-evident.

Zeng Yunchen's next plan is to acquire Li Ping's company. How much is a company on the verge of bankruptcy worth?

He considered the price Zeng Yunchen offered to be reasonable.

"Three hundred thousand! You think you can buy my company for three hundred thousand? You're dreaming!" Li Ping roared angrily, his face turning red with rage.

"Mr. Li, 300,000 is quite a lot. It's enough for a family to eat and drink without worry," He Yu said without changing his expression.

Mr. Zeng said it was enough for them to eat and drink. Three hundred thousand is a lot for an ordinary family. Many people would save up for several years to earn that much. And they still complain. Tsk tsk tsk.

Li Ping collapsed to the ground. He never expected that his child would learn the words he usually said at home, nor did he expect that his child would actually use those words to bully the Zeng family.

If he had known this would happen, he would have kept his mouth shut.

He staggered toward He Yu, grabbing He Yu's legs with both hands. "He Yu, I know I spoke without thinking and committed a grave offense. Please, let me see President Zeng. My whole family is waiting for me to support them, He Yu."

He Yu looked at Li Ping coldly, thinking, "If only I had known this would happen."

"Mr. Li, I advise you to reconsider and sign this acquisition contract. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have another chance."

Li Ping was utterly disappointed; it seemed the Zeng family wasn't giving him any chance at all.

He stood up, his hands trembling as he picked up the acquisition contract from He Yu's desk. This was the culmination of more than a decade of his hard work. Was he really going to hand it over to someone else today?

Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, Li Ping tried to speak, "He Zhu, could you add a little more, one million, just one million, leave me some food to eat."

“Five hundred thousand, sign if you can, otherwise please go back and wait for news, Mr. Li,” He Yu said coldly. Zeng Yunchen had long guessed that Li Ping would definitely leave him funds to make a comeback. One million was not much, but it was not a small amount either, enough for him to get by for a while, but this was not what Zeng Yunchen wanted.

"Okay, I'll sign, I'll sign." With hope of a raise, Li Ping dared not hope any longer. He grabbed a pen on the table and was about to sign when He Yu stopped him. "Hey, don't rush, the contract amount hasn't been changed yet."

Yes, yes, yes

After everything was settled, He Yu went to Zeng Yunchen's office.

"General Manager Zeng"

"Um"

"It's signed."

Zeng Yunchen looked up at He Yu and curled the corners of his mouth. "Hmph, you signed pretty quickly."

"From 300,000 to 500,000," He Yu placed the contract on Zeng Yunchen's desk.

Zeng Yunchen casually tossed it aside, "Isn't there anything higher than this?"

He wants one million.

"Hmm, you've thought quite a lot about it. Keep an eye on things regarding his company's future."

"it is good"

Zeng Yunchen put his hands behind his head and stretched out his body. The matter was finally resolved. He wondered if his Minmin would praise him when she heard about it.

Zeng Residence.

"Hey"

"Hey, Minmin, something terrible has happened!"

Tang Min was selecting stationery at the antique market when Hua Manyan called. After gesturing to the shop owner, Tang Min took the phone and went outside.

"What's the big deal?" Tang Min looked around, hoping to find a place to rest.

Ever since she learned that the original owner of this body was actually a calligraphy master, she had been feeling uneasy. She had to practice this skill, she absolutely had to. So after lunch, she told Aunt He to have someone drive her here.

She checked online and found that this is the place that sells the most traditional Chinese writing implements.

However, upon entering, she was surrounded by shops selling copper coins and jade, and it took her quite a while to find the place that was advertised online as a shop specializing in paper and ink.

She had just chosen a suitable calligraphy brush when she was interrupted by Hua Manyan's phone call. She said it was something important. What could be more important than her practicing calligraphy?

"The Li family... the Li family has gone bankrupt."

Which Li family?

"And that Li family, the ones who bullied Cheng Jing."

"Huh?" You can't blame Tang Min. She was just having a mental lapse because of shopping, so it's normal that she didn't remember.

"How did things go bankrupt when everything was fine?"

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