The room was quiet, save for the ticking of the clock...

After a long pause, Zeng Yunchen finally asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

“You did nothing wrong,” Tang Min replied in a low voice, covering her eyes. “It was my own problem. My saintly instincts kicked in. Actually, Li Shuang’s bullying of Cheng Jing was related to Li Ping, but, oh dear, I just felt…”

"You think this punishment is too harsh, don't you?" Zeng Yunchen said softly, stroking Tang Min's hair.

"No, I'm just torn. On one hand, I feel they've gone too far and should be dealt with completely like you did, cutting off the source of the problem. But on the other hand, I also feel that we should be forgiving when possible..."

“Actually, Li Ping is not that simple…” Zeng Yunchen hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell Tang Min.

Tang Min turned to look at Zeng Yunchen, still caught up in her emotions, her eyes wet like a fawn. Zeng Yunchen affectionately ruffled her hair and explained another reason why he did it.

It's no coincidence that Li Ping's company and Zeng Yunchen's company have highly overlapping businesses.

Besides Zeng Yunchen's family, Zeng Yunchen also has a second uncle. However, after his grandfather passed away, this second uncle left Yongcheng to develop his career elsewhere. But the second uncle and his family have always had grievances that have not been resolved.

Tang Min adjusted her posture, making herself comfortable on the sofa, so she could listen to Zeng Yunchen tell the story.

"Don't tell me that the conflict between your family and your second uncle's family is because Grandpa passed away, leading to an unequal distribution of the family property."

"Hmm," Zeng Yunchen nodded in agreement.

Tang Min clicked her tongue in amazement. How could such a cliché plot be so common?

Zeng Yunchen's second uncle has always felt that Zeng Yunchen's grandfather's inheritance was unfairly distributed. Since his grandfather's death, he has been constantly building his own power to oppose Zeng Yunchen.

In the years since his grandfather passed away, although his second uncle was not in Yongcheng, he supported dozens of competing companies of all sizes. At first, Zeng Yunchen did not care. He did not intend to monopolize the market and wanted to give small companies some room to survive, so he usually turned a blind eye.

However, some companies went too far, winning bids multiple times with prices below market value, constantly disrupting market order and causing Zeng Yunchen's company to suffer repeated setbacks in bidding. Zeng Yunchen then decided that he could no longer let his second uncle continue like this.

"Was Li Ping's company supported by your second uncle?"

Zeng Yunchen nodded.

Li Ping's company started as a small company, but just two years ago, its scale suddenly doubled. It quickly built a factory in Yongcheng and, in just six months, attracted more than a dozen partners from the Zeng family by offering low prices.

"Then your dozen or so partners aren't very reliable either; they leave as soon as they're offered a ride," Tang Min said with a sarcastic expression.

Seeing Zeng Yunchen about to ruffle her hair again, Tang Min glared at him and dodged him. How many times has this happened? Does he think she's a child? Still touching her hair!

Zeng Yunchen smiled indulgently, ignoring Tang Min's actions, and kept his hand on Tang Min's head.

Businessmen prioritize profit; they'll follow whoever offers the greatest benefit. It's just the law of the market, nothing to haggle over.

Li Ping's biggest folly was overestimating his own abilities; he thought that with the support of Zeng Yunchen's second uncle, he could do whatever he wanted.

Before the incident at school, Zeng Yunchen had been collecting information on the points of attack that Li Ping's company was targeting.

As fate would have it, the school incident provided Zeng Yunchen with a perfect excuse—"Seeking justice for the child" may seem like a naive approach that doesn't conform to market principles, but it's extremely effective.

It was so effective that everyone in Yongcheng knew it was Zeng Yunchen's trap, but they still had to obediently jump in. If they didn't jump into the trap, they would have to jump into the volcano. They could tell which was more important.

Tang Min was speechless. Her gaze toward Zeng Yunchen grew increasingly terrifying. A businessman is a businessman after all. If he wants something, he can use anything as a tool.

Zeng Yunchen, you're so scary!

Tang Min tried to get away from Zeng Yunchen, but she didn't succeed, as Zeng Yunchen pulled her back into his arms.

"I was really saddened that the kids were beaten and that I beat them for it. It just so happened that this matter coincided with the matter of Li Ping's company, so I took advantage of it." There was a hint of grievance in his tone.

Tang Min was speechless. So what if he did it? Who could really do anything to him? She never doubted Zeng Yunchen's feelings for the three boys; she just sighed at the sensitivity of a businessman.

Hua Manyan even suggested that she join her in business. But let her go; with her abilities, she wouldn't last a month against someone like Zeng Yunchen.

Tang Min was still processing what Zeng Yunchen had told her when the room returned to silence.

When Zeng Yunchen saw that Tang Min had fallen silent again, he unconsciously moved closer to her, pinched Tang Min's arm, and leaned towards Tang Min's neck.

His hot breath brushed against Tang Min's neck, staining her entire body red. Tang Min was stunned for a moment as Zeng Yunchen's body gradually approached.

cuckoo

An unknown sound broke the ambiguous atmosphere. Tang Min awkwardly pushed Zeng Yunchen away and sat up, hurriedly fixing her hair. She secretly rejoiced that her stomach had rumbled at just the right time.

"Hehe, I'm hungry. Shall we go downstairs to eat first?"

After saying that, Tang Min hurriedly fled the room.

Zeng Yunchen shook his head with a smile. His wife was still so shy, but he also felt helpless. What could he do if his wife kept keeping her distance from him like this?

In the restaurant, the three little ones had just finished eating and were about to go to their respective rooms to rest when they saw Tang Min running down quickly.

Aunt He said, "Young Madam, slow down. Why are you running so fast? Watch out for the steps."

Aunt He didn't know what Tang Min had been through. For Tang Min, the steps weren't the problem; it was Zeng Yunchen. He had too much potential to be a fox. If she hadn't been so composed just now, who knows what might have happened?

Original owner, we don't need this kind of physical memory.

"Mother, you're down here! Come on, come on, today's meal is delicious!" Tang Min saw Zeng Chengjing waving his chubby little hand from afar.

Since the school incident, the relationship between Zeng Chengjing and Tang Min has progressed rapidly. Zeng Chengjing is no longer so reserved in front of Tang Min and dares to speak his mind.

Tang Min nodded casually and walked to the dining table.

Seeing that Tang Min's mood was not right, Zeng Chengxue pulled Zeng Chengjing and Zeng Chengyu to stand aside.

However, Zeng Chengjing was not affected at all and continued to actively recommend dishes to Tang Min.

"Eat this, this is delicious, and this one too, this one is delicious as well," Zeng Chengjing piled all the dishes he thought were good in front of Tang Min.

Zeng Chengxue tried to stop him but failed, and could only watch as Zeng Chengjing fawned over her.

A short while later, footsteps came from upstairs again. It was Zeng Yunchen, who had just gone up to coax Tang Min downstairs for dinner.

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