My whole family treats me like a dog, but this time I will never turn back!

"You're amazing. I thought I was thick-skinned enough, but who knew you were even thicker than me. Let me put it this way: Ma Zijun's family is among the most powerful in the second and third generations of Yanjing. Their ancestors were a royal family of the previous dynasty, but they later followed the trend and submitted to the new regime. They also made many contributions during the war years. In addition, they are good at changing their stance, so now they have not only preserved their family, but also made their family a pivotal force in the new dynasty. You could say they have embarked on the path of great virtue!"

Hai Yibo gave Ye Jianchen a thumbs up, and then patiently explained!

Ye Jianchen nodded slightly, then greeted the others, especially Wei Mingfei, whom he spoke to more politely!

"Brother, is it because Miss Wei is pretty? Let me tell you, Miss Wei isn't just pretty, she's ruthless when it comes to things, not an ordinary man can handle her!"

Hai Yibo said with a smile, and then glanced at Wei Mingfei!

Wei Mingfei gave him a flirtatious wink, which gave Hai Yibo goosebumps, while his companions around him chuckled!

Ye Jianchen smiled amiably, but he kept a watchful eye on him!

The fact that even Hai Yibo is wary of Wei Mingfei suggests that Wei Mingfei's background is even more significant than he imagined!

Moreover, Ye Jianchen had always thought that Wei Mingfei had great influence overseas, but he didn't expect that she also had influence among the young masters and ladies of Beijing!

"Mr. Ye, I've heard of you. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you. By the way, my company in the south is called Quansheng Group!"

Wei Mingfei extended her fair and delicate hand to Ye Jianchen!

Ye Jianchen shook hands with her politely, then felt something touching his palm, like Wei Mingfei's manicure!

This young lady dares to do this in public. Didn't you say you were going to pretend you didn't know her? Aren't you afraid of being found out?

However, Ye Jianchen soon noticed a very small piece of paper in his hand!

He calmly withdrew his hand and continued chatting with Hai Yibo and the others!

"Mr. Li is here. Let's go to the hotel!"

Soon, Hai Yibo and the others led everyone to the hotel!

Ye Jianchen said he needed to settle Tao Xingrou in, so he would go later. He left with Xia Lingyun and Xia Qianqian and went to the other side.

Of course, settling Tao Xingrou was also a real matter. After all that had just happened, it was obviously difficult for Tao Xingrou to return to the Tao family. Her experience was very similar to Ye Jianchen's, so Xia Qianqian kept talking about Ye Jianchen's past along the way, reminding Tao Xingrou not to compromise!

As Tao Xingrou listened, she looked at Ye Jianchen. In fact, she could find information about Ye Jianchen's family affairs online. What comforted her was that Ye Jianchen's experience was indeed very similar to hers, and he should be able to understand the bitterness in her heart!

After settling Tao Xingrou in, Ye Jianchen chatted with Xia Lingyun, inquiring about Ma Ziyun's background!

Xia Lingyun knew that Ma Ziyun was similar to Hai Yibo, but the difference was that Ma Ziyun's grandfather had been Xia Lao's superior, the director above him. Just because of this, Xia Lingyun couldn't be arrogant when he met Ma Ziyun!

In short, Ma Ziyun, the little tyrant of Beijing's elite circles, is more powerful than Lu Zhiyun!

Ye Jianchen took out the note Wei Mingfei had given him and looked at it. There was only one line of small print at the top!

The gist of it is that Ma Ziyun wasn't there to stand up for Tao Xingrou, nor was she being arrogant or deliberately trying to provoke his title as the richest man in the south. She was acting on someone else's orders, with the aim of testing him, or perhaps dealing with Ye Jianchen. Wei Mingfei wasn't sure about this at the moment!

However, Wei Mingfei guessed that the person who instructed Ma Ziyun to do these things was the Gu family, the mysterious force behind Ye Xu!

After reading it, Ye Jianchen told Xia Lingyun about it!

What exactly does the Gu family want?

Xia Lingyun was also puzzled: "Back then, Liang Haoran of the Liang family was sentenced to death, and they were able to pull it off. With that kind of power, dealing with you should be very simple. Why are they using so many tricks!"

Ye Jianchen couldn't understand it either, even though he currently had many powerful backers, such as the elders' council, the Academy of Sciences, and even the military and the Wang family in Yanjing!

However, compared to the ancient family, these resources are clearly insufficient!

Therefore, the best time for the Gu family to deal with him is now. If they wait until the future, when Ye Jianchen has achieved more, it will be more difficult to deal with him!

"I suspect that although Ye Xu is valued by the Gu family, the Gu family is not monolithic. There are forces that oppose him, and some are even secretly working against Ye Xu's group!"

Ye Jianchen guessed.

Your guess is very likely!

Xia Lingyun nodded: "As far as I know, although the four major conglomerates seem huge, they are actually full of powerful factions that are constantly fighting each other!"

"If that's the case, Ma Zijun may seem like an enemy, but she could very well be a friend!"

Ye Jianchen's eyes shone brightly: "No matter what, Ye Xu, Liang Caili, and Liang Yong are definitely going to deal with us. Before that, we can only try our best to be rich and powerful to fight against them, and try our best to find out what Ye Xu's real backer is!"

The two chatted as they walked toward the hotel.

The hotel was bustling with activity at that moment!

The people who can come here are true business tycoons, from the south and the north, Hong Kong Island, and both mainland China and overseas!

"This must be Mr. Ye Xu, CEO of Dongxu Group. I've heard so much about you!"

Ye Xu was quite popular among the crowd!

First, Dongxu Group has businesses all over the south and substantial assets. Any foreign company that wants to enter the south has to deal with the government and then contact Dongxu Group!

Second, Dongxu Group has a very powerful background. It is one of the four major conglomerates and is involved in all aspects of people's livelihood, including food, oil, electricity, natural gas, and minerals. Entrepreneurs from the south have more or less entered into one of the conglomerate's industrial chains, so they must give Ye Xu face!

"Mr. Ye Xu, you are young and promising! I think the title of the richest man in the South will be yours sooner or later!"

"I am Ruble from the Morgan Group. Mr. Ye Xu, hello. I have heard of Dongxu Group even abroad!"

"Mr. Ye Xu, I'd love to have the opportunity to collaborate!"

Many celebrities were holding wine glasses, chatting and trying to get on Ye Xu's good side, who was wearing a white suit!

Liu Ruyan, Ye Ruqing and the others sat on the side, watching Ye Xu speak eloquently and not be intimidated by any influential figures. They all secretly admired him!

"Honey, you're getting more and more amazing! You're so impressive! This is the kind of successful person I've always dreamed of!"

Liu Ruyan was wearing a red evening gown today. She looked as noble and beautiful as an empress, but no one dared to approach her. They only greeted her politely.

Because everyone knows she is Ye Xu's woman!

Therefore, all people showed Liu Ruyan was respect, and even flattery and fawning!

This honor greatly satisfied Liu Ruyan's vanity!

Looking back on her school days, her goal was to become one of those superior people!

"Ye Xu has really grown up!"

Ye Ruqing took a sip of champagne and sighed as she said, "!"

In fact, she knew a lot of things, such as that someone was training them, not only Ye Xu, but also her. It's just that Ye Xu was keeping those forces in his hands, holding onto the money and power, and deceiving the forces behind them!

Therefore, Ye Ruqing had always had a lot of complaints about Ye Xu, but she had no way to complain unless Liang Yong spoke up for her and conveyed the situation to those powerful forces!

Of course, she also knew that in ancient wealthy families, for certain reasons, men were often valued more than women!