Chapter 1543: The Pleaders

"Slap!"

A lawyer's letter was slammed onto the desk.

"Zhou Bing, explain this to me. What's going on?"

Dong Chengfeng, the boss of Chenfeng Entertainment, threw the lawyer's letter onto his desk and said coldly to Zhou Bing, who was sitting on the sofa, "Why did the Future Group send us a lawyer's letter?"

Zhou Bing glanced at the letter casually and snorted, "How should I know why they sent a lawyer's letter? Are these rich people just bored? I didn't name names, so why make such a fuss?"

"My dear young lady!"

Dong Chengfeng looked helpless. "Do you realize that even though you didn't name names on your blog, that motorcade clearly belonged to the chairman of the Future Group? That day, he was accompanying his wife for a prenatal checkup. You asked him to make way for you, and when he didn't, you called him a privileged class. Do you know you're in trouble?"

Zhou Bing's expression froze.

"Are you kidding me?"

Staring at Dong Chengfeng in surprise, Zhou Bing asked incredulously, "You mean that day, the chairman of the Future Group..."

"Mm."

Dong Chengfeng sighed and explained, "Now they've sent me the lawyer's letter, demanding that you delete the blog post and apologize. What do you suggest we do?"

"Apologize?"

Zhou Bing frowned slightly and said coldly, "I can delete the blog post, but apologizing is absolutely impossible!"

Since childhood, she had been spoiled by her family. Even after entering the entertainment industry, the company mostly went along with her wishes. Now, to bow her head and admit fault to someone else—Zhou Bing would rather die than do that.

Frowning, Dong Chengfeng said, "Tell me the truth about what happened that day!"

His intuition told him that Zhou Bing must be hiding something from him; otherwise, the Future Group wouldn't have sent a lawyer's letter directly.

"There's nothing to say. It's just what I wrote on my blog."

Zhou Bing snorted and said directly, "No matter what, apologizing to him is impossible. Isn't he just a nouveau riche? What's so great about him!"

With that, she stood up and walked straight out of Dong Chengfeng's office.

Watching Zhou Bing's retreating figure, Dong Chengfeng frowned deeply and remained silent.

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Zhao Fusheng naturally knew nothing of these matters. He had only delegated the task to Zheng Yao; what she chose to do was her business.

Fan Baobao's due date was in early December. After much consideration, Zhao Fusheng decided to have her admitted to the hospital's delivery room a week early.

Zhao's father, Zhao's mother, and Li Yuan all agreed.

Since it was difficult to reserve a ward at the hospital, Zhao Fusheng had Xue Yuanfang ask someone to help arrange it.

"Have you heard? That guy Lao Tan has been stirring up trouble in the stock market lately, really screwing over Wang Jie's family."

Xue Yuanfang accompanied Zhao Fusheng as they saw Fan Baobao into the ward, then said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng frowned. "What, did someone come to you to plead for them?"

Xue Yuanfang nodded, then smiled. "What's up with you lately? It's not just one or two people who've come to me to plead."

"What's wrong?"

Hearing his words, Zhao Fusheng was a bit puzzled.

What did he mean by 'not just one or two'?

"Let's set aside Wang Jie's case. His father is just a front man, and what he did before was indeed unethical. When Lao Tan retaliated, even the people behind him had nothing to say. My idea is, you talk to him and tell him to stop. The other side is willing to admit fault and send Wang Jie abroad. Can we let this matter rest?"

Xue Yuanfang asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback, somewhat surprised. "They gave in that easily? There's no trick, is there?"

He had never dealt with such matters before and always thought that conflicts involving big families were life-and-death struggles, at least until one side went bankrupt.

Hearing this, Xue Yuanfang rolled his eyes, gave Zhao Fusheng a contemptuous look, and said helplessly, "Dude, have you been watching too many business war dramas? Where do all these conspiracies come from? Do you know what Lao Tan did? That company, worth billions, has lost a third of its market value under his attack. The shareholders are almost in tears. Although there are indeed some problems in our domestic financial market, with his methods, hardly anyone can beat him. The other side doesn't want to keep losing money, so naturally they want to settle."

What?

Zhao Fusheng was instantly shaken.

That guy Tan Kaixuan was so ruthless! In such a short time, he had pulled off something this big!

"You didn't know?"

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's reaction, Xue Yuanfang asked in surprise. He had originally assumed Zhao Fusheng was aware of this.

Zhao Fusheng smiled bitterly. "He only said he wanted to teach that Wang guy a lesson and borrowed some money from Future Investment. Who knew he'd be so ruthless and blow things up this big!"

Xue Yuanfang shook his head helplessly. "That guy brought a bunch of traders from the US. They've mastered the rules of the stock market. Tsk, I feel sorry for Wang Jie's dad. Over two billion in assets, just gone. Honestly, I regret not investing more money."

"Exactly... Huh?"

Zhao Fusheng had just nodded when he suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at Xue Yuanfang speechlessly. "What did you say?"

Xue Yuanfang smiled awkwardly, realizing he had let it slip, so he stopped hiding it. "When Lao Tan was doing this, he asked me. Ye Jing and I figured we had nothing better to do, so we followed him and traded a few stocks too."

"Shameless!"

Zhao Fusheng was silent for a long time, finally giving Xue Yuanfang a two-word verdict.

No wonder he came to persuade Zhao Fusheng to tell Tan Kaixuan to stop. It turned out they had all ganged up to grab money, and now that they had made a killing and the other side was begging for mercy, they were planning to call it quits.

"So, what do you say? Lao Tan will definitely listen to you." Xue Yuanfang looked at Zhao Fusheng seriously.

This was a consensus among everyone.

Tan Kaixuan was different from Zhao Fusheng. Most of his assets were abroad, he held a US green card, his parents had green cards too, and his sister could quit her job and leave anytime.

Someone like that, unlike Zhao Fusheng who had many ties, was not easy to control. So often, they were a bit wary of Tan Kaixuan.

"Alright, I understand." Zhao Fusheng nodded. "I'll persuade him to stop."

Although he had no good feelings for a scumbag like Wang Jie, Zhao Fusheng knew that Tan Kaixuan couldn't keep this up. If they pushed the other side too far and they resorted to desperate measures, it would still be a loss for their side.

Knowing when to stop was the most appropriate choice.

As for what happened afterward, Zhao Fusheng didn't think that guy Wang Jie would lie low.

A dog can't change its habit of eating shit. Someone like him would eventually come out to cause trouble again.

When that time came, they could find an opportunity to deal with him quietly.

After all, he had a ton of dirt on Wang Jie.

"By the way, who else came to you to plead?"

Then Zhao Fusheng thought of another matter and asked Xue Yuanfang in confusion.

"Zhou Bing, of course."

Xue Yuanfang shrugged. "I heard that stupid woman cursed you on her blog?"

Zhao Fusheng was startled, then laughed. He recounted the whole story and finally said, "Honestly, I didn't expect her to have such low class."

Xue Yuanfang was also speechless. After a long while, he smiled bitterly. "I really didn't know that. Her cousin has some connection with me and specifically called to ask for my help."

"Alright, I'll say it again: delete the blog post and apologize, and that's the end of it." Zhao Fusheng said indifferently. "Otherwise, her path ahead will be very difficult."

Having said that, Zhao Fusheng had made his stance clear.

Xue Yuanfang thought it over and finally nodded. "Okay, I understand. I'll tell him."

Pausing, he asked in confusion, "But speaking of which, do you really dislike that Zhou Bing?"

Zhao Fusheng shook his head. "It's not that I dislike her; I dislike her condescending attitude."

Xue Yuanfang was stunned into silence and couldn't speak for a long time.