Chapter 120: Chapter 120: I thought I had to compete with him

Inside the President’s Office at Xie Group.

Xie Changyan leaned lazily on the sofa, his eyes cast down at the ceramic teacup in his hands, silent.

In front of him, a middle-aged man was furiously berating Young Master Guo in his presence.

“You must have the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard to do something so dangerous. It seems I’ve been too lenient with you, allowing you to engage in such unlawful and disorderly acts!” The middle-aged man reprimanded harshly, “Now apologize to Young Master Xie immediately!”

Young Master Guo quickly admitted his mistake and bowed to apologize.

“Young Master Xie, I’m sorry, it was all my foolishness that led me to think of such an improper method,” he said.

“It was all my fault.”

“You’re lucky Young Master Xie is blessed with a good fortune; otherwise, even ten of your lives wouldn’t be enough to make up for it!” The middle-aged man scolded before turning to Xie Changyan with a sweat-wiped forehead, “Young Master Xie, it’s my failure to discipline him properly. I’m begging you, please forgive him just this once.”

Su Linzhou smirked, his eyes narrowing slightly, “President Guo, that’s quite an interesting statement. Your son has caused such a big mess, and you think you can just brush it off with a single remark about his immaturity?”

“This…” The man glanced at Xie Changyan, hesitantly said, “Isn’t that why I brought him here to ask for forgiveness? You tell me what you want to do, Young Master Xie. Beat him, scold him, it’s all up to you, I won’t say a word.”

Xie Changyan remained silent, leaving the man to feel uneasy, unsure of his thoughts.

With a snort of ridicule, Su Linzhou added, “Young Master Xie nearly lost his life because of your son. If we called the police, your son would have to do time, wouldn’t he? Merely scolding or beating him doesn’t compare at all.”

The man’s heart squeezed tight at the thought.

Young Master Guo also grew panicked, looking at his father, his forehead breaking out in sweat, tugging at the man’s sleeve, urging him to think of something quickly.

The man glared fiercely at Young Master Guo and whispered harshly in his ear, “Now you know to panic, why didn’t you use your brain when you did such a thing!”

But after all, it was his own son.

After scolding him, the man turned back to Su Linzhou in a fluster, “Don’t call the police, please, Young Master Su. just tell me what to do, and I won’t have any objections!”

“As for this matter, it’s still up to Young Master Xie,” Su Linzhou said with a smile in his eyes as he looked toward Xie Changyan.

Xie Changyan’s long fingers toyed with the teacup, exuding an aura of composure and indifference, though his thoughts had already drifted back to that day.

Lin Xu’s lips covered his own, sending an electric feeling coursing through his body, his heart throbbing wildly, as if a feeling too complex for words was surging in his chest.

It was different from the kiss on New Year’s Eve when she was drunk; this time, she did it completely sober.

What was she trying to say…

Xie Changyan’s eyes darkened, his grip on the teacup tightening, the tips of his fingers turning white.

Suddenly.

An elbow nudged him, pulling him back from his reminiscence.

“Brother, what are you doing, talk,” Su Linzhou’s hushed voice rang in his ear.

Xie Changyan lifted his gaze, looking at the anxious middle-aged man and Young Master Guo before him, and spoke casually, “I heard that Guo’s has recently taken on a renewable energy project.”

The man’s face abruptly changed color, looking grim, “That, that…”

That was their key project for the second half of the year.

If it was handed over to Ji’s, their profits for the year would definitely plummet.

As he hesitated, Xie Changyan’s phone rang.

He answered the call, casually placing it to his ear, “What’s up?”

After a while, Xie Changyan hung up the phone, saying to the man before him, “No worries, President Guo. You can take your time deciding. I’ve got something to attend to now. Later, I’ll have Old Master Xie discuss it with you personally.”

The man turned as pale as a sheet at the mention of “Old Master Xie.”

Xie Family now had only one precious successor, Xie Changyan, and everyone in the circle knew how much Old Master Xie doted on him. If he found out that Xie Changyan was nearly harmed at the hands of his son, the consequences would be far more severe than a loss of just one project.

Perhaps the entire Guo’s will have to be compensated.

Sweat poured down like rain in an instant.

Xie Changyan didn’t have time to bother with his thoughts, calling out to Su Linzhou as he walked outside.

Just as he was about to leave the office, the man bit his teeth and finally made up his mind, “Young Master Xie, I’ll bring the project contract over tomorrow.”

The man’s anxious voice came from behind, and Su Linzhou sneered, “Wouldn’t it have been better to do this earlier?”

Upon reaching the parking lot, Su Linzhou remembered to ask Xie Changyan, “Where are we heading?”

“President Zhou is at the Northern City golf course,” Xie Changyan said indifferently.

Understanding dawned on Su Linzhou, but moments later he reacted, “Wait, why should I go to a project negotiation with you?”

“Aren’t you idling your time away?” Xie Changyan raised an eyebrow.

“…Who says that, my family’s company also has a pile of work waiting for me,” Su Linzhou rolled his eyes.

“Isn’t your elder brother in control of your family business; when did it become your turn to handle these things?” Xie Changyan said.

Su Linzhou, as if a sore spot had been poked, cursed inwardly.

With so many siblings vying for power within the Su Family, Su Linzhou couldn’t compete with them and had no choice but to give way.

Xie Changyan drove proficiently, leaving the parking lot behind.

Upon his arrival at the golf course, while accompanying President Zhou for a few swings, before even delving into the main conversation, Zhou’s assistant interjected, “President Zhou, the president of Ji’s has arrived.”

“Oh? I didn’t expect President Ji to be so well-informed either,” President Zhou laughed heartily, his voice deep.

Xie Changyan looked in the direction the assistant indicated, and his grip on the golf club paused upon seeing the graceful figure.

Ji Tingyang was with a woman, appearing very doting.

Concerned about her getting sunburnt, he carefully adjusted her sun hat.

He then pointed to a shaded seat under an umbrella, seemingly suggesting she should rest there.

President Zhou, observing this, laughed even more heartily, “I didn’t expect the usually icy President Ji to be quite tender to ladies, haha…”

The casual smile on Xie Changyan’s face faded, and his eyes darkened slightly.

The woman, as if sensing his gaze, wore a bright, enchanting smile that was utterly captivating, and she waved at him abruptly.

Xie Changyan’s fingers twitched.

Ji Tingyang turned around, looked in the direction of her wave, and upon seeing him, nervously pulled the woman’s hand back, hiding her cautiously at his side.

Xie Changyan snorted coldly.

It was just a woman.

As if he really wanted to compete for her.

Xie Changyan shifted his gaze away, continuing to play golf with President Zhou.

Not long after, Ji Tingyang too picked up a golf club and joined President Zhou’s side.

The woman was nowhere to be seen.

Xie Changyan looked around casually and spotted her in the resting area.

A drink was placed before her; she held her head in her hands, overflowing with laughter.

A feeling stirred in him, and he put his golf club aside and walked towards her.