Chapter 321: Venting Anger
At that moment, Wen Lin unexpectedly felt a pang of envy.
But to become someone like her—that was beyond her reach.
So delicate, always pampered by men, no matter what, Wen Lin refused to be that kind of woman.
Precisely because of this, if she were to hand over the man she had painstakingly fallen for to someone else, she would regret it for a lifetime.
After a while, she called Qin Yumo: "Yun Shifei is back, I just saw her."
"I know."
"You already know?" Wen Lin sounded somewhat surprised. She couldn’t help but wonder if Qin Yumo had someone trailing Yun Shifei—he even knew this.
Qin Yumo didn’t say anything further to Wen Lin and hung up the phone.
At this moment, Cheng Lie was watching Yun Shifei’s direction. Seeing her run over with two cups of milk tea in hand, he couldn’t help but smile and say, "Slow down, don’t fall."
"I won’t fall." Yun Shifei handed one cup to him. "This is a new flavor, give it a try."
Since Cheng Lie’s hands were full carrying items, Yun Shifei thoughtfully inserted the straw herself and handed the cup to him.
Cheng Lie took a sip. Facing the girl’s sparkling eyes, he nodded. "It’s good."
Yun Shifei instantly burst into a joyous smile.
Sipping a warm milk tea as she walked outside, she no longer felt cold.
The early spring chill lingered, but the sunshine was perfect, and falling upon her made her feel cozy and warm.
They held hands and walked home together.
Yun Shifei thought, if life could continue this way, it would be truly wonderful.
But alas, life rarely develops towards a purely ideal state so easily.
In the private club room, Qin Yumo hung up the phone and glanced at the man before him.
Just half an hour ago, he had been drinking with friends. During the New Year holiday, he had been indulging in revelry nearly every day, enjoying himself immensely.
Suddenly, he heard someone had come to see him regarding something about Cheng Lie.
He felt a bit surprised and instructed the waiter to let the person in.
Soon, a man walked in, and Qin Yumo raised his eyes to examine him.
The man before him was extremely young, dressed in a black coat, with deep, sharp features. His appearance should have been sunny and vibrant, but an air of gloominess clung to him.
"Good day, Young Master Qin. I’m Mu Chengzhu, from the South City Mu Family," he greeted casually and introduced himself.
Upon hearing the name Mu Chengzhu, Qin Yumo suddenly recalled that he had once sent someone to investigate Yun Shifei’s background. He’d learned that in the past, she had liked a neighbor boy for some time—that boy was none other than Mu Chengzhu.
However, he had never seen what Mu Chengzhu looked like. Now seeing him, he found him strikingly handsome, although not quite on par with himself.
"Why are you here?" asked Qin Yumo.
"I know Mr. Qin has previously had some conflicts with Cheng Lie. So, do you want to vent your anger?"
Hearing Mu Chengzhu’s words, Qin Yumo couldn’t help but laugh. "Conflict with him? No, I’ve never considered him worth my attention. He’s nothing more than our Qin Family’s lapdog, that’s all."
After Qin Chi Jin finishes using him, if I don’t deal with him, my name might as well be written backward!
"No, Mr. Qin, you understand how much your fourth uncle values him. If you really want to deal with him, it will likely take a few years."
In his previous life, Mu Chengzhu didn’t know much about Cheng Lie. However, being in the business world and having had contact with the tech industry, he had some insight into Cheng Lie.
Understanding that Cheng Lie rose from nothing by relying on the Qin Family, Mu Chengzhu estimated that Cheng Lie was currently at a critical stage—likely developing a project related to mobile phones. If he toppled Cheng Lie now, it might be impossible for him to rise again.
If he destroys this connection to the Qin Family, what foundation will Cheng Lie have?
If he ruins Cheng Lie, would Yun Shifei still like him?
Thinking of this, Mu Chengzhu couldn’t help but smile.
Qin Yumo noticed his grim smile and felt a flicker of unease. This man seemed to be even more adept at manipulation than he was.
What a peculiar and unsettling person. Qin Yumo couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.
But he thought Mu Chengzhu’s words made some sense.
His fourth uncle indeed placed a lot of importance on Cheng Lie, assigning him his trusted assistant, letting him stay in such an expensive villa, and reportedly granting his every request.
Treatment like this was far beyond mere casual favor.
Given his fourth uncle’s crafty and calculating nature, it might genuinely take years before he could make Cheng Lie pay.
Thinking this through, he looked at Mu Chengzhu and asked, "So, do you have any clever ideas?"
Qin Yumo appeared to believe him, and Mu Chengzhu replied, "What Cheng Lie can do, I can do too. I happen to know he’s currently developing mobile phone innovations. Doesn’t Mr. Qin want to take over your father’s business? Why not test out my ideas and creativity?"
He remembered that in his past life, the earliest touchscreen phone seemed to have been released under the Qin Chi Jin brand.
At present, no one had thought of this concept yet. He wasn’t sure how far Cheng Lie had progressed, but it likely wasn’t too fast. In his impression, the project still needed several years.
Yet once launched, it had revolutionized the mobile phone industry.
Simultaneously, Cheng Lie had used Internet advancements to create an online shopping platform, leading to transformations in the courier industry.
In the future, multiple industry changes would be tied to Cheng Lie.
The more Mu Chengzhu thought about it, the more excited he became.
He had quite a memory to recall all this.
At this moment, Qin Yumo scrutinized Mu Chengzhu and swirled his wine glass. His brows furrowed slightly, hesitating to agree.
Even though he was a playboy, he hadn’t entirely dismissed the idea of inheriting his father’s business seriously.
During the Qin Family’s division years ago, his branch was tasked with managing market investments while his fourth uncle’s branch oversaw research and development.
If he brought Mu Chengzhu in to help develop products, that would be equivalent to interfering with his fourth uncle’s projects—a blatant affront.
Still, Qin Yumo wasn’t particularly concerned about that. He was both sentimental and ruthless.
While despising Cheng Lie, he also harbored resentment towards his fourth uncle for being so protective of an outsider.
All for the sake of interests.
So even though he was beaten, Cheng Lie hadn’t faced the slightest punishment.
If that’s the way it is, why shouldn’t he, for the sake of interests, fight his fourth uncle head-on?
Nonetheless, he remained cautious. Squinting his peach blossom eyes, he said to Mu Chengzhu, "Fine, find a time to bring your proposal to my office. I need to thoroughly assess your design plans."
"Alright," Mu Chengzhu said. "Then I won’t bother Mr. Qin further."
He prepared to leave.
As if remembering something, Qin Yumo called out to Mu Chengzhu, "By the way, I have my reasons for hating Cheng Lie. Why is it that you hate him?"
Because he had won Yun Shifei’s affection. In the previous life, she was supposed to devote herself entirely to him. Yet in this life, she’d turned her devotion toward another man.
However, Mu Chengzhu didn’t state this directly. "Because I’ve had conflicts with him back in South City."