Rebirth of the Peak Young Master

"I met Mr. Ye in Yangzhou. There were some misunderstandings between him and me, but they've already been cleared up. I just attended the Xu Family's banquet today."

Of course he knew exactly what Qin Chaoyu meant and was trying to stop, which only made Tian Yu's heart feel more bitter, while his mouth was full of insincere words.

However, Qin Chaoyu, having gotten her answer, felt this was only natural. In contrast, Ning Yuyi let out a breath of relief.

I practically thought I was wrong. That group from Jianghai City looked like real gentlemen. In just two days, they'd turned into total playboys. If Ye Fengsheng was that kind of man, then her thoughts these past few days were truly ridiculous!

No problem! Thank goodness! Knew it! Not even friends.

Tian Yu caught the light in both women's eyes, and faintly realized he'd misunderstood something, but it wouldn't be easy to ask it out clearly. He mulled it over in his heart, then gave a small nod toward the direction of Ye Feng's voice. When he said goodbye, he deliberately didn't reach up to cover the white patch beneath his collar. The moment the two women, relieved, went back to their original seats, his heart leapt back into his throat again.

Watching Tian Yu's departing back, the two women were both lost in thought.

Ye Fengsheng didn't care about this car at all.

Ye Fengsheng's tone was mild, but full of business. Qin Chaoyu always found his words easy enough to understand, so at first she didn't react. It was Ning Yu who said, "Mr. Ye means that we don't need to take any profit from this cooperation. On the contrary, we're to give all the profit we can to the Xu Family in Yangzhou?"

Ye Feng nodded. "Yes. I've already taken out your share of the compensation in advance, as restitution for Xu's life."

"For how long? How much profit are we supposed to give the Xu Family?"

Business was business for Ye Fengsheng, and Yu Yi's bluntness was only natural. "Mr. Ye, you should know Jianghai City is a thousand li from Yangzhou. Even if we're willing to supply them with goods, a large portion of it will be lost in transit."

"That's for them to worry about," Ye Fengsheng replied. "Their current situation shouldn't be that good. I'm giving them a breakthrough, a chance to seek growth and development—this doesn't mean I'll let them grab it for free. That's my bottom line. If they can seize the chance, I can use it to pay off my karmic debt. If they choose to inch forward on their own, I have other ways of settling this karma."

After Ye Fengsheng quietly finished, the two women fell into a long silence. From each other's eyes they felt the indescribable emotion behind Ye Fengsheng's earlier words. They only hoped the Xu Family they were about to work with would prove more interesting—that they wouldn't force Ye Fengsheng to use actions to express the things he'd left unsaid.

That would not end well. After all, in Yong'an, Chu Ziyuan—who somehow touched Ye Fengsheng's brow—had once been one of the players. Now the man had literally lost his soul, like a dog that had lost its master, wandering around crazed all day long. Just hearing that rumor was enough. If someone actually went through that themselves, very few could withstand it.

"Then, Mr. Ye, in this cooperation with the Xu Family, they bear the transport costs. We only take twenty percent of the benefits as staff wages, and the remaining income all goes to the Xu Family."

Ning Yu thought for a bit, then said, "If we sign a contract, we'll first sign for five years with them? Once they have the ability to get a foothold in Yangzhou, they'll also have the ability to stand firm in Yangzhou. Five years is enough for them to open up some mature networks. If we keep supporting them afterward, I'm afraid they'll take the opportunity to step into Jianghai City. At that point, things might get a bit tricky."

Ye Fengsheng didn't refute her. He poured another cup of tea, took a slow sip, and said lightly, "I don't understand all the ins and outs here. I just want to make my intentions clear. It's up to you to handle things properly. If there's any difficulty you can't get past, or anything you want to say about benefit-sharing, just say it directly. I'll find a way to make you fully understand."

Qin Chao was completely obedient toward Ye Fengsheng and said nothing at all. Yuyi had better raise any objections she had. Don't be fooled by Ye Fengsheng's politeness—that was just courtesy. Who knew what he was really thinking? She truly didn't want to do a money-losing business like this. She was afraid the Ning Family might get swallowed up by Xu Haishan and Qin Chaoyu before they even made it back to Jianghai City!

On the open-air balcony on the second floor, Ye Fengsheng slowly sipped his tea. Qin Chaoyu and Ning Yuyi looked at each other, discussing how to work with the Xu Family in Yangzhou.

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"Fang Tong, a banquet on this scale—Yangzhou hasn't seen one in five years. Can't you at least tell us in advance what happy occasion the Xu Family is making such a fuss over?"

In the rear garden, several young people crowded around a youth as they walked into the hall. They were impeccably dressed and moved with cultivated manners. At a glance, you could tell they were rich scions raised with etiquette from childhood.

"Nothing much, just stumbled into some good fortune that can solve the Xu Family's urgent crisis." He didn't need to spell it out; no need to flaunt it. "You'll know once I make the announcement later."

The young man surrounded by the crowd sounded calm enough. But from his delighted expression, you could still see the undisguised pride. Even a stranger passing by could tell this youth must have encountered something that made him feel like he'd become a Fairy himself.

How could he not be happy?

Xu Siyu, the most dangerous opponent standing in front of him, had suddenly vanished. With her death, his branch of the family had a chance to break the current stalemate and successfully expand. For Uncle Xu, this might be something both sad and joyous, but for everyone in the Xu Family, it was pure joy!

Next, as long as the partners from Jianghai City came and laid out the details of cooperation, and by using the channels of Jianghai City, their originally declining fortunes would be wiped clean.

Why shouldn't one be delighted at something this big?

"Hmm?"

That face was the source.

Tian Yu quietly watched the people going up and down the building and shook his head helplessly. He felt sorry for this pitiful man, and also for Xu Li, that self-important idiot. He worried that even if Ye Fengsheng decided not to look into this man's wrongdoing, Xu Li would never let him live a good life either. But that was on the premise that Fan Zixi could get Ye Fengsheng out of the building. How was Xu Fang supposed to survive?

A group of people were stopped on the second floor by Hu Meng, whose arms were thicker than most people's thighs. Xu Fang halted, a half-smile and half-cry on his face. He turned and glanced back at his friends, then reached out to pat the arm in front of him, feeling the responsive muscle under his palm, and said, "You with the Eagle people?"

"You threw Fan Zixi down from the balcony?"

"That was me." They were just as blunt.

"So the Eagle Clan can do whatever it wants?"

Xu Tongfang said, "Does your title let you kill at will? Or give you the right to barge into someone else's home as you please? This is a banquet hosted by the Xu Family. Did you even receive an invitation? At our banquet, you lay hands on me—what's the meaning of that?"

Hu Meng didn't answer, only insisted, "Mr. Ye said that what's inside is to be discussed. You are not allowed to go in."

"Isn't that unreasonable?"

Xu Tongfang took a step back and looked Hu Meng up and down. "Don't you understand what I mean? You're blocking me in my own home and telling me that some stranger who offended my friend is in there discussing matters, and I don't have the qualifications, as the host, to go in and question him. Is that what you're saying?

"

"Yes!"

He loathed unruly brats like this. Hu shouted the word loudly, which made Xu Tongfang's Spirit jolt.

Xu Tongfang's eyes turned even colder as he said, "What you're doing is illegal! I have the right to report your current behavior!"