Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Blocking the Way
After an unknown amount of time, Feng Yiweng finally moved her already stiff body and stood up from the chair.
"Since you are so ungrateful, don’t blame me. I’m still so young; I don’t want to die like this. I can’t die, so the only one who can die is you. I don’t care whether you’re male or female; the thing you shouldn’t have done was to provoke me. If you dare to provoke me, be prepared to face death." Feng Yiweng stared intently at the computer screen and said.
Although her usual contacts were now unreachable, this didn’t mean that the people she currently knew didn’t have a suited hand under their control.
Feng Yiweng maliciously curled her lips, her nails bitten down to the bare, quickly picked up the phone, searched through the list at lightning speed, and finally stopped at a name: Rong Fangze. This person’s family was in the pharmaceutical business, and because he was smooth-talking with good looks, he penetrated their circle. However, he wasn’t well-ranked in their circle, even less than the later-arrived Feng Yiweng.
Feng Yiweng also wasn’t dumb. The children of the officials might call her sister today, but if their fathers’ political views clash one day, the favors she asked for would become her death knell. However, asking a businessman’s son for help was much more convenient, though it had some risks, but nothing unsolvable.
After weighing it out with her remaining rationality, Feng Yiweng still made a call to discuss the matter of borrowing people.
As a small follower, Rong Fangze obviously agreed to the requests of someone with a higher status like Feng Yiweng. Feng Yiweng got a satisfactory answer, and rare happiness hung up the phone.
On the other end of the line, Rong Fangze was staring dazedly at the email on his desk. He didn’t know who Feng Yiweng had offended, but just based on the person knowing Feng Yiweng would reach out to him next and contacting him for a deal, Rong Fangze felt that the person Feng Yiweng offended was someone formidable.
Looking at the tempting terms in the email, the smile on Rong Fangze’s face widened. He thought hard about entering their circle for what, if not for benefits? He was aware that the people in that circle looked down on him. He didn’t care what they thought as long as he could get enough benefits. But seeing those arrogant second generations having a downfall, especially tripping over someone they usually despised, made him happy.
Rong Fangze acted swiftly, sending Feng Yiweng a string of numbers almost seconds after the call ended.
Feng Yiweng was very satisfied with the other party’s efficiency, deciding in her heart to improve her attitude towards Rong Fangze the next time they met, and if they handled the matter well, she might throw a few more smiles his way.
At this time, Feng Yiweng didn’t know she was walking deeper into an ever-growing trap.
One mistake after another and mounting leverage were enough to nail Feng Yiweng onto the cross of punishment, unable to pull out, yet at this moment, Feng Yiweng wasn’t aware at all, still full of belief that she would welcome success.
"Utterly foolish." Xu Ke said mockingly upon hearing the news of the prey taking the bait.
Xu Ke didn’t waste much time on Feng Yiweng. He handed over the subsequent tasks to the private investigator and told him the detailed plan. After that, Xu Ke put his mind into the Xu Family’s business, keeping watch over the market in the USA for a long time, and now was the perfect time to make a move.
Due to the push into the overseas market, Xu Ke had been working overtime recently, spending less and less time at home.
After spending a day accompanying Yu Xia at the hospital, Lin Mengyao brought homemade food from home to Xu Group for the first time.
"Hey, you can’t go in."
Lin Mengyao smoothly reached the floor where Xu Ke was. As she was about to knock on the door to his office, a woman who seemed to carry a scholarly air stopped her.
"I am your boss’s wife. I’m here to bring my husband a late-night snack." Lin Mengyao said with a smile after glancing at the woman’s ordinary face.
The woman glanced at the things in Lin Mengyao’s hand, pulling a forced smile, "I’ll take it in for you." As she said this, the woman reached to take the food box from Lin Mengyao, who avoided it by stepping back.
"No need to trouble you, you go on with your work. I can handle this small affair myself."
"Mr. Xu has instructed that he isn’t to be disturbed while working. So I’ll take it for you. If you go in, it might disrupt Mr. Xu’s work." The woman looked at Lin Mengyao with eyes that seemed to regard her as an incredibly inconsiderate person.
The woman’s stance, at this moment, was like those of old times—the diligent maid beside the master versus the concubine not worthy of the spotlight, casting herself as the competent maid, while Lin Mengyao was deemed the unworthy concubine.
Lin Mengyao’s smile vanished entirely.
"No one means you either?" Lin Mengyao countered.
The woman was not intimidated by Lin Mengyao’s expression and reaction. Instead, she calmly replied, "I am Mr. Xu’s assistant, so I don’t count among ’anyone.’ Do you have any other questions? Shall I take it in, or will you wait in the guest room with the food?"
"Ha." Lin Mengyao scoffed in anger.
"Since we are all women, I can see right through your intentions in your eyes. You can’t deceive me. Just what do you think you have that can pull me down?" Lin Mengyao asked as she looked at the woman.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about. Everything I do is on Mr. Xu’s instructions. If you’re unsatisfied with his directives, talk to Mr. Xu, not take it out on me. We’re not the same." The woman adjusted her glasses matter-of-factly, adopting a righteously unafraid posture.
"Interesting. Don’t you know? Your ambition and desire are practically leaping out of your eyes. Next time you say such things, remember to hide your eyes, or else it lacks any persuasiveness." Lin Mengyao swiftly smiled, the smile fleeting so quickly it felt like an illusion.
"You love overthinking. Do you think every woman working in front of Mr. Xu wants to steal your husband? Can you see ambition and desire in everyone’s eyes? How laughable." The woman said coldly.
Though this exchange occurred at the end of office hours, many people chose to work overtime to leave a good impression on Xu Ke. Therefore, most witnessed the duel between the two women from the start. While they appeared seriously busy as if swamped with work, in reality, their group chats were abuzz with activity.
Whichever of the two won, the other would become the company’s laughingstock.