Zhan Mohan looked at Wei Yumeng with a serious expression. "This is my decision."
Wei Yumeng had never thought that Zhan Mohan would be the kind of person to stand by and watch his family fall into trouble. But why had he chosen to act this way in this matter?
"But Mohan, if we don't help them, they will... will..." Wei Yumeng tried to plead further.
Zhan Yangyi had built his company from scratch. How important was this company to him? If he lost the company, he would have nothing left.
"Mohan, you can't do this, we..."
Wei Yumeng trailed off as she met Zhan Mohan's resolute gaze. It was clear he had made up his mind, and no matter what she said, it wouldn't change his decision.
A wave of disappointment washed over her. She hadn't expected Zhan Mohan to make such a decision and couldn't understand it at all.
"Fine. Since you're unwilling to help them, I will!" Wei Yumeng declared and went back into the room on her own.
Zhan Mohan watched Wei Yumeng's retreating back, his brow furrowed. If he could, why would he want to see Zhan Yangyi in trouble? It was just that he truly couldn't interfere in this matter.
He rubbed his temples with a slight headache. Perhaps he should tell Wei Yumeng the reason why he was acting this way. Maybe then she could understand him.
Wei Yumeng returned to the room, feeling stifled and distressed. Zhan Mohan clearly had the ability to help, so why did he choose to stand by and do nothing?
Since when had Zhan Mohan suddenly become so cold-blooded? This wasn't the Zhan Mohan she knew, nor was it the situation she wanted to see.
But what could she do now?
Wei Yumeng thought through all possible ways she could help. Now, the only thing she could do was to ask the Feng family for assistance.
When Song Lijun received Wei Yumeng's call, her heart was filled with joy. After all, Wei Yumeng hadn't called her in a long time.
"Yumeng, how have you been? You haven't called us in such a long time."
Wei Yumeng felt a pang of guilt. So many things had happened that she had almost forgotten to contact Song Lijun and the others.
"Mom... Actually... Actually, I wanted to ask you for a favor this time."
Wei Yumeng's voice trembled with urgency, and Song Lijun realized something was wrong.
"What's wrong? Did Zhan Mohan bully you? Or something else?"
"No, Mom, it's like this..." Wei Yumeng explained the situation to Song Lijun, stating that she hoped to help Zhan Yangyi through the Feng family's influence.
However, after hearing about it, Song Lijun fell silent for a moment.
"Yumeng, now I understand why Mohan chose not to help," Song Lijun sighed. "This matter is too complex. No matter what kind of enterprise gets involved, it's likely to be troublesome. If we step in, whether it's the Zhan Group or the Feng Group, neither might be able to escape unscathed."
Wei Yumeng fell silent after hearing Song Lijun's words. She hadn't considered this at all.
She had only been thinking about how to help Zhan Yangyi, without considering the consequences of helping them.
But it was clear that Zhan Mohan had considered things more thoroughly than she had. Or perhaps, Zhan Mohan actually didn't want to do this, but in order to protect the Zhan family, he had no choice but to do so.
Suddenly, Wei Yumeng felt a surge of guilt. Zhan Mohan was also in this dilemma, yet she had lost her temper at him.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done this, nor should I have dragged you into this." Wei Yumeng's tone was clearly weaker than before. "But what can I do to help them?"
Song Lijun sighed. "Child, I know you have a good heart, but not everything can be helped by you. Moreover, from your description, that eldest son of the Zhan family should have made the worst-case preparations. Instead of trying to resolve this matter, you might as well help him make arrangements for what to do next."
After hanging up Song Lijun's call, Wei Yumeng sat on the bed, her heart aching.
In the past, she always felt that as long as she worked hard, there was nothing that couldn't be solved.
But this time, she truly seemed to have no way out.
She took a deep breath, feeling that no matter what, she should apologize to Zhan Mohan for her earlier attitude.
But when she returned to the living room, she found that Zhan Mohan was no longer there.
"Where did Mohan go?" Wei Yumeng could only ask the butler.
"Mr. Zhan just received a call and left. Mr. Zhan also said that you don't need to wait for him for dinner tonight."
Wei Yumeng's heart tightened. Was Zhan Mohan angry about her emotional outburst earlier?
At this moment, Zhan Mohan had arrived at a bar, a place where he often drank with Zhan Yangyi.
It was also the place where they had caused a scene before. Because of that incident, the owner treated Zhan Mohan and Zhan Yangyi with even greater respect.
"Mr. Zhan, you're here."
Zhan Mohan simply nodded to the attendant and walked in.
Inside, Zhan Yangyi was already there and waved at Zhan Mohan.
"Mohan, I thought you wouldn't come," Zhan Yangyi said with a wry smile.
Zhan Mohan simply replied, "One matter is one matter. Even with the company in trouble, you are still my elder brother."
Zhan Yangyi nodded appreciatively. "I had intended to ask you for a favor today, but seeing you like this, I don't know whether to be happy or sad."
Saying this, Zhan Yangyi took a drink.
Zhan Mohan remained silent, simply looking at the wine glass in front of him.
"Mohan, don't interfere in this matter, and don't use the Zhan Group's influence to help me resolve it," Zhan Yangyi said with a hint of bitterness. "You can even pretend that you don't have an elder brother like me for the time being."
Only then did Zhan Mohan look at Zhan Yangyi. "I've already made plans. If this matter cannot be resolved in the end, you can come to work at the Zhan Group. I will give you a position as a divisional executive president. You are fully capable of handling it."
Zhan Yangyi just smiled. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Zhan Mohan said calmly, as if it were not a big deal at all.
Zhan Yangyi had initially thought he would have to expend a great deal of effort to convince Zhan Mohan not to get involved. Now, it seemed he had worried for nothing.
As the CEO of the Zhan Group, Zhan Mohan already knew what should and should not be done, and how to best protect the Zhan Group's reputation and financial strength.
These were perhaps things he needed to learn from Zhan Mohan.
"By the way, in a couple of days, I'm going abroad to resolve this matter. I'll have to trouble you with Yutong."