"Ying Hua, I'm truly glad to meet you today. Perhaps you don't know, but I actually prefer men over women." Zhan Yichen's voice was frivolous.
Hearing this, Wei Yumeng couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. She had never seen such a Zhan Yichen, and couldn't even imagine what he looked like when he spoke like this.
The recording continued.
Huang Ying Hua's voice rang out, "Young Master Zhan, although you say so, I don't have that kind of preference."
"What does it matter? Haven't you heard the saying, even if you haven't tasted it at first, you'll know how wonderful it is once you try."
"Young Master Zhan, please don't be like this. I really can't do it."
"Don't forget, I am from the Zhan family. If you comply with me today, I can provide your company with a large investment fund in the name of the Zhan family. This is something many enterprises in Pengcheng envy." As Zhan Yichen spoke, his tone suddenly turned cold, "Of course, if you insist on refusing, I won't force you. But after I return, I can't guarantee what will happen to your family's company."
"I..." Huang Ying Hua seemed frightened by Zhan Yichen's words, and for a moment, didn't know what to say.
Zhan Yichen's voice became proud, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
And then followed a prolonged, ineffable development between the two.
When Wei Yumeng finished listening to the recording, she finally couldn't help but rush out of the private room.
She truly hadn't expected the recording to be so explicit, making it difficult for her to accept.
However, upon recalling Zhan Mohan's expression just now, she still walked back into the private room.
"Mr. Zhan, look, what I said before was true, wasn't it?" Huang Ying Hua explained himself with an anxious demeanor.
Zhan Mohan's expression was already terrible. The voice in the recording was indeed Zhan Yichen, and the other voice was undoubtedly the Huang Ying Hua in front of him.
The recording not only captured the events of that night, but Zhan Yichen also explicitly stated that he liked men.
Even Wei Yumeng felt a bit frustrated. She had originally thought that by finding the owner of the micro-camera, she could find Huang Ying Hua and simultaneously exonerate Zhan Yichen. But now, it had the opposite effect.
Zhan Mohan had already stood up and said to Fang Xun, "Copy that recording for me."
After saying this, he turned and left directly. Wei Yumeng hurriedly chased after him.
"I didn't expect it to turn out this way either," Wei Yumeng was also somewhat at a loss.
Originally, she had only guessed that the person using the camera might be related to the incident, but she hadn't expected it to end up like this.
Compared to their simple trust in Zhan Yichen, the current evidence was indeed too fragile.
Zhan Mohan thought for a moment, "I asked Fang Xun to copy the recording precisely to check if there was any tampering with it."
"You mean you suspect the recording is fake?"
"There's a possibility."
"But..." Wei Yumeng still couldn't quite understand, "Why would he do this?"
Zhan Mohan shook his head. He didn't know the answer to this question. It seemed it was time to investigate if Huang Ying Hua had any connection with Chen Yu Tong.
"I think this Huang Ying Hua is not simple," Wei Yumeng suddenly said. "Although a small enterprise like his family would indeed feel awe when encountering the Zhan Group, if he could produce false evidence in front of you, then he is truly not simple."
Zhan Mohan agreed with Wei Yumeng's assessment. Although Huang Ying Hua's demeanor seemed normal at first glance, there was a strange feeling about it everywhere.
For example, to prove his innocence, he only needed to play the initial part of the conversation.
If he was coerced, that event should have been shameful for him. Yet, when he produced the recording, he gave a sense of boasting. He even seemed to have been waiting for the right moment to present it.
However, based on these observations alone, Zhan Mohan couldn't do anything to him. He could only have someone follow him and see if any unexpected discoveries could be made.
As expected, within just one night, the news of Huang Ying Hua possessing the recording had spread. It was even rumored that Zhan Yichen was currently hiding within the Zhan Group, and Zhan Mohan was undoubtedly being painted as an accomplice for deliberately sheltering him.
"Mr. Zhan, I think you owe us an explanation!" A shareholder of the Zhan Group directly came to Zhan Mohan's office.
Zhan Mohan's expression remained unchanged. He simply looked at the man and asked, "I wonder what kind of explanation President Zhou is asking for?"
"Mr. Zhan, don't try to gloss over this. Your Zhan family's affairs have been causing quite a stir recently. We've managed to suppress the projects that were about to be terminated, but now we can't hold them back anymore."
President Zhou said, his face turning red with anger, "Although this matter doesn't have a direct relationship with you, Mr. Zhan, or the company, you are now harboring the person. How do you expect outsiders to view our Zhan Group?"
"Yichen is my brother. Is there any problem with me protecting him?" Zhan Mohan retorted, directly looking at President Zhou.
President Zhou was startled by his gaze and took a step back, "Mr. Zhan, this is not the time to prioritize personal feelings. If you don't handle this matter, don't blame me for turning hostile."
"Oh?" Zhan Mohan sneered, "With just such a small matter, President Zhou is already planning to betray the Zhan Group? It seems such shareholders are not needed."
"You!" President Zhou was so angered that he didn't know what to say.
Meanwhile, Zhan Yichen, who had been hiding nearby, overheard their entire conversation. He hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.
"Enough!" He walked out and looked at Zhan Mohan, "Brother, I've been bothering you for a long time here. Regardless of what happened, I caused this mess, and I will bear the consequences myself."
Saying this, Zhan Yichen turned to leave.
"Stop!" Zhan Mohan said coldly.
But Zhan Yichen showed no intention of stopping.
Seeing Zhan Yichen step forward himself, President Zhou continued to address Zhan Mohan, "Mr. Zhan, to prevent this matter from further affecting the Zhan Group, you had better issue a statement saying that Zhan Yichen's personal actions have no relation to the Zhan Group."
Zhan Mohan, who was already displeased with President Zhou, became even colder at these words.
"It seems the Zhan Group has been too lenient with old fellows like you in the past." Zhan Mohan directly took out a contract with the Zhou family from a cabinet and threw it at President Zhou's face.
"President Zhou, have you forgotten something?" Zhan Mohan said coldly, "When the contract was signed, it was clearly stated that our two families are merely in a business partnership and will not interfere with each other's family matters. Do I need to remind you?"
President Zhou fumbled to pick up the contract. Indeed, there was such a clause.