Fang Xun immediately lowered his head, "I wouldn't dare."
"Then shut up. You want me to apologize to them? Never! If it were anything else, fine, but he hit my wife, and I'm supposed to apologize to him? If I were supposed to apologize earlier, would I have let you hit him?"
Since he had already hit him, he had no intention of apologizing.
Fang Xun awkwardly asked, "Then what's the purpose of our visit today..."
Zhan Mohan pulled open the car door, and as he turned back, his imposing aura was still palpable. He coldly raised an eyebrow.
"I came here to make him realize his mistake and apologize to me."
Fang Xun was instantly awkward. "Then aren't we overthinking this? They've caught us at our weakest point right now. We can't even get them to continue cooperating with us if we beg them, let alone make him apologize to us."
He felt that President Zhan had miscalculated this time.
"Let's take a break for now. I still have some personal funds, which can cover things for a couple of days. I'll figure out the rest later."
Zhan Mohan's intention was clear: he would not apologize to the Deng family.
Fang Xun felt a bit helpless. President Zhan was usually so astute and intelligent, but it seemed like whenever it came to Madam, his temper flared, and his reason vanished.
The situation was already dire, yet he was determined to seek justice for Madam.
It was over, utterly over. President Zhan was serious.
As a subordinate, Fang Xun couldn't say too much in front of President Zhan. He knew President Zhan's temperament well.
The two returned to the company, and Zhan Mohan began to calculate the money in his account. Fang Xun, watching him, felt a pang of sympathy.
He spoke up, "President Zhan, I'll make you a cup of coffee."
Zhan Mohan was still looking at his phone, head bowed. "Mm, go ahead."
Fang Xun left the office and went to the nearby storage room to call Wei Yumeng. Fortunately, Wei Yumeng answered.
"Madam, I have something I'd like to ask of you."
Wei Yumeng could pretty much guess what it was. "Is it that things aren't going smoothly with Zhan Mohan?"
"Yes. I thought President Zhan was going there to apologize today, but instead, he's even more arrogant than they are, and he expects the Deng family to apologize to us. President Zhan is doing all this for you. He feels that Deng Xianyi hitting you was wrong, and they're turning around to hold us responsible. But that's not how it is. We can't afford to debate right and wrong right now; we need the Deng family to calm down so that the company's finances can operate normally."
But once President Zhan's temper flared, no one could dissuade him. He feared that if he tried to persuade him further, he might even lose his job.
Wei Yumeng could imagine that with Zhan Mohan's proud and noble demeanor, apologizing to the other party would be almost impossible. However, the fact that he was going to seek justice for her genuinely shocked her.
After a pause, Wei Yumeng spoke again, "Actually, it's a good thing he didn't go to beg Deng Xianyi for forgiveness."
Fang Xun was stunned. He thought Madam would blame President Zhan for not apologizing to others, just like him. He hadn't expected her to say something like this.
"Madam, this..."
"It wasn't your fault to begin with. I don't want Zhan Mohan to humble himself and apologize to others for something like this. Fang Xun, he's always been like a king. How can he grovel and apologize to scum like that?"
Fang Xun had to admit that if he saw President Zhan truly apologizing to someone, he might find it to be a great insult. For decades, since childhood, everyone had been subservient and respectful to him. When had such a noble and aloof person like him ever had to apologize to others? And on top of that, Deng Xianyi was the one who had gone mad and hit her.
After Wei Yumeng said this, Fang Xun suddenly understood.
"That's right. Fortunately, President Zhan didn't apologize, or we'd lose our moral high ground. But... we've saved face, but the company is in trouble. President Zhan is even calculating the money in his personal accounts to cover the deficit, but it's not enough!"
If this issue wasn't resolved, it would bring unprecedented disaster to Zhan's Group. The Deng family was truly ruthless to strike at this moment.
If President Zhan hadn't used his money on the branch companies, the Deng family, even by sacrificing all their assets, wouldn't have been able to shake Zhan's Group at all.
"I will handle this. You don't need to worry about it."
Since learning about the situation, Wei Yumeng had already come up with a plan. Whether it worked or not, she had to try, for Zhan Mohan's sake.
Fang Xun quickly asked, "Madam, what are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about it. Just focus on helping Zhan Mohan with the company's matters."
"No, Madam..."
Just as Fang Xun was about to ask for clarification, Wei Yumeng had already hung up the phone. He racked his brain but couldn't think of anything that even President Zhan couldn't figure out, let alone Madam.
Fang Xun wanted to ask Zhan Mohan, but he didn't dare. If President Zhan knew he had called Madam, he would beat him to death.
Perhaps it was best to wait and see. Madam, as a woman, probably couldn't do much.
Wei Yumeng hung up the phone and said to Mu Linjing, "I'm going to the hospital. I might be back quite late these few days. Please continue to help me take leave from the company."
As she said this, she put on her coat and prepared to leave. Mu Linjing was worried about her.
"Wait a minute. Why will you be back so late? Aren't you going to negotiate with Deng Xianyi to see if he can forgive you?"
"That's why I said I'll be back late. Do you think someone like Deng Xianyi would easily forgive us?"
She was prepared for a protracted struggle. If Deng Xianyi didn't retract his words, she would be prepared to exhaust him. In any case, she would not let Zhan Mohan bow his head and apologize to him.
But for his sake, she was willing to bow her head to Deng Xianyi. If someone had to lose face, it could only be her.
Mu Linjing also knew that this was the only path forward. Since President Zhan couldn't get Deng Xianyi to change his decision, only Yumeng could try, after all, the one who tied the knot must untie it.
"Alright then. Be careful. If he dares to hurt you, call me. I'll risk my job to go and beat him up."
She figured the worst that could happen to her was losing her job, and at least others wouldn't be affected.
Wei Yumeng gently patted her shoulder, "Don't worry. Even if he wanted to lay a hand on me now, he'd have to get out of his hospital bed first."
With that, she left home and took a taxi to the hospital.
After asking for directions and finally arriving at Deng Xianyi's ward, Wei Yumeng realized her palms were sweating, and her face was pale. The day Deng Xianyi had hit her with a plaster had indeed left her with psychological trauma.
But the moment she thought of Zhan Mohan, she felt a new surge of strength within her. For Zhan Mohan, she could do it.
She raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Wei Yumeng pushed the door open. Deng Xianyi was lying in bed, holding his phone, and seemed to be playing a game based on the sound.
She slowly said, "Mr. Deng."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Deng Xianyi looked up. When he saw it was Wei Yumeng, he let out a mocking laugh.
"Wei Yumeng, it's you! What, Zhan Mohan didn't get what he wanted from me earlier, so he sent you? Just give up. Even if you wear out your tongues, I won't give up this chance to teach Zhan Mohan a lesson. Who told him to be so arrogant in front of me?"
"You know perfectly well that if Zhan Mohan hadn't invested all the company's money in overseas branch companies, you wouldn't be able to threaten him. Moreover, he didn't come here to apologize to you. He's such a noble person, do you even deserve his apology?"
Wei Yumeng truly hated people like Deng Xianyi to the core.
Deng Xianyi snorted disdainfully, "So what? Are you planning to trash everything now? For your pride, you're willing to abandon the company? If his grandfather knew that he would disregard the interests of Zhan's Group for a woman, he'd scold him to death!"
"Yes, that's why I'm here. I've come to atone. What do you want to do to appease your anger? Just name your price."
Wei Yumeng had a look of determined resolve.
Deng Xianyi hadn't expected her to flip so quickly. He put down his phone, his sarcasm undisguised.
"You're quite peculiar, daring to say such things so arrogantly in front of me."
Wei Yumeng glanced at him sideways, "If I were to grovel, would you let Zhan's Group off the hook?"
Deng Xianyi thought about it. If Wei Yumeng had humbly apologized to him, he truly wouldn't have let them go; it would have felt meaningless.
However, her current approach had piqued his interest. He was bored stuck in the hospital these few days anyway, and if a fun opportunity presented itself, why refuse it?
He looked at her sinisterly, "Are you really sure you'll agree to whatever I ask?"