"Wait a moment, I object!"
A loud voice echoed in everyone's ears.
Immediately after, a young man slowly walked into the hall.
"Brother!"
Wu Lingling and Wu Manman's expressions changed. However, the former turned pale, while the latter rejoiced.
The newcomer was none other than Wu Yongping, whom Wang Yu had met before.
"Since when did Qinglu Group's affairs become the business of your Mu family to dictate and decide for us? Should I, the general manager, resign in shame then?"
Nodding at Wu Manman, but not looking at Wang Yu or Wu Lingling at all, Wu Yongping walked past them and directly confronted Mu Yuntao.
His voice was steady, his gaze calm.
"I'm doing this for your own good." Mu Yuntao stopped his anger and looked at Wu Yongping with a hint of apprehension.
"After all, aren't our two families in a cooperative relationship? We even have a strategic cooperation agreement."
"Heh." Hearing Mu Yuntao's words, Wu Yongping chuckled. "As I recall, didn't you violate the agreement first and tear up our contract?
You used the issue of the candy factory's packaging defects as an excuse, terminating dozens of cooperative projects at a whim. Do you know how much investment Qinglu Group poured into production, construction, manpower, resources, and capital for these project orders? 1.5 billion!
And now, as we were on the verge of completing the centralized delivery, you stopped everything just like that. Is this the attitude of a cooperative partner? I feel like you're more like an enemy!"
Hearing Wu Yongping's words, the people in the hall whispered amongst themselves. The newcomer was from Qinglu Group? Wasn't it said that Qinglu Group and Dongqiao United Association were very close business partners? But judging by the situation, it didn't seem like it.
"I say... you've been hiding your identity pretty well!" Wang Yu said to Wu Lingling with a wry smile.
Wu Yongping had announced his identity, turns out he was the general manager of Qinglu Group?
He had heard before that Qinglu Group was a multinational family-style enterprise, which would mean...
"That's right, my elder brother is the heir of the family and is currently in charge of all affairs." Wu Lingling hadn't spoken yet, but Wu Manman beside her chimed in.
"Sister doesn't want to listen to Father's arrangements, so she left home. Unfortunately, she chose you, a guy with no real ability who only knows how to use clever tricks. Look at the danger you've brought to the family! Now the Mu family..."
Wu Manman was about to say more when Wu Lingling stopped her and then turned to Wang Yu.
"That's right, I'm from the Wu family of Donglin Kingdom, and Qinglu Group is our family's business. I kept it from you before."
So that's how it is... No wonder!
Wang Yu suddenly understood. Thinking back to the strange actions and behaviors of Wu Lingling regarding matters related to Qinglu Group, it all made sense now. He finally understood.
"You kept me in the dark for so long."
Wang Yu shook his head helplessly. After all this, the heir of one of the major groups he considered a potential rival was lurking right by his side.
"Although I'm called an heir, I have no inheritance rights." Wu Lingling looked at Wu Yongping beside her. "My father is very feudal. He believes that all family assets should be inherited by my elder brother. He even wants to use us as tools for marriage alliances. I'm very dissatisfied with this, so I chose to leave home."
"Is he doing alright?" Thinking back to his interaction with Wu Yuanhang, Wang Yu subconsciously replied.
"What did you say?"
"Uh, I mean, is it really alright for him to treat you like this?" Wang Yu quickly collected himself and changed his words.
That was close, he almost let something slip.
"Yes, that's why I chose to resist, and then I made an agreement with my father to earn one hundred million in three years. Then I left home and met you."
Wu Lingling didn't suspect anything and continued to explain to Wang Yu. "But unfortunately, perhaps because I defied the engagement, it angered the other party. They found an excuse to make trouble, which led to everything today."
"Are you saying the engagement was with the Mu family?" Wang Yu quickly pieced everything together.
"That's right. Because I defied the engagement and left home, they felt they had lost face. They conveniently used the issue of the candy factory's packaging defects as an excuse to terminate the contract entirely, thereby forcing my father's hand. But..."
Seeing her say this, Wang Yu continued, "But you didn't back down, and instead took out 10 million to create this bounty. However, inadvertently, I got caught up in it."
"It wasn't unintentional, I contributed a little to it, and Big Brother also wanted to use this opportunity to see your skills." Wu Manman chimed in again.
"Although you have no real ability and don't deserve Elder Sister, you at least have some crooked cleverness. At least you've solved the problem."
Wu Manman's words still did not hide her contempt for Wang Yu. However, both Wang Yu and Wu Lingling chose to ignore her.
"Now that everything is out in the open, what's your choice?" Wu Lingling took a deep breath, shrugged, and looked at Wang Yu.
"What? What choice?"
Wang Yu was a bit confused.
"Do you want to continue being with me? You need to think carefully. If you continue down this path with me, you might have to face both the Wu family and the Mu family."
Wu Lingling said to Wang Yu.
"Is there even a choice in something like this?" Wang Yu curled his lips. "Compared to you, so what if I have to face the whole world? Besides, it's just one hundred million, right? Very simple!"
Hearing Wang Yu's words, Wu Lingling's heart softened, her eyes turning slightly red. She felt deeply touched, and then she heard Wang Yu continue,
"After all, you are my most, most important business partner!"
"Business partner?"
"Yeah? Isn't it?"
Before Wang Yu could finish, Wu Lingling stomped on his foot fiercely. The sharp heel of her high-heeled shoe landed on his foot, making him gasp in pain.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Wu Lingling spat out the words from between her teeth. "You imbecile with your head full of oil and gears!"
...
While Wang Yu and Wu Lingling were talking, Wu Yongping and Mu Yuntao were already at loggerheads on the other side.
"Wu Yongping, do you know that your current actions represent the attitude of your Wu family? Would your father agree?" Mu Yuntao glared fiercely at Wu Yongping.
"This b*tch broke off the engagement with my nephew because of this brat, making us lose face. And you're still covering for them now?
If you acknowledge Dongjo Ryukawa as the ultimate victor today, our Mu family will accept your production line, and all cooperation will continue. But if you choose this brat, it means becoming our enemy, and all cooperation will be terminated. You will bear the losses yourself!"
"The annulment of the engagement happened before he got to know him, and it has nothing to do with him." Wu Yongping glanced at Wang Yu. "Although I also dislike this opportunistic brat and don't like him, we should handle things one by one. My father has also given me full authority to make decisions regarding all company and group affairs."
"So what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that the winner of this competition is Wang Yu from Jiangyang Automobile Factory, and the 10 million should belong to him!"
Wu Yongping's voice was clear and powerful.