Two hundred million yuan suddenly appeared in Ye Tiancheng's account. It was a huge sum, and as Ye Tiancheng was wondering, Hou Mingzhu's call came.
"Ye Tiancheng, did you receive the money? I've taken a liking to your farm-to-table restaurant. If you don't roll over, what can I say? I'm definitely going to acquire it. Consider this a deposit. Even if it doesn't work out in the end, I won't take it back, you can rest assured."
Ye Tiancheng planned to buy some real estate, gold, and keep some as his own capital with these two hundred million yuan. Money was good, but holding onto it inexplicably made him uncomfortable.
"Okay, Miss Hou, I understand. Orders received. Do you have any other requests?"
"I thought you were going to return the money to me."
Ye Tiancheng's demeanor was often generous, which was why Hou Mingzhu was willing to hand over so much money. She knew Ye Tiancheng wouldn't just take it for nothing; at least he would help her earn it back.
"Miss Hou, do you still think of me as a farmer? Don't forget I'm also a businessman. How can money that's in my pocket be returned? But don't worry, I don't like taking advantage of others. I will definitely find a way to return it to you."
Just as Hou Mingzhu had predicted, the reason Hou Mingzhu had undertaken such a risky move, taken out such a large sum of money, and endured pressure from the Hou family was because she felt a sense of crisis.
Su Muxian had been too close to Ye Tiancheng recently. If you could win a man's heart, his business would naturally follow.
Hou Mingzhu had tried many methods, but none worked, so she could only resort to the most direct and perhaps clumsy method: using money to impress him.
"Alright, I have a pile of unfinished accounts here. I'm very busy and have a headache. I don't have time to chat with you further. In short, contact me if anything comes up."
Ye Tiancheng indeed felt a bit uneasy about taking these two hundred million yuan, but heaven wouldn't let him have it so easily. Even Nuwa Stone couldn't help but chime in with a complaint.
"I thought you would soar to the heavens directly with my help and have no more difficulties. Now you're being fought over by two women. It seems that men with too much charm also have their troubles. As the saying goes, 'a beautiful woman is a disaster.'"
"What have you been busy with lately? I never see you pop up. You're not up to no good again, are you?"
"I only help others silently. How could I do bad things? You're overthinking it. I just occasionally pop out to check on you, afraid you'll cause me big trouble."
Ye Tiancheng ignored her. He had an appointment with Hou Qing'er later. He hadn't gone on a date with her in a long time, and Ye Tiancheng had promised to take her shopping. Moreover, now that he was so rich, he should buy her some clothes and bags; he couldn't let her live too poorly.
Unfortunately, before Ye Tiancheng could leave, he suddenly received a call from Hou Mingzhu.
"Ye Tiancheng, hurry up and come help me. Someone is causing trouble."
Hou Mingzhu's tone on the phone was quite urgent. Ye Tiancheng couldn't quite be sure what had happened, so he rushed over.
Hou Mingzhu wasn't talking nonsense or deliberately causing trouble. When Ye Tiancheng arrived, he saw a group of thugs smashing and beating things, cursing loudly, clearly there to cause a disturbance.
Although Hou Mingzhu had bodyguards, she was heartbroken watching the items being smashed and was about to block the troublemakers.
Ye Tiancheng appeared, looking calm, without a hint of panic, as if watching a show.
"Miss Hou, just let them smash it. It won't cost much anyway. They can compensate later when they get caught."
"Ye Tiancheng, I called you here to help me solve the problem. You're really speaking without feeling the pain. These decorations were all chosen by me personally, and they cost a lot of money. What will happen if they get smashed?"
Although Ye Tiancheng disliked this kind of violent behavior, he wouldn't risk his life for Hou Mingzhu. If she hadn't transferred the two hundred million yuan earlier, Ye Tiancheng wouldn't have even come.
"Don't be heartbroken, Miss Hou. Haven't you heard the saying, 'out with the old, in with the new'? I'll have this guy compensate you later."
Ye Tiancheng was excessively calm, even sitting down and crossing his legs as if leisurely watching a play.
"I shouldn't have asked you to come. Ye Tiancheng, it seems you really don't plan to intervene. I've really misjudged you."
In Hou Mingzhu's initial impression, Ye Tiancheng was just an unworldly farmer who only knew how to farm. Later, after getting to know Ye Tiancheng a little, she found him to be impulsive and unlikely to achieve anything significant. However, as she got to know him better, she realized that everything was deviating from her expectations. For instance, Ye Tiancheng's current calmness was completely beyond Hou Mingzhu's imagination. When did this person become so steady?
Hou Mingzhu even felt that Ye Tiancheng's steadiness was completely out of character for his age; he must have taken the wrong medicine.
"Don't have any expectations of me. I've never promised you anything. When you called me, I thought you wanted me to watch a show."
Ye Tiancheng's words were quite infuriating. Hou Mingzhu was already extremely annoyed, and now he was here to provoke her, as if deliberately opposing her.
"You should leave quickly. The more I look at you, the more agitated I become. Don't call yourself my fiancé in the future."
Hou Mingzhu was so angry that she forgot about the two hundred million yuan. She felt that Ye Tiancheng couldn't help her at a crucial moment, and a man like that was useless. It would be better to just dump him.
"Whatever. I'm just an observer anyway."
While those hooligans were smashing things over there, Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu were talking without interfering. However, those hooligans were really blind. Ye Tiancheng wasn't bothering them, but these hooligans became pretentious.
"If you want to chat, go somewhere else. We're working here. If you're a man and don't dare to fight, then get out of the way and stop babbling. It's giving me a headache."
Ye Tiancheng pointed at himself: "Are you talking about me?"
"Yes, I'm talking about you. Judging by your demeanor, you must be a migrant worker. You don't even belong in such a high-class place. Stay away, lest you get hurt."
If it didn't involve him, Ye Tiancheng really wouldn't have intervened. But this person was being unreasonable. He was just staying there honestly, so why were they scolding him, even involving him?
"Fine, you spoke first and provoked me. Then I won't be polite."
Ye Tiancheng casually picked up a chair from the side and, with seemingly effortless grace, smashed it onto the head of the man who had spoken out. The man almost had his brain splattered and immediately fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Hey, Ye Tiancheng, what are you doing? This is a rosewood chair I painstakingly acquired. It costs thousands of yuan. Don't break it."
Ye Tiancheng's move was quite handsome, but Hou Mingzhu was still heartbroken about her chair. She couldn't let him break it for nothing; she didn't even know where to buy another one.
"Hou Mingzhu, why are you like this? I thought you would praise me for standing up for you, saying I was manly and handsome!"
"You can be cool, but don't cause me any more losses. My furniture has already been damaged enough. Many of them are unique, and I have nowhere to buy them, even with money!"
Seeing that the hooligans' eyes were turning green as Ye Tiancheng made his move, they slowly gathered around. The primary target of their attack was no longer the furniture. Once they dealt with this annoying guy, Ye Tiancheng, they would complete their smashing mission.
Ye Tiancheng was now protected by divine power and wasn't afraid of them. These people were merely acting tough, relying on brute force. In Ye Tiancheng's eyes, their skills were not worth mentioning.
Ye Tiancheng had been passive before, but now he couldn't stand it anymore. These people always looked down on him. Ye Tiancheng took the initiative to attack without a word. The opponents couldn't even see Ye Tiancheng's moves clearly. They probably only felt a black shadow flash before their eyes, and then everyone was thrown outside as if hit by a bomb, with a bang.
Hou Mingzhu, who had been talking, was completely speechless. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it. She thought she was watching a martial arts film. When did Ye Tiancheng learn martial arts?
Ye Tiancheng clapped his hands and walked out of the restaurant. A smile played on his lips as he looked at the thugs groaning in pain.
"You should not take on such jobs casually in the future. It's life-threatening. This time I was merciful. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have killed you directly."
Ye Tiancheng wasn't bragging. He hadn't used his full strength just now. If he had used a little more force, the outcome of these people being thrown out would have been the same, only more tragic. They might have smashed a hole in the ground, bled profusely, and been reduced to a bloody pulp.
Some of them had already been beaten into dogs, lying motionless, but some were still defiant.
"What did you take? Why are you so powerful?"
"You ask too many questions. If you dare to ask me one more unnecessary question, I'll sew your mouth shut, or break it crooked so you can never use it again."
Seeing Ye Tiancheng approaching step by step, those scoundrels broke out in a cold sweat. Finally, they couldn't hold on any longer and crawled up, kneeling and begging for mercy.
"We were wrong. We didn't recognize your greatness. Please spare our lives, great hero!"
Hou Mingzhu came out of the restaurant and saw this scene, becoming even more incredulous. Had Ye Tiancheng joined some cult? Why were these strong thugs, who had been so formidable just moments ago, now like deflated eggplants?
"You offended this lady. My forgiveness doesn't count. You should talk to Miss Hou."
Ye Tiancheng was quite adept at handling situations. He directly gave Hou Mingzhu the credit. Hou Mingzhu, who had been out of the loop moments ago, now hugged her arms tightly, cleared her throat, and put on a triumphant air.
"You people are truly blind, daring to provoke the mighty! First, you must compensate me for all my losses, and then offer a sincere apology. Otherwise, I'll have my fiancé break all your legs, and you'll spend the rest of your lives in wheelchairs, or become vegetative, or even die, which would save you from wasting air!"
These people knew how ruthless Hou Mingzhu was. They were paid 100,000 yuan each for this job, otherwise, they wouldn't have taken such a big risk.
Who would want to be an enemy of the Hou family? In this money-worshipping era, would any fool want to be enemies with the rich? They were just trying to earn some money to support their families.
These people immediately cowered, each more fervent than the last, kowtowing on the ground and begging for Hou Mingzhu's forgiveness.
Now that this incident had become widely known, especially in the catering industry, these ruffians were eventually let go. Hou Mingzhu did this merely for show.
Compared to superficial revenge, Hou Mingzhu believed that establishing her authority was more important. Now everyone thought that the eldest daughter of the Hou family handled matters with great propriety, and her character of repaying kindness with enmity was truly worthy of everyone's praise.
After this incident, Su Muxian was furious because she was the one who had hired the troublemakers. She had intended to make Hou Mingzhu lose face, but unexpectedly, Ye Tiancheng had resolved the situation.