Chapter 351: 350 Chapter Tycoon’s Confidence
Before long, Li Junwen and his wife Liu Yan, along with their daughter Li Yaqing, also came to the clinic.
Upon seeing Yang Fei, Li Yaqing enthusiastically greeted him, while Li Junwen and his wife Liu Yan somewhat awkwardly nodded at Yang Fei as a greeting.
The couple had initially acted high and mighty, even siding with Li Xiaoji by pressuring Yang Fei to apologize to him.
Later, to facilitate a partnership with the Li Family’s Financial Group, the couple went as far as asking their daughter to persuade Old Li. It was only after Li Xuantong intervened, and with the face of Li Xuanyu, that Yang Fei agreed to complete the traditional medicine formula.
But not long after, the Li Family’s Financial Group began to make its move, first terminating the partnership with Li Junwen’s company, then slightly tweaking the formula and claiming it was an ancient palace secret from Korea, completely denying any credit to Li Junwen’s couple and Yang Fei.
Should this series of maneuvers be successful, it would be equivalent to Li Zhongni getting his hands on this beauty formula for nothing, not only making a huge profit but also garnering more support from international fans, vying for the heritage of traditional Chinese medicine for Korea.
The ones who were eager for the partnership, trying to cling to the coattails of the Li Family’s Financial Group, were Li Wenjun’s couple. Now that trouble had arisen, the couple couldn’t help but feel angry and wronged inside, and their faces burned with shame when they saw Li Xuantong and Yang Fei.
As if rubbing salt in the wound, Li Yaqing sneered, "I told you guys from the start not to cooperate with the Koreans, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what happened, tricked by others and you can’t even argue your case. If we had cooperated with Brother Yang and launched our own product after Brother Yang completed the formula, what would Korea have to do with it now?"
Liu Yan, chastised by her daughter in front of all these people, couldn’t save face and blurted out, "We had no idea that the Koreans could be so shameless. By partnering with them, we only had to sit back and make money; we didn’t need to worry about R&D, experiments, or overseas market channels."
"And now? Not only is there no money, but the formula has been snatched away. To make matters worse, even the market channels that your company had at home and abroad have been taken over by others. You’ve truly lost both the wife and the troops," retorted Li Yaqing.
She had always insisted on collaborating with Yang Fei. Naturally, she harbored a grudge when her parents chose to cooperate with Korea instead.
Listening to their quarrel, Li Xuantong became exasperated, "What’s all this arguing about? If you want to argue, go outside; don’t make a fuss here, it’s so annoying."
Hastily holding onto her grandfather’s arm, Li Yaqing said, "Grandpa, don’t be angry, I... I’ll stop talking, but it just feels so unfair."
"I’m sorry, Brother Yang," Li Yaqing then turned to Yang Fei. "This matter was initially none of your concern, yet it ended up wasting so much of your time."
Before coming here, the family of three had gone to the Li Family’s Financial Group’s branch in Binhai and made a scene, but they didn’t even get to see Li Zhongni or Li Xiaoji.
They had consulted a lawyer, who advised that since the other party had modified the formula, albeit slightly, they could claim it as their own development. It was a blurry line and fighting a legal battle would be very troublesome.
"Do you have Li Zhongni’s phone number?" Yang Fei asked Li Yaqing.
Li Yaqing shook her head and said, "I haven’t been involved in this matter since you partnered with them. I despise them and don’t have their contact information."
"I... I have it," coughed Li Junwen, looking at Yang Fei. "But it’s no use trying to find him; he won’t answer our calls."
Yang Fei said, "Give me the number."
Li Junwen gave Yang Fei the phone number.
Yang Fei then spoke to Li Xuantong, "Old Li, I’ll take care of this—please look after the clinic. Don’t overwork yourself."
Li Xuantong knew of Yang Fei’s capabilities. Seeing that Yang Fei had decided to handle the matter, he was quite touched and reminded him, "Be careful. Those Koreans wouldn’t dare to do this unless they were fully prepared. Don’t get yourself into trouble."
Yang Fei chuckled, "Hmm, don’t worry, I’ll be fine."
He walked towards the exit.
Li Yaqing followed him out, saying, "Brother Yang, I’ll come with you."
Yang Fei frowned and said, "I can handle things better on my own, your presence would just be a burden."
Li Yaqing, upon hearing this, looked displeased and said, "How am I a burden? I studied law in college, okay? If I go with you, I’m sure to be of help."
Yang Fei retorted, "If you studied law, then why can’t you resolve this through legal channels on your own?"
Li Yaqing was left speechless by the rebuke.
At that moment, Li Xuantong’s voice came from behind, "Yaqing, come back, don’t get in the way."
Li Yaqing let out a disappointed ’oh’ and obediently went back.
Watching Yang Fei leave, Liu Yan couldn’t help but say, "He... he’s not planning to use force, is he?"
"Shut your mouth," Li Xuantong glared fiercely at his daughter-in-law and said, "This is all the mess you’ve made."
After saying that, he looked at his granddaughter with regret.
His granddaughter had just wanted to go with Yang Fei, and if it had been before meeting Qin Yanyang, he would have approved, thinking his granddaughter was barely good enough for Yang Fei, and it would have been nice if Yang Fei became his grandson-in-law.
But now, he could see the huge gap between his granddaughter and Qin Yanyang, and knew Yang Fei couldn’t possibly have any feelings for Li Yaqing. Therefore, he didn’t want his granddaughter to have too much contact with Yang Fei, fearing she might fall for him and be unable to extricate herself.
After leaving the clinic, Yang Fei headed straight for the Binhai branch headquarters of Li Family’s Financial Group.
He had spent a few days in their R&D department and knew the way well.
On the way, he made a call to Li Zhongni.
Perhaps because it was a call from an unfamiliar number, Li Zhongni answered.
Yang Fei said directly, "This is Yang Fei. I’ve come to collect my payment. Please have it ready and don’t waste my time."
After speaking, he hung up the phone.
In the president’s office of the Binhai branch of Li Family’s Financial Group, Li Zhongni reluctantly withdrew his hand from under the skirt of a popular actress from Divine Continent Country, wiped off an unidentifiable fluid with a tissue, and then sordidly sucked on those two fingers.
The actress coyly gave Li Zhongni a white look and said in a coquettish voice, "Mr. Li, there’s no problem with me endorsing this new product of your company, right?"
Li Zhongni, clearly pleased with her services, smiled and said, "Basically no problem, but there are some details we need to discuss further tonight."
"Then I’ll come see you again tonight," the actress said seductively.
Li Zhongni chuckled and replied, "Alright, get on with your day, and I’ll see you tonight."
After the actress left, a cold glint flashed in Li Zhongni’s eyes as he muttered to himself, "Kid, you’ve finally shown up. Let’s see if I don’t take care of you this time."
He took out his phone and dialed a number. Once the call was answered, he immediately adopted a respectful and cautious demeanor, saying, "The kid’s taken the bait. Yes, I know what to do, and I will cooperate with you as much as possible. Uh-huh, alright, I guarantee the kid won’t make it back, he won’t escape."
Then he dialed another number, his tone cold and assertive, "Is everything arranged? Remember, you must capture this kid. It doesn’t matter if you cripple or disable him, but make sure he stays alive. Yeah, that’s it."
After ending the call, Li Zhongni’s gaze turned frosty as he sneered, "Kid, you think I can’t handle you because you’re a Martial Artist? In front of a tycoon, Martial Artists are nothing but pawns to be used as we please."