Chapter 220: Chapter 220 He’s Just a Worker
"Sister-in-law, will everything... really be okay?" In the car, Yang Wen was still visibly worried, tentatively asking.
With one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding Yang Wen’s small hand, Qin Yanyang comforted her, "When has your sister-in-law ever lied to you? Even if you can’t continue at Binhai University, I’ll have someone send you straight to Qingbei."
"What?" Yang Wen was completely taken aback.
Qin Yanyang turned to her with a smile.
She wasn’t boasting. With just one word from her, she could definitely get Yang Wen into Qingbei.
But Yang Wen had no idea that Qin Yanyang had such great influence and simply couldn’t believe such a statement.
Qin Yanyang said, "Just relax. Do you really plan to apologize to the person who harassed you? If you do, they will only become more demanding and continue to have even more excessive requests. Can you handle that?"
Yang Wen hurriedly shook her head, frightened. She was eighteen, not some naive child, and she understood many things quite well.
"Even without any more excessive requests, we can’t lose our integrity and pride as human beings. A person cannot be without backbone, and a nation cannot be without its own pride. Once you lose these things, that person can never hold their head high again, and that nation will never be able to truly rise to power," Qin Yanyang spoke softly.
Yang Wen silently nodded.
Qin Yanyang said with a smile, "Alright, stop thinking about this. Adjust your mindset, and definitely don’t let your brother find out. With his temperament, he would surely cause trouble for the other party."
She was aware that Yang Wen hadn’t been truly bullied, and since Yang Wen had already slapped the person in public, she decided not to pursue the matter further, opting to let the incident pass and make a small matter out of what could have been a big one.
If Yang Wen had really suffered any kind of injustice, she absolutely would not have let it go.
Yang Wen nodded repeatedly and said, "Mhm, sister-in-law, don’t worry. I won’t tell my brother. It would only harm him."
Deep in her heart, despite her sister-in-law being so resolute today, asserting she wasn’t afraid to escalate the situation, she knew about Young Master Li’s identity and background, as well as his plan to donate a billion to the university for a long-term cooperation strategy. She was still very afraid, feeling that although her sister-in-law’s family background was powerful, it might not withstand such a formidable momentum.
As for her older brother, there was even less to say.
Although he was good at fighting and had excellent medical skills, he was too impulsive and hot-headed. If he found out she had been mistreated, he would definitely look for trouble with Young Master Li from Korea, which would end up harming her brother instead.
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"Young Master Li, please don’t be angry. The university will definitely make you satisfied," a deferential Ning Xiaodong said while standing beside a man who appeared overindulged in wine and women, in a private room of a high-end restaurant.
This Young Master Li from Korea, named Li Xiaoji, was a direct descendant of the Li Family’s Financial Group and was dearly pampered by his grandfather. He had a history of being tyrannical in Korea, forcefully taking women on numerous occasions, but as the Li Family was untouchable in Korea, no one could do anything to him.
This time, having offended the daughter of another tycoon family in Korea, and under pressure, his grandfather sent him to Divine Continent to lay low for a while, entrusting him with a business cooperation task to handle independently.
Young Master Li Xiaoji, used to his domineering ways in Korea, did not know how to restrain himself after arriving at Divine Continent. Today, at Binhai University, he saw a beautiful girl who, though pretty, was unmade-up and looked rather ordinary compared to the heavily made-up female celebrities, yet her vivacity caught his eye, and he wanted to take her to bed.
To his surprise, the girl slapped him in public.
Li Xiaoji was instantly enraged, demanding that the girl be forcibly taken away. Fortunately, his bodyguards reminded him that this was Divine Continent, not Korea, which made him temporarily calm down.
At the time, Ning Xiaodong, who was accompanying him, also assured him that they would definitely make him satisfied, but now they were making him wait, which made Young Master Li Xiaoji very displeased.
Confronted with Ning Xiaodong’s groveling gesture of proposing a toast, he did not even deign to give it a proper look and sneered, "Mr. Ning, it seems your school isn’t interested in this cooperative opportunity. It seems the one billion in funding from the Li Family’s Financial Group isn’t enticing enough for you."
In Binhai University, Ning Xiaodong was also a respected figure; but now, he was bending over backward for a Korean tycoon’s son, without even receiving a proper glance in return, which irked him as well.
But deep down, he was the type of person who bullied the weak and feared the strong, similar to many spineless compatriots. He sincerely wanted to ingratiate himself with the son of a world-class super tycoon family.
With a smile plastered across his face, he bowed and said, "Young Master Li, please calm down. The school is taking this matter very seriously, but the situation in the Divine Continent is a little different from your Korea. Such matters cannot be forced; we can only try to make the other party ’voluntarily’ come and apologize to Young Master Li. Rest assured, the principal is also aware of this matter, and he asked me to inform you that we will definitely meet Young Master Li’s demands tonight."
Although Li Xiaoji was used to being arrogant and domineering in Korea, he had become relatively restrained after leaving the country. He knew the laws of the Divine Continent Country were strict, and some things could not be forced, so he nodded and said, "Alright, as long as I am satisfied tonight, I will let this go and not pursue it further."
Ning Xiaodong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
There was a knock on the door at that moment.
Li Xiaoji’s bodyguard opened the door and saw two familiar faces. He reported back to Li Xiaoji, "Young master, it’s Mr. and Mrs. Li Wenjun."
Li Xiaoji nodded, "Let them in."
A well-dressed middle-aged couple walked in with smiles on their faces. Upon seeing Li Xiaoji, they eagerly approached him, nodding and bowing with beaming faces in greeting.
Li Xiaoji turned his head and offered them a smile, which seemed polite, but he didn’t even stand up, remaining seated.
He gestured towards two chairs opposite him and said, "Please, have a seat."
Li Wenjun was precisely the son of Li Xuantong, and his wife’s name was Liu Yan. The couple were college sweethearts who got married after falling in love. Thanks to the connections of Li Wenjun’s father, they opened a beauty company, and they made a handsome profit in the first few years. However, in the past two years, they faced financial difficulties due to the inability to launch new products coupled with the aggressive incursion of companies from the United States and Korea in the industry, leading their company to operate at a loss.
Luckily, a few days ago, they had signed a collaboration agreement with a beauty company under the Li Group from Korea. For the couple, this was akin to boarding a colossal ship, and they were dreaming of the lucrative dividends to come from the partnership.
After Li Wenjun and his wife were seated, Li Xiaoji politely introduced them to Ning Xiaodong.
When Ning Xiaodong learned that the couple was the son and daughter-in-law of Li Xuantong, his eyes lit up and he said, "Young Master Li, this is quite the coincidence. That Yang Wen’s brother is named Yang Fei, and he works at the clinic run by Boss Li’s father."
"Oh?" Li Xiaoji’s eyes lit up as he looked toward Mr. and Mrs. Li Wenjun.
Li Wenjun and his wife were confused, not knowing what had happened and they quickly inquired.
Ning Xiaodong explained the situation to them.
Li Wenjun immediately understood Li Xiaoji’s intention. Although he was somewhat annoyed, his wife Liu Yan interjected, "This is easy. My husband can just call his father and tell Yang Fei that if he doesn’t bring his sister to apologize to Young Master Li, he needn’t come to work at the clinic tomorrow."
Li Wenjun frowned and scolded, "What do you know? Yang Fei’s medical skill is very esteemed, and my father values him greatly."
"Hmph, what does it matter how esteemed his medical skill is when he is still working at my father’s clinic? Besides, they come from a remote countryside and finding such a suitable job in a big city like Binhai is not easy. If we simply scare them a little, I guarantee he will bring his sister to apologize immediately," said Liu Yan in a condescending tone, as if she had a deep understanding of the survival rules of the poor.
Ning Xiaodong also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, Boss Li should make a call."
He felt that if Li Wenjun managed to handle this, he could also take credit for it back at the school, effectively killing two birds with one stone.