"Who's fantasizing? You went on a date with Sister Xin last night and didn't come back so late. Of course, I thought you two had done... that!"
Qin Lei rubbed her head and said innocently, "It's not just me who thinks that, Mom does too!"
Qin Yi shot his sister a glare and, too lazy to argue, left the kitchen.
After Qin Lei prepared breakfast, the three of them ate together. Qin Lei then left for work.
Qin Yi stayed home with Zheng Shufen for a while before heading out to Cloud Mist Mountain to cultivate.
He told Zheng Shufen that he had something to do for the next day or two and wouldn't be back. She, of course, assumed he was going to do something with Han Xin, and readily agreed. She even told him to have fun and that it was fine if he didn't come back for a few more days!
Qin Yi was speechless!
This time, Qin Yi stayed on Cloud Mist Mountain and cultivated for two full days.
On the third day, he temporarily ended his cultivation and prepared to head to Jiang Xiongjing's wooden cabin to find something to eat and drink.
After all, his current realm was far from achieving the point of being able to go without food or water. He still needed to drink and eat.
When Qin Yi arrived at the wooden cabin, Jiang Xiongjing had just brought out some food. Before he could even take a bite, he received a call from Han Xin.
As he listened to her words on the phone, Qin Yi's expression instantly turned grim.
He replied, "I understand. I'm on my way back!"
He then bid farewell to Jiang Xiongjing and left Cloud Mist Mountain.
An hour later, at the Han Corporation, in Han Xin's office.
"Xinxin, you mean Meng Shulan and her son are still not willing to let this go?"
Qin Yi sat opposite Han Xin and asked.
"Mm-hmm."
Han Xin nodded and said, "After Meng Shulan left a couple of days ago, my father, out of concern, specifically had people keep an eye on Meng Shulan's situation in Lingnan."
"This morning, my father received news that Meng Shulan is still unwilling to let you off the hook and is looking for people to deal with you!"
Qin Yi chuckled and shook his head. "When people become shameless, they truly have no bottom line! I saved them, and they've turned into my enemies. Heh, how interesting!"
Han Xin was equally speechless, finding Meng Shulan and her son's ingratitude to be bizarre.
But since things had come to this, she had no choice but to say, "My father's suggestion is that since Meng Shulan is unreasonable and illogical, we should go to her husband, who is the Mayor of Lingnan City!"
"Our Han Corporation has many industries in Lingnan, so my father has dealt with the Mayor of Lingnan City many times and they are old acquaintances. He can directly take you to meet the Mayor and explain the situation clearly!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yi pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
This matter had to be resolved eventually. Otherwise, if Meng Shulan continued to pester them endlessly, who knew what else she might do.
Although Qin Yi wasn't afraid, he wasn't alone. He had Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei behind him.
Therefore, after discussing with Han Xin, that afternoon, Han Sanwan took Qin Yi to Lingnan City.
Han Xin wanted to go along, but Han Sanwan refused.
"The Mayor of Lingnan City is named Jin Shanhe. I've dealt with him many times. He's a very just and incorruptible person! He has made many contributions to the development of Lingnan City. I remember that more than a decade ago, Lingnan was just a small town, with everything relatively backward. After Jin Shanhe took office, Lingnan developed rapidly, with its GDP increasing severalfold!"
"We at Han Corporation have invested heavily in Lingnan, and I believe Jin Shanhe is a good person, worthy of trust!"
"We'll go and explain the situation clearly to him this time, and I believe he will stop Meng Shulan and Jin Sheng from acting recklessly!"
En route, Han Sanwan introduced Jin Shanhe to Qin Yi.
Jin Sheng was the name of the red-haired youth.
Qin Yi listened, slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Han Sanwan to have such a high opinion of Jin Shanhe!
After several hours of driving, the car finally stopped in front of a rather old staircase apartment complex in Lingnan City.
"Let's get out. Mayor Jin lives here!"
Han Sanwan said and got out first.
Qin Yi followed, opened the door, and got out. He was a bit surprised to see that Jin Shanhe lived here.
It was indeed rare for the mayor of a city to live in such an old neighborhood!
Led by Han Sanwan, the two of them arrived in front of a house. Han Sanwan said, "I called Mayor Jin this morning to let him know we were coming, so he should be waiting for us at home right now..."
"Once we get inside, just tell him exactly what happened on Cloud Mist Mountain!"
"Don't worry, I know!"
After Han Sanwan finished his instructions, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A moment later, an old woman, dressed plainly, with graying hair and estimated to be over seventy years old, opened the door.
Upon seeing Qin Yi and Han Sanwan, she immediately said, "You must be Mr. Han from Han Corporation, right? Please come in quickly. Shanhe has already told me you were coming..."
The woman was Jin Shanhe's mother, Pang Feng.
Qin Yi and Han Sanwan learned of her identity and entered the house.
Pang Feng then added, "Two guests just came to see Shanhe. Shanhe is currently entertaining them in his study, so Mr. Han, you'll have to wait a moment!"
"Mayor Jin is busy with work, we understand!" Han Sanwan replied.
Thus, Han Sanwan and Qin Yi entered the house, sat on the living room sofa, and waited patiently.
Qin Yi sat there, casually observing, and noticed that the furniture inside was rather old and there were no luxury items.
He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. It seemed Han Sanwan's earlier assessment of Jin Shanhe was accurate.
However, Qin Yi couldn't understand how, if Jin Shanhe was such a good person, his wife and son could be so unreasonable and difficult.
Not long after, the study door opened, and three people walked out.
One of them, a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing glasses and exuding an aura of authority, was Jin Shanhe.
As for the other two, one was a young man in a suit, and the other was about sixty years old, dressed in plain clothes and cloth shoes, with a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from him!
Qin Yi felt very surprised!
Could that person be a cultivator like him?
Instantly, Qin Yi couldn't help but look at him a few more times!
"Mayor Jin, I sincerely hope you will reconsider. If you agree to let us build a factory in Lingnan, it will make a significant contribution to Lingnan City's economy and create over ten thousand jobs!" the young man in the suit said.
"I apologize, Mr. Huo. If you build a factory in Lingnan, it will cause severe pollution to Lingnan's environment!" Jin Shanhe shook his head, his face serious. "I cannot sacrifice the environment for economic development! Therefore, this matter is off the table!"
"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't see you out!"
Jin Shanhe directly issued the order to leave.
It was clear that the negotiation between the two parties had been very unpleasant!