Seeing Xiao Lingyu's confused expression, Yan Siming raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Don't be so confused, you're my little firecracker!"
Xiao Lingyu had black lines over her head. However, since Young Master Yan was on her side, she didn't argue with him. But that didn't mean he could call her whatever he wanted.
Xiao Lingyu pulled on her facial muscle. Her smile was as fake as it could be. She said, "Should I thank Young Master Yan for bequeathing upon me this nickname then?"
Internally she rolled her eyes. 'Little firecracker, where did he get that idea?'
If she had such an explosive personality, she wouldn't have been deceived so badly by Chen Ran in her previous life. She wouldn't lose her reputation and couldn't even stand up for herself.
Xiao Lingyu glanced at Yan Siming suspiciously. She grabbed a random man off the street to act as her shield. She didn't expect to strike gold.
She hadn't really taken actual revenge, but Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman had already done Xiao Lingyu's job for her... provided the man beside her was really that legendary Young Master Yan.
At that moment, someone's phone rang. When Zhao Wenman heard that, she panicked. She looked around and asked angrily, "Who-whose phone is ringing? Our company has a policy to turn off their phone to silent mode during work. Who is so stupid to violate such a simple rule?"
Everyone turned towards her. They looked at her expensive purse. It was clear that the ringing came from her purse.
Yan Siming smiled mockingly. "Looks like the company rules don't apply to the higher management. Miss Zhao, your tyranny has opened my eyes today!"
The insult stunned Zhao Wenman, but she quickly recovered. She turned to her branded purse. When she confirmed the ringing did come from her purse, her heart tightened. Her hands trembled as she opened the bag.
When she took the phone out of the bag and saw the caller ID, she almost threw the phone away.
She picked up the call hesitantly. "Hello, Dad..."
Then, an angry voice came from the phone.
Zhao Huiqing roared, "Zhao Wenman, you stupid woman, why did you go and offend Young Master Yan? Thanks to you, the Yan Corporation has broken off its partnership with Huiqing Group! Do you know how serious the consequence is? Let me tell you, in just a few minutes, so many other clients called to cancel their contracts with Huiqing Corporation!"
Zhao Huiqing was furious and shocked. Just minutes ago, he received a call from Yan Siming's secretary that Yan Corporation would cancel all partnerships with Huiqing Group. Before he could react, many other calls came in to withdraw the contracts with Huiqing Group. Now that Zhao Huiqing was on the way down, people didn't hide their mockery. They praised his bravery for offending Young Master Yan. Some even laughed in his face for raising such a wonderful daughter. She had the guts to go against Young Master Yan, truly a heroine.
Zhao Huiqing was angry and embarrassed. He had always doted on his daughter, but this time she caused such a big tragedy. Usually, no matter how crazy his daughter acted, Zhao Huiqing would protect her. But this time, she created a catastrophe. One that could make Huiqing Group go bankrupt!
Zhao Wenman tightened her grip on the phone, and her face turned pale. She asked in confusion, "Young Master Yan? Yan Siming?"
She looked at the man who was protecting Xiao Lingyu. Zhao Wenman was panicking.
A bad premonition arose in her heart.
'This is really Yan Siming? How is this possible? Why is Xiao Lingyu with Yan Siming? Did they really hook up yesterday night? Yan Siming slept with Xiao Lingyu, so he accompanied Xiao Lingyu to the company to seek revenge?'
A call from Yan Siming and the Yan Corporation did break off all ties with Huiqing Group.
Huiqing Group was a famous company in City Z but compared to Yan Corporation, it was nothing. They were like an ant and an elephant.
Even if Huiqing Group gave it their all, they couldn't even shake Yan Corporation. But if Yan Corporation even moved an inch, it could bury Huiqing Group easily.
Zhao Wenman's heart filled with fear, but when she looked at Xiao Lingyu, her eyes burned with hatred. Underneath that hatred was jealousy. She was resentful.
Zhao Huiqing was still cursing loudly on the phone. "Stupid girl, how can you be so dumb to offend Young Master Yan? You're going to be the end of the Huiqing Group. In fact, from now on, you're no longer my daughter. You are no longer a member of the Zhao Family." When Zhao Huiqing said that, his tone was ruthless.
Zhao Wenman's face was extremely ashen. She screamed, "Dad, no! Please listen to me... I didn't know he was Young Master Yan. It was not my intention to offend him..." She tried to explain, but Zhao Huiqing angrily interrupted her, "Zhao Wenman, I don't care if you did this deliberately or not. If you can't get Young Master Yan to forgive you and make him resume cooperating with Huiqing Group, you're not my daughter anymore. Miss Zhao, that means that you're not getting another cent from me, and stop calling me dad!"
Zhao Wenman was flustered. She nodded and cried, "Okay, dad. I will get Young Master Yan's forgiveness!"
Her heart was also filled with endless regret.
If only she had recognized Yan Siming at the start, then she wouldn't have purposely offended him. Then, this wouldn't have happened.
So for Zhao Wenman, this was all Yan Siming's fault. If he was Young Master Yan, why would he deny it? And now, he was using despicable methods to harm her and the Huiqing Group. The man was horrible.
Zhao Wenman gritted her teeth in anger. She leveled a poisonous gaze at Xiao Lingyu. 'This is all the bitch's fault. If she didn't bring Yan Siming to the company, none of this would have happened.'
Such is human nature. Zhao Wenman was the one who wanted to frame Xiao Lingyu, but her plan had backfired with the introduction of Yan Siming.
If Zhao Wenman didn't frame Xiao Lingyu, would Xiao Lingyu need to find a random man off the street and bring him to the company?
Moreover, if Zhao Wenman didn't act all high and mighty and call someone she didn't even know a male prostitute, would Yan Siming be so angered to take this retaliation on her?
So, in short, Zhao Wenman had brought this upon herself.
Zhao Wenman hated Yan Siming and Xiao Lingyu. But she knew that at that moment, the most important thing she needed to do was to seek Yan Siming's forgiveness and get the Yan Corporation to work with Huiqing Group again.
Xiao Lingyu might have Yan Siming on her side now, but Zhao Wenman knew the man wouldn't stick by her side forever. After this issue was resolved, Zhao Wenman would find other ways to seek revenge on Xiao Lingyu!
Zhao Wenman walked towards Yan Siming, bit her lip, lowered her head, and whispered with a flushed face, "Young Master Yan, I'm sorry! Please be magnanimous. You wouldn't fault me for my ignorance, right?"
Oh, I hope more face-slapping would come.
The moment the words left Zhao Wenman's mouth, the atmosphere tensed.
Everyone looked at the man Xiao Lingyu brought over with disbelief.
This meant that the man was really that Young Master Yan, the most eligible bachelor at City Z. Other than his wealthy background, Yan Siming was also extremely handsome and had a perfect body that could rival a male model. On top of that, he was only 28. But even at his young age, he was already an accomplished entrepreneur in City Z. He was the wealthiest man at City Z and even wedged his way into the global wealth ranking. Any one of these conditions could tempt a woman. Young Master Yan was the dream of every socialite at City Z.
Yan Siming had a reputation as a womanizer, but he was not uncouth.
All his female partners were willing companions. They had agreed on the terms before starting the relationship. When they were with Young Master Yan, they would be treated fairly. Even after they had a break-up, Young Master Yan would take care of them with a parting gift of money, houses, cars, and so on.
For an ordinary woman, that was enough to last her for a whole lifetime.
However, if the woman continued to annoy Young Master Yan after the break-up, then he would take back all the gifts and initiate revenge to show them the consequences of being greedy.
Even though most women knew Yan Siming would get tired of them after a while, they were willing to be with Yan Siming. Other than the stuff they'd get during and after the relationship, they prayed that they'd be the one who captured Yan Siming's heart.
The saying goes, an amorous person wouldn't be so easily moved by love, but once they were, they would stop at anything to solidify that love. Yan Siming was such a man. However, no woman was lucky enough to move his heart yet.
The people at Huiqing Group were shocked that they were in the presence of a legendary figure. To make things even more shocking, he was brought there by their company's most easily-bullied Xiao Lingyu. Their worldviews were subverted.
Yan Siming's one call had put Huiqing Group's future on the line.
Even though Zhao Wenman didn't put her call on speaker when her father called, the place was so silent that basically everyone could hear them clearly. Therefore, other than shock, the crowd was nervous and anxious.
Everyone knew that anyone who offended Young Master Yan would not end up with a good ending.
Just now, the chairman of Huiqing Group had personally called to say the Yan Corporation had cut off their cooperation with the company.
What did this mean?
It meant that Huiqing Group was not far from bankruptcy.
Once that happened, most of the people present would lose their jobs. Huiqing Group was a famous company in City Z. The employee treatment was not that good, but many people saw Huiqing Group as a training ground. They would gather experience here and then seek greener pasture elsewhere.
But for some, it would seem like that plan had to be pushed forward. This was because if Zhao Wenman couldn't get Young Master Yan's forgiveness, then the bankruptcy would become a reality.
Many employees were already plotting. They had written up their resignation and planning resumes in their mind. But of course, they would stay to witness the result of this incident first.
At that same time, more women glared at Xiao Lingyu with jealousy.
Xiao Lingyu was able to get Chen Ran's unconditional love. That had already made her the subject of envy for many female employees. Now Xiao Lingyu also got to know the most powerful bachelor in City Z. She even slept with him.
Judging from Young Master Yan's relationship history, Xiao Lingyu had transformed into a phoenix already. She found the perfect man, and a carefree life had landed in her laps. She would have a house, a car, and money.
Xiao Lingyu's luck was unreasonably good. All the women looked at Xiao Lingyu with envy. They had the urge to take her place.
None of them was worse than Xiao Lingyu in terms of looks and intellect. So why did Xiao Lingyu manage to get all the good men? First, there was Chen Ran and now, Yan Siming.
However, at that moment, the person who had to deal with the most complicated emotions was Chen Ran. He was overwhelmed by fear and anger.
He and Xiao Lingyu were childhood sweethearts. They were in the same class in primary, middle, and high school and were admitted to the same university.
He also did love Xiao Lingyu.
Since they became an official couple, Chen Ran protected Xiao Lingyu under his wings. To prevent other men from noticing Xiao Lingyu's beauty, he persuaded her to dress down and bought her the big ugly glasses. It was so that no one would discover her alluring beauty.
Chen Ran cared about Xiao Lingyu and checked on her daily because he needed to make sure that Xiao Lingyu wouldn't be able to survive without him.
However, no matter how strong the love, it couldn't resist outside temptation, especially when it came carrying money.
After entering the workplace, Chen Ran realized that the most important thing for a man was not love and relationship but money and power.
So when Zhao Wenman threw him a bone and lured him with money, Chen Ran caved. Nevertheless, he was still Xiao Lingyu's official boyfriend. Furthermore, their parents back in their hometowns had already agreed upon their marriage. So if he suddenly married another woman, it would damage Chen Ran's reputation.
Therefore, to protect his own hide, Chen Ran had no choice but to sacrifice his girlfriend. Zhao Wenman urged him to go for the kill. She needed Xiao Lingyu to be properly disgraced.
At first, Chen Ran didn't agree, but when Zhao Wenman threatened him by canceling the engagement, he had no choice but to go along with it.
Chen Ran felt guilty towards Xiao Lingyu, but he had to put himself first.
When he was planning the trap with Zhao Wenman, Chen Ran had already figured out the rest of the plan. He would send Xiao Lingyu back to their hometown. After he married Zhao Wenman, he would slowly take over Huiqing Group. When he succeeded, he would divorce Zhao Wenman and marry Xiao Lingyu.
Chen Ran was certain that Xiao Lingyu would wait for him.
But he was in for a surprise!
He never expected Xiao Lingyu to find out about the affair between him and Zhao Wenman. If Xiao Lingyu had kept the resentment to herself as a good woman should, it would be fine, but Xiao Lingyu had to make a big deal out of it. She pulled in another man, and he was the most influential person at City Z, Yan Siming.
To make matters worse, Zhao Wenman had to go and call Yan Siming a male prostitute. No one dared to imagine the consequences of offending Young Master Yan.
Chen Ran at least knew he had no power to speak. He could only pray that Zhao Wenman could be more sincere with her apology and Young Master Yan would be merciful. Or else, Chen Ran's plan would go up in bubbles.
That was something he could not accept. Chen Ran couldn't believe that he might end up losing both Zhao Wenman and Xiao Lingyu.
Zhao Wenman knew very well that she had to apologize, but it was very tough for someone with her upbringing to do so. This was no different from asking her to deny every fiber of her being. She felt like she had done everything she could by uttering the apology to Yan Siming.
However, the woman didn't realize the severity of the truth.
Her insincere apology might be accepted if she had offended an ordinary person. After all, no one dared not to take the apology of the chairman's daughter. However, was Yan Siming an ordinary person?
He was the young master of the wealthiest family in City Z and the president of Yan Corporation.
Therefore, he was not satisfied with Zhao Wenman's insincere apology.
Yan Siming sneered and mocked. "Miss Zhao, you're the daughter of a big company's chairman, and I'm just a mere male prostitute. Your apology is too heavy for me to bear." His tone was full of disdain.
Zhao Wenman's eyes trembled, and her expression froze. She looked shocked and humiliated.
Yan Siming didn't voice it aloud, but the implication was clear. He was not going to accept any half-hearted apology.
Zhao Wenman was heavily humiliated. She was the daughter of the Zhao Family. When had she been required to apologize to someone before?
But this time, she was forced to apologize because of Xiao Lingyu, and her apology was still rejected. Zhao Yuenman was pissed.
She lowered her head again and said in a slightly louder voice, "Young Master Yan, I'm sorry. I... I shouldn't have called you a... male prostitute. I'm sorry!" She bit her lower lip. The words of apology came out with incredible difficulty.
The corners of Young Master Yan's lips curled up. He turned a deaf ear to Zhao Wenman's apology and turned to the woman behind him, "My little firecracker, now that you know my identity, are you not moved? Shall we spend one more night together?"
Honestly, I wouldn't accept her apology too. Would you?
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