Insufficient balance

  When Ye Jun and others received the phone call and appeared in a wine house that looked extremely luxurious, it was already nightfall.

  The Guo family had a habit of moving their chopsticks at night, and Ye Jun was used to it, but Yang Jing was always complaining about being hungry. However, thanks to a large pile of snacks that came from who-knows-where, Yang Jing managed to get through the period when her stomach was growling the most. Although she had already eaten her fill, Yang Jing still insisted on following along and even claimed that she had also received an invitation from Guo Xiaoyu.

  Guo Haisheng had been waiting outside the wine tower, and from a distance, he saw Ye Jun and others get out of the car. He smiled and waved his hand: "Xiao Jun, has Xiaoyu not disturbed you these two days?"

  "Uncle Guo, Xiaoyu didn't just not disturb me, but also helped me with many things."

  "Really?"

  Thinking of that day's negative distance collision, Ye Jun suddenly revealed a warm and gentle smile. However, both Su Wenyu and Yang Jing vaguely sensed that the matter was not simple, but Yang Jing was more worldly than Su Wenyu, naturally thinking that Ye Jun's smile on his face was purely a despicable smile that invited disgust.

  "Mr. Guo, actually Xiaoyu has been helping with household chores these days, taking a lot of burden off me, and we all like Xiaoyu very much."

  Su Wen Yu's face was full of smiles, and this remark was music to Guo Hai Sheng's ears. He immediately smiled and invited Ye Jun and the others into the wine house.

  "Uncle Guo, you're planning to land in Jiangling so soon? Isn't it a bit early?"

  In my impression, Guo Haisheng brought his family to Jiangling at the end of October at the earliest. Ye Jun secretly wondered if it was because of him that the original situation had changed quietly? However, such things are not worth making a fuss about. I remember the system saying something like this: When you make a choice, it often means that the people involved have to make another choice, and that's what humans call relativity.

  Guo Haisheng smiled all over his face and said, "Yes, after all, our two families have not been separated for decades. Since your dad has decided to come to Jiangling, if Uncle Guo doesn't follow behind your dad's butt, he won't feel comfortable at all."

  "When are you planning to move the company here?" Ye Jun asked tentatively.

  "Didn't Xiaoyu tell you? Actually, these days Xiaoyu has already rented a workspace of over 1,000 square meters, and I heard that your dad will take office at the end of the year. Guo Shu has also cancelled at least three business deals. Anyway, with nothing to worry about, once we pick a suitable day, we'll move the company to Jiangling."

  Guo Haisheng seems to be a bit reluctant to give up the three businesses, but still maintains a smile: "As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the local snake. Once in Jiangling, it's a new starting point, and it's hard to have the same sense of superiority as before. I hope to make some achievements in this city."

  It's clear that Guo Haisheng is completely clueless about the current situation in Jiangling. Moreover, the real estate industry is so treacherous because there are too many troublemakers who will take advantage of the situation, and with his unknown reputation, he will definitely suffer a huge loss in the bidding project. So this time, Guo Haisheng brought his whole family to Jiangling City, completely abandoning his own interests, just to maintain the fraternal bond!

  "Uncle Guo, would you mind if I invite two more guests?"

  "Guest? Who is it, Xiao Jun, is it your friend?"

  Upon hearing Ye Jun's words, Guo Haisheng found it quite interesting and laughed, saying: "Call them over, the more people, the merrier."

  "Good."

  Ye Jun nodded and asked for the room number of this banquet, then walked out of the hotel and dialed a call to Hu Youcai at the same time.

  Actually, before coming, Ye Jun had secretly discussed with Hu Youcai, mainly hoping to make Guo Haisheng completely believe in the feasibility of this plan through his relationship with Han Kuangqing. Of course, no matter what business it is, there are pros and cons, in other words, such a large project, even if Ye Jun clearly knows how that street will develop in scale later, but after all, it is still a gamble with a high winning rate.

  The two guests invited this time are naturally Hu Youcai and Han Kuangqing. The former has already obtained Yang Wan's support, while the latter has also gained Han Qiansheng's recognition. As the saying goes, "a quick knife cuts through tangled hemp," to avoid a long and complicated situation, the earlier they act, the better the benefits will be. However, the only problem that has been troubling Hu Youcai is finding trustworthy partners. Coincidentally, Guo Haisheng's sudden visit happened to solve this problem that had been bothering Hu Youcai for half a day. It was said that if he could persuade Hua Xin, the wealthy boss of Guangnan City, to join in, there might also be a chance to pull in Dong Suning to make a profit together, and this Jiangling City god of wealth was extremely willing.

  However, Ye Jun made a request, which was that this matter must never be associated with him in any way.

  Hu Youcai and Han Kuangqing were well aware that if this matter was related to Ye Jun, then in persuading Dong Suning, they would definitely lack too much initiative and authority. At the same time, if Guo Haisheng knew about this, with his decades-long deep friendship with Ye Yangsheng, he might not be able to keep the line and leak the secret. Not to mention whether it would end in failure, but apparently for the greater good, Ye Jun decided to thoroughly eliminate this unstable factor.

  Han Kuangqing was one step ahead of Hu Youcai, and in the time it took to smoke a cigarette, when Ye Jun led these two giants from the black and white worlds into the private room, the lively conversation inside suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

  Guo Haisheng had thought that the friends mentioned by Ye Jun would be just a few students, but he hadn't expected the two people who appeared to give him a sense of oppression that came from being in high positions for a long time. His intuition told Guo Haisheng that no matter who Ye Jun brought in, they probably wouldn't be ordinary people.

  "Brother Chai, is sister okay? Why hasn't she called me for the past few days? And why are you two acting like you're avoiding me?"

  As soon as Hu Youcai entered the door, Yang Jing bombarded him with a string of questions, which made the originally somewhat oppressive atmosphere suddenly clear and transparent.

  "Xiao Jing, this is also an unavoidable thing. Your sister is worried about your safety and doesn't dare to answer your calls or see you. I believe you're also aware that there are people behind us who want to harm us. We're hiding from you because we don't want to give those scoundrels who are plotting against us in the shadows an opportunity to strike. If anything happens to you, your sister will go crazy."

  Hu Youcai obviously didn't expect Yang Jing to be present. If he had known, he probably wouldn't have dared to attend this 'Hongmen Banquet'. Now what he and Yang Wan are most worried about is running into Yang Jing. After all, family matters are best handled within the family. Since Yang Wan insisted on keeping Yang Jing outside, she must know something. Otherwise, with Yang Wan's intelligence, it's impossible for her to come up with such a poor strategy.

  "So when can I see my sister? You can make excuses that you're afraid of being tapped, so you don't answer the phone. You can also make excuses that you're afraid of being followed, so you don't want to meet in person. But, Brother Chai, you and my sister have got to give me a clear answer, when exactly can I go back to school?"

  Yang Jing's eyes turned red, and she gradually began to sob. Ye Jun didn't expect that Yang Jing also had such a delicate side. Thinking about how she was always cold and distant towards him, but treated others as if they were family, made Ye Jun feel envious. He couldn't help but wonder if this was the result of some predestined incompatibility between them.

  "Xiao Jing, don't worry, you can stay at Xiao Jun's house for now. Once I and your sister find out who the bad person is behind all this, we will definitely let you go back to school."

  Jiang saw Yang Jing's reluctant expression, and Hu Youcai couldn't help but smile wryly: "Listen, your sister doesn't want to be separated from you either, but circumstances are forcing us, don't make your sister worry anymore, okay?"

  Yang Jing nodded slowly at first, then started sniffing, and finally directly buried her face in Guo Xiaoyu's shoulder and sobbed.

  The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Guo Haisheng could only stand up and say with a smile: "Come, please sit down."

  "Hello Mr. Guo, I have long admired your reputation."

  Han Kuangqing sat down in the chair, politely shook hands with Guo Haisheng, and pulled out a business card from his pocket, saying: "Mr. Guo, this is my card."

  Kuo Hai-sheng took the business card with a puzzled expression, after all, this dinner party was just a purely private gathering. Kuo Hai-sheng really couldn't understand why in such a setting, the topic of conversation wasn't warm and friendly among relatives, but rather seemed to be deliberately bringing up identities, just like when he used to entertain clients at work. Indeed, for an instant, Kuo Hai-sheng felt annoyed, but considering that the two strangers in front of him were guests invited by Yeh Chun, he suppressed his discontent.

  However, when he glanced at the business card and saw a few words, Guo Haisheng immediately stood up and hastily smiled: "I didn't expect Mayor Han to come in person, it's really unexpected. If there was any inadequacy in the arrangements earlier, please forgive me."

  Han Kuangqing just smiled slightly and nodded, while Guo Haisheng hurriedly laughed and shifted his attention to Hu Youcai. Because of Han Kuangqing's typical warning, he began to doubt Hu Youcai's identity and hesitated: "May I ask who this is?"

  "Mr. Guo, just call me Ah Cai, I'm a nobody, all I can do is some shady and unscrupulous things that can't be done in the open."

  Hu Youcai's self-deprecation didn't quite reach Guo Haisheng's ears, who glanced at Han Kuangqing's calm and composed appearance, seemingly unimpressed. Although Guo Haisheng was also a well-known entrepreneur in Guangnan City, his reputation wasn't enough to make him arrogant and ignore Hu Youcai, because he could see that this bald-headed man, pretending to be foolish and innocent, had an aura that was in no way inferior to Han Kuangqing's.

  "Ah Chai, sit down."

  But since they didn't want to say, Guo Haisheng didn't dare ask more questions. The originally harmonious dinner party, due to the intervention of two strangers, added a sense of seriousness out of thin air.

  It turned out that Ye Jun was only focused on eating with his head down from start to finish, and didn't care about appearances at all. This made Yang Jing, who had always been biased against Ye Jun, very unhappy, and she couldn't help but make a sarcastic comment: "He's really like a starving ghost reincarnated, and it's true what they say, 'if you don't eat, you'll starve'."

  "I'm not like some people, hiding in the room eating their fill, then running to the living room to continue eating, of course they wouldn't feel hungry." Ye Jun retorted indifferently.

  But these words made Yang Jing's heart beat fiercely, and she stared at Ye Jun in disbelief. She found that the man who made her extremely unhappy was now making a gesture of eating bananas with his mouth open, while also putting on a disgusting smile. Suddenly, she realized that the embarrassing thing she had done earlier in the guest room must have been seen by Ye Jun!

  At the thought of this possibility, Yang Jing's delicate face immediately flushed with a crimson color that was either anger or shyness. She wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to speak out, appearing on the surface as if she didn't get along with Ye Jun, but in reality, she was feeling guilty.

  Fortunately, Ye Jun did not continue to delve deeper into the issue, which made Yang Jing subconsciously let out a sigh of relief. However, it seemed like she had a guilty conscience, and every time she moved her chopsticks, she would subconsciously glance at Ye Jun a few times.

  The dinner party proceeded in an eerie atmosphere until after the meal, when Han Kuangqing smiled and said: "Mr. Guo, let's find a place to sit down later, I have something to discuss with you. Of course, Ah Cai will also participate."

  Guo Haisheng subconsciously glanced at Liang Fang beside him, saw Liang Fang nod slightly, and only then replied: "Okay, everything will be decided by Mayor Han."