Chapter 91 – Beg Me

Huang Shoudong fell to the ground, his cheek burning with pain. The ring on Jiang Heng’s hand had left a bloody scratch across his wrinkled old face.

To be beaten so badly by a young man in his twenties in front of everyone—how could this be? It was an outrageous humiliation!

Huang Shoudong could already sense that several of the old men who didn’t get along with him were secretly stifling their laughter.

Shen Fubai didn’t have so many reservations. Watching the chairman, who usually looked like an elite, lying in a miserable heap like a dog, he couldn’t hide his smile.

The young man’s lips curved upward in a charming smile, his peach blossom eyes bending pleasantly, dazzling everyone in the room.

Huang Shoudong glared at him, hatred bursting from his eyes. He suddenly remembered the phone call he had made to Shen Fubai before, which had been answered by another unfamiliar man.

“You little slut, you’ve found yourself a new sugar daddy, haven’t you? You’re getting someone else to take revenge for you!” Huang Shoudong got up, wanting to hit him. “You didn’t want to be fucked by me back then, but now you’re still nothing more than a cheap whore to be ridden by a man!”

Shen Fubai’s smile faded slightly, a dangerous glint settling in his eyes. He grabbed Huang Shoudong’s wrist and twisted it back, breaking it. “I dared to beat you up like a pig back then, and I can still turn you into a dead pig now.”

“Ahhhhh!!!” Huang Shoudong let out a scream of agony, baring his teeth and wanting to pounce again, but Jiang Heng kicked him back.

“Don’t dirty your hands,” Jiang Heng stood protectively in front of Shen Fubai.

Shen Fubai obediently hid behind him, whispering, “Husband, fight well. I’m so scared.”

Jiang Heng was filled with protective instinct. “Don’t be afraid. As long as I’m here, no one can hurt you.”

Everyone: “…” Were you selectively ignoring how Shen Fubai just broke someone’s arm?!

Huang Shoudong rolled on the ground in pain, his eyes fixed on Jiang Heng, suddenly revealing a strange smile. “You’re protecting him, thinking he’s some innocent little flower? Don’t be fooled by him. This little slut knew how to climb into President Han’s bed at sixteen, and who knows how many times he’s been played with…”

Jiang Heng stepped on his mouth with his leather shoe, saying calmly, “If you can’t speak properly, then don’t speak at all.”

Huang Shoudong: “Mmm, Mmm!”

“Throw him out,” Jiang Heng ordered, and soon security guards came over and dragged Huang Shoudong out like a dead pig onto the company’s ground floor.

The board members were stunned.

Was this a businessman or a gangster?

After Huang Shoudong was dragged away, Jiang Heng’s eyes swept indifferently over everyone. Those who met his gaze shivered involuntarily and lowered their heads to avoid looking at him.

They were all quite old, yet they felt that this youngster’s gaze was too intense to meet directly.

Jiang Heng casually pulled out a chair for Shen Fubai to sit down, and he himself took a seat as well. He idly twirled the pen on the table, his tone casual. “I’m not very good at running companies, I prefer to enforce things through violence. I apologize if I frightened you just now.”

The executives trembled in fear, not daring to speak.

One with more courage seized the opportunity to flatter him. “Not at all, it was Huang Shoudong who had such a foul mouth. Whatever decision President Jiang makes must be wise.”

Jiang Heng laughed. “I bought this company for Fubai to play with. No one can treat him poorly, understand?”

Everyone: “Understood, understood.”

“Good.” Jiang Heng tapped his pen on the conference table. “Meeting dismissed.”

The executives instantly disappeared.

“Hold on,” Jiang Heng suddenly called out.

Those at the end who hadn’t managed to leave froze instantly.

Jiang Heng said to the secretary recording the meeting, “Come here.”

The young secretary was terrified; he didn’t want to go over!

Last time President Jiang said that, Chairman Huang was slapped twice and left dazed!

He hadn’t offended the new president…

Jiang Heng, addressing the nervous secretary, asked for the voice recorder.

Most companies would have a voice recorder during meetings to record the discussion content. Huang Shoudong’s unfiltered slander against Shen Fubai absolutely couldn’t be left behind.

The secretary hurriedly handed the voice recorder to Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng deleted the content in the voice recorder and returned it to the young secretary. “Alright, you may go.”

The young secretary felt as if he had been granted amnesty and scurried away.

In the empty conference room, Shen Fubai chuckled. “You’re so cool, President Jiang.”

It was exactly like something out of a novel, those satisfying scenes where someone gets their comeuppance. Shen Fubai could recite them with his eyes closed.

They seemed cliché when reading them, but when it happened to him, it was just plain sweet.

Jiang Heng blushed at the praise, his icy demeanor melting away into a pool of tenderness.

Then Shen Fubai asked, “How do you plan to manage the company?”

Taking over such a large company, he couldn’t really neglect it and let it go bankrupt. The talk about violent enforcement was just talk; managing a company would definitely require certain abilities.

Jiang Heng said, “I don’t know how to run a company.”

He simply lacked business acumen, having invested all his skill points in learning and acting.

Shen Fubai fell silent.

That was hardly what a domineering CEO should say.

Shen Fubai was in a bit of a headache. “What are we going to do? Are you going to be on the bankruptcy list after just showing off at the company today?”

Jiang Heng was calm. “Don’t worry, leave it to me.”

Jiang Heng made a phone call, putting it on speaker.

Jiang Yuan: “Hello?”

Jiang Heng: “Brother.”

Jiang Yuan became wary. “Whenever you call me brother, it never means anything good. What do you need help with?”

Jiang Heng: “I just bought a new company, do you want it?”

Jiang Yuan: “Oh ho, why did you buy a company for no reason? Do you have too much money and want to experience bankruptcy?”

Jiang Heng: “Do you want it or not?”

Jiang Yuan chuckled, feeling a sense of vindication. “Didn’t you always mock me for liking to acquire bankrupt companies? Why are you asking me for help now? I can help you, but beg me.”

Jiang Heng: “Really don’t want it?”

Jiang Yuan gloated. “It’s not that I won’t help you, my brother, but I’m currently investing in real estate in Shanghai and don’t have time.”

Jiang Heng said, “Oh”: “I bought Sheng Entertainment, Yang Yingying is also there.”

Jiang Yuan: “…”

Jiang Yuan: “I’ll be back tomorrow.”

Jiang Heng said leisurely, “I suddenly think finding someone else to manage it might be better.”

Jiang Yuan nervously said, “Let’s talk this out. Don’t do that, we’re brothers, and we shouldn’t let outsiders profit from our own affairs.”

Jiang Heng: “Beg me.”

Jiang Yuan: “Please.”

Jiang Heng reluctantly agreed. “Alright, hurry up.”

Jiang Yuan: “Wait, I’ll buy a plane ticket tonight after I finish my work here!”

Jiang Heng hung up the phone, making a gesture indicating everything was settled, hiding his achievements and reputation.

Shen Fubai was silent for a moment before applauding.

“The voices of you two brothers are really similar,” Shen Fubai remarked. Hearing Jiang Heng converse with the voice on the phone, they sounded almost identical, as if he was asking and answering himself.

“We look even more alike,” Jiang Heng replied. “We are twins after all.”

“You two have a great relationship,” Shen Fubai commented, somewhat envious.

Although they always seemed to bicker, the casualness and intimacy between them couldn’t be concealed. Shen Fubai’s relationship with Ethan was also good, but they were half-brothers and had been separated for many years, leaving an emotional void.

Jiang Heng stroked his head. “Next month we’ll go to America, I’ll accompany you to see your family.”

Shanghai.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yuan returned from the balcony to the sofa in the living room. “Mr. Xie, I’ve considered the proposal you mentioned. I agree.”

He had traveled all the way from Beijing to Shanghai to invest in a piece of prime land. The Xie family was the richest family in Shanghai, and their Shenjiu Group was the largest real estate developer here. Jiang Yuan wanted to buy the land from the Shenjiu Group.

Land in Shanghai was worth its weight in gold, and as an outsider, Jiang Yuan had to clear the hurdle of the Xie family if he wanted to invest here.

The current head of the Xie family was the eldest son, Xie Chenchu. At only twenty-four, he served as the president of Shenjiu Group, much like Jiang Yuan, a young and capable talent.

However, the two had been in different cities, one in Beijing and the other in Shanghai, and this was their first official meeting to discuss business.

Both were outstanding in the younger generation, and their skills in commercial negotiations were no less than those of old foxes. Jiang Yuan wanted to buy the land, but Xie Chenchu demanded an exorbitant price. Jiang Yuan tried to drive the price down, and the two sides faced off for a long time, neither willing to give in.

Neither could overpower the other.

In the end, it was Jiang Heng’s phone call that interrupted the negotiations. After returning, Jiang Yuan relented, agreeing to pay a high price for it.

He could have driven the price down further, but he couldn’t wait anymore. He just wanted to quickly settle his work here and return to see Yang Yingying.

On the opposite sofa sat a handsome young man, with a beauty mark at the corner of his eye, adding an extra touch of allure.

In terms of appearance, he was a man who could rival Shen Fubai’s beauty.

Xie Chenchu’s originally lazy posture straightened slightly, showing respect for this negotiation. He wasn’t concerned with Jiang Yuan’s thought process after receiving a phone call and changing his mind. He merely smiled. “Mr. Jiang is a decisive man.”

Completely ignoring the two hours of deadlock that had occurred before.

Xie Chenchu had his secretary print the contract and prepare for signing, and had someone take Jiang Yuan to the lounge to wait.

Jiang Yuan discreetly observed the office building, finally concluding that the Xie family was as rich as the Jiang family.

Halfway through, Jiang Yuan suddenly heard the sound of a TV coming from one of the rooms.

“Master, don’t leave… I can’t bear to see you go…”

“Tangtang, I’ll be back soon.” A man’s deep voice was gentle and meticulous. “I’ll come back and marry you.”

Jiang Yuan paused in his steps.

Well, wasn’t that his brother’s voice?

Jiang Yuan knew that Jiang Heng had a TV drama airing recently, and their parents watched it every day. He was busy managing the company and didn’t have time to watch it.

But he had asked about it and knew it was popular. Two episodes were shown every night, and they could be replayed anytime during the day.

Inside the room came the secretive and excited scream of a girl. “Ah! They’re hugging!”

“They’re kissing, they’re kissing!”

“I’m dead!”

And there was the clear voice of a boy.

“Xie Weiluo, I brought you to the company to supervise your homework, not to watch TV dramas.”

“Oh, just let me finish this episode, Brother. We won’t tell Big Brother, alright?” the girl begged.

The boy said indifferently, “You’ve already watched this episode ten times.”

“But it’s Fubai and Jiang Heng kissing!” Xie Weiluo argued righteously. “As a member of the Heng Wine CP army, I must study carefully. I can’t get enough of watching it, unless the parties involved appear right in front of me.”

She had originally only been a fan of Shen Fubai, but after “Pear Blossoms” aired, the chemistry between the two in the show was undeniable, and she couldn’t help but pick up the CP flag.

There were many others like her who had become fans because of the TV series. The Heng Wine CP fanbase had recently exploded.

Jiang Yuan’s eyelid twitched.

His brother was kissing someone?

That guy never filmed kissing scenes, did he?

The slow-on-the-uptake Jiang Yuan was defeated by his curiosity and couldn’t help but approach the room, wanting to see what was playing on the TV.

Unexpectedly, the siblings inside had sharp hearing and immediately turned around.

Xie Chian’s eyebrows lifted slightly, seemingly puzzled as to why he was here.

Xie Weiluo went crazy. “Jiang Heng actually, actually appeared right in front of me…”

Jiang Yuan: “???”

His name was Jiang Yuan, thank you.