The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 355 The Beginning of the End

The Gong family expected that the public opinion from the outside world was actually directed at the entire Gong family, and Zhou Chongguang was just an instigator. They even expected that Ye Chuanping must be behind it. However, what they did not expect was that the other party's subsequent measures would come so quickly!

Do you really think you can take over the Gong family so quickly?
Do you really think the Gong family will surrender so easily?
When he was asked to leave by the auditors and the financial information of "ME" was also taken away, Gong Ming took a deep look at the surprised Gu Yuan in the crowd.

And it was this glance that made Gu Yuan realize something.

"Mom, do you know what happened in ME?" Gu Yuan drove all the way back to his company and asked impatiently after finding Ye Chuanping.

Ye Chuanping looked at Haodaer standing in front of her, her eyes moved slightly and she smiled: "A lot of things have happened to ME recently. Which one are you referring to?"

"Gong Ming was taken away by people from the Audit Bureau today." Gu Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"Is this the question you want to ask me in person?" Ye Chuanping was a little surprised at first, then nodded directly, "I know, because this is what I did."

"You did it?" Gu Yuan's eyes showed surprise for a moment, and then he was relieved. "Yes, I should have thought of it earlier. You are the only one who can take action against the Gong family so directly."

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm just a ruthless businessman?" Ye Chuanping stood up and walked to the coffee table next to him to pour himself a glass of water. He continued, "Do you remember what I told you at the beginning? There are only so many things in this world. If you don't grab them, others will. Even if it's not my Ye family who takes action this time, the Li family and the Wang family will also take action."

Gu Yuan didn't want to comment on his mother's words, but asked again: "Then are you also the one pushing for the matter regarding Zhou Chongguang?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chuanping looked at the water cup in his hand with an inexplicable look in his eyes, but after pondering for a moment, he nodded: "That's about right."

"What do you mean by almost?" Gu Yuan frowned, "Isn't it just you?"

"Of course it's not just me." Ye Chuanping smiled, "I just added fuel to the fire. The Gong family has been targeted by many people since the funeral. Its blood will naturally attract more predators. I am just the one who is quicker and has a bigger appetite."

As the heir of the Ye family, Gu Yuan has been following his biological mother since he was a child and has been influenced by her. Naturally, he understands the truth behind some things, but his purpose of coming here today is not just this.

"So what are you going to do next? Even if ME is under investigation now, the Gong family is not so easy to deal with."

"Of course I know that the Gong family is not easy to deal with." Ye Chuanping said in a nonchalant tone, smiling, "But so what? There are not so many 100% certain things in this world. We are doing business, and there are risks when there are profits. But the more important thing is opportunity. Isn't now the best opportunity?"

Gu Yuan was silent. He now wanted to ask his biological mother what to do if the Gong family counterattacked?
Ye Chuanping had already expected that Haodaer would ask this question.

"Gu Yuan, do you know why I put you into ME?"

"Disgust Gu Li, disgust me, and then train my abilities." Gu Yuan said calmly.

"Yes, this is indeed my goal." Ye Chuanping did not hesitate to let Hao Daer say this, and even smiled more brightly. She sat on the sofa on the other side and looked at Hao Daer and said, "But if you want to train your abilities, there will be many opportunities in the future. More importantly, I want you to experience this life-and-death struggle up close."

"I am now the financial director of ME. Even though I have only been in office for a short time, if something happens to ME, I will be implicated. So when you say let me experience it up close, do you mean to drag me in as well?"

"You're worried about this?" Ye Chuanping sighed, "I'm not worried about your ability. You can improve with time. I don't expect you to take Ye's to a higher level in the future. But you have always lacked the mentality that an heir should have. You spend all day indulging in love affairs with Gu Li and are indecisive. This is your biggest problem."

"This is the son you wanted, not the son standing in front of you now." Gu Yuan looked dazed and spoke softly, "Shouldn't people talk about love? Are you targeting Gu Li so much because you really don't like her, or do you think she is preventing your son from becoming the son you want?"

"..."

Ye Chuanping's face changed. Today, Haoda'er suddenly came to her house. She thought she could take this opportunity to teach him a lesson, but she didn't expect the situation to turn out like this.

Gu Yuan seemed oblivious to his mother's expression at this moment, and just continued to speak: "So you don't understand what love is at all. You married my dad just because..."

"You dare to say that again?!"

Ye Chuanping interrupted her son's words in a gloomy tone. Gu Yuan turned around and smiled, but didn't say anything more.

The atmosphere between the mother and daughter in the office became extremely heavy. The love story of Gu Yuan and Gu Li had exploded between the mother and daughter countless times, but the magnitude of the explosion today was beyond any previous ones.

After a moment of silence, Ye Chuanping said coldly: "You said you understand love, but what has your love brought you now? Do you think the result between you and Gu Li is what you expected?"

"..."

Gu Yuan was speechless. This was the source of his current pain. The love that he had once vowed to be eternal ended in such a disastrous way.

"You've gone against me time and again for her, but what did you get in return? Do you think that besides your mother, there are other women in the world who really care about you?" Ye Chuanping sneered, "If that were the case, then there wouldn't be only mother in the world who's good."

"I asked you to take a share of Sheng Gu, but you either teamed up with her to cheat me or ignored my words. Do you think I really don't have other means to make her spit it out? A little girl made our family a joke in the Magic City. If I hadn't seen you trying to kill her, I would have dealt with her long ago!"

Ye Chuanping's words became more and more serious. In the heart of the eldest son Gu Yuan, they were like a sharp knife attack, making his breathing feel more and more stagnate.

In his heart, Gu Li has always been the weaker party, so whenever his biological mother and Gu Li confront each other, he always subconsciously stands on Gu Li's side, because he knows how powerful his biological mother is, and naturally feels that the consequences of those who join hands with Gu Li to oppose his biological mother will not affect his biological mother.

But now that he and Gu Li had broken up, he couldn't help but think of the things he had done in the past when he heard his mother say this...

"I'm sorry, Mom." Gu Yuan lowered his head and said in a dry voice.

Hearing that Haodaer finally lowered his head, Ye Chuanping's heart softened and she no longer kept a straight face.

After exhaling lightly, she skipped over the previous topic and said, "You don't have to worry about being dragged into the matter of ME. I will naturally protect you. After all, you have nothing to do with the mess of the Gong family."

Gu Yuan nodded. He was not actually worried about this matter.

"Mom, besides me, are there other people of yours in ME?" He looked at his old mother. "Although there are indeed more troubles over there than in Ye's, I always feel that it is a little different from what I imagined."

Gu Li once told him that although the two people were in the same position, their experiences were completely different.

Ye Chuanping hesitated for a moment before nodding. "You just graduated not long ago, so you can barely handle being my assistant. But if I really push you to be on your own, all the problems will easily wear you out. I'll have to help you cut off some of the thorns in advance."

"I thought so!" Gu Yuan laughed bitterly. "Whether it was checking the financial status of ME or participating in some projects, there were no difficulties as I expected."

"Don't worry, this is your first time as a financial director so I will take care of you. Once this is over, you will really have to rely on your own abilities." Ye Chuanping softened her tone. She was afraid of damaging her eldest daughter's self-confidence, so she comforted her in the tone of an old mother, "The road is walked step by step. When you were a child, didn't you need me to support you when you first got out of bed? You are still young now, in the future..."

"Mom!" Gu Yuan suddenly called out, interrupting Ye Chuanping's words, and then looked at his biological mother and asked, "Can I ask you a question?"

Ye Chuanping frowned slightly, but still nodded.

"Did you also do that when Gu Li was taken away by the auditors?"

Gu Yuan asked the question softly, his eyes fixed on his old mother.

That incident was actually somewhat similar to Gong Ming's situation today. Since her biological mother just admitted that she was the one who did it this time, then what about what happened to Gu Li last time?
Ye Chuanping did not answer, but Gu Yuan already got the answer.

After nodding, he smiled and said, “If all your subsequent plans succeed and the Gong family is defeated, then… can you let Gu Li go?”

The atmosphere, which had just been relaxed, became tense again. This was the main purpose of his coming here today. Otherwise, he would only need to call his mother to solve many problems.

The look in Gong Ming's eyes made him think of a lot of things. He had guessed that his mother was behind what happened today, and he associated it with the fact that he needed to come here specifically to verify and the things he was concerned about were naturally related to Gu Li.

The atmosphere that had just relaxed became tense again at this moment. Gu Yuan had thought about not asking this question just now, but in the end he couldn't help but ask it.

Ye Chuanping remained silent this time, but Gu Yuan refused to give up. He just looked at his old mother, and the tension in his eyes gradually turned into pleading.

"Is it worth it? She has treated you like this. Think about how you have been during this period of time. Now you still have to consider these things for her?" Finally, Ye Chuanping spoke, but her tone became full of disappointment.

Gu Yuan shook his head, a look of confusion on his face: "How can there be so many worthwhile or not?"

Ye Chuanping looked at Haodaer quietly for a long time. After that, she got up from the sofa and returned to her desk.

"mom……"

"It's no use for you to call me mom now. Sheng Gu's mess has been exposed and is registered with the audit department. Let's not talk about whether I can let her go with just one word. Even if I can really let her go in the future, that is a matter for the future. Don't forget, Sheng Gu is still in the Gong family, and it's not my turn to let her go." Ye Chuanping said coldly. Not to mention letting Gu Li go, she now wished she could stop doing the Gong family's business and send Gu Li in first.

Damn, I get so angry when I think of that woman.

After hearing this answer, Gu Yuan was disappointed, but still didn't give up and asked, "So all we can do is wait like this?"

"What else? Are you so eager to clean up her mess? You've already been dumped!" The old mother, who was also extremely disappointed with her eldest son, looked at him, "When did my son Ye Chuanping become so cheap?!"

"..."

Gu Yuan's face turned pale. His own mother's words to him showed how angry she was. He originally wanted to try again but now he could only stand there.

"If you came to me today just for these questions, I have already answered you. You can leave if you have time. I have other things to do!" Ye Chuanping picked up the documents in front of him and said without raising his head.

Gu Yuan was really at a loss at this moment. Hearing his mother ordering him to leave, he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he could only turn around mechanically and walk towards the door step by step with heavy steps.

Is this my last effort for that love?

As he looked at the office door getting closer and closer, this was the only thought left in Gu Yuan's mind.

"and many more!"

A voice like the sound of nature sounded from behind him, bringing Gu Yuan back to his senses instantly. Even though the voice was still cold, to him at that moment, it was the sound of nature.

As if grasping the last straw, Gu Yuan turned around quickly and looked at his old mother with expectant eyes.

Ye Chuanping sat behind the desk, put down the documents in her hand and said to Gu Yuan: "I will give Gu Li two options. Either she spends 200 million to fill the hole. As for the other impacts, she doesn't need to spend any more money. I can help her deal with it. At the same time, you and her can no longer have any contact at all from now on."

After hearing what his biological mother said about this path and the additional conditions attached to it, Gu Yuan almost jumped up even though he was feeling extremely upset at the moment.

Is this condition feasible? It is feasible, but the feasibility is extremely low.

Two hundred million is not a small amount. Even if Gu Li is a super rich woman with assets exceeding one hundred million, if she takes out two hundred million in cash at once, basically there will be nothing left. Just selling the assets in a short period of time will greatly reduce her wealth. I don't know if Gu Li can accept it. Anyway, Gu Yuan can't bear to let Gu Li suffer this.

As for this additional condition, Gu Yuan also found it difficult to accept. Breaking up was one thing, but didn't he have a glimmer of hope in his heart?

If we really lose contact, there will be no hope.

"What about the second way?" Gu Yuan asked after thinking for a few seconds.

Ye Chuanping laughed: "The second way is easy. As long as Gu Li takes the initiative to hand over the remaining shares of Shenggu, I can also save her."

Gu Yuan's expression suddenly froze. This second path was a task his biological mother had given him several times, but he had never completed it. Unexpectedly, his biological mother brought it up again now, but it was not a task for him, but a choice for Gu Li.

He also knew that this path was also extremely unfeasible for Gu Li.

Will Gu Li really hand over Sheng Gu's shares? Gu Li has told him this answer countless times in the past.

"What? It seems that this road is still difficult? Well, I'll give you a chance." Ye Chuanping's unhurried voice sounded again, and instantly made Gu Yuan listen attentively.

"what chance?"

"Just listen to my arrangements and get married." Ye Chuanping said with a smile, "How is it? Isn't this way much easier than the previous two?"

Gu Yuan put away his stiff expression and nodded indifferently: "I'll think about it."

"Of course I'll give you some time to think about it, but not too long, because if you agree to this condition, it would be best if you can get married this year and give me a grandson the year after."

"Others are in a hurry to marry off their daughters, are you so anxious for your son to get married?" Gu Yuan asked anxiously.

"Look at you now. You don't look like the heir of the Ye family at all. You are not mature at all. You should get married and settle down sooner. Start a family first. As for the career, you will be able to take over better when you are more stable."

Ye Chuanping said with a smile, as to whether she felt that her trumpet was ruined and wanted her eldest son to get married and have children quickly so that she could practice the trumpet, only she herself knew.

Gu Yuan gritted his teeth and wanted to say that Tiantian was the heir, and at worst he would not be the heir. But looking into his mother's eyes, he could only turn around and say, "I'll go back and think about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he left the office.

"boom!"

A loud noise came from the office door, as if venting the dissatisfaction of the person who had just left.

Ye Chuanping sat behind her desk, her expression unmoved. Only after the sound completely disappeared did she stand up and walk to the floor-to-ceiling window. She looked at the scenery of the Magic City outside with a sense of loss in her eyes.

After a long time, she took out her cell phone and made a call.

"Hello, Aunt Ye, do you have any instructions?" Jian Xi's voice rang out on the phone.

"Gong Ming was taken away."

"Didn't you tell me a long time ago? Don't worry, I'm speeding up the release of the news and preparing to take over small peripheral shares."

"The Gong family will definitely take action as well. You are a bit too hasty now." Ye Chuanping frowned. Although they had discussed it before, her eldest son's visit just now made her a little hesitant again.

"I know, the Constanly Group is a multinational corporation, the real elite of the Gong family." Jian Xi laughed unscrupulously on the phone, "But isn't this a coincidence? I'm targeting the elite. In fact, if it wasn't a multinational corporation, I would find it even more difficult."

Ye Chuanping thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The Gong family will not let go of ME so easily. They will definitely delay for time. Don't forget that they pushed the financial problems onto Zhou Chongguang. Even if Gong Xun can't escape, they can't take him away so quickly. I can only take Gong Ming away, but I can't take Gong Xun away directly."

"Aunt Ye, didn't we discuss these issues before? Why do you seem a little hesitant?"

Ye Chuanping's eyes changed when he heard this. Finally, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before replying, "Nothing. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. I didn't hesitate. I just suddenly thought of Zhou Chongguang being taken back, and I was worried that something might happen."

"Haha, Aunt Ye, you worry too much. I expected Zhou Chongguang to be taken back. It's no big deal. I'm a law-abiding young man. I can't do anything like kidnapping, right?"

After a pause, Jian Xi smiled and said, "Besides, Zhou Chongguang is now a trouble for the Gong family. A damned person is not dead and has become the fuse that ignites everything. What should we do now?"

Ye Chuanping's heart skipped a beat, and he understood Jian Xi's subtext almost instantly. What should he do when a trouble that deserves to be killed but is not dead appears?
Of course, let him really die!
At this time, Jian Xi's words rang out again: "I don't know what Gong Xun and Gong Ming will choose, or whether their choices will conflict."

"..."

Ye Chuanping was silent for a while. This was not part of the plan they had discussed before. She also did not expect that her good nephew who always smiled when they met could be even more cruel than her.

Although deaths in business struggles are rare, they are not too uncommon. However, deaths like these between father and son, brother and brother... As a mother, she still feels that it is a bit... cruel?
"But Aunt Ye, I don't think it will go that far." Jian Xi's voice sounded again on the phone, "Once the problems of the Gong family are exposed, it will sooner or later affect Gong Xun. There is no need for him to take that step again."

After hearing what his nephew said, Ye Chuanping thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case, so he breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

"Next..."

……

In Pudong, next to a fountain not far from a coffee shop, Jian Xi squatted on the ground, talking on the phone while teasing an orange cat that came from nowhere.

This orange cat is really fat, but its fur is shiny and you can tell it is well fed.

Moreover, she had a gentle personality. When he stroked her, she not only did not struggle, but also rubbed his hand.

"Okay, Aunt Ye, that's it for now. We'll sync the information if there are any next steps." Jian Xi hung up the phone with a smile, then picked up the orange cat with both hands and shook it.

"Tsk, no wonder everyone calls the orange cat an orange cat." Jian Xi sighed, and perhaps because the orange cat understood the dog man's complaints, the orange cat immediately jumped off his hand, turned around and barked at him before running into the coffee shop next to him.

Jian Xi felt that he had just said something inappropriate and might have hurt the other person's feelings.

After silently saying sorry in his heart, he stood up, patted the cat hair off his clothes, and then walked towards the cafe.

The sun is shining brightly today, and the temperature has risen a little since the beginning of spring. The man is wearing a jacket on his upper body, jeans on his lower body, and sneakers on his feet. He looks like a young male college student.

Well, it was true that he had only graduated from college less than two years ago, and coupled with his physical condition, his youthful and energetic aura was almost impossible to conceal.

"Auntie Ye, you are not...thinking of regretting it?"

As he was almost at the entrance of the coffee shop, Jian Xi thought this as he recalled what had just happened on the phone.

"I never sell tickets. If that were the case..." Jian Xi walked into the coffee shop and went up to the second floor under the guidance of the waiter and came to a private room.

After pushing open the door of the box leading to the destination of this trip, Jian Xi looked at the figure inside and laughed.

'Luckily, I'm also someone who likes to prepare a plan B.'

"Long time no see, Miss Yuan."

"Jian Xi, long time no see." Yuan Yi, holding the orange cat, smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)