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Chapter 449 Hitting a brick wall (5K)

When Zeng Wenjie arrived at the hotel, he also ran into Cai Youcheng.

Upon seeing him, Cai Youcheng couldn't help but smile and call out, "Chairman Zeng."

Zeng Wenjie nodded and said, "Hello."

He couldn't remember the other person's name at all, only that they were one of the top ten outstanding young people of the same period, and that they had made sarcastic remarks about him back then, which hadn't made things very pleasant.

After saying hello, Zeng Wenjie strode into the elevator, leaving Cai Youcheng standing there dumbfounded.

That's it?! A simple "hello" and that's it?!
That's seriously impressive!

Cai Youcheng was seething with anger, his eyes darkening. He was, after all, a chairman of the board, and his rank was not low. How could he be looked down upon by a mere brat?

As soon as Zeng Wenjie stepped out of the elevator, he saw Zeng Mi waiting at the elevator door.

She smiled immediately upon seeing Zeng Wenjie and said, "I've been waiting for you!"

Their tongues are all big, which shows they've drunk quite a bit.

After saying this, she pulled Zeng Wenjie forward, and when they reached the door, she pushed it open and said, "They're here!"

Ye Yixuan sat on the sofa, with many wine bottles on the coffee table.

She glanced at Zeng Wenjie and shook her head helplessly, saying, "This drunkard insists on waiting for you outside, afraid you won't be able to find the place."

Zeng Wenjie said helplessly, "It seems I missed the best time for the Business Alliance to hold its general meeting today!"

Ye Yixuan said, "It's not too late. I was just taken away by this drunkard. She delayed all my business. I can only rest for the night and take care of it tomorrow."

Ye Yixuan was still somewhat sober, but she was also a bit drunk and too lazy to move.

Zeng Mi suddenly wrapped her arms around Zeng Wenjie's neck and said with a silly smile, "Why are you leaving? I haven't had enough to drink yet. It's perfect that he's here. Let's have a couple more drinks."

Ye Yixuan was stunned for a moment, and her eyes instantly became playful. Looking at Zeng Mi hugging Zeng Wenjie, who was at least a decade younger than them, she felt a strange sense of disorientation!
"Sister Zeng Mi, you're drunk! Sister Xuan is here!" Zeng Wenjie whispered a reminder.

“It’s one thing to keep my distance from you when we’re out, but do I have to keep it here too? Oh, I see!” Zeng Mi immediately let go of him, stepped aside, and looked dejected.

Zeng Wenjie knew that she must have been hurt by what happened yesterday. After all, her mind was far less mature than her age, especially in matters of the heart, where she had almost no experience and had a naive girlish temperament.

Ye Yixuan sighed and said, "Hurry up and appease them and take them away. They're driving me crazy! What does your argument have to do with me? And why are you all drunk like this!"

Zeng Mi said, "We didn't quarrel, Yixuan, don't talk nonsense..."

Looking at Zeng Mi's appearance, Zeng Wenjie didn't find it annoying. After all, if everyone were as open-minded and cheerful as Feng Xiao, it would be comfortable to get along with them, but it would be too monotonous and boring.

Doesn't Zeng Mi's behavior precisely prove the intense emotions in her heart?
Moreover, she did not bother Zeng Wenjie; she simply came here alone to drink with Ye Yixuan.

Ye Yixuan was so bothered that she called Zeng Wenjie to come and drag the person away.

"She's thirty years old, but she acts like a little kid," Ye Yixuan said helplessly.

“Yes, I’m thirty! If I were eighteen or nineteen, I would definitely be studying at Fengyuan College too, and see who can beat me, don’t you think?” Zeng Mi said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Ye Yixuan looked at Zeng Wenjie expressionlessly, pointed at Zeng Mi with her finger, and her eyes clearly showed some dislike.

This is offensive...

This is aimed at Zeng Wenjie!

No woman likes a jerk.

"Aren't you quite capable?" Ye Yixuan asked, frowning.

Zeng Wenjie's lips twitched. This was not the right occasion. Otherwise, this would have been easy to resolve.

There's nothing that can't be solved by simply crashing into something.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, which startled Ye Yixuan. She said to Zeng Wenjie, "Go open the door."

Zeng Wenjie went over and opened the door, where he saw several uniformed men standing. They showed their badges and said, "An anti-prostitution inspection, please cooperate."

Outside the door, there was a man who looked like a reporter. He raised his camera and started snapping pictures of Zeng Wenjie.

Then, Zeng Wenjie was taken into custody by one of the men, who then walked in and yelled at Ye Yixuan and Zeng Mi, "Show us your ID cards!"

Zeng Mi had experienced that period of house arrest and imprisonment, and had a deep fear of these kinds of people. The fear sobered her up a bit, and her face turned ashen.

Ye Yixuan's expression was indifferent, and her brows were furrowed.

Zeng Wenjie realized that he had been set up.

But then he found it funny; the person who messed with him was unlucky, having kicked a steel plate right in the process.

They wanted to pin the blame on him, but in the end, it was Ye Yixuan who got dragged into it.

If Ye Yixuan isn't in the room and only Zeng Mi is there, Zeng Wenjie will immediately be in a huge mess, his image will crumble, and his reputation will be ruined.

The other party clearly knew that Zeng Wenjie wouldn't do the kind of vulgar things that only money could buy. With his status and wealth, he could easily get people to do it with a snap of his fingers.

Clearly, they're here to ruin his reputation, after all, he shouted at a penguin in front of a national audience on "The Voice of China," establishing his persona.

If this persona collapses, his reputation will be ruined immediately, and he'll basically have no chance of making the top ten in the country this year.

Otherwise, why would reporters have followed them?

He immediately thought of Cai Youcheng, whom he had met at the hotel entrance, but he didn't say anything and just pretended to be stupid.

Ye Yixuan had no interest in pretending to be weak to deceive others. With a cold face, she opened her bag and threw her ID card and other documents proving her identity onto the coffee table.

The leader paused for a moment when he saw the official-labeled document, then picked it up and opened it.

Upon seeing it, his expression changed drastically.

What the fuck...

This is hilarious!

Such a young second-in-command, and a woman at that, must have a very powerful background.
Ye Yixuan had a cold expression, but a smile played on her lips as she asked, "Should we call your boss to ask how to handle this?"

The leader's lips twitched, and after a moment he said, "This is a misunderstanding."

Ye Yixuan pointed at Zeng Wenjie and asked directly, "Who wants to mess with him? Just say it. I won't bother you. I'll just go after the person in charge."

The leader didn't speak, but his lips twitched. The reporter who followed in was taking pictures of Ye Yixuan.

The leader hurriedly snatched the tool from his hand, slammed it on the ground, and immediately stomped on it, smashing it to pieces. Then he laughed and said, "Nothing serious happened, so why don't we just let it go?"

Ye Yixuan immediately took out her phone, found a number, put it on the table, and said, "Do you recognize this name?"

The leader bent down slightly, took a closer look, and broke out in a cold sweat.

How could he not recognize that name? It's the same as Qi Tongwei from Chongshan Province...

"Should I make this call and ask him to find out from your direct supervisor, or should you tell me now?" Ye Yixuan said expressionlessly.

The leader couldn't hold back any longer and slowly said, "It's... Chairman Cai Youcheng of the cotton mill asked me to do a small favor. I... I couldn't refuse. It really was unintentional to bother you."

Ye Yixuan nodded, put her phone away, and said slowly, "Alright, you can go now."

The leader didn't dare ask her if she would pursue the matter afterward. Since she was able to show him the phone number, it proved that he didn't even have the right to bargain with her.

The bewildered reporter thought he was about to become famous because of a future report, but before he could figure out what was going on, he was dragged away.

The door had just closed.

Ye Yixuan then asked, "Did you sleep with Cai Youcheng's wife?"

Zeng Wenjie looked at her, both amused and exasperated, and said, "What are you talking about? Sister Xuan, can you please stop thinking about me like that!"

After this incident, Zeng Mi sobered up considerably and couldn't help but ask, "Was someone deliberately trying to mess with you?"

Zeng Wenjie nodded and said, "I ran into this guy when I first entered the hotel. He won one of the top ten awards in the province at the same time as me. We had a conflict back then, and I fell out with him, but I didn't take it to heart. I didn't expect him to seize this opportunity to mess with me."

Ye Yixuan said coldly, "If I hadn't been here today, wouldn't you be in a bad mood after all this?!" Zeng Wenjie felt a little embarrassed and said, "Maybe."

Ye Yixuan said, "It's not just possible, it's certain! Even if the person who brought reporters isn't a PC, they'll still ruin your reputation."

After saying this, Ye Yixuan's attitude softened. This matter couldn't be blamed on Zeng Wenjie.

Moreover, Zeng Wenjie was summoned by her through a phone call.

……

……

Cai Youcheng originally waited outside the hotel to watch the show, but he didn't expect that the man and woman would be brought out.

He was taken aback for a moment, then immediately went to meet them.

"Old Hong, what's going on?" Cai Youcheng asked.

"Old Cai, you fucking killed me! Do you even know who that woman in the room is?" Old Hong, the team leader, immediately started cursing, his eyes red.

Cai Youcheng frowned and said, "I know!"

Old Hong was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He grabbed Cai Youcheng by the collar and angrily shouted, "You know he's the second-in-command of Guzhou County and you still want me to mess with him? Do you know that he just slapped our big boss's phone number in my face!"

"Who?!"

Cai Youcheng was also stunned. He clearly saw from the surveillance footage that Zeng Mi pulled Zeng Wenjie into the room.

That's right, he was driven by jealousy. Even if he couldn't destroy Zeng Wenjie, he wanted to ruin him and make his goal of being among the top ten in the country a pipe dream.

So, as soon as Zeng Wenjie entered the elevator, Cai Youcheng used his connections to go to the monitoring room to check the surveillance footage. After seeing Zeng Mi, he knew he had definitely succeeded.

So, without even checking with the front desk to see who the person who booked the room was, they immediately arranged this whole thing.

"Her name is Ye Yixuan," Old Hong said angrily. "Are you pretending to be stupid again?"

Old Hong didn't know who Ye Yixuan was, but Cai Youcheng, whose network of connections was much more sophisticated than his, did.

Upon hearing this, Cai Youcheng almost collapsed to the ground. He felt as if his legs were as weak as noodles boiled in hot water, unable to support his weight of over 100 pounds.

Cai Youcheng said nervously, "I...I don't know, I'm talking about another woman! Ye Yixuan, what's she doing in the room?"

Old Hong realized who Cai Youcheng was talking about. His face twisted and his expression turned ferocious. He said, "Old Cai, if you want to mess with someone, at least find out the situation and details before you do it! Is it that hard to ask at the front desk who booked the room? Now look what's happened, not only did you bring this upon yourself, but I'm also being dragged down by you!"

He even considered skinning Cai Youcheng alive.

"She knows everything?" Cai Youcheng asked in a trembling voice.

"How dare I not tell?!" Old Hong said angrily. "You've really ruined me. You'd better figure out what to do about this!"

After saying this, Old Hong flicked his sleeves, turned around, and left.

With Lao Hong gone, Cai Youcheng, completely disoriented, collapsed to the ground, feeling dizzy and panicked.

If they had successfully taken down the person, it would have been fine; Old Hong could have confidently said that he was just following the rules and regulations after receiving an anonymous tip. But unfortunately... he kicked a hornet's nest!

Cai Youcheng trembled as he fumbled for a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He tried to light it with a lighter for a long time but couldn't. He was shaking all over, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

This time, he failed to frame others and ended up ruining himself. Old Hong won't side with him either, and he'll definitely spill the beans.

He was well aware of what Zeng Wenjie meant to Chongshan Province at present, and he also understood how much effort the entire province was putting into promoting him!
But I want to ruin his reputation...

What will the leaders think if they find out about this?

Cai Youcheng no longer dared to think about it.

Just then, a delicate lighter was handed to Cai Youcheng's cigarette butt. He could clearly see that the lighter had an Indian-style relief on it.

"Thank you, thank you..." Cai Youcheng said thank you absentmindedly, and hurriedly took a puff of his cigarette, but was choked and coughed repeatedly.

"Tsk, smoking is a pleasant thing, why are you in such a hurry?" the lighter's owner said with a smile.

Upon hearing the voice, Cai Youcheng's eyes widened. He looked up and saw that it was Zeng Wenjie, whom he had just met. His face immediately turned pale.

His face was grim, and he forced a smile, saying, "Heh... uh heh heh, Mr. Zeng, what a coincidence!"

Zeng Wenjie already knew the other person's name from the team leader, so he smiled and reached out to help the other person up from the ground, saying, "President Cai, what a coincidence! Why are you sitting on the ground? Tsk, sitting on the ground is uncivilized and disgraces our Top Ten Outstanding Individuals!"

Cai Youcheng was a man who could swallow his pride, and immediately burst into tears, saying, "President Zeng, I'm sorry, I'm not human, I was just jealous! I'm such a petty person, I was so jealous of you... that's why I did such a thing."

"I beg you to forgive my petty mistake, treat me like a fart, and let me go."

"Please plead with Secretary Ye for me!"

Zeng Wenjie looked at him with a big smile and said, "What is President Cai saying? I don't understand a word!"

Cai Youcheng cried and said, "About what just happened, I was just momentarily blinded by greed. President Zeng, you are so magnanimous, please let me go. From now on, I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly! I, Cai, may not have much else, but I do have some connections, and I will do my best for you from now on!"

Zeng Wenjie's smile faded, and he said, "President Cai, to be honest, apart from the time you bothered me on the day of the awards ceremony and I responded with a couple of words, I've never offended you, have I? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to ruin me? Do you want to destroy my reputation?"

Cai Youcheng's lips moved for a long time before he said in a trembling voice, "I...I was just driven by jealousy and momentarily lost my mind. I really didn't mean to ruin your reputation."

"I'll believe you if you kneel down and kowtow to me once," Zeng Wenjie said expressionlessly.

Cai Youcheng gritted his teeth, feeling that this young man was really going too far. Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, but this man was forcing him to kneel!

However, thinking of his power and future, Cai Youcheng hesitated for only two or three seconds before kneeling down in front of Zeng Wenjie with a "plop" and then kowtowing to the ground.

Cai Youcheng said very sincerely, "I really know I was wrong!"

Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but laugh, saying, "I'm not a thug, and you, Mr. Cai, can't be Han Xin. I was just joking with you, I didn't expect you to actually believe me?"

After saying this, he turned and left.

Cai Youcheng stood there stunned, watching Zeng Wenjie actually leave, and roared in despair, "You little bastard, you fucking tricked me! I'm going to kill you!"

Zeng Wenjie turned around, gave a cold smile, and said, "You should think about how you're going to die first. A leopard can't change its spots."

He couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Cai Youcheng, that despicable person, and left directly.

Cai Youcheng is trying to ruin his reputation. If he just lets Cai Youcheng kneel down and kowtow and then lets him off easily, and even pleads with Ye Yixuan for him, what's the difference between him and a saint?

Since Cai Youcheng is willing to court death, let him honestly bear the consequences of his actions.

Cai Youcheng's face was blank and filled with despair. He felt that he was a complete failure. Not only had he ruined his future, but he had also been severely humiliated by Zeng Wenjie, a young man.

They had no intention of forgiving him at all.

Looking back now, it makes sense. If someone wanted to mess with me, I would definitely kill them.

"Sister Zeng Mi, let's go." Zeng Wenjie said to Zeng Mi, who was waiting for him.

Zeng Mi glanced at Cai Youcheng, who was still kneeling on the ground in a daze, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, saying, "You really have a death wish. It's a good thing that Yixuan invited you here today, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Startled by the incident, she sobered up considerably and still felt extremely embarrassed when she thought about what had just happened.

"Let's go." Zeng Wenjie smiled and hailed a taxi on the roadside.

After getting on the bus, we headed straight to Xiaopin Teahouse.

The teahouse was not open for business because there was no tea in the counter, only alcoholic beverages.

Upon arriving at the location, Zeng Mi unlocked the door, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She turned to Zeng Wenjie with a smile and said, "I think I acted a little..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zeng Wenjie pushed her inside and slammed the door shut.

"Why are you being so rude!" Zeng Mi muttered with some dissatisfaction.

“This isn’t rudeness, it’s just that I can’t wait to see you in a cheongsam and then have a couple of drinks with me.” Zeng Wenjie reached out and put his arm around her slender waist, leading her up to the attic.

(End of this chapter)