Chapter 840
Subverting Cognition
As soon as Ye Xingning opened the webpage, she saw that the comments section below was full of negative reviews about Ma Hongyu!
She was very curious and opened several web pages, all of which were filled with similar news. Such favorable information couldn't have appeared out of thin air; someone must have been deliberately manipulating things behind the scenes. But she didn't have that kind of power. She hadn't met anyone with such capabilities recently. So who was behind this?
Thinking of this, Ye Xingning suddenly turned to look at Xu Bo'an. Last night, Li Dehou asked all his company's branches to temporarily terminate all cooperation with Wan Jia Hui Company. Li Dehou did this for Xu Bo'an's sake, so Ye Xingning guessed that Xu Bo'an must have done this for him.
When Xu Bo'an saw Ye Xingning staring at him so intently, he was momentarily at a loss for words and stammered, "You... why are you suddenly staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
Ye Xingning smiled and looked at Xu Bo'an, saying gently, "You must have helped me with exposing Ma Hongyu, right?"
Upon hearing Ye Xingning's words, Xu Bo'an finally understood why Ye Xingning had been staring at him so intently earlier: Ye Xingning thought that he had hired someone to spread these negative news stories about Ma Hongyu.
Xu Bo'an quickly waved his hand at Ye Xingning and said, "Don't misunderstand! You know we were drinking together all day yesterday! I didn't do this!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Ye Xingning felt a little embarrassed thinking about how she had insisted on drinking with him last night. Then, recalling the scene of the two of them sleeping in the same bed when she woke up this morning, even though they hadn't done anything, the thought of their ambiguous actions made Ye Xingning's face turn red at a visible speed.
Seeing Xu Bo'an staring at her with a puzzled look, Ye Xingning quickly cleared her mind of the jumbled thoughts and said to Xu Bo'an, "Oh, who could have done it? I don't know any powerful people!"
Just as Ye Xingning finished speaking, Xu Bo'an's phone rang. Xu Bo'an saw that it was Li Dehou calling and answered the phone. Then he heard a hearty laugh from the other end of the line, followed by Li Dehou saying, "Mr. Xu, have you seen the news?"
After hearing Li Dehou's words, Xu Bo'an guessed that the news about Ma Hongyu was probably done by someone hired by Li Dehou, but he still pretended to know nothing and said to Li Dehou on the phone, "Chairman Li, what news are you talking about?"
Li Dehou said with a smile, "It's the news about Ma Hongyu, isn't it?"
Xu Bo'an asked Li Dehou with a somewhat questioning tone, "So it seems you arranged this?"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Dehou laughed and said, "Yes, Brother Bo'an, first have my companies cancel their cooperation with him, and then create negative news about him. This way, we can destroy Ma Hongyu as quickly as possible, and Miss Ye can take back the company just as quickly! Moreover, I've also sent people to spread this news to the employees and creditors of Huiwanjia Company. This will quickly amplify public opinion, push Ma Hongyu into the limelight, and when he's under unbearable pressure, someone like Ma Hongyu will definitely try to shift the blame quickly!"
Yesterday, Li Dehou had all his companies terminate their contracts with Huiwanjia Company. Xu Bo'an felt that Li Dehou had already done a great service by doing so out of consideration for him, and he never expected that Li Dehou would put so much effort into this matter.
It's important to understand that this process not only required Li Dehou to think about these matters, but also to spend a lot of time contacting relevant departments. Although he could delegate these tasks to his subordinates, it still involved Li Dehou's influence.
Xu Bo'an had never expected Li Dehou to plan this matter so meticulously. From this incident, Xu Bo'an felt that Li Dehou was a person who knew how to repay kindness and was a person worth befriending.
Upon hearing Li Dehou's words, Xu Bo'an smiled and praised him, "Chairman Li, you truly live up to your reputation as someone who runs a large business. Your plan for this matter is incredibly thorough!"
Li Dehou said, "Thank you for your praise, Mr. Xu. I believe your friend will be able to regain all the shares of Huiwanjia Supermarket by tonight!"
Upon hearing Li Dehou's words, Xu Bo'an smiled and said to him, "You've gone to so much trouble for this matter, so I'll thank you on behalf of my friend!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Dehou politely replied, "Mr. Xu, what are you saying? Your friend is my friend, and when you help someone, you should help them to the end. If you encounter any problems in the future, please feel free to come to me. As long as I, Li, can help you, I will never refuse you!"
Hearing Li Dehou's sincere words, Xu Bo'an couldn't help but think more highly of Li Dehou!
Xu Bo'an said, "Alright, Chairman Li!"
Li Dehou said, "Your friend is going to be very busy from now on. Tell her about this and help her turn the tables! I won't bother you any longer!"
After saying goodbye to each other, the two hung up the phone.
When Li Dehou called Xu Bo'an earlier, Xu Bo'an overheard Li Dehou talking about Ye Xingning. To make sure Ye Xingning could hear more clearly, Xu Bo'an turned on speakerphone. So Ye Xingning heard everything Li Dehou said to Xu Bo'an on the phone.
Ye Xingning was quite excited after hearing Li Dehou's words. Since such a big boss as Li Dehou said that he could get back all of Wan Jia Hui's shares before tonight, it must be a sure thing. Ye Xingning was very excited about this.
She looked at Xu Bo'an and said excitedly, "Bo'an, thanks to you so much for this! Thank you so much!"
After all, they were classmates, and Ye Xingning was his ideal woman from his school days, so Ye Xingning held a special place in his heart. Seeing Ye Xingning's happy expression, Xu Bo'an was also very happy. He said to Ye Xingning, "You're welcome. I'm happy to be able to help my old classmate. But what are you going to do next?"
Ye Xingning said, "Now that the public opinion has escalated to such a serious point, of course I have to go to the company to clarify my position!"
Before Xu Bo'an could speak, Ye Xingning's phone rang again. Seeing it was Ma Hongyu calling again, Ye Xingning was about to hang up when Xu Bo'an said, "Answer it and see what he has to say." Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Ye Xingning obediently answered the phone and put it on speakerphone. Soon, Ma Hongyu's almost roaring voice came through the phone: "Ye Xingning, the company is about to go bankrupt, and you haven't even shown your face! Come over and help me clarify things, so the company can get through this crisis!"
When Ye Xingning heard that Ma Hongyu was so eager for her to go to the company to help him clear up the mess he had made, Ye Xingning laughed. Ma Hongyu had done so many things to hurt her, and now that the media had finally exposed them, how could she possibly clear up the mess for him? He was dreaming.
However, Ye Xingning would never tell Ma Hongyu what she was thinking. She couldn't be bothered with this bastard. He was always out partying and only remembered to make her clean up his messes when trouble came up. Without thinking, Ye Xingning angrily hung up the phone.
Xu Bo'an stopped her, nodded, and mouthed "Go." Ye Xingning understood what Xu Bo'an meant, and after calming down, she said to Ma Hongyu on the other end of the phone, "Okay, wait for me, I'll be there in a bit!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone immediately!
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xingning said to Xu Bo'an, "Do you think it would be more appropriate for me to go now?"
Xu Bo'an nodded to Ye Xingning and then said to her, "The public opinion has already escalated to such a serious point, and Li Dehou has already instructed people to inform the employees and Huiwan's creditors about this matter. I believe that the creditors and Huiwan's employees should have already started blocking Ma Hongyu's door. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so panicked."
When you arrive, and he learns that you can't fill this huge hole for him either, Ma Hongyu definitely won't be able to withstand the enormous debt and public pressure. He'll absolutely hand over the entire Huiwanjia Supermarket, which he now considers riddled with problems, to you, making you the scapegoat. Once you've acquired all the company's shares, then expose his misdeeds, and ideally, bring him to justice.
You've been making a scene for a while now, and I'm sure you've gathered quite a bit of information about his crimes. Now, expose these crimes to the public, pay off the debts, settle the employees' wages ahead of schedule, and promise to allow Huiwanjia Supermarket to operate normally. This will not only bring Ma Hongyu to justice but also demonstrate the strength of your Ye family! It will make those people have even more faith in your company!
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Ye Xingning happily replied, "That's a great idea! I'll pack up and head over right away!"
After saying that, Ye Xingning was about to go to the bathroom to tidy herself up a bit when she took a few steps out. But when she remembered the balance in her bank card, her heart sank and she stopped in her tracks.
Seeing this, Xu Bo'an asked Ye Xingning, "Xingning, what's wrong?"
Ye Xingning stammered awkwardly to Xu Bo'an, "I... I don't have much money on hand right now, so I can't pay back the creditors or settle the employees' wages! If that's the case, won't this matter be difficult to handle?"
Xu Bo'an looked at Ye Xingning's bitter and resentful expression and said with a smile, "Oh, I see. I thought you had encountered some big problem again."
Ye Xingning looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Isn't this a big problem? Huiwanjia Company may not be that big in Jiangcheng, but it's not small either. Just settling the employees' monthly salaries would cost at least tens of millions. If you add your external debts, I estimate it would be at least thirty or forty million!"
Xu Bo'an has plenty of money right now, so he smiled and said to Ye Xingning, "I have some spare cash here. You can use it to help you out for a while!"
Ye Xingning looked at Xu Bo'an in surprise after hearing his words and said, "No, Bo'an, that's tens of millions. I'll figure out a way myself."
Xu Bo'an said, "It's alright, we're all friends, we can't just stand by and watch someone die. Give me your bank card, I'll transfer some money to you, consider it a loan, you can pay me back later!"
Ye Xingning knew that it would be difficult to borrow money from others at this time, because everyone knew that Huiwanjia Supermarket was facing a crisis. If someone lent her money at this time, they would be afraid that their hard-earned money would go down the drain.
Seeing that Xu Bo'an was very sincere in wanting to help her, Ye Xingning said to Xu Bo'an, "Alright then, I have no choice but to borrow your money for now. I will pay you back as soon as this is over!"
After saying that, he sent the bank card number to Xu Bo'an.
Ye Xingning was thinking that she needed so much money, and the money Xu Bo'an lent her was definitely not enough to cover it. She casually flipped through her phone, thinking about which friend she could ask for help from.
Before she could even look through it for a moment, her phone chimed, and she saw a transfer notification. When Ye Xingning opened the message, she was stunned by the amount displayed. She counted it several times to confirm before she could believe she hadn't misread it—it was a full 100 million.
Ye Xingning stared at the huge sum of money Xu Bo'an had transferred to her phone, her mouth agape in astonishment. After a long pause, she looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Bo'an, you actually have so much spare money?"
You know, when people say a businessman is worth hundreds of millions, it sounds like he's very rich, but usually all that money is tied up in his company. He's lucky if he has a tenth of that money on hand. Xu Bo'an can actually come up with 100 million in cash all at once. What does that mean? And this is spare money. This means that Xu Bo'an's assets are much more than 100 million.
With such a net worth, he would be a dazzling presence wherever he went. Xu Bo'an's actions completely overturned Ye Xingning's understanding.
She wouldn't dare to think that even if she had a hundred lives. Back when they were in school, Xu Bo'an's family was clearly the poorest among them. How come he can now casually produce 100 million yuan in cash?
This action shocked Ye Xingning to the point of feeling like Mars colliding with Earth—the impact was immense! (End of Chapter)