27 Suppression

Ye Xiaoyu was stunned before swiftly scribbling out a note. As he wrote, his hand was trembling. Although he was behaving in a generous way, his hand still trembled as he signed the note.

He was sweating bullets. Ye Xiaoyu inadvertently realized that he was on the losing end but since both of them took turns exchanging chips earlier, he didn't calculate the money he had actually plunged into the game.

When he finally calmed down thanks to Huang Xudong, it was too late. He certainly didn't have that much money so writing an IOU note was the best solution.

After taking the note from Ye Xiaoyu, Ye Yang strode away while Ye Xiaoyu started to panic. Although he was used to spending money carelessly, he had never spent such a huge sum before. Moreover, this money was his bet for today.

Once Ye Yang left, he headed straight for Huang Ruobing's office.

By now, Huang Ruobing was on the edge of her seat.

Having lived her life as an educated elite, she knew how grave the consequences were for offending He Dong even once. Hence, no matter how unhappy she was in the past, Huang Ruobing never once thought of calling off her engagement with He Dong.

This was because Huang Ruobing knew that if she infuriated He Dong, the man would turn into a mad dog.

Huang Ruobing raised her head from a pile of documents to glance at Ye Yang, who was still oblivious to all this, smiling at her. "Wenxuan Group?"

Now, she basically didn't have to look up to know what Ye Yang wanted to ask her.

Ye Yang cocked up an eyebrow and continued, "I think that's not only it. Just Wenxuan Group wouldn't be enough to put you in such a battered state."

Ye Yang was aware of Wenxuan Group's standards. There must be someone else besides Wenxuan Group to be able to force Huang Ruobing into such a hectic state.

"You were right," Huang Ruobing replied with a hint of irritation in her tone. "Tian Huayu also got involved."

Then, she smiled bitterly at Ye Yang. "You're really smart, but I don't have any time to keep you company right now."

Huang Ruobing was currently putting out her best effort to deal with the issues at hand. She would never give in so easily.

In fact, for large and prestigious families like theirs, if a woman was able to hold great authority, that implied that she was far better than any men of her age. This was the only way she could gain the respect of her clan. For Huang Ruobing to be held to such high regard within the family proved how capable she was.

These past few years in Riverside, Huang Ruobing had been producing results so excellent that her father's generation began to see her in a positive light.

Perhaps it was this reason that Huang Ruobing felt even more furious. Her fighting spirit was triggered and Huang Ruobing mused, 'If you think that putting Ye Yang in harm can threaten me, you've underestimated me, Huang Ruobing, greatly.'

Huang Ruobing's appearance wasn't exactly appealing right now. Due to her taxing work, her hair was disheveled and unkempt, unlike usual. However, there was a surprising charm to it. As she sat there, she gave off an aura of perseverance akin to that of a mighty warrior's.

Her entire being was exuding what one may call the 'fighting spirit'. It seemed to contain boundless energy and spirit as she mused, 'Since you're trying to suppress me, let's fight on level ground.'

For the bigger part, Huang Ruobing felt humiliated. Her capabilities were being underestimated by that man. It felt like she was just angling for fame all these years, and that her past achievements were all false nothings. He Dong's actions were nothing more than him trampling on her personality.

Was Huang Ruobing the type to lay down her arms and surrender in the face of pressure?

Staring at what Huang Ruobing had become, Ye Yang frowned slightly. "Take care of your health. You have to eat and rest appropriately."

"Okay," Huang Ruobing grunted a reply while being buried in her pile of documents without even sparing Ye Yang a glance. In this situation, these words were equivalent to nonsense for her.

Sensing that she was being disrespectful, she nodded briefly as a response without saying anything before diving back into her proposals.

Ye Yang had wanted to say more but his phone suddenly rang. He went out of the office to answer the call, and to his surprise, it was from Ruan Wenxiong.

Ruan Wenxiong was no longer composed compared to the last time Ye Yang saw him. The man was sounded flustered as he said, "Ye Yang, you…"

Ruan Wenxiong had been feeling conflicted, wondering if he should make this call or not. By calling out Ye Yang's name, he was forced to set aside his ego, but upon doing so, he went silent.

"He Dong attacked your company." Sensing how difficult Ruan Wenxiong found it to continue speaking, Ye Yang completed his sentence for him. 

Ruan Wenxiong sighed before smiling bitterly. "Yang Jian has practically been chasing me around these few days."

He didn't deny that he was being targeted by He Dong. He Dong was a man with powerful resources and only Huang Ruobing who was in charge of only one business in Riverside would be this passive.

Ruan Wenxiong was pushed so near to his limits that he could hold out no longer. That was why he contacted Ye Yang, hoping that he could help him out of his misery. In fact, Ruan Wenxiong knew that if he collaborated with Ye Yang again, He Dong would never forgive him.

"Yang Jian?" Although Ye Yang had begun investigating He Dong, for a moment there, he couldn't recall who the person was. When he finally came to, Ye Yang scoffed and commented, "He's a pretty loyal dog, isn't he?"

Ruan Wenxiong sighed. "Isn't he? We're all in the same circle but I'd like to keep my dignity. If this wasn't so troublesome, I would never have contacted you."

At their age, success in business was no longer the only thing that mattered. Most of the time, personal dignity was much more important. For many people, youth brought about aggression, and as they aged, they became a stickler to the rules.

Ye Yang was aware of this. Had he not forced Ruan Wenxiong to collaborate with Huang Ruobing, something like this might not have happened. Ruan Wenxiong might have been able to save himself.

But now, it seemed like he had lost that opportunity. Ruan Wenxiong sounded quite disheartened when he made the call.