Chapter 192 — Pursuing A Collaboration

The cigarette in his hand had burnt down to the stub, so he threw it on the ground and picked the last one from the pack before throwing the empty packet on the floor as well.

He blamed it all on the fact that he wasn't strong enough yet. Straightening up, he made up his mind. Anyway, he had no choice but to do their bidding right now, but not for long.

Once he had ample control over the company, it would not be their turn to tell him what to do.

After settling his feelings, he turned to more practical things. The Han Corporation had reached out to the Gaoyi Group severally to discuss a collaboration, but the answer had always been the same: "It's not a suitable time for a collaboration now. We will get back to you."

Outwardly, they were being polite, but in actuality, it was like they were saying: "Unless you're planning to let us buy out your company, don't even think about it!"

Each time, Old Man Han would be so angry that his teeth would itch. Over time, Han Jingse's relationship with the heir was just superfluous. It had not brought any tangible benefits to the company, so Old Man Han didn't see any use for her.

He was even slightly suspicious, thinking the Second house had conspired with Gaoyi Group and were just waiting for a good opportunity to take over his company.

Needless to say, Old Man Han would rather die than see the company he had worked so hard for be acquired by another in his lifetime. That was one of the reasons he was so cold towards the second house.

Han Leifeng wanted to try a different approach this time. He had already done some basic investigations and found out about how disastrous the meeting between the two families to discuss wedding plans turned out.

It was obvious that Gao Tinghua, the young master of the Gao family wasn't interested in this wedding, and that the plans the Second house had was just their wishful thinking.

The fact that Han Lixian was caught gambling just a few days ago and was currently being punished by Old Man Han had seriously weakened them and currently, the Second house was in a state of chaos.

It didn't affect Han Leifeng though. It blocked his power on one end, but he felt it could also become an advantage.

He decided he could make it work. If he sent some "valuable" information to Young Master Gao, enabling him to quietly get rid of the shackles that was the Second Han house, while conveniently proposing a collaboration, it should work, right?

He smirked.

Just as he re-entered his room, planning to send some messages, there was a knock on the door. He gave the person permission to come in, and the family worker responded cautiously.

"Young Master, I wanted to inform you that lunch is served," she reported.

Although her tone was respectful, Han Leifeng could see the derision lurking in the depths of her eyes. Here was another person who looked down on him for his status as an illegitimate child.

At first it was very annoying and a bit hurtful, but now, only nonchalance remained. He was who he was through no fault of his, so why should he care what people thought?

So he remained indifferent, only replying, "I'll be there shortly."

The worker raised her head and said, "The Master and Madam are already at the table, you shouldn't keep them waiting." The contempt in her voice wasn't even properly hidden.

Han Leifeng didn't even bother to look up, but he asked her a question in an almost conversational manner, "Ms. Tan right? Seems like you're tired of working here. You must have gotten a better job? Should I congratulate you?"

His casual words and frozen face decidedly served to scare the young woman, who said, "No-not at all sir. I love my current job. Forgive me," before turning to run out. He stopped her just in time.

"Wait. I need my balcony cleaned."

"Ri-right away, sir. I-i'll just go and get some things." She responded, rushing out to get the cleaning items.

This new Young Master was mighty scary!

Han Leifeng smirked as he watched her go. People like her that trampled on the weak and feared the strong disgusted him to no end, but he currently had better things to do.

He quickly sorted out the relevant information, typed out a message and sent it to Gao Tinghua's email address. Then he leaned back and took out another pack of cigarettes.

Unbidden, a thought came to him. He had become a chain smoker. His Yueran would be terribly surprised to see him smoke, as they had always hated smoking and even used to warn their acquaintances about the dangers.

Now, he couldn't get through the day without burning a pack.

Life was really unpredictable.

*****

On this side, Gao Tinghua was already on his way back to the Capital. Because he was in a hurry, he forgot to ask for the private jet to be prepared, so he flew with the commercial flight back.

While the plane was preparing for take off, he laid his head on the headrest, deep in thought.

Since Li Chuanmo promised to hand Bei Fengxue over for two days, he would arrange for his men to pick her up and treat her to a good time. Since that was settled, he turned his mind to more important matters.

Now that he was almost a hundred percent sure that she is his sister, he began to think about how he would tell his mother. She would be so excited that she would want to see her immediately, and that was where the problem lay.

He had sent people to investigate the group behind the kidnapping years ago, and although they had been lying low for so many years, their residual power still made Gao Tinghua wary.

They were the kind of people that had nothing more to lose, so if they were pushed to the wall, they were bound to retaliate, causing problems.

Gao Tinghua's head ached faintly as he thought about it. He knew it would be useless to count on his weak father. If he could do something, those hoodlums would not have threatened them to this extent. Or was his father just using them as an excuse?

He discarded the thought. Even if his father had no thoughts of looking for his long lost daughter, how about his uncle? His uncle should have cared more, no?

The whole issue was quite complicated , making Gao Tinghua want to search for more answers.