Chapter 9: Preparations and Collaboration with the White Sha Consortium

After Han Yang left, everyone’s emotions remained unsettled for a long time.

Jiang Ruoxi was also puzzled—how could Han Yang possibly know people from the Bai Sha Financial Group? Or were those people really from Bai Sha Financial Group?

After a while, Jiang Ruoxi and Song Lingling left the kindergarten as well.

“Miss, Han Yang is pretty impressive. He actually knows people from Bai Sha Financial Group. With him making a scene like this, none of the kids at the kindergarten will dare to tease Youyou anymore,” Song Lingling said to Jiang Ruoxi.

Jiang Ruoxi frowned and replied, “It’s not certain whether those people really belong to Bai Sha Financial Group.”

“But didn’t they introduce themselves just now?”

“What they said might not be true. From what I know, Bai Sha Financial Group only recently established a branch in Pengcheng. Han Yang shouldn’t possibly know them.”

Song Lingling pondered, “Could those people really be actors Han Yang hired?”

“I’m not sure. I’ll ask him later.”

“Still, I feel that Youyou and Han Yang are close. They only met once, yet they seem so familiar. It’s quite surprising—Youyou even took the initiative to call Han Yang over to back him up.”

At that, Jiang Ruoxi’s expression suddenly changed.

Maybe this was a form of telepathic connection between father and son.

She absolutely would not allow Youyou to recognize Han Yang, because Han Yang was simply unworthy.

“That’s not closeness. It’s just that Youyou is often teased by those kids for not having a father. Since Han Yang recently cured his illness, Youyou thought to ask Han Yang for help,” Jiang Ruoxi deliberately explained.

Song Lingling nodded and said nothing more.

Jiang Ruoxi added, “It’s getting late. I’m heading back to the company. Don’t forget to pick up Youyou on time tonight.”

“Got it.”

Jiang Ruoxi responded and then got into her car to return to the company.

Song Lingling also drove home.

Shortly after they left, Fang Juyi and his group hunched over as they exited the kindergarten.

They had initially come to show off and to seek justice for Jiang Kai but didn’t expect to be severely beaten by the people Han Yang had called.

After getting into their car, Fang Juyi and his group returned to Gu Pharmaceutical.

…

Gu Pharmaceutical! Chairman’s Office!

Gu Shuyao was organizing some important documents.

She now knew that Bai Sha Financial Group had set up a branch in Pengcheng.

Her next task was to secure investment from Bai Sha Financial Group and get Gu Pharmaceutical successfully listed.

However, obtaining investment from Bai Sha Financial Group was no easy feat.

They would send people for a week-long assessment.

Only after passing this assessment and confirming that Gu Pharmaceutical had no potential risks would they invest.

From then on, Gu Shuyao’s focus was entirely on this matter.

Not long after, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in!”

The assistant pushed the door open and hurried in. “Chairman, there’s bad news. Something’s happened.”

“What happened?”

“President Fang was beaten badly.”

Gu Shuyao frowned. “How did this happen? Who did it?”

“I don’t know. He’s currently in the infirmary.”

Gu Shuyao stood up, preparing to go to the infirmary.

The assistant followed closely behind.

…

They soon arrived at the infirmary.

Fang Juyi was lying on the bed, groaning softly.

The doctor was bandaging him.

Gu Shuyao looked closely and saw that he had been beaten into a mess.

“President Fang, who did this to you?”

Fang Juyi said, “Han Yang.”

“Han Yang? Why would that bastard hit you?”

“Did you divorce him?” Fang Juyi asked.

Gu Shuyao didn’t bother to hide it and admitted it directly.

After all, everyone would find out eventually.

Divorcing that loser was probably for the best.

Fang Juyi continued, “Han Yang got involved with Miss Jiang Ruoxi from the Jiang family. He’s being kept by Jiang Ruoxi. Today, my son was beaten by Jiang Ruoxi’s son at kindergarten, and Han Yang went over to handle it.”

“Jiang Ruoxi? You mean that infamous Jiang Ruoxi who got pregnant out of wedlock?”

“Yes, who else could it be?”

Gu Shuyao was utterly shocked.

No wonder Han Yang insisted on divorcing her and even agreed to leave with nothing. Turns out he had been seeing Jiang Ruoxi all along.

“Looks like that three million check Han Yang had was from Jiang Ruoxi. That shameless dog actually became a kept man. Truly a useless scumbag.”

Fang Juyi went on, “I wanted to teach Han Yang a lesson because he acted so arrogantly in front of Jiang Ruoxi. But when I called some people over, Han Yang called his own group. They all arrived in luxury cars, claiming to be from Bai Sha Financial Group. They said they were there to stand up for Han Yang and Jiang Ruoxi’s son, and they beat me up badly.”

Gu Shuyao gasped, “That’s impossible! How could a waste like Han Yang know people from Bai Sha Financial Group? He doesn’t have that kind of status!”

“I also think it’s unlikely. I suspect those men in black were just temporary actors Han Yang hired, and the luxury cars were rented,” Fang Juyi said.

Gu Shuyao agreed, “That must be it. That bastard went all out to show off, but he’s just dead weight. At the end of the day, he’ll never turn his life around.”

“I can’t swallow this anger. I want to get revenge on Han Yang.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll back you up. Han Yang is now our common enemy. I’m preparing to cooperate with Bai Sha Financial Group to secure their investment and get Gu Pharmaceutical listed. Once we have that partnership, taking down Han Yang will be much easier,” Gu Shuyao said proudly.

Fang Juyi was excited upon hearing this.

Once Gu Pharmaceutical cooperated with Bai Sha Financial Group, his credibility as CEO would be even higher.

After talking for a while, Gu Shuyao left.

Before leaving, she comforted Fang Juyi to rest well and promised to help him get even.

…

When Han Yang returned home, it was nearly noon.

He began preparing lunch.

After eating, Han Yang went out again.

He had no plans to buy a house yet.

He felt comfortable living in his old home and would buy a new one only if necessary.

But right now, he needed a car.

Without one, getting around was inconvenient.

Han Yang went to a nearby BMW dealership and purchased a BMW X5 with full payment.

After completing the paperwork, he was about to drive home.

Just as he got in, Han Yang received a call from Jiang Ruoxi.

“Hello?”

“Do you have time now?”

“Is there something you need?” Han Yang asked.

“If you’re free, come to my company. I have something to talk to you about.”

“All right, I’ll be there soon.” Han Yang hung up.

…

About twenty minutes later, Han Yang arrived at Jiang Ruoxi’s company.

The clothing company was named Dushar Fashion Design.

Upon arrival, the assistant led Han Yang to Jiang Ruoxi’s office.

“What do you want to talk about?” Han Yang asked.

“Sit down first.”

Han Yang sat on the sofa; Jiang Ruoxi sat opposite him.

“First, I want to thank you for standing up for Youyou today. He felt a strong sense of security.”

Han Yang sneered, “I only went because Youyou called me for help. I didn’t go out of some unsolicited goodwill—I’m not that bored.”

“I know that. Youyou called you on his children’s phone. But your approach was too blunt and crude. A small matter got blown out of proportion. I don’t commend your style.”

Han Yang crossed his legs. “You’re a businesswoman; you should know how to solve problems fundamentally. If you try to appear weak to settle this, those kids will think Youyou is easy prey and bully him even more. That isn’t good for a child’s mental health.”

“You’re right, but resorting to violence to solve everything doesn’t seem appropriate,” Jiang Ruoxi said emotionlessly.

Han Yang grew impatient. “Let me emphasize again: I have personal grudges against Fang Juyi. My beating him has nothing to do with today’s matter. I’ve wanted to hit him for a long time. Do you understand?”

Jiang Ruoxi rolled her eyes.

This guy had quite a temper.

Once he completely cured Youyou, she would cut ties with him.

After all, she had already given him a three-million check.

She owed him nothing.

Jiang Ruoxi changed the subject. “What about those men in black with luxury cars you called over today?”

“That’s none of your business. It was my own arrangement.”

“If I’m not mistaken, those people were actors you hired, right?” Jiang Ruoxi asked with interest.

“Say whatever you want. If you want to believe that, fine,” Han Yang shrugged.

Jiang Ruoxi sneered.

She was right after all.

Those men in black with luxury cars were temporary actors Han Yang hired.

Still, he was smart enough to have them pretend to be from Bai Sha Financial Group to intimidate Fang Juyi and the kindergarten.

At that moment, Jiang Ruoxi’s phone rang.

She saw it was her mother, He Qin, calling.

“Hello, Mom!”

“Master Hu has been pursuing you for so long. Why won’t you accept him?” He Qin questioned harshly.

Jiang Ruoxi was speechless. “I have no feelings for Hu Yuan. I don’t like him.”

“Tell me what kind of feelings you want. You’re a woman with a child out of wedlock. Someone paying attention to you is already a blessing. The Hu family is a prestigious household, yet you’re still picky. I’m giving you one month to settle this, or your grandfather will sever all ties with you and the Jiang family. It’s your choice.”

Jiang Ruoxi flared up. “Fine, sever the ties. I will never be with Hu Yuan. He can’t accept me, nor can he accept Youyou. I don’t want Youyou to suffer if he goes to the Hu family. Speaking of Youyou, I want to ask you—did you have someone curse him? Are you trying to harm him?”

Upon hearing this, Han Yang suddenly looked at Jiang Ruoxi.

So it was Jiang Ruoxi’s mother who had cursed Jiang Youyou.

But that wasn’t surprising, because such a curse required Youyou’s birth details.

It had to be someone close.

Faced with Jiang Ruoxi’s accusation, He Qin naturally denied it.

Mother and daughter fought bitterly and ended the call on bad terms.

After hanging up, Jiang Ruoxi sighed deeply.

Han Yang didn’t ask further.

That was a private matter, and he didn’t want to pry.