CHAPTER 141: CHAPTER 141: SUBSTITUTE

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Ye Anxin rolled her eyes at her, dismissively saying: "There are lots of people who look alike! What’s so strange about that? Seriously!"

"But, this likeness is too deliberate!" Ling Yueyue was still unable to snap out of it.

She kept feeling that something about this situation was odd, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

All of a sudden, Ling Yueyue seemed to remember something and asked, "Listen, you just mentioned Su Yuexin was personally selected by your uncle to be his wife?"

Ye Anxin nodded, "Yes!"

Ling Yueyue asked again, "Then do you know why your uncle personally chose her to be his wife?"

Ye Anxin blinked and shook her head, "I don’t know!"

Ling Yueyue cleverly rotated her eyeballs, speaking the shocking words, "I say, could this Ruan Zhitong be your uncle’s first love? And because your uncle has been pining for her all these years, he found someone like Su Yuexin to be her substitute!"

Ye Anxin burst out laughing, unable to resist tapping Ling Yueyue’s head, "Ling Yueyue, your imagination is so rich, it’s a shame you’re not a writer!"

Ling Yueyue rubbed the spot Ye Anxin had tapped, pouting, "That’s how all romance novels write it! The main character can’t forget the old lover, so they find a substitute to temporarily fill the longing! Then, when the first love returns, the substitute can retire successfully!"

Ye Anxin tried hard to suppress the urge to roll her eyes, speaking helplessly: "Do I look like Ruan Zhitong?"

"You?" Ling Yueyue disdainfully looked Ye Anxin up and down, laughing without mercy, "Stop kidding, you? If Ruan Zhitong is a white swan, at best you’re the white pigeon beside her, completely incomparable!"

Ye Anxin spread her hands, "There you have it! I and Ruan Zhitong are not similar in appearance, temperament, or character at all! If Ruan Zhitong is really uncle’s first love, then why did uncle marry me? Now Ruan Zhitong is back, but I can’t see any of the first lover’s feelings that you mentioned!"

"So?"

Ye Anxin forcefully tapped Ling Yueyue’s forehead again, "So, stop thinking too much! Think any more, and your head will explode!"

Ling Yueyue, used to Ye Anxin’s absent-minded nature, replied helplessly, "Alright, alright, it’s like the emperor isn’t worried but the eunuch is! Anyway, keep your eyes open! I always feel like there’s something strange about this whole thing! Don’t foolishly get sold out by someone and even help them count the money!"

"Got it, my dear sister! It’s almost dark, quickly tell me about today’s class!" Ye Anxin took out the textbooks and notebooks brought by Ling Yueyue, and started discussing the day’s class content with her. The earlier incident seemed to have been completely forgotten by her.

.........

On the other side, Mu Beiting’s plane arrived in J City five hours later.

Having exited the airport, he directly got into the car sent by the branch office here.

In the car, Mu Beiting, Yan Qinghan, Pete sat in the back, while this branch’s general manager Liu Wenhao sat in the passenger seat.

Mu Beiting looked down, swiftly scanning through the documents Liu Wenhao handed over, then closing the folder, "Have things been clarified?"

Liu Wenhao nodded, saying: "The CEO of the Ji Group insists on meeting you personally, or else will terminate all cooperation with our Mu company! If Ji Group withdraws all the funds invested in this project, then our project will have to be temporarily halted! We could also find other partners. However, this project is just too large, stopping for even a day is wasting a day, and losses are very big! Yesterday, I went several times to see Ji Group’s CEO, but he refused to meet me! Moreover, he declared that he will not meet anyone from Mu’s other than the president!"

Yan Qinghan rubbed his chin with one hand, his clearly articulated fingers brushing his chin thoughtfully, "Why do I feel something is off with this issue? It’s clearly aiming at Mu Beiting! Who has this much free time and energy to do something that harms others without benefiting themselves? This investment project, Ji Group has also paid quite a lot, withdrawing it suddenly, either they have a mental illness or-" finishing this, Yan Qinghan thought for a moment, unable to find a suitable word, he paused before saying "this is having a mental illness!"

Mu Beiting’s eyes moved slightly, his thin lips slightly parted, "I know who it is!"

Yan Qinghan hurriedly asked, "Who?"

"..." Mu Beiting’s eyes turned cold, his thin lips pressed into a line, after a long while, he coldly said, "Preemptively, since they’re going to withdraw, let them withdraw completely!"

Liu Wenhao hesitated, "But... if Ji Group’s funds are withdrawn, this project will be forced to pause!"

Mu Beiting glanced at Yan Qinghan, "Yan Qinghan, how much funds can you withdraw now?"

Yan Qinghan thought about it, calculating in his mind, then said, "I can withdraw a few billion, but it’s still not enough! There’s still a large gap!"

Mu Beiting was silent, clearly pondering.

Yan Qinghan forcefully patted Mu Beiting’s shoulder, "However, your approach is correct! Never let them threaten you! If you compromise this time, they will definitely do it again next time! I support you, withdrawing their funds! I’ll call Junmo and Qingshi! They should be able to withdraw a few billion too! If it’s still not enough, isn’t there Xingcheng? Our funds can fill Ji Group’s void, so you have nothing to worry about!"

Mu Beiting remained silent, after a while, he instructed the driver, "Go to Mu Family Villa!"

Yan Qinghan asked bewilderedly, "What are you going to do there?"

Mu Beiting didn’t answer, Yan Qinghan thought for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, understanding dawned, "I know who’s making trouble now! It’s the old man, right? Other than him, I really can’t think of anyone to whom Ji Group would give such face and make such a big bet!"

Mu Beiting’s eyes moved slightly, he didn’t reply!

Seeing his expression, Yan Qinghan became more convinced of his guess.

Yan Qinghan raised an eyebrow, speaking playfully, "Your old man is pulling out all the stops just to see you! Actually using such self-destructive methods!"

"Humph!" Mu Beiting snorted coldly, not speaking further.

The driver temporarily changed course, found a suitable opportunity to turn around, heading to the Mu Family Villa located in J City.

After almost two hours of driving, they finally stopped at the entrance of the Mu Family Villa in J City.

Pete opened the car door, got out, and then opened the door for Mu Beiting.

Yan Qinghan stayed in the car without any intention of going out, directly speaking to Mu Beiting’s back, "Have a good talk, the old man is getting on in years, don’t anger him into illness!"

Mu Beiting didn’t reply, heading towards the villa without looking back.

As if knowing he would come, the villa’s butler had been waiting at the door since early on! Upon seeing him, they quickly ushered him inside.