Chapter 1610: Chapter 1610: Playing for Real! (2)

Xiao Ji’s face was very grim.

The most critical thing is that this time, Hongkang Group has also invested in the garden project. Since Beichuan was collaborating with him, and the project was currently underway, to show his sincerity, he proposed the most practical method of participating by investing and holding shares, to indicate that their fates were linked.

He originally thought it was a great mutually beneficial opportunity, but didn’t expect such a thing to happen.

If Ye Qilan’s goal, besides striking at Beichuan, was also to have a warning effect, then Ye Qilan has achieved his goal.

“I’ll call and ask!” Beichuan replied in a deep voice, and then called Ye Qilan.

When Ye Qilan received Beichuan’s call, he was having lunch with Su Hongxing. Looking at his beautiful wife and adorable child, he couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

“Was it you causing trouble behind the scenes?!” Beichuan’s questioning echoed in his ear.

His smile did not diminish, and he asked Beichuan in return, “What do you think?”

When Beichuan heard Ye Qilan’s answer, his heart sank halfway: “Was it really you?!” Was Xiao Ji right?

“You want to defeat me, why can’t I strangle you in the cradle? Beichuan, you and Xiao Ji have set many traps for me. The reason businessmen are businessmen is because they recognize no relatives. Besides, there’s indeed no longer any friendship between us. As competitors, last time was just a minor warning. Since you persist in your ways, I’ll play seriously with you. Don’t tell me you can’t handle it,” Ye Qilan said with a faint smile.

How could Beichuan naively think that Ye Qilan would only be on the defensive? Couldn’t he turn defense into offense?

From the moment Beichuan stood beside Xiao Ji, he had already regarded Beichuan as his enemy. Since he was an enemy, there was no need for him to show mercy.

Beichuan was left speechless by Ye Qilan’s words. As Ye Qilan said, he and Xiao Ji were also setting traps for Ye Qilan, and meanwhile, Ye Qilan was digging a pit for him. All’s fair in deception, no one is better than the other.

He said last time he couldn’t underestimate Ye Qilan any longer, but he didn’t expect so soon that Ye Qilan would counter again. This time was not like last time where they stumbled in the secondary market and stocks fell sharply before stabilizing. As long as the company’s performance was good and the market was manipulated intentionally, there was still a chance for the stock price to recover.

Now, Northern Group’s reputation was damaged, and the project was interrupted; whether they could get through this was still unknown. Now knowing it was Ye Qilan orchestrating behind the scenes, there might still be more moves from Ye Qilan.

Ye Qilan was an impatient person, and after saying what he had to say, he hung up the call. Now was time for his meal with Su Hongxing, and he didn’t want to waste a single second.

“Was it you orchestrating things behind the scenes with Northern Group’s incident?” Su Hongxing was somewhat surprised.

“From the moment I knew Beichuan and Xiao Ji teamed up, I started orchestrating. If he stopped, I wouldn’t have needed to go this far. Since Beichuan doesn’t repent and keeps scheming against me, naturally, I have no need to hold back. Rest assured, those workers were only injured, there would be no fatalities, I do things with moderation,” Ye Qilan said to Su Hongxing, knowing what she was most concerned about.

Su Hongxing understood Ye Qilan’s situation: “We can’t be in a position of being continuously attacked like before. Taking the initiative is the best choice, I think you did very well.”

Ye Qilan was no longer reckless as before, he did things with moderation, and at least he controlled the casualties, which comforted her the most.