Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Why Is It Different from the Plan?"Where’s the security? Where did the security go?"

    "Ye Huan, you’re the head of security, and you got beaten up like this?"

    Bai Yu hadn’t even stepped into the company lobby, and he was already proudly boasting.

    But the next second, he shivered and instinctively took a few steps back.

    This... what’s going on, why is everything so different from the plan?

    Not only was Ye Huan not beaten beyond recognition, but Brother Hu and his group were kneeling on the ground?

    What’s happening!

    "Oh, isn’t this Bai Shao, the son I just acknowledged?" Ye Huan said seriously, "But Bai Shao, I have to remind you, you can’t slander me like that!"

    "Show some respect, and I..." Bai Yu replied with a grim face, "What did I slander you about?"

    "First, you just asked where the security was. If you aren’t blind, you should have seen me here, right?" Ye Huan’s mouth curved upward, "Second, you said I got beaten badly, which is absolute nonsense. Which eye did you see me like that? To protect the company’s safety, I straightened out these thugs completely."

    "I... I got it wrong..." Bai Yu’s face turned dark, then he furiously said, "These... these thugs, what’s their deal? How dare they cause trouble at Tianyun?"

    Ye Huan looked pained and distraught, "Yeah, these thugs are just too vile. I don’t know what gutter rat instructed them to rush into the lobby of Tianyun International and start smashing things, it’s absolutely detestable!"

    For a moment, both Brother Hu and Bai Yu’s eyes darted around uncontrollably, their faces as embarrassed as they could be.

    Bai Yu’s eyes seemed to burn with fury, and he grit his teeth.

    But he restrained his anger because losing his temper would mean admitting to being behind it all in front of everyone, wouldn’t it?

    "Bai Shao, since you’re here, how about this?"

    "Even though our CEO called you an annoying fly in the toilet, I know you’re not that bad. You just like to suck up to higher-ups!"

    "So to satisfy your hobby, I allow you to participate in interrogating these thugs and contribute to Tianyun International, what do you think?"

    Ye Huan said cheerfully.

    "Ye Huan, I want to kill..."

    Bai Yu pointed at Ye Huan, his finger trembling with rage.

    But he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. After all, it wasn’t the right time to act out. It could spell disaster if his plan was exposed.

    "Is it Cat Brother?" Ye Huan asked earnestly, "We Huaixia have a saying: where there’s reason, you can go anywhere under the sky; where there’s none, you can’t take a step forward. Reason is absolutely the first priority, don’t you think?"

    Brother Hu seemed like he might cry, nodding his head.

    "Great!" Ye Huan clapped his hands and continued, "Now that you’ve smashed up our company lobby, shouldn’t you make some compensation accordingly?"

    "Yes... yes." Brother Hu nodded again.

    "Ah, considering it’s your first offense and you were instigated by some unknown wild dog, I can let you off this time, but only if we agree on the specifics of the compensation, okay?"

    Brother Hu nodded awkwardly.

    But those six words ’unknown wild dog’ drove Bai Yu to the edge of fury.

    Veins popped on his forearms, and his face twisted with rage.

    "Huh?" Ye Huan turned his head toward Bai Yu, feigning suspicion, "Bai Shao, what’s with that expression? Could it be that you are the unknown wild dog who instigated the thugs to smash things?"

    Tang Yao furrowed her eyebrows and her face turned unfriendly.

    She also noticed Bai Yu’s strange behavior. From the moment he entered the company, his words and demeanor were extremely unusual.

    Moreover, considering the CEO’s assessment of him, it’s entirely possible that he instigated Brother Hu and his gang to come and smash things up!

    "I... I’m just very angry and find these thugs’ actions disgraceful!" Bai Yu squeezed these words out from behind clenched teeth, his face deeply sullen.

    After all, regardless, if he admits to it, not only will his plan fail, but Liu Tianyun will hate him to death, leading to irreparable consequences.

    "Bai Shao, sorry for the trouble! Look at me, actually suspecting you. You’re the young master of the Bai Family, how could you possibly associate with unknown wild dogs? Sorry, sorry, haha!"

    Ye Huan clapped Bai Yu on the back, laughing heartily.

    Bai Yu clenched his fists tightly, yet he still managed to force a laugh, although it was painfully forced and awkward.

    "Alright, enough chit-chat, let’s get down to discussing the compensation matters."

    Ye Huan said with a smile, "Secretary Tang, could you please fetch a cost estimate sheet for our company lobby?"

    With that, he whispered something to Tang Yao that only the two of them could hear.

    Tang Yao’s face lit up with intrigue, and after nodding, she stepped towards the elevator.

    ...

    "What, a chair costs ten thousand?" Brother Hu stared at the price list in disbelief, "And... that sofa costs two hundred thousand?"

    Looking at the price sheet for the company lobby, Brother Hu was utterly in despair.

    "Nonsense, our company’s sofas are imported, let alone the chairs, they cost 19,999 to buy, is it unreasonable to charge you half price?" Ye Huan said with an unhappy expression.

    "Then... then what about this!" Brother Hu’s finger pointed to the paper, "These glass panels, why do they cost twenty thousand each?"

    "What, do you think I’m overcharging you?" Ye Huan said coldly.

    "No... not dare..."

    Brother Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead awkwardly, "Then... then what about this 50,000 cleaning fee?"

    "You vandalized the company, increasing the workload for our janitors, isn’t it fair to charge you for that?" Ye Huan sneered, "You need to compensate our company with a total of 3.24 million, I’ll give you a discount, make it 3.25 million, pay up and you can leave."

    "3.25 million? We... we don’t have that much money."

    "Don’t have that much money? Call the wild dog who instigated you, he should have plenty, right?" Ye Huan said meaningfully.

    "This... this..." Brother Hu’s eyes unwittingly glanced towards Bai Yu.

    3.25 million was practically everything he had, yet he couldn’t come up with it!

    Bai Yu gritted his teeth, took two steps forward.

    Suddenly, he "slipped" and fell to the ground.

    At this moment, he quickly took out a bank card and slipped it into Brother Hu’s hand.

    Brother Hu’s expression lit up, he awkwardly smiled and handed over the bank card, "Ye... Ye Lao Da, the card... the card has..."

    Bai Yu?"

    "Yes, yes!" Brother Hu nodded quickly without hesitation.

    ...

    Outside Tianyun International, inside a van.

    "Ah Hu, you guys..." knocked four times on Brother Hu’s back.

    "The card has four million." Brother Hu said seriously, "Today’s issue was a misunderstanding; the extra 750,000 is an apology to Ye Lao Da, we’ve thoroughly realized our mistake."

    "Oh? Such a good deal?"

    Ye Huan extended his hand with a grin, but soon his face darkened.

    Tang Yao quickly snatched the bank card and said coldly, "Our company accepts your compensation but still reserves the right to pursue legal action. If there’s a next time, we won’t be lenient!"

    "Absolutely." Ye Huan’s mouth curled upwards, a gleam in his eye, "If you dare to follow the orders of a certain stray dog lying on the street to cause me trouble again, I won’t hesitate to keep Celestial Sea free of another sick cat, got it?"

    What the hell, couldn’t even deal with a security guard?" Bai Yu was furious, yelling harshly.

    He was truly upset, originally planning for Brother Hu to wreak havoc at Tianyun International, then have Ye Huan beaten to shambles.

    Then he would come in to resolve the situation, knocking Brother Hu’s group into a retreat, charming Liu Tianyun in the process.

    But the plan was stopped dead in its tracks at the second step?

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    Brother Hu’s face was awkward, "Bai Shao, you can’t blame me, we really can’t mess with Ye Lao Da!"

    "He’s just a lousy security guard, what are you afraid of him for?"

    "He’s not just a security guard!" Brother Hu said solemnly, "Bai Shao, you might not know, he’s the boss Ye of Silver Bay, with hundreds of men at his disposal!"

    "Hundreds of men?" Bai Yu furrowed his brow, "You must be mistaken, just that lousy security guard?"

    "No mistake!" Brother Hu was terrified, "You know Xie Family, right? Xie Feng crossed Ye Lao Da last time, and he just got wiped out!"

    As the young master of the Bai Family, Bai Yu naturally knew about the major event in Celestial Sea.

    The Xie Family’s decades of accumulated wealth was wiped out overnight, and it was Liu Aimin himself who ordered the downfall of the Xie Family.

    The fall of the Xie Family was connected to Ye Huan, which made sense, given Ye Huan was Liu Aimin’s chosen husband for Liu Tianyun.

    But having hundreds of men under Ye Huan’s command, that was news indeed.

    Seems like he’d better not act recklessly...

    Bai Yu furrowed his brow slightly, "Let’s take this slowly, I’ll start by thoroughly investigating Ye Huan’s background."