Chapter 699: Chapter 699: That Is a Problem

Now being kicked out of the company, Liu Pingyuan had no face to continue staying here.

He had no choice but to leave first with Liu Sixu and Mrs. Liu.

Today was so unsuccessful, Liu Pingyuan had been holding in his anger, and when they reached the parking lot and were about to get in the car, he suddenly turned around and slapped Liu Sixu across the face.

"Look at what you’ve done!"

Mrs. Liu wanted to intervene but didn’t dare, feeling that hitting their son in such a public space was really inappropriate. How was Liu Sixu supposed to save face?

But now, with Liu Pingyuan’s anger, Mrs. Liu didn’t dare to persuade him.

She was afraid it might have the opposite effect, making Liu Mingyuan even more furious.

How could Liu Pingyuan not be angry?

He came today to plead with Zhao Gushen, but achieved nothing and was instead turned against by Ye Fei.

"The longer this drags on, the greater our company’s losses. Every day’s delay results in immeasurable losses," Liu Pingyuan said in a deep voice.

Mrs. Liu immediately seized the opportunity to say, "That Ye Fei is so cunning, she can turn black into white. We came to apologize sincerely, yet she made it sound like we forced her to forgive us. We ended up being the ones bullying her and Zhao Gushen."

"Who would believe we bullied Zhao Gushen? Who dares to bully him!" Mrs. Liu said unhappily.

"This Ye Fei certainly isn’t simple. Otherwise, how could she have succeeded in marrying Zhao Gushen?" Liu Pingyuan said in a deep voice, "Even I misjudged her today. I underestimated her, which is why I got played by her."

Mrs. Liu took the opportunity to say, "We all misjudged. We never thought that young as she is, she’d be so cunning. Even you got played by her. Sixu is still young, knows less in this area, so how could he be her match?"

Liu Pingyuan said irritably, "He’s young and inexperienced, but isn’t Ye Fei even younger than him? He couldn’t even deal with a woman younger than him, and he still has the right to complain?"

Liu Sixu grumbled softly in dissatisfaction, "But you couldn’t handle Ye Fei either, could you? She’s not just a few years younger than you, she’s decades younger; she could be your daughter, and you also got played by her."

"What did you say?!" Liu Pingyuan glared angrily at Liu Sixu.

Liu Sixu then said, "You’re not a match for Ye Fei either, so it’s understandable for me."

Afraid the two would start fighting again, Mrs. Liu hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, let’s get in the car quickly. Although it’s unlikely, what if someone really takes a picture? What then?"

So the three hurriedly got into the car.

"Where should we go now?" Mrs. Liu asked.

"Back to the company first." Liu Pingyuan drove, "Both of you come back with me. Regardless of anything, now that we know the reason, let’s go back to the company together and figure something out."

Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "I really didn’t expect that Ye Fei would be so difficult to deal with; she looks so young, but so scheming."

To say Ye Fei is scheming is an understatement.

To be able to, in such a short time—probably just a few seconds flat—pin the blame on Liu Pingyuan, turning their submission into bullying, this kind of misdirection leaves people at a loss for words to refute.

With such quick thinking and scheming, could she be an ordinary person?

Thinking about the things Ye Fei said.

This time they went to Changping to apologize, if Ye Fei hadn’t said she forgave them, would they continue to approach her?

They definitely would.

They would surely keep seeking forgiveness until Ye Fei relented and forgave them.

So was Ye Fei wrong in saying they were forcing her to forgive them?

She wasn’t wrong at all, but seeking her out and pestering her, when put in Ye Fei’s words, became forcing.

Although they had no such intent, from an outsider’s perspective, it might really seem that way.

They wanted Zhao Gushen to spare their company, but for the actions taken against their company, it obviously wasn’t just Zhao Gushen acting alone; he would surely utilize Changping Group’s resources and power, the Zhao Family’s power, and the power of his friends.

Today they went directly to the company to find Zhao Gushen, saying such things in front of so many people, even if they never meant to accuse Zhao Gushen of abusing power, such actions would indeed make people suspect.

Therefore, when Ye Fei turned the tables on them, they had no way to respond.

For the same reason, from an outsider’s viewpoint, it indeed could lead to such misunderstandings.

For Ye Fei to, in just a few seconds, catch these two points to blame them, picking precisely where they’d be at a loss to refute rather than finding other reasons.

Such accurate attacks show Ye Fei’s terrifying cunning and depth of scheming.

How could this not make the Liu Family take her seriously?

Liu Pingyuan said irritably, "Otherwise, do you think an ordinary person could successfully marry into the Zhao Family and become Zhao Gushen’s wife? It wasn’t easy for her to get into the Zhao Family, let alone become the next family head’s wife. Ye Fei had neither family background nor fame, yet she could successfully outcompete those rivals single-handedly. Could she have managed without some skills?"

"Otherwise, why is it that only she succeeded, and none of the girls from prominent families did? This matter is my oversight, but also due to Liu Sixu not using his brain!"

"I didn’t know she was Zhao Gushen’s wife at the time. If I had known, I would have stayed far away, where would I dare to provoke her?" Liu Sixu defended.

Mrs. Liu asked awkwardly, "What do we do next?"

Liu Pingyuan thought for a moment, "I just don’t know what Ye Fei’s situation in the Zhao Family is like. With nothing of her own, entering the Zhao Family alone, could the Zhao Family really accept her so easily and have no objections to her? Could they be that satisfied?"

Mrs. Liu said, "As a mother myself, let me say, there’s no way a family-in-law could be 100% satisfied with a daughter-in-law. To even think she’s passing would be good enough. Someone like Ye Fei, even if she married into our family, I wouldn’t be satisfied, let alone the Zhao Family."

Liu Pingyuan nodded in agreement, "That’s well said. I also suspect the Zhao Family isn’t satisfied."

Mrs. Liu analyzed, "If they’re satisfied, why doesn’t the Zhao Family publicly announce it? Sixu said he previously didn’t know Ye Fei was Zhao Gushen’s wife. This might not necessarily be Ye Fei’s deliberate concealment, but possibly the Zhao Family not allowing her to say it. This indicates that the Zhao Family’s attitude toward Ye Fei might not be so clear-cut."

Liu Sixu frowned and said, "But if that’s the case, why are Changping’s employees so polite to Ye Fei? And they all know she’s Zhao Gushen’s wife, showering her with flattery."

Mrs. Liu paused, "That is indeed a problem."

She thought for a while and said, "Could it be because Changping Group is currently under Zhao Gushen’s control? While the Zhao elders might be dissatisfied, Zhao Gushen himself is satisfied."