"Given your relationship with Ye Fei, if you were to directly ask her to help you, whether it’s with all the matters of opening a restaurant in B City or helping you expand your network, I think she wouldn’t be willing to assist you."

On this point, Ye Ning couldn’t deny it.

The attitude Ye Fei had towards Ye Ning was quite clear at the party that night.

Moreover, before that, Ye Ning didn’t even know that Ye Fei and Zhao Gushen were married.

Can that be considered a good relationship?

"Are you going to use blackmail to threaten her again and again?" Liu Sixu chuckled, "You should use your trump card wisely on significant matters."

"If you waste your leverage on trivial matters, it will lose its value," Liu Sixu said.

"The so-called fair exchange means that what you ask Ye Fei to accomplish for you should match the value of the leverage in your hand. Using your leverage for petty matters isn’t appropriate, right?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"What do you mean by trivial matters? For example, like the things about opening a restaurant you just mentioned, to me, those are trivial and not worth mentioning," Liu Sixu said confidently.

Things that seemed difficult to Ye Ning and required someone else’s help.

In Liu Sixu’s eyes, they were of no consequence.

He even found it disdainful to bring them up.

That such minor issues even required asking for help, unable to solve them on her own, was truly embarrassing.

"If you need to threaten Ye Fei to resolve such small matters, what will you do when you encounter bigger and more difficult problems in the future?"

"Are you going to pull out this leverage every time? Or do you have many levers to use?"

Liu Sixu laughed, "But in my opinion, whether you have one piece of leverage or many, the effect is the same. Even if you threaten her once and swap leverage, the result is the same."

"At that point, in Ye Fei’s eyes, it’s not about how many times you’ve changed the leverage, but the endless threats you’re making."

"How long do you think Ye Fei can tolerate you?"

"If you only have this one piece of leverage, it will be even more difficult. You threaten her again and again with just this one card, how long do you think she can endure it?"

"One day, Ye Fei will tire of being threatened by you and will stop accepting your threats. How will she deal with you then?"

"No matter what, Ye Fei is Zhao Gushen’s wife, considered a member of the Zhao Family. Just as you wish to seek her help because you value her expertise and connections as a daughter-in-law of the Zhao family."

"But similarly, with her Zhao Family’s daughter-in-law status and connections, it’s just as easy for her to retaliate, rendering you speechless."

"Are you afraid of me?" Liu Sixu suddenly changed his expression and asked Ye Ning in a low voice.

Ye Ning’s face instinctively changed, not understanding Liu Sixu’s meaning, she asked cautiously, "Mr. Liu, what do you mean by that?"

"You don’t need to be nervous." Liu Sixu laughed easily, "I don’t intend to do anything to you; I just wanted to ask, if I really got angry and wanted to deal with you, would you be afraid?"

"But, seeing your reaction, I already know your answer." Liu Sixu said smugly.

Obviously, Ye Ning was scared.

That’s why she reacted so strongly and was so nervous.

So even after seeing his embarrassing appearance at the party, Ye Ning dared not underestimate him.

Because Ye Ning knew, dealing with her would be too easy for Liu Sixu.

Ye Ning at least had some sense, enough self-awareness.

"For someone like you, crushing you is as simple as crushing an ant," Liu Sixu said.

"You don’t have to dislike hearing this." Liu Sixu smiled, "Because for the Zhao Family to crush me is as simple as crushing an ant. Ye Fei as the Zhao family’s daughter-in-law, dealing with me is just as easy."

"You can calculate for yourself, if it’s so easy for me to deal with you, how simple it would be for Ye Fei to handle you?"

"She wouldn’t even need to orchestrate anything herself, just one word and you’re finished."

Listening to Liu Sixu’s words, Ye Ning’s expression was particularly unpleasant.

Does Ye Fei really have such power?

She knew the Zhao Family was powerful, but just how powerful, truth be told, Ye Ning didn’t have a concrete understanding.

Because she was too far from the Zhao Family, having no interaction with them.

Before this, she had never offended the Zhao Family either.

It wasn’t because she was honest or had self-awareness, but simply because she never had the opportunity.

She didn’t even have the qualification to provoke the Zhao Family.

Thus, she couldn’t really understand the consequences of offending them.

Now hearing this from Liu Sixu, Ye Ning still felt it was rather abstract.

Even thought the consequences Liu Sixu spoke of seemed very intangible and elusive to her.

Ye Ning’s current state could truly be described as fearless due to ignorance.

Then she heard Liu Sixu continue, "We can temporarily put aside the matter of you repeatedly threatening Ye Fei with your leverage until she eventually can’t stand it and decides to deal with you."

Why was Liu Sixu so certain that Ye Ning would continue threatening Ye Fei?

Because of Ye Ning’s greed.

Once Ye Fei agreed to her once, after tasting the benefits, Ye Ning would definitely want more.

"Just say that the leverage in your hand won’t work forever. Now you solve some small troubles, what will you do when you face bigger troubles in the future and it no longer works?"

"That’s why I suggest that we cooperate. I can help you solve these small problems. Keep the leverage for yourself, and if one day you really encounter a big issue that I can’t resolve, then you can go to Ye Fei."

Liu Sixu thought to himself, how big of a problem could Ye Ning possibly encounter?

The level Ye Ning usually interacts with is what it is; no matter how ambitious she is, she won’t be able to reach a high position.

So any trouble she encounters, Liu Sixu was confident he could solve.

Moreover, the future is just that—the future.

It’s better to first get hold of the leverage in Ye Ning’s hands, and as for whether or not to help her with future issues, wouldn’t it just be up to Liu Sixu?

"Isn’t this approach more effective for you?" Liu Sixu said.

Ye Ning wasn’t foolish either, so she said, "You already mentioned that using leverage too many times renders it ineffective. If you use it once and I bring it out again, will it still work?"

Liu Sixu smirked, "It’s true that after many times it becomes ineffective, but once or twice it still works. Haven’t you read those social news stories? Those who report to the police were often those who endured abuse repeatedly, and during the initial one or two instances they usually were intimidated, agreeing to the demands."

"You might as well think it through carefully. Agreeing to my terms and cooperating with me will only benefit you," Liu Sixu said.