Seeing how awful his father’s expression looked, instead of being afraid, Zhou Jian was secretly delighted. He knew Chairman Zhao and that brat with the surname Ye were about to suffer.

Zhou Jian thought to himself, "Since you dared to mess with me, you’d better be prepared to be punished."

Zhou Minghan didn’t press his son for more details. He knew Zhou Jian had already been wronged; making him recount this matter again would be nothing but rubbing salt into his wound.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Although Zhou Jian didn’t see clearly what number it was, he knew it must be a call to Zhao Qing.

At this moment, Zhao Qing was sitting in his office, his face full of joy.

The female assistant beside him saw this and, looking puzzled, asked, "Chairman Zhao, you can still smile? You’ve offended the Zhou Family’s eldest young master. I’m afraid Elder Zhou will definitely come after you."

Zhao Qing pinched the assistant’s cheek with a wicked grin and said, "Baby, what do you know? Compared to Mr. Ye, that Zhou Minghan is nothing at all."

"Huh? What on earth is going on?" The female assistant was a bit shocked when she heard this.

She had heard of Zhou Minghan. He was a big shot who could make the whole Modu tremble three times with just one stomp of his foot.

But the name Ye Chen was very unfamiliar to her; this was actually the first time she’d heard it.

Zhao Qing was just about to explain it to his assistant when the phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID and saw it was from Zhou Minghan. He answered unhurriedly.

"Master Zhou, what can I do for you?" Zhao Qing said with a smile.

"Chairman Zhao, how would I dare tell you what to do? My son got humiliated on your turf, and you actually helped an outsider. You really don’t give me, Zhou Mou, any face at all." Zhou Minghan’s voice was icy.

The female assistant could clearly hear the accusation on the other end of the line, and she couldn’t help feeling somewhat nervous.

Zhou Jian, standing to the side, was secretly pleased, thinking that anyone who dared offend him had only one road left—death.

But Zhao Qing smiled and said, "Master Zhou, if you knew who that so-called ’outsider’ actually was, you’d be thanking me for everything I did."

Hearing this, Zhou Minghan said in surprise, "So according to you, I should be thanking you now?"

Hearing his father’s words, Zhou Jian hurriedly said from the side, "Dad, Chairman Zhao is the slyest of the sly. He says one thing to your face and another behind your back. Let’s stop working with this kind of person. Move all the money out of his bank."

He was eager to hit the bar and pick up women; he had no time to listen to them talk. What he wanted was for his father to punish Chairman Zhao quickly and vent his anger for him.

Hearing Zhou Jian’s voice, Zhao Qing knew right away that Zhou Jian must have tattled to Master Zhou.

"Master Zhou, I think you should first ask your esteemed son what really happened," Zhao Qing said with a smile.

"There’s no need to ask Little Jian. I want to hear it from you. Tell me how it went." Zhou Minghan’s voice was cold.

"Very well, since you insist, I’ll tell you. Young Master Zhou had a conflict with Mr. Ye, and I stepped in to smooth things over." Zhao Qing told Zhou Minghan exactly what had happened, leaving nothing out.

"Little Jian already told me all that. What I want to know is why you chose to side with some kid surnamed Ye and let my son lose all his face. That’s the same as slapping my old face hard." The more he spoke, the angrier Zhou Minghan became.

Zhao Qing could already hear the fury in his voice, so he hurriedly said, "Master Zhou, please calm down. That Mr. Ye is no ordinary person."

"Chairman Zhao, cut the nonsense. Don’t try to confuse my father and shirk your responsibility with this kind of talk." Zhou Jian shouted into the phone when he saw his father remain silent.

He really couldn’t stand Chairman Zhao’s routine anymore. At the bank, Zhao had advised him not to complain; now he was telling his father that this guy surnamed Ye was no ordinary person. It was obviously just an attempt to dodge responsibility.

But unlike his son, Zhou Minghan didn’t act on impulse. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Chairman Zhao, who is this Mr. Ye you’re talking about, the one with the surname Ye?"

He felt that Zhao Qing had no reason to lie to him. The person who had clashed with his son was very likely someone even more formidable than he was; that would explain why Zhao Qing had acted the way he did.

Before Zhao Qing could answer, Zhou Jian roared, "Dad, don’t waste time here listening to his bullshit."

In Zhou Jian’s eyes, his father was already an immensely powerful figure—rich, influential, and well-connected. How could there possibly be anyone more formidable than his father?

Ignoring his son, Zhou Minghan waited quietly for the answer from the other end of the line.

"Master Zhou, that Mr. Ye is Ye Chen." Zhao Qing said.

"Ye Chen, Ye Chen..." Zhou Minghan kept repeating this name under his breath.

Seeing his father’s reaction, Zhou Jian said, "Dad, you have to avenge me. Have that punk called Ye Chen crippled so badly that he never dares mess with me again."

"Zhou Jian, shut up." Zhou Minghan yelled at his son.

This was the first time he had ever heard his father call him by his full name, and Zhou Jian was stunned.

He had no idea why his father’s attitude had completely changed the moment he heard this name. Could it be that Ye Chen really had an extraordinary background?

"Chairman Zhao, I really have to thank you. You saved Little Jian this time. If he had truly provoked Mr. Ye, even I wouldn’t have been able to save him." Zhou Minghan said gratefully.

"Master Zhou, this is what I should do. You’d better give your esteemed son a good talking-to. From now on, he needs to keep a low profile when he’s out and about. He can’t keep using you as his shield, or one day he might bring calamity to your Zhou Family." Zhao Qing reminded him kindly.

"Chairman Zhao, I will. I’ll buy you a drink another day. I happen to have another sum of money I’ll be depositing at your bank—consider it my way of thanking you." Zhou Minghan said with a smile.

Hearing his father’s words, Zhou Jian was about to explode. He had clearly told his father to pull all their money out of that bank, yet after just a few words, it had somehow turned into depositing even more.

"Master Zhou, you’re too kind." Zhao Qing replied with a smile. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Hearing this, the female assistant beside him finally relaxed her previously tense nerves. Now she understood why Zhao Qing wasn’t worried in the slightest after offending Zhou Jian and was even in such a good mood.

She couldn’t help thinking that Zhao Qing was really an old fox; he’d played this hand beautifully. Not only had he cozied up to Ye Chen, he’d also done Master Zhou a huge favor. There would definitely be plenty of benefits in the future.

Just moments ago, the female assistant had still been worried about Zhao Qing’s future, and now she was overjoyed.

"Chairman Zhao, you really are an old fox." the female assistant praised.

"Baby, watch and learn. This is society." Zhao Qing lifted her chin with a wicked smile.

After seeing his father finish the call with Chairman Zhao, Zhou Jian looked baffled and said, "Dad, what’s going on? Didn’t you say you’d stand up for me? How come you ended up thanking Chairman Zhao instead?"

"Of course I have to thank him. If Chairman Zhao hadn’t helped you out, you wouldn’t even know how you died." Zhou Minghan said sternly.

Hearing his father say this, Zhou Jian finally realized that the young man’s background was indeed anything but simple—so much so that even his father was somewhat apprehensive.