NOVEL NEXT Chapter 139: All Misunderstandings
"If that's the case, should the Yuncheng Four Great Families discuss together how to deal with Wang Ye?"
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Yun City, He Lei's villa.
He Lei had received a call from the Head of the He Family, He Guang, who informed him about the events that had unfolded at the bar during the day and instructed He Lei to stop making moves against Wang Ye.
He Guang had always been aware of He Lei's actions against Wang Ye, but had considered it merely a matter among the younger generation.
However, he had now received news that Wang Ye's status might be equal or even superior to that of the Yuncheng Four Great Families, which naturally made He Guang uneasy.
He feared that He Lei, not knowing the full extent of Wang Ye's background, might have offended him.
If that happened, his own son might suffer the consequences.
Just as He Lei hung up the phone, Wu Bufeng also ended his call.
Wu Bufeng glanced at He Lei and said, "My dad just called me as well, telling me not to antagonize Wang Ye anymore. The incident where I caused the death of a senior assassin from our family should also be let go."
He Lei also said, "My dad just called me and said pretty much the same thing. They mentioned that at the bar, Tan Xu saw Wang Ye taking his seat, yet said nothing and remained polite. They feel Wang Ye might have some background we're not aware of."
"Moreover, my father suspects that tonight, when they were discussing how to divide up the Wang family's interests after acquiring them, members of the Yun City security forces abruptly appeared and took away those from smaller families and factions. This too might very well be Wang Ye's doing."
As He Lei and Wu Bufeng spoke, their words were filled with intense reluctance.
They hadn't dealt with Wang Ye yet, but were being told not to proceed with it.
Ding-ding-ding.
The phone rang again for He Lei.
He Lei didn't want to answer, but when he saw that it was Mr. Lu calling, he picked up, wanting to ask what exactly had happened over in Xi County.
After answering the call, He Lei learned the whole story.
He found out that Tan Xu had not contended with Wang Ye over the seat because Wang Ye had commanded Mr. Lu's Life-bound Gu to attack Mr. Lu right in front of Tan Xu, making Tan Xu realize the extent of Wang Ye's capabilities, hence he no longer bothered with Wang Ye.
It wasn't because of any deep background Wang Ye might have.
"Damn, we were all played by that kid Wang Ye!" He Lei cursed out loud upon hearing this.
It wasn't just He Lei and Wu Bufeng.
At this moment, all four of the Yuncheng Great Families were guessing at Wang Ye's hidden background, not knowing that there was really nothing behind Wang Ye; it was just their wild guesses.
"No way, I must tell my father and the others about Wang Ye's real status now, let them know that Wang Ye doesn't really have any background, and it's all just their overthinking."
"Don't!"
As soon as He Lei spoke those words, Mr. Lu's voice rang out from the other end of the line.
"Huh?"
He Lei, puzzled by Mr. Lu's words, knew that exposing Wang Ye would alleviate many of their concerns if they were to deal with him again.
But why wouldn't Mr. Lu let him tell?
On the phone, Mr. Lu said, "My master has returned; he is now in Xi County."
"My master says that he has a way to deal with Wang Ye, and once we've taken care of Wang Ye together, why not tell them that it was our doing? Wouldn't that be good?"
"Moreover, before we dealt with Wang Ye, they saw it merely as children playing house. But now, as they believe Wang Ye has such a significant background, if we take him down, won't they think our methods are formidable?"
"That way, they would surely value us more, and who knows, we might not become the group's leaders, but we could still gain a lot of resources."
Upon hearing this, bright lights flashed in the eyes of both He Lei and Wu Bufeng.
Previously, they hadn't thought this much, but now, hearing Mr. Lu's words, they suddenly realized.
Right.
"We can indeed do that."
Their parents thought Wang Ye had a powerful background, didn't they?
Weren't they trying to figure out how to deal with Wang Ye?
What if several of them just took out Wang Ye? Wouldn't that prove their strength to their parents?
Surely, their parents' perceptions of them would change.
"Alright, let's do that!"
He Lei spoke, "Tonight, we'll also head to Xi County, and when Wang Ye is taken care of, we want to be present."
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The next morning.
After Wang Ye and Su Wanqing had finished the breakfast prepared by the hotel and were just coming downstairs, Tan Long was already waiting for them.
Seeing Wang Ye and Su Wanqing coming out, Tan Long promptly approached them with an eager expression and said, "Master Wang, Miss Su, you're down."
"Hmm."
Wang Ye nodded slightly and glanced at Su Wanqing, "Let her lead the way, we'll go together to that place I remember."
Wang Ye and Su Wanqing got into the car, Su Wanqing started to direct based on the impressions in her mind.
Despite other events concerning the Wang family having occurred, Wang Ye and Su Wanqing still needed to follow the original plan and visit the place Wang Ye remembered.
On a certain floor above the hotel.
Tan Xu watched as Wang Ye and Su Wanqing drove off in Tan Long's car towards the distance, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.
No wonder Tan Long had been so confident when he saw me last night.
It turned out that it was because Tan Long had aligned himself with Wang Ye.
Tan Xu had also heard the rumors from last night.
The people in Yun City actually thought that because Wang Ye took his seat and he didn't entertain Wang Ye, Wang Ye must be some big shot with a strong background.
How ridiculous.
They were all people who liked to overthink.
Tan Long, probably for that reason, had decided to stand by Wang Ye and serve him.
He had seemed so confident when he saw me last night.
But little did he know, my decision last night was merely because I saw Wang Ye use Mr. Lu's Life-bound Gu against Mr. Lu himself.
I felt there was no need to provoke Wang Ye at the moment, so I compromised.
Was I afraid of Wang Ye?
Not at all.
It was merely to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The more he thought about it, the more intense the smile on Tan Xu's face became.
Tan Xu didn't plan to explain this matter outwardly.
It didn't matter what those people outside thought or how they speculated.
After all, it posed no harm to him.
Moreover, he could even exploit this situation to gain some advantage for himself.