NOVEL NEXT Chapter 218: Head of Zhao Family
Wang Ye didn't recognize him.
But just from the way he stood there, exuding a commanding presence, Wang Ye could tell that the man's identity was no ordinary one!
Even his demeanor seemed stronger than any family head of the four major families previously in Yun City.
"It's someone from the Zhao family."
Wang Ye didn't recognize him, but that didn't mean Fang Feifei and Su Wanqing didn't.
Fang Feifei and Su Wanqing immediately recognized the man.
Seeing that Wang Ye didn't recognize the two others beside Wu Bufeng, Su Wanqing introduced the young man to Wang Ye, "That young man is called Zhao Xuan, the future successor of Zhao Corporation. However, rumors have it that Zhao Xuan is not from the direct line but a collateral line, although the Zhao family has always claimed he is from the direct line."
Fang Feifei introduced the middle-aged man, who just by standing exuded a fierce aura, to Wang Ye, "His name is Zhao Han, the current family head of Zhao Corporation."
Having said that, Fang Feifei added, "He is also the one from the collateral line who opposed helping the Wang family years ago, eventually overthrowing the direct line to become the family head."
Opposed helping the Wang family.
The one who overthrew the direct line!
Upon hearing Fang Feifei's words, a flash of anger appeared on Wang Ye's face!
If it weren't for their words, the Wang family wouldn't have disappeared a few years ago.
That is to say.
The reason the Wang family disappeared decades ago was largely due to this Zhao Han!
But Wang Ye quickly suppressed the anger that had just risen.
Wang Ye knew that he needed to obtain information about his parents' current situation from the Zhao family next.
Being angry now was meaningless.
"Uncle Zhao, Brother Xuan, Ruoxi is right here, I'll take you to see him now," Wu Bufeng spoke eagerly to Zhao Han and Zhao Xuan.
"OK."
Zhao Han responded, then turned his gaze in a certain direction.
For some reason, he had just felt a surge of anger coming from that direction.
An anger directed at him.
Although the feeling was fleeting, Zhao Xuan sensed it immediately.
Wu Bufeng and Zhao Xuan followed Zhao Han's gaze.
They saw that the person sitting there was Wang Ye.
And sitting next to Wang Ye were Su Wanqing and Fang Feifei.
"It's Wang Ye."
Wang Ye had recently become very popular online, and Zhao Han naturally knew about Wang Ye from the internet information.
Seeing that it was Wang Ye, Zhao Han didn't find the anger directed at him all that strange.
After all, there indeed was some conflict between him and Wang Ye.
Upon seeing Wang Ye, Wu Bufeng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
He hadn't expected Wang Ye to choose to come in.
He knew there was a conflict between Wang Ye and the Zhao family.
If a conflict arose between Wang Ye and Zhao Han now, he would be caught in the middle.
"Uncle Zhao, I'll call Zhao Ruoxi now to ask her to come out, shall I take you to the lounge to sit for a while?" Wu Bufeng said to Zhao Han.
He didn't want Zhao Han and Wang Ye to meet and have a conflict.
"No need," Zhao Han said, shaking his head upon hearing Wu Bufeng's suggestion.
"I've seen a friend of an acquaintance, I'll talk with this acquaintance for a while, just wait here for Ruoxi."
When Zhao Han spoke these words, his tone automatically carried an authoritative air that was difficult to refuse.
Upon hearing Zhao Han's words, Wu Bufeng appeared calm on the surface, but inside, he was nearly in tears.
Bitter enmity certainly existed between Wang Ye and Zhao Han.
And he did not want to offend either side.
Now, with Wang Ye and Zhao Han about to confront each other, that...
Zhao Han seemed to have guessed Wu Bufeng's thoughts, glanced at him, and said,
"Don't worry, there won't be any trouble. We are bound to meet anyway, and it won't involve you."
Relieved by Zhao Han's words, Wu Bufeng sighed.
As long as it didn't involve him, it was fine.
Zhao Han walked up to Wang Ye, looked down at him from a superior angle, and said, "Wang Ye."
Wang Ye looked up at Zhao Han, and though Zhao Han towered over him, there was a regal aura about Wang Ye that prevented Zhao Han from feeling any psychological advantage, even while looking down at him.
"Should I also call you 'Uncle'?"
Though Wang Ye said this, his voice carried a sneer.
However, Zhao Han seemed not to hear the sneer in Wang Ye's voice and simply smiled as he replied, "Of course."
He shamelessly agreed.
Su Wanqing wanted to speak up but was stopped by Wang Ye.
Wang Ye stared at Zhao Han and said emotionlessly, "If I call you 'Uncle,' will you then tell us the whereabouts of my parents?"
Zhao Han did not respond.
Wang Ye and Zhao Han locked eyes.
One, a rising star in Yun City, and the other, the head of one of the four major families in the West Mountain Provincial Government.
With neither speaking, no one around them dared to utter a word either.
The atmosphere became silent in just an instant.
Wang Ye and Zhao Han continued their stare-down, their gazes clashing like lightning bolts, each trying to overpower the other with their eyes.
However, after nearly a minute, neither Wang Ye nor Zhao Han came out on top.
Zhao Han inwardly marvelled at Wang Ye's composure despite his young age, and with a benign expression, he said to Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, why dwell so much on past matters?"
"This is the digital age!"
"If your parents were truly fine, they would have seen news of you online by now. At that time, you wouldn't need to actively look for them; they would come to Yun City to reunite with you themselves."
"But since they haven't appeared by now, you ought to know what that means."
Wang Ye trembled upon hearing Zhao Han's words.
Indeed.
This is the digital age!
From the elderly to children just starting elementary and middle school, nearly everyone uses the internet.
And in recent times, he had indeed stirred up quite a storm online.
Yet despite this,
his parents had not come looking for him.
That likely meant that something had happened to his parents.
Wang Ye shook his head immediately.
No!
That's impossible!
His parents must be fine.
If something had happened, his master would never have let him come down from the mountain to search for his parents.
Wang Ye trusted Wang Yifeng; he surely wouldn't let him engage in meaningless actions!