NOVEL NEXT Chapter 74 Heading to the Provincial City
Fang Feifei finished speaking with Wang Ye and then stepped aside to answer a phone call.
A few minutes later, she returned to Wang Ye's side.
"How did it go?" Wang Ye, seeing the worried expression on Fang Feifei's face, asked.
"The situation is bad, the supplier refuses to supply the raw stones, claiming the contract is about to expire and that they need to renegotiate the contract before they can supply," Fang Feifei answered.
"So that means we'll have to negotiate with new suppliers?"
"Yes," Fang Feifei nodded, "we need to leave now, head to the provincial city, and start negotiations. I'll arrange things at the jewelry store, you wait for me."
"Okay."
While Fang Feifei was arranging affairs at the jewelry store, Wang Ye also called his second senior sister Chen Li to inform her about his impending departure from Yun City for a while.
Although Chen Li was somewhat worried, once she knew Wang Ye would be going with Fang Feifei, she didn't say much more, only reminding Wang Ye to be careful.
A few minutes later, Fang Feifei finished dealing with the jewelry store's matters and together with Wang Ye, they drove towards the provincial city.
On the way, Wang Ye thought it over and felt something was off.
The jewelry store's original supplier causing trouble at this time was abnormal. Logically, the Fang Family Jewelry Store currently needed a very large quantity of raw materials due to its booming business.
Continuing the cooperation would mean more profit, wouldn't it? But instead, the supplier chose this time to make trouble, which was basically cutting off their own source of income!
And the incident coincidentally occurred right after Liu Yuntuo made trouble at the Fang Family Jewelry Store, making Wang Ye suspect that the two matters might be connected. Although Fang Feifei had mentioned before that Liu Yuntuo might collude with the current supplier, Wang Ye felt that it wasn't that simple.
Because Wang Ye had already looked over some documents Fang Feifei gave him, he found that the current supplier's connection with Liu Yuntuo wasn't that close. To put it bluntly, the current supplier wouldn't forgo a money-making opportunity just to cooperate with Liu Yuntuo.
So there must be a larger conspiracy at play.
Wang Ye then shared his judgment with Fang Feifei.
After listening, Fang Feifei appeared contemplative.
"Wang Ye, what you've said makes some sense! But what could that greater conspiracy be?"
"I don't know, I can't judge at the moment. Only when we get to the provincial city and find some clues can we speculate."
"Well, let's hurry to the provincial city then!"
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Meanwhile, as Wang Ye and Fang Feifei were on their way to the provincial city, Yun City - Su Family.
Su Wanqing and Su Yuanqiao were discussing the Su family's affairs.
"Wanqing, the Yang Family really signed the contract?" Su Wanqing asked excitedly.
Ever since they agreed to cooperate with Yang Junsheng, the Yang Family really had helped the Su family through tough times.
The contract that had been stalled finally got signed with Su Wanqing.
"That's right, Grandpa, the Yang Family really did sign the contract! But, I still have some worries about this. The Yang Family wouldn't be so kind-hearted," Su Wanqing said, her face colored with anxiety.
Su Yuanqiao, however, spoke with unconcern, "Hey, what's there to worry about? Didn't Yang Junsheng say? As long as we cooperate with him and deal with Wang Ye, the Yang Family won't do anything to the Su family!"
As long as the Su family was safe, Su Yuanqiao wouldn't care about Wang Ye's life or death. Plus, Wang Ye was going to give the Su family three hundred million in cash! By then, the Su family could soar directly.
"But that Wang Ye is not so simple! I'm worried that if Yang Junsheng can't deal with Wang Ye, he'll take it out on the Su family, seeking revenge on us!" Su Wanqing actually had a good opinion of Wang Ye's capabilities.
Although she was well aware that she didn't like Wang Ye, she had no doubts about Wang Ye's abilities.
"You don't need to worry about that! Wang Ye has abilities, but they are in medicine and appraising treasures. When it comes to plotting, he won't be a match for Yang Junsheng." Su Yuanqiao felt that Wang Ye was like a novice Taoist who just came down from the mountains, inexperienced in worldly affairs; how could he possibly outmaneuver people like Yang Junsheng and He Lei?
After hearing Su Yuanqiao's words, Su Wanqing could only nod in agreement, "I hope so!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Su Wanqing's phone rang.
The caller was none other than Yang Junsheng.
Su Wanqing actually disliked Yang Junsheng very much, but given the current situation, she had no choice but to answer the call.
"What's up?" Su Wanqing asked coldly.
"Wanqing, Young Master He said you must come over so we can discuss the situation with Wang Ye in detail," Yang Junsheng said.
Upon hearing this, Su Wanqing's brow furrowed, "What do you mean, Yang Junsheng? Isn't Wang Ye's matter for you to handle? I'm just supposed to marry him according to your arrangement."
"You're right, Wanqing. But we need to discuss the specifics, don't we? It's settled then, I'll send you the time and place!" Without giving Su Wanqing a chance to refuse, Yang Junsheng hung up the phone.
Seeing Su Wanqing's expression turning sour, Su Yuanqiao asked, "What's wrong, Wanqing?"
"It's nothing, Grandpa. You don't need to worry! I'll just step out for a bit." Su Wanqing didn't reveal what was happening to Su Yuanqiao; she just left on her own.
However, Su Yuanqiao was a shrewd man. Even without Su Wanqing saying anything, he had an idea of what might have happened.
As long as it was beneficial to the Su family, Su Yuanqiao felt that there was no issue. As for Su Wanqing, he wasn't the least bit worried.
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Meanwhile, Wang Ye and Fang Feifei had been driving on the highway for over two hours, and they were now less than two hundred kilometers away from the provincial capital.
Wang Ye had taken a nap in the car and woke up to see Fang Feifei still driving with focus, which made him feel somewhat guilty.
Having a woman drive while he himself was sound asleep didn't seem quite gentlemanly.
So, Wang Ye decided to strike up a casual conversation with Fang Feifei, to relieve her of the boredom of driving.
"Miss Fang, I have a question I'd like to ask you, is that okay?"
"Go ahead!" Fang Feifei replied breezily.
"What is your relationship with He Lei?"
"He Lei?"
Fang Feifei's expression changed upon hearing these two words.
Apparently, she wasn't very keen on discussing He Lei.
"If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine! I was just asking casually," Wang Ye quickly said, noticing Fang Feifei's solemnity.
"There's no harm in talking about it! He Lei is my ex-boyfriend from before I went abroad," Fang Feifei answered.
With that revelation, Wang Ye understood why He Lei had reacted the way he did when he saw Fang Feifei before!
"I see. So what happened between you after that? Why do your relations seem a bit delicate now?" Wang Ye continued to inquire.
Fang Feifei took a moment before responding, "Well, that's a long story, do you want to hear it?"