Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 207

Chapter 207 : Your father-in-law, today I'll teach you how to do business.

Just as Ye Sheng Ming stood up, someone called out from behind. He turned around and, sure enough, saw a tall, slender figure appear at the doorway. A pure black suit accentuated his striking physique. His hands were in his pockets, and his refined features were cold and indifferent.

Ye Sheng Ming hadn't expected Liang Xi Cheng to come at this time. A year ago, he had used every means to fulfill his daughter's wish, allowing her to marry this man. But after the marriage, the more unhappy his precious daughter was, the more he regretted it.

This was a marriage of convenience, like a transaction. He had thought that by using all his strength and methods, he could bind this man, but he had only inadvertently pushed his daughter into a fire pit.

His apprehension and loathing for Liang Xi Cheng grew stronger, but for the past year, he had endured it all because of Ye Qing. Now, with his daughter's drug use exposed, Ye Sheng Ming knew that Liang Xi Cheng was behind it all.

How dare he brazenly walk into the Ye family mansion now?

Ye Sheng Ming clenched his fists at his sides, his fat face jiggling, revealing the extent of his agitation.

However, being a seasoned veteran of the business world, no matter how turbulent his emotions were, Ye Sheng Ming didn't show the urge to overturn the table upon seeing Liang Xi Cheng. He took a deep breath, waved his hand to dismiss the servants, and ordered in a low voice, "... Go upstairs and watch over Miss. Have the butler find the key and open the door. Call me if anything happens."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as the servants left, Liang Xi Cheng entered the living room. He would never call Ye Sheng Ming "father." He was merely the Liang family's enemy. Because of Ye Sheng Ming and Ye Qing, he had lost too much, including the child he had desperately tried to keep a year ago, causing his beloved woman immense pain. Sometimes, when he was suffering from the pain of missing Yan Liang, the excruciating agony made him want to uproot the Ye family.

Two men, each hoping the other would never recover, stood in the living room, exuding a subtle yet palpable aura, their expressions inscrutable.

It was Ye Sheng Ming who spoke first, “… I don’t know what wind blew today, but it actually made you, Chairman Liang, come in person. What, aren’t you busy lately?”

His tone was unpleasant; even a fool could tell. Liang Xi Cheng wasn’t surprised. In truth, Ye Sheng Ming had always been hypocritical towards him, and so had he.

During the period immediately following his marriage to Ye Qing, he had stopped putting on a show. He genuinely rarely visited the Ye family, but Ye Sheng Ming was indeed very considerate of his daughter’s feelings. At that time, Ye Qing still harbored feelings for him, so Ye Sheng Ming spoke politely to Liang Xi Cheng in front of his daughter.

“Whether I have time or not depends on whether you have time.”

Ye Sheng Ming snorted coldly. All pretense was no longer necessary between them. His words were as sharp and sarcastic as could be. Ye Sheng Ming wanted nothing more than to tear the man before him to shreds. This man had caused his daughter's suffering, and now he sat there so leisurely. He secretly vowed that he wouldn't rest until Liang Xi Cheng was tormented to the point of despair!

"What, you, Liang Xi Cheng, are so capable that you need to talk to me?"

"No, you're wrong."

Liang Xi Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. His tone was calm when he said "no," yet it carried an imposing aura. "I didn't come here to talk to you. I just came to confront you. Of course, I'm only giving you a way out because of your age."

"…"

Ye Sheng Ming flew into a rage, pointing at Liang Xi Cheng, finally tearing off his last mask, and roared, "... Liang Xi Cheng, you're a heartless ingrate! I shouldn't have let you get away with this! Returning to the mountains, it's truly a recipe for disaster. A year ago, I should have ensured your Liang family's eternal damnation. I spared you, you wolf, and now you've turned on me! I gave you my precious daughter; you're even more entitled to inherit all of Ye Sheng Ming's assets. What are you dissatisfied with? How could you do this to my daughter! Liang Xi Cheng, you …"

"Don't try to portray yourself as so noble."

Liang Xi Cheng frowned, unable to bear it any longer. A murderer, yet in front of his victim, putting on a savior act—how repulsive is such a person?

He reached for a cigarette, lit it, and took a light drag. The white smoke obscured his refined, sculpted features. Liang Xi Cheng narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp. "Don't talk like you were so great a year ago. All that 'greatness' you spoke of was nothing more than an opportunity you created using despicable means over twenty years ago."

Liang Xi Cheng flicked the ash from his cigarette and sneered. "And don't act like I should be overjoyed to marry my daughter to me. Some choices are yours to make. I never wanted to marry her, just as I never cared about the business empire you, Ye Sheng Ming, acquired through dirty tricks. Do you think I, Liang Xi Cheng, am inferior to you?"

He spoke the last few words extremely slowly and in a low voice, yet those simple words exuded a masculine and domineering aura.

He knew perfectly well that all the obstacles in his path were brought in by this old fox named Ye Sheng Ming, yet he had to suppress his anger and swallow his pride. A year had passed, countless days and nights, and not a single day had he not thought about this situation.

Now, finally, his wish had been fulfilled. Looking at Ye Sheng Ming's face, a tapestry of emotions, Liang Xi Cheng felt a satisfaction far greater than signing a multi-million dollar contract.

"... Liang Xi Cheng, how dare you speak to me like that? Don't think that just because I promised Qing'er and signed that contract, that your resort construction has begun and everything is under your control. Whether you're comparable to me or not, don't be so smug now."

Ye Sheng Ming's expression immediately turned arrogant when he mentioned the resort. He looked at Liang Xi Cheng with a confident tone and disdain, "Just a young man, still young. Those who can't hold their temper will never amount to anything."

"I know, you don't want to marry my daughter. Qing'er is too foolish, too naive, to fall for a heartless man like you. I've worked so hard, exhausted every trick in the book, to finally get you to agree to marry my darling. I thought you'd at least learn some gratitude, but instead, you've turned on me. Now you're standing on my turf, Ye Sheng Ming's territory, and you dare speak to me like that—"

Ye Sheng Ming chuckled, stepping forward to stand before Liang Xi Cheng. The two were different heights, and their auras were worlds apart.

Liang Xi Cheng possessed a powerful, domineering aura that no one could withstand.

Ye Sheng Ming, on the other hand, exuded a gloomy aura. He was desperately trying to counter Liang Xi Cheng, but his words, intended to intimidate this "impatient young man" he called himself, only resulted in Liang Xi Cheng maintaining a calm expression, unmoved even by a collapsing mountain. This composure sent a shiver down Ye Sheng Ming's spine.

But then he thought again, and realized he was probably overthinking it.

The resort project actually only started a few months after their wedding. Of course, it was halted for a while because of him, so it's only just begun. However, Ye Sheng Ming had secretly asked Chu Yi Sheng to tamper with the materials contracts Liang Xi Cheng signed.

Ye Sheng Ming thought smugly—Liang Xi Cheng probably doesn't know yet that he's already stepped into a trap.

He wondered if, later, when he revealed that the person specifically in charge of the materials was actually Chu Yi Sheng's Far East, pulling the strings behind the scenes, this confident man would have a surprised yet intriguing expression.

"... Xi Cheng, don't say that I, as your elder, haven't taught you how to do business, how to be a person, and how to build your own business empire—it seems that for the past 20 years, your father has been stuck in the same place, and naturally hasn't passed on the best methods to you. Now that you've come to me, I, your father-in-law, will personally teach you!"

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