Chapter 90 Do You Trust Me?
"You are left too far behind him!" These words echoed in Zhang Xingguo's mind, and he laughed with anger. He was the president of the dignified Yongan Construction Company with hundreds of millions of dollars' assets, and yet he was left too far behind a gambler and alcoholic with loan sharks coming after him every now and then.
"All right, my bad. Old master, whatever you say! He is everything, and I am not as good as him, too far left behind!" Zhang Xingguo shook his head sarcastically and laughed.
Zhang Weimin sighed helplessly. He knew his son better than anyone. Zhang Xingguo was not mediocrity, but he was definitely not a talent. Did he really earn the current assets of hundreds of millions of dollars on his own?
If it weren't for the fact that the merchants and dignitaries from all walks of life helped him since he was Zhang Weimin's son and most of them had owned Zhang Weimin a favor, Zhang Xingguo could never run a business like this construction company, let alone hundreds of millions of assets.
The only virtue Zhang Xingguo had was that he always kept the bottom line in mind over the years in business, never transgressed the bounds of the Zhang family or did anything illegal.
However, in terms of the way he did things and his foresight, he was even worse than Zhang Jingshan, not to mention Ye Chen. Hundreds of millions of dollars of assets he earned were built on Zhang Weimin's reputation since people all admired him as long as he was still breathing in this world.
Zhang Xingguo had always abided by the law and the moral standards and ran the business with all his heart, so Zhang Weimin had always turned a blind eye to Zhang Xingguo when he was using his reputation to do business.
After all, in the words of the current leader of the City Party Committee, "It is far better to let Zhang Xingguo take over the project than to let the corrupted businessmen make jerry-built projects."
As days went by, Zhang Xingguo seemed to have forgotten who he was, which made Zhang Weimin worry about him. However, before he sighed in his heart, Ye Chen inwardly said, "Old secretary, thank you for saying that, but that's not true!"
Ye Chen expressed his gratitude and then asked in a serious tone, "By the way, who is that Mr. Kong?" Originally, Ye Chen was going to leave Zhang Xingguo on his own, but Zhang Jingshan and Zhang Weimin all defended him, so Ye Chen couldn't hold back to help the Zhang family because if anything happened to Zhang Xingguo, Zhang Jingshan and Zhang Weimin would also suffer from it.
"Brother Ye, are you talking about Kong Liqun? He is the General Manager of the Yongan Construction Company, and almost everything in the company was entrusted to him, so he has all the power in the company under the president. What's the problem?" Zhang Jingshan said curiously. "Young friend Ye, what's wrong with him?" Zhang Weimin noticed that Ye Chen looked solemn, he also asked.
Ye Chen pursed his lips, shook his head, and said, "His nose is not matching with his cheeks, the ophryon is narrow, the philtrum is short, and he got sanpaku eyes and an occipital bone. In terms of these characters, he is not someone you could trust or have a close friendship with. He is ambitious, interests-oriented, insidious, scheming, and willing to sell his boss for his own interests. It is not surprising if he is ungrateful, but if you trust this kind of people, you might get in trouble because of this, and you might not end well!"
Ye Chen said all these from the memory of his last life. In his last life, as what happened in the Zhang family was gradually rehabilitated, Kong Liqun was also known by the public. Some people who called themselves fortune-tellers analyzed Kong Liqun's personality, and they made a conclusion that Zhang Xingguo even trusted such a person, and he deserved the loss.
At the moment Zhang Xingguo heard that, he was immediately pissed off, "What do you think you are talking about? What did Kong Liqun do to make you turn against him? He was a hard worker running the company for me, and now you're saying that he is an ungrateful snake who would sell his boss down the river for seeking profits?"
Right after Zhang Xingguo finished, the old secretary immediately shouted, "Shut up now!" Zhang Weimin had gradually believed in Ye Chen's reasoning. More importantly, he believed that Ye Chen, who claimed to know numerology, would not say this for no reason. Zhang Weimin and Zhang Jingshan asked with one voice, "Young friend Ye, are you telling the truth?" "Brother Ye, are you telling the truth?
Ye Chen didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xingguo as if he really was a fortune-teller, and then he said, "I understand that Mr. Zhang doesn't believe me, but if it wasn't for the sake of the old secretary and Jingshan, I would never be involved in this kind of thing since you don't want to believe what I had said. But look at Mr. Zhang's ophryon, it is a little bit dark, and there may be a chance for you to be in prison, which is probably because of Kong Liqun. Jingshan just said that Kong Liqun has all the power in Mr. Zhang's construction company under you!"
Ye Chen continued, "My advice! Whether Mr. Zhang believes it or not, you'd better check the projects your company has contracted, especially those municipal projects. If the projects are up to standard, then everything will be fine. It won't be a good result for Mr. Zhang if there is anything jerry-built!"
"What are you talking about? Jerry-built? If anything happens to me, Kong Liqun wouldn't benefit from it, and he would also be afraid of this." Zhang Xingguo reprimanded with a smirk.
"I don't know if he would be afraid or not, but if anything happens, he could just walk away. After all, you are the one who is actually in charge of the construction company. When he is under investigation, I'm afraid that he will long be gone! Believe it or not." Ye Chen said.
Before Zhang Xingguo could say anything, Zhang Jingshan was trembling and looked slightly pale. Although he hated Zhang Xingguo, Zhang Xingguo was his father and the old master's son no matter what. If anything happened to him as Ye Chen said, then the entire Zhang family would not be able to survive this. "Brother Ye, are you serious?" Zhang Jingshan froze since what Ye Chen had predicted came true several times.
Ye Chen smiled and said nothing. He looked out at the dark sky, turning to Zhang Weimin, saying politely, "Old secretary, it's getting late, thank you for your hospitality. Having dinner with you, who is highly respected, is better than anything for me!" Zhang Weimin, who was still thinking about Ye Chen's words just now, didn't expect that he would say this.
Ye Chen was about to take a step out, and he seemed to remember something. Looking back at Zhang Xingguo, "Mr. Zhang, as the saying goes, 'Luck comes but once, but trouble comes in droves.' You are doing construction, so in addition to what I said, you'd better pay attention to the safety of your construction sites. Put an end to the possibility of causing construction accidents!" Only when Ye Chen finished talking did he take a step forward with a smile. Zhang Xingguo was completely stunned, and he didn't know what did Ye Chen want.
"Brother Ye, I'll walk you out!" Zhang Jingshan quickly followed him out. Standing by the Benz, Zhang Jingshan asked, "Brother Ye, is... he really going to be in trouble?" Zhang Jingshan swallowed. Although he did not doubt Ye Chen's words, he couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice.
Ye Chen smiled, "Do you trust me?" Zhang Jingshan nodded immediately without thinking about it. From the first day he met Ye Chen, everything Ye Chen said had become the truth one by one, and Ye Chen had been deified somehow deep in his heart, so why wouldn't he trust Ye Chen?
"If you trust me, your dad will be in trouble, if not, what I can say here?" Smiling lightly, Ye Chen opened the car door. When he got into the car, he hesitated, but he still said, "To tell you the truth, if it wasn't for you and the old secretary, I wouldn't say that considering your father's attitude..." Ye Chen said with a playful laugh, and then started the car engine and then roared away.
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In the Zhang family, Zhang Xingguo and Zhang Weimin were still in the dining room. After being in a trance, Zhang Xingguo was stunned when he saw Zhang Weimin frowning tightly. Zhang Xingguo, whose mouth twitched slightly, said, "Dad, don't tell me that you believed the nonsense of that gambler said. I forgot to tell you before that he is a completely..."
But before he could finish, Zhang Weimin shouted in a deep voice, "Don't focus on his past, I don't need you to tell me about his past! Compared to his past, I think his present is what matters. Without his reminders, Jingshan would have been framed and imprisoned because of the peach blossom robbery, and Jingshan's classmate Li Changfeng would have died on the South China Express due to the brake failure of the Ferrari!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xingguo froze suddenly, thinking, "Is there really such thing?" Zhang Weimin continued, "Now, he reminded you for the sake of me and Jingshan. I don't care if you believe him or not, but you must start a thorough investigation immediately about what he just said. We'd better believe it exists, otherwise, if something really happens, not only you but even the entire Zhang family will be doomed!"
Zhang Jingshan was back inside now, saying coldly, "Although I hate you, I don't want you to ruin grandpa's reputation for life, and I don't want the Zhang family to be scolded by others! You can think of Mr. Ye as a liar, but don't forget, if he is a liar, what does he get from this? He could have done nothing and watched you making a mistake. Why would he remind you and put himself through this?"
Zhang Xingguo nodded solemnly with their persuasion, "OK, I'll investigate it!" Zhang Jingshan continued coldly, "If you are going to do this, do it in private. If you really find out that Kong Liqun is the kind of person as Mr. Ye said, you have to put that bastard in jail, don't let him run away at full speed when he knew something is wrong!"