Early the next morning.
After cooking breakfast, Ye Chen rode his little electric scooter to the Emgrand Group.
He parked the scooter near the company's parking lot. Just as he locked it, a black Bentley slowly pulled into a parking spot opposite him.
Ye Chen casually looked up and saw a young couple getting out of the car.
The man wore a high-end suit and looked quite distinguished. The woman was dressed extravagantly—though a bit flashy, she was still an undeniable beauty.
It was none other than Xiao Churan's cousin Xiao Weiwei and her soon-to-be fiancé, Wang Yunfei, the eldest son of the Wang family.
Ye Chen didn't know what they were doing at the Emgrand Group, but to avoid trouble, he decided to steer clear.
Unfortunately, the more he tried to avoid them, the closer trouble came.
With sharp eyes, Xiao Weiwei instantly spotted him and called out loudly, "Oh my, brother-in-law!"
The way she called him "brother-in-law" sounded unusually sweet, but Ye Chen only felt a headache coming on.
Out of politeness, he stopped and waited for the two to approach before forcing a smile and saying, "Weiwei, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Weiwei giggled and said, "Yunfei and I are here to meet with Vice Chairman Wang Dongxue of the Emgrand Group!"
As she spoke, she looked adoringly at Wang Yunfei and said, "Yunfei's family has many collaborations with Emgrand. In the future, not only will it help the Wang family, but also our Xiao family."
Ye Chen didn't know about any collaboration between the Wang family and Emgrand—after all, the company had just become his asset, and he hadn't had time to get familiar with everything.
But he didn't show any surprise and simply smiled. "Young Master Wang is impressive indeed. You two make a perfect couple."
Wang Yunfei glanced at Ye Chen with contempt, feeling a sense of injustice.
This useless loser got humiliated by Grandma Xiao yesterday, and today he still walks around with a smile like nothing happened?
Why did someone as stunning as Xiao Churan marry this kind of loser?
If it weren't for this waste, he would've pursued Xiao Churan with all his might. There'd be no need to settle for Xiao Weiwei, who was inferior in every way.
Feeling annoyed, Wang Yunfei asked on purpose, "So, brother-in-law, what brings you to Emgrand Group?"
Ye Chen replied casually, "Looking for a job."
"A job?" Wang Yunfei sneered. "You, a good-for-nothing loser, think you can work at Emgrand Group?"
Ye Chen frowned. "What does my job hunt have to do with you?"
Xiao Weiwei had called out to Ye Chen just to mock him, but seeing Wang Yunfei start first, she quickly joined in.
"Oh please, is Yunfei wrong?" she sneered.
"Do you even have a diploma, loser? Do you have any achievements? A guy like you wouldn't even qualify to be a janitor here. If you had any self-awareness, you'd go pick up trash on the street—you could at least make a few thousand a month."
As she spoke, she tossed her empty drink bottle at Ye Chen's feet and said mockingly, "Here, don't say I'm not looking out for you. Pick that up and sell it for some spare change."
Wang Yunfei laughed. "Even though you're garbage, you're still family. I have some connections with Emgrand's Vice Chair. How about I ask her to give you a job—maybe cleaning toilets?"
Ye Chen gave a cold smile. "Where I work is none of your concern. You should be more worried about yourself. Emgrand is a prestigious company. I highly doubt they'd collaborate with someone as low-quality as you."
Wang Yunfei's face twisted in rage. "What did you say, you piece of shit?!"
"You heard me. You're trash," Ye Chen said disdainfully, then turned and walked toward the Emgrand building.
"Get your ass back here!" Wang Yunfei chased after him and caught up at the elevator.
He was itching to teach Ye Chen a lesson—at least slap him around a couple of times to make a point.
But since they were already inside Emgrand Group's premises, he hesitated to act rashly for fear of upsetting their business partners.
So he gritted his teeth and said, "You're lucky today, but next time, you won't be so fortunate!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly and stepped into the elevator. "Wang Yunfei, you think you're hot shit? Trust me, you'll soon learn the price of arrogance."
"You bastard—" Wang Yunfei tried to rush into the elevator.
But Xiao Weiwei held him back and said scornfully, "Yunfei, don't share an elevator with this garbage. You'll choke on his stink."
Wang Yunfei nodded, realizing this wasn't the right time to make a move. He growled, "I'll let you off this time. Next time, you're dead."
…
Ye Chen took the elevator straight to the top floor where the chairman's office was located.
On the Emgrand side, Tang Sihai had already made arrangements. The person assigned to coordinate with him was a woman named Wang Dongxue.
Wang Dongxue was famous in Jinling as one of the city's top career women. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also extremely competent—so much so that she had been promoted to Vice Chair at a young age. Much of Emgrand's current success was credited to her.
Now that the Ye family had acquired the Emgrand Group, the former chairman had stepped down. Wang Dongxue had stayed on to assist the new chairman.
When she first saw Ye Chen, Wang Dongxue was stunned.
She hadn't expected the so-called young master of the Ye family that Tang Sihai spoke of to be so young and refined.
Not daring to delay, she immediately greeted him respectfully and said, "Young Master, please honor me by stepping into my office."