Yin Handong went to the Senye Group early in the morning. His assistant waited at the office door and reported, "Boss, we’ve encountered problems with our third-phase financing."
The assistant felt as if the sky was falling. Once the capital chain breaks, the group would suffer greatly, with unpredictable consequences.
Yin Handong, nearing his seventies, still guarded his position and was unwilling to retire. He was very uneasy about Yin Feibai; if he handed the group over to his son, how could his son compete with Gu Yikun?
Even he himself found it incredibly difficult.
He took two pills after hearing the bad news and then asked, "Who intervened?"
The assistant handed a few docunts to the boss, "I received several notifications from our partners this morning. They won’t continue participating in the project and won’t invest any further funds. I asked for the reasons, and they all cited company decision issues."
The so-called company decision issues were just a polite excuse for refusal.
Yin Handong flipped through the docunts, read a few pages, then suddenly cursed, "Gu Yikun, why must you be so relentless!"
The assistant understood imdiately; who else but the president of the Gu Family could have the power to force several investors to change their minds simultaneously?
"Boss, should we contact President Gu?"
"Call him."
The assistant took out his phone and called Gu Yikun’s secretary. Secretary Wang heard it was Senye on the line and replied directly without asking for instructions, "Our president is very busy. I’ll inform him when he’s available."
The assistant was hung up on and reported back to Yin Handong, "The secretary blocked the call."
Yin Handong personally called Gu Yikun’s private number, but it didn’t connect.
His blood pressure soared. Even if Yikun despised the Yin Family in the past, he had never pursued them so relentlessly. What exactly had happened to make him suddenly intervene in Senye’s project?
Yin Handong called Yin Feibai in the United States. As soon as the call connected, he started yelling, "Ungrateful son, did you do sothing in the United States to provoke Gu Yikun?"
Yin Feibai was stunned, "Dad, I’ve been busy investigating Tengxia Industrial recently. How could I have ti for Gu Yikun?"
"Really not you?"
"No."
Yin Feibai wanted to explode. He had been working tirelessly in the United States to find a flaw in Tengxia Industrial. He was slaving away for the group, yet his father still considered him useless, blaming him for every mishap.
Yin Feibai was on the verge of spitting blood. He and Gu Yikun were about the sa age; Yikun had long dominated the business world, while he was still living in his father’s shadow. Comparing oneself to others only fuels resentnt!
Yin Handong warned him, "Consult with before making any move, especially regarding Gu Yikun."
"Got it," Yin Feibai replied impatiently, feeling more stifled than anyone else!
Yin Handong dialed Gu Yikun’s number several tis with no answer. Near noon, Gu Yikun suddenly appeared at Senye Group.
Without an appointnt, the secretary dared not stop him. He walked unhindered right into Yin Handong’s office.
Yin Handong put on his reading glasses, smiling kindly, "Yi Ke, what brings you here? Truly a rare guest."
He seed unfazed by the financing issue.
Gu Yikun sat down and spoke directly, "I believe I told you not to send people to find Jin Xiu anymore."
Yin Handong felt helpless about this estranged grandson, "I didn’t send anyone to look for that child. As for my wife, I’ll remind her when I get back. Yi Ke, after all, we are in-laws..."
Gu Yikun interrupted, "I never acknowledged this marriage. My wife is only An Junxi. I believe Mr. Yin knows well what Mrs. Yin said at the Mingfang Association."
Yin Handong suddenly understood; it was Tao Manqiu who had offended him.
Yin Handong had always focused on Senye, rarely dealing with family matters. He had spent most of his life cautiously in his position and was still unwilling to hand it over to Feibai.
Senye was his lifeblood, sothing he intended to watch over until the day he died.
His daughter had been dead for nearly ten years. Back then, his wife scolded him for selling their daughter for glory, causing her death. He felt he had done nothing wrong.
The marriage alliance with the Gu Family had helped Senye through two crises. If given the choice again, he would still do the sa.
His daughter had willingly entered the marriage. Her death had nothing to do with his decision. It could only be said that she failed to win her husband’s heart and attention, which was her problem.
Yin Handong even believed that if Yin Yue had done better, making Gu Yikun completely devoted to her, the Senye Group wouldn’t be so passive.
He said, "I don’t know what my wife did, Yi Ke, but I think there must be so misunderstanding. As for the financing..."
Gu Yikun stood up, "This is a small warning. There won’t be any leniency next ti."
"Yi Ke, wait..."
Gu Yikun walked out of Senye Group with large strides, ignoring Yin Handong’s calls to stop him.
Yin Handong didn’t want to lose face by chasing after him. If his subordinates saw him like that, it would be truly humiliating.
Ignoring the bank’s urging of the finance departnt, he returned ho angrily. Tao Manqiu was playing with a puppy in the garden, still gloating over making Liang Huiyun look bad at the Mingfang Association.
Seeing Yin Handong return at this ti, without saying a word, he kicked the puppy away. The puppy whimpered weakly and lay motionless on the ground.
The maids quickly retreated several ters; the master was throwing a tantrum again!
Tao Manqiu cursed, "Yin Handong, have you taken the wrong dicine!"
In her youth, she hadn’t suffered so much. Now, in her old age, with her daughter long gone, an unseen grandson, a son abroad, and a husband always preoccupied with business affairs, she was about to go mad!
She had had enough of this life. Didn’t she even have the freedom to keep a pet?
Yin Handong pointed at her nose, "Didn’t I tell you to stay put and not cause trouble? What did you do at the Mingfang Association?"
Tao Manqiu froze for a mont, "Yes, I cursed Liang Huiyun and An Junxi. So what? The Gu Family owes us!"
Yin Handong clutched his chest in pain, "You, this is all your doing. Gu Yikun withdrew the funds of four joint investors overnight, and now the bankers are camped outside our building. What do you propose we do now?"
Tao Manqiu stiffened her resolve, "Didn’t you have any backup plan?"
Yin Handong’s dyed black hair turned gray, "For now, I’ll use the subsidiary shares to manage. You better stop causing trouble for !"
Tao Manqiu knew business wasn’t a joke, "I’ll go find An Junxi."
"You dare! Gu Yikun acted because of her. Do you have any brains?"
"You always scold . How is this my fault? If the Gu Family can cultivate a Gu Yikun, how did you educate our son? Feibai still can’t stand on his own; isn’t that your failure?"
"How dare you as a mother bla for not raising our son properly. While I toiled outside, you indulged in cards, tea, and costics. Did you fulfill your duties as a mother? Our son’s genes must be from you. My decades of effort were in vain."
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