Chapter 247: Chapter 250 Maintenance
Several people were talking when suddenly there was a knock at the door. Li Yifei called for the person to enter, and the door opened. Manager Zhao Jing from the Yiyun Clubhouse walked in with a few police officers, accompanied by Song Ziqiao and the two n.
Seeing the police enter, Xu Yingying, Ye Yunzhu, and He Fangqing all frowned simultaneously, also a bit puzzled, while Li Xinyue was sowhat panicked at this point. It was clear Song Ziqiao bringing the police was specifically for Li Yifei and her.
"That’s the kid, arrest him for ," Song Ziqiao barked angrily the mont he saw Li Yifei.
The police officers imdiately rushed towards Li Yifei, but Zhao Jing, the manager, quickly extended his arms to block them, his face bearing a professional smile, "Mayor Song, could there be so misunderstanding here?"
Song Ziqiao snorted, "This kid hit , what misunderstanding could there be? You’d best step aside, or I’ll arrest you as well."
Zhao Jing spoke calmly and firmly, "Mayor Song, I am but a minor character; arresting
is a simple matter for you. However, since our clubhouse opened, such an incident has never occurred. Now you want to arrest soone inside our establishnt; this doesn’t seem quite appropriate, does it?"
Song Ziqiao frowned. He had been too impulsive earlier and now suddenly rembered that the Yiyun Clubhouse was quite extraordinary, backed by a vice mayor from the city. If it were just a vice mayor, that might still be bearable, but more importantly, the clubhouse was owned by a family with a standing not inferior to the Song family, perhaps even more powerful. He couldn’t afford not to give them face.
He looked at Zhao Jing and spoke in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with you all; I am solely targeting this kid."
Zhao Jing gave a slight smile, "As for your personal grievances, Mayor Song, I have no right to interfere. However, everyone who cos here to dine is my guest, and I must take responsibility for my guests. I cannot let them be taken away by the police here unless they really are so sort of fugitives."
Song Ziqiao’s face darkened, "So I should just let him get away with hitting ?"
Zhao Jing chuckled lightly, "Isn’t everyone just having a bit of fun? Why take it so seriously, Mayor Song? How about this: we take responsibility for your outfit, and in addition, today’s bill for you is on the house. What do you say?"
Song Ziqiao stared at Zhao Jing, suppressing the anger in his heart, "Are you blatantly siding with him?"
Zhao Jing inwardly despised Song Ziqiao very much. His deanor was a subtle hint to Song Ziqiao that Li Yifei was not soone to be trifled with, certainly more influential than Mayor Song. Yet, the man seed not to have caught on. Zhao Jing laughed and said, "Mayor Song, it’s not a matter of taking sides; I am rely following the rules of our clubhouse."
Song Ziqiao snapped, "I don’t care about your clubhouse’s rules. Today I am taking this kid away, let’s see who dares to stop !"
Seeing Song Ziqiao’s adamant stance, the police officers imdiately pushed Zhao Jing aside and attempted to arrest Li Yifei once again.
Xu Yingying was confused, not knowing what Li Yifei had done, but from what she could gather from Zhao Jing’s previous words, it seed Li Yifei had so conflict with this Mayor Song. Regardless, she couldn’t allow the police to take Li Yifei away.
Ye Yunzhu shared Xu Yingying’s sentint, and she stood up first, addressing Mayor Song, "Mayor Song, why make such a fuss? Li Yifei is my classmate. Whatever the issue, let’s talk it over. If it really is Yifei’s fault, I’ll have him apologize to you."
It was only now that Mayor Song noticed Ye Yunzhu. Lanjia Village belonged to Qingping County, and naturally, as the Deputy County Head, he recognized Mayor Ye, Ye Yunzhu. He had long harbored covetous feelings for her, but he also knew that Ye Yunzhu had a strong background. He definitely could not compare if it ca to relying on family support. However, despite not daring to act recklessly with a figure like her here, he had no obligation to give Ye Yunzhu face. Knowing that Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu were classmates gave him even more confidence. His face darkened as he spoke, "Mayor Ye, do you know that your classmate just hit ?"
Ye Yunzhu frowned and stealthily kicked Li Yifei. This scoundrel was causing trouble just like when they were kids, when she was always the one cleaning up his sses. Now he was grown and still the sa, causing even bigger problems, giving her a headache.
She put on a stern face, scolded Li Yifei, "Li Yifei, how can you be so reckless? Do you not realize this is Mayor Song? Apologize to Mayor Ye right away."
Her tone and expression were just like the tis Li Yifei got into trouble at seventeen or eighteen—always sternly reprimanding him, but deep down, she was still protecting him.
But today’s Li Yifei was no longer the Li Yifei of the past. He sat there proudly, lit a cigarette, and said indifferently, "Such a man doesn’t deserve my apology. You should just stop bothering, and let him rant all he likes."
Ye Yunzhu quickly tugged at Li Yifei secretly and gave him a aningful look, but seeing that Li Yifei was completely indifferent, she knew that there was no way she could persuade him at this mont. She knew Li Yifei too well; if he had kicked up a fuss and caused trouble, he would have apologized imdiately after she said a word, but if he believed he was in the right, no matter how angry she got, he would never apologize. It was clear that Song Ziqiao must have done sothing to thoroughly infuriate Li Yifei.
At this mont, Xu Yingying said to Song Ziqiao with a stern face, "Mayor Song, Li Yifei is an employee of our company, and I am the general manager. If Li Yifei hit you, there must be a reason for the conflict, right? I don’t believe he would hit you without any cause."
Xu Yingying now spoke with a lot of confidence, unlike when she was with a small company. Now, she was with a large company, backed by Su ngxin. Even the top official in the city was within her reach, so she really wasn’t afraid of a Deputy County Head.
Song Ziqiao’s face suddenly beca sowhat awkward. How could he brazenly speak of the cause of the incident, especially since he thought Li Yifei had already revealed what had happened? It was now Xu Yingying’s turn to embarrass him. With a cold laugh, he said, "I don’t care what company you’re from; you can’t handle this matter. Take him away."
Both Xu Yingying and Ye Yunzhu now looked quite displeased. Xu Yingying snorted first and said, "Mayor Ye, it seems I need to reconsider my decision. With such a County Head, I’m afraid that cooperation in your township won’t be pleasant."
Ye Yunzhu was not offended by Xu Yingying’s words. If the roles were reversed, she would certainly reconsider as well. She said to Song Ziqiao in a stern voice, "Deputy County Chief Song, this is Xu Yingying, President Xu of Dreamfly Company. Their company is planning to invest and build a factory in our township. This is a major event for both our township and our county. If Mayor Song makes this impossible to proceed, I’m afraid..."
Song Ziqiao frowned slightly. He, as the Deputy County Head, was naturally aware of the investnt by Dreamfly Company in Lanjia Village. The county was placing great importance on this, expecting the whole county to support Ye Yunzhu’s efforts to ensure the investnt from Dreamfly Company was secured. It would be a significant achievent for both the county and the township. If he was the one to spoil it, he feared that the leadership of the entire county would have a grievance against him. Even if he didn’t take the County Head and County Party Secretary seriously, if he perford poorly here and those people sched against him, he would certainly face a lot of difficulties.
At this point, Manager Zhao Jing whispered in Song Ziqiao’s ear, "Mayor Song, Dreamfly Company is backed by people from Capital City, and they’re quite influential."
Song Ziqiao’s expression changed again. With heavyweights from Capital City involved, they were likely more influential than his family. Only now did he realize why Zhao Jing had been siding with Li Yifei all along. It seed he was really going to eat this loss without recompense.
Grinding his teeth, Song Ziqiao finally swallowed his pride and said, "Then I will give you so face. Mayor Ye, President Xu, I won’t pursue this matter any further."
The expressions on Xu Yingying and Ye Yunzhu softened. Xu Yingying had only intended to scare Song Ziqiao. She nodded and said, "Since Mayor Song is so generous, it looks like we can still invest here in Mayor Ye’s township."
Song Ziqiao had to feign magnanimity and said, "I can separate personal matters from official business. Official is official, personal is personal. Now that I’m letting it go, can you also hand over that video to ?"
"Video?" Xu Yingying and Ye Yunzhu both looked at Li Yifei in confusion.
Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can’t give it to him."
Song Ziqiao looked terribly grim. He had gone to such lengths, and yet Li Yifei was still so uncooperative. If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t beat Li Yifei, he would truly want to slaughter him on the spot.
Xu Yingying thought Li Yifei had recorded sothing inappropriate about Song Ziqiao. She glared at Li Yifei and said, "What are you keeping those things for? Give them to Mayor Song right away."
Ye Yunzhu also said, "Yes, no more trouble."
Li Yifei played with his phone in the palm of his hand and shook his head, saying, "He’s a big County Head, and I’m just a small employee. If I don’t have sothing in hand, what if he cos after
again? Wouldn’t I be dead at then?"
Song Ziqiao took a deep breath and said, "Fine, I promise, as long as you give
the video, I will absolutely not trouble you in the future."
"Really?" Li Yifei looked at Song Ziqiao with a smile.
Song Ziqiao nodded vigorously, gritting his molars, and said, "The words of Song Ziqiao count. So many people are watching."
Only then did Li Yifei nod in satisfaction. He then said sothing with a smile that nearly made Song Ziqiao spit out a mouthful of blood.
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