Zhao Quanjing crossed his arms, eager to see how Rayke would fabricate another excuse.
"You must be aware that Pei Jun is now in the hospital, a complete wreck. And the Yan Group has terminated its cooperation with the Pei Group. This should have been a highly advantageous situation for us. However, after Mr. Yan relinquished his shares in the Pei Group, the largest shareholder became Pei Mingyuan. This young man is not as easily deceived as the old man, Pei."
"Some time ago, on the third day after Pei Jun was hospitalized, Pei Mingyuan suddenly called an all - hands meeting. In front of everyone, he claimed that the crisis of the Pei Group was man - made, and the mole was within the Pei Group. Moreover, he said he had evidence, which made everyone extremely anxious. To show their loyalty, everyone accelerated the rectification process."
What? Pei Mingyuan had evidence?! Zhao Quanjing's heart skipped a beat. He blurted out instinctively, "Did you pay attention to covering your tracks when you came just now?"
Rayke quickly replied, "I checked carefully. No one was following me. I made sure it was safe before coming to see you, Brother Jing. Brother Jing, don't be impatient. Just listen to me first!"
"After the meeting, Pei Mingyuan met with me alone. At that time, I almost thought I was exposed. But he told me that he actually had no evidence at all. He just wanted to use this opportunity to flush out the mole. Then, he asked me to help him collect everyone's resumes and analyze with him who was the most suspicious. To avoid exposing myself, I had no choice but to lie low for the time being."
"Brother Jing, you have to believe me. I've truly been doing things whole - heartedly for you!"
After hearing this, Zhao Quanjing let out a cold snort from his nose.
Pei Mingyuan? A green - horned kid. What could he achieve? He was just making a last - ditch struggle.
Immediately, an idea popped into his mind. He talked with Rayke in the private room for a long time before they both left.
Unbeknownst to them, their conversation that night was recorded by that tiny "mung bean" device and was delivered to Pei Mingyuan's hands the next day.
The dirty trick Zhao Quanjing came up with was to sow discord between the Pei Group and the Jiang Group.
The 30% discount at the Pei Group's shopping mall was so attractive that it drew a large number of customers to the Haicheng Shopping Center, helping them turn the tables in the short term. However, this move also caused the Jiang Group's shopping mall to become extremely desolate, with a sharp decline in turnover. Although the Jiang Group showed no obvious reaction on the surface, they must have been very troubled about this.
For Zhao Quanjing, this was a perfect opportunity to take advantage of.
After Rayke returned, at the risk of being discovered, he privately contacted a former subordinate who was working in the Jiang Group. He asked him to find a way to stir up trouble within the Jiang Group. Sure enough, within a few days, the Jiang Group couldn't sit still.
The president of the Jiang Group called Pei Mingyuan and requested to meet him. The tone on the phone didn't sound very friendly. However, Pei Mingyuan didn't care and agreed to the meeting.
The meeting place between Pei Mingyuan and the president of the Jiang Group was in a quiet restaurant. As the meeting time approached, a BMW stopped outside the restaurant, and then the president of the Jiang Group got out of the car.
The man was a bit older than Pei Mingyuan, around thirty - five or thirty - six years old. Since the sharp decline in the Jiang Group's recent performance was due to the Pei Group, his face didn't look good when he walked into the restaurant. In fact, he looked quite menacing.
Not far from the restaurant, a low - key black Carey was parked under the shade of a tree, broadcasting every detail of the situation to Zhao Quanjing.
"President Jiang has gone in. His face looks terrible. It seems that today's conversation between the Jiang Group and the Pei Group won't be pleasant at all," said the person in the driver's seat. It was Fang Ruiyang.
After leaving the Pei Group, with his mother's "death" and his breakup with his girlfriend Huang Zhenzhen, Fang Ruiyang returned to work for Zhao Quanjing.
However, perhaps he hadn't fully gained Zhao Quanjing's trust yet, so Zhao Quanjing never assigned him any tasks. He was just left there.
But he wasn't impatient, nor did he try too hard to curry favor with Zhao Quanjing. He maintained a frequency of contacting Zhao Quanjing every two or three days, occasionally conveying his intention to prove himself.
Finally, the opportunity came.
To keep tabs on the meeting between the Pei Group and the Jiang Group, Zhao Quanjing sent Fang Ruiyang to the scene to gather information this time.
After all, even if he was discovered by Pei Mingyuan, he could use his former identity in the Pei Group to deceive him. And as soon as he received this task, he had already passed the information to Xu Zixi.
On the phone, Zhao Quanjing said to him, "Keep a close eye on them. Try your best to find out what they're talking about."
Fang Ruiyang replied obediently, "Okay, Dad."
After hanging up the phone, he opened the car door, picked up two gift boxes, and walked towards the nearby restaurant. After entering, without greeting anyone, he went straight to a private room. When he opened the door, he saw Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi, who had already arrived, as well as the two children, Xuanxuan and Xuxu.
To ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, they hadn't seen each other for a while. When Fang Ruiyang saw his old friends again, his face was filled with nostalgia. And when the two kids noticed him, they immediately abandoned their toys and rushed over to hug his legs.
"Uncle Xiaoyang, you're here! We haven't seen you for a long time!"
Closing the door behind him, Fang Ruiyang squatted down and smiled as he handed the gift boxes in his hands to the two kids. "These are the gifts Uncle bought for you. I hope you'll like them."
The two kids were overjoyed and gave Fang Ruiyang a big kiss enthusiastically. Just as Fang Ruiyang was feeling a bit embarrassed, he heard Xu Zixi say,
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Come and sit down and chat with us."
Fang Ruiyang looked up. Xu Zixi was leaning against Yan Yincheng's side. The man was half - embracing her and concentrating on the content in the earphone, while there was a computer in front of Xu Zixi.
She had already taken control of the surveillance in this restaurant and erased the traces of her and Yan Yincheng entering the restaurant. So Fang Ruiyang could sit down and get along with them today without worrying about being discovered.
Fang Ruiyang then showed a big smile and walked towards them eagerly.
During the short half - month when the Pei Group was focusing on turning things around, Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng didn't idle around. After she submitted her resignation application to Pei Mingyuan, she took away a team including Dai Sha and Zhou Yaru from the Pei Group.
Of course, they left not to join the Yan Group, but - Xu Zixi founded her own company.
Since coming to this world until now, she finally had her own business.
She named this company - "Xicheng".