Chapter 246: Chapter 162: The Sleepless Woman 3

If she could, she would even sever all ties with her family. All she wanted was to live a good life of her own in Japan.

"I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry so much."

"When it comes to business, that’s what the men are for. You just focus on yourselves and relax."

After comforting the two women for a bit, Gao Yuan went out to the balcony for a smoke.

This time, he picked up a cigar Lin Wanyu had brought from home. The name was a string of English words, and he had no idea where it was made.

After he acquired the "Tycoon Skill" last time, one of its features was cigar tasting, so he decided to give it a try today.

A thick cloud of smoke billowed from his mouth as Gao Yuan looked at the fat cigar in his hand.

It was his first time smoking one of these. Thanks to the Tycoon Skill, he didn’t make any rookie mistakes like choking, but it still felt a little awkward out of habit.

’Li Group.’

Gao Yuan repeated the name in his mind.

Ever since meeting Li Mengqing, he had, in a way, started coming into contact with the Li Family.

Then there was Li Yu, which was another run-in with the Li Family.

Now, he had set his sights on one of the Li Family’s properties. It seemed he and the Li Family were destined to have a face-to-face confrontation.

Whether for Li Mengqing’s sake or for business, he had to think this through carefully. How could he act to maximize his gains?

Besides, he was short on cash. He estimated that even by the end of January, Yuanfang Company’s total revenue would only be two or three hundred million.

With that kind of money, acquiring the Technology City was impossible.

Based on Yu Feifei’s figures, he had made a rough estimate. To acquire the entire property, it wouldn’t cost less than five hundred million.

The thought of taking out a loan crossed Gao Yuan’s mind.

But Yuanfang Company didn’t really have any good collateral at the moment. Besides, they had just taken out a three-hundred-million-yuan loan from the bank. Getting another one now would be quite difficult.

Even if he could secure another loan, the amount probably wouldn’t be that high.

While Gao Yuan was racking his brain for ways to raise funds, Yu Feifei contacted the Li Group, hoping to get more in-depth information about their Technology City project.

During the conversation, she let it slip that President Gao of Yuanfang Company had gone to see the buildings at the Technology City earlier that day.

Soon, this news reached the ears of the Li Group’s top executives.

At that moment, in a massive office, an older man with a full head of jet-black hair sat in a large, comfortable executive chair, looking at a man in his thirties who stood before him.

"What do you make of it?"

The man, who was in his thirties, frowned as he looked at the file in his hands.

The file contained information on Yuanfang Company, including Gao Yuan’s connection to the Lin Group. It even had an analysis of Gao Yuan’s relationships with both Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing.

But what concerned the two of them most was Gao Yuan’s relationship with Wang Sichao. Information obtained from Li Yu, in particular, suggested that Wang Sichao held Gao Yuan in very high regard.

This forced them to read more into the situation.

"I think it’s quite good."

"From this file, Gao Yuan is more outstanding than I am. And also quite the player."

The man in his thirties spoke calmly, his words full of praise for Gao Yuan.

"Hmph!"

The old man sitting opposite him let out a cold snort upon hearing this.

"Look at that kid. Now that’s a man who’s won at life."

"And to think I sent you to study abroad. You didn’t learn a single thing from their open-minded culture."

The man in his thirties gave a wry smile. If he had known he’d anger his father again, he never would have said what he just did.

"Find some time to ask Qingqing to come home for dinner."

"Our family isn’t unreasonable. Now that she has such a great boyfriend, there’s no need to be so secretive about it."

The old man, after fuming for a moment, said this to the man before him and then waved him away.

’Out of sight, out of mind.’

Once he was alone in the office, his thoughts couldn’t help but turn to Lin Hongnian.

"Hmph!"

The old man let out another heavy snort.

’That Lin Hongnian is one crafty bastard, always one step ahead of me.’

’But so what? Lin Hongnian’s daughter is with Gao Yuan, but so is my daughter.’

This man with the full head of jet-black hair was none other than Li Mengqing’s father, Li Tianqi. His name, Tianqi, was a good match for his personality, which could be described as ’rivaling the heavens’—he had to compete in everything he did.

As the man at the helm of the Li Group, he was a major figure in Hang City, and he and Lin Hongnian went way back.

Though they were civil on the surface, Li Tianqi could clearly sense that Lin Hongnian looked down on him.

Li Tianqi was well aware of this.

He’d come from nothing, a ’muddy-legged’ peasant with no education. If he hadn’t been willing to fight and claw for everything, how could he possibly have built such a massive enterprise?

’So what if he’s refined and cultured? He’s still just another pig rooting for scraps at the trough of profit.’

’At the end of the day, we’re all the same, reeking of money.’

The man who had been sitting before him was his eldest son, Li Lin, the pride and joy of the Li Family.

Because he had suffered from his own lack of education, he had poured everything into his son’s upbringing, sending him to the best schools and hiring the best tutors.

He had even sent Li Lin to study abroad. The goal of all this was to ensure the next generation of the Li Family would shed their ’muddy-legged’ origins.

His only source of dissatisfaction was that the man was nearly forty and still not married with children.

As for his younger son, Li Yu, Li Tianqi was thoroughly disappointed.

’That one is a good-for-nothing. I sometimes wonder if he’s even my son.’

’The Li Family’s superior genes must be passed down by my eldest!’

At this thought, Li Tianqi’s gaze fell once more upon the Yuanfang Company file on his desk.

With his years of experience, he could tell at a glance that Yuanfang Company was about to take off. In fact, it was poised for a meteoric rise.

Wang Sichao’s enthusiasm for Gao Yuan must be because he saw this as well.

’Lin Hongnian wants a piece of the pie, the Wang Family wants a piece of the pie... Does he think the Li Family doesn’t want one, too?’

’Besides, the Li Family has already invested a daughter in this venture.’

Li Tianqi took out his phone, found his daughter on WeChat, and sent her a message directly.

But the next moment, he stared, dumbfounded.

A red exclamation mark!

Li Mengqing had deleted him—her own father.

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