Chapter 530: Chapter 529: Refusal
"There’s no need for that, is there? Fei Fei has already told me; she won’t be participating in this gamble because it was a decision made jointly by the two of us!" Liu Zheng rejected coldly.
"Are you sure you don’t want to join? If that’s the case, I can only release the news about your Liu Family’s collaboration with the Li Group!" Chen Haonan threatened.
"Do whatever you want!"
"Haha, that’s more like it! A partnership between our two families is all profit and no loss for the Liu Family. Why would you want to stop me? I’ve heard that the Liu Corporation has already signed a decade-long contract with the Li Group. If the Liu Family works with the Li Group, the Liu Corporation could gain profits more than five times over! Why forfeit a small advantage for a greater loss?"
"Chen Haonan, I will discuss this matter with my father! I hope you also refrain from meddling in the emotional affairs between my father and my sister!"
"Haha, it seems you still don’t understand what I just said!" Chen Haonan scoffed coldly, his eyes filled with mocking amusement.
"Chen Haonan, don’t push me!" Liu Zheng said angrily.
Chen Haonan’s face turned gloomy, his eyes flickering with a cold light, "I never bully girls! But don’t forget who I am! If you dare threaten me again, I’ll have to let you know what happens to those who offend me, Chen Haonan!"
As soon as Chen Haonan finished speaking, he hung up the phone! The intense murderous intent in his eyes was so palpable that even Liu Zheng felt a trace of fear. This was a genuine threat of death, and he knew that his life was in serious danger. The only thing he now felt thankful for was that Liu Feifei had not married Chen Haonan!
Chen Haonan hung up the phone, his lips curling into a cruel and cold smirk, "Liu Zheng, oh Liu Zheng, do you really think I’m out of options?"
Chen Haonan pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled one ring of smoke after another. The smoke enveloped his body, enshrouding him as if he was clad in the mist itself.
His face, under the cover of the smoke, looked even more ferocious.
At that moment, his phone rang again—it was a call from Liu Zheng.
He immediately pressed the reject button.
Minutes later, a text message alert sounded; evidently, this message was also from Liu Zheng.
Chen Haonan snorted coldly and without hesitation, turned off his phone.
...
As night fell, the city’s neon lights began to twinkle, and the number of pedestrians on the streets increased. The city, at this moment, started to come alive slowly but surely.
A red Ferrari stopped at the roadside, and out stepped a tall, voluptuous beauty dressed in a tight leather outfit. With her long hair cascading over her shoulders, her skin fairer than snow, and a delicate oval face, her large eyes sparkled with a misty allure. With her cherry lips parted slightly, revealing a row of white teeth, she looked just like a seductive kitten.
"Wow, she’s gorgeous! Where is this beauty from? She can’t be from another planet, can she?"
"Are you an idiot? Didn’t you see the man who was with her in the passenger seat? I’m sure he’s Liu Zheng’s brother-in-law, Liu Feifei’s fiancé!"
"No way? Is this what the world of the wealthy is like? I’m so out of the loop!"
"I didn’t expect it either. I always thought there were no other rich people in the world besides super-rich heiresses like Liu Feifei, but it turns out there’s an even more powerful tycoon!"
...
At that time, a group of young men gathered together, chattering excitedly amongst themselves.
Not far ahead of them stood a handsome, lean young man with a strong presence.
The young man was tall and straight, casually dressed in black. His face was chiseled, his eyes keen, and his posture proud and imposing.
His hair was golden, slicked back neatly, giving him a very clean appearance. His eyes were like sapphires, dazzling to look at, and his lips were well-formed. His high-bridged nose and determined look, his eyebrows slanting like drawn swords, showed a valiant spirit.
That person was none other than Chen Haonan!
Chen Haonan was standing at the entrance of a building. He paused for a moment, then turned and walked back to his Ferrari, opened the door, and sat down in the driver’s seat.
Soon, his car started and sped off in a certain direction.
...
After hanging up the phone, the panic in Liu Zheng’s eyes gradually dissipated.
Liu Zheng snorted coldly, "I want to see what tricks you still have up your sleeve, Chen Haonan. I, Liu Zheng, am not afraid to tell you that although our family is not comparable to the Li Family, the Liu Family will absolutely not give in easily!"
"Good, since you want to play, then I’ll play with you!" A cold smile emerged at the corner of Chen Haonan’s mouth.
...
The next morning, in the Chen Family estate, in the living room.
A young man in a white shirt was sitting on the sofa, leisurely enjoying his breakfast with a hint of a smile on his face, two servants standing behind him. One servant was arranging the breakfast spread on a tray on the coffee table, and the other was standing beside him with a respectful bow.
The young man’s face looked to be around thirty, with a faintly wicked expression. His lips were somewhat thick, resembling a smear of paint, and his eyes emitted a mysterious glow.
This person was none other than Chen Haonan.
"Dad, Mom, why are you both up so early?" Chen Haonan raised his head and greeted the two elderly people on the sofa.
Upon seeing Chen Haonan, his mother Liu Yumei quickly stood up from the sofa with a smile on her face, "You woke up so early today?"
Chen Haonan nodded, "Yeah!"
"You had a nightmare last night, didn’t you?" Liu Yumei asked.
"Right!" Chen Haonan replied.
"It’s nothing, just a bad dream! It’s not like it’s a big deal!"
Liu Yumei consoled Chen Haonan.
Chen Haonan shook his head, "I always feel weird inside, like there’s some inexplicable pressure!"
After hearing Chen Haonan’s words, a look of worry appeared in Liu Yumei’s eyes as she said, "Haonan, you’ve been working hard lately. I’ll tell the kitchen to cook more of your favorite dishes tonight!"
"Hmm!"
Chen Haonan nodded, but his mind was completely elsewhere, as the visage of a stunningly enchanting face appeared in his thoughts! That person was none other than Liu Feifei!
Thinking of that person, a look of anger involuntarily appeared on Chen Haonan’s face. He snorted coldly, "Liu Feifei, I definitely won’t let you off!"
Chen Haonan’s heart was filled with resentment!
His acquaintance with Liu Feifei had not been brief, yet she had always treated him like a mere friend. To his surprise, this despicable woman was engaging in secret affairs with other men behind his back!
"Regardless of whether Liu Zheng agrees or not, I must break off the engagement with her! There’s no room for negotiation on this matter!" Chen Haonan clenched his teeth.
"Ding-a-ling-ling!"
Suddenly, the living room’s telephone began to ring abruptly.
Liu Yumei hurried to answer it.
A moment later, Liu Yumei hung up the phone with a somewhat unpleasant look on her face, "Haonan, your grandfather has instructed me to tell you that he hopes you can go to Chen Corporation as soon as possible to discuss with him the matter of canceling your engagement ceremony!"
A frown formed on Chen Haonan’s brow, "Is there some new problem with canceling the engagement ceremony?"
"Don’t worry about it for now, just go to the company!"
Liu Yumei said.
Chen Haonan nodded, "Alright then!"
...
Meanwhile, in the chairman’s office of Chen Corporation, Li Zhenguo sat in the executive chair, expressionless as he smoked a cigarette, while Chen Haonan stood opposite him with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Li Zhenguo bitterly snuffed out the half-burnt cigarette in an ashtray and said coldly, "Haonan, I’m already quite aware of the recent affairs of the Chen Family, and I know that the wedding between you and Feifei probably cannot be held. But this Liu Zheng is going too far! Your grandfather had already agreed to his marriage proposal, and now he is deliberately tripping us up, this is simply outrageous!"
