Fengyuan Group.
“President Hu, there is someone who claims to be the general manager of the China region for Star Group requesting to see you.” Xu Qing walked into the office and spoke to Hu Yuanyuan, who was buried in work behind the desk.
After becoming Li Feng’s woman, facing Hu Yuanyuan again filled Xu Qing with complicated feelings, a sense of guilt, as if she had stolen something that belonged to Hu Yuanyuan.
She had once considered confessing everything to Hu Yuanyuan, but she never knew how to start. Was she supposed to say, “I fell for Li Feng, so we got together”?
“Star Group?” Hu Yuanyuan looked up, a trace of confusion in her eyes. “Does our company have any cooperation with Star Group?”
Star Group was one of the world’s top 500 companies, headquartered in Baekje, the largest conglomerate in the country. It comprised dozens of subsidiaries and other legal entities, with nearly 400 branches and offices in almost 60 countries and regions, employing over 300,000 people. Its business spanned electronics, finance, machinery, chemicals, and many other fields.
To a company like Fengyuan Group, Star Group was an absolute behemoth.
“No, we have no business dealings with Star Group whatsoever.” Xu Qing shook her head.
“That’s strange then. If we have no business with Star Group, what are their people doing coming to Fengyuan Group?” Hu Yuanyuan frowned.
“President Hu, could it be because of Smart No. 1?” Xu Qing suggested.
Smart No. 1 was the intelligent mobile phone chip. Star Group’s Star phones were world-famous. If their visit this time was indeed about Smart No. 1, that would explain it.
But immediately afterwards, worry appeared on Xu Qing’s face.
Smart No. 1 had caused a storm in the intelligent technology field and had become a juicy piece of meat that many coveted. Now even Star Group had come. Could Fengyuan Group withstand them?
If it were any other conglomerate, Xu Qing would not be worried, but Star Group was different. In all these decades, she had never heard of anything Star Group wanted that they failed to obtain.
Xu Qing absolutely did not want Star Group to get their hands on Smart No. 1. This was not only about Fengyuan Group’s development. More importantly, Fengyuan Group belonged to Li Feng. For that reason alone, she had to protect it.
“Smart No. 1?” Hearing Xu Qing’s words, Hu Yuanyuan frowned. Xu Qing was only guessing, but Hu Yuanyuan was certain that the Star Group visitors had come precisely for Smart No. 1.
After thinking for a moment, Hu Yuanyuan said to Xu Qing, “Assistant Xu, please show them to the conference room.”
“Yes, President Hu.” Xu Qing replied and turned to leave.
Hu Yuanyuan watched Xu Qing’s retreating back and sighed inwardly.
Ever since learning about Xu Qing’s relationship with Li Feng, she had wanted to have a proper talk with her, but the right opportunity had never arisen.
Logically, she should be furious that Xu Qing had become involved with Li Feng, but Hu Yuanyuan knew that she herself had played a part in pushing them together. If she had not encouraged it, even if something had happened between Li Feng and Xu Qing, it would not have progressed so quickly.
Yet for Li Feng’s sake, and for her own, she had had no choice. Practising the Snow Jade Art required her to reach the innate realm before she could consummate their relationship, and reaching the innate realm was no easy feat.
Even though Li Feng had told her it would take only one or two years, could she endure that long? Could Li Feng? He was a vigorous, red-blooded man with needs. Every time they were intimate, she could feel those needs growing stronger.
Rather than let Li Feng secretly seek satisfaction elsewhere, she preferred to keep everything under her control. That was why she had facilitated the relationship between him and Xu Qing. She only hoped that, now that he had Xu Qing, he would not go after other women.
After all, having known Xu Qing for so long, she understood her character well. She did not need to worry about Xu Qing trying to climb the ladder or threaten her position. Moreover, her relationship with Li Feng was arranged by both families.
Of course, most importantly, Hu Yuanyuan was confident in herself. She had beauty, figure, and talent. If she could not even secure her own place, that would be too great a failure.
Yet deep in her heart, there was an even deeper reason for her actions, one she hoped would never come to pass.
Collecting her thoughts, Hu Yuanyuan stood up and headed towards the conference room.
Tianya Pavilion.
“Young Master, do you still remember the Sky Eye that tried to assassinate you last time?” Zhong Shuhui entered Li Feng’s room and asked.
“Sky Eye? The underground organisation behind the people who tried to kill me at the hospital gate last time?” Li Feng frowned. “Why, do they still want to kill me?”
He still remembered vividly the chain assassination attempt at the hospital entrance. If not for the experience from his previous life that made him extremely sensitive to killing intent, he definitely would not have escaped that onslaught.
“Hawkeye has discovered that a large number of Sky Eye members have arrived in Tianhai City over the past two days.” Zhong Shuhui replied.
“It seems they haven’t given up.” A cold light flashed through Li Feng’s eyes. He had no grudge with Sky Eye, yet they wanted him dead because of Li Wu. That was something he could never tolerate.
“How many Sky Eye members are in Tianhai City now, and what is their strength?” Li Feng asked gravely. Sky Eye was merely an underground force from Su City. If they dared to provoke him, he had no qualms about wiping them out.
“According to Hawkeye’s investigation, several hundred Sky Eye members have already entered Tianhai City.” Zhong Shuhui answered.
“Several hundred? It looks like Sky Eye has big plans coming to Tianhai City this time. I just don’t know whether they’re here to kill me or for some other reason.” A cold glint flickered in Li Feng’s eyes as he gave a cold snort.
“They are targeting us.”
Zhong Shuhui glanced at Li Feng and said solemnly, “The moment they entered Tianhai City, they began monitoring Fengyuan Group, Tianya Pavilion, and the training base in the suburbs. Their intentions are obvious to everyone.”
“Then wipe them all out.” Li Feng’s expression turned icy. He now had to face the Blood Shadow from Hongmen. He had no time to play games with these small fry.
“Young Master, I have a suspicion…” Zhong Shuhui looked at Li Feng, hesitating.
“Speak. What is your suspicion?” Li Feng glared at her. At a time like this, why was she still hemming and hawing?
“Young Master, Su City lies within the Zhu family’s sphere of influence. Sky Eye is very likely a Zhu family force. Them coming to Tianhai City so openly this time, could it be under the Zhu family’s orders?” Zhong Shuhui voiced her guess.
“The Zhu family?”
A grave look crossed Li Feng’s eyes. He had suspected the Zhu family even back when he first discovered Sky Eye was behind the assassination attempt, but at that time he felt the Zhu family had no reason to target him. Although he had conflicts with Zhu Yuanyang, he had not thought their enmity had reached the point where she wanted him dead. Things were different now. Zhu Yuanyang had framed him for killing Chen Haotian, bringing him enormous trouble. His view had changed.
Thinking about it now, although the hospital assassination had been instigated by Li Wu, it was not impossible that Zhu Yuanyang had fanned the flames. After all, if she did not want him dead, she would not have framed him for Chen Haotian’s murder.
Now, with Hongmen’s Blood Shadow on the way and Sky Eye openly monitoring them, could the Zhu family be using Sky Eye to coordinate with Blood Shadow to kill him?
At this thought, Li Feng’s face turned iron-blue.
Previously, to avoid immediate conflict with Sky Eye, he had used Fu Xiyan to eliminate their Fourth Master. Now it seemed that had little effect, otherwise Sky Eye would not have sent people to watch him so soon.
If Sky Eye had come to Tianhai City this time to assist Blood Shadow in killing him, then they were no longer mere small fry.
“Yes, the Zhu family. At this critical moment, Sky Eye coming to Tianhai City is almost certainly connected to the Zhu family.” Zhong Shuhui nodded solemnly. Su City was right beside Jinling and was a key stronghold near the Zhu family. She did not believe an underground organisation as large as Sky Eye could operate without being under Zhu family control.
“What do they hope to achieve by monitoring us? Provide intelligence to the Blood Shadow sent by Chen Junyi? With the Zhu family’s intelligence network, do they need to bring in Sky Eye members from out of town? Moreover, with Hongmen’s power, do they really lack their own intelligence network in a crucial place like Tianhai City? Do they need to borrow someone else’s hands?” Doubt flickered in Li Feng’s eyes.
“This…” Zhong Shuhui was taken aback, and doubt appeared in her eyes as well. Indeed, Sky Eye was an underground force from Su City, not a professional intelligence organisation. Both Hongmen and the Zhu family had their own networks. Why would they go to the trouble of using Sky Eye?
But if not for this reason, what else could Sky Eye be planning? It was not as if they could actually threaten them. It was not that Zhong Shuhui looked down on Sky Eye, but even without Li Feng’s current strength, the Black Hawk squad alone could easily annihilate them. If not for the possibility that Sky Eye was backed by the top-tier Zhu family, she might have suggested wiping them out right after the first assassination attempt.
“Forget it. If we can’t figure it out, there’s no need to rack our brains. Let them monitor if they want. Plenty of people are already watching us. A few more from Sky Eye won’t make a difference. If they make any suspicious moves, show them no mercy. You don’t need my order. You may mobilise the Black Hawk squad to surround and eliminate them.” A cold light flashed through Li Feng’s eyes. Since he was unsure of Sky Eye’s intentions, he would observe for now. But if they made a move, he would not hold back.
“Yes, Young Master.” Zhong Shuhui nodded.
Leaving Tianya Pavilion, Li Feng prepared to visit the training base. Today was the first day the Ge siblings were training the Black Hawk squad, and he wanted to see how it was going.
Ding.
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. He answered while walking. “Li Feng speaking. Who is this?”
“President Li, it’s Xu Qing. Something has happened at Fengyuan Group. We need you to come over and handle it!” Xu Qing’s voice came through the line.
