Hang Xiaowen set her sights on Peng Guoqing because he looked exactly like the foolish son of a landlord.
This girl had hit a wall with Wang Shuang and had summarised some lessons from the experience. She knew not to rush things. Even if she wanted to approach Peng Guoqing, she had to choose a time when Wang Shuang was not present. Peng Guoqing was not Hang Xiaowen’s only target. Taking advantage of the convenience of freshman reception, Hang Xiaowen had identified several potential targets.
Those carrying luggage bags and looking plainly struggling poor students were all excluded by Hang Xiaowen. The freshmen she set her sights on dressed in a way that suggested good family conditions.
As for who was genuinely wealthy and who was just putting on a front, Hang Xiaowen would need to invest effort to verify herself.
Those eyeing the Peng family were not limited to the female university student Hang Xiaowen. There was also Boss Pang, who was on the verge of divorce.
While having people investigate the backgrounds of Zhu Xiao and Dong Runfang, Boss Pang warned He Zhinian not to help Zhang Liqun.
He Zhinian was sitting at home when trouble descended from the sky. Boss Pang’s actions left him bewildered.
“I told you, I do not know any divorce lawyer. Since I did not introduce one to you, I would not introduce one to your wife either!”
He Zhinian was truly wronged.
If He Zhinian really wanted to introduce a lawyer to Zhang Liqun, there were plenty of top lawyers in Shanghai. Why go far to the Sichuan province to hire one?
He Zhinian did not know the lawyer handling Zhang Liqun’s case at all!
He Zhinian had actually suspected whether his son He Zhen had helped introduce the lawyer. He Zhen, while studying in the UK, had met several wealthy young people from Sichuan province. Perhaps through their connections?
This idea was quickly dismissed by He Zhinian.
It was He Zhinian who had called to inform He Zhen about the changes in the Pang family. He Zhen had rushed back to the country upon receiving the call. There was no need for He Zhen to lie to his father.
Because Pang Zhigang kept making a fuss, He Zhinian asked He Zhen, “Who exactly helped hire that lawyer surnamed Liao?”
He Zhen knew Boss Pang was not very law-abiding in his dealings. Naturally, he would not betray Wen Ying. He firmly insisted that Lawyer Liao was hired by Pang Jinglong himself.
“Young people these days all use the internet. Lawyer Liao is very famous in the southwest region. As long as Jinglong searched online, he could find Lawyer Liao’s information. Perhaps even heaven could not stand seeing Jinglong and his mother bullied all this time, so it let Jinglong find a reliable good lawyer!”
Lawyer Liao was indeed quite reliable. Although He Zhinian had not attended the hearing, seeing Pang Zhigang so angry, he could guess that Pang Zhigang had likely been at a disadvantage in the first hearing.
If Pang Zhigang lost this case, he would lose half his fortune.
Such a large sum of money was enough to make Pang Zhigang desperate and jump the wall.
He Zhinian pondered. “Remind Pang Jinglong to be careful, both he and his mother.”
He Zhen nodded. “Lawyer Liao has already thought of it. He found a safe place for the mother and son to stay. It will be fine after the court judgment.”
He Zhinian saw his son handling matters steadily and appropriately. He felt very gratified.
He Zhinian wanted to take the opportunity to talk with He Zhen about recent family matters and discuss his relationship with Sara Zhuo. He Zhen used the excuse of wanting to adjust to the time difference and did not pick up the topic.
Once He Zhen left, Dai Chenglan entered the study.
Before Dai Chenglan could speak, He Zhinian set the tone first. “He Zhen is grown up now and has his own opinions. This is a good thing.”
When young, whatever parents said went.
However, children always grow up.
After growing up, some children imitate their parents’ actions, while others go in the opposite direction.
There is no right or wrong in a child’s choice, only whether it suits them!
Dai Chenglan muttered, “You just spoil him!”
“I have only one son, He Zhen. Of course I will spoil him.”
He Zhinian looked serious. Dai Chenglan’s knot in her heart was smoothed out.
Dai Chenglan felt her luck in reincarnation was average, but her luck in choosing a husband was truly excellent. Even if her husband He Zhinian’s business ability could not compare to those top tycoons, his character and sense of responsibility towards the family outshone them by streets… for example, Pang Zhigang, for example, Xie Jinghu.
Dai Chenglan was satisfied with her husband He Zhinian in every way. Pang Zhigang spread rumours everywhere that He Zhinian was helping Zhang Liqun divorce because he had an affair with her.
Dai Chenglan was furious upon hearing these rumours. She went straight to Pang Zhigang’s company and smashed his office.
Dai Chenglan did not rant and rave. She exposed Pang Zhigang’s ugly deeds one by one. “You are a rotten person, so you see everyone as rotten! I am waiting for you to lose the case and have Zhang Liqun take half your property. I really want to see if someone will kick you when you are down!”
Everyone in the company knew about Pang Zhigang and his female secretary, but they did not know that after enduring for years, Mrs Pang would fight the divorce case so fiercely.
In just half a day, various gossips spread throughout the company.
Many female employees felt Pang Zhigang deserved it.
Cheating and keeping a mistress was wrong in the first place.
Previously, the female secretary had acted as the “boss’s wife”, arrogant in the company. Fearing young female employees would follow her path to seduce Pang Zhigang, she kept a close eye on any somewhat attractive female staff, occasionally knocking them down with humiliating words.
Some time ago, employees heard the female secretary was about to become legitimate. They complained privately for a long time, all hoping the original wife would toughen up and crush this shameless woman.
Unexpectedly, after swallowing her anger for so many years, the original wife struck with a killing move, actually able to crush Boss Pang along with her?
“If she really takes half the property, who will manage the company afterwards? Will Boss Pang still have the sole say?”
“It may not be possible to split half. How could Boss Pang agree!”
“Agreement is not up to him. It depends on what the court decides.”
In the tearoom, several female employees looked at each other. One suddenly smiled. “Whoever has the say is fine. I think few people can be stingier than Boss Pang. Changing bosses might give us some better benefits.”
That was true. Finding someone stingier than Boss Pang would not be easy.
While employees gossiped, the company’s legal department actually received the news earlier than them.
Ever since being scolded as useless by Boss Pang, the legal staff felt they could no longer work in this company. Low salary, many trivial matters, and a legally illiterate boss. This life was unbearable.
Alas, better to resign while young and venture out.
Even becoming an assistant at a law firm, suffering under a top lawyer would at least teach something. Was that not better than being tormented by a legal illiterate boss?
The legal staff submitted a resignation application.
Boss Pang naturally did not care about such a small matter. If one legal staff quit, could he not hire a new one with money?
Boss Pang asked his proxy lawyer if he wanted to jump ship.
The proxy lawyer looked at Boss Pang meaningfully. “Boss Pang, my personal income last year exceeded a million.”
A million annual salary for legal staff?
Pah, why not just rob banks? It would be faster!
When one thing goes wrong, everything follows.
Boss Pang had not yet found where his wife Zhang Liqun was hiding, but he had obtained information on Zhu Xiao and Dong Runfang.
Dong Runfang worked at Tianjiao Film and Television Company in Shanghai. Her family home was in Sichuan province, where they ran a business with considerable assets.
Zhu Xiao was even more impressive. As soon as Boss Pang’s people started investigating Zhu Xiao, Boss Peng discovered it.
It was Boss Pang’s bad luck. The Peng family were all touring Shanghai, yet Boss Pang wanted to probe Zhu Xiao’s background. Boss Peng had an intermediary warn Boss Pang. “Do not set your sights on my wife. Whichever hand you use to touch her, I will chop that hand off.”
