My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 164: Misfortunes Never Come Singly

"Believe that crap? What the hell are you, and why should we trust you?"

"Exactly. You’ve got some nerve showing up here. The company’s in this mess because of you, isn’t it?"

"Pay us our wages now, or we’ll file a complaint!"

Yang Qi’s eyebrows furrowed. These people were definitely instigated by someone.

He said coldly, "I can’t be bothered to explain anything. If you want to leave, you can. Go to the finance department, get your pay, and get lost.

"But let me give you a heads-up: the company is about to land new orders. At least one billion. Your wages and bonuses will all go up. If you trust me and Boss Ye, then stay. If you don’t, I won’t stop you!"

"You’re nobody in this company, yet you dare to boast like that. How laughable!" someone sneered.

"Believe it or not. Leave if you want to, but if anyone dares to insult Yang Qi again, don’t blame me for being discourteous!" Ye Fei was furious now. This company originally belonged to Yang Qi; he was merely managing it on his behalf.

"Security! Throw out anyone who causes trouble. As for those who want to resign, go collect your wages and leave. Normally, you have to give one month’s notice, but this time, I’ll make an exception.

"But let me warn you: once you leave this company, there’s no coming back!" Ye Fei continued.

No one made another peep.

In the end, most of them chose to stay, deciding to wait and see. However, many still resigned, perhaps because in their eyes, the company was really about to go under.

Watching them leave one by one, Ye Fei cursed them as a bunch of ingrates. Many of them couldn’t even find a job before he took them in out of kindness. Now, at the first sign of trouble, they were ready to bolt. It was truly disheartening.

"Yang Qi, that’s enough out of you. What did you just say? The company is getting an order for one billion?" Secretary Jin had held her tongue earlier with so many people around, not wanting to call Yang Qi out. But now that they were gone, she had to speak her mind. "A person should be realistic, don’t you think? How is boasting like this going to help? Can empty boasts solve our problems?"

"Don’t be angry, Secretary Jin," Yang Qi smiled. "Relax. In two or three days at most, the orders will come in. It won’t be less than one billion."

"Have you lost your mind? The Qifei Group’s revenue for the past few months, even projected for a full year, wouldn’t exceed three hundred million. An order for one billion? Are you insane?" The more Secretary Jin listened, the more preposterous Yang Qi sounded.

"Well, you always have to look on the bright side," Yang Qi said with a smile.

Secretary Jin was at a complete loss. You don’t slap a smiling face, and Yang Qi kept smiling politely at her, making her lose the will to stay angry.

"Then why did you let those people resign? It would’ve been much better to follow procedure and have them leave after a month," she said helplessly.

"It’s useless to keep people whose hearts aren’t in it. Besides, don’t worry. They’ll soon regret it!" Yang Qi said confidently.

Secretary Jin was stunned, and Ye Fei also found it a little hard to believe. But still, he trusted Yang Qi. It wouldn’t be the first miracle he had created.

"Oh no, look at your phones!" Just then, Ye Qianqian screamed, "How could Zhang Na do this!"

Yang Qi opened his phone and found that Zhang Na was holding a press conference. She clearly stated that she had witnessed the terrible events of that night. She claimed Chen Li had kindly invited her and Ye Qianqian to a banquet, but Yang Qi had barged in and tried to assault her. The master of the Iron Fist Martial Arts Hall and Qian Sou had rushed over after receiving Chen Li’s call, only to be killed by a crazed Yang Qi. She said the only reason she survived was because Chen Tiequan had desperately protected her.

"Shameless!" Yang Qi was absolutely infuriated. How could this woman be so shameless? He had clearly saved her, and now she was biting the hand that fed her.

Ye Qianqian was also fuming. How could such a person exist?

"She must have been bought off. The Kang City Business Alliance certainly has the means to do it." Yang Qi gradually calmed down. If she was being threatened, it might be forgivable. But if she was bought off, he would not let this woman get away with it. How dare she provide such false testimony and make such baseless accusations. She had to know that if it weren’t for him, she would have been violated. Her life would have been ruined. And now, she repaid his kindness with betrayal. It was like the fable of the farmer and the snake.

Ye Qianqian’s expression also grew grim. Zhang Na came from a poor family, and she had helped her countless times. Who would have thought she was nurturing a wolf cub? It truly never rains but it pours. Things were troublesome enough, and now this had to happen.

"Alright, everyone get back to work. We have to get through this, no matter what!" Ye Fei called out.

Secretary Jin and the other senior staff left. Ye Fei called Yang Qi and Ye Qianqian into his office to discuss the matter.

Just then, someone arrived. It was a group from the Martial Artists Association. They were all wearing standard martial artist attire, exuding an imposing aura.

The man in the lead handed a business card to Yang Qi. "Mr. Yang, I am Meng Hongsheng, a mediator from the Martial Artists Association. You may not be aware, but disputes between martial artists are generally not handled by the police. They are handled by our Martial Artists Association and the Heavenly Supervision Hall. I’m here to inform you that Madam Qian and Madam Chen have appointed me as their mediator for this matter. You killed Chen Tiequan, Qian Sou, Chen Li, and the others, causing immense harm to the Chen and Qian families. The two ladies are willing to settle this privately.

"However, you will have to pay two billion in compensation. One billion for each family. Here is the mediation agreement. Please take a look."

Meng Hongsheng placed the document on the desk.

Yang Qi had no reaction, but Ye Qianqian was terrified. Two billion! That’s an exorbitant amount!

"If Mr. Yang does not wish to mediate, that’s also an option," Meng Hongsheng continued. "You will then face the judgment of the Heavenly Supervision Hall and the Martial Artists Association. I have already gathered all the evidence to prove your crimes. You killed other martial artists without cause and had improper intentions toward Miss Zhang Na. We have both video evidence and eyewitness testimony. If this goes before the trial court of the Heavenly Supervision Hall, we are guaranteed to win. I hope you will consider the situation and make a wise choice."

"As far as I know, in disputes between martial artists, the most important factor is who struck first. A martial artist’s attack can easily be fatal. If I can prove they were trying to bully Qianqian, and even kill me, and that I only fought back in self-defense, then there shouldn’t be a problem, right?" Yang Qi said coolly.

"That’s true, but what evidence do you have?" Meng Hongsheng laughed. "I’ve been in this line of work for many years, and I’ve never lost. To be honest, if it weren’t for my old crush on Miss Qianqian, I wouldn’t even be bothering with this conversation."

"You had a crush on me?" Ye Qianqian was stunned.

"Of course. My office is in Provincial City, right next to your university. I saw you all the time," Meng Hongsheng said with a smile. "It’s a pity, though. Every time I greeted you, you acted so indifferent."