My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 193: Five Punishment Games

Lin Hao also sneered, "With my skills, I could have easily secured a solid position in the marketing department. But you made me your driver just to control me. And even though you promoted me later, it was only because your company was failing and you wanted to squeeze every last drop of talent out of me."

The head of the marketing department, Jiang Lan, added, "I used to struggle alongside you, riding a beat-up old electric scooter. Now, I drive a top-of-the-line Audi."

"That’s right! We were fools to follow you, buying into all your useless, grandiose speeches only to be deceived. Just look at how well everyone’s doing now!"

"It’s a good thing your company went bankrupt. Otherwise, who knows how many more people you would have ruined."

"Back then, the Qin Group wanted to acquire your company for a fortune. If we’d split the money, each of us could have gotten hundreds of millions. But you refused to sell, keeping us from getting rich. Who should we hate, if not you?"

They all pointed their fingers at Yang Qi, acting as if he had single-handedly blocked their path to riches.

When they had all had their say, Yang Qi finally spoke, his voice calm. "Yes, if I had sold to the Qin Group back then, the company would have received one billion, and each of you would have gotten a huge sum of money. But did any of you ever consider that if our company had kept growing, its future market value could have reached tens, or even hundreds of billions? All of you held shares back then. I treated you fairly. It was your own short-sightedness that made you see only the immediate profit.

"The highest salary any of you makes now is about a million a year, right, Tang Lan? But do you have any idea how much Ye Fei earns? He easily brings in a million every single month."

A stunned silence fell over the group. There were some things they simply had to admit. If that little company had survived, it truly would have had immense potential. They had all believed their company was a unicorn, a genuine high-growth prospect.

However, because of the schemes of the Qin and Zhang Families, Yang Qi was arrested. Even though he was later released due to a lack of evidence, the company had already gone bankrupt by then.

"Bullshit!" Lin Hao suddenly roared. "What the hell does the Qifei Group have to do with you? And what does Ye Fei’s success have to do with you? Besides, no matter how much potential the company had, it was all hypothetical. It never became reality."

Tang Lan sneered, "Exactly. Get real. Maybe your company could have reached that level, but you crossed the Qin Family. You deserved to go bankrupt."

"That’s right. You should have sold the company back then. You wouldn’t be in this miserable state, and we could have all made a fortune," Jiang Lan chimed in.

"Oh, by the way, Yang Qi, I bet you don’t know this," Tang Lan taunted. "The Qifei Group is about to merge with the Qin Group and the Zhang Group. Ye Fei has already announced that after the merger, all employee salaries will increase by twenty percent. And not only that, there will be massive bonuses. Look at Ye Fei, thriving without you. But you? You’re just trash. Without us, you’re nothing."

The crowd seized on this, unleashing a barrage of ridicule.

Yang Qi just smiled with disdain. These idiots probably have no idea that I am the real owner of the Qifei Group. Ye Fei works for me now. If they had shown a better attitude, if they could have understood the hardships I faced back then, if they had felt even a shred of remorse, I might have softened my heart and kept them. But seeing them not only repay my kindness with ingratitude but also mock me so relentlessly, I have lost all hope for them.

"By the way, Yang Qi, I heard something," Tang Lan suddenly asked. "You’re trying to start a business? And Ye Fei is planning to invest in you?"

"That’s right," Yang Qi said with a smile. "Ye Fei is a true friend. When he heard I wanted to start over, he offered to invest."

Of course, this was all just an act I had orchestrated, another test for these people. As someone who valued old ties, I had desperately wanted to believe they had left me only out of helplessness. I hoped so much that I had misjudged them, that they weren’t the kind of people to betray those who had helped them.

"HAHAHA..." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Everyone suddenly burst into wild laughter, howling so hard that tears streamed down their faces.

"Yang Qi, oh, Yang Qi. We call you a fool, and you don’t even see it," Tang Lan said with a cackle. "Don’t you get it yet? It’s true that the Qifei Group belongs to Ye Fei, but we are its backbone! What’s more, the Qin Group holds the largest stake in the entire Qifei Group. To be blunt, I’m going to be the next general manager. I’ll invest in you if I feel like it, and I won’t if I don’t."

"Ye Fei promised me," Yang Qi stated.

"His promise isn’t worth shit! So what if he’s the president? He can’t control everything. That money has to pass through our hands, and there are a lot of procedures involved. All it takes is for us to pull a few strings, and you won’t see a single cent!" Tang Lan said sarcastically. "Let me be clear. Even if President Ye moves heaven and earth to get you that money, I have plenty of ways to make you go bankrupt all over again. The methods at my disposal now are beyond anything you can imagine."

The crowd erupted in laughter once more.

Lin Hao patronizingly patted Yang Qi’s head. "You’re such a blockhead, you probably can’t even wrap your mind around this, can you? And you still dare to act arrogant in front of us? If you don’t give us a proper apology, you can forget about that investment. In fact, you’ll never be able to make it in Kang City again. You’d better believe it."

"So you’re trying to force me to a dead end?"

Yang Qi wanted to laugh, but he also wanted to cry. In the end, I really did put my trust in the wrong people. But maybe this is for the best. Since they’ve revealed their true colors, I won’t have to seek them out one by one. I can just wipe them all out in one go.

"That’s right! We’re going to drive you to your death, push you to a dead end!" Tang Lan said viciously. "If you ever manage to get back on your feet, how could we live comfortably? After all, we betrayed you. Your only choice is to listen to us, be a good little homeless bum, and let us trample you under our feet."

"And if I listen to you, you’ll let me go?" Yang Qi asked.

Tang Lan nodded. "Of course. We’ve arranged five ’punishment games’ for you tonight. As long as you go through every single one, we promise we won’t come after you. But you still won’t be allowed to succeed. Just accept your fate and be a homeless bum."

"Oh? What punishment games? I’m interested to hear about them," Yang Qi asked, a curious glint in his eye.

"Tell him," Tang Lan said, looking at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao smiled. "First, it’s simple: get on your knees, bark like a dog, and crawl a full circle around the private room!

"Second, also simple: each of us is going to spit in your face. You can’t block it or dodge. If you move, you fail.

"Third, each of us gets to slap you across the face. That’s not too much to ask, is it? Consider it payback for what you owe us.

"Fourth, we have a case of beer here. You have to drink all of it.

"Fifth, jump out of that second-story window. If you survive the fall, you pass.

"Just these five little games. Fun, right? Simple, right?"