Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 449 - 188: Hang Yishao in Peril (2)
After Yan Wuxu and Su Ziceng finished their meal, Pello didn’t return to the office until later. Neither Su Ziceng nor Pello mentioned the incident from the morning.
In the afternoon, when work resumed, Pello assigned some tasks separately to Su Ziceng and Yan Wuxu before closing the door and working alone in the office.
Around three in the afternoon, Pello received a call from Shang Yin, claiming to have news about Yellow Love.
"Where did the news come from? Is it reliable?" The previous information was that Yellow Love was hidden in Chuyun Shrine in Japan, the place Su Ziceng talked about. He also sent people to search there, but Yellow Love seemed to have vanished without a trace.
"It’s reliable, the same as what you were told before, coming from a shrine in Japan," Shang Yin got the information from Fei Qing. After negotiating terms with Hang Yishao, they agreed to exchange Yellow Love a few days later, once the counterfeit was ready.
"You mean, Hang Yishao wants to buy Yellow Love?" Pello had little memory of Yellow Love, but every piece of Mussen’s Blessing was unique, and this Yellow Love, worth tens of millions, was certainly a rare treasure.
What does a man want with jewelry? Especially one as expensive as this. Pello walked over to the Venetian blinds, opening a crack, and saw Su Ziceng deeply engrossed in calculations. The Red Love necklace slipped out from her collar as usual.
It seemed that before he took action, Hang Yishao had already made a move. When it came to pleasing women, Hang Yishao knew quite a few tricks. First, it was a barrage of roses, then family pressure, and now he was even using valuable jewelry.
"You know what to do, I don’t need to remind you," Pello had no intention of paying a higher price to acquire Yellow Love, as their funds were mostly invested in the new diamond industry operations.
"Same old tactics, to swindle under the guise of business," Shang Yin had been idle for a while and felt an itch in his bones.
"Can you handle it alone?" Pello indirectly agreed to his plan.
"Yes, just wait, in a few days I’ll bring back your treasure," Shang Yin chuckled twice, then hung up.
There was a knock on the door, and Yan Wuxu entered in a fluster.
Pello looked at her displeased. Hadn’t he already said not to have too much contact with him in front of others?
"I have an emergency," Yan Wuxu closed the door behind her, and Su Ziceng just looked up briefly before burying herself back in her work.
Yan Wuxu was clearly unsettled, turning to glance at the Venetian blinds behind her as she pleaded, "My affair with Fei Qing has been exposed."
She was always cautious not to let slip in her words, even in her dreams, who knew that Fei Qing would carelessly let it out, and to Hang Yishao no less.
After resolving the villa’s financial issue, Fei Qing couldn’t wait to take credit with Yan Wuxu. It was after asking a few more questions that Yan Wuxu realized Fei Qing had spilled everything.
"Hang Yishao again?" Pello’s voice clearly showed impatience. It seemed he should act alongside Shang Yin, compounded by new grievances over old, the depth of their animosity was considerable.
Pello thought of the punch from last time, it seems it wasn’t forceful enough. Aside from avoiding conflicts of interest, a bigger reason he didn’t want to get involved was his desire for fair competition, moreover, he feared he might be too harsh without careful restraint.
"Don’t worry, I will assign you guys a few night shifts soon. Hang Yishao won’t be able to find an empty office to approach Ziceng, drag this out, and everything will resume normal operations," Pello thought it necessary to let Shang Yin intimidate the Hang Family to teach their precious son a lesson.
"That’s good," Yan Wuxu sighed in relief, then pulled out a document, "Is this the file you assigned to me?"
The documents assigned to Su Ziceng and Yan Wuxu were different. Su Ziceng’s were routine financial documents, while Yan Wuxu’s were what were called "sorted files."
"I thought you were smart. Don’t you know how to use the leverage handed to you?" The document was marked with red ink by Pello, ensuring that even if Yan Wuxu was not paying attention, she would take note of this document.
"Does Chang Mei really take kickbacks?" The records indicate that over the past twenty years, Chang Mei had taken kickbacks from several mining areas, set up a slush fund, and used connections to underreport several minor flooding incidents at the mines. Such matters, if outwardly revealed, wouldn’t be significant, but if brought to the Su Family internal meeting, there’s no doubt they would greatly tarnish the loyal image Chang Mei had established over the years.
