Chapter 2431 2432 Long Talk
Chapter 2431: Chapter 2432: Long Talk Chapter 2431: Chapter 2432: Long Talk As soon as these words came out, everyone perked up.
The onlookers started pointing and looking eager to try something.
“Their family seems pretty powerful; do you really know them?”
“I met his dad once at a meeting in Yanjing; he came to greet me. I have a bit of an impression, but we’re not really that close.”
“I thought so. The entrepreneurs who can stand on equal footing with you are all big names on the internet. As for this Wang Zhangping, he doesn’t seem to have much of a reputation.”
“Old-school entrepreneurs who made their first pot of gold thanks to the reform and opening up, they still have some prestige locally, but they’re no longer as strong as they once were.”
Yan Ci cast a sidelong glance at Wang Chunyi beside him.
“Already on the decline, and to have such an unworthy son, the Wang family’s future path will probably not be an easy one.”
“You hit the nail on the head.”
While the two were talking, two cars pulled up in front of them.
Wang Chunyi and Xu Zhengyao and others walked over.
“Dad, you’re finally here.”
A slightly skinny middle-aged man got out of the car, and just as he was about to speak, he saw the miserable state of his son’s bodyguards.
“What happened here? Such a big commotion.”
Wang Chunyi pointed at Lin Yi, “It was him who did this.”
Wang Zhangping’s gaze shifted to Lin Yi, and just as he was about to flare up, his expression froze in an instant, and he was unable to utter a word for a good while.
“Dad, he’s from Lingyun Group, he came to our Jinling to cause trouble and said arrogantly that he knows you, tarnishing your reputation. What do you think we should do about this?”
“Stand aside!”
Wang Zhangping let out a cold snort, giving Wang Chunyi and the others a start.
“Director Lin, you’re in Jinling and didn’t notify me in advance, I would have come to receive you.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
No one expected the famous Wang Zhangping to say something like this.
“I’m here for some private matters and just happened to run into your son trying to stand up for someone. You can say how we should settle this.” Lin Yi said leisurely.
Wang Zhangping felt his heart skip a beat, as if he was being sentenced to death.
He knew very well who Lin Yi was.
If Lin Yi chose not to let this go, he would have no way to smooth things over.
“It’s my son’s fault, I’ll have him apologize to you.”
Wang Zhangping turned his head and his expression changed drastically.
“What are you standing there for? Come over and apologize to Director Lin right away!”
Wang Chunyi and Xu Zhengyao’s jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Even now, they had no idea what was happening.
The bystanders eating melon seeds felt the same; the script was not unfolding as they had imagined.
“Dad, you want me to apologize to him?”
“Can’t you understand human language? Believe it or not, I’ll slap you!”
Wang Chunyi shivered. Although he was known as the ‘little emperor’ of Jinling, who regarded no one, he was really only afraid of Wang Zhangping.
Walking over with trepidation, Wang Chunyi said a lukewarm sorry.
“We’ve met before, haven’t we?” Lin Yi said in a low voice.
“Last year in Yanjing we met once, but at that time, you were going to see other leaders, so we didn’t get to have a meal together. I’ve always regretted that.”
“Since we have met before, I won’t pursue this matter any further.” Lin Yi wiped his hands and said:
“Go back and teach your son how to be a man; if this had happened in Zhong Hai, you’d be collecting his corpse now.”
“Yes, yes, yes, I understand. I promise to teach him properly when we get back, and this kind of thing won’t happen again.”
“Go about your business,” Lin Yi waved his hand and gave Yan Ci a look, who understood tacitly, and the two left together.
Wang Zhangping was very polite, escorting the two to their car, watching them leave until he finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The onlookers around didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.
To this day, they still couldn’t figure out Lin Yi’s identity that could make Wang Zhangping treat him with such an attitude.
“Alright, disperse,” Wang Zhangping said with a cold face, then turned his attention to Wang Chunyi.
“Get in the car with me!”
Wang Chunyi, not daring to say anything else, hung his head and got into the car with his father.
“Dad, who is that guy after all, and why do you call him Director Lin? Does he have some special status?”
“He is the President of Lingyun Group. What do you think his status is?” Wang Zhangping said with a cold face:
“The people who arrange to meet him when they go to meetings in Yanjing are the heads of various departments. Do you think this is someone the Wang family can afford to offend?”
“The President of Lingyun Group?!”
Wang Chunyi’s body shook. As a rich second-generation from a prominent family, he was well aware of what kind of company Lingyun Group was, and it was not something the Wang family could compare with.
“He didn’t hold you accountable today; consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, I would have had no way to help you.”
Wang Chunyi wilted like a frost-bitten eggplant, unable to speak for a long time.
“Now you should know what the truly formidable people of China are like,” Wang Zhangping said earnestly.
Wang Chunyi nodded, “So young and yet able to create such a vast fortune, ordinary people simply can’t compare.”
“You’re hopeless, just like a frog at the bottom of a well, only seeing a fragment of the sky,” Wang Zhangping added.
Wang Chunyi looked at his father, “Isn’t this his greatest achievement?”
“That’s why you’re superficial,” Wang Zhangping said:
“He possesses immense wealth, yet he can keep a low profile, restrain his edge, and remain invisible. Have you ever seen such a temperament in your peers?”
Only then did Wang Chunyi understand what his father was trying to say, and he shuddered.
He put himself in Lin Yi’s shoes in his mind.
If he were Lin Yi, he would probably be even more arrogant and not take anyone seriously.
“I hope this incident serves as a lesson for you,” Wang Zhangping said:
“You have been nothing but a braggart relying on my fame. This is no skill. If you have no strength of your own, once I’m gone, all the wrongs you’ve committed will catch up with you. By then, you won’t even know how you died.”
“Dad, I understand what I should do in the future.”
Wang Zhangping showed a satisfied expression, “To feel shame is to be near courage. This is the quality a young man should have. Do well from now on—the future of the Wang family’s estate is waiting for you.”
“I understand, Dad!”
…
Meanwhile, Lin Yi drove Yan Ci back to the hotel.
Even though it was late into the night, the two were still excited and finished a round of exercises.
The next morning, a little after 8 am, Lin Yi got up, while Yan Ci was still fast asleep.
Lin Yi didn’t intend to wake her, preferring to let her sleep a little longer.
After dressing, Lin Yi went to the rooms of Zhang Hui and Zhu Junchi.
“Let’s go, have some breakfast and then meet Zhang Wenhua,” Zhang Hui said.
Lin Yi nodded, he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.