Chapter 350 - 321: Finally Bowing His Head?
Chapter 350: Chapter 321: Finally Bowing His Head?
"Take this card and run it. Hurry up. Don’t ruin my good time."
Gaoxun said.
He usually used the credit card Gao Tian had given him. This particular debit card, however, didn’t have much money in it.
It was mainly because our Eldest Young Master Gao was an extravagant spender. He’d drop millions on luxury cars at the drop of a hat, so his personal coffers had long since run dry.
Fortunately, Gao Tian still sent him an allowance for living expenses and the like. He hadn’t spent any of it, storing it all on this card.
"Right away," the young waiter said with a nod, quickly turning to run the card.
A moment later, the young waiter returned with the card.
"Young Master Gao, it seems this card won’t work either..." the young waiter said hesitantly.
"What?"
At that, Gaoxun’s brow furrowed even tighter.
"Are you sure you didn’t mess it up?" Gaoxun asked.
"I’m sure. I tried it several times!" the young waiter replied firmly.
In fact, he had already tried Gaoxun’s credit card multiple times earlier. The payment never went through, which was why he had come to find Gaoxun in the first place.
"Young Master Gao, maybe you should check your phone? There might be a notification," the young waiter suggested.
"Hold on a second."
Gaoxun frowned and opened his phone. Several messages immediately popped up.
The messages were all mostly the same, informing Gaoxun that his cards had been frozen.
Gaoxun instantly understood what was happening.
Gao Tian had given him all these cards. Now that they were suddenly frozen, it had to be his father’s doing...
Gaoxun recalled the anger in Gao Tian’s voice from their earlier call. He quickly opened his contacts, found his father’s name, and dialed.
"Dad, why did you freeze my cards?" Gaoxun demanded anxiously the moment the call connected.
"Weren’t you going to ’relax’?"
Gao Tian said with a cold snort.
"Dad..."
Gaoxun now realized something big must have happened. "What on earth happened?" he said hurriedly. "You have to tell me!"
"You’ve really stirred up some major trouble this time."
Gao Tian sighed, his voice laced with exhaustion. "Our Tianxun Group... it might be finished."
"What?"
Gaoxun froze.
He knew his father well. Judging by his tone, he definitely wasn’t joking.
’But... how could Tianxun Group suddenly be finished?’
"How is that possible? Doesn’t Tianxun Group have so many stable partners? How could a single Shengding Group have that much power!"
Gaoxun, still refusing to believe it, pressed on.
"This time, Ning International has entered the fray," Gao Tian’s voice was heavy with exhaustion.
Never since founding Tianxun Group had he ever felt so powerless.
Even back when Tianxun Group was nothing more than a single rented office, he had never felt such despair.
The power of Ning International was simply terrifying—so much so that it could crush Tianxun Group with one hand.
This was a completely different feeling from when they were being targeted by Shengding Group.
"Ning International..."
Gaoxun couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath when he heard the name.
He was well aware of Ning International’s power. It was an absolute behemoth of a corporation.
But!
Why would Ning International get involved?
From Gaoxun’s perspective, the two things were completely unrelated.
"Dad, why would Ning International get involved? As far as I know, they have no intention of getting into real estate, do they?" Gaoxun couldn’t help but ask.
"You’ll have to ask that person you provoked."
Gao Tian sighed.
Although he didn’t want to believe Ning International had gotten involved because of Ye Ling, it was now the only explanation that made any sense.
Otherwise, why would Ning International get involved?
There was simply no other logical explanation!
There was absolutely no benefit for Ning International in targeting Tianxun Group.
"Ye Ling?"
Gaoxun’s brow furrowed deeply.
"I’m unfreezing your credit card. I’ll text you a phone number in a moment. You are to call it immediately and go beg him for forgiveness!" Gao Tian said with a sharp huff, then promptly hung up.
Hearing the dial tone, Gaoxun felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body.
’Ye Ling actually has that kind of power?’
To Gaoxun, it felt like a dream. It was simply impossible!
But...
...it was the truth.
"Young Master Xun, what’s wrong?" one of the party girls beside him asked.
Gaoxun hadn’t put the call on speaker, so the girls hadn’t heard what was said. But from his side of the conversation, they could guess that something big had happened.
"It’s nothing. You two can go. I have something to do tonight."
Gaoxun looked at the two girls—both easily an eight out of ten—and felt completely devoid of interest. He turned to the young waiter.
"Alright, my credit card should work now. Just go run it. I have to go."
With that, Gaoxun left.
This time, the young waiter didn’t try to stop him.
The look in Gaoxun’s eyes just now had been terrifying. It was the look of a cornered beast.
...
After leaving the bar, Gaoxun sat in his car and stared at the phone number Gao Tian had sent him. He took a deep breath and dialed.
The call connected after about ten seconds.
"Hello, who is this?"
It was Ye Ling’s voice on the other end.
Ye Ling had a pretty good idea who was calling, but he pretended not to know.
"Young Master Ye, hello. This is Gaoxun. I’m not sure if you remember me?" Gaoxun took a deep breath, trying his best to make his voice sound sincere.
After what Tianxun Group had been through over the past few days, Gaoxun was gradually coming to realize just how terrifying Ye Ling’s power truly was.
Therefore, he could no longer treat Ye Ling with the same attitude as before.
"Oh, so it’s Senior Gao," Ye Ling said mockingly, raising an eyebrow.
"Young Master Ye, I don’t deserve that title."
Gaoxun gave a bitter laugh. "Young Master Ye, I’m calling to apologize to you."
"Apologize? Senior, I don’t understand what you mean..." Ye Ling continued to feign ignorance.
He wasn’t the type to be completely unforgiving, but the crucial point was that he had already given the other party time to think things over. They were the ones who hadn’t cherished the opportunity.
If Gaoxun had apologized earlier, Ye Ling might have chosen to let the matter drop...
But now, under these circumstances, it wasn’t going to be that easy.
People have to pay the price for their actions.
"Young Master Ye, everything before was my fault. I shouldn’t have started that fight on the campus wall. Please forgive me," Gaoxun said, taking a deep breath.
"Oh, so that’s what this is about."
A corner of Ye Ling’s mouth lifted into a mocking smile. "So, Young Master Xun doesn’t think my Pagani is fake anymore?"
Gaoxun had previously mocked Ye Ling, claiming it was impossible for him to own a luxury car worth tens of millions.
"Young Master Ye, it was my fault. I’m sorry!" Gaoxun felt a sense of humiliation he had never experienced before, but he didn’t dare to argue back.
After all.
He was here to beg Ye Ling for forgiveness.
"First of all, you were the one who provoked me. Second, I already gave you people a chance, and you’re the ones who didn’t take it."
Ye Ling said coolly, letting out a small cough.
The chance he was referring to was, of course, the window of time between when Shengding Group made its move and when Ning International got involved.
Gaoxun naturally understood what Ye Ling meant and couldn’t help but give a bitter laugh.
’If we had known earlier that Ye Ling had this kind of power, that he even had ties to Ning International, would we have continued to resist?’
’Absolutely not!’
But unfortunately, there were no do-overs in life.
Since they had made their choice, they had to bear the consequences.
"Young Master Ye, please forgive me," Gaoxun pleaded, gritting his teeth.
At that moment, Eldest Young Master Gao’s dignity was completely shattered.