0p0 Chapter 189 Sowing discord
Chapter 189 Sowing discord
The Peony Pavilion at Jiangcheng Hotel is on the fifth floor, which is the fundamental reason why Boss Wang's underlings are not worried at all that Xu Ye could fly out of the restroom.
However, they never expected that Xu Ye would pull off such a move.
It can only be said that they underestimated Xu Ye.
On the fourth floor, in the restroom of the private room below the Peony Pavilion, people were already waiting in advance.
As soon as they saw Xu Ye come down the rope, they immediately pulled him in.
"Young Master Xu, there's been an unexpected situation. That guy isn't in your booked suite; he's in room 1708."
Xu Ye frowned, then without saying a word, he untied the ropes binding him and walked outside.
On the other side, after leaving the private room, Mr. Wang handed over the room key: "Mr. Yang, thank you for your help."
Yang Ling knew that Xu Ye had booked a room upstairs, since it was something they had agreed upon beforehand, so she had no suspicions whatsoever.
Most importantly, Mr. Wang behaved very properly the whole way and did not take advantage of her while she was being helped, which made her unconsciously lower her guard.
Only after she swiped open the door in front of her did Yang Ling's heart begin to race again.
After all, what she was about to do... it was impossible not to be nervous.
As she surveyed the room, she discreetly unzipped her handbag.
The phone's recording function was turned on, and the pepper spray was also in hand.
Just as she was about to make her move, Mr. Wang suddenly stumbled and fell onto the large sofa next to him: "Mr. Yang, could you please get me a glass of water?"
"..."
Pepper spray is only effective at close range. Considering that the other party was an adult male, Yang Ling thought about it and finally gave up on taking forceful action.
No rush. He's already taken the laxative. When he has an attack, I can easily subdue him.
Thinking of this, she turned around and went to the water dispenser, filled a cup with hot water, and handed it back.
Mr. Wang took the drink but didn't drink it. Instead, he abruptly asked, "Mr. Yang, what conditions did Mr. Xu propose to your Yang family?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Ling felt a moment of panic, but quickly regained her composure: "President Wang, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand."
Mr. Wang smiled, his eyes showing no trace of drunkenness: "Mr. Yang, at this point, is there any need to continue the act?"
"Or are you waiting for the effects of the drug to kick in?"
Now that those words have been spoken, even if Yang Ling were stupid, she would know that the other party was definitely not just testing her.
Her expression changed completely, but she remained relatively calm. As she reached into her bag, she asked in a calm tone, "Mr. Wang, I really don't understand what you mean."
Mr. Wang leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and lit a cigarette: "Don't understand? Then let me tell you straight."
"When Mr. Xu and I went to the restroom just now, he laid everything out to me. Do you know what else he said?"
Yang Ling tightened her grip on the pepper spray in her right hand, waiting for the other person to continue.
Mr. Wang took a drag of his cigarette and looked at Yang Ling with a greedy expression: "He said he wants 5 billion, and you are his sincerity to give Hongsheng."
Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, "President Wang, please don't say such divisive things. We have indeed come here with sincerity today. If this is your attitude..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted sarcastically by President Wang: "President Yang, you're supposed to be the CEO of Yang's Group, do you really think that President Xu is genuinely interested in you?"
"Don't you even know who's behind Hongsheng!"
"Your Yang family's situation is already a dead end, and you're risking offending both Hongsheng and the Li family at the same time. What is the relationship between President Xu and your family?"
"You don't actually think your two families are old friends, do you?"
Yang Ling tightened her grip on the pepper spray in her right hand, and her face instantly turned grim.
"besides."
Mr. Wang laughed, his laughter full of sarcasm: "After Mr. Xu and I left, you must have drugged my drink, right?"
"If Mr. Xu hadn't told me, how would I have known about this?"
"That's why I asked you just now if you were waiting for the effects of the drug to kick in?"
"If that's the case, you can give up on that idea, because I didn't drink that glass of wine at all!"
"When I got back, Mr. Xu had already changed the wine glass; I was drinking water instead!"
"Even after that, everything I drank was water; Mr. Xu personally made the arrangement!"
"Now, do you still think I'm trying to sow discord?"
After saying the last sentence, Mr. Wang stood up with great pride. His demeanor and state showed no signs of being drunk or drugged.
Yang Ling clenched her fists so tightly that she almost crushed the pepper spray in her hand.
She didn't know whether she should believe him or not; was Xu Ye really a fraud?
He has been deceiving himself from the very beginning. What he wanted from the start was to join forces with Hongsheng and try to get a share of the pie from them.
She didn't want to believe it, even though she hadn't spent much time with Xu Ye—only half an afternoon.
But she really couldn't believe that Xu Ye would be such a treacherous person.
But Mr. Wang's demeanor... and every word he just said, were constantly assaulting her mental defenses.
After all, if Xu Ye hadn't betrayed him, how could President Wang not even be drunk?
The medicine is one thing, but the wine was something only Xu Ye could switch out!
But she still clung to her last glimmer of hope and said through gritted teeth, "Mr. Wang, I really don't understand what you mean. I've already said, we came here tonight with sincerity..."
Mr. Wang sighed: "Still struggling in its death throes?"
"Fine, then I'll shatter your last illusion!"
"Your phone is recording in your bag, and you're holding a can of pepper spray in your right hand, am I right?"
Recording audio is something even a child could figure out, and pepper spray is even more obvious.
How many self-defense tools can a woman carry in a handbag the size of a fist?
It can only be pepper spray!
"Still don't believe me? Have you thought about why Mr. Xu hasn't come to rescue you yet?"
"He was supposed to be with six people, where are they?"
"It's been so long, and you still haven't sent any news to the outside world. As your family friend, isn't he worried at all? Hasn't he thought of coming to rescue you yet?"
He wasn't worried that Xu Ye's men would come looking for him; his own men were guarding the door, and anyone who came would be asking for their own death!
Even in the worst-case scenario, it could drag on for half an hour!
That's enough time for him to finish eating the dish in front of him, by then...
So what if Xu Ye rushes in?
Yang Ling would only think that Xu Ye was still putting on an act and wanted to help the Yang family.
Using this as leverage to threaten themselves?
In my dream, he wanted the person, but the money?
Not even a single point!