The Zhao Family.
Zhao Yishi had no idea that help was no longer coming.
Under Su Ye's crushing pressure, Zhao Yishi gritted his teeth and held out for three minutes before he wilted.
The Butler, meanwhile, had long since switched sides.
"Young Master Su, Zhao Yishi planned your mother's kidnapping all by himself to curry favor with his father. Actually, this also has to do with Xuanyuan Construction..."
The Butler recounted everything from beginning to end.
In short...
Xuanyuan Construction, owned by Zhang Xuan's father Zhang Dayuan, had expanded into Magic Capital.
As Su Ye's "good brother," Wang Buping had made plenty of introductions. Xuanyuan Construction had firmly established itself in Magic Capital.
Zhang Xuan had brought Su Ye's father, Su Xiangdong, aboard Xuanyuan Construction early on. As Su Ye grew stronger, Su Xiangdong's standing rose with him.
Su Xiangdong hadn't used that standing for anything, but his talks at the Patrol Bureau about "my genius son" had made quite a few people take notice.
Su Ye had risen too quickly, and people rarely had a chance to see him.
Anyone hoping to curry favor with him had no opportunity, so they turned their attention to Su Xiangdong instead.
Xuanyuan Construction, in which Su Xiangdong held a stake, suddenly became highly sought after.
Lucrative projects came knocking one after another. If Zhang Dayuan and Su Xiangdong hadn't resisted temptation and insisted on taking things one step at a time, their business might have grown a hundredfold by now.
Even so, Xuanyuan Construction's growth was impressive, and it had landed plenty of good projects.
The market was only so big. Xuanyuan Construction's success had claimed a hefty slice of the pie, leaving others with nothing—or forcing them to give up shares they already had.
The Zhao Group was clearly one of