The Tail

Meng Yunjiao refused to admit defeat—and he hadn't lost. He couldn't understand why Zhang Yang had brought up Meng Xue, but before long, he would.

Meng Xue confirmed that Zhang Yang had been her classmate. She also confirmed that he was a live-in son-in-law of the Cheng Family.

With his instinctive sense of superiority and his power and standing in Gong City, Meng Yunjiao still considered Zhang Yang beneath notice. Naturally, he dismissed the materials Zhang Yang had provided as well.

But Meng Yunjiao did have someone continue investigating Zhang Yang. After all, Zhang Yang had challenged him.

With his influence, Meng Yunjiao could use his existing connections to look into Zhang Yang. That wasn't enough, though. Zhang Yang hadn't broken any laws, so he couldn't be subjected to a compulsory investigation.

That made investigators outside the official system Meng Yunjiao's best choice.

"Father, why are you suddenly asking about Zhang Yang?"

Meng Xue was surprised. Even though Zhang Yang was an old classmate, he hadn't crossed her mind in years. If not for the matter of buying a home at Azure Brown Sea, she might never have remembered that unremarkable, unsuccessful man at all.

"It's nothing. The kid called my office and threatened to make me pay for a demolition dispute and some advertising production fees."

Meng Yunjiao hadn't repeated Zhang Yang's actual words. Zhang Yang wasn't foolish enough to resort to threats and intimidation while defending the parties' rights.

Meng Yunjiao had remained undefeated in business for so many years, and the Meng Group had grown ever stronger under his leadership, because he was skilled at understanding his competitors.

Meng Xue was astonished. Zhang Yang had met with her and evidently hadn't gotten what he wanted, so he had called Meng Yunjiao.

"Just ignore him."

Meng Xue scoffed.