The call connected quickly.
As soon as Ma Lan spoke, she said, "Hello, is that Yunkai? Yes, I'm Xiao Churan's mother..."
Ever since Wang Yunkai had seen Xiao Churan at the banquet, he had been struck as though he had seen a heavenly beauty, and he couldn't get her out of his mind.
He had been worrying about his lack of an opportunity to get close to Xiao Churan when, by chance, her mother called him.
He guessed that Ma Lan had run into some trouble, and of course he wouldn't let this chance to pay court slip by.
So he immediately asked politely, "Auntie Ma, have you run into some trouble?"
"Well, there's something I need your help with."
Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Yunkai, a few old friends and I bought some investment products from an insurance company called Huaxin. We put all our savings into them, but now the company won't let us withdraw our money. Can you find a way to help me get it back?"
After hearing her out, Wang Yunkai was overjoyed. He felt it was time to show what he could do, so he said confidently, "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll come over right now and make sure this gets resolved for you!"
Ma Lan was thrilled and hurriedly said, "Thank you so much!"
After hanging up, she turned her gaze back to Ye Chen and said angrily, "Some people have no ability at all. You just can't count on them. What fucking use are they, apart from shouting a couple of slogans?"
Ye Chen sneered inwardly at that. His mother-in-law really was a snob who couldn't see what was right in front of her.
Call Wang Yunkai for help?
This company had swindled people out of at least tens of millions, perhaps even more. Anyone who dared swindle that much money was bound to have powerful backing, quite possibly even an underworld boss holding the fort behind the scenes. How could Wang Yunkai possibly make the swindlers cough up the money?
The Wang Family's own strength was quite ordinary, and it had shrunk even further after the Dihao Group terminated their cooperation. With the Wang Family's backing, it was practically impossible for them to interfere in a financial scam this big.
In fact, all Ye Chen had to do to resolve this little matter immediately was call Chen Zekai at the Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel.
After all, Chen Zekai was the Ye Family's representative in Jinling. Every entrepreneur in Jinling, as well as the big shots on both sides of the law, had to show him the utmost respect.
But his mother-in-law was truly hateful. Since she believed in Wang Yunkai, he would let Wang Yunkai help her!
Seeing Ma Lan's face light up with a smile as soon as she made a call, some people immediately crowded around and asked whether she had found some powerful big shot to help.
Looking smug, Ma Lan said to the group of elderly men and women around her, "Don't worry. I've asked the Wang Family's eldest young master to come and help. He's very capable, so getting the money back should be easy!"
Someone exclaimed, "The Wang Family's eldest young master? Sister Lan, you're amazing! You actually managed to find someone so powerful!"
"That's right! Young Master Wang must have plenty of connections. Getting our problem solved would only take a few words from him, wouldn't it?"
"Sister Lan, since you know such a fine young man, why didn't you marry your daughter to him instead of marrying her to a piece of trash like this?"
Ma Lan glanced at Ye Chen contemptuously and snorted. "Trash like him will be swept out the door by our Xiao Family sooner or later!"
Ye Chen said nothing. He planned to wait until Wang Yunkai arrived and see how he ran into a wall.
Soon, a black Porsche slowly pulled up in front of the crowd.
A handsome young man in a suit and leather shoes stepped out of the car.
Wang Yunkai had arrived.
The elderly men and women around them all exclaimed, "Oh my, look at him! Now that's a fine young man! I wonder which family's daughter will be lucky enough to get such a good son-in-law!"
"That's right! If my daughter could marry him, I could die with my eyes closed!"
"Pah, stop dreaming! Even if you died, he still wouldn't spare your daughter a glance!"
At that moment, Ma Lan spotted Wang Yunkai and immediately ran up to him. Looking eager, she said, "Oh, Yunkai, you're finally here! I was worried to death!"
The newcomer was none other than Wang Yunkai.
Wang Yunkai smiled and said, "Auntie, sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Oh, Yunkai, you're much too polite. I haven't even waited ten minutes. You got here so quickly!"
Wang Yunkai smiled. "When I heard you were in trouble, I drove straight over. I ran several red lights on the way."
Ma Lan looked pleased with herself, but asked with concern, "Won't running so many red lights cause you a lot of trouble?"
"No." Wang Yunkai said casually, "I know everyone at the traffic police division. One phone call, and any violation can be wiped away."
He continued, "Let's talk about your situation instead. How much were you swindled out of in total?"
Ma Lan sighed. "I invested more than a million in all. They said I'd get two hundred thousand in dividends this month, but now I can't even withdraw my principal."
Wang Yunkai nodded and promised confidently, "Don't worry. Leave this to me. Once I step in, I'll definitely help you get your money back."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Ye Chen standing behind Ma Lan, and his expression changed slightly.
He hadn't expected that eyesore, that piece of trash Ye Chen, to be there too.
Ever since meeting Xiao Churan, Wang Yunkai had wanted a taste of her charms. After hearing his younger brother, Wang Yunfei, say that Xiao Churan was probably still a virgin, he had wanted her even more.
So when he saw Xiao Churan's good-for-nothing husband, he naturally looked down his nose at him.
He deliberately smiled and said, "Oh, Brother Ye, you're here too. Do you have a way to help Auntie Ma recover her investment? Why don't you try first? I wouldn't want you to accuse me of stealing your thunder later."
Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Let him try, my ass! What help could he possibly be? All he has is a mouth to shout slogans with! Yunkai, pay him no mind."
Wang Yunkai nodded and said mockingly, "Since Brother Ye doesn't have the ability, I'll give it a try!"
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said five words: "Good luck, Young Master Wang."
Wang Yunkai laughed contemptuously. At that point, the elderly men and women around Ma Lan crowded over one by one and began currying favor with her. "Ma Lan, we're all friends here. Ask this handsome young man to help us too! We were swindled out of our hard-earned money!"
Ma Lan said haughtily, "Oh, that's not for me to decide. Yunkai is doing this for my sake, and he doesn't know any of you."
The others all began pleading with Wang Yunkai. "Young Master Wang, please be kind and help us too!"
Wang Yunkai looked down on the others, but seeing that Ma Lan was the sort who loved taking advantage of a bargain, he smiled and said, "Since you're all Auntie Ma's friends, I can do you this favor."
As everyone rejoiced, Wang Yunkai said arrogantly, "But I'm only helping you for Auntie Ma's sake. So you'll have to give her ten percent of the money I get back for you as a fee. Is that acceptable?"
The others hurriedly said, "No problem! Getting ninety percent back is much better than not getting a single cent!"
When Ma Lan heard that, her face immediately blossomed with joy!
The money her friends had been swindled out of added up to over ten million. If Wang Yunkai really could help get it back, wouldn't she earn over a million?