Chapter 149: My Wife's Good Best Friend

"Indeed, Mitsutaka Group, President Li Canghai, right?" Hua Zhongwu asked with a faint smile.

Li Canghai hurriedly replied with a smile, "Yes, that's me. Elder Hua, you..."

"You have quite the nerve. How dare you lay a hand on my people?" Hua Zhongwu said, still maintaining his calm tone. Though he spoke softly, an overwhelming sense of majesty radiated from his words.

At that moment, Li Canghai's mind went completely blank. What had Hua Zhongwu just said? Chen Yang was his man? His person?

Li Canghai stood there numbly, his lips tightly pressed together, entirely at a loss for words.

"I don't like to waste words. Let me give you two words of advice: back off. You can return the phone now," Hua Zhongwu commanded domineeringly.

Li Canghai nodded hastily, "Alright, alright."

He hurriedly handed the phone back to Chen Yang. Chen Yang turned around and expressed his gratitude to his mentor. Seeing that it was getting late and after hanging up the call, Chen Yang turned and issued an order to Wu Guangde: "Break one of his legs, and then send him back."

Wu Guangde nodded promptly, "You got it."

Li Canghai pleaded, "No, please, don't..."

Despite his loud cries for mercy, Chen Yang did not even spare him a glance as he turned and walked away.

When Chen Yang reappeared, he was already back home, inside the villa's master bedroom.

Upon entering the room, he had expected Qin Muxue to be back by now since it was already past eleven o'clock. To his disappointment, however, the room was empty—Qin Muxue still hadn't returned.

Chen Yang sat down on the edge of the bed and dialed Qin Muxue's number.

After all, seeing her work herself to exhaustion through the night pained him deeply.

The call connected almost immediately. Chen Yang forced a wry smile and said, "Honey, are you still busy?"

"Yes."

On the other end of the line, Qin Muxue sounded utterly exhausted.

"Come back and get some rest. Whatever is left can be handled tomorrow," Chen Yang said with a smile.

Qin Muxue replied earnestly, "I'd love to, but I can't. The company is in complete chaos right now, so I definitely can't leave."

"Are you planning to pull an all-nighter again tonight?" Chen Yang asked, feeling rather helpless.

"Probably, I'm not even sure anymore. Sigh... There's no choice. During extraordinary times, no matter how heavy the pressure is, I have to shoulder it," Qin Muxue said with a bitter smile.

"Alright, alright then. I'll get some rest first," Chen Yang said helplessly.

Qin Muxue nodded immediately, "Mhm, get some rest early. It's getting late."

Chen Yang let out a long sigh and hung up the phone.

Of course, it pained Chen Yang to see Qin Muxue working through the night, and he truly wished she would come back to rest. However, he could tell from her words that she was determined to hold her ground at the company tonight.

Knowing Qin Muxue's personality—that she was a girl who took her work extremely seriously—Chen Yang decided not to bother her any further and let her finish her overnight work in peace.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning arrived.

Early in the morning, instead of heading to Huading Corporation, Chen Yang went straight to Qin Muxue's Tianmu Company to check on the situation there.

Last night, he had taught Li Canghai a lesson, and he trusted that the bank would no longer give her trouble. However, the computer virus still needed to be dealt with through her own efforts.

Therefore, Chen Yang wanted to see how Qin Muxue's side was progressing.

Meanwhile, at the First People's Hospital of Linhai City, Li Canghai, who had undergone surgery the previous night, was lying in a hospital room.

Inside the room stood a young man dressed in high-end black hooded sportswear, wearing a purple sandalwood bracelet around his wrist. He exuded an extraordinary aura and a commanding presence as he furrowed his brows and stared at Li Canghai.

After studying Li Canghai for a moment, the young man asked indifferently, "How did you end up like this?"

Li Canghai answered awkwardly, "It was all because of that guy who beat me up."

"Such audacity," the young man muttered, his gaze turning icy.

Though his words were brief, they conveyed a chilling intent to kill.

After pondering for a moment, Li Canghai let out a sigh and said, "Young Master, I think you should forget about that project in the Northern Suburb New Town."

The young master Li Canghai referred to was none other than Li Yichao, the second young master of the Li family. As a legitimate heir of the Li family, Li Yichao naturally held a much higher status than someone from a collateral branch like himself.

Hearing this, Li Yichao asked disdainfully, "What do you mean by that?"

With an agitated look in his eyes, Li Canghai replied, "The person in charge of the Northern Suburb New Town project is a man named Chen Yang. Last night, this person contacted Elder Hua in Kyoto. Elder Hua said Chen Yang is his man and told me to back off. You tell me, now that Elder Hua of Kyoto has spoken, how is this matter supposed to be handled?"

"Elder Hua of Kyoto? You mean Hua Zhongwu?" Li Yichao asked indifferently, while inwardly harboring some disbelief. Could there really be someone backed by Hua Zhongwu in a small city like Linhai?

Of course, if Chen Yang genuinely belonged to Hua Zhongwu, Li Yichao truly wouldn't dare to touch him.

After all, Hua Zhongwu was a figure whom even his own grandfather had to treat with utmost reverence.

"It's true," Li Canghai said excitedly. "Second Young Master, I am not lying in the slightest. Every word is the truth."

Li Yichao furrowed his brows in deep thought and remained silent.

In truth, the mastermind behind having Li Canghai buy into the Northern Suburb New Town project was, of course, him.

The reason Li Yichao did this was because he desperately wanted to achieve some success and make a hundred million or so to prove himself to the elders in the family.

Now that the juicy piece of meat was almost within his grasp, how could he bear to let it go?

Li Yichao stated immediately, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, I will conduct a thorough investigation when I get back. Just focus on recovering from your injuries here and take good care of yourself."

Li Canghai hurriedly replied, "Understood, Second Young Master. I am deeply sorry for failing to accomplish the task you entrusted to me this time."

"Save the useless talk," Li Yichao said coldly, his eyes filled with the absolute authority of someone in a position of power.

***

Over on Chen Yang's end, he had called Wang旭 (Wang Xu) to help recover all the computer data at Qin Muxue's company. What two so-called computer experts had failed to fix all night was resolved by Wang Xu in a single morning.

Once Wang Xu sorted out the computer data issue, Chen Yang couldn't help but joke with Qin Muxue, "Muxue, see that? In times of crisis, you still have to rely on my people."

"Mhm, your friend is indeed quite formidable," Qin Muxue said with a smile as she stood inside the server room.

"Now that the computer data has been restored, can you finally go back and get some proper rest?" Chen Yang asked with concern.

Qin Muxue stretched her weary body and smiled faintly, "You know what? Now that things are resolved, I really am starting to feel tired."

"If you're tired, go back and rest early," Chen Yang said earnestly.

Qin Muxue nodded, "Mhm."

After finishing his conversation with Qin Muxue, Chen Yang left her company accompanied by Wang Xu.

Chen Yang was naturally extremely satisfied with how easily Wang Xu had restored all the company's computer data this time.

He dropped Wang Xu off and then returned to Huading Corporation.

Upon arriving at the office, Chen Yang immediately dialed Lin Qianyao's number.

After all, he had given Li Canghai a thorough beating last night, and he naturally wanted to share this good news with Lin Qianyao.

The call was connected swiftly, and Lin Qianyao's respectful voice came through: "President Chen."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "The Mitsutaka Group is no longer anything to fear. Last night, I taught Li Canghai a severe lesson. You can continue running your business peacefully on your end without having to worry about external interference."

Hearing this, Lin Qianyao chuckled and said, "Is that so, President Chen? It sounds like that Li Canghai received quite a harsh lesson from you."

"I broke one of his legs. Would you call that light?" Chen Yang asked with a cold laugh.

"Really?" Lin Qianyao asked in astonishment.

After a brief moment of surprise, he let out a helpless chuckle and said, "President Chen, I'm afraid you are the very first person in Jiangdong Province who dared to break one of Li Canghai's legs."

"You don't take on porcelain work without diamond tools. It's just that the Li family severely underestimated me," Chen Yang said indifferently.

With a complex expression, Lin Qianyao nodded and said, "Indeed, everyone underestimated you. But I am the only one who knows that you are far from ordinary."

"You're one of us. Alright, no need for superfluous words. Just set your mind at ease. I'm hanging up."

"Understood."

Lin Qianyao hung up the phone, and Chen Yang pulled the device away from his ear.

Two peaceful days passed quickly in Jiangdong Province.

The Yu family remained completely inactive; the father and son pair of the Qin family met in the hospital every day, and the Li family didn't even need to be mentioned—they too were completely silent.

With all these people keeping a low profile, Chen Yang's life naturally became much more relaxed.

Following those two days of ease, another very important task arrived for Chen Yang. This task was none other than performing the fourth acupuncture session on his mother-in-law.

After the first three sessions, her condition had essentially stabilized and improved significantly.

The remaining two sessions were merely meant to consolidate her recovery.

That evening, as usual, Chen Yang returned home at half-past six. The moment he stepped through the door, brushing off the fatigue of a day's work, he stretched and said with a smile, "Mom, it's time for us to start your treatment."