Fireworks bloomed into the sky, resplendent, illuminating the entire night sky above the hospital.
There were many people watching from the wards, which was certainly not an everyday occurrence.
Indeed, it wasn’t something usual—fireworks in a hospital? Who had heard of such a thing?
Many patients and their family members stretched their necks to look outside, continuously marveling, thinking that it was something organized by the hospital itself.
"Xiaoguo, come look, do you know that handsome guy down there?" a pretty young nurse waved over.
Tang Xiaoguo had already been there but when she saw Fang Yi standing not far from the fireworks, her cheeks flushed red, especially when she saw him lighting a cigarette. In the dim night light, his hazy appearance made her heart race with excitement.
Yes, that heart-racing feeling!
At that moment, Tang Xiaoguo imagined that even if the charming men from Cangyun were there, she wouldn’t spare them a glance; she would only look downstairs, at the guy smoking in the night.
The fireworks were splendid and beautiful, but they faded quickly.
Shen Binnan felt slightly regretful, but she quickly came to terms with it, as she saw the guy downstairs.
"Made me wait half an hour, just to buy fireworks?" Shen Binnan’s icy face broke into a stunningly beautiful smile, thawing the frost on her lovely face.
The stock market had been very intense and lively these past few days, as everyone could sense that Ren Group was about to make its biggest move yet, and then swallow up the whole Longtu Group.
This anticipation had everyone’s eyes on the event, each stretching their necks and widening their eyes, eager to see how Ren Group would devour Longtu Group.
Luo Mingyuan, who had just recently assumed the position of president at Longtu Group, was exhausted. He had thought he could finally take over Longtu Group, but after taking office, he realized the cake presented in front of him was about to be devoured by Ren Group.
"It’s a trap! Shen Hongyang and Shen Binnan, that father and daughter duo are just despicable! To trap us !" Luo Hao cursed in his office, completely shameless.
Luo Mingyuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Hao, don’t panic. Perhaps this is our chance too."
Luo Hao quickly asked, "Dad, what do you plan to do?"
Luo Mingyuan replied, "To take over Longtu Group, we need to first ensure its preservation. So, you stay here; I’ll go home and borrow some money from your uncles to resolve this crisis."
Luo Hao agreed, then suddenly became awkward and said, "But Dad, please come back quickly, I’m afraid I..."
Luo Mingyuan knew what his son feared and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don’t fear Fang Yi. Without a legitimate reason, he wouldn’t dare to act; you just need to endure these few days. ’No pain, no gain.’"
Luo Hao nodded, clenching his teeth, "I know!"
Fang Yi, just wait, once Longtu Group is mine and my father’s, I will definitely destroy you! Luo Hao viciously thought to himself.
Meanwhile, at Ren Group’s office, the Ren family members were also having a discussion.
"The net has been cast out, it’s time to close it." Ren Tianqing, wise and authoritative, sat behind his desk, exuding the air of a commander, "Hao."
"Dad," Ren Hao responded.
"Tonight at the banquet, I want you to pull in everyone who’s interested in joining us, whether they’re individual investors or not. Fourth Young Master has created such a good opportunity for us, we must make full use of it."
The banquet was to start that evening, but Fang Yi wasn’t in a hurry. He was still in the hospital room, sitting by Shen Binnan’s bedside, skillfully peeling an apple for her.
The apple peel became one continuous spiral, looking like it might break, but it never did.
"Here, eat the apple." Fang Yi handed the peeled apple to Shen Binnan, then emphasized again, "I washed my hands this time."
Shen Binnan’s hand hesitated halfway to accepting it, but finally, she took the apple and said, "If I get poisoned and die, I won’t let you off in the afterlife."
Fang Yi just laughed and said, "That’s great, walking through mist and rain with a female ghost, just the thought makes my blood boil."
Shen Binnan finally gave in to his nonsense, biting fiercely into the apple as if she were biting into Fang Yi, thinking that eating him alive would be ideal.
"The banquet is tonight. Are you ready?" Shen Binnan asked, wanting to change the subject.
"I’m fine; it’s all on whether you’re ready or not," Fang Yi replied.
"I’ve been ready for a long time. Do you think being in a vegetative state is comfortable?" But Shen Binnan was still a bit worried and reminded, "Tonight at the event, stall for time and be careful."
Fang Yi laughed lightly, "I only bully others; no one dares to bully me."
Shen Binnan said, "Hmm, tonight’s banquet is a vacuum period. As long as you keep Ren Group’s father and son there, I can guarantee that by ten o’clock, I’ll have all of Ren Group’s shares. However, at that time..."
She hesitated slightly.
"I’ve said it before, I’m the one who bullies others. No matter how angry that father and son get, they can’t hurt me," Fang Yi said with a smile.
It was a grand plan, already nearing its conclusion and about to clinch the deal. Fang Yi and Shen Binnan talked for a long time in the hospital room. Around seven o’clock in the evening, Fang Yi finally left.
For the banquet, Fang Yi even switched into a suit. He didn’t drive; instead, he rode his old, shabby Phoenix-brand bicycle, which really attracted a lot of hate.
Of course, attracting hate was exactly Fang Yi’s purpose for attending this banquet.
The venue for the banquet was in a villa, precisely where Fang Tianqi resided.
As Fang Yi was still en route on his bicycle, he already saw clusters of luxury cars all parked outside the villa, which had its own designated parking area.
As Fang Yi rode into the villa, he immediately caught the attention of the security guards. Just as he was about to ride in, two black-suited security guards blocked Fang Yi.
"Sorry, sir, this is a private area; bicycles are not allowed to enter," one security guard said.
"But I’m here to attend the banquet," Fang Yi said nonchalantly and took out his invitation.
The two security guards looked at each other, nodded, then one of them suddenly turned cold as he stared at Fang Yi and said, "Sorry, this is a private area. Even if you are..."
However, Fang Yi couldn’t be bothered to wait for them to finish. Before the security guard could finish his sentence, Fang Yi punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
Then, securing his bicycle, he walked over to the other guard.
The hate-pulling started here!