"This blasted girl! She’ll be the death of me!" Zheng Cai clenched her molars in anger but dared not show her temper in front of Ye Yuning. Her voice was strained as she said, "You can’t take Nanjia Peak." "She took so much from me, why can’t I take it back? Do I look like a saint to you?" Zheng Cai began, "I’m the one who raised—" "SHHH!" Ye Yuning cut her off. "If you’re going to play the sentiment card with me, then I think there’s nothing more to discuss." "After all, for all these years, I’ve been the one supporting the Ye Family, not the Ye Family supporting me. Or rather, if you claim you raised me, didn’t I repay that debt by the time I was thirteen?" Ye Yuning articulated each fact, sharp and clear. Zheng Cai’s face turned pale. Ye Yuning drew lines too clearly; to Zheng Cai, she was like a cold-blooded creature, devoid of emotion. Only someone truly heartless could keep such meticulous accounts of affection and obligation. Seeing Ye Yuning’s ruthless expression, Zheng Cai felt a flicker of panic. "I-I don’t care! You simply cannot take back Nanjia Peak." "Didn’t you always think Ye Tong was quite capable? If she’s that capable, why would she be afraid of me taking it?" If Ye Tong hadn’t been so oblivious to the consequences from the start, perhaps their relationship wouldn’t have become so strained. Such is human nature! When Zheng Cai proposed taking back the shares Ye Yuning held, Ye Yuning had recognized their avarice. Unfortunately, did they think they could take advantage of just anyone? When Ye Yuning didn’t want those things, they meant nothing to her. But if they insisted on snatching them, that was an entirely different matter. Seeing Zheng Cai, pale-faced and speechless, Ye Yuning said, "Nanjia Peak... Ye Tong isn’t capable of managing it." It wasn’t a matter of whether Ye Yuning would try to take it or not; Ye Tong was already digging her own grave. However, Zheng Cai didn’t understand the implication and immediately flared up. "Don’t even dream of it, Ye Yuning...!" "If I can’t manage it, she can’t either!" Ye Yuning let out a cold laugh. Zheng Cai’s heart trembled as she heard this. "You’re truly going too far." She can’t do it herself, so she won’t let Ye Tong do it either? She knew Ye Yuning could be malicious, but Zheng Cai had never imagined her heart could be this dark. At this moment, her chest heaved with anger. "Nanjia Peak is Ye Tong’s first major project to establish her foothold in Upper City. You can’t take it from her!" "Madam Ye, are you perhaps begging me?" Zheng Cai sputtered, "You..." Beg her? Has Ye Yuning lost her mind? She actually said I was begging her? Do I need to beg her? Zheng Cai was so angry she felt her vision dim. "Ye Yuning, don’t push it!" "Push it? What if the Nanjia Peak project is just the beginning?" "You dare!" Hearing this, Zheng Cai nearly jumped up in fury. Is she really going to take them? All those things I snatched back for Tongtong, Ye Yuning is going to snatch them all away now? The thought of Ye Yuning’s cunning and tactics made Zheng Cai’s heart flutter with panic. She had been wrong. She truly should have listened to her husband and not come looking for Ye Yuning today. The losses inflicted by the Qin Family had yet to be recouped, and now she had provoked Ye Yuning into such a ferocious state. But when she thought about how Nanjia Peak could quickly help Ye Tong win the status and recognition she deserved in the industry... Finally, after a whirlwind of thoughts, Zheng Cai reluctantly gritted her teeth and said, "I’m sorry." "What did you say?" Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow, clearly perplexed by Zheng Cai’s abrupt three words. Zheng Cai took a deep breath, suppressing the suffocating feeling in her chest. "Just pretend I was never here today." With that, she stood up and grabbed her purse. Perhaps her movements were too sudden; a stone fell from one of her rings. A pained expression flickered across Zheng Cai’s face. She quickly snatched up the stone, slipped her ring back on, and turned to leave. She had come for Ye Tong. However, she had also underestimated Ye Yuning’s cunning and methods. Chen Wei came in. "Boss, she’s left!" Ye Yuning asked nonchalantly, "Did she leave cursing up a storm?" Chen Wei shook her head. "Not this time!" Not this time? Heh, she really does dote on Ye Tong; after all, Ye Tong is her own daughter. However, Zheng Cai had also claimed she had a private connection with Mr. Xiao... Ye Yuning hadn’t offered Zheng Cai any explanation. She had simply used the claim to issue a warning, and it had to be said, it was quite effective. Previously, the mere mention of Xiao Shuo and Ye Tong by others would inexplicably agitate Ye Yuning, but now she seemed to have grown immune to it. BUZZ! Her phone vibrated; a message had come in. It was from Xiao Linye. It was a simple message: "Did Lai Shuo go to apologize to you again? Did he show enough sincerity?" She knew it was his handiwork. She just hadn’t expected that man to be so protective of his own. She quickly replied, "He came. And he brought sincerity!" Sincerity offered through gritted teeth, that is. This time, Ye Yuning didn’t complain, worried that Xiao Linye would continue to torment Lai Shuo. If that happened, Lai Shuo might really fly off the handle. Although he held a certain status within the Xiao family, Ye Yuning still didn’t want him to clash with a petty person like Lai Shuo in such a manner.