Chapter 250 — Plotting
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Seeing that Sun Jingyan had finally quieted down, Wei Zhao couldn't be bothered with her anymore. Best she never come looking for him again — he was busy, and every time she sought him out it was for some low-skill errand, which always left Wei Zhao feeling somewhat sorry for his own skills.
If Sun Jingyan really were his wife, he'd have accepted it. But the key was that she wasn't, and she kept playing little mind games with him. This time, for the sake of their acquaintance, Wei Zhao would help her once; next time would depend on her sincerity.
Naturally, Wei Zhao wouldn't let Sun Jingyan drive him all the way to the villa district. Instead, he had her drop him at a bus stop near the villa district, and he got out. Sun Jingyan gritted her teeth, shot Wei Zhao a resentful glare, and drove off.
"Dad, Gu Pengzhan has been consolidating his power these past few days. This is very bad for us!" A young man with glasses stood cautiously before a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was Jin Gubang, Zhong Fabai's brother-in-law and, apart from Gu Pengzhan, the largest shareholder of the Gu Group. The young man was his son and secretary, Jin Maosheng.
"I know. Zhang Yuzhou found me a bunch of useless trash. If that job had gone through, the company would have lost at least two hundred million — and Gu Pengzhan signed that contract himself. One way or another, it would have cut his prestige on the board down to nothing!" Jin Gubang spoke with some bitterness. "They can't even kidnap a girl properly. I don't know if these people eat shit for a living! They couldn't even handle one little bodyguard!"
"Exactly. But that little bastard Wei Zhao is a real pain too. I bought off the company electrician, wanted to stage an accident for Gu Pengzhan in the parking lot and put him in the hospital for a while, but that brat Wei Zhao ruined that too," Jin Maosheng said hatefully.
"You're still talking about it? Who told you to act so rashly? If something had happened to Gu Pengzhan inside the company, the police would suspect an inside job first thing!" Jin Gubang glared at his son and said furiously. "Do you have a brain? How could you do something so reckless?"
"Dad, that electrician has already disappeared... forever..." Jin Maosheng lowered his head and explained cautiously.
"Hmph, I'm not saying you did the wrong thing — but next time you make a move, don't do it inside the company!" Jin Gubang gave a cold snort. "By the way, has your cousin actually won Gu Mengyao over yet?"
"It seems not yet," Jin Maosheng said. "Dad, I don't think Uncle Zhong has any good intentions either. If Zhong Yongliang really does end up with Gu Mengyao, it could work indirectly toward our Jin family's goal of controlling the Gu Group, but wouldn't it also benefit Uncle Zhong's family? He's an outsider by blood in the end — no guarantee he won't turn on us someday!"
"There's something to what you say. Zhong Fabai is not the type to play second fiddle to anyone." Jin Gubang nodded. On this point he agreed with his son. Zhong Fabai was deeply ambitious. If he were brought in, there would be no problem in the short term, but over time, there was no telling whether he might turn the tables and make himself the master.