340— Everything Goes Awry

He had suddenly become a rabid dog that could attack at any time. All the employees company was going around, learning how to play dead.

Everything was going reasonably well, until it suddenly went awry.

As if planned, business partners just began calling one after the other several days ago to cancel their partnerships. Projects that had already been concluded and just had the official signing left were being cancelled left and right.

Even the ones that had been signed off were being revoked, the other company preferring to pay the cancellation fee.

Two companies that couldn't pay the cancellation fees each called to say that they had unexpected problems come up and they had to postpone the project, but that they were still interested in partnering with them.

Han Leifeng wanted to express that he didn't have an interest in such partnership!

Now as he sat down in his spacious office on a hot Saturday afternoon, he lapsed into deep thought.

What shook him more than this mass cancellation was the attitude of the companies.

The fact that Han Leifeng had been able to change the situation so quickly and get that many contracts in such a short time was partly due to his business acumen, but that was not the main story.

The real reason was that he had dirt on some of those business owners.

Thanks to the private investigation agency he had now partnered with, he knew who was cheating on his rich wife that owned most of the company shares; the ones that were involved in tax evasion; and even one that had a sexual assault history he was hiding from the public in order to preserve the shares of his company.

All Han Leifeng had to do was send them an email with a snippet of evidence, and they responded tremblingly, asking what he wanted. It was easier than blinking.

The strange thing happening now was that even though they knew what he knew, they still decided to cancel already signed contracts and against all pressure, withheld every form of partnerships with the Han Corporation.

The question was, who was giving them the guts?

He was still thinking tiredly when the private investigator that had been helping him look into things called to say that according to the evidence they had gathered, the sudden influx of bad news was not a coincidence, but a planned job.

Han Leifeng thought as much, and told him to continue. As the man spoke, Han Leifeng's head began to throb.

They had traced the sources, and one trail led directly to the doorstep of the Gaoyi Group. They were the ones that spread the word that no one should take contracts from or give contracts to the Han Corporation. Anyone that did otherwise would be openly going against the Gaoyi Group.

Han Leifeng was stunned to hear that. What did he do to them to deserve this?

Then he belatedly realized that they were his Ranran's biological parents' conglomerate. It then made sense.

Especially recalling Qiao Mingran's venomous and condescending look that day at the hospital, coupled with the fact that Gao Tinghua was no longer talking to him, he knew that they were showing their displeasure.

He just couldn't be sure how much Pei Yueran had told them. He rubbed his forehead tiredly. Being on the receiving end of their anger was not pleasant at all.

Thinking about what to do, he asked the man if there was anything else he wanted to report.

The investigator had paused before saying, "The other source was too difficult to trace, we're still working on it. But we think the person behind this is not from the Capital."

The other source was able to make even those that had signed contracts to cancel them. The clear goal was to make sure no one partnered with the Han Corporation at all.

The question was, when was this going to stop? Was it when they filed for bankruptcy?

The thought was blood chilling.

Han Leifeng frowned, thinking. At last, he thanked the private investigator before hanging up.

Just as he was mulling over whether to call Gao Tinghua or not, his door suddenly burst open.

"So you're here? What have you been doing all these while? Are you trying to destroy what your grandfather and I have worked for all these years?!"

It was a very furious Han Likang, and he was glaring daggers at his son.

Han Leifeng frowned, but his face soon cleared up, "What's the matter Father?"

Even the word Father left a bitter taste in his mouth.

For the first time, he questioned his wisdom in acknowledging a man that abandoned him and his mother many years ago, only to conveniently pick him back up when he needed an heir.

He was really stupid.

Han Likang didn't notice and didn't care about the undercurrent of emotions in his son's eyes as he shouted, "What's the matter? What's the matter??!

"Since you got back, there has been one uproar after another. You've managed to upset the shareholders, the board of directors and even your mother's family. Now, you've gone to pull another crazy stunt and our company is in shambles! And you dare to ask what the matter is?!"

Han Leifeng closed his eyes, trying to fight against the headache he was currently feeling. His mother's family? Was this old man crazy? Did he think he, Han Leifeng, considered Liu Zhizhen's set of bloodsucking relatives "his mother's family"?

Han Likang, who didn't know the direction of his thoughts continued blustering, "Let me ask you: Why is the Gaoyi Group targeting us? What have you done this time? Didn't you say their daughter is your wife?!" He roared out before taking a breath.

Han Leifeng's eyes suddenly opened. He was so angry that his face became a cold mask. Where did this old man come off talking to him like this?

Old grudges suddenly surged up and merged with new ones. He stood up.

"Isn't it all your fault Father? Who was it that lied to me and said I had to feign death and abandon my family? Who was the one that encouraged me to hurt my wife and son? Now you think the same family would be happy to see me and welcome me with open arms?" Han Leifeng shouted bitterly.

"That's because you're weak!" Han Likang snorted derisively, "You don't know how to control your own family, so why blame others?"