Chapter 86: I Quit

After a few rounds of drinks, Young Master Xiao finally revealed his true purpose for coming to Jianghai City.

It turned out that the Xiao Family was planning to establish a branch office in Jianghai City and was currently looking for a business partner.

Young Master Xiao had been appointed as the general manager for this project. The reason he had Fierce Tiger bring Yang Jie and Su Xiaobai over was to choose a partner between the Yang Family and the Su Family.

Yang Jie, who had been happily stuffing his face, was completely dumbfounded by this news. He finally realized exactly who this Young Master Xiao sitting in front of him was.

The Xiao Family of Jingcheng—what a prestigious existence!

Yang Jie immediately turned his head, glaring viciously at Su Xiaobai as he cursed inwardly.

"Damn you, Su Xiaobai!" he thought. "So he knew Young Master Xiao’s true identity all along! No wonder he was shamelessly currying favor from the very beginning!

"From start to finish, Fierce Tiger and Su Xiaobai have been on the same side. And in their eyes, I, Yang Jie, am nothing more than a pawn to be used against Ye Xuan. Such a golden opportunity was snatched away by Su Xiaobai just like that!"

Seeing Yang Jie glaring at him so angrily, Su Xiaobai smirked triumphantly.

"Hmph, that’s what you get for being so full of yourself," he thought. "You dug your own grave. Serves you right!"

"Young Master Xiao, I’m truly sorry. I was just so famished earlier that I only focused on eating and didn’t properly share a drink with you.

"I, Yang Jie, will penalize myself with three glasses right now! Please accept my apologies, Young Master Xiao!"

Yang Jie wasn’t completely stupid. Knowing his previous behavior had offended Young Master Xiao, he immediately grabbed three wine glasses, filled them to the brim, and downed them all in one gulp.

"Oh, Eldest Young Master Yang, what are you saying? Food is the staff of life; it’s perfectly understandable to be famished if you skip a meal. You are completely forgiven."

Since the man was apologizing, it was only natural to give him a way out and let the matter drop. Young Master Xiao picked up his wine glass and took a polite sip as a token gesture.

"Young Master Xiao, I wonder which enterprise in Jianghai City the Xiao Family plans to partner with this time?" Yang Jie asked tentatively, setting down his glass and rubbing his hands together.

"The total investment for the new branch office will be nearly ten billion, so we plan to select a partner from among the more capable enterprises in Jianghai City," Young Master Xiao replied without beating around the bush, directly stating his intentions.

Although the Xiao Family had ulterior motives for setting up a branch in Jianghai City this time, finding a suitable partner was still necessary.

Hearing this, Yang Jie breathed a slight sigh of relief in his heart. Although there were quite a few powerful enterprises in Jianghai City, the best ones were undoubtedly the Yang and Su families.

"If I can secure this chance to cooperate with the Xiao Family," he reasoned, "I’ll have an excuse to return to the Yang Family and take back everything that belongs to me! I won’t have to act at the whims of Su Xiaobai and Fierce Tiger anymore. I will once again be the aloof and mighty Eldest Young Master Yang."

"Young Master Xiao, it’s not me boasting, but in Jianghai City, our Yang Family’s strength is absolutely top-tier.

"If you choose to partner with our Yang Family, you will definitely reap the maximum profit."

As if terrified that Su Xiaobai would seize the initiative, Yang Jie couldn’t wait to express his desire to cooperate with Young Master Xiao.

Young Master Xiao put down his chopsticks and looked at Yang Jie with a faint smile.

"I naturally acknowledge the strength of the Yang Family. However, how is it that I’ve heard you, Eldest Young Master Yang, have already been kicked out of your home?

"Can your words be counted on? What if I sign a contract with you and hand the investment over to you, only for the Yang Family to refuse to honor it?"

Hearing Young Master Xiao’s words, Yang Jie immediately became somewhat agitated.

"Young Master Xiao! Those rumors outside are complete nonsense! Although the Yang Family did issue a statement saying they would no longer interfere in any of my affairs, if you agree to partner with the Yang Family, they will immediately restore my status as the eldest young master. As long as I’m around, the things you’re worried about simply won’t happen!"

"Didn’t Young Master Xiao just arrive in Jianghai City in the past two days?" Yang Jie wondered. "How does he know my situation so clearly? He even knows about me being kicked out of the family."

"Yang Jie, you’re not being much of a friend here, are you? Our Yang and Su families are equally matched in strength in Jianghai City.

"Why must Young Master Xiao exclusively partner with your Yang Family? Our Su Family is just as capable, isn’t it?"

Seeing Yang Jie trying to snatch the business opportunity from him, Su Xiaobai’s expression immediately turned ugly. He slammed his hand heavily onto the table and spoke in a deep voice.

Seeing Su Xiaobai speak up, Yang Jie instantly saw the light!

"Su Xiaobai and Fierce Tiger must have been the ones to tell Young Master Xiao about me being kicked out of the family!" he thought. "They just don’t want me to get this chance to turn my life around, so they can keep me firmly in their grasp!

"Hmph! Well, I absolutely won’t let them have their way!"

"Su Xiaobai, although the two of us are currently in a cooperative relationship, in the business world, our two families are still competitors.

"Whether or not we can secure this chance to partner with the Xiao Family is entirely up to our own abilities. It’s not like I said your Shu Family lacks the capability, right?" Yang Jie scoffed coldly, clapping back without showing any weakness.

"You!"

Su Xiaobai was so infuriated by Yang Jie’s words that he even somewhat regretted saving him in the first place.

Seeing his anger, Fierce Tiger, who was beside him, stealthily tugged on his arm, signaling him with a look not to compete with Yang Jie for this opportunity.

Su Xiaobai frowned tightly, completely bewildered as to why Fierce Tiger was doing this. But in the end, he still heeded Fierce Tiger’s silent advice and gave up on the opportunity.

"Fine, Yang Jie. Since you want to rely on this partnership with the Xiao Family to return to the Yang Family so badly, I’ll grant your wish.

"But you’d better remember: you now owe me twice. I will be coming to collect on that debt in the future," Su Xiaobai said, glaring viciously at Yang Jie, sounding utterly unwilling.

Seeing him concede, Yang Jie froze for a moment.

"What the hell is Su Xiaobai up to?" he wondered. "Is he really kind enough to yield this business opportunity to me?"

"Yang Jie, what’s with that look? You don’t believe me? Well, if that’s the case, why don’t we just compete fairly?

"I’d like to see exactly which of our two families will ultimately win the chance to partner with the Xiao Family!"

Seeing that Yang Jie was unwilling to trust him, Su Xiaobai immediately employed a goading technique.

Hearing this, Yang Jie didn’t care to overthink things anymore and hurriedly said, "Words spoken cannot be taken back! You already agreed to give the opportunity to me, so you can’t go back on your word, Su Xiaobai!"

Seeing that he had taken the bait, Su Xiaobai simply scoffed coldly and stopped talking.

Young Master Xiao had been watching the two of them squabble the entire time without expressing his own stance. It wasn’t until he heard Su Xiaobai say he was backing out that he smiled and clapped his hands.