A sea of flowers greeted her eyes, and in the southeast direction was a courtyard.
An Yan hadn’t planned on going over, but Yezi in her mind suddenly became excited.
It seemed that there was something in the warehouse that Yezi wanted. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel※fire.net
An Yan surveyed the area and, stepping through the blind spots of the surveillance cameras, approached.
The large iron gate was already locked. Near the door inside was a two-story building.
Further back were rows of warehouses.
An Yan evaded the surveillance cameras and leaped over, finding only two guards on duty inside the two-story building.
The warehouses outside mostly contained various kinds of stones.
The one furthest inside finally seemed a bit different.
The stones were not piled on the ground but placed on shelves.
The moment An Yan saw the stones, Yezi in her mind began to shake wildly.
She wanted them, but what could she do? She was alone; how could she take so many stones?
Just as she was pondering this, a stone on the shelf vanished into thin air, and a new stone appeared under the tree in her mind.
Did she have a space in her brain?
No, even if you have a space, you can’t just steal other people’s stones!
As soon as she finished that thought, the stone in her mind disappeared, and at the same moment, the stone on the shelf reappeared.
This back-and-forth made An Yan feel as if something had been taken from the stones!
And her Yezi seemed a bit more spirited.
As if sensing her acceptance, the next second, all the stones in the warehouse disappeared into An Yan’s mind.
All piled under the tree, An Yan was so frightened she didn’t dare to move, scared that even the slightest shake would cause the stones to collapse and smash her tree.
In the mere turn of a thought, the pile of stones exited her mind, returning to their original positions.
It was as if something had been extracted from each stone.
Then, An Yan heard a "BURP!"
Her Yezi was satiated!
Speechless, An Yan left the warehouse, avoiding the cameras as she hurriedly returned to Li Tianyao’s mansion.
The night was deep and profound.
The vast mansion was so quiet it seemed as though no one existed.
An Yan quietly made her way to the second-floor study.
The wooden door was pushed open, and An Yan peeked inside.
Li Tianyao, sitting behind the desk, didn’t even lift his eyelids, his handsome face stern as he conducted a video conference with someone.
An Yan silently moved over, sitting in a corner out of the camera’s reach.
Resting her chin in her hands, she watched him.
The more she watched, the more she felt that Li Tianyao was a truly magical existence.
Normally, someone who had lived for so many years would have long since transcended the worldly realm, no longer bound by the five elements.
Yet he didn’t have that kind of detached-from-everything feeling; he was even dating her, and what’s more, he was quite possessive!
He could even get jealous and angry!
After who knows how long, Li Tianyao finally concluded his meeting.
An Yan promptly sat up straight, smiling as she stretched out her hands towards him. "Big Brother, give me a hug!"
Li Tianyao glanced over. "Can’t you move by yourself?"
An Yan’s mouth curved into a smile. She stood up, came over, sat sideways on his lap, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I just watched a big drama at the Mo Family. Do you want to hear about it?"
"Listen, it’s quite interesting!"
An Yan briefly recounted the events at the Mo Family to him and then earnestly sought his opinion. "Big Brother, who do you think Mo Shiyan will ultimately sell the shares to?"
"Because Feng Jingnian just took out a huge loan from Times Bank! The collateral is his Raw Stones."
An Yan laughed. "Then Feng Jingnian is finished!"
"He plans to redeem the Raw Stones after becoming the head of the Mo Family, but Mo Yunkai will absolutely not stand by and watch the Mo Family fall into his hands. He will definitely find a way to stop Feng Jingnian from taking over the Mo Family!"
"But Feng Jingnian has an absolute holding of forty percent of the shares. While Old Master Mo is in a coma, it’s clearly impossible for Mo Yunkai to have Old Master Mo transfer the shares to him."
"Then there is only one way: to return his own twenty percent holding to Old Master Mo."
"That way, Old Master Mo will have fifty percent of the shares. Feng Jingnian’s forty percent won’t be enough then."
"But the bank won’t take a loss. If Feng Jingnian can’t repay by the agreed date, he’ll have no choice but to sell his shares. Mo Shiyan can then secretly step in to purchase them."
"After a full round, Mo Shiyan basically ensures all the shares distributed by Old Master Mo are concentrated back into Old Master Mo’s hands."
"They just need to wait for Old Master Mo to wake up and transfer all these shares to him. Then Mo Shiyan will become the Mo Family’s sole major shareholder."
"Impressive!" An Yan praised.
Li Tianyao tightened his grip on her slender waist unhappily. "Who are you calling impressive?"
"Mo Shiyan, don’t you think this whole strategy is interlinked?"
Her waist twinged from his grip, and An Yan quickly changed the subject. "Of course, the success of this strategy largely depends on Times Bank. How could they so precisely aid Mo Shiyan?"
"Guess!" Li Tianyao said.
An Yan seriously began to guess. "I guess the big boss of Times Bank is definitely a genius, knowing this business is risk-free!"
"Think about it. Feng Jingnian’s Raw Stones were purchased with Little Squirrel’s help, so they’re definitely top-notch. If Feng Jingnian doesn’t want to sell his shares, then those Raw Stones will belong to Times Bank."
An Yan continued seriously, "If he wants to sell his shares, can buying and selling be at the same price? Of course not. This means the money he borrowed will have shrunk after going around. What about the loss? He’d have to use some Raw Stones as compensation."
After analyzing, she looked up at Li Tianyao. "If I’m not mistaken, Times Bank should be owned by the Li family, right?"
Surprise flickered in Li Tianyao’s eyes. "How did you guess that?"
"Because the bank’s involvement is too coincidental, just like it’s purposely setting a trap for Feng Jingnian to get revenge for me."
The man was pleased. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "It was indeed to get revenge for you! He dared to have someone try to hit you with a car; he should pay the price!"
Even if the car didn’t hit her, he should pay!
"Thank you, Li Tianyao!!" An Yan wrapped her arms around his waist.
So this is how good it feels to have someone stand up for you!
An Yan’s body stiffened. "The Raw Stones Feng Jingnian mortgaged, they couldn’t be the stones from the Sea of Flowers warehouse, could they?"
Li Tianyao asked, "What Sea of Flowers?"
"When I left the Mo Family through the secret passage, I passed a garden called Sea of Flowers. There were many stones in the warehouse there. However, those stones weren’t good Raw Stones; they were Waste Stones that Feng Jingnian bought from who knows where."
Li Tianyao took out his phone and sent a message.
In less than a minute, a message from Times Bank came back: "The stones Feng Jingnian mortgaged are from the Feng’s Raw Stone warehouse. Our people on-site assessed a few, and they are all emeralds with exceptional water quality."
An Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Someone was at the door.
Before Li Tianyao could speak, An Yan quickly slipped under the desk.