Chapter 612: Chapter 583: Denial to the Death

Mo Han stood on the same side as Xu Chunliang on this point: "President Wu, I also believe that before officially signing the contract, you must resolve all historical issues. Of course, if you find it troublesome, we can deduct the portion to be paid to the employees from the transfer amount."

Wu Fajun said, "I will report to the company’s higher-ups as soon as possible."

Xu Chunliang said, "I really don’t understand your Huayuan Group. How can a private enterprise be so bloated and inefficient? No wonder your operations are such a mess."

Wu Fajun sighed and said, "Mayor Xu, both Old Jin and I are just messengers. We have no decision-making power."

Xu Chunliang left him no face: "Why come if you have no say? Let someone who does come and solve the problem. Can Huayuan show some sincerity? Stop wasting our time and patience."

Mo Han said, "Mayor Xu is right. So far, I’ve seen no sincerity from your side at Huayuan. If you intend to leave all the problems with Weishan Island Hospital for us to handle, there’s no point in signing the contract tomorrow."

Wu Fajun was a bit flustered upon hearing this. The agreement had already been tentatively signed, and they were about to officially sign. Yet, she wanted to back out, so he hurriedly said, "Miss Mo, rest assured, I will handle these matters as quickly as possible."

Mo Han said, "No matter how many promises you make, they are just empty words. Let’s sign the official contract after the hospital issues are resolved."

She finished speaking and stood up to leave. Xu Chunliang had been wanting to leave for a while and chose to leave with Mo Han.

The two reached the parking lot, and Xu Chunliang said, "Tomorrow, Fu Guomin, the new Director of the Tourism Bureau, will attend the signing ceremony. Are you really planning to bail on them?"

Mo Han said, "Doesn’t matter where we invest our money, I never said we wouldn’t sign. But if we sign now, Huayuan Group will immediately walk away, leaving all the troubles and burdens to us. Do they think we are fools?"

According to Xu Chunliang, they don’t even need to pay the two billion transfer fee. Mo Han waking up now isn’t too late. Sabotaging Huayuan Group at a critical moment shows she still has clarity of mind. Maybe she had seen the issues clearly from the start.

Their eyes met, and Mo Han bit her cherry lips, a bit difficultly saying, "I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have thrown water on you that day."

Xu Chunliang chuckled to himself. This girl finally yielded in front of him. He understood thoroughly that it was all for his role as the keel master. Xu Chunliang magnanimously said, "It’s okay. I also called you a little shrew, so we’re even."

Mo Han was taken aback. Did he really have to repeat it? Wasn’t that like insulting her again? This guy really is something, she thought, holding her temper: "President Luan criticized me harshly for this. He said I repaid kindness with hostility."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "It’s not that serious. You were just angry from embarrassment."

Mo Han said, "Did you really not go to the Ghost Market that night?"

Xu Chunliang said, "What would be the point of lying to you?"

Mo Han sighed, "I must have mistaken. That night, Shi Taiping suddenly contacted Professor Bai, saying he wanted to make a deal immediately. The reason I didn’t inform you was that this matter carried certain risks. You being a state employee, any mistake might affect your career prospects."

Xu Chunliang admired Mo Han for coming up with such a lie, acting as if she was entirely thinking of him. Who would believe that?

Mo Han said, "You might not believe it, but if the deal went smoothly and I obtained the keels, I would have certainly given you the rubbings. I don’t care what President Luan thinks; I would deliver on my promise to you."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, "Yeah, right. You’re only saying this because the keels got intercepted. If everything had gone smoothly, it would’ve been a miracle for you to share them with me. Who wouldn’t know how to fake sincerity?" Xu Chunliang nodded and said, "Of course, I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have partnered with you in the first place."

Mo Han silently called him a hypocrite. Did he really think she didn’t know? Xu Chunliang chose to collaborate with her only to use her. She didn’t expose him and pretended to be sincerely satisfied: "Anyway, I promise you that next time, if a similar matter arises, I’ll discuss it with you first before making any decisions, okay?"

Xu Chunliang had known her for so long, yet had never seen her yield so softly. It seemed this time he truly had her cornered and she had to give in. Thinking about the earlier surveillance footage, although it was of someone wearing a hat, someone familiar should recognize him from the body shape.

Mo Han’s attitude indicated she believed the stolen keels were in his hands, so she was extremely displeased but utterly helpless.

Xu Chunliang said, "Since it’s all in the past, let’s not dwell on it. Let’s proceed with how we should collaborate moving forward, shall we?"

Mo Han nodded, with a slight smile at the corners of her lips, sighing in her heart. This man is truly shameless. The footage was all recorded, yet he still refused to admit it. Did he really think wearing a hat could hide his identity from her eyes?

Xu Chunliang’s phone rang. What happened in the meeting earlier had already reached Qin Zhengyang’s ears. Qin Zhengyang, half laughing, half crying, said, "Chunliang, I brought you back to resolve conflicts and ensure a smooth transition, not to escalate them."

Xu Chunliang said, "Secretary Qin, what does this have to do with me? It’s Equatorial Capital that thinks Huayuan Group lacks sincerity. Personally, I believe that before signing, Huayuan Group should resolve all the outstanding problems. If they don’t, these issues might eventually fall on us to handle."

Qin Zhengyang asked him to coordinate as soon as possible, the signing matter has already been settled, and tomorrow the new Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, Fu Guomin, will come to participate. It can’t be changed at the last minute again. The transfer agreement has been reached before, so why add more hurdles? The issues surrounding the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital have been dragging on for quite a while, and he wants to take this opportunity to completely resolve the problem.

Xu Chunliang hung up the phone and conveyed Qin Zhengyang’s intention to Mo Han.

Surprisingly, Mo Han nodded in agreement: "Okay, if you want me to sign, I’ll sign."

Her attitude took a complete 180-degree turn, which made Xu Chunliang somewhat unaccustomed. He smiled and said, "I must clarify, the contract is negotiated by both parties, I’m just a witness. Neither I nor the Hu Shan Town Government will offer any opinions."

Mo Han said, "I know you’re afraid of taking responsibility. Let me assure you, we will not change the land use, the construction of the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital will proceed immediately, and we will retain all the medical staff of Weishan Island Hospital, their treatment will not be affected in any way."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, if she fulfills all her promises, it would be good news for both the employees of Weishan Island Hospital and for Hu Shan Town.

Mo Han said: "How about this, we first deposit our transfer payment into a government-designated account, and you will supervise Huayuan Group to solve all existing issues. Once everything is resolved, the government will transfer the money to Huayuan."

Of course, Xu Chunliang agreed. He’s always disliked Huayuan, and wouldn’t mind creating some hassle for them. Xu Chunliang conveniently helped her come up with another not-so-good idea, suggesting that for tomorrow’s signing ceremony, having only Zhao Feiyang attend isn’t respectful enough, it would be best if one of the Tang brothers, Tang Jingwei or Tang Jinglun, could attend.

Upon hearing this, Mo Han knew that Xu Chunliang wanted to take this chance to cause some trouble for Huayuan Group, and she immediately agreed.

Wu Fajun relayed Mo Han’s opinion to Pei Lin, and Pei Lin decided to find Zhao Feiyang.

After returning from Nanjiang, Zhao Feiyang had been waiting for Pei Lin to come find him for a divorce, but after a few days with no action, he began to realize that Pei Lin’s talk about divorce that day was just a test. She had no real intention of divorcing, even less so of giving up the baby in her belly.

These days, she frequented her mother, not knowing what kind of tales she spun to her, but the old lady ended up advising them to reconcile, saying that Pei Lin was also a victim.

As long as Pei Lin and Zhao Feiyang weren’t divorced, she remained the Director’s wife, and no one dared to stop her from seeing Zhao Feiyang.

The couple met in the office, and Zhao Feiyang habitually frowned as soon as he saw her: "Our matters are not suitable for discussion here."

Pei Lin said: "I’m discussing business with you. If not here, then where? At home? Did you even return home?"

Zhao Feiyang fell silent, clearly feeling that Pei Lin had torn away her gentle facade, showing increasing assertiveness towards him, with a hidden, inexplicable hostility behind this assertiveness.

Pei Lin said: "I’ve just been notified, Equatorial Capital has put forward some new conditions."

Zhao Feiyang nodded: "I already know about it, the medical staff at Weishan Island Hospital have been making quite a commotion recently, causing some bad impacts. It’s understandable that they propose new conditions."

Pei Lin said: "The two-hundred-million price was personally decided by President Tang. My authority is limited. What do you think about the conditions put forth by the Weishan Island medical staff? Should we meet them unconditionally?"

Zhao Feiyang sighed: "Part in peace."

Pei Lin detected that his words had a double meaning, a trace of a mocking smile appearing on her lips: "Are you referring to the two of us?"

Zhao Feiyang didn’t speak, calmly gazing at Pei Lin, inviting her to reflect.

Pei Lin said: "I’ve thought it over, the baby in my belly can’t be without a father. Even if our marriage has mistakes, the child is innocent, and the primary responsibility shouldn’t fall on me."

Zhao Feiyang said: "I’m talking about the branch hospital issue."

Pei Lin said: "I won’t attend tomorrow’s signing ceremony. Equatorial Capital said if President Tang doesn’t take this signing seriously enough, everyone can reconsider the matter."

Zhao Feiyang was momentarily stunned: "What do you mean?"

Pei Lin said: "You’re so smart, yet you can’t understand? They think I’m insufficiently significant. If we want this transfer agreement signed smoothly, the head of Huayuan should come by. Otherwise, should any mishaps occur, this two hundred million may fall through."

Zhao Feiyang felt somewhat troubled. There were indeed numerous matters on the side of Equatorial Capital. Tang Jingwei had already handed over Huayuan Medical Management Co., Ltd. to him, and he had the authority to sign on the transfer of the branch hospital. Two hundred million is a timely rain for Huayuan, and Tang Jingwei promised that after this two hundred million arrives, the funds will first be allocated for use by Changxing.