166: 166. Fear

"Who are you?" Wei Rong asked back, feigning composure, trying to gain a slight advantage.

The voice on the other end of the phone remained indifferent: "I am Yu Tianxiong of Tingfeng Capital."

He didn't even give Wei Rong time to think, cutting straight to the chase: "Wang Yuxi's matter, from now on, our Tingfeng Capital will take over. I heard you like to deal with people using these underhanded methods, so I hope this 'greeting gift' of mine didn't disappoint you."

Yu Tianxiong?!

This name instantly stunned Wei Rong, and even Xiao Hao on the lounge chair frowned.

Tingfeng Capital?

Recently, this name had indeed been making waves in the business world, but their circle was more focused on power and resource exchange, and they didn't pay much attention to purely commercial new money.

Seeing Xiao Hao's perplexed expression, the slightly fatter man surnamed Li next to him quickly whispered, "Brother Xiao, this Tingfeng Capital... it's really been on a roll lately! Especially its Tingfeng Energy, which developed a new solid-state battery with incredible performance, completely crushing the traditional energy market. Tianhua Mobile even relied on it to make a comeback."

"That powerful? Those old energy giants would just watch?" Xiao Hao raised an eyebrow, somewhat disbelieving.

"Of course not!"

The bald man surnamed Zhao took over, his tone a mix of schadenfreude and disbelief: "The encirclement started a long time ago! But the strange thing is, this Yu Tianxiong is very tough. Supply chain blockades, public opinion suppression, even poaching... almost all the tricks those giants could use have been tried, but Tingfeng Energy acts as if nothing happened..."

"Not only has it remained standing, but its market share has grown larger and larger! Now those giants are somewhat at a loss. Moreover, they are deeply tied to Xu's Group, and their source of funding is very mysterious, impossible to fathom."

Hearing this explanation, Xiao Hao shed some of his dismissiveness.

After all, someone who could carve out a path under the encirclement of giants was certainly not simple.

He nodded slightly towards Wei Rong, signaling her to continue, but his eyes were already filled with scrutiny.

Wei Rong finally understood that the other party was truly coming for Wang Yuxi!

Thinking of her fatal weaknesses being held by the other party, she was both shocked and angry, gritting her teeth: "Yu Tianxiong! Wang Yuxi is an artist of my company. The contract is in black and white; if it's not expired, it's not expired! You say you want to take over? On what grounds?!"

"Furthermore, I, Wei Rong, have no past grievances or recent animosity with you. You use these... these things, which I don't know where they were forged, to threaten me. Do you think I, Wei Rong, am an easy target to bully? Ahhh!"

Hearing Wei Rong's hysteria, Yu Tianxiong's voice was calm and unruffled, as if stating an objective fact: "In my eyes, you are indeed... not presentable."

Seeing that the other party completely disregarded her, Wei Rong was furious. She didn't believe that this Yu Tianxiong of Tingfeng Capital was more powerful than Xiao Hao, so she threatened: "Yu Tianxiong, don't be too arrogant. You know who is behind me..."

Yu Tianxiong interrupted directly, saying blandly: "I know, the Xiao family of Shengjing, Xiao Hao, right? He should be sitting next to you right now, shouldn't he? If you can't handle it, let him take the call. I'll talk to him personally."

If what happened just now allowed Xiao Hao to remain calm, then at this moment, the fact that the other party knew clearly that he was right next to Wei Rong made his heart suddenly skip a beat!

A chill crawled up his spine, and goosebumps erupted.

What kind of methods were these?! Was the other party monitoring this place all along? Or was there... an insider?

Wei Rong was also completely stunned, holding her phone and looking at Xiao Hao, at a loss.

Xiao Hao took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and doubt in his heart, took the phone from Wei Rong's hand, and said in a deep voice, "I am Xiao Hao."

"I want to terminate Wang Yuxi's contract. Do you have any objections?" Yu Tianxiong went straight to the point, without any pleasantries.

Xiao Hao laughed in extreme anger: "Yu Tianxiong, originally, for a mere actress, we could have talked things over and negotiated. It wasn't impossible to discuss. But you insisted on going this far, using such despicable methods, which means you don't take my Xiao family seriously, and you don't take me, Xiao Hao, seriously!"

He paused, his tone turning chilling, and threatened: "Since you think using such a method can force me to yield, then let's see! Let's see if your tiny Tingfeng Capital can withstand the wrath of my Xiao family!"

In his heart, Yu Tianxiong was nothing more than a lucky businessman who had made some dirty money and didn't know his place. In the eyes of true power brokers like them, he was merely a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered!

Truly foolish! He was already envisioning how to use his connections to completely crush this person who didn't know his own limits.

The two men, Zhao and Li, on the side, also cooperatively let out mocking snickers:

"It seems this President Yu has some brains in business, but he's too naive as a person, hahahaha..."

"Yes, he's ultimately a frog in a well, ignorant of the vastness of the world."

However, Yu Tianxiong on the other end of the phone also laughed, his laughter carrying undisguised contempt: "Is that so? Young Master Xiao's wrath, I'm quite eager to witness it. But before that, I suggest you... take care of your own affairs first."

"What do you mean? Are you threatening me?" Xiao Hao sat up straight, his expression dark.

"Heh heh heh... Your elder brother, who serves as the Mayor of Shengjing, must be very busy. If he knew that you were so diligently helping him take care of those around him behind his back, he would surely be... very pleased, wouldn't you agree?"

"Boom boom boom!!!"

These words were like a clap of thunder from the nine heavens, striking directly at Xiao Hao's head!

He instantly froze, his mind blank, his heart surging like turbulent waves, unable to calm.

Yu Tianxiong... How could he know... How could he possibly... know... about this matter... Impossible... Xiao Hao's pupils constricted sharply, and the hand holding the phone began to tremble.

This was his biggest Achilles' heel... having an affair with his sister-in-law... Once discovered... he would be torn apart by his powerful, face-conscious older brother, Xiao Yun, and even completely thrown out of the entire Xiao family... But he had done this matter... very secretly... it shouldn't have been discovered... and by a businessman from Jiangcheng, no less?!

Could it be his sister-in-law... No... she would be even more afraid of the matter being exposed... The other party not only knew Wei Rong's background but also had a complete grasp of his deepest hidden secret!

"You choose what to do."

Yu Tianxiong hung up the phone directly, leaving no room for the other party to bargain.

Xiao Hao transitioned from extreme rage to extreme fear; his earlier arrogance, anger, and disdain all vanished.

Because he realized that the secrets the other party held, the core secrets the other party possessed, were enough to ruin him personally and even potentially trigger an internal earthquake within the Xiao family, leading to his complete downfall!