Chapter 13: Preparing to Ruin Tu Yuandong's Company

Wen Huilin tilted her head back slightly, eyes closed, trying to regulate her breathing to calm herself down.

Seeing her distress, Chen Ang continued, his voice steady but each word ringing out with force: "Chen Zetian is in the first grade now, the starting phase, which is the golden period for cultivating interests. As his mother, if you are unwilling to spend the money, don't blame me when the child blames you later."

Wen Huilin was completely unable to form a coherent sentence. She turned to look at her son and saw Chen Zetian pouting, his face full of unhappiness.

She stood there, her face flushing red and then pale. Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to fall, but she felt more stifled and angry than anything else.

After a long silence, she suddenly spoke: "Chen Ang, what nonsense are you spouting in front of our son? How can you be so tactless?"

"Tactless?" Chen Ang suddenly chuckled, holding back his laughter, his eyes fixed directly on her. "Wen Huilin, I am reminding you how to be a good mother. Hand on your heart, tell me, is that something a human would say?"

Wen Huilin lowered her head slightly, unable to speak. She realized she must have lost her mind; though her son was young, he wasn't stupid.

Sure enough, she glanced over and saw that Chen Zetian looked extremely hurt, his eyes already brimming with tears.

Chen Ang caught this scene and continued to provoke her: "It's one thing for you to be irresponsible, but now that I'm enrolling our son in classes, you're scolding me? Are you even his real mother?"

He said the words "real mother" very slowly, then turned to look at Chen Zetian.

As if receiving a signal, Chen Zetian asked with a sobbing tone: "Mom, aren't you my mom?"

Hearing this, Chen Ang nearly burst into laughter. Looking at Wen Huilin, who looked as if her entire family had died, he felt incredibly satisfied.

Wen Huilin was deathly pale, her lips trembling. After a long time, she managed to squeeze out, "Chen Zetian, how could I not be your mom? Mom just didn't want to spend money recklessly..."

"You aren't, Dad said so. You're just afraid of me spending money. I'm not talking to you anymore." After saying this through tears, Chen Zetian ran into his room.

Wen Huilin couldn't hold it in anymore. Two streams of tears fell, and she glared at Chen Ang, crying, "Fine, are you satisfied now? You just don't want me to have a good life."

Still wanting a good life?

Do you think I am still the old Chen Ang?

Glancing at her, he said nothing more. Chen Ang put away the bank card, turned back to lie on the sofa, opened his phone, and began reading the message Jiang Shan had just sent.

Watching Chen Ang lie back on the sofa as if nothing had happened, Wen Huilin could no longer suppress her emotions and burst into tears.

The sound was intermittent, like a cat being strangled.

Chen Ang ignored her, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. In his view, the information on Tu Yuandong's Company was much more interesting.

After crying for about two minutes, seeing that Chen Ang had no reaction, she finally stopped on her own, sobbing as she went into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Chen Ang glanced up, his mouth curling into an uncontrollable smirk.

Cry all you want; there will be plenty of opportunities to cry in the future.

After seven years of marriage, it seemed that today was the first time he felt truly clear-headed. Indeed, rather than exhausting oneself internally, it was better to make things difficult for others.

Refreshed.

He opened the file sent by Jiang Shan and read it line by line. The information was very detailed, making Chen Ang feel that the money spent was worth it.

Tu Yuandong, 32 years old, divorced.

Yuandong Decoration Co., Ltd., registered capital of 5 million, paid-in capital of 2 million, mainly engaged in engineering construction material supply and decoration projects.

The main supplier is Yuda Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.

The financial situation is not good; the Company has liabilities of about 10 million, including 6 million in bank loans and 4 million in debts.

Cash flow has been tight in the past three months, and two payments to suppliers have been delayed.

Currently, the Company is negotiating a large order with the Bin City Road and Bridge Bureau, with a contract amount of about 40 million, requiring an advance of 5 million. Tu Yuandong is looking for money everywhere.

When Chen Ang saw the words "Yuda Supply Chain," his eyes narrowed slightly.

What a coincidence. He remembered that Chen Zhuo worked at the Company. Before his own family went bankrupt, it seemed the Company had dealings with his family's construction material Company.

He exited the file and sent a message back to Jiang Shan: "Dig deeper into Yuandong's background."

Then he opened his contacts and called Lawyer Shen. "Lawyer Shen, are you free tomorrow? I need your help with something."

"What is it?" On the other end of the line, Lawyer Shen's voice carried a hint of exhaustion.

"Help me investigate a Company called Yuda Supply Chain. Also, I might want to acquire it."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the line before she agreed.

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The next morning, Wen Huilin left the house with dark circles under her eyes.

She didn't eat breakfast, nor did she pay any attention to Chen Zetian; she just put on her shoes and left.

Since the showdown hadn't happened yet, Chen Ang didn't mind the awkwardness. He continued to take the child to school, then went directly to Lawyer Shen's law firm.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the morning mist over the Bin River had not yet dissipated. Lawyer Shen had already brewed tea for Chen Ang, and a stack of documents was spread out in front of her.

"The Company's information." She tapped the documents with her finger, then pushed a box over from the side. "Also, the patek philippe you wanted, 510,000. The Hengxing Investment account hasn't been finalized yet, so it went through the New Hengtai account."

Chen Ang couldn't help but admire this woman's work attitude; she remembered everything he mentioned. Furthermore, her execution was superb; this watch was clearly bought in Hong Kong.

He took the watch box without opening it and immediately opened the files to read.

The boss of Yuda Supply Chain is named Zhou Yuda, who has been in the construction material supply chain business for twenty years. The Company is in good operating condition, with an annual revenue of about 140 million and a net profit of about 8 million...

When Chen Ang looked up, Lawyer Shen's slightly hoarse voice came through: "Zhou Yuda has been considering retirement recently. His son lives abroad and doesn't want to take over the business. So, he once offered to sell the Company for 36 million."

"36 million?" Chen Ang calculated. "With an annual profit of 8 million, this price doesn't seem expensive. Why hasn't anyone made an offer?"

"Hmm." Lawyer Shen nodded, took a sip of her coffee, "This Company has good qualifications and decent cash flow. If you buy it, you'll definitely make a profit. It's just that the other party requires a one-time payment."

36 million, paid in full at once. Given the current economic environment, this condition was indeed a bit difficult.

Once Chen Ang understood the inside story, he knew what to do.

Leaning forward, he tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, then pointed to Yuandong Decoration in the document: "If I buy the Company and then cut off the supply to this Company... would there be any major legal issues?"

"I need to carefully review the contracts between the two companies; I need to study them," Lawyer Shen replied. "However, if you really cut off the supply, Yuandong Decoration would fall into a huge crisis."

She flipped to another document and pointed it out to Chen Ang, "60% of their procurement comes from the Company. Once the supply is cut off, the projects in Yuandong's hands are very likely to be delayed, leading to breach of contract. Otherwise, they would need to purchase raw materials at high prices."

After speaking, she retracted her hand, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Chen Ang with curiosity, clearly confused as to why Chen Ang wanted to target this Yuandong Decoration.

Chen Ang didn't pay attention to Lawyer Shen's confused gaze. He recalled the information Jiang Shan had given him; Tu Yuandong was recently negotiating a 40 million large order, which should have supply terms in the contract.

"Are you thinking of waiting until Yuandong Decoration signs the contract before cutting off the supply?"

Lawyer Shen spoke again. From Chen Ang's expression, she had immediately deduced his general plan.

Therefore, she was surprised.