After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Xu Bo'an slapped his forehead and said to Tang Muyang, "I was wondering why you agreed so readily. Well then, if you don't tell the truth, I'll punish you by not letting you drink!"

No sooner had Xu Bo'an finished speaking than Li Ruiming reached out and took Tang Muyang's bottle of Moutai from his own hand, smiling as he said to Tang Muyang, "Hurry up and confess honestly, or this bottle of Moutai of yours will be mine!"

Tang Muyang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, alright, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Saying a few words won't cost me anything. But this is the first time I've tasted Moutai today, so you can't confiscate it! But what do you want me to say?"

Li Ruiming looked at Tang Muyang and said, "Muyang, this isn't fair. Don't pretend you don't know. Tell me honestly who that girl you were with just now was."

Tang Muyang pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Just an ordinary friend, who else could it be?"

Li Ruiming looked at Tang Muyang and said with a smile, "You little rascal, you're not being honest. If you were just ordinary friends, why would you go out to sing karaoke alone? You'd at least invite a few other friends to ward off bad luck, right? Something's fishy going on, so answer honestly! Otherwise, I might as well..."

As Li Ruiming spoke, he clutched the bottle of Moutai to his chest. Tang Muyang quickly said to Li Ruiming, "Don't try to take it! I'm telling the truth. Panpan and I are just ordinary friends, and we only met through Bo'an."
Panpan's family used to be from out of town, and they only just returned from abroad this year. I've also only recently arrived in Dongjiang and don't have many friends here. Today, the company signed a big deal, and I wanted to celebrate, but I didn't know who to call. Besides Bo'an, the only person I know in Dongjiang is Zhang Panpan, so that's why I called her! I'm telling the truth; you can ask Bo'an if you don't believe me!"

After Tang Muyang finished speaking, Xu Bo'an said to him, "The company signed such a big deal today, why are you so happy that you even took Panpan out to celebrate alone!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's question, Tang Muyang shook his head helplessly and said to Xu Bo'an, "Don't even mention it. It makes me angry just thinking about it. The person our company signed the contract with today was Zhou Jinmao, the manager of the KTV. I only found out later when I went to the KTV."

If I had known earlier that he was helping that guy named Jiang Shao to bully Panpan, I would never have gone. If you hadn't appeared in time, things would have turned out very badly. If Panpan had really been abused by them, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life!
"I should really thank you for this, but it's quite a coincidence that we went today. You don't usually go to those places, do you? Why did you go today?"

After hearing Tang Muyang's question, Xu Bo'an coughed awkwardly twice. Xu Bo'an didn't usually go to those kinds of places. Today, after having dinner with Li Ruiming, he happened to see Tang Muyang and Zhang Panpan go into that KTV alone. Xu Bo'an changed his mind and took Li Ruiming to that KTV out of curiosity.

But he couldn't very well tell Tang Muyang that he went there just to gossip about them, could he? Xu Bo'an said to Tang Muyang, "Well, I just happened to run into Brother Ruiming, whom I haven't seen in years, today. We went out for a meal together, and after we finished eating, we saw a KTV next door, so I took Brother Ruiming in with me!"

That's why only Xu Bo'an saw Tang Muyang and Zhang Panpan enter that KTV. Li Ruiming didn't see them, and Xu Bo'an didn't tell Li Ruiming his true purpose. Otherwise, Li Ruiming would probably have revealed that Xu Bo'an wanted to gossip about Tang Muyang.

Tang Muyang looked puzzled after hearing Xu Bo'an's words and said, "Is it really such a coincidence? It's too much of a coincidence!"

Xu Bo'an said to Tang Muyang, who was full of questions, "The world is full of wonders, and there are many coincidences like this!"

Then he turned to Li Ruiming and said, "Right? Ruiming!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Ruiming nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, Muyang, I just met Bo'an today, and he took me out to eat and sing karaoke to entertain me. Thanks to Bo'an, you and that girl named Panpan were able to escape those people's wicked behavior. It's one thing if you don't thank Bo'an, but why do you have such a suspicious look on your face? We can't be so heartless!"

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Tang Muyang quickly said, "No, no, that's not what I meant. I just think this matter is too strange. I am very grateful to Brother Bo'an for appearing in time to help us. I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart. It is no exaggeration to say that I will live for Brother Bo'an from now on because of such a great favor!"

After Tang Muyang finished speaking, he said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, I will definitely work even harder to run our company in the future!"

Li Ruiming was unaware that Tang Muyang and Xu Bo'an had jointly opened an advertising company, so he said to Tang Muyang, "What? Did Bo'an also arrange for you to work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory?"

Tang Muyang truthfully told Li Ruiming, "I used to run an advertising company in my hometown. Later, due to some reasons, I closed the advertising company in my hometown and came to Dongjiang. I started a new advertising company with Brother Bo'an. However, I am mainly responsible for the operation. Brother Bo'an is the real leader!"

After hearing Tang Muyang's words, Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an with great surprise and said, "I thought Bo'an only had Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, but I didn't expect him to also open an advertising company. That's really amazing!"

Xu Bo'an said, "It's only been open for a short time, but we'll open more companies when the time is right. Ruiming, work hard, and once you've gained more experience, we'll let you be a boss too!"

Li Ruiming understood the meaning behind Xu Bo'an's words. Xu Bo'an must have said this because he was afraid that Li Ruiming would feel uncomfortable hearing that he and Tang Muyang were starting a company together.

Li Ruiming wasn't the kind of person who didn't understand things. He said to Xu Bo'an, "You two are both highly educated talents. It's a good thing that you're starting a company. My knowledge is too shallow and my experience is insufficient. There's still a lot to learn. I will definitely work hard in the future and try to gain more experience in my work. Right now, I don't dare to think about being a boss."

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Xu Bo'an knew that Li Ruiming didn't think much of his company with Tang Muyang, which made him quite relieved. It showed that Li Ruiming was still the same simple and kind person he used to be.

Xu Bo'an said to Li Ruiming with great satisfaction, "Someone as down-to-earth and hardworking as you will definitely do well in the future. You should always have dreams! What if they come true!"

Tang Muyang chimed in, "That's right, Ruiming-ge, a low level of education doesn't mean low ability. Now that we have Cousin Bo'an as our guide, I believe we'll all do well in the future!" Li Ruiming nodded and said, "Yes, Bo'an has provided us with such a great platform, I will definitely work hard!"

Xu Bo'an said to Tang Muyang, "Alright, alright, let's get back to the main topic and talk about you! You just said that the person you signed the contract with is Zhou Jinmao, the manager of the KTV, right?"

Tang Muyang nodded to Xu Bo'an and said, "Yes, it's him! But when I saw that man's ugly face today, I wanted to terminate the contract with him, but if I terminate the contract voluntarily, I would have to pay a penalty!"

Xu Bo'an asked, "Was the business deal you signed with Zhou Jinmao his own, or did he sign it on behalf of Young Master Li?"

Tang Muyang said, "It only has his own name signed on it, so it must be from a company he owns or something!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Tang Muyang and said, "You don't need to worry about this. He was in the wrong first. We don't do business at a loss. Why don't we just let him take the initiative to terminate the contract with us?"

Tang Muyang looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Let him terminate the contract with us? Would he be that stupid? If he terminates the contract voluntarily, he'll have to pay compensation! I think that's unlikely!"

Just as Tang Muyang finished speaking, Xu Bo'an's phone rang. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, Xu Bo'an assumed it was a scam call and hung up immediately.

Xu Bo'an had just hung up the phone when it rang again. He took out his phone and saw it was the same number again, so he hung up once more.

A moment later, his phone rang again. Xu Bo'an opened it and saw a text message that read, "Mr. Xu, this is Young Master Li. I have something to say to you. Please answer the phone!"

Li Shao, guessing that Xu Bo'an had finished reading the message, called again.

This time, Xu Bo'an finally answered the phone. Li Shao on the other end was overjoyed to see Xu Bo'an answer and quickly said with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Xu, this is Li Shao. Thank you for answering my call. I'm calling to tell you something about Zhou Jinmao. He's been using our Li family's name to start a company behind my back, and I heard he even signed an advertising contract with your cousin today. Because what he's doing is unethical..."
I had the relevant departments directly shut down his company. I just wanted to tell you that his company can no longer operate. This contract can only be considered a unilateral breach of contract on his part. Of course, he has to pay the penalty for breach of contract, and I will urge him to pay that. Your relative doesn't need to worry about this at all. I will make additional efforts to address the losses caused to the company. How about I entrust all of our Li family's advertising business to you? Is that acceptable?

Because of what happened at the KTV tonight, Li Shao specifically sent someone to investigate Zhou Jinmao. They discovered that Zhou Jinmao had used the Li family's reputation to start his own company, which was neither large nor small. Moreover, the office supplies, renovation costs, and other expenses that Zhou Jinmao needed to start the company were all taken advantage of by the Li family. That's why Li Shao had someone shut down Zhou Jinmao's company.

However, Zhou Jinmao's exploitation of the Li family was a minor matter, but offending Xu Bo'an was a major one, which angered Young Master Li, and that was the main reason why Young Master Li had someone investigate him.

Xu Bo'an said calmly to Li Shao, "I've already delegated the management of the advertising company to my cousin. Besides, today's incident mainly harmed my cousin. You can talk to him about it later! His attitude determines my attitude!"

After saying that, Xu Bo'an hung up the phone.

After Xu Bo'an answered Li Shao's call, he heard that Li Shao was looking for him because of what happened that night, and that the person directly involved in this matter was Tang Muyang. So Xu Bo'an turned on the speakerphone.

So Tang Muyang and the others heard his entire conversation with Li Shao. As soon as Xu Bo'an hung up, Tang Muyang anxiously said to him, "Brother, I was already quite happy that Zhou Jinmao signed the deal with me today. Li Shao is Zhou Jinmao's direct superior, and although the Li family isn't one of the top families in Dongjiang City, their status is still quite high."

They're at least a third-rate family in Dongjiang City. He just said he wants to hand over all advertising-related matters from his Li family company to our company. That's a huge order; we could make a lot of money. Why don't you just agree?"

The reason Li Shao made this call to Xu Bo'an was because he was afraid of Xu Bo'an and didn't want to leave a bad impression on him.

His fear of Xu Bo'an wasn't just because Xu Bo'an had Zhai Xiaofei's connection. Although the Li family was now considered a third-rate family in Dongjiang, their status wasn't low. However, although Xu Bo'an's Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory didn't have as much revenue as the Li family, its reputation far surpassed that of the Li family. Li Shao felt that with this kind of development momentum, Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory would soon surpass their family.

Moreover, the Li family really wanted to secure the distribution rights for the hangover remedy, but unfortunately, they learned about it too late and failed to do so. Young Master Li was hoping that he could have further cooperation with Xu Bo'an when Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory grew and expanded in the future.

So the main reason why Li Shao made this call to Xu Bo'an in such a humble manner was because Xu Bo'an's personal power was undeniable, and he didn't dare to offend Xu Bo'an.

Xu Bo'an understood perfectly well what Li Shao was doing, so of course he couldn't just agree to it readily, otherwise Li Shao would think he was easy to talk to.

When you are in a high position, if you are too easy to talk to, others will think you are nothing special and will not take you seriously in future interactions.

On the contrary, when you act superior, others will perceive you as unapproachable and treat you with greater respect. (End of Chapter)