Allen nodded, then suddenly froze. “Did you tell him which hotel we are staying in?” he asked.
Zhuang Chengren looked at Allen curiously. “Yes, master, why? Is there a problem?”
He didn’t understand why Allen was acting so strangely about this. Wasn’t it just giving the person an address? They needed to communicate somehow.
Allen frowned. “Let’s go outside and find a place to watch from. In this situation, exposing our location is like handing over our lives.”
It wasn’t that he wanted to think negatively, but in this situation, he and Zhuang Chengren couldn’t afford any accidents. If they met with the trusted confidant mentioned by Zhuang Chengren outside and something went wrong, it would be a disaster.
Normally, if they observed beforehand and if everything seemed fine, they could go in. This would greatly reduce the risk. However, if the location was exposed to Ye’s family, they would have nowhere to run.
Zhuang Chengren nodded, accepting Allen’s explanation without questioning it. After all, he had been deceived by old Ye, just like his mother, resulting in the loss of his parents’ lives. He was not willing to take any chances, even if the probability was just one in ten thousand.
The two of them left the room and found a breakfast shop outside. While eating, Zhuang Chengren didn’t have much appetite and kept his eyes fixed on the hotel’s entrance.
He didn’t miss any movement and wanted to see if things would go as Allen had predicted.
They waited for a while, and Allen had finished his breakfast for half an hour when the person Zhuang Chengren had arranged to meet walked into the hotel and called him.
Zhuang Chengren heaved a sigh of relief. “Master, it seems you were wrong this time.”
Allen smiled and pointed to the hotel’s entrance. “Take a closer look. Do you notice anything unusual?”
Zhuang Chengren was confused and looked in the direction of Allen’s finger. He didn’t see anything amiss. If he had to say something was wrong, there were more people than usual.
Wait a minute, he suddenly realized what Allen meant. There were some extra people at the hotel’s entrance, and their gazes were directed towards the entrance.
Judging by their muscles, it was evident that these people were skilled enough to be bodyguards or something similar.
Upon seeing this, Zhuang Chengren snorted, “As expected, they are birds of a feather. My father shouldn’t have saved this treacherous person.”
Allen spoke up, “Don’t be so disheartened. Things may not be as bad as you think. There are many other possibilities as well!”
Zhuang Chengren snorted, “What other possibilities are there? He couldn’t resist the temptation of the Ye family’s money and willingly became their lackey.”
Upon hearing Zhuang Chengren’s words, Allen had no solution either. In this situation, Zhuang Chengren’s method was the most plausible.
“Let’s leave quickly! It won’t be good if the Ye family finds out,” said Allen.
Although Zhuang Chengren couldn’t bear this situation, he could only reluctantly agree. After all, nobody was stronger than the situation, and he had to swallow his pride.
At that moment, the phone on the table rang.
“Mr. Zhuang, where are you? I’ve arrived at the hotel you mentioned and planned to tell you everything about the company,” said the voice on the phone.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chengren snorted, “Is that so? I guess you’re not only planning to tell me that. You also want to tell me not to be so naive and believe the words of a villain like you.”
The voice on the phone sounded surprised, “Mr. Zhuang, what do you mean? I don’t understand.”
“You know what I mean.”
After Zhuang Chengren finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
With his head down, Allen led Zhuang Chengren back to his car and drove towards the company.
As they entered the familiar parking lot, Zhuang Chengren lamented over the fact that just two or three days ago, he was the future owner of this place, but now everything was unknown. He had prepared himself for whatever might happen today.
“Master, let’s go in!” said Allen, and they walked towards the company. When the receptionist saw them, she was surprised and opened her mouth in disbelief.
“Zhuang… Zhuang Chengren, aren’t you supposed to be dead?” Since the Ye family wanted Zhuang Hongcai’s company, they had spread rumors that Zhuang Chengren was dead. Seeing someone who was supposed to be dead in front of her was obviously shocking.
Zhuang Chengren sneered and didn’t bother to argue with the receptionist. “Where are the Ye family people?”
The receptionist pointed upstairs. “They’re in the former office of Mr. Zhuang.”
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chengren was furious. “Who let them in? This is my father’s company. Did anyone get my permission?”
The receptionist couldn’t answer and Allen stepped in. “Alright, don’t be too harsh on her. We’ll go up and check it out ourselves.”
Zhuang Chengren was now only controlled by Allen, as he was the only elder that he recognized.
They went upstairs and the receptionist immediately called Ye Yingcai: “Sir, Zhuang Chengren has returned and is heading towards your office.”
Ye Yingcai was shocked. He had expected Zhuang Chengren to come, so he had arranged for people to monitor the area and capture him. But he had not expected the receptionist to be the first to report Zhuang Chengren’s arrival.
If the shareholders found out, it would cause trouble. Ye Yingcai started to panic and went out to intercept Zhuang Chengren before he met with the shareholders.