Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her

Chapter 415

Kang Xuan was currently with Xiao Linye in the office when a call from Manlang’s Boss Ye came through. He looked at Xiao Linye. "Master, it’s Boss Ye from Manlang on the line, likely about the design fee."The Nanjia Peak manuscript had been through its ups and downs. Regardless, this manuscript was indeed created by someone from Manlang.

Upon hearing it was that woman asking for the design fee, Xiao Linye’s eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "That manuscript wasn’t solely her design; Designer Ye completed the latter part after joining the Xiao Family."

So, it was indeed someone from Manlang. However, while Manlang initiated the project, a change in her employment status meant the Xiao Family could be considered to have completed the latter portion themselves. Therefore, logically, the full design fee, as previously agreed, shouldn’t be paid out.

Upon hearing this, Kang Xuan became somewhat puzzled. "Then what are you suggesting? How should the design fee be settled?"

"Forty percent to Manlang, sixty percent to Designer Ye."

"But Designer Ye didn’t do much, did she? Boss Ye did the initial two-thirds. She won’t agree to this, will she?"

The mere thought of Boss Ye of Manlang’s temper gave Kang Xuan a headache. Unlike Lai Shuo, who would confront such individuals and see things through, Kang Xuan wanted no part of such trouble and preferred to complete his tasks quickly.

Xiao Linye scoffed. "Whether she agrees or not is her problem; she’s the one who breached the contract!"

Kang Xuan was momentarily stunned. Breach of contract! he thought, paling slightly. Is he sure mentioning a breach of contract to Boss Ye right now won’t get us beaten up?

"Let’s do it this way." Xiao Linye’s tone left no room for compromise. His mind was filled with images of the young lady working late into the night. Those who contribute more should be rewarded accordingly.

No matter how he heard it, Xiao Linye’s adamant tone struck Kang Xuan as somewhat biased. Still, this favoritism was somewhat understandable, considering that person was...

"Okay, I got it." As he replied, Kang Xuan could already picture how enraged that shrew would be by this settlement proposal.

Stepping just two meters away, he answered the phone. "Boss Ye."

Ye Yuning’s voice crackled with fury. "Can your Seventh Master please deal with this?" She had initially intended to tolerate it. But when she heard Xiao Shuo claim the Seventh Master had instructed him to hit her, she could no longer bear it. How had she ended up involved with such a degenerate?

Kang Xuan wasn’t far away, and Xiao Linye frowned upon hearing the voice from the other end of the line. Why did that voice sound so much like his little lady’s?

Hearing Ye Yuning’s furious tone, Kang Xuan was taken aback. "Are you talking about the design fee? Our stance is that, due to your prior breach of contract, we cannot settle it according to the original agreement."

"I don’t want the money!"

Kang Xuan was dumbfounded. She... doesn’t want it? That’s several million we’re talking about! She’s just giving it up like that? If she doesn’t want the money, then why did she call?

"Then, Boss Ye, what do you mean by this?"

"I’ve never even met your Seventh Master! How could I have seduced him? When did I supposedly sleep with him? And does he even know the entire Xiao Family is harassing me?" The more Ye Yuning spoke, the angrier she became. Old Master Xiao himself wanted to see her; she refused to believe he hadn’t spoken to his son about it first. If he had, then what on earth was this Seventh Master playing at? To think he’d actually let Old Master Xiao come looking for her. Recalling the day’s events, Ye Yuning seethed with frustration.

Understanding what this was about, Kang Xuan felt a headache coming on and glanced back at Xiao Linye. Xiao Linye’s expression was equally grim.

Ye Yuning continued, "Tell him to deal with it! What is all this nonsense? As if I’d be interested in that old man!" Having said that, Ye Yuning hung up the phone in a huff.

Kang Xuan looked at Xiao Linye anxiously. Judging by Xiao Linye’s expression, he had clearly heard the words "old man." Kang Xuan began, "Master, this..."

"Do I look very old?" Xiao Linye asked coldly.

Kang Xuan quickly shook his head. "No, you’re not old, not at all old!"

Xiao Linye’s eyes narrowed dangerously. This adopted daughter of the Ye Family...! Every time he developed even a hint of a good impression of her, she herself would utterly destroy it. That wretched woman! And her voice was so infuriatingly similar to his little lady’s.

Kang Xuan explained, "She means she’s very displeased with the current rumors circulating about you and her."

Xiao Linye scoffed, his tone resentful, "Hmph, as if I’d welcome rumors involving her." He hadn’t refuted these rumors, and who knew how much she had benefited from them. Yet here she was, all indignant! Ultimately, who was really at a disadvantage here?

Kang Xuan asked, "So, what’s the plan? She’s insisting you handle it!"

Xiao Linye declared, "Issue a public notice stating I have no connection with her whatsoever. Announce it directly!"

Announce it directly? Kang Xuan’s eyelid twitched. If such a notice was published, Ye Yuning would surely suffer some losses, wouldn’t she? Wouldn’t that just provoke her further?

Xiao Linye, thoroughly incensed, couldn’t be bothered with such considerations. She wanted it handled? Fine, he’d handle it for her—thoroughly and definitively!

Kang Xuan nodded. "Yes, of course." At this moment, he dared not say a single extra word.

Right now, everyone’s temper was flaring, one worse than the other, and it wasn’t just this incident causing the trouble, that was certain.

"Oh, right," Kang Xuan added, "Young Master Qin has invited you for a game of mahjong at Xiangti. He mentioned wanting to apologize."

Xiao Linye pinched his throbbing brow. Qin Jinchuan has only just taken charge of Qin Enterprises; where does he find so much free time?