"Just say it, why are you hesitating?" Old Master Ye urged impatiently.
Ye Lan took a deep breath, exhaled and said, "I heard that the First Research Institute held a successor selection not long ago. On the surface, it was to select Feng Yu's apprentice, but in fact it was to select the future successor of the First Research Institute. This person... is Nian Nian."
Mr. Ye had been mentally prepared for a long time, but he was still shocked to the extreme when he heard the news!
"You said... Nian Nian is from the First Research Institute..."
"Yes. The future dean of the First Research Institute." Ye Lan nodded under his gaze: "Everyone in the Independent Continent knows about this."
She hadn't mentioned Qiao Nian's previous tricks, such as breaking all the records of the First Research Institute and beating the Ji family's century-old genius...
Qiao Nian's style of doing things is the same as in China.
Be low-key.
Do things in a high-profile manner.
She didn't do anything in a high-profile manner on purpose, it was purely a matter of power.
"Dad, I have something else to tell you." Ye Lan looked at the old man who had not yet recovered from the shock and said solemnly, "A man named He Lin from the Ji family just contacted me and said that the head of the Ji family, Ji Lingfeng, wants to meet you."
Of course, Mr. Ye knew who Ji Lingfeng was.
He suddenly pulled himself away from the thought that Qiao Nian was the future successor of the institute, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Him?"
"Do you want to see him?" Ye Lan stood there and asked for his opinion.
Mr. Ye quickly figured it out and said very calmly, "No."
"The Ye family is not a big force in the Independent Continent. The person Ji Lingfeng wants to see may not be me. He wants to see me because he wants to pass on a message to Nian Nian through me."
Ye Lan thought so too, but she couldn't make the decision on her own for such a big matter, so she still had to ask the old man for his opinion.
Mr. Ye was very clear-headed and said calmly, "Although I don't know what he wants me to convey to Nian Nian first, I won't help outsiders to cheat my own family."
Ye Lan picked up the phone and prepared to walk aside to call He Lin back: "Then I'll tell them."
Mr. Ye called her and asked, "Have you contacted anyone from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance?"
Ye Lan paused and turned around: "I sent them a message, but they haven't replied to me yet."
This time, Mr. Ye came to the Independent Continent not only because he was worried about Qiao Nian, but also because he had some Ye family businesses to take care of, some of which required cooperation with other forces through the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.
The Chamber of Commerce Alliance has not yet responded to them.
This gave the old man Ye, who was used to galloping, a headache. He waved his hand and said, "Go and talk to the Ji family."
Ye Lan knew that he was anxious, but this kind of thing could not be rushed. She said "hmm" and walked aside to call He Lin back.
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Ye Lan manages the Ye family's business in Beijing by herself and is definitely a strong woman.
She is extremely efficient.
Well versed in human nature.
She clearly rejected the invitation from the Ji family, but she said it very nicely so that even a shrewd person like He Lin couldn't find any flaws. He also mentioned the dinner to Ye Lan several times in an earnest manner, but seeing Ye Lan's firm attitude, he had to give up.
The Ye family did not respond.
He Lin hurried to Ji Lingfeng to report: "Patriarch, Elder Ye refuses to see you."
Ji Lingfeng is looking at an old photo.
As soon as He Lin came in, he slowly opened the drawer, put the photo back, raised his eyelids, and asked slowly: "Well. What is she doing recently?"
(End of this chapter)