Chapter 19 Project Strike
Indeed, crows are the same color wherever you go, men are all no good!
Yan Mingyu grew angrier the more she thought about it.
She saw again the image of that scoundrel of a man, hugging and cuddling with another woman in the urban village.
Damn it, she didn't know when she would be able to end her marriage with him.
Yan Mingyu clenched her teeth, her entire being like an eternal iceberg, exuding a trace of chill.
"Uh....."
Qin Yu also began to realize that the beautiful boss might have mistaken him for trying to take advantage of her.
Forget it, since she doesn't trust him, just let her be.
After all, it wasn't his butt that hurt.
"By the way, Boss Yan, where are we going in the suburbs?"
Qin Yu asked as he drove.
"Anning Town, Big Meng Mountain!"
Yan Mingyu gave the address expressionlessly.
"Okay! I'll set the navigation."
Qin Yu parked the car on the roadside, and entered Anning Town, Big Meng Mountain into his phone.
A good distance, over two hundred kilometers just one way. It would probably take more than four hours to drive.
He guessed that they would not be able to return tonight.
Qin Yu put down his phone, glanced in the rearview mirror, and saw Yan Mingyu leaning to one side, continuously frowning with a pained expression on her face.
Sigh....
Qin Yu felt both helpless and admiring. Most girls would have gone to the hospital if they were in such pain, but Yan Mingyu still insisted on working.
"Boss Yan, Big Meng Mountain is quite remote. It's inevitable that there are poisonous insects and ants, so let me go to the drugstore to buy some essential medicines before we set off!"
Qin Yu looked at the large drugstore by the roadside and said.
"Okay!"
Yan Mingyu nodded.
Before long,
Qin Yu came out of the drugstore, carrying a big bag of medicine.
He walked to the back of the car and tapped gently on the window, "Boss Yan, this is pain medication. Take a pill, and I'll get you some water!"
In the trunk of the car, there was mineral water from the brand that Yan Mingyu specified.
Qin Yu had secretly checked this brand on his phone, imported, costing over a hundred per bottle.
No way around it, the one thing the beautiful boss didn't lack was money.
"...Thank you!"
Yan Mingyu took the pain medication, carefully examining the properties and ingredients. Over the years, she had encountered too many overt and covert attacks, which had led her to trust no one.
Only after confirming it was indeed pain medication did she tear open the packet and took out a pill.
When Qin Yu came with the mineral water and handed it to her after unscrewing the cap, she popped the pill into her mouth and took a sip of water.
"Boss Yan, rest up for a while, I'll call you when we get there!"
Qin Yu got back into the car and continued the journey.
The painkiller might have contained a sleeping agent, as Yan Mingyu slept soundly most of the way.
When they arrived at Big Meng Mountain, she finally woke up.
She glanced at the scenery outside the window and took out her phone to make a call. A few minutes later, a row of off-road vehicles came driving up.
"Boss Yan!"
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a white safety helmet. Behind him, followed a group of men and women, all bending towards Yan Mingyu's car in unison.
"Manager Zhou, what's the situation now?"
Yan Mingyu rolled down the window and asked indifferently.
"The villagers are still surrounding the project department, demanding we withdraw and restore the land to its original condition!"
Manager Zhou said with a distressed look.
The project had already invested over a billion in its early stages. If they really withdrew, that would mean over a billion gone to waste.
"Did you tell them that we are willing to double the land compensation?"
Yan Mingyu knew there had to be someone behind the villagers stirring up trouble, aiming to sabotage the resort project. But for now, it seemed there was no better solution than to solve the problem with money.
"We did, but they didn't accept it. They even said we destroyed their feng shui and want to sue us in the city! There was a conflict this morning, and several of our people were injured. These villagers are just too barbaric, too unreasonable...."
Manager Zhou couldn't help but vent his frustrations.
"How are the injured on our side? Nothing serious, right?"
Yan Mingyu asked, furrowing her brows.
"It's not too bad, just a minor fracture and the rest are just superficial wounds!"
Manager Zhou said.
"In that case, for those who were injured, besides covering all medical expenses, give them an additional two months' salary!"
Having said that, Yan Mingyu waved her slim fingers and ordered, "Lead the way to the project office!"
"Yes, Boss Yan!"
Manager Zhou got into the off-road vehicle and took the lead.
Qin Yu followed behind in his car.
After passing through the gorge in front, the view suddenly opened up to reveal a small village surrounded by mountains.
It must have rained earlier.
The air was exceptionally fresh and filled with bursts of bird song, giving off a feeling of a haven far removed from the world.
The lady boss sure has good taste. If she could turn such a beautiful place into a resort, then during the hot summer, people from the big city would definitely want to come here for a vacation.
However, the tower cranes and excavators on the construction site were all motionless, obviously in a state of shutdown.
At the entrance to the two-story light steel structure project office, it was packed with a dense crowd of villagers.
With hoes and carrying poles in hand, there were at least a hundred of them.
When they were still some distance away, Manager Zhou stopped the car and ran over to Yan Mingyu's window, "Boss Yan, we should discuss our strategy first. It's too risky to go there directly; I'm worried about your personal safety!"
"Don't worry, just tell them boldly that their boss has come!"
Yan Mingyu said indifferently.
"Ah... Okay!"
Manager Zhou had no choice but to get back in the car and drove all the way to the entrance of the project office before getting out and shouting, "Fellow villagers, quiet down please. Our Four Seas Corporation's boss, Yan Mingyu, has come and she wants to say a few words to you all!"
"Zhou, I don't care who came. If your people don't leave Li Family Village by nightfall, we will drive you out by force!"
"That's right. We've been living here for generations, self-sufficient, we don't need your money!"
"Hurry up and withdraw your people!"
The villagers were highly agitated.
"Qin Yu, let's go!"
After listening for a short while in the car, Yan Mingyu pushed the car door open.
"Boss Yan, I'll go in front!"
With the situation being different this time, facing villagers swayed by others' manipulation, as opposed to dealing with hooligans, Qin Yu could only try to protect Yan Mingyu from getting hurt, but he couldn't possibly fight with them.
"Quick! Everyone gather around and protect Boss Yan!"
Seeing Yan Mingyu approaching, Manager Zhou quickly directed a group of his employees.
"Stand back!"
Yan Mingyu shouted in a low voice, prompting the employees who had just gathered around to retreat several steps back.
"It's her, the one who ruined our Li Family Village's feng shui!"
"Hit her!"
From the villagers' side, someone shouted, and a stone whizzed through the air, heading straight for Yan Mingyu.
At such a close range, the force of a slingshot was no less powerful than a gun.
"Hss..."
Seeing this, Qin Yu didn't think twice before turning around to shield Yan Mingyu with his body.
A sharp pain hit the back of his head.
Instinctively reaching up to touch, his palm came away covered in blood.