Chapter Ninety-Two: You Will Surely Succeed at This

When it came to the bidding for the lake district expansion, Lin Li did not step forward lightly.

After all, to outsiders, he was nothing more than an inconspicuous figure in the Qin family’s orbit.

So he handed the matter over to Qin Lang.

For Lin Li, whether or not this project was secured was, in truth, of little consequence.

Though he did not have much liquid capital on hand at the moment, once the time came, he only needed to sell off a portion of his shares, and that alone would be enough to turn everything around.

Not to mention that even without such support, he could still find other means to make up for it all.

That was Lin Li’s strength: his personal magnetism was enough to carry him far, very far.

Although the Qin family had once been arrogant and overbearing, stirring up plenty of trouble for him, that did not mean Lin Li would tread the same old road.

When Qin Lang learned that he would be taking part in the bidding, he was, one might say, overwhelmingly excited.

Before this, he had never imagined that one day he would have such a fine opportunity.

He had originally assumed that, by Lin Li’s nature, he would surely be excluded.

After all, Qin Guosheng had done exactly that before, dismissing him with one excuse after another.

It sounded as though everything had been arranged for Qin Lang’s sake, but in truth it was only because Qin Guosheng did not trust him.

Qin Lang was no fool; how could he possibly not understand such things?

It was just that there had been far too many matters of this sort.

So Qin Lang had never taken them to heart. But he had never once imagined that one day he would also be trusted.

“Uncle Lin, this project’s bidding scale is so large. I’m guessing it must be a very important one,” Qin Lang said, glancing at the funds available to him, and nearly jumping out of his skin.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally in advance, he still found it unbelievable at this moment that such a good thing had fallen into his lap.

Lin Li looked at Qin Lang and naturally understood what was on his mind.

“I know what you’re thinking,” he said.

“If we can win this project, we can expect at least five hundred million in profit in the future!”

At that number, Qin Lang’s eyes flew wide open.

“Really?”

Lin Li nodded.

“You’ve always wanted to make things difficult for Ye Aotian, haven’t you? This is a perfect chance. That’s precisely why I’m giving you an opportunity to prove yourself.”

Hearing that he would actually be able to go head-to-head with Ye Aotian, Qin Lang immediately cast aside all his doubts.

Perhaps before, he might have worried that Lin Li had some hidden scheme waiting for him.

But now he no longer entertained such thoughts at all. After all, the things Lin Li had done had already won his wholehearted admiration.

And so Qin Lang happily took the project away with him.

Su Lan then asked curiously, “Given that boy’s temperament, he may not necessarily be able to secure this project. If you let him handle it, wouldn’t that be…”

Lin Li shook his head.

“No. Quite the opposite.”

Lin Li was, after all, deeply familiar with the story’s original course of events.

He knew exactly how much money Ye Aotian had in hand.

So this time, the funding budget he gave Qin Lang was one billion.

After all, once this project was secured, there would still be a long string of troubles waiting for them afterward.

All Lin Li needed to do was make sure Ye Aotian could win the bid.

Once Ye Aotian secured it, he would no longer be able to contend with him in the Heart of Heaven district.

In the original story, it was only after Ye Aotian took control of the Heart of Heaven district that he was able to bring the entire Four Great Families under his command in one stroke.

At the same time, he gained the qualification to challenge the provincial capital.

So from the very beginning, Lin Li intended to cut off that opportunity.

Of course, Lin Li also knew that once he did this, the forces backing Ye Aotian would inevitably begin to emerge from the shadows.

And that was precisely the moment he had been waiting for all along.

Though Su Lan did not know exactly what calculations Lin Li was making, she trusted him unconditionally.

No one understood better than Su Lan what all of this meant to Lin Li.

“I know that to you, these things may not seem all that complicated, and you can probably handle them with ease,” she said. “But you still need to be careful. Facing these opponents at such a time is not something so easily settled.”

She was still a little worried about him.

If he made even one mistake in judgment, the trouble would be considerable.

Lin Li smiled and nodded.

After leaving the villa, he went straight to the Starlight Group.

At the entrance, he saw a young man standing there as though waiting for someone.

So he took the initiative and walked over.

“Brother, who are you waiting for here?”

The young man glanced at Lin Li. “Who else but Leng Ningxue? I’ve been waiting here for days.”

“I’m sure I’ll see her today.”

Lin Li smiled but said nothing.

After a short while, Leng Ningxue came down from upstairs.

The young man nudged Lin Li with his elbow. “See? I told you plain and clear that I’d definitely see her today.”

“How about it? Impressed now?”

Lin Li smiled and nodded repeatedly.

“Ah, yes, yes, yes. Impressed. Truly impressed.”

As Leng Ningxue gradually walked toward them, the young man was utterly dumbstruck.

He had only expected that being able to see Leng Ningxue at all would already be good enough.

He had never imagined that Leng Ningxue would actually walk straight toward him.

Could it be that everything he had said earlier had really worked?

The young man also moved toward Leng Ningxue.

“Miss Leng, let me introduce myself. I’m from the provincial capital, the Jiang…”

Before he could finish, Leng Ningxue had already ignored him completely.

“How come you’re here?”

Standing before Lin Li, Leng Ningxue looked like a shy little wife.

The young man was stunned speechless.

Brother, are you kidding me?

Lin Li said, “I came over to see how the project is progressing. There may be a tough battle ahead.”

Neither Lin Li nor Leng Ningxue paid the young man any attention. The two of them simply walked off together, chatting and laughing as they went.

Only the young man remained standing there alone, his face dark with anger.

“Fine. Fine! You dare toy with me like this?”

“One day the river flows east, the next it flows west. Don’t look down on a young man just because he’s poor!”

Lin Li, who had been chatting with Leng Ningxue, glanced back, but the young man was already gone. He had heard those words just now, though.

A textbook protagonist line, that was. Who else would spout something so painfully melodramatic in broad daylight?

Still, he truly did not know that person.

The provincial capital?

Could he be some wealthy young master?

But that thought only flashed through his mind for a moment.

Lin Li already had far too many matters to worry about. He had no time to keep company with some so-called young master.