Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Grandpa Li looked and suddenly remembered, ”You must be Chenchen.”

Ye Chen used to live near the orphanage, and his mother often brought him to visit the children there.

So Ye Chen frequently visited the orphanage.

Every time he came, he’d bring a lot of delicious treats.

Grandpa Li smiled and said, ”I didn’t expect you’d grow up to be so handsome.”

Ye Chen replied, ”Grandpa Li, I didn’t expect you to remember me.”

”I remember, of course I do,” Grandpa Li chuckled.

Suddenly, Grandpa Li sighed, ”Unfortunately, our orphanage is about to be demolished.”

Ye Chen furrowed his brow and asked, ”Then where will these orphans go?”

Grandpa Li said, ”I heard they’re being distributed to other orphanages.”

As he spoke, a pained expression appeared on Grandpa Li’s face.

”These children grew up together, and now they are being forcibly separated. Some cry every day, it’s so pitiful.”

Ye Chen’s eyebrows raised upon hearing this.

If you demolish the orphanage to build a better one, then there’s no problem.

But to throw the orphans into other orphanages is a bit too much.

”Can’t you refuse?” Ye Chen asked.

”I heard the other party has strong backing, and they’ve already given us an ultimatum.”

Ye Chen and Su Qing finished eating and headed toward the orphanage.

However, before they arrived, they heard rumbling noises.

Ye Chen quickly accelerated the Cullinan.

”Didn’t Grandpa Li say it was tomorrow? Why are they demolishing it now?” Ye Chen’s expression turned grim.

At the moment, a group of hooligan-like people had already blocked the street entrance.

Seeing Ye Chen driving a Cullinan, they assumed he was the boss of a real estate company and didn’t stop him.

After all, those living here are poor; someone driving a Cullinan must be rich.

This whole street was a shantytown.

All the residents were elderly, and although the environment wasn’t great, they were all long-time neighbors, so they didn’t want to leave.

Of course, some simply lacked the means to buy homes in the City, so they lived cramped here.

At this moment, the residents outside were watching with eyes full of anger and sadness.

Evidently, they hadn’t agreed to the demolition.

At the orphanage entrance, more than ten people were arguing.

A man with a big head and gold chain was strutting arrogantly.

”Our company already bought this land, so we have the right to handle it. You know we’re on a tight schedule; it must be demolished today.”

”Sir, demolition isn’t the issue, but can we postpone it a bit? Our children haven’t found another shelter yet,” pleaded Principal Chen, the orphanage’s director.

The man with the gold chain, with a cigarette in his mouth, snorted coldly, ”Just a few days’ delay costs us millions. Can you poor bastards afford that kind of loss?”

Ye Chen’s eyes turned cold.

Principal Chen had been with the orphanage since he was young.

He’d poured all his efforts into helping orphans.

Now, he was being insulted by this bastard.

Ye Chen couldn’t take it anymore, ready to charge forward, but Su Qing held him back.

”Ye Chen, stay calm.”

The man with the gold chain sneered with a cigarette in his mouth, ”These little bastards are unwanted. Why pretend to be a good person? Don’t think I don’t know you. Pretend to be charitable, but you’ve no idea how much you’ve gotten behind the scenes. Forget any delay; demolition happens today, no exceptions.”

”Listen, old man, block my path to money and you’re asking for death. I suggest you be wise and get lost.”

Principal Chen’s face turned livid with anger.

”You’re going too far. These are orphans. How can you have no empathy? Do you believe I won’t report you?”

”Hahaha, go ahead, I’d like to see who would dare intervene. We’re acting legally, so what’s your basis for reporting us?”

Everyone fell silent.

After all, they did buy this land.

They just wanted the other party to allow a few extra days to find places for these children.

Rumble.

At that moment, the orphanage was pushed down.

A cloud of dust filled the air.

Principal Chen felt his heart shatter.

The orphans cried as they saw their home gone.

Su Qing’s face also turned grim at this sight.

After all, there were childhood memories here, but now they’re all gone.

Su Qing, unable to bear it any longer, rushed forward angrily, ”This is too much! Who authorized you to demolish the orphanage?”

The man with the gold chain gave Su Qing a mocking look, ”Do you know who I am? Old Qi, this land’s ours. I’ll demolish it if I want. What can you do?”

Su Qing snorted, ”Are your documents complete? Show them to me.”

Hearing Su Qing’s words, the man with the gold chain’s face changed.

In fact, many of their permits hadn’t been fully processed; they were demolishing to meet construction deadlines.

Old Qi glared at Su Qing coldly, ”Girl, I’d advise you to mind your own business, or you’ll die miserably.”

Su Qing looked at the children crying and felt her heart breaking.

”You heartless people, you tore down the children’s home. What will they do now?”

”Who cares? Even their parents don’t, so why should you?”

Su Qing said, ”Your name’s Old Qi, right? I won’t let this go.”

Old Qi sneered, ”What, girl, you’re not satisfied? I’d advise you to back off, or else don’t blame me for being rude.”

As he spoke, Old Qi waved his hand, ”Continue demolishing.”

The bulldozers resumed their operation.

Fences fell, and the buildings were pushed down, one by one.

The children huddled together, crying.

”You’re a bad person! I’ll hit you!” A child picked up a stone and threw it at Old Qi.

Ouch.

The stone hit Old Qi’s head, causing blood to flow instantly.

Feeling the blood on his head, Old Qi’s expression changed sharply.

”You little brat, you’re courting death.”

Old Qi grabbed a stick and moved to hit the child.

The child was frightened, standing motionlessly.

Just as the stick was about to hit the child, a hand grabbed it.

”Stop,” Ye Chen’s voice was icy.

Old Qi saw someone else interfering and his gaze turned cold, ”Get lost, kid, mind your own business.”

Old Qi tried to yank back the stick.

But to his dismay, Ye Chen’s grip was like an iron vise; he couldn’t reclaim it.

Ye Chen said coldly, ”Have you no humanity? No one here signed anything, but you’re demolishing anyway, really assuming money lets you do whatever you want?”

Hearing Ye Chen, Old Qi scoffed, ”So what? I do think money lets me do whatever I want. Do you have a problem with that?”

Ye Chen snorted, ”You said it yourself then.”

With that, Ye Chen applied force, and the stick was snatched away.

In the next instant, Ye Chen swung the stick, striking Old Qi on the leg.