When Fang Yuchen returned to his office and recalled what the directors had said, he adjusted his tie in irritation. ‘Damn it!’ Who among them had sabotaged this partnership? “Mr. President, I’ve spoken to them again, they’re still unwilling to sign the contract.” His assistant walked over to his side and reported to him. Fang Yuchen looked back. “Did they give a reason?” “No.” Fang Yuchen frowned deeply. “How could there be no reason? I conducted these negotiations personally, and each condition was agreed to by both sides. They should provide some reason for suddenly not wanting to sign?” The assistant did not understand why the other company would backtrack as well, because the Fang Group had provided the best prices and terms in the industry. Their decision was too incomprehensible. Fang Yuchen took a deep breath, before he said with certainty, “There must be a saboteur.” Furthermore, he could take a guess at who it was. “What should we do now?” The assistant
“Uncle Fang Teng, cousin.” Jiang Sese greeted them politely. “You’re here, come and sit.” Fang Teng beckoned them to take a seat. After everyone was seated, Fang Teng spoke first. “Why did you arrive so late?” “No, they arrived in the afternoon, but they were accompanying dad and Xueman in the hospital.” Shang Ying said as she began serving the soup. Fang Teng smiled. “You guys are too kind.” Jiang Sese smiled, but said nothing. “Here, Sese. Have some soup.” Shang Ying handed a bowl of soup to Jiang Sese. “Thank you.” Jiang Sese took a sip of soup. At that moment, Fang Yuchen’s voice could be heard in their ears. “Fengchen, after dinner could I take some of your time?” His tone was cautious, as though Jin Fengchen was somebody to be feared. Jiang Sese frowned slightly. She looked up and said before Jin Fengchen could reply, “Cousin, we’re all family. You don’t need to be so reserved when you speak to us.” Fang Yuchen paused for a moment before he smiled. “I’m no
“What’s happened?” Jiang Sese asked with concern. Fang Yuchen had just taken over the Fang Group for a few days; if anything were to happen, it would be very detrimental to him. “Nothing, it’s just a minor inconvenience.” Fang Yuchen glossed over it nonchalantly. “With Fengchen’s help, any problem becomes no problem.” “That’s good then.” Jiang Sese sighed. She helped herself to another apple slice from the plate before she cocked her head and said to Jin Fengchen, “Sorry for the trouble.” “It’s no trouble.” He would do anything if it would give her peace. Jiang Sese smiled. She had another thought and asked, “Cousin, have Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle been giving you a hard time these past few days?” “They have the intention, but not the courage. I’m the person in charge of the Fang Group. They have some modicum of fear.” Fang Yuchen did not want her to know too much incase she got worried. “If they give you a hard time that you can’t handle, get Fengchen to help.”
The spacious meeting room was silent, and the mood was suppressed. Jin Fengchen sat there wordlessly. However, his imposing aura was still palpable. Even the directors who had seen it all were full of apprehension. Fang Yuchen looked around him before he cleared his throat lightly. “Everybody, Chairman Jin is here to attend our meeting today. If any of you have any opinions on the matter, you may speak now.” The directors all looked at each other before they lowered their heads and kept quiet. Fang Yiming smiled cynically when he saw this. What a bunch of useless old farts. He turned to look at Fang Cheng, who caught his meaning and stood. “Yuchen, this is a meeting of the Fang Group. It will involve our trade secrets. Would it not be inappropriate for Chairman Jin to participate?”Fang Yanxin looked at Fang Yanming and smiled. “Eldest Uncle, aren’t you being a little bit inappropriate? Chairman Jin is basically family.” Fang Cheng and Fang Yiming could not expect that
When Jiang Sese and the others arrived at the hospital, the doctor was doing his usual examination on Old Man Fang. Fang Xueman stood by and watched. They talked about Old Man Fang’s condition before placing the lunchboxes on the coffee table for Fang Xueman to eat something and regain her strength. Fang Xueman nodded in agreement. Shang Ying noticed her dour mood. She wanted to talk to Fang Xueman privately. Jiang Sese and Jin Fengchen left of their own accord and went downstairs to take a walk. Jiang Sese intertwined her hand with Jin Fengchen’s. She turned her head and asked, “Is Yuchen okay?” “Yeah.” “You’re lying.” Jiang Sese narrowed her eyes. “There must be a reason that he asked you to the Fang Group.” Jin Fengchen smiled. “You’re thinking too much. There’s really nothing going on. We were just talking about our future partnership.” “Really? Don’t lie to me.” “Yeah, I’m not lying.” Jin Fengchen wrapped his arm around her shoulder and bent his waist slightly. H
Although his eyes were glued to Jiang Sese, Jin Fengchen did not forget to greet politely as he approached. “Youngest Aunt.”Shang Ying smiled back. “You’re here.”She turned to Jiang Sese. “You should head over there, Yuchen should be waiting for you.”Jin Fengchen responded with an “Okay”, then took Jiang Sese's hand.“Youngest Aunt, we’ll be leaving now. You have a safe trip back too,” said Jiang Sese.Shang Ying smiled, “Alright.”As they left, Shang Ying called for the driver to pick her up.…After getting in the car, Jiang Sese tugged on her shawl, pursed his lips, and turned to the man sitting in the driver's seat. She asked, “Do I look overboard?”Jin Fengchen did not answer.Jiang Sese could not help but frown. “What? It looks ugly, right?”She did not notice the hidden glimmer in Jin Fengchen’s eyes. In a flash, her vision went dark and something tightened around her waist.Before she could react, something warm was placed on her lips.Just when Jiang Sese felt
“What the hell are you doing? Let me go!” Jiang Sese struggled to break free of his grasp.However, he was too strong. She was no match for Fang Yanqin.“Fengchen!”She had no other choice but to call out for help.It was noisy all around and they were in a corner of the hall. Her voice was completely drowned out and Jin Fengchen, who was talking to someone, could not hear her at all.“No one can hear you,” Fang Yanqin smiled triumphantly.“Fang Yanqin! I’m your cousin. Are you crazy?” Jiang Sese glared at him.She had noticed him looking strangely at her from the start, but she did not think too much about it. She did not expect him to be so brazen in his actions.“I just wanted to have a chat.”Looking at Fang Yanqin’s grin, Jiang Sese panicked and started struggling again. “Let me go!”“My dear cousin, you’re making me sad.”Fang Yanqin pulled her closer to him, then lowered his head.Jiang Sese trembled all over. She struggled with all her might and shut her eyes subcon
Fang Yuchen smiled. “Are you two…”He chose his words carefully, “Are you two available right now?”Jiang Sese nodded. “Yes.”“Then come with me, I would like you to meet someone.”Fang Yuchen then turned around.“Let's head over too,” said Jiang Sese.Jin Fengchen turned to look. He saw Fang Yuchen walk toward a man, say something to him, and the two looked over at them simultaneously.“Fengchen, what’s wrong?” asked Jiang Sese when she saw that he stopped moving.“It’s nothing. Let’s go over,” said Jin Fengchen as he took her hand.“Alright.”Seeing Jin Fengchen and Jiang Sese approaching, Shangguan Qian straightened his tie. When they reached him, he extended his right hand. “Chairman Jin, I’m Shangguan Qian.”“Nice to meet you.” Jin Fengchen shook his hand.“Hello, Missus Jin.” Shangguan Qian nodded toward Jiang Sese.Jiang Sese responded with a generous smile. “Nice to meet you.”“Mister Shangguan is the host of tonight’s charity banquet. The Shangguan family and the