At this moment, the Zhong family was also having breakfast.
Zhong Dong gave his daughter an ultimatum, “You will complete the contract process this afternoon.”
“What?” Zhong Yanfei almost thought she heard it wrong, “I can’t possibly finish everything in an afternoon!”
Zhong Dong’s tone could not be refuted, “It’s settled. If you can’t even handle this much, it means there is a problem with your ability to handle things.”
“!” Zhong Yanfei almost had a heart attack. She didn’t dare to throw her chopsticks, so she put them down directly.
Zhong Taitai nudged her husband then gave him a glare.
Zhong Dong had learned how his daughter had made things difficult for Jian Hang and almost implicated the entire Wanyue Group in the process.
He said with a stern face, “What exactly are you not clear about? I seem to see that you’re getting confused. If you can’t handle it properly, then you can be replaced by someone else as project leader.”
Zhong Yanfei really wanted to slam the door and walk out, tell him that they can put whoever they liked in charge—but she couldn’t.
She needed experience in large-scale projects.
She could only swallow her anger and say, “It’s not just this.” She couldn’t figure it out, “Why did you have to give the project to Yinlin from the beginning? It’s not only Yinlin that’s capable enough take on this project. Jian Hang has made your youngest daughter suffer so much in the past two years—you can’t not know this! Has there been such a father as you with your elbow turned inward!”1
The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and in the end, she just said what was in her heart without hesitation.
Zhong Dong dropped his chopsticks on the table with a loud bang and said, “Zhong Yanfei, let me say it again: doing business is doing business, and emotions are emotions. I hope you don’t confuse them again, otherwise you won’t have much future in this industry.”
He seemed to know what his daughter was going to say next, so he waved his hand and said, “Don’t say anything more, just sign the contract with Jian Hang today.”
Zhong Yanfei got up and left.
Mrs. Zhong also lost her mood to eat. She put down her chopsticks and waited for her daughter to leave. When she couldn’t bear it anymore and she turned to her husband, “Arguing so early in the morning! As for you, if you have anything to say, why do need to shout at your child? It’s already your fault from the beginning.”
“Say less words.”
“Do you think that I want to talk about this? If one day Yanfei ever finds out that Tan Feng and Yanyue broke up because you beat the two mandarin ducks2, your daughters will sever all ties with you.”
“If you don’t say it, then no one will know.”
Mrs. Zhong snorted coldly, feeling agitated. She picked up a glass of water and drank half of it in one go. Tan Feng took the initiative to break up with Yan Yue because he saw through the Zhong family and didn’t want to be their son-in-law anymore.
Zhong Dong calmed down for a moment and said, “It’s not that Tan Feng is not good. On the contrary, he has strong abilities and is full of ambitions. If Yanyue really went and married him, and Wanyue falls into his hands in the future, there won’t be anything left for Yanyue and Yanfei at all. Love and affection are something that young people can’t see through, but we, as elders, can see through. The last thing you can do in this life is rely on emotions. Promises relying on love are worthless. Tan Feng— someone like him is excellent as a subordinate but not as a son-in-law. We would never be able to control him in the future.”
After digesting this for a while, Mrs. Zhong felt that it was not unreasonable.
She sighed, “So you must give the project to Jian Hang? Because you owe Jian Hang?”
Zhong Dong said, “Yanfei misunderstood that it was Jian Hang who intervened in their relationship, and that she was the reason Tan Feng and Yan Yue broke up. I knew it wasn’t her fault, but I didn’t explain it, and even let them assume it. What’s the difference between this and throwing dirty water on Jian Hang?”
He himself felt contemptuous of his actions.
“Jian Hang, like Tan Feng, has the ability. Even if it weren’t for Yanyue’s matters, I would still prefer to give her this project.”
Occasionally, he would even think it was a pity that Jian Hang wasn’t his daughter.
There was a big gap between his daughters—Yanfei and Yanyue—and Jian Hang in terms of means and courage.
“You go shopping with Yanfei tonight. Yanyue’s birthday is tomorrow, so buy her more gifts.”
He took another sip of coffee and went to the office.
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At noon, Jian Hang arrived at the hotel as scheduled.
Zhong Yanfei arrived earlier than her and was already waiting for her.
Considering her strong backing, Zhong Yanfei expected Jian Hang to seize the opportunity to seek revenge.
However, she was mistaken.
Today, Jian Hang was wearing a grey suit with light makeup, and only lipstick as the finishing touch, giving off a feeling of competence and imposing demeanor. From the moment she entered the private room, there was a faint smile on her lips, and she politely shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with her.
No matter the look in her eyes or the tone of the conversation afterwards, there was no trace of any strange or vindictive atmosphere, as if that day when Zhong Yanfei had deliberately embarrassed her at the club had never happened.
During the banquet, Jian Hang was discussing the project acquisitions from a professional perspective.
Jian Hang put down her glass and said, “The key to this acquisition are the technology patents. I will find experts in this field to take over, don’t worry.”
Zhong Yanfei smiled and said, “We’ll trouble Ms. Jian.”
“Ms. Zhong, no need for thanks. This is our Yinlin’s responsibility.”
Zhong Yanfei respectfully drank a glass of wine herself. Faced with opponents like Jian Hang, she suddenly felt frustrated. She thought Jian Hang would care about what happened, but she completely ignored it.
She thought Jian Hang would show off, but to her surprise, Jian Hang didn’t mention Qin Moling at all, let alone show off the Qin family.
When her father wanted to give the project to Jian Hang, she asked him outright why he had to give it to someone with such poor character and style.
Her father only said, ‘Jian Hang’s ability to see the pattern3 is there’.
She sneered at that time, does Jian Hang have such ability?
Wasn’t it just putting on a show in front of a man.
Today, with only one meal with Jian Hang, Zhong Yanfei suddenly became uncertain. With Jian Hang’s strong mentality, would she still need to rely on sleeping with someone to get projects?
Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
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Chapter 27.3 — Dinner Treat
Chapter 28.1 — Missed Date
Chapter 28.2 — Missed Date
Chapter 28.3 — Missed Date
Chapter 29.1 — Duty
Chapter 29.2 — Duty
Chapter 29.3 — Duty
- Elbow turned inward means you make things difficult for your inner circle in order to favor outsiders ↩︎
- Mandarin ducks are the traditional image of lovers in East Asia. And yes, the one with the colorful plumage would, of course, be the male duck 😂
↩︎ - Pattern or structure, also means state of affairs. It’s a person’s ability to grasp the situation, circumstances, positions. Zhong Dong is praising Jian Hang’s ability to see the picture clearly and, more importantly, act accordingly. ↩︎
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