Chapter 159 Ji Qing swallowed his blood pressure medication, "You have no idea how sharp her tongue is."

Ji Tanyuan fell silent, then said, "Didn't your uncle also scheme against you, leading you and your mother to this point?"

"Dad, you're not exactly a master strategist either."

Ji Qing wasn't angry. Instead, he said, "So, I'm saying I'm not qualified to speak to you anymore?"

Ji Tanyuan: "No, what I mean is, I accept that I don't have extraordinary abilities, but I will work hard. Worrying too much is useless, so you are under much more pressure than I am."

Ji Qing remained expressionless: "Is that so? Isn't my concern precisely because your abilities don't put my mind at ease?"

"Is it because of gender?" Ji Tanyuan asked with a smile.

Ji Qing stared directly: "Ji Tanyuan!"

Ji Tanyuan stood up. "I know you're afraid the Ji family won't bear the Ji surname in the future."

“You’re afraid of the child falling into the hands of the Zhong family’s descendants, but subconsciously you still ignore that I am also the mother of the child. My contribution to the inheritance accounts for 99%. Dad, you still can’t change your deeply ingrained ideas after decades. Should I be glad that you still have Mom in your heart, so you didn’t cheat on me and have an illegitimate child?”

Ji Qing's chest heaved with anger: "Are you tacitly assuming that the future child is Zhong Yan's?"

Ji Tanyuan: "Aren't you overthinking this? I hate your cold indifference every time, I really hate it. You're my father, you should side with me, that's only natural!"

Ji Qing pointed at Ji Tanyuan, almost bursting with anger. This person was just trying to provoke him.

She knew his good intentions, yet she suddenly said that. How could Ji Qing not be shocked?

He asked patiently, "Now that you've become chairman so easily, are you capable of managing things?"

"Isn't what I'm doing enough? You're always imagining predicaments, it's boring and useless."

"So what if some people have a smoother life? Haven't I already overcome all the hardships in my life? Was being your daughter just a means to suffer?"

Ji Qing looked at his daughter in shock: "Huanghuang, who taught you to say these things?"

Ji Tanyuan felt uneasy for a moment and took a step back: "I figured it out myself."

Objectively speaking, her father was not good in some ways, yet she was still expected to understand his good intentions.

Who knows if his good intentions are genuine or not? It's better to just say it out loud.

"You are simply the world's biggest PUA king."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Ji Qing, hands on his hips, still in shock, exclaimed, "Ji Tanyuan, come back here right now!"

Ji Tanyuan ignored him and went outside, where she saw Kong Xun delivering documents.

Kong Xun heard the angry voice inside, then glanced at Ji Tanyuan, who seemed completely unaffected: "What happened? Did you have a fight?"

Ji Tanyuan gave a forced smile, "How could I dare?"

Kong Xun thought to himself that they were clearly arguing.

Kong Xun entered the meeting room, placed the documents on the table, and said, "Please don't be angry."

"You've essentially gotten yourself involved. Back when you were watching her fight these people, weren't you thinking of sacrificing your good father-daughter relationship?"

Ji Qing swallowed his blood pressure medication. "You have no idea how sharp her tongue is."

"It was all Zhong Yan who infected me."

Zhong Yan sneezed and rubbed his nose in the car.

He frowned: "Turn the air conditioner temperature up."

Assistant Liang glanced at his phone. "Boss, we're flying to Shanghai in two hours. That's the earliest flight. Should I have the driver go to the airport now?"

Zhong Yan hummed in agreement.

He was reviewing the agenda for the upcoming corporate summit.

One week

First, there was a manufacturing conference on June 2nd and 3rd, focusing on the new energy vehicle sector, with Tongji High-Tech among the participants.

June 4th to June 5th

The semiconductor executive summit focuses on the chip sector, and there are many companies on the list, including Zidian, Jinglong Technology, Jieda Electronics, and Zhiyang Technology.

The next three days will focus on the smart grid and artificial intelligence sectors.

He might have to sit and watch other people's press conferences and speeches for a week.

Zhong Yan felt uncomfortable just thinking about it. "No, let Shen Que find two more representatives. I don't want to be so tired by myself."

"All I need to do is show my face."

Assistant Liang: "Okay, you're not thinking of taking time to stick around President Ji, are you?"

Zhong Yan: "Any objections?"

Assistant Liang shook his head.

Zhong Yan kicked the back of his seat, "What do you take me for? You can cling to me at home, but outside Ji Tanyuan makes him stand five meters away from her."

Zhong Yan felt a wave of unease whenever she talked about it. "Wouldn't it be normal for us to remarry? She said no."

Assistant Liang, sitting in the front seat, leaned forward and said, "The Zhong and Ji families probably won't agree to your abnormal behavior."

This is so casual; it doesn't look like something a chairman would do.

Zhong Yan scoffed, "Do we need them?"

Assistant Liang: "President Ji needs it, right? She wants the board of directors to see her attitude towards the Ji family?"

Zhong Yan didn't speak again until a while later, when he said, "If Ji Tanyuan's leadership requires her marital status as a decisive factor, then this is a failed succession."

"If Ji Qing adds another condition—that the son must bear the Ji surname—would Ji Tanyuan agree? Would the throne pass to her or her grandson?"

"Liang Zhufu, you still need to practice."

Assistant Liang, sitting in the front seat, exchanged a glance with Chu He, who was driving, and then looked at Zhong Yan through the rearview mirror.

The boss looked out the window, his profile silhouetted against the setting sun. Alone, he exuded a tranquil aura.

Assistant Liang understood that the burden on his shoulders was not as light as it appeared.

On the matter of Ji Tanyuan, Zhong Yan may disagree with the Zhong family, but on other matters, they are truly united.

Ji Tanyuan was awakened by a kiss.

The man made kissing sounds, deliberately trying to wake her.

Ji Tanyuan frowned and snapped, "What are you doing? In the middle of the night."

She thought it was a puppy that had entered the bedroom.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was Zhong Yan.

What brings you here?

Zhong Yan kissed her lips, his hands tracing her waist, kissing her everywhere tirelessly, from her brow to her brow bone, then to the tip of her nose, then her cheeks, her neck, her collarbone...

He kissed her while saying, "Did you miss me?"

Ji Tanyuan kicked her legs, somewhat annoyed. "No, I'm busy as a dog."

Zhong Yan gently rubbed her forehead, comforting her, "Our Huanghuang has worked so hard."

"I will serve you?"

Ji Tanyuan opened one eye, still drowsy and looking like she hadn't woken up yet.