Liang Lu seemed completely oblivious to Xi Quan's impatience, still sporting a gossipy expression. "Tell me about it. I was thinking of helping you out of brotherhood, but it seems unnecessary now. Just share some experience with me; it'll be helpful if I encounter something like this in the future..."
Before Liang Lu could finish speaking, Xi Quan shut him up with a single sentence: "You know Ye Shuang has been causing trouble for Ye Qing, but now Ye Shuang is signed with the same company as Xu Xiaoyue, and I heard you played a big part in that. What a good brother you are, helping others scheme against my wife!"
Liang Lu's gossipy expression vanished instantly, and he said awkwardly, "I did act as a go-between for Ye Shuang signing with her current company, but that's all. And I absolutely did not help Ye Shuang scheme against Ye Qing. I must make this clear. I didn't back then, I don't now, and I certainly won't in the future."
Xi Quan stared at Liang Lu without saying a word, his ambiguous smile creating a lot of pressure.
Liang Lu spat out a mouthful of saliva. "Xi Quan, you don't really doubt me, do you? I swear to God, I absolutely did not plot against your Ye Qing."
The words "your Ye Qing" successfully pleased Xi Quan. In fact, Xi Quan knew that Liang Lu hadn't done anything; he just didn't want Liang Lu to gossip any further.
"No way, Xi Quan, you really don't believe me?" After making his vow, Liang Lu became extremely anxious when Xi Quan remained silent. "I really don't have anything to do with Ye Shuang. She was just a playboy back in the day, you know, but now I see her as just someone I know. The whole 'matchmaking' thing was just something we did when we met at a restaurant. I happened to be with her current boss, so we introduced each other. He thought Ye Shuang and I had a good relationship, so he signed her. It's that simple."
Xi Quan still feigned composure: "That's for the best. Now you know, Ye Qing is my wife, legally."
"Even if she's not your wife, just your girlfriend, I wouldn't dare mess with her. She's formidable... I have a very good memory." Liang Lu originally came to gossip and watch the drama unfold, but after Xi Quan's question, he lost interest in continuing to gossip and watch the drama. After expressing his opinion, he left.
Looking at Liang Lu's retreating figure, Xi Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
To others, he may seem like a master strategist, but he knows how cautious and afraid he is. If things go wrong, Ye Qing might really leave him, and if that happens, Xi Quan doesn't know what he would live for.
After leaving Xi Quan's side, Ye Qing originally planned to go find Liu Yuliang. At the press conference, she also said that Qing Ye was going to cooperate with Zitai Fashion. Xi Quan also said that Zitai Fashion was now in charge. In that case, Ye Qing felt that she should hurry up and deal with the recent series of matters.
Although the press conference dispelled the question of who borrowed from whom, Zitai Fashion or Aoba.
However, if no action is taken afterward, although people may gradually forget about it over time, it will still have an impact on the brand, especially for Aoba Studio.
Although Qingye may seem like an unknown figure, she has actually gradually gained fame in the high-end fashion circle of Nancheng over the past few years.
Moreover, high-end custom-made products are gradually gaining market share in Nancheng and will gradually flourish in the future. Qingye absolutely must catch this wave and not be implicated because of this incident.
But as they approached the fashion show, Ye Qing changed his mind, turned the car around, and went to find Yang Zi first.
Having made an agreement with Yang Zi before, and now that the matter has been resolved, Ye Qing felt it was time to see Yang Zi's attitude again. If she was truly determined to return to Zitai Fashion, then she needed to figure out what direction Zitai Fashion should take and how to operate it. Once she had figured it out, she could go back to Zitai Fashion and start working decisively.
Upon arriving at Yang Zi's house and meeting her, before Ye Qing could even explain his purpose, Yang Zi stated her position: "I've thought about what you mentioned last time, and I think we can cooperate."
Ye Qing's purpose in coming was to confirm Yang Zi's attitude. Now that Yang Zi had directly stated her attitude, Ye Qing had achieved her goal. However, it would be impolite to leave so soon after arriving and before even settling into the sofa. So, Ye Qing followed up on Yang Zi's question by asking, "Ms. Yang, what are your thoughts on how Zitai Fashion will proceed in the future?"
"Didn't you say something very good when you came to see me last time? I was very excited by what you said. In short, it was about building Nancheng's own brand to compete with some well-known foreign brands, so as to achieve the market share we want. That's great."
This is indeed the vision Ye Qing shared with Yang Zi last time, and it remains the same. However, there are more important matters at present regarding this overall direction.
Ye Qing said, "President Yang, you must have seen today's news, right?"
Yang Zi nodded: "I saw it. You really are a hidden master. Last time you came to see me, you didn't mention your relationship with Xi Quan."
“I won’t hide it from you now. I’ve been abroad all these years, while Xi Quan is in Nancheng. We’re husband and wife, but this relationship…” Ye Qing stopped there: “I didn’t originally intend to do anything, but something happened, and I had to make up for it by saying those things at the press conference. If I had any other choice, I wouldn’t have said anything about my relationship with Xi Quan.”
Yang Zi and Ye Qing weren't close enough to pry into each other's private lives, so Ye Qing left it at that and Yang Zi didn't press for details. Knowing the general outline was enough for her. "So, the whole thing about borrowing information is true?"
"It's true that Aoba has employees with ulterior motives, but the matter of learning from them... is complicated. However, the outcome is good now. Those who hoped for bad things for Aoba and bad things for Taizi Fashion have all failed in their plans."
However, we need to plan for the future. The new styles from Zitai Fashion have already been patterned and even started production, but they are being made according to the previous positioning of Zitai Fashion. These new styles are supposed to be priced in the mid-to-low range, which is different from the future positioning of Zitai Fashion that we agreed on before.
Furthermore, since it's not a copy, the clothes that Aoba has already patterned can't just sit there; they definitely need to be produced. If Aoba produces them, we have our own processes, and the finished products will certainly be of higher quality than those from Zitai Fashion. For a partner, the same style with two different qualities is definitely not good.
After expressing her concerns, Ye Qing looked at Yang Zi, hoping that Yang Zi could share her thoughts.
Yang Zi was silent for a moment before asking Ye Qing, "I think the current chief designer of Zizai Fashion is Liu Yuliang, right? It used to be Qingye's?"
"Yes, it's him."
Yang Zi said, "You just said this matter is a bit complicated. Coupled with your press conference today, I think judging from the attitude of Zitai Fashion, can we interpret it as them pushing you to admit that you cooperated with them? If that's the case, Liu Yuliang used to be a designer for Qingye, so he must know both Zitai Fashion and Qingye. Under such circumstances, they have already started mass production. If Liu Yuliang is not really trying to frame you, then he is helping you. I think you should ask him where those mass-produced clothes are being produced?"
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