There's a saying: "Hints are worth more than gold."
Ye Qing, holding Xi Yike, stared blankly at Yang Zi standing outside the door for a long time.
Yang Zi smiled and asked Ye Qing in return, "Aren't you going to let me in? It's quite cold outside."
Ye Qing, holding the child, moved aside expressionlessly to let Yang Zi in.
In contrast to Ye Qing's indifference, Yang Zi maintained a smile throughout.
After going inside, Ye Qing put Xi Yike on her own stroller and asked Ye Yixin and Ye Yiran to watch over her. Even so, Ye Qing still looked back a few times with concern before going to pour water for Yang Zi.
Yang Zi took the water from Ye Qing, rubbed the glass between her hands, but didn't drink it. She then placed the glass on the coffee table and looked at Ye Qing.
The current situation reminded Ye Qing of the past. When he first returned from abroad, he also went to see Yang Zi and asked her to return to Taizi Fashion. At that time, his expression was similar to Yang Zi's expression now.
Now that the situation has reversed, it evokes a sense of profound regret and unease.
Just as Ye Qing was about to ask Yang Zi what was going on, Yang Zi spoke first, asking Ye Qing, "Are you surprised that I came to see you?"
Although whoever speaks first gains the upper hand, Ye Qing could tell that Yang Zi had "condescended" to come to him, so even if she didn't ask for his help, she must have something to ask.
Since that's the case, even if Ye Qing didn't speak first to seize the initiative, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage, so she continued Yang Zi's opening remarks: "Indeed, it was unexpected."
I glanced at Yang Zi. Although she behaved very politely, I could still see the tension and helplessness in her eyes, as well as her well-concealed resentment.
This made Ye Qing realize that Yang Zi had come to her because she really needed her help. She wasn't afraid of losing the opportunity to speak first and becoming passive. Now that she knew Yang Zi's intentions, Ye Qing naturally had nothing to worry about.
Seeing that Yang Zi wasn't about to say anything, she didn't wait for Yang Zi to speak and continued what she had just said: "Although it was unexpected, it's not too bad. After all, there are no eternal enemies. I believe that we are all people who value interests. As long as there are enough interests, even if we can't become friends, we won't continue to be enemies."
In summary, Ye Qing's words were both unexpected and expected.
Yang Zi's reaction to Ye Qing's words was similar to Ye Qing's reaction upon seeing her. She was surprised that Ye Qing could say such things and even vaguely guessed the purpose of her visit. However, upon further reflection, since it was Ye Qing who said these words, everything seemed to become less incomprehensible.
Yang Zi was initially unsure how to begin, but now that Ye Qing had given the opening remarks, it seemed less difficult for her to speak.
Yang Zi smiled and cleverly picked up where Ye Qing left off, "Indeed, there are no eternal enemies, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Although Yang Zi continued Ye Qing's words, she didn't say anything substantial. Instead, she simply said this and then stopped, smiling at Ye Qing.
That's how smart people speak. Although it may seem like they haven't gotten to the point, their concise words actually contain a lot of important information.
If it were before, it might have been a little hard to guess who Ye Qing's enemies were, but now that Ye Qing has a better relationship with Xi Yue and Ye Shuang, it's actually quite easy to guess who her so-called "enemies" are.
If Ye Qing were to be honest, she doesn't really have any enemies right now. If she had to name one, then Jiang Xinya would barely qualify. However, Jiang Xinya is currently imprisoned, so to put it rather arrogantly, Jiang Xinya can't really be considered an enemy anymore, since she doesn't qualify.
So this time, Ye Qing didn't follow Yang Zi's lead. Instead, she waited for Yang Zi to continue to see if she was talking about Jiang Xinya.
Yang Zi was indeed unaware of Ye Qing's inner thoughts. She also knew that since she had come to see Ye Qing, she couldn't expect him to guess everything. So, although Ye Qing didn't follow her line of thought, Yang Zi wasn't disappointed. She took the initiative to say, "Right now, Li Yeming and Jiang Xinya both have grudges against you. Although you're still in postpartum confinement and not involved in much work, you'll be starting work after the New Year, right? Since you'll be starting work, Jiang Xinya's matter might not be so urgent, but you can't ignore Li Yeming's matter, can you?"
Ye Qing guessed that Yang Zi might mention Jiang Xinya. Li Yeming was completely oblivious to Ye Qing's situation. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Li Jie and I wouldn't call ourselves enemies, would we?"
"Isn't she going to split up the studio with Xi Yue? And what about the Jin trademark? Haven't you two reached an agreement on those yet?" Yang Zi used two rhetorical questions to help Ye Qing resolve her doubts.
Although what Yang Zi said was true, Ye Qing had a different opinion: "Although what you said is true, Xi Yue has been talking to Sister Li about splitting up the studio, but it really doesn't come to the point of enemies."
Yang Zi nodded: "Indeed, we're not at the point of being enemies, but Li Yeming has been dragging her feet on the trademark issue. You two aren't sure you can reach an agreement anytime soon. If it drags on, it won't cause Li Yeming much loss. Compared to her, she's barefoot, while you're wearing shoes. As the saying goes, barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. Although Zitai Fashion doesn't need her studio to boost sales, if it keeps dragging on and her studio isn't making money, you'll end up losing money, won't you?"
That's true, but Ye Qing and Xi Yue had already discussed using Jiang Xinya's situation to negotiate with Li Yeming, and things were progressing smoothly. The reason it didn't seem to be progressing much was because the New Year was approaching, and there was no news from Jiang Xinya for the time being. Li Yeming naturally knew nothing about it, so it was a bit difficult to negotiate.
As mentioned before, Yang Zi is actually a smart person, so although Ye Qing didn't say anything, she could roughly guess Ye Qing's thoughts. "You're just thinking of using Jiang Xinya's matter to negotiate with Li Yeming and get her to withdraw from all operations of the studio. Your idea isn't wrong, but you have to know that Jiang Xinya has a powerful grandmother. Right now, her grandmother is at a critical moment in the fight for the inheritance. Do you think she will let Jiang Xinya be convicted? If that happens, Jiang Xinya's grandmother's stepchildren will have a lot of room to maneuver."
Ye Qing remained silent for a while, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Yang Zi's words, but simply asked her, "What exactly do you want to say? Just say it directly. Let's save on all this preamble. Although the enemy of my enemy is my friend, we are still enemies in the end."
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