Chapter 174 Stop interfering with me and Ji Tanyuan.
As Zhang Zhang watched Ji Tanyuan leave, he sneered, "Zhong Yan, you're so petty, afraid I'll introduce men to Ji Tanyuan."
He didn't even consider that with Ji Tanyuan's looks and qualities, how could she possibly lack men? If she wanted to, she would have already had her way with them before marriage.
Ji Tanyuan has attended countless parties abroad. Although those blue-eyed and green-eyed people are incredibly handsome, she would never try anything with them without knowing their background.
Ji Tanyuan is not someone who can be led by the nose; she has a very clear bottom line and strong opinions.
As Ruan Jiangli tore the paper strip off her face, she said, "People who are preoccupied with gains and losses about something will always lose their ability to make accurate and rational judgments."
Ruan Jiangli rested her chin on her hand and said, "Our Huanghuang is really charming. She can make the top young masters in the northern elite circles fascinated. To put it simply, I am also a Shanghai heiress. I am charming too."
After saying that, he sighed, "If I really do arrange a marriage, I don't know if I can find someone of decent quality."
Ji Tanyuan arrived home close to midnight. She yawned and said as she pressed the elevator button...
"Your mom is amazing."
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "Zhong Fangqi said he learned it from you."
Ji Tanyuan: "..."
Zhong Yan sensed Ji Tanyuan's speechlessness, and his eyes were filled with tenderness: "I said you teach well, Teacher Ji."
Ji Tanyuan: "Don't label me. Director Zhou doesn't need me to teach him. Your mother is very capable."
Last time, when she praised Zhou Yanyu, it wasn't with any derogatory meaning. She said that Zhou Yanyu was able to cooperate with her husband at work, had her own job, managed the Zhong family affairs well, and was also good at socializing as a wife. If such a person devoted all her energy to her career, her potential would be immeasurable.
So she really admired her energy.
"Your dad is never satisfied."
Sometimes, people take their wives' contributions for granted, expecting them to be the work of subordinates.
However, there is no law that explicitly stipulates that she has these obligations in marriage. She is too honest. The fact that both of her sons bear the surname Zhong is already a favor to the Zhong family.
The biggest mistake was taking the honor and disgrace of the Zhong family as his own responsibility, valuing the shared interests of the couple too much, and underestimating his individual rights.
However, now that he is sick, his emotions are hard to control and have become unbalanced. Resentment has overshadowed the restraint he had under the weight of weighing the pros and cons and his desire for power.
Once she recovers, she will likely become a qualified matriarch of the Zhong family again.
Zhong Yan hung up the phone.
He turned around and looked at his father, who had somehow appeared behind him. "You scared me to death."
Zhong Fangqi remained expressionless. "Didn't you do this on purpose so I could hear?"
Zhong Yan looked at the barely noticeable wound on his father's forehead, which made his already serious face even more stern and cold, but Zhong Yan found it somewhat comical.
"Dad, did Mom really hit your head and damage it? Did I deliberately let you overhear my wife and me having a private conversation?"
Zhong Fangqi: "You are already divorced."
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "That's even more ridiculous. My relationship with my ex-wife is better than your relationship with your wife."
Zhong Fangqi turned around: "Get in here."
Zhong Yan put away his phone and went into his study.
He sat opposite his father.
The room was dimly lit, with only the desk lamp on the table providing light.
The father and son have somewhat similar features. Compared to Zhong Jing's gentleness, Zhong Yan is more like Zhong Fangqi in temperament.
Domineering to the core.
Zhong Fangqi lit a cigarette. "Your mother said she'd divorce me if I pressured you any further. Did I pressure you?"
Zhong Yan crossed her legs and looked up: "What are you two plotting against me now?"
Zhong Fangqi was stunned. "What did you say?"
Zhong Yan's expression was cold and indifferent; his delicate brows seemed frozen, as if covered by a layer of ice and snow. His deep-set features were hidden in the shadows, flickering in and out of focus. He was unusually serious, yet his expression betrayed his doubt.
“I said, Dad, you can just state your request directly. There’s no need to come all the way to Huairou to remind us that we are father and son.”
“I know better than anyone that we are father and son, and that my grandfather and I are grandfather and grandson.”
"Tenderness is not suitable between us."
Zhong Fangqi remained silent for a full half minute. The cigarette beside him remained unlit for a long time, and the ash fell onto the table, leaving black spots.
The once smooth and even driftwood desk is now uneven.
He coughed twice. "Okay, I'll get straight to the point."
"I'll stop scheming against the Ji family. I'll transfer from Huashi to Kehua Group and turn the company around."
Zhong Yan said calmly, "Some of Zhong Heng's businesses overlap with those of Kehua Group, and there are non-compete restrictions between them."
Zhong Fangqi: "I trust your think tank."
Zhong Yan lowered his eyes and said, "Don't interfere with me and Ji Tanyuan anymore."
“I didn’t interfere in the first place.”
Even if I may not have children in the future.
Zhong Fangqi's hand trembled slightly. "Whatever you say."
Zhong Yan stood up.
He turned and left.
With his hands in his pockets, his back to the camera, his tall and upright figure, he left without looking back.
Zhong Fangqi sat for a long time, overwhelmed by a tremendous emptiness.
He reached out and wiped the dust off the table; the branding marks were too obvious to be removed.
——
June 15th is the day of the Ji family's shareholders' meeting.
Ji Tanyuan arrived at the company early.
She knew that today was the day she would be "judged".
It's funny to think that a group of people who have one foot in the ground but refuse to give up are quite persistent.
She looked down at the documents and said, "Second Uncle and Third Uncle have been behaving themselves for a long time, haven't they?"
The assistant nodded: "We just received news that Mr. Ji Ting's wife and daughter have landed in Shanghai."
"I followed your instructions and kept people watching them. I just received the news."
It's obvious that someone kept it from her beforehand.
She sat in the swivel chair and spun around once: "Shen Xichen, your spirit will never leave."
Assistant Tang: "Young Master Shen?"
Ji Tanyuan frowned after being reminded of something: "Tell me, why did I think of him first? He has already influenced my judgment."
Even though there's no evidence yet, her first thought is Shen Xichen, because only he has those abilities.
But others may possess these abilities.
This way of thinking makes it easy for her to stop thinking altogether, thus ignoring other enemies lurking in the shadows.
"You'll find out when the meeting starts."
She raised her hand and touched her eyelid. "My eyelid is twitching again."
Nothing good ever happened when they jumped last time, and now they're jumping again.
Assistant Tang comforted him, "President Ji, didn't you jump last time after we finalized the deal?"
Ji Tanyuan looked up at him. "Really?"
Tang Xin nodded, "Yes."
"Even if you don't jump, today won't be peaceful. Do I need to tell you that with my own eyes? Right?"
Ji Tanyuan: "...What you said makes a lot of sense."
Tang Xin chuckled twice.
At 10:00 a.m., Ji Tanyuan entered the conference room.
A huge conference table was filled with people.
Everyone was dressed in suits and ties, a sea of black.
The children ranged in age, with Ji Tanyuan being the youngest.
Only Ji Tanyuan, dressed in a white suit, sat in the first seat on the right.
Jiang Qi spoke first: "Tan Yuan, before we begin the meeting, I'd like to ask you, how did your uncle end up in prison? I heard that although you and Mr. Zhong are divorced, you still have a good relationship."
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