Chen Feng was aware of Cui Yushu and Cai Xiuyi's attempts to curry favor with him.
At lunch, Chen Feng casually asked Wu ngting about the recent situation of Fangyuan Culture dia Company.
Wu ngting happened to know and ntioned that Fangyuan Culture dia Company had lost quite a few orders recently. The main reason being that people in their circle are now aware of the conflict between Fengmang Film and Television Company and Fangyuan Culture dia Company.
It's not that Wu ngting and Lu Sijia specifically spread the news externally, but because Fengmang Film and Television Company just transferred a major marketing and promotional order for "Green Jade Case" to other cultural dia companies.
The order isn't huge but not small either, with a total price of 5 million.
Anyone who looks into it would easily find out from Fengmang Film and Television Company that the reason is Chen Feng, the boss of Fengmang Film and Television, has a personal grudge with the boss of Fangyuan Culture dia Company.
Although Fengmang Film and Television Company hasn't specifically propagated this, there wasn't any deliberate secrecy within the company either, so those who needed to know were aware.
Their circle isn't very big, and any slight movent or gossip quickly becos common knowledge among many.
Previously, due to Fan Xin, many in the circle knew of Chen Feng as a formidable character and were very apprehensive of him and Fengmang Film and Television Company.
In contrast, Cui Yushu, as the boss of Fangyuan Culture dia Company, pales in comparison to the legendary Chen Feng.
Especially outside Xiu Zhou and East Sea Province, Cui Yushu's influence is even less comparable to Chen Feng.
Fangyuan Culture dia Company used to primarily conduct business within East Sea Province, and only in recent years have they begun expanding nationwide, showing a promising trend. But now, many in the circle know of the feud with Chen Feng, causing concerns about offending him, leading them to choose other companies.
This has caused Fangyuan Culture dia Company's business to plumt recently, leaving Cui Yushu in distress. He attempted to ease relations between the two companies twice by calling Lu Sijia, hoping she could arrange a eting with Chen Feng.
But Lu Sijia refused to play the interdiary role both tis, rendering Cui Yushu helpless.
Moreover, his sister-in-law's harsh words offended Chen Feng's woman, dragging him down with it.
The only fortunate thing was that Liu Ying was relatively accommodating, especially since she was pregnant with Chen Feng's child. As long as they maintained a good relationship with her, Chen Feng would surely be appeased.
Chen Feng didn't hold much goodwill towards Cui Yushu and his wife, but it wasn't enough to form a grudge over a trivial matter involving the aunt.
Regarding their current efforts to please Liu Ying, Chen Feng could understand Liu Ying's perspective—it's hard to reject soone who cos bearing a smile, especially when both families are neighbors, and they've twice lowered themselves to offer gifts. It was indeed difficult to bluntly turn them away.
After all, Liu Ying had no personal grievances with the couple.
However, their attempts to win over Chen Feng through Liu Ying seed misguided to him.
Chen Feng doesn't see them as enemies but won't consider them friends either. In the future, their paths should just steer clear of each other.
That evening, Cai Xiuyi invited Liu Ying and her mother for dinner at their ho, where the al comprised dishes pre-ordered from a nearby Michelin restaurant, featuring top-tier ingredients, greatly satisfying Liu Ying and her mother.
During the al, Cai Xiuyi went out of her way to flatter Liu Ying, uttering complints that made even herself feel uneasy. It was her first ti doing so in years, as she was usually the one being flattered.
Despite feeling stifled, she had no choice; she couldn't just watch her husband's business go down, especially since her strongest support from her kin had also collapsed.
The dinner left Liu Ying feeling comfortable, and she was quite pleased with the attention—even though she knew they had ulterior motives, she was still appreciative, improving her impression of Cai Xiuyi considerably.
The next morning, Cai Xiuyi furthered her efforts by inviting Liu Ying for a shopping trip. After being declined, she sat with Liu Ying for over half an hour, making small talk before leaving.
Later in the afternoon, she again tried inviting Liu Ying for lunch, prompting Liu Ying to finally clarify: "Sister Cai, you're being too kind to , and I'm really overwheld. I know you might want to get closer to Chen Feng through , but I don't really handle his affairs and can't intervene. Therefore, you really don't need to do this anymore."
Cai Xiuyi didn't expect Liu Ying to be so straightforward, feeling quite awkward, only managing to sigh after a while: "There were so misunderstandings between and Chen Feng before, and it's all my fault. I now realize my mistakes and hope to resolve them with him soon."
Liu Ying replied: "I really can't handle his matters. However, if you sincerely want to resolve misunderstandings with him, I could give you his phone number to contact him directly—how about that?"
"Is that... convenient? Would it upset him?" Cai Xiuyi hesitated.
Directly speaking with Chen Feng still made Cai Xiuyi sowhat nervous. Through her husband's constant depiction, Chen Feng seed like a mighty figure with a narrow mind and significant influence.
"I'll ask him first, I'm sure he won't mind."
Feeling overwheld by Cai Xiuyi's excessive enthusiasm, Liu Ying turned to Chen Feng for help via WeChat, explaining how she was growing weary of Cai Xiuyi's persistent attentions.
Chen Feng, having lunch at the ti, didn't hesitate much before agreeing, instructing Cai Xiuyi to call him in half an hour. Considering Liu Ying's pregnancy, constant disruptions were certainly undesirable.
Half an hour later, with his al finished and Cai Xiuyi back ho, she called him as scheduled.
"Hello, who is this?"
Upon answering the unknown number, Chen Feng inquired.
"Sorry, Mr. Chen, this is Cai Xiuyi, wife of Cui Yushu from Fangyuan Culture dia Company. I'm truly sorry to bother you. I wanted to say that regarding the previous incident, I apologize—it was completely my fault. I shouldn't have embarrassed your aunt like that. I've truly recognized my mistakes, and if possible, I want to apologize to her face-to-face..."
Having rehearsed her speech, Cai Xiuyi launched into her apology, but Chen Feng didn't have the patience to hear it all, so he cut in directly: "Alright. I accept your apology on behalf of my aunt. I'll pass it on to her."
Cai Xiuyi was montarily at a loss, hesitating before quickly responding: "I hope to personally apologize and express my sincerity to both your aunt and you."
"No need. It's not a big deal from last ti, and since you've apologized, let's call it even."
To Chen Feng, the previous incident was already retaliated for and with the apology made, there was no need to pursue further. He was never one to hold grudges.
"Ah, then... may I invite you and your aunt for a al?" Cai Xiuyi cautiously inquired.
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