Chapter 179 - 179: 177: The Cunning Plan (4), the Brilliance in the Banquet (Additional 2)

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The banquet hall.

All eyes were on Song Zhizhi and old Mr. Ye.

Song Zhizhi was only a newcomer to the workplace, having advanced two positions in a short period, leaving many impressed yet with reservations.

Regardless, Song Shan, Song Zhizhi’s father, being one of the Big Four chief executives in the Commercial Management institution, was expected to promote his daughter somewhat. It was within reason, but now, Song Zhizhi was commended and publicly acknowledged by old Mr. Ye. This was a level of competence that was impossible not to admire. Over so many years in Commercial Management, none of the children of other chief executives, besides those of Song Shan, who also work in Commercial Management, had ever received such treatment.

Song Zhizhi was indeed different.

This had immediately provided Song Zhizhi with a massive platform within Commercial

Management, attracting attention from other business groups. Her future development was immeasurable.

The incredibly distinguished Song Zhizhi. Chu Qin watched on.

A deep-rooted hatred was brewing in her heart.

She moved forward in Commercial Management by overcoming all odds. With exceptional abilities, she received the best employee and best manager awards for many years. Yet, she had to fight for 7 to 8 years to finally reach where she was today whereas Song Zhizhi took only 2 months.

Two months.

She was indignant.

She wished, beyond anything, to see Song Zhizhi make a fool of herself in public. She hoped to see Song Zhizhi end up with nothing, humiliated by all.

Her fingers clenched tightly as she twisted to look at Song Zhizhi with the brilliance and complacency banking on her.

Her father Chu Zhaotian was beside her.

His face was extremely cold.

During this critical time, Song Shan was indeed grabbing all the attention.

He sharply turned his head and gave Chu Qin a severe look.

This unbearable solitude was once again made acute by her father’s gaze.

The sheer disdain was as if she was stabbed in the heart with a knife.

She bit her lip.

In such a public setting, Chu Zhaotian couldn’t say much. He left his daughter’s side with a heavy face.

Watching her father’s retreating figure, Chu Qin was suffocating. She was feeling hurt, wronged, and infuriated,

She couldn’t help herself and abruptly left the banquet hall.

She quickly went to the deserted backyard.

Her clenched fingers were turning white. The blood was cutting off, numbing her hand.

Her body was trembling.

It wouldn’t stop trembling.

Why? Why does Song Zhizhi get all the glory? Why does it have to be Song Zhizhi?

She worked so hard. She gave it her all. Why was she being stepped on by Song Zhizhi?

Her eyes were turning red, and her vision was blurred..

“Manager Chu.”

Chu Qin turned her back to Yi Wenhan.

She didn’t want anyone, especially an outsider, to see her weak touch.

“Why are you alone here?” asked Yi Wenhan.

He had been watching her every move in the banquet hall.

Chu Qin forcefully composed herself and replied indifferently, “Get lost!”

Yi Wenhan had now completely understood the characteristics of Chu Qin. He said, “I know you’re upset, I just wanted to…”

“Shut up!”

“Manager Chu…”

“Yi Wenhan!” Chu Qin turned around and glared at him.

Yi Wenhan also stared at her.

Yi Wenhan had a face that looked particularly sincere.

He wasn’t exactly handsome, but certainly not unattractive either. He wore sophisticated glasses, sometimes giving the impression of being gentle and well-bred.

The hateful look in Chu Qin’s eyes wavered slightly.

The next second, she was still cold. “Don’t try to please me, there’s nothing in it for you!”

With that harsh sentence, Chu Qin left and returned to the banquet hall.

Yi Wenhan just watched Chu Qin’s retreating figure.

The corner of his mouth formed an evil smile.

He took out his phone to draft a text. “Crying is the best way to vent emotions. After crying, you will discover that everything you’ve experienced is nothing more than a cloud – Yi Family’s Poisonous Chicken Soup.”

Message sent.

Of course, there would not be any reply.

Yi Wenhan put his mobile phone down again, his face looked awful at this moment.

The brighter Song Zhizhi’s smile was at this moment, the more frustrated he was inside.

All this time, it seemed like he had a lump in his throat that he just couldn’t vent out.

He really could not believe, could not believe at all, that Song Zhizhi could be so capable.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

That promotion of hers, leaping two grades suddenly, turned out to be an opportunity that he had created for her. He was the one who “suggested” that Hu Lai should leave, thinking the position would be his. He never imagined that Song Zhizhi could still come back under such circumstances. It was entirely unexpected to him.

As for him, there was no progress at all.

He had originally planned to reach the position of department general manager within a year, but now, it was just a pipe dream.

However, Song Zhizhi, it was remarkably different for her. She took advantage of absolutely everything!

Yi Wenhan was also angry.

So angry he felt like killing.

He couldn’t control himself, picked up the phone and dialed, “Mom, when on earth are you going to take action?”

Nie Wenzhi was restless at home all day.

Liu Zizhong did not call her all day, nor did he send any messages to her. He had said that he would take action today. But why was it that Song Shan could still call her in the evening saying that there was a banquet and he would not be coming home for dinner? What on earth had happened in the meantime?

Nie Wenzhi clenched her teeth, she asked, “Is Song Shan in the banquet hall?”

“Yes, he is in high spirits now. Song Zhizhi got publicly praised by the helmsman of the Ye Family.

You have no idea how impressive Song Zhizhi is right now. Mother, if you don’t take action soon, Song Zhizhi will be my boss, or even my boss’s boss. How am I supposed to work here after that!”

Nie Wenzhi was also on the verge of breaking down.

Since the incident with Nie Xiaofei, she too had been holding back a lump in her heart.

That lump has been unable to come out. She too felt stifled. She said into the phone, “It will happen tonight.”

“You mean…”

“Be careful, walls have ears.” Nie Wenzhi cut off Yi Wenhan abruptly. “Wait for good news tomorrow.”

“Yes.” Yi Wenhan was completely galvanized.

He smirked coldly.

Song Zhizhi, I’ll make sure you know that the brighter you are laughing now, the more tragically you will be crying later.

At that moment, after hanging up the phone, Nie Wenzhi kept holding her mobile phone tightly, staring at the wedding photo of her and Song Shan on the bedside.

Originally, originally there was a bit of lingering affection.

No matter what the reason, they had been husband and wife for so many years. And indeed, Song Shan had treated her well over the years.

But in the end!

In her life, she only had stepping stones or stumbling blocks.

And the day the stepping stone becomes a stumbling block, that stumbling block must be removed to prevent future problems.

It was a bustling banquet hall.

Because of the sudden appearance of Master Ye, everyone would not leave.

Master Ye stayed in the banquet hall for about half an hour and left, citing that he was not feeling well.

The person who remained by Master Ye’S side all this time was the Secretary General, Qian Guanshu.

Even though he was one of the four chiefs of commercial management, he did not get involved in many commercial matters, but rather seemed more like an official in charge of the Ye Family’s domestic affairs, popularly known as the household manager.

He had always faithfully accompanied each helmsman who presided over the Ye Family.

Qian Guanshu accompanied Master Ye as he got into the sedan.

The sedan moved steadily forward.

In the silence, Ye Taiting suddenly spoke up, “Secretary Qian, what do you think of Song Zhizhi?”

“Beyond my imagination. I originally thought she was just a milk baby.”

Ye Taiting smiled, his age showing unmistakably on his face in the non-existent light.

He said, “Do you think she will make it in the future?”

“That depends on whether she can overcome the thorny path ahead of her,” Qian Guanshu said calmly.

Ye Taiting gave another smile, “Business management has indeed been too peaceful for too long.”

Being with Master Ye for so many years and definitely a trusted follower, Qian Guanshu of course understood what he meant.

He smiled, “Master is now even unwilling to let go of a young girl.” “Whether she is a young girl or not, we will see.”

After Mr. Ye left the banquet hall, all eyes were focused on Song Zhizhi.

At that moment, she had clearly surpassed her father’s popularity.

Song Zhizhi was truly struggling to keep up with the social demands.

At this moment, Ji Baijian had disappeared somewhere. When many people were approaching her with their various compliments. Ji Baiiian had just walked away..- where did he go?

Had Ji Baijian become shy?

No.

He simply didn’t want to waste his time accompanying her.

Song Zhizhi barely managed to deal with one wave of people, and when the next wave was about to come, she quickly placed her wine glass on the waiter’s tray and hurried towards the women’s restroom.

She never thought that one day, she would be scared into a restroom.

Standing in front of the large mirror at the sink, she took a deep breath.

Her make-up had started to smear a bit, so she took out her own cosmetics, slowly fixing it bit by bit, as a way of buying time.

Meanwhile,

Xin Zaozao emerged from the restroom.

That night, she had been drinking again.

To socialize, to meet more people, she took the initiative to toast everyone in the banquet hall.

The people were too many, and before she could make one round, she already felt like she couldn’t keep up, so she went to the restroom to vomit and rest a while.

Walking towards the sink, she saw Song Zhizhi.

Definitely, Song Zhizhi also saw her.

She noticed her flushed face, and somewhat weak expression.

“What a coincidence.” Song Zhizhi initiated the conversation.

Xin Zaozao seemed slightly shy to her.

Clearly, just a while ago in the hall, Xin Zaozao seemed quite adept.

This woman, at least for now, still retained a sense of innocence that hadn’t been tainted by the world.

“Yeah.” Xin Zaozao quickly nodded.

As she finished washing her hands, she also took out her cosmetics from her bag to touch up her makeup.

Both of them were touching up their makeup.

Xin Zaozao said, “Thank you for this time.”

“It’s your own ability.” Song Zhizhi stated candidly, “I just voiced my opinion, but your decision is more important. Besides, you really surprised me, getting your initial bid so accurately on your first try, it’S commendable.”

“You flatter me too much.” Xin Zaozao laughed, her smile appeared a bit shy, “The bidding plan was given to me by Mr. Ji Baijian.”

“Hmm?” Song Zhizhi was startled.

She hadn’t expected this at all.

“So if we’re talking about who’s amazing, it’s definitely your fiancé. He suggested this bidding price to me.”

“Ji Baijian? He helped you?” Song Zhizhi was still puzzled.

“Yes.” Xin Zaozao nodded.

How could it be? It was somewhat unbelievable.

“Did you make some type of deal with him?” Song Zhizhi asked.

“It’s not what you think” Xin Zaozao said, “The Xin Group did not participate in the profit-sharing of this bidding project, rest assured, as Mr. Ji has publicly announced that he would not participate in this bidding project, he would never deceive you.”

“So he helped you unconditionally?” Song Zhizhi still felt that didn’t match Ji Baijian’s style. Xin Zaozao lowered her head and chuckled, she said, “Mr. Ji said he would like to keep it quiet for now.”

Well.

These two were hiding something from her.

“Don’t overthink it.” Xin Zaozao saw that Song Zhizhi looked upset and quickly explained, “My relationship with Mr. Ji is completely innocent.”

Song Zhizhi looked at the flustered Xin Zaozao and couldn’t help but laugh.

Where was this girl’S mind going?

She was never worried about Ji Baijian cheating, nor was she worried about Xin Zaozao stepping on her toes. What bothered her was Ji Baijian keeping something from her.

Seeing Song Zhizhi laugh, Xin Zaozao let out a sigh of relief, and said, “Mr. Ji is really good to you.”

“I know.” Song Zhizhi responded.

At that moment, her happiness was evident.

Xin Zaozao also laughed with her.

She thought that she would probably never get to experience such happiness in her life again.

The two of them had finished touching up their makeup.

Song Zhizhi and Xin Zaozao walked towards the banquet hall together.

As soon as they appeared, Song Zhizhi was stopped by someone.

Xin Zaozao did not want to add to Song Zhizhi’s troubles and attempted to walk to the side when Song Zhizhi abruptly grabbed her hand.

Xin Zaozao was taken by surprise.

Song Zhizhi gave her a look.

Then, the two dealt with all the big shots in Jin City’s business community together.

Xin Zaozao was grateful to Song Zhizhi.

Song Zhizhi’s current fame in the business circle is at its peak, everyone wanted to curry favor with her. Yet at this moment, she had Xin Zaozao accompanying her , which elevated Xin Zaozao’s status. All those people who didn’t care for Xin Zaozao before had instantly turned around.

Xin Zaozao didn’t want to disappoint Song Zhizhi and the platform she gave her. She tried hard to entertain guests, even continually shielding Song Zhizhi from toasts, showing her sincerity.

Song Zhizhi did not actually want Xin Zaozao to demean herself like this.

She could clearly hear that Xin Zaozao’s throat was extremely uncomfortable, and sometimes she even seemed to be enduring pain when speaking.

Yet at this moment, she didn’t stop her.

She thought, Xin Zaozao wants to grow rapidly, and the process of growth always involves some pain and sacrifice, which is inevitable.

In a corner of the banquet hall at this moment.

Mu Cidian was just watching Xin Zaozao, watching her by the side of Song Zhizhi, who was once the most popular person in the business world. At that moment, he seemed to see Xin Zaozao’s future, a powerful and unyielding businesswoman.

His lips gently pursed, he drained the red wine in his glass, put it down, and walked straight out of the banquet hall.

Xin Zaozao, who was toasting at the time, seemed to glance at Mu Cidian at that moment, watching his receding figure and sneering coldly.

She turned back and continued to mingle enthusiastically with everyone.

After a while, she was getting a little exhausted.

Song Zhizhi found an excuse, guiding Xin Zaozao to the side.

Luo Xiaolang was watching Song Shan and Song Zhizhi’s every move from a corner all along, but he didn’t speak out when he saw them approaching.

On the contrary, it was Xin Zaozao who took the initiative, “Xiaolang, long time no see.”

Luo Xiaolang responded with an air of indifference.

Xin Zaozao laughed to herself.

After spending two days together, she was aware of Luo Xiaolang’s personality, so she didn’t mind his response.

Song Zhizhi said, “Zaozao, take a break. You can’t rush success. If your health fails, all your efforts will be in vain.”

“Okay.”

“I’m going over there.” Song Zhizhi finally saw Ji Baijian.

That man was elegantly holding a glass of red wine, with Yin Qin by his side, the two even seemed to be leisurely chatting and laughing.

She went straight there.

Ji Baijian looked at Song Zhizhi approaching, putting his glass of red wine aside.

Yin Qin looked at Song Zhizhi, and couldn’t help joking, “My sister-in-law is truly phenomenal, silent one moment and sky-high the next.”

“If you’re not good with idioms, then quit showing off your culture.” Song Zhizhi retorted. Yin Qin touched his nose, “This is a modern version, don’t you think it’S more fitting?”

Song Zhizhi ignored him.

At that moment, she took Ji Baijian’s hand, and led him away.

Yin Qin looked at their retreating figures.

Sigh.

Always getting hit with unexpected displays of affection.

He thought he should keep his distance from Ji Baijian.

Having nothing better to do, he stayed at the banquet hall, continuing to drink his red wine.

It was quite boring, but he had no choice but to attend.

He drained the red wine from his glass and planned to leave.

After all, he couldn’t find any presence in this kind of occasion.

As he was about to leave, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Not far ahead, a man was socializing… Li Wenjun.

And the lady chatting and laughing with him was a young woman..