"Han Enci!" Song Hao roared furiously at Han Enci's retreating figure as he fled in panic.
Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Han Enci would slip away at a time like this!
Han Enci heard Song Hao, but he left the scene at top speed without even looking back. He considered himself someone who knew how to learn from his mistakes, and nothing could make him do something as stupid as offending Lin Fei again.
Compared with the others, Han Enci knew more about Lin Fei. That was without even bringing up Qing Fen's statement that opposing Lin Fei meant opposing him. If Lin Fei wanted to deal with Han Enci, he only needed to use his connections with Jiang Tianling to launch a thorough investigation, and the entire Han Family would have to live in fear. Who knew when they might be finished!
Fuck, would someone as smart as me choose to oppose a big shot like that just to help Song Hao show off?
Sorry, not happening.
That spoiled young master Song Hao had gotten at least one thing right: a wise man recognized the tides of the times. Han Enci felt he recognized them very well. He was definitely not the sort of idiot who blindly offended someone ruthless, then insisted on following that road into darkness and courting death.
Ji Yaoguang and Liu Cheng were both utterly stunned. They had never expected Han Enci to run off outright, completely ignoring Song Hao.
By any reasonable measure, that should not have happened, should it?
Seeing the onlookers whispering among themselves, Song Hao immediately felt he had lost face.
Goddamn it, I already made my declaration! How dare Han Enci pull the rug out from under me?!
For a moment, Song Hao even began questioning his life. Does my status as the Song Family's young master not carry much weight anymore? How else can I explain everything that happened tonight?
Lin Fei, Qing Fen, Han Enci-which of them showed me, the Song Family's young master, any respect?
Lin Fei smiled. "You just said Han Enci was on your side?"
Then why had he run faster than a rabbit the moment Song Hao called him?
A face-slapping. Such a fucking face-slapping!
Song Hao's earlier smug exuberance vanished like smoke. His face flushed red, his expression uglier than if he had swallowed a dead fly. He felt as though thorns were pricking his back, and for a moment, he had no idea how to respond.
Although Ji Yaoguang knew she should not, she could not help her lips curling upward at the sight of Song Hao being humiliated like this.
What a satisfying sight.
Liu Cheng inwardly cursed Han Enci, wondering what madness had possessed him. How could he give up such a wonderful opportunity to get on good terms with Song Hao?
Of course, he did not care what Han Enci gained or lost, but he could not let Song Hao remain this embarrassed!
As a product manager, Liu Cheng was naturally an old hand at navigating such situations. He immediately spoke up to smooth things over. "Young Master Song, I think President Han really has an urgent family matter. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry. Don't take it to heart."
Song Hao froze for a moment, then quickly realized that Liu Cheng was offering him a ladder to climb down.
He gave an awkward laugh and forced himself to respond. "It's nothing. I understand."
Although Song Hao said that aloud, inwardly he was cursing viciously. Han Enci had already come to the banquet. What bullshit could have happened at home? Had his mother suddenly dropped dead?
Everyone wore a peculiar expression. They had naturally reached their own conclusions; they simply did not dare expose him.
The faint, ambiguous smile on Lin Fei's face only made Song Hao feel so stifled that he wanted to vomit blood.
Unable to save any face at all, he could only do his utmost to keep up appearances, lowering his voice in warning. "Ji Yaoguang, you know where things stand. With this batch of chips alone, you'll have to bow your head sooner or later!"
Unimpressed, Lin Fei said calmly, "Then what if the Ji Family has a better chip? The Song Family would lose an enormous source of income. Not only that, because of the product quality those new chips would make possible, the Song Family would face an unprecedented blow in the market, perhaps even sinking to a second-rate family. Do you believe that?"
Everyone present froze.
If the Ji Family really could get better chips, what Lin Fei had said truly would become reality!
But the problem was, replacing them with better chips... was that possible?
Before Song Hao could speak, Liu Cheng burst out laughing. "You fraud, you really are ignorant! You actually think you can replace the Tonggao Chip with something better? That's nothing but a fool's dream."
Song Hao also felt he had found an opportunity to strike back. He immediately sneered and challenged him. "You're just a fraud who managed to fool Qing Fen. Do you really think you're somebody? Let me tell you the truth: there is a company in Huaxia that has that kind of chip."
"But never mind the Ji Family-even Ma Kaixuan, the richest man in Huaxia, couldn't get his hands on it!"
The weapon with which the Yao Family dominated Western Shu's business world, the core technology that swept aside all competing products-how could they possibly share it with anyone?!
"Oh? Really?" Lin Fei neither agreed nor disagreed, his expression unchanged. "Is it that precious?"
Yao Zhicheng's readiness to agree seemed vastly different from what Song Hao was describing.
Hearing this, Song Hao became even more certain that Lin Fei knew absolutely nothing.
Everyone present also concluded that although Han Enci's earlier departure had briefly embarrassed Song Hao, given the overall situation, the Ji Family ultimately had no choice but to submit and yield.
"Heh, a country bumpkin, just as I thought," Liu Cheng sneered.
"Liu Cheng, do you believe I'll suspend you tomorrow?" Ji Yaoguang took a deep breath, her expression turning icy. Under the Song Family's repeated suppression, she finally brought out her authority as CEO.
Liu Cheng panicked a little, but his instinctive reaction was to look at Song Hao.
Very pleased with his newly acquired lackey's reaction, Song Hao chuckled. "Not only can I get you reinstated, I can get you a raise."
Liu Cheng's face filled with delight, and he was moved to tears of gratitude. "Thank you, Young Master Song!"
Then he gave Ji Yaoguang a provocative look, waggling his eyebrows. "President Ji, suspend me if you want. There are so many people in the group who refuse to accept your authority. If you're so capable, suspend them all! Hahaha!"
"You-" Ji Yaoguang gritted her teeth.
She had never imagined that Liu Cheng, who normally fawned over her, would dare be so insolent toward her now. For a moment, she did not even know what to say.
"Just a fool. Beyond saving." Lin Fei could not even be bothered to glance at him. He told Ji Yaoguang, "Let's go," then walked away with an air of nonchalance.
After getting into the car, Ji Yaoguang slammed the Ferrari's door with a bang. She leaned weakly against the seat, her beautiful eyes tightly shut, and rubbed her temples.
Seeing her like this, Lin Fei frowned slightly and said softly, "Don't worry. The Song Family will taste the bitter fruit of its own actions, and those ungrateful wolves will suffer along with them."
Ji Yaoguang merely shook her head with a bitter smile, holding out no hope whatsoever for the matter.
That night, Ji Yaoguang tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and did not get a good night's rest.
Early the next morning, just after she had finished washing up and was about to leave, she received a call from her secretary.
"President Ji, something's wrong! Liu Cheng has brought a group of senior executives to stir up trouble at the board office!"