Chapter 38: Your name is unlucky

"Did that arrogant young master from the Chang family really apologize?"

"Don't be stupid, does he have a choice? Boss Han is playing for real with him."

"By the way, what's the background of that kid? How come I've never seen him before?"

These snippets of discussion reached Chang Rui's ears.

These voices were infinitely amplified in his heart, adding more fuel to the anger already burning within him.

"Let's go!"

Leaving these words behind, Chang Rui left the hotel directly.

It took Yao Manman quite a while to react, and she hurried to catch up with Chang Rui.

She was now wondering why Zheng Qian could exert so much influence at the party, to the point where even Boss Han stepped in to speak for him.

The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt, until she got off the island with Chang Rui and saw that brand-new Rolls-Royce in the parking lot nearby, still bearing a temporary license plate.

"Could Zheng Qian be that new Vice President?"

Yao Manman thought about this and then shook her head; it seemed unlikely.

That Vice President was generous with money; she heard he had handed out hundreds of thousands in red packets in various group chats.

A few days ago, when Zheng Qian caught her and Chang Rui in bed, he hadn't even dared to let out a peep, so how could it be him?

As for whether it was him, all she had to do was find her colleague and ask what the full name of the new President Zheng was.

Yao Manman picked up her phone to send a message, but after editing the text in the input box, she deleted it again.

Asking a colleague about this would make it seem like she was deliberately prying for information about the new Vice President, which didn't seem quite right.

In the end, Yao Manman decided to rely on herself. When she went to work tomorrow, she would just go to the office and visit the Vice President in person. It would be perfect, as she needed to submit her documents for converting from an intern to a full-time employee anyway.

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"It's fine, it's fine. Everyone, please continue to enjoy the wine and socialize." Boss Han reassured the crowd at the party.

Immediately afterward, he apologized to Zheng Qian.

"Young Master Zheng, I am truly sorry for causing you alarm."

"I've wanted to beat that kid Chang Rui up for a long time. I didn't expect you to take action yourself today; it certainly felt good to watch," Boss Han laughed.

Zheng Qian felt that Boss Han was acting a bit strange. Logically speaking, shouldn't he be trying to smooth things over? Why was he taking his side?

Was it because of the benefits he brought him?

Or was it because he wanted to test whether he could shake the mountain that was the Chang family?

Zheng Qian couldn't be sure.

But regardless, Boss Han had helped him this time. As for his motives, he would find out later.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jin Lu said she wasn't in the mood to continue attending the party, and the two of them left Wangyue Island.

On the way back, Jin Lu asked abruptly:

"Was that your ex-girlfriend?"

"You could tell?" Zheng Qian was a bit surprised.

"Mm." Jin Lu nodded. She could tell that Zheng Qian didn't want to talk much about this matter, so she didn't ask further.

Jin Lu had to study in the afternoon, so after Zheng Qian dropped her off at home and stayed for two or three hours, he returned to the company.

He had originally wanted to stay home with Jin Lu today, but Chen Weiqiang had looked for him several times, so he had to come to the company to take a look.

Zheng Qian knocked on the door and entered Chen Weiqiang's office.

Besides Chen Weiqiang, Liu Shiqi was also there.

"President Chen, what's the matter? It's so urgent."

Chen Weiqiang glanced at his watch.

"President Zheng, I have something to discuss with you. It's like this..."

Chen Weiqiang told Zheng Qian that four months ago, a client surnamed Chang had used their company for a few shipments to Singapore, but two payments for freight were never settled, dragging on until today.

"Although our company isn't exactly strapped for cash flow, dragging it out like this isn't a solution. I'm afraid it might become a bad debt if we keep delaying."

"So I wanted to take this opportunity to have President Zheng come with me and learn how to collect debts."

"President Zheng has never collected a debt before, right?"

Chen Weiqiang actually wanted to take Zheng Qian yesterday, but in the afternoon he heard from Boss Han about what happened at the party, so he called Zheng Qian twice and decided to take him to see Chang Dashan today.

However, he didn't mention a word about the party. He was still pretending not to know, and he hadn't told Liu Shiqi either.

Zheng Qian shook his head. His previous life had been very frugal, and he could barely take care of himself, so how could he have ever lent money out?

"President Chen, is this client you mentioned Chang Dashan?" Zheng Qian asked.

"Mm, do you know him?" Chen Weiqiang feigned ignorance.

In reality, he just wanted to help Zheng Qian save face. Once they met Chang Dashan, wouldn't Zheng Qian bring it up?

"I wouldn't say I know him, but I do have some history with the Chang family." Zheng Qian didn't volunteer information about the party either.

"Alright, shall we go?"

"Is President Liu coming too?"

"President Liu isn't going. President Liu is a very busy person; she has to go meet with some hedge fund to discuss business tonight, hahaha." Chen Weiqiang laughed as he said this.

"President Zheng, I heard you bought a Rolls-Royce? Is that true?" Liu Shiqi looked at Zheng Qian at this moment. She had heard about this from her subordinates and wanted to confirm if it was true.

Chen Weiqiang actually wanted to ask too.

Zheng Qian didn't hide it: "Mm, just picked it up. Is there a problem?"

"That's not a problem at all, it just means President Zheng himself is very capable!"

Liu Shiqi's eyes lit up after receiving confirmation from Zheng Qian.

Her own ride was a Porsche Cayenne, and while Chen Weiqiang's ride was more high-end than hers—a Mercedes-Benz S-Class—it was bought on a loan just for show.

Zheng Qian was quite extravagant; damn, a Vice President actually bought a Rolls-Royce, which was several levels above her and Chen Weiqiang's cars.

People said Zheng Qian had paid for it in full, swiping his card right at the office.

From the financial strength Zheng Qian was showing now, he completely crushed Chen Weiqiang, and could even be on par with her fund.

Her fund managed money for clients and some investors; she didn't have much personal wealth herself, just a high salary.

Zheng Qian also noticed that Liu Shiqi's Favorability toward him had increased significantly, jumping from 15 points straight to 50 points.

The increase was a bit exaggerated.

"It's alright, I'm not that rich," Zheng Qian said weakly.

He only bought the Rolls-Royce on a whim, wanting to fully display his current financial strength in front of Yao Manman. Otherwise, he might as well have bought a sports car; he could have afforded any supercar on the market at that price point.

"President Zheng, if you have any surplus funds, letting them sit in the bank is a waste. You could actually hand them over to our Zhongguang Fund to manage. We have a conservative annual return of 10 percent." Liu Shiqi began to boast, pitching her fund to Zheng Qian.

Chen Weiqiang's expression didn't look good at this moment.

He couldn't influence Zheng Qian's wishes; whether Zheng Qian wanted to invest in Zhongguang Fund was not his business, but for this stinky woman to poach clients right under his nose, wasn't that a bit lacking in social grace?

Zheng Qian was well aware of this, and knowing that Liu Shiqi hadn't given him a good look before, but immediately boosted his Favorability after finding out he bought a Rolls-Royce, he would be a fool to believe it.

"Zhongguang, Zhongguang... 'spend it all by mid-year.' This name doesn't sound very good; it's a bit unlucky. Let's talk about it later, President Liu." Zheng Qian made up an excuse to brush her off.

"President Zheng, let's go now, I'm afraid we won't be able to see him if we're late."

"Alright."

Chen Weiqiang said this and left the office with Zheng Qian.

"President Zheng, why don't we take your car? Let me ride in a ten-million-level Rolls-Royce for once."

"Sure, but we're missing a driver."

Zheng Qian made a phone call and called Xia Xixi downstairs. The three of them got in the car and headed to Dafu Timber.