307: Flaunt

Where was Wang Cheng at this time?

He was on his way to pick up Chu Yifeng from the airport, when he received a call from Wang Ning'an. Apparently, Wang Ning'an had heard about the things on the Internet. However, Wang Ning’an didn't surf the Internet very often, so he heard about this from He Ping. In order to learn more about current affairs, He Ping spent an hour or two sitting in front of the computer every day browsing news. He was not interested in gossip, but such things spread very fast on the Internet and the search page displayed the most popular searches. He happened to see the name ‘Zhou Cheng’ when he was searching for news and found out about the matter after clicking on it.

Wang Cheng didn't know about the matters online yet, but he told Wang Ning'an not to worry. Strictly speaking, those photos were not out of the ordinary. Well, unless the other party was stupid enough to post the edited photos, but that was just self-destructive. Even he could see what was wrong with the photos, let alone the people on the Internet, which included professionals.

Chu Yifeng wasn’t returning to China so soon because of something Wang Cheng said, but because of Xie Wenzhi.

The same day Zhou Shichang said that Wang Cheng would be relieved of his position, he relayed the order to the company. Wang Cheng's main position was in the foreign branch, so Xie Wenzhi received the news right away. Though he wasn’t informed of the reason for it, Xie Wenzhi still felt that there was something strange going on, so he told Chu Yifeng.

Chu Yifeng immediately knew something must have happened. However, only after calling Wang Cheng did he realize that Zhou Shichang knew about their relationship.

Wang Cheng gave Chu Yifeng the driver's seat and climbed into the passenger seat. As they drove, he took out his phone to surf the Internet, ready to check on what Wang Ning'an had said. At this point, the post had been deleted, so he could only see some discussion topics, not any relevant images.

Chu Yifeng asked him what he was looking at.

Wang Cheng told him about the things on the Internet. "It is very likely that Zhao Chenlin is responsible for such a foolish thing, he uses such tricks every time." Unfortunately, Wang Cheng was wrong this time; the real fool was Zhou Lin.

"Now that your grandfather has dismissed you, what are your plans?" Chu Yifeng asked.

"I obviously need to find the person who sent the photos to my grandfather. Although I’ve lost my position in the foreign branch, Yazhi is still under my control. My grandfather handed me Yazhi so long ago, I wonder if my grandfather regrets handing me Yazhi now." Wang Cheng touched his nose and gave a self-deprecating smile.

Chu Yifeng raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when Wang Cheng's phone rang again. This time, the caller was Pan Zhihai. It turned out that this morning, someone had spread the news of Wang Cheng being kicked out of the Zhou house by Zhou Shichang, and it had reached the headquarters. Pan Zhihai was a little worried when he first heard the news. If Wang Cheng’s chairman position was replaced by Zhao Chenlin, Yazhi may revert to how it was before.

Pan Zhihai's worries were not unreasonable. He was just thinking about it in the morning, but that afternoon, Zhao Chenlin himself came over, acting as if he was the owner of Yazhi. He put on the airs of an elder, warning that Yazhi would be taken over by him again. He also let Pan Zhihai be well-prepared psychologically, because he was the first person he was going to fire. Afterwards, Pan Zhihai felt uneasy and couldn't help but call Wang Cheng.

"Is Zhao Chenlin still at Yazhi now?" Wang Cheng asked.

"He's still here. The artists that Zhou Shao had been suppressing are now flattering him. Everyone has heard about the matters involving you." Pan Zhihai said. He didn't feel strongly about Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng’s relationship. After all, this kind of thing was very common in the entertainment industry. However, everyone knew that the old chairman was not able to accept this kind of thing, so they all believed the rumors.

"Wait there, I’ll come right now." Wang Cheng hung up.

Chu Yifeng spontaneously changed directions to Yazhi. It was his first time going to Yazhi, and as the subject of Wang Cheng’s ‘affair’, his appearance would most likely surprise everyone. At this point, should they keep distance between them to prove that their relationship was innocent? Or should they let it be known that they were really in the kind of relationship everyone suspected?

As soon as he walked into the company, Wang Cheng heard loud noises from further inside. He walked over to a group of people who were arguing, but once everyone noticed him coming, their voices gradually quieted down. They ultimately still feared and respected Wang Cheng, causing them to subconsciously react this way.

At the center of the clamor was Zhao Chenlin, as expected. When he saw Wang Cheng, Zhao Chenlin seemed very smug, with a ‘you’re out of luck' expression. However, when he noticed Chu Yifeng, he became slightly stunned, before smiling maliciously. "It seems that after your relationship has been exposed, you’ve changed and become willing to go out and about as a couple."

Wang Cheng glanced at him, then directly ignored him and looked at the others. "What are you all doing, gathering here? Are you having a party? Why didn't you invite me?" Every time his gaze met someone, they lowered their heads.

"Zhou Shao, you came just in time. Zhao Shao came to the company to mess up our work schedule, and also said some excessive things." When Pan Zhihai saw Wang Cheng's calm appearance, his heart settled slightly.

"What excessive words?"

Pan Zhihai glanced at Zhao Chenlin, who suddenly put on an angry face. "He asked me to cancel He Zihuan's work arrangements tonight because he needed to see He Zihuan for something important in the evening. He also asked me to give him a list of the company's artists. He said that since he is taking over Yazhi soon, he wants to get acquainted with the company's artists first."

Wang Cheng laughed at Zhao Chenlin’s self-righteous attitude, before suddenly stretching his leg to kick the chair out from under Zhao Chenlin. The latter did not expect him to dare to embarrass him in front of everyone. Since Zhao Chenlin was unprepared, he fell and ate dog sh*t in public. He immediately jumped up in anger.

"Zhou Cheng, you basta..."

"Ah!"

Before Zhao Chenlin could finish speaking, Chu Yifeng kicked his legs again, even faster than Wang Cheng had. With a thud, Zhao Chenlin knelt heavily on the ground, in so much pain that he couldn’t help but howl. The crowd was startled and began to retreat a couple steps back, casting fearful glances towards Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng.

Zhao Chenlin felt like his legs were breaking. He hadn’t seen who kicked him, so he thought it was Wang Cheng again. He raised his head to curse him out again, but when he met Wang Cheng’s unexpectedly calm eyes, a tremor rose up from his feet.

"Zhao Chenlin, what kind of green onion are you? Do you think you can casually have a drink with my company’s artists whenever you feel like it? It seems as if you haven’t looked in the mirror." Wang Cheng looked at him coldly.

Zhao Chenlin wanted to scold him, but when he thought about what had just happened, he held back. He didn't want to admit defeat in public, so he hatefully replied: "Zhou Cheng, don't be complacent. You have been kicked out of the Zhou family by our grandfather, so sooner or later, Yazhi will be mine. When the time comes, I will make sre to hide all the artists you value so that they will never experience a single day of fame, and I’ll fire the employees you value so there’s not a trace of you left."

These words iterated the situation everyone imagined in their hearts. However, they feared the day this situation would come true.

Wang Cheng's mouth twitched. "Don’t get carried away. Are you actually stupid? As I said earlier, you're thinking too highly of yourself. If our grandfather really preferred you, then he would have told you that this company is my personal asset."

Zhao Chenlin froze for a moment before he roared, "You are talking nonsense, how could grandpa give you Yazhi?"

"It doesn’t matter to me whether you believe it or not, it's the truth. Now, please leave Yazhi, don't wait for me to kick you out. Just so you know, I'm in a bad mood right now and need to vent. If you want to be my outlet, I will be happy to fulfill you." Wang Cheng cracked his knuckles. With the sneer on his face, his fists suddenly seemed very threatening.

Zhao Chenlin looked at him in horror. He truly believed that Wang Cheng would live up to his threats, but his legs were sore and he couldn't stand up.

Wang Cheng said to Pan Zhihai: "Find someone to carry him out, so he doesn’t dirty the company floor."

"Yes, Zhou Shao." Pan Zhihai was also surprised that Yazhi had become Zhou Shao's personal property. However, he believed that Wang Cheng would not lie about this kind of thing, so his heart was immediately settled.

Zhao Chenlin was still cursing as he was carried out. There were people outside who had stopped by to watch the show. As soon as they saw someone come out, their necks craned to follow him. Gossip spread fast in the entertainment industry, so everyone had heard a bit about Wang Cheng. From what they knew, it seemed like Zhao Chenlin was expecting to revive his past glory. However, this situation seemed to be different from what they expected. Could it be that the rumor was false?

Zhou Lin was told that her son was injured in Yazhi and hurried over, only to see her son being supported on each side while cursing, attracting many bystanders. Reporters also took pictures of this scene, so he would most likely occupy the headlines of tomorrow’s entertainment newspapers.

Zhao Chenlin saw that his backer, Zhou Lin, had arrived, and immediately began to complain. She surmised that Wang Cheng had hurt him, but this was not the place to discuss what happened, so she let him into the car first.

"Mom, you must help me get revenge. Zhou Cheng said that our grandfather actually gave him Yazhi. Is that true?" Zhao Chenlin still felt a little reluctant to give up on Yazhi. He had always been thinking about taking Yazhi back after Wang Cheng robbed it before. However, if their grandpa gave Wang Cheng Yazhi, he would never have the chance.

"It's true, so don't plan on taking over Yazhi. Now that Wang Cheng is disliked by your grandfather, it's a great opportunity for you. Don't affect our plan because of such a little thing," Zhou Lin said. She only learned of this recently and was also very angry. However, no amount of anger could change the fact that this had a foregone conclusion.

"Are we just going to let it go?" Zhao Chenlin was unreconciled, "My leg was injured by them, and the CEO of Eimer kicked me himself. I don't want to let them go so easily."

Zhou Lin slammed on the brakes and immediately turned around, asking, "Wasn’t it Zhou Cheng who beat you?"

“No. Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is." Zhou Lin shouted, growing mad at him. "If it was the CEO of Eimer who made the move, you’ll just have to swallow your anger. He is different from Zhou Cheng, we can't compete with him. You’d better not go and provoke him, or else your mom won’t be able to help you."

Zhao Chenlin didn't understand, but Zhou Lin obviously didn't want to explain it to him.

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