The Magnificent Son-in-law

Chapter 33: Family Pressure



Du Qingyue sat behind her desk looking at various reports. As the president of Lanyue Group, she needed to analyze them to extract information on many fronts.

For instance, market trends, whether there is any slack in various departments, and so forth, so she could timely plan the next step of action.

The next moment, the office door was pushed open, the "click-clack" sound of high heels sounded particularly loud.

Du Qingyue furrowed her brows slightly. Even Jiang Yixin would knock before entering when she's working. Without this diligence, Lanyue Group wouldn't have developed to its current scale under her leadership.

"Qingyue, it's been a while."

A crisp and pleasant voice reached her ears. Du Qingyue looked up to see a tall, somewhat alluring woman walking towards her, with a polite smile on her face.

"Du Linlang?" Du Qingyue said with some surprise.

Du Linlang was her uncle's daughter, two years older than her, who had been studying abroad, specializing in corporate management.

The last time they met was at the birthday banquet of the Du Family's elder a year ago.

"What, not even calling me 'sis' now?" Du Linlang smiled, "I just returned from abroad. Grandpa said I have theoretical knowledge but lack practical experience, so he sent me to learn from you for a while."

"No need for instruction. You've spent so long studying abroad, seen more advanced experiences than I have. If anyone's to be taught, it should be me learning from you." Du Qingyue replied coldly.

From the moment Du Linlang entered, her demeanor seemed somewhat peculiar, giving Du Qingyue a foreboding feeling.

Only to hear Du Linlang jokingly say, "I told Grandpa the same thing back then, then Grandpa scolded me for being too proud, and mentioned a saying, 'whether a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk.'"

"Oh?" Du Qingyue asked with intrigue, "What kind of walk?"

"It's simple!" Du Linlang smiled slightly, "Establish a subsidiary under Lanyue Group. After two months, whoever has better performance will be the president of Lanyue Group, as for the one with poorer results, can only be the vice president."

"Of course, it's not me saying this, it's something Grandpa suggested directly."

Du Qingyue's heart tightened, feeling a storm of danger sweeping towards her. This clearly implied that she was being forced out from the president's position at Lanyue Group.

Despite on the surface, Du Qingyue had considerable advantages. After all, for a subsidiary of just two months to outperform the parent company in achievements seemed nothing short of a pipe dream.

Yet Du Qingyue knew all too well that it wasn't entirely impossible.

Not to mention, Du Linlang's father was a powerful supporter, whereas on Du Qingyue's side, if Du Zhixiang didn't demand money from her, she'd already be grateful.

At that moment, Du Qingyue felt a chilling coldness in her heart. After years of painstaking effort, pouring endless energy, only to result in something like this—how could she not feel disheartened?

At this moment, Du Linlang spoke again, "I've conveyed the message. If you have any objections, you can give Grandpa a call. I'm leaving."

Saying that, she turned and headed towards the door, only to stop after a few steps and turn back, "Oh, by the way, I heard you just got married. I hurried back without bringing any gifts, so I can only make up for it with a handsome present at your wedding."

"If you have the heart, Linlang, it's already more valuable than any gift." Du Qingyue said calmly.

"Words are one thing, but a gift must be given." Du Linlang smiled, "Also, I haven't met your husband yet. I heard he's working at the company too? I'll go pay him a visit, you continue your work."

After saying this, she revealed an enticing smile, as if hinting at something.

Du Qingyue recalled Linlang's meaningful smile as she left and couldn't help but feel a bit tense.

She knew Linlang's ways, calling her a social butterfly wouldn't be an exaggeration. The number of men she's played around with could make up a complete set of Mahjong tiles. Whether Xiao Feng would fall into the trap was truly uncertain…

Currently, Xiao Feng was sitting in the PR department manager's chair, speaking eloquently, surrounded by a group of female employees in office attire, the laughter never stopping, creating a lively atmosphere.

The PR department manager outside the door had a headache. Clearly, this was interrupting work.

However, he knew the relationship between Xiao Feng and Du Qingyue, thus for Xiao Feng's behavior, he could only feel silently furious, keeping one eye open and one eye closed.

As for the women chatting with Xiao Feng, each laughed so heartily, feeling as though they had never been so happy since joining the company.

Firstly, they thought Xiao Feng looked good and was witty and humorous in conversation. Secondly, chatting with Xiao Feng meant the department manager wouldn't interfere, allowing them to openly slack off.

After all, lower positions had their perks; if the sky falls, those higher up would be the first to handle it, and it wouldn't affect them.

At this moment, the PR department manager suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder. As he turned, he couldn't help but take a sharp breath, the stunning face before him made him feel a suffocating sensation.

"Hello, is the person inside named Xiao Feng?" Du Linlang smiled beautifully, extending a slender index finger, pointing towards Xiao Feng.

The PR department manager froze for a good five seconds before reacting and hurriedly nodded towards the direction Du Linlang pointed, "That's right, and you are?"

Du Linlang didn't reply, she merely smiled and said thank you, then walked straight towards Xiao Feng.

Soon, Xiao Feng, enthusiastically talking away, saw an exceptionally perfect fair hand appear before him, "Hello, I'm Du Linlang, Du Qingyue's cousin."

Xiao Feng looked up in slight surprise, the women of the Du Family really looked quite beautiful.

"Hello, I'm Xiao Feng." He smiled and shook Du Linlang's hand, the touch was smooth like jade, very pleasing.

"Aren't you going to invite me for some tea in your office?" Du Linlang smiled and asked, not letting go, seemingly allowing Xiao Feng to continue holding it unless he took the initiative to let go.

Xiao Feng slowly released his hold, Du Linlang's behavior had successfully piqued his interest.

"Since you're Qingyue's cousin, you're also my cousin. Anything for cousin's request, be it tea or even drinks, I'll gladly accompany." Xiao Feng said enthusiastically, then waved to his colleagues in the PR department to say goodbye.

Returning to his office, Xiao Feng had just closed the door, not yet turned around, feeling a soft body pressed against his back, followed by Du Linlang's voice in his ear, "I don't want tea, nor drinks. I want you!"

Feeling the warm breath by his ear, Xiao Feng couldn't remain calm. This was exciting indeed.


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