The Magnificent Son-in-law

An act of covert manipulation was thus born between Du Qingyun and Du Feixiang.

Meanwhile, Du Qingyue, completely unaware of this, was in her room frowning in thought.

Even though she understood that since it was her grandfather Du Qingyue who initiated the competition, which was set to last for two months, despite all her efforts, the final result might not be satisfactory.

However, by nature, Du Qingyue couldn't just give up. Even if there was only a one-thousandth chance, she was willing to make an effort for it!

As for the outcome, it wasn't really important. What mattered was that she tried hard and had no regrets.

Thinking of this, Du Qingyue began to devise a plan, striving to maximize Lanyue Group's profits in two months.

Yet, for some unknown reason, the scene of Du Linlang walking out of Xiao Feng's office during the day kept popping up in her mind, interrupting her train of thought.

This drove Du Qingyue a bit crazy and she couldn't help but wonder, has something really happened between Xiao Feng and Du Linlang?

Downstairs, after dinner, Xiao Feng felt a bit bored.

Previously, although Du Qingyue seldom came downstairs, at least Jiang Yixin would watch TV in the living room. But after the incident with Du Linlang, neither of them showed up or talked to him, making life increasingly dull.

Sitting on the sofa, Xiao Feng recollected the events of the day. After much thought, Du Linlang's appearance seemed somewhat unusual. But since Du Qingyue hadn't mentioned it herself, he didn't ask.

Early the next morning, the three of them took a car to Lanyue Group, with Du Qingyue and Jiang Yixin staying completely silent, as if determined to persist in their cold war with Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng didn't mind this at all; after all, wasn't it easy to find someone to talk to at the company?

So, after clocking in, Xiao Feng went straight to the PR department.

The PR manager almost spat out his drink upon seeing Xiao Feng.

Yesterday, although this Mr. Xiao went to his own office once, today he didn't even bother going back at all. Is this annoying pest really sticking around?

The girls in the PR department, however, beamed with smiles upon seeing Xiao Feng, clearly indicating: "Come and talk to us."

Xiao Feng wasn't shy about it. He sat down in a chair and said with a grin, "Where did we leave off yesterday?"

A lightly made-up beauty immediately replied, "You were talking about studying in Europe and encountering a foreigner harassing a female student in a bar."

"Yes, yes, let's continue from last time." Xiao Feng chuckled, and the girls surrounded him in an instant.

The PR manager was left dumbfounded. Is this place a teahouse now? Are you here to tell tales, weaving a story each session?

Seeing that work couldn't proceed, the PR manager couldn't take it any longer and decided to find Jiang Yixin to report the situation discreetly. At least before Du Qingyue blamed them, he wanted to avoid taking the fall.

But just as he stepped out, the marketing manager stopped him: "Isn't this Manager Zhou? Has your department turned into a storytelling venue?"

As he spoke, he glanced into the office, clearly taking pleasure in their inconvenience.

The PR manager retorted with a dark face, "What we do has nothing to do with you; it's not for you to comment on our department."

With those words, he left in anger. Since becoming the PR manager, he'd never felt so frustrated.

Unexpectedly, upon learning the situation, Jiang Yixin, who was usually very serious about work, didn't react in her usual way. She neither indicated she would report to Du Qingyue nor offered any solutions.

The PR manager became anxious: "Ms. Jiang, please say something! What if President Du blames us later..."

Before he could finish, Jiang Yixin interrupted impatiently: "Can't you handle it yourself? If I solved everything for you, what are you, as a manager, paid to do?"

"But..."

"No buts. If you truly can't handle it, just go report directly to President Du."

Feeling thwarted, the PR manager became resolute. If no one else cares, why should I? Anyway, it's the company's issue; worst case, I'll just quit!

Resolute and prepared for the worst, the PR manager became more relaxed, sipping tea and surfing the web in his office, enjoying the leisure.

He even felt grateful to Xiao Feng. If it weren't for his disruption, where would he find such leisure?

Unexpectedly, after lunch and waiting for half an hour, Xiao Feng didn't return to the PR department.

The girls were somewhat disappointed, and the PR manager was puzzled. Although this was good news, it was very strange.

Could it be that President Du intervened personally?

Unable to figure it out, the PR manager left his office to gather some information on what was happening.

However, upon passing the marketing department, the PR manager was delighted. There, in the marketing office, Xiao Feng was speaking eloquently, while the marketing manager stood outside with a gloomy face, clearly bothered.

The PR manager's eyes sparkled with joy; here was his chance for revenge! It seemed justice was swift after all!

"Is that Manager Zheng?" The PR manager called out, barely holding back his laughter, "Has your department also turned into a storytelling venue?"

The marketing manager was at a loss for words, silently lamenting; this was indeed retribution. Just this morning, he had mocked the PR department, and now it was his turn to be laughed at.

Meanwhile, in the President's office, Du Qingyue frowned as she looked at several faxes in her hand and asked, "What's going on with the PR department? Many matters that should have been handled in the morning are still unresolved?"

Even though she knew that in two months, this position might no longer belong to her, Du Qingyue remained highly dedicated. She would ensure every minute on the job was productively spent, especially since she truly cared about Lanyue Group.

Jiang Yixin replied helplessly, "This really isn't something we can blame on PR Manager Zhou. He came to me this morning..."

Saying this, Jiang Yixin relayed the situation reported by the PR manager earlier in the day to Du Qingyue verbatim.

After understanding the situation, Du Qingyue coldly said, "Go and bring him here."

With Du Linlang as a strong external enemy, Xiao Feng wasn't just refusing to help, he was actually creating trouble internally. This made it hard for Du Qingyue not to suspect that they had reached some sort of agreement.

At this moment, Du Qingyue was determined as never before. Do you think I wouldn't dare to fire you?

While such an action might backfire and invite some gossip, Du Qingyue decided that if Xiao Feng really was colluding with Du Linlang from the inside and the outside, she had to get him out of Lanyue Group no matter what.