He frowned, looking at her for a long time from this close distance. Finally, she opened her eyes first.
"What are you doing?" Her voice still carried the softness of just waking up.
Fang Jiangyi averted his gaze. Suddenly, he leaned over and opened the car door for her, saying, "It's nothing. Go back and rest early. Don't worry about the company. It's okay to come back after you've recovered from your injury."
Yan Xia nodded obediently.
She entered the yard and walked on the pebble - paved path in the courtyard. Then she heard the sound of Fang Jiangyi's car speeding away.
Since Fang Jiangyi had brought her back, Uncle Fu didn't come out to greet her.
"Uncle Fu, come to the study with me," Yan Xia said after entering the house. Then she went straight to the second - floor study by herself.
She started to investigate the background of the Zeling Jewelry that Fang Jiangyi had acquired. Fang Jiangyi wouldn't acquire a small brand without getting any benefits for himself, unless there was some other hidden reason.
When she searched for "Zeling Jewelry" on the web page, most of the information was about the brand's founder and some brief introductions. This was a newly - established jewelry brand that had only been around for two years, but it was growing rapidly.
However, at present, Zeling didn't seem to have any intention of becoming a high - end brand. Most of its products were priced quite affordably, within the reach of ordinary people.
For a new company, the first step for Zeling was to expand the market and build its brand awareness, and at the same time, retain customers.
Overall, it wasn't a brand worth acquiring.
What surprised Yan Xia even more was that Yuan Qiuping was also a major shareholder of Zeling Jewelry, and the founder of this brand was named Zhou Peng.
So Fang Jiangyi's acquisition of this brand seemed even more suspicious.
"Second Miss, what do you need me for?" Uncle Fu entered the study.
Yan Xia turned the computer screen towards Uncle Fu. "Fang Jiangyi used Shengshi to acquire this Zeling Jewelry. I remember... when he was with my elder sister before, didn't he once mention that a friend wanted to start a jewelry brand and hoped that my sister could persuade Dad to invest as a founder?"
Uncle Fu looked at the web page on the computer screen, thought for a while, and then said, "It seems so. But at that time, the company had a very important engineering project, and there was a shortage of working capital, so the proposal was rejected."
This made Yan Xia even more certain. "So, there must be some other reason for him to acquire Zeling Jewelry."
Maybe it was related to the reason for his crazy revenge on the Cheng family.
Yan Xia thought for a while and then said, "Fang Jiangyi is a person who seeks victory while playing it safe. Shengshi has just started to make some progress under his leadership. It's unlikely that he would go to so much trouble to acquire Zeling Jewelry. If we follow this lead, we might find what we need."
Although Fang Jiangyi was a hypocrite, he was a normal person. Who would lurk in a family for several years without a reason? There must be something behind it.
Uncle Fu tried hard to recall. "When you were still abroad and hadn't come back, I heard a quarrel between Fang Jiangyi and the master. I vaguely heard Fang Jiangyi scolding the master as a hypocrite and saying that he actually had more evidence."
Lu Qianzhou once said that her family had poor judgment of people.
Yan Xia said, "Third Brother seems to know more about Fang Jiangyi than I do. Maybe asking him for help will make more progress."
She immediately sent some information about Zeling Jewelry to Lu Qianzhou and asked him to help investigate the connections between Zeling Jewelry and Fang Jiangyi.
Lu Qianzhou agreed to everything and even arranged an industrial summit for jewelry brands for her.
Many jewelry brands were invited to the summit, including a man named Zhou Peng, the founder and CEO of Zeling Jewelry.
Yan Xia didn't tell anyone else about this. She just took Wen Liang and went to the industrial summit.
When she arrived, she unexpectedly saw Jiang Yue at the scene. Yan Xia suddenly remembered that she had once learned that Jiang Yue had her own jewelry brand, which was very well - known. Many of its jewelry designs were developed in cooperation with well - known foreign designers.
Coupled with her family background, over the years, she had invited dozens of extremely popular stars, including some international stars, to endorse her self - created brand.
When Yan Xia arrived, Jiang Yue was surrounded by a group of reporters and couldn't get away. They asked her questions ranging from brand development to personal gossip.
Outside, she had the air of a full - fledged CEO, with a cold expression and an air of complete nonchalance. Her assistant always followed closely behind her, smiling and making excuses for her from time to time.
With a good family background and such capital, she really acted differently outside. Even if she walked arrogantly, there would always be people making way for her.
Yan Xia didn't pay much attention to her. She deliberately looked at Zhou Peng's photo a few more times to confirm his appearance and then searched for him in the crowd.
The entire reception was held in the hotel's atrium garden, and people were standing in groups.
She looked around but couldn't find Zhou Peng, so she asked Wen Liang to pour her a cup of hot water. After the lesson from the previous incident, she didn't easily eat or drink outside.
Just as she was about to take a sip of water, she suddenly caught sight of Zhou Peng in the crowd. So she quickly strode forward, wanting to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, someone suddenly walked by beside her. She bumped into the person, and the whole cup of water spilled on the expensive suit.
She instinctively took a step back and apologized. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..."
Suddenly, someone strode over and slapped her hard on the cheek. Yan Xia tightened her grip on the water cup and turned her face away from the blow. A faint fingerprint appeared on half of her face.
She was stunned by this slap. Since she became Lu Sheng, she had never been treated like this.
Looking back, Jiang Yue didn't even glance at her. Instead, she turned around to inquire about the condition of the person Yan Xia had bumped into.
"President Liao, are you okay?"
President Liao glanced at Yan Xia, squinted his eyes, and said, "It's okay."
Jiang Yue then smiled. She changed her sharp expression and turned back to scold Yan Xia. "Do you know who this is? President Liao of the Shoujing Chamber of Commerce. If this scalding water had burned President Liao, could you take responsibility for it?"
Wen Liang was right behind her. He originally wanted to step forward to smooth things over, but was signaled by Yan Xia's eyes and stepped back.
From beginning to end, Jiang Yue didn't give Yan Xia a chance to speak. She then turned back to President Liao and smiled. "President Liao is the most important guest today. This is my younger sister. She accidentally offended you. Please, for my sake, don't blame her."
President Liao understood and smiled. "It's okay. Miss Jiang is just being too nervous. Since she's your friend, I'm sure she didn't do it on purpose."
Yan Xia certainly didn't think that Jiang Yue was being so kind as to help her. It was just because she had been rebuffed by Lu Qianzhou a few days ago. Jiang Yue had always disliked her, and she was dissatisfied with Yan Xia in her heart. She finally got a chance.
She could be a good person and take the opportunity to teach Yan Xia a lesson at the same time. Naturally, she wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Yan Xia could see through Jiang Yue's little tricks, and Jiang Yue must also know that.
So after President Liao left, Yan Xia gave Jiang Yue a disdainful look and then turned around and left.