After Feng Qing was discharged from the hospital, she was no longer as sharp and aloof as before. For one thing, she was physically and mentally exhausted and didn't want to have any more conflicts with Sheng Yan. For another, she seemed to have had an epiphany. Just as she could endure the discomfort of drinking with her uncles before, she could now endure working with Sheng Yan. She didn't believe she couldn't do it.
After Sheng Yan sensed Feng Qing's change, he began to reflect on whether he had been too hard on her. Maybe they could have gotten along well, but things had come to this.
Due to the change in equity, Sheng Yan surpassed Feng Shengyang in the shareholding ratio and became the largest shareholder of Fengxing. He then convened his first board - meeting of Fengxing.
The remaining uncles who had insisted not to sell their shares still chose to trust Feng Shengyang. Even though Fengxing had changed hands, they still had expectations for its future.
"Since you all are willing to trust me, I will surely create more value for everyone. In the future, Fengxing and Shengshi don't have to be rivals. We can achieve win - win cooperation."
The directors with only financial interests at stake all nodded in agreement, except for Feng Qing, who had some personal emotional disputes with Sheng Yan.
She didn't believe a single word about the so - called future cooperation between Fengxing and Shengshi.
She had originally planned that since Fengxing no longer belonged to the Feng family and Sheng Yan now had the final say in the company she had stubbornly held on to, maybe staying here would only add to her troubles.
She might as well just resign, but was dissuaded by Assistant Qi. "If you leave at this time, won't you just give Sheng Yan more opportunities? If you're not here to keep an eye on him, what if he acts recklessly?"
It was easy for Assistant Qi to say. Feng Qing gave a soft laugh. "Even if I stay, I can't stop him from acting recklessly. There's no room for me to speak in Fengxing now. And you too. I told you a long time ago to submit your resignation quickly so I could approve it. Now, it's too late for you to leave."
Assistant Qi seemed a bit helpless and shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. I have a family to support, so I still have to work."
"Fortunately, I can transfer you to be my assistant. Otherwise, if you stayed by Sheng Yan's side, who knows how he would target you." Although what Feng Qing said was the truth, the person involved didn't like to hear it.
Just as Sheng Yan walked in, he happened to hear what Feng Qing said, and he quickly shattered her fantasy. "Either stay and be my assistant or leave the company. You only have these two options."
Feng Qing frowned and turned to look at Sheng Yan. His smug face at this moment was really unpleasant.
"Then he'll leave the company." After getting along with Assistant Qi for some time, Feng Qing thought he was a nice person and a worthy friend, so she didn't want him to stay in Fengxing and be tortured by Sheng Yan like she was.
"For a normal resignation, since you've retained my original position, I still have the right to decide the employees' going and staying, right?" Feng Qing sneered at Sheng Yan and quickly pulled Assistant Qi away.
Sheng Yan's previous self - reflection vanished completely after seeing this scene.
Sure enough, he shouldn't have been soft - hearted towards Feng Qing.
Qi Zhicheng still left the company as Feng Qing had suggested. With his ability, he could definitely choose better places to work instead of staying in the struggling Fengxing.
Feng Qing accompanied Qi Zhicheng downstairs when he left. Before leaving, Qi Zhicheng patted Feng Qing on the shoulder. Looking at the place where he had worked for many years and which now could only be held up by a young girl, he suddenly felt a bit of pity for Feng Qing.
"After I'm no longer in the company, you must remember not to go head - to - head with Sheng Yan. Men, just coax them a bit and it'll be okay. Maybe if he's in a good mood, he'll really make Fengxing on par with Shengshi, and the former chairman will be happy to see that."
Qi Zhicheng's advice was very necessary. Although Feng Qing didn't know if she could do it, she just felt it was nice to have someone give her good advice.
Especially since Qi Zhicheng was a man. Only men knew men best. Maybe Sheng Yan would really buy into that.
"My father is no longer the chairman. Maybe you can start your own business in the future. Although I'm a bit useless, I'm not short of money. If you need start - up capital, I can consider investing and becoming a shareholder."
The two of them talked and laughed, making this farewell seem relaxed. Feng Qing of course knew how difficult her situation would be alone in the future, but she didn't want anyone else to worry about her, so she still smiled and watched Qi Zhicheng leave.
It wasn't until Qi Zhicheng's car completely disappeared from sight that Feng Qing finally stopped smiling. Her shoulders slumped slightly, like a deflated balloon.
Just as she turned around, she saw Sheng Yan staring at her intently not far away.
Their gazes met in the air, neither willing to back down.
"Don't tell me you'd rather be someone else's step - mother than marry me." When Feng Qing walked past Sheng Yan, he almost gritted his teeth as he said this.
It was as if if Feng Qing really thought so, he could drop dead on the spot.
The reason for Sheng Yan's anger was nothing else but the fact that Feng Qing didn't choose him first. He wasn't only not her top choice, maybe he wasn't even in her consideration at all.
"What do you have to look down on Qi Zhicheng for? When he was your age, he didn't have a huge backer like Shengshi. He made it to where he is today entirely through his own efforts. Being a single father should be his virtue."
As for Sheng Yan, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, how could he possibly understand Qi Zhicheng, who had endured hardships?
"Yes, I can't let my child grow up without a mother. You think it's a virtue, but I think it's his failure."
Feng Qing casually raised her eyes and glanced at him. "So since you can't find any fault with him at work, you start attacking his private life. Sheng Yan, you're really being stupid."
It not only lowers yourself but also raises others.
Raising a child is the most difficult thing in the world. In her opinion, Sheng Yan could dislike Qi Zhicheng, but he couldn't think that Qi Zhicheng had made a huge mistake just because he was a single father.
Such prejudice was unfair to anyone.
"Also." After Feng Qing got into the elevator, she quickly turned around and blocked Sheng Yan, who was about to follow her in, outside the elevator. "Don't mention marriage again. I'll never marry you."
After she said that, she pressed the close button. The elevator door slowly closed. Sheng Yan stood outside. The two of them looked at each other in the increasingly narrow field of vision, and their eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Just as the elevator was about to close, Sheng Yan reached out and stopped the door. Despite Feng Qing's resistance, he still got into the elevator.
"You...!"
After Sheng Yan got into the elevator, he advanced towards Feng Qing. The sense of oppression suddenly hit her. Feng Qing had no choice but to take several steps back until she reached the corner with nowhere else to hide.
Sheng Yan blocked in front of her, trapping her in the corner of the elevator.
"Never marry me. It's easy to say, Feng Qing. Do you think you still have the right to refuse now? I don't think you'd want Chairman Feng to worry about you while he's still lying in the hospital bed."