"How dare she humiliate me like this?!"
Huang Zhenjun yelled the moment he stepped into his office, a sprawling, luxurious space located within Royals Group's headquarters. The room, which was a testament to Huang Zhenjun's power and status within the company, was lavishly decorated with dark wood, plush leather chairs, and intricate artwork that conveyed a sense of opulence.
The office featured expansive windows that provided a sweeping view of the city, and the city's skyline glittered in the background, emphasizing the grandeur of the room. Leaving Royals Group emblem prominently displayed on the wall behind Huang Zhenjun's desk, a symbol of his position as a director.
The atmosphere was heavy with tension as Huang Zhenjun roughly flipped the massive mahogany desk sat at the center of the room, instantly sending the documents were neatly arranged on its surface flying in different directions, causing the two directors standing quietly behind him to lightly jump,
"Director Huang, please, calm down," Director Wu urged cautiously, only to earn a scathing glare in response. Huang Zhenjun's retort was laced with disdain, "Calm down? You dare to ask that, Wu Yuze? Weren't you present at that meeting when that insolent girl publicly humiliated me? Why didn't you speak then?"
"W-well, nobody knew she was a cheeky person," Director Wu stammered. In truth, Feng Tian had left them all speechless at the meeting, if she could put someone Huang Zhenjun in his place, what to say about them.
"It was my mistake this time, I had underestimated her," Huang Zhenjun said before signaling to the directors who immediately scurried out of his office.
"Where do you think you are going?" Huang Zhenjun suddenly said to his assistant who had been praying to disappear into thin air to avoid being the victim of the director's wrath, noticing the look on his face, Huang Zhenjun sighed.
"Bring Yi Chen to me."
Later that evening, Bai Yi Chen found himself at the entrance of Huang Zhenjun's summer house.
Surrounded by immaculately manicured gardens, the exterior of the summer house provided a panoramic view of the tranquil sea. Its location which was meticulously selected as an oasis for Huang Zhenjun private use suddenly causing Bai Yi Chen for feel hesitant about his decision to go in.
He had earlier received a call from Huang Zhenjun's assistant who had informed him about what happened in the meeting room, and knowing his uncle, he mentally prepared himself pulling the door open.
Immediately he stepped into the room, Huang Zhenjun stood up and smack him in the face,
"Why don't we sit and talk." Bai Yi Chen, unperturbed, calmly muttered, his eyes flickering for a moment,
"Useless!" Huang Zhenjun spat, lightly smoothening the wrinkles on his suit before taking his seat.
"I apologize for what happened, if you could just give me one more chance..."
"What could a useless fool like you possibly do with another chance?" Huang Zhenjun retorted, his words laden with contempt, immediately Bai Yi Chen's expression darken as he clench his fist that was placed under the table,
"What? this wouldn't be happening had it mean you had quietly taken care of it as you should five years ago, all you had to do was to take care of that stupid girl and make her sign her inheritance to you but you just had to mess it up." Huang Zhenjun muttered.
"I should have known, you are just a low life like that father of yours."
"Sir, Mr. Wang is here." The guard standing by the door announced,
"Tell him to enter." Huang Zhenjun softly said as cleared his throat,
"If it isn't our dear director Huang." Wang Hai smirked as he extended his hand towards Huang Zhenjun who sighed before glancing sideways to hide his distaste,
"Just because you are now the CEO of YM corporation does not mean you should forget your place, Wang Hai." Huang Zhenjun said, briefly glancing at his outstretched hand before turning to pour himself a drink.
"Come on, don't tell me you are still mad." Wang Hai said, nodding slightly before withdrawing his outstretched hand and proceeding to take his seat.
"You shouldn't be when I'm this nice, I have found a way to get us the funds for the project temporarily until you find another way to make our Xiao Bai the CEO of Royals." Wang Hai said, his face plastered with a cheesy grin as he waves the document in his hands before passing it to Huang Zhenjun who immediately tore it open and skim through its content,
"Samuel?" Huang Zhenjun turn to look at Wang Hai with a questioning gaze,
"Bingo!" Wang Hai said as he reach for the wine glass on the table,
"He will be visiting China in the next few days, but the probability of convincing him is next to Zero." Bai Yi Chen stated. Huang Zhenjun knew who Samuel was and how hard it was to meet the man let alone convince him, even Royals have been trying to reach him to no avail, after all, the man owns one of the largest corporations in the whole of Europe.
"Since he's visiting China he's probably here to pick the team for his next project."
"I'm sure Feng Tian is already making plans to meet him too, we have to get to him first no matter what, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Few hours later, Huang Zhenjun left the summer house, leaving Wang Hai and Bai Yi Chen.
"Wow, that old man is getting annoying by the day." Wang Hai breathed out as he placed his hand on Bai Yi Chen's shoulder,
"I wonder how you are coping with a jerk like him, if I were you, I would have gotten rid of him a long time, so what do you think should I help you to clear him."
"Don't be stupid, and stop acting like we are friends." Bai Yi Chen said, shrugging off his hand before making his way towards his car,
"Why? you don't want to ruin your perfect reputation by hanging out with the likes of me," Wang Hai said as he move closer to stand in front of him,
"But there is one thing you are forgetting Bai Yi Chen, I and you are the same, we became one the moment you took my hand five years ago," Wang Hai whispered as he adjust his coat before walking off.
Meanwhile, Although the events inside the Royals Group headquarters were steeped in an air of prestige and formality, the escalating conflict between Feng Tian and Huang Zhenjun was a gathering tempest threatening to disrupt the delicate power balance within the company.
And as news of the meeting incident rippled throughout the organization, employees exchanged hushed conversations about the power struggle between the CEO and Huang Zhenjun.
And knowing Huang Zhenjun, Feng Tian was sure he was not going to sit by and watch her pull out the roots he had worked so hard to plant in Royals over the years when in actuality, Feng Tian was just waiting for him to slip up so that she can get rid of him once and for all without any trouble.
"What are you going to do?" Li Wei asked,
"After all, Huang Zhenjun is still one of the founding members of Royals with shares a little bit less than yours and the chairman's and over the years, he had managed to gather a lot of stakeholders on his side by helping them with their dirty laundry, it won't be easy to get rid of him."
Slowly turning to face him, Feng Tian smirked,
"Who said I'm going to do anything," Feng Tian said before turning her attention back to the file in her hand.
"Oh, and... I think it's time for a little reunion."