"What, what kind of trash dares to harass Little Yang! Are you tired of living..."

Sure enough, upon hearing He Jiajun's words, Hua Xiangyang burst into a violent rage, following the direction of He Jiajun's pointing finger and lashing out without direction or restraint.

"Hua Xiangyang, are you cursing me?"

Ling Zhenfei stood sturdy as a mountain among the crowd, seemingly unaffected by Hua Xiangyang's fury. On the contrary, he let out a cold laugh in the face of all the onlookers directly at Hua Xiangyang.

Previously, after only listening to He Jiajun's explanation, Hua Xiangyang didn't even take a close look before he presumptuously assumed that Ling Zhenfei was a loser.

However, now upon hearing Ling Zhenfei's voice, Hua Xiangyang's mind and spirit trembled with shock.

Uh, this voice... why does it sound so familiar?

"Ah! Young Master Ling... it's you!"

In shock, Hua Xiangyang rubbed his eyes and, upon realizing the person in front of him was actually Ling Zhenfei, his body shook with fear and he couldn't help taking a step back.

Hua Xiangyang had always been Du Kongting's faithful lapdog, but ever since Ling Zhenfei intervened in Du Kongting's attempt to seize power and humiliated the Du family father and son like dogs, Hua Xiangyang, ever the opportunist, immediately switched sides, trying his best to curry favor with Ling Zhenfei and Lin Yuluo.

But for such a spineless cur, would Ling Zhenfei and Lin Yuluo ever show a friendly face?

"Young Master Ling, I'm sorry, truly sorry! I didn't know it was you..."

At this moment, realizing that the 'loser' he had berated was actually Ling Zhenfei, Hua Xiangyang's brain froze, and he quickly began to explain. He was far from having the chance to suck up to Ling Zhenfei, let alone offend him lightly.

Yet, seeing that Ling Zhenfei was ignoring him, Hua Xiangyang grew even more anxious, sweat beading on his forehead. Out of sheer desperation, he turned his anger toward He Jiajun, bellowing at him, "What the hell is going on? Explain yourself!"

"I... I mean... this..."

He Jiajun originally had a clever plan in mind, intending to use Hua Xiangyang to deal with Ling Zhenfei. Now, seeing the situation take a sudden turn, he was not able to react in time, stumbling over his words.

"Speak up! What exactly is going on? He Jiajun, you're just a minor department head, who gave you such audacity to offend Young Master Ling? Do you know who Young Master Ling is?"

Hua Xiangyang, now trying his utmost to escape his predicament, also seized the opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty to Ling Zhenfei, launching into another full-on diatribe against him.

"I..."

With his tirade, not only was He Jiajun completely stunned, but so were Yang Zixuan and the other employees.

And through Hua Xiangyang's drastically different reactions, everyone couldn't help but secretly speculate about Ling Zhenfei's true identity.

As the saying goes, 'A lot can happen in three days' time.' Ling Zhenfei had been away from the company for just a few months; had he really become so successful that quickly?

Slap!

Hua Xiangyang cursed He Jiajun out in public and, feeling that wasn't enough, raised his hand and slapped He Jiajun hard across the face, hissing, "What the hell are you dawdling for? Apologize to Young Master Ling now!"

He Jiajun, covering his slapped face, felt wretched as if his day was utterly ruined.

He simply couldn't fathom Ling Zhenfei's background that made even Hua Xiangyang so obsequious?

However, in such a situation, no matter how much resentment he held inside, he had no way to express it. He could only grimace, humbly and softly offering his apology to Ling Zhenfei, "Young... Young Master Ling, sorry... I'm sorry..."

Slap!

Before He Anjun could finish speaking, he received another slap on his face from Hua Xiangyang.

"He Jiajun, is this supposed to be an apology? There's no sincerity at all!"

Hua Xiangyang angrily chastised He Jiajun and then obsequiously nodded and bowed to Ling Zhenfei, "Young Master Ling, I'm truly sorry. This boy has been disrespectful to his betters; he deserves to die. Please rest assured, Young Master Ling, I will certainly punish him severely after this."

"Punish? Humph, Hua Xiangyang, do you really plan to keep this scourge in the company?"

However, Ling Zhenfei merely glared at Hua Xiangyang with an icy gaze and commanded coldly.

"This... ah, I understand, I understand!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangyang nodded repeatedly and then coldly ordered He Jiajun, "He Jiajun, you're no longer needed here. Go to the finance department to collect this month's salary and get lost!"

Though He Jiajun was his confidant, Hua Xiangyang had to sacrifice him to protect his own position.

"Ah..."

Upon realizing he was being fired, He Jiajun felt as if the sky had collapsed on him, and he immediately went limp and collapsed on the floor.

Before, he had been trying to guess why Fan Tong had been fired, and now it seemed likely it was for offending Ling Zhenfei.

Who on earth is this Ling Zhenfei...

"Zi Xuan, let's go!"

Watching He Jiajun crumple to the ground, Ling Zhenfei no longer paid him any mind, took Yang Zixuan by the hand, and headed toward the office.

"Young Master Ling, please wait a moment."

Hua Xiangyang hurriedly followed, with a fawning smile, trying to ingratiate himself, "Young Master Ling, since you're here, how about I take you out to dinner tonight..."

It turned out that Hua Xiangyang wanted to seize the opportunity to invite Ling Zhenfei to a meal, hoping to create a chance for himself to climb higher.

"No need, I have other things to do."

However, Ling Zhenfei had no desire to give him the opportunity. He gestured dismissively without letting him finish, "Hua Xiangyang, just do your job well. As for other crooked ideas, it's best not to think of them at all!"

After speaking, Ling Zhenfei ignored Hua Xiangyang's frustrated expression and turned to enter Yang Zixuan's office with her.

Ling Zhenfei and Yang Zixuan talked for a while in the office. His questions seemed casual, inquiring about Yang Zixuan's recent situation and some work-related matters.

Yang Zixuan knew he must have something important to tell her since he was here, but she grew anxious when Ling Zhenfei only talked about irrelevant things, so she urged him, "Big Brother Ling, you mentioned on the phone that you had something important to tell me. What is it?"

Hearing Yang Zixuan ask this way, Ling Zhenfei felt a bit conflicted.

Originally, he had only called Yang Zixuan because he had heard Du Kongting was planning to move against her, and he acted out of worry.

But now, thinking it over, there was no need for such alarmism. After all, Du Kongting's plan had not yet been carried out.

Moreover, informing Yang Zixuan would only add to her worries unnecessarily.

"Oh, actually... there's nothing much."

Deciding to keep the matter to himself for now, Ling Zhenfei feigned nonchalance, "I just haven't seen you for a long time and wanted to come and check on you, that's all!"

"Really? Big Brother Ling, did you really just come to see me and there's nothing else?"

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