{"id":7936,"date":"2026-04-20T08:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7936"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:21:18","slug":"a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-38\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love-Struck Brain Is Nothing In The Face Of Melodrama &#8211; Chapter 38"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The situation of the Qin family spread rapidly throughout the entire wealthy circle after that charity banquet, and even outsiders knew some news.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That night the lights in most of the wealthy families\u2019 houses in City A did not go out, everyone searched desperately in their minds for any possible clues.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And some families that originally had small conflicts even used this incident to strengthen their relationships.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The Tang family was no exception. Originally, it was supposed to be Mrs. Tang Yue\u2019s daughter who went to this charity banquet, and after the daughter who worked as a senior executive in the company came back, she told her mother about this matter with an expression of disbelief.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After telling everything, the daughter said: \u201c\u2026Those three from the Qin family seemed to have sharp minds, how could they go crazy like this over a man?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After listening to all the news, Mrs. Tang held her trembling teacup with trembling hands, took a trembling sip of tea, and then forced her voice to stay steady as she said: \u201cNow you go and try facing those few from the Qin family. They only lost their minds in front of that Ye Wangxing, not in front of just anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The daughter thought about the style of behavior of those few and nodded in agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Indeed, the projects of the Qin family\u2019s company all operated well. Although the Qin family members went crazy a bit, it did not affect anything.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It even enriched their entertainment life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Such incidents had not appeared in the circle for a long time. The last time seemed to have been about that Xu family boy and his beloved one.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When Mrs. Tang Yue heard her daughter mention the Xu family, she finally calmed down and also said: \u201cThat second son of the Xu family was not a normal person. Look at what he gave to that boy he claimed to like? Some luxury goods! And luxury goods that could not even be resold at a good price! I even heard that boy was seeking investment. If he really liked that boy, why didn\u2019t he directly inject capital like Qin Yi?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The only thing that looked a little better was that luxury watch he gave last night, but what if they broke up later? That second son of the Xu family, under the excuse of being heartbroken, might sue the other party to take back everything from the relationship. Even those who kept mistresses acted more generously than him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At this point Mrs. Tang Yue started to give her daughter earnest advice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When you are outside, you also had to be generous. Once you gave things to your little lovers, just give them. Our Tang family did not lack this little money. Don\u2019t act like that second son of the Xu family, stingy and petty. People who didn\u2019t know might even think the Xu family\u2019s capital chain had a problem.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The daughter listened carefully to her mother\u2019s words and nodded seriously.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At their level, spending some money appropriately could prove that their capital chain was healthy and even bring confidence to the shareholders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>He spent money on useless luxury items for his little lovers, so surely their capital chain had no problem.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This style of the Xu family was only tolerable because Xu Feng was the second son. If it had been the eldest who behaved like this, everyone would have suspected that the Xu family\u2019s capital chain had collapsed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While the Tang family talked about these things, other wealthy families also discussed them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Some thought that it was disgraceful for the Qin family to lose their minds like this over a man.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Some were curious about just how good-looking that President Ye was to have the Qin family so obsessed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Some even wondered whether they could take this chance to leak some news and see if they could bite off a piece from Qin Yi\u2019s hand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In the end this was the real point. Quite a few wealthy families had already started to contact one another. In business, attacking someone while he was weak was normal. Having projects cut off was nothing rare.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Those funny business wars online were indeed entertaining, but once a bit of wind leaked out, secretly biting off a project was something often seen as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Except for the Xu family. Their family was now worrying about Xu Feng\u2019s reckless mouth at home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">News could be spread out, after all everyone loved gossip, but it must not come from their mouths!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">They worried so much that they didn\u2019t even notice An Yang hadn\u2019t returned home. Only Xu Feng still cared about that, but now at home he had already lost his right to speak, and his elder brother even dragged him to the study to kneel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After all, what they were about to face was the Qin family\u2019s revenge. The Xu family had even considered dragging Xu Feng along to apologize in person with humility, but unfortunately, because Ye Wangxing had run away, the Qin family now shut their doors and received no visitors. Even Mrs. Tang Yue had no way to enter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While the Xu family worried, outsiders hardly paid attention to them. Even Yun Cheng, who should have cared most about Xu Feng, after getting the capital investment from that young master, invested all of it into his packaged project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The young master did look at Yun Cheng differently. He had thought Yun Cheng came to fish for benefits, but now it seemed he had underestimated him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Naturally Yun Cheng would not expose this misunderstanding, and the events of that night he also would not blabber carelessly like that fool Xu Feng.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Up to that point outsiders only knew that the second young master of the Xu family had seen that night\u2019s scene. They had no idea that, apart from him, three other people had also witnessed it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yun Cheng did not expose himself, Sheng Hai did not dare to say anything.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As for who the last one was?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Naturally it was Liang Qing, who wanted to use this incident to seek benefits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Liang Qing had originally just wanted to secretly see what Xu Feng and Yun Cheng were quarreling about, in case there was an opportunity to take advantage of. However, he hadn\u2019t expected to witness such a big drama.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He got his fill of gossip and also found an opportunity. Originally, Liang Qing had planned to use this information to have a good discussion with President Ye, to see if he could also invest in that Middle Eastern project. After all, the orders from the Middle East were getting bigger and bigger, and he was coveting those rich clients.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, just as he arrived at the banquet hall, he heard Xu Feng opening his big mouth and revealing everything that had happened upstairs, which directly made the leverage in his hands completely useless.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Liang Qing (through gritted teeth):<\/span><\/span> <em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You really were my good brother.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But Liang Qing did not admit defeat. He turned around and told his family about this matter, and when his elder brother hesitated, he stepped forward himself to take the lead in this project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">His moves were already fast, but unfortunately the Qin family only acted crazy when it came to Ye Wangxing. When it came to serious business, their minds were still sharp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Driven even by a kind of inexplicable anger, the Qin family became even more aggressive than before.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Whether it was Qin Corporation, President Qin\u2019s entertainment company, or even the small studio opened by the Qin family\u2019s heir, they all snatched up several TV drama projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">These companies failed in their attempts and finally became more obedient.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And when they checked their losses, they discovered that the Ye family, following behind the Qin family, had also gained some benefits!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">If it hadn\u2019t been for the fact that young President Ye was already in Dubai, and that someone had seen him at the airport almost slap Chairman Qin across the face, they really would have believed that this news was deliberately released by the Qin family to trap them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It turned out that emotional conflict was indeed real, but having conflicts did not stop them from working and snatching projects either.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Tsk, no wonder. It really was like two people sleeping in the same bed could not turn out differently. It was understandable that the three members of the Qin family, being blood relatives, behaved the same. But how did President Ye also seem carved from the same mold as the Qin family? Even when he discovered he was being monitored, it did not stop him from negotiating business. No wonder he could make money.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Some wealthy families thought sourly in their hearts as they looked at their own useless heirs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The bitterness in these wealthy families\u2019 hearts was unknown to outsiders, but online discussions were getting lively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Under the Qin family\u2019s thunderous suppression, the big marketing accounts and financial news outlets did not dare report these matters. Only some small marketing accounts, more than a month later, timidly revealed a little.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;Do you still remember that chairman whose old house caught fire, who had already invested tens of billions in his little partner before marriage? Here\u2019s the follow-up: that partner had two ex-boyfriends, one was his own son and one was his own younger brother, and both were still not over him.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;And after the chairman discovered this, not only did he not get angry at his partner, but instead he scolded his own son and younger brother: \u2018An elder brother is like a father, if the son is not taught, it is the father\u2019s fault.\u2019 It seems like he put all the blame on those two instead.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That account immediately gained many comments. After all, the previous post about the chairman\u2019s old house catching fire had gone especially viral. If the blogger hadn\u2019t deleted it for fear of getting sued, it would still have been the number-one trending post.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Most of the comments questioned the truth of this matter. Of course, there were also IPs from City A saying that this was absolutely true, but no one dared speak openly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;\u2026All I can say is that that family absolutely was not normal. That partner was the most pitiful one. I really hoped he would seek legal aid.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Some comments immediately began discussing the information revealed by that City A IP, but since the amount of information was too small, they could not figure out the truth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course, there were also comments asking for follow-ups, but the blogger said he did not know.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;\u2026The rest of the follow-up was unknown for now. After all, in the past two days, that chairman and his partner had taken quite a few projects from other families. No one dared leak anything. Everyone suspected that the family of four had joined forces to set a trap.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;But that partner had already been abroad for more than a month. He had not returned to see them. Someone even saw him at the airport nearly slap the chairman.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">These little rumors and gossip did not gain much traffic, just a few chats in small circles, with no more than a few hundred comments. This meant they did not make him a target of the Qin family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But it did bring him into An Yang\u2019s sight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui was following up on the progress of the new energy industrial park. After looking through piles of numbers and charts, he painfully rubbed his face, kneaded his sore neck, and was about to relax when he saw a new message pop up in the work group called \u201cEven Qingluan had to work like a horse.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui had originally thought it was sent by one of the other two. After all, their two bosses were still young and had not yet recruited their own assistant teams. Sometimes they had to do trivial tasks themselves, so naturally they complained more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But when he opened it, he saw the message was from An Yang, which surprised him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Since going on a business trip to the Middle East with President Ye, An Yang had only occasionally chatted in the group, at most passing along President Ye\u2019s opinions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui took a look and understood An Yang\u2019s meaning. He casually passed the blog post to his own sub-assistant to handle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Then, naturally, they started chatting about it in the group.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After a month of working together, the four assistants had temporarily become allies. Under the oppression of their bosses, this alliance was still unbreakable.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course, the premise was that no one mentioned President Ye. Otherwise, the so-called unbreakable alliance would collapse instantly like the Maginot Line.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As they talked, the assistants naturally began discussing the projects they were supervising, and also the reckless actions of those wealthy families rushing to deliver themselves as prey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;\u2026I really didn\u2019t know what those companies were thinking. Sure, Chairman Qin had made a big fuss, but he was not like that second young master of the Xu family. Did they really believe he would neglect company projects just because of love?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Shi\u2019s assistant, Qian, complained.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Cough, cough, that Xu family second young master hasn\u2019t ignored company projects just because of dating, right?\u201d Knowing that An Yang\u2019s husband was that second young master, Assistant Cui quickly coughed to smooth things over.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yes, he indeed hasn\u2019t managed company projects\u2014he doesn\u2019t have any projects under him,\u201d Qian assistant still mercilessly complained.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At that moment, Liu, Qin Qiu\u2019s assistant, said quietly: \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s because he fears that when he oversees projects at the company, he might encounter men and women who are considerate but accidentally spill coffee on him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Someone who would actually agree to hand-wash for the other person because they couldn\u2019t compensate financially.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Pfft\u2014\u201d Assistant Cui, who had just sipped coffee, almost spat it out when he heard that.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Liu truly deserved his reputation in the entertainment industry, his words were razor-sharp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, Assistant Cui still worried about An Yang, not wanting him to get angry with colleagues over this.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Since taking An Yang under his wing, Assistant Cui felt like he was raising a son, constantly worried that An Yang couldn\u2019t handle work and interpersonal relationships properly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang\u2019s reaction was calm, almost eerily calm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That\u2019s true, Xu Feng could indeed do such a thing.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Seeing An Yang\u2019s reply, Assistant Cui felt somewhat relieved, though still uneasy. He already knew about An Yang\u2019s previous obsession with Xu Feng during his investigation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Now, with such calm\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Besides worrying about An Yang himself, Assistant Cui also feared that An Yang might suddenly go on strike. In that case, Qin Company side would likely assign him a replacement assistant to support President Ye\u2014and the replacement would always be the best.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">for example, someone like him, a top-tier industry assistant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui had no plans to switch companies for now. He would never resign unless forced to the extreme\u2014he only needed to endure one more year to become branch manager, he wouldn\u2019t resign now.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He opened a private chat with An Yang, dazedly thinking how much he resembled a little eunuch in palace dramas, scheming for his lady and maintaining relations with the Emperor\u2019s court ladies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2018<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Really, I\u2019m overworked. Once this project ends, I must get a proper rest.\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As he thought this, he sent a message to An Yang:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">How\u2019s it going? Do you need help with anything in China?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The matter Assistant Cui referred to was the Xu family being targeted by the Qin family and subsequently contacting An Yang along with the An family\u2014funny enough, Qin Company only began targeting the Xu family half a month later, and the Xu family only realized An Yang had been missing for half a month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When Assistant Cui first heard this, he couldn\u2019t believe it. Was this really a normal family? Their daughter-in-law and own son had been missing for half a month without anyone noticing?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui had subtly asked An Yang several times before and only felt reassured when An Yang showed no signs of distress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But now, his concern was reignited by An Yang\u2019s words.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Brother Cui, don\u2019t worry. There\u2019s no need for help at the moment. They\u2019ve been very polite recently. Xu Feng even called me a few days ago.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui still didn\u2019t feel at ease. Hearing Xu Feng\u2019s name, he became as alert as hearing his old father mention a troublemaker.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">What did they say?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Nothing important, just small talk. At most, Aunt Xu said she would keep Xu Feng in line so he behaves properly with me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Seeing this, Assistant Cui felt dizzy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He knew the Xu family\u2019s attitude toward An Yang. Now that they made such promises, it was only because they saw An Yang as useful. If An Yang actually acted because of their promises and something went wrong, they would immediately claim it had nothing to do with them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Still flushed, Assistant Cui asked: \u201cDid you agree?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But An Yang\u2019s reply surprised him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I just said I would talk properly with Xu Feng after returning.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, An Yang hadn\u2019t verbally agreed. Who knew if they were recording?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The next sentence stunned Assistant Cui.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I also need to discuss the divorce with Xu Feng, which could help Xu Feng and Yun Cheng as well\u2014a happy ending for everyone?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui: \u201c&#8230;?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When did An Yang suddenly get wise? When did he become so clear-headed about divorce? And why did he say he would help Xu Feng and Yun Cheng? Couldn\u2019t he have a bit of temper?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">With all these questions in his head, Assistant Cui finally asked three words: \u201cAre you serious?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course I\u2019m serious. Xu Feng doesn\u2019t like me, and I\u2019ve realized I don\u2019t like him either. I only had an obsession with him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui: &#8220;&#8230;&#8221;An Yang\u2019s mind is a little too sharp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He quickly sent a thumbs-up emoji to An Yang.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He didn\u2019t interfere in other people\u2019s lives, but seeing someone escape from such a sticky situation genuinely made him happy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui silently decided that if An Yang truly finalized his divorce, he would definitely arrange a celebration for him\u2014of course, it would be even better if it could help Qin Dong secure a second opportunity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Company had already begun considering expanding to Dubai!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">They really lacked Arabic-speaking talent in their company.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, Assistant Cui was relieved that President Ye hadn\u2019t gone to Africa. At least Dubai was a modern city.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang didn\u2019t know what Assistant Cui was thinking because he was genuinely considering finalizing his divorce with Xu Feng after returning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>He didn\u2019t want to be a stumbling block for Xu Feng pursuing Yun Cheng.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He also didn\u2019t want to be the source of conflict between Xu Feng and Aunt Xu, he had his own life to live.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He knew what it felt like to love without being loved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Even though his feelings for Xu Feng had been merely an obsession, it had still been painful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Now, even if he didn\u2019t like Xu Feng, he still considered him a long-time friend and wanted to help him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He thought this and told Assistant Cui the same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui: \u201c\u2026Can you have a bit of temper?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">These words nearly gave him a heart attack.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You slapped him, Xu family slapped him, and the An family unleashed their full wrath!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang: \u201c?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">From An Yang\u2019s question mark, Assistant Cui saw his innocent and puzzled expression.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Angry and chest aching, he had to admit that An Yang probably wouldn\u2019t retaliate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He genuinely had no experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He already dared to follow President Ye to Dubai without informing anyone\u2014this was the limit of what he could do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After only two months, being clear-headed enough to consider divorce was a miracle, the rest would come slowly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui thought this, and informed An Yang that they would go to Dubai in a few days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Liu and Qian assistants should arrive the day after tomorrow to hand over work. Don\u2019t worry, Qin Company team won\u2019t follow.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Assistant Cui told An Yang to inform President Ye accurately.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Company is busy advancing the domestic new energy industrial park and can\u2019t come. Qin and the young master are busy with the concert, presale tickets have been released. Now they have to prevent scalpers and stir up publicity. They\u2019re busy too.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang was both surprised and happy. Happy because he wasn\u2019t alone handling President Ye\u2019s matters in Dubai, surprised that Assistant Cui and team were coming.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Who knows? Maybe they finally got tired of just reading WeChat messages. They\u2019re quite fired up, but we bought the tickets. Whether we can go depends on President Ye\u2019s updates.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang nodded, thinking Qin Dong\u2019s team seemed to know how to interact with President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Previously, without notifying President Ye, they only monitored his public schedule, anyone else would have gotten angry. But now, notifying President Ye and sending people\u2014some would refuse, some would agree.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang thought President Ye probably wouldn\u2019t refuse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After all, he recently saw President Ye checking Qin domestic concert news, even the online arguments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">No need for An Yang to say it, he was sure Qin had prepared concert tickets for President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Young Master Qin and Xu Feng debuted as a duo, reaching their peak immediately. Xu Feng soloed within six months, while young master Qin moved behind the scenes to focus on songwriting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course, Xu Feng\u2019s issues were significant, he soloed to avoid jealousy over Yun Cheng. Now, Yun Cheng likely didn\u2019t care about Xu Feng\u2019s CP antics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This year\u2019s temporary duo concert was purely Xu Feng\u2019s attempt to profit from fans and revive declining popularity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Young Master Qin initially disagreed, not caring about the money. Later, after persuasion, he agreed to play accompaniment, Xu Feng was the main act.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Initially, the official concert hadn\u2019t released the news, it only appeared a few days ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It was obvious how chaotic the fans would get online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Young Master Qin studio quickly clarified, clearly stating they didn\u2019t rely on fans for income.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Many fans protested but were later pacified by veteran fans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Seeing him is enough. This young master doesn\u2019t rely on fans for a living. Do you really want to repeat the situation when the eldest master went behind the scenes, returned voting money, and expelled fans on the spot?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The concert official quietly liked the comment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Immediately, the comment section erupted again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yet An Yang felt something was off.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng seemed normal, with various gossip about arrogance and insults circulating.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But Young Master Qin behavior was unusual\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Why would he release news that both his fathers were watching the concert together?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The situation of the Qin family spread rapidly throughout the entire wealthy circle after that charity banquet, and even outsiders knew some news. 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