"Zi Xuan, let's go out! Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Ling Zhenfei, however, couldn't be bothered with him. He spoke gently to Yang Zixuan, taking her hand and stepping out of the car.

"Hey, Ling, can you mind our company's image a bit? And Zi Xuan's hand, how is it that you can touch it?"

Seeing Yang Zixuan's delicate hand actually held by Ling Zhenfei made Fan Tong even more furious.

He had been lusting after Yang Zixuan for a long time but had never even touched one of her fingers.

And here was Ling Zhenfei, playing the knight in shining armor right in front of him and taking advantage of the beautiful woman.

"Image? Heh, with that pig's head of yours, what image do you have?"

Ling Zhenfei rolled his eyes at Fan Tong and said no more, leading Yang Zixuan towards the hotel.

"You..."

Watching Ling Zhenfei's retreating back, Fan Tong stomped his foot in anger, helpless to do anything else but to enter the hotel with a gloomy face.

Since the banquet was hosted by Fan Tong for President Du, they arrived before Du Kongting had come.

Entering the private room, Fan Tong pulled out his phone and called Du Kongting with utmost respect. After learning that President Du was on his way, he said he would go out to greet President Du personally.

"Hey, kid, President Du is about to arrive, you better come with me to the hotel entrance to welcome him."

After hanging up, Fan Tong saw that Ling Zhenfei was chatting intimately with Yang Zixuan, which made him feel even more exasperated.

"If President Du is coming, let him come, I'm not one of your company's employees, I don't need to fawn over him, why should I go to the entrance to greet him?" Ling Zhenfei said with a cold laugh and gave Fan Tong a disdainful look.

"You..."

Fan Tong's face turned green with rage, but what Ling Zhenfei had said was true, so there was nothing he could do about it.

Feeling helpless, he glared at Ling Zhenfei and said to Yang Zixuan, "He's not going, you come with me, Little Yang. President Du is Vice President of Lin's, and it's our first time meeting him, we have to make a good impression!"

"This... oh, okay!"

Yang Zixuan hesitated and was about to stand up, but Ling Zhenfei grabbed her back, "Zi Xuan, don't go. Work must be down to earth, if one can only rise by brownnosing, then there's no need to stay in this company."

"You... Ling Zhenfei, don't go too far!"

Seeing Yang Zixuan pulled back by Ling Zhenfei, Fan Tong turned ashen-faced and was about to explode, but the driver, sensing trouble, intervened, "Manager Fan, President Du will arrive soon, we should go greet him first!"

"Hmph, kid, when President Du arrives, you'd better watch your words!"

Fan Tong, not daring to slight Du Kongting, gave Ling Zhenfei one more vicious stare and went out with the driver to greet Du Kongting.

"Big Brother Ling, I've heard... President Du holds a high position at Lin's, if we don't go out to welcome him... could we offend him?"

Although Yang Zixuan was pulled back by Ling Zhenfei, she still looked worried. After all, she had recently graduated from college and didn't want to lose this hard-earned job.

"Don't worry, I've met Du Kongting before, he's not that petty!" Ling Zhenfei assured her with a slight smile.

Du Kongting plotted against Lin Zhengnan with hired thugs, yet Lin Zhengnan still endured silently. Ling Zhenfei had always been doubtful about this, and when he first met Du Kongting, he knew this man was no ordinary person.

He had agreed to attend the banquet partly for Yang Zixuan's safety, and partly because he wanted to meet Du Kongting and see for himself what kind of impressive figure he was!

Yang Zixuan was initially somewhat worried, but seeing Ling Zhenfei's confident demeanor, the stone in her heart finally settled down.

The two waited in the private room for nearly ten minutes before they saw the door being pushed open, Manager Fan and the driver bending over backwards to welcome Du Kongting inside.

As the vice president of Lin's company, Du Kongting had never really considered such a newly acquired subsidiary to be of any importance. If it weren't for the sake of a friend, he wouldn't have deigned to attend Manager Fan's invitation.

Now, he walked in with a stern expression on his face. However, upon lifting his eyes and suddenly seeing Ling Zhenfei sitting there with a smile on his face, Du Kongting's expression paused, and he took a while to react.

"President Du, you see, the timing was a bit tight, our reception was not thorough, please don't take offense..."

Manager Fan was speaking carefully, and when he saw Du Kongting's unusual expression, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

Then, following Du Kongting's gaze to Ling Zhenfei, who was calmly sitting there, he thought Du Kongting was blaming Ling Zhenfei's arrogance and immediately faced Ling Zhenfei with a stern expression, shouting, "Ling Zhenfei, you have some nerve, seeing President Du arrive and still not standing up?"

Seeing the situation unfold, even Yang Zixuan felt it was a bit too much and cast an inquiring look at Ling Zhenfei.

Unexpectedly, Ling Zhenfei seemed as if he hadn't heard Manager Fan's reprimand and continued sitting there, not moving an inch.

"Shut up! Manager Fan, you're the bold one, daring to be so rude to Young Master Ling! Don't you know that Young Master Ling is President Lin's lifesaver? Apologize to Young Master Ling immediately!"

Just as Manager Fan was about to scold further in his anger, Du Kongting finally came to his senses and angrily ordered Manager Fan to back off.

Ah!

Upon hearing Du Kongting's remark, not only were Manager Fan and the driver shocked on the spot, but even Yang Zixuan hardly believed her ears.

What's the situation? Ling Zhenfei is President Lin's lifesaver? What is this... turn of events?

Smack!

While Manager Fan was still shocked, his eyes wide open, Du Kongting impatiently slapped him hard across the face.

For someone as insignificant as Manager Fan, Du Kongting could not be bothered to explain further.

"Yes! Yes!"

Having received a slap, Manager Fan realized that there was nothing wrong with his ears and eyes.

Where did he dare to delay any further? He hurriedly showed the same flattering attitude toward Ling Zhenfei that he reserved for Du Kongting, bowing and scraping, "Ling... Young Master Ling, I'm sorry... It, it was my fault for failing to recognize Mount Tai and offending you! Please, your lordship, don't remember the offense of the insignificant, spare me this time!"

Ling Zhenfei had always regarded Manager Fan as nothing, and naturally, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to his plea, directly casting his cold gaze on Du Kongting, "President Du, Lin's is a big company, surely you have very strict requirements for your management personnel? Do you think a slick and slippery person like this is still suitable for a managerial position?"

"Hmm, Young Master Ling, what you're saying makes sense! I also think that someone incompetent like Manager Fan simply doesn't have the qualifications to be a manager!"

Du Kongting, cunning and strategic, instantly understood Ling Zhenfei's implication the moment he finished speaking.

He immediately gave Manager Fan a cold look and commanded with a weighty voice, "Manager Fan, indeed your performance has been unsatisfactory. The position of manager is better left to someone more capable!"

Ah!

Hearing Du Kongting's words, Manager Fan felt like his head might as well have exploded, trembling all over with his entire face turning pale in an instant.

What... what's happening here?

This time, he had spent a significant amount of his resources hoping to use the opportunity to cling to Du Kongting's coattails, aiming for a promotion and to climb higher.

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