Chapter 44: I've Seen You Before, Do You Believe Me?
"Based on your analysis, do you think Liu Chuang and Chen Feng are equal partners, or is one of them in charge?" Zhou Fan took out a cigarette, handed one to Fan, and gazed into the distance.
Zhou Fan's intuition told him he needed to speed up his recovery. 'Fifty percent of my strength is still a bit risky.'
'Besides, he couldn't move forward with his plans until he was fully recovered.'
But the most effective method right now was the one Chu Tianxiang had mentioned: the century-old Profound Spirit Grass held by the Gu Family. Only that specific grass could possibly allow him to recover his full strength in one go.
'Gu Feifei?'
Zhou Fan sighed. Noticing Fan hadn't said anything, he clapped him on the shoulder. "Come on, spit it out. We're close enough, aren't we? What's there to hide?"
"Damn, you're asking about our relationship? If you ever cross my line, I'll be the first one to arrest you!" Fan shot Zhou Fan an exasperated look. It sounded like a joke, but it was also a warning.
"You're no match for me. But if that day ever comes, I'll spare your life. Just once."
Zhou Fan's joking demeanor vanished. His eyes locked onto Fan's as he spoke slowly.
"Based on our analysis, Liu Chuang outranks Chen Feng. Their actual relationship is the exact opposite of how it appears on the surface. We suspect that yesterday, Chen Feng might have deliberately provoked you to get you to take Liu Chuang away, thereby freeing himself from Liu Chuang's control."
Fan changed the subject, sharing the intelligence Wolf Fang had analyzed internally.
"Does He Yi know about this?"
Zhou Fan didn't dwell on the previous topic and followed Fan's lead.
He Yi was the leader of Tiger Teeth, an organization as renowned as Fan's Wolf Fang. He was tall and slender, with sharp brows and piercing eyes.
"Haven't had the chance. The guy's been on an overseas mission recently." Fan shook his head, apparently unconcerned about sharing confidential information.
「The next morning.」
When Chu Yan woke up, she found that Zhou Fan had already made breakfast. Delighted, she rewarded him with a kiss.
After a sweet breakfast together, they went to the office, where Chu Yan immediately switched into workaholic mode. Zhou Fan had no choice but to head back to the sales department.
"Perfect timing. You and Feifei, take a look at these documents. You're coming out with me in ten minutes."
Before Zhou Fan could even sit down, Chen Yi bustled over, tossed a file to him and Gu Feifei, and then hurried off to deal with something else without a second glance.
Chen Conglomerate!
Staring at the two words on the cover page, Zhou Fan froze for a second. 'Damn, what a coincidence.'
"Brother Fan, this contract is a big one. A project worth over a hundred million. You think you can handle it?"
In the car, Gu Feifei playfully nudged Zhou Fan with her hand, her question full of suggestive meaning.
"Looking down on me, are you? When do I not handle deals worth billions?" As a veteran at this game, Zhou Fan knew exactly what she meant and immediately started boasting. To make it more convincing, he even pointed at Chen Yi. "Don't believe me? Ask Sister Chen. Weren't we just talking about multi-billion-dollar deals the other day? I've just been trying to keep a low profile these past few days, that's all!"
COUGH COUGH!
Chen Yi, who had been taking a sip of water, nearly choked to death. She coughed until her face was red, then shot Zhou Fan a glare that was more flirtatious than angry. 'This jerk! What multi-billion-dollar project?'
'That was just you taking advantage of me!'
"Sister Chen, what's this multi-billion-dollar project Brother Fan is talking about? When did our company get a project that big?" Gu Feifei asked Chen Yi, looking confused.
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He had nothing better to do the other day, so he snuck over and used my computer to play Fight the Landlord. He lost a few billion 'Happy Beans' is all!" Chen Yi explained, silently congratulating herself on her quick thinking.
"Yep, that's right. I lost them all to Sister Chen!"
Zhou Fan's words were deliberately shocking and full of innuendo.
"Both of you, shut up and read the file! If you two screw up this project, I don't care how close we are, I'll fire you both on the spot!"
Chen Yi didn't dare let Zhou Fan and Gu Feifei continue. She quickly pulled rank as the head of the sales department, and while Gu Feifei wasn't looking, she shot Zhou Fan a threatening glare.
As they walked into the Chen Building, the security guard at the entrance, who had been about to stop them, froze the moment he saw Zhou Fan. He didn't dare move a muscle, and even managed to force what he must have thought was his friendliest smile.
They remembered how Zhou Fan and Zhang Long had come by yesterday, and even their own boss hadn't dared to offend him.
"Wow, the security at a major conglomerate is so polite," Gu Feifei whispered. "Not like the guy at our building, who looks like the whole world owes him money."
"Hello, we're here to see General Manager Chen Feng. We have an appointment," Chen Yi said with a smile as she approached the front desk. But when she mentioned Chen Feng's name, Zhou Fan noticed her expression become slightly unnatural.
"It's fine, he has a new assistant now," Zhou Fan whispered to Chen Yi on their way up. Only then did she seem to relax a little.
Arriving at Chen Feng's office, Chen Yi introduced them with poise. "President Chen, hello. I'm Chen Yi, the head of the sales department at Fenghua International. These are my colleagues, Zhou Fan and Gu Feifei."
"Minister Chen? Would you believe me if I said I've seen you before?"
Chen Feng made no move to stand up. His eyes roamed over Chen Yi's body with ill intent before finally settling on her face.