Meanwhile, in the apartment.
After two hours of exertion, Lin Feng was drained, body and soul.
Dragging his feet, he slowly made his way to the large, soft bed, ready to collapse and pass out.
However, just at that moment...
A phone began to ring, sharp and ill-timed.
Lin Feng sighed in resignation. He picked up his phone and saw it was a call from Yang Qiniang.
On the bed, Su Ruoxi was already fast asleep, exhausted.
The sound of her even breathing was especially clear in the quiet room.
Not wanting to wake Su Ruoxi, Lin Feng tiptoed into the living room.
He pressed the answer button.
Immediately, Yang Qiniang’s wailing voice came through the phone.
From what Yang Qiniang was saying, Lin Feng was able to piece together what had happened.
It was nothing more than Yang Tianming seeing that his son, Yang Qiniang, had finally started to wise up.
He wanted to start grooming his son as his successor to manage the company’s affairs.
And what Yang Qiniang was agonizing over was simply this:
whether he should temporarily step away from his duties at Lin Feng’s investment firm.
Moreover, Lin Feng could tell...
...that Yang Qiniang was a bit apprehensive about joining his family’s company.
It was the kind of anxiety that comes with entering a new environment.
"This is something only you can decide."
Here, Lin Feng paused before continuing,
"But, in my opinion, you’ll definitely learn more at your father’s company than you ever could at mine right now."
On this point, Yang Qiniang couldn’t argue.
After all, at Lin Feng’s company, Yang Qiniang was currently only responsible for a portion of the investment operations.
But if he were to join Yang Tianming’s company, he would be exposed to and learn things on a much broader commercial scale.
Furthermore, at Lin Feng’s company, most of the major decisions and future plans were made by Lin Feng himself.
Yang Qiniang was well aware that in this regard, he was no match for Lin Feng.
Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Yang Qiniang had, in fact, already come to a clear decision about his future.
"Brother Feng, I’m afraid I’ll have to leave the company for a while."
"I think, at this stage, I’ll probably learn more at my dad’s company."
There was a hint of apology in Yang Qiniang’s voice.
But Lin Feng didn’t mind. From the very beginning, a major reason Yang Tianming had allowed his son to participate in founding the investment firm was to give him some practical training.
He wanted Yang Qiniang to learn by staying close to Lin Feng.
Ultimately, everything Yang Tianming did was meticulously planned for his son’s future.
So now, Yang Tianming’s decision was perfectly understandable.
In a way, this also proved that Yang Qiniang had indeed learned a great deal by working with Lin Feng.
"Don’t worry about it. Go ahead!"
"Come by the office to hang out when you’re free. I’ll keep your office for you,"
Lin Feng said with a hearty laugh.
"Haha, that’s great to hear!"
"But while I’m not at the company, you can let Old Jiang and Old Cao use my office for their lunch breaks,"
Yang Qiniang joked.
"Just remember to properly hand over the projects and accounts you’re managing,"
Lin Feng added as a final instruction.
"Of course. Don’t worry, Brother Feng!"
After ending the call with Lin Feng, Yang Qiniang thought things over carefully in his room.
His gaze grew increasingly firm.
It was already past one in the morning, but Yang Tianming was still busy with an international video conference.
An overseas project had run into some problems.
When Yang Tianming wearily rubbed his brow, he sensed something was off. He turned around...
...and saw Yang Qiniang standing there, holding a glass of warm milk.
"Dad, I’ve decided."
"I want to intern at the company. I’ll start from the most basic position and learn everything, step by step."
The tension in Yang Tianming’s brow eased, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.
"I’m sure you’ll do a great job!"
「The next day.」
Jiang Chao and Cao Ming arrived at work as usual.
But they found Yang Qiniang walking out of the company, carrying a cardboard box filled with files.
"Whoa, no way."
"Did Brother Feng... fly into a rage recently?"
"Did he kick Brother Nian out of the company?"
Cao Ming stood to the side, dumbfounded.
"This looks exactly like someone who just got fired and kicked to the curb!"
"It’s just like what they show in TV dramas!"
Yang Qiniang, still holding the box, sighed in resignation. "Do you think the company would fire a shareholder?"
Jiang Chao helped him carry some things and asked curiously, "Then why are you taking so much stuff? You’re even taking all these files?"
Cao Ming nodded, his eyes also filled with curiosity.
Yang Qiniang had planned on explaining back at the dorm, but since he ran into them, he decided to just tell them.
"From now on, you’ll only be seeing Brother Feng at the company. I won’t be coming in to work anymore!"
Cao Ming and Jiang Chao exchanged a look, both seeing the confusion in the other’s eyes.
"Did you two... get into a fight?"
Cao Ming asked, his expression suggesting he was treading on sensitive ground.
Yang Qiniang sighed. "It was my dad. He wants me to go work at the family company."
"And I have to start from the bottom there, too."
After hearing the explanation, Cao Ming and Jiang Chao let out a long sigh of relief. "Whew, we thought something bad had happened to you."
"Looks like you’re the classic example of ’if you don’t build a successful career, you’ll be dragged home to inherit the family fortune,’ Brother Nian!"
Carrying his things, Yang Qiniang left the office building.
An understated black sedan was waiting for him downstairs.
Yang Qiniang put his things in the car.
Jiang Chao asked, reluctant to see him go, "So does this mean we can’t come to the office together anymore?"
Cao Ming also looked sad. "With you gone, the two of us won’t be able to freeload in your office anymore!"
"So you’re just sad about the office! I was wondering why you two were being so dramatic, like this was a life-or-death parting!"
Yang Qiniang said in exasperation.
"But don’t worry, I already told Brother Feng to let you guys have the office. You can still go there to relax."
At this, Yang Qiniang paused and gave a mysterious smile.
"Who knows, we might be able to work together again very soon!"
"Once I’m at my dad’s company, if any opportunities come up, I’ll definitely give our company first consideration!"
Just as he said that...
...Yang Qiniang heard a familiar voice from behind him. "I heard that!"
He turned his head and saw it was Lin Feng.
Lin Feng smiled and clapped Yang Qiniang on the shoulder. "President Yang, I’ll be waiting for that collaboration!"
"Definitely. Just you wait, President Lin!"
Yang Qiniang played along, shaking Lin Feng’s hand with a grin.

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