Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

Reports praising me have been piling up in recent days, and they all share a common trait: they exaggerate my talent, boast about my abilities, and take all the credit for everything, downplaying or even ignoring the contributions of others. I see this as obvious marketing material, flattering me and driving a wedge between me and others. By giving me all the credit and disregarding the contributions of others, this easily breeds hostility. If internal strife breaks out within Yuanyuan, its demise is imminent. After all, disintegration from within is far preferable to external attack.

"I'm back!" Rong Zixuan walked in weakly and went upstairs without even looking at me. I felt that he was worried, so I followed him upstairs.

"Zixuan, are you worried?"

"No!" Rong Zixuan answered stiffly, even angrily.

"It's about me, right?"

"No!" I could feel the anger in Rong Zixuan's words.

"We are husband and wife, you can just tell me whatever you want to say, there is no need to hold it in!" I persuaded him to open his heart to me.

"I'm just very unhappy! Because, because..." Rong Zixuan was sulking and punched the door frame.

"If you don't tell me, how can the problem be solved?"

"Do you know what they say about me behind my back? A gigolo! A gigolo! They say I'm where I am today because of you! They also say it's no wonder my company doesn't have any projects now, it's all because I don't have the ability! I was able to start the company with the financial support of my wife!" Rong Zixuan finally said it out, and he was very excited.

"They? Who are they? We're abroad and don't know many people. How could someone talk about you?"

"My employees! I've been so kind to them, but they're plotting against me behind my back!"

"Why would they say that all of a sudden?"

"They're discussing the hot news these days. All the hot topics are praising your abilities! Xiao Yuan's transformation! Yuan Yuan's success! The realization of the Dalan Bay project! The Cheng family's power grab, and the recent PR for Xiao Yuan! It's all your doing! The entire internet is bragging about your talent! Naturally, I've become a gigolo!"

"Why are you so easily influenced by the outside world? Can't you just ignore it?"

"No! How can a man not consider the opinions of others when he's out there working hard?"

"I told you to read more! Look at yourself now. You're easily influenced by the outside world and easily led by your emotions. You..."

Before I could finish, Rong Zixuan interrupted me angrily, "Yes! I am such an emotional person, I can't compare to a genius like you!"

"You're making these articles achieve their purpose!"

"what?"

"Haven't you noticed that these articles all have one thing in common? They're all praising me, ignoring the rest of you, or even belittling you. They're flattering me! With so many articles like this, it's hard not to overthink things, and the public is easily misled by them. Won't your employees think you're incompetent? And then you get angry and lash out at me, but I haven't done anything to you! Their few articles have easily driven a wedge between us! This is a rift! Not just you, but even Xiao Yuan might be influenced by these articles. He'll think I'm too accomplished to be a threat to the master, and am I trying to replace him!"

"Oh~" Rong Zixuan calmed down.

"You need to calm down now. If you get excited and lose your temper with me, you'll fall into their trap!"

"How can you be sure these articles are flattering and not just pure boasting?"

"The popularity of Xiao Yuan and Liu Jingshu is about to pass, but out of nowhere, so many articles praising me have appeared. This is very suspicious."

"What's so suspicious about this? You were the strategist behind Xiao Yuan's affairs, and you're trying to make your presence felt. The marketing accounts are trying to attract traffic and write about you while the hype is going on. This makes perfect sense!"

"But why do you write it after the heat is ready, instead of writing it when the heat is at its highest?"

"Because writing about Xiao Yuan was more popular at that time"

"You can write about Xiao Yuan now, why do you have to write about me?"

"There's nothing new to write about Xiao Yuan anymore"

"Stop making such specious arguments. There are so many articles at once, and the core content is all the same. Something must be wrong! This is absolutely flattery! Let me ask you a question. If you were an emperor, and a prince or prince had a great reputation among ministers and the people, and everyone was praising them, what would you think?"

"Of course we should get rid of him! A prince and a prince with such a good reputation, what do they want to do? Rebellion? Do they still respect me, the emperor?"

"Then you understand this principle!"

"Oh~ Is that so?"

"So you're taking your anger out on me?"

"Hehe! Sorry!" Rong Zixuan said embarrassedly.

"It's okay. If you have any questions next time, just tell me directly. We are a couple and we should face it together! Instead of sulking alone! And you should read more books! Stop being a slave to your emotions! Don't let others lead you by the nose!"

"I understand, honey. Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Rong Zixuan patted my shoulders flatteringly.

"Okay, go play ball with your kids for a while. Exercise and generate some dopamine to drive away these unpleasant emotions."

"Okay!" Rong Zixuan walked to the door and suddenly turned to me and said, "Do you want to call Xiao Yuan? I think he's even more emotional than me!"

"Of course, but I'll have to wait a little longer."

I turned on the computer and checked my mailbox. Finally, there was an email. I picked up my phone and called Xiao Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan, how have you been lately?"

Xiao Yuan was confused, "What? Are you okay?"

"Those are the articles. Have you read them?"

"I've seen it, it's just flattery. It's trying to alienate us. I understand!"

"Wow! You actually figured it out!"

"What else? I'm quite capable to be where I am today, and even without you, Xu Jing is a capable assistant!"

"Then do you know who is behind this?"

"I don't know about that, but if we ignore it, they won't achieve their goal."

“No, that will only make them more aggressive.”

"You want to fight back?"

"Correct!"

"Then go ahead and do it. I will always support you."

"But I still want to tell you something." My voice was a little hesitant, and Xiao Yuan could hear it.

"Is it the person next to me?"

"Then guess who it is?"

"My eldest brother?"

"Congratulations, you guessed it right! Tell me, why did you guess your eldest brother?"

"Because my current achievements have surpassed his, and a project he recently invested in failed, losing a lot of money, which made many shareholders very angry. More and more shareholders want me to return to Fangchuan. They think that since I have done such a good job at Yuanyuan, I will definitely be able to lead Fangchuan to better development."

"How's your relationship as brothers?"

"Just kill me! Don't worry about me!"

"If I touch Fangchuan Group, will your father sit idly by and do nothing? And I'm on your side, won't your father come after you?"

"So what? The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy! This is what he taught us brothers since we were young!"

"I heard your elder brother is quite powerful. I can't wait to fight him!"

"He won't be your opponent!"

"You believe me so much?"

"That old fox Li Zhaohua can't do anything to you, let alone him! By the way, I'm getting married, won't you prepare some wedding gifts for me?" Xiao Yuan said with hidden meaning.

"Then I'll give you Fang Chuan's shares as a wedding gift!"

"You said it! Don't regret it!"

"Yes! I said it!"

Putting down my phone, I closed my eyes and thought about how to start my counterattack. Fengyi Group, Yaoning Group, and next is Fangchuan Group. Let's go for a triple kill!