The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

To my utter surprise, she did things in a way that defied expectations.

Yan Zhixu stared at the message she had sent on his phone for a few seconds, imagining the woman's nonchalant demeanor as she typed it.

A surge of frustration rose in his chest, his handsome eyes darkened slightly, and he threw his phone on the table with a thud.

The senior executives and subordinates at the conference table were all startled and looked towards the head of the table.

The branch office planning manager, who was getting up to give a report, assumed that his report had displeased the man and became even more nervous.

"Mr. Yan... is there a problem?"

Yan Zhixu looked up and said coldly, "What are the criteria for selecting people for the endorsement and publicity part you mentioned?"

The planning manager's report was related to this, and when he heard him ask this question, he quickly said, "This year we invited Le Peier to be our spokesperson because her image is mature and charming, she is very popular in the entertainment industry, and her fans are also our target customer group, both men and women aged 25 to 40. Her endorsement will quickly increase the brand awareness of Bosch wines among customers in this age group."

Yan Zhixu remained expressionless: "Oh, that's it?"

The planning manager swallowed hard and continued, "There's an even more important point. We investigated the past lives of several artists and found that Le Pei'er has a habit of drinking and appreciating red wine, and frequently posts related photos on social media platforms like Weibo..."

Yan Zhixu tapped her long fingers on the table, her tone displeased: "This doesn't sound very reliable to me. You mean we invited her to be the spokesperson for Bodai because she often drinks other brands of red wine, instead of us finding a suitable spokesperson based on our own brand characteristics?"

The planning manager was stunned, his face immediately turning pale: "No, no, that's not what I meant, it's more like..."

Yan Zhixu: "I just want to ask one question—have other brands of wine bottles appeared on her social media platforms before, or have other brands been mentioned in her words?"

The planning manager's hair stood on end, and his hand holding the document trembled slightly.

Yan Zhixu: "Hmm?"

Planning Manager: "Yes...yes..."

Yan Zhixu scoffed, "So this is how you select people?"

No one dared to utter a sound.

Yan Zhixu: "I didn't interfere much with domestic promotion affairs before, and I delegated all authority to you, but that doesn't mean you can be perfunctory and have no brand pursuit abroad. That makes me very disappointed."

After saying that, he stood up, picked up his phone, said coldly "Meeting adjourned," and turned to leave the meeting room.

His obvious low mood hung over the other senior executives in the conference room like a dark cloud, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Xu Chaofeng had been sitting next to Yan Zhixu during the meeting. When Yan Zhixu left, Xu Chaofeng got up to organize the documents in front of him, then nodded politely to the others and turned to leave.

The regional president hurriedly got up and chased after him, whispering, "Assistant Xu, President Yan didn't give any instructions. Could you give us a hint? Otherwise, we don't know what to do next to get President Yan's approval. After all, we've already hired an endorser and signed a contract. The other party hasn't done anything wrong, so we can't voluntarily terminate the cooperation."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chaofeng smiled and said, "President Fan, I shouldn't speculate too much on President Yan's meaning. What if I'm wrong and mislead you?"

He paused, then added meaningfully, "Endorsement contracts are hard to change once signed, but the terms are binding on each other's words, actions, and character, right? Since you know there are conflicting aspects between the other party's social media posts and the Bosch brand, doesn't that give you an excuse?"

As if inspired, General Manager Fan's eyes lit up, and he nodded thoughtfully.

~

After hearing Su Xiaorong's story about He Yaxiu being harassed by Sun Chao in the morning, Liang Liangwei had a premonition that she would be called in.

Sure enough, not long after she failed to get Yan Zhixu's bank card number, she received a friend request from a stranger. When she opened it, she found it was He Yaxiu.

Because the other person's friend request blatantly stated: "Add me quickly, I'm He Yaxiu!"

Liang Liangwei smiled and casually clicked "reject": [Why did I add you? Because you used an exclamation mark?]

He Yaxiu applied again: 【I have something to ask you!】

Liang Liangwei replied: "Just ask me that."

After a while, He Yaxiu didn't send any more messages, seemingly annoyed by her and unwilling to talk to her anymore.

Liang Liangwei couldn't help but smile.

The story of her feud with He Yaxiu is actually quite dramatic.

They attended the same schools from elementary school to junior high and then to high school.

She consistently ranked among the top three in her grade, while He Yaxiu was in the top ten. She was one of the "students from the next class" that teachers talked about, and the top ten was just that—the top ten, without mentioning her name.

She is cheerful and outgoing, and has a lot of good friends, both male and female, who are all loyal and kind to her; He Yaxiu, on the other hand, is a well-behaved girl who only dates female classmates, and blushes when a boy talks to her.

She is pretty and beautiful, with delicate features and a smile that always graces her lips. Like a fiery rose with thorns, she is always the most eye-catching person in a crowd.

He Yaxiu also has a sweet and lovely appearance, likes to dress up as a princess, and speaks in a gentle and soft voice.

They are the type who easily receive love letters. She will politely decline the letter with a smile and then become friends with the person. The boys both love and hate her, yet are also devoted to her.

He Yaxiu was funny. It seemed that every time she received a love letter, she would be unlucky enough to be discovered by the teacher. The teacher would criticize the boy, but when faced with her innocent, tearful face, the teacher couldn't say anything harsh, and in the end, the matter was dropped. The boy also felt guilty towards her, felt sorry for her, but dared not approach her again, which was also a form of rejection.

Before high school, she was always in the honors class. He Yaxiu was one to three classes away from her. They knew each other at that time, but they didn't interact much. When they met, they would just nod and smile at each other.

The turning point came during the summer after graduating from junior high school.

As she left her courtyard house and turned at the alley entrance, she heard a loud argument coming from a three-story building.

She knew that family; usually only one woman lived there, but a man would often come over to stay overnight. The woman didn't interact much with the neighbors, so some people spread rumors that she was the man's mistress.

As I passed by the courtyard, I peeked through the crack in the door and saw several people inside. Two women were tearing at each other and hurling insults, while a man with a grim expression was also pulling at them. I couldn't tell whose side he was on.

Not far away, a girl about her age was crying. Her profile looked so delicate and frail that she felt she recognized her, but she wasn't sure because crying faces are so ugly that it was hard to recognize her.

But the next second she realized it, because the girl noticed someone and turned around.

In that instant, their eyes met, and she saw the girl's stunned and flustered expression.

Oh, it's He Yaxiu.

Two women were fighting, and a man was trying to break them up. It looked like a scene of catching a mistress in the act!

It turns out that He Yaxiu's father was keeping a mistress in the alley. Every time he came over, he would lie to Mrs. He and say that he was on a business trip. After a while, Mrs. He became suspicious. Finally, Mrs. He hired a private investigator to follow him, and today they followed the clues and found this place.

A major battle was imminent, chaos ensued, and rumors spread throughout the neighborhood.

Liang Liangwei was also embarrassed. Although she quickly pretended not to have seen anything and left, no one could have imagined what would happen next...