The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

Zhou Yanruo followed Shang Yibo and Chu Fanqing around the screen and returned to the seats they had just been sitting in.

Fang Xichen looked at Chu Fanqing walking over and said with a smile, "I don't need to look, I can tell it's you just by the sound."

"Hmph, young people are no good; they can't solve anything by rambling on."

As Chu Fanqing spoke, he sat down next to Fang Xichen.

The waiter immediately came over and asked, "Chairman Chu, would you please brew a pot of your aged white tea that you have stored here?"

"it is good."

Zhou Yanruo greeted him politely: "Chairman Chu."

Shang Yibo called out softly, "Dad."

"Hmm," Chu Fanqing responded, then asked Fang Xichen, "How did your discussion go?"

Fang Xichen: "I've arranged for a legal team to handle this. I don't know what your opinion is."

"You're planning to sue?" Chu Fanqing asked, somewhat surprised.

Shang Yibo sensed a different thought in Chu Fanqing's tone. He looked at Chu Fanqing, waiting for him to speak.

Chu Fanqing: "This matter is probably not that simple. On the surface, it is a public opinion issue in the entertainment industry where Yibo is, but it is actually related to a project that the group is planning."

"Oh?" Fang Xichen drawled out her words. To avoid suspicion, she was unaware of Rushang Group's strategic plans.

Shang Yibo said to Zhou Yanruo sitting next to him, "Do you think so too? That's why you said that this third type of situation is the one that needs the most attention."

“Well,” Zhou Yanruo explained, “you don’t know the group’s plans, so you didn’t think about it in that way.”

Chu Fanqing: "Did Yanruo also see this point?"

"Chairman Chu, I only suspected this because I was considering the group's plans. I'm just guessing, I have no basis for my suspicions."

Zhou Yanruo spoke respectfully to the chairman.

Shang Yibo: "Dad, do you disagree with filing a lawsuit?"

"Suing is not the best solution. When the group faces litigation, it will cause stock price fluctuations. The projects we are discussing with the government may be missed due to public opinion events."

"Business comes first, right?" Shang Yibo said with a clearly sarcastic tone. "Isn't the motto of Rushang Group that commercial interests are above all else, and no one is more important than the project that is currently being negotiated?"

"Yi Bo!" Chu Fanqing shouted sharply, "What kind of attitude is this? How much do you even know?"

"Of course I don't understand. I'm not a businessman. How would I understand the scheming and deceit in the business world?" Shang Yibo retorted without backing down. "This is your area of ​​expertise. You can use it to your heart's content. That's why the Shang family's, no, hehe, the Chu family's, business empire has grown bigger and bigger, hasn't it?"

"you……"

Chu Fanqing was always helpless when facing her son, and the fierce determination she had shown to protect her family just now had completely vanished.

Seeing that the father and son had started arguing heatedly after only a few words, Fang Xichen interrupted their argument and said slowly, "Perhaps I was too hasty. Perhaps we should issue a statement or a lawyer's letter first. This would stop the spread of the information online and prevent the situation from escalating further."

Zhou Yanruo glanced at the father and son sitting there, fuming and silent. Then she chimed in, "Let's proceed with President Fang's plan first. We need to issue this lawyer's statement quickly. It's almost noon now, and the matter has been circulating online for almost 12 hours. We need to seize the initiative in this battle of public opinion."

“When I arrived, I spoke with President Shen on the phone. Yihua Entertainment should have already issued a statement. They clarified their position from the perspective of the entertainment industry, only concerning the defamation and online attacks against me personally. As for the lawyer's statement from Rushang Group…” Shang Yibo stood up, hesitated for a moment, and said to Fang Xichen, “Mom, I'm sorry to trouble you. I apologize for the trouble caused to everyone.”

After saying this, Shang Yibo lowered his head, pulled out a chair, and was about to turn around and leave when he saw Zhou Yanruo still sitting there, looking up at him in a daze. So, he said to Zhou Yanruo again, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Oh," Zhou Yanruo quickly stood up and greeted Chu Fanqing and Fang Xichen, "Chairman Chu, President Fang, we'll be leaving now."

As soon as Shang Yibo and Zhou Yanruo left, Chu Fanqing let out a heavy sigh.

Even the elegant Fang Xichen couldn't help but glare at Chu Fanqing and said helplessly, "You always mess things up. You're already this age, yet you're still as impulsive as a young man. Why can't you keep your composure?"

“I heard it. When you came, he called you ‘Dad,’ and when he left, he called me ‘Mom.’ What a great opportunity to ease tensions. Although the timing is wrong, he just happened to be in trouble.”

"But then again, if we, as his parents, don't help him at this time, who can he trust? Our family was doing so well, and now it's turned into this."

Chu Fanqing, the chairman of the prestigious Rushang Group, was rendered speechless and like a puppet by Fang Xichen's scolding.

He had no grounds for argument; it was all because he always mishandled the father-son relationship, repeatedly pushing Shang Yibo to the opposite side.

“No, I forgot something because you interrupted me.” Fang Xichen suddenly remembered something and said, “Just now, Yibo came over and said he received a notice that his costume fitting for his next film has been suspended. I need to ask him if there will be any problems.”

Is it the TV series "The Legend of Huizhou Merchants"?

"You never watch movies or TV series, yet you know about this show? Don't pretend, there's nothing shameful about caring about your son," Fang Xicen said with a smile.

Chu Fanqing coughed lightly, picked up his teacup, and took a sip of tea.

Fang Xichen waved, and Li Xue came over. She said to Li Xue, "Go call Shen Yihua and ask if there have been any changes to the film that Yibo is going to join. Then contact Director Gao, the producer at Tomato Pictures, and tell her that I would like to invite her for afternoon tea."

After instructing Li Xue on what to do, she turned to Chu Fanqing and said, "Your son is more famous than you, but he doesn't have any idol baggage. Why are you starting to act so timid?"

Chu Fanqing said in a deep voice, "This strange incident has made me suspicious. You see, if they were to target our family's privacy, it would only provide idle gossip for people to talk about over tea. At most, it would make us feel uncomfortable, but it wouldn't cause any real harm. It would just have a bigger impact on Yibo, after all, he is a public figure."

When the words "public figure" were mentioned, Chu Fanqing's face lit up with satisfaction. Despite his usual criticism of Shang Yibo for neglecting his duties, he genuinely admired Shang Yibo's achievements.

Fang Xichen could tell but didn't say anything. She knew her husband's personality. Chu Fanqing's special upbringing made him exceptionally sensitive to certain matters. In this regard, Fang Xichen would consciously or unconsciously take care of his feelings.

Chu Fanqing changed the subject: "Xi Chen, you know what I'm most worried about."

"Are you worried that Yibo will investigate his biological father?"

Chu Fanqing frowned and sighed, "Sooner or later, he will inquire about his biological father. I know Yibo, he will definitely do it. It's just that right now, he is still struggling and confused, and he hasn't been able to think rationally yet."

"You can't stop him from doing that; he'll only misunderstand you more."

“I don’t intend to stop him. Since it’s bound to happen sooner or later, I hope it will be later, when Yibo is more mature, so that he has enough mental strength to face everything.” A trace of sadness flashed in Chu Fanqing’s eyes as she continued, “Until then, we must protect him. I want to be worthy of Yu Chen, worthy of my father, and not let down our relationship as father and son, siblings and I.”

Fang Xichen reached out and covered Chu Fanqing's hand on the table, noticing that a few gray hairs had already grown at his temples.

She gently stroked the back of his hand and comforted him, "Don't put pressure on yourself, you've already done very well."