Rebirth and Conquest

The next day, Chen Yan sent Wen Mu away from B City, and then he went back to his mother Chen Lirong's place.

Wen Mu moved back into the Wen family home. Tong Yu had been forcibly sent abroad, and now only Zhou Shaocheng lived in the Wen family home. When Tong Yu left, it was said that she was drugged and put on the plane. He refused to leave and caused quite a commotion at home.

Now that Chen Yan has graduated, he really should go back to this nominal home. Moreover, Chen Lirong has called him several times, urging him to come back soon.

Sitting at the dining table in the dining room, Chen Yan ate with his mother. There was a sense of distance between them. Chen Lirong never said anything to Chen Yan like a normal mother would. She was not used to it, and of course, Chen Yan was even less used to it.

"You've been out of school for quite a few days now. You've been playing around for so long, it's time to get back to work. Join the company in the next couple of days," Chen Lirong said. Her words sounded more like an order than a suggestion. As soon as Chen Yan graduated, she arranged a job for her in the Yan Group. This woman's controlling nature remained as strong as ever.

Chen Yan didn't reply and continued eating with her spoon.

"Xiao Yan, you are so outstanding. If you work hard at Yan's in the future, you will definitely be valued. At that time, our status in Yan's will be even higher than it is now."

"I'm sorry, Mom, I have no plans to go to the Yan family." Chen Yan said calmly.

Chen Lirong couldn't help but frown. "Why are you still so willful? How many times have I told you? Don't you understand at all? Besides, where else are you going if you don't go to Yan's?"

"I have decided to work for Haoran Group."

"No way! We can't work for our own company, but we can't work for our enemy's company! Don't you know we're rivals with Haoran Group?!"

“Mom, Yan’s is not our own company. We are all surnamed Chen, not Yan.” Chen Yan’s tone was somewhat cold. “Besides, Haoran Group is Yan’s competitor, not our competitor.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Lirong felt deflated. After a pause, she softened her voice and said, "Alright, Mom knows you've been wronged, but Mom promises you that as long as you work hard at Yan's, Mom will definitely get what you deserve and will never let you suffer any more grievances in the future."

“Working for the Yan family, there will never be a time when you are not wronged.” Chen Yan sighed, put down her spoon and looked at Chen Lirong. “Since you also feel that the Yan family owes you something, why do you still let your son serve them? Mom, I want to ask you one more time, are you willing to leave the Yan family? If you leave the Yan family, with your abilities, you can still live a good life. You will not be bullied by them, nor will you be ridiculed. You will live a more comfortable and free life. Isn’t that better?”

“No.” Chen Lirong firmly rejected the idea. “Mom must take back what belongs to us. Mom has worked for the Yan family for so many years. She can’t just leave without getting anything in return.”

Chen Lirong had become somewhat obsessive about staying at Yan's company. Years of repression had made her want to get more from Yan's. This feeling wasn't too serious before, but since Yan Haobo joined the company, he had been suppressing her severely. Moreover, Chairman Yan didn't care about any past feelings for her at all. After all, she was just Yan Sili's mistress. Why would he hinder his son for the sake of an outsider like her?

Yan Sili never considered acknowledging Chen Yan. He already had a son who was good enough and wouldn't care about Chen Yan, an illegitimate child who would damage his reputation. Besides, Chen Lirong had given birth to Chen Yan behind his back, just to get more from him. Therefore, Yan Sili didn't have much affection for Chen Yan, this illegitimate child.

Chen Yan was well aware of Chen Lirong's situation within the Yan family. Her position was now somewhat unstable, and she was eager to enter the Yan family herself to help solidify her position.

In fact, Chen Lirong was suppressed in every way in the Yan family, partly because of Yan Haobo, but also partly because of Chen Yan. In the struggle between Yan Haobo and Chen Lirong, Chen Yan had her assistant Tang Sijie do a lot of things to restrain her, with the aim of making Chen Lirong completely give up on the Yan family and then decisively abandon it.

Chen Yan wasn't going to continue the conversation. She said, "I'm finished eating. I'm going upstairs now," and left the table.

After returning to her bedroom, Chen Yan called Tang Sijie.

"Young Master Yan, why are you calling me today?" Tang Sijie on the other end of the line was a little puzzled, as Chen Yan usually didn't call him.

Chen Yan didn't waste any words and asked directly, "How's the situation on your end?"

"Fortunately, everything was done as you said, and you've seen the results, haven't you?"

"Okay." Chen Yan walked to the French windows. His bedroom was spacious, with large French windows covering half of the wall. Chen Yan looked at the scenery outside through the glass and said, "However, I want you to use some more methods to provoke my mother."

"What's wrong? Did you say something to President Chen? Does she still not agree to leave?"

“My mother won’t leave Yan’s family easily. We need to give her a strong dose of medicine to break her attachment.”

Tang Sijie was silent for a moment before saying, "President Chen is being heavily suppressed at Yan's Group right now. Yan Haobo is putting immense pressure on her..."

“Then give her another push.” Chen Yan interrupted Tang Sijie, “Make her give up on Yan’s as soon as possible.” After a pause, she added, “I heard that Yan’s has a project that my mother is in charge of. You know what to do, right?”

"I know, I'll try my best to destroy it."

“Young Master Yan, if President Chen makes another mistake in her work this time, she really won’t be able to stay at Yan’s company.”

"Isn't this exactly the result you wanted? When you were with me, wasn't it all to get her to leave the Yan family?"

"I do want her to leave the Yan family, but to harm her like this—"

"Tang Sijie," Chen Yan chuckled, "being soft-hearted will never get you what you want. Don't tell me you regret it now."

"I don't regret it. I'm just thinking that even if she leaves the Yan family after I schemed against her behind her back, I don't know how much she will hate me."

“What you should be thinking about now is how to get her to leave, not what happens after she leaves. If my mother stays at Yan’s, you don’t even have the right to make her hate you, understand?”

"ok, I get it."

"Okay, that's all for now. I won't contact you again unless it's absolutely necessary."

In the evening, Chen Yan had just finished taking a shower when he heard a knock on the door, and then Aunt Lin's voice came from outside: "Young Master Yan."

"Come in," Chen Yan said.

Aunt Lin pushed open the door and came in, asking, "What would Young Master Yan like to eat tonight? I'll go prepare it."

"No need, I'm not hungry," Chen Yan said. "By the way, is my mom home?"

"She went to the company and hasn't come back yet. She just called to say that you should eat dinner by yourself and not wait for her. The chairman of Yan's Group will have his birthday in a few days, and she has a lot of things to take care of."

Chen Yan's eyes flickered, and she said, "I understand, you can go ahead and get busy."

The next day, Chen Yan called Hua Fengchen over to discuss the establishment of a magazine company. Chen Yan had long wanted to cooperate with the Wen family to jointly establish a magazine company in B City. The Wen family had previously published magazines, but they were all about jewelry. Chen Yan wanted to join forces with the Wen family to publish a magazine that not only focused on jewelry, but also included entertainment, art, fashion and other elements.

Zhou Shaocheng did not object to this; joint publication and distribution by the two companies was a beneficial and harmless thing.

When Hua Fengchen arrived, Wen Mu also came along. Since it was a joint event by the two families, both families naturally sent people.

Hua Fengchen had made some preparations beforehand, so after Chen Yan told him about it, he quickly got to work, first transferring some people from the two companies to start the magazine.

"Our tentative plan is to publish three issues, one every three months, including one issue each on jewelry and fashion, women's fashion, and men's fashion, covering topics such as fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment..."

In the conference room, Hua Fengchen was introducing the launch of the magazine to Chen Yan and the others.

After he finished speaking, Chen Yan nodded. "Okay, let's do it that way. However," Chen Yan suddenly added, "Feng Chen, there's something we need to clarify. We're not publishing a magazine to sell a few books. The company isn't short of that kind of money."

After a pause, Chen Yan stood up. "Our goal is to grasp the city's popular trends and future directions. What we need to do in the future is to guide the city's development trends, popular trends, and even fashion values. If one day we can not only know in advance what will be popular next, but also control what will be popular and grasp the city's fashion lifeline, then we will have truly succeeded."

"I see."

"Let's stop here for today," Chen Yan smiled. "Let's try publishing one issue first, and take it one step at a time."

“Okay,” Hua Fengchen stood up from his seat. “Then I’ll go prepare.”

After Hua Fengchen left, Wen Mu looked at Chen Yan with bright eyes and remained silent for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yan put her arm around him and asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little proud, proud of my judgment."

Chen Yan curled the corners of her lips and lifted Wen Mu's chin. "Is that so?"

"Yes, working with you is very inspiring and exciting."

Wen Mu looked up and quickly kissed Chen Yan's cheek. "I will do my best to do this job well, Chairman Chen, please rest assured."

After the magazine was founded, Wen Mu stayed in B City. He and Hua Fengchen temporarily served as co-presidents and handled the magazine's affairs together. Originally, he didn't have much to do at Wen's company, but after the magazine was established, he became quite busy.

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