What surprised him even more was that Ye Zhi let the Cen family go.
He understood Ye Zhi's intention; since Ye Zhi hadn't taken action against the Cen family last time, she naturally wouldn't take advantage of their weakened state this time.
Cen Xiucheng felt grateful, but also more ashamed. It seemed his misunderstanding of Ye Zhi's character was too great.
"President Ye," Cen Xiucheng asked with some confusion, "May I know why?"
"The person in charge in Country K also asked me this question. The answer is actually very simple, because..." Ye Zhi said indifferently, "The Cen family is not as important as you think."
Cen Xiucheng felt incredibly ashamed and had nowhere to hide, wishing he could just burrow into a hole!
He had previously thought Ye Zhi would generously say something about burying the hatchet or prosperity through harmony, but the real reason was simply that the Cen family wasn't worth it, wasn't deserving!
In that instant, Cen Xiucheng profoundly understood what it meant to be presumptuous.
"Mr. Cen, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Ye Zhi bid a calm farewell.
Cen Xiucheng naturally had no face to keep her. Ye Zhi nodded slightly and got up to leave.
Leaving the tearoom and getting into the car, Ye Zhi took out her phone and called Qi Xuan.
The call was connected quickly, and Ye Zhi asked with a smile, "My boyfriend, have you missed me?"
Qi Xuan chuckled. Ye Zhi still loved to tease him. He replied truthfully, "Yes."
Ye Zhi said with a smile, "Then I'll come find you later..."
"I'm afraid that won't be possible," Qi Xuan said with some regret. "I still have some things to take care of shortly, so we might only be able to meet at dinner tonight."
"Alright then," Ye Zhi sighed, and continued, "By the way, Chen Wei's friend also wants to meet you. Shall we have dinner with both of them tonight?"
Qi Xuan paused, then asked with confusion, "You called just for this?"
"Yes, I have to ask your opinion. If you're unwilling, then we'll arrange another time to meet them... Wait," Ye Zhi said with some confusion, "Judging by your tone, is there something else I should be doing?"
"No," Qi Xuan chuckled. "Since you agreed, then let's have dinner together tonight. How about we set the dinner location near the Taoxun employee building? It'll be convenient for Chen Wei and them to return..."
"So after dinner, we can go to my place to sit for a while, right?" Ye Zhi teased. She truly hadn't expected Qi Xuan to agree so readily; it was to turn the tables.
"That's a great suggestion," Qi Xuan chuckled. "I also have a mysterious gift for you, but it needs to be seen on your large terrace."
"What gift?" Ye Zhi asked curiously.
"A secret," Qi Xuan kept his lips sealed, refusing to reveal anything.
"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for you tonight~" Ye Zhi said flirtatiously before hanging up.
Although Qi Xuan had some intentions, she wasn't worried about what he might do to her.
On one hand, it was because she trusted Qi Xuan's character. On the other hand, given the current weather, if he really wanted to do anything exciting with her on the terrace, they'd be heading to the hospital the next day.
However, since Qi Xuan was coming tonight, Ye Zhi took out her phone, intending to book a housekeeping service to clean the house first.
But before she could even make the call, her phone rang.
It was Chen Wei calling. Ye Zhi answered with some surprise.
"President Ye, I'm truly sorry. I never expected something like this to happen..." Chen Wei said apologetically.
"Get straight to the point if you have something to say," Ye Zhi said, feeling helpless. "Don't talk nonsense, I don't understand."
Chen Wei paused. "President Ye, you don't know yet?"
"Know what?" Ye Zhi asked, surprised.
Chen Wei explained, "It's about you having lunch with us today. Someone secretly took photos and posted them online. And someone deliberately stirred up trouble, saying a lot of bad things..."
"Are they saying I'm having an affair?" Ye Zhi instantly understood. The method was too familiar; she knew who did it without even thinking.
She finally understood why Qi Xuan had spoken the way he did during their earlier call.
It seemed Qi Xuan already knew about the online situation, and he probably thought she called specifically to explain.
"Yes," Chen Wei said quickly. "But you don't need to worry. The matter has been resolved, well... sort of resolved. At least no one is misunderstanding now. President Ye, does CEO Qi misunderstand?"
"Don't worry, he doesn't misunderstand," Ye Zhi said confidently.
Qi Xuan was actually quite possessive. After they started dating as a couple, she gradually realized whether he was jealous. Just like last night, he wanted to join her just upon hearing she was having dinner with two men. But this time, he hadn't even mentioned it, meaning he truly didn't care.
She figured Qi Xuan had long understood that someone was deliberately trying to sow discord between them, so he wasn't falling for it at all and hadn't taken it to heart.
Ye Zhi felt a warmth in her heart. Dating a man who was smart, calm, and emotionally stable was truly comfortable.
"That's good," Chen Wei said, relieved, and then hung up.
However, Ye Zhi's curiosity was piqued.
What Chen Wei said earlier was a bit strange.
If it was resolved, it was resolved. What did "sort of resolved" mean?
Ye Zhi opened her phone and directly scrolled to the trending searches.
Once she understood the whole story, she didn't know what expression to put on.
Initially, some marketing accounts sneakily released photos of her having lunch with Chen Wei and others, and insinuated their relationship was not simple.
Many internet trolls followed suit, posting comments, and some even directly tagged Qi Xuan. Before long, this exposé quickly climbed to the trending list.
With so many trolls involved, Ye Zhi wasn't too surprised.
Although many people strongly hoped she and Qi Xuan would get together, there were also quite a few who wished they would break up.
After all, when she and Qi Xuan were together, stocks related to Qi Shi would rise, but if they broke up, these stocks would fall. In the stock market, where some people bet on growth, others bet on decline; where some went long, others went short.
And although this time it was someone using familiar tactics to stir up trouble, there were naturally many who fanned the flames.
However, Ye Zhi hadn't expected the method of resolution to be so dramatic.
Wei Peng saw this exposé and excitedly jumped around to claim the trending topic.
He directly posted on Zhiwei, along with several photos of him having lunch with Ye Zhi.
【The person having lunch with President Ye is me, it's me! Come and see me quickly! Oh, and I'll let you in on a little secret, it's not that difficult to have lunch with President Ye, it only costs five million!]