eurekapd Chapter 156 Another Surprise
Chapter 156 Another Surprise
Ye Yan: We are all men, I can’t always take advantage of you, we are equal, aren’t we?
Xu Qingran still received Ye Yan's reply, although it was a little late.
He didn't understand what Ye Yan meant by equality. Wasn't this a fact? Was there any need to point it out specifically?
"What does he mean? Am I acting superior to him?"
Xu Qingran had been overwhelmed by mania and temporarily lost the ability to think rationally.
He still felt that nothing serious had happened. It was just that his parents disagreed and he was forced to tell a few lies.
Those words were not his true feelings. He had explained it many times. Why did he have to choose between his family and his lover? His Yan was obviously not that kind of person. He had also said that he didn't want things to get too awkward between him and his family because of him.
So what's going on now? Just because I cheated him once again, I have to admit my mistake...
He felt dizzy and rubbed his forehead with his hands on the table. After a long time, he took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hey, Mr. Xu, you don't even show up when I invite you to dinner, and you still remember that I'm your friend."
"Stop talking nonsense. How's the manor I asked you to build?"
The voice on the other end was that of his good brother Jiang Hao. They hadn't seen each other for a long time since Xu Qingran gained power in the company. Because he was busy, the little time he had left was only enough for Ye Yan.
"Manor? I thought you forgot you had an eight-figure project with me. I heard it's going to bloom next month, the first round. If you hadn't asked me, I would have forgotten to inform you. So, how's your relationship with that big star? I saw online that he was going to terminate his contract with your family. Is that true?"
It was a rare chance for them to talk on the phone, so Jiang Hao had to gossip a little. There was no other way. Not only did Xu Qingran miss the party, he also hadn't replied to group messages for a long time. The feeling of helplessness that he always had when seeing gossip about his good brother but could only whisper behind his back was finally relieved today.
But unfortunately, Xu Qingran didn't have the mood to chat with him about family matters for the time being.
"It's about to bloom, that's good. I'll take him to see it next month, that's all."
Xu Qingran hung up the phone and ignored Jiang Hao's unnecessary questions.
Jiang Hao, who was listening to the busy tone on his phone, said: "Are you so unhappy? I think it's really going to fail. Otherwise, you wouldn't have remembered that you still have a manor to coax people with. You are not afraid of retribution for forgetting your loyalty for the sake of beauty."
Jiang Hao could hear the gunpowder in his tone and couldn't help but make a few casual complaints. He didn't know how he hit the mark.
Xu Qingran really wanted to take Ye Yan to see the surprise he had carefully prepared for him for a long time. It was a surprise that he had mentioned many times but never had the time to give. It was not the pink diamond, but the endless blooming flowers.
Because Ye Yan once said that he likes flowers with roots, which will bloom again next year even if they fall.
"There's nothing wrong between us, so we can't separate, not even for now..."
Xu Qingran stroked the screen of his mobile phone, which contained the photo of Ye Yan that he had secretly taken.
That was Ronan sitting under the window, a ray of sunlight fell on his scarred hair. In Gao Qi's perspective, he was a treasure covered with a faint glow. When he took this photo, he thought that he would never let Ye Yan be hurt by this world like Ronan.
Since Ye Yan paid the penalty on time without a penny deducted, it meant that his endorsement contract with Atim Group was successfully terminated.
Lin Anyi thought they had really broken up. Even if they hadn't broken up yet, there must have been a rift between them. This was a good thing for her and Xu Rong. The fact that they had reached the point of terminating the contract proved that their interference was still useful.
However, their happiness did not last long. After confirming that Ye Yan had terminated the contract, customers who had just placed orders for Ye Yan in major flagship stores began to cancel orders and return goods on a large scale. This matter could be a big or small matter, but what is certain is that the sales and after-sales departments were in trouble.
The ATim Group would not be severely damaged by the fan effect of a star, but it is still a well-known large conglomerate. The Xu family will inevitably feel embarrassed after this incident.
"In one day, we had 12,000 returns online and offline. The factory had no time to slow down, and it even made the financial news. It's all your fault. Now everyone is laughing at us. Even your grandfather is asking me what's going on. Such a large-scale return is a huge disgrace to the group!"
Xu Rong didn't want to curse in front of the company employees, so he could only call Xu Qingran back home and close the study door.
He didn't mention Ye Yan's name, which made Xu Qingran calm down a little.
"What do you mean by a good deed of mine? It wasn't me who asked him to terminate the contract. It was Mom who went behind my back to sow discord between him and her. Mom succeeded in sowing discord, so of course Ye Yan had to terminate the contract and draw a clear line between us."
Xu Qingran sneered and mocked Lin Anyi's actions.
He respected his mother most of the time, and he had admired Lin Anyi's ability to be as strong as any man in the workplace since he was a child, until he discovered that Lin Anyi brought her dominance and dictatorial style at work back home and used it on her son.
"It's because of your relationship with Ye Yan that he terminated the contract. If you hadn't been involved with him, would this have happened? If not you, who else can you blame? Tomorrow we'll have a family dinner at the old house, and you'll explain it to your grandfather yourself. I don't need to teach you how to talk, right? If you dare to let on that you like men, I'll make you pay."
Xu Rong seriously warned him not to reveal his relationship with Ye Yan in front of his grandfather tomorrow. After all, no one could guarantee whether the old man could accept such a thing. If he got angry and got sick, Xu Qingran would naturally become the sinner of the family.
So Xu Qingran really had no way to refute this request. He could disobey his parents, but he could not disobey his grandfather who truly loved him since he was a child.
You should know that his first set of customized rackets when he was a child was given to him by his grandfather. It was also because of his grandfather that Xu Rong and Lin Anyi tolerated his five-year career as a sports student.
"Of course. As long as you don't interrupt, I won't be exposed. I still have things to do. Are you done scolding me?"
Xu Rong got furious at the sight of his belated adolescent rebellion. "Get lost."
After getting permission, he turned around and left without hesitation.
Although the brand return incident did not affect ATIM Group's position as the richest man in Asia Pacific, it did give rise to gossip about Xu Qingran, the newly appointed acting chairman of the group.
After all, anyone with eyes can see that the reason why Ye Yan suddenly terminated the contract must be related to her "rumored boyfriend" Xu Qingran.
When the brand was busy with after-sales service, Ye Yan's hidden rivals and black fans gave him a set of hot search services for free.
Ye Yan and Xu Qingran's relationship breaks down
The real reason why Ye Yan terminated her contract with ATIM Group
Even with a 5 million yuan penalty, they still want to terminate the contract. The cost of quarreling between this couple is a bit high.
The financial section also played a role, with ATIM Group's return rate reaching a record high.
It's no wonder that the usually steady Xu Rong would lose his guard. Not only did his son lose face, but the company also suffered misfortune. The entire financial circle was made a laughing stock of the Xu family.
In fact, Ye Yan did not expect that fans would return the products. He was just angry at the time, and he was so angry that he just wanted to terminate the contract. He did not consider the impact of the termination at all.
You know what, he was a little nervous when he saw the real-time updates online.
"Should I explain to Xu Qingran that this kind of thing wasn't what I expected?"
"What's there to explain? It was her mother who took the initiative to persuade you to break up. So why did you rush to endorse her products when she didn't accept you? Besides, you lost 5.8 million. If it were me, I wouldn't give Xu Qingran a penny and let her pay for it herself."
Xiao Rui's explanation was very willful, but reasonable. Ye Yan also felt the same way. He had paid all the compensation he should have paid, so why should he feel bad about it?
He had just finished shooting a new magazine blockbuster and was on his way to record another variety show. There were many similar announcements in the gap before joining the crew.
He didn't have time to remove his makeup, but his look was still stunning. His makeup looked like a white butterfly carp that had successfully transformed, and the scarred hand holding the phone created an indescribable sense of fate, a beauty that was pale and broken.
He stared at Xu Qingran's dialog box in a daze and suddenly felt very angry. Such an eloquent guy, who even Ye Yan could pursue, was helpless in the face of family conflicts.
"Asshole, if you have the guts, just stay with your parents forever and don't come to me..."
He secretly hammered the RV seat, and in an instant he felt so uncomfortable that his teeth almost broke. It was a long-lost feeling of anxiety with an unbalanced heart rate. His fingers also became weak and the phone fell to his feet.