Old Chen asked, "The Zhou Family from Zhongjing Group? Who told you that?"
Old Chen, though not having been in the business world for many years, had still heard of Zhongjing Group.
Plus, back when he was running his factory, Zhongjing Group was already a prestigious presence, hard for him not to know about.
As for having any conflict... there was none.
He was just a factory owner, a leading enterprise in the province, but Zhongjing Group was a public company, not in the same social class. They never even met, how could there be any conflict?
He didn’t know who was full enough to spread rumors.
Chen Xixi honestly replied, "Someone I’m not close with, kind of a colleague."
Old Chen earnestly warned, "Then you better be careful with this person, he probably has no good intentions saying that, keep an eye out."
"So you mean it has nothing to do with the Zhou Family?"
"It’s not the Zhou Family, but you keep bringing up this ’Zhou’, who is it exactly? Last time you were asking about a neighbor who was also surnamed Zhou..." Old Chen suddenly had a moment of clarity, "It wouldn’t happen to be Zhou from Zhongjing Group?"
"What Zhou it is is not important now, I just want to know that our family business failure has nothing to do with the Zhou Family, then who else is involved?"
Chen Xixi quickly caught the main point in Old Chen’s words.
Old Chen denied that the Zhou Family was behind their family business’s downfall, but did not deny that their business failure was orchestrated by malefactors.
So, their business failure was not due to market issues, but someone messing around!
Chen Xixi clenched her fists, feeling an unprecedented anger!
Damn it! Who exactly is the bastard who stole her princess life!
She must make them pay!
Old Chen fell silent for a moment, "Nobody, don’t ask anymore, just focus on your job."
He was worried that Chen Xixi couldn’t hold her temper and would seek revenge. He knew his daughter well, blunt and unable to conceal her feelings.
If she impulsively sought out the culprit, her future would be ruined.
You can’t twist an arm thicker than your thigh, and he didn’t want Chen Xixi to wade into this muddy water.
Now, all he wanted was for his daughter to be safe and happy, desiring nothing else.
As they say, a father and daughter often think alike, Chen Xixi of course understood what Old Chen was thinking.
She tried to relax her tone and calmly approach the subject from another angle: "Tell me who our enemy is, so in the future I can avoid them instead of cluelessly providing them an opportunity to vent their anger on me, which would make me look foolish and like I’m inviting humiliation."
Old Chen fell silent again.
He had to admit, his daughter made a lot of sense.
Struggling for a moment, Old Chen finally relented, "The Xu Family, from Haisong Group. If you ever encounter them, stay as far away as possible. They’re not people we can afford to offend."
Chen Xixi’s eyes darkened slightly, "I got it."
Regarding the specifics of the situation, she thought it necessary to have a solemn and serious conversation with Old Chen when she got home, and to gather some related information to see how to proceed.
Old Chen thought for a while, then added, "Also, the Zhou Family of Zhongjing Group you mentioned, I heard they’re quite close with the Xu Family. Be mindful of your own actions."
Although he hadn’t been in business for many years, he still occasionally paid attention to both major and minor business affairs.
Chen Xixi has been mentioning this surname Zhou recently, and presumably, this Zhou person must be very close to Chen Xixi now. It was better to remind her.
Upon hearing this news, Chen Xixi was slightly startled, then her lips curled into a smile, "Okay, I understand."
Since the Zhou Family was close with the Xu Family, did Zhou Jinyuan know about their family’s situation?
Whether he knew or not was no longer important, anyway, she already had a nearly complete revenge plan in her mind.
After ending the call, Chen Xixi handed her phone to production staff and went to the Points Supermarket.
She swapped for some ingredients to use for breakfast the next day, purposely leaving three points to exchange for the brooch Zhou Jinyuan had his eye on.
After the exchange, she examined the brooch in her hand, its fake red diamonds embedded on it didn’t look special. She wondered why Zhou Jinyuan liked it.
Later, when she returned home and surprised Zhou Jinyuan with the brooch, she also voiced this puzzlement.
Zhou Jinyuan’s long fingers gently caressed the fake diamonds on the brooch, his lips slightly curving, "I like brooches inlaid with diamonds."
Chen Xixi didn’t understand, "But these aren’t real diamonds."
Zhou Jinyuan with a face that read ’I lowered my gift-receiving standards just for you’ said, "Would you be willing to give me real diamonds?"
Chen Xixi smiled slightly, "..." Unwilling.
Zhou Jinyuan chuckled, discerning her thoughts from her expression.
Zhou Jinyuan, his posture relaxed, leaned against the doorframe, his deep gaze fixed on her, playing with the brooch in his hand, "No ulterior motives for such a courtesy?"