Fake Husband of the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 354: Once Frustrated Person

Beijing.

Zhong Family.

Zhong Tao looked at the deserted front yard, sighing as he sat on a stone stool drinking tea.

Last year at this time, the Zhong Family’s doorway was bustling like a market.

But in less than half a year since his retirement, the Zhong Family had become terrifyingly quiet.

Even other families with whom they had private relationships had successively avoided contact.

Because in the courtyard, many families knew some secrets about the Zhong Family’s betrayal of Gu Feng.

The year before last, Zhong Tao was still in the position of Hall Master, at that time on equal footing with Gu Feng.

But now, Gu Feng had not only become an Elder but also an Original Shareholder, possessing hereditary influence. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

As Zhong Tao reached his tenure, there was no one else in the group willing to advocate for him, and he could only be replaced by newcomers.

As soon as Zhong Tao retired, families that had close cooperation with the Zhong Family immediately cut off their visits.

Fearing they would be implicated and ostracized.

After all, in the current circle of Hall Masters, if you look around, who isn’t supported by Elder Gu and maintaining their departments?

Business Department.

Railroads.

Three Oils.

Armed Forces.

These core departments had almost all become giants within the group thanks to the projects provided by Gu Feng.

Unseen, these Hall Masters were, in strict terms, Gu Feng’s men.

Moreover, their departments all more or less relied on the annual revenue of hundreds of trillions from the railroads’ financial appropriations, equating to the group currently moving upward toward soaring heights.

In such a macro environment, who would dare to associate with the Zhong Family?

Even if Gu Feng didn’t mind, those below him wouldn’t dare gamble on Elder Gu’s thoughts.

If it angered him, with Gu Feng’s current influence, he really could kick you out of the group.

"Eh."

Zhong Tao sighed.

Did he regret the matter with Gu Feng?

Of course!

It had even become his mental affliction and an unresolved issue!

Seeing the current status of the Gu Family, in such a scene, Zhong Tao felt myriad emotions.

If the Zhong Family had insisted on fulfilling the engagement back then, the Zhong Family would surely have a place in the group now!

Moreover, it would be a bond tied with the hereditary Original Shareholders of the Gu Family!

That would have brought a qualitative leap to the Zhong Family!

Being an Original Shareholder means even if you retire, your family still enjoys the hereditary position in the Hall Master Department.

However, just like the Zhong Family now, once your tenure ends and you retire, other capable individuals from the courtyard will replace you and, in a few years, your family’s influence will fade.

If the engagement had not been canceled, the respected position enjoyed by the entire courtyard would have been his daughter’s!

Every time he thought about this, Zhong Tao regretted not taking earlier action.

Now, not to mention neighbors not visiting, even his own daughter Zhong Li, having been defeated in her relationship with Gu Feng, chose to leave the country.

For the proud Zhong Li, it was still hard to accept losing to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue couldn’t accept that she owned everything today, while she could only blame her father’s forceful annulment of the engagement years ago, so she left Dragon Nation.

No matter where she went, she just wanted to escape this place where it seemed only she was the loser.

The disheartened ones weren’t just her.

There was also Yixue in the entertainment industry.

As Gu Feng soared to great heights and became a globally revered Great Expert today, Yixue’s regret grew stronger.

As a star, when she represented a certain jewelry brand and attended the jewelry fashion show, she would occasionally encounter Lin Yue, who came to watch the show.

Lin Yue always became the focus of all the wealthy women and noble ladies flattering her.

Even the CEO of that brand for the Greater China region could only humbly squat beside Lin Yue, patiently explaining to her one-on-one about the new designs of the jewelry.

Yixue could only smile on stage, and while she was a goddess in front of many fans, she looked like a salesperson in the eyes of many wealthy buyers.

She still had to strenuously walk the catwalk and keep displaying the jewelry with her most beautiful smile to get the rich ladies in the audience to pay.

She was dead envious of Lin Yue below the stage, enjoying the top-level treatment as a lady.

She had also fantasized that if she had chosen to stick with Gu Feng instead of going after resources in the entertainment industry back then, maybe she would have been the one receiving such imperial treatment below the stage!

She had imagined that even owning just one ten-thousandths of what Lin Yue had now would surpass all she had strived to gain as a queen of entertainment!

"Mr. Zhang, um, may I take a photo with the lady?"

Yixue walked backstage and asked the Bulgari jewelry CEO of Greater China.

The other party immediately scoffed, "I don’t even dare make that request myself, what do you think?"

That look and tone were filled with a disdainful warning, "Let me tell you, don’t think about using a photo with the lady to market your supposed ’connections’. This is not someone you can just take advantage of."

"I’m warning you to put away those messy thoughts, don’t overstep!"

Having said that, the jewelry CEO turned and left.

Yixue was left with bitterness mixed with resentment.

Because she and Gu Dadong had struck a deal years ago, the Gu Family had pulled out rare resources to rocket her to the position of a diva.

After tasting sweetness, Yixue continuously promoted herself as someone ’with a Beijing background.’

Newcomers might be intimidated by Yixue’s persona, but a Bulgari CEO who often dealt with the wives of the affluent knew better. Could he not know whether Yixue had any real clout?

So he didn’t give Yixue any face at all and directly criticized her tricks to her face.

"If I hadn’t made that foolish mistake back then, why would I need to assume this persona?" Yixue looked at herself in the mirror, filled with regret and wishing she could slap herself!

Her manager then hurried in, looking reproachfully at Yixue, "Did you say something to make Mr. Zhang mad? I’m telling you, don’t mess around. We need to know our place. You’re already past the prime age for female stars at thirty. Be thankful you’re still getting high-end endorsements and don’t start believing your own PR. We can’t afford to offend Mr. Zhang. Everyone in the fashion capital circles is connected. Focus on promoting the new jewelry line tonight, try to get the rich buyers to spend more to prove your influence, then we can negotiate a renewal of the contract."

Yixue clenched her fists, "She can only boss me around and behave like that with me. Would she dare act like this with Lin Yue outside?"

"You’re crazy!" the manager’s face changed, and he scolded, "Don’t recklessly mention the lady’s name. Don’t you know she could have you jobless with a single word?"

Yixue also realized she had been too impulsive.

After she changed into a new outfit and after the brand introduced the jewelry, she went on stage to display it again.

After Lin Yue had nearly finished watching the show, she said to Mr. Zhang, "I like them all, just pack up 100 sets of each."

She intended to give them to the company’s key employees as annual benefits.

Seeing her stand up, all the distinguished ladies and wealthy wives in the venue also stood up, quickly seeing Lin Yue off.

Mr. Zhang also excitedly accompanied Lin Yue out of the venue.

Yixue later learned that the lady had ordered 100 sets of jewelry.

The value reached 300 million!

Yixue bitterly remarked, "My savings from nearly 10 years of hard work don’t amount to what she spends watching one show."