Chapter 72: Greed – The Beginning of the Battlefield

Fang Chuning woke up after a light sleep of forty minutes. At this time, Father Fang had not yet returned. She picked up her phone, leaned back against the headboard, resting her elbow on her bent knee, and lowered her eyes to look at her phone while supporting her forehead.

There were over ten missed calls, all from Tang Jiali. Just as she was about to delete them all, she noticed that the earliest call was from Li Yipeng.

In these five years, Fang Chuning spent two years familiarizing herself with all of the Fang family’s businesses in Country D, as well as their management. All of this was thanks to Li Yipeng’s efforts. He not only taught her how to navigate the business world but also saved her several times in critical moments.

After she became familiar with all the work, in the third year, he was recalled to the country by Fang Hong. They hadn’t seen each other for two years.

Fang Chuning hesitated for a second but still returned his call.

The dialing tone in the receiver was slow and long. Just when she thought the other party wouldn’t answer, the tone suddenly stopped, followed by a man’s slightly hoarse voice: “Hello?”

Fang Chuning guessed that she might have disturbed someone’s afternoon nap. “You called me, what’s the matter?”

Seemingly not expecting it to be her calling, the other party was silent for several seconds. Fang Chuning heard the sound of clothing rustling, and the man’s voice became clearer, “Ningning, have you arrived in Z City?”

Fang Chuning couldn’t remember when he had stopped calling her Miss Fang and started calling her by her nickname. Anyway, it didn’t matter what he called her, she didn’t pay attention to it. “I’m already at home.”

“It’s still early, do you want to go out for a walk and see the changes in Z City?”

What’s there to see, it’s not like those young boys, “No, Dad will be back later and I want to spend some time with him.”

The other end was quiet for a while, “Then when do you plan to come to the company?”

“I don’t know yet, maybe tomorrow or maybe after resting for two days.”

“Resting for two days is good too. I happen to be off work tomorrow, shall we go out for coffee?”

Fang Chuning agreed. After hanging up the phone, just as she was about to toss the phone aside and get her computer to check the stock market, several hot news pushes suddenly popped up on her phone, all with the same protagonist name on each hot push.

Prince?

Fang Chuning raised an eyebrow. Isn’t this the most popular male singer the driver mentioned?

She brought the phone back in front of her face and clicked on the top push. As soon as she clicked in, there was a photo of a man wearing a black mask and black baseball cap, a side view from afar. His outfit was low-key and casual, but even such an ordinary outfit made people feel that the color combination was too exquisite, as if deliberately dressed up.

Although half of his face was covered, the photo still showed people frequently turning their heads as they passed by him. The exposed skin was so fair and flawless that it made people unconsciously want to swallow.

His eyes seemed to be staring at something, so focused that nothing external could distract him in the slightest.

The image caption read: Chance encounter with Prince at the airport, even a baseball cap and mask can’t hide his world-class beauty!

There were tens of thousands of comments, with the highest-liked ones containing words like “face-licking”, “heart-throbbing”, and similar phrases. The comments became more exciting as you scrolled down.

“His figure is so good! His back is so straight and his legs are so long! Even as a guy, I can’t help but stare, *slurp*”

“So it’s true that good-looking people can be spotted in a crowd even when wrapped up like a dumpling.”

“Prince’s outfit today is so fashionable and looks so good, I’m going to search for the same style!”

“Judging from the height comparison with passersby in the photo, he should be over 185cm tall, the standard height for a male god, love it.”

“Emmm…… Am I the only one curious about why Prince appeared at the airport today?”

“Hmm, isn’t today the day when that Fang family heir is returning to the country, and Prince just happened to appear at the airport. Combined with previous rumors about their past relationship… Could it be what I’m thinking?”

Fang Chuning’s finger paused when she scrolled to this comment. Her eyes, as dark as ink, stared at it for two seconds before she tossed the phone aside and picked up her computer to continue observing the stock market changes.

At around four in the afternoon, Father Fang, who had gone out to buy gifts, finally returned. Knowing that she had come back a day early, he was so happy that Fang Chuning couldn’t bear his enthusiastic fatherly love for a while.

In the Fang family’s living room, besides Fang Chuning and Father Fang, there were also Fang Tianli and his two twin friends. “Hao Hao, Han Han, isn’t it too late for you to still not go home?”

“They’re staying for dinner before going back today,” Fang Tianli explained to Father Fang.

Father Fang frowned slightly. How could he not understand the little boys’ thoughts? The way they shyly glanced at Ningning was completely the look of first love. His Ningning already had a fiancé, how could these children be so thoughtless?

Though he thought this, Father Fang didn’t show it. He nodded slightly as a sign of agreement and turned to his daughter who was looking at her phone, “What about that Tang family’s child? Does he know you’re back today? Why didn’t you ask him to come together? You’re about to get engaged and I still haven’t met that child.”

“It was too rushed today, he didn’t have time to come,” Fang Chuning said casually, trying to move past this topic.

“Then invite him to come to the house tomorrow, so Dad can see what that child looks like.”

Fang Chuning looked up, “I have a date tomorrow, if he comes over I won’t be able to accompany him.”

“Silly child, what date is more important than your fiancé? Just postpone it.”

Having said this much, Fang Chuning couldn’t refuse anymore.

In the evening, as soon as Fang Hong returned, she immediately asked Fang Chuning to come to her study. “I’ve arranged a welcome banquet for you. Regarding your engagement to Jiajia, I’ll announce it at the welcome banquet as well. You need to be prepared.”

The light in the study was soft. Fang Chuning sat on the sofa facing the woman, her face expressionless. “Since you’ve already decided, what do I need to prepare for?”

Five years is neither long nor short. Fang Hong could clearly feel the change in the person in front of her. She was no longer the child who only wanted to play all day long. She now had the ability to handle any matters in the company. Fang Hong was very satisfied with this point and generously gave her some free time. “You can come to the company two days later. You can spend more time with your father or catch up with friends.”

“You don’t need to tell me that, I’ll arrange it myself.”