Chapter Eighty-Five: Xu Qifeng's Joyful Surprise

  Seeing Qinni making a phone call, Qiao Song still had a faint smile on his face, watching with interest, not moving at all. He didn't believe that Qinni would really come to Jiangyue Pavilion for dinner tonight, when Xu Qifeng was entertaining important guests there. If Qinni really had the energy, why did she have to make such an effort in the afternoon and couldn't even see Xu's face?

  Cen Ni finished the phone call and didn't go to talk to Qiao Song, but instead pulled Cen Yun's hand and stood quietly on the spot waiting. Cen Yun also understood that her sister was being bullied by someone, and looked at Qiao Song with a huff, her face full of discontent, muttering softly: "A dog looks down on people."

  Qiao Song, as the manager of Jianglin Hotel, is not ordinary in terms of quality. The bigger the hotel, the better the service quality. As a hotel leader, he naturally wouldn't bother with Xun Yun. In fact, if it weren't for Xun Ni mentioning Jiangyue Pavilion, Qiao Song wouldn't have intentionally made things difficult for her.

  In less than three minutes, the elevator door opened not far away, and Ningyuan and Xu Qifah walked out together. Seeing Ningyuan walking out, a smile suddenly appeared on Yun's face, and he excitedly ran over, shouting "Brother Ningyuan".

  "Hehe, but it's been a while since we last met, no need to be so enthusiastic." Ning Yuan chuckled.

  Qiao Song's smile instantly disappeared as he watched the scene unfold, his heart skipping a beat as he realized he had really misjudged this time.

  Ning Yuan and Xu Qifa arrived at Cenni's side, Cenni smiled and nodded to Ning Yuan: "I'm sorry to have you come down to pick me up."

  "What Sister Ni said is reasonable, I should come down to pick her up." Ning Yuan chuckled and said, "Let's go, we'll talk in the private room upstairs."

  "Wait."

  Xu Qifah interrupted from the side, a stern expression on his face as he turned to ask Qiao Song: "What's going on? Are you blocking these two ladies?"

  "Director Xu, I'm sorry, it's me, please punish me."

  Qiao Song lowered his head and said honestly that if Qian Ni really knew Xu Qifeng's friend, then no matter what the reason was, he had done something wrong.

  "Director Xú?"

  Cen Ni was taken aback, looking at Xu Qifah in surprise, and only then realized that this middle-aged man who came out with Ning Yuan looked very much like the CEO of Xu's Group, Xu Qifah, as described in her information.

  Seeing Cen Ni's daze, Ning Yuan introduced in a timely manner: "Sister Ni, let me introduce you to this gentleman. He is Xu Qifeng, the president of Xu Group from Shangjiang City."

  "These two are my friends, this is Cenni, and this is Cenyun, sisters." Ningyuan and at the same time introduced to Xu Qifang.

  "Haha, nice to meet you Miss Cen. Dr. Ning's friend is my friend too." XU Qifah smiled and stretched out his hand to Cen Ni.

  Cen Ni was still a bit stunned, the CEO of Xu's Group, Xu Qifeng, who she had tried every means to get an appointment with but couldn't, had met her so simply, and he even shook hands with her politely.

  "Miss Cen?"

  Seeing Cenni looking a bit dazed, Xu Qifah chuckled and called out to her, waving his outstretched hand.

  "Oh, President Xu, hello. I'm Cen Ni, the sales director of Yanjing Changming Software Co., Ltd. Nice to meet you." Cen Ni said hastily, extending her hand for a handshake after regaining her composure.

  "It turns out that Miss Cen is from Yanjing Changming Company, and at a young age, she's already the sales director. What a young and promising female leader!" Xu Qifah said with a smile.

  He shook hands with the sisters, and then Xie Qifeng turned back to glare at Qiao Song, asking coldly: "What's going on? Why did you stop Miss Cen downstairs? Is this how your hotel serves customers?"

  "Director Xu, Miss Cen came twice this afternoon on behalf of Changming Company to discuss a contract. I thought she knew you were having lunch at the hotel and came on purpose, that's why..."

  "Hmm." Xú Qǐfā coldly snorted, scolding: "Since there's a contract, why didn't you tell me at the first opportunity? And who gave you the guts to take matters into your own hands and block Miss Cén downstairs?"

  "Director Xu, I know I was wrong."

  Qiao Song lowered his head and said with a proper attitude, "Ever since Xu Qifeng and Ning Yuan came out to recognize the Xun sisters, I knew that this time Longming Company had made a fortune. Of course, he wouldn't dare to talk back to Xu Qifeng at this time."

  Cen Ni quickly became the sales director at such a young age, and she was not stupid. She hastily said: "Director Xu, it's not that Manager Qiao is wrong either, I didn't make it clear when I came, which led to Manager Qiao misunderstanding."

  "You're welcome, Miss Cen." Xu Qifah looked at Qiao Song with a cold eye: "If it weren't for Miss Cen speaking up for you today, you would have handed in your resignation letter to me already."

  "Thank you, Miss Cen, for not holding a grudge against me." Qiao Song hastily bowed to thank Cen Ni, who was flustered and helped him up. In her heart, she felt infinite emotions, and with complex eyes, she glanced at Ning Yuan.

  Although Changming Company is a company under Yanjing, its scale can't be compared with Jiang's group. If it wasn't for Ningyuan this time, let alone Qiao Song apologizing to him, she estimated that she wouldn't see Xu Qifeng's face tomorrow either.

  Seeing Qiao Song apologize, Xu Qifeng smiled and looked at Cen Ni: "Miss Cen, it's all because of the people below who don't understand things, let you suffer, we'll go up first, I'll personally apologize to you later."

  "No, no." Xīn Nī hastily waved her hand, and several people finally entered the elevator together, heading upstairs.

  Back in the private room, several people took their seats one after another. Xú Qǐfā began to order dishes. After sitting down, Jiǎo Nī's heart skipped a beat again.

  She originally thought that Ningyuan and Xu Qifeng were acquainted, and should be of a younger generation to Xu Qifeng. However, after entering the private room, he realized that Xu Qifeng was not being polite to Ningyuan in a general way.

  Just looking at the seating arrangement, the one sitting in the main seat was actually her, Ningyuan's second brother-in-law He Zhengxun, whom she had met at the train station that noon. Xu Qifang and Ningyuan sat on either side of He Zhengxun.

  Cen Ni is also a veteran of many battles, having attended countless banquets and naturally understanding the intricacies of the dinner table. From this point alone, it can be seen that Xu Qifeng's status in this private room is not the highest.

  After the cold dishes were served, several people started drinking. This meal was originally a welcoming banquet for He Zhenghui and Xun Ni's sister, so everyone first toasted He Zhenghui and Xun Ni with a cup, then Xu Qifeng specially toasted Ning Yuan, and only then did the group start chatting casually.

  The whole dinner table can be said to have divided the crowd into three groups. Xu Qifeng is one of them, and he and Ning Yuan are formally interacting for the first time, so there are some things that can't be said. Cen Ni and Cen Yun also met Ning Yuan for the first time today, so the atmosphere at the dinner table was not very lively at first, feeling a bit awkward, and only slowly did it become more lively.

  After a few people became slightly familiar, Xu Qifah tentatively asked Ning Yuan: "Doctor Ning, there have been rumors circulating in Shangjiang City recently that the feng shui of Jiangshi Group's branch company has problems. It is said that you and Master Gu participated in this feng shui."

  "Haha, did President Xu also hear about it?"

  Ningyuan smiled and took a sip of wine from his cup, then asked with a smile: "What does General Xu think about this matter?"

  "If I'm not mistaken, you must have offended someone, Dr. Ning. Although I haven't seen your skills in feng shui, from the way you behave, I can still guess that this is something you wouldn't do." Xu Qifang said with a smile.

  "Hehe, Director Xu actually believes me, but you're not afraid that one day I'll cheat you." Ning Yuan said with a smile.

  "Dr. Ning is really good at joking, I was just saying that if you have time, help me take a look at the feng shui of my new house." Xu Qifang smiled and said, seemingly not taking it seriously, but rather curiously: "I don't know how Dr. Ning plans to handle this matter, if I'm not mistaken, the one who's causing trouble this time should be Li Chuanhe, right?"

  Ning Yuan knew that Xu Qifeng was not just making small talk, so he probed: "Mr. Xu seems to have some dissatisfaction with the Li River?"

  "There's nothing to complain about, the Li River in Shangjiang City is almost as vast as the sky, but it's a bit too dark. If Dr. Ning has any ideas, I'd be delighted to hear them, and maybe I can even lend a hand." Xu Qifeng raised his wine cup and toasted Ning Yuan with a double-edged remark.