Chapter 448: Long-Term Plan

Chapter 448: Chapter 448: Long-Term Plan

Although Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian didn’t fully grasp the situation, they could roughly guess what Wang Chenning meant.

They didn’t ask any further, just listened quietly.

Of everyone present, the one who was most shocked was, naturally, Chang Qingfeng.

In his eyes, Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian were figures far beyond his reach. He had assumed that even if Wang Chenning knew them, their relationship was purely professional at best.

But from the looks of it today, his relationship with them was incredibly close.

’This guy is incredible. He actually managed to win over these two foreign girls!’ Chang Qingfeng secretly resolved to follow Wang Chenning’s example and use his newly learned Acupuncture Skill for his social interactions.

Especially for conquering women.

After discussing matters for a while, Wang Chenning had Wu Jingyi, Chang Qingfeng, and the others leave, keeping only Luo Yuqing, Yang Xiaofei, Li Fuzhen, and Li Yanxian with him.

"What about Zhao Xiao’an?" Luo Yuqing asked Wang Chenning. "Isn’t she joining us for dinner?"

"She has to work overtime today, I believe," Wang Chenning replied with a smile. "Why don’t you give her an order? She wouldn’t dare disobey her aunt, would she?"

"Me? Her aunt? I don’t have nearly as much influence as her sweetheart," Luo Yuqing said, rolling her eyes. Still, she gave Zhao Xiao’an a call.

Just as Wang Chenning had expected, Zhao Xiao’an politely declined Luo Yuqing’s invitation.

She said she had already told Wang Chenning she was too busy to come over and that they should just get together without her.

Before hanging up, she also asked Luo Yuqing and Wang Chenning to apologize to Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian on her behalf, saying she was sorry she couldn’t make it to see them off.

After chatting a bit more about Zhao Xiao’an, the five of them returned to discussing important matters regarding their collaboration.

The five of them mainly discussed the cooperation summary written by Wu Jingyi and Lv Qinglan.

Once their discussion was over, they had dinner together.

After dinner, Luo Yuqing and Yang Xiaofei said they had other things to attend to and left first, asking Wang Chenning to see Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian off for them.

Li Fuzhen had actually wanted to spend some time alone with Wang Chenning before she left, but the circumstances made her realize that idea was unrealistic.

She didn’t want to give anything away in front of the others, so she maintained a reserved demeanor.

On the drive to the airport, she didn’t make any special overtures, simply making idle chitchat with Li Yanxian.

When they were saying their goodbyes at the airport, Li Fuzhen initiated a hug with Wang Chenning.

As they hugged, Li Fuzhen leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I’ll be back in Yandu again soon. When I am, you’d better spoil me properly!"

Wang Chenning patted her on the back in response.

Li Yanxian also gave Wang Chenning a hug, whispering in his ear as well. "I’ll be back in Huaxia in half a month at the most. When I am, you’d better plan our trip to Chang’an perfectly. Give me a trip I’ll remember for the rest of my life!"

"I’ll make sure you feel the warmth of the Chang’an people and deeply experience its history, its classical charm, and a truly unique kind of happiness."

Li Yanxian flashed him a sweet smile.

After seeing Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian off, Wang Chenning went straight to the training facility to find Lei Danyun and Wu Ziyue.

He had messaged them that afternoon, telling them to meet him there in the evening.

Both Lei Danyun and Wu Ziyue were unhappy with Wang Chenning’s behavior recently, but only Lei Danyun was open about her displeasure.

The moment she saw him that evening, she let her frustrations out.

If she could have beaten him in a fight, she would have knocked him flat on his back.

Wang Chenning had brought them gifts. Wu Ziyue’s mood brightened after receiving hers, but Lei Danyun was still not placated.

It wasn’t until Wang Chenning taught them a few special techniques and gave them an acupuncture treatment that Lei Danyun’s resentment finally subsided.

Once her anger had cooled, Lei Danyun told Wang Chenning that two members of their team were retiring this month, and she had already arranged for them to come work for him.

She had also contacted five previously retired members, and all of them were willing to come work for him.

"The more, the merrier!" Wang Chenning beamed upon hearing her words.

He planned to manage these new recruits personally. Once he had trained them and was confident in their loyalty, he would give them more autonomy.

Still, Wang Chenning hoped to find someone he could trust—an expert in this field—to help him manage them.

"I know you have your eye on Wu Ziyue," Lei Danyun said, pointing to where Wu Ziyue was practicing her moves off to the side. "If you can convince her to apply for retirement, I’ll find a way to get her released."

"Let’s talk about it again in a while." After glancing at Wu Ziyue and understanding the look in her eyes, Wang Chenning didn’t press the issue.

Afterwards, Wang Chenning called Wang Liqing and Wang Liyu over to meet Wu Ziyue.

He specifically instructed Wang Liqing and Wang Liyu never to get into conflicts with the new recruits. He added that if they couldn’t reach him for orders but could contact Wu Ziyue, they were to follow her instructions.

Wu Ziyue was deeply touched. Not only had Wang Chenning introduced her to the two special individuals he had just recruited, but he had also placed her in a position of authority over them.

As she was leaving, she said softly to Wang Chenning, "If I get injured again on a mission this year, I’ll apply for retirement and come help you run things."

"I understand," Wang Chenning said with a cryptic smile. "But I certainly don’t hope you get injured!"

Wu Ziyue seemed to understand his implication, and her pretty face immediately flushed red.