Chapter 158: Not About Money!

“Minister Han, why are you still pretending with us?”

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at her with strange expressions.

The female colleague who was asked by Han Xinyan quickly covered her mouth in surprise.

“Pretending? What am I pretending about? Wait, are you all curious today?” Han Xinyan asked, confused.

“Minister Han, what happened in front of the Kaideli Hotel yesterday has been filmed and is going viral online!” the female colleague said, seeing that Han Xinyan genuinely didn’t know. She quickly explained.

As soon as Han Xinyan heard about the Kaideli Hotel, she immediately thought of the events from yesterday.

It was the day of Li Xin’s engagement, when Shen Fei had arranged a convoy…

But none of that had anything to do with her.

So why were these people treating her with such respect?

Seeing Han Xinyan stunned, the female colleague quickly added,

“Minister Han, what you did wasn’t very considerate! We all thought your husband was really the kind of guy people say he is… We even felt sorry for you! But now we didn’t expect this!”

“Your husband just had to say a word, and the CEO of Chengyou Technology, Jiang Tiancheng, Mr. Hu from our company, and all those influential second-generation heirs all rushed to the hotel! Not only that, but even big-name celebrities and internet influencers, as well as the famous hosts from Shenzhen, all showed up at the Kaideli Hotel! The scene was unprecedented in Shenzhen! Sister Han, what kind of background does your husband have?”

As the words finished, everyone looked at Han Xinyan with curiosity and envy.

However, at the same time, they were puzzled.

If Han Xinyan had such a powerful backing, why hadn’t she spoken up when her superior made things difficult for her?

Thinking about that superior, they couldn’t help but recall the former vice president, Zhang Gui.

Especially after Han Xinyan’s promotion, Zhang Gui had openly expressed his hatred for her and spread rumors about her in the company.

Not long after Zhang Gui’s actions, he was fired by the company for submitting fake invoices.

This puzzled them a little. After all, Zhang Gui had some connections with the boss, Mr. Hu.

They even speculated that maybe Han Xinyan had some improper relationship with the CEO of Chengyou Technology.

So, when the CEO heard about this, he immediately informed Mr. Hu, who, disregarding the familial relationship, fired Zhang Gui.

Now, the videos from the Kaideli Hotel seemed to disprove their suspicions.

With such a powerful background, Han Xinyan’s husband could make the CEO of Chengyou Technology, Jiang Tiancheng, call him “Brother,” so why would she need to find another man?

And the reason why Han Xinyan kept a low profile was probably because she didn’t like to show off.

Han Xinyan was completely unaware of their thoughts.

If she knew, she would probably laugh heartily.

After all, two months ago, her life was tough, and she had no time to think about anything else.

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Han Xinyan shook her head helplessly.

“What background? I don’t have any background! I’m just an ordinary person!”

“Minister Han, what are you trying to fool us for?”

One of the colleagues stepped forward and put her arm around Han Xinyan’s.

“We all clearly heard in the video that those second-generation heirs, who are usually arrogant, called you and your husband ‘Brother Fei’ and ‘Sister-in-law’ when they saw you. Looks like your husband’s relationship with the CEO of Chengyou Technology and Mr. Hu from our company is much closer than you’re letting on!”

Han Xinyan smiled bitterly, feeling helpless as she responded.

“Fool you? You’re mistaken! My husband and Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu are only casually acquainted! ‘Close’ isn’t the right word; they just spent more time together! Besides, they came to help out yesterday because of a difficult situation!”

However, the more Han Xinyan explained this, the less believable it sounded to her colleagues.

They saw that all it took was a phone call from Han Xinyan’s husband to gather all those second-generation heirs at the hotel.

That could hardly be explained by just “helping out.”

But since Han Xinyan said so, even though they were still full of doubts, they didn’t dare to ask any further.

They could only nod and disperse.

However, they had reached a tacit understanding: Han Xinyan had a very powerful backing, and they needed to cling to that support!

While Han Xinyan was enjoying her newfound respect, things were different on her family’s side.

“Poor in the city, nobody cares; rich in the mountains, distant relatives come.”

Since yesterday’s events at the Kaideli Hotel were filmed and uploaded online, they naturally caught the attention of many.

Relatives whom Han Xinyan’s family hadn’t contacted in a long time all came to congratulate them, saying that Han Xinyan’s family now had powerful backing.

Han Jian and Zhang Xiulian, though smiling on the surface, were actually troubled and distressed, feeling helpless!

Not only had Shen Fei’s family cut off all contact with them, but they didn’t even know where Shen Fei’s family had moved to. They were in no position to talk to them.

Of course, Shen Fei had no idea about his in-laws’ troubles.

Even if he did, he would probably just laugh and say, “Serves them right.”

As dinner time approached, Shen Fei felt bored.

At that moment, his phone vibrated.

It was a call from Tang Xingwen, the person who had provided fifty million for R&D but hadn’t contacted him at all for the past half month.

Z.G.C. Restaurant.

If their last meeting at KFC had left Tang Xingwen with some doubts about Shen Fei, then this time, meeting at the upscale Z.G.C. restaurant had completely dispelled those doubts.

As a former company president, Tang Xingwen was familiar with the status of Z.G.C.

Sitting across from Shen Fei, he was surprised.

“It’s been so long without contact, I almost thought you ran off with the donation!” Shen Fei joked.

“How could that be? For just fifty million? I wouldn’t even care for five billion! Money is just a material thing, we come into this world without it and leave without it, why would I let it weigh on my conscience?” Tang Xingwen said, sipping his water and smiling.

Shen Fei nodded in agreement.

Thinking back to Tang Xingwen’s actions in his past life, it wasn’t surprising.

To refuse generous offers from a company and still stick with Shen Fei showed that Tang Xingwen was no ordinary person!

“Okay, I believe you! What do you want to eat? Let’s talk while eating!” Shen Fei said.

“Sure! I’m actually quite hungry!” Tang Xingwen immediately began to order.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Fei asked,

“Since you called, does this mean the development of the scar cream is going smoothly?”

“I’m calling you about something else!” Tang Xingwen didn’t look up as he replied.

“Yeah? What is it? Do you need money?”

Aside from the scar cream, Shen Fei couldn’t think of any other reason why Tang Xingwen would contact him.

“It’s not about money!” Tang Xingwen shook his head, then softly said,

“You mentioned wanting me to check if there are any contract manufacturers around. Well, I have better resources now. Would you like to take a look?”