"Jiang Feng..."
Nangong Qingcheng noticed Jiang Feng unexpectedly replacing her to shake hands with Dongfang Hui and couldn't help but chide softly.
In any case, this was quite an impolite gesture, which would make the other party lose face, and Dongfang Hui was someone who had helped her, making her feel even worse.
As for Chu Feifei, Zhang Qinyao, Liu Shiyuan, even Bai Zhiqing and Mu Yanluo, they were also slightly astonished but naturally assumed Jiang Feng was benevolently protecting Nangong Qingcheng and did not think deeply about it.
"This friend, what is your surname?"
After a brief flicker of anger, Dongfang Hui quickly changed his expression, deliberately pretending not to recognize Jiang Feng, and asked with a calm smile.
Jiang Feng sneered in his heart, this guy dared to play dumb right to his face?
Standing beside him was Pan Sheng; Jiang Feng didn't believe that Pan Sheng hadn't introduced him!
Not to mention, both of them were well aware of the incident from the previous night. If it weren't for Heizi's sudden deteriorating condition, Dongfang Hui might already be a corpse!
"Young Master Hui may not know me, but I am quite familiar with your cousin, Young Master Peng. Let me introduce myself, my surname is Jiang, and my name is Feng, from Binhai." Jiang Feng replied calmly.
Rebuttal!
This was a classic rebuttal; no matter how well Dongfang Hui controlled himself, he couldn't help but twitch his eyebrow, with a flash of harshness in his eyes!
At this moment, Pan Sheng couldn't bear it and interjected, "Jiang Feng, what are you doing? Young Master Hui isn't shaking hands with you, so why are you stepping forward?"
"It's okay, the visitor is a guest, nice to meet you, Brother Jiang."
At a critical moment, Dongfang Hui pretended to be generous, smiling and then continued to act as if he didn't know Jiang Feng: "Brother Jiang, have fun on the ship, and if anyone neglects you, just say you are a friend of mine, Dongfang Hui."
"Then I'll have to thank Young Master Hui!" Jiang Feng still smiled faintly.
"My pleasure." Dongfang Hui nonchalantly withdrew his hand from Jiang Feng's grasp and then nodded to Chu Feifei and the others.
Afterward, he left with Pan Sheng and others.
This displayed that he truly was a master at wooing women, knowing how to grasp the appropriate measure. If he stubbornly lingered, it would arouse Nangong Qingcheng's resentment, whereas appearing briefly to leave a good impression and then departing with grace would be beneficial for future development.
"This Dongfang Hui, he seems to handle matters fairly, and he's quite graceful," Chu Feifei unconsciously praised with a soft voice.
Jiang Feng said nothing, calmly walking forward.
Chu Feifei immediately realized she'd spoken too much, as if she was clearly mocking Jiang Feng, so she quickly stuck out her tongue and hurriedly chased after him.
...
The boarding process was a bit tricky, mainly because the security personnel refused Jiang Feng's boarding due to the lack of an invitation as well as not being specially approved.
No matter how much Nangong Qingcheng tried to explain for him, it was useless. In the end, it was Dongfang Hui who "coincidentally" saw it again, came over, and gave some instructions to the security personnel, which finally allowed Jiang Feng to board.
This made Nangong Qingcheng even more grateful, feeling she owed Dongfang Hui for his help.
Obviously, Jiang Feng noticed Dongfang Hui leaving afterwards, secretly laughing with Pan Sheng, knowing well that it was deliberate!
These two were scheming step by step to win Nangong Qingcheng's trust and favor!
The first thing after boarding wasn't to hold a meeting immediately, primarily because the time wasn't ripe, and not everyone's identity had been verified.
Identity verifications were completed before proceeding to the meeting.
"Jiang Feng, you were a bit rude just now."
On the deck, where the wind was blowing, Nangong Qingcheng seized a chance to be alone with Jiang Feng, softly complaining.
Jiang Feng frowned, looking at her.
"Like Feifei said, I think this Young Master Dongfang seems nice, at least he's polite and easy to talk to, much different from someone like Han Lengxuan, for example. He takes good care of me, and you shouldn't disrespect him," Nangong Qingcheng said earnestly.
"How well do you truly know him?" Jiang Feng asked amusingly: "Do you really think he invited you to the meeting purely out of admiration?"
"What else?" Nangong Qingcheng countered.
"What if I tell you he's no different from Han Lengxuan, also luring you in step by step due to lust for your beauty, would you believe me?"
"Impossible!"
Just as Jiang Feng expected, Nangong Qingcheng immediately shook her head denying Jiang Feng's words: "How could Dongfang Hui be such a person? He hadn't even met me before, where would those thoughts come from? Moreover, he doesn't seem like that kind of person."
"My silly wife!" Jiang Feng helplessly shook his head: "You truly have no idea how enticing you are. If every villain in the world could be easily spotted, there would be no thieves!"
Nangong Qingcheng blushed with shame as Jiang Feng openly called her his wife, chiding: "Don't call me that here! I know you mean well, but you can't just assume everyone's like that, can you?"
Jiang Feng was completely helpless, shaking his head and sighing.
He knew, no matter what he said to Nangong Qingcheng right now, it wouldn't matter, as she would hardly believe him. Moreover, without having hard evidence, he couldn't relate what had happened in his past life; it would be too exaggerated.
"In any case, stay vigilant, make sure you don't leave Feifei and the others, and certainly don't be alone. If Dongfang Hui approaches you, let me know immediately and keep your distance."
"Okay." Nangong Qingcheng nodded, but for the first time, showed a little indifference to Jiang Feng's words.
...
Soon, staff sent by the Dongfang family arrived on the deck, verifying everyone's identity.
Upon completion, the Dongfang ship officially set sail.
All individuals who had their identities registered were directed to the large conference room on the 6th deck for the meeting.
Nangong Qingcheng, Chu Feifei, Liu Shiyuan, Zhang Qinyao, Bai Zhiqing, and Mu Yanluo, among others, followed the crowd and took the elevator to the conference room.
Someone like Jiang Feng, accompanying as a driver, could only stay outside without the privilege to enter the venue.
Fortunately, he could see everything happening inside through the back door.
Soon, as all the business magnates participating took their seats, the conference officially commenced opening.
A vice-chairman first took the stage, welcoming everyone, then briefly repeated the day's agenda before proposing that everyone give a warm applause to welcome the Business Alliance Conference president, Dongfang Yu, to give a speech!
Accompanied by hearty applause, a middle-aged man who bore an eighty-percent resemblance to Dongfang Hui yet appeared more mature and composed, with a prestigious demeanor, walked onto the stage.
This was Dongfang Yu, the current head of the Dongfang family and a leading figure in the province's business circles, a revered president adorned with many accolades!
And in Jiang Feng's eyes, he possibly held another identity: the man responsible for Chu Feifei's mother's death!