I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 290 True Friends and True Scoundrels

Fashion International.

The young coach was still fast asleep. Wei Lin got up, took a shower, and whispered a phone call to Zhuang Dasheng by the glass window of the small apartment.

It was late at night, and the streets outside were sparsely populated with traffic.

Wei Lin looked out the window, his thoughts swirling.

He had never liked Zhuang Dasheng's character, and because of his father's situation, he was also hostile towards Qi Feng.

Later, after he started dating Zhuang Qing, his conflicts with Zhuang Dasheng intensified, leading to bets and sharp confrontations.

Therefore, he never expected that Zhuang Dasheng would inform him immediately after learning that Tian Chong had made a fake "Reverse Demon".

"The most basic professional ethics of an entrepreneur."

Wei Lin murmured softly.

Zhuang Dasheng started Qifeng from scratch and brought it to the top of the hat industry in Linjiang City. Along the way, he used many underhanded and despicable means to fight against his competitors.

However, upon calming down and thinking it over, he realized that Qifeng Hat Industry's employee wages had always been the highest in the industry.

It wasn't until he emerged as a dark horse, successfully building the "Lin" and "Nimo" brands and raising salaries for all Xinlin employees, that Xinlin's employee compensation surpassed Qifeng's.

As an entrepreneur, Zhuang Dasheng did consider reducing workers' wages in order to lower costs and maximize profits.

He spared no effort in cracking down on those who could truly threaten Qi Feng, employing a variety of methods.

Since its founding, Qifeng has never produced counterfeit goods. Almost every batch of goods delivered to the brand owners is flawless.

So many brands recognize Qifeng and are even willing to offer higher prices than smaller factories, entirely because Qifeng truly has its own reputation.

It was Tang Qiang and Zhong Xiaowei's mishandling of the situation that damaged Qi Feng's reputation and image, which benefited Xinlin.

"Old Zhuang may be a bad guy, but he's still an entrepreneur with his own bottom line. As for Zhong Xiaowei..."

Wei Lin smiled coldly, his impression of Zhuang Dasheng changed slightly, and he became even more disgusted with Zhong Xiaowei's character.

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County and Mansion.

"This kid actually knew that Zhong Xiaowei was making counterfeit goods, yet he remained calm and did nothing, letting Zhong Xiaowei continue to cause trouble."

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Dasheng tapped the table with his fingers, his eyes becoming playful.

He never truly thought highly of Zhong Xiaowei.

It's not just Zhong Xiaowei.

Ding Weizhi of Zhijie, Hua Feng of Huamu, and even Wei Lin before him, were all not taken seriously by him.

However, if one were to ask who he found most repulsive, it would undoubtedly be Zhong Xiaowei.

The reason he fired Tang Qiang so decisively was not entirely to make Tang Qiang take the blame, but because he felt that Tang Qiang and Zhong Xiaowei were secretly colluding, and that Zhong Xiaowei was not only doing a bad job of taking Wei Lin's order but also damaging Qi Feng's foundation.

—Qifeng's brand image!

He finally managed to build Qifeng into an industry benchmark, gaining recognition from all brands. When people came to Linjiang City to make hats, Qifeng was the first brand that came to mind.

The hats made by Qifeng are more exquisite and detailed than those from smaller factories, and the probability of defective products is extremely low.

Regardless of his character and conduct, Qi Feng has built a reputation under his guidance, and he will never allow anyone to damage the image of Qi Feng that he has worked so hard to create.

While Zhong Xiaowei was making money with "reverse demons," she was also secretly targeting Xinlin, which disgusted Zhuang Dasheng.

Now, Zhong Xiaowei has even started tinkering with fake "rebellious demon" hats, which makes him even more disgusted.

"I wonder how Wei Lin plans to deal with Zhong Xiaowei. I'm actually looking forward to it."

Zhuang Dasheng smiled calmly and quietly began to pay attention to the matter.

……

September 2th, Saturday.

Affection level: 8634/10000.

Life Energy: 170/1000.

seven in the morning.

The first thing Wei Lin did upon waking was to glance at the progress bar, and his mood immediately brightened.

Reaching 10000 points of affection is no longer a distant goal, and a breakthrough is expected within three to five days.

What he thought was an unattainable goal was about to be achieved without him even realizing it, and he was about to start the next stage of his life advancement. How could he not be excited?
"Brother Wei?"

The young coach woke up groggily and saw Wei Lin leaning against the pillow, lost in thought. A hint of coquettishness appeared on her pretty face as she asked, "Why did you wake up so early?"

She pulled the bed sheet to cover her smooth, fair upper body, leaving only her head peeking out.

It's the weekend, and she figured Wei Lin had nothing to do anyway, so he should sleep in.

"I'm used to waking up early."

Wei Lin laughed heartily, ignoring her shyness, and dragged the bed sheet down.

The young coach, embarrassed, gripped the bedsheet tightly with both hands, struggling against him, saying, "Stop pulling! Stop pulling!"

"Hahaha!"

Wei Lin rolled over and pinned her down.

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Jade Tea House, 9:30.

Ding Weizhi and Hua Feng arranged to have dim sum together and discuss some matters. "Someone's looking for you too?" Ding Weizhi mumbled, chewing on a steamed bun. "Is it also someone who wants to make a 'Rebellious Demon' hat?"

"Ah."

Hua Feng nodded slightly, picked at the plain noodles in his bowl, and frowned, saying, "Those guys probably don't know that Xinlin's 'Reverse Demon' orders have been distributed to both of our companies. Heh, there are all kinds of people in the world. Why would we make counterfeit goods when we can produce the genuine ones?"

"Although there's a difference of a few dollars, and counterfeiters make more money, what is our relationship with Wei Lin?"

The two met here to discuss this very matter.

Some stores that specialize in serving rural towns approached Hua Mu and Zhi Jie, commissioning them to make a batch of "Reverse Demon" hats, offering them fifteen yuan each.

This is indeed higher than the price Wei Lin offered.

“Those guys wouldn’t come after us for no reason. They must have seen other competitors doing it and making money through ‘Reverse Demon,’ so they got the idea.” Ding Weizhi, who seemed rough and carefree, was actually very meticulous. He said, “There must be counterfeit goods appearing in the market down below.”

"Sigh, this kind of thing is unavoidable; every brand will encounter it." Hua Feng sighed and said, "It's just that 'Reverse Demon' has only recently become famous. Logically speaking, those who specialize in this shouldn't have targeted 'Reverse Demon' so early on, right?"

"An acquaintance?" Ding Weizhi's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "Could it be Fatty Zhong who did it?"

Hua Feng slapped his thigh and said, "This guy really did it!"

The two exchanged a glance and then made a phone call to Wei Lin, telling him that someone had contacted them to make counterfeit "Reverse Demon" items and that he should be careful.

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Linjiang University.

"You'll find out who your friends are and who's a backstabber when trouble comes."

Wei Lin had just parked his car in the parking lot outside the school when he received calls from Hua Feng and Ding Weizhi, and couldn't help but smile faintly.

Zhong Xiaowei wasn't very meticulous in her work, and her secret dealings with counterfeit "Reverse Demon" products have now been exposed.

Zhuang Dasheng, Hua Feng, and Ding Weizhi, these colleagues, all received the news that there was no movement from Lao An's side. Naturally, those guys who wanted to bring down the counterfeit goods dared not disturb the genuine products.

"Keep jumping around, I'll deal with you when my time comes!"

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Faculty and staff dormitory.

Teacher Wang was busy in the kitchen, her forehead slightly sweaty, and her hands trembling as she chopped vegetables.

"What should we do? What are we going to do?"

She was extremely anxious.

Taking advantage of the weekend holiday, Xiang Wen suddenly arrived in Linjiang City, saying she wanted to try her signature dishes. She naturally agreed and went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy vegetables.

After Xiang Wen came in, she politely asked her how she was doing and how Wei Lin was doing.

When Teacher Wang and Xiang Wen were in Yazhou, they mentioned that Wei Lin would usually come over for lunch on Saturdays when he was free. Xiang Wen had made an appointment for lunch, so how could she not know Xiang Wen's intentions?
But just before lunchtime, Teacher Mu suddenly called and said she wanted to come over for a meal too.

At this moment, both women were on the small customer's fabric sofa.

Xiang Wen and Wei Lin didn't explicitly state their relationship, but she had slept next to them in Yazhou, and they would make love for a long time every night. She wasn't deaf, so she naturally knew what was going on.

She had a good impression of Xiang Wen, thinking that the girl was well-behaved and sensible, and would make a good daughter-in-law.

Especially after she learned that Zhuang Qing was Zhuang Dasheng's daughter, she strongly opposed Wei Lin's relationship with Zhuang Qing and suggested several times that Wei Lin communicate more with Xiang Wen in private.

On her own side, she would chat with Xiang Wen from time to time and extended an invitation once or twice.

Now that Xiang Wen has actually come, she happens to run into Teacher Mu, making her extremely embarrassed.

She was the one who brought Teacher Mu and Wei Lin together, and she even considered having Teacher Mu as her daughter-in-law. However, their relationship progressed slowly, which made her a little discouraged.

The two met again here recently. Teacher Mu has been communicating with her frequently lately, all to express their gratitude for the Chinese medicine that Wei Lin had given to her mother.

This gave Teacher Wang renewed hope, making her think that the two might be on the verge of a relationship.

But now, Xiang Wen has arrived too!
"You two met at the airport? And in Yazhou, where did you visit the attractions together?"

Ms. Mu wasn't watching TV. She looked at Xiang Wen with a smile and said, "Wei Lin is such a warm-hearted person. He was lively back in school. Did you two get along very well when you played together?"

Xiang Wen lowered her head, somewhat afraid to meet Teacher Mu's gaze, and said softly, "I guess so."

She couldn't quite figure out Mu Lanyan's identity.

Even before she had anything going on with Wei Lin, she knew that he had girlfriends, and more than one.

She assumed that anyone who could come to Teacher Wang's house for dinner, just by making a phone call, must be Wei Lin's girlfriend. This made her extremely uncomfortable, and she wished she could escape from the faculty dormitory.

"I shouldn't have come!"

Xiang Wen was heartbroken.

On the plane, she whispered to Wei Lin that she hoped he would visit her in Jinling City when he had time, and Wei Lin agreed.

However, Wei Lin has never been to Jinling City, nor has he had much interaction with her.

She misses Wei Lin.

Because she couldn't let go of things here, and because Teacher Wang had invited her several times, she took advantage of the weekend to rush to Linjiang City, and even specially chose to go at lunchtime.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Mu Lanyan here.

"Mom, I didn't have time to eat breakfast. Make two fewer dishes so we can have breakfast earlier."

Wei Lin walked in and shouted, then saw the two women on the sofa in the small living room and was immediately stunned.

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(End of this chapter)