Peninsula's first chance encounter during my stay in Dali

Watching Hong Yinze's departing figure, Zhou Haoming said with a displeased expression, "This new broom sweeps clean, and his first act is to target me."

"No, we have to go to the hospital to see what's wrong with that old man Kim Bum-soo."

Zhou Haoming went directly to the company parking lot, drove to Samsung Hospital to visit Kim Bum-soo.

Upon arriving at the hospital entrance, a secretary was already waiting to lead the way. Following the secretary to the VIP suite, Zhou Haoming pushed open the door and saw Kim Bum-soo watching a football match with great enthusiasm.

Didn't you say you fell really hard?

Zhou Haoming was dumbfounded when he came in, not knowing where to put the fruit basket he was carrying.

"Haoming's here, have a seat, have a seat. The shareholders' meeting is over, right? Did that old fox Hong Yinze make things difficult for you?" Kim Bum-soo asked with a smile.

"President, are you alright?" Zhou Haoming's brain couldn't process it, so he could only ask dryly.

"Hahaha, look at you, kid. Where's your usual cleverness? You were doing a good job of guarding against me, weren't you?"

"President, what are you saying? Why would I be wary of you?" Zhou Haoming chuckled dryly.

"Hahahaha, looks like you've had your share of setbacks this time! Tell me, what did Hong Yinze do?"

Zhou Haoming recounted everything that happened at the shareholders' meeting to Jin Fanzhu in detail.

After hearing this, Kim Bum-soo sighed, "He really is very composed. He only used you as an example, not my old subordinates."

Zhou Haoming was full of questions. So, I'm supposed to be bullied? I'm the second largest shareholder, after all.

Kim Bum-soo looked at Zhou Haoming, who was clearly unhappy, and laughed. "There's no need for you to be so upset. Don't worry, your dad told me to take good care of you. Would I let you be bullied?"

"My father?" Zhou Haoming stared at Kim Bum-soo in astonishment.

"That's right! Your father specifically asked me to take good care of you before he passed away. Speaking of your father, he was quite a legendary figure. It wasn't easy for him to start from scratch." Kim Bum-soo was lost in memories of the past for a moment.

"Don't worry, let's be prepared to play the long game and catch the big fish. If you keep working so hard at the company, Hong Yinze will be finished soon. You should also take advantage of this time to make some achievements so that you can replace Hong Yinze at any time," Kim Bum-soo instructed.

  

"Okay, President Kim."

"From now on, just call me Uncle Jin in private. Your dad and I used to be best friends. I even held you when you were little."

"Okay, Uncle Jin, I'll be going now. I'll come see you again next time."

"Go on your way, and be careful on the road!"

On his way home, Zhou Haoming was still processing the information from the day, finding it hard to accept that Kim Bum-soo, who had initially seemed like the biggest threat, was actually his father's best friend. He had inexplicably been targeted by Hong Eun-taek.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it too much. I should just focus on doing my own thing first." Zhou Haoming shook his head.

"How's it going? Nothing much going on at the company, right?"

Zhou Haoming saw a message from Lin Yoona.

"It's nothing, noona. It was just a minor mishap, nothing to do with me. You should get some rest; I've already gone home."

Goodnight, I love you.

I love you too, goodnight.

After returning home, Zhou Haoming carefully considered what Kim Bum-soo had said that day, and felt that something had been missing.

"By the way, since he pretended to be sick to let Hong Yinze take over, it proves that he has a backup plan to deal with Hong Yinze. I don't know about the relationship between my parents and Kim Bum-soo, but Hong Yinze, who has been through thick and thin with Kim Bum-soo, couldn't possibly not know. So today's warning to me is, to put it bluntly, a declaration of war against Kim Bum-soo. Although I'm not on Kim Bum-soo's side, in Hong Yinze's eyes, I am. So everything that happened today makes sense."

Zhou Haoming rubbed his forehead. This was truly an undeserved disaster; he had been dragged into this factional struggle without knowing anything. Now, he could only hope that Kim Bum-soo's backup plan would bring down Hong Eun-taek, otherwise, he would have a very difficult time later.

"Haoming, is there anything I need to do at your company tomorrow?" Xiaoying asked.

"You'll find out when you come tomorrow," Zhou Haoming said, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.

"Are you alright right now?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Log in and conquer the battlefield, Sakura-chan!"

"It might not be possible today. I'm watching a movie with Caiyuan right now. Why don't you log in and play by yourself for a while? I'll come over after I finish watching the movie with her. There's still half an hour left."

"Forget it, I'll be busy tomorrow anyway, I might as well go to bed early."

"Alright, then get some rest and see you tomorrow!"

Good night, see you tomorrow.

Zhou Haoming lay on the bed and went through all the projects he had on hand, only feeling relieved after confirming that there were no problems.

The next morning, Zhou Haoming rushed to the company. What could he do? He had a boss who was always watching him.

Zhou Haoming looked at the documents he was preparing to hand over to the heads of various luxury brands, and after confirming that they were correct, he sent the documents over.

After finishing all this, Zhou Haoming went straight to his office to catch up on sleep, waiting for Jin Caiyuan and Miyawaki Sakura to come to the company.

Meanwhile, at Hybe, Fang Shihe was looking at the report submitted by the Seraphim agent, which said they were going to Kakao today to discuss an endorsement deal with the head of high-end luxury brands. This completely baffled Fang Shihe.

It's one thing for Zhou Haoming to help Miyawaki Sakura, but why is he also helping Kim Chae-won? This has left Fang Shihe completely bewildered. He can't stop them, since it's an endorsement for both of them, and it also boosts Seraph's brand awareness.

The key issue was that he couldn't understand why Zhou Haoming was doing this. Was he trying to poach Jin Caiyuan and Miyawaki Sakura after their contracts expired? That wouldn't do! If those two left, the Seraphim duo would be finished.

Zhou Haoming, who was catching up on sleep, was unaware of the trouble his actions had caused Fang Shihe and was still soundly dreaming.

Just then, the phone rang, instantly waking Zhou Haoming. Seeing that the caller ID showed Liu Zhimin, Zhou Haoming groggily answered it.

"Oh dear! Why is the little lazybones still sleeping?"

"Didn't you come to the company early today? Why are you calling me now? What happened?"

"I just wanted to tell you that the head of Prada called the company and appointed me as their global brand ambassador."

"Congratulations on your little piggy snake!"

"Haoming, thank you, thank you for everything you've done for me."

"What are you saying! Isn't all of this something you've worked hard for? If you don't meet the standards, no amount of pushing you will help," Zhou Haoming comforted him.

"Alright, stop overthinking, let's think about how to celebrate!"

"I just want to celebrate with you."

"Oh? Is it a physical and spiritual celebration?"

"You can do whatever you want!"

"Then I'll wait for your celebration announcement!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Haoming saw that it was almost time, so he got up and left the lounge.