The atmosphere inside the room tensed up right after Zhao Yifei screamed at Zhao Youming.
Zhao Yifei glared fiercely at Zhao Youming and said rudely, “What are you doing here? Are you here to watch me making a fool of myself? Get lost! Get lost now or else…”
“Or else what?” Zhao Youming mockingly interrupted Zhao Yifei. Under Zhao Yifei’s wide open gaze, Zhao Youming slowly walked toward him. “Yifei, with your current state, I’m afraid you can’t even fight against a frail young lady.”
As Zhao Youming was saying this, he deliberately paused. He discreetly sized Zhao Yifei’s somewhat awkward hand up before he smirked, “Oh, I’ve forgotten. Yifei, the reason you end up like this is because you’ve been struck by a young lady. I’m sorry for not putting it in the right words.”
“You…! Zhao Youming! How dare you speak to me like this?!” Zhao Yifei’s expression turned dark, and he looked at him with a bone-chilling gaze.
Zhao Youming snorted. Instead of his usual gentle and elegant appearance, there was a hint of sinister and mockery showing up on his face. “Why not?”
“You…!” Zhao Yifei was so angry that he felt like he was suffering from a stroke. The way he glared at Zhao Youming was akin to a man-eater. “Zhao Youming, how dare you treat me with such an attitude?! Don’t forget that you are only an illegitimate child from a lowly, despicable mistress! You’re just a rat that only deserves to live in a dark place like a sewer. Don’t be so smug about yourself! Do you really think that Grandpa is showing his mercy to you by allowing you to work in Zhao Enterprise is equivalent to acknowledging you?! Dream on, idiot!”
As Zhao Yifei was saying this, his expression contorted immediately into savagery. “Zhao Youming, let me tell you, you are forever an illegitimate child and will never ever be acknowledged as the official grandson of the Zhao family. Just like a rat, you should just stay quietly inside the dark sewer and not run under the sun. I swear that if you dare to speak another word to me like this, I’ll ask Grandpa to kick you out of the company tomorrow and make you end up like a street rat just like your father!”
Zhao Youming narrowed his eyes as he watched Zhao Yifei scream at him. Suddenly, he snickered and briskly walked over to Zhao Yifei’s bedside.
He stood at a distance that was close enough to watch the ugly side of Zhao Yifei. At the same time, the distance was far enough to ensure that Zhao Yifei could not lunge at him.
“Grandpa kicking me out of Zhao Enterprise, huh? Yifei, are you sure that with you in that current state and your father’s position, you are able to drive me out of Zhao Enterprise? Don’t forget that Uncle and I are chiefs for certain departments in Zhao Enterprise. We are holding similar positions with the same authorities. Uncle simply does not have the right to lay a finger on me. As for you…”
Zhao Youming glared at Zhao Yifei teasingly. His eyes were filled with mockery. “If I remember correctly, even if you return to Zhao Enterprise, you’re only one of the staff in my department. In terms of status, I am your older cousin and you are younger than me. In terms of position and authority, I am your superior and you are my subordinate. If you perform poorly, I can always fire you.”
“You…” Zhao Yifei was very angry with Zhao Youming’s words and tone. His face turned red as he sneered at him, “A chief for a certain department, huh? Don’t go thinking that you are the president of Zhao Enterprise when you are only one of its staff! Stop day-dreaming! Your so-called chief of department is only an unwanted post with the least importance. Who are you to compare with my father?! Besides, do you really think that the so-called power and authority in the company is judged based on your position?”
Zhao Yifei snorted disdainfully, “Zhao Youming, don’t be so naive. Even though I’m just one of the staff in the company, the treatment I enjoy in the company is not inferior to you. Trust me, one word from me and you are certainly going to be kicked out of the company instead of me. At the end of the day, the person who has the actual say depends on if he is the official grandchild of the Zhao family and more favored by Grandpa. How can you still not be clear about this even today?”
Zhao Yifei kept using his title as the official youngest young master of the Zhao family to suppress Zhao Youming.
Everyone thought that the youngest child of a family was always the apple of the family’s eyes. As such, Zhao Yifei was thought to be the former master of the Zhao family’s most favorite grandchild. Moreover, with the status of Zhao Yifei’s maternal family, it was only natural that the former master would be more respectful and put up with him.
However, from now on, all these beliefs would fade into the past. If not for the incident that had happened today, many people would still have the wishful thought that Zhao Yifei was favored by the former master.
However, ever since the good shows that they had put on today, the guests with good senses and acumen knew that the former master had already given up on Zhao Yifei and his family. Zhao Yifei was still in self-denial to think that he was the elders’ most favorite grandchild. In fact, it had never been so.
Not only had the directors who held authorities in Zhao Enterprise long learned about this, but the other sensible businessmen had noticed this as well.
From today on, the community in the business field’s attitude toward Zhao Yifei would change drastically. Zhao Yifei and Sun Fengzi were the ones who had asked for this!
Unfortunately, they were still unaware of it.
Thinking of this, the hint of mockery in Zhao Youming’s eyes grew increasingly prominent.
He looked forward to seeing how pathetic Zhao Yifei would end up after he was stripped of his status as the youngest young master of the Zhao family. He wondered how far could he still go down the road to self-destruction.
He was nothing but a loser who was inferior to him in everything except that his status was slightly nobler than him. Zhao Youming wondered what else he could use to fight with him once he lost his only “noble” status.
“Oh, so that’s how it is.” A mocking smile arched across Zhao Youming’s lips. “The internal authority of Zhao Enterprise is not distributed according to one’s position, that’s why you are still a small potato inside the company even after so long, huh?”
Zhao Youming’s words were filled with sarcasm, so much so that Zhao Yifei’s expression turned stiff. The next moment, his expression turned savage again.
The fact that he was still a staff member had always been Zhao Yifei’s sore spot. He could not reach the position as top management even after he had joined the company for so long.
When he first joined the company, he did not plan to achieve any successful results. He had thought that as the youngest young master of the Zhao family, he could have everything at his fingertips. As such, there was no need for him to put in any effort.
He had thought that as long as he acted like he had been trained inside the company for some time and built a foundation, he could inherit the company. After all, his eldest uncle did not have any children while his second uncle’s children were illegitimate. The moment the old man passed away, the company would be handed over to him.
With that thought in his mind, Zhao Yifei passed his time in the company matter-of-factly until… Zhao Youlin appeared.
Zhao Youlin’s appearance had caused Zhao Yifei to feel a sense of unprecedented danger like never before.
Ever since then, that was his first time to realize that he was not the only heir of Zhao Enterprise.
Since then, Zhao Yifei had worked harder than before even though the others might not have noticed it. Unfortunately, his efforts did not pay off in the end.
He was still a small potato in Zhao Enterprise and had no actual tasks to work on. Therefore, he still could not climb the career ladder even by all means.
In fact, the reason the former master and the rest of his group had indulged him before this was not because they had expectations on him, it was because they did not even want to bother him!
