The three women, who had been extremely worried, all breathed a sigh of relief as Secretary Gao supported Song Qiao.
A hint of displeasure flickered across Xia Xueqing's face.
For the sake of that woman Wu Meng's family matters, Song Qiao had gone to such lengths.
This stirred a trace of jealousy in her heart.
"Little Song, I didn't expect you to have time to visit the shooting range today."
After seeing Chen Zhirong off, Secretary Gao greeted Song Qiao cordially.
"Ah, I heard this shooting range is quite good, so I came specifically to experience it."
"I didn't expect the owner here to be you."
"If I had known, I wouldn't have bought such an expensive ticket."
Song Qiao and Secretary Gao were old acquaintances, and he joked with the other man without reserve.
This made Secretary Gao burst into hearty laughter, his mood very pleasant.
Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning Chen Zhirong's matter again, as if it had never happened.
"Little Song, since you like archery, consider this shooting range a gift from me. I've been quite busy lately and can't manage it properly."
"These distant relatives of mine are all useless, only causing trouble for me all day long."
Song Qiao was taken aback by Secretary Gao's words.
Wu Meng, standing beside him, also showed a slight change in her expression.
She hadn't expected Gao Liang to be so generous, wanting to give her the shooting range worth millions in just a few words.
What kind of stature and magnanimity was this?
For a moment, Song Qiao's status in Wu Meng's heart became even more mysterious.
"Since Secretary Gao is offering, I respectfully accept."
"Incidentally, I have a friend who really likes archery."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Wu Meng.
Her face flushed slightly, and she waved her hand awkwardly at Song Qiao.
Secretary Gao chuckled, asked no further questions, exchanged a few more pleasantries with Song Qiao, and then took his leave.
Xia Yuqing watched the scene unfold, her heart filled with confusion.
Even if Song Qiao knew Secretary Gao, when did he gain such influence?
A shooting range worth millions was given away so readily.
Judging by Secretary Gao's attitude towards her husband, she couldn't help but doubt herself.
"Could it be that I misjudged?"
"Song Qiao seems to have a lot of power recently."
She muttered to herself, clearly no longer as confident as before.
"Hmph, it must be because that mysterious CEO is backing him up. This guy just got lucky and was chosen as a puppet."
"Perhaps he has no real power beyond that Xiangpiaopiao factory."
Xia Yuqing reassured herself, and the thought of divorce resurfaced in her mind.
...
Because of the issue of whether to help Ye Zhiwei earlier, Song Qiao and his wife remained silent on their way back, neither speaking to the other.
Upon arriving at the company, Song Qiao, without even a proper greeting, went directly to the Xiangpiaopiao processing plant.
"Boss, the overseas trading company you asked us to look after a while ago seems to be in trouble now."
As soon as he entered, Secretary Qin Ya hurried over to report.
"Oh? What's going on?"
Song Qiao frowned and calmly put down his teacup.
Qin Ya replied, "It's said that someone is deliberately sending people to intercept their foreign trade business. If this continues, the company might soon face a supply shortage."
"Have you found out who is behind this?"
Song Qiao thought for a moment and continued to ask.
"It's rumored that the company intercepting them is called Wu Run, and she seems to have some connection with this Gao Meng."
"So it's her! That crazy woman."
Song Qiao suddenly understood.
...
After Chen Zhirong and Gao Run left the shooting range, both of them harbored a deep hatred for Song Qiao.
Despite their resentment, they could only rage ineffectually.
After all, with their combined strength, they probably couldn't even scratch Song Qiao.
Helpless, they diverted all their revenge tactics onto Wu Meng.
"Have A Wei handle this matter. Stop at nothing to retrieve that shipment for me."
After much consideration, Song Qiao finally issued the order.
Qin Ya dared not delay and quickly ran off to make arrangements.
Soon, A Wei received the news.
The A Wei of today was no longer the petty thug who followed Brother Kun.
Since following Song Qiao, he had been diligent and had grown into a powerful figure capable of commanding a dockside territory on his own.
Given his current status, handling such a matter was a piece of cake.
The shipment was quickly recovered.
Wu Run and Chen Zhirong's scheme was rendered completely useless.
Meanwhile.
Wu Meng, who had been worried sick at home, suddenly received an unexpected joy.
Just the day before, her goods had been maliciously intercepted.
She had tried every means possible but failed to resolve the matter.
Now, she was informed that her shipment had been recovered by a dock boss named A Wei.
Not only that, but the man had not charged her a single cent.
Furthermore, he promised that from now on, any goods from their trading company could pass through this port for free.
Overjoyed, she sensed that a hidden master was assisting her.
"The mysterious CEO?"
"I just applied to be her secretary, and before I even know if I'm hired, she's making such a generous move?"
Wu Meng stroked her chin, contemplating who this hidden benefactor might be.
"That doesn't make sense. Even if she's protective, shouldn't she wait until I'm officially employed?"
"Then it must be Song Qiao?"
Then, she couldn't help but shake her head repeatedly. Although he was willing to help her, his current strength was definitely not at this level.
"???"
Then who could it be? Wu Meng felt her head was about to explode, but she couldn't figure out who it was.
For some reason, whenever she thought of that mysterious CEO, she subconsciously superimposed Song Qiao's appearance onto them.
Every time this happened, she couldn't help but quickly shake her head.
"I must be going crazy. While that Song Qiao has some ability, how could he possibly be the CEO of Xin Kai?"
"If that were the case, Xia Yuqing wouldn't have remained completely unaware."
"I must be overthinking it. But, who could that mysterious CEO be?"
...