Episode 24 recap: Chen Xiao Man broke up with Ke Yan.
As soon as Chen Hua Feng returned to the Royal Kiln, many industry peers gathered around him, questioning whether he had colluded with Ke Yan. Last time, Ke Yan had organized a study tour, and afterwards, Extreme Wind had received a large number of orders, leading to suspicions that someone was secretly orchestrating this.
At this time, Xu Man also confirmed that Extreme Wind's orders had increased significantly during this period, and because of the relationship between Ke Yan and Chen Xiao Man, there were inevitable suspicions that Chen Hua Feng was intentionally favoring Chen Xiao Man. The overwhelming public opinion caused Chen Hua Feng to fall ill quickly. Chen Xiao Man stood sadly by the bedside, stating that she truly did not know about the high-priced booth, nor the matter of Yunxiao Xuejia that the peers had mentioned, which was apparently Ke Yan's pre-planned scheme to have someone specifically go to Extreme Wind to order that type of mug.
Ke Yan came to explain to Chen Hua Feng, and Chen Xiao Man overheard their conversation outside, including Chen Hua Feng's dissatisfaction with Ke Yan's secret maneuverings and his accusation that Ke Yan had been exploiting Chen Xiao Man all along. Ke Yan did not deny this, but said that Chen Xiao Man's capabilities were strong and worth investing in, from both a business and other perspectives.
Hearing the word "investing", Chen Xiao Man felt a chill, wondering if their relationship was merely a rational calculation and "investment" for Ke Yan. When Ke Yan returned home and saw the heartbroken Chen Xiao Man, he tried to explain, but deception is still deception, and Chen Xiao Man could not forgive him. In her sorrow, Chen Xiao Man desperately proposed breaking up.
Ke Yan's entire plan was disrupted. He had originally intended to gently persuade Chen Hua Feng to cooperate with them, but the news about the booth had been leaked prematurely, and now Chen Hua Feng was deeply antagonistic towards him, ruining his subsequent plans. Ke Yan went to find Ma Muzhī, hoping he could help mediate, but was quickly refused, as Ma Muzhī had a deep personal relationship with Chen Hua Feng and would not betray that for the sake of a capitalist.
On his way back from Ma Muzhī's, Ke Yan encountered Liu Shang, who had a mocking expression. Ke Yan finally realized who had been leaking information in the shadows. Liu Shang did not hide it, confirming that he was the one who did it, just to prove that Ke Yan was still a loser. Seeing this petty-minded person, Ke Yan turned and left, not wasting a minute on him.
Liu Shang's partner asked him seriously how he came up with this clever scheme. Ke Yan had executed everything flawlessly, but Liu Shang just chuckled, saying that it was all information quietly provided by Xu Man. Regardless of Xu Man's true intentions, as long as it could make Ke Yan suffer, he was willing to do it.
Xu Man had finally found an opportunity to overthrow Chen Xiao Man. She deliberately whispered in Chen Hua Feng's ear, helping him distance himself from Chen Xiao Man and recoup Extreme Wind's losses. However, Chen Hua Feng could not bring himself to completely disassociate from Chen Xiao Man. After much consideration, he decided to dissolve the Extreme Wind alliance. Ma Muzhī was shocked to hear about the dissolution. He stopped Chen Hua Feng, urging him to calm down. Although Ke Yan had done some underhanded things, he had never framed Extreme Wind, and had quietly done many things to promote them, which led to the subsequent surge in orders.
Chen Hua Feng's points were very reasonable, but the frustrated Chen Hua Feng was unwilling to listen. He hated the capital's pursuit of quick success and instant benefits, especially when Ke Yan claimed to have patience, but was actually exploiting Chen Xiao Man at every turn, even using emotions as bait to push her into such an embarrassing situation.
Chen Xiao Man could no longer stay at Extreme Wind. She went to sweep her father's grave, where she encountered her aunt, Chen Hua Yun. Understanding Chen Xiao Man's predicament, and hearing that Chen Xiao Man loved ceramics and would continue pursuing it, Chen Hua Yun offered to rent out her own studio to Chen Xiao Man.
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