All he could do was swallow his pride and explain that it wasn't his company. The situation was instantly awkward; they had congratulated the wrong person. Thanks to Li Yang's explanation, they also came to realize that Yanghe Commerce—Futong Commerce's competitor—was seriously impressive.
In fact, a few of the people present today had been the ones to call and congratulate him. The ones who hadn't had probably gotten a heads-up from the others. Knowing the matter would be awkward for Li Yang, no one mentioned Yanghe's impressive success today.
The private room manager went out to arrange for the hostesses. The private room fell quiet for a moment. The men hadn't seen each other in a while, so they inevitably started gossiping. The matter of President Tian's dismissal, for instance, was already old news. They mentioned it briefly before moving on.
