Chapter 115: I Want To Smoke
The speaker was guileless but the listener was not. Xu Jing’s joke exposed Si Ze’s scar, turning the other party’s face extremely ugly.
Si Ze took out his mobile phone and turned on the front camera. Looking at his current appearance, he once again cursed, “Fuck”.
Qi Yu suggested to him, “Maybe you should get that seen at a hospital.”
Xu Jing added, “Yes, private hospitals now have very high-end medical equipment. After a cold spray and some ointment, it will get better faster.”
Si Ze snorted and seemed to accept the suggestion. He got up and said to the two of them, “Since I have finished talking with President Xu, I won’t be sticking around any longer.”
Xu Jing got up along with him. “En, I’ll tell you immediately if there is any news.”
The two saw Si Ze to the door, where Qi Yu said, “Si Ze, we haven’t known each other for very long and we only ever talk about business together, so it can’t be helped that I’m not very familiar with you. I’m going to be in China for two to three months this time. If you’ve got anything happening, you should take me along to see more of the world.”
Si Ze smiled and said, tone softening, “I heard from Si Hang that you don’t like going out to play very much. Plus, you’re always strapped for time whenever you come back here, so I didn’t invite you out very much…Alright, once my eye heals, I’ll take you out to play.”
After Si Ze left, Qi Yu and Xu Jing returned to the room. “How did your talk go?”
Time had been pressing and he hadn’t been able to explain to Xu Jing in detail on the phone. Now that they were face to face, Xu Jing said solemnly, a stern expression on his face. “I’ve already lied to Si Ze just as you’ve told me to but you are making too much trouble!”
Qi Yu was taken aback for a moment. “Making trouble?”
Xu Jing asked him in a low voice, “You and Si Ze had a disagreement on the price. This you can negotiate internally. How could you secretly set down the price with Blooming Lotus’ people behind his back?”
Qi Yu explained, “It’s not that Chief Ye and I haven’t talked with Si Ze. Si Ze insists on doing thing his own way and won’t listen to anyone’s opinions. Besides, Teacher Fu and Chief Ye have explained to me about the Blooming Lotus project. I think 180 million yuan is a reasonable price to give to President Yu and President Yan.”
Xu Jing frowned and said, “How long have you been in contact with these things? How do you know if this really is a reasonable price? You’re just taking your subordinates’ word for this. Si Holdings is the second largest shareholder of the Si Yuan Group. Although your father is letting you manage the Technology Development Department to hone your skills, this is still a key project of the group. Ye Qinru doesn’t have a good relationship with Si Ze and now he’s instigated you to help outsiders to deal with him. He must be out of his mind!”
Qi Yu: “…”
Qi Yu had been the one who came up with this idea. Xu Jing scolding Ye Qinru for being out of him mind was equivalent to scolding him for being out of his mind.
Qi Yu gritted his teeth and defended, “It’s because we didn’t agree with Si Ze’s way of doing things.”
Xu Jing asked back, “And what is Si Ze’s way of doing things?”
Qi Yu: “Chief Ye suspects that Si Ze is manipulating Blooming Lotus’ stock price to deliberately lower their acquisition price.”
Xu Jing: “And so, what’s the problem?”
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Qi Yu’s eyes widened slightly. “Manipulating the stock price isn’t a problem? He’s breaking the law!”
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What’s more, what he’s found at this point wasn’t enough to show that Fu Yansheng and the others really were investigating violations done by Si Holdings.
Seeing that he couldn’t answer, Xu Jing said forcefully, “Since there is no evidence, how can you claim manipulation? Besides, even if he did, so what? In this current market, which capitalist doesn’t try to control the stock price? Who doesn’t want to try his best to lower the price of his competitor? Doing business means to make the most profit and shell out the least money. If Si Ze has the ability to get the price to go down, wouldn’t this be a good thing for the Si Yuan Group?”
Qi Yu was incredulous. “Do you think this is right?”
Xu Jing said decisively, “This is not a question of right or wrong. This is the reality. You’re still young. I understand. You’re used to comparing the problems in reality to what they’ve taught you in school. But reality is a lot more complicated than you imagine and you have to learn to adapt to these unspoken rules.”
Qi Yu looked at him with a complicated expression. “What if I don’t want to adapt?”
Xu Jing: “Then it will be very difficult for you to survive!”
Qi Yu closed his eyes and once again experienced that feeling of dejection when he and Xu Jing had quarreled last time.
He didn’t want to continue confronting the other party like this. He tried his best to say in a restrained tone of voice, “Jing Ge, since you’ve said so yourself, my dad allowed me hone my skills through the Technology Development Department. Which means that I have the right to decide what to do, right?”
Xu Jing tapped on the table with his knuckles and said, “You have the right to decide to do this, but have you thought about the consequences? This time, Si Ze asked me to inquire about Lin Huan, which means that he is still unguarded towards you. But have you ever thought about what would happen if he finds you’ve been conspiring with others to deceive him? Not to mention your cooperation with him, maybe even future cooperation between the Si family and the Qi family would be affected! ”
Qi Yu clenched his fists under the table: “It’s not that I made some random decision without thinking. I know it’s a little inappropriate to do so, but I still insist that this is the best thing to do… If I’m really proven wrong, I will personally bear the consequences. I will apologize to Si Ze and I won’t implicate Dad!”
Blue veins jumped on Xu Jing’s forehead. He seemed to want to refute further but suddenly remembered his identity. He finally managed to hold back. He looked away and said, “Your dad called me just a few days ago and asked me to support you more. But how can I support you like this?”
Qi Yu also did his best to calm down but he didn’t waver at all. “I’m not asking you to support me unconditionally. You can express your views and give me advice, but I can also choose whether to accept it or not.”
After a long time, Xu Jing sighed and calmed down. “Alright. I don’t know when you became so stubborn…”
He paused and said, “When Si Ze came to see me just now, I already said that I would help him to find out about the situation. But as for Lin Huan’s side, I have to think about how to arrange it. Tell me more about your current situation with Blooming Lotus.”
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly calmed down. He recounted to Xu Jing the entire process of his liaison with Blooming Lotus, including what had happened today. Although Xu Jing frowned frequently, his reaction was no longer as intense as before. .
“So you want Lin Huan to pretend to take action towards Blooming Lotus to provoke Si Ze into raising the price?” Xu Jing asked.
Qi Yu: “It’s fine to just lure him into buy Blooming Lotus. I heard that Lin Huan is a speculator. If he knows that Blooming Lotus’ low share price is actually related to the Si Yuan Group’s acquisition, he may be hooked into doing it… But we’ve already negotiated with Blooming Lotus. After the buyout agreement is signed, I have no fear of Lin Huan actually acquiring 53% of the shares.”
Xu Jing raised his eyebrows: “Was this also Ye Qinru’s idea?”
Qi Yu: “En…”
Xu Jing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, “I don’t know if Lin Huan wants to buy Blooming Lotus but I heard that he’s interested in HZ Technology.”
Qi Yu was taken aback: “HZ Technology?”
Xu Jing: “Didn’t you ask me get in touch with HZ a few years ago? I asked around and I heard that Lin Huan personally met Su Jing in Yancheng for dinner.”
Qi Yu: “You’ve been in contact with Su Jing. What do you think of him?”
“With how directly he speaks and how low his EQ is, it’s no wonder he squandered away a good thing like that…” Xu Jing shook his head, seemingly disapproving of this man, “Anyway, I don’t see anything in him that deserves you trying to win him over.”
Qi Yu: “…”
It was already nine o’clock in the evening by the time Qi Yu and Xu Jing parted. The two already had dinner there. Although the atmosphere during their later conversation returned to normal, he still felt exhausted physically and mentally when he left.
Although Xu Jing did what he wanted in the end, today’s conversation made him feel even more deeply the differences in their three views.
Especially when he heard Xu Jing say “Even if he did, so what?”, Qi Yu seemed to feel the reverence he had for this person, built up over the years, collapsing a little…
Qi Yu raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. At the same, he time realized just how difficult it was to keep his true temperament.
Neon lights flashed outside the car window. His phone buzzed and a few seconds passed before Qi Yu picked it up and answered. “Hello?”
“Are you heading back?” A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
“En…” Qi Yu glanced at the road sign, “I’ll be there soon.”
The car turned at a traffic light and soon drove up the ramp of the hotel. Qi Yu put away his phone and got out of the car.
He headed upstairs where he saw Fu Yansheng. He asked, “Have you eaten?”
“I ate with Chief Ye. Fu Yansheng took of his suit jacket and hung it up for him, “You were in a meeting with Xu Jing for so long. What did you two talk about?”
Qi Yu sat on the sofa and leaned back. He didn’t feel like responding or moving at all.
Fu Yansheng came over to undo his tie. Qi Yu let the other party brush his fingers against his neck, gently loosening his tie…
He looked at Fu Yansheng’s brows and when the other party was about to remove his tie completely, he suddenly raised his hand and put it on the back of the other party’s head, pulling him towards him.
Fu Yansheng leaned over to kiss him, inserting his fingers into his hair, rubbing his scalp.
After the kiss ended, Qi Yu lowered his eyes and asked, “Where’s your cigarette?”
Fu Yansheng was taken aback. “Why?”
Qi Yu: “I want to smoke.”
Fu Yansheng didn’t ask any more questions, he took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took one and put it in his mouth. He smoked it first, lighting it up before then putting it between Qi Yu’s lips. He said, “If you don’t feel comfortable, don’t force it.”
This time, Qi Yu didn’t choke anymore. Maybe because he and Fu Yansheng had been together for a long time and he’s been influenced by his presence, he has even learned to perfectly imitate how the other raises his hand to hold a cigarette. He took two puffs and asked, “Can this thing really relieve stress?”
“It varies from person to person,” Fu Yansheng sat down opposite him and asked, “Stressful day? Can’t you tell me about it?”
Qi Yu thought of “Mingtai Securities” that he’d heard from Tang Weiye from his interrogation. He thought of the anti-monitoring software Fu Yansheng had installed on the computer in his apartment in Pascal City. He thought of the dangers of what Si Ze had done and the scheme he had concocted to avoid the other party. Today, he even faced Xu Jing’s inability to understand. He just felt so confused that he didn’t know where to begin.
He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said, “I don’t want to talk.”
Fu Yansheng: “Then how about I guess?”
Qi Yu: “Alright. Guess.”
Fu Yansheng pushed the ashtray in front of him. “Did Xu Jing object to you deceiving Si Ze?”
Qi Yu smiled. He stretched out his hand to shake off the soot. He raised his eyes and said, “Then why aren’t you objecting?”
Fu Yansheng looked at his beautiful eyes. There was no longer that pure worship and adoration like in the past, replaced by a little more scrutiny and cunning.
His voice was slightly deep as he said slowly, “Because you’ve grown up. You can decide what to choose and what to give up. It is meaningless for me to object anymore.”
The author has something to say: [Little Theater]
Xu Jing: Is Ye Qinru out of his mind?
Qi Yu: …
Xu Jing: Is this also Ye Qinru’s idea?
Qi Yu: Yes…
Ye Qinru: My life’s so difficult! ! !
Translator’s note: I’m so sorry, you guys but there won’t be any releases next week. Releases resume as usual on march 14. I hate having to take hiatuses, even short ones but I’ve got no chapters to post. RL has kept me from translating and I’ve used up my stockpile so I need the week off to get those chapters translated. I’m sorry. See you on March 14!
No apology needed! Thank you for translating so much already! I’ll just look forward to the next update 🙂
no problem, thank you for the chapter!
I will miss my boys next week but completely understand why and am thankful for the heads up ❤️ loving your work 💯
Thank you for the chapter 😊 Don’t worry, we will wait for the next update !
That’s okay, thank you for the amazing translations! 🥰
Thank you for the chapter! Qi Yu is all grown up! Yay and also 😢!
We’ll be waiting for you, please don’t apologise! ❤️
Not a problem, thanks for the chapter!!
I never liked xu jing from the start, mehh
thanks for the chapter!
It’s not just Qi Yu..even I’m getting more and more disappointed in Xu Jing, i didn’t have much opinion about him before but now he’s really getting on my nerves
This Jing ge.. If one day he’s found to be or have been entangled in the gray stuff with Si family, I wouldn’t spare a bat of eye to pity him as the mathematics gang put him behind bars along with those Si dead meats