Chapter 161: Recognizing Only Xu Jing
Since becoming pregnant, Jiang Ying had completely quit her TV job and had been taking it easy at home. Recently, her body had been showing severe reactions to the early stages of her pregnancy and Qi Yuancheng, in order to accompany her, has practically been working at home.
When Qi Yu got home, he saw his mother reading a book in the living room. Her pregnancy still wasn’t obvious, but she looked thinner.
“Mom.” Qi Yu put down his luggage and greeted her, asking after her diet and physical condition.
Jiang Ying said, “Except for some loss of appetite, everything else is good. But poor appetite is also normal during the early stages of a pregnancy. You don’t need to worry too much.”
Qi Yu, feeling distressed, gave her a hug before asking, “Where’s Xiao Feng?”
“He went back to school with Ling Ke this morning, but he’s been coming back very frequently during the past six months,” Jiang Ying said, looking at the vase beside her. She casually adjusted the position of one of the roses and smiled lightly, “Now this really does feel like home.”
Qi Yuancheng suddenly came down from the upstairs.
“You’re back?” The man said to Qi Yu. Possibly still feeling embarrassed, he quickly turned his eyes away and walked over to Jiang Ying’s side to ask about her well-being. Seeing this, Jiang Ying was provoked into saying, “How many times in a day are you going to ask? It’s not like I’ve never given birth to a child before so why are you two so nervous? Fine, you’ve called your son back all the way here. Tell him what you’ve got to say. Stop making me into a target.”
Qi Yuan said inwardly, ‘I didn’t tell him to come back.’ But seeing his wife’s irritated expression, he didn’t dare quibble and complain.
Qi Yu took the initiative to provide a way out of the awkward situation. “Dad, let’s go up and talk.”
Father and son went to the study upstairs. After closing the door, Qi Yu went straight to the topic, “How is the situation now? Is Uncle Wang really planning to withdraw?”
Back to him, Qi Yuancheng said gravely, “Yes, Wang Zhendong told me that the income of his medical and protective equipment company in recent years hasn’t been good. Originally, he relied on the backing of the Si Yuan Group, but now the Si Yuan is in this situation and he really couldn’t take it anymore… Heh, I have said everything I have to say and I’ve shown everything I have to show. It’s useless. He said that he will give us fifteen days at most. If I can find someone willing to buy it at the same price, he will resell it to them first. But if we can’t, he’ll sell what stocks he has to the public.”
Qi Yu heard the implied anger in his father’s tone and said, “That he insists on withdrawing now, not sooner, not later, but right now and giving us just fifteen days, it really looks suspicious, like he’s been instigated by someone, making us trip using underhanded tactics.”
“I have the same suspicions. But the business world is like a battlefield. Now that the matter has come to this point, we can only face it bravely,” Qi Yuancheng turned around, looked at him and said, “You just came back from the tech company?”
Qi Yu nodded and told Qi Yuancheng about what had happened when he had met with Ye Qinru and Su Jing just now.
Qi Yuancheng sighed and said, “How could you make such an impulsive promise? To be honest, all the connections I could use and all the relationships I could find, I’ve almost already used up dealing with the Si Family’s incident. If we can’t find anyone who can take over Wang Zhendong’s shares at the same price within half a month, we’ll be left with no choice but to pull down the east wall to repair the west!”
To pull down the east wall to repair the west meant that they would need to temporarily sell off other valuable subsidiaries of the group to support the development of the tech company. But the sale of assets was a bad signal and the effect of such a move would have no less of a negative impact as Wang Zhendong’s withdrawal.
“Don’t we have fifteen days?” Qi Yu frowned and said, “Before that day comes, everything’s still a variable, right?”
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“…No.” Qi Yu’s eyelids drooped slightly, “I’m going to Shan Yu.”
Qi Yuancheng reacted and wanted to say something, but saw that Qi Yu had already turned away.
It gets dark early in winter. When Jiang Ying saw that Qi Yu was still heading out at this time, she said, puzzled, “It’s almost dinner time, where are you going?”
“I’m going to the office. You guys eat first. Don’t worry about me, I’ll just grab something to eat outside…” Qi Yu wrapped a scarf around his neck and left in a hurry.
Jiang Ying looked worried. She turned her head to see Qi Yuancheng coming down the stairs again. She raised her eyebrows: “My son has just gotten home from far away and hasn’t even had a hot meal. Why are you torturing him like this?”
Qi Yuancheng said in a panic, “I didn’t tell him to go…”
Jiang Ying said angrily, “Don’t make excuses, if you really didn’t want him to go, why didn’t you stop him!”
Qi Yuancheng: “…”
***
Qi Yu called Chu Meng in advance and asked her to dig out the records of Shan Yu’s investment projects over the years. She was waiting for him in the office.
After he arrived, the two immediately began to estimate the financial strength of each company. Qi Yu was anxious to find a way and as soon as began he working, he forgot all about food and rest. He had no idea how much time had passed when his phone rang. Seeing that it was Fu Yansheng, he put down the file in his hand. “What is it?”
Fu Yansheng asked, “Why didn’t you send me a message after you arrived in Haicheng? Where are you now? What are you doing?”
Qi Yu was already dizzied by the piles of information. When he heard Fu Yansheng asked three questions in a row, he became a little angry. “You’re no longer one of my people, why are you asking so many questions?”
Fu Yansheng said bitterly, “But I’m still your boyfriend, so why can’t I care about you?”
Seeing that Chu Meng was still sitting by the side, Qi Yu felt timid. He got up and walked out of the office, keeping his voice quiet. “I’m very busy right now. Why are you calling?”
Fu Yansheng: “On Christmas next weekend, should I go to Haicheng to find you?”
Qi Yu: “Don’t come, I won’t have time to see you.”
“…Don’t be like this.” Fu Yansheng begged, “You don’t have one free night?”
Qi Yu got angry. “One night? You’re just coming here to f*cking sleep with me, aren’t you?”
He couldn’t control my emotions with this sentence and he ended up saying it loudly. It seemed to echo in the empty office. Qi Yu belatedly remembered that Chu Meng was still inside and he was so embarrassed he wanted to sink into the crack on the wall.
“I really am busy so I can’t talk right now.” Qi Yu hung up the phone, feeling annoyed. He took two deep breaths before returning to the conference room.
Chu Meng’s ears were a little red. She had obviously heard what he said just now. She took the initiative to ease the atmosphere. “Chief Qi, are you hungry? Would you like to order some takeaway first?”
Qi Yu glanced at the time. Unexpectedly, it was already half past ten. When he came up to Fengmao, he had bought a cup of coffee from downstairs and completely forgot to have dinner.
“Sorry, I forgot to check the time. Are you hungry too? Why don’t you eat first? I’ll keep reading for a while.”
“Ah, no, I trying to lose weight so I don’t really eat that much in the evening. But isn’t it bad for you to be drinking coffee on an empty stomach?” Chu Meng had already guessed who the caller was just now. Afraid that Qi Yu would be unhappy, she decided to come clean, “That, I just made a post to my friends group just now, saying that we’re working overtime tonight. Chief Fu left me a message. He was concerned about whether you’ve dinner.”
Qi Yu: “…???”
Qi Yu and Chu Meng weren’t familiar with each other, so naturally, he couldn’t treat her like Fu Yansheng. He lowered his eyes slightly, trying to maintain his self-restraint and said, “Then, please help me see which restaurant is still open in Fengmao. Please bring me back a packed meal, any will do.”
Chu Meng: “No problem.”
After sending Chu Meng away, Qi Yu covered his hot face with both hands and secretly cursed, “F*ck”.
After a couple of seconds, Qi Yu couldn’t help but call Fu Yansheng back. Once his call was answered, he sneered, “Amazing, just amazing. You’re already gone but you’ve still got your eyes and ears around me? Did you recommend Chu Meng to me in the beginning, so you could still spy on me?”
Fu Yansheng: “I didn’t…”
Qi Yu remembered seeing Wu Shuang that afternoon and asked, “Why hasn’t Wu Shuang left yet?”
Fu Yansheng: “Uh, he’s not a core member of our organization. We can’t control where he goes.”
Qi Yu raised his eyebrows. “Can’t control? Who asked him to come and apply to be my assistant?”
Fu Yansheng sidestepped the question, “This time, the leader asked him to stand by.”
Qi Yu narrowed his eyes. “You know all about the situation in Si Yuan Group, right?”
Fu Yansheng: “More or less. I know a little…”
Qi Yu: “…”
Knowing that Qi Yu was angry, Fu Yansheng reassured him, “Okay, okay, don’t be upset. Wu Shuang can help out a lot by staying there. Isn’t that good? I told you before, I will always pay attention to the situation of the Si Yuan Group…”
Qi Yu gritted his teeth. “What exactly are you paying attention to? How did the Si Yuan Group fall into such a precarious situation?”
Fu Yansheng: “Wasn’t I just trying to help you over the phone just now? Are you looking at Shanyu’s previous investment files? Are you trying to see which one has the possibility of providing funding?”
“En.” In his heart, Qi Yu said, ‘sure enough, I can’t hide anything from this man.’
Fu Yansheng: “When Xu Jing handed over work to me, I asked him about every company that Shanyu has invested in. I called the managers of those companies to inform them of the change in Shanyu. But I found that, they valued Xu Jing far more than Shanyu itself…”
Realizing that Fu Yansheng was about to stop talking, Qi Yu’s brows furrowed again, “Go on.”
Fu Yansheng: “Under normal circumstances, for an investee to think this way, indicates that the executor of the investment has excessive power over the investment process. He might have exaggerated or emphasized his own ability, even giving benefits to the investee other than just funding. In July, when Xu Jing was leaving, you were feeling very sad and I didn’t want to tell you his fault. After all, everyone has their own way of doing things. I don’t deny that Xu Jing is a capable person, but his actions will indeed lead to serious consequences. Some people who have accepted Shanyu’s investment will recognize only him and not Shanyu. They don’t even know who you are. This will also cause you to be completely inseparable from him after you take over Shanyu… Now, the Si Yuan Group is facing difficulties and the first thing you think of is to find Shanyu’s contacts. This is a good idea but to be honest, Shanyu’s resources that you can use right now are really limited.”
Are you sure? Qi Yu’s knuckles had turned white while holding the phone. He asked, unwilling to admit defeat, “But ‘really limited’ doesn’t mean there aren’t any, right?”
Fu Yansheng: “Yes, if you are really looking, you can contact President Qu of Long Xian Foods. This company started out as a processed food company. When Shanyu invested in Long Xian Foods, their total assets were only 300 million yuan, but in the past few years, combined with their online sales and internet-popular products, their market value has reached 2 billion. There is also a New Bird Medical and Beauty, they have combined most of the small medical beauty companies in the market into a systematic profit model. The momentum of their development cannot be underestimated. You can find time to meet their CEO or one of their core decision makers. I don’t think there’s any need for you to look for anyone else…”
Qi Yu couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed as he listened to Fu Yansheng’s patient analysis for him.
Whether Xu Jing or Fu Yansheng, why were these people not by his side now…?
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【Little Theater】
Qi Yu: You’re just coming here to f*cking sleep with me, aren’t you?
Fu Yansheng: I’ve been separated from you for half a year! That video has left me hanging for so long and now, you won’t let me go sleep with you. You want to starve me to death! QAQ
Qi Yu: You’re the one who left! Go starve!
Ah, the perils of a LDR. At least they’re not worried about infidelity tho 🙁
Why did I feel that Qi Yu yelling at Fu YanSheng was refreshing?? Did I harbor a secret grudge against F1S that I was unaware of??
Thanks for the chapter! ♥️
I think all of us bear unconscious grudges against Fu -the Learning God- Yansheng’s crime against the lesser IQs ah XD
Hahaha I swear my IQ decreases tenfold every time he explains something business related. I forget everything I read by the end of the dialogue
lmfao yea i blank out each time he explains anything
Same 😂😂
thanks for the chapter!
Xu Jing has his own life and his interests as a person but yeah f*** him
xu jing talked about su jing being a white eyed wolf when he’s one himself huh
Yo, ini waktunya pengembangan karakter untuk Qi Yu.