Orangish morning light streamed through the gap between the curtains. It crept into the cool-toned living room and swept across the polished floor.
Smoke curled and drifted past the owner of the cigarette. The fog swirled in the air.
A ringing suddenly broke the silent space of the person and made the translucent coffee table squeak.
The cold white hand crushes the cigarette’s end in the ashtray and his slender finger lightly swipes the phone screen to take the call.
“A-Zhou, I know you are a busy person. Xiao Yuan’s birthday is coming up. I’ve been thinking about it all night and I really don’t know what gift I will give him. Give me some advice.”
Tang Zhou turned on the hands-free and leaned back on the sofa. His eyes turned away from the wall clock, and softly tugged the corners of his lips in a smile.
The same question at the same time.
After waking up from a dream yesterday afternoon, he sat on the couch all night and waited for the result.
That dream turned out to be real.
He followed his own answer in the dream and said in a bored tone, “Just ask him what he wants.”
“It’s hardly a surprise if you ask him what he wants, you know?”
After smoking for half the night, Tang Zhou was gradually losing his voice.
“It’s more terrible if you let it pass.”
“…..”
The other party was silent for a few seconds and sighed, “I shouldn’t have asked you. And ou need to visit a doctor. Why is your voice so hoarse, you’ve been having trouble sleeping, haven’t you?”
Upon hearing a different question from his dream, Tang Zhou felt slightly refreshed as he raised his hand to cover his eyes and block out the unwanted light.
“Lu Ye, if you found out one day that you were just a character in a virtual world, how would you feel?”
Lu Ye: ” Were you watching《Westworld》 all night?”
This answer was just as he expected, Tang Zhou laughed lightly and did not continue speaking again.
Lu Ye has been used to his temperament for a long time, then he said, “What do you really think of Fu? Haven’t you always hated those kinds of people? Why did you promise to invest earlier?”
If Tang Zhou had not been dreaming, he probably would have casually dismissed him. But after a half-night of contemplation, he said in a serious tone, “I invested because his project has the necessary value to be invested in, and it has nothing to do with who he is. Besides, if I recall correctly, the contents of his previous research only prove that he is related to Xiao Yuan’s father, not that he is an illegitimate son.”
Lu Ye was astonished, “Didn’t you hate him before? Besides, his attitude towards Xiao Yuan is a bit strange, I truly am worried about him hurting Xiao Yuan.”
Tang Zhou was only dreaming of his own ending, meaning he didn’t know what other people in the dream had experienced afterwards. However, at the end of the dream, Qiao Yuan’s family had indeed been destroyed. He truly was harshly punished. As a result, Lu Ye found himself involved in the mess to help Qiao Yuan.
From the perspective of Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan, Fu Shen is undoubtedly a “villain”. He stirred up the storm and made Qiao Yuan suffer a series of hard blows.
As a friend of Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan, Tang Zhou naturally opposed Fu Shen because of Fu Shen’s position in society.
But from Fu Shen’s point of view, Tang Zhou has no excuse for what he did.
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“Are you all right?” Lu Ye had known him for many years and sensed that something was wrong. “Why are you coughing so loudly and talking so strangely, is it because of your…. family issues?”
Tang Zhou laughed and the corners of his eyes were filled with mockery. “If something happens, it won’t be now.”
“That’s right, after all, you haven’t officially taken over the company.” Lu Ye sighed and advised, “But if you really have a plan, let me know. Don’t just carry all that alone.”
Tang Zhou’s voice was hoarse, “Yes. I still have things to do, let’s talk later.”
“Wait! You’re coming to Xiao Yuan’s birthday, right?”
“Yes.”
Ending the call, Tang Zhou put out the cigarette’s end and opened the curtain via remote control.
The early spring sunshine was soft and bright. With the opening of the curtains, rays rushed through the clear glass and caressed his cheek. Tang Zhou had been born with cool pale skin, slightly deep eye sockets, thick and long eyelashes that descended gently over his eyes, so the shadows had just concealed the dark circles under his eyes after staying up all night. Under the high bridge of his nose, light pink lips were closed tightly.
Like a decadent jade sculpture.
As Fu Shen approached, what his eyes instantly saw was such a sight. The movement produced when entering through the door disturbed the jade sculpture’s thoughts, as it made it raise its eyes. The light brown pupils were like crystal balls, calm and very cold.
When he was little he used to play with this kind of crystal ball. When he first touched it, it was cold but soon warmed up.
The room was overflowing with smoke and was very suffocating.
Fu Shen took a few steps forward, his eyes swept the pile of cigarette ends on the coffee table and he voluntarily bent down to clean it up.
He remembered that Tang Zhou usually didn’t smoke much.
However, whether he smokes or not has nothing to do with him. He is only responsible for cleaning.
“I didn’t call you to clean up.” Tang Zhou coughed slightly, his throat felt really uncomfortable, and he ordered in a habit, “Pour me a glass of water.”
Fu Shen put down the ashtray and picked up a glass to get water from under the water dispenser.
The water was warm and just right to moisten his throat.
Tang Zhou drank several gulps in a row until his dry throat was finally relieved. He looked at the young man who was bending down to tidy up the trash can and said, “Sit down.”
Fu Shen lifted his head and met his gaze, showing a confused expression.
He’s very handsome. The kind of handsome man who you’d describe as very manly; his short hair is neat and his eyebrows are very thick, and even his eyes are clear and lively. His lips are nicely shaped and his skin is wheat-colored. He wears an ordinary black sport coat with a zipper, which is only zipped up by two-thirds, exposing the white T-shirt underneath.
He’s no different from normal guys who have just entered college, just a little better looking than them.
If Tang Zhou hadn’t dreamed about it, it’s estimated that he’d have been fooled by the false impression shown by the person in front of him.
A few years later, the college student in front of him would become the biggest dark horse in the business world as well as ruin his biological father, which is nothing ordinary in itself.
Seeing Fu Shen standing still, Tang Zhou spoke again, “Sit down.”
Fu Shen no longer hesitated, and sat down in front of Tang Zhou with a good and clean smile on his face, looking like a brother on the sidelines of a conflict.
As a result, he was stunned by the “bomb” dropped by Tang Zhou in the next second.
“What?” he asked dumbfounded.
Tang Zhou patiently repeated, “Our previous agreement is now invalid. I can give you the funds immediately. As much as you want, I’ll give it all to you, but I have one condition.”
As the successor of the Tang family, Tang Zhou has been famous in the industry since he was a teenager. He seems to have opened big doors to countless people and invested in what’s popular. Now he’s about to graduate from college and has become a wealthy celebrity in the industry. Many people are waiting in line to get his favor.
A month ago, Fu Shen, on behalf of his team, went to Tang Zhou to talk about a cooperation. Although he knew Tang Zhou had prejudices against him, he could only approach Tang Zhou in order to not disappoint the team and set the project in motion after meeting with him elsewhere countless times.
Tang Zhou gave him two options.
He could invest if Fu Shen worked as his personal assistant for half a year. If not, he wouldn’t help him.
Fu Shen obliged.
This month, Tang Zhou had changed his way of “enslaving” him. He had to do whatever he was asked to do, and it was no different from him being a “bully”.
At least, Tang Zhou had assumed so.
But in Fu Shen’s eyes, Tang Zhou’s little tricks had always been just little struggles for him. After all, the young master Tang had been born in the nest of wealth and had never known what real human suffering was.
Compared to what Fu Shen experienced as a child, Tang Zhou’s way of “doing things hard to him” is not painful at all.
Working for him as a personal assistant for half a year and getting an investment in return was worth it.
Now, the rich person wants to change the arrangement.
Fu Shen smiled and his eyes landed on Tang Zhou’s youthful image, and as if he didn’t know how to negotiate, he said cautiously, ” Senior, please speak.”
The two people studied at the same university. Tang Zhou will graduate soon and Fu Shen is only in the first semester of his freshman year. Usually, he would call him “senior”.
“I want more shares.”
Tang Zhou ordered with his hoarse voice and the room fell silent.
Fu Shen’s smile gradually disappeared, just as his amber eyes couldn’t help but narrow. His eyes were backlit, looking cold.
In the original agreement, as long as Fu Shen worked as a personal assistant for half a year, Tang Zhou would invest 5 million yuan, representing 5% of the total shares.
The initial investment for a game project has to be quite large. Five million is just a small figure for something like that, but even that small amount is a huge sum of money for Fu Shen’s team.
Fu Shen has a talent for computer science, and he has been making money selling softwares for a long time, even since high school. However, making money selling software is a totally inadequate measure for a game developer.
Five million is not a lot, far from it.
Five percent of the company’s shares is not a lot, but it’s also rather a lot.
Fu Shen wondered why Tang Zhou had suddenly changed his mind, and whether this matter had anything to do with his sudden smoking binge.
He stared at Tang Zhou and asked, “How much can you invest?”
Tang Zhou did not attach any importance to the situation, however, he said in a very powerful tone, “As much as you require.”
He thought about it in the middle of the night and decided to change the outcome of his dream. Also, Fu Shen is a very good business partner.
After investing for so many years, Tang Zhou’s personal wealth has been beyond the reach of most people for several generations. He has good vision and a talent for investments. The reason why he ended up like that in his dream is because he got blinded by the so-called “family love”.
In other words, he chained himself down by the chains of family affection.
Fu Shen smiled and asked, “How many shares do you want?”
“40%”
Fu Shen: “…..”
This came completely from the lion’s mouth.
His smile did not budge, “Today seems to be April 1.”
“I’m not kidding.”
Of course, Tang Zhou didn’t really want 40% of the shares. He just wanted to see if the same Mr. Fu who was always making strategies in his dream would show a different look.
After all, Fu Shen was still not the Mr. Fu of some years later. His smile had disappeared, and a pair of thick eyebrows slightly frowned. Trying to persuade Tang Zhou, he said, “I can only offer you 10% of the shares.”
“It’s too little.” Tang Zhou, as an investor, fully revealed his coldness and ruthlessness.
The fist hanging at his side clenched silently. Fu Shen bowed his head and thought for a long time before saying, “I cannot accept your conditions.”
This was expected by Tang Zhou, who pretended not to care, “Then forget it.”
Fu Shen slowly stood up, his tall and straight body making him look superior.
He stared at Tang Zhou, and suddenly smiled again, “If you cancel our deal without authorization, won’t you atleast give an explanation?”
The young man’s body blocked the dazzling sunlight, allowing Tang Zhou to stare at him.
“I have two explanations. I can take over the responsibility for the breach of contract, or you can go back and ask the team if they agree.”
Fu Shen: “…..”
Only a fool would agree.
Wait who’s who??. Did he keep his name after he regress? Or is fu shen the gong/shou?? Sorry im very tired so reading is not possible for me😭😭
Fu Shen is the gong, Tang Zhou is the shou
Uhuhu, one of the novels I like is here! So happy (=^w^=)/ Thank You for bringing it to us~ ❤ Can’t wait to read more chapters o(≧∇≦o)
Ooh interesting start.. Rooting for tang zhou to change his fate! 🙌
I really thought this has many chapters already but, I guess not. Too bad.
I love it when all my fav books are in the same place. I was reading this in another site but since it’s here now I’m adding to my reading list(≧▽≦)