Chapter 14 Advance and Retreat

Gu Ningwei finished speaking with a smile, then remained silent for a moment, his gaze fixed on everyone's faces.

The first person he looked at was Han Que.

Want to see how she reacts.

He knew that even though he knew it was a joke, some women would still be deeply moved, not to mention that he was her boss.

But he was obviously disappointed.

Han didn't react in particular, but just looked up at him in surprise and continued to study the pattern of the carpet.

He didn't admit it, didn't refute it, and was so indifferent as if he didn't hear it.

Good psychological quality.

Gu Ningwei raised his lips to smile mockingly and turned to look at everyone.

The others had different expressions.

Gao Ye opened his mouth so wide that a duck egg could fit in it. After a while, he realized that it was inappropriate and quickly closed it.

He turned to look at Li Zhekai, and they looked at each other. Gao Ye opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but was stopped by the other party's stern look.

Gao Ye touched his head and lowered it. Of course, it would be safer to keep his mouth shut at this time.

Gu Ningli was used to her brother's mixed words, treating the truth as a joke and jokes as the truth, so she just chuckled and rolled her eyes at him a few times. She turned around, pulled Jiang Jin's sleeve, and wanted to whisper to him.

Jiang Jin frowned and ignored her, standing there with an expressionless face.

Gu Ningli was surprised. She frowned and looked up at Jiang Jin deeply. She moved her lips but said nothing.

Li Zhekai's expression was subtle. His suspicious, scrutinizing eyes lingered on Han Que for a moment before he quietly withdrew his gaze. He managed to keep his composure and half-jokingly sighed, "So there's such a thing. I didn't expect that."

As he said this, he looked at Han Que a few more times and thought to himself, I just thought she was outstanding in appearance and above average in ability, but I didn't expect she was so well hidden. It was my fault for being negligent.

He raised his hand and patted Gu Ningwei's shoulder. "I didn't expect you to complete the acquisition for this reason. What's the matter? Others risk their lives for the love of their beloved, but you're spending a fortune just to make her smile?"

Gu Ningwei nodded and smiled: "You can understand it that way."

Li Zhekai then turned to Han Que and said, "Xiao Han, this is your fault. If I had known you and Mr. Gu were so familiar with each other, we wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble and take so many detours."

His meaning was obvious, but Han wanted to explain, but when she saw Jiang Jin's gloomy expression, she suddenly stopped explaining.

Actually, this feeling of being misunderstood...is also quite good.

Jiang Jin looked at Han Que from the side, with a hint of pity in his eyes. Han Que saw it and couldn't help but sneer. Why did he still want to point out her life at this moment?

Jiang Jin couldn't help but said to Gu Ningwei, "Ningwei, you are too careless."

"Why is it not rigorous?" Gu Ningwei raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

"You can't treat investment as a joke because of personal matters..." Jiang Jin wanted to teach him a lesson.

"Jiang Jin, stop listening to my brother's nonsense." Gu Ningli interrupted disapprovingly, "Others may not understand him, but you know that he always speaks truth and lies. You know how long he has been discussing this with Mr. Li. Even if Miss Han is his friend, have you ever seen him mix up his personal and professional life?"

Then he rolled his eyes at Gu Ningwei and said, "Don't bully Jiang Jin. He's an honest man and takes everything you say seriously."

"Oh." Jiang Jin sighed in relief. He scolded in a familiar tone, "Ning Wei, you have such a casual personality. You like to make jokes about everything."

"I'm not kidding." Gu Ningwei suppressed his smile and spoke seriously. "To be honest, the group originally disagreed with the acquisition of Mr. Li's company. The board of directors believed it would affect the listed company's strategic layout. You know how the stock market is these days. The slightest disturbance can cause stock prices to fluctuate. Regulators are increasingly strict, and even the smallest matters require disclosure and filing. So, although I wanted to invest in my own name, as you know, the relevant procedures are very complicated, so I've been hesitant."

Li Zhekai suddenly sat up straight with a serious expression.

Gu Ningwei finally smiled. "Luckily, I met Han Que. Of course, she doesn't know these inside stories. We just..." He tilted his head, choosing his words carefully. "We talked about some things in life, but it prompted me to make up my mind. Of course, she didn't know, so you see the shocked expression on her face when she walked in just now..." He glanced at Han Que. "How interesting."

Han touched his nose and said, "Well, I guess so. I was shocked to see you anyway."

After Gu Ningwei finished speaking, he asked Li Zhekai, "What do you think? Is it because of her that this deal was made possible?"

"It's also a good story." Li Zhekai laughed in agreement. Anyway, whatever the major shareholders said was right. He had successfully cashed out and secured the profits. It was up to them what to do next.

He is older than Gu Ningwei and obviously has more practical considerations.

"Whatever the reason, as long as the result is good, we are a family now." Li Zhekai politely reminded: "Ning Wei, you should arrange your work matters."

Gu Ningwei said, "Then let's do what we agreed on." He patted Jiang Jin's shoulder with a condescending attitude and said, "Old Jiang, you're a new official, so go ahead and do it, but you must obey Mr. Li's leadership."

Jiang Jin bowed gently and humbly to Li Zhekai, "Please give me more guidance in the future, Mr. Li."

Li Zhekai quickly responded politely, "No, no, Mr. Jiang is an elite overseas returnee, a young talent who can handle things on his own. Let's work together sincerely to improve our performance and reassure Mr. Gu."

Gu Ningwei smiled helplessly and said to Gao Ye, "Boss Gao, you've been in charge of the marketing team. You've achieved good results over the years and have made great contributions. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly."

Gao Ye bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for the compliment and thank you for your trust."

Gu Ningwei smiled and turned to look at Gu Ningli. "Miss, I'll follow your instructions. I've finished my serious business. Do you have any other instructions? You're also a shareholder. Don't think that by sending the Jiangjin branch over, you can just sit back and watch."

Gu Ningli held Jiang Jin's arm delicately and said, "I don't have time to care. Anyway, you asked me to pay, and I paid. I don't understand what happened next. I just listened to you."

"Don't give me that. You're a top 50 business school graduate and you're saying you don't know anything. That's not the way to act virtuous." Gu Ningwei bluntly exposed her and turned to Gao Ye and Li Zhekai, "That's fine. What other opinions do you have?"

Li Zhekai said: "I have no objection. This arrangement is good."

Gu Ningwei hummed indifferently, his fingers tapping the phone screen boredly.

Seeing this, Li Zhekai stood up and said, "Ning Wei, I have something to do and have to leave first." He winked at Gao Ye secretly.

Gao Ye quickly said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go down first."

Gu Ningwei nodded: "Well, you guys go about your business, no need to be polite to me."

Gao Ye walked to the door, thought for a moment and then stopped. He turned around and looked at Han Que, as if he wanted to ask her if she wanted to go downstairs too. But then he changed his mind and thought that Boss Gu had specifically asked her to go upstairs, so he must have something else to say. So he quickened his pace and left, not forgetting to close the heavy teak door before leaving.

Han watched Gao Ye's back disappear behind the door and gritted his teeth.

These guys are all smart, but Han is not stupid either.

Gu Ningwei was cunning enough. With a few jokes that seemed true but not true, he put her on the spot, causing Li Zhekai and Gao Ye to have doubts about her. He also took the opportunity to warn Jiang Jin, telling him not to think of covering up everything in the future, as he still had a "girlfriend" here. A woman's love brain is comparable to any loyalty education.

He said he was his friend, hinting at admiration and ambiguity, but he just didn't say it directly. It was clear that they had only met last night. His calculations were indeed much more clever than Lu Xiaoping's.

But Han had no intention of getting involved in the conflict of interests between them, nor did she want to be Gu Ningwei's pawn. She wanted to get away with it.

"Han Que, please stay for a moment." She was about to slip away, but Gu Ningwei called her from behind.