"I haven't told her yet," Han Chen thought for a moment, "but... you should tell her yourself. As a friend, I think she should be very concerned about your affairs. If you don't tell her, she will feel uncomfortable."

"Well, thanks for the reminder," Shen Pan thought. She had also told her about the time when Zhou Mo was almost strangled to death by Ren Huaibo. If it was her this time, Zhou Mo should feel the same as she did then.

Worried and worried.

Isn't this what good friends are for?

"By the way, where is my brother?" Chen Pan asked Lu Zhishu.

"I asked him to go home first," Lu Zhishu said, "Guanglin has arranged for someone to be with him, don't worry."

"Yeah," Chen Pan looked at Lu Zhishu gratefully.

Not only did Lu Zhishu care about her, he also took good care of her brother. How could she not be moved and grateful?

"Are you sure about your negotiation with INLINA this time?" Shen Pan asked worriedly.

She was afraid that Lu Zhishu would give up personally negotiating with INLINA because of her, which would cause the negotiations to fail or become difficult.

"It's okay," Lu Zhishu said, seeming to be open-minded. "Without INLINA, we can just find other companies to cooperate with. We don't have to do business with them alone. You scolded me last time, and it really woke me up. When you encounter problems, just solve them. As for success or failure, most of the time it depends on fate."

More importantly, Shen Pan said that she didn't want a cowardly man.

He also cannot be a cowardly man.

He had already been cowardly when Bo Jian got into trouble before, and it also hurt Chen Pan's heart.

From now on, Lu Zhishu will never allow such a thing to happen.

"Lu Zhinan's trip to Dongjiang was essentially a failure. He's caught up in Jinghang's debt crisis. This strategy of hurting the enemy by eight hundred and hurting himself by a thousand... is truly foolish," Lu Zhishu sneered. "Don't worry, Zhifan is growing stronger, and with such good friends in Dongjiang, our future will only get easier."

"Yeah," Shen Pan smiled and nodded.

***

On the way back.

Chen Pan and Lu Zhishu sat in the back row.

Han Chen was driving and Zong Zheng was sitting in the passenger seat.

Shen Pan called Zhou Mo to report that he was safe and briefly explained what had happened.

With Han Chen and Zong Zheng "witnessing", Zhou Mo was sure that Chen Pan was safe now and finally felt relieved.

Before hanging up the phone, Zhou Mo asked Chen Pan to give the phone to Lu Zhishu, saying that he wanted to say a few words to Lu Zhishu.

As soon as Lu Zhishu picked up the phone, Zhou Mo started roaring.

Obviously, as Shen Pan's best friend, she was speaking up for Shen Pan regarding his dangerous experience.

Lu Zhishu had a headache, "I understand, something like this won't happen again in the future."

"I hope you can keep your word," Zhou Mo finally gave up. Suddenly remembering something, she said, "There's another thing that's very confusing. Can you guys investigate it?"

Lu Zhishu: "What?"

Zhou Mo: "When I was driving Shen Pan back to my house, a white SUV was following us. I wrote down the license plate number. You can take a look and see if it is Lu Zhinan's minion planted in Dongjiang."

When Lu Zhinan was mentioned, Lu Zhishu instantly became alert and said, "Send it to me."

"It's because of what happened to Shen Pan that I started to suspect this," Zhou Mo said. "At first I thought the car was following me, but now it seems that it's probably related to Shen Pan."

"Well," Lu Zhishu said, "We can't take this kind of thing lightly. I'll tell Han Chen later and ask him to check everything. Let's see if this car is following you or Chen Pan."

Lu Zhishu had just put away the phone when Han Chen, who was in the driver's seat, heard Lu Zhishu say his name on the phone and couldn't help but get nervous, "What happened to Zhou Mo?"

"Nothing," Lu Zhishu said, "She said that a white SUV had been following her and Shen Pan. She sent us the license plate number and asked us to check it out. She was worried that it was Lu Zhinan's henchmen here, but she couldn't be 100% sure that it was coming for Shen Pan. It could also be Zhou Mo."

"I understand." Han Chen's face suddenly became serious.

"That's easy," Zong Zheng said with a smile, "Leave it to me. I have many friends in Dongjiang and a wide range of connections. I can definitely figure it out for you."

Han Chen looked at Lu Zhishu through the rearview mirror in the car, and they both felt that Zong Zheng was undoubtedly the best candidate for investigation.

"Sure, thank you for your help," said Lu Zhishu.

"Why are you being so polite?" Zong Zheng said with a smile, "You and Han Chen are really too distant. It's like you're not from the same circle as us."

"Okay, I won't be polite to you anymore," said Lu Zhishu.

"Come on," Zong Zheng said, "Dealing with young masters like you, Han Chen, is the hardest part. You're so defensive, you won't open up easily, and you're always polite on the surface. Unlike me and my brothers, we always do things with a simple word."

"We envy you for having brothers like you," Han Chen said. "For us, brothers with blood ties are sometimes not as good as you and your non-blood-related brothers. Most of the time, we are in a competitive relationship."

"It seems that you have some conflicts with your brothers at home?" Zong Zheng was curious.

"It's not a contradiction, it's..." Han Chen hesitated for a moment, "It's just that after growing up, everyone has their own thoughts and ideas, and they are no longer as close as they were when they were children."

Especially Han Ze...

The fourth brother who used to play best with him, who took him to climb up the roof and escape over the wall, has become so unfamiliar that he is unrecognizable.

***

Lu Zhishu and Shen Pan returned home.

The person Shao Guanglin arranged to take care of Shen Zhu was none other than his own girlfriend.

Shen Pan thanked the man and sent him away, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect Guanglin to ask his girlfriend to come and help us. It seems he has decided that you are his boss."

Shen Pan originally thought it was someone in the company.

Thinking back, everyone in the company is busy with the cooperation project with INLINA, so no one can spare the time to deal with Lu Zhishu's personal affairs.

Shao Guanglin's action was both out of helplessness and out of a sense of righteousness.

"After the INLINA cooperation project is completed, we should treat Guanglin and his girlfriend to a nice meal," Shen Pan suggested.

"No problem," Lu Zhishu smiled happily and looked back at Shen Zhu, "Boy, you must have been worried sick. Now that your sister is back safely, don't cry anymore."

Shen Zhu smiled foolishly and denied it flatly: "Who is crying?"

"Okay, you didn't cry." Lu Zhishu stopped teasing and turned to look at the small room. "How are you going to sleep tonight?"

"You and my sister can sleep in the inner room, and I'll just sleep on the sofa," Shen Zhu said.

"You're still a kid, how can I let you sleep on the sofa?" Lu Zhishu said, "I'll go find a hotel later and get a room. You can sleep there first. I'll go out and look for a house tomorrow. This place is too small. I'll find a bigger place to move to."