The waiter arrived at the luxurious private room for the group.

Lu Fan and Lu Xi then began to discuss ordering food.

The process of ordering food alone took the two of them more than ten minutes.

Xu Bing sat opposite him the whole time, expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

"Have some of this, it's delicious."

Lu Fan said as he put food into Lu Xi's bowl.

Lu Xi smiled knowingly and put the food that Lu Fan had picked up into her mouth.

"Yes, it's really good. This restaurant is quite nice. We can come here often in the future."

"Okay, as long as you like it. If you find it troublesome later, just buy the restaurant."

Lu Fan observed the surrounding decorations and nodded.

He said in a serious tone, "It can also be used as the canteen for our Jiang Group."

Xu Bing, who had been sitting opposite them listening to their conversation, almost spat out his water when he heard this.

Goodness.

It's fine to buy this top-notch restaurant in the south of the city just because it's delicious.

Are you going to use it as a company cafeteria?

This is clearly meant to provoke him.

If it were the Xu Bing of the past, during the peak of Bulgari's success, he certainly had the financial strength to buy a restaurant; it wouldn't have been a big deal.

But now...

"Chairman Lu, I think we should get down to business now."

Finally, Xu Bing lost his patience and spoke indifferently.

He didn't know how long these two were going to keep dawdling.

Because of his current situation, Xu Bing himself may not have realized that he is much more anxious than before.

No matter what I do, I don't seem to have the patience I used to have.

Perhaps after this failure, Xu Bing's mindset has changed slightly.

"Oh, then tell me, what do you want from me this time?"

As Lu Fan asked the question, he also glanced at Lu Xi beside him.

His expression seemed to say, "Listen carefully, he's about to say something."

"That's right, Chairman Lu."

Xu Bing regained control of his expression and organized his thoughts.

“We are all aware of the current situation at Baogerli. I have lost, and I accept it. The reason I am here to talk to you is to discuss the sale of Baogerli shares.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xi could no longer remain calm, her small mouth slightly agape.

Is that really true?

Has Xu Bing gone mad? Even if Baogeli has no chance anymore.

If they can't turn the tide, they have to sell shares, but there's no need to choose Lu Fan.

Isn't this just feeding our enemies?

Moreover, even setting aside deep-seated hatred, Xu Bing must have absolutely a dislike for Lu Fan deep down.

Why would he do that?

Lu Xi looked at Lu Fan with a puzzled expression, as if trying to find the answer in his face.

Lu Fan simply smiled faintly, then looked at Xu Bing and asked the question that had been on Lu Xi's mind:

"Why did you choose me? You had so many other options, why did you choose me, your enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Bing fell into deep thought.

With a faint smile, he continued, "Well, no matter what, our Xu family has been running Baogeli for so many years."

"Even after leaving the Xu family, I hope that Baogeli Company can continue to thrive."

"So, of course I also hope that Baogeli can be in the hands of a strong person, and that strong person is of course you. In the entire South City, the only one who can beat me and make me lose convincingly is probably you."

Xu Bing did not consider this a shameful thing; victory and defeat are common occurrences in war.

Where there is business warfare, there will always be winners and losers.

Who can guarantee they'll win every time? That's unrealistic.

Therefore, Xu Bing did not feel ashamed of his failure; on the contrary, he felt that it was a test for him.

Every truly successful person has experienced numerous failures.

Didn't the ancestors of the Xu family go through many failures before finally establishing the Baogeli Company?

Hearing this, Lu Xi understood a bit more and thought to herself:

"It seems that Xu Bing still has some backbone. He has done his best for Baogeli Company."

Originally, Lu Xi didn't have a very good opinion of Xu Bing.

However, after this incident, she suddenly felt a strange sadness for Xu Bing.

Xu Bing had no choice but to take this step.

If his younger brother Xu Song hadn't tricked him, he probably wouldn't have lost so quickly.

However, when he chose to be Lu Fan's opponent.

Perhaps it was already destined that this battle would be lost.

That's not the answer I want.

While eating, Lu Fan spoke slowly and deliberately: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xi was somewhat puzzled.

This is clearly the truth, that's why Lu Fan said...

"well……"

Xu Bing sighed and gave a bitter smile.

“A company as large as Bulgari has naturally accumulated many enemies over the years. When Bulgari was at its peak, they didn’t dare to do anything. But now… Bulgari has declined, and they will definitely target it.”

"So most people don't dare to accept Bulgari at all; it's a hot potato."

"Moreover, after the frenzied suppression by those companies, even if someone dares to take over, the price will definitely be driven down to a very low level."

“At this point, I can only turn to you. The Jiang Group is not afraid of being targeted, and no one dares to target it. Moreover, the price will definitely not be a problem.”

"Are you satisfied now?"

Xu Bing directly expressed all his true thoughts, and that was indeed the case.

Even if he is no longer a director of Bulgari in the future, Xu Bing does not want to see Bulgari decline.

After all, no matter what, Bulgari is the culmination of generations of hard work by the Xu family.

"Very good." Lu Fan nodded with a faint smile.

“That’s it, Xu Bing. You have the ability, but unfortunately you chose the wrong opponent. I want to take over Bulgari, but the price will be based on the current market price.”

"As your former strongest opponent, this is my way of showing you respect."

"I look forward to seeing you again in the business world in the future."

The meaning of these words was clear: to reassure Xu Bing to focus on his work from now on.

Lu Fan will not continue to target Xu Bing because of past grudges, even if Xu Bing establishes a new company.

Lu Fan wouldn't target them, but others might be different.

Therefore, Xu Bing is currently under a lot of pressure, and Lu Fan's words can be considered as encouragement for Xu Bing.

After saying this, Lu Fan picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth.

He then stood up and said, "Okay, that's settled then. I've already made arrangements with the company. You can take the contract and hand it over anytime."

After saying that, Lu Fan looked at Lu Xi beside him and asked, "Are you full?"

"Mm." Lu Xi nodded.

"Then let's go." Lu Fan added, "I also want to thank Young Master Xu for his hospitality today."

After leaving the restaurant, Lu Fan and Lu Xi got into the car.

"How about that? Isn't your brother amazing?"

"What I say goes. Will you dare to question me again?"