Chen Youan was not angry, he just smiled.

"I'm only interested in you as a person."

"How about it? Are you interested in hearing what I have to say next?"

Chen Fan didn't say anything, waiting for the other party to continue speaking.

Chen Youan shrugged and continued.

"I've checked all your information, including your start-up journey from college to the past few years."

"It's clean and has been smooth sailing all the way. It's a perfect struggle drama."

"Honestly, I'm shocked. A big boss like you, Ruofan Group has developed to this point without even a single shareholder. The entire group is still under your absolute control."

"This is almost impossible to happen in this country."

"If a group wants to grow and develop, either for profit or for capital, it will definitely raise funds and then attract powerful internal funds. But you, on the other hand, have actually grown the Ruofan Group to this scale without any financing."

"This is almost impossible to accomplish in the domestic market."

Chen Fan blew out a puff of smoke and said lightly: "Maybe I'm just lucky."

Chen Youan smiled.

"I've said before, when a person's luck is always good, it's no longer called luck."

"You have great luck, and secondly, you have a very sharp eye. Over the past ten years, you've invested in and started businesses everywhere, and you've almost never failed."

"The most terrifying thing is, you're less than thirty years old. Looking around the world, I'm afraid there aren't many people with such vision."

Chen Fan was a little confused and glanced at the other person.

"You came over last night to praise me?"

Chen Youan laughed.

"You shouldn't think of it as my overture to you. After all, our last meeting wasn't pleasant. So, I have to ease the atmosphere and clear up your misunderstanding of me."

Chen Fan: "What do you want to say?"

"Are you interested in working with me?"

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows.

Chen Youan smiled seriously and shook his head.

"Or rather, don't cooperate with me, but with the Nalan family."

Chen Fan shook his head.

"I don't quite understand."

"It's very simple. Your group has almost reached a bottleneck. I believe that even if I don't say it, you should know it. Your Ruofan Group has no shareholders, no reliable backers, in simple terms..."

"You're like a stunning beauty, stripped naked and lying on the bed, unable to fight back."

"And all around, there are already eyes eyeing you covetously..."

"You should understand what I mean, right?"

Chen Fan nodded.

"I see. So you want to pick peaches too."

Chen Youan shook his head.

"No, no, no, there's something you need to understand."

"The Nalan family doesn't want to just pick peaches, but to cooperate with you for mutual benefit."

"It's a miracle that your Ruofan Group has developed to this point without any support, but your good luck can't last forever."

"Especially as the Ruofan Group grows, sooner or later, more powerful assets will be interested in your piece of cake."

"Instead of being targeted by others, I think you should cooperate with me."

Chen Fan scoffed, "What's the difference between cooperating with others and cooperating with you?"

“It’s a huge difference.”

Chen Youan glanced at the empty cigarette and shook it towards Chen Fan.

"Have another one."

Chen Fan was speechless and handed the half pack of cigarettes in his hand to the other party.

Chen Youan was not polite. He took it and smoked a cigarette, lit it with the cigarette butt in his hand, and then walked to the steps next to him and sat down casually.

Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, then walked to the steps next to him and sat down.

Chen Youan spoke slowly, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

"Being targeted by others, what they value is your career and your wealth."

"I'm different. I'm not interested in your career or wealth. I just want to work with you."

Chen Fan smiled.

"Are you a saint? If you're not interested in money, why are you cooperating with me?"

Chen Youan shook his head.

"It seems you still don't understand."

"First, you know my sister, so you should have researched the Nalan family's information."

"Then you should know that since my grandfather's generation, the Nalan family has had many military members, and almost all of them have been in the army."

"And the Nalan family's influence is all on the army."

"I am considered the third most prominent figure of the younger generation of the Nalan family. That's why I am highly regarded by the Nalan family."

"From the time I was in junior high school to now, every step I took was not based on my own ideas. It was all arranged by my family."

"To be honest, I don't really like this arrangement."

"So last year, I took the initiative to pluck up the courage and told my grandfather that I was planning to transfer to the navy."

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows, somewhat interested.

"reason?"

"Reason?" Chen Youan smiled. "The reason is that there are too many people with great military achievements in the old army, and it is too difficult to get promoted. The navy is developing, and there are more opportunities to make achievements."

"Do you believe me when I say this?"

Chen Fan nodded.

“That makes sense.”

Chen Youan took a deep breath.

"Actually, there aren't that many reasons. Our navy has been developing slowly over the past few years, and we've been in constant trouble at sea, especially in the southern waters. Some tiny nations have dared to make inroads and harass us constantly..."

"Whenever this kind of thing is reported in the news, my grandfather gets so angry that he starts cursing and can't eat."

"I'm also very annoyed and unhappy."

"A true man born in this world naturally aspires to achieve great things."

"So, I'll go wherever the hardest situation is. I've been annoyed with these guys for a long time. Sooner or later, I'm going to have a fight with them."

"That's what I told my family too."

"My grandfather was very happy to hear that. He praised me for the first time and agreed to my request."

Chen Fan was a little confused.

"But what does this have to do with me?"

Chen Youan took a deep breath.

"The above strategy is peaceful development and keeping a low profile."

"I completely understand that, but... I'm still upset about those people's disgusting behavior."

"It's not just me. I believe some of the big guys up there are also very unhappy and feel very frustrated."

"So, after studying it, someone above us decided that in order to avoid war, we need to avoid direct conflict, but we can't just do nothing."

"Yu, the higher-ups are planning to set up a maritime department specifically to handle matters like this... If there's nothing wrong with it, I'll be reporting to that department soon."

Chen Fan glanced at this guy with some interest.

This person actually gave up his bright future in the army and went to this kind of department.

From this perspective, he actually had a little respect for this guy.

"But... I still don't understand."

"What does what you said have to do with me?"