Chapter 75
In the following days, the Yang family remained at the center of public opinion and attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.
At the same time, some people quietly discovered that within a short period of time, Yang's company had merged with two similar companies. Although Yang's company was in danger, it still occupied a dominant position compared with the merged companies, thereby gaining actual control and increasing its competitive bargaining chips.
UA was forced to return to the negotiation table and began a long stage of tug-of-war and negotiation.
"Have you been busy lately?" Gou Yiyang, who had finally taken off his white coat, asked Chen Mo to have dinner with him.
In a busy seafood buffet, Lao Gou was disassembling crabs with his bare hands while frowning and asking him, "Look at your face. You can tell you haven't had enough rest. You're worse off than me who often has to work the night shift."
Chen Mo, who had been very busy in the past two weeks, picked up a piece of corn from the soup and said through the steaming hot water, "It's okay, things are basically over, and I can take a break."
"I know you must have been involved in the Yang family's affairs during this period." Lao Gou said in a firm tone, "And I saw some revelations in professional forums. The capital behind the Yang family and the corporate mergers and acquisitions is CM, right?"
Chen Mo raised his eyes and glanced at Lao Gou, then laughed, "When did you start paying attention to this kind of financial news?"
"Am I paying attention to the financial news? I'm paying attention to you!" Lao Gou was a little fatter than when he was in high school. He was developing into the familiar appearance of Chen Mo in his previous life. He also seemed a lot more stable. Occasionally, he would get nervous and say, "Since I'm paying attention to you, I can't help but pay attention to him. If I pay attention to him, I will naturally notice these trends."
As he said this, he kicked Chen Mo under the table.
"Hey, what's going on with you two?"
"Nothing." Chen Mo said calmly, "He has been abroad recently."
"Damn." Lao Gou complained silently, "I thought he came back specially to pursue you, how long has it been since he left again? How many years will it take this time?"
Chen Mo was speechless for a moment: "Put away those boring thoughts of yours. It seems that I am going out to handle work this time, and I will be back next week."
"You know exactly when he will come back." Lao Gou was suspicious, "And you still say there is nothing wrong?"
Chen Mo said: "We have cooperated with each other and know that his return time is not normal."
Lao Gou tried to get any useful information from him after beating around the bush for a long time, so he gave up and shook his head in boredom, saying, "I find that you are getting more and more difficult to deal with. Can your subordinates really stand you?"
"That's nothing for you to worry about."
Chen Mo and Lao Gou still get along the same way as before these years.
Even though we haven't seen each other for a long time because we were both busy, we didn't feel any strangeness when we met.
Chen Mo also knew why Lao Gou asked him out.
The old man was hospitalized in the hospital where he worked. Chen Mo received a notice from the hospital the day before that the old man's condition was deteriorating and the probability of waking up was less than 10%.
Lao Gou didn't mention this matter at all the night, and neither did Chen Mo. They just talked about irrelevant things.
Later, I started to invite people to the group that I created in high school.
Ask who has time and let's have dinner together this weekend.
Chen Mo was also in the group, and from time to time someone would speak in it and share their current life. But Chen Mo rarely spoke anymore, except for the chatterbox Lao Gou who always brought him along in the chat, so his presence was always high.
Just like Jiang Xu asked Lao Gou: "I happen to be coming back this week, who else will come besides you?"
Lao Gou raised his phone and took a picture of Chen Mo, and posted it to the group the next second.
Many people were blown out.
"Is this busy man, Brother Mo, here too?"
"Mr. Chen, let's go to a party this weekend?"
"Lao Gou, look at the photos of Mr. Mo that you always post. Even the blurry ones can still tell he's handsome. And then look at yourself. You're getting wider every year. How can you be so embarrassed?"
It’s not easy for people who were in high school to get together.
The group gradually became lively.
At this time, a familiar account suddenly appeared and tagged Lao Gou, saying: "Seafood is cold in nature, so let him eat less."
The group was silent for a few seconds.
"Old Xi?"
"Fuck, squad leader, you are faking your death."
"You haven't spoken much in the group in the past two years, and Mr. Mo has been elusive and rarely speaks. I almost thought you changed your account number."
Xi Siyan sent another message: "No, I have read all the group messages."
There are more people in this group than just Jiang Xu and Qi Lin. In the past few years, many old classmates who have become closer after graduating from high school have been brought in, and old classmates bring old classmates together.
Their relationship with Xi Siyan is far less than that of those in the original dormitory.
So as soon as Xi Siyan appeared, all kinds of topics started to revolve around him.
"I understand. Everyone has seen the news about CM entering China. I am a programmer and I am so busy now."
"Mr. Xi, I heard that CM is interested in the Helin project. Is that true?"
"Captain Xi, are you coming to the party?"
…
There are too many problems.
Instead, Jiang Xu and the others who had spoken at the beginning stopped talking.
After all, the adult world is also full of reality.
Lao Gou ate and looked at his phone while frowning, saying, "What kind of person is this that Bai Cheng brought in last year? He started by asking about other people's projects. Why can't I stand it?"
"Normal." Chen Mo picked up a crab and said, "It's a good thing for everyone to exchange resources. It's because Xi Siyan's position is too high in the eyes of some people, so he doesn't seem to be suitable for this kind of thing."
This is also the main reason why Chen Mo basically stopped speaking later.
Favors are the most difficult thing to deal with, and he really finds it too troublesome.
As a result, Chen Mo's crab was taken away by Lao Gou as soon as it landed in the bowl. He said, "Lao Xi just said in the group that you are not allowed to eat it."
Chen Mo's forehead was dark: "If you don't allow eating, why do you choose the location here?"
"I told you when I brought you here that this restaurant serves more than just seafood, and that there are discounts for two people. And am I not letting you eat? Please listen to what I just said." Lao Gou skillfully disassembled the second crab while continuing the previous topic, "If you ask me, some people in the group are too tactless. Xi Siyan's appearance was clearly to mention you, but everyone rushed to make themselves known to you, and they didn't feel awkward at all."
Chen Mo was too lazy to pay attention to him.
I didn't even pick up my phone to check the group messages.
The more Lao Gou thought about it, the more he felt that since one of the main characters was sitting opposite him, it was not some people's turn to jump around. He put down his crabs and typed a message in the group to answer for Xi Siyan: "Boss Mo said that the squad leader is abroad, and he definitely can't come to the party."
Sure enough, as soon as this news was released, it was met with a lot of expressions of regret.
Lao Gou looked at it for a while, put down his phone, and said to Chen Mo: "Lao Xi didn't say anything, obviously he agrees with my point of view."
The next second Chen Mo's cell phone rang.
It was an overseas number, and Chen Mo guessed who was on the other end at a glance.
"Hello."
"Why are you eating seafood?"
The various background sounds in the store were very noisy, making the other end of the phone seem particularly quiet. Chen Mo put down his chopsticks and leaned back in his chair and said, "Lao Gou wanted to take advantage of the discount and begged me to come."
Lao Gou immediately raised his head and glared at him, whispering, "Are you some kind of snitch?"
There was also a chuckle from the other end of the phone.
"Is everything going well for you?" Chen Mo asked.
Xi Siyan hummed, "It went smoothly."
At this time, in a high-end apartment abroad, Han Gan looked at someone who had just had his arm bandaged by a doctor and hung up the phone and leaned against the bedside, sneering and mocking: "I really didn't expect you to choose the path of forbearance. At this time, I thought you were going to tell that someone that someone cut your arm and sewed thirteen stitches, so that Chen Mo would feel sorry for you."
Xi Siyan ignored Han Gan's sarcasm.
"Has the person been caught?" he just asked.
Han Gan's eyes were slightly cold. "You should know that it's useless even if you catch me. You deliberately left yourself open. Lunar knew that you ruined his plan and didn't intend to let you return to the country. Do you think he would leave any evidence against you?"
"I know." Xi Siyan stood up from the bed shirtless, his steps steady as usual, and said as he buttoned up his shirt, "I don't want any leverage. If I know something, I have to give the other party a gift in return."
Han Gan didn't know what he was thinking about, and his smile was a bit sinister and cruel.
Nodding: "I understand."
After Xi Siyan buttoned up all the buttons, Han Gan continued to tease, "You really won't tell him? What a good opportunity, play pitiful, maybe he will soften his heart and agree to be with you again."
Xi Siyan walked straight to the water dispenser and got himself a glass of water.
He took a sip and said, "I'm not as mean as you."
Han Gan was suddenly attacked and pointed at himself, incredulous, "Say it again? Who is despicable??"
Xi Siyan had already turned and left.
Han Gan was left standing still, unable to understand how this man, who had planned all along and at the cost of getting stabbed himself, paralyzed the UA headquarters for two whole days and brought losses close to bankruptcy, had the nerve to call others despicable!
Although Chen Mo would receive news about Xi Siyan from time to time, it was basically some work arrangements, and he had never been told a single word about Xi Siyan's injury.
Three days later, Lao Gou dragged him to a class reunion that was organized at an impromptu event.
It’s called a class reunion, but there were cases of one person bringing one or one person bringing two.
When I got to the scene, I didn't see many familiar people, but there were quite a few alumni of No. 1 Middle School.
"Aren't we here to welcome Jiang Xu?" Chen Mo looked at the large round table in the hotel's private room that could seat dozens of people, "Where did all these people come from?"
Lao Gou scratched his hair awkwardly and said, "Originally, I wanted to invite just a few people, but you know Jiang Xu's girlfriend, right? Her family is quite rich and she's a bit arrogant. You know Jiang Xu's family, it's not bad but not very good either. When they were together, many people laughed at them. This time, the girl invited a lot of people we don't know at all and said she had to let these people see how good her boyfriend is. As a brother, do you think we can refuse?"
At this time Jiang Xu saw them.
He waved his hand at the other end, "Lao Gou, Chen Mo, over here!"
Those who were originally sitting in groups around the table, whispering to each other, all suddenly looked up.
Lao Gou felt his scalp tingle, and he complained to Chen Mo: "Fuck, why is Jiang Xu screaming so loudly?!"
"Stop talking so much nonsense." Chen Mo pushed him and motioned him to move forward.
The two of them walked around the round table towards Jiang Xu.
Halfway through the walk, Chen Mo suddenly heard a voice coming from somewhere on his left: "Second brother, now that we're meeting, you don't even want to say hello to me?"
Chen Mo stopped and looked sideways.
Lao Gou instantly got angry, "Why are you here?! Who invited you here?"
Chen Mo stopped Lao Gou and looked at Yang Shule, who was dressed in all branded clothes, just like a rich second-generation young master. Thinking of what Lao Gou said, that Jiang Xu's girlfriend came from a good family, it was not surprising that he was here.
What surprised Chen Mo was that even though he was currently in the midst of an internal struggle with the Yang family, he would still take the initiative to bring up the topic with him.
Most of the people here are students from No. 1 Middle School.
Even if some of them are married and some have gained weight, as long as you are willing to ask, it is not difficult to know the relationship between the name Chen Mo and Yang Shule.
Someone who knows something about the situation tried to smooth things over.
"Mr. Chen, come and sit down. I was just trying to contact you about a project last time."
"Back then, Brother Mo was the school bully of our No. 1 Middle School. Who would have thought that he is now the best among us."
"That's right, Jiang Xu, move a stool."
Chen Mo didn't move.
He knew that Yang Shule would come, and his purpose was definitely not simple.
Sure enough, Yang Shule simply stood up and said with a smile: "I just wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect you to really come. Chen Mo, do you know that he was attacked abroad?"
Chen Mo clenched his hands quietly and frowned: "What did you say?"
"It seems you don't know." Yang Shule's mouth twitched, and his tone became lighter, like contempt and complacency, "I thought he told you everything, but it turned out to be nothing more than this. What I can tell you is that Lunar attacked him and tried to kill him. You know he encountered this kind of thing three years ago, right?"
No one at the scene heard clearly what Yang Shule said next.
I only saw Chen Mo take out his cell phone and walk out.
Chen Mo went out and leaned against the wall, continuing to dial the number over and over again, without getting tired of it.
Being on the line for a long time made Chen Mo’s brows furrow more and more.
"I didn't expect you to be so unimportant. It turns out that I expected too much from you." Yang Shule chased out again with a sarcastic look on his face.
Chen Mo grabbed Yang Shule's collar and pushed him against the wall. "Then remember to tell Lunard that this is the second time. I'm remembering it well."
Yang Shule blushed, "You..."
"And you." Chen Mo stared at the other person: "Whether Xi Siyan is dead or alive, it is not your turn to ask. I don't like to pretend to be generous. Don't think about him. I don't like him now."
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