"Why, are you scared?" Miss Qi saw Tao Mu pretending to be thoughtful and didn't speak for a long time, so she couldn't help but sneer.
Tao Mu came back to his senses, looking at the arrogant but arrogant Miss Qi in front of him, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
However, this was the first time he met Miss Qi, so where did the sense of familiarity come from?
Tao Mu frowned and thought for a long time before he suddenly realized.
The style of doing things is very familiar!
This kind of stupid behavior of running to the person involved to show off his power and revealing all his plans when there is a disagreement, isn't this how he was back then?
Tao Mu clearly remembered that he often did this kind of thing in his previous life when he was influenced by the plot and targeted Shen Yu everywhere. Every time she did something bad, she would run to Shen Yu to show off, and then Shen Yu's admirers would happen to hear it. The next development is imaginable...
Tao Mu's heart softened when he smelled the inexplicably familiar breath. When he looked at Miss Qi again, he no longer had the indifference he had at the beginning, and even felt a kind of sympathy.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Unable to bear Tao Mu's overly gentle and tolerant gaze, Miss Qi felt a chill inexplicably in her head, and the harsh words she wanted to say were not spoken.
"It's okay. I just want to thank Miss Qi for providing me with such important information." Tao Mu smiled slightly and said softly: "To show my gratitude, please have a good rest tonight, Miss Qi, and all expenses will be charged to my account."
Miss Qi: “…”
I have to say that Tao Mu is really handsome. Her curved eyebrows and eyes looked so gentle and affectionate that even Miss Qi, who claimed to be her love rival, could not feel too much hostility or malice when seeing it. Although she was still very angry before coming here, it all disappeared quietly in Tao Mu's gentle smile.
Miss Qi felt that something was not quite right with herself. She snorted twice, turned around and left.
Tao Mu also took the room card and returned to the room. Because he was somewhat concerned about what Miss Qi said before, Tao Mu also called Li Xiaoheng and asked him about Miss Qi: "... She introduced herself and said that she was recognized by Grandpa Li himself as your fiancée."
Although he knew rationally that what Miss Qi said could not be true, Tao Mu still felt inexplicably sad. It was as if a lemon had taken root in my heart.
Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "The Li family and the Qi family are old friends. I think it was just a joke that my grandfather said when he was drinking with the old man of the Qi family. Don't take it seriously."
After a pause, Li Xiaoheng explained, "Think about it, if what Qi Miao said was true, would my aunt still need to instigate my mother to arrange blind dates for me all day long?"
That’s true!
Tao Mu was relieved. Li Xiaoheng changed the subject and said in a slightly strange tone, "However, Qi Miao's behavior is indeed a little strange. In my impression, although Qi Miao is a little arrogant, she is not to the point of being unreasonable. Why would she show such an attitude to you when we first met?"
Tao Mu was startled when he heard this, and a sense of extreme discomfort inexplicably flashed through his heart. He frowned and asked in a deep voice: "In your impression, Qi Miao would not do such an unreasonable thing?"
"It's not just unreasonable," Li Xiaoheng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not right."
Li Xiaoheng was not bragging, but coming from a family like theirs, they had been influenced by it since childhood and naturally knew the importance of keeping secrets. Sometimes a single sentence may affect a project worth hundreds of billions. Therefore, something like revealing explosive information without restraint before the project has been completely finalized is something that Qi Miao, let alone someone of her age, wouldn't do, even a seven-year-old child wouldn't do.
Tao Mu's heart sank, and he felt inexplicably uneasy. But I don’t know what I’m worried about. He licked his lips, subconsciously changed the subject, and mentioned to Li Xiaoheng that Qi Miao had said that Shen Chen wanted to exchange 25% of the shares of Shen Group for Qi Group. Although he was a little surprised at Chen Chen's quick reaction, Tao Mu still wanted to know what was going on with the 25% stake. So before calling Li Xiaoheng, Tao Mu also called the heads of Feixun Entertainment's Shanghai and Shenzhen branches and asked them to investigate the specific details of Shen Chen's transfer of 25% of Shen Group's shares.
With Feixun.com's current capabilities, it is very easy to find out such things. Tao Mu soon got the news he wanted.
It turned out that the 25% of shares came from Mrs. Shen's 10%, Shen Yan's 5% and the second son of the Shen family's 7%. The remaining 3% came from 1.5% each of the shares held by Shen Chen and Shen Shiyuan. In other words, Shen Chen actually transferred all the shares of Madam Shen, Shen Yan, and Shen Yu. The reason is that the reason why the Shen Group is in crisis today is all due to the improper behavior of Madam Shen and Shen Yan. So Madam Shen and Shen Yan must make amends. As for Shen Yu's attitude, it doesn't matter at all. Because Shen Yu is not the real second son of the Shen family. So he has no right to ask about this matter.
Tao Mu was amazed when he learned about Shen Chen's work. Thinking about Zhuo Yan, who had been trying to sow discord and cause the Shen family to fall into internal strife for this little bit of shares, Tao Mu felt a little sympathetic towards him. As expected, Chen Chen’s first move was to cut off the source of the problem. Using Mrs. Shen, Shen Yan and Shen Yu's shares in exchange for the support of the Qi Group can not only completely solve the hidden danger of family members being sown apart and completely eliminate the possibility of a fire in the backyard, but also attract the Qi Group as an external aid.
Tao Mu put himself in Shen Chen's shoes. If he were in Shen Chen's position, it would be impossible for him to make such a big sacrifice in such a short time. The shares are secondary; the key lies in Chen Chen’s indifferent attitude. That was his biological mother and sister. Even though Madam Shen and Shen Yan had done so many wrong things, they had never done anything wrong to Shen Chen. But Shen Chen could exchange Mrs. Shen and Shen Yan's shares for benefits without hesitation. Tao Mu felt ashamed of himself for not being able to make such a decision.
However, what Tao Mu could not have imagined was Chen Chen's subsequent actions——
After the signing ceremony of the cross-holding between Qi Group and Shen Group, Shen Chen, who held less than 50% of the shares, actually watched Qi Group hold a shareholders' meeting to truly take over Shen Group and oust Shen Shiyuan from the chairman's seat. Even Shen Chen himself resigned because of the Shen family's affairs and took the initiative to resign from the position of executive president of Shen Group. The Shen Group also completely changed its name through a shareholder vote and became a subsidiary of the Qi Group. And the new executive president of Shen Group was actually the one who was deliberately trying to seize Zhuo Yan from the Shen family.
Of course, not only Tao Mu didn't expect this, even Shen Shiyuan didn't expect it. Shen Chen's actions were so slick that he even fooled Shen Shiyuan. So much so that Shen Shiyuan was completely unaware of Shen Chen's true purpose. He gave up the power in his hands without any preparation.
After the shareholders' meeting, Shen Shiyuan was so angry that he had a heart attack. Even while lying in the ward, he still didn't forget to get mad at Chen Chen. Chen Chen, who has just recovered from a serious illness, has to fight against time, fate and luck. However, in Shen Shiyuan's eyes, his son must have lost too much blood and injured his head, and he was completely exhausted.
It wasn't just Shen Shiyuan who thought that Shen Chen had a problem with his brain. There were also some shareholders within the Shen Group who had always been inclined towards the Shen father and son. You have to know that the father and son of the Shen family have been in charge of the Shen Group for so many years. Even though there have been occasional twists and turns in the past two years, overall the group's business is still booming. Therefore, there are many shareholders and senior managers within the group who support the Shen father and son.
They also couldn't understand Chen Chen's actions.
Of course, Chen Chen doesn't need these people's understanding. By the time the dust settled, it was actually half a year later. Chen Chen went straight to Tao Mu, who was already filming "Soldier King" with the crew in an abandoned base, and said straight to the point: "Now we can have a good talk."
Tao Mu didn't expect that Shen Chen would come to him as soon as possible after solving the affairs of Shen Group. But Tao Mu was also very curious about why Chen Chen did this. So he asked for leave from the crew and left the set with Chen Chen. Back to the dormitory.
The shooting environment was very harsh, and the dormitory conditions were certainly not good. Chen Chen looked around the simple soldier dormitory which only had a bed, a table, a chair and a cabinet, and then sat on the only chair.
Tao Mu made a cup of tea for Shen Chen, and sat opposite Shen Chen, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Chen Chen pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Before I tell you the story, I want to ask you something."
Tao Mu raised his eyebrows, signaling Chen Chen to speak frankly.
Chen Chen paused and asked directly: "How many lifetimes of memories do you have in total?"
When these words came out, Tao Mu was shocked.
Chen Chen looked at Tao Mu's expression and guessed, "Is it really only a lifetime?"
"What do you mean?" Tao Mu asked with cold fingertips.
"The halo around Shen Yu is gone." Shen Chen stared into Tao Mu's eyes. A hint of sarcasm and coldness appeared in the depths of his dark eyes: "Have you noticed that there is something more around you?"
Hearing Chen Chen's words, Tao Mu immediately recalled why he felt something was wrong with Qi Miao. The question came out: "What do you want to say?"
"Death is not the end." Chen Chen curled the corners of his mouth. He had been having nightmares for the past few days. The story in the dream repeats itself over and over again, but ultimately there are only two endings.
"Either you die or Shen Yu dies. But no matter which of you two dies in the end, the Shen family will be buried with you in the end."
Chen Chen thought of the overlapping memories in his mind: "In each life, either after you died, the Shen family remembered their blood relationship and avenged you, forcing Shen Yu to death and then perishing with his admirers. Or Shen Yu died, and I figured out that my true love was Shen Yu, so I attacked you in secret, but when I succeeded in my revenge, you discovered it, and in the end, the Shen family was buried with me."
When Chen Chen said this, he looked at Tao Mu with deep eyes: "Do you feel that your world is a book, and Shen Yu is the hero? Under the radiation of his halo, you are not satisfied with everything and can't get what you want. In the end, you can only commit suicide in despair to seek relief?"
Tao Mu felt a chill in his heart.
"But in my memory, just like a mirror has two sides, there is another version of the story. You are the hero, and Shen Yu is the one who is unhappy everywhere and can't get what he wants. In the end, he committed suicide in despair under your constant pressure."
The strange thing is that no matter whether it is Tao Mu or Shen Yu, if they were reborn, they could only remember the memories of their tragic death in that life. However, because Chen Chen served as the avenger of two people at the same time, he remembered everything by accident. But the tragedy is that Shen Chen only cared about the interests of the Shen family all his life. However, in the memories of every life, no matter what the ending of Tao Mu and Shen Yu was, the Shen family ended up being broken up.
Without exception.
"It's like the curse of the Möbius strip. It goes on and on, never ending." Chen Chen chuckled.
"Impossible!" Tao Mu's worldview was completely shattered. He shook his head again and again, refusing to believe what Chen Chen said: "Absolutely impossible. I admit that I did live in a book in my previous life, but in this life I have, I have broken free. I have a family and a lover now. Yes, I didn't know Li Xiaoheng at all in my previous life, but in this life..."
Chen Chen looked at Tao Mu's incoherent appearance and smiled indifferently: "Since you were a book in your previous life, why can you be sure that you are not another book in this life?"
"Have you noticed that your fate is always corresponding to Shen Yu's. The more prosperous he is, the more unlucky you are. The more unlucky he is, the more proud you are. Do you feel that the people around you are gradually starting to blindly like you or be hostile to you? Do you feel that the personalities of the people around you are starting to become one-sided?"
Somehow, Tao Mu suddenly thought of Qi Miao, and his voice stopped abruptly.
"You may not believe me, but the cycle is ten years. You can test it slowly. When you believe me, come to me. As long as Shen Yu is alive, I believe there is still a chance."
Chen Chen paused, then continued: "I don't know why I suddenly remembered so many memories of my past lives. I don't even know if my memories are true. I destroyed the Shen Group with my own hands just to find out if the Shen Group was gone, would the Shen family suffer the same fate of being torn apart and destroyed—"
"Tell me!" Tao Mu interrupted Chen Chen and said, "Tell me all your memories of every life."
After a pause, Tao Mu's heart moved, and he asked again: "Will I be with Li Xiaoheng every time I am reborn?" So even Li Xiaoheng is a plot character?
Shen Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "No."
"In all my memories, your lover is only Zhuo Yan. Li Xiaoheng..." Chen Chen paused, and then said, "He should be an exception."
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