“Brother!”
When the siblings Shen Yan and Shen Yu entered Shen Chen's room, Shen Chen was watching a video on his laptop - the video of the Shen family making a scene at the Feixun.com headquarters.
There was no sound in the quiet room. Only Shen Yan's high-pitched, thin, and mean voice came through the laptop. Shen Yan's ears turned red, and she hugged Shen Yu more nervously.
Shen Yu blinked and called out again, "Brother."
Chen Chen came back to his senses, tapped the space bar with his slender index finger, and pressed the pause button.
"I'm curious." Chen Chen sat on the leather swivel chair behind the desk, folded his hands on the table, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you hate Tao Mu?"
Chen Yan panicked and quickly explained, "He was the one who hated us first. Xiaoyu was so nice to him and wanted to be friends with him. But he didn't know how to appreciate it. Isn't it annoying to be like this?"
"You mean to say that you abused and harassed the president of an Internet media company in public so much that you even forgot about your own upbringing and quality, just because this person was ungrateful and refused to be friends with your brother?" Chen Chen raised his eyebrows, staring at Chen Yan with his dark eyes, as if he could see through people.
Shen Yan was suddenly silent.
Chen Chen continued, "You must always remember that you are not only Chen Yan, but also the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Your every move in public represents the Shen Group. Don't let the Shen family be embarrassed for you."
Shen Yan lowered her head and said nothing.
Shen Yu also swallowed his saliva, took a step forward, and explained carefully: "Brother, please don't blame me, okay? I did this for me."
"So, Xiaoyu, you also think that just because Tao Mu refuses to be friends with you, he has to be treated like this?" When facing Shen Yu, Shen Chen seemed to be much more patient. The originally serious and deep voice also became gentle.
"I didn't." Shen Yu blushed, ashamed and anxious to defend himself: "I didn't mean to do this. I don't know why things turned out like this. Brother, I really want to be friends with Tao Mu. But he always ignores me."
Chen Chen raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, and his originally cold and hard features softened a little. He patiently persuaded: "Tao Mu is different from the friends you made before. Tao Mu is a very talented young man. He has his own career and his own work to do. So he is very busy, very busy. Just like the eldest brother, he should focus more on the company's business. If you always ask him to get along with classmates and playmates, you will naturally not get what you want."
Shen Yu didn't understand what he heard.
Chen Chen smiled slightly. He discovered very early on that his younger brother had an extraordinary attraction to some outstanding men. So he was also keen to see his brother making friends with some young talents. As long as their friendship is beneficial to the future of the Shen family.
"Just like big brother is usually very busy with work. Would you also ask big brother to accompany you shopping or going out to play? If big brother doesn't agree, will you think that big brother doesn't like you and will complain about big brother to others?" Chen Chen persuaded.
Shen Yu immediately shook his head and said, "No. I know that Big Brother works very hard. He doesn't play with us, not because he doesn't like us. He's just too busy with work."
"Not bad." Chen Chen touched Shen Yu's head as encouragement, and praised in a gentle voice: "Xiao Yu is right. So you see, Tao Mu, whom you want to make friends with, is actually the same kind of person as Big Brother. Compared to playing with friends, we are more willing to put our energy into work."
"Before, because of your momentary impulse, Tao Mu and his Feixun Network have caused a lot of trouble. After that, you ignored Tao Mu's emotions and rashly ran to him, asking him to forgive Yao Wenxiao, the culprit who hurt him so badly. Big brother asks you, if it were you, someone inexplicably disliked you and bullied you by relying on his family background and status, and we finally found out and wanted to punish him. But he ran to you and asked for your forgiveness. Will you forgive him?"
"I will!" Shen Yu nodded confidently, and said naively, "I have my parents, older brother, and sister to protect me, so he definitely won't really hurt me. Since I'm not hurt, if he apologizes to me sincerely, I will of course forgive him."
Chen Chen: “…”
Although every time I talk to my brother about reason, I always find Shen Yu’s train of thought incredible. Chen Chen took a deep breath and asked patiently, "What if the other party is not sincerely apologizing to you?"
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment: "If you are not sincere, why apologize?"
Chen Chen: “…”
Chen Chen pressed his brows weakly: "Maybe the other party is just hindered by the situation, afraid that my father and I will help you to get revenge and it will hurt his interests. So he has to apologize to you, and when the storm is over, he will continue to retaliate against you."
"I'm not afraid." Shen Yu blinked: "My elder brother, parents and sister will protect me."
Chen Chen: “…” He decided to give up on this question.
"In short, because of your and Shen Yan's actions, Tao Mu and Feixun.com have brought a lot of trouble. Big brother hopes that you can sincerely apologize to him and win his forgiveness. Okay?"
Shen Yu didn't wait for Shen Chen to finish, and nodded repeatedly: "I am willing, I have always wanted to apologize to Tao Mu. But he always ignores me."
"Okay, our Xiaoyu is really a good child." Shen Chen touched Shen Yu's head to show encouragement.
When facing Shen Yan, Shen Chen's attitude was much simpler and rougher. He asked his secretary to hand his secondary card to Shen Yan, and said bluntly: "Go and apologize to Tao Mu, you can use my secondary card as you like."
"Brother!" Shen Yan frowned: "Why do you treat Tao Mu differently? He is just an orphan without a father or a mother and no background. As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, why should I apologize to him?"
"Just because he was able to create Feixun.com at such a young age. Just because he is now a partner recognized by Li Xiaoheng." Chen Chen looked at his sister coldly: "I am very optimistic about this person. So I don't want our Shen family to become enemies with Tao Mu because of such a small matter. You'd better not ruin my business."
"No! I don't agree!" Shen Yan shouted sharply, "Brother, you can make friends with anyone, but not Tao Mu."
Chen Chen's eyes darkened: "Are you ordering me?"
Shen Yan suddenly woke up and shook her head quickly: "No. Brother, I just--"
"You seem to care about this person a lot?" Chen Chen tapped the tabletop slowly with his slender fingers, and looked at his sister thoughtfully: "Why?"
Chen Yan was shocked. "Why not? I just think this person is annoying, and he seems to have an inexplicable hostility towards our Shen family. In H Town, Xiao Yu finally asked Wen Shijin to sign him, but he refused. It was a waste of Xiao Yu's efforts. After that, we accompanied Xiao Yu to Yanjing to find him, but he was still indifferent. He looks down on our Shen family. There is no need for our Shen family to rush to curry favor with him."
"You're making it sound too serious." Shen Chen disagreed with Shen Yan's statement. In his opinion, Tao Mu is a rare and shrewd person. Know what you want and which direction to work towards.
Such people naturally have great perseverance. It is not something that can be changed by a few words from others. Naturally, he would not be the kind of person who would bow down to others.
Shen Chen was also expecting that he would not accept Shen Yu's invitation to join Shen Yu Film and Television Company.
"Stop talking nonsense." Chen Chen looked at the time and made a final decision: "Come over and apologize?"
"Ah?" Shen Yu and his sister looked at each other. I don’t know what Chen Chen means.
* * * * * *
Seven o'clock in the evening, Tianshui Pavilion of the Imperial Kitchen.
Tao Mu pushed the door open and found that only Chen Chen was in the elegantly decorated box. A girl in a qu skirt was sitting in the corner playing the piano. The sound of flowing water in the mountains and the melodious sound of the piano.
Chen Chen, who was drinking tea, paused for a moment, stood up, and said with a graceful smile: "Hello, Mr. Tao. When we first met in H Town, I could tell that Mr. Tao was not an ordinary person. Seeing him again today, Mr. Tao is indeed extraordinary."
Tao Mu looked calm and got straight to the point: "I don't know why Mr. Shen asked me to meet him. What advice do you have?"
Chen Chen smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to apologize to you."
As Chen Chen spoke, he pushed the USB drive that he had prepared long ago in front of Tao Mu.
Tao Mu was stunned.
Chen Chen smiled gently, "I know that President Tao is very busy and may not want to see my confused brother and sister-in-law. So I simply asked them to record a VCR to apologize to you. You can put this VCR on Feixun.com to let all netizens know that the Shen family's apology is sincere. Of course, if President Tao allows, I would also like to hold a press conference in the name of the Shen Group. Let Shen Yan and Shen Yu apologize to you publicly in front of all the media reporters."
Tao Mu frowned: "That's not necessary. Mr. Shen just needs to take care of your brother and sister-in-law and tell them not to bother me anymore."
Chen Chen smiled and said, "I think we should hold a press conference. After all, my sister and brother complained about you a lot during the interview, which caused misunderstandings among netizens and brought great trouble to President Tao and Feixun.com. It is reasonable to ask them to hold a press conference and even apologize in the newspaper."
"No need." Tao Mu said lightly. "I'm not a petty person. As long as your brother and sister stop pestering me, I'm willing to keep my distance from the Shen family."
Chen Chen smiled slightly, but did not directly answer Tao Mu's question. He then said, "Sheng'an Group is the leading enterprise in Shanghai's food industry. The founder of Sheng'an Group, Mr. Yao, moved from Yanjing to Shanghai thirty years ago. Mr. Tao knows the reason in detail. I will not teach you about this. I'd rather tell you about the interesting things that happened to Mr. Yao after he came to Shanghai."
Chen Chen said, without being polite. It directly tells the story of how Yao Shengan built the Sheng'an Group from scratch after arriving in Shanghai. During this period, there were many business secrets about how Mr. Yao dealt with his competitors.
"...Yao Wenxiao is Grandpa Yao's favorite grandson. He was raised by the old man and was influenced by him, so his temperament has inherited some of Grandpa Yao's." He has a narrow mind, is paranoid and jealous, and will take revenge for any slight. Unfortunately, his methods are far inferior to those of his grandfather. He is the type of person who is ambitious but lacks talent.
"If President Tao is determined to go against the Sheng'an Group, you still have to be more careful." Shen Chen took a lot of time to explain Yao Sheng'an's style and methods of doing things to Tao Mu.
Tao Mu listened attentively, and finally asked: "Why did Mr. Shen tell me this?"
Chen Chen smiled again: "I've said it before. I want to make amends for my brother and sister, and I also want to make friends with Mr. Tao. Whether it's making amends or making friends, there must be some sincerity."
Tao Mu asked in a deep voice: "Shen Group also wants to deal with Sheng'an Group?"
Chen Chen shook his head and said regretfully: "The Shen family and the Yao family are old friends after all. Even if I don't like Mr. Yao's style of doing things, I will not betray my allies. I am just worried that Mr. Tao is young and hot-tempered, and he is determined to take revenge. Instead, he will fall into Yao Shengan's calculations."
After a pause, Chen Chen smiled again and said, "But, perhaps it is unnecessary for me to do so. After all, Mr. Tao is still a partner of Xiaoheng Capital. Everyone knows about Li Xiaoheng's manipulation of the financial market. With such a powerful partner, it is natural that the Saint Ann Group, a mere catering company, will not be a problem."
"Mr. Shen is overthinking." Tao Mu lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly, "What a behemoth the Sheng'an Group is. I, a small Feixun Network, naturally dare not fight against the stone with an egg. As long as Chairman Yao doesn't go too far, I still hope to shake hands and make peace with the Sheng'an Group."
Chen Chen raised his eyebrows and immediately smiled, "I didn't expect that Mr. Tao, at such a young age, could be so magnanimous. I thought you would never get over that incident."
"After all, it happened decades ago. Times have changed, and we should always look forward." Tao Mu responded indifferently.
Shen Chen chuckled. Of course he understood that with Tao Mu's scheming and scheming, not to mention the big event of destroying the Sheng'an Group. There is absolutely no way he could open up to others with just two words from himself. Chen Chen was not in a hurry either. As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The two tigers are not in a hurry to fight for their prey, so he, a hunter who sits on the mountain and watches the fight, is naturally more patient.
He just didn't believe it. Even if Tao Mu could keep his composure, the other party, who was guilty of the crime, would remain indifferent. Do you naively think that you can pretend that the bad things you have done never happened?
* * * * * *
At the same time when Shen Yu invited Tao Mu to dinner, Yao Shengan, who had rushed to Yanjing, sat on the sofa in his grandson's guest room and slowly read all the information about Tao Mu that Yao Wenxiao hired a private detective to investigate.
When he turned to a photo of Tao Mu having dinner at Song Ji, Yao Sheng'an's pupils shrank when he saw a familiar face in the photo. Those old things that had long been buried deep in my memory suddenly reappeared before my eyes.
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