He beckoned his secretary over and said in a deep voice, "Check who checked into the hotel today."
After saying that, he seemed a little uneasy and frowned as he added, "We've found all the cases from the past week."
After the banquet ended, Zou Minchen, who never stayed away from home, walked out of the hotel. Suddenly, he paused, turning to look at the trash can by the door. A folded, gold-embossed business card was stuck on the edge of the trash can, gleaming under the light; clearly, the previous owner hadn't even bothered to throw it away.
Zou Minchen pursed his lips.
What a naughty little thing.
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As the year drew to a close, Qingyun did not return to the Xiao family home for the New Year. He had just angered Xiao's father and had also come out as gay. Xiao's father was furious at the moment, and if he went home, he would probably lose both his legs.
Fortunately, Xiao's father was probably too angry to think straight and forgot to freeze Xiao Chengnuo's assets, so Qingyun has been enjoying herself outside these past few days.
He took advantage of his free time to learn more about the Xiao family's businesses. It wasn't that Qingyun intended to compete with Xiao Chengzhe for the Xiao Corporation. Qingyun was always incredibly arrogant and wouldn't stoop to fighting with the protagonist.
Moreover, in his previous life, Nie Chenyuan's businesses were so wealthy that they rivaled those of a nation, and Qingyun, the "CEO's wife," looked down on the Xiao family at all.
Closing the documents in her hand, Qingyun rubbed her temples, a malicious smile playing on her lips. More than snatching the Xiao family business from Xiao Chengzhe, Qingyun was curious about Xiao Chengnuo's expression when, after all his scheming, he finally acquired the Xiao family business only to find himself still penniless.
After pondering the course of the world for a while, Qingyun glanced at the time, stood up, picked up her coat from the door, and stepped into the biting wind and snow of Yancheng.
His goal was Yenching University.
By this time, students had long since left for summer vacation, and most of the faculty and staff had also left, leaving only a few students scattered around the campus.
Zhao Bowen was one of them. Right now, he was huddled under the corridor of a small shop, eating a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe).
The cold wind, carrying bits of snow, made him feel so congested that all he wanted to do was burp.
The crunching sound of footsteps on the snow echoed and eventually reached Zhao Bowen's side.
Looking up at Qingyun, who was only wearing an overcoat and seemed completely out of place in the northern winter, Zhao Bowen took a bite of the hot sausage and shivered for him.
Qingyun stopped in front of him instead of continuing forward.
Zhao Bowen lowered his head and ate his pancake for a while before realizing something was wrong. He looked up, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You... were looking for me?"
His face was suspicious; he clearly couldn't guess why this well-dressed young man had come to see him. Zhao Bowen was a doctoral student at Yancheng University. This year, a project he had applied for was snatched away, and he had been lying lifeless in his dormitory for a long time, feeling utterly dejected.
Today was the first time I ran out of the school to find food.
Qingyun followed his example and squatted on the steps, but she clearly avoided the greasy jianbing guozi in his hand, so she kept a distance.
"Would you like to join my biopharmaceutical company?"
Zhao Bowen glanced at Qingyun with slight surprise. After pondering for a moment, he asked not about salary, but rather, "What's the direction?"
"Fights cancer."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bowen immediately scoffed, spitting out half a meter of pancake crumbs.
In recent years, every pharmaceutical company has been moving towards cancer treatment, but even the world's top research institutes haven't figured out anything about cancer. For a pharmaceutical company to make cancer its main focus is simply out of its mind.
Zhao Bowen was exceptionally gifted and had a clearer understanding of this matter. However, he didn't say anything, only shook his head.
Doing scientific research was the path Zhao Bowen had originally chosen, but he was disheartened when his research project was snatched away this year. Now, someone suddenly appeared late at night to invite him, and he thought it was some kind of stroke of luck, but now it seems that it was just a rich young master playing around.
Qingyun glanced at him, offered no explanation, and simply handed him a stack of documents.
Zhao Bowen didn't even bother to connect, just glanced at it casually, but that one glance made him stop, even forgetting to chew the jianbing guozi in his mouth.
Even more reacting than Xiao Chengnuo and his mother were Xiao's father and Xiao Chengzhe. The two immediately stood up, their eyes gleaming with excitement as they looked out the door. Both men highly valued the cooperation with the Zou family; for Xiao Chengzhe, it was crucial to his success in becoming the president of the Xiao Group.
For Mr. Xiao, Xiao's Pharmaceuticals was more important than his two sons, and seeing Xiao's Pharmaceuticals go further was his lifelong dream.
In short, although they sat at the same table, Xiao Chengzhe, his father, and Xiao Chengnuo and his mother were completely on different wavelengths.
Upon seeing that the visitor was Zou Minchen, Xiao's father and Xiao Chengzhe were immediately surprised, but then a sense of joy welled up in their hearts.
The fact that President Zou Minchen came in person is enough to prove that the Zou family values this cooperation and the Xiao family.
As for Xiao Chengnuo, the two of them didn't take him seriously at all. In Xiao's father's heart, although he was somewhat soft-hearted towards Xiao Chengnuo, he still thought of Xiao Chengnuo as nothing more than a good-for-nothing second-generation rich kid.
Xiao Chengzhe was filled with smugness. He hadn't expected Zou Qiyao to be so efficient. The two had just finished a phone call in the afternoon, and Zou himself came to the Xiao family's house that evening.
It's no wonder Xiao Chengnuo was overlooked by the two, because apart from the sensational accident three years ago, there had been no other connection between Xiao Chengnuo and Zou Minchen. Therefore, the two naturally wouldn't assume that Zou Minchen had come for Xiao Chengnuo's sake.
Zou Minchen entered and, without any further pleasantries, went straight to the point: "Although the cooperation between Zou's Group and President Xiao has been finalized, the contract has been modified at the last minute. Therefore, I came here specifically to discuss this with President Xiao to avoid any misunderstandings."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengzhe immediately stepped forward to shake hands with Zou Minchen, his face beaming: "Mr. Zou, you're too kind. We trust the Zou family's capabilities, so why would we disagree?"
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