"Don't I know you?"
"Speak, what do you want to know from me?"
"You understand me best."
Zhu Yuehua pursed her lips, brushed her bangs behind her ear, and teased, "Xiaoman, how's your relationship with Chen Sheng?"
"What do you mean?"
These words were spoken.
Li Xiaoman's eyes sparkled, her cheeks flushed; she was determined to become Chen Dong's woman.
But ideals are often far from reality.
Li Xiaoman is not Chen Dong's girlfriend yet, and even the word "friend" is highly questionable.
The two have more of a business partnership.
Because of their joint investment in Jinlifeng, she and Chen Dong also had to add the word "colleague" to their business partnership.
Li Xiaoman felt a surge of secret joy.
Being in a good position gives her an advantage; one day, she will win over this somewhat arrogant man.
Zhu Yuehua looked at Li Xiaoman, thought for a moment, and then said, "Are you aware of the car accident that happened on xxx Avenue two days ago?"
"Um."
Li Xiaoman nodded; she had already heard about it.
It is said that one of the women involved in the car accident had some kind of relationship with Chen Dong, but Li Xiaoman did not want to delve into the specifics of that relationship, fearing that she might hear certain comments and become extremely jealous.
Upon seeing this.
Zhu Yuehua continued, "I went to the scene with him, and Mr. Chen asked me to investigate the owner of the license plate number."
"As you know, I have quite a few friends in this field, so I agreed. Afterwards, I told Mr. Chen the results of my investigation: the Mercedes-Benz belongs to the Ouyang Group."
At this point, Zhu Yuehua glanced cautiously at Li Xiaoman and continued, "Today at home, I learned from my father that the Ouyang Group has gotten into big trouble. They said their stock has been targeted."
"Only then did I realize that Ouyang Ming, the chairman of the Ouyang Group, was an old acquaintance of my father and wanted to raise some money from him to get through the crisis."
No one else knows who did it.
Zhu Yuehua knew perfectly well and immediately thought of Chen Dong.
Adding to what Li Xiaoman had told her before, only Chen Dong had the ability, the purpose, and the courage to do this.
When she said these words, Zhu Yuehua was actually very uneasy.
Her idea was simple, and she also learned about the events indirectly.
Fortunately, none of Chen Dong's men were injured in the car accident, which provided a basis for negotiating terms.
Zhu Yuehua wanted to see if he could resolve the matter through Li Xiaoman.
After all, no one was injured, and with some financial compensation, we should be able to settle this matter.
Mr. Chen cares about his reputation, but that's easy to solve. Just find a big venue, set up dozens or even hundreds of tables, and he'll have both face and substance.
There's one more thing Zhu Yuehua didn't say: she did this partly to resolve the feud, and partly for her best friend.
Because she had heard that Chen Dong's girlfriend was one of the women injured in the car accident.
Then look at Li Xiaoman in front of me. She comes from an outstanding family, and her figure, appearance, and education are all top-notch.
A woman like that is hard to find, yet Chen Dong, instead of having such a good woman, goes and seduces those actresses.
In Zhu Yuehua's view, celebrities are just actors and cannot be compared with socialites like her who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths.
"Bang!"
Li Xiaoman slammed the wine glass down on the table with a heavy thud.
"Yuehua!"
Li Xiaoman's voice was no longer as charming as before; it was more like an ice cube in the dead of winter—cold, piercing, and making people shiver involuntarily.
"If this is what you're trying to say, I advise you to stop. As a good friend, this is the first and last time I'm advising you not to become enemies with Mr. Chen."
"Don't even try to change Chen Sheng's mind, otherwise, even I can't protect you."
Zhu Yuehua froze, looking at Li Xiaoman with great surprise.
The two had known each other for many years, and this was the first time she had heard Li Xiaoman speak so bluntly.
Based on her understanding of Li Xiaoman, she was serious and not joking.
"Xiaoman, why...why...?"
Zhu Yuehua suddenly felt wronged again; she only wanted to resolve this grudge.
As the saying goes, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester.
They are both prominent figures in Hong Kong. Besides, Hong Kong is a tiny place; the two of them might bump into each other at any time.
How awkward it will be when the two of them meet again at that time.
Zhu Yuehua's understanding of Chen Dong was still superficial. If she knew that Chen Dong was not someone like Ouyang Ming who could be provoked, she probably wouldn't have said that.
Li Xiaoman sighed. She couldn't bear the thought of Zhu Yuehua becoming enemies with Chen Dong because of this. If that happened, Zhu Yuehua's family might face annihilation.
“I’m asking you, did your father send you here today, or did you come on your own? Don’t lie to me.”
Li Xiaoman's expression was serious and focused, her gaze fixed on Zhu Yuehua's eyes.
The eyes are the windows to the soul; most people can tell whether someone is lying or not just by looking into their eyes.
Feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at by Li Xiaoman, Zhu Yuehua still said, "I came here on my own initiative. My father doesn't know about this, and I haven't told him either. Jin Lifeng has funds invested by Chen Shengtou."
"That's good!"
Li Xiaoman let out a long sigh and slowly shook her head. "Yuehua, I think you've been smart all your life but made a foolish mistake this time. Let me ask you again, has your father agreed to Ouyang Ming's request?"
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