Chapter 868 Lu Nanchu's Determination
"Aren't you afraid that by targeting Xu Chen like this at the board meeting, others will notice something?"
Bo Jinyan suddenly asked.
Just like Han Ming who just left, he had obviously figured something out and was taking the opportunity to warn her.
Lu Nanchu chuckled lightly, saying indifferently, "So what if I can see through it? Xu Chen wronged me first, and my father-in-law even tried to seize our Lu family's assets. I was just targeting him. Was I being too harsh?"
She also felt that this wasn't ruthless enough.
The new project is one of Lu's Bank's key financial projects in recent years. How could she let a man like Xu Chen participate in such an important project?
Letting him participate is tantamount to handing over the prize.
She couldn't possibly do that.
“Not ruthless,” Bo Jinyan replied, his gaze on her filled with a hint of inquiry, his eyes sharp: “But it’s clear that your remarks at the board meeting have made many of your bank’s directors start to doubt you.”
Don't you think this is a case of losing more than you gain?
Is it worth losing the shareholders' trust for Xu Chen?
It's important to know that she was able to sit in her current position as bank president because of two reasons: first, her father is Lu Jinan, and second, the board of directors supports her.
If either of these two things were missing, she would not be able to hold onto her current position.
Upon hearing this, Lu Nanchu curled her lips: "Cousin, you're not in my position, so you don't know how deeply Xu Chen and his son Xu Yi have infiltrated our bank."
"I believe that if it were you, you would have done even more ruthlessly than I have."
Compared to Bo Jinyan, her methods were quite gentle.
It was simply a matter of kicking the father and son out of the new project.
If they can't even handle this, how will they deal with what happens next?
"Protecting the family is the responsibility of every child of a wealthy family."
Bo Jinyan was too lazy to get involved in these things: "But don't treat me like a fool. Don't treat me like the knife you used to stab Xu Chen. I can let it go this time, but I don't want this to happen again."
His understanding doesn't mean he can accept it.
No one wants to be used as a tool by others.
Besides, he hates being taken advantage of.
Lu Nanchu's usually gentle eyes now revealed a hint of guilt: "I'm sorry, cousin, I didn't tell you beforehand."
"Let it go this time." Bo Jinyan, considering it was her first offense, unusually didn't hold it against her: "Just don't let it happen again."
He didn't want to get caught up in the internal strife between the Lu and Xu families so soon after arriving in the United States.
But there are some things he had no choice in.
On the other side, the Xu family.
As soon as Xu Chen got back, he told his father the news: "Dad, Nan Chu said in person at the board meeting that I am not allowed to participate in the new project. Many people heard it."
"I knew Lu Nanchu was up to no good!" Xu Yi clenched his fist and slammed it on the solid wood table. "Achen, did you accidentally let something slip?"
Otherwise, why would Lu Nanchu exclude him from the new project?
They won't even be allowed to participate!
This level of precaution is really a bit excessive.
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen cried out in distress: "I'm innocent, Dad! I really didn't leak anything. It was just that when my cousin came to the board meeting, he said that he would not accept any new projects involving me, including this one."
"That's why Nan Chu excluded me from the new project."
In a way, Nan Chu's actions can be seen as going with the flow.
I wonder if they had planned this all along? If they had, then Nan Chu would probably have already started to suspect their family.
“Lu Nanchu!” Xu Yi’s eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty glint: “I really misjudged her. I thought that after that old fox Lu Jinan stepped down and Lu Nanchu took over, she would be easier to deal with. Who would have thought that she would be so shrewd!”
She truly is the apple of that old fox Lu Jinan's eye.
They're all so shrewd, they've even surpassed their teachers!
Xu Chen stared at his dark and unreadable face: "Dad, all of this was caused by my cousin! He's capable of anything to avenge my cousin's wife!"
"Dad, my cousin has gone to such lengths for his wife, shouldn't we step in too?"
He asked the question, but as the last word fell, his gaze was almost fixed on Xu Yi's face, as if afraid of missing the slightest change in his expression.
He wanted to confirm whether the shooting that his cousin and his wife had experienced was actually carried out by his father.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yi said with a half-smile, "We really should make a move. Bo Jinyan has gone to such lengths for that woman. If we don't retaliate, how can we justify the losses we've suffered because of him over this period of time?"
"Go and investigate Sang Ruo's whereabouts, including her recent movements. Whatever she wants to do, I'll make sure she doesn't get her way."
Seeing that he seemed unaware of the shooting, Xu Chen could only suppress his doubts and reply, "Okay, I understand."
It seems that my cousin really crossed the line with my father.
Will he be so lucky this time and escape?
...
After the board meeting at Lu's Bank headquarters, Bo Jinyan held a detailed project meeting to finalize some details.
By the time the meeting ended, it was already 6 p.m.
Bo Jinyan returned to the Central Park apartment and saw Sang Ruo playing on her tablet with a bored expression as soon as she entered.
"Ayan, you're finally back." Sang Ruo was almost bored to death by life here: "I can't even go out at home, it's so uncomfortable."
"I'm thinking of finding something to do."
Her studio is in China, and apart from submitting design drawings on a regular schedule, she has almost nothing else to do.
Upon hearing this, Bo Jinyan's lips curved into a faint smile: "What do you want to do? You don't have much to do right now except design jade carvings."
“I know perfumery, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, and many other skills,” Sang Ruo sighed. “But in New York, there’s no use for them at all.”
This is America. Besides Chinese people, who recognizes Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Perfume blending.
Unless you start your own perfume company, it might not be effective, but there are so many brands here. Starting a company is easy, but building a brand is difficult.
All that seems to remain are tea and jade carving.
Bo Jinyan had an idea: "How about I help you organize a jade carving design exhibition? Don't you have a traditional Chinese culture studio? You can take out some of your previous works and make them into an exhibition. Using an exhibition to attract attention might even help you expand into the American market."
Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario.
Whether she succeeds or not ultimately depends on herself.
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