Tea room at Linglong Club in the North District.
Guan Hao, the son of District Chief Guan, has already been bribed by Chen Zhe. This good-for-nothing second-generation official doesn't need much scheming; just give him some money, and he'll do whatever he wants.
After all, even if he was wrong, others would not dare to cause him trouble because of his father.
"Time? Oh, I have heard that, it's about a month."
"real?"
Gu Jingyan was somewhat incredulous. If it really was a month, then everything would be much easier. With this major news, the price of materials on the market wouldn't have fallen so drastically.
"Don't you believe me? Don't worry! Trust me, you won't go wrong!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Gu Jingyan breathed a sigh of relief. If he took this message back to report, he could get back what belonged to him.
He was anxious and wanted to leave, but Chen Zhe stopped him.
"Young Master Gu, don't rush off! Dingdong is waiting for you!"
Chen Zhe gave him a look. Actually, it wasn't that Xiao Dingdong was waiting for him, but that he was going to say a few words to Gu Jingyan later.
Gu Jingyan glanced at Guan Hao beside him, then nodded and followed the waiter to another room.
Not long after, Chen Zhe, who had delivered the money, came over.
He told Xiao Dingdong to leave and then closed the door.
"Young Master Gu, how's it going with getting you the general manager position, as I asked you to?"
"This... my dad didn't agree..."
Chen Zhe frowned. He had done so much to get him appointed as general manager, but it turned out he couldn't even get this done.
Didn't I tell you to persevere?
"What's the point of me insisting? My dad doesn't want me to inherit his company at all."
"Then why did you rush over to see me? All the things I did before were for nothing!"
Chen Zhe was a little angry that Gu Jingyan didn't listen to him.
Gu Jingyan looked up at Chen Zhe.
"Isn't 30% of the shares all you want? I'll have him transfer the shares my mother kept to me, and then I'll have 30% of the shares. I'll give all of them to you!"
Chen Zhe squinted at him.
Are you kidding me?
He wants to give me everything. Is there really such a good thing?
Gu Jingyan's gaze was firm; "I have one request: I want the Gu Group to go bankrupt! If you can agree to this request, then I will transfer everything to you!"
Chen Zhe looked at him like he was crazy.
"Young Master Gu, this joke is not funny at all. The reason I want shares is, of course, because I want your Gu Group to develop better. What use would I have for shares in a bankrupt company?"
"Even if we go bankrupt, we can still get a share of the money..."
"Do you think I'm short of money? Let me tell you frankly, not only will I not let the Gu Group go bankrupt, I will also make the Gu Group thrive."
"You... I can't do that! I hate them now, I don't want them to live such a good life."
"Hehe, Young Master Gu, I think you're just being stubborn. I can more or less guess that it's because your father didn't give you the position of general manager, so you resent him and want to bankrupt your Gu Group, right?"
"So what? Shouldn't I be looked down upon just because I'm lame? Why is he treating me like this?"
Gu Jingyan was very agitated and could not understand this at all.
"Young Master Gu, a true man can bend and stretch. Sun Bin in ancient times was also a cripple. In order to get ahead and one day take revenge, he pretended to be crazy and ate pig and dog excrement. You only suffered a disdain from your father. Is that a big deal?"
"What do you know? You don't understand at all!! Your legs are perfectly fine, you're not crippled!!!"
“Although I’m not lame, I used to be poor. Being looked down upon was a common occurrence for me. Even when I went home for Chinese New Year, my mother felt that I couldn’t hold my head up in front of relatives. Compared to your lameness and my poverty, who is worse off?”
"You...you're talking nonsense! You can become rich even if you don't have money, but I'm crippled and will never be able to stand up again. Can you understand this kind of despair?"
"I can't understand this kind of despair, but have you ever understood the despair of others? If you only focus on yourself and only care about your own gains and losses, then you can go back now. I don't want your 30% share. Just consider it that I, Chen Zhe, misjudged you. I thought you could endure anything for revenge, but I didn't expect that just a roll of your eyes could break you down. You coward!"
"You!! You bastard, you called me a coward again!! What have I ever done to you? Why are you humiliating me like this?"
Gu Jingyan was so angry he wanted to hit someone. He used to think he was very sharp-tongued, but compared to Chen Zhe, he was really kind. Chen Zhe, that bastard, either didn't say anything, or when he did, he could make people furious.
"Gu Jingyan, just based on what you just said, you think the poor can become rich? Do you know the price the poor have to pay with that flippant statement? Daughters from poor families, with their bad backgrounds, have to sell themselves—their bodies and souls—to have a better life. Sons from poor families have to work themselves to the bone for years for a mere dowry of a few hundred thousand yuan. All the poor want to change their social class and become rich, but how many of them can actually do it? For most of their lives, they spend every day in despair. They wake up in the morning, face the mirror, force a smile, and tell themselves to hold on for one more day. You may be lame, you may be looked down upon, but you've never lacked food, clothing, or shelter. You even have the right to come here and boss around girls like Xiao Dingdong. Are you a lame girl or a mute? Why should they abandon their dignity to serve you?"
"I……"
When it came to Xiao Dingdong, Gu Jingyan was speechless. Indeed, Xiao Dingdong also had a disability. Having spent so much time with her, he had come to realize how difficult her life had been.
Chen Zhe's tone softened.
"Young Master Gu, no one can rise above others without enduring hardship. As the saying goes, 'Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are first tested with hardship, toil, hunger, and deprivation.' Although these old sayings may have a didactic element, they are all true. If you really want your father, your brother, and your stepmother to pay the price, you must learn to disguise yourself."
Gu Jingyan seemed to have taken some of the advice to heart, but he still felt somewhat embarrassed.
"But he's made it clear that he doesn't want me to take over. What can I do?"
"Just because he doesn't want you to succeed him doesn't mean you won't. In ancient times, not every emperor was satisfied with his successor, right? The reason they were able to become emperors was because they were too ruthless. Go back today and return the shares he promised you, not a single one."
"What? This is something I worked so hard to get, why don't you want it?"
"Why? Heh, once you take it, you can forget about inheriting the Gu Group for the rest of your life!"
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