Chapter 313 Only Cares About Jiang Ning
Lu Junyan's aggressive face remained calm, while Bai Yichen, who was usually gentle and refined, frowned, looking as if he wanted to devour Lu Junyan.
"Say what you have to say now!"
Bai Yichen spoke first, his voice sounding impatient.
Lu Junyan calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip of matcha.
"The food hasn't been served yet!"
"Shouldn't we be eating together?"
Faced with Bai Yichen's sharp questioning, Lu Junyan remained silent.
At this moment, the waiter opened the sliding door and presented the prepared dishes.
Since Lu Junyan wasn't in a hurry, Bai Yichen decided to calm down and eat properly.
Lu Junyan had offered to treat him to this meal.
Bai Yichen originally intended to refuse.
But he knew why Lu Junyan was inviting him to dinner, so he readily agreed.
The reason he came to the Japanese restaurant was because Lu Junyan asked him about his taste, and he casually said that he liked to eat light food.
As Bai Yichen broke off a king crab leg, he ate while keeping a wary eye on Lu Junyan sitting opposite him.
The reason Lu Junyan invited him to dinner must be related to Jiang Ning.
That's why he accepted it.
Lu Junyan didn't touch his chopsticks. After finishing his tea, he took out a folder from his briefcase.
“Shaman Technology… is a shell company with multiple layers. I found that its upstream company is a company called Ace Group, registered in the United States. All relevant information is in this folder… Use your resources and go there with Jiang Ning. Maybe we can catch that corporate spy who is using Gu Jinci’s identity.”
While quietly eating his Japanese food, Bai Yichen listened to Lu Junyan's words, his gaze inadvertently falling on the folder in Lu Junyan's hand.
Seeing that Bai Yichen remained silent, Lu Junyan continued:
"And...Signas Biotechnology on H Island...could be brought in as a white knight..."
Bai Yichen slightly raised his eyelids.
"Signas Biotechnology...is the company of John, the richest man on H Island..."
At this point, Bai Yichen suddenly realized.
"I see. No wonder you were willing to leave with nothing."
“Signas is an offshore company I established under the name John when I first took over the Lu Group… It is not part of the Lu Group’s assets, so using it as a white knight cannot be considered as introducing capital from the Lu family.”
Bai Yichen picked up a piece of foie gras sushi and put it in his mouth.
Lu Junyan said these words specifically to him.
This was to dispel his doubts.
"The Lu Group is Aning's company. Since you've arranged everything, why don't you just talk to Aning directly?"
"Because she listens to you."
These few simple words had a tremendous impact on Bai Yichen.
Does Jiang Ning listen to him?
Why would Lu Junyan think that way?
Bai Yichen opened his eyes wide, a surge of emotion rising in his chest.
Looking at Lu Junyan again, his angular face was as cold and calm as a sculpture, but his deep, dark eyes could not hide his turbulent emotions.
Does Jiang Ning listen to Bai Yichen?
certainly.
If it weren't for Bai Yichen's resistance, he believed Jiang Ning would have accepted his suggestion the moment he first mentioned the White Knight.
Lu Junyan felt a slight, dull pain in his chest.
But he didn't want to show it in front of Bai Yichen.
Bai Yichen continued to eat the exquisite and delicious Japanese food as if nothing had happened.
"What if... I insist on going my own way and refuse to hand over these materials to Aning?"
"The Lu Group will change hands."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Bai Yichen slightly raised his chin, his gaze towards Lu Junyan filled with provocation.
“Lu Junyan, have you ever thought about this... I originally hoped that the Lu Group would change hands?”
Lu Junyan's expression changed slightly.
"That's the company you deliberately left for Aning. I won't feel regret if it's really lost; on the contrary, I'll only feel happy."
"..."
“The company may be important to you, but to me, I only care about Aning.”
"..."
“I don’t want Aning to have anything to do with you anymore… Without the Lu Group, you wouldn’t have the nerve to stay by Aning’s side as her assistant… and Aning wouldn’t remember that you left with nothing for her.”
Bai Yichen's words were very straightforward and honest.
These are words he would never say to Jiang Ning.
Lu Junyan picked up the teacup and found that the tea was already gone.
Bai Yichen pushed his untouched teacup to Lu Junyan.
"Don't let Aning owe you any more favors... No matter how much you do her a favor, Aning will never fall in love with you again... Not every mistake can be made up for with money."
Lu Junyan agreed with Bai Yichen's statement.
He took a sip of the tea that Bai Yichen handed him.
The tea has gone completely cold.
"You and Jiang Ning are truly close friends; you share the same thoughts, both believing that I am seeking repayment for my kindness, is that right?"
"You're a businessman, not a philanthropist."
Lu Junyan laughed after hearing Bai Yichen's words.
Bai Yichen, who had been handling the situation with ease, frowned upon seeing Lu Junyan's smile.
Lu Junyan always gives people a very stable feeling.
He remained unfazed, as if Mount Tai had collapsed before him.
When he displays this confident smile, his opponents are often in for a rough time.
With a smile on his face, Lu Junyan took out another item from his bag.
This time it's not a folder, but a file.
"There are many good Japanese restaurants, do you know why I chose this place, in City B?"
Bai Yichen took the document from Lu Junyan's hand, his eyes widening.
“Since it was on the way… I went to the land your parents just acquired. They plan to build a food court there… You let me invest, and you can use the plan I gave you to help Jiangning. This way, you can pay my consulting fee, and neither you nor Jiangning will feel burdened.”
Hearing Lu Junyan's words, Bai Yichen quickly flipped through the documents.
The document wasn't particularly problematic; it simply allowed Signas Biotech to take a cut of his parents' project.
However……
Signas Biotechnology's main business has absolutely nothing to do with the food court, and that small amount of dividends is nothing to Lu Junyan, the richest man on H Island.
Bai Yichen closed the file.
"Are you that afraid of Jiangning losing the Lu Group?"
Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen locked eyes, their gazes gradually turning cold.
"Bai Yichen, you only care about Jiang Ning, don't you?"
"certainly."
Bai Yichen answered very decisively.
"You keep saying you only care about Jiang Ning, but have you ever thought about how ordinary shareholders will hate Lu's Group when it's being shorted, hostilely acquired, and its stock price plummeting? Will those shareholders who were forced to transfer their shares to cut their losses hate her? With the company undergoing a major reshuffle and thousands of employees facing layoffs, will they hate her?"
"..."
Bai Yichen's warm lips involuntarily parted, and he gasped for breath.
"Even if they don't hate Jiang Ning, when Jiang Ning loses the Lu Group and sees all the mess that happened because of her, won't she blame herself?"
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