Chapter 106
The phone wasn't muted, and the ringtone was quite loud. Jiang Nuo gave Yu Min an apologetic smile and said, "Sorry, I need to answer the phone."
Then he pressed the answer button and selected the "Change to Audio Call" button, and stood up to go out to answer the call. But in just a few seconds, Gu Jiangkuo saw a large bouquet of pink roses and a familiar face that flashed by through the camera.
I couldn't see it anymore because Jiang Nuo had turned off the audio. My boyfriend's voice came from the other end of the receiver, "Hey, Dajiang, what's going on?"
"..." Gu Jiangkuo felt so jealous that he felt like he was drowning in a pile of garbage.
You don’t even call me brother anymore, and only call me Dajiang in front of him?
Gu Jiangkuo said gloomily, "Nothing, I just missed you. Why am I asking you?"
Jiang Nuo had already left the private room. When he heard Gu Jiangkuo just say he was "missing him," he whispered, "I have some work to do. I'll call you later."
"..." Gu Jiangkuo nearly exploded, barely suppressing the urge to fly back home immediately. He deliberately asked, "What business are you still busy with at this hour? What time is it? Aren't you going to eat?"
Fortunately, President Jiang finally realized that something was amiss with Gu Dajing and quickly confessed, "I'm having dinner with Yu Min. Didn't he ask me to discuss something before the New Year? He finally showed up now and just arrived at the restaurant."
"Finally?" Gu Cujing bit the word again and asked, "What do you mean by 'finally'? Are you looking forward to it? Is it just the two of you?"
Jiang Nuo: “…”
"Gu Jiangkuo," Mr. Jiang called him by his full name. "Just the two of us, what do you think? I can't eat alone with others? Am I a virgin girl in feudal society who never leaves the house?"
"That's not what I meant..." Gu Jiangkuo admitted, "Nuonuo, don't be angry, I'm just a little worried about you, afraid that you'll suffer..."
"The person who made you, Young Master Jiang, suffer hasn't been born yet," Jiang Nuo said coldly, "I won't say anymore. I'm going to get busy."
Jiang Nuo doesn't like to control others, and he also hates others controlling him. Gu Jiangkuo's bad habit is really ingrained in his bones. No matter how many times he corrects him, it's useless. Mr. Jiang is a little angry, but it's not easy to show it in front of outsiders. As a result, just as he sat down, Gu Jiangkuo's video came again.
Jiang Nuo pressed the mute button and didn't answer.
Yu Min smiled meaningfully: "What? My boyfriend is checking up on me?"
Jiang Nuo: “…”
"He's unhappy about having dinner with me?"
“…”
If he didn't answer, Yu Min might start to overthink it. President Jiang glanced at the bouquet of pink roses Yu Min brought and felt a headache. In the end, he connected the video call in front of him. The video was played publicly by default. Gu Jiangkuo's deliberately loud voice came from the other end of the phone: "Nuonuo, don't be angry, I'm not restricting your freedom. You can have dinner with whoever you want..."
Jiang Nuo couldn't bear to lose face, so he quickly switched the handset and said through gritted teeth, "What else do you want?"
Gu Jiangkuo could tell that her boyfriend's tone was off and said quickly, "It's really over! I just had nothing to do and missed you. So, get busy, I'm hanging up!"
The background noise from Gu Jiangkuo's end was very noisy, and he didn't sound like he was "idle", but he slipped away quickly and hung up the phone in a hurry without waiting for Jiang Nuo to get angry with him again.
President Jiang stared at his phone in silence for a moment. Yu Min dismissed the tea master and personally poured tea for Jiang Nuo. He said quietly, "Don't be angry, President Jiang. He made the second call on purpose so that I could hear it."
Jiang Nuo raised her eyes and looked at him coldly without taking the teacup.
Yu Min laughed. "I'm sorry for being abrupt, Mr. Jiang. Don't mind. Let's get down to business."
Jiang Nuo then picked up the teacup and took a perfunctory sip, as if to give him face, and said, "Mr. Yu, are you also interested in lithium mines?"
"Not only lithium mines, but also nickel mines and lead mines, I'm interested in all of them."
"Doesn't Boyao not engage in real industry?"
"Yes, but we are all very interested in futures in the real economy. Mr. Jiang, are you interested in cooperating? When you invest in lithium mines, don't you also need risk hedging? You'll definitely need our help."
Jiang Nuo raised an eyebrow: "Why do you want to cooperate with me? Jiang and Boyao have never had any experience of cooperation before."
Not only did they have no experience in cooperation, but they also engaged in Bo Yi behind the scenes.
Yu Min understood the hidden meaning behind Mr. Jiang's words, but he looked at Jiang Nuo with even more admiration: "Mr. Jiang, you are a smart man, and I won't beat around the bush with you. To be honest, since I established Boyue Shares, I have rarely failed until I met you. You made me fall so hard, but to be honest, I admire you very much."
Jiang Nuo stopped him from talking: "Mr. Yu, I don't understand what you mean. It's normal business competition. I just saw a business opportunity and didn't let it go, but I didn't mean to deal with you."
"Hahaha," Yu Min laughed. "What Mr. Jiang called a business opportunity was quietly making large transactions without affecting the stock price, deliberately making us think that Jiang wanted a piece of the pie. Then, when he sold the shares afterwards, he publicized it all over the world. Later, he colluded with Mr. Zhao..."
"I didn't publicize it—it was just netizens overinterpreting my personal account. Because of this incident, both accounts were later deactivated—no one from the Jiang Group has ever said such irresponsible things to the media or even to outsiders. We wouldn't do anything illegal in reducing our holdings," President Jiang began, shifting the blame frantically. "Everything was legal and legitimate. The allegation of collusion with Mr. Zhao of Shengchen is sheer nonsense. I can't take responsibility for what Mr. Yu said."
Yu Min was speechless. "Okay, I admit that Jiang's did not violate any rules from the beginning to the end. It wasn't even Jiang's fault, but your male... assistant."
"No matter what," Yu Min picked up the teacup, "I admire your talent. I'll offer a toast to President Jiang with tea instead of wine."
Jiang Nuo smiled and drank a glass with him, "Thank you for the compliment. I don't deserve it."
Yu Min looked at him with a smile, and suddenly said, "Boss Jiang, I actually think your boyfriend's jealousy is not unreasonable."
Jiang Nuo: “?”
Yu Min is in his early thirties and is a mature and elegant man. He is completely different from Gu Jiangkuo. However, it must be said that the charm of elite older men cannot be ignored. They are thoughtful in what they say and do. They can express their likes accurately without being annoying, and they know how to strike a balance.
"I personally do admire you very much. It's the kind of admiration a man has for another man," Yu Min said bluntly and with restraint. "From the first moment I saw you, I felt you were very different. ... Your current boyfriend is just a bodyguard. Even the title of 'Mr. Gu' was given by you. He's from a completely different world than you and me."
"..." Jiang Nuo thought to himself: It's true that it's not the case. The Nanyang Gu family is a super wealthy family. How can we compare with them?
However, as long as the Gu family does not want to make his life story public, Gu Jiangkuo will most likely be a "mysterious rich man" forever, just like in his previous life.
Yu Min: "Xiao Nuo, why don't you find someone of equal ability? Someone who can fight alongside you and go through the ups and downs of business with you. Only people with equal abilities can have a common language..."
"Mr. Yu," Jiang Nuo interrupted him seriously, "If you want to talk about this, I'm sorry I can't accompany you anymore."
Yu Min: “…”
Seeing his determination, Yu Min didn't cling to him anymore. He shrugged gracefully and changed his address back to "Mr. Jiang". He sighed, "Mr. Jiang, personal feelings aside, I still admire you very much and sincerely want to work with you. As we've said just now, Shengchen's position is that we are inferior in skills and we are willing to accept the loss. Mr. Jiang, you don't have to feel any psychological burden. If you don't believe me, I can show you my sincerity."
This was said quite sincerely, but Jiang Nuo still shook his head and said appropriately, "Mr. Yu, I'm sorry. Your Boyue is an internationally renowned financial company, and several of its successful long and short cases can even be used as classic textbooks. However, I only want to work in the real economy. You may not believe it, but for me, money is just enough to spend. I hope to achieve results that benefit the country and the people, rather than just worrying about the balance in my account."
"...I didn't expect that Mr. Jiang is so aware at such a young age." Yu Min praised him expressionlessly. He obviously didn't believe it and thought that these nice words were just excuses to fool him.
Yu Min slowly put down the scented cup and said, "We're interested in the same resources. It's fate. Since we can't be partners, then we'll become competitors. Mr. Jiang, you don't want to run into me."
The words were threatening, but Jiang Nuo wasn't afraid at all. He even kind of enjoyed the tit-for-tat feeling. The flowers and the confession had just made him uncomfortable. Jiang said with a half-smile, "You're not exaggerating. The market is so small, and we're just competing in a healthy way. Besides, if we run into each other, so what? Take, for example, the Shengchen incident. We were just operating legally and in compliance with regulations."
Yu Min understood clearly what was being said. This was a warning to him: "In the matter of Shengchen, you were defeated by me. What else can you use to threaten me now?"
President Yu sighed deeply, and looked at Jiang Nuo with a warm gaze: "In this case, we can't reach a consensus for the time being. However, I still feel happy to have dinner with you. I still hope you can accept this bouquet of flowers. If you change your mind..."
"Mr. Jiang, the two suggestions I made tonight will always stand."
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There is no time difference between Lion City and China, but it is winter in Yanlin while it is summer all year round here. The casino is the busiest at this time. Gu Jiangkuo was sent here by Mr. Gu on the first day and was given a large amount of chips, under the pretext of "relaxing".
Gu Jiangkuo accepted it with a beaming joy, and had a blast playing at the slot machines and blackjack in this dazzling and colorful place. However, once out of Gu Zhonghong's sight, he calmed down and casually chatted with a dealer who was on duty, "Does the young master come here often?"
The "eldest young master" here naturally refers to Gu Xin, the grandson of the Gu family.
This dealer had played with Gu Jiangkuo a few times today, and he had been generous with his tips. So, facing the financial sponsor's 'chatter', he naturally knew everything: "The old chairman never lets him touch these things."
"Oh?" Gu Jiangkuo raised his eyebrows without much surprise, but said, "Don't you want to learn about your family's business?"
The dealer laughed and said, "Although the Gu family made their fortune by running casinos, they've long since washed their hands of the business, and their group's businesses span a wide range of industries. Besides, many of us locals rely on casinos for our livelihoods, but our families have repeatedly forbidden us from coming here to play, fearing we might learn bad habits. Especially with someone like the eldest young master, his upbringing is undoubtedly strict."
"Yeah." Gu Jiangkuo said darkly, "Who would encourage their own children to come to a place like this?"
"But, canaries have their own way of raising canaries, and wolf cubs have their own way of living. Maybe this place is more suitable for me."
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival, my dear children! Of course, there will be extra chapters during the holidays, and I will strive to update three times.
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