Chapter 144
Yu Min thought about it and felt that although this matter was a done deal, he still had to give it another try to have a chance of survival. He could make some concessions and try to get Jiang Nuo to agree to cooperate with him.
If intimidation fails, then begging him humbly is fine. It's business after all, there's nothing shameful about it.
Yu Min made up her mind and called Mr. Jiang to have dinner with her. Before leaving the airport, she went to the bathroom, fixed her hair in front of the mirror, and bought a bunch of lilies.
"It's a blessing in disguise," Yu Min thought, finding joy in the midst of hardship. "Could this be a chance for me to meet Xiao Nuo alone?"
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Yu Min scolded herself for being cheap: she was a successful career woman, and she didn't like all the handsome boys throwing themselves at her, but she chose to fall for Mr. Jiang who was indifferent to her. He was the president of the group and a rich second-generation who inherited the family business. It was normal for him to be so picky.
But he just couldn't give up. The more President Jiang rejected him, the more itchy he felt. He felt that Jiang Nuo was good in every way and was different from the beauties who had been around him before.
If this isn’t cheap, what is?
"Human nature is inherently base, it's nothing." Yu Min lowered his head and sniffed the lilies in his arms. "Besides, how can he compare to those vases?"
She has a pretty face, but is smart and experienced. She is in charge of the family business at a young age and even has the courage and determination to expand the territory. Once you see such a person, how can you not want to conquer him?
Mr. Yu arrived at the agreed western restaurant with a lot on his mind, only to see Mr. Jiang, the man he had been thinking about... Beside him was a sturdy young man with a bandit-like air. When his eyes met his, his face suddenly darkened.
Gu Jiangkuo: "..." Damn you, old man, you sent me flowers again! Thank goodness I'm here!
Yu Min, holding Lily: "..."
The atmosphere was tense, as if the air would be ignited. Jiang Nuo coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Yu, please sit down."
"..." Yu Min recognized Gu Jiangkuo at a glance, and suddenly understood the reason why President Hu repeatedly warned him not to come to Yanlin. He must have been threatened by this "gangster boss" named Gu.
Yu Min is a gentleman from the upper class. He must be afraid when he meets an unreasonable strong man and instinctively wants to hide. However, in front of Jiang Nuo, he doesn't want to give in.
Not wanting to admit defeat, but also not daring to confront him head-on, President Yu held the flowers in a dilemma, as if he was struggling over whether to give the flowers to Jiang Nuo or put them on the chair beside him in shame.
"Mr. Yu, you really like giving flowers."
Just as he was struggling, Yu Min felt the lily bouquet in his hand being snatched away. The force was so strong that the flower branches even scraped his hand. Yu Min looked over and saw Gu Jiangkuo casually tossing the lilies onto the empty table behind him and looking at him provocatively: "I'll take the flowers."
Yu Min held it in for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to confront Gu Jiangkuo.
Jiang Nuo promptly called the waiter to serve the food, defusing the awkwardness. Yu Min sat down sloppily and heard Jiang Nuo say, "Boss Yu, you didn't come to Yanlin just to have dinner with me, did you?"
"..." Yu Min let out a breath and could only talk about business matters as a second choice, revealing all the speeches he had prepared in advance.
Jiang Nuo didn't relax either. He analyzed every word Yu Min said, determined to find out what Yu Min was trying to do.
In fact, Jiang Nuo also guessed something. Yu Min's motive was very clear. He wanted to take advantage of the overall environment that was optimistic about lithium ore and make a fortune by short selling. He had failed in his previous investment and had fallen on hard times in Jin Lin's matter, which triggered a chain reaction and caused him to lose a lot of customers. He really needed a victory to recover.
However, this behavior is contrary to asking Xingxu to open a short position.
He didn't want Xingxu's shares, he just wanted the pricing power... Jiang Nuo didn't believe that Yu Min could be so selfless as to take the initiative to help others.
President Jiang asked questions, Yu Min countered them, President Yu extended an olive branch, Jiang Nuo practiced Tai Chi, and every word they said seemed to contain eight hundred layers of extended meanings, and their back and forth was more exciting than a debate.
While listening, Gu Jiangkuo cut the steak into small pieces that were easy to eat, but did not eat a single bite. Instead, she considerately exchanged plates with her boyfriend.
After he finished serving Young Master Jiang, he buried his head in his food and finished a whole tomahawk steak by himself, not leaving a single bite for Yu Min.
Yu Min: “…”
Mr. Yu inexplicably recalled Jiang Nuo’s description of Gu Jiangkuo: “a young man with good physical strength.”
This appetite and size are really appropriate.
It was a bit rude, but that was just how young people were. Yu Min felt a little sour, and could only secretly compete with Gu Jiangkuo by using his own successful career. He and Jiang Nuo had been arguing for so long, evenly matched, neither of them getting a satisfactory answer. It seemed like tonight would not yield any results, so Yu Min simply gave up and said deliberately, "Mr. Jiang, you've managed to raise over 100 million in such a short time. I admire you. I respect you."
"No way." Jiang Nuo took a sip of red wine cooperatively.
Then Yu Min said, "Mr. Gu, seeing that you have such a good relationship, Mr. Jiang was able to overcome the crisis, I believe you also helped a lot."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Nuo's heart sank.
He was so concerned that his first thought was: Could it be that Yu Min knew something?
But he quickly denied it and said it shouldn't be like that.
Gu Jiangkuo, on the other hand, clearly understood the provocation in the old man's words. He put down his knife and fork and looked at him gravely. Then, Yu Min added, "I forgot. Baimi Technology was originally the business that President Jiang invested in you. President Jiang has been very kind to you, so it's only natural that you would share his worries."
At this point, even Jiang Nuo understood that Yu Min was mocking Gu Jiangkuo for being a poor boy who "lived off his wife", and he couldn't help but feel speechless.
But it didn't matter if he misunderstood like this. Whether it was Baimi Technology or Jiang Group, the cash flow they provided wouldn't arouse suspicion. Jiang Nuo then smiled and said, "Jiang Group still has some assets. Now that we have fulfilled our contract, President Yu has also earned 20% of the profit. It's a win-win for everyone, and we can put a happy end to it."
For Jiang Nuo, perhaps he finally got rid of the trouble of being constrained by others, but Yu Min had to clean up the sudden mess alone. Even though so many favorable conditions were offered today, Jiang Nuo was not tempted. The cooperation did not go through, and he didn't know how to explain to those investors.
Sure enough, when mentioning these sad things, Yu Min stopped mocking Gu Jiangkuo and smiled bitterly: "No way, I..."
"Anyway, thank you Boyue Co., Ltd. for your timely assistance. After today's meal," Jiang Nuo raised his glass and said in closing, "see you again in the future if fate allows."
After three rounds of drinks, it was getting late, and they had almost finished talking about everything they needed to talk about - although there was no result - Yu Min couldn't help feeling lost and irritated, but then he heard Jiang Nuo's phone ringing.
It was an important work call, and Mr. Jiang didn't finish his closing remarks. "Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment."
By the time Jiang Nuo went out to answer the phone, Yu Min and Gu Jiangkuo were left looking at each other.
"..." Yu Min felt a bit stressed and stood up: "I'll go pay the bill."
Gu Jiangkuo followed closely behind him and said when he reached the front desk, "No need, I've already paid the bill. Mr. Yu, aren't you curious about where my Nuonuo gets her money and what I do? Come on out, let's talk alone."
Yu Min instinctively didn't want to talk to him alone, but he couldn't resist Gu Jiangkuo's big, iron-like hand that directly pinched his arm with such force that his arm was almost broken.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Before Yu Min could ask the waiter for help, he was pulled out by Gu Jiangkuo and pushed out of the store. It was a September evening in Yanlin and the sky was already completely dark. However, there were Chinese knot-shaped street lamps on both sides of the street, which echoed the glowing lights of the restaurant sign. It was quite lively and prosperous, not like a place for murder and robbery, which made Yu Min feel a little relieved.
But the tall, strong and ferocious young man in front of him only gave him a limited sense of peace of mind.
Yu Min swallowed his saliva: "What are you doing?"
"Didn't Mr. Hu convey the message? Jiang Nuo is mine. If you send such sour messages to my wife again..." Gu Jiangkuo exerted force on his hand, twisted it cleanly, and there was a click.
"Ouch!" Yu Min didn't even have time to cry out in pain before his mouth was blocked by another big hand.
He was in so much pain that tears came out. Gu Jiangkuo looked down at him and said with disgust: "Be quiet, don't disturb Nuonuo, I will let you go."
Yu Min nodded with a "wuwuwu" sound.
Gu Jiangkuo let him go as he was told. "If you harass my wife again, I'll remove your shoulders this time, and I'll chop off your claws next time. Do you understand?"
Yu Min gasped in pain and had no time to answer - he himself was the son of a wealthy family and had always been in contact with reasonable upper-class people. How could he have seen such a brutal and bandit-like person and suffered such hardships?
"Why, you don't understand what people are saying?"
"Yes!" Yu Min quickly said, enduring the pain. "I understand. I'll remember it. Gu, Mr. Gu, I'm sorry."
Gu Jiangkuo was somewhat satisfied. "Mr. Yu, I advise you to focus on your own business. Who are those investors? Oh, Xingyuan Commerce, Zhenchuang Shares, Xiwen Group..."
Every time Gu Jiangkuo mentioned the name of a company, Yu Min's face turned paler. "You, how do you know so much?"
"Why, do I look like a clueless boor?" Gu Jiangkuo sneered. "It's easy to investigate your secretive dealings, but don't think they're flawless. I advise you to stay away from Nuonuo. Whether it's personal feelings or business dealings, I..."
The threatening words rolled around Gu Jiangkuo's tongue, but he changed his tone: "Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you."
Yu Min covered his removed arm, shuddered, and nodded awkwardly.
"If you have time for that, think about how to deal with your creditors. I guarantee that when they hear the news of Xingxu's fall, they will want to chop you alive." Gu Jiangkuo, "Come here."
Hearing this, Yu Min took a step back.
Gu Jiangkuo said impatiently, "I'll straighten your bones and put your arm back in place. ... What are you afraid of? If I don't put it back in place, how the hell am I going to explain it to Nuonuo when he comes back?"
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After Jiang Nuo finished the call, he returned to the restaurant, but heard the waiter say that the other two gentlemen had already gone out, so he followed them out and searched for a while before he saw them at the corner.
"Why are you here?"
"Let's go out and have a cigarette," Gu Jiangkuo smiled with neat white teeth, "Are you done with your call?"
Yu Min also said politely: "Thank you for your hospitality today, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Gu, I will not disturb you anymore."
"Oh, okay, Mr. Yu, see you then."
After seeing Yu Min off, Jiang Nuo still felt something was strange and couldn't help asking, "Why does Mr. Yu look so unhappy?" Also, why was he suddenly so polite to Gu Jiangkuo?
"Really? I didn't notice." Gu Jiangkuo noticed that his boyfriend was not dressed properly.
"It's cold now, and the wind is strong at night. Why don't you button your clothes?" Gu Jiangkuo took Jiang Nuo's hand, half squatted down, stood in front of him, and with the help of the street light, found the zipper hidden in the buttons under the windbreaker.
While zipping up his zipper, he said, "Yu Min's expression is understandable. He's still not giving up today and is trying to trick you into partnering with him... If this deal doesn't go through, those investors will definitely come to him for an explanation. How can he not be worried? Oh, by the way, I've found some inside information about the capital movements of Boyue Shares over the past six months, specifically about several of its companies. I'll report back to you when I get home."
"You can find out all this?" Jiang Nuo raised her eyebrows and looked at her boyfriend with a little admiration. Then she saw Mr. Gu Dajiang finally grunted and unzipped the lock, and then pulled it all the way to the top.
"..." Master Jiang, who was full of idol baggage, said disdainfully, "Don't pull it so high, it looks so ugly."
"The car is parked a bit far away," Gu Jiangkuo hugged him without saying anything, "Be good, don't catch a cold."
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To thank you all for your comments on the last chapter, I'm adding another chapter! This is the third chapter today!
I waited in line for two hours to do the nucleic acid test in the afternoon QAQ I haven’t eaten yet, but I finally finished writing it!
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