Chapter 7
Meeting Gu Jiangkuo's somewhat surprised gaze, Jiang Nuo smiled and winked at him: "What a coincidence, the land where your family lives is being renovated in the old city, and it just so happens that it was purchased by the Jiang Group."
If Mr. Gu was 30, he would have been suspicious if someone showed him such attention. But Gu Jiangkuo was still a young man who had not seen much of the world. He only had one thought in his mind: He winked at me!
Gu Jiangkuo's heart felt so tingling with excitement that he even forgot how to express himself. He said awkwardly, "Hmm, what a coincidence."
When Wu Tong knocked on the door and came in, he saw his boss talking with a smile, while his new bodyguard had a wooden face and spoke only a few words.
hiss.
Wu Tong thought: He is indeed a master, not only is he agile, but he is also neither humble nor arrogant, which shows the boss's vision!
"You have met Assistant General Manager Wu, right? No need for me to introduce you again." Jiang Nuo still had that gentle and elegant tone. After asking Gu Jiangkuo, he looked at Wu Tong.
Wu Tong immediately began to report: "Li Qing has left, and the onlookers have also been evacuated."
Jiang Nuo: "It took so long to evacuate the crowd. Wouldn't everyone see us making a fool of ourselves?"
Wu Tong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang. This incident has caused such a big stir, and our headquarters is in the most prosperous area of Yanlin. There will be a lot of people watching the fun. The joke of a traitor in the Jiang family and the exposure of the deadbeat's personal information will definitely be seen by everyone."
Jiang Nuo said with satisfaction: "That's good."
At first, Gu Jiangkuo was confused and thought that Young Master Jiang was angry. But later on, he understood something. He vaguely guessed Jiang Nuo's intention and couldn't help but admire him more and more, but he didn't show anything. He just watched his master's mouth and looked like a qualified bodyguard who knew his limits.
Jiang Nuo continued to ask, "Are those deadbeats really being cyberbullied as Li Qing said?"
Wu Tong didn't rush to speak, but glanced at Gu Jiangkuo. Almost at the same time, Gu Jiangkuo jumped up from the sofa and said, "Boss Jiang, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
The young man was tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back. When he stood up, he blocked the sunlight coming in from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The shadow from the backlight made his facial features more three-dimensional, and he had a fierceness that could not be ignored. Wu Tong couldn't help but think of the heroic figure of this man who captured Li Qing with one move not long ago.
But such a ferocious man was so humble and submissive in front of their young boss, with his back slightly bent, just like a wild Tibetan mastiff that had recognized its master.
It's so magical!
Jiang Nuo's eyes flashed with approval, and he said gently: "Go, you've worked hard today, see you on Monday."
Gu Jiangkuo: "See you on Monday."
Wu Tong watched Bodyguard Gu close the door outside and exclaimed in amazement, "I thought he was a reckless man, but I didn't expect that Little Gu is actually quite capable and smart."
Jiang Nuo thought: It’s more than possible!
He hadn't understood before how someone like Gu Jiangkuo, starting from such a humble background, could have achieved such success. Now it seemed that the gap between people was indeed quite large. Some people were naturally smarter than the average person, and if they were willing to endure hardships, success was inevitable.
Gu Jiangkuo obviously has both.
Face to face with Boss Gu, he was still nervous, even sitting upright. Young Master Jiang could not stand being tired. He rubbed his aching cervical vertebrae, then drowsily threw himself into the soft backrest of the sofa, and signaled Wu Tong with his eyes to sit down as well. "There's no one here now, go ahead and talk."
...Somehow, Wu Tong felt that the pale and lazy young boss in front of him looked very much like a delicate ragdoll cat of excellent appearance.
What's wrong with you today? You always treat normal people like little animals?
Wu Tong shook this absurd idea out of his mind and began to report on his work: "After the personal information of these deadbeats was exposed, netizens followed the clues and found their online social accounts on major platforms. They were severely cyberbullied. More than half of them closed their private messages, and some even cancelled their accounts. But netizens didn't let them go. Many people's mobile numbers were flooded with calls, and the number of abusive text messages they received every day was countless. Honestly, although I don't support cyberbullying, these professional deadbeats who obviously have money but deliberately refuse to pay it back must be dealt with this way! Fight fire with fire!"
Jiang Nuo was much calmer than Wu Tong and asked, "Is it just cyberbullying?"
"Oh, and there's more!" Wu Tong pulled up a few photos on his phone. "These houses were all splashed with red paint."
Jiang Nuo took the phone and slowly slid his slender white fingers across the screen. He looked at the pictures one by one and found that the paint was splashed in a very artistic way. Some of them were splashed on the door to create a terrifying effect like blood, and some were even written with the big words "Pay your debts", which was magnificent.
Turning the page further, there is another picture of a dead dog thrown at the door.
Jiang Nuo was startled and immediately threw the phone back to Wu Tong. However, he was too embarrassed to admit in front of his subordinates that he was frightened, so he just shrunk back into the sofa, quietly rubbing the goose bumps on his arms while saying nonchalantly, "Online, those who follow the trend and curse others are netizens. Those who do this in real life are probably the victims who bought our P2P financial products."
"Yes," Wu Tong said, "If the deadbeats don't pay us back, we won't have the money to pay them back. It's not easy for ordinary people to make a little money. Now that we know the deadbeats' addresses, of course we have to go and collect the debts."
"But Mr. Jiang, this trick of yours is really powerful! It's only been a few days and some deadbeats have already started to pay back the money, and they can't blame our company. If they want to find someone, they should go find Li Qing, that traitor!" When talking about Li Qing, Wu Tong couldn't help but get excited, and he regretted it as soon as he said it. Remembering that Mr. Jiang and Li Qing used to be such close friends, he secretly peeked at Jiang Nuo's expression and found that his boss's expression did not change, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, even if they repay the money bit by bit from now on, they might not be able to replenish their capital chain in time," Wu Tong said worriedly. "The quarterly financial statements are due in a month. This P2P project has been under your personal supervision since its inception last year, President Jiang. If the reports don't look good, Vice President Huang Dongliang and his team will definitely make a fuss about it."
"Definitely." Jiang Nuo agreed.
However, Young Master Jiang showed no sign of panic. He was calm and composed, unlike a 19-year-old boy at all. He said slowly, "Don't worry. The appearance of financial statements cannot be the only criterion for judging a company's operations. That would be too simplistic."
Although he didn't know where his boss got his confidence from, Jiang Nuo's calm demeanor gave Wu Tong some confidence. He couldn't help but calm down as well. "Boss Jiang, what do you mean?"
Jiang Nuo answered the question irrelevantly: "You are right in one respect. It is not easy for ordinary people to make a little money. It is too pitiful to lose the principal and interest in financial management."
Wu Tong: "You mean... we pay back the money? But if the funds don't come back, we won't have that much cash flow!"
Jiang Nuo confidently kept it a secret: "Just wait and see, it will happen."
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Wu Tong didn't know how impressive it was, but he had a hunch that his boss wasn't just bragging, but rather very unfathomable. As a result, he looked at Jiang Nuo with more admiration these days.
Monday came in a blink of an eye, a new week, a new beginning. Jiang Nuo had previously agreed with his younger brother Jiang Su that if he wanted to get the equity in advance, he would give him a reply before the weekend and the handover would take place on Monday.
Jiang Su and his mother Lao Meiqin decided to accept the equity first without Jiang Nuo managing it. They agreed to meet in the A3 conference room at the Jiang Group headquarters at 10:30 am on Monday after Jiang Nuo finished his morning meeting to sign the equity transfer agreement.
This day was also Gu Jiangkuo's first official day at work.
Working hours start at 8 a.m., and Gu Jiangkuo arrived at the office at 7:30 a.m. Normally, bodyguards don't have offices, and are usually only given a lounge, which is likely to be shared with others.
However, Boss Gu is certainly not an "ordinary bodyguard", so Jiang Nuo directly arranged him to stay in the outer room of his office.
The president's office left by Mr. Jiang is very luxurious and spacious. Including the lounge inside, it is 60 square meters. There is also a small semi-open office outside that can accommodate two desks. One belongs to the personal assistant Xiao Wang, and the other is empty and given to Gu Jiangkuo.
Xiao Wang was busy early in the morning preparing coffee for Jiang Nuo and materials for the meeting, even going so far as to prepare cushions.
In comparison, the bodyguard Gu Jiangkuo seemed to have nothing to do. Feeling embarrassed to be idle, he went to help Xiao Wang, a cheerful and lively young woman who quickly became familiar with Gu Jiangkuo. "That's great! I haven't been feeling well lately, and I'm overwhelmed by the heavy workload. Thanks to your help, I'll treat you to milk tea at noon!"
But bodyguard Gu, like a dumb straight man, refused bluntly: "No, I don't drink milk tea."
"However, if you want to thank me, you can tell me more about Mr. Jiang," Gu Jiangkuo added, "just as a way to help me adapt to the work environment."
Xiao Wang smiled and said, "That's no problem! I've been working as an assistant to Mr. Jiang since he first came to the company for an internship last year. I know his habits best. For example, this cushion with the little white rabbit pattern is a must-have for meetings. He always has it with him, even if he doesn't have the necessary materials. Mr. Jiang is weak and his back hurts easily if he sits for a long time..."
Gu Jiangkuo listened very carefully and took out his mobile phone to take notes from time to time.
At this moment, Jiang Nuo had gone to the weekly morning meeting and had not returned yet. There were only the two of them left in the outer room of the office. They were so engrossed in their conversation that they were both startled when Wu Tong came to visit.
"Hey! What are you whispering about?" Wu Tong teased with a smile.
"Xiao Gu came to me for advice, asking about Mr. Jiang's living habits," Xiao Wang said with a smile. "Assistant Wu, aren't you in a meeting?"
"The meeting has ended," Wu Tong handed a document to Xiao Wang and said, "President Jiang went directly to Conference Room A3. Please make a copy of these meeting minutes and place them on President Jiang's desk."
After explaining Xiao Wang, Wu Tong said to Gu Jiangkuo, "Boss Jiang wants you to come over. Do you know where A3 is? I'm on my way, can I give you a ride?"
Gu Jiangkuo hurried to catch up, feeling a bit of anticipation in his heart.
Finally got to see him!
He arrived at the company early in the morning, and it was almost noon now, but he only met Jiang Nuo briefly and didn't even say a word. Is he finally going to meet him and fulfill his duties as a "personal bodyguard"?
The meeting room was on the third floor of Building A. One had to go around the corridor and take another elevator. Wu Tong secretly felt that bodyguard Gu was highly regarded by the boss, so he offered him an olive branch. As they walked, he said, "Xiao Wang said you were trying to find out what Mr. Jiang liked and disliked?"
Gu Jiangkuo choked, feeling inexplicably guilty: "Yeah."
"Don't be embarrassed. This is the correct work attitude. Young man, you have a bright future." Wu Tong pushed his glasses. "Actually, considering my understanding of Mr. Jiang, I can be considered a professional."
Gu Jiangkuo's eyes lit up and he pretended to listen attentively.
Wu Tong whispered, "I'm only saying this because I think you're my own. Mr. Jiang is actually very timid. He'd get scared even if he saw a dead dog. When you go out with him, be careful. If you come across a dead cat or dog, walk around it and don't scare him. But don't be too obvious. After all, the boss needs to save face."
"Hey? Did you hear me?" Wu Tong poked Gu Jiangkuo, only to poke a hard muscle. "Are you distracted? What are you laughing at?"
Gu Jiangkuo shook his head: "Nothing."
He rubbed his ears quietly and couldn't help thinking: Are you afraid of dead dogs?
So, so cute.
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Mr. Jiang didn't know his little secret that he was scared to death by a photo, and he didn't keep it to himself. His capable subordinates even told his personal bodyguard about it.
He was wearing a mature and steady navy blue suit today. He was discussing important matters with his stepmother, younger brother, lawyer and others. When he saw Gu Jiangkuo knocking on the door, he nodded solemnly and motioned him to come over.
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