Chapter 179 What are your intentions?
"What childhood friend? Can you explain it clearly?"
Seeing Zhang Shuai blocking Lin Zhou's way and refusing to give in, Tian Xin squatted down and tried to calm down. "What's wrong with you today? I felt something was wrong since the meeting just now. Who provoked you?"
"..." Zhang Shuai's eyes were red as he looked at Tian Xin, who was squatting in front of him with a worried look on her face. His heart softened immediately: "Boss, aren't you curious? Why did he show up today? What does the factory incident have to do with him?"
"Uh...Brother, I can explain this to you..." Liu Xin interrupted, "I didn't know you knew each other, so I didn't mention this to you. Brother Lin decided to help us as a third party after he collaborated with my dad! You can't blame him for this."
"Then why didn't he tell me earlier?" Zhang Shuai yelled at Lin Zhou, who was still on the phone, "Shouldn't you give the boss an explanation?"
Lin Zhou was still answering the phone. No one knew what was said on the other end. He frowned, stood by the window with one hand on his waist, and listened without saying a word for a long time.
Zhang Shuai's roar interrupted him. He said in a deep voice to the other end of the phone: "Wait a moment, I'll call you back later!"
"Hey, don't hang up!" Li Jing hurriedly called out, "Was that Tian Xin's voice just now?"
"Yeah!" Lin Zhou replied.
"She's next to you?"
"Um!"
"Then give her the phone! I want to talk to her!"
"It's not convenient right now. Let's talk about it later if you have anything to say!"
Lin Zhou hung up the phone and turned around. His eyes were no longer gentle. He stared fiercely at the angry Zhang Shuai and said in a deep voice, "What do you want to explain?"
"What do you want to explain?" Zhang Shuai wheeled his wheelchair over to him and said, "You've known about the factory's cooperation for a long time, right?"
"Yes!" Lin Zhou replied in a deep voice.
"Then why didn't you tell the boss in advance?"
"Why tell her?"
"You're asking why?" Zhang Shuai was furious. "I handed the Boss over to you and asked you to take good care of her, and that's how you took care of her. You knew about this huge matter, but you kept it a secret from her, and you've been playing us around like crazy! What are your intentions?"
"What are my intentions?" Lin Zhou looked at Zhang Shuai, who was furious, and suddenly sneered: "Zhang Shuai, I thought you were just stupid, but at least you understand her, what she likes and what she hates.
But now it seems that you are not only stupid. You also don't understand her at all. You can't help her at all. You can only cause her trouble and make her sad..."
"Enough, stop talking..." Tian Xin shouted, interrupting Lin Zhou's next words.
The conference room suddenly became strangely quiet, and no one spoke anymore. She sighed, walked over to Liu Xin, who had been eating melon for a while, and whispered, "Liu Xin, I'm really sorry for today. Why don't you go eat first and we can get together another day!"
"How can that be?" Liu Xin walked between Lin Zhou and Zhang Shuai, acting as a peacemaker: "I finally understand, you two, this is all a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? I think he did it on purpose."
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"That's not true, big brother!" Liu Xin explained, "Becoming a third party was a last-minute decision made by Brother Lin last night. I was wondering about that. Just now, after listening to your conversation, I finally understood. Don't blame him!"
"Last night? Was it a last-minute decision?" Zhang Shuai quickly looked up at Tian Xin's face.
Tian Xin looked up at Lin Zhou, who was a head taller than her. Her eyes were filled with mixed emotions, and it was hard to tell whether it was surprise or astonishment. She said calmly, "Is this what you said yesterday that I would understand after the contract is signed?"
"..." Lin Zhou didn't answer, but kept looking into her eyes. Tian Xin was defeated and turned her eyes away from him: "Okay, I get it!"
She turned around and pushed the wheelchair: "Brother, let me take you home!"
"No hurry, it's not over yet." Zhang Shuai raised his head and said harshly to Lin Zhou: "You'd better stop hiding things from her. If I find out..."
"Zhang Shuai..." Lin Zhou couldn't help but say this. He turned around, took a deep breath, then leaned over, resting his hands on the wheelchair armrests. He looked at the equally enraged Zhang Shuai in front of him with a sharp gaze, and spoke word by word:
"Can you please be a man? If you really want to do good for her, please use your heart and your brain. Don't always think of solving problems with your fists. That's the way only idiots would use!"
"Stop talking! Go! Stop adding fuel to the fire!" Tian Xin reached out and tugged at Lin Zhou, trying to get him to leave. But she failed. Lin Zhou had no intention of leaving at all, and continued to stare at Zhang Shuai, who was also furious, with a stern look.
Zhang Shuai's eyes flashed with anger, and he clenched his fists unconsciously. "What did you say? Say it again?"
"I say, control your emotions and don't always think about using your fists... bang——"
Before Lin Zhou could finish his words, he was suddenly punched in the face...
The punch came unexpectedly, frightening Tian Xin and Liu Xin who were standing nearby.
Liu Xin quickly pulled Lin Zhou aside, and Zhang Shuai was also pushed to the other side by Tian Xin.
"Are you okay, Brother Lin?" Liu Xin said nervously, "We're all brothers. If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. Don't use violence..."
"Don't worry about it!" Lin Zhou interrupted him: "I'm afraid we can't get together today. It's not convenient for you to get involved in our affairs. Go first!"
"Uh... this..." Liu Xin glanced at the two people beside him with a bit of embarrassment: given the current situation, it really wasn't appropriate for him to stay any longer. He immediately said goodbye to them and left the meeting room.
After Tian Xin saw everyone leave, she scolded Zhang Shuai: "What are you doing? What are you crazy about?"
"I'm crazy? Listen to what he just said?" Zhang Shuai pointed at Lin Zhou and shouted angrily, "Boss, don't you find it scary? He did all this behind your back, playing us both around in circles? Aren't you worried at all?"
"What's there to worry about? What's he trying to achieve by doing this?" Tian Xin softened her voice and advised him, "Brother, our goal is the same. We both want the factory to get through this difficult time and sign the contract.
But what does this have to do with him? Why should he help us unconditionally? Who is benefiting from this matter, and who is contributing? Don’t you understand?”
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Zhang Shuai looked at Tian Xin in disbelief: "Are you speaking for him?"
"I'm just speaking the truth..."
"Don't explain!" Lin Zhou came over to interrupt Tian Xin, looked down at Zhang Shuai, and said in a deep voice: "Are you angry?"
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"If you're still angry, I don't mind taking a couple more punches from you..."
"Okay, stop talking!" Tian Xin advised.
"Don't worry about it, let him hit you." Lin Zhou leaned over and faced Zhang Shuai again: "If you think this will make you feel better, then come on!"
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The conference room was as quiet as still water, and the ticking sound of the clock on the wall could be clearly heard.
Zhang Shuai and Lin Zhou looked at each other, their eyes were extremely cold.
In this game between men, Zhang Shuai felt like he had completely lost. After staring at each other for a few seconds, he turned his head away and sighed: "Go away!"
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