Chapter 15: Looking at the Dog
Zhu Linbin certainly understood the innuendo in Qi Yanxue's story.
But in the final analysis, Qi Yanxue is an outsider after all. No matter how clearly Qi Yanxue knows about the Zhu family's affairs, he can only know some one-sided things.
Zhu Linbin ignored him and replied with a smile, "Boss Qi is in a good mood today. He even has time to tell stories to a middle-aged man like me. How about we talk about work?"
Qi Yanxue was in a good mood today and was unusually patient with him. "Let's talk about cooperation. What do you think, Dean?"
Zhu Linbin picked up the thermos cup beside him and unscrewed it slowly. "Logically speaking, my daughter likes you, so I should agree to you. This way, my daughter will be happy. According to the conditions, I am indeed the one who benefits."
He paused, took a sip of tea slowly, and said something without reason: "But home is always the best safe haven, so there is no need for Mr. Qi to worry about this."
Just as he finished speaking, a nurse knocked on the door and reminded him, "Director, you have an operation starting in 20 minutes."
Dean Zhu stood up and extended his hand to the door to see the guest off. "I have another operation to attend to. Please excuse my poor hospitality."
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Qi Yanxue got into the car, unbuttoned two suit buttons with one hand, and dialed his secretary on his cell phone.
After two seconds of ringing, the person on the other end answered and said respectfully, "Mr. Qi."
Qi Yanxue leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the dwindling "Zhu Yuan" (the word "wish"), "I want to know who in the Zhu Group filled that 50 million yuan hole."
Secretary Qin: "Okay, Mr. Qi."
Qi Yanxue hung up the phone, rubbed his eyebrows, and a small part of the teeth marks covered by his shirt were revealed. He suddenly laughed out of anger.
Even when drunk, she would bite him. How much she hates him.
The Zhu family is really not a good person at all.
Feeling restless, Qi Yanxue closed his eyes and rested while the car stopped downstairs of Qi Group.
Qi Yanxue had just gone upstairs and entered the office when there was a knock on the door.
Secretary Qin walked in and handed over a cup of coffee: "Mr. Qi, the deficit of the Zhu Group has not been filled yet."
Qi Yanxue took off his suit jacket and put it on the back of the chair, then rolled up his shirt twice: "Okay, I got it, it's okay."
Qin Mi glanced at the teeth marks on the man's wrist and was stunned for a second.
Qi Yanxue sat down, took a sip of coffee, and asked him, "Anything else?"
Qin Mi came back to his senses and said calmly: "It's okay."
Qi Yanxue glanced at him and said, "Why don't you leave if you have nothing to do? Are you free lately?"
The worst thing to do at work is to let your boss know that you are idle.
Qin Mi shook his head like a dice and hurriedly retreated.
After everyone left, Qi Yanxue turned the back of his chair and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. The tall buildings were scattered in an orderly manner, and the prosperity and splendor became even more dazzling with a ray of sunlight.
Apart from Zhu Shouwen, he couldn't think of anyone else who could fill the gap in the money for Zhu Group.
But Zhu Shouwen is a person who values profit over affection. From the perspective of a capitalist, he would not add this money for no reason, and he would not help even if it was his own brother.
Who else could it be but him?
Qi Yanxue tapped the table with her fingertips, occasionally, like the ticking of a pointer, which made people feel calm.
The office was quiet again.
Qi Yanxue's fingertips paused in the air, and a person's name emerged in his mind. Thinking of this, he dialed a phone number.
"Lu Guanqi, have you sold the copyright for Zhu Wendong's book?"
"She sold it a long time ago. The day she and Kaisong couldn't reach an agreement, she sold it to another company."
Qi Yanxue asked again: "How many books has she written in total? Have they all been sold?"
"I think so. She's a well-known writer in the industry. Every book she writes sells like hotcakes. She's incredibly popular and has high commercial value."
As the copyright manager, Lu Guanqi knows these things very well, and what he says should be true.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"It's okay, I understand."
After Qi Yanxue hung up the phone, an absurd idea popped up in his mind.
Zhu Shouwen may be asking his stepdaughter to pay for this money.
So Zhou Jinxiu was right. If Zhu Wendong came back at this time, he would probably have a hard time.
How could Zhu Wendong pay for such a huge sum of money? Even if she typed until her keyboard smoked, she couldn't pay for it with the novels she wrote.
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Zhu Wendong and Qiao Shizhu met at a treasure noodle restaurant hidden in an alley.
This noodle shop is not well-known, has a small flow of people, is well hidden, and its noodles are chewy and delicious.
The two of them used to often meet here to eat.
Qiao Shizhu pointed outside the store and said, "I just saw a Cullinan parked outside. Is that yours?"
Zhu Wendong mixed the steaming noodles, added a little vinegar, and nodded: "I only have the right to use the car that Zhu Shouwen gave me when I was eighteen."
“…”
Zhu Shouwen is a person who always remembers that he is just a stepfather.
Qiao Shizhu took off her mask and sighed, "After all these years, your habit of adding vinegar to noodles hasn't changed."
Zhu Wendong shook his head: "Habits are not people, why would they change?"
The content suddenly reached a new level.
Qiao Shizhu slurped her noodles and gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of a novelist, the words she speaks and the farts she lets out are just different."
Zhu Wendong: “…”
It doesn't seem to have reached that level.
Qiao Shizhu thought of something important and pulled out a card from her bag. "Oh, right, I asked someone to help me find out the exact amount of money the Zhu Group lost recently. I also added my savings over the years and asked others to chip in a little. It's not quite enough, but any help is appreciated."
She placed the card on the table and pushed it forward: "Zhu Shouwen is a profit-seeker. It's not easy to get 5% of the shares from him."
"Let me make it clear first, you are not allowed to refuse. When you become a rich woman in the future, just remember to support me. Don't forget me when you become rich."
After listening to the long string of words, Zhu Wendong stood there in a daze, tears welling up in his eyes.
She has said all the good and bad things, what else can I say?
Zhu Wendong raised her eyes. If she cried, Qiao Shizhu would definitely laugh at her when she recalled it later. After a long pause, she said, "When I become rich, I will be the first to support you."
After that, the two chatted for a while and the atmosphere returned to its previous noisy state.
Qiao Shizhu had to go back to film, so after eating the noodles, she was taken back to the crew by her assistant.
Zhu Wendong drove Cullinan back to Biesong. As soon as he entered the community, he saw the familiar big white dog and the tall and upright figure.
The man was wearing an American jacket and casual pants, with his hands in his pockets and a dog leash hanging on the exposed half of his wrist. He was surrounded by a group of aunts and uncles. I don't know what he was saying, but he made everyone around him laugh.
He himself was nonchalant, with just a slight smile on his lips, looking a bit casual and unruly.
In Zhu Wendong's impression, Qi Yanxue seemed to have always been liked by the elders. He was liked by teachers in high school and professors in college. He could add some brilliance wherever he went.
Zhu Wendong was a little distracted and couldn't help but slow down the car, accidentally blocking the single lane leading into the community.
She came to her senses only when a car behind her honked its horn.
Coincidentally, this sound attracted attention from afar. Qi Yanxue took a deep look at the Cullinan and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Zhu Wendong sped up and didn't breathe a sigh of relief until a figure disappeared from his sight.
Why do I feel like a guilty thief?
She hadn't done anything wrong just now; she just glanced at her neighbor's big white dog.
That’s right, it’s the dog!
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