Chapter 74
Ji Qian humiliatedly removed the shirt that was blocking the camera.
He also took away the props he had just taken out and was about to use for another shot.
He only had the last bit of stubbornness left.
When sleeping at night, Ji Qian wrapped himself in the quilt, without revealing a single layer of his body, showing his determination not to compromise with the dark forces.
Chi Ke curled his lips and turned off the monitoring software.
【k: Okay, I won’t look anymore, show your head. 】
It would be bad if you get yourself into trouble later.
So in this inexplicable war, Ji Qian lost miserably, and Chi Ke did not win a complete victory.
Fortunately, Ji Qian got up early and had to work, so the two of them temporarily stopped fighting.
Chi Ke hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time and slept until ten o'clock. When he finished washing up and went out, the cleaning lady had just gotten dressed and was ready to start work.
The short-haired aunt greeted with a smile: "Good morning, Mr. Chi."
Chi Ke nodded: "Good morning, Auntie."
The two aunts have been working here for half a year. Although we don't have much contact, we are quite familiar with each other.
Chi Ke didn't bother to care about his image in front of them. With a few messy hairs on his head, he walked to the kitchen counter and opened the refrigerator to look for breakfast.
After glancing around the refrigerator and not seeing anything that could be used as a ready-made breakfast, Chi Ke lazily clicked into the pinned chat box on WeChat.
【k: No food? 】
【The Great Gitzby: Ha.】
【K: Okay.】
【k: It’s okay if you don’t eat it. 】
[The Great Gitzby: You, this, is, a, threat! ]
[The Great Gitzby: In the new incubator next to the microwave! ]
[The Great Gitzby: /The panda is angry,jpg/]
Chi Ke successfully got his breakfast.
【k: Delicious.】
[The Great Gitzby: Really? Really? I'll make it for you next time!]
【The Great Gitzby retracts a message. 】
[The Great Gitzby: Oh, do you think I will calm down after receiving a compliment? This time I will definitely not let it go so easily / cold.jpg/]
Chi Ke laughed silently for a while.
Eating while chatting is very inefficient. He had just swallowed the last bite when the two aunts had already cleaned up and were ready to leave.
Chi Ke chatted with Ji Qian for a while, then got up and walked towards his bedroom.
【k: I wore the coat in your closet? 】
The weather has been cold recently, and he hasn't taken back many of his clothes. Now none of the coats in his closet are as warm as Ji Qian's.
[The Great Gitzby: Of course my clothes can be given to my husband to wear as he pleases~ I am not like some people who are reluctant to give me a few shirts. ]
Chi Ke lowered his eyes and looked at the pile of clothes in the corner of the closet.
How many pieces?
How nice of you to say that.
If the thief steals twice with this amount, he can be discovered even without surveillance.
[The Great Gitzby: Going out? Aren't you going to rest today? ]
【K: Well, I have something to do. You don’t have to wait for me for dinner tonight. 】
At the end of the year, everyone is busy.
Students have to prepare for the final exams, and horses have to meet their KPIs.
Unlike some people who easily collapse under pressure, the more things Chi Ke has to do, the calmer he can be and the higher his work efficiency.
He went to meet Ansel at noon, briefly discussed the recent business progress, and also selected several alternative sites for future use as office buildings.
In the afternoon, I went to Zhenting and took the initiative to stay with Mr. Leng for a while and talked about the future development of the startup company.
Chi Ke: "The research and business model have been basically finalized. I still prefer to provide financial services for the medical industry."
The money-making outlet in this world is around the "protagonist", which is quite different from his previous life. It took him a while to forget those familiar current affairs.
However, from the perspective of making money, this direction with relatively large start-up capital is not the best choice and the risk is also very high.
But this is the fastest way to establish a network with the medical industry.
He hopes that after selling Ji Qian Hospital, the resources in his hands will be able to seamlessly provide the other party with relatively free career development space.
The road is achievable, but it is difficult. If you do well, you will become rich, but if you do not do well, you will go bankrupt.
Leng Chengye nodded: "How many of you are working on this now?"
It is difficult to find partners for a startup, so Chi Ke was very cautious about this matter: "Four."
Ansel has been busy recruiting people recently.
"Be more careful and know the person's background and inside out." Chi Ke was very good at judging people. The old man was not worried about this and just mentioned it casually without saying anything else.
Rather than recruiting people, he is more concerned about preparing for financing.
"I know you have money in your hands, and the initial funds are not a problem, but in the future, if you want to expand the market to enterprises, you will definitely need financing." Leng Chengye said, "You are not the type to make plans at the critical moment. Do you have a goal now?"
"We are indeed not in a hurry to raise funds." Chi Ke does not want to lose absolute control of the company from the beginning. Starting without restrictions will give him more freedom. "I can't say I have a goal, but I am in contact with potential investors."
Leng Chengye asked knowingly, "Who?"
Chi Ke smiled and said, "Isn't this contact in progress?"
"Shao Pin." Leng Chengye knew that what he said was half true and half false, but he was still coaxed into a good mood and said cheerfully, "Are you going out to dinner with the old man from the Ji family tonight?"
Chi Ke was helpless: "I can't hide this from you."
The Ji family has developed well in the medical industry.
Ji Song's father has no business acumen. Like the Leng family, the person with the most say in the Ji family is still the old man. Both of them are worried about the future of their family.
Chi Ke went through a lot of trouble to get in touch with the old man. He deliberately made a big pancake for the old man to see, and finally aroused his interest. They made an appointment to have dinner together tonight.
In order to stop Ji Song and his parents from taking action against Ji Qian, we cannot rely too much on Leng Baiyao, Su Jinmian and Li Xiuming.
There was too much uncertainty. What if he broke up with Leng Boyao? What if Su Jinmian didn't win the family property? What if Li Xiuming got carried away and sold all his family property to become a food blogger?
It is better to rely on oneself than on others, so Chi Ke decided to take control into his own hands.
The old man of the Ji family didn't like Ji Song and other young people in the first place. If they stood on the same side of the scale of interests, the old man would suppress Ji Song without him saying anything.
However, Chi Ke knew that Ji Qian didn’t want to have anything to do with the Ji family, so he said “potential investor”.
Once he is on his feet, this line will no longer be needed.
It can't be considered as exploitation. It's just that the Ji family is paying back some of the debt to the original owner.
No matter how much the old man of the Ji family suppressed Ji Song, he just wanted Ji Song to stop making trouble and not to interfere with the research that the original owner had participated in.
It's ironic.
Obviously, these are things that the original owner shouldn't have to endure, but it takes so much effort to do them.
As for whether or not he would offend the Ji family by walking him away...
Chi Ke smiled as he poured tea for Leng Chengye, rubbing Leng Chengye's back until it felt hairy.
Of course he would not offend the old man of the Ji family.
Because he planned to push Leng Chengye out to take the blame when the time comes.
As long as the company develops rapidly enough and has good prospects, Leng Chengye will definitely be tempted to join in and compete with the one from the Ji family.
The two old men were not close friends, and it was good enough that they did not cheat each other, let alone be courteous.
He just sits on the mountain and watches the fight between tigers.
It sounds easy to say and the principle is simple, but it is not easy to put into practice.
If you make a mistake, you may end up offending both parties because of your calculations.
Chi Ke dares to take risks, but he will not take them rashly.
For example, now, he talked about these things with Leng Chengye without any hesitation, which was actually hinting at his own ambitions.
How could Leng Chengye not know that he had some little plan in mind?
Not pursuing the matter is actually tacit approval.
Whether he finds it interesting or worth watching, as long as the goal is achieved, Chi Ke doesn't care what he thinks.
Apparently, so is Leng Chengye.
Some things are enough for everyone to know, there is no need to delve into them.
To some extent, the two are birds of a feather.
Leng Chengye always felt that his eldest grandson Leng Baiyao was too stable and lacked the spirit of adventure. In comparison, he appreciated Chi Ke's bold yet meticulous style of doing things.
The old and the young chatted happily and several hours passed quickly.
Before leaving, Leng Chengye asked, "Yun Ting has been much more honest recently. Has he really let go of that little star?"
I really don’t love you anymore.
But to let go...
Chi Ke raised the corner of his lips: "Soon."
"I always trust you to do things." Leng Chengye nodded, with a complicated expression, "It's just that I haven't figured out how to arrange for him yet."
Management company?
He lacked ability, had a high opinion of himself, and was unwilling to learn in his own company or follow the path paved by the old man.
Study abroad?
He was not happy about it, thinking it was meaningless, and he himself was not the type to be humble and learn.
Chi Ke couldn't say directly that "he lacks social discipline", so he suggested implicitly: "Maybe we can give him a chance to prove himself."
The old man closed his eyes thoughtfully.
…
Leng Yunting, awakened from his dream, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the sofa, and breathed rapidly.
It’s strange, why am I dreaming about those days in college again?
I often had dreams about the past in G City, and I thought I was possessed by evil spirits because of the unfamiliar climate. Why can I still dream about the past after returning to S City?
Leng Yunting scratched his hair in annoyance.
He lived a very carefree life during the years he studied abroad in college.
No matter how lazy those students are, they will study all night long without sleeping when the final exam is approaching.
No matter what time he opens his eyes every day, the only thing he has to do is to think about where to go to have some fun next.
Looking back now, it seems that I didn’t feel any academic pressure at that time.
I'm not studying for a fake master's degree.
Leng Yunting lay back on the sofa, his arms resting on his eyes, and a blurry face suddenly appeared in his mind.
He searched his memory for a long time and finally matched the face with the name "Chi Ke".
...That's right.
I didn’t feel any academic pressure at the time, firstly because he learned things very quickly, and secondly because I had a dedicated “study partner” by my side who would pull me to do group assignments and stay up late to study with him before exams.
In a trance, Leng Yunting realized that he had completely lost the ability to connect the Chi Ke in his memory with the present Chi Ke.
He put down his hands and stared at the ceiling, feeling inexplicably nostalgic.
In fact, they had a pretty good relationship before returning to China.
When Chi Ke was with him, he felt very happy to have a companion.
But every time I ask Chi Ke to go out and play, he is not happy. He refuses to accept the gifts I buy because they are too expensive, he refuses to attend the banquet because there are too many people, and he doesn’t like to play the games because they are boring...
After being rejected repeatedly, Leng Yunting gradually lost his patience.
At that time, his life was all about playing and having fun. There was really nothing to say to such a person.
After returning to China, Chi Ke’s once dazzling halo as a “top student” seemed to fade rapidly overnight.
There is nothing wrong with the work, but there is nothing outstanding either.
For the gifted people who have already entered society, a "nerd" who only knows how to study hard and does not know how to adapt is no longer worthy of attention and appreciation.
As a result, "Chi Ke" became increasingly "insignificant" in his eyes, retreated to the margins step by step, and became an insignificant existence.
Leng Yunting didn't think he had any personal relationship with him, but recently he kept thinking about what happened back then.
No, how could there be no personal relationship?
The exhaustion of cramming, the embarrassment of going home in the rain, the rush of not being able to catch up with the morning class...
I can’t say that I remember these fleeting moments clearly; I seldom think of them, but once they pop up in my mind, they become like roots that cannot be shaken off.
At that time, Chi Ke's world revolved around him.
Leng Yunting felt a pain in his temples and couldn't help thinking about the temper he had lost with Chi Ke, the work he had arranged for him, and the pressure he had put on Chi Ke in the past few years. He suddenly felt absurd.
Especially after meeting Xu Lemian.
Why didn’t I realize before that Xu Lemian always specifically asked Chi Ke to do this and that?
He had long stopped paying attention to Chi Ke by then and didn't realize anything was wrong. Chi Ke always completed the tasks anyway, and he never considered whether the work was too much.
The more I think about it, the more I realize.
The past poured out like an unstoppable floodgate, and Leng Yunting sat on the sofa in a daze until his cell phone rang.
"Hello?" His voice was hoarse.
The first secretary said: "Boss Leng, you have a banquet at 7:30 tonight--"
"Pushed it." Leng Yunting answered subconsciously.
After saying that, he changed his tone: "Forget it, go ahead, come and pick me up."
He was the second son of Zhenting, and no one dared to say anything if he turned down a dinner party.
But he suddenly didn't want to be so willful anymore.
Leng Yunting went to the banquet in a not very good mood.
Unexpectedly, when I passed by the restroom, a waiter failed to hold the wine tray steadily and got his suit wet.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, sir!" The waiter widened his eyes in horror and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it!"
Leng Yunting looked at him indifferently and found that the waiter's eyes looked very much like Xu Lemian.
He was calm and reached out his hand, grasped the man's chin, and looked him over and over again.
So stupid.
Was I blind before?
As if he was curious about what he was thinking at the time, Leng Yunting said word by word: "What should I do? You can't afford the compensation."
…
"Boss Chi, the person you arranged has been taken away by Boss Leng."
Yizhu was a person Chi Ke started to train not long after he came here. He could be considered his confidant, so Chi Ke felt relieved to leave these matters to him.
"Have someone keep a close eye on it."
Chi Ke sat at the bar, frowning as he held the unpalatable hangover soup.
I had dinner with the old man of the Ji family in the evening and drank a little too much. I wasn't drunk, but I wasn't feeling well either.
Need to fix this before the doctor comes back.
In this way, when Ji Qian was walking around and preparing to start chatting, he could just casually say, "I don't want to either. Otherwise, how can I find a way to sober up as soon as I get back?"
He doesn't like to drink strange soups, and apple honey tea is the only hangover soup he can swallow.
Seeing his boss's face full of bitterness and resentment, the assistant couldn't help but persuade him, "Drink it quickly, boss. If it gets cold later, you'll have a stomachache again, and Doctor Ji will be even more manic when you come back."
Chi Ke: “.”
"I'm afraid of him?" Chi Ke said expressionlessly, "Have you been bribed by him?"
Ichisuke wisely kept silent.
Two minutes later, the fearless boss took the "poison" and drank it all.
Yizhu had worked with him for so long and had long been worried about his health. Seeing this, he took the bowl with relief: "Doctor Ji is Mr. Chi's first--"
Chi Ke said disdainfully: "Don't say the classic quotes from NPCs in domineering novels."
Yizhu regretfully suppressed his desire to act: "By the way, Boss, why did you arrange that person next to Mr. Leng? Wouldn't it make Mr. Leng rekindle his old feelings for Xu Lemian?"
Chi Ke said: “No.”
Leng Yunting is not so blind now. Seeing the "dark history" reappear will only make him more repulsed by Xu Lemian and more disgusted with himself during that period of time.
But Chi Ke’s purpose has never been to teach Leng Yunting to grow.
Realizing that you were a lunatic in the past is just a process to achieve your goal.
The original owner worked wholeheartedly for Leng Yunting and regarded Leng Yunting as a friend. This means that Leng Yunting might not have been particularly crazy for a period of time in the past. At least for the original owner, he was better than other bad people and bad things.
No matter how "good" the method is, in the final analysis, Leng Yunting is not completely innocent.
As a boss, he assigned unreasonable and exploitative work to his employees, causing them to be mentally and physically overworked and aggravating their depression; as a friend...
He never respected the original owner, nor did he consider the original owner as a friend.
The original owner was too sensitive and sincere in his feelings, and treated his work as his life.
Even the suicide note did not mention any resentment towards Leng Yunting and Xu Lemian.
Chi Ke acted ruthlessly towards Xu Lemian because Xu Lemian replaced the original owner's identity and pushed the original owner off the cliff repeatedly. As for Leng Yunting, he was really a little undecided.
It's not appropriate to take ruthless action, and it's not appropriate to just ignore it either.
After some hesitation, he decided to send Leng Yunting abroad.
If it were the former Leng Yunting, he would definitely come back immediately to ask for help if his career wasn’t going well.
After completely denying his past self, Leng Yunting still had the sanity to save face and would not come back until he achieved certain results.
Chi Ke was very curious about what the omnipotent Second Young Master Leng could accomplish if he completely left home.
And once you leave, it will take at least three to five years to recover.
If Leng Baiyao still couldn't hold on to his position as Zhen Ting's top leader by then, he could go to Ireland to accompany his appendix.
Seeing that he didn't intend to say more, the assistant didn't ask any more questions. After all, his boss must have a comprehensive plan in mind.
"Mr. Chi, do we need to put these in the refrigerator?" he asked, pointing at a large bag of supplies he had just bought from the supermarket.
"Well, thank you for your help." Seeing him take out a large bag of ice cream, Chi Ke couldn't help but said, "Give me a box, with lemon."
The assistant kindly reminded: "Doctor Ji will be back soon."
Chi Ke lowered his eyelids: "Don't worry about him."
“Ding ding!”
The door opened.
The hand that was handing over the ice cream froze in mid-air.
Ji Qian, whose eyes went dark as soon as he got home, said: “Tsk.”
Ichisuke respectfully handed the "stolen goods" to Dr. Ji and left trembling with fear under the contemptuous gaze of his boss.
“…”
Chi Ke: "I just plan to take a small bite."
Ji Qian walked over with a half-smile, bent down, and kissed him on the lips: "Did you drink a lot of wine?"
"I drank the hangover soup." Chi Ke sat there calmly, raised his head and kissed her back, "Didn't you taste it?"
"Not very obvious." Ji Qian held the back of his neck to prevent him from leaving, "Try it again."
Chi Ke didn't dodge, and sneered, "So cunning."
Ji Qian sucked on his lips for a while, then suddenly seemed to remember something, stepped back and stood up straight.
"That's not right." Ji Qian was depressed, "I'm not angry, am I?"
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