◇ Chapter 33 Holding Hands
The next day, Xie Yu contacted Xu Qingshan.
He had funds, but not much, and it was a drop in the bucket for the entire Xie family. Fortunately, Xu Qingshan still had some that could be put to use.
According to the original plot, in two months at most, Xie Yuanhai will be exposed to a shocking scandal and face the risk of imprisonment. Public opinion will be pressing, shareholders will flee, and the stock price will fall again and again. This may be a good opportunity for a reshuffle.
The two met at the hotel as usual. Before that, the system used excess computing power to simulate and analyze various possible outcomes and listed a practical plan.
When Xie Yu sat down opposite Xu Qingshan, explained his purpose to him, and discussed the feasibility seriously, Xu Qingshan showed suspicion and looked at him as if he had seen a ghost.
"No...Xiao Yu, are you serious?"
Xie Yu raised his eyebrows: "Of course I am serious."
Xu Qingshan watched his nephew grow up, and he knew better than anyone how hopeless Xie Yu was. In the past, he had a problem with bad temper and liked to beat people. Xu Qingshan had only three expectations for him: the first was that he didn't go to jail, the second was that he didn't go to a mental hospital, and the third was that he didn't get killed by Xie Yuanhai.
But now, Xie Yu was sitting upright and talking to him about business investment?
Xu Qingshan picked up the coffee and covered up his gaffe: "Why do you suddenly think of this? Aren't you not interested in taking over the company?"
I had no interest in it when I first returned to China, but it was only two months.
Xie Yu sighed: "There's nothing I can do. I still have to support my family."
Xu Qingshan sprayed a mouthful of coffee directly onto the table.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough." He took out two pieces of paper to wipe the table, his face full of disbelief, "What the hell?"
Xie Yu sighed and repeated: "I said, I want to support my family."
If the gap between him and Shen Ci is too big, he would also feel embarrassed.
Xu Qingshan: “…”
This famous doctor of psychiatry who studied in the United States felt dizzy and his brain seemed to be lacking oxygen. His eyes stayed on his nephew's young face, and he felt deeply confused and bewildered.
His grumpy, irresponsible nephew who failed his classes and never graduated from college actually has to consider supporting the family?
Xu Qingshan knew the relationship between Xie Yu and Shen Ci, and also knew that Shen Ci was liked by Xie Yu, otherwise his nephew would not have suddenly calmed down five years ago, and would not have left a fund specifically, asking him to take care of him. A few months ago, Xie Yu was hospitalized for bipolar disorder, and Shen Ci came to see him secretly. He also vaguely guessed it, but he didn't know that Shen Ci actually had such a great magic that Xie Yu was planning to concentrate on supporting his family.
Xu Qingshan was silent for a moment: "How far have you come to this?"
Xie Yu looked away and coughed: "...the step that must be taken by him."
Xie Yu is very conservative in nature. He and Shen Ci have hugged and kissed each other, lived in the house left by their mother, and exchanged jewelry with their names on them. In this life, he must be with Shen Ci.
At this point, Xu Qingshan had nothing to say. He looked through his nephew's plan and didn't see any problems. Besides, he was really an outsider when it came to funds and stocks, not as good as Xie Yuchenci, so he nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, Xu Qingshan took out his computer and asked Xie Yu to make another test report.
Xie Yu readily agreed.
He had been exaggerating the situation before, but in fact, the confusing and painful experience in high school had long passed. With Xie Yu's open-mindedness, he would not have been stuck in it for so many years.
He quickly checked all the options and clicked Submit. Xu Qingshan reviewed them one by one and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Bipolar disorder is difficult to cure, especially bipolar disorder caused by childhood trauma like Xie Yu. The symptoms often last a lifetime. However, Xie Yu's evaluation shows that he has a good and optimistic mentality, just like a normal person, or even better. He will no longer engage in self-abuse and self-mutilation.
Xu Qingshan pushed his glasses and smiled sincerely: "Congratulations, it looks like you won't have to come to Qingshan Hospital anymore."
What happened to his sister Xu Qingping was a thorn in Xu Qingshan's heart, and the child left by his sister was another thorn. Xu Qingshan himself had no children, so it was Xie Yu's uncle who was also his half guardian. The reason why Xu Qingshan went to another country and chose to pursue a doctorate in psychiatry was somewhat related to Xie Yu, and now, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked into the distance at the horizon, towards the direction of Qiongshan Mountain, feeling a little disappointed for a moment: "In this way, I have finally gotten an explanation."
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Two months later, Xie Yuanhai was indeed involved in a shocking scandal.
It was said that he participated in some parties involving minors. In the circle, people play around and no one crosses this red line. This was the first time for Xie Yuanhai, and it caused a sensation in an instant.
Once Xie Yuanshan died, everyone pushed him down. The Xie family already had countless enemies, not to mention that Xie Yuanhai had set up a living target for people to hit. Various families came out one after another, and public opinion was in an uproar. The authorities directly intervened and opened a case for investigation. With conclusive evidence, they detained the person at the company meeting.
Within a few months, two chairmen resigned abnormally in succession, and the Xie Group was inevitably severely damaged, and all kinds of rumors spread.
Since Xie Yuanhai took over, the veterans left by Xie Yuanshan had been washed out. Now time is short, and his own confidants have not been cultivated yet. There is no leader, and the leadership is full of holes, leaking everywhere like a sieve. People in the company are panicking, retail investors sell off shareholders and flee, and the once prosperous group is almost on the verge of delisting in an instant.
As the stock price plummeted, a certain account went against the trend and bought in large quantities. After the situation stabilized, everyone looked around and found that the source of the account was actually Xie Yu.
This young master who had just returned from studying abroad and had never been involved in the company's affairs actually had thundering methods. In just a few months, he led the restructuring of equity and became another elusive top upstart in Jiangcheng.
Xie Yu was so busy that he had no time to rest.
With his own means, he would not be able to take over the company in a short period of time, but he had a cheating tool, the system.
Although the system usually looks unreliable and like artificial intelligence, it comes from the era after the technological explosion and has a very large and complex database. The system's computing power can help it quickly locate relevant parts in redundant data and respond to the host.
Xie Yu already had relevant knowledge, and this gave him even more advantage. In just a few months, he secured the top spot in the Xie family amidst everyone's surprise and suspicion.
The remaining shareholders happily accepted this decisive young man. After all, his methods were no less than those of Xie Yuanshan and Xie Yuanhai. In order to show their sincerity in surrendering, they even held a cocktail party for Xie Yu in the same hall where Xie Yuanshan's memorial service had been held.
Only this time, the solemn decorations were replaced with gold and red, and the young man who could only sit on the edge at his father’s memorial service, this time appeared in the center of the venue.
Xie Yu wore a pure black tuxedo with gold buttons, and his usually casual hairstyle was carefully groomed. He politely dealt with various shareholders and seemed humorous and talkative, but when no one was paying attention, he frequently checked his watch and seemed quite absent-minded.
The system took advantage of the fact that no one could see it and kept looking out the door. When it saw someone, it flew back and said in a brisk tone, "Hey host, your wife is here."
Shen Ci came to discuss business on behalf of his company.
In the eyes of others, Xie Yu and Shen Ci were a relationship full of new hatred and old grudges, and they were at loggerheads with each other, wishing to bite each other to death. They had more or less heard about the sponsorship, and based on what Young Master Xie had done back then, Shen Ci would definitely not forgive him.
Later, when Xie Yu returned to China, there were rumors in Jiangcheng that Shen Ci blocked the door and beat Xie Yu several times to vent his anger. The evidence was that Xie Yu lived in an old and dilapidated house in a certain urban area, and Shen Ci brought people in and out of the community many times, suspected of provoking him, and the bright red plastic bag in his hand was suspected to contain sticks and weapons.
There were also eyewitnesses who said that when Xie Yu went out to throw away the garbage, there was blood on the garbage. It was suspected that he was beaten and bleeding and had no money to treat the illness, so he dealt with it himself at home.
In response, Xie Yu remained silent.
He and Shen Ci reviewed the situation later and concluded that the sticks in the plastic bag were fish heads and yams newly bought from the market. They stewed fish heads with tofu and yam pork ribs that day.
As for the bloody garbage, that is the blood from thawing beef.
Therefore, when Shen Ci appeared at the banquet, everyone held their breath.
They watched as Shen Ci walked through the crowd and sat next to Xie Yu. The two of them nodded and greeted each other officially and politely, and then began to discuss business issues.
Xie Yu and Shen Ci are both new rich people in Jiangcheng, each with a company under their name. The two of them went back and forth, arguing fiercely and refusing to give in. They raised their eyebrows and sneered from time to time, making the shareholders nearby sweat profusely.
"From my personal point of view, this proposal may not be in the interests of both parties...hiss——"
Someone immediately stepped forward and asked, “What happened to Mr. Shen?”
Shen Ci frowned slightly, looking annoyed: “The tea is a little hot, it burned my tongue.”
Through the tablecloth, he gently kicked Xie Yu's leg.
At some point, Xie Yu's pointed leather shoes went straight up along his legs and stopped just a few inches away.
Xie Yu smiled: "Mr. Shen is right, but I have different opinions on some things, uh——"
There was chaos around him: "Boss Xie?! Boss Xie, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Xie Yu forced a smile. "The pastry is a little cold, it's frozen."
Shen Ci didn't know when he made a move, and his toes rubbed in along the slit of his suit pants.
The two of them talked back and forth, veins popped out on Xie Yu's forehead, and Shen Ci's brows were furrowed and cold. After a meeting, Xie Yu's tie was crooked, and Shen Ci's glasses chain was tilted. Both of them were sweating, and their foreheads were wet.
Shen Ci dragged the chair away with a bang and said coldly: "Excuse me, I have to go and take care of my appearance."
He left accompanied by his assistant.
Xie Yu sat there for a while, then stood up and smiled: "Excuse me, I have to change my clothes too."
He took the towel from his assistant.
The two bosses left one after another, and the cold atmosphere in the venue suddenly disappeared. Someone looked at the direction they left and couldn't help but sighed: "What a hearty debate!"
No one knew that the two who had just been rubbing their heads against each other were in the hotel suite upstairs three hours ago. They hugged and kissed. Xie Yu even pressed Shen Ci against the French window, facing the busy traffic outside. Looking at the panicked eyes of the person in his arms, Xie Yu kissed the top of his head and comforted him, "It's okay, the glass is one-way."
Shen Ci then relaxed.
So much so that when the banquet time came, Xie Yu was still not satisfied, and Shen Ci still felt uncomfortable.
The cocktail party comes with several independent dressing rooms, and the backstage of the dressing rooms is connected to the corridor leading all the way to the hotel rooftop.
Xie Yu and Shen Ci did not discuss with each other, but walked out from the backstage at the same time. Waiters were coming and going in the corridor from time to time, so they pretended not to know each other and went up to the rooftop one after another.
Xie Yu unbuttoned his suit, the rustling wind lifted the hem of his suit, and he stretched out his hand to Shen Ci: "Come."
As soon as Shen Ci came up, Xie Yue grabbed his shoulders and held him in his arms. The winter sun was warm, and the person in front of him was also warm. He sighed comfortably and complained in a low voice: "What's wrong with you recently? Why are you working so hard?"
Xie Yu has been busier than him recently. He has been away from home and has not been on the go. He still managed to spare four or five hours to meet him before the banquet today, and he couldn't stop once they met.
At the beginning, Xie Yu worked seriously. Chen Ci felt that he had stayed at home for too long and it would be good for him to do some career. At that time, Xie Yu's lazy image was too deeply rooted in people's minds. Chen Ci didn't think he would work too hard, so he let him do whatever he wanted, as he would get enough money anyway.
Who knew that Xie Yue would become more and more aggressive, and in the end, he actually sat firmly on the top spot.
While Shen Ci was surprised, he was also happy for Xie Yu. He had read Xie Yu's two academic records and knew that he was never a good-for-nothing young master. But when Xie Yu became as good as him later, Shen Ci was vaguely worried.
If he didn't have the financial advantage, would Xie Yu still need him so much?
Chen Ci knew that this mentality was not good, but he couldn't control it. He had received too little love, and this one was too precious, so he couldn't help but worry about gains and losses.
It only took Xie Yu two days to find out that something was wrong. He tricked Shen Ci out and fed him two sips of wine. Shen Ci dazedly told him everything that was in his heart, and then he was held on the back of the neck and kissed thoroughly.
Xie Yu's original words were: "I have to find a way to stop you from having these random thoughts."
...Well, I'm not having any random thoughts, but my method is a bit strange.
A year ago, they were strangers in this hotel, a year later, they hugged and kissed in this hotel.
The hotel rooftop was windy, the north wind whistled past, it was strangely cold, Shen Ci couldn’t help but hug her tighter: “How long will you be busy?”
They are still in the honeymoon period. It is torture no matter how you think about it, they cannot buy groceries with their lover every morning, make soup with their lover at noon, or walk hand in hand together in the evening.
Xie Yu said: "I'm taking a leave of absence next month, for one month."
"……you?"
Shen Ci looked up at him, a little dazed.
Xie Yu took out a small brown paper bag from behind him and sighed: "Why do I work so hard? It's just to stand with you."
He handed the cowhide bag to Shen Ci: “Open it and take a look?”
Although he looks uninhibited, Xie Yu is extremely traditional in some things, even conservative and stubborn. If he likes someone, he will prepare all aspects, stand on the same position with the other person and look at each other as an equal, then hold his lover's hand and continue the next step of the journey.
Shen Ci held his breath and opened the paper bag.
There was a pair of rings in the velvet silk box.
They are all simple and elegant styles, with names engraved on the inner circle.
Xie Yu: “Try it?”
They put rings on each other, as if leaving another brand, and from then on, you are in me and I am in you.
Xie Yu asked: "Where do you want to go next month?"
He took leave on purpose.
Shen Ci has hardly ever left Jiangcheng. There are so many interesting places in the world, but he thought about it and said, “Go to your school abroad.”
I want to see the teachers he studied with, the corridors he walked along, and want to know what Xie Yu was doing during the five years when they were apart.
Xie Yu laughed: "Okay, I'll book a plane ticket when I get back."
They spent some time together on the rooftop, until it seemed like they were leaving for too long, and they reluctantly returned to the banquet.
They returned to the negotiating table.
Before, only the legs were hidden under the tablecloth, but now the hands were hidden in the sleeves as well.
Neither Shen Ci nor Xie Yu would deliberately give in at work; they were evenly matched opponents, and this was recognition and respect.
After all, Shen Ci had a few years more experience, and Xie Yu had a system, so he was occasionally speechless. He looked at the energetic young man across the table, and remembered that Shen Ci in the novel was severely depressed, and even after taking medicine, he still couldn't control it, just like the ending of The Walking Dead, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
——This beautiful yet fragile porcelain was finally well protected in his arms, intact and shining.
But as he admired and sighed, he also felt a strong hatred for it.
Xie Yu faced the other party's questioning, secretly raised his eyebrows, and thought to himself: "Okay, this eloquence is really good."
Shen Ci suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He met Xie Yu's half-smile, as if he vaguely understood the meaning of that smile.
——"Now, we will show you as many different arguments as you can make. How do you think?"
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