Chapter 112.
In the elegant and generous office, one can see downstairs through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Qian Yirong looked at the bustling traffic which was completely different from the previous quietness, but she was thinking about what Shen Tianxing had said just now.
Although Qian Yirong would not rashly join the plan against the Mu family just because of the information revealed by Shen Tianxing, but after Shen Tianxing's action, Qian Yirong also knew that the conflict between the four major families was almost about to come to light.
It was clear that they were maintaining a false balance before. I don't know what happened that made the Shen family decide to take action against the Mu family. After all, Shen Tianxing came to invite her. To put it bluntly, he was ready to take action and also wanted to drag Qian Yirong into the water as a shield.
But if Qian Yirong doesn't join, the Shen family doesn't seem to have any intention of stopping. However, when the Shen family really joins forces with the other two families to swallow up the Mu family, Qian Yirong will become the next target of those families who have tasted the sweetness.
After all, although Qian Yirong's company has huge development potential, it will still take some time to catch up with the several families that have been operating for generations. The reason why they didn't take action against Qian Yirong before was that they were worried that Qian Yirong would be destroyed and one of their families would be hurt and fall into a disadvantage.
But now that they can unite to swallow up the Mu family, they can naturally unite to swallow up Qian Yirong's company. After all, the development project in the east of the city is a gold mine that can generate continuous profits and is completely worth the risk.
Qian Yirong had never thought that she and the Mu family would become so interdependent. Only if the Mu family could withstand the engulfment of the other three families could she have enough time to develop.
However, Qian Yirong did not want to get involved in the internal fighting among the four major families. It seemed that she had to find a way to leak the Shen family's plan to the Mu family, letting them fight each other. Maybe in the end Qian Yirong could reap the benefits.
However, she had to do it perfectly, otherwise she would become the target of concentrated fire before the Mu family fought with the other three families. So Qian Yirong did not act rashly and handled the work at hand step by step.
By the time Qian Yirong finished the work at hand, it was almost time to get off work. Qian Yirong found that Shen Tianxing's sudden visit had delayed her for some time, so she had not contacted Xu Baiqing much today.
After sending a message to Xu Baiqing and confirming that she could also get off work on time, Qian Yirong drove to Qian's to pick her up. Of course, Qian Yirong did this to support Xu Baiqing.
After all, Ruan Rongzhen is about to leave Qian's, and Xu Baiqing has little experience. Others don't know her strength, so they will inevitably have the idea of fooling her and neglecting her. Qian Yirong's car pick-up and drop-off expresses her importance to Xu Baiqing. In this way, other people's attitude towards Xu Baiqing will also become serious.
"Rongrong, have you been waiting for a long time?" Xu Baiqing opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat, asking a little embarrassedly.
"No, I just arrived too," Qian Yirong replied gently. She said, "Do you want to go back and eat, or find a restaurant outside?"
"Let's find a quiet restaurant to eat on the way." Xu Baiqing said after thinking for a while.
Like Qian Yirong, she doesn't like having outsiders where they live, so apart from regularly inviting cleaning staff to the villa, there is no one else at home. So if they have time, they cook their own meals.
But now both of them are a bit busy. Instead of dragging their tired bodies to cook, it is better to eat outside and then go back. It’s just dinner anyway, so there is no need to worry too much.
Qian Yirong had no objection, so the two of them found a quiet restaurant, filled their stomachs, and then returned to the villa. While eating, Xu Baiqing noticed that Qian Yirong seemed to be worried.
However, because they were outside, Xu Baiqing did not ask in detail, but she wanted to help Qian Yirong solve her problems, so after returning, she naturally took Qian Yirong to the hall.
"Rongrong, I noticed that you seemed to have something on your mind while we were eating just now. Can you tell me?" Xu Baiqing pulled her to sit on the sofa and asked seriously.
“Actually, I didn’t mean to hide it from you…” Qian Yirong didn’t think that the Shen family’s plan for the Mu family was something that couldn’t be told to Xu Baiqing, so she told Xu Baiqing everything about Shen Tianxing coming to the company to look for her for cooperation today, and her subsequent analysis of the matter.
"Rongrong, I think you are right." Xu Baiqing thought of Shen Tianxing, whom she had met a few times but left a deep impression on her. Unlike the simple and easy-to-understand Mu Zexuan, Shen Tianxing always acted unfathomable, and what he said must not be completely believed.
"So I'm troubled now. The Shen family's conspiracy is an open one. If I don't participate and reap the benefits, then I will definitely be the next target. But if I participate, there's no guarantee that the Mu family won't use me as a target for venting their anger when they're attacked. Maybe not only will I not get any benefits, but I'll even be hurt." Qian Yirong said in embarrassment.
Ever since Shen Tianxing came to her and told her about this matter, she could no longer stay out of it. This was also the reason why Qian Yirong was in a dilemma. Moreover, no matter whether she participated in this matter or not, she would be drawn into the vortex, and what she got by force would be completely different from what she got on her own initiative.
"Rongrong, I understand your concerns." After hearing Qian Yirong's words, Xu Baiqing understood her dilemma. However, she said, "I have a way to make the Mu family turn their attention to the other families."
"What do you mean?" Qian Yirong's eyes lit up and she immediately asked.
Xu Baiqing looked at Qian Yirong expectantly, and her sense of accomplishment was overwhelming. She said, "Have you forgotten the phone Mu Zexuan left for me?"
"You mean you're here to reveal the news to him?" Qian Yirong immediately thought of what Xu Baiqing was planning to do, but she said with some worry, "Perhaps Mu Zexuan will believe you, but if the news leaks, the other families might retaliate against you."
"I'm sure Mu Zexuan won't tell anyone about me, and by that time they'll probably be too busy to bother me. Besides, I have you, Rongrong. I believe you will protect me." Xu Baiqing winked at Qian Yirong playfully and said.
"Of course I will protect you, but you can't be on guard against thieves all day long. If someone wants to hurt you, they will always find a loophole, but I can't stay by your side 24 hours a day." Qian Yirong said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I will be careful." Xu Baiqing comforted the worried Qian Yirong.
Qian Yirong also analyzed from Xu Baiqing's attitude that she was determined to do this matter, and she could only make up her mind to protect Xu Baiqing. Xu Baiqing naturally noticed the softening of Qian Yirong's attitude, and she immediately became happy.
She originally thought that it would take some time to help Qian Yirong, but she didn't expect that she would have the opportunity to help Qian Yirong so soon. She also knew that if Qian Yirong could profit from this matter, it might save her several years of development time.
After the two of them discussed the line of speech, Xu Baiqing went to the study and took out the mobile phone that Mu Zexuan had given him before, and then called him. The phone rang once and was immediately picked up, as if Mu Zexuan had been waiting for Xu Baiqing's call.
"Bai Qing?" Mu Zexuan's unbelievable and tentative voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's me." Xu Baiqing responded. She turned on the speakerphone, so Qian Yirong, who was sitting next to her, listened quietly with bated breath.
"You finally called me. How is it? Did Qian Yirong bully you? I heard that you went to Qian's company. Did you put forward any conditions to Qian Yirong?..." Mu Zexuan couldn't wait to ask questions one after another after hearing Xu Baiqing's voice.
"You asked so many questions, which one should I answer?" Xu Baiqing interrupted his endless chatter and said, "To make a long story short, I overheard Qian Yirong and Shen Tianxing's phone call, and they seemed to be planning to take action against the Mu family."
"Impossible!" Mu Zexuan didn't expect to hear such news, and his first reaction was disbelief.
"I heard it with my own ears," Xu Baiqing interrupted Mu Zexuan's self-deception and said, "Qian Yirong is still considering whether to agree to Shen Tianxing's plan to join the Mu family, but I can hear from her tone that she is tempted. You'd better investigate as soon as possible."
"...I understand," Mu Zexuan replied after a pause, and then he quickly cheered himself up and said, "You risked being discovered by Qian Yirong to contact me for my sake. Bai Qing, you care about me too, right?"
Listening to Mu Zexuan's excessive self-awareness, Qian Yirong couldn't help rolling her eyes. She was thinking too much. Xu Baiqing had no time to care about him during this period. If it weren't for Shen Tianxing's matter, let alone taking the initiative to contact him, he would have probably forgotten about him long ago.
"We're just classmates. I don't want you to get backstabbed. Don't overthink it." Xu Baiqing found Qian Yirong's reaction adorable. She didn't have the time to deal with Mu Zexuan. She denied him any overthinking. Since she had already revealed the news to him, Xu Baiqing naturally prepared to hang up the phone. Of course, she still needed to give him a few more words of advice before hanging up. She said, "Don't tell anyone else. You got this information from me."
"I know, then..." Mu Zexuan knew what Xu Baiqing was worried about, and he had no intention of telling anyone about Xu Baiqing. When he was about to say something, Xu Baiqing hung up the phone.
Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Mu Zexuan looked a little lonely, but he soon cheered up. The information Xu Baiqing revealed to him was very important. Mu Zexuan smelled the scent of impending storm. If it was not handled properly, the Mu family might be eaten up.
Mu Zexuan originally wanted to tell his father the news immediately, but thinking of his father's subtle attitude towards him, Mu Zexuan finally went to find his grandfather and told Grandpa Mu the news he had received.
Mr. Mu was in a very good mood because his grandson came to see him, but he didn't expect to hear such news. The expression on his face completely disappeared, and he looked very majestic without even being angry.
"Zexuan, where did you get this news? Are you sure it's true?" Grandpa Mu said in a deep voice.
"You can't tell grandpa the source of the news, but I'm sure it's true." Mu Zexuan said seriously without avoiding Grandpa Mu's eyes.
"...Go and find Luo Feng for me." Now is not the time to worry about where his grandson got the information from. Grandpa Mu needs someone he can trust to investigate, he said.
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