Gong Che was surrounded by flatterers, and almost no one dared to go against his wishes.
"Friendly" is a word that has long been deleted from his dictionary.
In the cutthroat world of intrigue and backstabbing, friendliness is practically synonymous with hypocrisy.
No one is friendly to anyone for no reason. If someone is, then one of them will definitely suffer!
But when facing Lu Yi, he showed a rare friendly smile.
"From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to negotiate with me. You've corrupted Jingxi!"
Lu Yi did not respond.
With her eyelids lowered, she concealed the emotions in her eyes.
He did want to negotiate with someone, but there was nothing he truly wanted from the Lu family. Even if he came, it would be for someone else's sake.
Lu Baofei shifted the company's research and development focus entirely to medical devices.
Backed by the powerful Huo family, its market share has surpassed that of the Fan family.
Many of Fan's distributors and even end users have begun to waver when switching to new products.
Fan Shenglun's enthusiasm for Lu Yi's new project stemmed from his desire to pave a new path for the Fan family.
Lu Yi's cultivation of Consort Lu through the Huo family was also a long-term plan for the Fan family.
However, the current situation cannot be fully explained yet.
Lu Yi raised his eyelids. "Mr. Gong's life must be quite boring!"
His skillful control of tension and relaxation had completely piqued Gong Che's interest.
This ruthless figure who rose rapidly through the ranks of officialdom has to admire this college student in front of him.
If he hadn't had people repeatedly probe his background, Gong Che would never have believed that there could be such a composed young man in the world.
“Okay, let me answer you first… Grandpa Fan just spoke to me. He said your purpose is not to make money, but that you have other plans.”
Lu Yi nodded.
"I have done a lot of research and I am very confident in drones. This is also a breakthrough to break the foreign technology monopoly!"
"If you can loosen your stance and give domestic companies hope, you will be proud of it in the near future!"
Gong Che did not answer immediately.
A pair of dark eyes, hands clasped together, rubbing the space between his eyebrows with his thumbs.
"If someone partners with you and takes the lead, would you be okay with that?"
After saying that, he looked at Lu Yi calmly for a few moments, "Think carefully, the dominant consciousness... means that none of you can have access to the core technology, you can only..."
"I can't accept this!"
Lu Yi interrupted him decisively.
“No fool would accept borrowing money from our Minjia Company to have their eggs laid. What, you owe that person a favor, so you're taking on this thankless task?”
At this moment, Lu Yi finally understood.
Gong Che wasn't acting as a lobbyist for anyone.
It's likely that he's trying to gain more political leverage by standing on the side he's on.
The information Lu Yi obtained through Liang Shiyue, Gong Che had plenty of ways to find as well, and he also had a think tank around him...
Analyzing the future prospects of drones is a piece of cake!
Gong Che chuckled to himself.
"What if that person represents me?"
Lu Yi's gaze swept across his face, half believing and half doubting.
"I don't owe you anything, you have no leverage over me, and I won't do anything for anyone else!"
"Mr. Gong, I think our conversation should end now!"
The Lu family had already used coercion and bribery on him, and he was immune to it.
Gong Che works for the government, but surely they wouldn't force him to do something he doesn't want to do?
Lu Yi's patience ran out, and he suddenly stood up and walked to the door.
He spun the handle halfway around, when someone behind him suddenly said, "I haven't finished answering your question yet. Don't you want to know why I'm targeting you, and not Fan Shenglun?"
Lu Yi remained unmoved and twisted his hand all the way to the end. With just a little more force, he and Gong Che would completely break up.
"I handled Liang's matter..."
A strange airflow wafted through the cramped lounge.
Lu Yi finally understood why Gong Che had chosen this small storage room instead of the normal VIP lounge.
Either there's a recording device installed here, or...
He let go, turned his head, and stared at him with a puzzled look.
"You sent Xiaoyue abroad? Why did you do that to her?"
Liang Shiyue suffered so much criticism because of him, and thought that she had ushered in a turning point. Little did she know that the exchange student, which seemed like a windfall, was actually a trap!
The wound he dared not touch deep in his heart ached faintly. He had hidden her so well; he thought he was protecting her…
In an instant, his blood ran cold.
"Gong Che, do you know what you're doing? Liang Shiyue knows nothing. She's just a student!"
Lu Yi practically shouted it out in a hoarse voice.
"Of course I know, aren't you a student too?"
“I know her better than you do… She doesn’t need protection; she needs someone to stand with you and fight against the rumors.”
"Ha, I don't understand your love affairs, but I do know that this girl is stronger than you think!"
Gong Che reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette case.
Seeing the messy wooden chairs and tables around him, and the yellowed documents that had been stored there for who knows how long, he put the cigarette box back.
“Lu Yi, I know you have a keen eye for investment. If the Huo family hadn’t received your guidance, they wouldn’t have expanded to this size in such a short time!”
“I don’t doubt your loyalty to the country, nor your determination for the project, but this thing… without my endorsement, you can’t move an inch!”
“If we continue this stalemate, in the end, it will only be a case of the snipe and the clam fighting while a third party benefits. You don’t want to see this technology fall into the hands of others, do you?”
Gong Che's face was full of gentleness, and he no longer spoke in such an aloof manner.
But Lu Yi didn't want to listen anymore.
"To do this kind of thing to a girl, Mr. Gong, you're hardly a gentleman!"
Gong Che was taken aback for a moment, then shrugged and chuckled.
"A gentleman?"
"Lu Yi, Lu Yi, if I were a gentleman, the grass on my grave would be taller than you... You're still too green, admit it!"
“That girl from the Gu family was a bargaining chip for the Gu family to win you over. Fan Shenglun also wanted to find you a backer other than the Huo family, so you agreed to that marriage, even though you couldn’t accept it.”
"The fact that you agreed to something you wouldn't have accepted shows that you know how to weigh the pros and cons. In that case, I have a very good chance of winning!"
Lu Yi miscalculated.
But this time he was willing to admit defeat.
Gong Che, a man of unpredictable temperament, can be ruthless to the point of sparing even his own family members, let alone Liang Shiyue, who has no relation to him.
Lu Yi's face darkened. "Did you ask her to give me the information?"
Gong Che shook his head. "I had no contact with her. I just gave her school an exchange student spot and provided the school leaders with her exact ID number."
Lu Yi laughed in anger, "Just to blackmail me today?"
That's incredible!
"It wouldn't be considered blackmail, but it's hard for me not to take someone who can be listed on A website seriously. By the way, I avenged Minglang for you, so wouldn't you say I did you a favor?"
Gong Che smiled brightly, but in Lu Yi's eyes, he looked just like a wild, man-eating flower!
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