Chapter 1493 I Will Leave by Myself
Of course, when interacting with someone, it's not what they say, but what they do. Xiao Peng has long passed the stage in life where he will just believe what others say.
"Valalino." Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "You actually made a big mistake today."
"Hmm?" Valarino looked at Xiao Peng after hearing this and said, "I'd like to hear more about it."
Xiao Peng said, "If you want to cooperate with my fund, then you shouldn't come to me. All investments in our fund are under the sole responsibility of Swan, Zhang Qikun, and Fabian. I won't interfere with anything related to the fund."
After hearing this, Vallarino uttered an "Ah" but looked at Xiao Peng with distrust: "You won't participate in the management of a billion-dollar fund?"
Xiao Peng nodded seriously. "Indeed. I need to explain to you that this fund is said to be worth 1 billion, but I actually only took 500 million. The remaining 500 million was contributed by Fabian and Pascal to support me. Now, all investments of the fund are managed by Swan and Zhang Qikun, while Fabian is responsible for the final review. In fact, he doesn't manage the investments at all, at most he is a mascot. In addition, like other funds, it is regulated by several relevant French agencies to prevent money laundering and other activities. So you want my fund to invest in you? You need to convince Swan and Zhang Qikun, not me. This is the mistake you made today."
"You don't even manage a billion-dollar fund? Aren't you afraid that they will rob you?" Vallarino's eyes widened.
Xiao Peng shook his head. "They won't do that. They're not easily satisfied and they're all smart people. One billion sounds like a lot, and they're fully capable of stealing the money right under Fabian's nose. But as I said, they're smart people and know they'll lose more if they do that. And..."
"And?" Valarino asked doubtfully.
"Besides, my money is quite hot and not that easy to take." Xiao Peng said calmly after taking a sip of beer.
Vallarino nodded, understanding Xiao Peng's point. Even though he lived in Italy and Xiao Peng hadn't been there in a while, that didn't mean he wasn't aware of Xiao Peng's current reputation—otherwise, he wouldn't have come to Xiao Peng, even offering him a castle as a bargaining chip for his help. He'd been begging for so long, and now Xiao Peng was saying he wasn't responsible for the fund at all?
Even Shelfina didn't quite believe Xiao Peng's words: "Xiao, this is a billion-dollar fund after all, and you're so indifferent? You don't even care about it?"
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "Why should I care? This fund is originally intended to improve the security environment for Chinese people in France. After all, they are French, not Daxia people. If this fund really collapses, the unlucky ones will be the French, so I won't take it too seriously."
Shelfina's eyes suddenly lit up: "Xiao, you should join the LV Group. Let's join forces. I promise you..."
"Will my wealth increase?" Xiao Peng interrupted Shelfina. "Many people speculate about my exact wealth. In fact, I don't even know the answer. I only know that even if I work my ass off, I can never spend it all. So, why would I still value wealth? If I salvage a ship again, it's not for the money. I'm exploring history, discovering the truth, and enriching my own museum. Wealth is truly unimportant to me. So don't ask me about business investments. I'm really not interested. You have to know what you're good at and do your best."
Vallarino couldn't bear to hear any more. "Um, are Swan and Zhang Qikun on the boat?"
Shelfina answered this question: "There is no way Swan will get on this ship - Xiao will not let him come. After all, Swan's fiancée is Xiao Peng's ex-girlfriend."
"Is there a problem with this?" Vallarino asked, puzzled. "How magnanimous is Xiao? He's handing over his own fund to his ex-girlfriend's husband. How magnanimous is that?"
Shelfina rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Would you be okay with your girlfriend having sex with her lover in your bed?"
"Uh..." Vallarino choked and suddenly said, "It depends on who it's with. If it's with Xiao, I think I can still accept it. In fact, I thought about this before coming here. I wanted to invite Xiao to visit Italy. If necessary, I would... cough cough cough, after all, men are more interested in other people's wives, right? I was originally quite confident. After all, my current wife is quite beautiful, an Italian supermodel. But when I got on the 'Luna', I felt less confident - especially when I found that Xiao seemed to prefer older, mature women."
Xiao Peng felt like the veins on his head were about to pop out. The little bit of goodwill he had felt towards Valarino was now disappearing bit by bit. Damn, what are you saying?
It’s really exciting when you think about it!
But is this something that can be said openly? Doesn't it need to be done secretly to be exciting?
After hearing his words, Shelfina was also very angry: "Who are you calling old? Are you saying I'm old?"
Valarino nodded seriously: "You are indeed not young anymore. We have to face reality."
Shelfina's face turned green with anger.
This time it was Xiao Peng's turn to smooth things over: "Valalino, although Swann is not on the boat, Zhang Qikun is. You can talk to him about this matter."
Vallarino's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Xiao, who is Zhang Qikun?"
Xiao Peng looked around the bar: "He's not here now."
Vallarino said hurriedly: "I'll go find him!"
He was about to leave after he finished speaking.
Xiao Peng asked directly: "Where are you going? Do you know where to find him?"
Vallarino said, "No, no, no, I need to be prepared first. After all, Zhang Qikun is a professional investor, and I need to prepare enough information to convince him. I brought a lot of information this time, I will go back and sort it out before going to see him."
"Um..." Xiao Peng blinked. "Actually, I saw him just now, with a girl. He's probably somewhere 'discussing strangers'... Ugh! Discussing life! You probably won't find him."
Valarino was extremely anxious. "It's been so long, even if we were to discuss life, we're done. Shelfina, go play video games with Xiao Haohao! You should treat yourself better when you get older. Finding a young person to support you is a good choice. I'm leaving now!"
He actually left as soon as he said he would, leaving Xiao Peng confused.
"I don't understand this person." Xiao Peng shook his head.
Shelfina said, "Do you understand now why I divorced him?"
Xiao Peng nodded.
Suddenly, Shelfina pulled Xiao Peng away.
"Where are you going?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
"Didn't you hear what Valarino said? You should be nicer to yourself when you get older! Go to your room and play the video game!"
"Uh, let go!"
"Hmm? You're not going?"
"I mean, I can walk by myself..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com