In a coffee shop.
"Why won't this unfilial son answer the phone?"
Chen Lu muttered something as he put down the phone and turned his gaze toward a boy his age walking toward him.
The boy had a buzz cut and wore black-rimmed glasses; his eyes were filled with fear when he saw him.
These were among the earliest employees of his Polaris company, and also the culprits behind Polaris's near collapse.
Li Yang.
It was he who stole Polaris's core data and transferred it to the Lin Group, causing Rebirth Cell to seem to live in someone else's shadow, always lagging behind in everything it did, and ultimately being forced to transform, even giving up a portion of its shares to Tencent.
Chen Lu's reason for meeting him this time was very simple: he just wanted to extort some more information from him before the news of his company withdrawing the lawsuit spread.
He was also one of the defendants; Chen Lu called him, so he had no choice but to come.
As soon as Li Yang sat down, Chen Lu pushed a cup of coffee over and said with a slight smile:
"Were you so convinced from the beginning that my company would not survive?"
Li Yang's hand, which was reaching for the coffee, hung in mid-air, awkwardly crossed together. He looked away, speechless.
Chen Lu noticed a hint of guilt flash in the other person's eyes, leaned back in the chair, and sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. How have you been lately?"
"It's alright..." Li Yang said softly.
He's actually doing very well now.
Thanks to that pledge of allegiance and his own abilities, he has now achieved the same status as Peng Leyun.
Back in Polaris, he and Peng Leyun were clearly equally capable, but Chen Lu always prioritized Peng Leyun, causing him to be overshadowed by Peng Leyun in everything.
Now his status is even higher than Peng Leyun's, after all, Polaris does not have a parent company as wealthy as the Lin Group.
Although I wasn't nearly as happy as I was at Polaris, I was earning much more than I did back then.
So now he can be considered a winner in life—if it weren't for this lawsuit.
"Brother Lu," he called out calmly, "are you here to condemn me?"
Chen Lu chuckled twice, shrugged, and said, "It doesn't matter."
Li Yang instantly raised his head, staring at him with shining eyes, "You...you're planning to let me go?"
“Yes, I’ve decided to withdraw the lawsuit.” Chen Lu took out his phone and pulled out a group photo of a group of people cleaning the studio. His eyes were full of nostalgia. “Anyway, Polaris is thriving now. We’ve met, and I don’t want to send you to jail myself.”
Chen Lu remained silent about how he had forced Lin Miaomiao to raise the price to five million before she finally agreed to drop the lawsuit, just as he wouldn't say that Lin Miaomiao had spent a lot of money to restore the photo.
The Lin Group certainly wouldn't go around bragging that they spent five million to get Polaris to drop the lawsuit; that would be far too idiotic.
So this is also his opportunity.
Li Yang stared at the phone lying flat on the table, looking at the photo, his eyes welling up with tears.
"Brother Lu, thank you..."
Chen Lu waved his hand, put on his coat and was about to leave, but after taking only two steps he turned back and patted Li Yang on the shoulder.
"If you really feel bad about it, you can do me a favor," he said with a light laugh.
"What kind of help is it? I'll definitely help."
Li Yang's brain has stopped working; he's completely immersed in the joy of not having to go to jail.
Chen Lu deliberately pondered for a while before pretending to suddenly remember something. "It seems that the Lin Group has some shady dealings in many places. If you're willing, keep an eye out for me when you have time. Once I bring over that game studio under the Lin Group, you can be the team leader."
......
When Chen Lu returned home, Liang Zhirou was sitting on the sofa reading a book, looking like a literary girl, with a few strands of hair escaping from behind her ears and hanging down her side like tassels.
He strode forward, picked up Duoduo who was lying on Liang Zhirou's lap, and lay down on top of her himself.
Duoduo glanced at him with regret, then obediently lay down on the coffee table.
This two-legged creature has never acted like a human; it's gotten used to it.
Anyway, it has never had any backbone; any owner who feeds it is a good owner.
As long as there are dried fish to eat, there's no grudge that can't be put aside.
“You know what? I shouldn’t have started my own business. I should have become an actor!” Chen Lu said excitedly. “I’m even impressed with my own acting skills.”
"I know, that's why I get lied to by you every day." Liang Zhirou nodded gently, turned another page of the accounting book in her hand, and had no intention of refuting it at all.
"......"
Oh no, I shouldn't have said that in front of Liang Zhirou.
Seeing Chen Lu's astonished expression, Liang Zhirou smiled gently and used one hand to massage his shoulder.
Liang Zhirou looked at Chen Lu, who had his eyes closed, her eyes gentle and warm.
Although she didn't say much about it after learning the truth.
But actually, she still hasn't recovered.
Ten thousand yuan is easy to repay, but the kindness this person showed her will take a lifetime to repay.
Just then, Chen Lu suddenly got up from her lap and stood in front of her with an excited look on his face.
The girl shuddered at his action and blinked at him.
“You didn’t know what to do, did you? I just suddenly thought of a good idea.”
"What method?"
Chen Lu opened his phone's notes app, waved it at the girl, and said, "You can make a list too, and then we can do them one by one."
Oh, by the way, don't actually treat this as a plan and consider funding and time; just treat it as a dream. Oh right, if you were to dream, what would you most want to do?
Looking at the girl with a blank stare in front of him, Chen Lu suddenly felt like a genius.
Even the most unambitious person can rattle off two things after being given such a piece of advice.
After all, he was never afraid that Liang Zhirou's wishes would be difficult to fulfill; his only fear was that this simpleton had no wishes at all.
"Say whatever you want?" The girl tilted her head.
"Does anyone care if we have a dream? Of course we can say whatever we want."
Chen Lu held up the memo app on his phone to the girl, gesturing for her to speak quickly.
"I...I want to sleep until I naturally wake up..." the girl said, fiddling with her fingers.
"Liang Zhirou, how can you be so spineless? Are you dreaming? Have some courage!"
Liang Zhirou thought for a while, then lowered her head and whispered, "Hmm... I want to climb Mount Tai."
"May I ask why you want to climb Mount Tai?"
Chen Lu found it strange; this matter seemed quite different from Liang Zhirou's usual style.
“Dad told me that you can see clouds on Mount Tai, and Miaomiao seems to be on her way to Mount Tai now. She said it’s a lot of fun.”
"Okay, continue."
"I want to fly."
Chen Lu grinned and nodded repeatedly, "Anything else?"
"I want to go to the beach again."
"Hmm, anything else?" Chen Lu continued to write down Liang Zhirou's dreams in his memo, while also considering the feasibility of these things in terms of schedule.
"I want to...I want to marry you..."
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