Chapter 123: Investigating the Mole

Chen Qiushou lay in bed, seeming tired, but his eyes suddenly lit up.

As soon as business matters were mentioned, some gene within him was awakened, and he became more energetic.

"Well, there's no question about it, if there's an opportunity, we should take over the Leng family. But if Leng Qingqiu has someone backing her, this might be difficult."

"Leng Qingqiu isn't a pushover, you have to be careful of her. This girl has been scheming since she was little. When all the kids play together, she's the one with the most ideas. Often, she'll get others to do what she wants, she won't do it herself, and then she'll distance herself from everything, leaving others to take the blame and the beating. "

Lu Chengwen laughed, "She's still the same now."

"However, her weakness is also obvious. A few years ago, when she was in college, I saw her a few times, and I found that this kid was becoming more and more solitary. Hehe, this kind of girl, a strong woman, might just be a lovesick fool, someone who will do foolish things for a man, and become reckless. If she can overcome the test of love, then from now on, nothing in this world will be able to defeat her."

"What about Xu Xuejiao?"

Lu Chengwen peeled oranges for Chen Qiushou with a smile and fed them to him one by one.

Chen Qiushou chewed with juice dripping from the corner of his mouth, still full of enthusiasm.

Lu Chengwen carefully wiped the corner of his mouth.

"She's a good kid, she's just too rambunctious. Her parents were too strict with her in her early years, and then they let her do whatever she wanted. I think she'll be a troublemaker in the future. But don't underestimate her, this girl is truly cut out for medicine, she's achieved so much at such a young age, and her parents must be ecstatic, if I were her grandfather, I'd be waking up laughing in the middle of the night."

"Mengyun is also good."

Chen Qiushou shook his head, "She's not good, she can't express her feelings."

"Haha, Grandpa, even you know this?"

"She's always crazy good to people, kind-hearted, that goes without saying. But if someone makes her unhappy, she'll get agitated, and hysterical. ne like or somewhat, I think she won't be able to control the situation in the future. Aiya, as soon as I talk about these kids from the Chen family, I get angry. Moqun just knows how to play, and Mohuan is even worse, his brother is quite filial and righteous, he doesn't even care about his own parents, let alone me..."

Lu Chengwen was preoccupied.

The situation he faced was becoming increasingly complex.

Although he had won again, this victory aa a disaster, it could trigger a more frenzied retaliation from Long Aotian.

He had no idea if he could survive until the end of the game.

Looking at Chen Qiushou, he thought to himself: I might not even live as long as you.

"Grandpa, actually, these past two days, I was the one who helped Leng Qingqiu defend Qianfeng." Lu Chengwen said with a smile, "Actually, I thought about taking over Qianfeng while I had the chance, and even getting Leng Qingqiu to work for me. But…"

"You softened?"

"Yeah."

"But, do you have that much power now, Chengwen?"

Lu Chengwen lowered his head, "This time was very dangerous, I just got lucky. Many things exceeded my expectations, and many aspects were improvised. Like you said, I don't even know if this counts as a win."

"hey, don't worry about that, we can't change the past, and nobody knows what the future holds, just focus on doing your best in the present. You're righteous, if the Chen family has any problems in the future, if you put in the same effort you did for the Leng family, regardless of the outcome, your grandfather will thank you from beyond the grave."

"Grandpa, don't say that, we're family, you paid for my baby formula, my bicycle, my schoolbag, even my tuition when I was a kid. I'm your grandson."

"Hahaha, good grandson, good grandson. Grandpa, cough…Grandpa…cough cough…"

At this moment, Chen Mengyun, who had been standing in the back for a while, suddenly said, "Grandpa is tired, Chengwen, let him rest for a while."

"Oh."

Lu Chengwen got up, "Didn't you say you had a flight tonight?"

"So you were deliberately avoiding me to come see Grandpa, right?"

Lu Chengwen suddenly became awkward, scratching his head, "Well, not really, just happened to have some time at noon."

Chen Mengyun walked to the bed, "Grandpa, Chengwen is busy right now, let him go back, okay?"

"Yeah, okay, good, good, busy is good, big CEO, hehe, my grandson, hehehe…"

Chen Mengyun covered the old man with a quilt.

He must have talked too much today, the old man fell asleep in a daze.

Walking in the garden of the Chen family.

Lu Chengwen was very awkward.

At any time, being alone with an ex would be awkward.

The whole 'we can still be friends after breaking up' thing is all bullshit, after breaking up, you have to go your separate ways, and you have to completely cut off all ties.

As long as you stay in touch, either you rekindle the flame, or you hate each other.

Or…like now, so awkward you want to bang your head against a wall.

Chen Mengyun watched Lu Chengwen's discomfort, "Are you trying to find an excuse to run away?"

"Ah? No, no, what are you talking about? Even though we broke up, we're still friends."

Chen Mengyun stopped and looked up at Lu Chengwen, "Lu Chengwen, you need to remember, we can never be friends in this life."

"W-why?"

"You used to trick me into corners when we were little, making me take off my shorts to check my body, do you remember?"

Lu Chengwen was embarrassed to death, "I…when I was a kid, I…was also embarrassed."

"When I grew up and understood, I knew that I was already dirty. I can't be with anyone else but you."

"It's not that serious, it was just two clueless kids messing around, and we didn't do anything."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I…Mengyun, can we not talk about this? Let those absurd, stupid, and youthful memories of the past go."

"I can't, they'll never go away in my heart."

Lu Chengwen sighed, "Then what do you want? Would beating me up make you feel better?"

Chen Mengyun chuckled, "Do you think I'm like you? Fighting and brawling all the time."

Lu Chengwen also laughed.

Walking a few steps, Chen Mengyun said, "Let's eat together tonight, I'll make a reservation."

"Uh…we'll see, I might not have time tonight."

"I'll wait for you, no matter how late."

Lu Chengwen looked at Chen Mengyun, "Mengyun, thank you."

"What do you mean?"

"Just, thank you. I understand how you feel about me, but…I can't give you any response."

"Because you still like Leng Qingqiu?"

"It's not just that." Lu Chengwen said, "I… I don't know how to explain it to you, but I just…I can't afford to get involved with anyone, I can't afford to let anyone down. Maybe one day, I'll suddenly have an accident and disappear from this world. When that happens, I hope you can all accept that reality calmly."

Chen Mengyun couldn't understand, "Disappear? Where are you going?"

"I… I'm not sure, disappearing is not going somewhere, it's more like… disappearing."

"You're acting like you don't know, Xu Xuejiao asked about your family's medical team, and you're all in good health, you're not sick at all!"

…

Lu Chengwen got into the car with a wry smile. Zhao Gang asked why Lu Chengwen was smiling, but he didn't answer.

After a long pause, Lu Chengwen spoke, "Zhao Gang, what would you do if something happened to me one day?"

"Ah? What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I'll make arrangements."

"Oh."

…

Back at the company, Lu Chengwen called a high-level meeting.

As he listened to the reports from various executives, Lu Chengwen remained silent.

Everyone felt that Lu Chengwen wasn't acting like himself lately, incredibly strange!

The usual Lu Chengwen had a wild look in his eyes, he'd leer at beautiful women and flirt with them, and he'd criticize this and scold them, always full of energy.

But recently, Lu Chengwen was unusually quiet when he returned to the company.

While everyone gave their reports, he leaned back in his boss's chair with a thoughtful look on his face.

To be honest, Lu Chengwen at this moment exuded the aura of a powerful CEO.

After listening for a while, Lu Chengwen raised his head and looked calmly at everyone, "Anyone else have anything to add?"

Lu Chengwen put down the report, "Commerce Minister."

"Yes, Mr. Lu." The Commerce Minister, Qin Shouyi, stood up.

"Tell me about the recent situation, no beating around the bush."

"Yes." Qin Shouyi didn't dare to sit down and began, "Recently, under the brilliant command of Mr. Lu, guided by Mr. Lu's overall framework for the 'Dàshèng Group's Recent Business Strategy and Layout Planning', we've…"

"Don't bullsh*t me." Lu Chengwen said impatiently, "I told you, no beating around the bush, whether I'm brilliant or not is none of your business! Just talk about your work!"

"Oh, yes."

Everyone felt something was wrong.

Lu Chengwen was acting extremely calm, which was already unusual.

Normally, he'd listen to everyone's flattery and praise before getting down to business.

But today, he wasn't even bothering to listen to the flattery.

What was going on?

Something must have happened!

The Commerce Minister was sweating, "Overall, our Dàshèng Group's finances are still stable. As of today, our stock price has stabilized in the market, and we've gained an additional four hundred and thirty-six billion, nine hundred and seventy million from the recent stock market gains."

"The largest investment project is the well-known slum renovation project. This project is very expensive, and we've already poured one hundred and twenty billion, three hundred and forty-five million, seven hundred thousand into it."

"But Xu's Hòudé Group, Chen's Xiángyún Group, and Leng's Qiānfēng Group have collectively contributed three hundred and sixty-nine billion. However, this special fund is jointly managed and supervised by our project team, financial representatives from the three companies, and the government's dedicated department. It can only be used for the slum renovation project."

"In addition, we've already allocated a total of three hundred billion to this dedicated account, including the initial one hundred and twenty billion, three hundred and forty-five million, seven hundred thousand. In other words, we're still two hundred billion short on this project and need to add that amount."

"According to the contract, we must pay the remaining two hundred billion before the completion of the second phase of the project."

Lu Chengwen smiled, nodded, and even clapped, "Good, you know your stuff."

"Yes." Qin Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Knowing that Mr. Lu places great importance on the slum renovation project, I haven't dared to slack off, I've been paying close attention and working diligently, not daring to be negligent in the slightest."

Lu Chengwen said, "Your dedication is commendable, I need a steady hand like you to help me stabilize the foundation."

"Mr. Lu has a keen eye, we're just following Mr. Lu's orders, and we don't dare to take credit."

Lu Chengwen said, "I looked at the books yesterday, flawless!"

Lu Chengwen stood up and walked towards the Deputy Minister, "But it's a little too damn perfect!"

Lu Chengwen looked at the Deputy Minister, who stood up and lowered his head, not daring to look up.

Lu Chengwen said, "The initial investment of over one hundred billion is perfectly fine. But!"

Lu Chengwen slammed his hand on the table, "I still found that there's over two billion that doesn't add up. The books may be fine, but that doesn't mean all the money was spent wisely, Deputy Minister, wouldn't you agree?"

The Deputy Minister raised his head, "Mr. Lu! I… I've always been diligent, I swear to heaven, I haven't embezzled a single cent!"

Lu Chengwen glared, "Did I say you embezzled money?"

Lu Chengwen turned and roared, "Did anyone hear me say he embezzled money?!"

Everyone was shocked.

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