Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 268 Heartless_1

To be fair, after Jiang Xue’s death in his previous life, Xiao Ming’s private life certainly wasn’t eligible to consider himself any sort of good man, and even in the eyes of some women unhardened by society’s cruel blows, his love for Jiang Xue was fake.

But no matter what, after his rebirth, he had truly been trying hard to be a good man.

He had been strictly maintaining his propriety with every woman around him; the moment he sensed anything amiss, he would immediately and unambiguously reject them, never delaying or dragging things out.

However, he had never fallen in love again in his last life. Although he could easily see through women’s hearts, he was unable to freely control their thoughts, let alone understand them.

In normal circumstances, whether man or woman, upon realizing that their affections are misplaced, shouldn’t they all grieve a bit and then give up?

He asked himself whether he had deceived or played with these women’s feelings; he had not given them any easily misinterpreted hints or illusions, but their infatuation and persistence were far beyond his imagination.

What was he supposed to do in that situation?

Was he really supposed to become sworn enemies with them, and then never to meet again until old age and death?

Without saying anything else, his current business would first collapse and disintegrate.

Having done nothing wrong, yet having to endure tremendous loss, why should he?

Xiao Ming was troubled, but fortunately, Xiao Zhimeng, who had recovered her energy, snuggled into his arms again, giving him quite a bit of comfort.

Lu Lichun returned quickly, her attitude even more enthusiastic and humble than before, attending to everyone with the utmost care.

After it was over, she sent the family off and suddenly remembered Furukawa’s visit that morning, so she shared the details with Xiao Ming.

"Sir, although this Furukawa Jianyi keeps saying it’s because of personal friendship, my intuition tells me that things are probably not that simple.

Fusang Optical Co., Ltd. is a dominating presence in the world of optical equipment, and if sir wants to do business in this area, you must be on your guard."

"Your intuition is not wrong. He’s here on behalf of Nikon," Xiao Ming said narrowing his eyes.

"Why? Dong Jingyi couldn’t have that much clout, could he!"

"Dong Jingyi is nothing but hot air."

Xiao Ming dismissed with a sneer, then spoke seriously, "Previously, here in our country, there were many brands in beverages and confectionaries that had impressive growth, but what was their endgame?

Almost all were acquired by international megabrands and then shelved, disappearing without a trace.

What Fusang Optical Co., Ltd. wants to do is just that.

They intend to use Lingnan’s outsourcing boom to completely strangle our optical industry, turning this place into a downstream manufacturing site without any hold on core technologies.

Therefore, having Dong Jingyi, who only wants to make money off outsourcing, as the chairman of Lingnan Business Association suits their interests best."

"So that’s how it is. You’re truly admirable, sir. If it were me, I might indeed become an eternal sinner over a cracked teapot."

After casually flattering, Lu Lichun continued, "But you can also rest assured, sir. I sent a message out last night, expressing my hope not to see Dong Jingyi become the chairman, and this morning I also refused Furukawa Jianyi."

"He’ll still look for you."

"Let him! The election for the business association isn’t too far off now."

"No, what I mean is, Fusang Optical Joint-stock Company will see you as the problem that needs to be conquered or eliminated most urgently.

Because, very soon, you will become a shareholder and the CEO of Ruiye Electronic Technology Holdings."

Lu Lichun was stunned, then covered her mouth in surprise, "Sir... I... I..."

"You’re not willing?"

"I am willing, very willing!"

"Then go back and get ready. Sort out your own company’s affairs, determine the right ratio for the stock swap, and then come to negotiate with me."

Having said that, Xiao Ming waved his hand and sat back into the car.

"Of course, sir. I will not let you down," said Lu Lichun, bowing toward the car door.

The car window suddenly rolled down, and Xiao Ming asked, "By the way, what position did you say that Furukawa Jianyi held?"

"He’s the head of Business Information Processing, which is equivalent to a department manager in our companies here."

That position, how blatantly obvious!

Xiao Ming sneered and bid farewell to Lu Lichun, instructing Xiao Li to start the journey back to the hotel.

"I wonder what kind of love potion they slipped me in the bathroom, I actually handed over the CEO position to someone else."

On the way, Yang Hanqing couldn’t help but start to feel jealous again.

Xiao Ming gently patted Xiao Zhimeng in his arms, who fought to keep her eyes open, and nodded, "I had originally planned for you to manage the new company. She snatched your opportunity, so you do have a reason to be upset."

Yang Hanqing’s eyes widened in disbelief, "You... You heartless thing, actually planning to leave me alone in Lingnan? I’m going to fight you over this!"

She raised her claws towards Xiao Ming, but seeing the girl asleep in his arms, she gave up and turned away huffily, "Wait for it, I’m not done with you back at the hotel."

Xiao Ming slanted a look at her for a while, and then said, "If you want to laugh, just laugh, don’t make yourself sick holding it in."

"Pfft!"

Yang Hanqing couldn’t hold back after all, she turned back to glance at him with a coy smile, extremely charming.

The company indeed needed someone to stay behind to manage it, and she had long guessed that person would probably be herself. Although she was reluctant, she wasn’t as upset as she appeared to be.

Because she was very clear that this process wouldn’t take too long, at most one or two years. Once the company was on the right track, there would definitely be someone else to replace her.

And by then, knowing Xiao Ming as she did, he would surely feel guilty for leaving her to fight alone in Lingnan, and there would be many opportunities for her to take advantage of his guilt.

So overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Of course, she would be happier if she didn’t have to stay behind.

As for whether Xiao Ming had wooed Lu Lichun for her sake or not, only heaven knew.

Back at the hotel, after settling Xiao Zhimeng into bed, Xiao Ming dialed Ding Jianwei’s number.

"Still in Lingnan?"

"What, you miss me?"

"To tell the truth, a little."

"Do you miss me as a person, or my legs?"

Xiao Ming was speechless, "My dear Officer Ding, you’re in a very noble profession, please don’t smear it with the tone of a nightclub hostess, okay?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"So what do you miss, the person or the legs?"

Xiao Ming, caught between laughter and tears, "If you’re not in Lingnan anymore, forget it, I was planning to send you a suspected spy to play with."

"Here we go with that again." Ding Jianwei huffed, "Xiao Ming, touch your conscience and tell me, who tempts whom more?"

"So are you taking the bait or not?"

"If you’re talking about Furukawa Jianyi, then don’t worry. He’s been under our surveillance since the first day he took office."

Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow, "So you’re saying, I’m also under your surveillance."

"No, you’re only under my personal surveillance."

"So you’re personally following me now?"

"What I mean is, my team collects information about you regularly, but only I analyze it thoroughly."

"I see. It must be because your legs fell in love with me."

Ding Jianwei finally started laughing, her tone much softer, "The higher-ups really appreciate what you’re doing, so you don’t have to worry about those clowns.

As long as you don’t screw up, nothing is off-limits."

"You’re telling me this too late."

"What did you do this time?"

Xiao Ming did not respond but hung up the phone instead.

Because someone had suddenly appeared in front of him.

A young man, emanating a murderous aura, with a gun in his hand.