Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 276: The Old Fried Dough Stick_1

"Can’t you stop squeezing in?"

Xiao Ming turned his face to look at Lu Lichun, who was almost lying in his arms, "There’s still a roomful of trouble unsolved out there. If someone rushes in later and beats you up, I will not help."

"It was all because the things you just talked about were too scary!"

Lu Lichun spoke in a coquettish voice and sat up, saying, "Speaking of which, I have an apartment in that neighborhood. I’m never going back there; I’ll sell it soon."

"Ghosts don’t scare people; what’s always frightening is the human heart."

Xiao Ming said coldly, "Earlier, I flirted with you on purpose, just to show Guan Ruiming and your husband. Don’t take it seriously."

"What if I take it seriously?"

"What? You’re giving me puppy dog eyes now? You expect me to take responsibility or something!"

Lu Lichun shook her head and leaned close to his ear, exhaling softly, "On the contrary, Chun means that, real or fake, you can do whatever you want, sir, and you don’t have to take responsibility."

When he heard the first part of the sentence, Xiao Ming felt nothing, but when the words "you don’t have to take responsibility" came out, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

This seductive woman really knows how to understand men!

"Go back to where you were sitting at the start!"

Xiao Ming put on a stern face, and Lu Lichun, not daring to disobey, pouted and moved back to the couch beside him.

Her expression seemed full of wistfulness, but inside she was quite pleased with herself.

Because Xiao Ming’s action of sending her away just showed that her seduction was effective. If he didn’t care at all, that would be really annoying.

"If things go as I expect, your marital relationship should improve quite a bit soon. You might as well take the opportunity to gain some benefits for yourself.

As for my business, you can talk about anything except the Infinite Society."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Lichun asked, "Do you mean to say that he will try to get Ruiye Electronics through me?"

Xiao Ming nodded, "After all, you are a shareholder of Ruiye Electronics. All he needs to do is to let Wanhai take over your company, and he can naturally get his hands in."

As he said this, he furrowed his brow in thought, then added, "Picking peaches is very common, it happens all the time, and I’ve long had contingency plans for it.

But usually, this happens when the peaches are ripe or nearly ripe.

Currently, Ruiye is still in the cash-burning stage, and the companies it has invested in are also newly established. Aside from me, if there is anyone who can determine their future value, your husband is definitely not one of them.

This is very strange. He shouldn’t be so eager.

Therefore, I have a task for you. Have a chat with him later and try to find out the real reason why he wants to get his hands on Ruiye so soon."

Lu Lichun considered for a moment, then nodded, "Okay! I will do my best to complete the task."

Meanwhile, after leaving the hotel, Guan Ruiming drove to Guan Qingchang’s office at top speed.

"Uncle, there’s big trouble!"

Guan Qingchang raised his eyelids from behind his glasses and reprimanded sharply, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who let you come here?"

Guan Ruiming swallowed, "I’m sorry, Uncle, I really do have an urgent matter!"

Guan Qingchang frowned, removed his glasses, and asked methodically, "Weren’t you supposed to talk to Xiao Ming about investing today? What could be so urgent?"

"It’s about Xiao Ming. Not only did he refuse our investment, but he also scolded me, and even... even..."

"Even what?"

"He mentioned the pillar in the underground parking lot of Wanhai Garden."

"What?"

Guan Qingchang abruptly stood up, "How could he know about it?"

Guan Ruiming vigorously shook his head, "I’m not sure, but Xiao Ming spoke with great conviction; he knew even the details of the night the typhoon hit. It’s almost certain that it isn’t just a rumor he happened to hear."

Guan Qingchang emerged from behind the desk and paced back and forth twice in the office before saying, "Tell me everything he said, everything he did, without leaving out a single detail!"

Without delay, Guan Ruiming recounted everything from the moment he entered, until he had been scared off by a shout of "get lost," meticulously including how Xiao Ming teased Lu Lichun and her reaction, with nothing hidden.

After hearing this, Guan Qingchang’s expression quickly softened, and he sat down on the sofa to light a cigarette.

"As expected, to create such a stir in just half a year and even force the Lu Family to bow down, he couldn’t be some nobody without brains.

This time I made a mistake in judgement. I shouldn’t have rashly instructed you to confront him so eagerly."

Guan Ruiming stepped forward, "Then... what should we do next?"

Guan Qingchang glanced at him and then frowned in admonition, "Look at you, getting all flustered at the first sign of trouble.

With my unstinting help, it took you ten years to build a company worth four billion, and it’s only Hong Kong dollars at that.

Xiao Ming is five or six years younger than you, yet look at his achievements now, and then look at yourself, an utter waste!"

Guan Ruiming dared not utter a word again, silently accepting the scolding with bowed head.

"Xiao Ming’s attitude has been quite clear."

Guan Qingchang’s tone became gentle again, "By flirting with your aunt in front of you like that... he wanted to tell me that he’s not afraid of me at all. The secret in Wanhai Garden’s underground garage is precisely why he’s not afraid.

At the same time, he isn’t interested in being my enemy, nor does he wish for an all-out battle with me. That’s why he threatened you openly, rather than secretly leaking the information.

Even more so, his relationship with your aunt is a lever he willingly gave to me, indicating we don’t need to deal with each other and can coexist peacefully.

This guy’s every move has a profound meaning; despite his youth, he’s as wily as an old hand experienced in bureaucratic intrigue, not simple at all!"

Guan Qingchang seemed not to care at all about his wife’s intimacy with another man; on the contrary, the thought of that scene made Guan Ruiming quite uncomfortable.

"Isn’t his relationship with my aunt... not more disadvantageous for you, how could it be leverage for him?"

"You’re stupid when you start to be really stupid," Guan Ruiming said indignantly, "Ever since each trade has its rules, there are also unspoken rules.

If I were to attack him for not accepting the face given, with his tact, he could at least pin the reputation of being a bully and looking ugly on me, which could have a big or small effect on my future.

But if I can put aside my pride and take action over his affair with your aunt, then I would be the victim. No matter how brutally I would act, it would be understandable due to the circumstances, at worst, it’d just be a loss of face.

Do you understand?"

Guan Ruiming listened and was significantly shaken, "He’s just how old? Does he truly understand so much?"

"That’s why you’re an idiot who barely made four billion in ten years, while someone else casually throws out thirty-five billion in less than half a year."

"That money isn’t his," Guan Ruiming muttered discontentedly.

"But he’s the one who decides how to spend it. Don’t talk about thirty billion; do you dare to give away three billion to someone and then not care at all?

The fact that Xiao Ming could earn such trust from Jiang Mokong, that’s called ability!"

Although Guan Ruiming was still unconvinced, he didn’t dare to argue with his uncle and instead asked, "So what do we do next? We can’t just let it go, the Ye Family can’t be left hanging."

Guan Qingchang furrowed his brows and pondered for a moment before saying, "I’ll take care of the Ye Family. Right now, the most urgent thing for you is to figure out how to dig out the body from that pillar and deal with it.

Remember, find your most trustworthy people, and supervise the work yourself.

This matter is related to the survival of our entire Guan family; there’s no room for carelessness, do you understand?"