He wouldn’t let me argue with him, but I was just going to do this.
I couldn’t ask what you had done, but I was still at your mercy when you want me to step up and take responsibility. Why would I do that?
“If you can’t explain your personal matter, then don’t talk business with me ever again.”
Leon was silent for a moment, and then said, “You have a point. I’ll explain my personal matters first. Last night, Nan Lin was so drunk and the wine seemed to be drugged. She needed to have her stomach pumped, so I waited until she was fine and then came back. There’s nothing between me and her.”
“Do you think I will believe you when you say there’s nothing between you and her?” I quickly retorted.
“We took Mu Chen’s car to the hospital. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mu.” Leon said.
This matter even involved Mu again. Why did Mu have to do with this?
“After you left last night, Mu came by and did me a favor. Then we took Nan Lin to the hospital together. I know you trust him more. Now I’ll give you time to call and ask him first.”
After saying that, Leon hung up the phone first.
He did know me quite well, and he knew I would ask Mu for confirmation.
Mu quickly answered the phone, and before I could ask him, he immediately spoke up, “What Leon said is true. I sent with him last night to the woman to hospital, but I don’t know what happened after that. That woman seemed to need stomach pumping.”
After Mu said that, I felt a little embarrassed instead.
I said, “Actually, I’m not calling because of this matter, just to ask how you’re doing.”
As soon as I said that, I felt so hypocritical myself.
Mu said, “I am good. I still feel frustrated that Lanhai Technology was taken away from me by you guys. I’m still trying to figure out how to create trouble for Leon”
I said, “Actually, the acquisition of Lanhai Technology is a very important move for Leon. For you, it’s just a business. But to Leon, it has a very important meaning. We owe you a favor this time, and we’ll find a way to compensate you in the future.”
Mu’s voice was faint, “Leon is trying to use Lanhai Technology to make he further in the group, right? Although he has made many contributions to Hua’s Group over the years, he is excluded from the group by the board. So he is waiting for an opportunity.”
Mu quickly understood the purpose of our acquisition of Lanhai Technology, so there was no need for me to hide it, “Yes, that’s right, so I expect that you can stop thinking about Lanhai Technology.”
“With Lanhai Technology in your side, I can’t do anything to get it back. Since that’s the case, I hope Leon can have his wish.” Mu said.
“Okay, thank you then.”
After I hung up Mu’s phone, I still felt embarrassed. I felt like a shrew, having to ask for confirmation from others for a little personal matter.
At that moment, someone from below brought me a document to sign, but I didn’t understand it and didn’t dare to sign anything. So I told him, “I’m busy, so put it down and I’ll sign it later.”
The staff below went out and I looked it over carefully before cautiously writing my name on it, but I still wasn’t sure. I took photo of the document and sent it to Leon, asking him if this document could be signed
When Leon called over, he smiled and said, “You let your secretary read this kind of ordinary document first. After they read it and feel that you can sign it, then you just sign it. You’re the president of a company, if you have to personally go through every document, how busy you should be. Let the president’s office handle the little matter, you don’t have to do everything yourself.”
I thought he had a point. If I needed to be in charge of everything for a big company, would I have enough time?
“Did you call Mu? I’m not lying to you, am I?” Leon said again.
“Nope. Whatever you have going on with Nan Lin, it’s none of my business.” I said intentionally.
“Okay, I know you’ve called him. Now can we talk about work?”
“Aunt Feng has been here. I told her what we wanted. She didn’t accept mu requests, but she also didn’t refuse me either.”
“Of course she can’t make the decision on such an important matter. She needs to talk to someone else. You wait to hear from her. But I reckon they’re more anxious than we are, and they might ask us to the headquarters for a meeting this afternoon.” Leon said.
“Okay, then I’ll wait.”
This time Xiang Feng and the others were very calm, and they didn’t call me again in the afternoon.
At the end of the day, I received a phone call from Ying Hua, saying that she had a trouble and wanted me to help her. She asked me to look for her at her Chinese Medical clinic.
The section of her clinic was quite congested, so I left work early to get there before the rush hour. But it still ended up being jammed for a while. By the time I got there, it was after six o’clock.
From a distance, I saw Ying standing there. She was such a beauty. Both her figure and appearance were excellent. Had I been a man, I would have had a crush on her.
When Ying saw my car, she motioned for me to park it in the parking lot.
When I parked and got out, Ying stood in front of her clinic and motioned me over. Seeing that it was dinner time, I thought she was going to ask me out for a drink again. I didn’t expect her to be standing in the doorway, looking like she wanted me to watch the traffic with her.
“What’s wrong, Ying?” I asked her as soon as I got out of the car.
Ying motioned me to stand beside her. I went over and followed her eyes, but I could only see the traffic moving slowly.
“Did you see the cafeteria and the soda fountain?” Ying pointed to several shops across the road and next to it.
“Yes.” I answered honestly.
“I’ve noticed that these stores have changed recently.” Ying said excitedly.
I kind of wanted to laugh. She really was in charge of not only her own TCM clinic, but also the shops in this neighborhood.
“How did they change?” I held back a laugh.
“Several of these stores used to do poor business and have chaotic store management, but lately I’ve noticed they’ve all gotten better and better, and several of them are still redecorated.” She said mysteriously.
I listened patiently, but in my heart I couldn’t help but whisper. What was it to do with her if people redecorated their stores?
“When I saw all these stores getting better and better, I thought something was wrong. So I asked the owner of these stores. It turns out that all of these stores have changed owners.”
“Are you worried that someday someone will try to force you to give up your Chinese medical clinic as well?” I said doubtfully.
“That’s not going to happen, he doesn’t have the guts,” Ying said.
“He?” I asked in doubt again.
“I checked and all these stores around me were bought by one guy. Even the copy and type shop next to it was bought. I’m completely surrounded by his stores. I just walk into any store around here and it’s his store.”
I now probably guessed who the ‘he’ was that Ying was talking about. There was only one person who could do this for Ying with money and this kind of mind.
“What do you think, how should I get back at him?” Ying asked me.
“Do you feel the need for revenge?” I asked seriously.
“Whose side are you on? And do you know who he is?” Ying said. She was a little angry.
“I can’t think of anyone else but Mr. Chen. It should be him, right?”
“That’s him. He thinks he’s great because he’s rich? What does he mean by that? Is he trying to make sure I can’t buy take-out, water, or ice cream around here?!” Ying said, “I can’t buy anything because every store is his.”
It was really hard to explain this. To me, it was obvious that Mu wanted to get in touch with Ying more. Wouldn’t Ying that was so smart understand Mu’s intentions?