After saying that, Leon Hua went back to his study and closed the door.
I wanted to go after him and ask him what he meant, but I didn’t do that. I thought maybe he needed some space to think calmly.
I went to bed first, but I couldn’t fall asleep. I kept thinking about Yaohui Hua’s plan to make Leon take over his position and imagined all the possibilities. The little theater in my head kept fantasizing about all kinds of plots, which made me unable to fall asleep.
Then I got up and found the light in Leon’s study was still on. The door of the study was open and went in, but Leon wasn’t there. When I came out, I found Leon was swimming.
It was late autumn and cold in the early morning. The water in the pool was naturally colder. What the hell was he doing?
I put on a thick coat and went downstairs to the pool. Leon pointed to the sky.
I looked up and saw a bright moon in the sky. The weather was not very good during the day, but it cleared up at night and there was such a beautiful moon. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the moon.
“It’s too cold for you to swim at such time. Stop it.” I said to urge him to get out of the swimming pool.
“It’s okay. I just want to calm down.” Leon said. “The moon is so beautiful. I haven’t seen it for a long time.” Leon added.
“Yes. It’s been a long time since I looked up at the moon. Are you thinking about what the chairman said? By the way, the chairman said if I don’t know why he didn’t talk to you directly but asked me to pass on the message, I can ask you. You know what he meant.” I said.
When Leon got out of the pool, I quickly handed him the towel to dry the water off. But he turned away and mentioned for me to wipe it for me.
“You’re so smart. Can’t you figure this out? Wouldn’t he be on my side if he speaks to me face to face? When he asked you to send me the message, he was trying to be neutral and let me compete with others. And what I do has nothing to do with him.” Leon said.
“But he’s definitely on your side and he admitted that you’re the best person for it.” I said confusedly.
“It’s his true thought, but he couldn’t show it. If he shows that he is on my side, then he’s against everyone who wants to compete with me. If I lose, he also has to accept the consequences of the failure, so he can’t openly take my side. Do you understand?” Leon said.
I was beginning to understand. That is to say, although Yaohui thought highly of Leon, he wouldn’t support him only, because Chenxing Hua and Chenlei Hua are his sons too. It’s not good for him to take sides in public.
“It’s cold outside. Let’s go back.” I said to Leon.
“The moon is so beautiful. Why should we go back? Wait for a moment, I’ll change my clothes.” Leon said.
Leon ran upstairs to put on a coat and quickly went back. He also took a bottle of red wine and two goblets.
“Should we drink at this late hour?” I said.
“What could be more romantic than drinking in the moonlight?” He said. He poured the wine and mentioned me to drink too.
Although Leon said it was romantic, I thought he was under pressure, or he wouldn’t have come to swim in such a time.
He is supposed to be a very strong man and doesn’t afraid of anything. Where did his pressure come from? Was that from Xiang Feng? Or Chenxing? Or Ruoxin Chen? Were those people going to stop him?
“What are you worrying about?” I asked directly.
He drank a glass of wine and said, “What do you think I’m worrying about?”
“You’re certainly not worrying about failure anyway, because you never say never.” I said.
“Then what should I worry?” He asked.
“I don’t know. So I asked you. It’s surprising that you, an all-rounder, have so much on your mind.” I said.
He lay back and took a comfortable posture. “In every fight, there are winners and losers. For my eldest brother, he is determined to be the leader of the group, so he will try his best. If I don’t do my best, I’ll lose. But if I try my best, there will be a life-or-death struggle. Even if I win, it will be a bitter victory. By then, the power of Hua family will wither even more. So no one can real win in this fight.” Leon said.
That was what he worried.
“Is it so serious?” I said worriedly.
“I’m afraid it’s more serious than you think. But I can’t predict how serious it will be. But it is certain that if he wins, I will have to quit Hua’s group and leave Hai city and vice versa.” He said.
“Why? It’s only about a position. Must you leave if you can’t get it?” I said confusedly.
“If he wins, he will always worry that I will hinder him and he will try to get me out of the group. If he doesn’t achieve his goal, he’ll always find a way. And the group will be in a state of constant internal strife. If I win, the result will be the same.” He said.
“Can’t you live in peace? Do you have to fight to death?” I asked.
He shook his head and said, “No. People without ambition and easy to be satisfied can live in peace. But he and I am not such person. So if one of us wins, the other will be out. Or the group will be trapped in continuous internal conflicts. The confrontation between Hua family and Feng family has brought too much internal conflicts, if there are internal conflicts in Hua family, it is only a matter of time before the collapse of the group.”
I didn’t know what to do after I heard what he said, let alone he himself.
“Is there any way to solve it?” I asked.
“At least for now I don’t have a good idea.” Leon shook his head and said.
“You’re not going to quit, are you?” I said.
“Of course not. Chenxing is no match for Feng’s family. I will never let Feng ‘s group change its master. So I am determined to win.” He said. There was a fierce look flashed across his face.
“So what are you going to do?” I asked.
“Take it one step at a time. My father will not quit as soon as he says he will. I think he will propose to choose a vice chairman first. According to the charter of Hua’s group, when the chairman is unable to perform his duties, the vice chairman will take over from the chairman. So as long as the vice chairman is elected, he is actually the successor. When my father retires, the vice chairman will be the chairman, and the handover is completed. ” He said.
“So the battle for the vice chairman is actually the prelude to the battle of the successor.” I said.
“Yes, it is. I was little confused why my father wants to quit so early. Is it just because he is tired and want to have a rest?” He said with a frown.
“I don’t know. It’s supposed to be like this. Is there something we don’t know?” I said.
”
He looked up at the sky and said, “I don’t know. Maybe there is.”
…
The next day was the day for senior executives of subsidiaries to meet at the headquarters. Elites from all over the country flocked to the conference rooms at Hua’s group. I felt a little scared when I was among them.
The meeting lasted for two days. At the end of the first afternoon, I unexpectedly met a person in the group, who turned out to be Nan Lin.
I thought I was mistaken until she took the initiative to greet me, I was sure she was Nan. Isn’t she always operating a bridal shop? Why she came here?
I was very angry. I immediately found Leon and questioned him why Nan was here too.
He seemed already knew Nan worked in the headquarters. He was calm and said that it was not him who arranged Nan to work here. But he knew that Nan is just an ordinary clerk of the public relations department.
“Not even an ordinary position! I can’t accept working at the same company as her!” I said.