The Billionaire's Mischievous Sweetheart-Chapter 431 - 428 Two Companies to Merge and Acquire

Hua Xiaomo’s face glowed with a jade-like luster. No matter why Qi Longbing had suddenly brought up this question, she felt that since he had such a thought, it must have been something he had considered for a long time. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought it up with her.

However, such an idea was absolutely unfeasible for her. She would never allow her gaming company to be merged into his Qi Imperial Court. If there had to be a merger, it could only be the other way around; her gaming company acquiring Qi Imperial Court—that might be possible.

But wasn’t that a ridiculous thought? How could her gaming company possibly acquire Qi Imperial Court, a colossal company? The difference between a few hundred million and tens of billions was like heaven and earth.

To put it bluntly, Qi Longbing was wealthy; he wasn’t short of money, but neither was she. Although she wasn’t as rich as him, she could still support her and their daughter without any problem; in fact, they could live very well.

A few hundred million—how many people in this world could possess that much? That was still a small minority. She felt she had enough. As a woman, for her to have struggled to this point was already commendable.

Qi Longbing slowly said to her, "Hua Xiaomo, there are benefits to a merger. Once merged, the two companies could be managed uniformly, making things more convenient, and could also operate jointly. In the future, this would allow for much better development for both companies."

"That wouldn’t be a merger; that would be cooperation. Cooperation is certainly possible, and I welcome it. Developing gaming projects together, I also hope Qi Imperial Court can make breakthroughs and progress in the gaming field," Hua Xiaomo said, still looking at the faint smile on Qi Longbing’s face.

Qi Longbing didn’t speak again. He knew that if he mentioned the idea of a merger, she would definitely not agree. But there was plenty of time. He would gradually and subtly influence her. Actually, whether it was cooperation or a merger, the key was that he didn’t want her to work so hard, to be so tired. He just wanted her to be a little more comfortable.

He just wanted her to be able to live happily, not to put too much energy into work, but rather into life, especially into taking care of their children—Candy, and potentially many more children in the future. That’s why he didn’t want her to work too hard.

If she worked too hard, she wouldn’t have as much energy to take care of the children. The children were the most important thing for both of them. As for money, they already had more than enough; besides, one can never earn all the money in the world. Right now, it was more important to focus on life, on how to live well, how to live each day well. That was what was most important to them.

So, he planned that after he and Hua Xiaomo got married, he would then properly work on changing her ideas, shifting her mindset, so that she would put more of her energy into life, into taking care of the children. This was what he desired.

"We’re at the restaurant. Let’s get out and eat together!" Hua Xiaomo immediately exited the car. Seeing Qi Longbing had also alighted, they walked together towards the Paris Rose restaurant and sat down in a very elegant booth.

Hua Xiaomo ordered a steak and then ordered one for Qi Longbing as well. After a short while, when their medium-rare steaks arrived, they exchanged a smile and began to eat.

This feeling was as if they had returned to many years ago; nothing had changed at all. This feeling was wonderful and also very romantic. Just then, a little girl walked towards them.

"Miss, would you like to buy some flowers?" the little girl asked Hua Xiaomo.

Hua Xiaomo smiled and, just as she was taking out her wallet to pay, Qi Longbing had already taken the large bouquet of roses and then placed a thick wad of cash in front of the child.

"Wow, so much money! Thank you, Mister! Thank you, Mister! You’re such a good person, Mister, the best person! The lady will definitely like you! Thank you, Mister!" the little girl said, then took the wad of cash and hurriedly left.

Hua Xiaomo watched the child, a slight frown creasing her brow.

"Do you like them? These roses are all for you, Xiao Mo," Qi Longbing said, rising and placing the large bouquet of roses in front of Hua Xiaomo.

Hua Xiaomo looked at the roses and suddenly said, "Actually, these roses aren’t worth that much money at all. If you give that child so much money, she’ll definitely spend it recklessly."

"So what if she does? She’s selling, I’m buying; it’s perfectly normal. It’s a fair exchange. You’re in business, so you know this. Besides, she’s so young and working hard to earn money; of course, I’d give a little more! You would do the same, wouldn’t you?" Qi Longbing said with a smile, looking at Hua Xiaomo, a gentle light in his eyes that was utterly captivating.

Hua Xiaomo chuckled but said no more. Then, looking at her steak, she said, "Qi Longbing, hurry and eat. It’s getting cold."

After they finished their meal, Hua Xiaomo and Qi Longbing returned to the company. They discussed their collaboration proposal there until it was almost the end of the workday, at which point Hua Xiaomo looked at Qi Longbing.

"It’ll be the weekend soon. Shall we go pick up Candy together?" Hua Xiaomo said to Qi Longbing.

"Alright. This time, we’ll go pick up Candy, and then we’ll all eat together at the villa. But you can’t kick me out tonight," Qi Longbing said with a laugh. He remembered that one time he had run to Hua Xiaomo’s place in the middle of the night and ended up staying over. The next morning, Candy had almost caught them, and Hua Xiaomo had to quickly make up an excuse.

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo looked at Qi Longbing, her expression a little awkward. "Qi Longbing, surely not? You’re still planning to stay over tonight? That’s not very appropriate. If Candy sees, she’ll probably get suspicious."

"Hua Xiaomo, what’s wrong with that? At worst, you can just tell Candy directly that I’m her father. Is it that troublesome? Besides, I *am* her father; what’s there to hide?" Qi Longbing said with a laugh, then pulled Hua Xiaomo’s shoulder, drawing her into his embrace.

Qi Longbing embraced her. "Xiao Mo, our daughter has grown so much. She really resembles you. Candy is truly adorable."

"Now isn’t a good time to say that. Besides, you still haven’t divorced Pan Yutong, have you? I don’t know what the situation is on your end. By the way, before, when you told Qi Lingfeng to go back, was it to have him represent you in divorcing her?" Hua Xiaomo inquired, recalling a premonition she had when she last saw Qi Lingfeng.