The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 725 - 197 Lu Jingchen, Are You Mentally Challenged?
"Then why are you spouting so much nonsense."
Lu Jingchen slightly narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to pull open the curtains of the French window, and then walked out, his tone unchanged, "Just a force of habit."
Glancing at the documents in front of him, which had piled up quite a bit over the past few days, and many of which were quite important, even his secretary had to work overtime with him, he couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated and blurted out, "Spit it out if you have something to say, and fart if you have to, I’m damn busy."
But Lu Jingchen was unhurried, speaking lightly and breezily, "I seem to have forgotten what I wanted to say, let me think."
Xi Mohan, "...Lu Jingchen have you gone stupid? What the hell is the call for, if you’re not going to speak up I’m hanging up." Because he had been at the hospital with Ning Wan these past two days, a lot of work at the company had not been finished, so he had to come in and work overtime on Saturday.
Lu Jingchen did not speak.
On Xi Mohan’s side, after several seconds of silence, he let out a cold laugh directly, "I didn’t know you had such leisure and elegance, not accompanying your wife but instead pestering me? Or are you planning on dumping your wife and falling for me?"
Lu Jingchen, "..." I think you’re the one whose brain has gone haywire.
The man directly walked to the edge of the railing, slightly squinting as he looked into the distance. Behind here was a forest, where even a section had been developed into a greenhouse; all these were his father’s interests, just nurturing some flowers and plants.
Only when Xi Mohan on the other side of the phone already became impatient and was about to hang up did Lu Jingchen speak up in an indifferent tone, "I want to acquire the shares in the hands of the other CK Group shareholders within a month, do you have any simpler method?"
After pausing, he added another sentence, "Of course, it would be best if it weren’t too troublesome, I don’t have that much time to deal with those things."
Xi Mohan’s hand, which was signing with a pen, paused for a moment, then he frowned and asked, "Are you commanding me, or are you asking me?"
Lu Jingchen, "...Asking you."
Xi Mohan put down the pen in his hand, leaned back into the leather executive chair behind him, and sat down comfortably with a relaxed posture. He raised his hand to rub his temples and spoke lightly, "You want to get the shares of those shareholders without attracting too much trouble; do you really think that’s easy to do? I don’t believe you aren’t familiar with those people."
"It’s precisely because I know them too well that I’m asking you." Lu Jingchen’s expression remained unchanged, looking completely justified as his fingers tapped on the railing in front of him, making tinkling sounds that were not irritating but rather pleasant to the ear, his tone as steady as ever, "Your company has always had experience in this area, especially in acquisitions, so you should have better suggestions."
Xi Group had specialized financial consultants who helped evaluate company values; those old geezers had always held onto their shares tightly, no matter how much money he offered.
Those people were merely eyeing CK Group as a big fish, everyone was hoping to share a piece of the profit each year.
Lu Jingchen didn’t want to bother with those other old shareholders, but some of the shares had been aggressively snatched back when Lu Tianming was ill and hospitalized, and he himself was unaware of the situation abroad. Even if Lu Tianming didn’t care anymore, those shares were originally his, Lu Jingchen’s. Even if he didn’t want them, he would not allow others to feel entitled to something they had snatched away.
Moreover, those few people would only harm and not benefit CK Group in any way.
Xi Mohan was not unaware of Lu Jingchen’s situation; because he knew it too well, sometimes he would not take the initiative to give suggestions. After all, those old geezers were tough nuts to crack, probably also because they all stood on different grounds.
But there’s one thing they had in common that he couldn’t refuse, who asked them to be good brothers for so many years? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Stretching out his hand to rub his temples, Xi Mohan narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of faint fatigue on his face as he said directly, "If you can’t buy the shares back with money, just snatch them. They didn’t give you any face in the past, and you don’t have to give them any now."
"You think it’s simple to say, and just as simple to do?" Lu Jingchen scoffed coldly, his tone already tinged with faint self-mockery, "Their backer is my uncle, and when those old fogeys from the Lu Family all come crawling out of the woodwork, it’ll be me who’s screwed. I don’t want to attract trouble for myself."
"You don’t want to bring trouble upon yourself, so you want to give me a hard time?" Xi Mohan was furious; if Lu Jingchen were in front of him, he would thrash him without a second thought for brotherly bonds.
Always a businessman with razor-sharp acumen, and seldom at a loss, how could he not realize that Lu Jingchen was laying a trap for him to jump into?
He sure had wishful thinking, and not a single benefit came for him.
"Anyway, you’ve already jumped into many pits, you wouldn’t care about adding one more from me." Lu Jingchen didn’t deny it, admitting it outright.
He hadn’t been in charge of CK Group for long, but he also established his own company abroad, though not as large as CK Group, its influence overseas was considerable.
And the reason his company had made such an impact in such a short time was largely thanks to Xi Mohan’s help from behind the scenes.
Xi Mohan is not just the president of the Xi Group. He also has a more prominent identity in the underworld, but few are aware of it.
Those who do business, especially taking over conglomerates inherited from major families, seldom have clean backgrounds.
Actually, the Lu Family is not just into business either; they too have entanglements in both the military and the underworld. However, these past two years, they’ve begun to cleanse their image and have severed all connections with the underworld.
What Lu Jingchen said was not wrong, and Xi Mohan found himself speechless for a moment. He didn’t utter a word, merely raising his gaze to the computer in front of him, lost in thought.
Generally speaking, he wouldn’t look for trouble without good reason. Once those old timers get involved, they become an inextricable nuisance; it’s far better to keep one’s distance.
But Lu Jingchen is his good brother. Naturally, once Lu Jingchen had asked for help, it wouldn’t sit right for Xi Mohan to refuse. Yet, if he truly wanted to help, he had to be ready to face all the troubles and dangers that would come his way.
Lu Jingchen was silent for a while before revealing a meaningful smile, then spoke on the phone, "If you help me through this difficulty, I might just share some information about Ning Wan with you for free..."
Xi Mohan sneered, "Are you TMD trying to coerce and bribe me?"
"You can’t really put it that way; after all, we are good brothers," Lu Jingchen looked down at the servants bustling below, with a faint smile, "But if you help me this time, it’s not like there’s no benefit for you, right?"
Xi Mohan, "...Alright, I’ll help you."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Jingchen stood on the balcony for a long while before he returned to the room. He saw Song Qiao lying on the bed, frowning as if uncomfortable in her sleep, and after a moment of consideration, he carefully picked her up.
...
Downstairs in the dining room, Lu Tianming’s face was particularly unsightly, and it was almost to the point where he would show a cold front - the butler had reported Lu Jingchen would not come down for the meal, causing him to lose face in front of Yu Xia’s parents.
But Lu Tianming had not anticipated that he was yet to fully lose face completely.
Yu Xia’s father sat opposite Lu Tianming, glanced at his obedient and sweet daughter, then turned to Lu Tianming and asked, "Old Lu, didn’t Jingchen come back? Why isn’t he coming down for the meal?"
Yu Xia sat beside her father, demure and quiet, with a light smile on her face from the beginning to the end, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Hearing her father’s question, although she remained silent, her smile deepened, and she began to feel joyful inside.
Of course, Lu Jingchen wouldn’t come down – he was upstairs with his wife.
Yu Xia hadn’t seen Song Qiao, but when she heard from the servants that the woman Lu Jingchen had brought had been injured, she knew right away that must be Lu Jingchen’s wife. Initially, she hadn’t expected Lu Jingchen to act so quickly, to actually bring his wife home.
No wonder, when she had first come in, she had felt that the atmosphere was off and Lu Uncle’s face was not looking good. It was only later that she learned what had happened.
However, the fact that Lu Jingchen’s wife was injured made her very curious about what had happened. Could it be that Lu Uncle had hit someone?
Yu Xia was lost in her thoughts when suddenly, Lu Jingchen was already walking downstairs with Song Qiao in his arms. As he passed by the dining room, he stopped and turned toward Lu Tianming, who was still unaware, and said, "Dad, Mom, I’m taking my wife home."
Yu Xia immediately looked up to see Lu Jingchen standing at the doorway holding a woman, her eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
F*ck, that’s so audacious.
But, I like it!
Yu Xia cautiously glanced at her own parents and sure enough, both elders’ faces were incredibly dark and unpleasant to look at.
Lu Tianming turned his head toward the door and saw his son standing there holding Song Qiao, his face going completely dark, filled with obvious fury as he bellowed, "You rebellious son, what are you talking about? She is not your wife. I’ve already said, unless I, Lu Tianming, am dead, don’t you ever think that I will recognize this indecent woman."
Lu Jingchen merely curled his lips and spoke indifferently, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize her, as Xiao Qiao and I are already married, Dad. We just came back to inform you this time. Since you don’t like Xiao Qiao, we will not appear before you in the future. You’ve injured Xiao Qiao just now, and I won’t hold it against you. Xiao Qiao isn’t so petty; she won’t blame you."
——Posted before midnight.
