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Chapter 190: Xu Lingzhi, the fourth update

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Xu Lingzhi, the fourth update

Hearing Li Meihai say it this way, Zhao Chungang’s words that were about to leave his lips ultimately were swallowed back.

There was no helping it, after all, he had only that one daughter, and if he really pushed Zhao Xinlian too far and she did something foolish, the one hurt and saddened by it would inevitably be himself.

"What are you going to do?" Seeing Zhao Chungang take out his phone and scroll through his contact list, Li Meihai asked.

"I’m thinking of giving that kid Shen Tianhao a call to ask what’s really going on," Zhao Chungang quickly found Shen Tianhao’s name, but after some thought, he moved his finger away and turned off the phone screen, setting it aside, "Forget it, I’m just being nosy, why bother finding out what he’s doing?"

"But speaking of which, the Cai Family is hell-bent on acquiring Xinlian’s company, to the point of considering kidnapping her," Zhao Chungang felt that it was better to focus on how to deal with the Cai Family and respond to their moves rather than dwelling on Chen Wei.

After all, the Cai Family is one of the four major Families, and although the Zhao Family’s influence in River City is not insignificant, a head-on conflict with the Cai Family didn’t make sense, it was disadvantageous no matter how you looked at it.

The old lady certainly would not use the Zhao Family connections to offend the Cai Family just for the sake of Zhao Xinlian’s company.

On the other hand, as the youngest son of the Zhao family, Zhao Chungang had no real power in the family business, only a nominal title, all taken up by his favored elder and second brother.

If the Cai Family really took away Zhao Xinlian’s company, when one day the old lady suddenly departs this world, those two brothers would surely find ways to drive him out of the company, leaving him with nothing.

Family love? There was no family love, only clear accounts between brothers.

So, for the sake of his future life, Zhao Chungang felt that he had to do something to save Zhao Xinlian’s company, otherwise, he might truly face a destitute life.

That was not the ending Zhao Chungang wanted to see.

"But what could possibly be a good plan?" Zhao Chungang could not think of a satisfactory answer.

"I’ve heard that the Cai Family wants to acquire Xinlian’s company all because Young Master Cai is the one making the decisions behind the scenes," Li Meihai interjected.

"Young Master Cai? Isn’t he just a wastrel? How could he suddenly take charge of business matters and precisely set his sights on acquiring Xinlian’s company?" Zhao Chungang asked, puzzled.

"What I heard is that at a banquet at the Liu family, Young Master Cai approached Xinlian and was given the cold shoulder by her, so he harbors a grudge, probably wanting to crush her spirit and vent his anger," Li Meihai recounted everything he knew in detail.

"I knew her cold and condescending attitude that looked down on everyone would sooner or later bring trouble to the company!" Zhao Chungang lamented, his tone once again filled with blame after learning that it all started because of Zhao Xinlian.

"Talking about that now is useless. We should think about how to pacify Young Master Cai’s anger instead; perhaps we can convince him to give up acquiring Xinlian’s company," Li Meihai glanced towards Zhao Xinlian’s room.

Worried that Zhao Chungang’s words might reach Zhao Xinlian’s ears, sparking another argument.

"What can I possibly do..." Halfway through his sentence, Zhao Chungang’s gaze shifted, "Perhaps there is a way!"

"What way?" Li Meihai pressed.

"Have you forgotten what you received three days ago? Didn’t they arrange for someone to personally deliver it to your doorstep?"

Li Meihai didn’t understand. At a time like this, Zhao Chungang was still playing coy with him, but he seriously began to recall, "Three days ago, personally delivered..."

Suddenly, it dawned on him, "I remember now! Tomorrow is the birthday banquet of Head of the Cai Family, Cai Yuancheng."

"Exactly! At the birthday banquet, Young Master Cai will surely attend. I’ve heard both Young Master Cai and Head of the Cai Family are fond of jade, so why not have Xinlian buy a couple of pieces as peace offerings? I believe Young Master Cai is a reasonable man," Zhao Chungang explained his plan.

"But Xinlian, in her current state..."

"This is all for her company! If she wants to save her company, she has to learn to swallow her pride. The Cai Family isn’t like you and me; we don’t need to indulge her bad temper," Zhao Chungang picked up his phone and stood up, "I have urgent matters at the company, I need to go."

"Drive carefully, and regarding buying the jade, I’ll talk to Xinlian in a bit."

"Mmm."

...

Chen Wei, at this moment?

At this very moment, he had just gotten out of the car, not long after parting with Zhao Xinlian, when someone invited him to get in another car, taking him to the place he was at now.

Seeing that the person was polite and did not, like the Cai Family earlier, resort to hiring some thugs to spoil his mood, Chen Wei agreed to go with them.

As soon as Chen Wei got off the car and saw the company’s name, he instantly knew who had asked to meet with him.

The Xu family.

It wasn’t surprising to him that they would seek him out; after all, he had squandered their golden rice bowl by helping the Han Family develop a stronger K90 solution.

But all of it was brought upon by the Xu family themselves. If Xu Guancong hadn’t been entangled with Han Lingxue and hadn’t caused his own problems by using the K90 to blackmail the Han Family, would Chen Wei have personally taken action to develop an enhanced version of the K90?

So to say that the Xu family was shooting themselves in the foot was an understatement.

Whether the people of the Xu family saw it that way was another matter.

What if the head of the Xu family was also a biased and unreasonable old rascal?

At least for the moment, Chen Wei held some expectations for the head of the Xu family, mainly because they had invited him in a rather polite manner, providing him with good food and drinks in the car, which was also meant for VIPs.

By a rough estimate, just the bottle of red wine opened in the car earlier was worth hundreds of thousands.

"Mr. Chen, please this way, President Xu is awaiting you upstairs," said the guide.

"Okay," Chen Wei responded, following along.

...

The office.

"President Xu, I’ve brought the person for you," announced the assistant.

Chen Wei glanced around and saw two people in the office: one was the Xu family’s head, Xu Lingzhi, and the other was someone Chen Wei did not recognize, who appeared to be about the same age as Xu Lingzhi.

Chen Wei could feel that this person seemed to harbor hostility towards him, something he detected even before entering the room.

Microexpressions don’t lie.

"Oh! Is this Mr. Chen, the one who developed the enhanced version of K90? I didn’t quite believe it when they first mentioned it, but now that I see you with my own eyes, I believe it. Young and accomplished indeed!"

"Come, Mr. Chen, please... take a seat," invited Xu Lingzhi.

Chen Wei didn’t sense much hostility from Xu Lingzhi.

He indeed seemed to hold genuine respect for Chen Wei, which was evident beyond mere superficiality.

A person capable of achieving great things.

"President Xu, if you have something to discuss, please be direct," Chen Wei chose to get straight to the point.

"Actually, the purpose of my invitation today is very simple, I want to buy the exclusive rights to the enhanced K90. You can name your price, Mr. Chen, and I will not haggle," Xu Lingzhi spoke candidly since Chen Wei was so straightforward.

"Not for sale," Chen Wei shook his head.

"Why? Mr. Chen, are you worried I can’t afford it?" Xu Lingzhi pressed.

Chen Wei still shook his head, "I’ve already given the solution to the Han Family."

"Then how about this, if I purchase the solution, I can offer a permanent collaboration with the Han Family, and I will never go back on my word," Xu Lingzhi proposed a compromise.

"No need," Chen Wei remained unshaken.

"President Xu is polite to you for two seconds, and you think you are somebody? The enhanced K90 solution couldn’t possibly have been researched by you!"

"Speak! Where did you steal it from?"

The middle-aged man who had been silent all along finally spoke up.

But as soon as he did, he was all drawn swords and bows at Chen Wei!