Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 354 Occupying the Pit…

Chapter 354: Chapter 354 Occupying the Pit...

"I’m really envious of you."

Su Lu turned her eyes and gave Zhuang Cainan a glance, "What’s there to be envious of about me?"

"I haven’t seen much of Bo Jingshen in recent years, but I’ve still heard things about him," Zhuang Cainan laughed and said, "He’s really... just like a monk who’s gained some spirit."

"Pfft." Su Lu couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Why would a monk gain spirit?"

"It’s just an expression. Like he’s detached from everything, focused solely on making money. He seems to have no other hobbies, just exercising, practicing boxing, and such. That’s all. And then later on, he disappeared; I heard it seemed that he..."

It was apparent that Zhuang Cainan had also heard about Bo Jingshen’s arrest.

Zhuang Cainan thought for a moment, "But it seems he didn’t have many other interests to begin with. I met him when we were both abroad, you know about that, right?"

Su Lu wasn’t particularly clear on the details, but she had heard somewhat that Zhuang Cainan had helped Bo Jingshen with his business quite a bit while they were overseas.

So, when Boss expanded to China, Zhuang Cainan followed him back, and actually, she had put in quite an effort in developing Boss’s domestic market, but later she withdrew from Boss.

Su Lu nodded slightly, "I’ve heard about it."

"Even when we were overseas, he didn’t have many hobbies. Well, that’s not exactly accurate to say, but because of financial constraints, it seemed all his hobbies revolved around making money," said Zhuang Cainan, her gaze drifting off as if she was reminiscing about those memorable old days.

It was a past that Su Lu hadn’t heard about.

She did know more or less that Bo Jingshen, due to a lack of funds for his business overseas, had been desperate to make money, participating in electronic sports competitions and underground racing, all to round up some startup capital for his business.

This she had learned from Jiang Li, but what Zhuang Cainan was saying seemed to present yet another perspective of Bo Jingshen.

As if it bore a different hue.

"My family is quite rich," said Zhuang Cainan, with no intention of showing off, simply smiling as she stated a fact, "My family does well with hedge funds overseas, so... we are fairly wealthy."

"When he participated in those underground races, I was young, my family was strict, and I usually obeyed the rules, but I always had some hobbies that didn’t quite match my elders’ tastes. I liked watching car races, starting with the official ones, and then I discovered these underground races where you could also place bets."

Zhuang Cainan seemed to find the memory amusing when talking about the past, just as anyone might find certain moments in their own history worthy of a knowing smile.

Zhuang Cainan chuckled, "I went there to bet. Those underground races are just like horse racing. I’d place large bets, and at that time I had my eye on a racer. Then suddenly, an unknown dark horse emerged. I had never seen him before; I only knew his name was Bambi. To be honest, until I knew you, I never understood why he would choose the name Bambi."

Su Lu’s gaze drifted off, listening as Zhuang Cainan narrated the past.

"He won three races in a row, unstoppable. I was betting on points, and if he won another one, I’d lose a huge amount. So, I went to find him and tried to bribe him into throwing a match. Despite being so desperate for money and entering the races just for it, he actually refused me. He said that..."

Zhuang Cainan hadn’t finished when Su Lu softly interjected, "... it would go against his principles."

Zhuang Cainan looked puzzled, "... Right."

That’s exactly what Bo Jingshen had said at the time. He told her, "No, thank you. It would go against my principles. We’re fellow countrymen, right? Then you should know there’s a saying passed down from our ancestors that makes sense, ’A gentleman seeks wealth in the proper way.’"

Zhuang Cainan started to laugh, "It was because of this that he left a deep impression on me, and I started to look at him differently. After that, I began betting on him. To tell the truth, since he was the dark horse, the odds were high; but he really was formidable, and I won a lot of money. He was even threatened over it. There were others who wanted him to throw a match or lose on purpose. Of course, it wasn’t just me, Zhuang Cainan, but not everyone was as easy to speak with as me."

"He was even had a gun pointed at his head, but he didn’t compromise," Zhuang Cainan’s words made Su Lu shudder.

She suddenly remembered that after he had announced his engagement at Yunding, she had been in a bad state due to ectopic pregnancy surgery, and it was also the time when she had just begun to recognize her mother and brother.

Later, she and Jiang Li planned to visit the Fierce Eagle Team’s training as a distraction, but Bo Jingshen insisted on bothering her and following along. At that time, she had called him shameless, and Bo Jingshen, seemingly with a defiant air, had mentioned to her...

Su Lu remembered him saying that he had been held at gunpoint.

"They probably don’t know what I’ve been through overseas..."

"I wasn’t fazed when someone pointed a gun at my head abroad. I’m certainly not scared of a little intimidation from Su Zhe."

That was apparently exactly what Bo Jingshen had said at the time.

So, that was what had happened.

"And then what?"

Su Lu finally asked softly, looking at Zhuang Cainan.

Zhuang Cainan thought about it, "Well, luckily nothing serious happened, and he really had guts. After I heard about it, I proposed to just fund his business; these dangerous underground races weren’t worth it. He still didn’t agree, and even asked me... who are you?"

This truly matched Bo Jingshen’s temperament. Su Lu felt a bit helpless; when she dated him in college, she had heard many times that Bo Jingshen was a cold person.

At the time, Su Lu had thought, how could that be? Where does this so-called coldness come from? She had never seen him be cold, as he always seemed so warm to her.

It was only after seeing how without mercy Bo Jingshen refused other girls that she believed it. He was definitely not one to drag things out.

That kind of clear-cut rejection, avoiding any hint of leading people on, truly gave a sense of security to a partner and was actually more respectful to other girls, not wasting their time.

"At that time, I told him that I made a good amount of money betting on him, and thought of giving him a portion in return. But he wouldn’t accept it, clung to the principle of not taking ill-gotten gains," she continued.

"So, I suggested, why not let me invest in him for a share in the business, but he wasn’t pleased with that either, only agreeing when he learned my expertise was beneficial for the company’s development. That’s how I ended up with original shares in Boss."

"According to his view back then, he felt he could figure out the money part, but for those who couldn’t contribute to the company’s early growth, they shouldn’t be ’occupying the pit and reaping the profits,’ as he put it."

Zhuang Cainan, smiling, asked Su Lu, "Don’t you think he was a bit too much? ’Occupying the pit and reaping the profits,’ that was his exact phrase."