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Published at 24th of February 2023 06:11:55 AM


Chapter 5

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Qi Yuexin’s painting was unexpectedly of He Family’s Third-shao. Qi Yueran’s eyes widened in surprise, but the painter was very serious and didn’t discover his shock at all.

Qi Yueran’s heart was not calm with the sound of ‘pssh’ just like a handful of water splashed in hot oil. Could it be that big brother takes a shine to He Family’s Third-shao or already like him with just one meeting? He was shocked and very uncomfortable. He Family’s Third-shao was a famous playboy. He indulged in disgusting orgies of eating and drinking and passed the nights in dicing and cardplaying and other frivolous pastimes. Moreover, relying on the power of He Family, he didn’t care about mutual consent whatsoever. How could his big brother has a good feeling for such a person?

Qi Yueran opened his mouth about to speak but said nothing. In the end, he went out with a frown. He also knew that big brother was stubborn. At this time, he couldn’t persuade him to listen and could only try it another day.

In the first place, he didn’t like the infamous He Jian and now that he had been recorded down onto the canvas by his big brother, it had become even worse. After thinking about the business with He Jian perhaps would be even a long-term cooperation, he then frowned involuntarily.

Qi Yueran didn’t sleep well all night. While he didn’t like He Jian, he wanted to talk about big cooperation with him. So, he was both a little tangled and excited. Since he joined the company, he had been pushed out. Everyone thought that he was a young master who had no real ability. The president obviously put him in a position of importance but in fact, only let him discuss about small projects that didn’t matter. Secretly, he was pushed out. After all, he was the young master of Qi Family and with one step more, he would be the president of the subsidiary company. No one wanted to hand over the position they earned for so many years.

In the early morning of the next day, Master Qi called Qi Yueran to his study and said: “I called Little Liu just now and made it clear to him. Since He Family’s Third-shao wants to talk with you about cooperation, you are responsible for this matter.”

Qi Yueran held back the excitement, looked very calm and nodded before saying: “I will definitely solve this matter.”

Master Qi said: “I think He Jian’s attitude towards you is unusual, which you can seize. The He Family has been in the leading position in business development in recent years. It seems that there is no limit to their future. Moreover, they have official friends to help them, which is incomparable to other families. We must grab this opportunity.”

Qi Yueran pursed his lips. He knew that it was unwise to contradict his father now, so he had to stop talking.

“Don’t rush to talk about cooperation.” Master Qi continued: “You can invite He Family’s Third-shao to play around first. It is He Jian’s first time to come to Quanlin City, you can be a guide for him. Don’t talk to him as soon as you meet and let the He Family knows that we are not in a hurry. What we are in a hurry is not business. It’s not good if one day they turn hostile suddenly and change to other people’s family.”

Qi Yueran nodded and said: “I understood.”

Master Qi asked Qi Yueran to pull He Jian. In fact, Qi Yueran understood this reason and also planned to do so. He Jian hadn’t received Qi Yueran’s phone call since two days after he came to Qi Residence for dinner. He was worried about what the young man suffered from. However, he was relieved with a smile when he thought about it. Qi Yueran was very careful about him, which he knew the best.

He Jian didn’t call to urge the meeting, only let people continue to check the information about Wu Family.

On the morning of the third day, Han Pinggao received a call to He Jian, but it wasn’t from Qi Yueran.

Han Gaoping[1] said: “Third-shao, there’s a call from Miss Wu Hui of Wu Family.”

He Jian’s eyebrows rose, seemingly a little surprised, but his expression didn’t seem to be very surprised. He sneered and didn’t speak, just shook his head at the other person. Han Gaoping understood. He directly refused euphemistically before he hung up the phone.

Wu Family of Quanlin City, although did not count as the best in the whole business circle, it’s the most powerful in Quanlin City. Unfortunately, a few months ago, the person who wielded the power in Wu Family suddenly died of illness. The competition for family property and business certainly would not drop. Wu Family had three children, not counting the nearby branches. The youngest son had no interest in business and comfortably withdrawn. The remaining eldest sister Wu Hui and the second child Wu Kai made irreconcilable adversaries. And Wu Kai was the one Qi Yuexin liked.

When He Jian heard that Wu Hui called him, she was probably trying to curry favor for alliance and so on. Now Wu Hui and Wu Kai were locked in a stalemate, which led to the downfall of Wu Family. Wu Hui wanted nothing else but for He Jian to help her seize the sovereignty of Wu Family.

He Jian was very disgusted with Wu Kai and didn’t like the people of Wu Family. He didn’t want to help whichever side to take over Wu Family. Even if it was in order to strive for vindication, he had to personally acquire Wu Family.

By the fifth day, He Jian was really a little restless and called Qi Yueran himself. He felt that he had lived in vain for so many years and contrarily, he did not have a 21-year-old boy’s composure. However, when the phone was broadcasting, he consoled himself that he did not need to be embarrassed with himself.

Very quickly, Qi Yueran answered the phone and He Jian smiled when he heard Qi Yueran’s voice. He said: “Do you have time tomorrow? I want to go to the north of the city to have a look. Do you want to be my guide?”

Qi Yueran hadn’t been idle these days. He wanted to cut off the cooperation with Wu Family first, but now the two factions of Wu Family were seriously divided and pertaining the person in charge of that land also couldn’t be decided, which was dragged on and on.

After Qi Yueran mulled over it, he said: “Well, it happens that tomorrow I have more free time, so I’ll go with He Third-shao.” After hanging up, he asked the assistant to help him put off tomorrow’s meeting and social gathering.

He and He Jian set a time. Because the north of the city was remote and the road was not easy to walk, so they decided to go in the morning, so as not to come back too late.

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Qi Yueran received the call from He Jian at 9:30 in the morning. He had just helped Qi Yuexin walked around the garden and still had not stopped after entering the door to the studio.

He Jian said: “I’m already outside. You can come down.”

Qi Yueran took a look at the time and said: “Okay, I’ll get down right away. Give me a moment.”

“Have you made an appointment with Mister He?” Qi Yuexin saw the black SUV outside the downstairs gate and asked: “Why don’t you let Mister He come up and have a sit?”

Qi Yueran answered: “He Third-shao said he wanted go to the north of the city to have a look.”

Qi Yuexin nodded and said: “Go ahead, I’ll continue to paint.”

Qi Yueran was in a hurry, so he said nothing. He hastily took his overcoat and went downstairs.

He Jian’s visit this time was very different from last time. He drove his own car and brought none of the driver or bodyguards. Qi Yueran was surprised when he arrived downstairs. He thought He Family’s third-shao liked to play a show of extravagance. Last time they had dinner together, he brought more than ten bodyguards. This time he went out, Qi Yueran expected him to bring 20 or 30 people. Unexpectedly, he came alone.

Seeing his surprise, He Jian smiled and got out of the car to open the door for him. Qi Yueran said thanks and jokingly said: “Third-shao goes out like this, what if you meet with paparazzi? There is no one to cover you.”

He Jian smiled and said: “If meet with paparazzi, it’s a good thing to let them publicize the land in the north of the city first.”

Qi Yueran didn’t respond to him, only sat in the co-driver seat. He Jian closed the door for him and then went back to sit in the driver seat.

Before the car started, he saw a gray sedan coming from in front. He Jian’s movement stopped for a moment. He thought that the sedan was a little familiar. When the two cars crossed, he took a look on his side. In the gray car sat a person he knew very well: Wu Kai.

Qi Yueran also saw it, but he didn’t care much. After all, the relationship between Qi Family and Wu Family was good before. Although he had no direct contact with Wu Kai, he still met him several times. Wu Kai’s coming to the villa was nothing new. In contra, He Jian’s face changed a little and his brow was creasing.

Seeing He Jian’s displeased expression, he had some doubts in his heart. He Third-shao should be the first time to visit Quanlin City but who knew what kind of animosity he had with Wu Kai. However, this kind of thing had nothing to do with Qi Yueran. He just had a curious thought passing by and didn’t want to ask anything.

Wu Kai heard that Wu Hui had been refused by He Family’s third-shao. The next day, he came to visit Qi Family. Wu Hui wanted to bring in a big shot who had just arrived in Quanlin, but Wu Kai thought that the cooperation was not reliable according to He Jian’s statement. When it came to Quanlin City, the weight of Qi Family was heavier. In the end, he couldn’t help but come to Qi Residence.

Master Qi didn’t plan to see Wu Kai. The cooperation in the northern part of the city was not pleasant at all. The money invested in it was washed away. Now that he planned to cooperate with He Jian, it was awkward to see Wu Kai.

However, Wu Kai knew what to say. He said that he came to visit to apologize, even if Mater Qi didn’t regard him as a junior, he should also regard this for the sake that the Qi Family and the Wu Family had always been good friends.

Master Qi thought about it; the two families indeed could be considered having friendship spanning for two generations. In the end, he let Wu Kai go to the study upstairs.

Wu Kai brought a lot of presents. He first apologized and then to ask Master Qi to help him.

Master Qi didn’t know what to say and it’s not the time to talk casually. Although he was more conservative, he thought it’s ridiculous that Wu Hui, a girl, wanted to be in power. A businessman wouldn’t do anything that was strenuous and unrewarding.

In the end, Master Qi was helpless and he said perfunctorily: “I can’t say anything about it. It’s your Wu Family’s household matters. If you let outsiders mix into it, when others heard about it, I can’t be sure what they are going to say.”

“Old Qi is right about that. In fact, I came here for this matter.” Wu Kai looked very respectful and said: “We are both honest people who speak the truth. If Old Qi is willing to lend a hand, there will naturally be a share part for Old Qi. Moreover, if Qi Family and Wu family become a family, then there will be no distinguishing with each other later. The others will have no say about it.”

As soon as Master Qi heard this, he immediately hesitated. Although ten combinations Qi Family and Wu Family might not be as good as one He Family, if he took advantage to swallow Wu Family at this time, Qi Family would be the boss of Quanlin City.

And the meaning of ‘become a family’ was undoubtedly a commercial marriage[2].

 

Note:

[1] I don’t know whether it’s the typo or what but this man sometimes call Pingguo, sometimes Guoping even in the same paragraph…I’ll go with the first mentioned in Chapter 1.

[2] A marriage to form a business deal/joint





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