Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 505: Zhong Qiming sets a trap for Chen Tonggang
At night, in the living room of the Rose Garden Villa, after taking a shower, Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman sat on the carpet and played games. Yuan Xudong sat on the sofa behind them and acted as the referee. Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman were playing a competitive game with a joystick, the kind that could decide the winner in a very short time. Compared with the young Yang Manman, Shen Mingbao, who was almost 30 years old, obviously had not played this kind of competitive game much, and lost before he could last a few rounds. At this time, Yang Manman smiled triumphantly:
"Sister, you lose, accept the punishment!"
"That's not fair, okay?"
Throwing the game controller in his hand onto the carpet, Shen Mingbao rolled his eyes and said:
"This is my first time playing this kind of game, and you've been playing for so long. This game isn't fair at all!"
"I'm willing to admit defeat. Are you trying to cheat?"
"No, who wants to cheat?"
"Then accept the punishment and don't be a scoundrel!"
After hearing what Yang Manman said, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but glare at her, her face flushed, but she still knelt up from the carpet, then moved towards Yuan Xudong who was sitting on the sofa, and finally knelt in front of him. Yang Manman giggled beside her, watching Shen Mingbao kneeling in front of Yuan Xudong's knees to fulfill the bet, while Yuan Xudong squinted his eyes comfortably. After a while, Yuan Xudong waved to Yang Manman, and when Yang Manman knelt on the carpet and moved to his side, he pressed Yang Manman's head slightly with a little force, and Yang Manman also knelt in front of his knees side by side with Shen Mingbao. After a while, a cell phone rang. Looking down at Shen Mingbao who was working hard, Yuan Xudong picked up her ringing cell phone from the sofa. The caller ID showed that it was her mother. Yuan Xudong answered the call without hesitation and even pressed the hands-free button.
"Mingbao, mom is here to see you. Where do you live exactly?"
Yuan Xudong was shocked to hear that his mother-in-law was coming. Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman, who were kneeling in front of him, were also shocked. Shen Mingbao wanted to get up to answer her mother's call, but Yuan Xudong held her down and told her to continue working hard. He held the phone and smiled:
"Aunt, Mingbao is at work. Where are you now? I'll drive over to pick you up!"
"It's okay, you don't have to come pick me up, I'll be there soon. Oh, by the way, where do you live in Rose Garden?"
"Rose Garden No. 18. Just ring the doorbell when you get there, and I'll open the door for you!"
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to hang up first. Say goodbye to Mingbao!"
"Okay, thank you, auntie!"
"What are you thanking me for?"
"I want to thank my aunt for giving birth to such a wonderful daughter like Mingbao. She is really great and outstanding. Thank you, aunt!"
"Oh, that's her own hard work, but my daughter is really outstanding, you must cherish her and don't bully her!"
"Yes, I will definitely cherish her. I'll hang up first. I'll go get Mingbao some delicious food to nourish his body!"
"Okay, you are so thoughtful. Thank you, auntie!"
"It's okay. These are what I should do. I'll hang up now. Bye, auntie!"
"Okay, bye!"
After hanging up the phone, because Shen Mingbao's mother could come at any time, Yuan Xudong and Shen Mingbao could only work harder. About half an hour later, Yuan Xudong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman also completely relaxed. After helping Yuan Xudong finish the finishing work, the two of them also went to the bathroom to clean their personal oral hygiene. After a while, the doorbell rang at home. Yang Manman hurried over to open the door. It was Shen Mingbao's mother. Looking at the future mother-in-law wearing a pair of frog-eye glasses and dressed very fashionably, Yuan Xudong greeted her with a happy face and said:
"Aunt, you're here. Mingbao just finished work. Please sit down and chat with her. I'll go wash some fruit for you!"
"No need, just let Mingbao wash it!"
Mother Shen said politely. Seeing his mother like this, Shen Mingbao hugged her arm and said coquettishly:
"Hey, if he wants to go, just let him go. Why do you always give me orders?"
"Look at how you talk, kid?"
Looking at her daughter who was acting coquettishly, although Mother Shen had a face full of blame, her face was also full of smiles. Yuan Xudong ran to the kitchen to wash the fruit very tactfully, and Yang Manman followed him. After watching Yuan Xudong and Yang Manman leave, Mother Shen looked at her daughter Shen Mingbao and blamed her:
"Mingbao, what's wrong with you?"
"What's going on?"
Shen Mingbao looked at his mother in confusion and asked. Seeing her like this, Mother Shen said directly:
"You've already divorced Yang Zheng, why are you still bringing his sister with you? You're letting her live at home. Aren't you afraid that she'll..."
"Hey, Manman and I are good sisters. It has nothing to do with his brother Yang Zheng. Please stop worrying about it, okay?"
"Am I worrying about nothing?"
Looking at her daughter Shen Mingbao who interrupted her, Mother Shen couldn't help but roll her eyes and said:
"Mingbao, let me tell you, this is fire, theft and best friend protection. Look at Xiao Yuan's conditions. He's such a good man. How can Yang Manman not be tempted? On the other hand, Yang Manman is so young. Men like young and pretty girls, just like cats like to eat fish. If you let Yang Manman live in your house, aren't you deliberately tempting him to make a mistake?"
"Oh, it's not as serious as you say."
Shen Mingbao complained in her heart that Yuan Xudong had made mistakes a long time ago, and had made countless mistakes, but her face remained calm as she advised her mother:
"Okay, just relax. Your daughter is not stupid, right?"
"You're not stupid, are you?"
Rolling her eyes at Shen Mingbao, Mother Shen said helplessly:
"I didn't agree with you marrying Yang Zheng at the beginning, but you insisted on marrying him. How are you doing now?"
"Hey, why do you keep bringing this up?"
After rolling his eyes at his mother, Shen Mingbao hugged her arm and said coquettishly:
"Okay, then I'll listen to you from now on, okay?"
"That's more like it. Let me tell you, your mother is very accurate in judging men. Xiao Yuan is quite good. If you marry him, you will definitely enjoy a happy life in the future!"
"Yeah?"
Hearing his mother say this, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but tease her:
"What about Uncle Gu? When will you find me a stepfather?"
"Bah, what stepfather?"
Rolling her eyes at Shen Mingbao, Mother Shen couldn't help but said with some pride:
"He does have feelings for me, but I haven't made up my mind yet. I, your mother, am not that kind of person who does things casually!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at his mother's proud face, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but laugh:
"The old lady is quite reserved!"
"What old lady?"
Giving Shen Mingbao a blank look, Mother Shen touched her face and said:
"How am I old?"
"You are not old at all. You are always so young!"
"I'm only in my fifties, of course I'm young !"
“The fruit is coming!”
…
It was late at night and when Mother Shen fell asleep, Shen Mingbao sneaked out of her room and went to Yuan Xudong's room. Yuan Xudong's door was not locked, so she pushed it open gently. She looked at the bed and saw Yuan Xudong sitting there. Yang Manman was kneeling in front of Yuan Xudong with her back to her. After hesitating for a while, Shen Mingbao also walked over and knelt with Yang Manman.
In the early hours of the morning, Mother Shen suddenly woke up and found that her daughter was not sleeping next to her. She couldn't help but get out of bed to look for her. When she passed by Yuan Xudong's bedroom, she vaguely heard a strange sound, as if Shen Mingbao was crying.
"No, Dad..."
After listening attentively for a while, Mother Shen couldn't help blushing and spat lightly. She had never expected that her daughter and Yuan Xudong would play games like this in private. She secretly said that it was great to be young. Mother Shen left Yuan Xudong's door and went back to her room to sleep. In fact, if she listened any longer, she would find that in addition to Shen Mingbao's low sobs, there was also Yang Manman's soft crying and Yuan Xudong's occasional tiger roars.
The next morning, Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman secretly ran back to their own rooms. Mother Shen didn't know how to cook, so she ordered a large table of nutritious breakfasts online, saying that they were to nourish Yuan Xudong and Shen Mingbao. After breakfast, Mother Shen went back, and Yang Manman stayed at home to do housework.
Yuan Xudong and Shen Mingbao went to work. At the same time, at Xue's house, Xue Guixiang and Zhong Qihua were not there. Only Xue Kexin and Zhong Qiming were at home. The two of them were sitting in the front yard of the villa eating breakfast. Zhong Qiming looked at Xue Kexin who was sitting opposite him and smiled:
"I heard that you and Chen Tong just broke up?"
Hearing this, Xue Kexin glanced at Zhong Qiming and said impatiently:
"Who told you that?"
"Then it seems to be true. We should celebrate!"
Through Xue Kexin's reaction, Zhong Qiming got the information he wanted to know. At this time, Xue Kexin also reacted and realized that Zhong Qiming was just trying to trick her. She couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said:
"Zhong Qiming, there is no way you and I can be together. I advise you to just give up on this idea!"
"Why?"
Looking at Xue Kexin who clearly rejected him, Zhong Qiming still did not give up and said:
"Am I not good enough?"
"You are good and excellent, but you are not my type!"
Looking at Zhong Qiming who was always smiling, Xue Kexin directly said:
"Zhong Qiming, I'm curious, do you like my face or my money?"
Hearing Xue Kexin's question, Zhong Qiming couldn't help but slightly restrain his smile and said:
"You're already drunk even though you haven't even had any drinks yet?"
"You're boring. You're not interesting at all. Why don't you answer my question directly?"
Xue Kexin looked into Zhong Qiming's eyes and smiled:
"Are you too embarrassed to say it out loud, or is it your pride that won't allow you to lie?"
"Maybe both, maybe none, who knows?"
"Yeah?"
Looking at Zhong Qiming who was deliberately being mysterious, Xue Kexin smiled and said:
"I do know someone who asked me this question before. Guess how he answered me?"
"If I were to guess, he would say he likes your face as well as your money?"
"Yeah?"
Glancing at Zhong Qiming, Xue Kexin smiled smugly:
"It seems that this is the answer in your heart!"
Hearing Xue Kexin say this, Zhong Qiming was slightly stunned. He looked at Xue Kexin and asked:
"Then your friend is unfounded?"
"No, this friend didn't lie to you. He really exists!"
Looking up at Zhong Qiming, Xue Kexin said calmly:
"He said at the time that compared to my face and money, he liked my figure and my twisted personality more. The more twisted and arrogant I was, the more he liked me. Don't you think he is a bit perverted?"
"Who is he?"
After hearing what Xue Kexin said, Zhong Qiming felt a little uncomfortable. He asked tentatively:
"Could it be Chen Tonggang?"
"you guess?"
"How can I guess that?"
"Aren't you quite clever?"
Looking at Zhong Qiming, who looked a little unnatural, Xue Kexin smiled and said:
"Who told me it was easy to know about me?"
Without responding to Xue Kexin's words, Zhong Qiming changed the subject:
"So for this friend, you want to break up with Chen Tonggang?"
"I'm not sure yet, but if Chen Tonggang is really capable, then it's not impossible for me to marry him!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at the smiling Xue Kexin, Zhong Qiming also smiled. He was determined to win Xue Kexin. No matter whether it was the useless Chen Tonggang or the mysterious man whose identity was unknown, he was confident that he could defeat them and finally win the beauty and take Xue's Kunbo Group into his own hands.
…
The next afternoon, Zhong Qiming asked Chen Tonggang to play golf. Seeing Chen Tonggang playing well, Zhong Qiming smiled and said:
"This is a good shot, it's quite interesting!"
“So-so!”
Chen Tonggang smiled and said, "It's okay, but the smile on his face is obvious. Seeing his happy expression, Zhong Qiming was disdainful in his heart, but smiled on his face:
"You've been playing golf quite a lot these past two days!"
"Yeah, I have to practice more. After all, it's a game played by rich people. If you can't play golf, you'd be embarrassed to say you can run a business!"
At this point, Chen Tonggang looked at Zhong Qiming and said with a smile:
"You're a good ball player, can you teach me when you have time?"
“I don’t deserve it!”
Zhong Qiming smiled. He and Chen Tong had just walked to the side to rest, and he said casually:
"I heard that you were working on a project for Jahwa Chemical. Did Jahwa Chemical win it?"
"We are still discussing it. The fee is quite high, but the other party requires advance payment!"
Sitting with Zhong Qiming, knowing that he was a top student who had returned from studying in the United States and was now the secretary of the board of directors of Kunbo Group, Chen Tonggang deliberately adopted a pretentious tone to play the role of a business elite who was in control of the situation in order not to lose face. Seeing him like this, Zhong Qiming smiled and set a trap for him:
“This is normal!”
"Yeah?"
Hearing Zhong Qiming say it was normal, Chen Tonggang's heart moved, and he began to ask tentatively:
“But that’s not a small amount of money!”
"Did you know?"
Zhong Qiming smiled and said:
"In fact, advance payment is a test. It tests whether you have the confidence to advance and retreat together with them. Only those who can really advance and retreat together can become true strategic partners in the end. I tell you this because I want to help you and for Xue Kexin's sake. Of course, Xue Kexin and I are just good friends. Don't think too much!"
"What's the big deal? I didn't think much about it at all!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at Chen Tonggang who was pretending to be calm, Zhong Qiming continued to stimulate him:
"But I heard from Ke Xin that she is quite confused now. She said that you are a herbivore, but she likes carnivores!"
"Yeah?"
Chen Tonggang felt uncomfortable after hearing what Zhong Qiming said. He couldn't help but think of the night downstairs at Xue Kexin's house, when she was lying on the window and a man was enjoying her wantonly behind her. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel angry. He looked at Zhong Qiming and asked rudely:
"So what are you? A carnivore?"
"Tong Gang, do you know how to become a real carnivore?"
Zhong Qiming pointed to the open scenery in the distance and said with a smile:
"Vision, courage, and insight are all essential. Come on, I believe you will succeed!"
Hearing Zhong Qiming talk about vision, courage, and insight, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but feel his blood boiling. He looked at Zhong Qiming and asked:
"Why do you believe I will succeed?"
"because……"
After taking a look at Chen Tonggang, Zhong Qiming said sincerely:
"…You have a strong heart that desires success, which is the most important thing. You also have a broad vision, the courage to move forward, the guts to burn your boats, and a little bit of luck. Why can't you succeed?"
"The heart of a strong man?"
Hearing Zhong Qiming talk about the strong heart that desires success, Chen Tonggang 's adrenaline surged. He thought of the previous order for promoting the game. At that time, Zhirui Tianjie was about to go bankrupt. It was him, Chen Tonggang, who turned the tide at the most critical moment of the company and finally successfully saved the company and made a fortune. Isn't that a broad vision, an indomitable courage, and the courage to finally burn his boats?
Thinking of the game project, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but think of the current household chemical factory project. He felt ashamed of his previous hesitation. Isn't it just advance payment first?
Since he is optimistic about this project, it means that he has a broad vision. What remains is the courage to move forward and the final determination to burn his boats. If he is afraid of the risk of failure, how can he taste the sweetness of success?
Thinking of this, Chen Tonggang gradually strengthened his determination to go all out, his eyes were shining, seeing him like this, Zhong Qiming couldn't help but smile, waste is waste, others just say some chicken soup for the soul, he actually believed it?
I don't know how Xue Kexin fell for such a loser. To be honest, Xue Kexin is actually a loser, a parasite. If she really leaves her father, she is nothing. Except for her figure and face, she can be said to be good for nothing. She is almost thirty years old, and all she does every day is go shopping. She has never earned a penny, and she spends the pocket money given by her father, while going against her father. She has to get entangled with a loser like Chen Tonggang. It's really embarrassing!
After taking a last look at Chen Tonggang, Zhong Qiming silently left the golf course. He knew that Chen Tonggang was out. He had already investigated that chemical factory. It looked normal and profitable, but it was actually a poison, a highly toxic one. As long as Chen Tonggang agreed to advance the money, there would be a bottomless pit behind it. It would be impossible to plug the hole with the cash flow of Zhirui Tianjie, unless Kunbo Group injected a large amount of funds. However, this was impossible. Xue Guixiang could spend tens of millions on Chen Tonggang for Xue Kexin to try and make mistakes, but he would never spend hundreds of millions, or even billions of funds. Moreover, the cash flow of Kunbo Group was not as huge as outsiders imagined. Even if Xue Guixiang wanted to mess around, the company's major shareholders would never agree to him!
