Chapter 40
Translator: Aafkee
Proofreader: Superclubs2
Su Weiyu fell into silence after hearing Lu Chuiqing's words.
Although all those plans could make the Xia family and Su Rende pay for what they had done, it was hard for him to guarantee that those people, especially Su Rende, would not take revenge against him.
After all, regardless of whether it was their ways of doing things or connections, Su Weiyu was in no way comparable to them. It would not be an easy task for him to get out of the situation unscathed.
If the problems Lu Chuiqing had said about Bo Da Materials' cash flow did indeed exist, it could be an excellent opportunity for him to sit out and wait for them to burn themselves.
Only, he was merely a tiny researcher of the lowest hierarchy of the company, so where exactly did he hear such information that was enough to cause tremendous effects on the stock prices?
Su Weiyu stared at Xiao Zhan, "Xiao Zhan, do you really trust what he said? You're not someone who would listen to mere rumours."
"Don't you think the information you have brought to me is a rumour to me as well?" Xiao Zhan replied, "Since both are rumours, I might as well listen to the side I want to listen to."
Su Weiyu tightened his fists and stood up in the end as cold words left his mouth, "You are becoming more and more illogical."
His eyes then landed on Lu Chuiqing, his tone hostile, "It seems like I have underestimated you, Mr Lu. As for those words you said, I'll have to wait and see towards the end of November."
Su Weiyu stood up and left after he finished his sentence.
After Su Weiyu left, Xiao Zhan asked, "How did you know I'm here?"
Lu Chuiqing could feel his anger rushing to his head the second he heard Xiao Zhan's question, "And you are asking me that? I should be the one asking why you're here! With Su Weiyu, alone, at that! Am I a joke to you? Do you think I'm easy to deal with? I've said it before, if such things are to happen a third time, I'll-"
Lu Chuiqing suddenly realised that his voice was a bit too loud; even the waiter who walked by could not help throwing a sneaky glance. And when he thought about how Qiu Nai must be hiding somewhere, probably making a joke out of his situation, he felt aggrieved and found it difficult to bear. He stood up and decided to leave with that thought, not wanting to care anymore.
Xiao Zhan stretched out his arm and pulled him back, his arm across Lu Chuiqing's waist, confining him in his arms. Lu Chuiqing could not break free no matter how he tried, not daring to talk in a loud voice. His face was flushed with effort.
Xiao Zhan whispered in his ears, "Don't be angry. I told you I wouldn't come here unless it's for business meals. Su Weiyu came on his own accord. I didn't know in advance."
Lu Chuiqing loosened his struggling arm. Qiu Nai did, indeed, say that Xiao Zhan had arrived with his friend. Although Lu Chuiqing already trusted Xiao Zhan's words, he felt that he should not be so easily swayed.
Lu Chuiqing, "Those lovers of yours always go to you on their own accord! You always don't know about it in advance! I guess there won't even be time for me to go to work if they decide to come every few days, huh?!"
Xiao Zhan lifted a brow, "I have no qualms about reporting my every schedule."
Lu Chuiqing, "So what if I know about your schedule? I can't stop them if they all want to look for you!”
Lu Chuiqing had not been wearing his collar recently. Xiao Zhan embraced him from the side and kissed the back of Lu Chuiqing's slim and fair neck as he chuckled softly, "It'll be fine then if you spend more time with me and don't give them any opportunities to come to look for me, don't you think?"
The kiss from Xiao Zhan gave Lu Chuiqing a shiver. He quickly covered the back of his neck and bent forward slightly as he scolded in a low voice, "I can't win any arguments against you anyway... Speak properly, don't kiss me!"
Xiao Zhan loosened his embrace slightly, but his arms remained wrapped around Lu Chuiqing's waist. Lu Chuiqing had also gradually calmed down after his outburst, but the intention of wanting to give Xiao Zhan the cold shoulder for a couple of days remained as he continued to sit on the side sulkily.
As Xiao Zhan was ordering some dishes for him, Lu Chuiqing noticed that Xiao Zhan did indeed order all of his favourite dishes even though he had never told him about it. He could not figure out how Xiao Zhan knew.
Lu Chuiqing, "...Why did you say that in front of Su Weiyu just now?"
Lu Chuiqing only realised he seemed to have forgotten his decision to give Xiao Zhan the cold shoulder ten seconds ago the moment he opened his mouth.
Xiao Zhen, "Say what?"
Lu Chuiqing, "...That you're short-selling Bo Da because I... asked you to."
"That is indeed part of the reason." Xiao Zhan looked at him, completely unruffled, "What's wrong?"
"And how do you think he would look at me from now on?" Lu Chuiqing pouted slightly and muttered, "Although I don't really care what he thinks of me... But you better not say this to others."
Xiao Zhan chuckled.
"Oh, right. Xiao Zhan, should I not have told Su Weiyu about your intention to short-sell Bo Da?" Lu Chuiqing asked, clearly worried, "What if he leaks this information?"
"He does want to expose Xia Yuanbo and his father regarding their faking of data. He will not leak this information to risk having the Xia family and Su Rende get a sniff about it."
Lu Chuiqing thought about it carefully and realised that Xiao Zhan was right. Su Weiyu seemed to have considered this matter for a long time. He must have been ready to take on the consequences.
Not long later, the dishes Xiao Zhan ordered for Lu Chuiqing arrived, and, unexpectedly, the waiter was Qiu Nai.
Qiu Nai seemed to be a bit nervous. He glanced at Xiao Zhan carefully after placing the dish down, but the latter merely continued to sip his tea indifferently, with absolutely no intention of acknowledging his presence.
Qiu Nai then looked at Lu Chuiqing and motioned hurriedly to Lu Chuiqing's phone on the table with his eyes before he turned and left.
He picked up the phone inexplicably, only to realise Qiu Nai had sent him a message three minutes ago.
Qiu Nai, "Who's that person? Why did you end up chatting with him too?! Isn't CEO Xiao your boyfriend?? How can you endure him looking at other omegas?!"
Lu Chuiqing shifted his body slightly to avoid Xiao Zhan's line of sight before he replied, "We were discussing something serious just now... But I have been meaning to ask since just now, just what did you call me for?"
Qiu Nai, "To laugh at you, obviously! Since I don't like him too, I'm killing two birds with one stone by calling you over! Do you think I'd come rushing to call you over if I could settle this myself? You and that other guy are the same to me, all right? It was because he seemed like someone I could not afford to offend! Besides, CEO Xiao is already annoyed with me. I don't want him to be even more annoyed than this!"
Lu Chuiqing, "... Let's stop here if you have nothing else to say. Either way, thank you for your call."
Qiu Nai, "Damn it, get the hell away quickly after you've eaten! I won't help you next time!"
Lu Chuiqing quickly finished up his food, settled the bills and left the restaurant with Xiao Zhan. After the two got into the car, Xiao Zhan said, "You haven't told me how you know I was here."
Lu Chuiqing turned away and looked out the window as he replied, embarrassed, "...Qiu Nao told me."
Xiao Zhan paused before speaking again, "Why didn't you call me to ask me first?"
Lu Chuiqing said sullenly, "I was too angry."
Xiao Zhan reached out, his palm on Lu Chuiqing's chin, and turned his face towards him. He then leaned in and planted a kiss on Lu Chuiqing's cheek before he kissed him on the lips, then on his chin, and lastly, on his neck.
Lu Chuiqing could smell the faint aroma of wine coming from Xiao Zhan. His cheeks flushed, and his neck that Xiao Zhan lightly kissed became a little sensitive and hot.
Lu Chuiqing saw a car driving toward them in the corner of his eyes as if the driver was waiting for them to free the parking spot. He pushed Xiao Zhan away and whispered, "There's a car coming."
Xiao Zhan, "Stay over at mine tonight."
It was not even a question at all. Xiao Zhan had already started up the car and drove as he spoke. Lu Chuiqing's initial plan of ignoring him had ended without a sound before it was even put into action.
On a Thursday morning a week after, Lu Chuiqing was sitting drowsily at his office desk while browsing through the industry news when a software notification jumped out suddenly on his phone screen. Lu Chuiqing took a glance and became fully awake in an instant.
Bo Da Materials' stock prices have exceeded 20!
Bo Da's stock prices have remained high since the stock market opened that morning. It seemed to have strong momentum as the prices continued to increase.
It was already the 20th of November that day; this should be the peak of Bo Da's stock prices. It would be time for Bo Da to return the money for their bonds in a few days.
With that thought, Lu Chuiqing stood up quickly and went to the pantry to give Xiao Zhan a call.
Lu Chuiqing did not waste any time and stated his business the moment the call was connected, "Xiao Zhan, have you seen the market this morning? Bo Da's stock price has exceeded 20. It is time you sell the stocks in these two days."
There was a hint of a smile in Xiao Zhan's voice when he replied, "Sure."
"Remember, it has to be done in these two days." Lu Chuiqing emphasised, clearly worried. He poured himself a cup of coffee as he asked without too much thought, "What are you doing now?"
"Meeting."
Lu Chuiqing was shocked, nearly coughing his coffee out, "...Huh?! You're in a meeting?!"
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Don't pick up the phone if you're in a meeting!"
And with that, Lu Chuiqing quickly hung up the phone.
Xiao Zhan, who was sitting in a meeting room with a group of directors and listening to a report by an employee from the company's finance department, put down his phone and raised his chin to signal for his subordinate on the stage to continue.
Yuan Ning, who was flipping through the documents in his hand, could not help but feel a little emotional. Judging from his boss's expression when he spoke on the phone, it must have been a call from Mr Lu.
Xiao Zhan's secretary, Xiao-Ye, came forward with a bow and asked after the meeting was over, "CEO Xiao, can you confirm that Manager Yuan and you will be attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Qian An Real Estate tomorrow afternoon?"
Xiao Zhan, "Yeah, arrange for someone to deliver the gift tomorrow morning."
The owner of Qian An Real Estate was considered a pretty well-known real estate billionaire in the city. He had recently invested quite a bit in the warehousing and logistics business. The industrial park would be officially open for business tomorrow, so he invited some bosses to attend his ceremony.
It was said that Xia Yuanbo would also be attending.
Xiao Zhan returned to his office room and took off his suit jacket before sitting down at his desk and starting up his stocks and bonds software. As Lu Chuiqing said, Bo Da Materials seemed to have a lot of momentum today.
Without even a pause, Xiao Zhan made a call to his personal accountant and asked him to prepare to sell his shares in Bo Da tomorrow morning.
After hearing Xiao Zhan's request, the accountant was surprised. He had already known that Xiao Zhan was going to short-sell those stocks. However, in his opinion, Bo Da was still maintaining good momentum in the market. The best decision would be to continue to take advantage of the situation and wait for the stock prices to increase even more.
"CEO Xiao, are you sure you want to sell them tomorrow? Did you get some inside news?"
Xiao Zhan let out a low laugh and said unhurriedly, "There's no inside news. It was just a suggestion from my other 'personal consultant'."
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