First spoiled, then love

Chapter 519 If I die, will you remain a widow for me? (11000)

After chatting with Sun Dafu for a few more sentences, Chen Qingrong hung up the phone.

He looked at Tang Xiaoru with a strange expression, "Ni Shengnan went to Mount Longhu to become a Taoist priest."

"Ah, this..." Tang Xiaoru didn't know what to say for a moment. She was silent for a few seconds before she said, "It's good that she didn't take this desperate path. However, since she has told her parents the news, will her parents agree to let her become a Taoist priest?"

Chen Qingrong asked back, "If you become a monk, do you think your parents will agree?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head decisively, "They will definitely not agree, and I will not become a Taoist priest."

"That's it. According to my analysis, I don't think Shengnan really wants to become a Taoist nun. If she really wants to become a nun, she can just find a deserted nunnery to get ordained. Wouldn't that make her look more sincere? She doesn't have to get ordained. She can just become a lay disciple of Mount Longhu. She can return to secular life at any time."

"Besides, if she really wants to hide from her parents, she can just not tell them. Our motherland is so vast. If she deliberately conceals it, will her parents be able to find her?"

After listening to Chen Qingrong's analysis, Tang Xiaoru suddenly felt that it was true.

"So what you mean is that Shengnan just wants to scare his parents in this way?" Tang Xiaoru said.

Chen Qingrong nodded. "Yes, that's what I thought. I wanted to scare her parents so that they would stop urging her to go on blind dates and find a partner. If I fail this time, I think she might really want to become a nun next time."

Tang Xiaoru sighed, "She is really bold. To be honest, I think Shengnan would be worthy of a chastity arch if she were in ancient times."

Of course, the chastity arch here is definitely a positive word.

Chen Qingrong suddenly had an idea and asked, "If I die one day, will you remain a widow for me forever?"

Tang Xiaoru winked playfully and said jokingly, "That depends on when you die. If you die after the age of 40, then I should be able to. After all, I will be dry by then and won't have any ideas. If you die before the age of 40, then it's not certain."

Chen Qingrong sneered, "Haha, not necessarily, right? Good one, not necessarily, I will punish you now!"

Tear!

"Hey, don't tear my skirt. I plan to wear it at night. Don't, don't pull my bra strap..."

Tang Xiaoru was severely punished.

In short, the final result was that she changed into a new set of clothes.

At around 8:10 in the evening, they arrived at the address on the invitation, Mar-a-Lago.

The scale of this manor is the largest villa Chen Qingrong has ever seen. It completely fits his fantasy of the big house where the male protagonist lives in the female novels he read when he was a child.

Actually, his father-in-law can afford to buy them such a big villa, but there is no need to buy it.

After all, he and Xiaoru would only have two children by then, so why would four people live in such a big villa? Running?

Many bigwigs from Shanghai and even other places came to Du Lanshan’s birthday party tonight. These bigwigs are basically in their forties or fifties, which is the peak period for a man to accumulate wealth.

If you look carefully, you will find that these big bosses are almost always accompanied by beautiful women in their twenties or early thirties. None of them is of the same age as them.

Men are young until they die.

If you are rich and powerful, who would want to date an older woman? Is the old-fashioned food so delicious to you?
"Hey, Mr. Tang, Mr. Chen, you are here."

The first person to greet them was Boss Xuanyuan. He was talking to other friends, and when he saw them, he quickly greeted them with a smile.

And Boss Xuanyuan was very nice and introduced both of them to his friends.

As for Director Xie, Chen Qingrong didn't see her coming. It seemed that she had no personal relationship with Boss Du.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang, you are here."

Zhu Lan walked over in a blue evening dress. She had a perfect figure like a mermaid. The dress was very slim-fitting, which made her figure even more graceful.

But in Chen Qingrong's eyes, she is still not as good as Tang Xiaoru.

Baby Xiaoru was wearing a very simple V-neck long dress tonight, with a red agate necklace given to her by her mother hanging around her neck. Her seductive collarbone seemed to be glowing under the light.

Except for the slightly large neckline, the rest of the design of this skirt is very conservative. It is far from being as kitsch as Zhu Lan's skirt.

However, even if Chen Qingrong puts aside her husband's perspective and just compares the two of them together, Tang Xiaoru will still be on his must-eat list.

Haha, you actually got chosen.

"Mr. Zhu." Tang Xiaoru greeted him indifferently.

Zhu Lan smiled playfully, "It seems that Uncle Xuanyuan has more face. I invited you two, but you two were reluctant. As soon as Uncle Xuanyuan invited you, you came immediately. I am ashamed of myself, ashamed of myself."

Chen Qingrong retorted, "We do like good people like Boss Xuanyuan. We feel comfortable talking to him and being invited by him. As for some people, I am really worried that she has other intentions."

Zhu Lan's face looked a little unhappy. "Mr. Chen, didn't we agree before that we wouldn't talk about the past and just let it go? Why is Mr. Chen starting to argue with me again?"

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "Please don't misunderstand me, Mr. Zhu. I don't mean that. Besides, only my wife Tang Xiaoru can taste my red lips and my sweet tongue. Don't fantasize about it."

Zhu Lan is about to vomit.

Not buddy.

How can you say words like rosy lips and sweet tongue?
You dare to say it, I don’t dare to listen, okay?

At this moment, everyone started to get agitated. It turned out that Du Lanshan had arrived.

Chen Qingrong looked towards the stairs to the second floor and saw Du Lanshan, who was wearing a Tang suit, walking down with his lover and his baby son. He was immediately greeted by others, including Boss Xuanyuan.

Zhu Lan looked at them and said, "Why don't you two go over and say hello to my father?"

Chen Qingrong asked back, "Compared to this question, I want to know why you didn't appear with Boss Du and the others? Is it because the family of three is too crowded and can't accommodate you?"

Zhu Lan's teeth were about to break. "Boss Chen, you are really a disgusting person. Why did Boss Tang, such an outstanding woman, marry you?"

"Because he is kind."

Tang Xiaoru had a blank expression on her face.

Zhu Lan, "..."

However, Tang Xiaoru still took Chen Qingrong to say hello to Du Lanshan.

Although it was the first time that Du Lanshan met them, he behaved like a loving elder and seemed particularly happy after meeting his younger generations whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Xiao Chen, Xiao Tang, you're here. Hahahaha, to be honest, I was worried that you wouldn't want to come."

"You don't know, Xuanyuan has mentioned you guys to me many times, saying that you are capable and can get things done. We should have more contact and cooperation in the future, hahahaha."

He didn't call them Mr. Chen or Mr. Tang, but directly called them Little Chen or Little Tang, which completely put himself in the position of an elder.

In fact, considering his age, he can indeed be the father of Chen Qingrong and the others, so it is understandable that he calls him that.

"sure."

Tang Xiaoru answered casually.

Tonight's birthday party lasted for nearly three hours before it gradually came to an end.

Chen Qingrong and the others did not go to say goodbye to Du Lanshan, but talked to Boss Xuanyuan and then left with the crowd.

"You two, I'll see you off."

Du Lanshan’s biological son Du Pengpeng rarely came along.

"Mr. Du, you don't have to send us off specially. We can leave by ourselves." Tang Xiaoru said quickly.

Du Pengpeng smiled and shook his head, holding out his hand as if to invite you, and said as he walked, "I have to give it to you. What my sister did before was wrong. Not only did it bring shame to our family, it also caused you some trouble. As her younger brother, I have to apologize to you again on her behalf."

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "It's all in the past. We have reconciled."

"I know that." Du Pengpeng nodded, and suddenly said meaningfully, "But, can you two really swallow this breath? Don't you want to completely kill my sister?"

The couple's expression suddenly changed.

Tang Xiaoru smiled unnaturally and said, "Since Master Du said that, we don't quite understand what you mean."

Du Pengpeng laughed, "I'll visit you two sometime, and we'll talk in detail then. Okay, I'll drop you off here first, bye."

"Ah."

Du Pengpeng stopped at the gate and waved goodbye to them again.

After Chen Qingrong and his companions returned to the car, Tang Xiaoru sat in the driver's seat and started the car.

Tonight was the same old night, she didn't drink any alcohol, only orange juice.

"What do you think Du Pengpeng meant by what he said just now? Was it a test?" Chen Qingrong asked while fastening his seat belt.

Tang Xiaoru started the car and said, "I don't think it's a test. I've heard before that the Du family is not as peaceful as it seems. Zhu Lan and Du Pengpeng, the two of them, have launched a series of power grabs. This kind of thing has never stopped."

Chen Qingrong frowned, "You mean, Du Pengpeng wants to win us over to help kill his sister Zhu Lan? Hiss, this is another gender-swapped version of Liang Min."

Tang Xiaoru said, "If he really wanted to get rid of Zhu Lan, then his methods would definitely be much more ruthless than Liang Min's. Before Liang Min and Liang Qingyun fell out, she at least took into consideration that they were siblings, but Du Pengpeng and Zhu Lan have no blood relationship. Do you think he can watch his family's property fall into Zhu Lan's hands?"

"There's no way Du Lanshan would pass his property to Zhu Lan, right? It's passed down to sons, not daughters. This is a rule that has been passed down since the feudal emperor era. Unless the son is a complete loser, which capable father would leave his family business to his daughter? Very few."

After a pause, Chen Qingrong added, "Of course, it doesn't rule out an only child like you, who has no choice, but Du Pengpeng is also Du Lanshan's only son, so he has more advantages."

Tang Xiaoru said, "I know this, but it also depends on how big Du Pengpeng's appetite is. What if he doesn't even want to leave some leftovers for Zhu Lan? Wouldn't that mean he wants to kill Zhu Lan?"

Chen Qingrong was silent.

After a few seconds of silence, he said irritably, "You said that the fight between the two of them is none of our business. Judging from what Du Pengpeng said earlier, he seems to be trying to win us over. Xiaoru, we must not get involved in this matter. This is someone else's family affair. If we get involved, it's easy to get burned."

Tang Xiaoru said with a smile, "Do I need you to teach me? Du Pengpeng looks very sinister. I don't like that kind of people. Even if he begs me, I won't get involved. Let them fight among themselves. It would be best if they fight until they are bloodied."

"Well, nothing is better than watching a play. Now I finally understand why my grandma likes to watch people singing on the opera channel."

"Speaking of your grandmother, I suddenly thought of my grandparents. They have been in your hometown for a while. I don't know how they are doing now."

"Didn't my mom take a video and show it to you that day? I can only say four words..."

"Your King Han?"

"..."

"You're so happy that you don't want to leave! Stop using those old tricks on me!" Chen Qingrong pinched Tang Xiaoru's thigh in annoyance.

"Hiss, it hurts so much, you're going to die, I'm driving!" Tang Xiaoru glared at him fiercely.

Chen Qingrong said guiltily, "I didn't pinch you hard. Your legs are too tender. It hurts when you pinch them lightly. If you pinch my legs, I promise it won't hurt."

Tang Xiaoru snorted heavily, "Hmph, it doesn't hurt, right? Okay, when we get home tonight, take off your pants and let me pinch you."

"Sure, I have lots of flesh on my legs anyway."

"I don't pinch your legs, I pinch your skin."

"Isn't that still the skin on my leg?"

"No." Tang Xiaoru laughed sinisterly, "It's the place you use to store ammunition."

"???"

"Are you the devil?"

When she got home in the evening, Tang Xiaoru habitually looked at the data of the writer's assistant before going to bed.

The first order has come out a long time ago, and it’s less than seventy.

As for the average subscription, it has now risen to 110, and there is still an upward trend.

"Husband, why is it that the more I update, the less my readers gain? Shouldn't it be that the more I update, the more readers will like to read?" Tang Xiaoru asked, putting her legs on Chen Qingrong's belly.

Chen Qingrong grabbed her little feet and pinched her toes one by one as if he was fiddling with an abacus.

Soft and bouncy.

"That's not necessarily true. A hit is good, but some readers will subscribe to it in a random manner. Have you noticed that not every chapter you update has that many subscribers?"

"Hey, I took a closer look and it really is. Why is that?"

"Because not many readers have the patience to read every chapter. Even if they have turned on automatic subscription, it is just a subscription, which does not mean that they have read it. So I suggest that you give each chapter a sensational title, at least to make readers interested in clicking in. Your current title is not good. What era is this? Why are you still giving titles like Chapter 1, Chapter 2? It's so old-fashioned."

Chen Qingrong complained.

Tang Xiaoru said awkwardly, "Ha, I'm just too lazy to think of a title. Then you can come up with a hot title for me. I forgot to update a chapter today. You can come up with a title for this chapter."

Chen Qingrong yawned, "What is the content of your chapter?"

Tang Xiaoru answered fluently, "It's about some small misunderstandings between the heroine and the hero, and a third party intervenes. The heroine accidentally saw the hero and the third party entering and leaving the same hotel. Of course, it will be explained later that these are all misunderstandings."

"What are the names of the male and female protagonists?"

"I remember your heroine's name is Su Qingqing, right?"

"Correct."

"Then you should start like this." Chen Qingrong began to write, "Su Qingqing was caught cheating on her in bed, the bed sheet was blood red, remember to add a question mark at the end."

"What?" Tang Xiaoru was confused. "But according to the plot, it was the heroine who ran into the hero and his mistress at the hotel. How could it be that the heroine was caught in bed with the hero?"

Chen Qingrong said calmly, "It doesn't matter whether it's about the hero or the heroine being caught cheating in bed. Use a melodramatic title to attract readers first. Touch your headline and tell me, which one I just gave you is more attractive, or which one you gave yourself that makes people want to get into it more."

Tang Xiaoru was not convinced, "But doesn't this sound a bit like a headline?"

"This is popular in new media now. Haven't you ever seen ads on your browser? The headlines are all explosive, like news, but when you click on them, they turn out to be novels. This is called a gimmick."

Tang Xiaoru was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then she recalled carefully, "Don't tell me, I accidentally clicked on it before. The title was something like "Sister-in-law did this and that to me behind her sister's back, and now her sister finds out, what should I do?" I clicked on it with the mentality of criticizing the scumbag, and it automatically jumped to the novel website."

Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "That's right, so you should write the title of each chapter like this in the future, but you must also pay attention to the scale. You can't just write in the title that the heroine praises the hero for his big dick. If you write like this, the review will definitely block your article."

Tang Xiaoru snorted, "My heroine is not that lustful."

"That's weird. I thought your heroine was as lecherous as you are."

"What did you say you?"

Tang Xiaoru turned over and pressed over, sitting directly on Chen Qingrong, and strangled him with her hands, "Dare to say that I am lustful? Do you believe that I will cut off your big dick right now?"

Chen Qingrong looked happy, "It's okay. I will die without regrets if I can hear your sincere praise before I get chopped off. Come on, let's do it."

Tang Xiaoru's face twitched, "When a person is humble, he is invincible. Confucius is right."

Two days later, Sister Na transferred the balance to Chen Qingrong.

Chen Qingrong was still very surprised and replied, "Sister Na, I haven't finished the work yet, and you've already paid me the balance so quickly? This is embarrassing."

Sister Na, "Smile, smile. I'm going to France to film a show in a few days. I'll be busy then. I'm afraid I'll forget, so I'll transfer the balance to you first."

Chen Qingrong, "Oh, so that's how it is. Then I wish Sister Na a safe journey and have fun."

Sister Na didn’t reply.

For a famous artist like her, it is already very good to maintain a WeChat friendship with an ordinary person like Chen Qingrong. How could she possibly reply to Chen Qingrong's messages one by one?

After talking with Sister Na, Xiaoyuan came to Chen Qingrong to ask for leave.

It turned out that Liang Qingyun had made an appointment for her to take her for a prenatal check-up at one o'clock in the afternoon, so she had to go there now.

Chen Qingrong was speechless. "Since you have a prenatal checkup today, why are you here in the company? Why are you acting like an excellent employee with me?"

Xiao Yuan said a little embarrassedly, "I really forgot. Anyway, I'll take a leave first." "Go ahead."

Chen Qingrong waved his hand and let her go first.

Chen Qingrong did not stay in the company any longer. After talking to Tang Xiaoru, he went to the construction site of the new airport first.

The construction site of the new airport officially started yesterday. He and Tang Xiaoru also attended the groundbreaking ceremony. Today he came here to talk to the head of the engineering team about the project.

After chatting with the person in charge at the construction site for more than an hour, he received a call from Nana.

"Mr. Chen, are you in your company now?"

"No, I'm outside. What's the matter, Miss Nana? What's the matter?" Chen Qingrong took the second cigarette handed to him by the person in charge, put it in his mouth, and asked casually.

He once thought that he smoked only to relieve stress and to show off, and that he would not become addicted, but now he realized how stupid he was.

As for tobacco, you should either never touch it again or, once you touch it, and not just one or two cigarettes, you will always be addicted. Even if you try to quit it, as long as someone hands you another cigarette and lets you take a puff, the previous feeling will come back.

Fortunately, Chen Qingrong is now under control.

He would not take the initiative to buy cigarettes, but if someone gave him cigarettes, he would not refuse them.

Nana said to Chen Qingrong in annoyance, "I called you mainly to tell you that the family of the injured worker has started asking me for money again. I think they are a bit greedy."

"Huh?" Chen Qingrong was stunned. "Didn't your CEO Liu promise to give them a large sum of money before? Why are they asking you for it again?"

Nana said, "They probably saw that we were too generous in giving money. The injured person just hasn't woken up yet, so their family used this to make a fuss. They also said that if we don't give it, they will sue our entire construction site."

"Have you paid them the money you promised?"

"Give it."

"Did you sign the agreement?"

"Signed."

"Then what are you afraid of?" Chen Qingrong smiled. "If they are really so shameless as to want to sue, then let them do it. The agreement is legally binding, and you will definitely win the case."

Nana said helplessly, "I know this. I was just a little disgusted. Plus, after I told Mr. Liu about this, he scolded me. So I'm in a bad mood now, so I called you to complain."

Chen Qingrong comforted her, "Mr. Liu is very busy. If you keep telling him about these small matters that you can handle yourself, he will inevitably think that you are not doing your job well. It is normal for him to be angry. You have been with Mr. Liu for so many years, so just bear with it."

Nana suddenly said something shocking, "To put it bluntly, he is a jerk."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up first."

"Hang up, hang up. Alas, I may be too depressed to show off. It seems that I still need to find a mainland guy to vent my energy. Let's go clubbing tonight."

Snapped.

The phone hangs up.

When Chen Qingrong returned to the company, he brought a takeaway to Tang Xiaoru on the way as requested. It was the rice crust that Tang Xiaoru had been crazy about in recent days.

Chen Qingrong was not used to eating this thing because it was too bad for his teeth, but Tang Xiaoru liked it more. Not only did she like to eat it herself, she also liked to make fun of Chen Qingrong for having old people's teeth that could not even bite rice crust.

"Shengnan finally replied to my WeChat." Tang Xiaoru said casually while eating, "After she called home that day, her parents immediately went to Longhu Mountain to look for her. Sun Cheng's father also went there."

Chen Qingrong ate a pancake and asked casually, "Then what? Did you bring her back?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "No, she is still in Longhu Mountain. Her parents have found a hotel at the foot of Longhu Mountain and are planning to fight a protracted war with her until they convince her to go home with them."

"Did she tell me what she was thinking? Did she really plan to become a Taoist priest?"

"I asked her, and her idea was the same as you speculated. She said that she was doing this now to force her parents to give up the idea of ​​letting her find a new partner. However, her parents' attitude did not soften immediately. In short, there is still room for negotiation."

Chen Qingrong said with a smile, "This family is really troublesome. It's just like the plot in a TV series. But luckily, that's Longhu Mountain, a Taoist holy land. If it were somewhere else, Ni Shengnan's mother might go there and make trouble. In Longhu Mountain, most people really don't dare to do that."

"That's why she chose to go to Mount Longhu." Tang Xiaoru took a sip of Sprite and continued, "She also told me that if her parents asked us for help, we must not agree. Even if we really have no other choice, we have to agree on the surface and stand on the same front with her in our hearts."

Chen Qingrong shrugged, "You can reassure her about this. We really don't intend to get involved in this matter. It's just like the internal affairs of the Du family. I'm not even interested in intervening."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang, Master Du from BR Group is here. He said he came to see you."

Tang Xiaoru's expression changed, and she glared at Chen Qingrong with resentment, "You crow mouth, you really are the one who will show up if you mention the devil."

"I just said it casually." Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, and he asked tentatively, "Is he going to go out and send him away?"

Tang Xiaoru thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. He's already here. If I don't see him, I'd be too rude. Go out and invite him in. Try to say a few more pleasantries to buy time. I'll just clean up the place first."

"it is good."

Chen Qingrong stood up, opened the door and went out.

When he came outside, he saw Du Pengpeng wearing a pink suit standing at the front desk and talking to the receptionist, making her giggle.

"Mr. Du, why didn't you tell me in advance before you came? If you had told me in advance, I could have rolled out the red carpet downstairs to welcome you." Chen Qingrong grinned.

Du Pengpeng turned to look at him and said half-jokingly, "Please don't do that. I know I'm not very popular. If I call you in advance, you will definitely run away. Will I still be able to see you?"

Chen Qingrong thought to himself, it's rare that you still have some self-awareness.

But he certainly couldn't say that, so he pretended to be unhappy and said, "Mr. Du, if you say that, it means you don't consider us as friends. How could we be the kind of people who would turn away distinguished guests? I'm not happy."

Du Pengpeng laughed, "I was just kidding. By the way, Mr. Chen, where is Mr. Tang? I just happen to have something I want to talk to you two about. Is that convenient?"

Chen Qingrong laughed again, "It's convenient, of course it's convenient, Xiaoru is in her office, please follow me."

"Why don't we go to your office, Mr. Chen? After all, Ms. Tang's office is a girl's private territory, and it would not be convenient for me to go in." Du Pengpeng pretended to be a gentleman.

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "I don't have an office. Xiaoru is the one who makes the decisions in our family. I'm just a social animal working for her. Why would I need an office?"

"Haha, you two really know how to have fun."

"Hehe, please."

Chen Qingrong took him to Xiaoru's office.

He knocked on the door before going in, as he was worried that Tang Xiaoru hadn't packed up the takeaway yet and it would be awkward to go in. He didn't open the door until he heard Tang Xiaoru say come in.

"Xiao Ru, Master Du is here."

"Mr. Du, you are here. Please take a seat." Tang Xiaoru stood up and shook hands with him, acting very politely. "We didn't know you were coming, so we didn't go downstairs to wait for you. It was really a bit impolite. I hope Mr. Du doesn't mind."

Du Pengpeng spoke politely, "Mr. Tang, you are too polite. I am not here to represent my father or our company's official position. I am here to visit you as a person. You two don't have to be so reserved. We are open to you and you can just chat casually."

"Okay okay."

After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them sat down.

Tang Xiaoru went straight to the point, "May I ask what Master Du wants to talk to us about?"

Du Pengpeng laughed, a gleam in his eyes, "Haha, isn't it the same thing I told you last time at our manor?"

Tang Xiaoru pretended to be confused, "I'm sorry, Mr. Du, I'm really old, my memory is not that good, why don't you tell me in more detail, otherwise I really can't remember what it is."

Du Pengpeng gave her a meaningful look and crossed his legs. "No problem. Actually, my purpose in coming to you is very simple. I just hope you can help me get rid of my non-blood-related sister."

Chen Qingrong and the other man looked at each other, both looking embarrassed.

Du Pengpeng continued, "I know that you must be a little overwhelmed by my sudden words, but every family has its own problems. If I could come up with my own solutions, I wouldn't be so shameless as to seek cooperation with you."

"Last time, Zhu Lan used BR's official position to suppress you and even poached your company's management. Although she later voluntarily admitted defeat and the matter seems to have been turned over, based on my understanding of her, she must still hate you. And what about you two? Do you dare to say that you don't hate her at all? Can you really coexist peacefully with her?"

Tang Xiaoru moved her mouth and said, "Mr. Du, please continue."

Du Pengpeng said with a gloomy face, "To be honest, my father has cultivated Zhu Lan much better than me, because he always thinks Zhu Lan is more promising than me. She works hard and is motivated, and has helped the company win many big orders. In my father's eyes, I only play with women and drink and gamble, and it seems that I don't do any other serious work."

"But, these are all illusions. It was that bitch Zhu Lan who eroded my position in the company little by little. I am now the vice president in name only, but in reality, my power has been taken away by her. Many things have to go through her hands before they can reach me. Do you think I can be happy if this continues?"

"After all, this BR's surname is Du, not Zhu. I absolutely cannot watch BR fall into Zhu Lan's hands. So, I need your help."

Listening to Du Pengpeng's heartfelt and sincere words, neither Tang Xiaoru nor Chen Qingrong felt the slightest sense of joy of being trusted.

They didn't believe that Du Pengpeng was so innocent as to say such heartfelt words to someone they had only met twice. If he was really as miserable and passive as he described, would he still be able to gain a foothold in BR? He might have been squeezed out by Zhu Lan a long time ago.
Anyone who believes him is an idiot.

Tang Xiaoru pondered for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Mr. Du, we sympathize with your situation, but, to be honest, this is your family affair after all, and we don't know how to help you."

"Besides, let's take a step back and say that we had already made peace with Zhu Lan in front of your father at the birthday party that night. If we were to cause trouble again at this time, we would be the ones to go back on our word."

Chen Qingrong also added, "Yes, Mr. Du, we are willing but unable to resolve the conflict between you and Zhu Lan. It is better for us not to get involved in this matter. We have no status and no qualifications to participate in it."

Du Pengpeng looked at him, then at Tang Xiaoru, "You two, if you are willing to cooperate with me, as soon as Zhu Lan leaves our company, I promise to give you a big gift. This gift is definitely the biggest gift you two have received since you founded the company."

Tang Xiaoru smiled bitterly and said, "Master Du, our appetite is very small. We just hope to keep our own piece of land. Countless historical lessons have told us that if we eat from the bowl and look at the pot, the final result is that the pot will fall, the bowl will be smashed, and nothing will be left."

Du Pengpeng was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke, "In that case, just pretend that I have never been here and never said what I said just now. I will take my leave now."

His expression didn't reveal his emotions, so it was hard to guess whether he was angry or not.

Chen Qingrong stood up quickly and said, "I'll take you there, Mr. Du."

"No need."

Du Pengpeng stood up and left in a hurry.

Only after he left did Chen Qingrong start discussing with Tang Xiaoru, "How credible do you think what he said just now is? Even if, even if, even if what he said is true, is he trying to drive the tiger to devour the wolf by letting us go?"

Tang Xiaoru thought for a moment, "But I don't understand. His conflict with Zhu Lan is a conflict, but there is no conflict between him and us. Why would he target us as well? What's the benefit for him?"

"So he simply wants to form an alliance with us?"

“Maybe?”

"Then I don't understand why he chose us? Could it be that Du Pengpeng is really like he said, and is almost squeezed out of position in BR by Zhu Lan? I don't believe such nonsense."

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it for now." Tang Xiaoru changed the subject and smiled, "In short, we should wait and see and resolutely not go into the water."

Chen Qingrong hummed and said nothing else.

After get off work in the evening, Yang Bingbing invited them to her house for dinner. After arriving at her house, they saw an unexpected person.

"Ren Furong? Why are you here?"

Chen Qingrong was very confused.

Ren Furong was wearing Yang Bingbing's slippers and giggled, "Why can't I be here? Are you allowed to come to Sister Bingbing's house?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Bingbing came out from the kitchen carrying washed grapes.

"You two are here, what's wrong? I didn't expect Furong to come to my place? Let me tell you, Lao Yan has been too busy these days, so it was Furong who came to chat with me. Xiaoru, your position in my heart has plummeted. Now Furong is the potential stock for growth."

Yang Bingbing said with a grin.

This was of course said deliberately as a joke.

No matter how deep her friendship with Ren Furong was, it could never compare to the friendship between her and Tang Xiaoru.

You don't think they are just fake best friends, do you?
Tang Xiaoru ignored her and just asked curiously, "When did you two get together? Why didn't you tell me?"

Yang Bingbing asked them to sit down first, then she said slowly, "About ten days ago, she apologized to me, saying that she shouldn't have targeted me before, and I forgave her, but we haven't chatted on WeChat since then, until that night when I sent her the video of the blogger on Xiaohongshu that I had originally intended to share with you. I didn't expect Furong to reply to me in seconds. She actually followed that blogger on Xiaohongshu. What surprised me most was that she hated Times Youth League as much as I did, and then we started chatting like crazy."

Tang Xiaoru laughed, "So that's what's going on. You two must have met too late. If you had discussed who is the ugliest in Times Youth League before, you would have become close friends."

"Of course not." Yang Bingbing said proudly, "By the way, she agrees with me that Ma Jiaqi is the ugliest."

"Me too."

Chen Qingrong interrupted.

Yang Bingbing rolled her eyes at him, "You can't say the same thing. You are a man, and you say that Ma Jiaqi is ugly because you are simply jealous. We are discussing and analyzing from a female perspective, and the concepts are different."

Chen Qingrong, "..."

Your mother's kiss!
Since they were already there, Yang Bingbing invited them to play mahjong together.

It turned out that she was too bored at home taking care of the pregnancy, so she asked Yan Mo to buy mahjong for the house. Usually, the two of them would play mahjong when they had nothing to do. If her parents came, the four of them would play together.

Now that Chen Qingrong and the others have finally arrived, Yang Bingbing will definitely ask them to rub together for a while.

Chen Qingrong had good luck today. The three women were losing and he was the only one winning. When Yan Mo came back in the evening, Chen Qingrong had already won more than 3,000 yuan.

"You guys were playing mahjong." Yan Mo looked a little tired. After taking off his coat and hanging it up, he sat on the sofa to rest.

Yang Bingbing glanced at him and asked him with concern, "What's wrong with you, Lao Yan? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yan Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's not that I'm physically uncomfortable, it's that I'm mentally exhausted."

"What's the matter? Let's stop playing for now." Yang Bingbing still cared about her husband Yan, so she covered the mahjong and said she didn't want to play anymore.

Chen Qingrong's face turned green. "Hey, I might be able to win all the cards this time. Why do you say you don't want to play? Can't you afford to lose?"

Yang Bingbing snorted, "Our Lao Yan is exhausted, and you're still thinking about winning money? Do you have any conscience? It's a pity that Lao Yan even gave you rewards for your novel."

"Did Lao Yan give me a reward for my novel? Which account is his? How much did he give?" Chen Qingrong asked curiously.

Yan Mo said a little embarrassedly, "Old Chen, don't listen to Bingbing's nonsense. I just saw the ad and got a hundred coins and gave it to you as a reward. It's not much."

"One hundred coins is still one dollar, Lao Yan, that's very considerate."

Chen Qingrong didn't show any disgust, but instead gave him a thumbs up.

He asked Yan Mo again, "But speaking of which, Old Yan, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly feel so tired?"

Yan Mo sighed, "Alas, I recently received a big order from a senior in the entertainment industry, but this senior was too difficult to serve. It was difficult for me to communicate with him. I don't want to take this job anymore."

"Which senior? Do I know him? Why didn't you tell me?" Yang Bingbing asked three times curiously.

Yan Mo shook his head. "His agent made me sign an agreement asking me to keep it confidential, so I can't even tell you. Anyway, all you need to know is that he is a senior who is a big name in the entertainment industry."

Yang Bingbing smacked her lips. "Tsk tsk, asking a psychologist to sign a confidentiality agreement? That's really a hassle. Furong, can you guess who it is?"

Ren Furong thought about it and scratched her head. "I really can't think of which senior it is. When I was in the entertainment industry before, I didn't know many seniors."

We had dinner at Yang Bingbing’s house in the evening.

After eating, Ren Furong left with them.

When they got downstairs, Ren Furong spoke first, "Brother Chen, Sister Xiaoru, my car is over there. I'll leave first. Be careful on the road. We'll meet again next time."

Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "Okay, go slower on your way too."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye-Bye."

Ren Furong left first.

Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru also drove back home.

Unexpectedly, when they just drove back to the community, they followed the headlights of the car and saw a familiar figure standing under the street light in front of the gate of their community.

That is……

(End of this chapter)