Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

As the start of the school year approached, Li Xiaofeng bought another one-bedroom apartment near Fang Huiya's school. He planned to let Fang Huiya stay there regularly, making it easier for him to visit her without having to travel back and forth.

Of course, it's also to minimize the embarrassing situation of being caught.

After the start of the semester, Jiang Xueying did not go to see him immediately, and Li Xiaofeng did not take the initiative to contact Jiang Xueying either. It seemed as if the two of them had tacitly agreed to break up.

Let's break up then. Anyway, if we don't break up now, we'll break up after graduation.

When they went to the cafeteria for lunch, Li Xiaofeng used to eat with Jiang Xueying, but since the beginning of this semester, Liu Qianqian has been eating with Li Xiaofeng more often.

Most of the admirers around Liu Qianqian have also dispersed. After all, she is already a junior, some are even seniors, and she is about to enter the workforce. Many of them are already looking for jobs or internships. It's time for her to think about her future.

Only those who are rational enough can see through the noise and vanity to the essence of life.

"Third brother, have you been flirting with school beauty Liu again lately?" Lu Zhendong asked curiously.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and shook his head: "No, no. During the winter break, my fourth brother took me to a dinner party. At the dinner party, Liu Qianqian and Sun Wenxuan presented us with a project and wanted us to invest in it."

As a result, the fourth brother slipped away and dragged me down with him, while I was entangled with Liu, the school beauty, who kept asking me to introduce her to projects every day.

Are you interested? If so, you can vote for her. I think our school beauty, Liu, is quite reliable; she has a bit of a strong, independent woman's air about her."

Lü Zhendong waved his hand hurriedly, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"Third brother, please spare me. I have no money. The little money I have has all gone to the eldest brother. I have no other hope but to get my degree certificate. Otherwise, my dad will beat me to death!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said to Cao Jinpeng, "Boss, you have such a big business, and Liu Xiaohua is your dream goddess. Why don't you consider investing?"

Maybe with your investment, you'll win over the school beauty, Liu, and live happily ever after. Your life will be complete!

Cao Jinpeng snorted coldly, "Third brother, stop trying to fool me. I finally managed to get Xueying on the right track after a whole winter break."

You want me to go after Liu Qianqian again? Isn't that just so you can take advantage of the situation and snatch Xueying back? Don't dream about it. I won't give you that chance again. Xueying is mine!

Li Xiaofeng said irritably, "Is it really necessary? Boss Cao, you're just judging others by your own petty standards. Since the start of the semester, Xueying and I haven't exchanged a single word!"

"Only a ghost would believe you!"

"Believe it or not!"

At this moment, Cheng Zhiyuan interjected, "Boss, the construction site from last year will be completed in a few days. Let's settle the accounts and see how much profit everyone will get!"

Cao Jinpeng curled his lip and said impatiently, "What's so good about it? You know how many things happened last year. The construction site didn't make any money at all. It was good enough if it didn't lose money."

"Didn't you want to withdraw your shares? Once the final payment comes through, I'll return your 500,000 shares to you, and then we'll be even. That way, you won't keep nagging me!"

“You…we’ve done several construction sites, big and small, and I even brought two of them over. Even if I take a commission, it’s impossible that I didn’t make a single penny! Besides, I also invested in them!”

"I said no, and I mean no. I've already done more than enough by returning your principal. If you keep trying to argue with me, then I'll have to reconsider!"

"As for Cao, doing construction work is both difficult and easy. Although I don't directly participate in the specific operations of the construction site, I can still calculate the approximate costs and profits!"

Although a lot happened last year and costs did increase significantly, the profit margin for paint is very high, and making one or two million is still not a problem!

I own 40% of the shares, and I'm not asking for more. Just give me one million, including the principal and dividends!

"One million? You're dreaming. We made that much last year. Fine, you don't want 500,000, huh? Then you don't need a single penny. I still need to keep this money as capital for my construction projects!"

"You... fine, go ahead and keep going. Anyway, I don't need to be involved in the specific operations. I'm not in a hurry. I'll just lie here and wait for the dividends. Let's see what you do then!"

Li Xiaofeng sighed, patted Cheng Zhiyuan on the shoulder and said, "Fourth brother, listen to my advice. Partnerships are hard to run. Since you've already had a falling out, you should just withdraw if you can. As long as you don't lose money, that's fine."

In business, there's never a guarantee of profit. Let's not let things escalate to the point where we all fall out; that would benefit no one!

Second brother, you should also persuade the eldest brother to compromise and resolve this issue as soon as possible. The longer it drags on, the deeper the conflict will become; there's really no need for that!

Lu Zhendong said to Cao Jinpeng with some difficulty, "Eldest brother, what the third brother said makes sense. We're all brothers, there's no need to make the conflict so tense."

The Cheng family is a respectable family in society, and we might need their help someday. It's not worth it for such a small amount of money!

Cao Jinpeng thought for a moment, then said reluctantly, "Alright, for the sake of our brotherhood, I'll take out 100,000 yuan of my own money to help you out, making it 600,000 yuan. Is that alright?"

"No, I've already said it, it has to be at least one million. Even one million would be a loss for me!"

Cao Jinpeng said irritably, "Fine, fine, you all saw it, right? He didn't want it himself. Well then, you just wait and see, you'll get a share of the profits from the next construction site!"

Li Xiaofeng sighed, speechless.

Cheng Zhiyuan is still too young.

When you partner with someone in business, you either end up like Lü Zhendong, going down the same path to the bitter end and always following behind as a lackey.

Either you take the initiative, have the ability to control and retaliate, so that others dare not act rashly against you.

If someone like him has no initiative or control over the company, yet still tries to boss others around, isn't he just waiting for others to cause him trouble?

However, the conflict between Cheng Zhiyuan and Cao Jinpeng was actually beneficial to Li Xiaofeng, at least he could gain an ally.

Even if Cheng Zhiyuan loses, he still has the Cheng family behind him. Cheng Zhiyuan is the future heir of the Cheng family, and his power should not be underestimated.

Success breeds arrogance. Cao Jinpeng's shortsightedness will only lead to Cheng Zhiyuan's revenge in the future!