Chapter 147

Li Xin didn't know what had happened to the underlings below; even if he knew, he wouldn't care—what gangster doesn't fight?

As long as it doesn't get too big, fighting within the hall's territory is just letting the juniors vent their emotions; if the other side lacks martial virtue and the higher-ups step in, Li Xin isn't a pushover either!

These days, he's been following Huo Jianning to organize the Oriental Daily; yes, he's not mistaken—he's following Huo Jianning to provide logistical support.

The secretary, clerk, and finance staff around Huo Zong all stared in surprise at this boss who helped Huo Zong, working diligently without ever voicing an opinion, just following along.

This is the boss? Are you sure he's not just a gofer?

Nobody's ever seen a boss like this—really an eye-opener!

Speaking of it, the boss does a solid job in logistical support—tea, drinks, milk, coffee, egg tarts, cakes, everything you could want, and at lunchtime there's even fruit salad provided.

Boss! …

By the time Huo Zong finished organizing the Oriental Daily, it was already half a month later!

His burden is heavy—managing the company, handling the Oriental Daily, acquiring commercial buildings—all work; Li Xin, who knows how to care for people, directly had the HR department pick a team of secretaries for Huo Zong.

As for how to use them, that's Huo Zong's business.

If there's something else going on, Li Xin can understand—men are like that, trying something fresh isn't a big deal.

Seeing things winding down, Li Xin directly said goodbye to Huo Jianning; this half month has worn him out, so he needs to go to He Min's to relax.

Huo Jianning saw the boss's impatient expression and asked with a smile, "Boss, aren't you going to stay till the end? Quitting halfway isn't a good habit."

Li Xin glared at him and said, "Shut up already! I'm acting as your logistics chief here—enough already, how are you still trying to get a free ride? That's it, I'm leaving."

After Li Xin left, the room burst into laughter; the finance manager laughed and said:

"The boss is so interesting! He has no boss-like airs, he's quite amusing—nothing like the rumors I'd heard before!"

"Yeah! That day he even asked me what drink flavor I liked; the boss buys these things according to everyone's taste—very thoughtful!"

Members of Huo Jianning's secretary team also chimed in.

Huo Jianning looked at the people in the office and said, "Alright, stop talking about useless stuff—get to work, there's still plenty to do later, no time for you to waste."

Seeing Huo Zong already in work mode, everyone groaned; Huo Zong's energy was truly too abundant, and they could barely keep up.

They immediately used the bonus-spirit encouragement method to hypnotize themselves.

You can do it—for the bonus, keep going!

The busy Huo Jianning glanced at the now-busy crowd, nodded satisfactorily—this is right! The boss's bonus shouldn't be taken for nothing, right?

Give it all you've got, like suckling at the breast—so the boss can make money and you can earn high bonuses, a win-win.

Li Xin came to He Min's place; upon entering, he saw no one was home—she might have gone to work.

He went to the bathroom, took a shower to relax, sat on the living-room sofa, picked up the magazine on the table, glanced at it for a while, then grew drowsy and soon fell asleep.

He Min got off work and returned home; upon entering, she saw Li Xin asleep, went to his side, squatted down, and kissed him on the face.

She changed clothes and got busy; today she wasn't going out to eat, she went to the kitchen to cook.

When He Min opened the door, Li Xin woke up, but he didn't want to get up—this half month had truly exhausted him, mentally fatigued.

Fortunately Huo Jianning was there; otherwise, just organizing the Oriental Daily would have driven him crazy.

After they finished dinner, He Min snuggled into Li Xin's embrace, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked, "Have you been tired lately?"

"Mm, taking over a company, especially a big one like the Oriental Daily, is really not work for humans—every day those documents make my scalp go numb; if it weren't for Huo Zong, I'd be doomed!"

Li Xin complained to He Min, recounting his miserable ordeal over the past half month.

This made He Min giggle in his arms, resting her head on Li Xin's shoulder, and she softly said, "If you're tired, just delegate the work to your subordinates—no need to stare at it yourself all day."

Li Xin slipped his hand into her collar—his hands weren't honest, nor his mouth—and before long the room was full of springtime, clothes flying everywhere.

The next morning, after waking up, He Min had already gone to work; Li Xin washed up, came downstairs, and Jianguo was already waiting for him.

After getting in the car, Li Xin said, "Let's go to Tianhong—I haven't seen that kid in a long time; let's see what he's up to."

Li Xin walked into the bar; at this time of day there should be nobody, so why is the bar so crowded?

A Tianhong underling saw him enter and hurriedly greeted, "Boss Ding, you're here."

"Hmm, what's going on? Why are there so many people in broad daylight?" Li Xin asked.

The underling respectfully replied, "Boss Ding, today Big Brother and Hongle are negotiating—there are our own people and Hongle's people."

"Got it! Go get busy—I'll go over myself."

Li Xin lifted his leg and walked toward the bar's center; as he passed, everyone saw him and greeted him.

"Boss Ding!"

"Boss Ding!"

That's right—he doesn't have many disciples, just those few dozen Xi Gong old-timers; these are all Tianhong's underlings, so calling him Boss Ding is completely normal.

Just as he reached the main table, he heard Hongle's Piaoge say, "Tianhong, talking like that means you don't want to negotiate? Then we Hongle will keep fighting with you until the police step in and pull down both of our flags."

Tianhong ignored him, instead getting up and walking to Li Xin's side, smiling and asking, "Big Brother, haven't you been busy lately? How do you have time to come here?"

Li Xin put an arm around Tianhong and sat down; across the negotiation table, Piaoge's expression was a little unnatural.

He dares to tell Tianhong to keep fighting, but he'd never say that to Li Xin—he knows exactly what kind of person Li Xin is; dragging out all of Hongle still wouldn't be enough to cause Li Xin trouble, this guy is too sinister!

Li Xin smiled and asked, "Piaoge, how do you want to fight? Start today, or keep fighting from now on?"

"A Xin! ……."

Before Piaoge could finish speaking, Li Xin cut him off.

"Pulling both flags down at once—do you Hongle have that ability? Does Piaoge have that ability? Seeing Tianhong is young, you're just using big talk to scare people?"

Piaoge's face looked a bit grim, yet he explained, "A Xin, Tianhong won't budge an inch—how can we negotiate? Both sides have been fighting for half a month; neither side's losses are small."

"All I'm asking is that Tianhong hand over that troublemaker underling, then we can shake hands and make peace—is that request too much?"

"That's pretty excessive!"

Li Xin replied.