Chapter 287: Now a trap

Dad, don't talk about these things now; I just want to tell you what Zong Mengni said to me yesterday—it was really weird.

What do you mean weird? What happened, what did she say to you?

Dad, she told me that regarding our acquisition of Xing Ya Company, it would be best to put it on hold for a while, and she also said to let me

let us think carefully before acting, consider other matters thoroughly, and then make a decision.

Are you sure this is what Zhou Mengni said to you?

That's right, absolutely certain; this is exactly what she told me, so I don't know what happened, which is why I came to report this to you.

When she was telling you this, could you sense what kind of attitude she had?

It just feels like there's something hard to say, and it seems there's a big secret hidden in her heart, but she can't tell me.

After hearing this, Xiao Ming merely nodded slightly, and then he began repeatedly going over Zong Mengni's words in his mind.

General Manager Xiao, I found a template from a previous acquisition; I feel it can basically be used. Take a look—if there's no problem, we'll just proceed with this.

While the two were deep in thought, the assistant hurriedly opened the door and placed a thick contract on Xiao Ming's desk.

Xiao Ming didn't even look at it, and directly pushed the contract onto the floor.

General Manager Xiao, what's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with this contract? If you are, I can rewrite it for you.

No, it's not that I'm dissatisfied; I feel this contract can no longer be used.

What? Not usable? What do you mean, General Manager Xiao? Why can't it be used?

Because if we acquire Xing Ya Company, we're likely to fall into a trap, so we absolutely cannot go down this road.

What? A trap? That seems unlikely, and Xing Ya Company has only just been acquired; even if a trap were set, it probably wouldn't be this obvious.

No, there will definitely be a trap, because Yun Zhe was with Zong Mengni last night; from her emotions he could sense it, so Xing Ya Company shouldn't be acquired right away.

Zong Mengni? Oh, I remember— isn't she Song Long's daughter? Earlier, her situation caused Yun Zhe's wife to miscarry, right?

That's right, it's her.

General Manager Xiao, I think making a decision on this matter right away is too hasty; shouldn't we sit down and discuss it properly? Also, how can you be sure that what Zong Mengni said is true?

No, I've interacted with this girl twice; I feel she's fairly frank, so she probably wouldn't lie.

So you're saying this acquisition really involves a conspiracy?

In principle that's the case, but I still can't figure out exactly where his conspiracy lies. By the way, I had you investigate those two foreigners earlier—have you found their whereabouts?

Xiao Ming suddenly changed the subject, then turned to the assistant and said.

I've already found out where they're staying, but even so, what can we do? Should we go and scare the snake? I think that would be inappropriate.

Scare the snake? Definitely not; we should change our approach.

Change our approach? General Manager Xiao, what do you want to do?

Since I can't cooperate with them, can we use another kind of punishment to drag them into trouble?

Drag them into trouble?

Assistant Ma furrowed his brows.

I simply can't figure out what Xiao Ming is up to at this moment.

He merely glanced up and saw that Xiao Ming's face already showed a confident smile.

This shows that Xiao Ming must have come up with an excellent idea, though it's somewhat unfamiliar to them.

Alright, Xiao Yunzhe, don't do anything these two days; remember, you must figure out how to extract more information from Zong Mengni's mouth, got it?

Okay, I think the same; I just want to get more out of her, which would definitely help our company.

Right, but I warn you, Yun Zhe: contact is contact, you must keep your boundaries; don't forget that Jing Shu is waiting for you at home, understand?

Xiao Ming, having been through this himself, knows that men at this moment are most prone to mistakes and most likely to lose self-control.

Xiao Ming knows he once made a mistake in this matter, and he doesn't want his son to repeat his old path.

Otherwise, perhaps by now Xiao Ming would already have had a lifelong companion by his side, but until now he has had no partner, and no one knows what really happened back then.

Dad, I understand; I'll handle it well.

Xiao Yunzhe simply expressed his stance solemnly in front of Xiao Ming.

In the Geng household, actually regarding Geng Jing Shu's return last night, Geng Tianhua and Sun Xuehua were completely unaware.

After all, when Geng Jing Shu returned, it was already late at night, so there was no way to disturb them.

Old Geng, Old Zhang called me today, saying he wants me to go out and hang out with them; do you have anything else going on?

After finishing her household chores, Sun Xuehua walked over and said to Geng Tianhua.

Oh, I have nothing to do; you should go if you want to. Why is there noise on the second floor? Who's up there?

Just then, they heard the sound of a door opening from the second floor, and then Geng Tianhua nervously looked upstairs.

Usually, besides the two of them, only the servants are in the house, but the servants generally stay on the first floor and rarely go to the second floor.

Mom and Dad, it's me.

Jing Shu, how come you're home? When did you come back? I and your dad didn't know.

Sun Xuehua looked at him strangely and asked.

Hehe, when I came back last night, it was already late, so I guess you two were already asleep and didn't hear anything.