Chapter 39

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

The two of them ate this lunch straight through until about two in the afternoon; Li Chen really drank quite a lot, perhaps because he was too happy — even after drinking that much he still showed no sign of intoxication, only his face was especially red.

Jiang Wenyu dared not drink too much; after that first cup he didn't drink anymore, just chatted with Li Chen about this and that.

While chatting, Jiang Wenyu also got a general understanding of Li Chen's past.

Just as Li Chen said, the him of the past indeed had nothing worth caring about; he is a merchant now, and was before too, and precisely because of that he once traveled all over the north and south of the great river, had been to most places in the country, but also spent a lot of money because of it, found a partner, and in the end it came to nothing; his parents had also passed away long ago.

Compared to Jiang Wenyu, Li Chen was more like a prodigal son wandering the ends of the earth, only he happened to make a rare friend like Jiang Wenyu.

He and Wang Tao had indeed known each other before, but could only count as opponents; the specifics Jiang Wenyu wasn't too clear on.

Not until half past two in the afternoon did Jiang Wenyu stand up and stretch, saying, "I can't eat anymore, you drink by yourself; anyway I've got no work today so I'll head back first."

Li Chen hurriedly stood up but nearly toppled sideways; he waved off Jiang Wenyu who was coming over to support him, saying, "It's fine, it's fine, don't mind me."

Jiang Wenyu smiled and said, "Leaving then, see you tomorrow!"

Li Chen watched Jiang Wenyu leave, then poured himself another big cup of wine, laughing heartily as he muttered to himself, "Good brother!"

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Walking out of the Mall, Jiang Wenyu thought about how to explain the drinking to Chen Lan when he got back; the thought alone gave him a headache.

"Mr. Jiang, please stay!"

He hadn't walked far when a familiar voice stopped him again; without turning back he knew who it was.

Wang Tao walked over smiling and greeted politely, "Mr. Jiang, is this getting off work, or…"

Jiang Wenyu turned back, also wearing a faint smile, and said, "No work today, so I'm preparing to go home early; does Mr. Wang have any other business?"

Wang Tao put on an ingratiating air and stepped closer, saying, "Mr. Jiang, how have you considered the matter I mentioned to you last time?"

Jiang Wenyu feigned ignorance and asked, "What matter?"

Wang Tao froze; could this kid have actually forgotten? He could only dry-cough as a reminder, "The cooperation matter."

"Oh… that matter." Jiang Wenyu deliberately drew out his tone, then pretended to ponder, finally looking up with a smile: "I'll say the same thing — for the time being I have no intention of cooperating with anyone else; sorry, Mr. Wang. If there's nothing else I'll head back first."

Under Wang Tao's dumbstruck gaze Jiang Wenyu walked away unhurriedly; only after he had completely disappeared into the distance did Wang Tao come back to his senses, his expression very ugly, and he immediately turned and walked toward a certain shop.

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Jiang Wenyu, walking home, couldn't help finding it funny; this Wang Tao looked like a talented gentleman, but his schemes ran too deep — for money and power he would probably stop at nothing; such a person could not be cooperated with, even contact should be avoided as much as possible.

However, things had already been said to this extent, so Wang Tao could only give up; but Jiang Wenyu was still somewhat worried, afraid that Wang Tao might retaliate afterward.

But just now at the dinner table Li Chen also said a sentence —

"Retaliate? No worries, no worries; that Wang Tao may not be a good person, but he shouldn't be that petty either — to retaliate against us two over such a trivial fart of a matter, then I can only give him two words — turtle grandson!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help a secret bitter smile.

On the other side, the well-fed and well-drunk Li Chen also felt the drunkenness hit; he planned to tidy up a bit and then go catch a second sleep — today counted as his happiest day.

"Li Chen!"

At this moment, that guy he didn't like yet was extremely familiar with actually showed up at his door again.

Through drunken haze he looked at Wang Tao standing at the door with a face full of frost; Li Chen couldn't help laughing, sat back down and said, "Young Master Wang, how come you're here again? Why not eat a bit together?"

Wang Tao's eyes held considerable anger; he took a deep breath to calm himself slightly and asked, "The matter I spoke to you about yesterday — how have you considered it?"