Chapter 1523: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1523: Ji Xunrong, How Can You Use Such Despicable Underhanded Tactics!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

West Coast Restaurant.

Du Xiaojuan did not choose to drive over here.

Instead, she chose to take a taxi over.

The reason was very simple: because outside this restaurant there was only an open-air parking lot, and she was afraid that if she parked her car in the open-air lot, Wang Dashan would just happen to pass by here, see her license plate, recognize her car, and then follow the clue into West Coast Restaurant, seeing her and Ji Xunrong eating together...

Although she felt her conscience was clear, and she was confident she would not, just because Ji Xunrong was the heir of Zhonghai Group, do something that betrayed Wang Dashan, betrayed her family.

But some things aren't settled just because your conscience is clear.

Once a misunderstanding arises, resolving it takes ten times, even a hundred times the effort.

And trust is like a sheet of paper; even if the misunderstanding is cleared up, that sheet of paper has been crumpled up and can never be restored to its original state.

So the best way to handle it, naturally, was simply not to let Wang Dashan know she was out eating with Ji Xunrong right now.

And to keep Wang Dashan from knowing she was out eating with Ji Xunrong, the whole process naturally had to be watertight; even if there was a one-in-ten-thousand chance of something happening, it had to be strangled in the cradle in time.

But for all Du Xiaojuan's caution, she never would have imagined that Fang Dayong was just preparing to call Wang Dashan and directly inform him of this matter!

One can only say, the lowdown tactics of some upper-class people far exceed the imagination of ordinary people!

And Du Xiaojuan's greatest weakness was that she was born into an ordinary family at the bottom of society; from childhood to adulthood she only interacted with ordinary people, and knew very little about those high-and-mighty upper-class socialites.

She had not yet met Ji Xunrong, but subconsciously she had already formed an impression of him: that this man, who looked quite the overbearing CEO type, would do things with rules and principles like a Western aristocrat.

This was also the price she paid for reading too little; if she had seriously studied Western aristocratic history, she would have discovered that those Western aristocrats not only ate the common people at the bottom, but also engaged in all sorts of bottomless struggles among their own class for profit, even all kinds of incest for the sake of so-called bloodlines.

The underlying code of oceanic civilization is actually plunder, and so-called laws and so-called human rights are merely a means to consolidate the interests they have already plundered.

Ji Xunrong, this person who had studied abroad, obviously understood the principle of the weak being prey to the strong very well.

So when he came to meet Du Xiaojuan for the first time to negotiate, it wasn't to show her "courtesy," but to show her his "strength."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Du Xiaojuan arrived at West Coast Restaurant as agreed.

Ji Xunrong had long since booked a private room here and was waiting for Du Xiaojuan's arrival.

The location of the private room was carefully chosen by Ji Xunrong.

Not only was it by the window, but outside was a large open-air plaza.

That is to say, not only could the situation outside on the open-air plaza be seen from inside, but the diners inside could also be seen at a glance from outside.

"Young Master Ji, first, thank you for thinking so highly of me, actually inviting me over here to eat; second, I want to say, whatever company issues you have, I hope you can speak directly and get straight to the point, because I'm pressed for time — in a bit I still have to go home and accompany my husband and kids for dinner!"

Du Xiaojuan had just sat down when she directly stated her attitude.

Showing her dedication to work, while also counting as an indirect refusal.

Ji Xunrong's face was cold and lonely:

"Since CEO Du has put it that way, then I won't beat around the bush either."

He directly slapped a document on the table:

"I hope Xiao Du Technology will develop according to the strategic deployment I give from now on."

Du Xiaojuan flipped through the document, her expression changing slightly:

"You want to merge Xiao Du Technology into Zhonghai Group's territory, making Xiao Du Technology a division of Zhonghai Group?"

Ji Xunrong's answer was very clear:

"That's right. Xiao Du Technology's scale is already large enough now; it's time to merge into Zhonghai Group and become a part of the Zhonghai Family."

In Ji Xunrong's view, only companies with a large enough scale could catch his eye.

As if merging Xiao Du Technology was Xiao Du Technology's honor.

Du Xiaojuan fell silent.

Clearly unwilling.

Because if that happened, it would be equivalent to her losing all control over Xiao Du Technology.

Xiao Du Technology would also lose its autonomy, thereby becoming an appendage of Zhonghai Group.

In that case, Xiao Du Technology's survival or extinction might depend on a single whim of Zhonghai Group's top brass.

She had seen this kind of thing too many times; for example, many companies merged into certain Li or certain Xun, and before long they vanished without a trace, while certain Li and certain Xun then replicated companies exactly like the original ones not long after.

"CEO Du, I hope you can give me a definite answer right now, because my time is tight."

The way Ji Xunrong said this was more like pressure from above, rather than an equal negotiation.

"What if I refuse?"

Du Xiaojuan didn't shrink back in the slightest, but countered with this sentence.

"You must understand, this is the general trend; no one can stop it. If you refuse, you will lose many things — money, fame and fortune, opportunities, even including... family."

When he spoke the two words "family," a meaningful look appeared on Ji Xunrong's face.

"Family?" Du Xiaojuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed speechlessly: "I know Young Master Ji you have great influence and many tactics, but no matter how great your influence or how many your tactics, you can't reach into my family, can you?"

Du Xiaojuan paused; she felt Ji Xunrong had already spoken this bluntly, so she didn't need to be polite with him either:

"Don't think that just because you have money and power, you can do whatever you want. This is China, not a money-worshipping capitalist society!"

Ji Xunrong smiled playfully:

"Before returning to the country, I heard that the founder of Xiao Du Technology is a heroine among women who doesn't yield to men; seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved. Just from your aura, I know you are capable of great things. Such a large platform as Zhonghai Group — are you sure you don't want to come and challenge it?"

Du Xiaojuan directly stated her position:

"I need autonomy. Either you buy out Xiao Du Technology in full, or you let me control Xiao Du Technology's development."

Ji Xunrong said:

"This demand of yours is a bit unreasonable."

Du Xiaojuan smiled:

"It was you, Young Master Ji, who started being unreasonable first, wasn't it?"

Ji Xunrong pondered briefly, didn't continue this topic, but instead suddenly asked:

"Do you know why I asked you to come to West Coast Restaurant for a meal today?"

Du Xiaojuan's brows furrowed slightly:

"Why?"

Ji Xunrong said:

"Because this restaurant is a popular couple check-in spot, and the outside plaza can clearly see the situation at the window seats. Most importantly, it's very close to your home. Your husband coming from home to here would probably take less than ten minutes."

Ji Xunrong looked at the mechanical luxury watch on his wrist at this moment:

"Calculating the time, your husband should have just about arrived too."

Du Xiaojuan's expression changed abruptly:

"Ji Xunrong, how can you use such despicable means!"