Chapter 783: 778. You Two Wouldn't Happen To

"Lao Zhao makes a good point. Mr. Zhang, you should stop saying things like that; it makes us feel like you're showing off," Jiao Zhen teased with a chuckle.

Zhang Ran put on an innocent expression and said, "Do I?"

"What do you think?"

"Haha, that's a misunderstanding. Anyway, my intention is clear: I want everyone to be well, so that in the future we can happily drink tea and chat together. That would be a wonderful thing," Zhang Ran said with a loud laugh.

"Forget the future. I'm treating tonight, let's all have some fun together," Meng He took the opportunity to say.

As soon as these words were out, they immediately received the approval of most people, and Zhang Ran also agreed with a smile.

He knew what Meng He meant; during this period, the relationship between Zhang Ran and these company bosses had clearly become somewhat distant, after all, Zhang Ran had dealt such a heavy blow.

Although this would make these people become cautious and honest, relatively speaking, it would also cause them to harbor some wariness toward Zhang Ran.

Having a good drink in the evening would also allow everyone to vent the emotions in their hearts.

"Ahem, well, let's just have some drinks tonight," Huang Lin said with a dry cough.

Zhang Ran was stunned for a moment; what was this guy trying to do?

But when he saw Huang Lin's gaze involuntarily drifting toward Huang Xunceng, he understood, and a half-smiling expression appeared on his face.

Meng He also reacted and subconsciously looked at Meng Mingxuan beside him.

It is worth mentioning that both Huang Xunceng and Meng Mingxuan attended this meeting.

Their short-video company had developed rapidly in a short period of time; with sufficient initial technology, plus the large sums of money Zhang Ran invested, the value of their company had climbed straight up.

In just under two years, the company's valuation had already exceeded 50 billion, which to many people seemed like a myth.

Not only that, overseas deployment was currently underway, and Zhang Ran would personally endorse them, which was also a form of interest exchange.

This would make their development in the overseas market even more rapid, and by then, the company's market value would see an even greater breakthrough.

Therefore, they were qualified to attend such a meeting, even if they had no say.

Meng He reacted quickly and immediately put on a look of disdain as he said to Huang Lin, "Lao Huang, what are you thinking? I didn't expect your inner thoughts to be the same as your surname? We're just going to sing some songs and have some drinks."

Huang Lin felt a bit awkward, but on the surface, he maintained a normal appearance, "I know, I just have a bit of a sore throat lately."

Huang Xunceng and Meng Mingxuan were both holding back laughter on the side, but they didn't dare to say much.

In fact, both Huang Lin and Meng He could be considered good men; perhaps there might have been one or two such occasions, but they definitely didn't go often.

Seeing their expressions, Jiao Zhen on the side suddenly said, "By the way, have you two started dating? When are you getting married?"

As soon as these words were out, the two stopped laughing and began to look at each other.

Meng He and Huang Lin's eyes lit up, and they directly used this to start talking.

"Xunzeng, you're getting old, it's really time to find someone. Before, I was afraid you'd mess around, but now that's not needed, you need to hurry up too," Huang Lin said with the air of an old father.

Meng He was much simpler, "You little brat, I'd better hurry up too. Your mother and I want to hold a grandson soon."

"No rush, no rush. Our main energy is still focused on our careers right now. There are too many things going on at the company, we have no energy at all," Meng Mingxuan said hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, yes. Now is a good time for the company to develop, and it can't be left alone for a single day. We've put all our hearts into this, otherwise, if we let down Uncle Zhang's expectations, that would be a sin," Huang Xunceng very cleverly used Zhang Ran as a shield, because he knew that when Zhang Ran was brought up, people like Huang Lin had to be a bit more careful.

But what he didn't expect was for Zhang Ran to say faintly, "Don't you dare use me as a shield. I certainly don't mean to stop you from dating."

"Or is it that you don't want to date at all, or perhaps you don't like women?"

As soon as these words were out, the people in the room immediately had strange expressions, and Huang Lin and Meng He's faces changed drastically as they looked at the two.

Huang Xunceng and Meng Mingxuan had been together for the past two years, basically inseparable every day, even more intimate than with girlfriends.

Huang Xunceng and Meng Mingxuan also reacted; their first reaction was to shiver, and then they subconsciously moved away from each other.

"You two wouldn't happen to really..." Huang Lin couldn't help but say.

"No, absolutely not. I will never agree to this, you can just give up that idea," Meng He shouted loudly.

"Dad, my dear dad, stop letting your imagination run wild. What are you even talking about? I..." Meng Mingxuan was about to curse, but seeing everyone present, he subconsciously swallowed it back.

"It's really not what you think. Huang Xunceng and I are just ordinary colleagues. Fine, fine, fine, I'll find someone, okay? I'll find someone right away." Meng Mingxuan first explained, then seeing that everyone had half-smiling expressions, he knew they were being teased, so he stopped explaining.

"Hahaha."

Seeing them like this, everyone burst into laughter. This laughter swept away the depressed mood of the past few days.

And this laughter also made many people feel relaxed, especially seeing Zhang Ran and the others leaving the conference room laughing and talking, the originally oppressive atmosphere in the company suddenly eased.

Some people also began to inquire about what exactly was discussed.

However, no one knew the specific details; except for Zhang Ran and his group, even those high-ranking officials were unclear.

And as for the secretaries and such who came in to deliver water and documents, even if they accidentally overheard a word or two, no one dared to gossip.

But even so, everyone's mood relaxed a little; after all, since they were so happy, there must not be any major issues.

That evening, Zhang Ran and the others first had a good meal at a private restaurant. Meng He and the others all knew that unless Zhang Ran was formally discussing business, he mainly considered the taste of the food when eating, rather than the setting.

So Huang Lin arranged it at such a private restaurant, which was more to Zhang Ran's taste.

By nine o'clock in the evening, the group began to move to an entertainment venue. Because there were two juniors present, everyone just drank some alcohol, and at most found people to come over to sing, with nothing else going on.

Meng Mingxuan and Huang Xunceng had received signals from their respective fathers, so they performed very actively, and the atmosphere in the room was basically driven by the two of them.

And Zhang Ran also drank quite a bit that day, especially Feng Hui, who saw that Zhang Ran was truly drinking in a private capacity, so he started pouring drinks for Zhang Ran directly, taking this opportunity to sweep away some of the previous negative emotions.

And Zhang Ran accepted everything that came his way; this was good for everyone.