Chapter 256: Can We Talk Now?
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"Why is he here too?" In an elegantly decorated teahouse, as Ren Chenle was sitting by the window pondering over the reason Liu Jiayao had called him so late at night, he suddenly saw Ge Dongxu and Liu Jiayao walk in arm in arm. His face changed instantly, and he stood up abruptly.
At the shareholders' meeting at the end of last year, Ge Dongxu humiliated him in front of many people. Naturally, Ren Chenle harbored a deep hatred for him. However, Ge Dongxu was a billionaire, and since he had helped Liu Jiayao acquire all shares of Qinglan Cosmetics, Ren Chenle, despite his resentment, was helpless.
"Since Mr. Ren is here, why the rush to leave? Unless, has he done something guilty?" Ge Dongxu stepped forward with a brisk stride, placing a hand on Ren Chenle's shoulder.
Ren Chenle's face turned beet red, and then he reluctantly sat back down, glaring at Ge Dongxu and said, "What do you want?"
"I don't want anything, just have some questions for Mr. Ren," replied Ge Dongxu with a faint smile. He casually pulled out a chair for Liu Jiayao, letting her sit down before he took a seat himself.
"Jiayao, I'm your elder, after all. Are you just going to stand by and watch your friend treat me like this?" Ren Chenle, knowing that Ge Dongxu was a ruthless man, turned his resentful gaze toward Liu Jiayao.
"I'm sorry Uncle Ren, Dongxu actually has no ill intent. He just has some things he wants to ask you," said Liu Jiayao with a trace of shame, and after speaking, she glanced at Ge Dongxu somewhat reproachfully.
"I have nothing to do with him, and I don't want to answer any of his questions!" Ren Chenle said while trying to get up again, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
During the acquisition of the shares that time, he had taken advantages from Li Bisheng and recalling the warning Ge Dongxu had given him at the shareholders' meeting, he naturally felt guilty.
"Why must Mr. Ren be so resistant? Could it be that Mr. Ren has a guilty conscience?" Seeing Ren Chenle's evasive and panicky gaze, Ge Dongxu's expression darkened slightly, and his voice became colder.
"What could I possibly be guilty of? I just don't want to…" Ren Chenle retorted immediately.
"If your conscience is clear, then please sit down and have a proper talk," said Ge Dongxu as he stood up and pressed Ren Chenle back into his seat. Seeing Ren Chenle open his mouth as if to shout, Ge Dongxu reached out and touched the back of his head. In an instant, Ren Chenle found he could no longer make a sound and looked at Ge Dongxu with a face full of terror.
At this moment, Liu Jiayao also noticed that Ren Chenle was trying to speak but no sound came out. A shiver ran through her, and she suddenly recalled what Ge Dongxu had said to her before at home, claiming he only needed minimal physical contact to make someone seriously ill, or with just one or two strands of hair, he could cast spells that make people unable to live or die.
At that time, Liu Jiayao had still been somewhat incredulous, but now she realized that Ge Dongxu indeed possessed such mysterious powers.
"Dongxu!" Liu Jiayao tugged at Ge Dongxu's hand, her eyes filled with a look of pity.
No matter what, Ren Chenle had a history with her father and was an elder who had watched her grow up.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Ge Dongxu whispered in her ear, and then he looked at Ren Chenle indifferently and said, "Rest assured, Mr. Ren, you are Sister Liu's elder after all. About the last share acquisition, since Li Bisheng didn't succeed, I don't wish to pursue it further. I just want to ask about a recent matter. If you still refuse to have a proper conversation with me, you are free to go now."
Even if Ren Chenle were a fool, he would understand at this point that Ge Dongxu was no ordinary person, and so how dared he get up and leave? Anxiously pointing to his mouth, he opened and closed his mouth incessantly, but unfortunately, no sound could come out of his throat.
"Heh, it seems Mr. Ren does want to have a proper discussion, right?" Ge Dongxu asked indifferently.
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Ren Chenle hurriedly nodded his head like a pecking chicken.
"I always say President Ren is a sensible man. Right, Sister Liu?" Ge Dongxu turned to Liu Jiayao and said.
Liu Jiayao glared at Ge Dongxu annoyed and gave him a kick under the table.
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Seeing that Liu Jiayao was not cooperating with his cool act, Ge Dongxu could only give a sheepish smile, stand up, and gently patted Ren Chenle's head.
"President Ren, can we talk now?" Ge Dongxu looked at Ren Chenle and asked faintly.
"Yes, of course, ah, I can speak now!" Ren Chenle hurriedly responded, then suddenly realized he could speak again.
This time Ren Chenle's look at Ge Dongxu had completely changed, and he quickly said, "Mr. Ge, I was blind before and failed to recognize your greatness. You... "
"Let bygones be bygones. In the end, it was Li Bisheng who suffered," Ge Dongxu waved his hand and said.
"So Mr. Ge, you called me here this time..." Seeing that Ge Dongxu indeed didn't pursue the matter of the share acquisition, Ren Chenle heaved a big sigh of relief and asked cautiously.
"These last few days, have you mentioned Sister Liu's birthdate to anyone else?" Ge Dongxu interrupted.
"Jiayao's birthdate?" Ren Chenle was taken aback at the question. He would never have dreamed that Ge Dongxu had called him here just to ask about this. If he'd known it was just this question, why had he even bothered to hide earlier, suffering for no reason?
"Yes, my birthdate. Uncle Ren, have you mentioned it to anyone recently?" Liu Jiayao interjected.
"Let me think, that's right, I was dining with Zhang Huowang a while ago, and he seemed to have asked about it. What's the matter?" Ren Chenle thought for a moment and replied.
"Zhang Huowang! It was him?" Ge Dongxu frowned. Zhang Huowang is just a nobody, and Ge Dongxu didn't believe that someone like him would know any 'Magician', and even if he did, with his character, he couldn't have convinced the 'Magician' to take action.
In Ge Dongxu's estimation, Li Bisheng was the most likely suspect. But Li Bisheng was, after all, the head of a company; he couldn't just assume it was him because he had once wanted to acquire Qinglan Cosmetics and then confront him without any evidence.
"By the way, how come you dine with Zhang Huowang? Are you two close?" Ge Dongxu put away his suspicions. He knew that to get to the bottom of this, he had to bring Zhang Huowang in for questioning.
"Uncle Ren is Zhang Huowang's cousin-in-law," Liu Jiayao helped explain.
"I see, that makes things easier," Ge Dongxu said, relieved. He nodded, looked at Ren Chenle, and continued, "I would trouble President Ren to please invite Zhang Huowang here as well, but of course, don't mention that Sister Liu and I are here."
Ren Chenle looked at Ge Dongxu and Liu Jiayao with a puzzled face and ultimately picked up his mobile phone obediently and called Zhang Huowang.