First spoiled, then love

Chapter 521 Win-win Cooperation (11000)

"Whether you believe it or not, you have to try it to know." Tang Xiaoru pouted and asked, "How about you really make up some so-called handle on Zhu Lan to give Du Pengpeng?"

Chen Qingrong rolled his eyes. "If I had that ability, would I still be hesitating here?"

After a pause, Chen Qingrong continued, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll ask Zhu Lan to come out and chat tonight."

"Let me do it."

Tang Xiaoru took a deep breath, took out her cell phone and called Zhu Lan.

She felt very heavy when she made this call.

Because in her opinion, asking Zhu Lan out to talk would seem like they were taking the initiative to bow down to Zhu Lan, which was something she didn't want to see.

But now, they were forced to have a common opponent with Zhu Lan. If she didn't talk to Zhu Lan, she really didn't know who to talk to.

beep.

After a busy tone, Zhu Lan answered the phone in surprise, "Mr. Tang? I didn't expect you to call me on your own initiative. I thought you had blocked me. Wait a minute. Susan, don't ring for me. Go out. I'll take a call."

After a few seconds, Zhu Lan's voice came again, "What do you want to talk to me about, Mr. Tang?"

Tang Xiaoru asked tentatively, "Is Mr. Zhu not in the company now?"

Zhu Lan said calmly, "I don't have to sign in and punch in at the company every day. I'm getting a massage at the beauty salon I often go to."

"Is that so?" Tang Xiaoru laughed, "If Mr. Zhu has time tonight, I will treat you to a meal?"

Zhu Lan was stunned and said in confusion, "Mr. Tang actually took the initiative to treat me to a meal? If I remember correctly, last time we were at my father's birthday party, both you and your husband were very rude to me. I can see that you still hate me. Of course, I feel the same way."

"So now I'm confused. Why are you inviting me to dinner? Is there anything else we need to talk about at the dinner table?"

Tang Xiaoru kept it a secret for now. "If Mr. Zhu keeps the appointment tonight, I will naturally tell you. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhu, we have no ill intentions. Besides, we live in a society ruled by law now, so Mr. Zhu doesn't have to worry about us doing anything bad to you."

"I'm not worried about that." Zhu Lan said casually, and then after a moment of silence, he asked, "Time and place?"

"Around eight o'clock tonight, at a certain restaurant. I'll book a private room then and I'll send you the room number via text message."

"Okay, as long as I don't have any special arrangements tonight, I will be there on time. I still need to wash my face, so I won't talk to you, Mr. Tang, for now."

"Ok."

The phone hangs up.

"What did she say?" Chen Qingrong asked immediately, "Did she agree?"

Tang Xiaoru pouted, "I guess she agreed, but she also said that it depends on whether she has other plans tonight. But I guess she is just showing off."

"Damn, you're really good at pretending."

Chen Qingrong cursed and said, "I hate that woman. Can I not go in to see her tonight? I'll wait for you in the car outside."

Tang Xiaoru spread her hands and said, "I hate her too, so aren't you worried that I'll go in and have a disagreement with her and then we'll start a fight?"

Chen Qingrong's eyes widened. "Then I have to follow him in. I love watching women fight the most."

"Who is it?"

Tang Xiaoru pretended to be angry.

But even though Chen Qingrong was joking, he was not lying.

To him, all the circus performances or acrobatic shows in the world were not as interesting as watching two women fighting.

When two women fight, they will grab each other's hair madly. If you have ever seen cats fighting, you will find that there is almost no difference between women fighting and cats fighting. It is very interesting.

Because Tang Xiaoru came back late today, they had lunch late as well and simply had two servings of rice with toppings.

Then at around two o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Bai called Tang Xiaoru.

"Xiao Tang, um, please give me your home address. I have some gifts for you and Xiao Chen." Uncle Bai said with a smile.

Tang Xiaoru was flattered and said, "Mr. Bai, that's not necessary. We don't lack anything here."

Grandpa Bai smiled and said, "It's not something that's too valuable. I just sold a lot of pigs from my farm. I made some sausages out of them. They're delicious. I thought I'd mail some to you. So don't be polite to me."

Tang Xiaoru smiled helplessly, "Okay, okay, then I won't be polite to you, Mr. Bai. I'll send the address to your WeChat right away, but please don't send too much, otherwise we won't be able to finish it."

"If you can't finish it, you can put it in the refrigerator and save it for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Okay, are you feeling well? We've been busy lately and haven't had time to visit you."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just can't sit still. As long as I have something to do, I won't have any illness. Once I'm idle, I'm likely to get sick."

After chatting for a while, Tang Xiaoru hung up the phone and sent the address to Mr. Bai.

This gift from Mr. Bai was more of a token of his thoughtfulness. Regardless of its value, Tang Xiaoru naturally felt embarrassed to refuse it.

In the afternoon, she called Chen Qingrong and left the company early, went back home first, then took the gifts she bought for her parents and went directly to her parents' house.

It’s a pity that her father went out to meet his friends, and only her mother was at home playing mahjong with three friends.

Lin Yue was so happy to see her daughter and son-in-law brought gifts for the old couple after their trip. She showed off in front of her three old sisters, her mouth almost stretched to her ears.

"Ayue, you have a good daughter and son-in-law."

"Yeah, I really envy you. Our child doesn't give us so much peace of mind."

"It's the same in everyone's family. Ah Yue is really lucky."

The three old sisters also knew how to provide emotional value. They praised Tang Xiaoru and the others a lot, which made Lin Yue feel more comfortable. She clicked three times without paying attention and lost nearly 800 yuan.

But she was happy to lose.

She also asked Chen Qingrong, "Xiao Chen, have you bought anything for your parents? You can't just buy things for me and Old Tang, you can't forget to buy things for Brother Chen and Sister Xiu'e."

Chen Qingrong nodded with a smile, "I bought it, I plan to find some time to mail it back to my parents. I originally wanted to bring it back to them on August 15th, but then I thought about it and it would take two months too long."

"Yes, it's OK to mail it back." Lin Yue smiled and said, "If you hadn't mentioned Mid-Autumn Festival, I wouldn't have remembered it. A few days ago, I was chatting with Sister Xiu'e on WeChat. She invited us to spend Mid-Autumn Festival in your hometown this year. When the time comes, our family of four will go back in advance and spend Mid-Autumn Festival together in your hometown. It's also a good opportunity to visit Xiaoru's grandparents."

"That's great. Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, so we should have a great reunion."

"Haha, that's right."

They stayed for an hour or so and then left.

Then he drove directly to Yang Bingbing's house. When he arrived, he knocked on the door but got no response.

Tang Xiaoru called Yang Bingbing, and found out that she and Yan Mo were not at home, but were in their new home.

"You two wait a moment. Lao Yan and I have to go back now and will be home soon." Yang Bingbing was reluctant to let them leave.

Tang Xiaoru smiled helplessly, "Then hurry up, I have a dinner party tonight."

"Got it."

About forty minutes later, Yang Bingbing and the others came back.

The good sisters hugged each other as soon as they met. Tang Xiaoru didn't even dare to use force when hugging her. After all, Yang Bingbing's belly was getting bigger and bigger, like a balloon that could be blown away easily. She was really worried that if she used too much force, she would squeeze Bingbing's belly and burst it. What would happen?

"Didn't I tell you to try not to go to the renovation site? There's formaldehyde there, big sister!"

As soon as she entered the door, Tang Xiaoru began to educate Yang Bingbing.

Yang Bingbing said helplessly, "I only go there once or twice, not every day. Besides, I have to go and see what the decoration looks like."

Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at her, "Are you still not confident in my level?"

Yang Bingbing smiled and said, "Of course I believe in your skills, but I don't believe in the professional ability of those workers. It's not like there aren't some people who install things according to the design and make a mess of it. After all, this is my and Lao Yan's new home, so of course I have to go and take a look at the site."

"So what was the result after you finished reading it?"

"Not bad, at least there was nothing that disappointed me. It's just that they always like to smoke while working, and there's a bit of smoke smell on the site. I've already told them to smoke outside the corridor as much as possible."

"You have to understand that physical work is tiring, and there's nothing wrong with smoking a cigarette to relieve fatigue."

"I understand, so I just asked them to smoke outside in the corridor, and I didn't forbid them to smoke."

"OK."

After sitting down, Tang Xiaoru asked Chen Qingrong to bring her bag over, and then took out two fans from it.

"Here, this is a traditional fan from Malaysia, called the Mandarin Duck Fan, which symbolizes good things come in pairs. I'm giving it to you." Tang Xiaoru smiled and gave one to Yang Bingbing and the other two.

Yan Mo unfolded the fan and said politely, "The pattern is very beautiful, and the meaning is also good. Thank you both, I like this gift very much."

But Yang Bingbing didn't give much face.

She asked, "Does Malaysia also have the saying that mandarin ducks represent a pair? I thought it was only in our country."

Tang Xiaoru said calmly, "Of course there are. Otherwise, why would they sell this kind of fan? It's mainly because it looks good, and it's for the sake of luck."

Yang Bingbing snorted, "Humph, you still have some conscience. I thought you were so busy hanging out with your husband that you didn't think of bringing me any souvenirs."

"How is that possible? Do I look like someone who values ​​women over friendship?"

"You're not like, you are."

"..."

Tang Xiaoru thought to herself, how dare you say that to me?
Aren’t you also constantly mentioning “our Old Yan” whenever you chat with me?

……

Because they had to have dinner with Zhu Lan in the evening, Tang Xiaoru and the others only stayed at Yang Bingbing's house for half an hour before leaving, which made Yang Bingbing a little dissatisfied.

After all, she really wanted Tang Xiaoru and the other boy to stay and play mahjong together, but now, she could only ask Ren Furong to come in the evening.

After arriving home, Tang Xiaoru changed her clothes and threw her socks and pants into the washing machine.

"Wash my underwear too." Chen Qingrong came over with the underwear.

Tang Xiaoru's face turned green. "I've told you many times that you can't wash your underwear in the washing machine."

Chen Qingrong said unconvincedly, "Then how could you put your socks in? Aren't my underwear cleaner than your socks?"

"First, I didn't put the socks in there on purpose. I was confused and just threw them in there." Tang Xiaoru said shamelessly, taking the socks up and finishing off the opponent at the same time, "Second, your underwear may not be as clean as my socks. The simplest analogy is, if I dare to put my socks on my face, do you dare to put your underwear on your face?"

Chen Qingrong was very upset. "There's no need to make such a big fuss, right? I'm not a perverted mask. Okay, I'll wash it by hand. Give me your socks and I'll rub them for you at the same time."

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "Put it in the small basin and let it soak first. There's no rush."

"Ok."

When the time was almost right, the couple drove to the restaurant booked by Tang Xiaoru.

As soon as he parked the car, Zhu Lan also stopped his car.

"Mr. Zhu, you're here on time. I thought we had to wait for you inside for a while."

Tang Xiaoru smiled and walked forward and stretched out her hand.

Zhu Lan was a little embarrassed.

Because she had originally planned to walk around outside for a long time after arriving here, and then go in half an hour late. When she thought of Chen Qingrong and the others anxiously waiting for her inside, she felt a sense of satisfaction as if she had taken revenge.

After all, she was afraid of the "evidence" in Chen Qingrong's hands and did not dare to retaliate openly, so she used this kind of evil taste to vent her anger.

Unexpectedly, it just happened that Chen Qingrong and the others also arrived.

Shet.

Now the plan has failed before it even started.

But she was very stubborn. She shook hands with Tang Xiaoru first, and then continued to pretend, "I just happened to talk to a client nearby, so I came here first. I am a punctual person and don't like to make others wait for me. I am also very happy to see that you two are so punctual."

She glanced at Chen Qingrong again, "Mr. Chen is dressed like a human being tonight."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, and he smiled awkwardly, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for praising me like this. Thank you, I appreciate it."

Zhu Lan gritted her teeth.

She felt that her magnetic field was not compatible with Chen Qingrong's.

Why did she have the urge to curse every time she saw him?
Tang Xiaoru took the opportunity to smooth things over, "Boss Zhu, let's go into the private room and talk first."

"Ok."

The three of them went in and found the waiter, and were led into the private room by the waiter.

When ordering food, Tang Xiaoru fully demonstrated her modesty and courtesy by letting Zhu Lan order first.

Zhu Lan came here tonight just to see what Tang Xiaoru and the others were up to. As for food, she wasn't that hungry, so she just ordered two at random. Chen Qingrong, on the other hand, was starving, and after Tang Xiaoru finished ordering, he ordered an extra portion of Yangzhou fried rice and chopped pepper fish head.

Fish head with fried rice, the more you eat it, the better it tastes.

He had already made up his mind that he would not talk much tonight and would just eat and be done with it.

After the food and drinks were served, the dinner officially began.

Zhu Lan was the first to raise his glass and said, "Boss Tang, Boss Chen, come, let me toast you. No matter what you think, or what I think, at least we are not interfering with each other on the surface. Cheers."

"Dry!"

"Do it."

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked them.

Zhu Lan put down the cup and went straight to the point, "Boss Tang, can you tell me why you came to see me now?"

Tang Xiaoru took a bite of mushroom and asked meaningfully, "What is Mr. Zhu's attitude towards your brother, Mr. Du?"

Zhu Lan was startled, then laughed, "Boss Tang, why do you suddenly want to talk about our family's private affairs? Isn't this inconvenient?"

Tang Xiaoru looked at her deeply, "Mr. Zhu feels it's inconvenient to talk, but Mr. Du doesn't think so. He talks to us very conveniently, and he tells us everything."

Zhu Lan's expression changed, "Has Du Pengpeng seen you?"

"It's more than just seeing it." Tang Xiaoru paused halfway through her sentence deliberately just to whet Zhu Lan's appetite.

Zhu Lan was very smart and responded quickly, asking directly, "Did he ask you to cooperate with him to deal with me?"

Tang Xiaoru didn't say anything, but just ate her food in silence, and so did Chen Qingrong.

Zhu Lan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "My relationship with Du Pengpeng is not good. He relies on his status as the eldest son of the Du family to always use his bloodline to suppress me. In fact, I don't want to compete with him for anything. I just want to keep my current job. But now it seems that Du Pengpeng doesn't even want to let me keep my job."

After hearing this, the couple looked at each other, and then laughed in tacit understanding.

Zhu Lan was a little annoyed, "What are you laughing at? Is it funny?"

Chen Qingrong sucked his chopsticks and sneered, "It's funny, because what you said to Du Pengpeng is completely the opposite. He told us that you have been plundering his resources, you wanted to squeeze him out of the company, you were the first to attack him, and you also sidelined him. Now you say the opposite, isn't it ridiculous?"

Zhu Lan's face turned ugly. "Did he really say that? What a liar! Mr. Tang, Mr. Chen, let me ask you, if you were me, you would have a certain status and resources in BR. Would it be necessary to fight for power with the real prince?"

"Who doesn't know that legitimate children are more valuable than illegitimate children? Moreover, I am not even a illegitimate child. I was adopted. Can't I, Zhu Lan, tell the difference between having enough to eat every day and having enough to eat every day?"

Chen Qingrong narrowed his eyes, "Everyone has ambitions and desires. I don't believe that you, Mr. Zhu, are only satisfied with the small things in front of you. Have you never thought about having a bigger cake?" "I'm lying when I say I haven't thought about it." Zhu Lan sighed and continued, "But I also know that the time is not right now. Even if I want to have a big cake, I can't expose my intentions before the time is not right. Wouldn't that be stupid?"

"What timing do you mean?"

"My father is in good health."

Zhu Lan looked at the two of them deeply.

Now the couple knew what she meant.

Zhu Lan had thought about seizing power, but Du Lanshan was now in his prime. No matter how much Du Lanshan liked her as his adopted daughter, he would definitely focus on training his biological son. Therefore, after thinking about it, both Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru felt that what Zhu Lan said was more credible.

"You two asked me out tonight. Do you have other purposes?" Zhu Lan said at this time.

Tang Xiaoru did not hide it from her, "Du Pengpeng asked us to deal with you. His request was that my husband take out the handle he used to hold you against you, so that you would be ruined and kicked out of BR. Not only that, he also poached Jason, who betrayed us before, and threatened us with Jason. That meant that if we didn't cooperate with him, he might let Jason, this mad dog, do something crazy."

Zhu Lan gritted her teeth in anger. "This bastard, does he hate me, a non-blood-related sister, so much? Even if I was adopted, I have made so much profit for BR over the years. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard, right? My father would never kill me like this, but he is getting anxious instead."

"So since you two have come here to tell me, I guess you didn't agree to him?"

"Yes." Tang Xiaoru nodded and answered truthfully, "To be honest, my husband doesn't have what he wants. Even if we really want to give it to him, we can't give it to him. We might as well just cooperate with you."

"What?" Zhu Lan was stunned, and then looked at Chen Qingrong in disbelief, "Mr. Chen, so what you said to me that day was all false? You were just trying to scare me?"

Chen Qingrong took out a napkin to wipe his mouth and said casually, "Yes, I was just trying to scare you. You are just feeling guilty. I didn't expect you to be so easily scared."

"You're a bastard too!"

Zhu Lan did not hide his anger.

"Thank you very much." Chen Qingrong smiled slyly, "So should we cooperate now or not?"

Zhu Lan was silent for about ten seconds before asking, "How do you want to cooperate? Or should I ask, how do you want to help me?"

Tang Xiaoru said in a deep voice, "Let me correct what you said, Mr. Zhu. It's not that we are helping you, but that we are cooperating with each other."

Zhu Lan laughed, "Actually, there's no need for me to cooperate with you, right? Now that I know you don't have those photos and videos, I can deal with Du Pengpeng on my own. Why should I go to the trouble of cooperating with you?"

"I think you are in trouble with Du Pengpeng now. You come to me for cooperation and just seek my protection, right?"

Tang Xiaoru sneered, "Oh, since Mr. Zhu thinks so, let's just pretend we didn't talk about this tonight. We'll leave first. Mr. Zhu, take your time eating."

"Hubby, let's go home."

"it is good."

The two of them left as soon as they said they would, and got up directly.

Zhu Lan was anxious and shouted, "Wait a minute! Mr. Tang, Mr. Chen, now that we have talked it out, we should at least come to a conclusion. I was the one who made the mistake in my words just now. I apologize to you, okay?"

Seeing that the two were unmoved, Zhu Lan continued helplessly, "To be honest, if Du Pengpeng really attacks me now, I may not be his opponent. Don't listen to his lies that I have sidelined him. In fact, he is now gradually depriving me of my power in the company. He even found a reason to fire one of my capable people a few days ago, just to cut off my hands and feet."

"Now that my father is in charge of the company, I dare not make a scene too badly. After all, my father values ​​his reputation very much. If it gets out and outsiders know that Du Pengpeng and I fought over such a small matter, my father will definitely lose face. To be honest, I really need external help like you."

Now Zhu Lan has truly let go of her pride.

Because she now realized that it was useless to put on airs, it would only cause resentment from Chen Qingrong and the others. Besides, she really needed external help from Chen Qingrong and the others, otherwise she really had no cards to play.

Tang Xiaoru heard her say this sincerely, and then she smiled with satisfaction, "That's right, Mr. Zhu, now you have a cooperative attitude. I just said that we are cooperating, not you protecting us, so let's talk about how to deal with Du Pengpeng now."

"Mr. Zhu, you know Du Pengpeng better than we do. Please tell us more about this person."

"it is good."

The three of them sat down and started talking again.

The meal lasted more than two hours.

When they parted, Zhu Lan seemed very excited. She told Tang Xiaoru that she would immediately act according to the plan they had conceived, and asked Tang Xiaoru and the others to wait for her good news. Tang Xiaoru said okay and reminded her to drive safely on the road.

Zhu Lan left like this.

At this time, Chen Qingrong also came back from the bathroom, "Zhu Lan has left?"

Tang Xiaoru looked back at him and chuckled, "Well, she's gone. It's time for us to go home, husband."

Chen Qingrong came to her side and naturally put his arm around her waist, saying as they walked, "Do you think Zhu Lan's promise is credible? I don't have much affection for this woman. I'm always worried that she will stab us in the back."

Tang Xiaoru said helplessly, "Now we can only bet on her, otherwise we will be forced to cooperate with Du Pengpeng. We can't get what he wants. Besides, compared with Du Pengpeng, I still think Zhu Lan is much more pleasing to the eye."

"That's right." Chen Qingrong really agreed with her words, "It's true that people are dying when compared to each other. Compared with Du Pengpeng's personification, even Zhu Lan looks much more handsome."

"Ha, let's go home first."

"it is good."

After this night, Chen Qingrong and the others didn't contact Zhu Lan for three days, and it was almost the end of the month.

During this period, Du Pengpeng called Tang Xiaoru again, and his words were threatening her to think it over quickly, otherwise he would not give them face. Tang Xiaoru could only say that she would consider it as soon as possible, using this method to delay time.

Another good news is that Zhang Jinming's condition has improved a lot, and his wife no longer wants to divorce him. Instead, she put down all her work to take care of him.

Maybe it was at this moment that she realized that she still had feelings for Zhang Jinming.

Chen Qingrong and his friends also found time to visit Zhang Jinming, who is now able to sit up and is always happy to see them.

In addition, the sausages that Grandpa Bai sent to them had arrived a long time ago, and the gifts that Chen Qingrong sent back to his parents had also arrived.

His parents liked the gift very much, but Tang Xiaoru really couldn't get used to Uncle Bai's sausages because they tasted too fishy. She personally preferred Chen Qingrong's sausages.

She was referring to the sausages that Chen Qingrong had stuffed himself, not anything else.

As for Chen Qingrong and his wife's new home, after all the formalities were completed, Tang Xiaoru had already started to decorate it. She paid more attention to this matter than the other two major projects, and she went there almost every day.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Qingrong was busy when he saw Du Pengpeng walking in from outside.

"Mr. Chen, I'm busy."

"Um, Mr. Du, why did you come here in person?" Chen Qingrong quickly stood up and went to greet him.

Du Pengpeng laughed and said meaningfully, "I came to talk to you about cooperation. Is Ms. Tang here now? Let's go to her office and talk."

Chen Qingrong said helplessly, "Xiao Ru went out and hasn't come back yet, so..."

"I am back."

Before he could finish his words, Tang Xiaoru actually walked in, and she immediately gave Chen Qingrong a wink.

"Mr. Tang is back. What a coincidence! I thought I wouldn't be able to see you today." Du Pengpeng said with a smile.

Tang Xiaoru said, "I went to inspect the construction site, so I just came back now. Mr. Du, please come in, let's talk in my office."

"it is good."

After arriving at Tang Xiaoru's office, Du Pengpeng pulled out a chair and sat down without being asked, while Chen Qingrong was responsible for closing the door at the back.

As soon as the door closed, Du Pengpeng got straight to the point. "Mr. Tang, Mr. Chen, I believe you all know the real purpose of my visit. I have waited too long and am almost losing my patience. I came here in person this time just to let you give me a reply in person."

Tang Xiaoru smiled and said, "Mr. Du, we have also considered it. We are willing to cooperate with you. However, I also hope that you can keep your previous promise. After you deal with Zhu Lan and Mr. Zhu, you must give us everything you promised us."

Du Pengpeng said pretentiously, "Don't worry, Mr. Tang. I, Du Pengpeng, always keep my word. My goal is to get rid of Zhu Lan. Once she is eliminated by me, I will split up her previous shares. To put it bluntly, even a little bit of the cake crumbs squeezed out of her share will be enough to feed your company."

"That's good. I believe that you are a man of your words, Mr. Du." Tang Xiaoru pretended to lower her head and open a drawer under the desk, then took out a USB flash drive and placed it on the table. "It contains what you need, Mr. Du. I suggest that you don't open it yet, but find an opportunity to gather your father and the major shareholders of your company together, and then release it in front of them. The effect is guaranteed to be good."

Du Pengpeng couldn't wait to take the USB drive and smiled jokingly, "The old saying is true, women are the most vicious. Mr. Tang's idea is really great. I will leave now without further ado. After my plan succeeds, I will reward you two well."

"Well, we are waiting for your good news. Take care, Mr. Du."

"No need to send me off."

Du Pengpeng left excitedly.

After he left, Chen Qingrong tentatively asked Tang Xiaoru, "When did Zhu Lan give you that thing?"

Tang Xiaoru smiled and said, "I was on my way to our new home. I received a call from Zhu Lan on the way. She said she was ready. After I met her, she gave me the thing."

"So do you think Du Pengpeng will open it and read it halfway?"

"I think he will open it. After all, he won't trust me 100%. But even if he does, it's okay. Zhu Lan has thought of this and has made a double layer of encryption. When he opens it for the first time, what he sees is just a trick. It won't affect our plan."

"Tsk tsk." Chen Qingrong smacked his lips. "Actually, what Du Pengpeng said just now is quite right. Women are indeed the most vicious. Your plan is so sinister that it gives me the chills."

Tang Xiaoru snorted complacently, "Humph, do you realize how vicious I am now? Let's see if you dare to betray me in the future. If you dare, I will make you taste the same consequences."

"I'm about to be blown to pieces by you, how could I betray you?"

"roll roll roll."

On the other side, Du Pengpeng, on his way back, did exactly as Tang Xiaoru and the others had expected. He first inserted the USB drive into the computer and admired some of the hot photos of Zhu Lan, and then turned off the computer with a grin.

Zhu Lan, I don’t think you’ll die this time?
After he returned to the company, he went straight to find his father. He learned from the secretary that his father was holding a shareholders' meeting and Zhu Lan was also present.

Du Pengpeng thought, isn’t this a coincidence?

It just so happens that God is helping me!
He rushed to the conference room with his computer in his arms. When he pushed open the door and walked in, it was Zhu Lan's turn to talk about the plan on the PPT.

"Pengpeng? Why did you come in suddenly?"

Du Lanshan asked in confusion.

Zhu Lan and others also looked at him strangely.

Du Pengpeng walked over with a hypocritical smile, "Dad, I have something to talk to you about. Since so many shareholders are here, I will show you what's in my computer."

Du Lanshan frowned, "What are you going to show us? Don't you see your sister is talking about the plan? Can't it be later?"

"In fact, what I want to show you is about my sister." Du Pengpeng sneered at Zhu Lan and said, "Sister, can you let me project the content in my computer onto the big screen first? It will be ready soon."

Zhu Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, you can put it on. I'll close my PPT first."

After she closed the PPT, she came and sat next to Du Lanshan.

After Du Pengpeng finished setting up the equipment, everyone in the conference room immediately saw the intimate photos of Zhu Lan and boxing champion Billy. Although the scale was not too exaggerated, it still made people blush.

"Ah, Pengpeng, what are you doing? Where did you get these photos? Turn them off right now!" Zhu Lan screamed and stood up and shouted anxiously.

Du Pengpeng sneered, "Haha, my dear sister, don't be anxious. Let my dad take a good look at these photos of yours. What's wrong with that? My dad has repeatedly told us to be careful about our words and deeds. After all, we represent the image of the company. As a result, not only did you have an affair with Billy, you even kept a gigolo outside. You are quite good at having fun."

"I have a photo of the pretty boy here too. Wait for me to find it and show it to you later."

"That's enough!" Du Lanshan shouted unhappily, "Pengpeng, turn it off for me immediately and stop messing around! Lanlan is your sister after all, how can you treat her like this?"

"Dad, didn't you always emphasize that we should take care of our private lives? Now it's my sister who doesn't listen to you, I just want you to see her true face, how can you still blame me? Oh, by the way, there is a video that we haven't watched yet, it must be very exciting, let's click it and see."

"No!" Zhu Lan let out a shrill scream.

However, it was too late because Du Pengpeng had already played the video.

But the next second, his face turned green.

The video did not show Zhu Lan and Billy or that pretty boy, but himself and two naked women lying on a big bed. If he remembered correctly, this happened two days ago.

"Let me tell you, even though I'm only a vice president now, once the old man in our family dies, I'll be the president."

"So what? I just hope he dies. If he doesn't die, how can I succeed to the throne?"

"Hahaha, I don't consider him as my dad. I have always regarded him as an ATM since I was a child, hahaha."

In the video, Du Pengpeng was bragging to the two women. The louder he laughed, the uglier Du Lanshan's expression became.

"Damn it, why can't I turn it off? Why can't I turn it off?" Du Pengpeng found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't turn off the video, so he unplugged the power cord in a rage and knelt down in front of his father with a plop. "Dad, listen to me, I was framed. Someone secretly filmed me and deliberately framed me. I..."

"So what you mean is that you didn't say those words? Someone framed you?"

Du Lanshan stared at him expressionlessly.

"me……"

……

In the evening, when Zhu Lan invited Chen Qingrong and others to dinner, he was smiling the whole time and his mouth never closed.

Chen Qingrong was speechless and couldn't help but complain, "Boss Zhu, you've been laughing for almost ten minutes since we started eating. Why don't you share your laughter with us? You're just busy laughing by yourself. That's really mean."

“Hahaha.” Zhu Lan tried to calm herself down, but she couldn’t suppress the smile on her face. “I, I really couldn’t hold it back. Sorry, you two didn’t see Du Pengpeng’s face at that time. Even someone who had been dead for three days didn’t look as pale as him. And my father’s face turned green. Hahaha.”

Chen Qingrong pouted, "So how did Boss Du deal with this rebellious son?"

Zhu Lan smiled very proudly, "How else can we deal with him? We can just fire him from his position as vice president and kick him out of the company. Moreover, we have already booked a plane ticket for him and will send him to France tomorrow."

Chen Qingrong didn't understand. "Why send him to France? Is this to protect him, or is it equivalent to exiling him to Ningguta?"

Zhu Lan explained, "You don't know, our company has a new industrial chain in France, and we also have a small company there that cooperates with others. This time my father sent him to manage that small company. Although it's called management, it's actually like exile, and he is not allowed to get in touch with the center of power."

"Even if he can come back by then, during the time he's away, I'll be able to stand more firmly on my own feet, and he won't be able to compete with me by then."

Tang Xiaoru was not so optimistic. "Don't take it so easy. After all, he is Boss Du's biological son. Although what Du Pengpeng did this time was a bit outrageous, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Father and son don't hold grudges overnight. He still has a chance to come back."

Zhu Lan nodded, "Well, I understand this. I won't be blindly happy. However, it is not easy to achieve such a result at this stage. As long as I play steadily, his chances of winning are still slim."

Tang Xiaoru didn't continue talking about this.

Anyway, the purpose of their cooperation with Zhu Lan this time has been achieved. How Zhu Lan will consolidate her position in BR next is her own business. There is no need for Tang Xiaoru and others to worry about it anymore.

She just asked out of curiosity, "What is Boss Du's attitude towards you? After all, you killed one thousand enemies this time and lost eight hundred of your own."

Zhu Lan laughed and said, "If Du Pengpeng hadn't clicked on the video at the end, it would have been the end. Unfortunately, he did. So my father is now openly sympathizing with me and comforting me, telling me not to take it too seriously. Maybe I cried too quickly at the time?"

"What about Du Pengpeng? Did he push this onto us?"

"Yes, he knelt in front of my father and cried, saying that he was framed by you. He also said that he wanted to confront you. But no matter how he tried to argue, those treasonous words were still said by him. My father was disappointed in him. He was struggling before his death."

"Don't worry, our cooperation this time has been so successful, I will repay you. With me here, I will definitely not let you get into trouble. I can guarantee this with my own reputation."

Neither Chen Qingrong nor the others believed what he said.

All we can say is that this time they cooperated with each other because they had a common opponent. Now that the goal has been achieved, everyone will go back to their own homes and look after their own mothers.

As for after-sales?

nonexistent.

Zhu Lan was indeed very happy tonight and drank a lot of wine. Chen Qingrong also asked her how much it cost to hire a private detective. Zhu Lan said it cost 20,000 yuan. She thought it was a bit expensive at first, but now she feels that these 20,000 yuan are more worthwhile than 200,000 yuan.

"Mr. Zhu, I have another question for you. Does Zhang Jinming's car accident have anything to do with you?" Chen Qingrong suddenly asked a very sensitive question.

Zhu Lan narrowed his eyes, laughed and asked, "If I say it wasn't me, will President Chen believe it?"

Chen Qingrong didn't say anything. Silence was the best answer.

Before Zhu Lan could say anything, a waiter knocked on the door and walked in. "Sir, is the car with license plate number xxxxx yours? There's a man who was going crazy and smashing your car outside. He's been detained by our people. Please go over and take a look!"

(End of this chapter)