Old Mr. Li narrowed his eyes. âThe business world is like a war zone. Wars had been started over a woman many times in history. Once you gave the man a reason to start a war, he might as well collect some more heads under his belt, expand his territory and make himself king. Whatâs the problem with that?â
Li Chengzheng was drenched by his own sweat. âThat...â
So he apologized just in time and didnât provide Huo Sishen a reason to invade his turf?
âIf only I am 50 years younger,â said Old Mr. Li while knocking on the table. âI would to that same too. Chase after your mother while working on my career at the same time. Thatâs what youâd call a true hero!â
Li Chengzheng, â... It should be fine that Iâve asked our Yiru befriend the Guâs girl, right?â
âOnly if she thinks that our Yiru is good enough for her.â
â......â
***
Shortly, the Luoâs debts had exceeded their assets and news of them being acquired by an overseas company was released online.â
The Luoâs had, thus, been officially removed from the wealthy people list.
Luo Pingting, the original owner of the chat group âWe are all good sistersâ did not leave the group.
Nevertheless, many of the others did.
Including Gu Wushuang.
***
When Gu Shishi was dragging into a newly-formed chat group, she was stopped again by Li Yiru outside of the art studio, baffled.
âYou are here to beg me to go to lunch with you again?â
She had lost count of how times that had hapepend...
Li Yiru blushed a little but finally nodded decisively.
âI wonât force you.
âItâs fine if you donât want to go.â
Gu Shishi grunted an acknowledgement. âI brought my own lunch. You have fun.â
â... Wait a minute.â Li Yiru pursed her lips. âWere you really the reason behind the fall of the Luoâs....?â
Gu Shishi was utterly dumbfounded.
âHuh?
âThe fall of who?â
The one who did not watch the news and only focused on making dinner when she got home had no idea what happened to the Luoâs.
âSo it wasnât you?â
âHey, donât say something like that. I have nothing to do with it.â Gu Shishi was mortified by her accusation.
Li Yiru, â......â
Li Yiru had reasons to suspect that Gu Shishi had most likely whispered to some upper management of HB over the pillows.
Then she recalled the message that Boss Huo had sent her on the day of the pool party.
So which man was she close to??
This was such a mystery!
What Li Yiru said to her did not register until the end of her day.
âYou said the Luoâs had gone belly up?â
Just when she finished saying that, she saw the walking Luoâs â the well-dressed Luo Zheng.
His usual arrogance and vigorous were missing today.
âZhao Xian is in class,â said Gu Shishi.
âIâm not here to look for her,â said Luo Zheng with a bitter smile.
âIâm looking for you.â
Gu Shishi raised her brows. âI have only heard about what happened to the Luoâs today. I have nothing to do with it.â
Gu Shishi passed the buck immediately.
Luo Zhengâs lips twitched. âI know. I... am here for my lessons.â
Gu Shishi was surprised.
As was Li Yiru.
Luo Zheng, with his physical appearance and standing outside the door, had attracted the attention of many girls immediately.
âI still have lessons remaining.â That was all Luo Zheng had said.
The Luoâs were not completely over yet.
As long as there were still some Luoâs left, they would be able to start up again in the future.
He couldnât make up for the mistakes that he had made.
But after paying a hefty price, the mistake will pass in the future.
He had been looked at the painting of Frog in the Well for three nights in a row.
His face was severely slapped by the painting.
He was hurting and also.. enlightened.
It was also true that the Luoâs had been blinded to the truth recently.
They had become too arrogant and lacked a sense of risk. They had forgotten that there were always those bigger and stronger than them out there.
The wealth that they had assumed for tens of years were gone overnight.
His uncleâs branch had gone belly up which had, in turn, affected all the subsidiaries.
This painting, nevertheless, had given him the last shred of courage.
It had allowed him to keep his head cool when the entire Luoâs had come crashing down and also provided him with the faith to stand back up on his feet again.
If he was sitting inside of a well, then, he could always jump out of it!
He was still young.