Chapter 45 The parking lot is blocked, Zheng Jie, why won't you see me?

In the evening, Father Zheng and Zheng Tian were waiting for Dean Chen at an upscale restaurant. After all, in their view, it didn't matter whether Su Qiaoer succeeded on her end or not; the important thing was that there were no issues with this collaboration.

Dean Chen was the most important person; as long as he was persuaded, everything that followed would be easy to handle.

Soon, Dean Chen appeared at the restaurant entrance driving his Volkswagen. This was a private-kitchen restaurant with high privacy, so there was no need to worry about being seen here.

"Dean Chen."

"Chairman Zheng, long time no see."

The two met and shook hands.

"Dean Chen, let me introduce you. This is my son, Zheng Tian."

"Hello, Dean Chen."

"Hello."

"Alright, Dean Chen, let's go inside. I really need your help with this."

"It's easily arranged, let's go."

The group walked into the private room.

"Chairman Zheng, you asked me here this time, I'm afraid it's about the collaboration between Su Group and you, right? The one involving Su Chemical?"

Hearing this, Father Zheng nodded. Dean Chen was able to sit in this position, so he certainly wasn't a fool; after all, a fool wouldn't hold such a position.

"Dean Chen, you are truly sharp. I hadn't even said anything yet, and you already knew. Actually, this matter isn't what the rumors outside suggest. It was mainly because Su Group needed funds for turnover at the time, and I happened to have some capital, so I invested it. Since the stock price was low back then, buying a 25% stake in Su Chemical for 20 billion was quite normal."

Father Zheng gave a brief explanation, though it sounded a bit too disingenuous. Hearing this, Dean Chen chuckled.

"That may sound normal, but Chairman Zheng, you also know that many things that appear normal might actually be the opposite. Now, Su Group is claiming that your collaboration involves internal conflicts of interest, which makes this a bit difficult to handle. Besides, you know that Zheng Group is currently at its peak, and your eldest son is no simple character, so this matter..."

In reality, Dean Chen said all this with only one core purpose: money. The other party had to give him money for him to agree to help. Otherwise, why would he wade into these murky waters? Right?

"Chairman Zheng, rest assured. If this matter succeeds, there will certainly be no shortage of benefits for you."

At this moment, Father Zheng looked at Zheng Tian. Zheng Tian understood instantly and took out a box from the side. In fact, from the moment he walked in, Dean Chen had already seen this box. He knew that, barring any surprises, this was likely the gift for him.

"Chairman Zheng, this is just a portion. After it's done, there will be more, so I hope you can help us with this."

"Well... alright. I'll go back and study it. Come, come, let's eat."

"Very well, Dean Chen, let's eat then."

Father Zheng knew that Dean Chen had agreed to help.

As long as the other party agreed to help, the matter was as good as settled.

After a satisfying meal, Dean Chen left. Sitting in his car, he opened the box, and when he saw what was inside, he was slightly stunned.

Because inside lay neatly arranged gold bars. Dean Chen counted them and found there were thirty in total. At that moment, he realized why the box had felt so heavy when he held it earlier—thirty gold bars, that was quite a weight.

Looking at the gold bars, the corners of Dean Chen's mouth curled up slightly. It seemed he was quite satisfied with the gift Father Zheng had sent.

"Dad, do you think it will work? Can this Dean Chen really pull it off?"

Hearing this, Father Zheng nodded.

"Rest assured, son. In this matter, it could be judged that we win, or it could be judged that they win; there is some basis for either. So, in this situation, once we've secured the relationship with Dean Chen, everything is easy to manage. Therefore, there is definitely no problem."

When Father Zheng spoke, his tone was full of conviction.

In the business world, he had experienced too many things, so in his view, this matter was really nothing.

"Alright."

Since his father had said so, Zheng Tian felt reassured.

...

Because there was a lot to do today, Zheng Jie left the company quite late. It was almost 9:00 PM when he finally appeared in the company parking lot. Old Li was by his side the whole time, looking around vigilantly, afraid that someone might suddenly appear.

After all, Old Li's salary had increased again this month.

According to Zheng Jie, Old Li was a bodyguard who was also doing the job of a driver, so his previous salary was too low; thus, it had been raised by 50% from the current level.

Just as the two were heading toward the car, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Zheng Jie."

Hearing this voice, Zheng Jie was slightly stunned.

Because the voice sounded very familiar.

It seemed to be... Su Qiaoer.

At this moment, Zheng Jie looked in the direction the voice came from, and it really was Su Qiaoer. At this time, Su Qiaoer was walking toward Zheng Jie, and Old Li, seeing this, immediately blocked her path.

Without any orders from Zheng Jie, Old Li would not let the other party get close to him.

"Miss Su, what's wrong? Why are you still at the company so late?"

"Why won't you see me?"

Ever since she left Zheng Group, Su Qiaoer had felt more and more uncomfortable the more she thought about it. So, she had come directly here to wait for Zheng Jie to get off work. Hearing this, Zheng Jie chuckled.

"It seems that just because you want to do something in this world, doesn't mean I have to agree to it, right?"

"Is Miss Su such a popular person, perhaps?"

Although it sounded polite, these words were like a slap in the face to Su Qiaoer. After all, to translate that, it meant Zheng Jie was telling her not to take herself too seriously.

"You really want me dead, don't you?"

"What is going on with Su Chemical?"

"Why have so many people within Su Group been bought off by you?"

"Zheng Jie, what exactly are you trying to do? You can't possibly want me dead just because I divorced you, right?"

Zheng Jie heard this and chuckled.

"Miss Su, you are quite narcissistic right now. To put it bluntly, you cancelled the collaboration, causing your company huge losses. In such a situation, isn't it normal for me to sue you according to the contract?"

"Now that your company has no money to compensate me, I am demanding all the shares of Su Chemical. That shouldn't be a problem either, right?"

"Besides..."

At this moment, Zheng Jie raised his head and looked at Su Qiaoer in front of him.

"Everyone is not a fool."

"Do you really dare to say... that this collaboration didn't have any shady dealings?"

"20 billion for a 25% stake, and most importantly, several billion of that 20 billion must have been taken by you, right?"

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer's face turned unsightly.

She hadn't expected Zheng Jie to know about such things.