57: 57. Unique Taste

“Sister Xu, do you believe I’m serious now?” Lu Feng’s voice was soft, yet it made Xu Ting’s heart tremble.

The businesswoman immediately pulled Lu Feng to a corner, her fingers unconsciously tightening on his collar: “Xiao Lu, how do you have so much money? You didn’t do anything illegal, did you?”

Xu Ting’s voice was extremely low, carrying a hint of anxiety.

Even withdrawing so much cash from the bank now would be difficult, yet Lu Feng had managed it.

“You didn’t rob a bank, did you?”

Xiao Lu shook his head and comforted her: “Don’t worry, Sister Xu, this money is completely legitimate. Robbing a bank wouldn’t be as fast as me making money myself.”

Xu Ting stared silently into Lu Feng’s eyes for a while, then finally let out a breath and said: “Okay, I believe you. Let’s go upstairs first.”

Ten minutes later, the group returned to the office on the ninetieth floor.

However, the atmosphere this time was a bit more formal. Since they were discussing business cooperation, even if their relationship was good, the necessary procedures could not be skipped.

The secretary brought coffee for everyone.

Xu Ting took a sip and said: “Xiao Lu, although I don’t know why you’re so optimistic about that plot of land, since you’re just borrowing our qualifications, I can help you. But the group isn’t just mine alone, and that plot of land failed the internal assessment. Therefore, Donghai Group will not make any investment in that land, including transferring subsequent debts and construction tasks. So, you really need to think it through carefully. I’m afraid you’ll lose everything.”

Xu Ting’s tone was extremely serious, and her words were a warning to Lu Feng not to get involved in this mess.

Lu Feng naturally knew she meant well, but he couldn’t reveal anything about the new plan, because if he did, there would be too many uncontrollable factors.

So, Lu Feng smiled and said: “Don’t worry, Sister Xu, I know what I’m doing.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Ting sighed and no longer tried to dissuade him. She said to the secretary: “Ask Manager Zhang to come over.”

Soon after, a somewhat stout man walked over quickly and said: “Chairwoman Xu, you called for me?”

Xu Ting said: “Manager Zhang, this Lu Feng is my younger brother. He recently wants to acquire a plot of land and plans to borrow the company’s qualifications. So, you go with him and make sure to assist him throughout the process to get things done.”

Zhang Shuo wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue and quickly said: “I guarantee the task will be completed.”

Then the secretary handed the documents to Zhang Shuo and also told him the bottom line of the cooperation. Zhang Shuo became more and more confused as he listened, especially when he saw the documents, his small eyes instantly widened.

D-grade assessment?!

He looked at Xu Ting in disbelief. Wasn’t this clearly a project destined to lose money?

Xu Ting nodded: “Just do as I say.”

Zhang Shuo didn’t dare to ask more. Since Chairwoman Xu had nodded, what was there for him to warn about?

This person in front of him must be a young master from some prominent family, spending money so lavishly, playing the game of investment?

“Ahem… well, Young Master Lu, I’ll listen to you from now on. When should we go?” Zhang Shuo looked at Lu Feng with a beaming smile, feeling somewhat like an old eunuch accompanying a prince on an outing.

It was the first time in his life he had been called Young Master Lu, and the experience was truly strange.

Lu Feng waved his hand and said: “I won’t go. You go with Old Yu. He’s in charge of everything; you just assist him.”

Lu Feng absolutely refused to spend several more hours driving back. Besides, it wasn’t appropriate for a student like him to appear in such a setting. It was better to control things remotely.

“Ah?” Zhang Shuo hesitated for a moment, then nodded and left with Yu Tianxiong.

As soon as they left, Xu Ting completely relaxed. She picked up the now cold pizza and continued eating.

“Sister Xu, it seems I’ll have to wait here for a while today. I hope I’m not disturbing you.”

Xu Ting smiled and said: “My place is huge. There’s an entertainment room over there; you can go and play. But… brother, I’ve helped you so much, can’t you tell me why you’re so confident?”

She didn’t believe someone would invest hundreds of millions into a project so unreservedly. He must have made the decision based on his own judgment.

Lu Feng showed a harmless smile: “Sister Xu, I can’t reveal too much, I can only tell you a date…”

“What date?”

“The 10th,” Lu Feng said indistinctly while chewing.

Xu Ting and the secretary exchanged glances, both completely bewildered.

“The tenth? That’s two days from now. Is… is something going to happen?” Xu Ting frowned in thought.

The secretary next to her was pressing on the screen so fast her hands were a blur, constantly searching for any information related to “the 10th,” but found nothing, completely clueless.

On the other side, Zhang Shuo followed Yu Tianxiong down the elevator.

Zhang Shuo secretly observed the peculiar middle-aged man beside him, sensing an extraordinary aura about him. So he joked: “Brother, what’s Young Master Lu’s background exactly?”

Yu Tianxiong shook his head: “Cannot say.”

Zhang Shuo raised an eyebrow, then showed an expression of understanding, thinking he had grasped something, and said: “Understood, understood. He must be an existence difficult for ordinary people to comprehend.”

Yu Tianxiong looked at him in surprise, then nodded.

Their thoughts were completely on different wavelengths, yet they surprisingly reached a certain accord.

Arriving at the underground parking lot, many luxury cars came into view. Zhang Shuo smiled and said: “Mr. Yu, you look a bit tired. Why don’t I drive?”

Yu Tianxiong thought it was a good idea and handed him the keys.

Zhang Shuo was very knowledgeable about luxury cars and hadn’t had many opportunities to experience them. So, when he happily took the keys, preparing to guess which luxury car it was, his smile froze.

How could this… be a mechanical key? And the key was so crude, like it was bought from a hardware store, with suspicious stains on it.

Holding the small, worn key, Zhang Shuo momentarily doubted his life: “Mr. Yu, did you… take the wrong one?”

“No, it’s that one,” Yu Tianxiong said, pointing to a car in the corner.

Zhang Shuo followed his finger, and his heart suddenly stopped; his face turned pale.

“!!!”

No, he couldn’t be pointing at… that dilapidated, mud-splattered minivan behind that row of gleaming luxury cars, could he?

“This… this… this…” Zhang Shuo’s voice trembled.

“Don’t dawdle, hurry up.” Yu Tianxiong patted his shoulder, urging him on, and strode towards the minivan. When he pulled open the car door, it let out a grating “creak,” and Zhang Shuo’s worldview shattered.

“Ah? It really is that car. You… you…” He racked his brain but couldn’t understand what was going on.

Is it possible that rich people’s tastes are all so unique nowadays?

[Alas, this book took me a lot of time to conceive, but it seems not many people are reading it...]