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In the middle of the night, Zhang Cheng, who was sleeping comfortably in bed, was suddenly awakened.
In the dimly lit space, the curtains blocked out all light, and only a faint, fleeting black shadow could be discerned.
The moment he saw it, Zhang Cheng was so frightened that he lost his composure, his heart pounded wildly, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Is it...is it a toy?" There were many humanoid robots in the room.
The words had barely left his mouth when, in the blink of an eye, the dark figure vanished.
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Early in the morning, Gu Xinglan got up on time to wash up.
A warm breakfast was laid out on the table: simple cream bread and milk.
There is only one available.
It seems the boy from yesterday bought it for him.
It's hard to get out of bed in winter, so I went out of my way to buy him breakfast. No wonder he's still sleeping.
Gu Xinglan was just about to go up and ask if the other person wanted anything for lunch so he could help order takeout when his phone chimed with a message: [I'm waiting for you in the car.]
It was a message from Li Hetai. Gu Xinglan quickly finished her breakfast and headed straight for the door.
It snowed heavily again last night, and there are snowmen everywhere outside the yard.
"Who's so enthusiastic about building snowmen at the gate of the yard?" Gu Xinglan was freezing and could only overturn them one by one.
I only found out why there was a snowman here after I went outside.
Except for the snow outside the Zhang family's house, everything else was cleared away.
I saw Li Hetai kick over a snowman. He was wearing a black down jacket, and the thick hat completely covered his head, making him look like a little doll.
"Li Hetai!" Gu Xinglan squinted and shouted with difficulty in the cold wind. She quickly ran to the driver's seat and opened the door to find a person smoking inside.
The smoke choked him so badly he almost couldn't catch his breath.
It was a member of the Li family who had come with him before, named Li Changqing. He had been missing for almost several weeks and had only just reappeared.
He changed direction and climbed into the back seat.
The three people went straight to the company.
It was no secret that the company had taken out another loan. The news spread like wildfire, creating a tense atmosphere throughout the office building. You could even hear gossip in the break room, like whether the company was about to go bankrupt or whether the boss was going to run away. Everyone was worried about whether they could keep working there.
As soon as the exchange opened, the group went over again.
They hold 15 percent of Chang Geng's shares and are now buying more until they reach 20 percent, triggering the fourth takeover bid.
Reporters wanted to come and interview them, and at the same time, the company received a request from the Wushui Stock Exchange to explain the source of the acquisition funds. Some organizations even began to investigate them.
Gu Xinglan's face remained calm, but her mind was in complete turmoil.
The phone rang for the nth time in the office. As soon as she picked it up, it was another interview invitation from a certain newspaper. Gu Xinglan immediately unplugged the phone.
"I'm going outside to catch my breath." After saying that, she tried to walk outside.
But someone got there first and blocked the doorway.
Li Changqing was tall and had a blank expression on his face as he blocked the door.
"Stay well."
Given the unquestionable tone of the other party, Gu Xinglan had no choice but to turn around and return to the sofa.
He can't even go out for a breath of fresh air? After this person appeared, he had to go east when told to, without giving him any chance to object.
He stayed in the office until after 1 p.m., having slept for several hours, while the man was still guarding the door.
Gu Xinglan, who was sleeping soundly with his body aching and his legs numb, slumped over the table. He limped over to Li Changqing and asked, "Can you let me go outside now?"
The door was ajar when he accidentally pushed it open with too much force, and with a "bang," the door panel slammed into the frame.
Everyone, look this way.
"Slip of the hand..."
"Mr. Zhang, the investigating agency has already taken the evidence and left."
"what?"
He didn't hear clearly at first, so he rushed over and asked again, "What organization?"
"It's...it's the local stock exchange..."
The assistant pointed to the conference room.
The semi-transparent glass door revealed two figures, one large and one small. The larger one was Zhang Jinhao, and the smaller one was Li Hetai.
The key point is that the thing Zhang Jinhao was playing with was none other than a hidden earpiece.
Gu Xinglan reached into her pocket to fumble for her earphones, but couldn't find anything.
Is Li Hetai sending Zhang Jinhao to meet with people from the stock exchange?
At 3 p.m., something unexpected happened.
The investigation team had just left when they continued buying with the remaining money. Chang Geng was not one to back down, and the more they bought, the more difficult it became for them. They only managed to reach 25% of the target after spending all their money.
They're only 5% short. Once they hold 30%, they'll become the controlling shareholder of Changgeng and have the right to interfere with Changgeng's board of directors and management. At that point, it's uncertain whether Changgeng will still be owned by the Geng family.
But at this crucial moment... another company also bought 5%.
The third one got involved.
Once the purchase reaches 5%, a disclosure requirement will be triggered, and everyone will know who bought whose shares.
Gu Xinglan fell into deep thought as she looked at the company that was stirring up trouble.
Isn't that the Li Group holding up the sign?
"Li Taihe?"
He called, and his tone wasn't exactly friendly.
"Can't you just tell me the plan?"
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before someone finally spoke:
[Knowing less is good for you.]
"What's the benefit? Does getting angry make me healthier?"
[What's there to be angry about?]
"Didn't you want to acquire Changgeng? Wasn't pushing the Zhang family's company out as a pawn? Why are you getting involved now?"
The Li family bought 5% of the shares halfway through the deal, which means they will have to spend more money if they want to continue buying the rest.
They were already robbing Peter to pay Paul, and now all it takes is a tiny cog in the machine for them to lose everything!
[Who said I wanted to acquire Chang Geng? Can you control that whole Geng family?]
The rustling sound of pages turning could be heard intermittently from the other end of the phone; the other person was quiet, making him look like a madman with his disheveled hair.
Gu Xinglan gradually calmed down and placed her phone face down on the table.
At 4 PM, just one step away from success, Chang Geng announced a trading halt, and the exchange suspended trading of Chang Geng's stock.
It turns out that the previous life's failure to acquire Chang Geng was all part of Li Taihe's plan.
In the past, social media platforms were abuzz with gossip about this incident. Who would have thought that such a large company would be chased and played by a small company?
He now understands that both the large and small companies were simply being teased and manipulated by the Li family.
After thinking everything through, Gu Xinglan lay down.
The key point is that in the following days, Li Hetai did not contact him for any matters that required his involvement.
The two of them suddenly became strangers again, and he was treated like an invisible barrier.
Li Hetai doesn't come back to sleep at night either.
In order to survive longer, he could only obediently act as the other party's little accessory during the day.
Until one morning, just when everyone outside thought that the Li Group would cooperate with the Zhang family's small company, form a concerted action group, and pool their shares to reach 30%,
Li's announcement of joining Chang Geng and cooperating with him shocked everyone else.
This practically sealed the Zhang family's fate.
Everyone was caught off guard.