Li Dong was looking for an opportunity to resolve this matter.
But before he could find an opportunity, Shen Qian was leaving the next day.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs had contacted the Distance Charitable Fund. They were not coming to Pingchuan, but they were going to Beijing.
Even if Shen Qian's identity was not ordinary, the result would be the same.
Since they had violated the rules first, they had to abide by the rules of the government. Even Du Anmin could not find fault with them.
If Shen Qian wanted to go to Beijing, Li Dong could not stop her.
Before leaving, Li Dong said to Shen Qian. "You don't have to be humble when you go to Beijing this time. With Uncle Du around, they will not dare to do anything to you. At most, they will vent their anger on the foundation. If they want to do something, let them do it! I am still anxious when the company is closed. If the foundation is closed, let them do what they want. "
Shen Qian smiled. "I know. I don't need you to tell me. Do you think I am the kind of person who will be bullied? "
"Yes."
"Screw you."
Shen Qian laughed. Li Dong did not say anything else. He gently hugged her and whispered. "You are not the kind of person who will be bullied. But because of me, you are different now."
With a smile on her face, Shen Qian allowed him to hug her.
After a while, Shen Xuehua, who had packed her luggage and came out of the courtyard, frowned. "Alright. They are at the entrance. Many people in the courtyard know you."
Li Dong smiled and let go of Shen Qian.
Shen Qian looked indifferent. She looked at her mother and smiled. "Mom, let's go."
"You go get the car first. I want to talk to Li Dong."
Shen Qian left too quickly. Shen Xuehua did not have the chance to talk to Li Dong alone.
Now that he was about to leave, if he didn't say anything, this trip would have been in vain.
Shen Qian glanced at Li Dong. Li Dong nodded and said, "You go first. I want to talk to Auntie."
Shen Qian replied, "That's good. Hurry up. There are still people waiting at the foundation."
Shen Xuehua rolled her eyes at her daughter. Girls were extroverted. How could a smart person like her have such a daughter?
…
After Shen Qian went to get the car, Shen Xuehua said, "To make it short, Li Dong, I don't want to beat around the bush with you this time."
"Go ahead, Auntie."
Shen Xuehua said calmly, "Qianqian is 31 years old this year. A woman's peak doesn't last for a few years. After 35, women start to go downhill.
Qianqian can't be compared to you. You're only 23 and have a lot of time to kill.
This time, I came not only because of my intention, but also because of Anmin's intention.
In the last six months, which is within this year, you can either marry Qianqian or you can leave.
There is no third choice, and there will not be a third choice.
I'm not forcing you, nor am I forcing Qianqian. I'm not threatening you with someone else's identity.
As parents, this is our bottom line.
If you think it's inappropriate, take this time to think about it. It's better to get the pain over with.
If you think it's okay, Anmin and I won't object. Qianqian should also be willing. Then, settle this matter as soon as possible.
Our conditions have been relaxed again and again. It's not because you're the richest man. Our Du family doesn't lack money.
The only thing that makes us take a step back is Qianqian's own attitude.
But we can't let her do whatever she wants, and we won't let you do whatever you want!
Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you're the richest man. In China, at least at this time, you're not qualified to be above us!
So what if you're the richest man in the world? Li Dong, some things should be decided. "
"Auntie …"
"Don't argue!"
Shen Xuehua interrupted. "That's all I have to say. You can think about it yourself. If you're done, ask your parents to come to the capital. Or don't come. You can go your way, and we'll go ours. People who walk different paths can't make plans together. "
Shen Xuehua was decisive and firm. After she finished speaking, she dragged her luggage and walked to Shen Qian.
Li Dong was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased after her.
Shen Xuehua ignored him and directly got into the car. Then she said to Shen Qian, "Let's go. We've been chatting every day. We haven't talked enough."
Shen Qian originally wanted to say a few more words to Li Dong, but after being urged by her mother, she could only smile bitterly at Li Dong. "Then I'll go. Take care of yourself. Don't be too busy."
"Okay, I know."
Li Dong waved his hand and watched Shen Qian's car leave. After a long time, he sighed and returned to the courtyard.
…
On the 20th, Shen Qian went to the capital.
On the same day, Yuan Xue and L'Oréal's people returned to Shanghai. She did not let Li Dong see her off.
On the 21st, Qin Yuhan also went to Shanghai to inspect the market.
When everyone was around, Li Dong was nervous and worried, afraid that they would cause trouble.
But suddenly, everyone was gone, and Li Dong suddenly felt a little lonely.
Coupled with the ultimatum given by Shen Xuehua, Li Dong had one more thing on his mind.
This time, he could see that Shen Xuehua was serious. Or rather, Du Anmin was also serious.
By the end of the year, if he could not come up with a decision to marry Shen Qian, Du Anmin and his wife would definitely not allow Shen Qian to stay in Pingchuan.
If he continued to pester them, he was afraid that they would become enemies.
…
On the night Qin Yuhan left, Li Dong looked for Hsu Shengzhe for a drink.
They did not go to the Golden Tripod Club. Instead, they went to the bar they frequented.
After a few drinks, Hsu Shengzhe smiled and asked, "Did you encounter any trouble?"
"No."
"About the bet with Taobao?"
These two days, the bet between Li Dong and Ma Yun had also spread on the Internet.
As expected, it caused a lot of people to discuss it.
Some people scolded Li Dong for overestimating himself. Some said that Li Dong's courage was commendable. Of course, there were also people who said that they supported Li Dong and wanted to go to Far Away Mall to help Li Dong achieve his goal even if they had to go bankrupt.
Whether it was praise or criticism, the result was just as Li Dong expected.
The transaction volume in the mall was stabilized, and there were signs of a return.
Taobao was doing well too. Both of them had a group of loyal users. Now that they heard about the bet, they did not want the one they liked to lose. During this period of time, regardless of whether it was useful or not, the users were placing orders in large quantities.
Whether or not he could surpass Taobao by 10 billion, Li Dong was not sure.
However, the sales for this promotion month would definitely not be bad.
Previously, everyone was estimating that it should reach around 20 billion.
Now that it was hyped up, it should not be a problem to surpass the 20 billion target.
Seeing Li Dong shake his head, Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "That's right. The bet with Taobao is nothing. Even if you really lose, you will not suffer any loss. Worrying about this is obviously not in your character. Since it's not about this matter, I can roughly guess why you, Li Dong, took the initiative to ask me for a drink. "
Li Dong ignored him and drank a glass of wine.
Unconcerned, Hsu Shengzhe chuckled and said, "It's a matter of love, right? You youngsters are just so troublesome. There's nothing wrong in the world, and people are just worrying about it. If you have the ability, then take them all. As long as you can make a few women submit to you, if you don't have the ability, then just choose one. If you don't have the ability, then choose one and die. It's so boring to worry about this all day long. "
Li Dong frowned and said, "Easy for you to say!"
"It's that easy."
Hsu Shengzhe sneered, "Don't think that you're the only Casanova. When I was young, I was a hundred times better than you. But now, I'm with my wife and child, and I'm also living a happy life. Don't think that you're the center of the universe, and no one can live without you. In reality, you're just a fart. Without you, others might live more freely. At the end of the day, isn't it because of your selfishness? "
Li Dong didn't refute it. This was right, and which man didn't have selfishness?
But hearing this guy call him a fart, Li Dong still snapped, "You're the fart, scram!"
Hsu Shengzhe chuckled, "For example, look at you. You're emotional again. You're the richest man in the world, why can't you stay calm?"
"Calm your ass!"
"You're so full of dirty words. You're hopeless. I won't lower myself to your level."
"Stop pretending. You're not much better than me."
Hsu Shengzhe chuckled and raised his cup to drink.
Just as he took a sip, Hsu Shengzhe suddenly chuckled, "Dongzi, your love affair is here!"
Li Dong frowned and glared at him. Hsu Shengzhe chuckled, "Don't look at me. I'm serious. If you don't believe me, look."
Li Dong turned around and saw Zhang Lanyu smiling sweetly, "You don't mind if I sit here, right?"
Hsu Shengzhe smiled, "Not at all, not at all. Lan Yu, what a coincidence."
"It's quite a coincidence." Zhang Lanyu sat next to Li Dong and looked at Li Dong with a smile, "I don't usually see you out. Why are you drinking today?"
Li Dong smiled and said perfunctorily, "It's too boring at home."
"Because Shen Qian isn't around anymore? No one's watching over you? "
Li Dong glanced at her and said with a faint smile, "That's not it. Shen Qian usually doesn't care about this kind of thing."
"So, you admit that your relationship with Shen Qian is not ordinary?" Zhang Lanyu joked.
"My wife."
Li Dong was very calm and gave this answer directly.
As soon as this was said, Zhang Lanyu was a little uneasy. Hsu Shengzhe also almost spat out the wine in his mouth.
Both of them stared at Li Dong for a while. After a while, Zhang Lanyu forced a smile and said, "You're really straightforward."
"It's not a secret anyway. There's nothing to hide."
"You've changed."
Zhang Lanyu sighed with emotion. Li Dong, however, didn't seem to mind. He said, "I know whether it will change or not. What's more, you don't know me.
The me you see may not be the real me.
Lan Yu, you're not young anymore. Don't hang out with people like Chang Qiqi all day. There's no need.
Find a man, get married and have children as soon as possible. It's better than hanging out like this.
Or do a serious business. If you don't have money, I still have it.
When you sold Dongyu Real Estate to me, you didn't take a single cent. I've helped you invest the money in the past few years.
It's not a small amount now. Give me your account number … "
"No need!"
Zhang Lanyu was about to refuse, but this time Li Dong was very insistent. He stared at her and said, "Whether you need it or not, I'll transfer the money to you. Give me your account number. If it's not convenient, I'll help you get one. I won't help you calculate the small amount of money you invested in the past few years. I'll give you 100 million. It should be about right. With that much money, you can start a company or live a peaceful life for the rest of your life. "
Zhang Lanyu's eyes turned red as she forced a smile. "Are you that impatient?"
Li Dong shook his head. "It's not that I'm impatient, but it's best to make a decision as soon as possible. Dragging it out will hurt both of us. I actually don't understand what you're thinking, but I'm still very grateful. You've helped me a lot over the past few years, and I'm truly grateful. "
"Just simple gratitude?" Zhang Lanyu asked again.
Li Dong nodded and drank a mouthful of wine. "It's just gratitude, nothing else. I, Li Dong, don't think too highly of myself, nor will I belittle myself. I can't give you what you want, nor can I give it to you. As for whether that's what you want, I'm afraid you don't know yourself. It'll be meaningless if I really say those things. "
Zhang Lanyu was a little unsettled. "Why do you say that?"
Li Dong smiled and said, "Do I have to be so explicit?"
Zhang Lanyu looked at Hsu Shengzhe. Hsu Shengzhe immediately stood up. "You guys chat first, I'll go to the washroom."
After he left, Zhang Lanyu gritted her teeth. "Speak."
Li Dong said indifferently, "Alright, then I'll be straightforward.
We don't have any feelings in the past, not to mention love.
You know this, and I know it too.
Everything you're doing now isn't for me. It's just a form of escape.
Back then, when Chen Rui was in Jiangbei, he was bossy and arrogant.
The one you truly loved was still the Chen Rui of that time. Later on, Chen Rui came to the capital and fled in a sorry state. He lowered his voice and dragged out an ignoble existence. At that time, Chen Rui was actually no longer the Chen Rui you loved.
And I happened to appear in front of you at that time, giving you an illusion.
Back then, when Shen Qian asked you to accompany me to the capital, we passed by Quancheng. I think it was at that time that I told you that I wanted to be the ruler of the country and even go out into the world.
It was probably at that time that you felt that I was like Chen Rui, so your heart wavered.
After that, I don't really understand you anymore.
Everything you've done, in my opinion, is meaningless.
The Li Dong you knew wasn't the tyrant you imagined, and he didn't care to be someone else's substitute.
I'm saying all this today to wake you up.
You're bewitched now. You say that I've changed, but you've actually changed. "
At that moment, Zhang Lanyu was already in a daze. She murmured, "Is that so?"
"Whether it is or not, you should know better than me."
Zhang Lanyu didn't reply. She picked up her wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
One cup after another. Seeing this, Li Dong frowned and said, "Stop drinking. There's no need to spoil yourself."
"Don't worry about me." As Zhang Lanyu drank, she said absentmindedly, "Let me get drunk, and maybe I'll wake up."
Li Dong frowned, but he didn't try to persuade her anymore.
He didn't know if he pitied or sympathized with Zhang Lanyu. In short, he didn't love her.
This woman, from the moment Chen Rui was beaten down to the mortal world, was no longer the same as before.
She truly loved Chen Rui. This was something Li Dong was sure of.
But as Li Dong said, she loved the Chen Rui of the past. After seeing Chen Rui's infidelity in the capital, she completely let it go.
In her heart, that wasn't the Chen Rui she loved. She even felt that the current Chen Rui should die. He had tarnished the great man in her heart.
Zhang Lanyu was actually a smart person and a person who valued relationships.
When Chen Rui first left, she even abandoned everything and prepared to leave with Chen Rui.
But because she valued relationships, she was now a little crazy. This was the conclusion Li Dong came to. Zhang Lanyu was really a little crazy now.
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