Just when Li Dong felt that there were too many things to do and was a little annoyed.
On the 9th of May, Li Dong finally heard some good news.
Carrefour was going to sell it as a package and not break it up. As soon as this plan came out, Bailian was the first to announce its withdrawal among the five shortlisted companies.
Bailian was by no means the weakest among the five companies.
However, Bailian was too scattered, and its companies had their own businesses. At this time, they were really powerless to spend tens of billions to acquire Carrefour.
What's more, Bailian was the first in the country, and Bailian was not very motivated.
If Carrefour was willing to break it up, they could consider increasing their investments in certain areas.
However, it was better to sell it as a whole.
With Bailian's withdrawal, there were only four companies left: Far away, Huarun Resources, Tesco, and Yintai.
To be honest, not to mention Li Dong, the others probably did not take Yintai seriously. It was purely a troublemaker.
The one that Li Dong really felt threatened was not Huarun Resources, but Tesco.
Tesco had always wanted to enter the Hua Xia market, but they came too late. When Tesco entered Hua Xia, the market was almost divided up.
At this time, Tesco was the most competitive.
Li Dong really wanted to hear the news of Tesco's withdrawal, but unfortunately, there was no news, which made Li Dong a little disappointed.
However, the acquisition had just started, and Li Dong was not in a hurry for the time being.
In 2008, Carrefour withdrew from the Hua Xia market, which was still advantageous for Li Dong.
At least now, due to the financial crisis, ordinary companies did not dare to make such a large investment.
In a few months, if the negotiations were not over, when Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and the financial crisis hit Hua Xia, he might be able to pick up a big bargain at that time.
…
10th of May.
Yuan Xue still did not call.
Li Dong prepared to return to Jiangbei on the 11th, and there was no time to wait.
On the morning of the 10th, Li Dong asked Tan Yong to drive him to the neighborhood where Yuan Xue lived.
The apartment that Yuan Xue and Liu Yue rented was located in an old neighborhood in Shanghai. The environment was quite bad.
Although Jing 'an District was in the center of the city, there were still red brick houses from the last century.
The place where Yuan Xue and the others lived was such an old neighborhood.
If not for Tan Yong leading the way, Li Dong might not have been able to find the place.
After turning left and right, the two of them stopped in front of a three-story red brick building.
Tan Yong stopped and turned to Li Dong. "General Manager Li, Miss Yuan lives in the room on the left on the second floor. Today is Saturday, so Miss Yuan should be at home."
Li Dong nodded and walked toward the stairs.
Seeing that Tan Yong was about to follow, Li Dong waved his hand and said, "You can just wait downstairs."
"General Manager Li, sunglasses!"
Li Dong sneered, took the sunglasses from Tan Yong, and put them on.
Walking up the old stairs to the second floor, Li Dong could not help but frown.
Yuan Xue's family was not poor. Why did she rent a house in such a place?
Li Dong wondered if he should buy a house in Shanghai and let Yuan Xue move there.
But after thinking about it, Li Dong felt that Yuan Xue would not go there.
She was used to being arrogant. Back then, when Yuan Xue's parents were almost forced to commit suicide by their creditors, Yuan Xue did not come to beg him, but went to sell the necklace.
Because of that incident, there was quite a stir.
With a sigh in his heart, Li Dong had already reached the second floor.
There was no security door, only an old wooden door. The door was closed, but there were faint voices inside. Yuan Xue should be in the house.
…
Inside the house.
Liu Yue was switching TV channels out of boredom. While eating snacks, she said to Yuan Xue, who was leaning on the sofa next to her, "Ah Xue, it's not easy to get a day off. It's so boring staying at home. Let's go shopping?"
Yuan Xue shook her head and said, "I don't want to go."
"Ah Xue, these few days you …"
Liu Yue was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, she still said, "You haven't been in a good state these few days. Is it because of Li Yong?"
Last time, when Yuan Xue did not return for the whole night, Liu Yue knew that something must have happened.
She was not a primary school student, so of course she knew what she should know.
That day when Yuan Xue came back, her walking posture was not right. Liu Yue immediately guessed what had happened.
She also did not expect that in just one night, Yuan Xue would actually have a relationship with the man she met on the subway.
Originally, she was going to wait for Yuan Xue to come back and tell her about Li Yong. Because of the fare evasion, Liu Yue did not like that man very much.
But after seeing that the two of them had developed into such a relationship, Liu Yue held back and did not say anything.
But now that she saw that Yuan Xue's condition was getting worse by the day, Liu Yue could not help but say, "Ah Xue, don't blame me for blabbering. To be honest, I don't think that Li Yong is a good person.
Forget about the fare evasion on the subway, you should have just met him that day, right?
And in the end, you just met him, and it was your first time, and he actually did it with you. This kind of man is too despicable!
And that day, you came back by yourself, he did not even send you.
I haven't seen him these few days. This kind of man is unreliable.
Oh right, he didn't even give you a call. He's simply a cold-blooded animal! "
Yuan Xue gently shook her head and said, "It's not like that. He's a bit busy. Besides, I'm actually fine …"
Liu Yue snorted and said, "Busy what? These are all men's excuses, and you really believe them. "
Saying that, Liu Yue added, "Next time, you better not let me see him. If I see him, I'll definitely scold him!"
"Dong dong dong!"
Just as Liu Yue finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
The two of them looked at each other, and Liu Yue stood up and said, "Who is it?"
"Dong dong dong!"
There was no reply from outside, and the knocking continued.
Liu Yue mumbled, "He didn't even reply to my question. Don't tell me it's the landlord again. Such a broken house, and he comes to check it every day. Isn't it annoying?"
After muttering a few words, Liu Yue still packed up all the food she had just eaten and stuffed it into the drawer. Only then did she put on her slippers and went to open the door.
When she opened the door, Liu Yue realized that it was not the landlord.
Looking at Li Dong, Liu Yue felt that he was a bit familiar.
The last time she met Li Dong on the subway, she did not look at him for long. In addition, he had changed clothes, so she did not recognize him at first.
But she quickly remembered that the moment she saw the sunglasses, Liu Yue knew that this pretentious guy was the subject of the discussion just now.
Thinking about how she had just said that she would scold him every time she saw him, and that he had not shown up for a few days, Liu Yue's attitude was not good. She forced a smile and turned to Yuan Xue, "Ah Xue, your friend!"
After saying that, Liu Yue went back to the sofa and did not entertain Li Dong.
Li Dong did not mind, and smiled at Yuan Xue, "Why? Am I not welcome?"
Yuan Xue did not expect that Li Dong would really come looking for her. She was stunned for a moment, and then said softly, "No, but why are you here?"
"You did not look for me, so I had to come to see you." Li Dong smiled, walked to Yuan Xue, and sat down beside her before continuing, "Your vigilance is too low. You opened the door no matter who knocked. It's not safe for two girls to live here."
Liu Yue saw that Li Dong was picking on her the moment he came, and in addition, she felt unfair for Yuan Xue. She could not help but grumble, "If we don't live here, where can we live? The rent for a bigger house in a better district in Jingan is at least 3,000 yuan. The company only subsidizes 500 yuan per person, and if you want to rent a better house, you will have to pay at least 1,000 yuan per month. During our internship, our salary is only 2,500 yuan, and we still have to eat and buy some daily necessities. If you really care about Ah Xue, then don't say it. What's the use of just saying it? "
Li Dong did not know whether to laugh or cry. Liu Yue's meaning was so obvious, and he naturally understood it.
Looking at Yuan Xue, Li Dong said softly, "Then, why don't we change to another house?"
Before Yuan Xue could speak, Li Dong said, "I'm afraid I will have to leave tomorrow. There are too many things to do in Jiangbei. I understand what you're thinking, and you probably won't feel comfortable going back with me. But if we change to another house, it will be safer, and I will be more at ease. What do you think? "
Unlike Qin Yuhan, Qin Yuhan was very dependent on Li Dong. When Li Dong and Qin Yuhan were together, Li Dong could make the decision.
But for Yuan Xue, she was more assertive.
If he did not discuss it with her, she might not be willing.
Liu Yue did not expect Li Dong to actually say this, and for a moment, she looked at him suspiciously.
This man was someone who would even skip the subway fare. Not only was he stingy, he definitely did not have much money. Was he really going to change a house for Yuan Xue?
Don't tell me you're trying to impress me at your own cost?
Just when she was full of doubts, Yuan Xue looked at Li Dong, and after a while, she said softly, "You make the decision."
She had thought it through these two days.
Since she could not let go of him, there was no need to make a clear distinction.
But thinking of Li Dong's identity, Yuan Xue said again, "You don't have to buy it, just rent it."
"Pfft!"
Liu Yue spat out the orange juice in her mouth, and looked at Yuan Xue in shock.
She did not expect Ah Xue to be so boastful.
What did she mean by don't buy it, just rent it?
Did she think that this man would buy her a house? Was she thinking too much?
In Shanghai, even a house in the suburbs was not cheap. This year, the price dropped a little, but a house in the suburbs could not be bought without hundreds of thousands.
If it was bought in the Jing 'an District, it would cost at least a million.
Liu Yue did not believe that a fare dodger could buy a house here.
Li Dong and Yuan Xue did not care whether she believed it or not. Seeing that Yuan Xue agreed, Li Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked at the time and said, "It's 11 o 'clock, let's go out for dinner, we'll look for a house in the afternoon."
Liu Yue shook her head and said, "I'm not going, you guys go ahead."
Yuan Xue tried to persuade her, but seeing that Liu Yue was determined not to go, she did not continue.
Getting up and changing, Yuan Xue and Li Dong went downstairs together.
Liu Yue leaned against the window and looked. She was just looking, but she suddenly realized something was wrong.
The man she met on the subway the other day was also downstairs.
And looking at his actions, he did not look like a friend, but more like … a follower!
Liu Yue graduated from a famous university, and she was not stupid.
She did not think much about it the last time, but thinking back, it seemed like it was the same last time.
At that time, the middle-aged man was also very quiet, and followed Ah Xue's boyfriend all the time. They did not look like friends.
Could it be that the guy just now was really rich?
But would rich people take the subway?
Liu Yue was full of doubts, but she did not think that it was Li Dong.
Even though Li Dong wore sunglasses the whole time he came in, she only thought that Li Dong was showing off. She really could not associate the stingy, cold-blooded man in her eyes with her idol Association.
…
Let's not talk about what Liu Yue was thinking.
Li Dong and Yuan Xue went downstairs, got in the car and drove to a nearby restaurant.
In the car, neither of them spoke.
When they arrived at the restaurant and Tan Yong was not there, Yuan Xue laughed at herself and said, "Am I now considered to be your sugar daddy?"
Li Dong shook his head and said, "That's you thinking too much. If I really wanted to keep a woman, I wouldn't be so shabby."
Yuan Xue rolled her eyes at him, held her chin and sighed softly, "I've been thinking a lot these days, and it's quite annoying. But in the end, I finally figured something out. "
Li Dong also felt that she had changed a lot, and could not help but ask curiously, "What did you figure out?"
Yuan Xue looked at him and said with a smile, "I figured it out. As long as you are not married, I can still use you as a man. When you get married, if the bride is not me, then we will part on good terms. What do you think? "
The corner of Li Dong's mouth twitched. Was it so fierce to change from a girl to a woman?
What do you mean by a man? Just say it directly. Now I have fallen to this point in your eyes?
Seeing his twisted expression, Yuan Xue could not help but laugh, but she was sad in her heart.
I said that I am not the bride, and you did not refute. It seems that I guessed correctly.
Without revealing her inner thoughts, Yuan Xue pretended to be cheerful, and chatted happily with Li Dong during the meal.
In the afternoon, Li Dong accompanied Yuan Xue to find a house.
Finally, in a new community, they chose a house with two bedrooms and one living room.
Li Dong did not buy it, and paid a year's rent.
Yuan Xue watched from the side and did not refuse. If this could make him feel more comfortable, then let him do it.
After booking the house and getting the key, Li Dong said that he would help her move.
Yuan Xue shook her head and said, "Forget it for a few days. Let's move in a few days. We still have to clean up. You don't have to worry about me. By the way, I will let Liu Yue live in with me. Do you have any objections? "
Li Dong quickly said, "You can decide for yourself."
"Well, it is too lonely to be alone. It is good to have a companion."
This was Yuan Xue's unintentional words, but Li Dong was slightly shocked and said softly, "Or, you should go to Pingchuan with me."
Yuan Xue smiled and shook her head gently, "No, it is said that distance makes the heart grow fonder. It is good now."
Li Dong glanced at her, feeling a little upset in his heart.
He did not know whether he was right or wrong, but at this point, it was impossible for him to abandon Yuan Xue.
Exhaling, Li Dong did not speak again.
After strolling for a while, they had dinner outside. When the sky was dark, Li Dong sent Yuan Xue back to the rented house.
When going upstairs, Yuan Xue did not let Li Dong send her upstairs.
Waving to Li Dong, Yuan Xue smiled brightly, "Have a safe trip. I will not send you tomorrow."
Li Dong's throat was a little itchy. After holding it for a while, he said in a muffled voice, "Don't think so much. Since I, Li Dong, said that you are my woman, then you will be my woman for the rest of your life! You are not anyone's vassal, nor are you anyone's substitute. What other women have, you will definitely have! "
Yuan Xue heard this and looked at him in a daze. Then she could not help but smile, "Although I do not understand what you mean, I believe you. I am going up!"
After that, Yuan Xue went upstairs, her footsteps seemed to be much lighter than before.
Li Dong continued to stand downstairs for a while until the door upstairs opened. Then, Li Dong turned around and left.
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