Turn over from love

Chapter 290 Head-to-head confrontation
Lu Zhou went to the appointment and had dinner with Gao Ting'an.

The restaurant where you dine is very high-end, the atmosphere is elegant and quiet, and there are no distractions.

The time is set at seven o'clock in the evening.

Gao Ting'an and Lu Zhou arrived at about the same time, and they bumped into each other in the restaurant lobby.

"Mr. Gao."

Maybe because Lu Zhou was wearing sunglasses, Gao Ting'an didn't recognize him immediately. It was Lu Zhou who said hello first.

Gao Ting'an heard the sound and looked over, and when he saw Lu Zhou, he smiled and nodded to him, then turned to look elsewhere, where his attention was basically focused.

Lu Zhou followed his line of sight and saw three middle-aged men walking out of the aisle in the dining area, dressed casually. All three of them were new to Lu Zhou.

"Sorry, excuse me for a moment. I'll go say hello when I meet an acquaintance." Gao Ting'an came over and patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder and said.

He didn't even wait for Lu Zhou to respond. After speaking, he walked over there. The three people were almost at the door. Gao Ting'an took a look and followed them in three steps and two steps.

"Mr. Fan!" he shouted.

Among the three middle-aged men, the one standing in the middle wore glasses and stopped when he heard the sound.

Gao Ting'an's face was full of polite and enthusiastic smile, and he took the initiative to shake hands with the other party.The other party's expression was not very warm, and he was more superficial. The look on his face showed surprise. He probably didn't expect to meet Gao Ting'an here.

Who is this?Lu Zhou stood there curiously and observed the scene in front of him.

The distance was a bit far, and the sound of their communication was not loud. Lu Zhou couldn't quite hear what they were talking about.

But it is not difficult to see from their words and deeds that it was Gao Ting'an who took the initiative to talk and want to get closer to each other, while the other party was just responding politely.

That person should be a more important person to Gao Ting'an, Lu Zhou thought, and took out his mobile phone to quietly take a photo in their direction.

Gao Ting'an came back not long after and expressed his apology to Lu Zhou for keeping him waiting.Gao Ting'an's speaking posture returned to his normal state, no longer chatting with others with a slight sense of flattery as before.

The two of them entered the private room they had booked, exchanged polite greetings with each other, and then entered ordering mode.

Needless to say, two people who were not familiar with each other and hated each other in their hearts were alone in a room and pretended to be friendly on the surface. The awkwardness was really beyond words.

What's even more interesting is that both of them are trying to pretend to be calm.

Gao Ting'an and Lu Zhou talked about music for a long time, and it took a long time to get to the main topic of today's meal.

Lu Zhou was in no hurry.Because it was not him who needed this meal, but Gao Tingan.

He would agree to come to this dinner tonight just because he wanted to take the opportunity to get to know Gao Ting'an face to face at this stage and see if he could find out any more valuable information.

The conversation between the two at the dinner table naturally turned to Ye Fangfei. After all, wasn't it because of Ye Fangfei that Gao Ting'an and Lu Zhou met?And the reason why this dinner party happened tonight was not because of Ye Fangfei?

"I occasionally watch some stage collaboration videos between Feifei and you. Your abilities in music are so excellent. When the two of you collaborate, the scenes make people feel very comfortable."

Gao Ting'an took the topic naturally as he put the vegetables in the bowl.

Lu Zhou paused slightly while chewing the meat, and thought to himself: What you said could be more contrary to your will.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Gao would be so busy and pay such attention to our entertainment industry."

Lu Zhou smiled slightly and continued to eat.

"I don't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, just because Feifei is in the entertainment industry, so I occasionally pay attention to her activities. After all, I have watched her grow up, and I regard her as half a sister." Gao Ting'an continued.

Pay attention occasionally?Are you sure you're not under close surveillance?It's just a matter of not putting a camera on her.

Listening to Gao Ting'an's hypocritical words, Lu Zhou pretended to learn this information for the first time and echoed in surprise: "Really? So there is still this relationship. You have been neighbors since childhood?"

Gao Ting'an picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Lu Zhou, "We are not neighbors, but the two families have a relatively deep friendship."

Lu Zhou nodded and took a sip of wine.I thought, to be able to say the words about the deep friendship between the two families so calmly on the surface, without any trace of hatred, this skill of concealment is quite well practiced.

At this time, Gao Ting'an spoke again.

"I don't know if I saw something wrong." When he said that, he paused before continuing, "I feel that your relationship with Feifei is unusual."

Hearing this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but secretly tighten his hand holding the wine glass, but his expression remained unchanged.

"What should I say?" He met Gao Ting'an's gaze with a smile.

Their eyes collided in mid-air over the dinner table, and they were both silent for a moment.

There seemed to be an invisible competition. Gao Ting'an's eyes were filled with a faint sense of oppression, while Lu Zhou's eyes were smiling, as if the three words "how to say" just now were just a casual conversation.

He didn't seem to feel the pressure.

"It's just a feeling." Gao Ting'an responded with a smile on his lips.

"Did I see it wrong?" He then asked again. The thick lenses did not block the weirdness that was secretly flowing in his deep eyes.

Lu Zhou put down his wine glass, smiled and said, "Feifei and I have a really good relationship. It can be said that she is a rare person who can share the same interests and hobbies as me."

Gao Ting'an took a sip of wine and chuckled after hearing this. After a while, he asked: "So are you two together?"

Lu Zhou's eyebrows moved, he raised his eyes to look at him, and asked instead, "Why do I feel like tonight's meal is like an entertainment industry intelligence agency? Based on your relationship with Feifei, I think you should ask Feifei about this." It would be more appropriate than asking me.”

Gao Ting'an was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Sorry, I didn't think too much about it and I was offended at the moment."

Lu Zhou waved his hands and responded with a look of relief: "It's okay. You regard Feifei as half your sister, so it's normal for you to ask this subconsciously."

Gao Ting'an picked up the rice and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly. Regarding this sentence, his expression was a little subtle, and the corners of his mouth were curved into a half-smile.

"Actually, I came to see you tonight because I wanted to talk to you about the Zhiyu project."

Gao Ting'an was silent for a while and finally expressed his intention.

"I'm not sure if you know that Yichuang Group is actually controlled by Gaosheng Group."

"Recently, I received a work report from Yichuang Group, saying that there is a very good project called Zhiyu, and they want to merge it with the group to do it. They have made many assumptions about the future development direction of this project, and they are very confident. We can make this project bigger and stronger and put it to its maximum use.”

"But when I listened to the report, Yichuang reported that the current merger and acquisition negotiations have encountered some difficulties, and they are not able to progress smoothly for the time being. I took a closer look at the situation of this project, and then I discovered that you are working on the Zhiyu project. I was a little surprised, but I thought since we are all acquaintances, I would like to ask you out to chat and see what you think."

Lu Zhou listened silently, smiling and saying nothing.

"It is said that Weiguang Technology is also interested in you, so you are still hesitant and don't know how to make a choice?" Gao Ting'an asked.

Lu Zhou smiled and replied, "There is indeed such a reason."

He looked like he was hesitating to speak, and finally said bravely: "Hey, I won't hide it from you. I haven't decided to choose Yichuang. In fact, the conditions you have given me so far are not attractive enough for me."

Gao Ting'an looked at him and nodded clearly, "I understand, so are you sure you want to choose Shimmer Technology now?"

Lu Zhou shook his head and pretended to be distressed, "I haven't decided yet. After all, Zhang Chen feels pretty good..."

"Xiaozhou." Gao Ting'an frowned, interrupted him, and the title became more affectionate, "Would you mind if I spoke more straightforwardly?"

Lu Zhou: "Just say it."

Gao Ting'an drank some wine and was silent for a while before speaking.

"To be honest, I admire you very much. Whether it's your achievements in music or your current vision for investing in AI projects, I feel that if you choose the right path, your future achievements will be extraordinary."

"Both Yichuang Group and I both value you and the smart language project you are currently working on. We have financial resources and manpower. Although technically we may be a little far away from the core of Weiguang, we believe that we are not beyond our reach. If you choose us, Zhiyu will definitely be a highly valued project of Yichuang Group, and we can work together to achieve the greatest results for this project."

"I believe this is your vision for this project, and I can understand your feelings about this project, so if you are willing, we can discuss things like retaining your original equity."

"I know that in the field of artificial intelligence, we cannot deny the current technological status of Weiguang Technology. But Weiguang is a foreign investor. Today we will not talk about whether your project will receive enough attention if it reaches them. Let's talk about it. Talk about what you really want to gain from this project, and whether joining Shimmer can help you achieve your goals."

As Gao Ting'an spoke, he poured himself another half glass of wine and took a sip. His eyes looked at Lu Zhou as if to say: I know exactly what you are thinking.

"I asked a slightly offensive question earlier, which is whether you and Feifei are together, but you didn't respond directly."

"After all, he comes from the entertainment industry and is quite wary of personal emotional privacy issues. I can understand that."

"But I want to say that even if you don't answer this question, I can probably guess your general thoughts. We are all men. There are some things that don't need to be said explicitly. Everyone understands it tacitly."

"I just want to tell you a cruel fact today. Everyone's status in this world is actually ranked. What's cruel is that your status is basically determined from the moment you are born."

"The ancients liked to pay attention to being well-matched. In fact, modern people also like it. Why? Because it can maximize interests. In a family, generations of predecessors have accumulated wealth and status through joint efforts, and future generations have the responsibility and obligation to do their best. If he wants to pass these things on to maintain or increase value, even if he doesn't want to, his family will put pressure on him, and he will subconsciously do so out of his own interests. This is why it is difficult for people from different classes to get together in the end. "Society is such a reality." "Is it possible to jump between classes? Yes, but you need to be very careful to seize the opportunity."

"With all due respect, Xiaozhou, although you and Feifei have a good relationship and play well with each other because of the same interests and hobbies, you have to admit the fact that there is a big gap between your origins."

"If you have further thoughts about her, you must first find a way to improve your status."

"There are some things that you should know if I don't tell you. The Ye family is still stuck in some predicaments that they have not completely escaped from. Feifei was restricted by the family and over-accepted the behavior of appearing on camera. You know, right? The causal logic hidden here, You should be able to guess?"

"If you let Zhiyu join Weiguang Technology, it will not only allow you to make a lot of money, but it will not bring you the status improvement you want. Some things you have done well abroad will not be recognized in China. And you This behavior, to put it mildly, is tantamount to laying a trap for the Ye family."

"If you really want to get further with Feifei, I believe you are so smart and you will definitely know what it means once you let Zhiyu be integrated into Shimmer Technology."

"Considering from this point of view, I can tell you very clearly that the inner pursuits that you cannot achieve in Weiguang can be achieved after joining Yichuang Group. Coupled with my friendship with the Ye family, you can bring projects to Yichuang Group, to a certain extent, aren’t you, Feifei and the Ye family a step further?”

"As for Zhang Chen you are talking about, I don't think there is anything to compare with. What you Zhiyu lack now is not just money. In terms of AI, Dongyuan Group is a complete amateur. In addition to providing you with funds, they have nothing else to do. can’t help. Moreover, don’t forget, Dongyuan Group and Xingda Group are invisible competitors to a certain extent.”

"Of course, my analysis tonight is based on my guess about your personal inner pursuit. If I guess wrong and the previous ones are not true, just think that I am making a joke."

"You can go back and carefully analyze what you want and think about it carefully."

Gao Ting'an spoke a lot seriously, as if he was speaking sincerely, as if he was thinking about Lu Zhou at every step.

Lu Zhou listened and smiled in his heart.

You can really draw a big pie, it sounds like that.

As long as he lives for a short time, he will be deceived by his words.

Fortunately, Lu Zhou knew very well what the man named Gao in front of him really had in mind.

"Thank you. After listening to your words, I instantly felt that you really paid enough attention to the Zhiyu project. I was very touched." Lu Zhou sighed with emotion.

Gao Ting'an: "Projects that have development potential and greatly advance future technology deserve this kind of attention."

Lu Zhou nodded, took a chopstick and put the dish into his mouth, and said with a smile: "I will think about it carefully when I go back. The dish is almost cold, why don't we eat first?"

Gao Ting'an narrowed his eyes slightly. For a moment, he found that he could not see through Lu Zhou's true inner thoughts. He wondered if it was because he was used to seeing people in a complicated way.

However, he believed that he had made it clear tonight. As long as Lu Zhou had the slightest idea of ​​becoming the son-in-law of the Ye family, he would not be stupid enough to choose Weiguang Technology, unless he had never had this idea...

After the dinner, which was filled with ulterior motives, Lu Zhou returned to his villa. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the lights were on, and Ye Fangfei quietly came to him again.

"What are you doing? You're back so late." Ye Fangfei ran into his arms when she heard the door open.

"Have dinner with Mr. Gao." Lu Zhou kissed her and replied.

"Mr. Gao? Who is it?"

"You don't even know, Mr. Gao? The brother who has watched you grow up since childhood."

"Who is it?" Ye Fangfei frowned and was confused for a moment, then realized in the next second, "You are talking about Gao Ting'an, right?"

Lu Zhou glanced at her sideways, "Besides him, do you have other brother Gao who watched you grow up?"

What's the matter with the inexplicable yin and yang?Ye Fangfei was stunned for a moment, blinked and muttered: "What's this mess? I'm not familiar with him. Who said he grew up watching me?"

Lu Zhou: "That's what your brother Gao said."

"..." Ye Fangfei looked at Lu Zhou's expression in a funny way, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheek, "Why are you talking like this? It's so strange, why do you two eat together?"

"He was interested in my project, so we came up with this situation." Lu Zhou walked to the living room and slumped on the sofa.

Seeing how tired he looked, Ye Fangfei took the initiative to sit next to him and massage him, "Huh? Which project?"

Lu Zhou: "Wise words."

"Oh, Gao Ting'an wants to invest in you?" Ye Fangfei asked curiously.

"He wanted to buy me."

"Is there such a thing?" Ye Fangfei raised her eyebrows, feeling surprised.

"Ah."

"How was the talk? You seem to have been busy with this project for a long time."

"We'll wait and see, the conditions aren't in place yet."

"Take your time and weigh it before making a decision."

Lu Zhou suddenly remembered something, took out his cell phone from his pocket, pulled out the photo album and handed it to Ye Fangfei, "By the way, do you know this person?"

Ye Fangfei carefully looked at the photo that Lu Zhou handed her. The angle was not very good and half of the person's face was blocked. She looked at it for a while and then said, "Is this Uncle Fan? What's wrong?"

Lu Zhou: "Uncle Fan? Which Uncle Fan?"

Ye Fangfei scratched her head, feeling a little troubled: "I can't remember my full name... I just remember that it's Uncle Fan from Jingyu Group. They are all my dad's business friends. I don't know the details. You suddenly asked him what he did. What?"

"No, we bumped into each other during dinner tonight. Seeing that your brother Gao was very polite to him, I asked out of curiosity." Lu Zhou put away his phone, thoughtfully.

Ye Fangfei pinched his arm hard and said, "Can you talk properly? Gao Ting'an, Gao Ting'an, brother Gao, what the hell... are you just putting on a Qiong Yao drama?"

Lu Zhou stretched out his hand to touch the painful area and couldn't help but laugh.

"This Gao Ting'an pays close attention to you." He raised his hand to lift her hair from her lips and said.

"Ah? How is it possible... I have nothing to do with him? How could he pay attention to me if he doesn't follow the same path?" Ye Fangfei lay down and nestled in Lu Zhou's arms, expressing her disagreement with his statement.

Lu Zhou pressed her head and said, "He said that your two families have a deep friendship."

"Oh, well, I heard my dad say that when I was a kid, my dad and his dad were very good friends. It seems that his dad was also one of the major shareholders of our group before, but then he quit for some unknown reason. I I don’t remember much... Later, I think he started a business with his friends. I heard that his father was once called a business wizard by people in the circle. Maybe he was too confident. Later, he seemed to have stepped into a big business scam and suffered heavy losses. It seemed like I wanted to take my wife and children out of the country, but I didn’t succeed. I don’t know why, maybe I was too stressed and didn’t think about it, so I jumped off the building and committed suicide..."

Ye Fangfei felt quite sad as she recalled the information her father had mentioned to her.

"Come to think of it, Gao Ting'an is also in a miserable state... Hey, after his father left, those debt collectors probably didn't let his mother go either. Her mother seems to have suffered from depression since his father left. In addition, When I encountered someone who was crazy about collecting debts, my family members didn’t do much to help. Maybe they were stimulated, but in the end I chose a path of no return.”

"If I were Gao Ting'an, I would probably go crazy. But he is quite strong... I heard from my dad that after the accident in his family, many people thought he would not survive, but fortunately he is now in good health. To be honest, he is a very powerful person, and when he grew up, he became a famous figure in the circle."

"But I heard all this from my dad. I'm not very close to him. We can be considered just friends at most. Maybe it's because of his life experience that he seems to be a more profound person. He always gives me a kind of It feels like I can’t see through it, and I don’t like to associate with this type of people too much.”

For the first time, Lu Zhou heard Ye Fangfei talk about Gao Ting'an's past.

Obviously, she didn't know much about the grudges between her parents, and got all the information from her father's mouth.

It is always difficult for one person's words to be objective.

Gao Ting'an hated the Ye family. There was obviously something going on in this. Ye Genghua had never revealed it to his children, or maybe he thought Gao Ting'an didn't know about it.

Lu Zhou guessed that Ye Genghua's method was behind Gao Ting'an's father's withdrawal from the Xingda Group.

The relationship between the two families originated from the Xingda Group. No wonder Gao Ting'an cared so much about the Xingda Group. It was obvious that he wanted to take back the Xingda Group.

Just now, Ye Fangfei said that Gao Ting'an came over in good health. Lu Zhou thought, in fact, he didn't. The serious injury he had suffered has always been in Gao Ting'an's heart and has not even scabbed.

It is difficult to find clues as to whether the tragedy of the Gao family was caused by Ye Genghua and his wife, but it is obvious that Gao Ting'an identified Ye Genghua as the culprit.

The revenge he wanted from the beginning to the end was not to simply kill the enemy with his hands, but to let Ye Genghua's descendants fully experience the painful purgatory he had experienced, or even worse.

He married Ye Fangfei just because he wanted to watch her being tortured, right?It's like appreciating the masterpiece you've worked so hard for so many years up close.

It's just that Gao Ting'an never expected that he would fall in love with this woman whom he had been monitoring silently for many years out of revenge.In the end, we didn’t win a big victory, and we also lost here.

"What are you thinking about?" After Ye Fangfei said a lot of words and received no response from Lu Zhou, she reached out and poked his chest.

"I'm thinking about right and wrong, who should be blamed for this miserable and bumpy life?" Lu Zhou sighed while resting his head on his hand.

Ye Fangfei smiled, pointed to the sky, and said, "Maybe we should blame the God who draws the trajectory of our lives? Are you sure we want to continue talking about such a profound topic?"

Lu Zhou also smiled, closed his eyes and pointed at his cheek, saying, "No more chatting, let's get down to business."

Ye Fangfei smiled and leaned forward, smacking his face.

(End of this chapter)