"He didn't mention it to you?" Mother Lu immediately felt like she had made a mistake. She thought she had made the wrong call. Did she expose something her son didn't want to say?
Lu Enxi was afraid that her mother would not continue talking, so she made up a lie based on the topic, "A few days ago, my brother called me and said he had something to talk to me about. He was called to be busy at the last minute and was delayed. He didn't have time yet."
When her daughter said this, Mother Lu felt a little relieved. In fact, she had been severely tortured by the chaotic life these years, and her mentality was not as strong as before. She was almost exhausted. "After your brother's restaurant opened, the business was still good. There are people in the country who want to join him."
When it comes to cooperation, I don’t know what kind of cooperation it is. The other party is very powerful, and they even offered to help him pass the safety inspection.”
Lu Enxi's first reaction was Si Bo Nian.
My brother is a person subject to execution. Once he returns to China, the only outcome is that he will be taken away by the procuratorate as soon as he gets off the plane. With such a huge risk, how can he come out rashly?
Unless Si Boyian gave him a guaranteed ticket to ensure his safe return.
Lu Enxi echoed with a smile, "My brother is awesome! As soon as the store opened, someone noticed his talent! Do you believe in my brother's ability? Opening a small restaurant is too unqualified. My brother wants to be the big boss!"
"
Mother Lu smiled bitterly, "That's nonsense. What kind of big boss can we be? We'll be content with living a stable life like this."
Lu Enxi couldn't think of anything more to say, so she ended her brother's topic. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Mom, have you ever cooperated with Tang Corporation?"
Mother Lu was confused, "Which Tang family?"
"Tang Yucheng, chairman of Tanghuang Group."
The outside world collectively refers to the Tanghuang Group as the Tang family, and Lu Enxi thought that her mother would know it.
Mother Lu has received treatment over the years and her memory has deteriorated severely. What's more, she always deliberately forgets the past events in Luo City. All she remembers are good memories. Therefore, she cannot remember many grudges and grudges without deliberately recalling them.
When her daughter mentioned Tang Yucheng, she was in a daze and said slowly, "I know him, but it's not cooperation, but..."
The mother was about to speak but stopped.
"But what? Are you friends?"
Mother Lu said, "Why do you ask this suddenly? Are you filing a lawsuit for the Tanghuang Group?"
"That's true, but it's not Tang Yucheng himself, but his sister Tang Lin. I went to Tang's house today, and he seemed particularly surprised to see me."
"Oh..." Mother Lu weighed the topic and said simply, "When I was young, I dated Tang Yucheng, but something happened and we separated."
ah???
This answer surprised Lu Enxi so much. She thought that at most it was a family scandal that was looked down upon by others. Why was it also involved in the emotional entanglements of her parents' generation?
It's no wonder that Tang He's mother spoke so unpleasantly and even poured her green tea on purpose.
"Did he have another woman when you were dating?"
Judging from Tang's mother's reaction, it was her mother who robbed Tang Yucheng.
Mother Lu said, "No, we have been dating for more than a year, and there is no other woman around him. It's just that his parents don't agree with us being together, and your grandparents are not optimistic about our relationship, so we haven't taken the next step. Later,
...Your grandpa is seriously ill... Let's not talk about this anymore. Since you are cooperating with them, you should use your professional knowledge to litigate the case properly. The things of the previous generation are not important."
Mom doesn't think it's important, but Tang's mother seems to always take it to heart and is quite concerned about it.
Lu Enxi didn't dare to ask any more questions for fear of triggering her mother's emotions, so she said obediently, "I know, Mom, I will fight the lawsuit hard and strive to win!"
As for whom she would fight, she decided not to say anything.
Mother Lu warned her again, asking her to eat well, have a good rest, find a boyfriend, and not to delay herself.
Lu Enxi responded one by one without saying anything back.
She put down her phone and thought about her brother's upcoming return to China. Her heart was beating fast and she was so excited.
His fingers slid down to today's missed calls, and a smile gathered at the corner of his mouth.
She almost forgot that she had not responded to Si Bo Nian's call.
He hasn't called again for such a long time, so it shouldn't be urgent... right?
Then does she still need to reply?
But thinking about what her mother said, Lu Enxi was a little worried. Could Si Baonian just want to talk to her about her elder brother?
Two forces in my heart pulled left and right.
The melodious chord ringing sounded in her ears, and Lu Enxi laughed secretly. She seemed to have never won the game with Si Bo Nian.
More than twenty seconds later, the call was answered. His voice was extremely low and hoarse, as if he had been cut by something, "Hello."
"I didn't see you when you called me." So I didn't answer.
She was actually explaining, what was there to explain?
I despise myself even more.
Si Bo Nian didn't seem to care why she missed the call, "Where are you?"
Lu Enxi looked at the street sign, "Chaoyang Road."
"Driving?"
"Um."
"Come to Blue Star."
"Now?"
When Si Bo Nian was at Blue Star, she was either chatting with people like Jia Yanqing or meeting important clients. No matter which way she was, she was not suitable in the past.
"I drank too much, come pick me up."
After saying that, the phone hung up.
He drank too much, shouldn't he let Lin Xiuchen pass? Or Lao Sun, why did it fall on her head?
Called again, no one answered.
No one is around him? Lin Xiuchen drank too much too?
bother!
Chaoyang Road happened to be in the same direction. Lu Enxi started the car and arrived outside the Blue Star Gate in less than a quarter of an hour.
When the lobby manager saw her, he greeted her enthusiastically, "Ms. Lu."
Lu Enxi preferred to be a transparent person. She really didn't want to gain a presence in Si Bo Nian's territory. "I'm looking for someone."
"Okay Miss Lu, please come this way."
The journey was smooth, the elevator went straight to the third floor, and at the elevator entrance was Si Bo Nian's royal box.
She raised her hand, then stopped, not sure what would happen when the door opened.
Noisy singing and dancing, overt and covert fighting between cups and cups?
Before she could wrap her mind around it, the double gold-framed doors slowly opened from the inside, and a man wearing a club uniform walked out, "Are you the person that Mr. Si is waiting for?"
Lu Enxi frowned, "What's wrong with him?"
The waiter invited her in. No introduction was needed. The man lying on the sofa spoke volumes.
"Master Si?"
Hearing the voice, Si Bo Nian pinched his eyebrows with one hand, and his eyes that were foggy with alcohol focused on him, "You're here."
He patted the place next to him.
Lu Enxi glanced at the messy wine bottles on the table and the man who still looked noble even after drinking too much, "Drinking so much, are you having trouble?"
Si Bo pinched his brow with his fingers and shook his head slightly to wake himself up, "Can't you tell?"
Lu Enxi observed the surrounding environment again, and then found that there must have been other people here before, and the scene had been cleaned up, but he couldn't use four ashtrays by himself, "Are you having a party?"
Si Boyian said displeasedly, "A few people from the municipal government."
Only those people had the courage to persuade Si Baonian to drink.
But that's not right. Si Bo Nian has been traveling in shopping malls for so many years and has met countless big shots. He has never drunk too much, and he has never seen anyone pouring alcohol on him.
Seeing him drunk and weak, Lu Enxi couldn't bear it, "Can you still get up?"
Si Bo Nian looked at her with misty eyes from bottom to top. He gently twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a flattering smile, "I'm... not coming."