Film and Television: I, Xu Lei, won over Chen Shuting

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Before understanding her situation, Gao Xiaochen treated her purely as a scheming woman.

"However, I think this girl is quite clever; she knows to latch onto your coattails as soon as she gets back."

It's clear he's quite cunning; don't be fooled by his stepmother's arrogant and domineering behavior.

It seemed like she couldn't hold her own, but now I think his stepmother might not be a match for this little girl after all.

For some reason, Xu Lei found this particularly amusing, and chuckled, finding it quite unexpected.

"It's over, our boss has fallen into a trap. Look at his infatuated face, all the things we said were completely wasted."

Xu Lei wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he felt that what the two of them said was true.

"I like challenging things, so even though this sounds a bit difficult."

But don't worry, I will absolutely not let our company's main business suffer even the slightest loss, that's Mo Rourou.

I think I've met Ding Zhenguang before, or maybe I've met him before, but the old man hasn't been doing well lately, so I thought I'd go check on him at the hospital.

As Xu Lei spoke, he had someone bring out a lot of ginseng, deer antler and other tonics from the warehouse, which looked like he was very wealthy.

"Our boss really went all out."

Looking at these Tian Shan snow lotuses, and the fact that all sorts of potent tonics have been used, it's a bit disheartening.

Xu Lei drove alone to the hospital and found it quite deserted, even though the old man had lived a very illustrious life.

But once the person leaves, the tea cools; everyone knows the old man's health isn't good.

It is estimated that all the family property will eventually end up in the hands of his youngest son or stepmother.

So at first, many people came to visit, but as time went on...

Few people still cared about the old man; he was all alone, so Xu Lei's visit was rather desolate.

Only Ding Yuqi was moistening her father's lips with a cotton swab dipped in water.

"I knew you'd come today, let's go outside."

Ding Yuqi was not surprised when Xu Lei came in; on the contrary, she felt that everything was as she had expected.

Xu Lei became even more curious about the woman in front of him.

I don't know why he always exudes an extraordinary calmness and composure.

He seemed indifferent to the actions of others, like a pure and aloof white lotus.

This feeling was particularly surprising. After Xu Lei placed the tonic he was holding on the table, Ding Yuqi burst out laughing as soon as she saw it.

“Father, this is just an emergency measure. He already had underlying health conditions, and this attack will probably make things even more difficult.”

He was already old, but the older he got, the less he took care of his health.

So this time the doctor said they can only try their best to prolong the effects of these supplements on you; it seems you won't need them.

Chapter 376 Let's Be Honest

Xu Lei was surprised that this woman was so frank, but he still smiled slightly.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation. I don't know what the old lady needs. By the way, if there's anything I can help with at the hospital, just let me know. I'll do my best to help if I can." Hearing Xu Lei say this, the other person was very happy. "Whether I can use your help or not, I'm already satisfied with your words."

The old man's health has indeed been deteriorating day by day, and this situation has been going on for a long time.

I can't say anything more, I just hope he takes care of himself.

Ding Yuqi's detached words surprised Xu Lei greatly.

Seeing Xu Lei's surprised expression, he quickly explained.

"Don't think I'm heartless or cold-hearted. I haven't been involved in family matters for a long time."

The doctor came and examined my father's condition; it wasn't good at all, and he only had a few days left.

These words, spoken by Ding Yuqi, sounded as if she were talking about someone else's business.

It seems that these things have nothing to do with me.

"Don't be sad. After all, medical care is so advanced now. I believe the old man will definitely get better."

Upon hearing Xu Lei's words, Ding Yuqi merely gave a cold laugh.

“You don’t need to talk to me so formally. We’re about the same age, and besides, look at what my father is like.”

You've probably heard that he married such a young wife and kept her at home as a deity; that's his great-grandmother.

I'm quite surprised that he's still alive at his age; this old man used to be quite a troublemaker.

This is especially true now, so I never prayed for him to live to be a hundred years old; now I'm just worried.

With such a mess of debts at the Ding Group, that woman will definitely sell the group after my father passes away.

This group was founded by my father and mother, after my mother passed away.

The father was no longer as concerned as before that the group had suffered significant losses and many outstanding debts had not been repaid.

A month after her father fell ill, Mo Rourou began transferring funds out of the country.

It was transferred to a company called Qingtian Group, which is a building materials company.

I thought you'd know more about this, so I wanted to ask you.

Xu Lei was a little puzzled, so he quickly took out his phone and asked Xiao Qiang to investigate the company.

Xu Lei has enough connections to investigate such a small company, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him.

"Don't just go out and fool around all the time. You must take the brothers to do some on-site investigations."

Although it's a building materials company, I've never heard of them sending people over to investigate thoroughly.

Xu Lei had already given the order, so Xiao Qiang dared not slack off in the slightest.

He took a group of his brothers and drove them to the location in a van to investigate.

But when they arrived, they were dumbfounded; the place was completely empty except for one hard drive hanging there.

There were several desks set up, but no computers; each desk only had a few keyboards and mice with cables hanging on them.

It looks like no one has been here for a long time; there's a phone number upstairs.

Xiaoqiang dialed the phone number on the door, but the person on the other end seemed to be still asleep.

"Hello, I saw this building materials company online and would like to ask how you sell your building materials?"

Xiaoqiang deliberately tried to arrange a meeting with the other party by claiming they were collaborating, but the other party turned out to be very impatient.

“Building materials? Oh… Recently, everyone in our company has been selling team building products.”

So it might be impossible for us to work together. You should look for someone else.

After hanging up Xiaoqiang's call, he was completely dumbfounded, never expecting that doing business could involve forcing others to leave.

It seems this store really has some unexpected mechanisms.

After Xiaoqiang explained the whole story, Xu Lei nodded slightly.

Just as I expected, it was an empty shell company.

Using this name is simply to evade investigation and is also for transferring money.

"I didn't expect you to be so smart, just as you predicted."

This company doesn't even have a single person; it's probably just using this shell company to attract some funding.

It does have a name, but the company seems to have only been established recently.

Tracing its origins is quite simple, if you need help.

Xu Lei was also smiling slightly as he thought about it, and before he knew it, he was about to bring up the topic of cooperation.

Although Xu Lei had already prepared himself beforehand to investigate the situation before making a decision, he was prepared to do so no matter what.

However, Ding Yuqi waved her hand to indicate her refusal.

"Now is not the time for you to step in. This woman is very cunning; she knows my father doesn't have many years left to live."

So he was prepared to move his funds out of the country from the very beginning; he has a younger brother.

Although you can't get involved in company matters, I still hope you can help me with this.

I just returned to China and have no relatives here. This is the only family I have left.

The old man's health is in such a state now, I really don't know what to do.

Xu Lei was somewhat surprised; they had only met twice, yet they entrusted him with such a significant family matter.

"Aren't you afraid that after Mo Rourou finds me, I'll turn around and become a fence-sitter, leaving you with nothing?"

After Xu Lei finished speaking, he smiled slightly as if he was testing the waters, but Ding Yuqi shook her head.

"I know you're not that kind of person."

Ding Yuqi spoke with great confidence, as if they were old friends meeting rather than meeting for the first time.

Xu Lei was a little confused. Could it be that he had actually met him before?

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But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't remember him at all.

"We didn't know each other before, did we? This should be our first meeting at the Chamber of Commerce."

Xu Lei asked the question with some uncertainty, but to his surprise, Ding Yuqi only gave him a mysterious smile.

Just as Xu Lei was about to press for more information, the door opened, revealing Mo Rourou.

Mo Rourou already had connections here, so as long as someone came here...

The other party then came over, appearing deeply in love. Upon seeing Xu Lei, Mo Rourou showed a surprised expression.

But after so many years in the business world, Xu Lei naturally understood what the other party meant, so he spoke first to explain.

"I've met the old man a few times before, and I've been very busy lately."

After hearing about the old man's hospitalization, I rushed over to check on him; I didn't expect his illness to be so serious.

After saying this, she looked at him with a worried expression and quickly explained.

"Yes, the old man is getting old, so naturally his health and other aspects are not very good."

I didn't expect the illness to be this severe this time, but please don't worry.

We've already found the best experts; the old man will definitely be fine."

After Mo Rourou finished speaking, Ding Yuqi immediately retorted.

“There’s nothing wrong with you. You seem to be the expert here. My father is already so old.”

Chapter 377 Eloquent

"You don't take good care of him, yet you keep upsetting him time and time again. You're probably the only one who would put your mind to this."

After saying this, his eyes carried a hint of warning; he hadn't expected this girl to be so direct.

This left Mo Rourou speechless, and everyone was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Ding Yuqi wouldn't consider all that, since everyone's faces were already looking rather unpleasant.

He might as well go all the way and see this through to the end; he wouldn't care about so many thoughts and abilities.

So he looked completely relaxed and calm.

“I know you’re upset that I didn’t take good care of your father, but he’s getting old.”

If you complain to me about this, I won't be able to say a word.

During the month your father was hospitalized, I was busy with work, running between home and the hospital, and I was already overwhelmed.

Everyone says I'm a fool. What can a woman like me do to help?

Ding Yuqi just smiled coldly.

"There are so many things you can do, and not everyone can learn them."

Xu Lei was also a little embarrassed, not expecting this girl to be so quick-witted.

I never take all the ideas personally; I speak my mind directly when I encounter a problem.

Xu Lei didn't know why he didn't let himself suffer mentally at all.