Time goes back to when Chen Leyao had just left the coffee shop and before she got into the taxi.
"Boss, I have already met with the boss of Tianshen Investment."
In Xingcheng No. 3 Middle School, Xia Xu received another call from Chen Leyao.
"Sister Le Yao, I've already told you that you don't need to report such private matters to me. I have absolute trust in you."
Xia Xu was helpless.
Although some people may complain in their hearts that this is unnecessary, Chen Leyao's style of doing things can indeed make people feel at ease.
She clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs.
It was obvious that the relationship between the two of them was already like that of sister and brother. Although they were not really that intimate, it would not normally reach that level.
"No, Boss, I want to talk about something else."
Chen Leyao stood at the side of the road, reaching out to stop a car while frowning with a thoughtful look on her face. "The boss of Tianshen Venture Capital is called Griffin Jones. In order to convince me to join his company, he brought out something called genius medicine. I'm not sure if it's true, but he said that if you take it, you can become a genius. If it's true..."
"Oh, this one."
Xia Xu's reaction was indifferent after hearing this.
"Boss, I don't think Griffin Jones is lying."
When Chen Leyao heard Xia Xu's calm tone, she wanted to explain and emphasize it as much as possible.
Xia Xu nodded slightly: "Yes, I know, that thing is real."
"What if it's... huh?"
Chen Leyao's words were stuck, her seductive red lips slightly parted, and she was speechless for a moment.
If she could send emojis at this moment, she would definitely use an expression with a face full of question marks.
"This thing has strong side effects. Sister Le Yao, you probably can't use it. As for the business side, forget it. It's very complicated. It's best not to get involved if you can."
Xia Xu shook his head, but did not explain further. Instead, he said in a veiled manner: "It is not convenient to talk about this over the phone. I will tell you about it to Sister Le Yao next time we meet."
Now Griffin Jones lives under his surveillance like a guinea pig, and even he himself has become a little taboo about online communications, always feeling that it is somewhat unreliable.
Although Meng Bochao has taken some protective measures on all his electronic equipment, there is a saying that goes "It is better to be safe than sorry."
If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. People's activities in this world will always leave traces, and the Internet, which has "memory", is the place where traces are most likely to be left. It is better not to talk too much about such sensitive things on the phone.
"Okay, I understand."
Chen Leyao nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.
It seems... this little boss of mine is far more mysterious than I imagined.
Otherwise, how could he know that Griffin Jones had this drug, knew that it was real, and even knew its side effects and the risks involved.
While the two were talking, a taxi saw Chen Leyao's outstretched arm and slowed down and stopped in front of her.
"Master, go to Tianhai Building."
Chen Leyao opened the car door and sat in the back seat, distractedly pointing to a seat, but did not hang up Xia Xu's call. Instead, she took the opportunity to talk about some of her preliminary plans for the organizational structure of Xinghai Venture Capital.
Normally, she really doesn't have the chance to talk about these things with her boss. This boss is a real hands-off boss. Except for the time they met, he never asked about her at all, which made her sometimes unsure whether she was really working at Xinghai Venture Capital.
It would have been fine if he had just been a hands-off boss, but this person had also specifically instructed that I should not contact him unless it was something important, under the pretext that he did not want to disturb my wonderful campus life and the all-important college entrance examination review. At noon, he hung up the phone before I could even say anything.
"Stop, stop, stop, Sister Le Yao, you are the general manager. These are things you should be in charge of. Why would I ask you for help if I want to take care of these things myself?"
Xia Xu listened to Chen Leyao talking longer and longer, and couldn't help interrupting with a headache: "You are a professional, everything is up to you to decide, I am only responsible for finding professionals to do professional things."
"All right."
Clearly feeling Xia Xu's genuine annoyance and deep trust in her, Chen Leyao was speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Miss, I think you'd better stop reporting your work and think about whether you have offended anyone."
At this time, the taxi had been on the road for a while, and the taxi driver in front suddenly spoke.
The driver was a sturdy young man with short hair. Maybe because Chen Leyao was pretty, he glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time and took the initiative to talk to her.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Leyao was shocked when she heard this, and thought that the driver had some bad intentions and was sent by someone to cause trouble for her.
"It's not me, I mean there's someone following you."
The capable young driver was somewhat helpless, and pointed to the left rearview mirror: "Look, the white van behind us has been following us all the way."
"Van?"
Chen Leyao looked back and her expression changed slightly.
There was indeed a van behind them, and she had already recognized it; it was the one that had just been across the street from the cafe.
Could it be that Griffin Jones was angry and came to cause trouble for him
This was her first reaction.
However, she rejected this speculation immediately. If this was Griffin Jones's man, then Griffin Jones would not have been speechless when she asked him as a van driver.
"Boss, I seem to have run into the trouble you mentioned..."
Chen Leyao picked up the phone and spoke with a slightly helpless and bitter voice.
She herself had just returned to China, and it was impossible for her to offend anyone except Griffin Jones. Even if an ordinary person was offended, he would at most curse at her, or even fight. She would basically never hire someone to follow her.
Therefore, the only thing she could think of that might have caused this kind of thing was probably the trouble involving the genius medicine that her boss had just mentioned.
"Don't panic, just look at the license plate number of that car... Never mind, turn on the speaker of your phone and I'll ask the driver who picked you up."
He was just interrupted by the taxi driver before, and the call was not hung up, so Xia Xu naturally heard what Chen Leyao said.
However, he was not in a hurry. He had already made some guesses after hearing about the white van and considering that Chen Leyao had just met Griffin Jones, so he was now interested in the taxi driver who had just reminded Chen Leyao.
"OK."
Although Chen Leyao looked a little stern, she was not afraid or panicked. After hearing Xia Xu's words, she quickly followed his instructions, turned on the speaker and stretched the phone to the driver's seat.
"Hey young man, may I ask how you found out someone was following you?"
After waiting for a while, Xia Xu spoke with great interest.