Shen Antu's apartment was a large open-plan apartment. Xie Duo, leaning on his cane, had only taken a few steps when he saw Shen Antu busy in the kitchen. Xie Duo stood there quietly for a while as usual, then walked over and sat down at the bar, waiting for Shen Antu to bring him breakfast and himself.
"I seldom cook at home, so today I realized there was nothing in the refrigerator. I only found a few packets of instant noodles in the closet. Let's make do with it." Shen Antu placed the steaming bowl of noodles in front of Xie Duo.
"It smells good." Xie Duo said, then took a bite and praised, "It's delicious."
Shen Antu couldn't help laughing: "Praise me a few more times, I want to hear more."
So Xie Duo said with his serious face: "People are delicious too."
All the hair on Shen Antu's body was smoothed out, and he stood up and crossed the bar to kiss him.
Xie Duo kissed him briefly, then asked him, "How did you deal with Shi Xiaodong?"
Xie Duo knew Shen Antu's vengeful character. Even if there was no evidence to bring Shi Xiaodong to justice, it was impossible for him to do nothing and let Shi Xiaodong go free.
Sure enough, Shen Antu showed him Shen Lin's signature fox smile: "I used some inferior means, which can be simply summarized as - workplace cold force."
Xie Duo raised his eyelids and glanced at him, motioning him to continue.
"When Jinsheng was in crisis, almost everyone in the company was looking for a new job. After all, who would want to work hard when the company was about to go bankrupt? This gave me a good opportunity to change blood. I used this reason to replace many of Shi Xiaodong's subordinates. This was just the first step. Then I intentionally or unintentionally omitted him in the meeting, but deliberately promoted Fan Hong and Diao Yongzhou. After a few times, everyone in the company knew that I was targeting Shi Xiaodong. Smart people would know which side to stand on. At this time, I spread some news at the right time, implying that Shi Xiaodong was related to my plane accident. Who would dare to be friends with him now?"
Shen Antu was paying attention to Xie Duo's expression while talking. If he showed any displeasure, Shen Antu would shut up immediately. Although Xie Duo once said that he also loved "Shen Lin", Shen Antu never wanted Xie Duo to think that he was a sinister and cunning person.
Fortunately, Xie Duo looked calm and warned him: "Be careful, he will retaliate if you get impatient."
The fact that he hired a killer across borders showed that Shi Xiaodong was a vicious person. It was hard to say that he would not do something more vicious.
"That's perfect," Shen Antu took a bite of noodles nonchalantly, "We're worried about not being able to find evidence. As long as he loses his composure and does something, we can catch him by the tail."
Xie Duo's voice suddenly turned several degrees colder: "So you are risking your life?"
Shen Antu's heart was filled with alarm. Before, he ignored his fever and insisted on biting Xie Duo. He even refused to sleep and insisted on returning home. This made Xie Duo so angry that he ignored him for a week. Shen Antu didn't dare to touch the minefield again.
He immediately changed his words: "That's impossible! He doesn't dare to be so arrogant in China... Have I told you about my new secretary? I specially chose one with good skills, and my car. I also asked someone to modify my car, and I also hired bodyguards..."
"Eat." Xie Duo interrupted him.
Shen Antu choked and lowered his head to eat in frustration. Even a small clump of his carefully groomed hair fell down and hung limply on his forehead.
But then Xie Duo said, "Shen Antu, I don't object to your plan, but compared to letting him be executed, I care about your safety, do you understand?"
Shen Antu's eyes lit up, and he was about to be happy, but then he heard Xie Duo say, "Forget it, you are 'Shen Lin' now, and I can't control you, so do whatever you want."
"Why are you still angry about that night?" Shen Antu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when he saw Xie Duo's eyes, he immediately changed his words, "You can control me, I like you to control me, control me now."
A smile appeared in the corners of Xie Duo's eyes, and his deep eyes gently circled Shen Antu. He had finished the whole bowl of noodles while Shen Antu was talking about his plan, and now he was supporting his chin with one hand while watching Shen Antu eat.
Shen Antu ate in the same gentle and careful manner as before, but he was in a hurry today and ate faster than ever. A few minutes later, he finished his breakfast and was about to get up to clean up the dishes when Xie Duo stopped him.
"Shen Antu, I love you no matter what you are like. Can you remember that?"
Shen Antu's whole body trembled, and the obedient mask he habitually wore on his face gradually fell off. His eyes were no longer uneasy. He lowered his head and kissed the back of Xie Duo's hand.
“I remember.”
Chapter 68 Money is money and life is life
I didn't expect Simon to have a role, but only for a little while.
"Then today's meeting ends here. Mr. Diao, please contact the builder for the land in the north before the New Year, and we will start construction after the New Year. Thank you for your hard work." Shen Antu stood up and extended his right hand to Diao Yongzhou.
"Hey, Mr. Shen, you're welcome. It's just my job." Diao Yongzhou shook hands with him politely.
"The meeting is adjourned."
After Shen Antu finished speaking, he stood up and left the meeting room, pretending not to see Shi Xiaodong's expression.
The land in the north of the city was acquired by Shi Xiaodong before Shen Antu came back. It was not an important area, but because Z City wanted to connect the subway with the neighboring city, the desolate suburb was picked up by the City Hall for development. Because it was Shi Xiaodong who got the land, he was naturally responsible for it, but Shen Antu gave the land to Diao Yongzhou on the grounds that he had to cooperate with Wu He to reorganize the southwest business district.