Chapter 373 - 181: Appealing to All Tastes, Lu Mingzhe Has Prepared a Big Surprise

Chapter 373: Chapter 181: Appealing to All Tastes, Lu Mingzhe Has Prepared a Big Surprise

He clicked on it and saw that the comments were full of mockery.

"Impressive. They called you out by name, and you’re still denying it."

"Hurry up and send the cease and desist. I’ll just grab my popcorn and sit here to see who’s really spreading rumors."

"Generally, when one side issues a denial and sends a lawyer’s letter, it just means everything the other side said is true."

"Hmm... a denial, you say? Then I guess I have to believe the other party."

"..."

Everyone found Xianji Technology’s denial announcement a bit ridiculous.

Chaolu Technology isn’t legally illiterate. They called you out by name in their announcement, so they must have evidence.

If they’d said it without proof, wouldn’t that make Chaolu Technology the clowns?

Anyway, as things stood, Chaolu Technology’s announcement was more credible.

In contrast, Xianji Technology’s denial made them look like clowns.

While everyone was discussing the matter, the Modu police issued a statement.

The gist of the statement was that after receiving a report from Chaolu Technology, they had brought Feng Jianhong and Wang Chengxuan in for questioning based on clues provided by the company.

After a "friendly and harmonious" interrogation, both men confessed to their actions without reservation.

Feng Jianhong admitted that his company had sent him to deliberately court Wang Chengxuan, tempting him with a large payment to collude and use his position to reveal Chaolu Technology’s reserve price for the bid.

Wang Chengxuan also admitted that he had accepted the temptation and agreed to disclose the reserve price.

He was just waiting for the large payment to arrive in his account before revealing the information.

However, before the payment arrived, their collusion was discovered by Lu Mingzhe, the founder and president of Chaolu Technology, who reported it directly to the police.

Based on the two men’s confessions, the police arrested even higher-level executives from Xianji Technology that very night.

After all, both the directly responsible parties and their supervisors would face criminal liability.

This was especially true since they were acting under orders, which required a more thorough investigation.

After reading the announcement, everyone fully understood what had happened.

"No wonder Xianji Technology was still issuing denials. Turns out everyone who knew about it was already arrested, haha."

"That’s some gallows humor right there."

"Go look, quick! Xianji Technology’s official account deleted the denial announcement!"

"Hahaha, so much for sending that cease and desist letter."

"Hey, clown, your red nose fell on the floor. Go on, pick it up."

"This completely confirms it. Xianji Technology’s stock is going to tank."

"Fuck, I just bought their stock! Why can’t they just compete based on merit? Did they have to pull such a dirty, underhanded move?"

"Could it be that they’re only resorting to dirty tricks because they can’t compete on merit?"

"..."

After reading the announcement, everyone immediately started with the in-your-face mockery.

Many of them were Chaolu Technology employees who had only just learned about the incident from the trending topics, and they immediately jumped into the comments to gloat viciously.

And when Xianji Technology so helpfully deleted its previous denial, it was the perfect finishing touch.

The comedic effect was simply maxed out. Their clownishness was off the charts.

Someone even went to the two companies’ official websites, dug up photos of the pair, and posted them online.

Shen Qingying, snuggled in his arms, was feeding him fruit when she happened to see the photos on the screen.

"Aren’t those the two men who got your pants and shoes dirty last night?"

Curiosity flickered in Shen Qingying’s eyes. She recognized the two men. ’But why is Chen Mo looking at their photos?’

"Those two have been locked up."

Chen Mo put an arm around her shoulder, shifted the phone between them so she could see, and said with a smile.

"Huh?"

At his words, Shen Qingying’s eyes widened, her delicate face filled with pure astonishment.

’They got locked up just for spilling a drink on his pants?’

’Could it be that Chen Mo was talking about this when he was on the phone in the car last night?’

’Is Chen Mo’s influence that scary?’

"It’s not because of me. Here, see for yourself."

Seeing her staring at him in shock, Chen Mo instantly understood her thoughts and gave her shapely bottom an amused pat.

Only after Shen Qingying took the phone and finished reading the police statement did she understand how the two of them had ended up in jail.

Thinking of her subconscious assumption just now, a faint blush crept onto her delicate face.

"Although, I did have a hand in them getting locked up."

Chen Mo smiled and briefly explained the situation to her.

"You’re amazing, darling~"

After listening, Shen Qingying looked at Chen Mo, her eyes full of admiration and adoration.

’To think that a billionaire worth nearly ten billion is one of Chen Mo’s friends.’

’Plus, it was Chen Mo who recognized Wang Chengxuan last night and called Chaolu Technology’s boss; that’s the only reason the other party found out about it.’

’Chen Mo really did deserve credit for those two getting locked up.’

...

「Time quickly passed, and it was Monday.」

On Saturday, he had spent the night at Miss Pan’s place, giving her some proper "maintenance and servicing."

On Sunday, he was in his small rented apartment, cooking a few meals with Xia Shiqing.

Wei Luyao had spent the weekend with her show’s production team, filming a team-building segment.

’Seven days a week is still too few.’

Chen Mo lamented to himself.

’With so many women, time management was becoming a bit of a problem.’

Right now, he was sitting in his office chair.

The office door was closed, and he quietly listened as Xu Xiyue, who was sitting on his lap and resting in his arms, delivered her work report.

Inhaling the faint, alluring fragrance wafting from her body, Chen Mo quietly found himself ascending Mount Everest.

"President Chen, Jiang Huiyang and his team have finished developing their project. They’re preparing to launch it in the next couple of days."

Xu Xiyue was updating Chen Mo on the project’s progress at Pentagonal Game Company.

The first project she had invested in since joining Panshi Venture Capital was finally about to go live.

Whether this project would sink or swim would soon be determined.

If the project’s outcome was the same as before, she could foresee herself once again becoming a person of controversy in the venture capital world.

The mockery and ridicule would be inevitable.

But if the project succeeded, it would be her first successful project of the year!

It would break her personal curse.

It would be a complete rebirth for her.

Whether she would continue to face mockery and ridicule, or break the curse and be reborn in one fell swoop...

...all depended on the project’s performance after its launch.

"Don’t worry. It will definitely be a success."

Chen Mo encouraged her, his voice firm and brimming with confidence.

’How could he not know if it was going to succeed?’

"I believe you."

Xu Xiyue blinked her beautiful eyes and leaned in to kiss Chen Mo on the cheek.

The confidence that radiated from Chen Mo’s very being was truly infectious.

"RING~"

Just then, Chen Mo’s phone rang.

He glanced down and saw it was a call from Lu Mingzhe.

"Hello? Brother Lu."

Chen Mo answered with a smile.

"Chen Mo, our company successfully won the bid! I really have to thank you for this. Without you, we probably would’ve lost this huge contract."

"Come to my place for dinner tonight. Your sister-in-law and I have prepared a huge surprise for you!"

Lu Mingzhe’s voice was filled with unconcealable joy as he told Chen Mo that they had successfully won the bid.

He thanked Chen Mo profusely and invited him to his home for dinner that night.

Most importantly, Lu Mingzhe had once again brought up the surprise he mentioned last time.

And this time, he had called it a *huge* surprise!

Hearing this, Chen Mo couldn’t help but feel intensely curious.

For Lu Mingzhe to consider it a huge surprise, its value was likely far from ordinary.

He found himself rather looking forward to what this "big surprise" could be.

Whatever the surprise was, it would be revealed at dinner tonight.