rebirth against the times

Xu Chan's return was like a pebble causing slight ripples in calm water, but nothing changed with her departure. Life soon returned to its former peace. The October long holiday came as promised.

Then, Zhong Pengcheng returned to the capital of Shu, which was rare during this long holiday. As soon as he came back, Zhong Pengcheng hurriedly pulled Bai Shuo and Cao An to Hongwan Square.

"I thought you didn't care about the little money, why are you so anxious?" Bai Shuo said casually to Zhong Pengcheng in the slightly empty Hongwan Plaza.

"That's all Brother Peng's belongings. Don't look at his calm appearance. It's all pretense. He's just lying if he's not anxious. Haha..." Following Bai Shuo's words, Cao An said with a smile and bumped into him inadvertently.

Touch Zhong Pengcheng's arm.

Zhong Pengcheng smiled awkwardly: "To be honest, I'm more worried about you than my little money. I heard that you actually launched a 300 million project. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep for several days."

Bai Shuo glared and said: "What, you are an investment bank manager, and you are shocked by 300 million. You haven't even participated in a big project after such a long time, right?"

"How can it be compared? I am backed by an investment bank for my projects, and I have a professional team for planning and risk control of the investment projects. Even if the project fails, most of the investment may be recovered. This is not an all-or-nothing approach like yours.

"

Seeing Zhong Pengcheng's serious look, Cao An couldn't help but slap him hard on the back: "Okay, stop pretending, let's go, let's find a shop to rest, and you can take a good look at the environment here."

The three of them came to a casual restaurant. This is currently the busiest store in Hongwan Plaza. The situation inside is indeed much better than the depression outside. Half of the restaurant can be seated, and the clerks are doing a pretty good job.

saturation.

The three of them each had something to eat, which was considered a simple lunch, and ordered a drink and chatted. Suddenly, a gust of fragrant wind drifted by, and the three of them turned their heads in unison, only to see one with bare shoulders, a red dress, and red high heels.

, the woman with flaming red lips and exquisite makeup walked past Bai Shuo and the others, went straight to a table, then put down her bag and sat down elegantly, took out a book and started reading. Zhong Pengcheng first

After coming back to his senses, he coughed twice unconsciously. Cao An turned his head and said awkwardly: "Gengzi, this girl is pretty good. Do you want to strike up a conversation to relieve your sense of loss during your idle period?"

Bai Shuo's mouth curled up: "Fuck you, I have no window period, I don't care anymore after a few months..." He picked up the coffee and took a big sip in his mouth.

"I didn't mean Zhao Lan, I meant Sister Chan..."

"Pfft..." Hearing Cao An talk about Xu Chan, Bai Shuo couldn't help but choke out the coffee he just drank.

"Hey, don't be so excited if you are right." Cao An looked at Bai Shuo ambiguously with a smile.

"What? What happened to Xu Chan?" Zhong Pengcheng asked in confusion.

Cao An quickly told Zhong Pengcheng that Xu Chan came back and almost renewed his relationship with Bai Shuo. Bai Shuo glared at Cao An and told him to shut up. But he didn't pretend to be casual and asked Zhong Pengcheng: "

Well... have you met Xu Chan a lot in the past two years in Magic City? Do you know anything about her?"

Zhong Pengcheng thought for a while: "Actually, Xu Chan and I rarely meet, and I don't know much about her. After all, Ajia's circle is different. I only know that she is married, and her husband is a well-known rich second generation in Shanghai."

Bai Shuo said "Oh" twice. Seeing that Zhong Pengcheng seemed to want to continue asking about Xu Chan, he quickly changed the subject: "Hey, damn fat man, didn't you just dump one? Can you win this one?"

Zhong Pengcheng also echoed: "Fat man, the other party happens to be alone. Let's make a bet to see if you can get her phone number."

Cao An looked at the woman in red, licked his lips and said slowly: "She is not alone, but waiting for someone else."

Seeing Bai Shuo, Zhong Pengcheng was suspicious. Cao An continued: "The waiter probably asked her if she wanted something, but she refused briefly. She probably told the waiter that she had friends and would order later."

"You observed so carefully." Zhong Pengcheng nodded.

Cao An grinned and continued: "But, she should be waiting for a girl." Seeing that the two of them were still confused, Cao An simply stopped talking and analyzed it for them in one go: "This girl is dressed very ostentatiously today.

, and it is offensive. If you are dating your boyfriend or the person you like, you will not dress like this. Generally, men will work hard to show their advantages when they meet the woman they like, but women are on the contrary. They often show each other in front of the same sex.

The closer she is to her in terms of comparison, quality, and conditions, the more intense the secret competition becomes. So I bet that her passion must be caused by a girl who is similar to her."

"How do you know she must be a girl? She seems quite mature to me, maybe older than you." Bai Shuo asked again.

Cao An smiled: "You don't know this, right? Today's girls generally like to dress themselves up more maturely the younger they are, while the older they like to act younger. This girl's appearance is typical for her age.

She is new to society but not deeply involved in the world. In addition, from the cover of the book she read, it seems that it is a book related to music. There is a mark on the back of the book, which should be the library code. And she

As I passed by, I noticed a faint red mark on her cheek, and some indentations on her left clavicle, probably from someone who had practiced the violin not long ago. I can tell that she is probably a violin student at the Conservatory of Music."

"Wow! Girls from the music conservatory are very popular. It seems you don't have much chance." Zhong Pengcheng smiled provocatively.

Cao An glanced at Zhong Pengcheng and said calmly: "That's not necessarily true. I noticed that this girl's dress was a bit too ostentatious. She obviously lacked experience in control, so I said she was not experienced in the world. Her clothes were not of high quality.

, not a famous brand, but the pair of shoes are worth a lot of money. This shows that this girl is in a process of transformation, pursuing material things but not completely breaking away from simplicity. This state is the most vulnerable to being deceived. Just need

Give her some fantasy, show her power, find some common topics, and it will be easy to win. By the way, what are we betting on?"

Zhong Pengcheng smiled: "It's up to you."

"Then let's bet on who will pay the bill at the bar tonight." After Cao An finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to go.

"Hey, how are you going to strike up a conversation?" Bai Shuo suddenly asked.

Cao An smiled mischievously: "I will first say that I seem to have met her before. At this time, she will definitely think that I am superficial and old-fashioned. Then I immediately said that I seem to have met her at a violin performance at the Conservatory of Music. If my

If the judgment is correct, she will immediately feel guilty for what she just thought, and then it will be my time to show it off."

After hearing this, Bai Shuo gave a thumbs up: "Go ahead, brother, I wish you immediate success."

I saw Cao An striding up to the woman in red. I don’t know what he said. The woman in red obviously showed an unflattering expression. She only glanced at Cao An contemptuously and continued to read the book. But when Cao An said again

After a few words, the woman in red suddenly sat up straight, the expression on her face immediately softened, and she took the initiative to talk to Cao An. After a few words, the woman in red seemed to realize her rudeness, and quickly asked Cao An to

Sit down. When Cao An sat down, he deliberately glanced at Bai Shuo and gave him a show-off look. Bai Shuo shook his head, and Zhong Pengcheng no longer paid attention to what was happening on Cao An's side.

"I didn't expect this fat guy to be really good at picking up girls. It looks like you're in for a treat tonight."

Zhong Pengcheng was stunned and laughed twice: "This kid, if he uses these abilities on the right path, he might actually achieve something."

Bai Shuo smiled strangely and said, "Don't use your standards to measure others. Maybe the place where fat people most hope to achieve success is in bed."

"Haha, this small world is filled with seven emotions and six desires, and it's not simple. Where is your ambition? You won't be guarding this Hongwan Plaza as a charterer from now on, right?"

Bai Shuo was silenced for a while by Zhong Pengcheng's question, and then he pretended to be profound and said: "Hey, I am ambition, I am the sea of ​​stars."

At this time, Cao An had already come back from there. Before sitting back in his seat, he did not forget to pick up the phone in his hand and make a phone call gesture to the woman in red. Only then did Bai Shuo find that the woman in red was already standing next to him.

With the addition of a woman of similar age, it seems that Cao An's guesses were generally correct.

"How is it?" Seeing Cao An sit down, Bai Shuo asked immediately.

Cao An waved the phone number on his cell phone in front of Zhong Pengcheng: "You will have to spend money tonight."

Bai Shuo said happily: "Fat man, you are good at it. Your skills are quite good. You should teach me how to do it sometime. Don't eat alone."

Unexpectedly, Zhong Pengcheng suddenly interrupted and said: "Hey, Bai Shuo, these vulgar fans are not your cup of tea. Don't forget, you belong to the sea of ​​stars, haha..."

It was really uncomfortable for Bai Shuo to choke on what he just said, leaving Cao An with a confused look on his face...

The party at the bar in the evening was originally the happiest moment for the brothers, but Zhu Zhu brought some bad news to Bai Shuo. Mr. Gao, who had always been dissatisfied with Bai Shuo in the company, didn't know where he learned about Bai Shuo.

Shuo left the company on a leave of absence without pay. Before the holiday, he even mentioned at the company leadership meeting that Bai Shuo had been with the company for less than a year and could not apply for a leave of absence without pay. He would either go back to work or formally resign. So after the holiday, if Bai Shuo does not want to go back

If you go to work, you can only resign. You must know that in those days, the status of formal employees in state-owned enterprises was still very important, and most people would not lose it easily. The vice president Gao forced Bai Shuo to resign, which can be regarded as driving people to death.

practice.

Zhuzi is more traditional, but he still carefully comforted Bai Shuo and told him to think carefully. Cao An didn't care: "What's so good about a shabby job? Brother Geng, I'm going to do big things with you in the future, let alone mother-in-law and mother."

You care about this useless thing."

"Yes, you belong to the sea of ​​stars, don't be greedy for the fertilizer in the soil jar." Zhong Pengcheng said with a smile, taking what Bai Shuo said in the afternoon.

Bai Shuo glared at Zhong Pengcheng angrily. At this moment, he suddenly thought that this Vice President Gao seemed to have a grudge against him in the later generations in his memory, always targeting him everywhere. After his divorce, when he was raising his daughter alone,

Sometimes it would inevitably affect the work. Other leaders and colleagues were very understanding. But he kept talking about it. It was not until Li Zhen came and helped that Bai Shuo was relieved. Another time, he deliberately dug a hole and was wronged.

Bai Shuo leaked the company's technical secrets. In the end, although there was no evidence, Bai Shuo was demoted one level forcibly on the grounds of poor management, and Bai Shuo's bonus for the month was deducted, which made Bai Shuo's already tight situation worse; in addition, in

In the first life, Bai Shuo later became the workshop director with his own hard work and ability. However, due to the suppression of Vice President Gao, he could not get the promotion he deserved for a long time, and the workshop where he worked did not receive justice.

Bai Shuo has always felt ashamed of the treatment he received from his brothers in the workshop. However, it was not until many years later that the efficiency of the factory deteriorated year by year. Finally, due to the uneven distribution of benefits, the vice president Gao was investigated after being reported by his subordinates.

He committed many illegal and criminal acts. Bai Shuo still remembers the horrifying amount of stolen money and goods found at that time. During the trial, he made a special trip to the court to listen to the entire trial. It is said that Vice President Gao had been involved in the crime since he was still the head of the Materials Department.

He began to offer and accept bribes in various ways, and embezzled company property due to his position.

Thinking of this, the suppressed anger in Bai Shuo's heart suddenly burst out. At this time, he suddenly had an idea. When he was the director of the Materials Department? This CEO Gao had been in the position of vice president for three years. Before that, he had been doing

Minister of Materials, which means that he is already a big bug in the company. Bai Shuo remembers that it was seven or eight years ago when the case of Vice President Gao happened, but obviously Bai Shuo is not prepared to let him, a bug, be proud anymore.

It's been seven or eight years.

"Pah!" Bai Shuo slammed his palm on the table, startling everyone. "This guy with the surname Gao is simply bullying others too much. Even if I don't care whether I can keep this job, he will bully me to the end.

Even if he gets fucked, I can't make it easy for him."

The first person to be puzzled was Cao An. Bai Shuo was not a carefree person before. He never expected that he would get so angry because of this matter. "Brother Geng, how much hatred is there for this matter?"

It's rare for you to get angry. But I agree, men should be happy with their grudges, and they must retaliate."

Zhuzi said uneasily: "Gengzi, just resign if you don't want to go back to work. There's no need to seek revenge. That guy with the surname Gao can reach this level because he has no background at all. Even if we give him a beating, it won't be a big deal."

You may not necessarily get any benefits.”

"Haha, Zhuzhu, you think I want to beat him up. We are past the time for fighting. I want to eliminate harm for the people according to etiquette and law."

"Removing harm for the people?" Everyone was stunned.

"Well." Bai Shuo looked at the confused people, thought for a moment, and said to everyone: "I know that this guy named Gao has done a lot of things that harmed the company's interests and committed crimes, and I also know how to find evidence. I didn't want to do that before.

It’s troublesome, but now that he’s bullied us to the extreme, the Four King Kongs of Bai Town, in the words of the fat man, will always be punished. We can’t lose the prestige of the Four King Kongs, so let’s just take it as an opportunity to eliminate harm for the people.”

"What? Do you have evidence of his illegal crimes?" Zhu Zhu asked in surprise.

"No, I just know, but we still have to discuss how to obtain the evidence."

Then Bai Shuo made up a reason and told everyone what he knew about the situation. Then the four of them discussed the next step.