Chapter 20: The Taboo of the Lonely Goose (Part 2)

  Hersley and Jiao Siwei came out of Lan Kwai Fong and went straight back to their luxurious mansion in Hong Kong, where they sat in the study chatting.

  Hersley looked at the somewhat distracted Siyou and said, "Siyou, what's wrong? You're not thinking about him again, are you?" Siyou replied very unhappily, "Hersley, why do you always say this to me? I've told you many times already, I don't like him."

  Xierli pointed at Siwei with her finger and smiled, saying: "Siwei, we've known each other for four or five years, don't I know what you're thinking? Hmm, this Long Bao is indeed not bad, works hard, has a quick mind, looks handsome, and doesn't have the habits of a playboy. I think he's really a diamond bachelor, if I didn't have Strad, I would also fall in love with him, hehe."

  Jiao Siwei's face suddenly changed, and he stood up to leave. Hester hadn't expected Jiao Siwei to react so strongly, and she hastily said: "Alright, alright, I won't say it anymore. Come on, let me tell you something. Strad's father thinks Long Bao has a good eye for financial investment, and wants to invest some funds in the company. What do you think?"

  Jiao Si's mood was very bad, and he casually replied: "The money is his, let him consider it himself, what does he ask me for?"

  Hersley was very clever and quickly grabbed Jiao Siwei's shoulder, saying: "Siwei, I'm your best friend. When you asked me to invest in the group, I came because I believed in your vision and knew you were carrying out your own revenge plan, so I wanted to help you with something. Later, several consulting experts said that Long Bao's plan had its unique characteristics, so I persuaded my father to make an investment. Now I'm very happy, the group's performance is good, and you've also gained his trust. Not only did I get a return on investment, but I also helped you with something. But now it's different, your mind is very conflicted. On the one hand, you hate Long Bao as your father's killer, on the other hand, you have feelings for him. This amount of money is too large, once it falls into his hands, he will have more power, and you absolutely cannot take action against him. You must guarantee the safety of this investment with all your might, so I need to ask for your opinion."

  Jiao Siwei fell silent, and Hersley continued: "Strad's father had met Long Bao twice and liked him very much. He was at ease with entrusting the money to him for operation, but he was also a bit worried about you, so he must get your guarantee."

  Jiao Si Yu smiled wryly and knew her intention, so he said: "How much is it?" Hersley lowered her voice and said: "Five billion dollars."

  Jiao Siyu was shocked and said, "How does he have so much money?" Hesi Li smiled and said, "I'm not sure about that. It seems like he's planning to sell his bonds and stocks. They've studied Long Bao's investment situation and think his accuracy rate is as high as 90%. He can increase his investments by more than 30% within a year, exceeding the performance of quantum funds. Maybe you don't know yet, but many experts are already studying his investment intentions."

  Jiao Siwei couldn't help but admire Long Bao in her heart, and hesitated to say: "Don't they know that some international speculators want to take a knife to Long Bao? Many people regard him as a thorn in the eye, and his quick, ruthless, and accurate investment methods are unbearable. If you suddenly give him so much funding, if the main force of the funds is detected by others, it will definitely become someone else's target of attack. I can't bear this responsibility."

  Xie Li smiled and said, "It's okay, they know that some speculators have a grudge against Long Bao, so they will also be on guard against this. They will send an expert to the investment company to take charge, you just need to remind him again and he will have a way to deal with it."

  Jiao Siwei knew that if she told Long Bao this news, it would undoubtedly make her weight heavier in his heart. All of these were things Hesi Li had done for her. Thinking of this, her heart warmed up and she said emotionally: "Hesi Li, you're really too good to me. I'm an orphan with no parents, if I didn't have a good friend like you, I..."

  This work is 16k net exclusive text version, without permission shall not be reproduced, excerpted. For more latest and fastest chapters, please visit .16n! On September 30th, the six-story employee leisure entertainment center was officially completed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The construction of this entertainment center by Long Bao Li is to improve the living conditions of employees, carry out extracurricular activities, enhance the sense of belonging among employees, prevent the loss of excellent employees, and enhance the reputation of the group. This building has a movie theater that can be used as an auditorium on the first floor, a sports room for table tennis, billiards, chess, and Go on the second floor, an art center and gym on the third floor, a library on the fourth floor, and an employee training center on the fifth and sixth floors. On the west side of the building, there is a supermarket with low prices, and on the east side, there is the group's VIP restaurant.

  Many distinguished guests attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Xue Bingying Jiao Siwei specially invited local government leaders, fire brigades, public security, and other leaders to attend. Red envelopes were given as gifts, and both hosts and guests were delighted. After the ceremony, they entered the restaurant for a meal, which was specially prepared by a famous chef.

  Long Bao smiled and invited the guests to enter the restaurant, where six luxurious private rooms were set up. The VIPs attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including several uninvited CEOs of other companies, were all arranged in the private rooms. As soon as Long Bao entered, he saw Qiu Ya and a girl wearing bright uniforms standing at the door of room 1. His facial muscles twitched, and he instinctively looked around, relieved that Jing Er was not there, but his liver fire had already surged up to his chest: "This Shi Wei is really bold!"

  Qiu Ya wore a ceremonial outfit, her figure looking extremely slender and elegant. Seeing Long Bao walking towards her, her face turned bright red, staring fixedly at him, involuntarily whispering softly to herself: "Bao, Bao......"

  Long Bao suppressed the sudden anger, maintaining a bright smile on his face, and walked into the private room with those few distinguished guests, trying not to look at Qiu Ya. He could already feel his temples throbbing, and his head starting to spin slightly. He took deep breaths, calming down his increasingly rapid breathing.

  This feeling hasn't appeared in a long time, that guy who always goes against himself is probably going to stir up trouble again. What the hell, can't these people just be seen, thought about, and reflected upon? Long Biao felt his muscles start to stiffen, his ears could no longer clearly hear the flattering compliments and idle chatter of those esteemed guests, a heavy boulder was gradually piling up in his chest, a sharp fear was being invaded by that familiar evil force. He saw with utmost clarity the withered yellow grass on the grave mound of Xiongshan's ancestors swaying back and forth in the cold wind, and more clearly heard a voice coming from the tombstone covered in green moss: "Curse... you have a curse... you can't escape... you can't escape... unless you're an unfeeling person without emotions... Curse... Curse..."

  At this time, the suckling pig was already on the table. After a few days of training, Qiu Ya also walked over with a white porcelain wine jug, ready to pour what was said to be a top-grade Wuliangye for the people at the table. Every step she took sounded like a giant hammer pounding against a hollow and rotten tree trunk, producing a dull rumbling sound that pierced through Long Bao's eardrums and made them ache.

  Long Bao suddenly stood up, but didn't realize how ugly his face looked to others. The municipal leader sitting next to him raised his head and smiled at him with a standard smile: "Come on, come on, sit down, Chairman Long. If there's anything you need to instruct your subordinates to do, just let them handle it! I still owe you a few cups of wine. This is our second time drinking together, the first time wasn't satisfying enough for you, you can't leave, haha."

  He said, then reached out and grabbed Longbiao's hand, trying to pull him back onto the stool. Longbiao was startled by this sudden tug and shivered all over, suddenly realizing that everyone at the table was staring at him. He knew he couldn't lose face in front of them, or it would be a joke. So he said with a self-deprecating smile: "Alright, alright, Secretary, I'll definitely keep you company for a good drink today, please sit down first." Then he turned to the others and said: "Sorry, I'm going to go invite the other honored guests at the other tables to take their seats, excuse me for a moment."

  Long Bao made an effort to keep his pace from becoming stiff, trying to maintain a straight posture. After walking out the door, he took several deep breaths and rubbed his sore head. A ceremonial lady standing in the corridor asked Long Bao with some concern: "Chairman Long, do you have any instructions?"

  It was precisely at the height of his anxiety that Long Bao glared at her, somewhat reproaching her for meddling in other people's business. However, he recalled that this girl was from the public relations department and under Shi Wei's supervision, so he said to her: "Where is Shi Wei? Take me to find him."

  At this time, Qiuya also came out, she saw Longbiao's face was so bad, realized that something was wrong, but her heart was extremely nervous, with a crying tone said: "Long... ...Chairman, you... ...are you okay?"

  Long Bao's eyes stared at her strangely and said coldly: "You're here too."

  The banquet hall's wine table was filled with high-ranking employees waiting to enjoy the feast, Shi Wei was instructing several part-time ceremonial girls on etiquette next to the wine cabinet. Long Bao walked straight out the door, and after being informed by a girl, Shi Wei hastily followed, seeing Long Bao's icy expression, while Qiu Ya was anxiously and grievously following behind him. Shi Wei suddenly cried out in his heart: Trouble, trouble, going crazy again! Heaven help me, please don't make a scene! God Buddha Bodhisattva Guanyin, save me!

  He was about to use a hypocritical tone to show respect and courtesy to Long Bao, but before he could even open his mouth, Long Bao spoke to him in an extremely cold tone: "Mr. Shi, Deputy Director Shi, I promoted you to deputy director because I thought you had some special talent in public relations, but now it seems that you're just a complete mess. If you can't handle the job of deputy director of the public relations department, then submit a transfer report and come back. Why bother with these unprofessional tricks that only make a fool of yourself?"

  When Long Bao heard the sarcastic remark, Shi Wei's green bean-like eyes turned into peas, and his expression became extremely strange. Qiu Ya couldn't control her grievance anymore and burst into tears. Long Bao's anxiety intensified, and he couldn't help but sneer, saying: "It seems that Mr. Shi is most skilled at providing catering services. Even selecting a receptionist from the group employees shows such taste and personality. Well, I'll give you a stage to showcase your talents. From now on, you're the deputy manager of this restaurant." He heard Qiu Ya's sobbing sound and gritted his teeth, saying: "Miss Huang, since you like following Deputy Manager Shi so much, then you don't need to go to work at Biotech Company anymore."

  He turned around and walked towards the private room without looking back, but his ears clearly heard Shi Wei cursing "Damn it, good people can't do it, G Lao's, I was suddenly demoted from deputy director to deputy manager, in a few days I'll have to wash dishes and wipe tables!", Long Biao felt his head about to split, with a long-forgotten sharp pain accompanied by a buzzing tinnitus, clearly feeling that there was a rusty dull knife in his brain, cutting the head he carried on his shoulders one by one.

  He can't hold on anymore, really can't hold on anymore, is about to collapse, and the fierce battle in his mind is about to start again!

  At this moment, Jing'er, who was forced to wear a ceremonial dress by Qiuya but had been avoiding being seen by Longbiao, saw the whole scene. She carefully observed Longbiao's expression and saw the emptiness in his eyes, saw the involuntary twitching of his facial muscles, and immediately followed him, saying in an extremely soft yet piercing voice: "Biao, it's okay, it's okay, I'm by your side, I'm by your side." Her lips moved slightly, as if she was reciting a spell or humming a tune.

  A wisp of clear energy rose from Long Bao's Lingtai, quickly turning into a thin stream that flowed out from the top of his head and down his entire body. Jing'er whispered softly, "Bao, I'm right by your side, don't think about anything else, it's okay..."

  The sensation of the water flow rapidly spread throughout his body, and the opposing clear and muddy energies that were about to boil over suddenly calmed down. The dragon's eyes regained their luster, and his muscles relaxed, he turned his head to look at Jing'er and said in a low voice: "Alright, you can go."

  Back to the wine table, that secretary was showing off his parents' official status to the people at the same table: "Chairman, Chairman, I'm very optimistic about your group company, in short, as long as you need it, our city will fully support you, and our city's departments will serve you unconditionally..." As soon as he saw Longbiao coming in, he laughed and said, "President Long, I thought you had run away! You are the pride of our inland people! You are a model for young people! Our city is preparing to report your materials to the province, to be selected as one of the top ten outstanding youth in the province, and then to compete for the national top ten outstanding youth, haha!"

  Long Bao smiled politely and said, "Secretary *, you're too kind to me, I don't deserve it!" Then he raised his cup and said to everyone, "Come on, on behalf of the Li Heng Board of Directors and all employees, I would like to thank Secretary *, Director *, Commissioner *, Chairman *... for visiting our group and for the completion of the employee recreational center. Let me make a toast first!"

  Long Bao, accompanied by Jiao Siwei, Qian Yuhui, Xue Bingying, and He Silai, went back and forth between the six private rooms toasting wine, creating a lively atmosphere. When they arrived at room three, a drunken Hong Kong boss raised his glass and said to Long Bao: "Mr. Long, you're very talented, I'm not envious of that. Your group is bigger than mine, but I'm not envious of that either. What I envy is your youth - becoming the CEO of a listed company at just 18 years old! I envy your good looks; with your appearance, who knows how many girls would like to marry you? They'd dream of marrying you even in their sleep! But me? I'm 53 and have three women on the mainland, but they're not genuinely interested in me. All they want is my money. These three women are beyond my control. You, on the other hand, are only 18 and can do whatever you want. How enviable! Come, let's toast to your youth!"

  An old general sitting next to him, also slightly drunk, chimed in: "Director Zou, I think what's even more enviable than Chairman Long's youth is the fact that his company has so many beautiful women! Chairman Long is so handsome, all these beauties are fighting to get close to him, and they're all trying to find an opportunity to marry him, haha!"

  Another old man chimed in with a smile: "No need to marry, being a concubine for our Chairman Long is also an option, isn't it? Chairman Long can afford to support three palaces and six courtyards, no problem!"

  A burst of hearty laughter, a burst of crisp clinking glasses, and a burst of sincere toasting voices all blended together.

  Different lives stay on this earth for absolutely unequal times, each life chooses its own way of living in the time it has, and thinks about this living, only different thoughts will influence the next living. These people may have deep regrets about their current possessions, and with the help of alcohol, they reveal their hidden voices.

  Indeed, these people inadvertently offended their taboos, but they were guests and couldn't be rude in front of them. Moreover, many of these guests were the company's clients and associates, so they had to mind their manners. It is said that this is a principle that must be followed in social gatherings.

  What is taboo? What kind of thing is taboo? Only with a heart can there be taboos, a person without a heart has no taboos, and is unscrupulous!

  The bird flies and flies, flying in the blue sky, among white clouds, flying in the wind, flying in the rain. The left wing is covered with frost, the right wing is covered with snow, and two eyes are frozen with crystal clear ice. The bird has flown away, unrestricted in the sky.

  Long Bao Qian is humble and courteous, confident and polite, cheerful and happy, haha, hehe, laughing and drinking, making everyone feel very appetizing.