Li Youwei then went out to pick up Chu Heng. Qiao Liang entered the inner room, closed the door, and turned on the monitor screen. The scene in the outer room appeared on the screen.
Qiao Liang sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette and looked at the screen.
After a while, the door of Li Youwei's office opened. Li Youwei stood at the door, stretched his hand in and said politely: "Minister Chu, please——"
Then Chu Heng walked in slowly with his hands behind his back and a reserved smile.
After coming in, Chu Heng looked at Li Youwei's office. Li Youwei said politely: "Minister Chu, you are a rare visitor. Please sit down."
Chu Heng nodded and sat down. The secretary came over to make tea. Li Youwei sat on the sofa opposite Chu Heng.
The secretary made tea, then went out and closed the door behind her.
Chu Heng leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, put his hands on the armrests of the sofa, and tapped his fingers slowly. He looked very calm and confident, and continued to look at Li Youwei with a smile.
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Li Youwei looked at Chu Heng with eyes that were neither humble nor arrogant, with a smile on his face as well.
Although both of them were smiling, each other's smiles contained different meanings.
After a brief silence, Chu Heng said with a smile: "Old Li, you are doing well now, really good. Looking at the furnishings in your office, they are many times better than mine."
Chu Heng used the word "mixed", and Qiao Liang caught it sensitively.
Li Youwei chuckled: "This doesn't mean anything. I am doing business now. I am an out-and-out businessman and an ordinary citizen. How can I compare with Minister Chu?"
"Old Li, you can't say that. You are not an ordinary citizen or an ordinary businessman now, but the president and big boss of the largest listed company in Jiangzhou." Chu Heng said.
Li Youwei waved his hand: "I am the president, which is good, but I am not the big boss. The big boss of the group is Chairman Fang."
"By the way, Chairman Fang didn't come today?" Chu Heng said.
"Chairman Fang is not in Jiangzhou and has gone to the United States for inspection." Li Youwei said.
Chu Heng nodded: "Old Li, we both came from officialdom and switched to business. You are very successful. You are much better than Yuan Lizhi and Ding Lei."
Hearing Chu Heng compare Li Youwei to Yuan Lizhi and Ding Lei, Qiao Liang secretly snorted. Those two guys are not at the same level as Li Youwei and there is no comparison.
Li Youwei smiled: "Thank you very much for Minister Chu's compliment. My today would not be possible without Chairman Fang's high regard and the support of my colleagues in the group. Chint Group would like to thank the city for its care today, and I also want to thank Minister Chu for this."
Chu Heng waved his hand: "Hey, Lao Li, I do want to take care of Chint Group, but I don't care about this stall, so I am powerless."
"Minister Chu, you are so polite. You are a big leader. Any big leader in the city who comes to Chint Group shows their concern for the group," Li Youwei said.
Chu Heng smiled again: "Lao Li, I came here today not for a visit, nor for work. I just went for a walk in the afternoon when I had nothing to do. When I came here, I thought you were here and that we haven't had a good chat for a long time.
, I suddenly wanted to come over and see you, so I went downstairs to ask, you happened to be there..."
"Thank you, Minister Chu, for caring about me. I worked overtime at the group today. I couldn't help but feel honored when I heard that Minister Chu was here. I'm just late to greet you, so I ask for your forgiveness, Minister Chu." Li Youwei said.
"Lao Li, you and I are old friends. Do we need to be so polite when we talk? Does it seem too polite?" Chu Heng said in a slightly reproachful tone.
Li Youwei smiled: "I don't want to meet with Minister Chu, but you are a big leader now, and I have been reduced to a commoner. The gap between us is so big. When I meet Minister Chu, my
It is indeed something to look up to.”
Chu Heng frowned: "Lao Li, let's not speak sarcastically. In my heart, no matter what you do now, we are all old friends, but I have never looked down on you."
"Oh, thank you very much, Minister Chu, for the promotion." Li Youwei said.
"For a big CEO like you, if you go down to greet me in person, you should be looking up to me," Chu Heng said.
Li Youwei waved his hands hurriedly: "I don't dare to take it seriously. I can't bear what Minister Chu said."
Chu Heng sighed: "Look, Lao Li, you and I are becoming more and more polite when talking to each other. I can't even find the feeling I had before."
Li Youwei chuckled: "Minister Chu, what do you think we felt before?"
"Do I still need to say this? Lao Li, you should know it very well." Chu Heng said.
Li Youwei nodded: "Yes, I should know it in my heart, and you actually understand it very well."
Chu Heng nodded: "Lao Li, no matter how we felt about each other before, we all have to face reality. I was very sad and sorry when something happened to you, but now I see that you are doing well in the business world.
When the water comes to life, I feel even more relieved."
"Thank you, Minister Chu, for your care and concern. I have received a lot of care from you in the past, and I will always remember this in my heart." Li Youwei said.
Chu Heng looked at Li Youwei and frowned: "Old Li, why do I hear that there is something in your words?"
Li Youwei smiled slightly: "If Minister Chu thinks so, then he is overly preoccupied or guilty."
Chu Heng's eyelids twitched slightly: "How can I be worried? What reason do I have to feel guilty?"
Li Youwei shook his head: "I don't know this. I have to ask Minister Chu himself."
"Ask me?" Chu Heng smiled dryly, "How would I know."
"It's best if Minister Chu doesn't know. I hope Minister Chu really doesn't know." Li Youwei continued with a hint of something in his words.
Chu Heng's eyelids twitched slightly again: "Old Li, could it be that you heard some rumors from others? Could it be that you have some misunderstanding about me?"
Li Youwei shook his head: "I would like to hear something from others, but no one has ever told me anything. As for your misunderstanding, Minister Chu, based on our understanding of each other, do you think I will be like this?
"
Chu Heng looked directly at Li Youwei. Li Youwei did not avoid it and looked directly at him.
In the brief moment of looking at each other, both of them seemed to feel the other's implicitness and sharpness, and both felt the other's sincerity and uncompromisingness.
Qiao Liang sat in the back room, holding his breath and looking at the screen, watching their subtle expressions.
After a moment, Chu Heng said: "After experiencing this setback, I found that you have changed."
"What do you think has changed about me?" Li Youwei said.
Chu Heng said: "You have changed a lot, especially you have become more and more distant from me, and the distance between you and me is getting farther and farther."
"Listening to what you said, it seems that we were very close before and very close to each other." Li Youwei said bluntly.
"Isn't it?"
"Is that so?"
"Do you think I had ulterior motives for you before?"
"Do you think you are always open-minded?"
The atmosphere of the conversation between the two gradually became tense, and neither of them wanted to give in.
Qiao Liang watched silently, feeling a little nervous.
After a moment of stalemate, Chu Heng suddenly laughed: "Lao Li, why are we like children and starting to get angry? With your current status, is this necessary?"
Chu Heng's words sounded like he was taking the initiative to reconcile, but they clearly contained some reminders, reminding Li Youwei to be self-aware and aware of the gap between him and himself.
Li Youwei obviously heard the meaning of Chu Heng's words and smiled lightly: "Yes, you and I are not on the same path now. If we are on different paths and we don't work together, there is indeed no need for fighting. What's more, you are a big leader. If you
Putting on the airs of a big leader, I really shouldn’t talk to you like that.”
