novelraw Chapter 649 : She Wants to Meet You
Chapter 649 : She Wants to Meet You
Chapter 649: She Wants to Meet You
"I need to talk to you about something personal," Tong Yao said without greeting Gao Xiaoxi, glancing at Chen Fan and walking to the side.
Chen Fan instructed Gao Xiaoxi, "Go wait for me in the rest area. We'll eat together later."
After Gao Xiaoxi left, Chen Fan walked over.
"What's up?"
"I didn't expect you to be so open-minded, not even sparing such a cute girl."
Chen Fan glared, "Watch it, or I'll sue you for defamation."
"She's my girlfriend's cousin."
Tong Yao pursed her lips, not saying anything more.
"Yan Qing said your company has a music studio and will be recording singles later?"
Chen Fan was exasperated.
Why is everyone asking about this?
Yan Qing, Nalan Wan'er from Beijing, and now Tong Yao, they all asked about this when meeting him.
"Don't tell me you want to join too?"
Tong Yao was surprised, "Who else?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's that one from Beijing."
Tong Yao was somewhat surprised, "You met Wan'er?"
"I saw her once when I went to Beijing last time."
Tong Yao glanced at Chen Fan, "I'm not interested in forming a band. Last time I was just playing around with them."
Chen Fan was surprised, "Then what personal matter did you want to discuss?"
Tong Yao looked at Chen Fan, "Have you been having friction with the Zhao family recently?"
Chen Fan nodded, "Yes. You know about it too?"
"The whole of Yunhai knows about it." Tong Yao glared, "As a friend, don't blame me for not warning you. The Zhao family isn't as simple as you think. They..."
"I understand, I understand. Their connections are at the provincial level, right?"
Tong Yao was somewhat surprised, "You know? Did Yan Qing tell you?"
"Actually... the higher-ups have known about the Zhao family's misdeeds for years. My dad has wanted to punish the Zhao family, but they have backing at the provincial level, so my dad can't act rashly."
Chen Fan was surprised, "Mayor Tong is dissatisfied with the Zhao family too?"
Tong Yao was silent for two seconds, "There's no harm in telling you. My dad has always wanted to develop the slum area to the west, but a large piece of land there belongs to the Zhao family."
"Moreover, there's a Zhao family village there, all relatives of the Zhao father and son, who obey the Zhao's every command."
"The Zhao family demanded an exorbitant price for relocating, and the people from Zhao village are also asking for sky-high compensation."
"The negotiations have stalled. It's infuriating my dad, but there's nothing he can do..."
At this point, Tong Yao glanced at Chen Fan.
"I'm telling you this to make two things clear. First, as a friend, don't expect me to be able to help you. Even if I wanted to, my dad wouldn't listen to me."
"Second, the Zhao family has powerful backing. If you clash with them head-on, you'll definitely be the one to suffer."
Chen Fan smiled at Tong Yao.
"The fact that you're telling me all this already moves me deeply. Thank you. Sincerely."
Tong Yao looked at Chen Fan and snorted coldly.
"I'm leaving. Can't be bothered with you."
"By the way, though my dad doesn't let me appear in public, he didn't say I can't go out to play."
"I heard from Yan Qing that he's recruiting and auditioning band members recently. If I'm bored, I might come play at your company."
Chen Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Go ahead, go ahead. You two can do whatever you want. No need to tell me."
As he sent Tong Yao off, regardless of her motives, she was at least concerned about him. Chen Fan was still grateful for this gesture.
In the cafeteria, while eating, Gao Xiaoxi kept secretly observing Chen Fan. After holding back for a long time, she finally couldn't resist and asked softly.
"Brother-in-law, was that woman just now your classmate?"
Chen Fan shook his head, "No. Just a friend."
"Oh."
She actually wanted to ask her brother-in-law about that female celebrity, but she couldn't bring herself to say it out loud.
Moreover, Gao Xiaoxi was now very conflicted about whether she should give her cousin a heads up.
The two of them were in a long-distance relationship now. What if... after a long time, her brother-in-law's feelings changed?
Thinking about this, the little girl lost all interest in playing at the club.
On the way back, Chen Fan asked if she wanted to come here to exercise in the future.
Gao Xiaoxi nodded. She really liked this place.
And it wasn't somewhere ordinary people could casually enter.
"I've already talked to the staff. You can come in directly in the future, no need for a card. Just use my identity."
Gao Xiaoxi's face lit up with joy.
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
He sent the girl back to school, all the way to the dormitory building. Gao Xiaoxi, carrying the clothes Chen Fan bought her, waved excitedly.
"Thank you, brother-in-law. Goodbye, brother-in-law."
At that moment, in the dorm room upstairs, An Lili, who was hanging clothes, happened to see this scene.
So all the girls rushed over to stand on the balcony and look down.
"She went out to play for a day and night."
"Xiaoxi is carrying shopping bags. Did they go shopping?"
"Is he really Xiaoxi's brother-in-law? How come we didn't see her sister?"
The girls chattered in low voices, gossiping.
"This young man is rich and capable. You saw that night, as soon as he appeared, he called over so many people."
"And remember how arrogant the Zhou family was before? They ended up getting slapped in the face and didn't dare say a word..."
"This person must be very influential in Yunhai. Maybe his family is extremely wealthy. Could he be from an official's family?"
At this point, one girl muttered softly, "Do you think... Xiaoxi might be lying to us?"
"Lying about what?"
"Maybe he's not really her brother-in-law, but rather... you know, that kind of relationship?"
"Ah?"
The girls looked at each other.
"Stop talking," An Lili, who was closest to Gao Xiaoxi, snorted.
"Whatever their relationship is, it's none of our business to ask."
"Besides, this guy is so young. Even if what you're saying is true, it would just be a dating relationship..."
"Xiaoxi is coming up. Don't any of you dare gossip..."
"Oh come on, how could we gossip? We're just concerned about Xiaoxi, worried she might get her heart broken..."
...
Chen Fan never expected that the Zhao family's first target would be the new residential complex that Qifan Construction was building.
A group of people barged into the construction site, beating and smashing things, attacking the workers. The scene was chaos.
When Chen Fan heard this news, he didn't know what to say.
This move must have been Zhao Longqi's doing.
He didn't believe the Zhao family patriarch would make such a foolish move.
Didn't they investigate beforehand? Didn't they know that this complex under construction no longer belonged to Chen Fan alone?
After this incident, those young masters wouldn't let Zhao Longqi off easily, without Chen Fan even needing to act.
Soon, the Zhao family's second move surfaced.
A local media outlet in Yunhai was the first to report that Feifan Technology's product, Security Guard, was secretly stealing users' private information in the background.
Without users' knowledge, Feifan Technology could obtain all of their information undetected.
If this were true, it would be terrifying.
What are netizens most worried about? Network security.
As soon as this media outlet's report appeared, several online media and forums in China simultaneously reposted the report.
At the same time, a coalition of domestic antivirus software companies announced collective price cuts and severely condemned Feifan Technology's behavior of stealing user data.
When he heard Liang Shichu's report, Chen Fan finally revealed a cold smile.
His instincts told him this must be the Zhao family's doing.
And it must be the work of the Zhao family patriarch.
"Now this is what I call a proper attack."
Chen Fan wasn't angry. On the contrary, he felt somewhat excited.
The opponent had finally made their move.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan also received feedback from Feng Pojun.
"Boss, we've contacted Lin Xue twice. Her attitude is even more determined than we imagined. And she made a request."
"What request?"
"She hopes to meet you in person to talk face to face!"