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But somehow, thinking of this, Zhong Chi suddenly felt a bit choked up inside.

There was one more thing.

That was, Lin Gaolang clearly wasn’t a piece of merchandise.

So it wasn’t something he could just give up if he wanted to—

Zhong Chi’s gaze slowly focused on Lin Gaolang.

And Lin Gaolang was still muttering to himself: “Don’t worry, as soon as I found out you were drugged, I immediately suppressed the news, so nothing went wrong with Old Master Liu and Old Madam Liu’s Golden Wedding ceremony.”

“After the ceremony ended, I called the police.”

“The hotel staff have also been detained by the police. I believe we’ll soon find out who tried to harm you…”

Zhong Chi said: “Thank you, sorry for the trouble.”

Seeing no anger or similar emotions in Zhong Chi’s expression, Lin Gaolang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that what he did had successfully salvaged his image in Zhong Chi’s mind.

Then he heard Zhong Chi say: “Mr. Lin, what do you think of Mr. Xiao?”

Lin Gaolang’s heart sank.

He hadn’t expected that the one who saved Zhong Chi this time would actually be Xiao Ruize.

This meant that if he made a move against the Xiao family in the future, Zhong Chi would definitely develop estrangement towards him again, and might even help the Xiao family.

So he had to find a way to eliminate this hidden danger.

Lin Gaolang only said: “I also didn’t expect that he would actually be so kind-hearted.”

He looked at Zhong Chi and said seriously: “Thanks to him, otherwise I wouldn’t even know how to face you.”

A simple “didn’t expect” was enough to show how poor Lin Gaolang’s impression of Xiao Ruize was before this.

Which meant Lin Gaolang didn’t like Xiao Ruize.

Moreover, Lin Gaolang seemed to have fallen for him.

Otherwise he wouldn’t say such things.

Zhong Chi pursed his lips.

It seemed this path wouldn’t work.

He had to think of another way.

Then he unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

As for him and Lin Gaolang.

Zhong Chi glanced at Lin Gaolang. Then let’s just keep interacting… should they keep interacting?

Zhong Chi’s fingers hooking the bedsheet couldn’t help but rub against it again.

The doctor said that although Zhong Chi received treatment in time, his body still suffered some damage and he needed to stay in the hospital for another day.

But Lin Gaolang still had many things to deal with, plus the Zhong and Chi families arrived quickly, so he left very soon.

However, as soon as he arrived at the company, his secretary also returned from the police station.

The secretary said: “President Lin, because the guests coming and going last night were all prominent figures in Qian City discussing very important matters, the hotel, as usual, didn’t turn on the surveillance cameras last night.”

“All the hotel staff have been questioned, and no one admitted to leading Mr. Zhong to the fifth floor.”

“But the hotel manager said that because there were many guests at yesterday’s banquet, they recruited a batch of temporary workers.”

“Among that batch of temporary workers, several went missing halfway through the banquet, and the police still haven’t found them until now…”

Lin Gaolang frowned: “Which means we have absolutely no evidence in our hands right now.”

Let alone finding the mastermind?

The secretary fell silent.

Lin Gaolang: “What is it?”

The secretary only said: “However, President Lin, I seem to have made some discoveries.”

Lin Gaolang: “What?”

Secretary: “Last night at the banquet, I saw Mr. Le making eye contact with some passing waiters several times.”

Because he was worried Le Zhan would take the opportunity to drug Lin Gaolang, he had been watching Le Zhan the entire time last night.

After all, in the realm of high society, such methods were already common occurrences.

“Le Zhan—”

Lin Gaolang’s expression changed instantly.

He hadn’t suspected Le Zhan at all initially.

Because that idiot wasn’t worthy.

But thinking about it now, if Zhong Chi really ended up rolling in the sheets with Xiao Ruize, he and Zhong Chi would inevitably break up completely. Isn’t this exactly what Le Zhan wanted?

Thinking further, Le Zhan clearly had so many opportunities to tell him about obtaining the Xiao family’s technology, yet Le Zhan deliberately chose to reveal it when Zhong Chi called him—

Meaning, this matter was most likely done by Le Zhan.

“Damn it—”

Lin Gaolang’s face turned completely black.

Because Le Zhan almost really cuckolded him, and even more because of the huge mess Le Zhan had caused him.

But he couldn’t make a move against Le Zhan right now.

Because he hadn’t gotten the data from Le Zhan yet.

Just then, his phone rang.

It was Le Zhan calling.

Le Zhan gritted his teeth and said: “Brother Gaolang, I can take a step back.”

“As long as you give me twenty percent of the Xiao family’s assets afterwards, I’ll give you the data.”

Hearing this, Lin Gaolang clenched his fists tightly.

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure.”

Le Zhan said through gritted teeth.

He never expected his meticulously crafted plan to fail just like that.

He guessed the reason Xiao Ruize wasn’t drugged like Zhong Chi was probably because he dawdled for a while when going upstairs, and since the door to room 506 was open, by the time Xiao Ruize arrived at room 506, the aphrodisiac in the room had mostly dissipated.

He just didn’t expect that Xiao Ruize not only didn’t choose to take advantage of the situation but also sent Zhong Chi to the hospital.

It was all Xiao Ruize ruining his good deed.

So he couldn’t wait even a day longer now.

He wanted the Xiao family ruined.

As for Zhong Chi.

It wouldn’t be too late to deal with him after he finished dealing with the Xiao family.

Lin Gaolang: “Okay, I promise you—”

Hanging up the phone, Lin Gaolang took a deep breath, then turned directly to look at the secretary.

“Who else knows about this matter?”

Secretary: “I only told you about this.”

“Very good.”

Lin Gaolang: “Don’t tell anyone else about this matter.”

“Go check Le Zhan again, see if he has any loose ends he hasn’t cleaned up, and clean them all up for him.”

If the Zhong and Chi families found out he was entangled with his ex-fiancé, and that Zhong Chi was harmed by his ex-fiancé, his image with the Zhong and Chi families would definitely be greatly discounted.

Secretary: “Yes.”

Lin Gaolang calmed down.

However, this matter gave him some inspiration.

For example, pinning these actions of Le Zhan onto Xiao Ruize…

Thinking of this, Lin Gaolang narrowed his eyes.

So the next day, Lin Gaolang impatiently sought out Zhong Chi.

“Borrow money?”

Zhong Chi was stunned.

Lin Gaolang said: “I also know it’s somewhat inappropriate for me to come to you to borrow money when we haven’t known each other for long.”

“But I really need money urgently right now.”

Lin Gaolang took out a document and handed it to Zhong Chi: “I’m preparing to cooperate with the DS Group of Country Y to produce a drone. The technology in their hands is very advanced, at least other companies will find it difficult to surpass within a year…”

Zhong Chi could barely understand the document, but that was all.

After all, he wasn’t in this industry.

Zhong Chi only asked: “How much do you want to borrow?”

Lin Gaolang: “Three billion.”

Zhong Chi: “That much?”

This would almost drain seventy percent of the Zhong and Chi families’ liquid funds.

Lin Gaolang said: “I know this amount is really too large, so business is business. I am willing to mortgage five percent of Lin Corporation shares and seventy percent of the shares of Gaoshen Technology under my name, and promise to return it in two months, while giving the Zhong and Chi families two hundred million in interest.”

“Moreover, if the Zhong and Chi families encounter an emergency during this period and have to recall the loan, I will definitely cooperate to the utmost.”

Five percent of Lin Corporation shares had a market value of nearly three billion.

Gaoshen Technology was a company founded by Lin Gaolang himself, now with a market value exceeding three billion, so seventy percent of shares would be two point one billion.

Meaning, the assets Lin Gaolang mortgaged were nearly five billion.

Unless the Lin Corporation went bankrupt in the future, it was impossible for the Zhong and Chi families to lose money by lending him this sum.

And Lin Gaolang offered them two hundred million in interest. Calculating it, the annual interest rate of this loan exceeded forty percent, while the Zhong and Chi families’ annual return rate was only twenty percent after a busy year.

Most importantly, the three major jade public auctions had already passed, and the Zhong and Chi families indeed didn’t have any need for large funds recently.

This was indeed a very worthwhile deal.

Zhong Chi thought for a moment: “Allow me to discuss it with my parents first.”

Lin Gaolang smiled: “Okay.”

He believed the Zhong and Chi families wouldn’t refuse such a good deal.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Zhong Chi called to say that the Zhong and Chi families agreed to lend him the money.

That afternoon, the Lin and Zhong families transferred the money over.

And then, the Xiao family was finished!

……

After knowing that Ao Ruize actually saved Zhong Chi.

Old Master Xiao smiled from ear to ear for a time.

Because he felt that Ao Ruize, having grown so big, finally did something human.

Ao Ruize: “……”

Was this praising him or roasting him?

Probably roasting him.

Because the milk dumpling in his sea of consciousness couldn’t hold back a laugh.

But soon, it couldn’t laugh anymore.

Because in the next three days, Bibi coin plummeted by forty percent.

And it looked like it would continue to fall.

The milk dumpling panicked and started spinning in circles.

“It’s over, it’s over, this time we’re really going to lose even our underwear.”

“It shouldn’t be, we agreed that Bibi coin would have another surge.”

“What to do, should we sell all the Bibi coins in hand first to stop the loss in time…”

Ao Ruize felt comfortable.

This was how it should be.

A harmonious host-system relationship should be: the host gets scolded, and the system follows by being restless.

But unexpectedly, very soon, Old Master Xiao couldn’t laugh anymore either.

Because all the information on the lithium battery recycling technology newly developed by the Xiao family was put onto a free cloud drive.

And that free cloud drive was under the name of Xiao Corporation.

Most importantly, by the time Xiao Ruicheng discovered this matter, that document had already been downloaded more than three hundred times.

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