The person who came this moment was quick, and Qing Yun could tell even with his toes who it was. He immediately put down his chopsticks, his expression was not worried.
When Mother Xiao saw this, she asked carefully, "Was there a fight?"
The ones who reacted even more than Xiao Chengnuo and Mother Xiao were Father Xiao and Xiao Chengzhe. These two immediately stood up and looked out the door with excitement in their eyes. Both of them attached great importance to the cooperation with Zou, and for Xiao Chengzhe, this was the key to whether he could successfully become Xiao's president.
To Father Xiao, Xiao's Pharmaceuticals was more important than his two sons. It was his lifelong dream to see Xiao's go further.
In short, although sitting at the same table, Xiao Chengzhe, Father Xiao, Mother Xiao, and Chengnuo were not on the same brain circuit.
Seeing that the visitor was Zou Chen, Father Xiao and Xiao Chengzhe were shocked, and then their hearts were filled with joy.
The fact that Zou Chen, who was the president, came in person was proof enough that Zou was interested in this cooperation and in the Xiao family.
As for Xiao Chengnuo, the two of them didn't take him seriously at all. In Father Xiao's heart, although he was a bit soft on Xiao Chengnuo, he still thought that Xiao Chengnuo was just a second son who had accomplished nothing and had no achievements.
As for Xiao Chengzhe, he was full of pride at the moment. He didn't expect Zou Qiyao's efficiency to be relatively high. In the afternoon, the two just finished a phone call, and in the evening, Mr. Zou even came to the Xiao family personally.
It wasn't surprising that Xiao Chengnuo was overlooked by the two of them because apart from the sensational event three years ago, there were no other rumors about Xiao Chengnuo's involvement with Zou Chen. So naturally, the two of them wouldn't think that Zou Chen came here for Xiao Chengnuo.
When Zou Chen came in, there were no other pleasantries and he got straight to the point. "Although the cooperation between Zou and Mr. Xiao has been set, there were some temporary changes made to the contract, so I came to discuss it with Mr. Xiao to avoid any misunderstandings."
As soon as this was said, Xiao Chengzhe immediately greeted and shook Zou Chen's hand with a smile on his face, "Mr. Zou is really polite. We believe in Zou's ability, so why would we disagree?"
He was so excited that he could almost foresee a future where he would get Xiao's, or even be on par with Zou Chen.
Unexpectedly, when Zou Chen arrived in front of him, he took his hand back and looked at Xiao Chengzhe with a faint expression, "I'm here to see President Xiao, General Manager Xiao."
The difference between the president and the general manager wasn't little, and Zou Chen's words made Xiao Chengzhe's face immediately stiffen.
When Father Xiao heard this, he immediately wiped his hands clean. He stepped forward, but then heard Zou Chen continue, "And, our Zou has no intention of working with Xiao's Pharmaceuticals."
Father Xiao was stunned and filled with confusion as he asked, "Then… then which Xiao could it be?"
Only then did Father Xiao and Xiao Chengzhe realize that there was another person surnamed Xiao in the room, and both turned to look incredulously at Xiao Chengnuo, who was about to go upstairs. But that's impossible? What kind of CEO is Xiao Chengnuo? Could it be that he's been setting up a company outside the house for the past years?
Zou Chen chased after Xiao Chengnuo with two steps towards him, tugging on Xiao Chengnuo's hands to shake with hands that could be described as passionate.
At the same time, Assistant Gu behind him immediately sent the documents up, making his boss's behavior seem a little less of a dog.
Mother Xiao was close, so she could hear clearly. When President Zou shook hands, he whispered deadpan, "I'm here to talk business, so you can't drive me away…"
Qing Yun looked at Zou Chen coldly and said, "It would be a real honor for me to change a contract and have Zou come in person."
Father Xiao clarified the situation beside him and questioned Zou Chen with an absurd expression, "What do you mean, Mr. Zou? It's only been three years since Xiao Chengnuo left the Xiao family. What could he have to make you give up Xiao and choose to work with him? You're not responsible for the quality of the collaboration!"
"The strength of Xiao's Pharmaceuticals is one of the best in the country and is definitely the best partner for you, so don't bring your personal feelings to work!"
Xiao Chengzhe chimed in, his mind in utter confusion. Hadn't he asked Zou Qiyao for a favor? How did it end up like this? Did Xiao Chengnuo really give Zou Chen some kind of f*cking drug?
They were also shocked to the extreme; otherwise, they wouldn't have had the guts to question Zou Chen vigorously.
"Strength?" Zou Chen chuckled sarcastically as he said, "Of course, Zou Consortium has to choose the strongest partner. When Xiao's Pharmaceuticals is put together with Ruixin Pharmaceuticals, which one do you think will the Zou's choose?"
"Ruixin?!" Father Xiao and Xiao Chengzhe cried out in shock. They looked at Xiao Chengnuo speechless, with an expression as if they had seen a ghost.
Ruixin Pharmaceuticals is the leading existence in the field of biopharmaceuticals, and it is entirely out of reach for Xiao.
The reason why Ruixin Pharmaceuticals has beaten many established companies and stood at the top of the field is that Ruixin has brought historic changes to the world's medical care, even raising the life expectancy of human beings by another stage. Of the thousands of pharmaceutical companies in the world, which one dares to say that it can surpass Ruixin?
To tell Father Xiao now that Xiao Chengnuo is the CEO of Ruixin is merely telling him that his idol turned out to be his own son!
Mother Xiao was also completely shocked. She only knew that Xiao Chengnuo started a business outside, and his achievements were not small, but she didn't expect her son to be the CEO of this behemoth, Ruixin Pharmaceuticals!
Zou Chen held Qing Yun's hand tightly, his eyes gentle as he said in admiration, "It's my honor to work with Ruixin."
Mother Xiao looked at what Zou Chen was like and glanced twice at Father Xiao and Xiao Chengzhe.
Xiao Chengzhe digested this bomb-like news, and his mind immediately darkened after the disbelief.
Qing Yun swept past the Xiao family in the living room, whose jaws were about to drop, and Assistant Gu behind Zou Chen. With a rather dangerous smile on his lips, he tugged on Zou Chen's tie and headed upstairs, "Get over here!"
Seeing that his boss had achieved his goal, Assistant Gu retreated with a nod towards Father and Mother Xiao and left the house.
Xiao Chengzhe watched Qing Yun's figure leave, and the feeling of something wrong in his heart finally strung together. Xiao Chengnuo dodged his frame-up over and over again, Xiao Chengnuo began to ignore him, Ruixin Pharmaceuticals competed with Xiao for partnership opportunities, and Xiao Chengnuo was even the president of Ruixin Pharmaceuticals!
All of this showed that Xiao Chengnuo knew precisely what he was thinking! He bounced around like a clown in front of Xiao Chengnuo and thought he was doing a smart job. At the thought of this, Xiao Chengzhe felt his face burning. It wasn't like someone else was reaching out to hit it; instead, he was the one who stretched his head to put his face over.
Xiao Chengzhe has both shame and confusion in his eyes. Xiao Chengnuo has become the CEO of Ruixin, and what about him? He only stared at a small Xiao, even covering it tightly for fear that Xiao Chengnuo would come to rob it. Now that there was something equivalent to a hundred Xiao's, Xiao Chengnuo probably didn't even care.
Not having the face to look at the expressions of the people behind him, Xiao Chengzhe left in dismay.
Mother Xiao curled her lips and bowed her head to continue eating her food. However, Father Xiao couldn't help but pull his stool over and asked, "Is it that Ruixin?".
Mother Xiao ignored him.
Father Xiao moved the chair and changed direction again, "Is it really that Ruixin? The one that solved cancer once and for all?" He said and gestured with his hand.
"Yes, yes, yes! That's it! Your son is the president of Ruixin, okay?" Mother Xiao was annoyed and said with a straight face, "Bah! What your son, you don't want my Chengnuo any more, that's my son!"
After getting Mother Xiao's affirmative answer, Father Xiao sat on the chair with a dazed expression. He was silent for a long while until he suddenly cried out with a sob.
This old man who was over half a hundred years old, sat on the chair and shed tears. Mother Xiao was stunned: "Ugh, what are you crying about…"
In fact, in the world's original direction, Xiao Chengnuo was kicked out of the Xiao family, but Mother Xiao still brought him home from time to time. However, with Xiao Chengzhe stirring him up again, the father-son bond between Father Xiao and Xiao Chengnuo soon wore off.
But now, Xiao Chengnuo has been gone for three years without a word, which made Father Xiao worried. Adding those words that Qing Yun said before he left, Father Xiao never gave up on Xiao Chengnuo in the past three years. On the contrary, he felt ashamed and blamed himself, fearing that he was not a good father and that he had raised his son badly.
Now that he knew that instead of being crippled, this son was a great success, how could he not be excited? The guilt that had haunted Father Xiao for three years had finally dissipated a little.
He was oblivious to the storm upstairs.
Qing Yun tugged Zou Chen into his room.
"Do I need you to hit faces for me? Hmm?" Qing Yun's hands pulled Zou Chen a little closer with force.
Zou Chen looked at Qing Yun's face and simply admitted his fault, "No, no, baby, I was wrong."
"Oh, where did you go wrong, Mr. Zou?" Qing Yun lifted his foot and kicked Zou Chen down to the carpet. He sat on the bed by himself and picked up a book to read, but his white toes were teasing the buttons of Zou Chen's shirt.
Zou Chen's eyes darkened, almost unable to restrain himself from kissing Qing Yun's ankle. His Adam's apple slid twice, afraid that Qing Yun would be angry, he could only endure telling his mistake: "I shouldn't have let you live in the house where Zou Qiyao lived, shouldn't have allowed Zou Qiyao to provoke you three and four times, shouldn't have…"
"Hmm, you seem to be quite clear on that?" Qing Yun looked away from the book and glanced at Zou Chen.
Zou Chen boldly kissed Qing Yun's toes and said, "I promise there won't be a next time."
He said so, but his eyes were dark. If you've got it, you don't want to lose it. After spending time with Qing Yun, he couldn't bear to see him leave.
Not a minute, not a second! He could spoil Qing Yun and be obedient to him, but this was all on the premise that Qing Yun would stay by his side.
If Qing Yun drove him away again tonight…
Certain dark thoughts once again surfaced in Zou Chen's mind.
Qing Yun watched the man's eyes change color in front of him, snorted, and slapped away the inappropriate thoughts in his head: "What are you thinking? Hmm?"
"Nothing!"
Qing Yun gave him a glance, got up, and entered the bathroom to wash up. Today Zou Qiyao had burst in abruptly. It made Qing Yun extremely resentful, and the thought of him made him feel physically disgusted all over.
Therefore, Qingyun wasn't prepared to forgive Zou Chen so easily.
As Zou Chen listened to the sound of water outside, he was first a little flustered, but then it turned into full-blown anxiety. The various intimacies he had with Qing Yun in the previous two days couldn't help but surface in his mind. The desire came easily, but he didn't have the guts to barge in.
Qing Yun was still angry at this point…
After a few minutes, Qing Yun came out. The bath towel was half-open to reveal some traces of the chest that have not yet receded, causing Zou Chen's eyes to straighten.
Qing Yun walked to Zou Chen with bare feet. Two long thin white legs attracted Zou Chen to reach out to hug them, but they were coldly turned away.
"From today onwards, you will follow me." He lifted Zou Chen's chin and leaned in close to say wickedly, "I'll sleep on the bed, you sleep on the floor."
You can see it, but can't eat it.
Zou Chen instantly understood the meaning of Qing Yun's words and couldn't help but cover his face and howl.
Qing Yun's eyes flashed with mischief as he threw Zou Chen a set of bedding. He turned off the lights, went to bed, and finally reminded Zou Chen, "Sleep well, I don't want to hear the sound of you doing anything else."
How, could, I, sleep, like, this!