Lu Zhou went to the appointment and had dinner with Gao Tingan.

The restaurant is very high-end, and the atmosphere is elegant and quiet, without being disturbed by miscellaneous people.

The time was set for seven o'clock in the evening.

Gao Tingan and Lu Zhou arrived at about the same time, and the two bumped into each other in the lobby of the restaurant.

"Mr. Gao."

Maybe because Lu Zhou was wearing sunglasses, Gao Tingan didn't recognize him immediately, and it was Lu Zhou who said hello first.

Gao Ting'an heard the sound and looked over, and when he saw Lu Zhou, he nodded at him with a smile, and then turned his head to look at another place, his attention was basically on that side.

Lu Zhou followed his line of sight, and then saw three middle-aged men walking out of the aisle of the dining area, dressed casually, all three of them were fresh faces for Lu Zhou.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to be with you for a while, I'll go say hello when I meet an acquaintance." Gao Tingan walked over and patted Lu Zhou's shoulder and said.

He didn't wait for Lu Zhou to respond at all, and after speaking, the person walked over there, and the three of them almost arrived at the door, Gao Ting'an took a look, and followed in three steps and two steps.

"Mr. Fan!" He shouted.

Of the three middle-aged men, the one standing in the middle was wearing glasses, and he heard a voice and stopped.

Gao Tingan's face was full of polite and enthusiastic smiles, and he took the initiative to shake hands with the other party. And the other party's expression was not much warm, he was more superficial, and the look on his face was full of surprise, probably because he didn't expect to meet Gao Tingan here.

Who's this? Lu Zhou stood there with some curiosity and observed the scene in front of him.

The distance was a little far away, and the sound of their communication was not loud, and Lu Zhou couldn't hear what they were talking about.

But it is not difficult to see from their words and deeds that it is obvious that Gao Tingan took the initiative to talk to get closer, and the other party was just responding politely.

That should be a more important person to Gao Ting'an, Lu Zhou thought so, so he took out his mobile phone and quietly took a photo in their direction.

Gao Ting'an came back after a while, and expressed his apologies to Lu Zhou for keeping him waiting. Gao Ting'an's speaking posture returned to his normal state, no longer chatting with others with a little flattery like before.

The two entered the private room they had booked, got acquainted with each other and exchanged politeness, and then entered the à la carte mode.

Not to mention, the two people who don't know each other well at all and hate each other in their hearts are alone in a room in private, and they have to pretend to be friendly on the surface, and the embarrassment is really indescribable in words.

What's even more interesting is that both men are trying to disguise their composure.

Gao Tingan and Lu Zhou chatted about music for a long time, and the foreshadowing took a long time before gradually entering the main topic of today's meal.

Lu Zhou is not in a hurry. Because this meal is not that he has a need, but that Gao Tingan has a need.

He agreed to come to this dinner tonight, but he wanted to take the opportunity to get to know Gao Tingan face-to-face at this stage and see if he could find out something more valuable.

The topic of the two at the dinner table naturally passed over to Ye Fangfei, after all, the reason why Gao Tingan and Lu Zhou met was not because of Ye Fangfei? And the reason why this dinner will appear tonight is not also because of Ye Fangfei?

"I usually occasionally watch some stage cooperation videos between Fei Fei and you, your ability in music is too good, and the picture feels very comfortable when the two of them work together."

Gao Ting'an put the vegetables in the bowl while cutting into the topic naturally.

Lu Zhou's action of chewing meat paused slightly, and he said in his heart: You can go against your heart a little more when you say this.

"I didn't expect Mr. Gao to be so busy and still pay such attention to the affairs of our entertainment industry."

Lu Zhou smiled slightly and continued to bury his head in eating.

"I don't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, just because Fei Fei is in the entertainment industry, so I occasionally pay attention to her dynamics. After all, I watched her grow up all the way, and I treated her as half a sister. Gao Tingan answered.

Occasionally on the lookout? Are you sure it's not close to surveillance? It's almost impossible to put a camera on her.

Listening to Gao Ting'an's hypocritical words, Lu Zhou pretended to understand this information for the first time, and echoed in surprise: "Is it? It turns out that there is still this relationship, you have been neighbors since childhood? ”

Gao Tingan picked up his wine glass and touched it with Lu Zhou, "It's not a neighbor, but the two families have a deep friendship." ”

Lu Zhou nodded and took a sip of wine. I thought to myself, to be able to say so calmly on the surface that the two families have a deep friendship, without a trace of hatred, this hidden skill is quite well practiced.

At this time, Gao Tingan spoke again.

"I don't know if I've read something wrong." As he spoke, he paused before continuing, "I feel that your relationship with Fei Fei is not ordinary. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhou's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but secretly exert his strength, but his face did not change.

"How?" He smiled and looked at Gao Ting'an.

Their eyes collided in mid-air at the dinner table, and they were both silent for a moment.

It seems that there is a kind of contest invisibly, Gao Ting'an's eyes are full of light with a faint sense of oppression, and Lu Zhou has a smile in his eyes, as if the three words "how to say" just now are just a casual casual conversation.

He didn't seem to feel the pressure.

"It's just a feeling." A smile appeared on the corner of Gao Ting'an's mouth and responded.

"Am I wrong?" Then he asked rhetorically, the heavy lenses did not block the trace of treachery that was secretly circulating in his deep eyes.

Lu Zhou put down his wine glass, smiled, and said, "My relationship with Fei Fei is indeed very good, it can be said that she is a rare person who can reach the same frequency as me in personal interests and hobbies." ”

Gao Ting'an took a sip of wine, chuckled when he heard the words, and after a while, he asked, "So are you two together?" ”

Lu Zhou's eyebrows moved, raised his eyes to look at him, and asked instead of answering, "How do I feel that tonight's meal is like an intelligence investigation bureau in the entertainment industry?" Based on your friendship with Fei Fei, I think it would be more appropriate for you to ask Fei Fei than me. ”

Gao Tingan was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "I'm sorry, I didn't think too much about it just now, and I was offended for a while." ”

Lu Zhou waved his hand, and responded with a relieved attitude: "It's okay, if you treat Fei Fei as half a sister, it's normal for you to subconsciously ask this." ”

Gao Tingan picked the rice into his mouth and chewed it slowly, for this sentence, his expression was a little subtle, and the corners of his mouth were like a smile but not a smile.

"Actually, I came to you tonight to talk to you about the Zhiyu project."

Gao Ting'an was silent for a while, and finally said his intentions.

"I'm not sure if you know that Yichuang Group is actually controlled by our Gaosheng Group now."

"Recently, I received a work report from Yichuang Group, saying that there is a very good project, called Zhiyu, and I want to merge and acquire it to the group, and they have made a lot of ideas about the future development direction of this project, and they are very confident that they can make this project bigger and stronger and make it use it to the greatest extent."

"But when I listened to the report, Yichuang reported that the current merger and acquisition negotiations have encountered some difficulties, and they cannot be smoothly advanced for the time being. I took a closer look at the situation of this project, only to find out that Zhiyu is doing this project, and I was a little surprised, thinking that since we are all acquaintances, I asked you out to talk about your thoughts. ”

Lu Zhou listened silently, laughing without saying a word.

"It is said that Shimmer Technology is also interested in you, so you are still hesitant and don't know how to choose?" Gao Tingan asked.

Lu Zhou smiled and replied, "There is indeed this reason. ”

He made a thought that he wanted to say and stopped, and finally said in a general way: "Hey, I won't hide it from you, I haven't decided to choose Yichuang, in fact, the conditions you are currently giving are not enough to attract me." ”

Gao Ting'an looked at him and nodded knowingly, "Understood, so you're sure you want to choose Shimmer Technology now?" ”

Lu Zhou shook his head and pretended to be distressed again, "It's not decided yet, after all, Zhang Chen's side also feels okay......

"Small continent." Gao Ting'an frowned, interrupted him, and the salutation became cordial, "If I put it bluntly, would you mind?" ”

Lu Zhou: "Just say it." ”

Gao Ting'an drank some wine and was silent for a while before speaking.

"To be honest, I admire you very much, whether it is your achievements in music, or your vision of investing in AI projects now, it makes me feel that if you choose the right path, your future achievements will be extraordinary."

"I and Yichuang Group value you very much, and also attach great importance to the Zhiyu project you are currently doing, we have financial resources and manpower, although the technology may be some distance from the core of the glimmer, but we believe that it is not an uncatchable gap, if you choose us, then Zhiyu will definitely be a highly valued project of Yichuang Group, we can work together to make the greatest achievements in this project."

"I believe this is your vision for this project, and I can understand your feelings for this project, so if you want, we can talk about these things again if you want to keep your original equity."

"I know that in the field of artificial intelligence, none of us can deny the current technological position of Microlight Technology. But Shimmer is foreign capital in the end, we will not talk about whether your project can get enough attention to them today, let's talk about what you really want to get from doing this project, and whether you can help you achieve your goals by joining Shimmer. ”

Gao Tingan said, poured himself another half glass of wine and took a sip, he looked at Lu Zhou with a look in his eyes as if to say: I know what you are thinking in your heart.

"I asked a slightly offensive question earlier, that is, whether you and Fei Fei are together, and you didn't respond positively."

"In the end, I was born in the entertainment industry, and I am more vigilant about personal emotional privacy issues, which I can understand."

"But I want to say that if you don't answer this question, I can guess what you think. They are all men, and there are some things that don't need to be said explicitly, and everyone knows it. ”

"I just want to tell you a cruel truth today, everyone's status in this world is actually ranked, and the cruel thing is that from the moment you were born, your status is basically determined."

"The ancients liked to pay attention to the right people, in fact, modern people also like it, why? Because it can maximize the benefits. A family, generations of predecessors work together to accumulate wealth and status, the descendants have the responsibility and obligation to try to maintain or increase the value of these to pass on, even if he doesn't want to, the family will put pressure on him, and his own interests will be driven to do so subconsciously. This is also the reason why it is difficult for people from different walks of life to come together in the end. That's how reality is in society. ”

"Is there a possibility of jumping classes? Yes, but you need to be very cautious about the opportunities. ”

"With all due respect, Xiao Zhou, although you and Fei Fei have a good relationship, because they have the same interests and hobbies, they play well with each other, but you have to admit the fact that there is a big gap between your backgrounds."

"If you have further thoughts about her in your heart, you have to find a way to elevate your status first."

"There are some things I don't believe me, and you should know. The Ye family is still stuck in some predicaments that they haven't completely got rid of, and Fei Fei is restricted by her family from overly accepting the behavior of appearing on camera, you know? You should be able to guess the hidden causal logic here? ”

"You let Zhiyu join Shimmer Technology, in addition to making you a lot of money, it can't bring you the status improvement you want, there are some things that you do abroad and don't recognize them at home. And your behavior, to put it mildly, is tantamount to burying mines for the Ye family. ”

"If you really have the idea of going further with Fei Fei in your heart, I believe that you are so smart that you must know what it means once you let Zhiyu merge into Shimmer Technology."

"And from this point of view, I can tell you very clearly that the inner pursuit that you can't achieve in Shimmer can be realized after joining Yichuang Group. Coupled with my friendship with the Ye family, you brought the project into Yichuang Group, to a certain extent, aren't you and Fei Fei and the Ye family also going further? ”

"As for what you said about Zhang Chen, I don't think there's anything to compare, what you Zhiyu lacks now is not just money, in terms of AI, Dongyuan Group is a complete layman, they can't help you except provide you with funds. And, let's not forget, Dongyuan Group and Xingda Group are some sort of invisible competitors. ”

"Of course, my analysis tonight is based on my speculation about your personal inner pursuit, and if my guess is wrong, none of the previous ones are true, so you can make a joke about me."

"You can go back and take a closer look at what you really want and think about it."

Gao Tingan said a lot in a serious manner, as if he was talking bitterly, as if he was thinking about Lu Zhou every step of the way.

Lu Zhou listened to it in his ears and smiled in his heart.

I can really draw a big pie, and it looks like that.

But as long as he lives less, he can be fooled enough by his words.

Fortunately, Lu Zhou knew very well what the real heart of the surnamed Gao in front of him was.

"Thank you, after listening to your words, I instantly feel that you really attach enough importance to the project of Zhiyu, and I am very moved." Lu Zhou sighed.

Gao Ting'an: "Projects that have development potential and have a great impact on future science and technology deserve this kind of attention. ”

Lu Zhou nodded, put a chopstick dish into his mouth, and said with a smile: "I'll think carefully when I go back, the dishes are going to be cold, should we eat first?" ”

Gao Ting'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and for a moment he found that he couldn't see through Lu Zhou's true thoughts, I don't know if it was because he was used to seeing people as complicated.

However, he believed that he had already made his words so clear tonight, as long as Lu Zhou had the slightest idea of wanting to be the son-in-law of the Ye family, he would not be stupid enough to choose Shimmer Technology again, unless he never had this idea......

After this dinner with ghosts in each other's hearts, Lu Zhou returned to his villa, and as soon as he entered the door and found that the light was on, Ye Fangfei quietly came to him again.

"What are you doing? Came back so late. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Ye Fangfei rushed into his arms.

"Eat with Mr. Gao." Lu Zhou kissed her and replied.

"Mr. Gao? Who is it? ”

"Mr. Gao, you don't know? The brother who grew up watching you grow up. ”

"Who?" Ye Fangfei frowned and was stunned for a moment, and then realized in the next second, "You can't be talking about Gao Ting'an, right?" ”

Lu Zhou squinted at her, "Apart from him, do you have any other senior brothers who have watched you grow up since childhood?" ”

What is the inexplicable yin and yang weirdness? Ye Fangfei was stunned, blinked and muttered, "What's the mess?" I don't know him well, who said he grew up watching me grow up? ”

Lu Zhou: "Your senior brother said that." ”

"......" Ye Fangfei looked at Lu Zhou's expression amusedly, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheek, "Why are you talking like that?" It's weird, how can you two eat together? ”

"He was interested in my project, so he had this bureau." Lu Zhou approached the living room and collapsed on the sofa.

Ye Fangfei saw that he was very tired, so she took the initiative to sit next to him and give him a massage, "Huh? Which project? ”

Lu Zhou: "Wisdom Language." ”

"Oh, Gao Tingan wants to invest in you?" Ye Fangfei asked curiously.

"He wants to buy me."

"And this?" Ye Fangfei raised her eyebrows, feeling surprised.

"Hmm."

"How's it going? You seem to have been busy with this project for a long time. ”

"Wait a little longer, the conditions are not in place yet."

"Take your time and weigh it before you decide."

Lu Zhou suddenly remembered something, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pulled up the photo album and handed it to Ye Fangfei, "By the way, do you know this person?" ”

Ye Fangfei carefully looked at the photo handed to her by Lu Zhou, the angle was not very good, and half of the person's face was blocked, she looked at it for a while before saying, "This is Uncle Fan, right?" What's wrong? ”

Lu Zhou: "Uncle Fan? Which Uncle Fan? ”

Ye Fangfei scratched her head, a little distressed: "I can't remember my full name...... I only remember that it was Uncle Fan of Jingyu Group, who was my father's business friend, I don't know much about the specifics, and you suddenly asked him what he was doing? ”

"No, I bumped into you at dinner tonight, and I saw that your tall brother was very polite to the other party, so I was curious to ask." Lu Zhou put away his mobile phone and thought thoughtfully.

Ye Fangfei pinched his arm fiercely, "Can you talk well?" Gao Ting'an is Gao Ting'an, and Brother Gao, he's messing with him...... Are you putting this aside to play Qiong Yao drama? ”

Lu Zhou reached out and touched the place where he was pinched, and couldn't help laughing.

"This Gao Ting'an is very concerned about you." He raised his hand to ruffle the strands of hair that were wrapped around her lips and said.

"Huh? How can it be...... I don't have anything to do with him, how can he pay attention to me. Ye Fangfei lay down and nested in Lu Zhou's arms, disagreeing with his statement.

Lu Zhou pressed her head, "He said that your two families have a deep friendship. ”

"Oh, this, I heard my dad say when I was a child, my dad used to be very good friends with his dad, it seems that his dad used to be one of the major shareholders of our group, but then he quit for some reason, I don't remember much...... Later, it seems that he came out to start a business with his friends, I heard that his father was once called a business wizard by people in the circle, maybe he was too confident, and then he seemed to have stepped into a big business scam, and he lost a lot, it seemed that he was going to take his wife and children out of the country, but it didn't work out, and then I don't know why, maybe the pressure was too great and I didn't want to open it, and I jumped off the building to commit suicide......"

Ye Fangfei recalled the information her father had mentioned to herself, and was quite embarrassed.

"Speaking of which, Gao Tingan is also quite miserable...... Hey, after his dad left, those debt collectors may not have let his mother go, her mother seems to have suffered from depression since his dad left, and she encountered crazy debt collectors, and she didn't help much when she looked for people in the family, maybe she was stimulated, hey...... In the end, I also chose a point of no return. ”

"If I were Gao Ting'an, I would probably go crazy. But he's still strong...... I heard my dad say that after the accident at his house, many people thought he couldn't get through it, but fortunately, he is now in good health. To be honest, he is a very powerful person, but when he grew up, he became a man of the hour in the circle. ”

"But these, I listened to my dad, I don't know him well, at most it's an ordinary friend's friendship, maybe it's because of his life experience, which makes him seem more profound, and always gives me a feeling that I can't see through, I don't like to interact with this type of person too much."

For the first time, Lu Zhou listened to Ye Fangfei talk about Gao Ting'an's past.

Obviously, she didn't know about her father's grievances, and it was all information from her father.

It is always difficult for one person to be objective in his statement.

Gao Tingan hated the Ye family, there were obviously some things in this, Ye Genghua had never revealed it to his children, or maybe he also thought that Gao Tingan didn't know.

Lu Zhou guessed that Gao Tingan's father withdrew from the Xingda Group back then, and there was Ye Genghua's means in this.

The friendship between the two families comes from the Xingda Group, no wonder Gao Tingan cares so much about the Xingda Group, it is obvious that he wants to take back the Xingda Group.

Just now Ye Fangfei said that Gao Ting'an came over in good health, Lu Zhou thought, in fact, no, the previous serious injury has been in Gao Ting'an's heart, and there is not even a scab.

Whether the tragedy of the Gao family was caused by Ye Genghua and his wife is difficult to find, but it is obvious that Gao Tingan identified Ye Genghua as the culprit.

His revenge from beginning to end is not simply to stab the enemy, but to let Ye Genghua's descendants completely experience the painful purgatory he has experienced, or even worse.

He married Ye Fangfei just to see her being tortured, right? It's like looking up close at a masterpiece that you've worked so hard to accomplish for so many years.

It's just that Gao Tingan never expected that he would fall in love with this woman who he had been silently monitoring for many years out of desire for revenge. In the end, it didn't win completely, and it was lost here.

"What are you thinking?" Ye Fangfei didn't get a response from Lu Zhou after saying a bunch of words, she reached out and poked his chest.

"Thinking about right and wrong, who is to blame for the tragic and bumpy life?" Lu Zhou pillowed his hand and sighed.

Ye Fangfei smiled, pointed to the sky, and said, "Maybe we should blame the god who drew us the trajectory of our lives?" Are you sure we're going to continue talking about such a profound topic? ”

Lu Zhou also smiled, closed his eyes and pointed to his cheek, and said, "Don't talk about it, do something serious." ”

Ye Fangfei leaned over with a smile and took a sip on his face.

(End of chapter)