Lu Chengwen lay sprawled on the sofa, staring up at the ceiling as if every bit of strength had been drained from his body. He did not even open his eyes.
President Xu and Secretary Zhang stood before him nervously.
They were terrified!
It was just... President Xu felt like there was still a whiff of champagne in the air.
Lu Chengwen's voice was weary and heavy. "What is it? What else do they want?"
President Xu quickly collected herself and took a deep breath. "CEO Lu, we can close the betting pool now. It's already approaching two billion..."
Just saying that number made President Xu tremble with fear. She was afraid Lu Chengwen would fly into a rage the instant he heard it.
Lu Chengwen lay there without moving. "Go on. You won't scare me to death."
President Xu said, "If we close the pool now, we can recover a great deal through later operations. And that suggestion about lowering the odds—I truly hope you'll accept it! The Four Great Families will bear the damage to our reputation. I believe no one will have anything to say about it. The sooner we decide, the lower your losses will be."
Lu Chengwen said nothing.
President Xu continued, "Secretary Zhang and I discussed it. That... car thing of ours, forget it."
Lu Chengwen opened his eyes and finally turned to look at them.
"Anything I, Lu Chengwen, give away will never be taken back. Two cars won't make up for much of the loss."
Lu Chengwen sat up and looked at President Xu. Then he gave a tired smile. "Still, I'm grateful that you came to tell me this."
Jiang Shihan added, "What CEO Lu is unhappy about is that the Patriarchs of the Four Great Families weren't loyal enough at