old enemy riding a bamboo horse

Chapter 14

It is inevitable to resent the hand of time

write love as love

Lu Henglin's judgment was correct. In order to avoid meeting Xia Chengqi again, Han Bingzheng had no choice but to choose such a time.

Because he has important things to say.

When facing other people, Mr. Lu is restrained, calm, and full of defense. Although he can't compare with when he was the president, it is indeed beyond the level of a teenager.

But every time Xia Chengqi appeared, he would be led by the opponent, and all his arms and defenses would be defeated in the end, turning him into a domineering and childish boy.

This is a very bad signal. It seems that although they didn't get along well when they were teenagers, he is someone who exists in Mr. Lu's memory now. Mr. Lu's natural familiarity with him is a very difficult obstacle, which will make him Boss Lu lacks proper understanding of him.

The result of his discussions with Jiang Yuan and Yan Siqi yesterday was to let Lu Henglin understand the current hostile relationship between him and Xia Chengqi, so that he can use his defensiveness in the right place.

"What's the matter?" Lu Henglin asked coldly.

Although he can see that the three subordinates who often appear in the hospital are sincere, but the feeling of strangeness is not easy to overcome, and he is also worried that his experience cannot see these people clearly.

"It's like this...I, General Manager Jiang, and Assistant Yan all think that there is something that you must understand." Han Bingzheng began to choose his words carefully, "I know that you have lost part of your memory, so now for you , Acting President Xia is the more familiar person—but, in fact, he is the person you need to guard against the most.”

He deliberately emphasized Xia Chengqi's identity with an accent.

"...Really?" Lu Henglin wanted to keep calm, but common sense told him that the truth of the matter was not what he wanted to hear. He half lowered his head to hide his expression at the moment.

"Before you took over as the president, your relationship with your father's second wife, Ms. Xie, was once very tense." Han Bingzheng chose his words carefully.

Lu Henglin took a deep breath, and said the worst guess in his heart, "So... Xia Chengqi is on Secretary Xie's side, right?"

Han Bingzheng was stunned for a moment before he realized that Secretary Xie was referring to Ms. Xie, "General Manager Jiang told me that before I came to work in Xingyuan, you had only been in office for a short time, and you once seized the opportunity of Ms. Xie's wrong decision-making. Attack her and try to force her to leave the board."

"and after."

"It didn't work..." Han Bingzheng didn't know much about what happened back then, so he said it objectively and concisely, "As an adopted son, Mr. Xia also has a very small share of the shares. He was the one who helped Ms. Xie at the critical moment. And thank you The lady is indeed capable and has a deep foundation, so it also caused a lot of turmoil to the group at that time."

Lu Henglin was listening with a blank face, but suddenly lowered his head, as if he was thinking or enduring something.

"Later, Ms. Xie chose to avoid direct conflict with you and began to mainly expand overseas markets. As for Mr. Xia, he has been Ms. Xie's most capable subordinate over the years and has made great achievements overseas."

Lu Henglin didn't look up, nor interrupted.

Han Bingzheng hesitated for a moment whether he should continue, but still bit the bullet and expressed some of his thoughts, "Although what you retain now is the memory of the boyhood you met with Mr. Xia, but what I must tell you is that he has already He is not the same as he was back then. When he directly parachuted into the overseas project department, the project department had just been established, and no one in the group was optimistic about it, and all the countries he planned to expand were not shitty countries. After Mr. Xia took office at that time, everyone despised him ,because--"

Seeing Han Bingzheng's hesitation, Lu Henglin asked hoarsely, "Why?"

"Because there were rumors in the group at that time that although he was the adopted son of the Lu family, he had a serious disagreement with you because of Ms. Xie's relationship. He didn't even return to Lu's house since college. So everyone guessed that the so-called overseas development project was yours. meaning, the purpose was to marginalize him."

Lu Henglin frowned slightly.

So, later on, did he also become such a person?For the sake of profit, turn against him in the true sense?

"So, between me and him, did I win in the end?"

"It can be said that you are in power after all, so he must back down. You can indeed make it impossible for him to return to the headquarters."

Lu Henglin was not happy after hearing this, and raised the corners of his mouth with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, "Then it seems that when I grow up, I'm much better than me in high school."

"After the airborne overseas project department, Mr. Xia also struggled for a while, because from the headquarters to the bottom, there were many voices of opposition, and there were many criticisms of him."

"Did it come from me?" Lu Henglin's voice was hoarse.

Finally one day, did he treat Xia Chengqi like an enemy?

Han Bingzheng was not clear, so he could only say, "Well, in fact, his airborne would have been criticized. He quickly rectified the project department vigorously and vigorously, and then overcame all obstacles and made great achievements. , and also assisted Ms. Xie to secure a seat on the board of directors of the group, and even you have maintained a certain degree of harmony with Ms. Xie. So with the support of Ms. Xie, now he is the acting president. This matter is very important to you It's a serious threat."

After listening to Han Bingzheng's narration, Lu Henglin was silent for a long time.

In his memory, the tit-for-tat confrontation with Xia Chengqi was just a harmless childish fight.

Overnight, they all became adults, and those emotional disputes have turned into irreversible opposing positions.

The past, sure enough, can never go back.

"I see." When he spoke again, his voice was still dry, but his expression had returned to indifference.

"I know you are very unfamiliar with everything now, so you can't fully trust us, but I must remind you that Mr. Xia has become the acting president at present, and he will hold the power of Xingyuan during your recovery period, regardless of his current attitude. How easy it is, you have to watch out for all his next moves."

"It really is his style." Lu Henglin laughed at himself.

"What?" Han Bingzheng was taken aback for a moment.

"Don't you think?" Lu Henglin glanced at Han Bingzheng, "Anyone who sees him at first sight will be confused by his appearance, right?"

Han Bingzheng felt a sense of embarrassment.

"Don't be embarrassed, he is like this. He has a face that makes people feel good. In fact, he is the best at pretending. You will never know what he is thinking. When he doesn't want to flirt with you, you will know him How powerful."

As Lu Henglin spoke in a low voice, a fleeting bitter smile even appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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He used to think that he was just an excellent child adopted by his father to accompany him.

He even felt sorry for his situation, thinking that he must treat him doubly well.He really thought that they would be together for the rest of their lives, supporting and warming each other through every important moment in their lives.

But it seems that all too good things are destined to perish, and they broke up completely before even finishing that autumn.

The wedding of Father and Secretary Xie came suddenly. Before that, they had been busy negotiating an important project to and from Europe, and the wedding preparations were all carried out by assistants.

His father didn't take his previous request to heart at all, and he didn't know until the eve of the wedding, but the most painful thing was not this, but that day he knew another thing at the same time.

Father and Secretary Xie came together that day. They already had dazzling engagement rings on their hands. They stood arm in arm in the living room.This house is the house where Lu Henglin was born and grew up. Both his mother and father lived here before his mother was alive. Before his mother fell ill, his father was busy with his career and rarely came back. It seems that their relationship has been cold for a long time.After his mother passed away, his father rarely came back. Now, he is standing here with the person who is about to become his new wife.

Lu Henglin was so angry that he was jealous, but he was powerless to change anything.

The worst thing seems to be none of these, he watched Secretary Xie showing a gentle smile to Xia Chengqi behind him, as if they had known each other for a long time, "Chengqi, are you still used to living here?"

Lu Henglin looked back at him in shock. Xia Chengqi stood where he was, with a stiff expression and pale face, but he still moved forward, "I'm used to it, it's very good here."