Chapter 1209: Chapter 1209: What Should the Two Women Do

“President Shen, do you have any other commands?” Ruan Hang asked cautiously.

In front of Shen Chi, Ruan Hang was more like a secretary, treaded on thin ice, and took his job very seriously. Ruan Hang was different from Xiao Mo; sometimes he would crack a harmless joke with Xiao Mo, but he would never do that with Ruan Hang.

“Call me after I finish endorsing these documents,” Shen Chi replied indifferently.

“Okay,” Ruan Hang nodded, “Then I’ll head downstairs first.”

“Hmm.”

Shen Chi lowered his head and flipped through the large stack of documents in front of him.

Several projects had issues, and Shen Chi reviewed each one, marking them all with a pen.

Shen Group could not afford any mistakes; otherwise, if someone took advantage of a gap and blew it out of proportion, Shen Group’s shares would surely plummet.

Especially now, when he, Shen Chi, had not been in the CEO position for many years, and because he was too heavy-handed, it had drawn dissatisfaction from many.

These people were all eyeing Shen’s, always hoping that Shen’s would slip up.

How could he, Shen Chi, let these people have a handle on him, especially Shen Shihan!

In the past, Feili Group had been in competition with Shen’s due to shared industrial chains; Feili Group had played many underhanded tricks on him in secret.

Now, Nie Chenglang had taken over Feili and it was unknown if he would continue to be an enemy to Shen’s.

This trip to California, he had received news from a mole that Shen Shihan was making a deal there, and it was closely related to a local drug lord.

After all this time, Shen Chi still had not figured out the full extent of Shen Shihan’s assets and when exactly he might strike at him, Shen Chi!

It couldn’t be denied that Shen Shihan, the man, was extremely well hidden.

Back then, Shen Shihan’s abandonment of Shen Group was down to three reasons: one was that despite Shen Cexian’s apparent disdain for him, Shen Chi, Shen Group would only be handed to him, and Shen Shihan would get nothing; second was that if Shen Shihan were to forcibly confront him, Shen Chi, it was unforeseeable who would win or lose; as for the third reason… it probably had to do with Mo Shuifu.

He, Shen Chi, was not a fool; he saw plainly how much Mo Shuifu weighed in Shen Shihan’s heart, no less than Xu Chaomu in his own.

Having known Shen Shihan for so many years, he knew Shen Shihan was neither promiscuous nor fickle in love.

On the contrary, Shen Shihan was very devoted.

Shen Shihan loved Mo Shuifu very much; of this, Shen Chi was very clear.

But how much Shen Shihan would give up for Mo Shuifu, Chen Chi did not know.

Thinking this, he realized it had been a long time since he last saw Shen Shihan and Mo Shuifu.

This time in California, he would not startle the snake in the grass, he and Xiao Mo would try to collect all the evidence and take advantage to find out the source of Shen Shihan’s goods.

This business trip, he announced to the public that he was heading to Canada, but in fact, his true destination was the United States.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Shen Shihan should be in California conducting deals with that boss at the moment.

As for Mo Shuifu, she was probably alone at the piano shop.

His and Mo Shuifu’s paths seldom crossed; all he knew was that Mo Shuifu had a serene and quiet disposition, and she got along well with Xu Chaomu as well.

He furrowed his brows; if in the future he and Shen Shihan were indeed to pull off their masks of civility, what would happen to the two women…

He knew that Shen Shihan would definitely not let Mo Shuifu become embroiled in the mess; similarly, he wouldn’t drag Xu Chaomu into this fray either.

This past year or more had been long enough; Shen Shihan showed no sign of turning back but instead was raising funds around the world, attempting to compete with Shen Group.

Shen Chi knew that Shen Shihan was always his biggest hidden threat.

He took a deep breath and, for the time being, pushed this problem to the back of his mind and concentrated on the affairs at hand.

Meanwhile, when Xiao Mo received the message from Ruan Hang, he shook his head with a laugh and declined outright, “Tell your President that there’s too much going on in South Africa and I can’t find the time. If he doesn’t believe me, I can send him my recent schedule to see.”

Xiao Mo’s tone carried a hint of arrogant coyness; Ruan Hang didn’t know what to do, so… had Xiao Mo just turned down President Shen?

Someone dares to refuse Mr. Shen?!

“This… Mr. Xiao, why don’t you speak to the president yourself?” Ruan Hang couldn’t make up his mind.

“No, I’m too busy, I don’t have time to talk to him.”

“This… okay, I’ll call the president back.”

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Mo casually sat on the balcony, enjoying the scenery outside the window.

Having been here for so long, he had grown accustomed to the South African environment. Right now, drinking coffee and looking at the distant mountains, he was quite content.

After Ruan Hang relayed Xiao Mo’s message to Shen Chi, Shen Chi was seriously pissed, slamming the table!

Shen Chi dialed Xiao Mo’s cell phone directly!

“Xiao Mo, why don’t you tell me, what are you so busy with in South Africa lately?” Shen Chi said in a tone that was neither salty nor bland.

“Mr. Shen, I’m out running business matters right now, got plenty of clients. I’ll get back to you,” Xiao Mo replied as he took a sip of coffee, leisurely lying on a wicker chair.

“Cut the crap!” Shen Chi said sternly, “Plenty of clients? How can I still hear birds chirping?”

This Xiao Mo, who knows which vacation spot he’s at!

To be honest, he did regret sending Xiao Mo to South Africa.

With Xiao Mo gone, a lot of things he didn’t trust others to handle, so he had to do them himself. This inevitably piled more on his own shoulders.

With the heavier burden, he didn’t manage to visit Xu Chaomu as often.

But, if he didn’t send Xiao Mo over there, he couldn’t swallow his pride.

As a good brother, Xiao Mo had actually kept such a big matter from him. If he hadn’t found out, how much longer would Xiao Mo have kept it a secret? That’s a hard pill to swallow!

“If Mr. Shen doesn’t believe me… there’s nothing I can do,” Xiao Mo said.

“The schedule has been discussed with you by Ruan Hang, right? See you in California!”

“Mr. Shen, I really can’t leave South Africa, the business here…”

“Enough, hand over all the operations in South Africa to someone else, no need for you to oversee them personally!”

“But the performance…”

“All the performance counts as yours, I’ll give you a raise at the end of the year, and the year-end bonus will be double that of last year,” Shen Chi said through gritted teeth.

“My father called me yesterday…” Xiao Mo trailed off.

Shen Chi held his breath, truly wishing he could tear Xiao Mo to pieces.

“After you come back from California this time, you’ll return to the country.”

Xiao Mo smirked, talking to Mr. Shen was always the most relaxing; without saying much, he understood.

“Then I really have to thank Mr. Shen, for the trust you have in me,” Xiao Mo said.

“Do you have any more bullshit to say?!”

“No.”

“Can you make it on time?”

“Yes.”

Shen Chi snorted coldly and with a “snap”, pressed the hang-up button!

Having not called Xiao Mo for a long time, there was a big change indeed, now he even dares to argue back, and he dares to disobey his orders.

Obviously vacationing in a picturesque place, but fooling him that it’s about meeting clients? Complaining about heavy tasks? Quite good at bargaining.

Hanging up the phone, Xiao Mo just laughed, picking up his cup and taking another sip of coffee.