Chapter 398 Showdown!

Before Lin Hao left, he turned to Shi Xiaomeng and said:

"Xiao Meng, if you really encounter any difficulties, you can come to me!"

Watching Lin Hao leaving in a hurry, Shi Xiaomeng felt a little envious. Both Lin Hao and he came from the countryside, but now Lin Hao has achieved success, while he~!

Thinking of Lin Hao's warning before he left, he became secretly alert and wondered what kind of nightmare it was. Then he thought of that bastard Cheng Feng.

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On the other hand, Cheng Shengen has almost recovered. After waking up, he learned about the current situation of the company through his own channels.

Cheng Shengen has almost recovered. After waking up, he learned about the current situation of the company through his own channels.

He was very puzzled as to why Cheng Feng would go to such lengths to forge the company's advertisements and hand them over to Hu, or to Shi Xiaomeng to be more precise.

Then he called Cheng Feng and asked him to come back. He wanted to know whether Cheng Feng was just playing around this time or was serious.

Cheng Feng brought the soup made by the nanny to the hospital to see Cheng Shengen. Cheng Shengen looked at Cheng Feng with a complicated expression and said:
"If it weren't for this illness, I really wouldn't have the blessing to enjoy this treatment!"

Cheng Shengen took the soup but did not drink it. Instead, he put it on the bedside, motioned Cheng Feng to sit down, and then said:
"Cheng Feng, I want to have a frank talk with you today!"

As Cheng Feng expected, everything was finally back on track. He then sat on the stool and said, lowering his head and waiting for Cheng Shengen to speak.

"Cheng Feng, do you really love Shen Bing?"

Cheng Feng looked extremely surprised, looked up at Cheng Shengen suspiciously, and then said:
"How did you know?"

Cheng Shengen stared at Cheng Feng and said:

"Don't worry about that for now, you just need to tell me yes or no?"

In fact, he had already gotten the answer he wanted from Cheng Feng's expression, but he still wanted Cheng Feng to give him an answer in person.

Cheng Feng stood up, walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside, then said with some nostalgia:
"I remember one night I asked myself a question: If I had to trade everything I had for being with her, even for just a few days, I would do it without hesitation."

Looking at his cynical son, Cheng Shengen felt that he was serious this time, so he said:
"Can I ask what it is that you like about her?"

Cheng Feng shook his head in agony and said:

"I don't know. Maybe it's just like some diseases. If we know the root cause, we can cure it!"

"It sounds like a terminal illness!" He said with a faint smile on his face, "Go get me something to eat!"

Cheng Feng nodded, then left the ward. When he turned his back to Cheng Shengen, a smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

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Shi Xiaomeng had a nightmare. He dreamed that Shen Bing was getting farther and farther away from him, and even got into Cheng Feng's car and followed him away.

He wanted to reach out and grab her, but he couldn't stop her at all. He wanted to call out to Shen Bing, but found that he couldn't make a sound. The feeling of despair enveloped him and made him shed tears uncontrollably.

Shen Bing naturally noticed Shi Xiaomeng's abnormal behavior these days, but she didn't say much.

But tonight, when she saw the man sleeping, curled up like a newborn baby, she leaned over to take a look out of curiosity, only to discover that he was in tears.

Then Shen Bing woke Shi Xiaomeng up, looked at him and asked:
"You had a nightmare?"

Shi Xiaomeng opened his tearful eyes and saw Shen Bing's familiar face.

He was afraid, afraid of losing Shen Bing, and could no longer control his emotions, so he held her tightly in his arms.

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The next day, Shi Xiaomeng calmed down and came to the company. Hu Rongqiang was waiting for him in his office. When he saw Shi Xiaomeng push the door in, he asked Shi Xiaomeng:
"Xiao Meng, why is there still no news from Dade?"

Shi Xiaomeng glanced at Hu Rongqiang, then answered:
"I just talked to Cheng Feng on the phone. Cheng Shengen has woken up. Don't worry about the advertisement. There will be results within three days."

Hu Rongqiang rubbed his hands, showing his inner restlessness, and then he asked:
"There won't be any surprises this time, right?"

"No, there won't be any accidents!" Shi Xiaomeng said lacking confidence.

Hu Rongqiang leaned his hands on the desk and said to Shi Xiaomeng with a smile on his face:
"Xiao Meng, I have always treated you as my dear brother, right?"

"Cheng Feng, hurry up and ask Dade to transfer the money to us!" Then Hu Rongqiang's face changed, and he said in a threatening tone:

"I don't want to see you lose everything you just had!"

Shi Xiaomeng looked at the old fox in front of him, and the anger in his heart was about to burst through the sky, but he did not show it on his face, but said calmly:
"Don't worry, you are my good brother, you will definitely get what you want!"

Hu Rongqiang always felt that something was wrong with Shi Xiaomeng, but when he thought about getting the Dade advertisement, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"Okay! You will definitely get some benefits after this is done!" Then he was about to leave Shi Xiaomeng's office. As he walked to the door, Hu Rongqiang suddenly said to Shi Xiaomeng:

"Go check on Adong. He's leaving the company today. After all, you two are colleagues!"

Adong's sudden resignation caught Hu Rongqiang off guard, but fortunately, Dade's order was about to be completed.

Of course, the most important thing is that Shi Xiaomeng can complete Dade's order alone, otherwise, he would definitely not let Adong leave easily.

But it’s a good thing this way. I can use Adong to shock the world and wake up my fellow villager!

Shi Xiaomeng was silent for a moment, then came to Adong's office and listened to Hu Rongqian's cold, cold words:
"By the way, help Adong check his personal belongings to make sure he doesn't take the company's office supplies by mistake."

Shi Xiaomeng looked at Hu Rongqiang's departing back and felt a chill in his heart. This was really like killing the donkey after it had done its work.

But Adong didn't say anything, because he was mentally prepared. Instead, he asked Shi Xiaomeng to come to the coffee shop downstairs in the company.

The two former rivals sat together officially for the first time. They then recalled the past and cursed Hu Rongqiang, an unscrupulous boss.

At this time, Shi Xiaomeng suddenly asked: "Why did you resign suddenly?"

A Dong sighed and said with emotion:
"Although we are rivals, I am optimistic about you!"

"So after thinking about it, I decided to kindly remind you before I leave!"

"What do you want to say?" Shi Xiaomeng sat up straight and asked.

Ah Dong leaned forward slightly and said, "Is Dade's order stuck?"

Shi Xiaomeng's face changed, and when he was about to deny it, he said out of character:

"Yes, it is indeed stuck!" "Do you know why Hu Rongqiang promoted you to manager and gave you a bonus of 200,000 yuan in advance before Dade transferred the money?" Then A Dong continued:
"Isn't he afraid that the orders will fail and he will lose all his money?"

Shi Xiaomeng was moved when he heard this, and then asked:

"Then why do you think it is?"

Ah Dong had already left the company, so it didn't matter. He just wanted to vent the frustration in his heart, and then smiled disdainfully and said:
"Xiao Meng, in fact, many inside stories are known to others, but you are the only one who is kept in the dark!"

"For example, Hu Rongqiang took advantage of the fact that Cheng Feng fell in love with your girlfriend Shen Bing, and took the opportunity to suppress you. In the end, he forced you to bow to Cheng Feng and took the opportunity to please Cheng Feng..."

Then Adong carefully told Shi Xiaomeng everything he knew!
Although Shi Xiaomeng had known this for a long time, he was still extremely angry every time. He took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then he calmed down:

"Thank you for telling me this!"

"To be honest, if you have to choose between bread and love, I would be very miserable if I were you, but I would definitely choose bread and give up love!" Adong said to Shi Xiaomeng sincerely.

Looking at the somewhat carefree Ah Dong, Shi Xiaomeng asked in a low voice:
"why?"

Ah Dong looked at the scenery outside the window and said in a sad tone:
"Because we are all marginalized people living in this city, before we can truly integrate into this city, we must make some sacrifices!"

"This may very well include our love. Even if we can no longer have pure love from now on, that is the fate that people like us cannot escape!"

After Adong left, Shi Xiaomeng looked at his departing back, speechless for a long time. At this moment, a phone call came in:
"Is it Shi Xiaomeng?"

"It's me, I'm Shi Xiaomeng, who are you?"

"I'm Cheng Feng's father, my name is Cheng Shengen, and I want to talk to you!"

Knowing that it was Cheng Feng's father, Shi Xiaomeng had a bad feeling. It is said that if the younger one is beaten, the older one will suffer, and now Dade's order is in Cheng Shengen's hands.

Is this the nightmare that Lin Hao mentioned? However, Shi Xiaomeng still decided to meet him:
"Okay, where is it!"

Afterwards, Shi Xiaomeng rushed to the teahouse where he had agreed to meet with Cheng Shengen. Led by the waiter, he came to the private room on the second floor, where Cheng Shengen had been sitting and waiting for a long time.

The two exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and Shi Xiaomeng asked in a cautious tone:
"Uncle asked me to come here today, what did you want to talk about?"

“How many years have you been in Beijing?”

"I have been in college for seven years now." Shi Xiaomeng replied.

"You have no relatives or friends here. These seven years must have been very difficult, right?" Cheng Shengen asked with a kind face of an elder, as if asking about his well-being.

"Not bad!" Shi Xiaomeng smiled shyly.

"Has the household registration been resolved?" Cheng Shengen asked.

"No!" Shi Xiaomeng shook his head.

"Where is the house?" Cheng Shengen continued to question himself.

"I just booked an apartment and paid the down payment. It's a small apartment of 38 square meters!" When Shi Xiaomeng said this, he came to his senses. Is he going to reveal his true colors?
"No matter how many square meters it is, owning a house means you have put down roots in this city. I heard that your girlfriend from your hometown has also come to Beijing?" Cheng Shengen gradually showed his fangs.

Shi Xiaomeng's heart sank. He responded with difficulty and waited quietly for Cheng Shengen's next words.

"Actually, I asked you to come here today because I have something to discuss with you. Can you guess what it is?" Cheng Shengen took a sip of tea and said to me calmly.

"Is it related to Dade's annual advertisement?" Shi Xiaomeng asked tentatively with a lucky mentality.

"You can say there is some connection!" Cheng Shengen shook his head.

Shi Xiaomeng gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry, uncle, I shouldn't have looked for Cheng Feng. Because of this matter, you and your son got upset and had to be hospitalized!

Then Shi Xiaomeng assured: "But don't worry, if Dade's advertising is given to Hu, you will never suffer~!"

Cheng Shengen interrupted Shi Xiaomeng and said:
"Do you think I care about what you said? I care about my son Cheng Feng!"

Cheng Shengen looked into Shi Xiaomeng's eyes and said, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Shi Xiaomeng came to him and wanted to show his cards, but he didn't want to take the initiative to speak, otherwise he would be passive, so he continued to play deaf and dumb and shook his head:

"don't know!"

Cheng Shengen, a seasoned man, could tell at a glance that Shi Xiaomeng was playing dumb, so he said directly:

"Cheng Feng is my only son. I would give him everything I have. But now he has lost his appetite and is almost crazy because of your girlfriend Shen Bing. This is the root cause of the conflict between Cheng Feng and me!"

Shi Xiaomeng's body shook, and he was filled with anger. Then he looked at Cheng Shengen and said:
"What do you mean? You want me to give Shen Bing to Cheng Feng? And then give it back to me when he gets tired of playing with her? What do you think of Shen Bing?"

Cheng Shengen shook his head and said, "Xiao Meng, don't be so excited."

"I only have Cheng Feng as my son, and I owe Cheng Feng so much over the years. I haven't asked anyone for help in many years!"

"Xiao Meng, this time I'm begging you!" Cheng Shengen said almost pleadingly, his words full of "sincerity"!
"Shameless!" Shi Xiaomeng didn't want to play along with Cheng Shengen anymore, so he cursed directly: "As expected, like father, like son. You two are both of the same character!"

With that, Shi Xiaomeng stood up and prepared to leave!

"Xiao Meng, don't you think Hu Rongqiang's two hundred thousand is too hot to handle?" Cheng Shengen said calmly.

Then Shi Xiaomeng walked to the door, and as if he had cast a spell to freeze him, he stopped at the door and did not move.

At this moment, he finally realized the good intentions of the father and son, and the two hundred thousand was indeed hot to the touch.

Thinking back to what Lin Hao said, this would be the beginning of his nightmare. He also thought back to Cheng Feng's recent performance and the news that Adong had revealed to him before.

Ha~! I didn't expect Cheng Feng and his son to be so shameless, and because of my pitiful self-esteem, I stepped into their trap step by step.

"Don't you want to hear the conditions I offer you?" At this time, Cheng Shengen's devilish voice came:

"This is the advertising contract between Dade and Hu Corporation, which I signed personally!" Cheng Shengen then took out a contract and said:
"This is the offer letter from Dade Group, a position no lower than Cheng Feng!"

Shi Xiaomeng turned his head to look at Cheng Shengen, clenched his fists and then unclenched them, clenched them and then unclenched them. He knew that this was Cheng Shengen's strategy, a big stick in one hand and a sweet date in the other!
But what’s the use of knowing? In the end, I was still forced into a desperate situation!
At this time, Shi Xiaomeng received a text message notification on his mobile phone. Shi Xiaomeng picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Lin Hao.

(End of this chapter)