Chapter 268: Accompany You Until the End
"What exactly happened? You guys talked for so long, what did you talk about?"
Chen Feng returned to his seat, and Wu Mengting eagerly inquired.
"Nothing much, mainly talked about company matters. The company's not doing well now, and a few minor shareholders want to transfer their shares. She asked me if I'd take over, and I think it's a pretty good proposal, so I'm considering becoming the second boss of the company I used to work for."
Saying this, Chen Feng turned to Wu Mengting and said, "Mengting, tomorrow, help me find a professional asset evaluation company to conduct a detailed and comprehensive asset evaluation of the company I previously worked for. Once we get a rough result, we can try to acquire shares from those minor shareholders."
"Okay, I'll find some time in the afternoon to contact one. It's quite convenient."
"That works too."
And thus, this matter was settled.
Guo Mengyao smiled and said, "Looks like you're addicted to investing, wanting to be a second boss again. Is being a second boss that easy?"
Chen Feng also smiled and nodded, "Of course, being a second boss is good. It's more comfortable than being the big boss, not having to work but earning a lot of money. Aren't you, the big boss, now working for me?"
Guo Mengyao gave him an exasperated look and said bitterly, "Listening to you, my role as the big boss isn't as comfortable as your second boss's."
Wu Mengting comforted on the side, "You're not as comfortable as him, but you earn more than him. Moreover, you hold all the power. Do you still want Chen Feng to help out in your company and share half of your authority?"
Guo Mengyao said generously, "If he is willing to help out in the company, I'd rather share half of the power with him."
Chen Feng couldn't help but scorn, "That sounds a bit insincere. Previously, didn't you have issues with those two shareholders precisely because you were too autocratic and unwilling to share power?"
Bringing up old matters made Guo Mengyao slightly embarrassed, but she quickly said, "They are them, you are you. Can you be the same as them? What kind of relationship do I have with them, and what kind of relationship do I have with you?"
This statement... felt a bit ambiguous.
Chen Feng quickly changed the topic, "Alright, alright, let's assume you're right. But I'm not going back to work. Just continue working for me at ease. We've eaten almost enough, I see Qianqian is feeling a bit sleepy, should we head back to the villa for a nap and come out later to play?"
Guo Mengyao looked at her daughter, who seemed drowsy, and she readily agreed.
They left the restaurant, hailed a cab, and headed straight back to Lakefront Villa.
Guo Mengyao took her daughter upstairs to sleep, while Chen Feng and Wu Mengting stayed in the living room on the first floor.
"Brother, aren't you hiding a pretty woman?" Wu Mengting slightly raised her eyebrows and asked seriously.
"If you say so, then yes." Chen Feng said nonchalantly.
Wu Mengting had no way with him, could only sit beside him with a bit of frustration, took out her phone, and started working, looking for a professional asset evaluation company.
Last time, when Chen Feng instructed her to check the background of those three film companies, she had some experience. This time the search was even more proficient. Basically, with a phone search and some verification, she could find a few professional companies.
Wu Mengting called one by one to inquire. After comparing a few, she immediately chose one, and then contacted the counterpart through WeChat, discussed the matters, and paid a partial deposit, concluding this task.
Seeing her very methodical way of handling matters, Chen Feng felt somewhat gratified at heart. No wonder she was the personal assistant he handpicked; not only was she pretty, but her work capability was actually quite good.
"Brother, the asset evaluation of Dianchuang Culture will be completed in about three working days. By then, once we receive the evaluation report, should we contact those minor shareholders?"
"Yes, contact them then. Liu Meijun gave me a week's time, so let's try to close this deal within the week.""Should we have Liu Meijun help then? Having her persuade those minor shareholders should speed up the acquisition process."
Chen Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Nobody is a fool. If she steps in to persuade, it might backfire, and someone may decide not to sell by then. It's better if I contact them myself. After all, being a former employee of Dianchuang Culture, now having money to acquire some shares, becoming a second boss is a reasonable thing."
"You're right. Then, we will contact them ourselves when the time comes. Also, the investigation into the three film companies is almost complete. One report is already available. Should we try to reach out?"
"No rush, wait for all three reports to be out, then compare and make a decision before contacting them."
"Okay."
After finishing the work talk, Wu Mengting turned back to personal topics.
"Does this old classmate of yours have any improper thoughts towards you?"
Chen Feng knowingly asked, "What do you mean by improper thoughts?"
Wu Mengting gave him a look and asked outright, "Does she have any intention of remarrying you? Making you her daughter's stepfather?"
Chen Feng shook his head, "Not at the moment. In the future, I wouldn't know, given my charm."
While Wu Mengting was somewhat relieved, she couldn't help but feel frustrated. Afflicted, she could only ask with gritted teeth because of Chen Feng's condition, "Brother, are you planning to keep meeting and sleeping with them until your illness strikes?"
Initially, she didn't want to put it so bluntly, but more and more women were getting involved with Chen Feng, which upset her, or rather, she didn't want him being that promiscuous, further harming his body and draining his remaining vitality.
She thought it was time to dissuade Chen Feng from continuing this path of promiscuity, for his own good.
"Mengting, I understand your meaning. I have a grasp of the situation. Mengyao, and Little Rui, it can only be described as fate. They precisely appeared when we were mutually attracted to each other, and it became like this. It's perhaps the heavenly compensation or some kind of end-of-life care, so why should I refuse? Don't you agree?"
Wu Mengting felt both heartache and sympathy, yet internal frustration at his words. She believed she was the one who understood and loved him the most, not because of his wealth, but purely for who he was.
This was fundamentally different from other women. But Chen Feng just wouldn't accept her.
"But you can't continue like this. With so many women, can your body handle it? Also, I hope you have a final timeline. I think giving you another month for indulgence should be the limit. A month later, I hope you can return to your true self and spend the rest of the time with me, can you? I wish to be the person who stays with you till the end."
Because of Chen Feng's illness, Wu Mengting always felt the time was very pressing. Even though Chen Feng seemed very healthy on the outside now, with a rosy complexion and easily running several kilometers every morning, only she was aware that Chen Feng could suddenly fall ill and pass away at any moment.