Chu Jingmo kept looking at the street lights on the way back. Things were more troublesome than he had expected. At least he had not foreseen that the people around him had already joined the script.
"President, it's Miss Luo."
At the entrance of the hotel, the woman who had been lingering around was none other than Luo Fuyang.
Because his house was being renovated, Chu Jingmo had been staying in a hotel recently.
Chu Jingmo got out of the car and Luo Fuyang walked over. "Jingmo, I have something to ask you."
"If it's about the design project, you should know everything better than me." Chu Jingmo walked past her and entered the hotel.
"Chu Jingmo, do you trust her that much?" Luo Fuyang ran in front of him and blocked his path. "Chu Jingmo, we grew up together."
Chu Jingmo halted his footsteps and stared at the woman in front of him. "Song Liangjiang was beside me when she sketched the first draft."
Luo Fuyang was stunned for a moment, and the blood drained from her face. "So what? The designs and ideas that overlap…"
"Two people with completely different perspectives and beliefs. Do you even believe your own words when you say that you have the same idea as her?" Chu Jingmo interrupted her lies. "Save yourself from embarrassment. There's no need to spell everything clearly."
"Chu Jingmo!" Luo Fuyang shouted at the man who was about to leave. "Why her? Even Lin Xi is better than her. Why does it have to be her!"
"Send Miss Luo back and tell Mr. Luo that Miss Luo is a little delirious. It's best if she doesn't go out much recently." Chu Jingmo strode towards the elevator without looking back.
Li Chuan immediately stepped forward and blocked Luo Fuyang's path. "Miss Luo."
Luo Fuyang stared at Chu Jingmo with resentment and left without looking back. Was he unwilling to even spare a glance at her?
…
The next day, Song Liangjiang was brought to the hotel by Li Chuan. Song Liangjiang drank the milk tea and looked around. "I've merely cheated you for a month. You won't sell me, right?"
She took another big gulp of the milk tea. She can't waste this.
Li Chuan led her to the door of the hotel room. "Not really."
Li Chuan opened the door and handed a famous brand of coffee to Song Liangjiang.
She took the cup of coffee with disdain. "He went bankrupt and sold his house. Why is he still staying in a hotel?"
"Then you're overthinking it. Come in." Chu Jingmo took the cup of coffee from her and turned back.
Song Liangjiang went in with her milk tea. Li Chuan stood at the door and didn't enter.
She entered the room and immediately spotted the model on the table. It occupied the entire table and was covered by a huge glass cover.
For a moment, she forgot to argue with him. She quickened her pace and ran over to look at the complete model in front of him. She was completely stunned.
In addition to the main building, there was a lush forest and flowing water. Song Liangjiang put down the milk tea in her hand and observed the details inside carefully.
"The water currents rely on electricity. Why can't I see where it's plugged in?" Song Liangjiang asked curiously.
"I've never opened this model since I got it. It has been twenty-three years."
Song Liangjiang was speechless.
Song Liangjiang straightened herself and looked at Chu Jingmo. Her big eyes were clearly filled with shock and disbelief. "So, there's a complete ecosystem inside. The plants and water are actually from two decades ago?"
Chu Jingmo nodded. "That's why this is the most magical thing about Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets. No matter how many people try, they won't be able to replicate it." Chu Jingmo leaned against the wall and drank his coffee as he said, "But this is the only chance to save the Chu Corporation. I have to let you try."
Song Liangjiang took her glasses out of her bag, intending to scrutinize every detail carefully.
Chu Jingmo didn't disturb her. She was looking at the model, while he looked at her.
Song Liangjiang looked at it for a long time before frowning. "This isn't right. Are you sure this model is completely replicated? The size…"
Chu Jingmo nodded. "Yes."
There was even more confusion on Song Liangjiang's face. There was something wrong with the wood, and the eaves and arches used in the main building weren't right either. If she understood the logic, there was no way Old Master Xuan didn't.
"How long has the Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets existed?" Song Liangjiang turned to look at Chu Jingmo.
"In the history of the Chu Group's Corporation's records, it is ten years, but it's been way too long. Moreover, everything was not systematically managed at that time, so it's inevitable that there are deviations in the records."
"It's rumored that Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets was forced to be flattened because of the development of the country. But if this is really the original copy of Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets, it won't even last a year, let alone ten."
"What do you mean?" Chu Jingmo frowned at Song Liangjiang.
"I'm not entirely certain, but it's definitely the wrong kind of wood to be used. The material is expensive. But it's used for a house, if I'm right, once I open this box, even a little wind will cause the house to collapse instantly."
Chu Jingmo shifted his gaze to the model and suddenly called Li Chuan in.
"I'll leave the company to you. I have something to go." Chu Jingmo said before he strode away.
Song Liangjiang was speechless.
Song Liangjiang and Li Chuan looked at each other. No one knew what had happened, but they felt that Chu Jingmo looked very grim and solemn when he left.
What had she said?
She mentioned that there was something wrong with the wood. Perhaps they had chosen another wood to create this model.
That's possible.
After all, it was only a model. There was no need to use rare materials for it.
Chu Jingmo drove directly to the outskirts of the city. There were guards guarding the entrance of a dilapidated house. When they saw Chu Jingmo's car, they opened the gates. When he drove in and entered through the garage of the dilapidated house, it was a different sight inside.
The computers inside were all running systems at high speed. People were coming and going, doing their jobs. The data on the big screen changed back and forth.
"President Chu." Someone greeted him. "Lu Jiang has been here for two days."
Chu Jingmo came in and did a pupil verification before entering one of the offices. "I know where Old Cat has made his fortune."
The man inside was over fifty years old. His square face looked extremely serious.
"Is that why you left the country without orders?"
Chu Jingmo wasn't bothered by the man's reproach at all. "If I'm not wrong, the first batch of wood that didn't have a batch number back then was the batch of wood that the Chu family had. Later on, they dismantled the wood and processed it into scrap."
Chu Jingmo found all the precious wood batch numbers that the Chu Corporation had reported over the years on his laptop. Looking at those batch numbers, he had a feeling that he had understood.
"So Xuan Chi and his family's deaths weren't an accident, or Xuan Chi discovered the secret behind it and was killed." Lu Jiang followed his guess. "Then he's really worse than an animal!"
"Therefore, as long as there's news that Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets is about to be rebuilt, Old Cat will definitely come out. As long as we investigate the person who came into contact with the batch of wood years ago, we'll be able to find out his true identity very quickly. Jingmo, go and…"
"The news of Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets reconstruction cannot be spread," Chu Jingmo replied curtly.
"It's the best way."
"And then a second Xuan Chi happens? Who's to guarantee the designer will be safe and sound once the news gets out?"
"Designer?" Lu Jiang was stunned, as if he didn't know why his beloved disciple suddenly cared about a designer.