That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1357 I am afraid that the world will not be in chaos
There's a rather mystical Chinese idiom—"enemies meet on a narrow road"—meaning that two people who have a grudge seem to have some mysterious connection and always strangely meet again in some situation, unable to avoid each other no matter what.

So when Li Ye saw Lu Zixue in the crowd at Keshi Company, he couldn't help but sigh to himself—what a small world this is.

Since Lu Zixue was forced to the brink of suicide by Li Ye during his internship at the No. 1 factory in 1987, the two had never seen each other again. It was only later, when he returned to his hometown to pay respects at his ancestors' graves, that he heard that Lu Zixue had eventually gone abroad with his sister, Lu Jingyao.

At that time, Lu Jingyao's father, Lu Ruichang, had suffered a brain injury in a motorcycle accident and was arranged by Lu Jingyao to go abroad for rehabilitation treatment. Lu Zixue stubbornly insisted that he was the only one "qualified to sign the treatment plan".

Later, Lu Ruichang recovered from his illness and returned to Qingshui County to retire, but Lu Zixue did not return. Looking at him now, dressed in a sharp suit, has he "made something of himself"?

Li Ye nudged Wen Leyu next to him: "Hey, do you know what's going on with this guy right now?"

Wen Leyu glanced at Li Ye sideways and said, "If you don't know, how would I know?"

Li Ye blinked hard and whispered, "Didn't you say before that you were keeping an eye on them?"

When Li Ye visited Zhucheng two years ago, Wen Leyu mentioned Lu Jingyao's recent situation, and Li Ye realized that Wen Leyu had been paying attention to Lu Jingyao, intentionally or unintentionally.

This attention might have started as a passing fancy for Wen Leyu, but once someone in her position gets started, others will naturally try to curry favor and reveal information about Lu Jingyao. That's why Li Ye asked this question.

However, Wen Leyu scoffed at Li Ye's words and said, "Who wants to keep an eye on them? Besides, even if I were to keep an eye on Lu Jingyao, would I be keeping an eye on her whole family?"

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Li Ye smiled and nodded, saying, "That's true."

Who does Lu Zixue think he is, that he deserves my wife's attention?

However, even though Wen Leyu wasn't keeping an eye on Lu Zixue, Lu Zixue still came knocking on her door.

After whispering with the people from Keshi Company for a while, he walked over to Li Ye.

"Li Ye, it's been a long time!"

Li Ye didn't reply, but looked Lu Zixue up and down, feeling that eight out of ten parts of the confidence this guy exuded was fake.

Is this guy challenging me?

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the act of "challenging" multiple times. When two armies are facing off, one side sends a general to the front of the other's lines to provoke them, and then waits for the other side to send someone to meet the challenge.

If the challenge is successful, the rider will circle around on horseback, thrusting and slashing, and instantly cut down the enemy.

If the challenge fails, then the opponent is a coward, and their morale will inevitably plummet.

Therefore, Li Ye has no choice but to accept the challenge!

"It has indeed been a long time."

Li Ye pointed at the people from Ke Shi Company and said calmly, "So you've gotten mixed up with the Yuta Group?"

It's not a secret that the Kosh Company is backed by Jewish people; Li Ye was able to find out about it through Pei Wencong.

Lu Zixue smiled and said, "It seems you did indeed investigate us. However, you ruined our plans at the Kamaz automobile factory, but a third party benefited instead. It was a truly unwise move."

Li Ye said calmly, "Did you come all this way just to tell me this? You've come to the wrong person. We're not buying it."

"No, no, no, I'm here to thank you."

Lu Zixue said with a smile, "Li Ye, we should thank you. I heard that you negotiated with the auction house for two days and reduced the bidding deposit from one million to two hundred thousand. Although it's just a deposit, it still allows us to earn a little more interest from the bank, doesn't it?"

Li Ye was a little confused by the "deposit" question, as he was unaware of the auction deposit.

However, the contempt revealed in Lu Zixue's words was obvious.

You poor bastards, you're even stingy with your deposits, what right do you have to compete with us?

So Li Ye immediately said coldly, "Did you have too many hard times when you were young? Now that you have some money, are you showing off to me? Are you as rich as your sister? Are you as rich as Jonina? And you're still showing off to me?"

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Lu Zixue's face immediately darkened, because the poverty of his childhood was a lifelong pain for him.

Back then, when the foolish Li Ye, relying on his father and grandfather's favor, waved his money and "bought" his most beautiful sister, Lu Zixue's heart was bleeding.

Why wasn't I the rich person?

"Whether I have money or not has nothing to do with today's auction. Kosh Company is among the top companies in the world. I advise you not to do what Kamas did and deliberately cause trouble for us, otherwise no one will benefit."

Lu Zixue angrily uttered a few words and left.

Kosh Corporation's acquisition of the Kamaz automobile factory failed. Li Ye's side was indeed partly to blame, but Li Ye and his group did not deliberately cause trouble. They were just used by Sophia.

Li Ye's group was a bit puzzled. They felt that Lu Zixue's visit was neither a casual reminiscing nor a proper conversation; it was quite strange.

Even though Commander Zhou was quite far away, he sent his secretary over to ask, "Li Ye, do you know that person?"

"I guess we know each other! We're from the same hometown. I've been away for four or five years, and I don't know how I ended up working with people from Keshi Company."

"What does he want from you?"

"They're just trying to scare us! They'll say they're rich and powerful, and we shouldn't be left standing on thin ice."

Li Ye repeated Lu Zixue's words verbatim. Since Commander Zhou sent someone to ask, they couldn't be careless; this matter could be a big deal or a small one.

After Li Ye finished speaking, the secretary asked in confusion, "He said we lowered the deposit for the bidding?"

Li Ye could tell from the other person's eyes that this wasn't something that Commander Zhou's side did.

"He's just guessing. It was probably done by the White Elephants! They're good at bargaining."

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Li Ye's people were all speculating wildly about who was so kind as to reduce the bidding deposit from one million to two hundred thousand, while Lu Zixue, upon returning to Keshi Company, said something completely different.

"I'm certain. They're short on funds and don't really trust Motors. They were the ones who handled the auction deposit."

"Also, they're very hostile towards us, um. He knows we belong to a Jewish financial group."

"Furthermore, they did the Kamaz car factory thing on purpose; it was a lose-lose situation."

If Li Ye heard these words, he would definitely slap Lu Zixue across the face.

This guy went to Li Ye's place just to find an excuse to fabricate so many rumors, talking nonsense and stirring up trouble, as if he wanted to create chaos.

(End of this chapter)