News from Taiwan

Chapter 62 Purely Fancy Moves
Liu Yu was seething with anger. He wanted to argue with the driver, but he couldn't win. For every sentence he said, the driver could say ten. He lacked social experience and was clearly at a disadvantage when dealing with a seasoned veteran like Liu Yu.

"Driver, you can turn left at the intersection ahead to go to the hotel. We really aren't going to the company." Liu Yu wanted to make one last attempt. He had been holding the GPS the whole way from the airport, and this was the final fork in the road.

The driver gripped the steering wheel without turning around, his tone impatient: "The company gave us a last-minute notice to take President Shen there first. We'll talk about the hotel later. Don't bother telling me. It's the same if we go to the company first and then go to the hotel. President Shen's business in Taiwan is important." As he spoke, he pressed the accelerator harder, and the forward momentum was clearly felt while sitting in the car.

Liu Yu immediately panicked and pulled out the communication messages on his phone. "We weren't going to the company in the first place; we were going straight to the hotel. Even if there were changes, you should at least have told us beforehand, right? What is this? This is a scam!"

The driver scoffed, glancing at the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye: "Young people are so impatient. Do we need to report our company's arrangements to you? Even President Shen hasn't said anything, so who are you to nitpick?"

These words struck a nerve with Liu Yu. He opened his mouth to refute, but didn't know where to begin.

He could clearly sense that Shen Huaizhou in the back row was under a lot of pressure and was very unhappy.

This driver's unauthorized detour will definitely not end well.

Liu Yu's fingers, gripping the notebook, turned white, and his face flushed red. In the end, he could only manage to stammer, "This is disrespectful!"

"Respect?" the driver sneered. "You'll understand once you've spent a few more years in society that rules are only made for those who have the power."

Throughout the entire journey, Shen Huaizhou leaned back in the back seat, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, his fingertips were gently stroking the edge of his phone. He had already sensed the chaos in the company's arrangements from the driver's casual tone, but he didn't say anything to interrupt this unequal dispute.

The driver is absolutely right; rules are made for those who have the authority to make decisions.

But... who exactly is the person who set these rules?

The arguing gradually subsided, and Shen Huaizhou, sitting in the back row, slowly opened his eyes. The short rest he had just taken had relieved a lot of the fatigue from the journey. He gently swiped his finger across his phone screen and opened the message from Jiang Guier. Seeing that she hadn't replied yet, he added a message: "I heard that the sunset in Taiwan is beautiful. Let's go see it together next time."

After successfully sending the message, he put away his phone and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

Liu Yu was seething with anger, and angrily texted Lu Qing to complain about the driver's unauthorized route change. Lu Qing's reply came quickly, telling him to listen to Shen Huaizhou. Looking at the silent Shen Huaizhou, he roughly understood.

On the other side, Lu Qing informed Shen Huaizhou that they had argued with the company and warned him not to go into the building, because who knows what the people from the company here are waiting for? What a bunch of bastards.

This unannounced rerouting incident has eroded the trust between the two sides, and Lu Qing has no trust in the other party at all.

Shen Huaizhou opened his eyes and glanced at the message, then deleted it. When he looked up, he met the driver's probing gaze from the rearview mirror. He calmly looked away and stared at the rapidly receding street scene outside the window, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

The rerouting was just the beginning; the Taiwanese company clearly had no intention of letting them proceed as planned.

Given this attitude, there's no need for cooperation.

The car stopped in front of the Taiwanese company, and the receptionist who had been waiting immediately stepped forward to open the car door. The driver then skillfully went around to the trunk to unload the luggage, and the two exchanged a quick glance.

"Brother Shen, what should we do?" Liu Yu asked in a low voice when he saw that Shen Huaizhou hadn't moved.

Shen Huaizhou's eyes were cold and indifferent as he calmly held the car door shut, preventing the reception staff from approaching.

"Hello, Mr. Shen. Our General Manager Wang has been waiting for you. This way, please."

As the receptionist handed over his business card, a message popped up on his phone: "As Mr. Wang said, invite Mr. Shen into the conference room first and stall him." He scrolled past the message and looked at Shen Huaizhou with a smile.

Shen Huaizhou tightened his grip on the business card slightly, causing the edges to wrinkle. He looked up at the driver and asked, "You just said that the company told you to change your route and come here?"

The driver paused, then mumbled, "Yes...it was the contact person who notified me."

Shen Huaizhou smiled, but his tone was cold: "But I just received news that the contact person didn't come to the company at all today. Your company's arrangements are getting more and more interesting."

These words left the driver speechless, and the receptionist turned pale, the prepared "welcome speech" stuck in her throat. It seemed she was getting emotional.

Liu Yu seized the opportunity to step forward: "Not only did you change your route without permission, but you also lied! If you had said earlier that you weren't going to the hotel, we wouldn't have gotten into this car!"

The receptionist hurriedly explained, "This is a misunderstanding; it's just a last-minute change in the itinerary..."

"Misunderstanding?" Liu Yu was about to say more when the driver interrupted him: "Young man, don't be so sure of yourself. We're just following orders. If you have any complaints, go talk to the company leaders."

It was that same old "using one's status to intimidate" argument again. Liu Yu's face turned red with anger, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal. He was clearly in the right, but all his accusations seemed pale in the face of the other party's excuse of "following the rules".

Shen Huaizhou spoke up at the right moment, interrupting the pointless argument: "No need to find the leader, I can give you an answer now."

He looked at the receptionist and said, “We felt your company’s ‘sincerity’ from the moment we changed our route, so we won’t go in and cause any trouble.”

He sat there indifferently, refusing to get out of the car.

The receptionist insisted on inviting him: "Mr. Shen, the welcome party is all set up, please at least come in and sit for a few minutes..."

Shen Huaizhou interrupted directly: "Is this a 'welcome party' or a 'retention party'?"

At this moment, a group of people suddenly emerged. It was Lu Qing and his team coming down. He walked at the front with a cold expression, followed by his entire team. Shen Huaizhou smiled and said, "Since our team has come down, there is no need for us to go over. We appreciate your company's invitation."

As he spoke, he got off the bus from the other side. This time, Liu Yu was quick-witted and rushed over to snatch Shen Huaizhou's luggage from the driver's hands. The two then rejoined the team.

"Senior brother, I've already called a car, it'll be here soon." Lu Qing's expression was a bit grim.

"President Lu, President Shen, it's all a misunderstanding. Let's discuss it again. The welcome party is about to start, let's go upstairs." The person from the organizing company hurriedly stepped forward.

Lu Qing's lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes filled with sarcasm. "No need. We've seen your sincerity, but we wouldn't dare ride in your company's car." His voice was loud and clear to everyone's ears. "They might just take us to some unknown place and bury us."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the people from the organizing company froze. "President Shen, President Lu, we are so sorry that we did not consider this carefully and delayed President Shen's arrangements. We will correct it, we will correct it. We are already at the door, so let's go up first. We still have some questions about the procedures."

"Then let's correct it first." Shen Huaizhou boarded the bus that Lu Qing had called first, followed closely by a group of people. Ignoring the organizers' attempts to persuade them to stay, they drove off.

After getting into the car, Lu Qing changed his arrogant expression and stepped forward somewhat timidly, "Senior brother... I really don't know."

"Ah."

"Aren't you angry?"

"Ah."

Seeing that Shen Huaizhou didn't seem to be joking, Lu Qing was even more puzzled. Even though it was a shady move by the Taiwanese company, he had already expected to be scolded.

This is a little different from what he expected.

He glanced over discreetly and saw Shen Huaizhou staring at his phone screen with a smile on his lips!

He is laughing!
Lu Qing's mind raced. That made sense. His senior brother hadn't come to Taiwan for him. He wisely shut his mouth and started comforting Liu Yu, who had been wronged while traveling with him, in the group chat.

　It's been a while since my last update, my darlings have been waiting. September suddenly brought double the workload, I'm so sorry.

　　(End of this chapter)