The next two weeks were eerily quiet.

There was no news from the headquarters, He Haixiang became mysterious, Cao Mu tried to inquire from him several times, but he pushed back with the same sentence: "Not in his position, not in his political affairs. "

At the same time, it seems that he has also stopped finding fault with the management team. Everyone secretly realizes that Bai'an is entering a turning period of undercurrent and surging. .

Can't hear any news.

The management team met several times, and everyone felt uneasy. Except for Min Hui, who made it clear that he would never cooperate with Cheng Qirang, the rest of the people were prepared. The success of MBO is, of course, a new starting point for the business. Watching the tide or Dongli succeeds, but the end is unpredictable. You can think about the good or the bad. Both are industry giants, and their treatment, benefits, and industry status are far higher than Bai'an. Being acquired is equivalent to a poor daughter-in-law marrying into a big family. However, departments, employees, and projects are all facing restructuring and changes, and it is difficult to say whether executives will stay or stay.

What everyone is most worried about is the merger with Guanchao.

Guanchao has a strong R&D center with 300 employees, all of whom are highly educated, and more than half of them are returnees. It can be said that there are many talents. The scope of work and functions are very similar to those of Bai'an. The current R&D director was hired three years ago. Ding Yifeng, who was kicked out by Bai'an because of the sexual harassment incident, heard that he was quite appreciated by Cheng Qirang. If Bai'an is acquired by Guanchao, it will face a large number of layoffs, and positions that are easily replaced such as personnel director and sales director are even more in jeopardy.

After Yin Xu's drunken incident, Min Hui and Xin Qi returned to their previous relationship. They are obviously in the same city, have a common child, Xin Qi's hotel and Min Hui's apartment are also in the same block, but invariably chose to stagger them.

Xin Qi usually visits Su Quan at noon or in the afternoon, sometimes just to accompany him to have a meal, take a nap, sometimes take him to a museum to see paintings, or ride a bumper car at an amusement park. The frequency is basically once a day. Of course, if Min Hui temporarily worked overtime or couldn't get away with other things, he would come over to take care of him, and even if he couldn't come, he would arrange for Yun Lu and a babysitter. Min Hui is in charge of all hours of the night. Two days on weekends, each of them is responsible for one day.

All communication is done through text messages, the simplest sentences, the least number of words, no quarrels and no complaints.

Xin Qi: At three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, I came to pick up Su Quan to go to Ocean Park, have dinner in the park, and go home at seven o'clock.

Min Hui: Yes.

...

Min Hui: Su Quan has a yellow sweater that is missing. Did he lose it?

Xin Qi: Here I am.

...

Xin Qi: I will be in Beijing tomorrow and the next two days. You are taking the children alone this weekend, okay?

Min Hui: OK.

...

Min Hui: Su Quan's art class has to pay the next tuition fee, 3,200 yuan.

Xin Qi: Lost the card?

Min Hui: didn't lose it. I'll give you an account.

Xin Qi: Got it.

...

Min Hui: Zhou Ruji went to Guangzhou for a meeting. I need to go to the hospital to see Zizhu.

Xin Qi: You don't need to tell me this.

Min Hui: So I'm in the hospital on Wednesday night, can you take Su Quan with you?

Xin Qi: What time do you need me to come?

Min Hui: Seven o'clock.

Xin Qi: OK.

...

Min Hui took care of Yao Zizhu for four days. Zizhu is undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital because of the enlarged liver metastases of breast cancer and the metastases in the abdominal cavity and cervical spine. She has become skinny and skinny. Apart from the pain and vomiting, she basically can't say anything, and her appetite is extremely poor. Chemotherapy caused her vomiting and diarrhea, stomach cramps, high fever, coma, dehydration, and she couldn't sleep without painkillers. Looking at her, Min Hui couldn't help but think of her mother's last days, when she was tortured by chemotherapy to the point of death.

One night, Zizhu, who had been sleeping all the time, suddenly woke up, took Min Hui's hand and said, "Xiaohui, I may not have many days..."

"Nonsense, how could it be!" Min Hui persuaded softly, "Ru Ji is trying the latest medicine for you."

"It's useless—" She turned pale and smiled weakly, "I'm ready."

"Purple Pearl—"

"Ruji is a person who is prepared for everything, but in this matter, he is not prepared..."

She didn't know what to say.

"I heard that your mother also passed away from cancer. After experiencing all this, you are considered a person who has come here."

"That's right..." Min Hui smiled bitterly.

"Please help him prepare, please."

Although she was seriously ill and lost her shape, Min Hui felt that Zizhu was still a beauty. Her beauty was in her delicate facial features and three-dimensional silhouette, especially her dark almond eyes, which were more prominent because of her thinness.

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said, "If that time comes, I promise you."

"Thank you." Zizhu squeezed her hand, "I always thought he liked his career more than me, but that's not the case. I am a part of his life, and his career is also a part of his life, and the two parts cannot compete with each other. ." She sighed, "If I hadn't competed, I would have spent four more years with him..."

"Everyone has a temper, and it is normal for husband and wife to compete."

"Xiaohui, can you still be with him after I leave?" Zizhu suddenly asked.

"No." Min Hui looked at her with a smile, "I already have another man."

"Okay." She sighed, "Then my family Ruji can only choose one of those nurses."

Zhou Ruji is well-liked by nurses because of his good-natured, arrogant, and joking love. When he and Zizhu first divorced, he was chased by several nurses. At most, he received a loving lunch made by five nurses for him at a time.

"Don't think like that," Min Hui could only comfortably say, "you'll be fine."

She returned to the apartment at nine o'clock at night and accidentally found Lin Xiyue in the hall downstairs. She was sitting on a sofa in a corner, concentrating on editing something on her laptop, whispering through a Bluetooth headset while revising.

She was so focused that Min Hui passed by her without looking up.

Min Hui got on the elevator with all her guesses, opened the door with the key, and found that Xin Qi was sitting on the sofa in the living room working in front of the computer. The rhythm of touch typing with her fingers was fast, and there were stacks of documents on the coffee table. He got all kinds of marks, and he was wearing Beats headphones. It seemed that he was speaking English in a low voice during the meeting. When he saw Min Hui coming in, he immediately muted the phone, took off the headphones and said, "Are you back?"

"Yeah." She put on her slippers.

Xin Qi stuffed the documents into her bag, glanced at her, and said, "Quan Quan has already slept. I have something to do and need to rush back to the company."

"I saw Lin Xiyue downstairs just now."

"We're revising an agreement because she couldn't come up because it was urgent, so we had to discuss it on the phone."

"Xin Qi, I don't want to see Lin Xiyue in this building." Min Hui said seriously.

"She's my sales director, it's a sales agreement, it's a job."

"I don't like this guy!" she yelled.

"So I didn't let her go upstairs." His voice was calm.

"That doesn't work either! I don't want her in my sight!"

"Why should I listen to you?" Xin Qi said coldly, "Who do you think you are?"

"Lin Xiyue is a liar!"

"Aren't you?"

She went into her bedroom angrily and slammed the door shut. Ten minutes later, when she opened the door again, Xin Qi had already left.

Two weeks later, good news came.

AAR informed Cao Mu that Yuanlai had given a reply, that he was satisfied with the price and conditions of the management team, and had signed a provisional purchase agreement. After all the documents are fully prepared, the two parties will officially sign the contract three days later.

A boulder finally fell to the ground, and everyone couldn't help cheering. The private equity side is also very happy. Several companies got together and held two meetings to discuss the specific operation of the company in the future, including the position of the management team, the annual salary and so on.

On the morning of the third day, AAR had prepared all the signing documents, but there was no news from the far side. Finally, Cai Bingjie called and said, "Sorry, I can't sign the contract today, and a buyer suddenly came out. higher prices.”

"But we have signed a tentative agreement!" said the head of AAR angrily.

"It's a temporary agreement, not a formal agreement." Cai Bingjie said calmly, "unless you are also willing to increase the price."

After everyone discussed it for a while, the three private equity executives were very angry.

"Mr. Cai, 132 million is our final offer," said AAR.

"That would be a pity." Cai Bingjie said lightly.

Two days later, Guanchao International officially announced the acquisition of Bai'an for 133 million yuan. When Cao Mu heard this number, he was stunned.

"Their bid is only one million more than ours!" Cao Mu said, "It's so close, how is it possible?"

"There must be something tricky here." Yan Chengli frowned.

"Could it be that He Haixiang disclosed our offer to Cheng Qirang?" Min Hui expressed her guess.

"It is possible. But if there is no evidence, he will never admit it." Xu Guangjian said.

Although everyone was grumbling, everyone quickly accepted this reality. After all, they have to support their family, and no one chooses to leave, except for Min Hui.