?Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Disying Weakness to the Enemy   Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Disying Weakness to the Enemy                                   He Group and Yang Group respectively handed over their acquisition proposals to the person in charge at Wang Group, and now it was a matter of waiting for Wang Group’s decision.


    During the wait, every person in the spacious meeting room was extremely tense, including Xia Guoxiong, who wasn’t involved in the acquisition and whose forehead was beading with cold sweat.


    He Xing was quite calm as he instructed Liang Tao, “The car’s low on fuel, go and fill it up.”


    Liang Tao’s jaw almost hit the floor in surprise, but seeing that He Xing didn’t seem to be joking, he could only take the keys and leave the meeting room.


    As he went, he couldn’t help but mutter to himself, wondering what He Xing had discussed with Wang’s general manager during the ten minutes he was away, considering He Xing seemed so confident.


    Those remaining in the meeting room hadplex expressions as they watched He Xing, their feelings much like Liang Tao’s; Xia Guoxiong and Chairman Yang, while nearly certain of their sess, couldn’t help feeling uneasy.


    A long half-hour passed, and Chairman Wang and Wang’s general manager came in one after the other, as the tense moment arrived.


    Another ten minutes passed, and the meeting ended. Only He Group’s staff remained while the people from Xia Group and Yang Group had all left.


    When Liang Tao returned, he happened upon the staff of He Group walking out from Wang Group’s office under He Xing’s lead. He hurriedly went up to greet them, “Boss He, is it over?”


    Immediately, someone excitedly announced, “It’s over; our He Group has acquired Wang Group, and the contract has been signed.”


    Liang Tao never imagined things would be so simple. Even as their car hit the expressway, he would from time to time steal nces at He Xing’s profile, contemting how to broach the subject.


    Indeed, after He Xing left Wang Group’s office, he instructed his staff to return to thepany to handle the follow-up matters while he himself drove with Liang Tao towards H City without dy.


    In fact, though He Xing’s face showed no emotion, his heart was incredibly excited, wishing he could sprout wings and fly straight to Fu Han.


    To see Fu Han sooner, He Xing hadpressed the original ten-day acquisition n again and again, eventuallypleting the acquisition of Wang Group in just five days, and sessfully at that.


    Though he was confident of victory, he had narrowly avoided a disaster. This was all because on the day of the acquisition, Xia Group and Yang Group suddenly reached a cooperation.


    Fortunately, their cooperation wasst-minute. Had they nned to coborate from the start, He Group definitely would not have had the upper hand.


    With time pressing, He Xing had no choice but to meet with Wang’s general manager. In those ten minutes, he only said one sentence to Wang’s general manager and left behind two contracts he had already signed.


    He said, “The cooperative model between Xia Group and Yang Group can also be considered by He Group and Wang Group. If you’re willing, Wang Group will be a subsidiary of He Group’s independently operatedpanies. When you have the capability one day, I will allow you to break away from He Group.”


    This was his trump card, his killer move, and his biggest concession—and it worked, as expected.


    This was also attributed to Wang Group’s different business model, being apany started by two brothers together. After going public, one became the chairman, and the other the general manager.


    Others sought the older brother, the chairman, while he sought the younger brother, the general manager.


    The two-hour car drive was neither particrly long nor short, but to He Xing, who had been up for most of the previous night, it was indeed tiring, especially since he had been tense all day for the afternoon’s acquisition.


    At one point, Liang Tao suggested he could drive instead or that they take a rest; but He Xing, finding Liang Tao’s driving too slow, decided to keep driving himself.


    The Photography Base was now within reach, and He Xing’s permanently frosty facial expression finally began to change; the corners of his mouth lifted involuntarily, and his eyes shimmered with a starry light.


    Today was an outdoor shooting day, with a sea of people at the filming site—actors, staff, and extras were everywhere.


    Using his height to his advantage, He Xing scanned the crowd and quickly spotted Fu Han.


    She was leaning over a photographic screen, deeply focused on the shots she had just taken, her earnest expression making her face as exquisite as a hand-painted portrait.


    With a hint of a smile in his eyes, He Xing stepped closer to Fu Han. In the crowded scene, his eyes beheld only her, the sole upant of his vision.


    Fu Han was looking so intently that she wished she could review each frame one by one. When she finally finished and straightened up, she encountered a familiar face resting on the camera, staring at her unblinkingly.


    They were so close that at first, she didn’t recognize who it was beyond the familiar eyes staring back at her.


    After staring at him for several seconds involuntarily, she finally realized something was off, her face reddening as she turned away, “You… how did you get here? Weren’t youing tomorrow?”


    Driven by curiosity, Liang Tao stayed not far from He Xing and reassured himself that since Boss He hadn’t asked him to leave, he would stay.


    He was extremely curious about how He Xing and Fu Han would react upon their reunion, wondering if it would be like a TV drama where they would rush to hug each other.


    To his surprise, Fu Han didn’t seem very pleased and even uttered those words.


    Feeling indignant on behalf of his boss, Liang Tao couldn’t help but speak up, “Lady Fu, Boss He came directly to find you afterpleting his work without even returning to the Office.”


    “Really?” Fu Han looked at He Xing with some surprise.


    In the past, work was He Xing’s top priority. Once, Fu Han waited from six in the evening until eleven at night to have dinner with him, only to end up hungry and asleep in his Office.


    Now, He Xing was skipping the Office just to see her, something unimaginable in her dreams before.


    “Who told you to say that?” He Xing gave Liang Tao a scolding look and sternly ordered, “Hurry and buy something for Xiaohan to eat. It’s sote, and she must be hungry.”


    Owing to Liang Tao’s speedy departure, Fu Han’s “I’m not hungry” was left unsaid.


    He Xing moved closer to Fu Han, attempting to grab her hand, “Xiaohan, I’ve missed you so much these past few days, did you miss me?”


    “What’s our rtionship that you’re touching me like this?” Fu Han kept a straight face and pped He Xing’s hand away, “I’m busy here, don’t cause trouble.”


    “Ouch!” He Xing showed his reddened hand to Fu Han, “I’vee all this way to see you, and you hit me as soon as we meet? I’m so heartbroken!”


    Fu Han, holding her jaw that was about to drop, looked at He Xing in astonishment, “Did you take the wrong medicine today? Why have you changed so much?”


    “It’s all to make you forgive me.” He Xing was inwardly pleased thinking that Liang Tao’s advice to show weakness to the enemy worked well. He carefully reached out for Fu Han’s hand again while whispering, “Xiaohan, I truly realize my mistake. From now on, the gifts I prepare for you will be locked in the safe until I present them to you, okay?”