Li Youwei then went out to pick Chu Heng up, Qiao Liang entered the inner room, closed the door, opened the surveillance screen, and the scene of the outer room appeared on the screen.

Qiao Liang sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and looked at the screen.

After a while, the door of Li Youwei's office was opened. Li Youwei stood at the door, stretched his hand in, and said politely: "Minister Chu, please--"

Then Chu Heng walked in slowly with his hands behind his back, with a reserved smile on his face.

After coming in, Chu Heng looked at Li Youwei's office, and Li Youwei said politely: "Minister Chu, you are a rare guest, please sit down."

Chu Heng nodded and sat down, the secretary then came over to make tea, and Li Youwei sat on the sofa opposite Chu Heng.

The secretary made tea, then went out and brought it to the door.

Chu Heng leaned his body against the back of the sofa, raised his legs and placed his hands on the armrest of the sofa, and knocked his fingers slowly. He looked calm and confident, and continued to look at Li Youwei with a smile on his face.

Li Youwei looked at Chu Heng with neither humble nor arrogant eyes, with a smile on his face.

Although both of them were smiling, there were different meanings in each other's smiles.

After a brief silence, Chu Heng smiled and said, "Old Li, you are doing well now, really good. Judging from the decorations of your office, you are many times better than mine."

Chu Heng used the word "典", and Qiao Liang sensitively captured it.

Li Youwei smiled and said, "This doesn't mean anything. I am a real businessman and an ordinary citizen. How can I compare with Minister Chu?"

"Old Li, you can't say that. You are not an ordinary person or an ordinary businessman now, but the president and boss of the largest listed company in Jiangzhou, and the big boss." Chu Heng said.

Li Youwei waved his hand: "I am the president, but I am not a big boss. The big boss of the group is Chairman Fang."

"By the way, Chairman Fang didn't come today?" Chu Heng said.

"Chairman Fang is not in Jiangzhou, so he went to the United States for inspection." Li Youwei said.

Chu Heng nodded: "Old Li, you are both in the officialdom and business world. You are very successful, much better than Yuan Lizhi, Ding Lei and the others."

Listening to Chu Heng comparing Li Youwei and Yuan Lizhi and Ding Lei, Qiao Liang snorted inwardly. The two guys were not on the same level as Li Youwei and were not comparable.

Li Youwei smiled: "Thank you, Minister Chu for his praise. My present is inseparable from Chairman Fang's high acclaim and the support of his colleagues in the group. Today, Zhengtai Group wants to thank the city for its care, and also for its thanks to Minister Chu."

Chu Heng waved his hand: "Hey, Lao Li, I want to take care of the Zhengtai Group, but I don't care about this, so I'm powerless."

"Minister Chu is polite. You are the leader of the city. Any leader in the city who comes to Zhengtai Group is concerned and caring for the group." Li Youwei said.

Chu Heng smiled again: "Old Li, I'm here today, not here, nor is it a job. I just came out for a walk in the afternoon. When I walked here, I thought of you here, I thought of us not having a good chat for a long time, and suddenly I wanted to come and see you. When I went downstairs, I asked, you happened to be..."

"Thanks to Minister Chu for thinking about me. I worked overtime in the group today. I couldn't help but feel honored when he heard that Minister Chu was coming. It was just too late to welcome him. I would like to give in to Minister Chu." Li Youwei said.

"Old Li, you and I are old friends. Do you need to be so polite when speaking? It seems to be common?" Chu Heng said with a slightly reproachful tone.

Li Youwei smiled and said, "I don't want to meet Minister Chu, but you are the leader now, and I have become a civilian. The gap between us is so big. When I meet Minister Chu, I really have to look up to me."

Chu Heng frowned: "Old Li, we speak without being sarcastic. In my heart, no matter what you do now, we are all old friends, but I have never looked down on you."

"Oh, then thank you Minister Chu for raising his grace." Li Youwei said.

"You, a big president, go down to greet me in person, probably to be proud of me." Chu Heng said.

Li Youwei waved his hand quickly: "I dare not take it. I can't afford Minister Chu's words."

Chu Heng sighed: "Look, Lao Li, you are becoming more and more polite in your conversations. I can't find the feeling I used to."

Li Youwei laughed: "Minister Chu, what do you think we felt before?"

"Do I still need to say this? Old Li, you should be very clear in your heart." Chu Heng said.

Li Youwei nodded: "Yes, I should know it in my heart, you actually understand it very much."

Chu Heng nodded: "Old Li, in fact, no matter how we felt about each other before, everyone has to face reality. I feel very sad and regretful when something happened to you, but I feel relieved to see that you are now in the business world."

"Thank you Minister Chu for your concern and love. I have received your care in the past, and I have always remembered this in my heart." Li Youwei said.

Chu Heng looked at Li Youwei and frowned: "Old Li, why do I listen to you as if there is something in your words?"

Li Youwei smiled slightly: "If Minister Chu thinks so, it means he is too heartbroken or guilty."

Chu Heng's eyelids twitched slightly: "How come I am too careful? What reason do I have to be guilty?"

Li Youwei shook his head: "I don't know this, I have to ask Minister Chu himself."

"Ask myself?" Chu Heng smiled dryly, "How could I know."

"Minister Chu doesn't know the best, but I hope Minister Chu doesn't know." Li Youwei continued to have something in his words.

Chu Heng's eyelids jumped slightly again: "Old Li, can you hear some rumors from others? Could it be that you have any misunderstandings about me?"

Li Youwei shook his head: "I hope to hear something from others, but no one has ever told me anything. As for you, Minister Chu, based on our understanding of each other, do you think I will be like this?"

Chu Heng looked straight at Li Youwei, but Li Youwei did not avoid it, and also looked directly at him.

During the brief look, both of them seemed to feel the other's implicitness and sharpness, and both felt the other's trueness and unyieldingness.

Qiao Liang sat in the inner room, holding his breath and looking at the screen, staring at their subtle expressions.

After a moment, Chu Heng said: "After experiencing this setback, I found that you have changed."

"Where do you think I have changed?" Li Youwei said.

Chu Heng said: "You have changed a lot, especially because you have become more and more alienated from me, and the distance is getting farther and farther away."

"I heard from you that, it seems that we were very close and very similar in distance before." Li Youwei said without hesitation.

"Isn't it?"

"Is that true?"

"Do you think I had ulterior motives about you before?"

"Do you think you've always been open?"

The atmosphere of the conversation between the two gradually became tense, and neither wanted to give in.

Qiao Liang looked at him silently, feeling a little nervous.

After a stalemate for a moment, Chu Heng suddenly laughed: "Old Li, why are we like children and starting to fight? As you and me now, is this necessary?"

Chu Heng's words sounded like he was actively reconciling, but they clearly brought some reminders, reminding Li Youwei to be self-aware and to recognize the gap between him and himself.
Chapter completed!