Chapter 447 — Rolling In
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After seeing Yang Huaijun and Qiu Lingshan off, Wei Zhao returned to Guan Xuewen's study. Guan Xuewen was on the phone, and he had just hung up as Wei Zhao came in. "I called President Lai. He'll be over shortly."
"President Lai? You mean Fatty Lai?" Wei Zhao blinked before it registered.
"Heh, that's the one." Naturally, Guan Xuewen could hardly call Lai Changshan "Fatty Lai" to his face.
They had barely exchanged a few words when voices came from outside the study, and the next moment a ball-shaped person came rolling into the room. Fatty Lai had been here before, so Auntie Liu knew him, and the moment he arrived he was let straight in.
But Fatty Lai had heard from Guan Xuewen that Wei Zhao would be here too, and so he had grown a little anxious — he was desperate to see Wei Zhao. They had not met since parting at the birthday banquet, and in his excitement he tripped at the study door and came tumbling straight into the room.
Wei Zhao was startled by Fatty Lai. "What kind of martial art is that? Even if you wanted to get in faster, there was no need to come in like that!"
"Heh heh... a slip, a slip. I tripped by accident and ended up like this..." Fatty Lai said, a little embarrassed. "Divine Doctor Lin, I've finally found you. I've missed you so much! Boo-hoo, I thought you'd abandoned me and I'd never see you again! You have no idea how excited I was when Professor Guan called me just now — I wasn't even this excited on my wedding day!"
"All right... just keep your distance from me. I am a little frightened. I do not doubt your orientation, but I am still on my guard against you," Wei Zhao said once he had put a meter between himself and Fatty Lai.
"That is fine. Just seeing Doctor Lin is enough for me," Fatty Lai said, not minding in the least that Wei Zhao wanted nothing to do with him. He dug a document out of his backpack. "Doctor Lin, please have a look. The ownership of the tower has been fully transferred to Miss Guan Xin's name. The moment Miss Guan Xin signs, the contract takes effect!"
"Oh? Is that not where your new company is headquartered as well? If you hand over the whole thing, what becomes of you?" Wei Zhao asked, puzzled.
"I have become a tenant. From now on I shall pay my rent on time every month!" Fatty Lai said. "Doctor Lin, you are not going to throw me out, are you..."
Wei Zhao found Fatty Lai a bit of a nuisance, but he had no grounds to evict him. The man had given him his own tower; throwing him out after that would be downright shabby.
"No, I will not. Stay as long as you like. As for the rent, forget it," Wei Zhao said with a wave of his hand.
"Heh heh, then I shall stay right where I am!" Fatty Lai had already made up his mind to latch onto Wei Zhao for good. He had seen it clearly: so long as he stayed close to Wei Zhao, benefits would surely pile up in the future!
Wei Zhao had not been close to him before and had not much cared for him, but that did not matter. Give it time and familiarity would come of itself. Was it not going well already? At least Wei Zhao was willing to see him now. That was a fine beginning!
"How is your father doing?" Having taken a whole tower off the man for nothing, Wei Zhao felt a little uneasy. He was not the sort to reap without sowing; his fees were steep and his commissions cutthroat, but he had earned them through honest work.