Li Du succeeded in earning the praise of Sophie's parents and was accepted as their
future son-in-law .
Sophie noticed Li Du's good mood when he returned . Smiling, she held his hand and
said, "Mr . Li, seems like you are very pleased . "
Li Du said, "More than pleased! I won the liking of my favorite lady's parents . They
agreed for their daughter to marry me . "
Sophie shrugged her shoulders . "What's so surprising about that? You have a diamond
mine . "
Li Du wagged his index finger and said, "It's not because of that . It's due to my attitude .
I told them that meeting this lady here was the luckiest thing that happened to me in my
life . To earn her favor and to fall in love with her is more than I could dream of . "
Sophie smiled indulgently . She went over to hug Li Du and said softly, "Then we can get
engaged . "
Li Du was going to prepare for the engagement . He wanted to organize a party, which
was something Hans was an expert in . After all, Hans was known as the party prince .
That was going to be a huge event . Li Du gathered all his people . Li Guan, being clever
and lively, was also good at planning a party .
Big Quinn was more thoughtful and calm and so Li Du teamed the three of them up to
plan the party .
As Li Du had to invite the guests for the engagement dinner, he contacted his friends in
the Flagstaff treasure hunter circle . Then he came up with the party invites .
There was Cole, the Harry Winston Inc . executives, Porter, who had returned to Los
Angeles, Steve Tussenberg, who had done him a huge favor, Tang Chaoyang, Song
Biaozi and others . He sent invitations to all of them .
Of course, he also invited Chris, Magic Hand, and other treasure hunters with whom he
had a good relationship .
After he looked on the number of people he invited, he realized that it would be a pretty
big group .
To give everyone ample time to prepare for the party, it was scheduled for the second
weekend of November .
In the meantime, the paperwork for Li Du's diamond mine had been processed . Work
could begin there now .
Cole had helped to supervise the progress of the paperwork . He had spent a lot of effort
on it . After all, the diamond mine belonged to Harry Winston Inc .
The diamonds produced at the mine would be sent to Harry Winston Inc . and would
form a large part of the company's production .
While Cole could not directly profit from the diamonds, he would still benefit indirectly . In
fact, he would be the one who profited the most . Hence, he displayed utmost passion
and eagerness for all matters related to the diamond mine .
On Tuesday, Li Du flew cross-country in a direct flight from Phoenix to New York .
Brother Wolf accompanied Li Du on the trip and him an update on the recruitment . He
said, "Jeremy is getting ready to come over . The other five have jobs, which they have
to quit, and they have to arrange for their families to come over with them . Hence, they
will be slower . "
Li Du nodded . "That's not a problem, we are not in a hurry . "
The people that Brother Wolf brought together formed a special warfare group . With Big
Ivan joining them in their operations, the group would be able to carry out surprise
attacks after penetrating into an enemy's camp .
Of course, Li Du had no use for those special attacks . He only needed those people to
provide him with protection .
Having recruited those people, Li Du would be no longer afraid to take another trip to
Siberia or Africa . These people, led by Brother Wolf, were all excellent fighters . He also
had hold of a full set of US military individual weapons .
Those warriors, armed with modern equipment, were fierce and dangerous like wild
tigers . In dangerous places such as Siberia or Africa, they would be able to demonstrate
their superb fighting abilities .
The plane landed and Cole was there to welcome Li Du personally .
Li Du and Cole greeted each other with a hug . Li Di laughed, "I'm surprised to receive
so much love from Mr . CEO . You are actually here to welcome me personally . "
Cole patted his shoulder dramatically and said, "This is no more than my duty . Of
course I would have to personally meet the one who has done such a great deed for the
company . Not only that, you have become our youngest billionaire . Your potential is
limitless, and I have to maintain a good relationship with you!"
Li Du laughed . "Our relationship has been tempered by fire and time, and nothing will
change it . "
Satisfied, Cole nodded . "That is great . Let's go, you should take a rest first and then
prepare for the shareholder meeting . "
There was another reason for Cole's excitement . He would now be able to get rid of the
second largest stakeholder, Carlston Fritz .
Without a doubt, Cole hated Carlston . Not only had Carlston pitted against him at work,
but he had also arranged the sale of a useless diamond mine to him . That had almost
ruined the Harry Winston Group .
Li Du's acquisition of Carlston's shares was actually not a very good thing for Cole
either . After the acquisition, Li Du's share was not much lower than his now .
Regardless, as long as Cole had a bit more shares than Li Du, even if it was 0 . 1%
higher, he would still call the shots in the shareholder meeting . Li Du's position was the
same as Carlston's now, being the second largest shareholder .
For the position of the second largest stakeholder, Cole would naturally prefer Li Du,
who would not tamper with his work and would support him .
Cole regarded Li Du as a blessing . He said that ever since Li Du had joined Harry
Winston Inc . , the company had slowly emerged from its lowest point and began moving
upward .
In any case, Cole expressed great enthusiasm and warmth on their way back . He held
high expectations for Li Du .
As they entered the hotel, Brother Wolf said softly, "His words are insincere . "
Li Du smiled . "Of course! How could he like the second largest stakeholder so much?
That is always someone who can challenge his position . "
Deep down, Li Du knew that Cole did like him . It was just that Cole did not like the fact
that he was the second largest stakeholder .
However, Cole did not have a choice . Besides, it was just like how Li Du had
understood previously . In Cole's opinion, it was much better to have Li Du as the
second largest stakeholder, rather than Carlston .
Privately, Li Du was convinced that Cole considered him to be much easier to control . In
the future, Li Du was sure that Cole would want to subdue him and slowly take away his
power .
Li Du bore good feelings towards Cole . The two of them did not have a conflict .
However, there was no such thing as eternal friendship . Only mutual benefits existed . In
the future, if conflicts in terms of their interests arose, the two would eventually be split
into two different camps .
Concerning Li Du's attitude towards Cole, his goal was shares equity . As long as Cole
did not tamper with his shareholdings, everything could be discussed . However, if Cole
were to scheme about his shareholdings, Li Du would fight him .
This was the merciless nature of the business world . Not long ago, Cole had worked
hard to help Li Du prove his innocence . Now that the two sides have reunited, they
would begin to guard against each other and scheme again .
The shareholder meeting was scheduled to take place at the Harry Winston Inc . office .
Accompanied by Brother Wolf, Li Du entered the office in his brand new suit .
In contrast with his last meeting with the shareholders, their attitude towards him had
changed .
When Li Du entered the meeting room, most of them stood up from their seats and
nodded at him to acknowledge his presence . They expressed their amiability .
They already learned that Li Du had laid his hands on a diamond mine . In addition, they
have also witnessed the strength Li Du displayed after he had been set up to land in jail .
Hence how could those people continue to treat him coolly like they did before?
Chapter end
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