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On the other side.
Xu Mo suddenly found himself with free time.
After deciding to sell the company, its pace began to slow down, and it was no longer as hectic as the previous two months.
Now, they could proceed step by step.
Due to their work, Xu Mo and Tang Lei had fallen behind in some of their courses, and now they needed to catch up as much as possible. Therefore, for the next period, they all attended classes and left on time.
The company was still expanding, but at a much slower pace. Recently, they were focusing on the Southeast Asian market, where they had already started deploying their services.
How significant is the impact of a phenomenon-level company?
Undoubtedly, even though Xu Mo’s actions had slowed down, his influence on the world continued unabated.
Moreover, as time passed, this influence deepened. Many people began using bicycles and promoting them.
Xu Mo’s user growth also showed a linear increase, now reaching the three million user mark. In the future, the deployment of shared bicycles would be more precise and convenient.
Xu Mo had instructed the technical department to optimize the system, pushing the company to achieve qualitative change through quantitative growth.
Only in this way could other companies not compete, and the company could be sold for a good price.
Time slipped away quietly, and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed.
Many things happened during this month.
The first event was that Deverna Company’s products were found to contain excessive levels of dioxane, causing a significant stir.
However, Xu WanTing lived up to her reputation with strong tactics and bold moves. She spent money to buy off the media, blocked news, and even mobilized some internet trolls to suppress the issue.
Of course, even so, it still caused considerable trouble for Deverna Company. In just one month, the company’s stock price fell by 15%.
Xu Mo did not underestimate Xu WanTing in the slightest.
In fact, he was well aware of how outstanding his blood-related sister was; she was undoubtedly a decisive and powerful woman.
Therefore, this move was merely a test to gauge their reaction capabilities.
It must be said that big companies are indeed sensitive to unfavorable information.
Xu Mo did not continue to release unfavorable information about Deverna; he would wait until Xu WanTing had almost covered it up before delivering another heavy blow.
If possible, he hoped Deverna would go bankrupt.
…
Time slipped away quietly, and before he knew it, Xu Mo turned nineteen.
Today marked his nineteenth birthday.
Originally, Xu Mo didn’t plan to celebrate, as there was nothing to celebrate. He had never celebrated his birthday before, even when he was at the Xu family.
In the past four years at the Xu family, no one had ever celebrated his birthday.
However, this year he had money, and coincidentally, the company was doing well, so Tang Lei, Gu Huanxi, and the others proposed throwing a birthday party and inviting the company’s executives and key personnel.
During this time, to motivate the company’s development, Xu Mo had allocated a portion of his own shares to distribute among the company’s executives. This portion was about 5% of the company, currently worth 500 million yuan.
The company had over thirty executives, most of whom were headhunted. Xu Mo offered them very generous salaries.
Thus, when the birthday party was organized, the scene became very lively. A six-layer cake was made, and the celebration took place in a conference room.
Xu Mo had no choice but to accept the arrangements made by Tang Lei, Gu Huanxi, and the others.
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“Xu Mo, happy birthday!”
Xu Mo’s birthday party was held at the Mingding Tower in Xiahai City.
The four of them specifically flew back to handle company matters.
The Mingding Tower in Xiahai City was the headquarters of the Little Monster Bicycle, and most of the executives were located there.
Xu WanTing had some connections with the property management of the Mingding Tower and quickly noticed the activities there.
She and Xu XueHui checked and discovered that it was actually Xu Mo’s birthday.
In the past four years, he seemed to have never celebrated his birthday at the Xu family.
Not even once.
Even last year, when he turned eighteen and became an adult, the family remained calm and uneventful, with no one mentioning his birthday.
This birthday party seemed to be very lively.
It was probably luxurious due to their wealth, and they even invited some people from the property management to express their gratitude for their support.
It was said that most of the executives and employees of Little Monster Bicycle participated, and Xu Mo even distributed bonuses to the employees on the spot, causing exclamations.
In fact, every member of the family had their own birthday party.
She and Xu XueHui, of course, didn’t need to say much; even when they were studying, they celebrated every year.
The third and fourth siblings never missed their birthdays either. They usually held their parties at the Xu family villa and invited friends and relatives.
One year, Xu XuehHui held a birthday party and invited many of her close friends and peers. Xu Mo was waiting outside until the party was over before he dared to go home.
However, it seemed that no one in the family knew when Xu Mo’s birthday was!
Xu Wanting’s breathing quickened as she sent messages to Xu Deming and Xie Bingyan, and then another message to Xu Shuying.
The reactions of Xu Deming and Xie Bingyan were not immediately known.
When Xu ShuYing received the message, she immediately rushed to the company to meet with her.
“This is the first time I’ve heard of it too!” were her first words upon opening the door. Xu Wanting and Xu Xuehui exchanged a glance, their expressions sorrowful.
“Four years, no one knew! No one ever asked! What have we been doing for the past four years?” Xu Xuehui spoke softly.
Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying fell silent, not saying a word.
There was no response from Xie Bingyan either; she remained motionless.
Xu Wanting didn’t know what Xie Bingyan was thinking. Up until now, Xie Bingyan had not apologized to Xu Mo. Perhaps an apology from her could end the current state of cold war, but Xie Bingyan had not done so.
No one knew what Xie Bingyan was really thinking!
“Mom gave Junzhe 50 million yuan to start a business! It happened half a month ago!” Xu Shuying suddenly spoke up.
“50 million yuan?” Xu Wanting and Xu Xuehui’s expressions froze.
Xu Shuying nodded indifferently, “Junzhe is doing shared electric scooters. The company has already been established, and they’ve started operations. Mom gave him a lot of support!”
Xu Wanting’s expression changed dramatically, her body trembling involuntarily, her breathing rapid, “Mom, what exactly does she want to do? Isn’t this enough already? Does she have to push people to the brink? What did Xu Mo do to offend her?”
“I don’t know! I just heard about it from Third Sister!” Xu Shuying’s face was devoid of emotion, finding it hard to imagine Xie Bingyan making such a choice.
“Shared electric scooters, this is obviously a direct competition with Xu Mo’s industry! Has she ever given Xu Mo a single cent? She hasn’t even given him more than 500 yuan for living expenses! I don’t understand why she’s so cruel! Isn’t this the result she wanted to see? Does she have to tear this family apart?”
Xu Wanting could no longer hold back, her emotions surging out.
If it weren’t for Xie Bingyan, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Now that things had come to this, Xie Bingyan was still causing trouble.
Xu Wanting felt utterly heartbroken.
Xu Xuehui and Xu Shuying remained silent, feeling extremely disheartened.
“Today is Xu Mo’s birthday! For eighteen, nineteen years, as a mother, she has never celebrated his birthday once!”
“She might not even know today is Xu Mo’s birthday!”
“I sent her a message, and she didn’t even reply! I’ve really had enough!”
Xu Wanting burst into tears.