Gu'er thought something had happened at the mall, but Li Zhi shook his head.
"The mall's fine, it's doing great. When I said someone came to see me, I meant he wants to partner up for the Soviet Union trade. He wants me and Dingzi to ditch you and Jia Ming and go in with him instead. He said we'd split the profits three ways—the terms he offered were incredibly generous," Li Zhi told Gu'er.
Gu'er frowned slightly.
"I actually figured this might happen. When we started making money, it was bound to make some people jealous. It's only natural for someone to get ideas and try to poach you."
It wasn't that Gu'er hadn't considered it, but she trusted them. She knew they weren't the type to abandon their friends for profit.
"You have a point. Oh, and this guy has some connections. Neither Dingzi nor I agreed, but I doubt he'll just give up. He might even go to the Soviet Union and start the same business. I'm worried he'll try to compete maliciously with us."
