At nine o'clock in the morning, Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo separated at the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel.
After watching Yuan Xudong drive away, Jiang Xiaoguo returned to the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel and sat down, waiting for Yang Xiaorong and Mr. Lei from the Mosaic Company to come over. After waiting for a while, it was almost the appointed time, and Yang Xiaorong had not appeared yet. At this time, Jiang Xiaoguo
Unable to help but become a little anxious, Jiang Xiaoguo stood up from the sofa, and then walked around the hotel lobby. After waiting for a while, Yang Xiaorong was still nowhere to be seen. Jiang Xiaoguo frowned slightly and looked at the time, nine twenty in the morning.
Five points, and there were only five minutes left before the agreed time. She quickly took out her mobile phone and called Yang Xiaorong. After a few beeps, the call was connected, and Yang Xiaorong's laughter sounded from the other side:
"Hello!"
Hearing Yang Xiaorong's voice, Jiang Xiaoguo said quickly:
"Sister Xiaorong, where have you been?"
"I'm in the hospital, what's wrong?"
"Hospital?"
Hearing that Yang Xiaorong was still in the hospital at this time, Jiang Xiaoguo was stunned for a moment and said worriedly:
"Sister Xiaorong, what happened to you?"
"What else can I do? I just had a prenatal check-up and the doctor said the baby is very healthy!"
"But we made an appointment with Mr. Lei at 9:30, Sister Xiaorong, what should we do now?"
"Oh, I forgot, has Mr. Lei arrived?"
"not yet!"
"That's good, if you do this, you watch from the side. If he wants to leave, you can stop him and say there is a traffic jam on the road and he is late. I will take a taxi there now!"
"Okay, then remember to hurry up!"
"Well, keep in touch if you have anything to do, bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
Hanging up the phone at the entrance of the hospital, Yang Xiaorong hurriedly stopped a taxi, got in and ordered the driver to drive to the Four Seasons Hotel. About twenty minutes later, Yang Xiaorong looked at the missed call from Mr. Lei displayed on the phone screen.
, the whole person was a little confused. This was the big project she had finally received since she was pregnant. If she messed up because she was late, she really didn’t know whether the company and Zhou Zongli would take this opportunity to put this start-up
The employees were fired. If such a good job was lost, it would be impossible for her to find a second home given her current condition and that she is still a pregnant woman.
At this moment, a cell phone ring suddenly rang. Yang Xiaorong, who was in a daze, was startled. His whole body trembled obviously. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was not Mr. Lei, but a call from Judy.
, calmed down a little, Yang Xiaorong pressed the green answer button and said calmly:
"Hello!"
"Sister Xiaorong, Mr. Lei has been waiting for you for a long time. He said that you couldn't get through on the phone and called the company. Why haven't you arrived yet?"
"Oh, I just turned off mute. Something delayed me on the way. I'm already here. I'll hang up now. Bye!"
"Ok, bye!"
After the call ended, Yang Xiaorong looked at the taxi driver in the front row and said anxiously:
"Master, how long do we have to wait?"
"At least it will take more than half an hour!"
"Master, I'm in a hurry, can you drive faster?"
"It can't be faster. No matter how fast it is, it will take half an hour. Can you make it in time?"
"Forget it, I'll think of something else!"
It would take more than half an hour to arrive. It was impossible for Mr. Lei to wait for him for such a long time. After a little hesitation, Yang Xiaorong called Jiang Xiaoguo and said:
"Xiaoguo, I have an idea, just do as I say."
In the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel, Jiang Xiaoguo kept her phone on call, put on her headphones, and then walked towards Mr. Lei, who was sitting on the sofa not far away, drinking coffee and said with a smile:
"Hello, Mr. Lei, I am Yang Xiaorong, the investment director of Pulling Capital. I'm sorry, I'm late because of the traffic jam!"
"Please sit down!"
Inviting Jiang Xiaoguo to sit down on the sofa opposite, Mr. Lei put down his coffee and said with an unhappy expression:
"Ms. Yang, I've almost finished this cup of coffee!"
"Then do you want to drink something else, juice?"
"Miss Yang!"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo pretending to be confused with him, Mr. Lei directly showed his cards and said:
"I have also made appointments with other investment companies. Time is limited, so let's get straight to the point. What is the investment amount that Puling plans to invest in our company's mosaic project?"
According to Yang Xiaorong's words in the earphone, Jiang Xiaoguo relayed in a stiff voice:
"Mr. Lei, first of all, I must say that Puling is very optimistic about the development of the mosaic project. We very much recognize your video processing technology. The number of 80 million has always been with the company."
Before Jiang Xiaoguo could finish speaking, Mr. Lei interrupted her directly and said:
"Ms. Yang, to be honest, many investment companies have quoted prices to us in the past two days. If Puling is at this price, I think it will be difficult for us to continue the discussion. I am really in a hurry, and I still need to
Let’s go to the next place and cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future!”
After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Xiaoguo to speak, he stood up from the sofa, looked at the waiter not far away and shouted:
"Waiter, Checkout!"
"Mr. Lei, are you leaving now?"
"if not?"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who was trying to retain him, Mr. Lei said with an unhappy expression:
"I have been waiting for you for more than half an hour, which is my greatest sincerity to you!"
"If you miss us, it will definitely be a major mistake in your decision-making!"
"What do you mean?"
"We actually know a lot about your company and have read a lot of reports about your company. From abroad to starting a business in China, you have done it for your original intention and ideal, to protect personal privacy on the Internet and purify the Internet environment. Here,
We actually have the same expectations as you.
I have a friend who is a sociopath. She was molested for no reason on the bus. Just because she appeared in the video, her identity information was exposed. Every time she went out, she was used strange words.
Look at her with eyes that remind her that you are the girl who was touched.
In today's Internet age, everyone is curious and wants to pry into other people's personal privacy, including myself. I was also a promoter of online violence at the beginning, but now I finally realize that no matter who it is, he has
The right to protect one’s personal privacy in the online world.”
Seeing that Mr. Lei was really going to leave, Yang Xiaorong had no idea in the headset. Jiang Xiaoguo broke the pot and just came to the scene according to his own wishes. Instead of following Yang Xiaorong's remote instructions, he stiffly relayed her words like a puppet.
, Jiang Xiaoguo acted according to his own wishes, but it became smoother and smoother the more he said it. Mr. Lei also sat back on the sofa, talked to Jiang Xiaoguo about the mosaic project and said with a smile:
"Yes, this is indeed my original intention and ideal. Let's consider the specific terms and details of the investment, and then we will make an appointment to continue progressing, okay?"
"Great, Mr. Lei, we will definitely cooperate happily!"
At noon, when the agency where Duan Jiabao worked saw Duan Jiabao putting the unpacked bread directly into his Gucci bag, a female colleague sitting near her said sourly:
"Duan Jiabao, did you just throw this bread into the bag so casually?"
"You are so willful when you have money!"
In order to prevent everyone from rejecting him, Duan Jiabao deliberately said:
"Oh, my bag is fake, very cheap!"
"ah?"
When Duan Jiabao said that her bag was fake, a female colleague was surprised and said:
"Duan Jiabao, you rich people still buy fakes?"
"Actually, our family is not that rich!"
"Actually, I've wanted to say it for a long time, but I've never been sure. I didn't expect that Jiabao's bag is really a fake!"
"ah?"
Now it was Duan Jiabao's turn to be dumbfounded. She looked at the female colleague who said her bag was fake and forced a smile:
"I think it's quite real. How did you tell?"
"it's actually really easy!"
Having determined that Duan Jiabao's Gucci bag was a fake, the female colleague directly confirmed:
"Look at the handbag. The real Gucci bag has a black circle, but yours is all white. Isn't that a fake?"
"So that's it!"
Seeing that the female colleague was so sure, Duan Jiabao couldn't help but feel that what she said was true. He was probably deceived by the high school classmate who was a purchasing agent, and bought a high-end bag for the price of a real bag.
Imitation fake bag.
Now that everything has been said, everyone started talking about it. A female colleague picked up Duan Jiabao's fake Gucci bag and touched it:
"This fake bag is really well made. Where did you buy it? Is there a link to it?"
"Link?"
"Let's go, let's go out to eat and talk as we go!"
"OK!"
Seeing that Duan Jiabao was also carrying fake designer bags like her, the colleagues around her enthusiastically invited her to go out for dinner together. They walked out of the building chatting and laughing, and walked to the side of the road. When they saw several other colleagues taking out their mobile phones to scan QR codes.
After unlocking the shared bicycle, Duan Jiabao couldn't help but stood there with his eyes slightly widened. She had never ridden one before. Seeing her like this, several other colleagues couldn't help but urged:
"Jia Bao, what are you doing standing there, cleaning the car?"
"That, me."
"Jia Bao, have you never ridden before?"
"How is it possible, I often ride, I."
Looking at the colorful shared bicycles, some blue, some green, but no yellow, Duan Jiabao rolled his eyes and said with a smile:
"I like riding that little yellow car, me"
"Some rides are good. You are still yellow and red. Hurry up!"
"oh!"
Duan Jiabao took out his mobile phone and secretly turned it off and said:
"Oops, my phone is out of battery. It seems I can't ride with you today, so I'll"
"It's okay, it's okay, I have another software, I'll scan it for you!"
After hearing Duan Jiabao say that her phone was out of battery, a female colleague directly used her phone to scan an orange shared bicycle for her and said with a smile:
"Just this one, the orange one is the same as the yellow one!"
Looking at the little orange car being pushed in front of him, Duan Jiabao forced a smile and said:
"Thank you!"
"No thanks, let's go!"
While Duan Jiabao was riding a little clumsily on his little orange car, on the other side, in order to thank Jiang Xiaoguo for handling Mr. Lei’s investment project for him, Yang Xiaorong invited her to have a good meal at the Korean barbecue restaurant near the Four Seasons Hotel.
, after having a full meal, the two walked out of the Korean barbecue restaurant and walked along the overpass.
"I feel like I'm going to throw up!"
Yang Xiaorong covered her mouth with one hand and put the other hand against her slightly bulging pregnant belly and smiled. Seeing her like this, Jiang Xiaoguo who was following her quickly said with concern:
"The baby is having trouble?"
"No, maybe I ate too much!"
"Me too!"
Seeing that Yang Xiaorong was not feeling unwell, Jiang Xiaoguo relaxed and said with a smile:
"As soon as I was happy today, I ate so much that I was exhausted!"
"Xiaoguo, do you know?"
"What?"
"I am very happy today because you are my lucky star!"
"I'm also very happy. I feel like we two are particularly destined to be in the same group, and we both have the same birthday!"
Looking at such innocent and cute Jiang Xiaoguo, Yang Xiaorong said with a smile on his face:
"Then I will be even happier. You know that after I got pregnant, I couldn't do many things. Fortunately, you helped me!"
"Then I will be even happier. You gave me a chance to prove myself!"
"Xiaoguo, then we will always be together from now on, work hard and enjoy the blessings together!"
"Well, let's make some money together!"
After glancing at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yang Xiaorong walked up one step and said:
"Jiang Xiaoguo!"
"arrive!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, who was also climbing up the stairs and standing next to him but was slightly shorter, Yang Xiaorong smiled and hugged her and said:
"Xiaoguo, thank you!"
"fine!"
As the company's investment director and his immediate boss, he never expected that Yang Xiaorong would be so kind to him and think so highly of him. She held her in her arms and said words of gratitude. For a moment, the young Jiang Xiaoguo actually felt like a scholar.
The noble feeling of death for a confidant. Under the influence of this inexplicable impulse, Jiang Xiaoguo promised with some assurance:
"Sister Xiaorong, I will work harder in the future, come on!"
"Well, I believe you, let's work hard together!"
"Okay, let's work together!"
As night fell, Jiang Xiaoguo returned to the dormitory, as excited as if she had been given a shot of blood. She sat at her desk and was busy working. She didn't even have time to chat with Yuan Xudong on WeChat. In sharp contrast to her past liveliness, today
Duan Jiabao, Luo Yan and Liang Shuang, who don’t know what’s wrong with their heads and heads drooping, have not changed much. One is playing the game of kings, and the other is watching the live videos of other beauty bloggers.
After playing the latest game, Luo Yan put down her headphones, mouse and keyboard, dug out two packets of snail noodles from her locker, walked over to Jiang Xiaoguo and said with a smile:
"Xiaoguo, I have to make some snail noodles, can you order some too?"
"If you want me to help you soak it, just say so!"
Giving Luo Yan a blank look, Jiang Xiaoguo closed his laptop, turned around and lay on the back of the chair, looked at her and smiled:
"Although I am very busy, I can still sacrifice a little for you!"
"I want to eat snail noodles too!"
Hearing that there was something delicious, Duan Jiabao, who was still withered at first, was instantly resurrected with full blood. When he saw the three of them noisily asking for snail noodles, Liang Shuang, who was sitting at his desk watching the beauty live broadcast, slightly smiled.
He frowned and objected:
"Can you please stop eating such strong-flavored food in the dormitory? It stinks!"
"We just like to eat delicious food, and we can't stand you living out there!"
"Ugh~~"
Seeing that Liang Shuang wanted to oppose the living habits of the three of them again, Jiang Xiaoguo and the other three, who became more and more courageous, began to pay less and less attention to the fierce-looking Liang Shuang. They blatantly stuck out their tongues at her, made faces, and then went their own way.
Let’s talk about the snail noodles. Compared with the past days, today’s snail noodles feel more fragrant.
“It smells so good!”
“Too delicious!”
"boring!"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo and the three ugly guys deliberately eating snail noodles to stimulate themselves, Liang Shuang couldn't help but rolled his eyes, closed his laptop, stood up from the chair, put on a white coat and walked outside the dormitory. When he saw her
Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but worry about going out so late:
"Liang Shuang, it's so late, where are you going?"
"What do you care about me?"
"I am so"
After watching Liang Shuang leave the dormitory, Jiang Xiaoguo rolled her eyes while eating snail noodles and hummed:
"I'm really nosy. If I keep meddling in Liang Shuang's affairs from now on, I won't be Jiang Xiaoguo!"
"Pull you down!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who was swearing randomly again, Luo Yan rolled her eyes and smiled:
"I have heard your words since my freshman year. Now, when has it come true?"
"It will happen one day!"
"Oh, don't talk about Liang Shuang, come on, let's take a selfie and post it on WeChat Moments!"
"Okay, remember to turn on beauty and filters!"
"Know!"
After leaving the dormitory, Liang Shuang walked along the cement road downstairs of the girls' dormitory with dim street lights on both sides. She looked at the young lovers hugging each other and whispering in twos and threes around her. A trace of loneliness flashed across her face, and she took something out of her pocket.
On her phone, she was scrolling through Weibo and Moments. When she saw Jiang Xiaoguo’s new post in Moments, she couldn’t help but click on it. It turned out to be Jiang Xiaoguo, Luo Yan, and Duan Jiabao taking a selfie together in the dormitory eating snail noodles.
A flash of loneliness flashed across her face, and after a moment of hesitation, she found Yuan Xudong's WeChat account and sent a message:
"Yuan Xudong, I'm here on the school playground, can you come over?"