I was stunned for a moment, thinking what she would say to me, but then she asked this question.
I was stunned for a moment and then replied: "Afraid, who is not afraid of loneliness."
"Then do you think lonely people are shameful?"
I still don't quite understand why she suddenly said this, but I still replied: "It depends on the circumstances of loneliness, and you can't generalize."
An Lan looked at me quietly, and after a while he said: "Chen Feng, let me tell you something that I did very lonely."
"Well, you say."
An Lan raised her hand to tuck the wind-blown temple hair behind her ears, and took another deep breath before finally saying: "When I was in college in London, I had no friends around me at that time, not even Chen Min.
I was quite lonely myself. At that time, I often went to a canteen outside the school to buy things. The boss was a middle-aged uncle. He often cheated me, and the things he sold were more expensive than others. But I was willing to be ripped off and would even buy a pack.
Give him the cigarette. After all, it’s rare for me to find someone to talk to there.”
In An Lan's description, I seem to be able to feel her lonely days in the past.
Compared to me, she understands the meaning of loneliness better than me. At least I had some friends to accompany me in the past, but she didn't.
I kept looking at An Lan, and I seemed to see the loneliness from that time still lingering in her eyes.
"Since I was a child, my family has put a lot of pressure on me."
She continued: "Because I am the only daughter and the only heir of the family. After graduation, my family arranged for me to return to China. They said they wanted me to exercise. In fact, I later found out that my father wanted me to hide.
Survive this disaster, otherwise I might do the same that day."
I saw tears welling up in her eyes, my heart suddenly softened, and I hugged her tightly subconsciously.
"Don't be afraid, it's all over. I will be there in the future."
She leaned against me quietly and continued: "I met you later. The first impression you gave me was very good. You took me to play a lot of things I had never tried before, and you even took me to eat.
Street food I’ve never eaten before. In short, I felt very happy when I was with you. After a while, I left you and that feeling disappeared. Only then did I realize that I fell in love with you."
I smiled and said, "Then what you said, does that mean that even if I hadn't been by your side at that time, you would have been like this if it were someone else like me?"
An Lan shook his head without thinking and said: "No, because it has happened before you, but my father taught me how to identify a person since I was a child. Those who approach me all have a purpose."
"I also had a purpose at the time."
"I know you want to sell your program to our hotel."
"Yes, I just want to get to know you, and then"
An Lan smiled again, looked up at me, and said, "But you are sincere. You are sincere when you take me to Nanbin Road to play, and you are sincere when you take me to eat food stalls."
"Yes, you are beautiful. Who wouldn't want to meet a beautiful woman like you? Haha"
"It's good. Your first impression of me was because I'm pretty. That's okay. It's only appearance that makes people interested in getting to know me better, isn't it?"
"Yes, if you weren't beautiful, I wouldn't bother to talk to you."
An Lan rolled his eyes at me again and said, "You are so realistic."
I laughed and said, "I was talking about that time, but it is definitely different now. Even if you gain weight and become ugly, I will still love you."
"Your words are enough." After she finished speaking, she leaned on my shoulder again.
We didn't speak any more, and after sitting quietly for a while, we returned to our residence together.
Early the next morning, An Lan and I went to the company together.
Unexpectedly, my colleagues even organized a welcome party for me. As soon as I entered the company gate, I saw people standing on both sides of the gate, headed by Gao Sheng.
The battle was like receiving an important person. As soon as I entered the company door, Gao Sheng rushed up to me and handed me a large bouquet of flowers.
"Boss, I wish you good health and return as a young man!"
I looked at the scene in front of me. Although I was a little moved, it made me feel uncomfortable.
I asked Gao Sheng in a low voice: "What are you doing?"
"Welcome back safely! How about it?"
I glanced at him again and said, "Don't do that, it's not like you're welcoming a big shot."
"Oh! Boss, you are the big shot in our hearts! I am looking forward to the stars and the moon every day, waiting for you to come back." Gao Sheng is still as humorous as ever.
I was really speechless, because this is what I dislike the most.
Seeing that I didn't take the bouquet for a long time, Gao Sheng winked at me again and whispered: "Boss, take the flowers quickly! Don't embarrass me."
Only then did I take the flowers from his hand, and then said to everyone in the company: "Thank you for organizing such a welcome ceremony. I am also very touched. Please leave now!"
After I said this, everyone dispersed.
I knew this was Gao Sheng's fault, but of course since he was so intentional, I couldn't say anything to him.
Gao Sheng followed me to the office. After I put the flowers on the desk, Gao Sheng asked me: "Boss, how is your recovery?"
"It's good. I've been away for half a month. How is the company doing?"
"Mr. An should have told you everything, right?"
"She told me, but she never wanted me to worry. Tell me the truth."
"The truth is it's pretty good."
"real?"
Gao Sheng nodded heavily and said: "Of course it is true, everything is quite stable."
I asked him again: "How is the Ruian brand doing?"
"After the last live broadcast, the effect was quite obvious. Mr. An has already set up counters in major shopping malls."
I nodded thoughtfully, and then said to him: "Go down and inform us that the heads of each branch of the group and the senior management will have a meeting in the conference room in an hour. If you can't come, prepare for a video conference."
"OK."
After Gao Sheng left, I turned on the computer and studied the group's stock data.
All the data are pretty good, and the trend is pretty good, but there are too many retail investors, so we need to increase the volume.
Next time I took a look at the company's data and operations over the past half month. Neither An Lan nor Gao Sheng lied to me. The situation was pretty good and even exceeded my expectations.
An hour later, at the company's high-level meeting, I pointed out the problem of the group's stocks in the stock market and gave me the solution.
In addition, the leaders of each branch were asked to report on their respective situations, and arrange various indicators for the next quarter, as well as the strategic development direction for the next year.
The most important thing is that I want to deal with serious illness. I know no one will agree with such a risky decision, but I still say it.
Just as I thought, when I made this decision public, I was immediately questioned by some people.