I drowsily reached for the phone on the bedside table wrapped in the quilt. A short while after I turned off the alarm, the phone rang again.

Squinting his eyes, he held the phone in front of him. Without even looking at the caller ID, Xu Nanzhi drowsily clicked the answer button.

"Hello?"

Zhou Fang's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Little cousin, are you up?"

"Talk about something."

Xu Nanzhi spoke lazily. At this time, she was half awake and leaning against the head of the bed.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Fang spoke tentatively: "Well, the situation is this. I ran into Wen Yan yesterday, and then I asked him to have dinner together. When I was sending him home after dinner, I mentioned you at the door of the Wen family's house. This was accidentally heard by Wen Yan's brother Wen Ting. He may, perhaps, probably know that you are back."

After hearing this, Xu Nanzhi's head buzzed. There was really no way to avoid it. She avoided people when she was having dinner yesterday night, but who knew that she would be sold in one night.

Seeing that Xu Nanzhi didn't say anything, Zhou Fang continued, "That's just a possibility, not certain. We changed the subject after seeing Wen Ting, and he didn't ask any further questions. It's possible, so I thought I'd let you know in advance."

Xu Nanzhi replied coldly, "You two have been quite good brothers these past few years."

Zhou Fang gave an awkward laugh. "We're related, after all. I'll be back in Yuncheng in the next few days. I have a project there that I need to take care of. I'll come see you later," he said, and hung up the phone.

Knowing Zhou Fang's thoughts, Xu Nanzhi didn't say anything more, but the thought of meeting Wen Ting in advance made him feel a little headache.

Wen Ting is a few years older than her and speaks in a rather formal manner. He is a very competent brother to her.

But I left without saying goodbye five years ago, so I feel a little guilty when facing him.

Rubbing his eyebrows with his hands, Xu Nanzhi stood up. He had to go to the company for a meeting this morning, so there was no point thinking about these things now.

I got up, washed, packed up, and prepared a simple breakfast.

During the past few years abroad, Xu Nanzhi has developed particularly strong self-care abilities.

The driver was already waiting downstairs in the apartment building. This was the driver Xu Nanzhi used when he was abroad, and he brought him here after returning to China.

He is a young man who also works as a bodyguard part-time.

After getting in the car, Xu Nanzhi looked at her phone and realized that she had missed the message Wen Yan sent her last night.

Clicking on it, the content was similar to what Zhou Fang said. After thinking about it, Xu Nanzhi replied: "I know. If he asks you, just tell the truth. Otherwise, forget it."

Xu Nanzhi’s apartment is not far from the company, and it takes almost twenty minutes to get there.

After simply replying a few emails on his mobile phone, the car slowly stopped in the company's basement garage.

After picking up her handbag, Xu Nanzhi got out of the car and took the elevator. As the numbers gradually changed, with a ding-dong sound, she arrived at the floor where Xu Nanzhi's office was located.

Xu Nanzhi's investment company is located in a newly built building in Beijing. In fact, the real estate developer behind this building was originally invested by their company and has absolute controlling stake.

After Xu Nanzhi entered the office, Lin Lin knocked on the door and walked in: "Boss."

Xu Nanzhi looked up and heard Lin Lin say, "Boss An is here. The office is set up in the style of his previous overseas office. The meeting at 10 a.m. today is scheduled in the large conference room on the 12th floor. Is that okay with you?"

Xu Nanzhi nodded at Lin Lin's arrangement: "Okay."

She glanced at the time and saw it was already half past nine. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then ask Angus to come over..."

"Forget it, I'll go over there. I have something to explain to him."

Then he picked up the folder on the desk and stood up.

Today Xu Nanzhi was wearing a relatively professional outfit, wide-leg pants with a small suit, which made him look more casual.

Wearing a pair of high heels, she walks with the wind, exuding the aura of a strong woman.

Lin Lin followed Xu Nanzhi and walked towards Angus's office.

Angus and Xu Nanzhi worked on the same floor. Before they even got close, they heard a voice from inside: "Chen Ze, what do you think of my outfit today? I look very handsome, don't I? Well, I can't help it, I just admire myself. And this office looks pretty good too."

As Angus finished speaking, Xu Nanzhi walked in: "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Seeing Xu Nanzhi, Angus choked and said, "Oh, Nanzhi, you're here, dear. I'm satisfied. How can I not be satisfied when you order people to do things?"

Listening to his stinky compliments, Xu Nanzhi took a look and said solemnly, "Alright, be more serious in the company."

Then he put the folder in his hand on the desk in front of Angus: "Take a look, these are the projects that need to be followed up later and the overall plan for this year."

"We'll bring it up in the meeting later, so take a look at it now."

As Angus opened the book, his expression became serious. After a moment's glance, he said, "Do you have any other plans?"

Xu Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and nodded: "I'm looking for a private matter after work. I want to settle a personal grudge without harming the interests of the company."

As soon as these words came out, Angus was happy: "Xu Nanzhi, I knew you were someone with a story."

Then he said excitedly: "Come on, tell me about it."

Xu Nanzhi rolled his eyes at him and said, "There will be a chance later."

Then he continued: "But there are some things I need to tell you in advance."

Then he pointed to one of the openings in the folder and said, "This project is the focus of the Xu Group this year, but I plan to snatch it away."

She then continued, "Although this company is new, it has a promising future and momentum. With a few more years of development, it might become a leader in the industry. I think if we can inject our capital into their early stages of development, we'll be able to reap good returns when the time is right."

"There's one more thing. Although this company belongs to both of us, and I usually manage the overall situation when we're abroad, now that I'm back home, I still hope you can take charge of the external affairs in the early stages."

"Especially the acquisition of these projects."

Angus listened to Xu Nanzhi's words and combined them with the information she brought over. He almost instantly understood that her intention was to target the Xu family in Jing City.

Angus was a very serious person at work, and he knew Xu Nanzhi wouldn't do anything foolish. He thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "No problem."

After reaching a consensus, Xu Nanzhi was in a good mood: "It's about time, it's time to get over it."