Chapter 209 Small Potential Stock
Qiao Suisui listened carefully to the following sharing sessions, participated appropriately, and even took notes. After the sharing sessions, there was a free cocktail reception. The CEO, who had a good impression of Qiao Suisui, approached her and invited her to join his project team on the spot. Upon learning she was only a freshman, he was surprised.
He laughed heartily and said, "It's really one wave after another. Young people nowadays are incredible. They have a global vision at such a young age. They have a bright future."
Guan Weizhi was talking to three or five people who came up to chat. He held a glass of wine, his eyes seemingly casual, but in fact he was always paying attention to what was going on over there with Qiao Suisui. Seeing Zhonghe's investment manager coming over to toast him, he said, "It's just right. I'll take you to see someone."
So Guan Weizhi took Larry to Qiao Suisui and saw that she was chatting enthusiastically with the CEO. He deliberately said in a familiar tone: "I thought you would be stage fright, but it seems that my worries were in vain. You are taking it like a duck in water."
The CEO was surprised to see Guan Weizhi, then extended his hand to greet him. After everyone had exchanged greetings, the CEO's eyes flickered between Qiao Suisui and Guan Weizhi, then he asked tentatively, "Do you two know each other?"
Guan Weizhi said, "This is my student." He then pointed at Qiao Suisui and said to Larry, who was dressed in a suit and tie beside him, "This is the person I want you to meet, dark horse. You better seize the opportunity."
"Teacher Guan was just joking. I'm just a freshman." Qiao Susu smiled modestly.
Larry breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, fortunately she is not an illegitimate daughter, otherwise the group’s stock price would fall if the news were to get out.
He still looked like a business elite as he shook hands with Qiao Suisui. "I'm very impressed by your answer just now. Are you interested in joining the Dark Horse Project?"
As expected, Larry extended an olive branch to Qiao Susu, promising that Zhonghe would cover her tuition until graduation, but 10% of her annual income from her first job after graduation would be used as repayment. If it exceeded the total tuition, there would be no further repayment. If it was less than that, the repayment would be collected until it equaled the investment amount.
This is a very reasonable win-win condition, and Qiao Susu certainly has no reason to refuse.
But she didn't expect that just by attending an event today, she could solve her tuition fees for the next three years. This instantly relieved a large part of her financial pressure!
Qiao Suisui didn't dwell on whether Larry invested in her because of her talent or to curry favor with Guan Weizhi. To live a fulfilling life, one must prioritize openness over conspiracy. True talent lies in leveraging the resources around them, transforming what's not theirs into their own. While her peers, even some recent graduates, were still fussing over right and wrong, insisting that black is white, black is white, Qiao Suisui had already discarded that binary view.
At this moment, she felt that she was no longer a child. However, in a corner of her heart, she still retained some unrealistic fantasies. For example, at this moment, the more excited she was, the more she wished that Luka and the others could be by her side to share her joy.
After the event, before getting off the bus, Qiao Susu took out an exquisite box from her schoolbag and handed it to Guan Weizi.
"Why, you're thinking of bribing me now?"
Guan Weizi opened it and found a pair of exquisite cufflinks inside.
"Happy birthday, Teacher Guan."
Guan Weizi was stunned. He looked up at Qiao Susu, unsure whether he had lost control of his expression at this moment.
"I stumbled upon your ID card once before and discovered that your birthday is today. I think this pair of cufflinks suits you very well, but I'm sure they can't compare to your taste."
She saw Guan Weizi looking at the cuffs in his hands with his head down as if frozen, without saying a word. She couldn't tell for a moment whether he liked it or not, so she laughed dryly twice, got out of the car and said goodbye to him.
When Qiao Susu was walking around to the other side of the car and heading towards the community gate, Guan Weizi, who was sitting in the car, stopped her.
She turned her head, approached the driver's window, and asked, "Teacher Guan, is there anything else?"
Guan Weizi lowered the entire car window and leaned her upper body out of the window. The man's strong hands gently clasped the back of her head and pulled her into his arms.
On a breezy night, the sound of a street singer rang out nearby.
【Hey, let's bloom. 】
[The so-called reserve is a waste, your embarrassment and charm,]
Guan Weizhi pulled her closer, his eyes filled with excitement. Under the cover of the singing, his voice trembled as he asked her, his face filled with anticipation: "Why did you give me a birthday present? You know this is crossing the line, right?"
Qiao Suisui was slightly startled. It was the first time she saw him lose his composure like this. She said, "I just want to express my gratitude, Teacher Guan. You've helped me a lot. And I may not be able to give you what you want."
Guan Weizhi's feelings were exposed for the first time, and he didn't expect it to be in this way. He understood Qiao Suisui's implicit rejection and suddenly stiffened.
The street singer strummed his guitar vigorously and sang at the top of his lungs—
[There is something called love at first sight, be careful]
[What I said is right, so why are you being so pretentious?]
[I don’t want you to love me, nor do I want you to hate me. Both are too fucking troublesome——]
[All I want is simplicity, honesty, and to enjoy the ordinary—]
Qiao Susu gently broke free from Guan Weizi's grip, took a step back, and was about to say goodbye, but was pulled back by Guan Weizi the next moment.
The wind blew her long hair, the man's hand pinched her chin, and he kissed her desperately.
At first he wanted to kiss her lips directly, but the moment he reached her lips, he restrained himself and changed direction to kiss her cheek.
A light kiss conveys more love and cherishment than coercion or venting, like a goodnight kiss to a child before bed.
Guan Weizhi whispered in her ear: "Anyway, thank you for your birthday gift, my little potential stock."
After saying that, he sat back in the driver's seat, didn't look at her again, and drove away.
The street singer is still singing with his eyes closed.
[All I want is for you to love me, not hate me, so why all the trouble?]
【All I want is simplicity, honesty, and to enjoy the ordinary】
[What I want must be right, because when I miss it, the wound still hurts sometimes]
It will be fine. It will be fine.
"It's going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay."
Kai wrapped the soaked Carl in a towel and kept saying to him, "If she were here and saw you like this, wouldn't she be sad?"
"Karl, bear with it, everything will be fine."
"Karl, control yourself and don't make the same mistake again!"
In the dim room, the curtains were drawn, shutting out the outside light. In a corner, Carl huddled in the shadows, his hands trembling, his eyes unfocused. If it weren't for Kai's constant restraint, waves of uncontrollable urges would have overwhelmed his will and wreaked havoc within him.
Every cell in Carl's body seemed to scream, craving that fatal comfort. In the days since Qiao Suisui's passing, unable to bear the torment of longing, he secretly used hallucinogens in agony and became addicted. His breathing was rapid, his skin covered in cold sweat, and he was enveloped by rising anxiety and despair. During his struggle, the towel slipped off, revealing large bruises and needle marks on his arms.
He kept looking in one direction, his eyes unfocused.
"Kai, help me turn on the light. Help me turn on the light." Carl panted and looked at the warm orange lamp, muttering unconsciously: "Help me turn on the light, I want to wait for her to come back."
Carl lay on the ground, smiling silently, a tear falling from the corner of his eye, because Qiao Suisui's smiling eyes and voice appeared in front of his eyes and ears again under the influence of hallucinogens.
——Aren’t you afraid that I won’t come home in the future?
——Then I will wait for you. If you don’t come back, I will keep the lights on and wait for you.
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