Chapter 83
The next morning, Nansheng Group was very busy due to the recent acquisition.
"Good morning, Mr. Gu"
"morning"
Gu Cunxi walked out of the elevator and walked towards the office. She had insomnia again last night... She was exhausted.
"Boss Gu, this is the acquisition case submitted by the Planning Department." Lin Yan stepped forward and handed over a document.
"Okay, put it here."
At this moment, the phone at hand rang, and Gu Cunxi looked up
It's Jiang Rao...
She picked up
"Cunxi, have you arrived at the company?"
"Well, I just arrived. What's the matter?" She asked calmly, flipping through the documents in her hand.
"I'm downstairs from your company."
“???”
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"No, I'm free today. I had an appointment to come over early this morning to discuss a case, but the client stood me up, so I thought I'd come find you!"
"Will it disturb you?" Jiang Rao asked cautiously.
"No problem, I'll pick you up, but I'm very busy today and don't have time to accompany you."
"It's okay, don't worry about me, I just want to see where you work, I won't disturb you"
Gu Cunxi hung up the phone and walked out. At the door of the building, she saw Jiang Rao standing there in the distance.
"Cunxi..." Jiang Rao walked over quickly, looked at her and smiled: "I'll just stay in your office. After you finish the meeting, we can have lunch together at noon."
"Okay, let's go."
The two walked side by side into the company building. Jiang Rao looked at her workplace. People came and went, all dressed in professional suits, just like a copy...
She followed Gu Cunxi all the way to the office, looked around, and smiled.
"Your office is as cold as you are... filled with gray and white furnishings everywhere."
“…”
"Would you like some coffee?"
"OK"
"Iced American, just with milk," Jiang Rao replied while sitting on the sofa.
She called Lin Yan
"An iced Americano, with milk only, delivered to my office"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Cunxi ignored Jiang Rao and picked up the acquisition document to read it carefully. Jiang Rao looked at her serious and focused look and knew not to interrupt her. She did not notice the anger rising on Gu Cunxi's face.
With a snap, she left the acquisition case on the table and picked up the phone.
"Lin Yan, who did the acquisition?"
"It's Mr. Wang from Planning Department 1"
"Have him come to my office!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Cunxi raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, frowning slightly. Jiang Rao looked over and had a bad feeling in his heart.
She seems to be about to lose her temper...
Soon the office door was opened and Wang Sheng walked in from outside.
"Mr. Gu, you are looking for me"
"You did the acquisition?" Gu Cunxi asked calmly.
"Yes, Mr. Gu."
“…”
“Have you checked? Is the data correct?”
"Checked it."
“…”
What a foolish man! He didn't hear the warning in her tone and dared to swear that he had checked it...
"Do you know... if we acquire Fang Hua at 10 million per share, how much money will the company lose?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
“!”
"Mr. Gu...I..."
"Can't you tell the difference between numerical units? There's only a single zero between 100 and 1000, but even a single decimal point difference in a number can produce a completely different result. How could you make such a ridiculous, low-level mistake?"
"Mr. Gu, I'm sorry, I'll modify it right away." Wang Sheng raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"The basic data is wrong, related data has been adjusted, the market share is not detailed, all the data needs to be corrected from scratch. This is the result of your planning department working overtime for half a month. I don't know how you lead the team. You don't have to modify the data."
"Go back and write your resignation letter and give it to me this afternoon!" She threw the acquisition case in front of Wang Sheng and turned her back.
“!!”
Jiang Rao hadn't expected Gu Cunxi to fire someone directly. It surprised her. She was so direct! She admired her even more! She was resolute and decisive at work, and she didn't show any mercy when dealing with problems...
"Mr. Gu, I'm sorry... Please... give me another chance!" Wang Sheng stood there without leaving. He bent down slightly and pleaded.
"Life doesn't have so many chances to start over, get out!" Gu Cunxi said coldly with his back to her.
“…”
"Mr. Gu, your coffee"
There was a knock on the door and Lin Yan walked in from outside.
"Put it here..."
Jiang Rao looked at the coffee in front of him, then looked at Gu Cunxi, and whispered, "Um, Cunxi..."
"Drink your iced coffee...Calm down."
"No need" she waved her hand and stood in front of the window
"Is the problem...very difficult?" Jiang Rao looked at her and asked
“…”
No response...
She was ignored...
"The meeting will be postponed for half an hour." Gu Cunxi turned around and instructed Lin Yan, "Ask Liu Ran to come over."
The acquisition case that was to be used tomorrow had problems at this moment, which made her upset.
…
After a while, Liu Ran pushed the door open and stood in front of Gu Cunxi, looking nervous.
"Help me pick up the documents on the ground, sit down," she turned around and looked at Liu Ran, saying coldly
"Boss Gu...did something happen?" Liu Ran sat there, feeling uneasy.
"Mr. Liu will know after looking at the documents in his hand."
Liu Ran picked up the document and took a look at it. His expression became increasingly serious. After a while, he closed the document and said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Gu. It's my fault for making such a low-level mistake. I'll make amends!"
"Tomorrow is the official day for the acquisition of Fang Hua. From now on, you will personally lead all the staff in the planning department to urgently rectify this acquisition. I only give you one day. I want to see the revised version before ten o'clock tomorrow. There must not be any mistakes!"
"I've already let Mr. Wang go. I know he's a relative of Mr. Liu, so you don't need to ask me for mercy on his behalf. I absolutely won't let someone like him stay in the company. I won't hold you responsible for this incident, and it won't happen again!"
"Thank you, Mr. Gu," Liu Ran said with a sigh of relief. "I will gather all the staff for rectification. I have no objection to you firing Mr. Wang."
"Hmm..." Gu Cunxi looked at his watch. It was almost time. Liu Ran in front of him was sweating profusely...
"Let's go to the meeting room first and deal with this matter after the meeting."
She stood up and walked out, remembering that Jiang Rao was still here. She had just left her aside because she was in a bad mood...
"Jiang Rao, I'm going to a meeting." Gu Cunxi looked at her with an apologetic tone: "If you need anything, go find Lin Yan outside. She's my assistant."
“!!”
"Okay," Jiang Rao nodded with a smile. She thought Gu Cunxi had forgotten her, and she felt a little disappointed, but it turned out that she hadn't!
After Gu Cunxi left, she looked around the office. There were traces of her everywhere, as well as her pleasant mint scent...
Jiang Rao stood by the French window, looking out
She must have often stood here and looked outside...
Looking down, the pedestrians below shrank into a tiny speck. That tiny speck actually gave me a sense of the vanity of looking down on all living things... Everything at a high place always makes people lost and intoxicated.
These years...she must have been very lonely!
She didn't know what would happen after returning to Jiang Huai... In fact, she knew very well that Gu Cunxi's return this time was not just for work. The reason why she didn't mention anything about what happened four years ago was not because she had let it go. On the contrary, she had never forgotten it, so she didn't mention it at all!
…
After the meeting, Gu Cunxi returned to the office and saw Jiang Rao lying quietly on the sofa with his eyes closed, breathing evenly and looking like he was asleep. She looked at the clock and saw that it was past noon.
"Jiang Rao... wake up, let's go eat." She walked over and gently pushed her
A beautiful dream was interrupted
"Is the meeting over?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "You seemed to have been waiting for a long time. I was a little sleepy."
"Sorry, it took a little while. You must be hungry. Let's go eat."
She put the documents aside and picked up the windbreaker on the back of the chair. "There's a specialty restaurant nearby that has all the specialties of North City. Let me take you to try them."
After that, she put on her coat and walked out. Jiang Rao was distracted for a moment as he looked at Gu Cunxi's back. The black windbreaker looked very good on her, and it complemented her slender figure, making her look very charming.
But that back figure looks very lonely...
The two of them were silent all the way. After Gu Cunxi started the car, he looked at Jiang Rao who was standing beside him, as if he hadn't woken up yet, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Jiang Rao...seat belt"
"Oh..." Jiang Rao came back to his senses, his cheeks slightly flushed.
Just now, all she could think of was Gu Cunxi, wearing a windbreaker... She was actually imagining her outline in her mind.
“…”
"Is everything going smoothly? Will it affect tomorrow's acquisition?" Jiang Rao suddenly asked
"Won't"
"Cunxi, you looked so handsome when you fired that guy just now. I've never seen you lose your temper like this before!"
"I just hate people who don't work seriously!" Gu Cunxi started the car and mentioned Wang Sheng with a cold look in his eyes.
"So... do you like people who work very hard?"
"Yeah, I'd love that!"
“!!”
I want her to see how I work... Jiang Rao thought
"Lunchtime is very tight, I don't have much time to spend with you, in the afternoon..."
"Oh, I won't be with you this afternoon. I have an appointment with a client to discuss a case." Jiang Rao interrupted.
In the restaurant, Gu Cunxi took the menu and ordered the dishes for her just like yesterday.
Jiang Rao's eyes were blurred as he watched Gu Cunxi looking through the menu.
"Jiang Rao, after the acquisition is completed tomorrow, the work here will come to an end. We can leave tomorrow. Of course..." She paused: "If you want to stay here for a few more days, that's fine too."
She seemed to be impatient to return to Jiang Huai...
How about staying a few more days... Jiang Rao hesitated.
In fact, she didn't want Gu Cunxi to go back. At least now that Xiao Peiyin was gone, she could spend more time with Gu Cunxi! But if she returned to Jiang Huai, they would definitely... meet again. By then, would she fall in love with Xiao Peiyin again, or would she never stop loving her...
"Jiang Rao??"
"Um?"
"Did you hear what I just said? What are you thinking about? You look like you've lost your soul."
"Oh... nothing, I'm thinking about the case this afternoon. I have no problem. If everything goes well for you tomorrow, then... tomorrow." Jiang Rao responded lightly, with a hesitant tone.
Since it's unavoidable, I might as well stop running away... She'll have to go back sooner or later, and how long can I stop her...
The table full of delicious food in front of him instantly lost his appetite. Jiang Rao only ate a few bites of the meal.
"Is the taste not to your liking? It seems you eat very little," Gu Cunxi asked, looking at the barely touched dish in front of him.
"No, it tastes good, but I ate too much this morning..."
…
"Where did you meet to discuss the case? I'll take you there." After the two of them finished their meal and walked out of the restaurant, Gu Cunxi looked at her sideways and asked
"It's near the hotel. No need to send me off. I can just take a ride. You should solve the company's problems as soon as possible. We'll leave tomorrow after finishing!"
After saying that, Jiang Rao turned around and left without waiting for Gu Cunxi's response.
"?"
She didn't know why she always felt that Jiang Rao seemed unhappy.
In the car, Jiang Rao looked out the window in a daze. Whenever she thought of Jiang Huaishi and Xiao Peiyin, she felt uneasy as if her treasures were being taken away.
In the past four years, she thought that she could slowly fade away the feelings in her heart because of Gu Cunxi's departure, but four years have passed and nothing has changed! Her heart is still fervent in love with her. She has always been rational, but the moment she saw Gu Cunxi at the door of the hotel, her heart would beat wildly uncontrollably. The longing that had been pent up for many years almost made her want to blurt out the words in her heart.
But her intuition told her that once some words were spoken, loss would follow. At least now Gu Cunxi would not accept her... or... she would not accept a new relationship at all.
Jiang Rao shook his head and smiled bitterly...
Would the ending be different if I had met her earlier?
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