Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Everyone fell silent
The woman looked at the child in front of her, her lips trembled a few times, but she didn't say what she wanted to say.
Because Nie Ying's face looked so scary.
He clenched his teeth tightly and remained silent.
"It's normal to be speechless with joy when you meet your mother for the first time."
In such a suffocating situation, Mrs. Nie actually smiled slightly. She didn't know how long it had been since she had given Nie Ying such a good face. "But it's okay. Anyway, everything has been explained clearly. You have plenty of time to spend with each other in the future."
After hearing this, Nie Ying finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He swept everything on the table to the floor, and the vase broke into pieces with a bang. Then he picked up a chair and smashed the painting on the wall that had just been brought back from the auction.
Under such terrifying force, spider-web-like cracks appeared on the wall, and a chair leg was broken, with flying wooden strips falling next to Mrs. Nie and the woman.
Mrs. Nie looked at him, still smiling.
But the woman had never seen such a scene before. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she couldn't help but take a step back.
Nie Ying's eyes turned red and he threw away the chair in his hand.
He had done this before, and it was his way of expressing his resistance and emotions.
The more expensive the things he smashed, the more panicked the servants would look. This panic would spread throughout the entire house, and before long, Mrs. Nie would ask the servants to come and comfort him and agree to his request.
This is a silent compromise.
Nie Ying really felt that this was quite boring.
He knew that he was just a childish child who wanted to get his mother's attention.
But Mrs. Nie never wanted to say a word to him.
He couldn't stand the way Mrs. Nie looked at him as if she was looking at a clown, but what he couldn't accept even more was why the woman next to him who claimed to be his biological mother looked at him with such fear.
The woman's eyes were shaking violently.
The manic and violent figure in front of him gradually overlapped with the nightmare in his memory.
She was just tending to the potted plants in the garden as usual.
The housekeeper asked her to go upstairs to change the flowers in the vase given to the lady. The lady was not there at the time, and only Mr. Nie was there...
The woman covered her mouth. She felt nauseous and sick, and tried hard to suppress those unbearable memories.
So many years have passed, and she originally thought that she was fine.
After seeing what happened recently to the Nie family in a former work group, her maternal instinct allowed her to overcome her inner obstacles and she wanted to come and see the child.
She was even a little dazed now.
Is the person in front of her really the child she gave birth to?
The woman's eyes hurt Nie Ying deeply. For the first time, he felt embarrassed and almost ran away from his room.
After Nie Ying left, the woman was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. Mrs. Nie looked at the destroyed painting with some regret. Her gaze gradually moved to Gu Qingxu, an outsider, and she smiled gently.
Gu Qingxu looked somewhat helpless.
To be honest, he definitely didn't come here specifically to make fun of Nie Ying.
I didn't expect to see such a great show.
What a pity. With Nie Ying's petty personality, she might hold a grudge against him as well.
He had already begun to wonder whether it was necessary to continue this informal friendship.
After Nie Ying ran out, she sprinted all the way along the street.
He didn't know how long he ran until he was finally exhausted, and his excessive emotions were somewhat worn away.
He panted and leaned against the wall to catch his breath until he looked less miserable.
It was still early and he didn't want to hang around the street alone. There happened to be a billiard room nearby that he often went to.
He had left his golf clubs at the front desk and was about to go pick them up when he unexpectedly spotted an acquaintance.
Lu Ran is actually here too.
Their relationship is usually average and they can't get along well because of their personalities, but when they meet here, Nie Ying's expression is a little subtle.
Lu Ran was originally sulking here alone, but he didn't expect an uninvited guest to come.
He glanced at Nie Ying, who sat down behind him without asking a single question, and asked aggressively, "What are you doing?"
"What about you? What's the point of playing here alone?" Nie Ying curled the corner of his mouth.
It would have been fine if he didn't mention it. Once he did, Lu Ran became even angrier.
He heard Lu Zheng and Lu's father and mother discussing about bringing Lu Ji back home, and he was so angry that he didn't care about anything else and ran out after a big quarrel.
But of course he would not tell Nie Ying about this. He just sneered: "Why, do you want to laugh at me too?"
These days, one or two people who had no personal connection with him came to visit him. They didn't even have a few words to talk to, but it turned out that they all came to see his show, so he naturally thought that Nie Ying was one of them.
As soon as these words were spoken, Nie Ying's eyes suddenly darkened.
He had heard about the Lu family before, and suddenly found that his situation was somewhat similar to Lu Ran's.
Their life experiences suddenly changed drastically, they lost everything they originally had, and had to endure contempt and sneers.
Perhaps because he had just experienced those things, he suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.
In addition, Lu Ji had ruined his good deeds before, and with the two factors added together, he spoke slowly.
"Instead of spending your time here sulking, you might as well think about how to deal with the one at home. It's not like I can't help you."
Lu Ran was stunned. He didn't expect Nie Ying to say that. But then he seemed to understand something and couldn't help laughing.
"That's perfect. You owed me a favor before, so I won't be polite this time."
-"What's wrong?" He Ming'an closed the menu in his hand and asked Gu Yang who was sitting opposite him, "You seemed absent-minded all day today. Did you not sleep well last night?"
Gu Yang tilted his head, took a sip of the drink in his hand, and then shook it slowly.
He Mingan handed the menu to the waiter waiting nearby. Gu Yang basically didn't care, so he took the initiative to order the dishes.
"So, how are you getting along with Xiao Song recently?" he asked jokingly, "He has been your tutor for quite some time now."
Gu Yang's expression finally changed slightly, but he did not answer the question.
He Mingan observed his expression and was about to say something when his eyes stopped somewhere.
The place where they were eating was a semi-enclosed box. A carved elm screen blocked the door, but through the hollow gaps, they could vaguely see the scene outside.
It was a very tall figure with long hair.
But the gap was limited after all, and soon nothing could be seen.
Gu Yang sensed this long pause, he looked at He Mingan: "What's wrong with you?"
He Mingan came back to his senses, but he didn't seem to understand what Gu Yang meant.
"Isn't it? I was seeing things." Gu Yang said casually, using a straw to stir the ice cubes underneath.
But out of his sight, He Mingan looked at him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Obviously I would never pay attention to it.
It was so slow that it felt as if someone had covered his ears and blindfolded him.
After the meal, the waiter quietly removed the screen. When He Mingan walked out, he glanced to the side imperceptibly.
At this time, the hall is empty and there are only a few people.
"Should you go to the company now? It's almost time." He Mingan asked with a smile.
Gu Yang was a little slow to react at first. After a few seconds of recalling, he managed to remember it.
It seems that Gu Yuhui’s assistant called before and asked him to be present on the day of the presentation of the project plan he had submitted.
"I don't want to go." He said simply, "It's too much trouble."
He really didn't want to go, and he didn't even want to make a business plan, but he just happened to be helping Yu Bai, so he just handed it over to avoid having to listen to Gu Yuhui's nagging later.
Why do people have to be there?
Seeing that Gu Yang looked depressed, He Mingan did not try to persuade him. He just smiled and pointed behind him: "Why don't you take another look at where you are now?"
Gu Yang turned and looked in the direction He Mingan pointed.
The surrounding area is full of commercial parks, and the office building behind him is the headquarters of Gu Group.
Gu Yang: “…”
He turned around and asked incredulously: "Why don't you just ask me to eat in their staff cafeteria?"
He Mingan spread his hands innocently: "I can't help it. It was the assistant from your company who called me to ask for help."
Having said this, he gently placed his hand on his heart and smiled gently: "And I have always been willing to help others."
As he spoke, the assistant who had been waiting downstairs early in the morning, when his eyes locked on them, rushed over like a fly and hugged one of Gu Yang's arms: "Master, I've been waiting for you to come."
The young assistant did not forget to look at He Mingan with gratitude.
He knew that the eldest young master of his company was simply a big shot, and even Mr. Gu might not be able to call him over.
But there was no way. As the big loser who took over the young master's project plan, after carefully reading the masterpiece, he went back to look at the original project positioning with uncertainty.
He still remembers clearly that it was 11 o'clock that night. He had just finished working overtime and was opening the document sent to him at his empty workstation.
The instant coffee he brewed at five o'clock in the afternoon finally seemed to take effect, and he suffered from insomnia after returning home.
When he was tossing and turning in bed, he already knew that on the day of the report, he had to carry the young master here even if it meant carrying him.
Otherwise, he, an innocent and weak pony, would be the only one facing the storm.
While Gu Yang's resistance was not too intense, the young assistant quickly half-pushed and half-shoved the little ancestor up.
He Ming'an still stood there and watched them leave. The resentful look that Gu Yang cast at him from time to time was no more lethal to him than the weak cry of a kitten.
After everyone left, he walked leisurely to the side of the road, intending to hail a taxi back.
But I didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here.
He secretly sighed that this world is really small, and took the initiative to greet someone not far away: "Isn't this classmate Song? What a coincidence."
Song Yinxing stopped and looked back at the person who called him.
He Mingan.
He was wearing a black coat and looked a little more mature than he usually did at school.
Song Yinxing has never had a bad impression of him.
They didn't have any friendship between them, but every time Gu Yang helped him out, He Mingan would be there to help.
Even in his previous life, when Gu Yang did not intervene in his life, He Ming'an lent him a hand many times and prevented Nie Ying and his gang from escalating their bullying tactics in school.
He Mingan is indeed a good person through and through.
Even if he did not provide any substantial help in the direction of his own destiny.
We should not develop a grudge against someone just because they did us a favor.
Song Yinxing has always been very clear about this principle.
What's more, in his previous life, when high school was coming to an end, He Mingan was already unable to take care of himself.
When he thought about how the incident involved so many things, and how it could even become a social incident, Song Yinxing couldn't help but feel gloomy in his heart.
"Why is classmate Song here?"
"I...have something to do and I'm planning to go back now." This was true, Song Yinxing was just planning to go to the bus stop.
"But it's probably quite far from here to your home." He Mingan said with a smile, "I just happen to have to go to school, so I can ask the driver to take you back on the way."
Before Song Yinxing had time to think about why the other party even knew where he lived, he was about to refuse, but the taxi that He Mingan hailed had already stopped.
He Mingan opened the car door with a smile and gestured for you to come in.
-In the conference room of Gu Group Building.
The space in the conference room is quite spacious, and the soft and bright lighting is designed to leave almost no blind spots. The overall mahogany decoration makes the layout appear heavy and restrained.
Both sides of the conference table were already filled with people, all of them were senior executives of the group. The average age was on the older side, and people in their thirties were considered young.
The focus of their meeting today was on the subsidiary that was being prepared for launch.
As a company that started out as a jewellery company, Gu's Feili Jewelry is now a leading brand in the field. With its long heritage and profound cultural heritage, the group even retains some traditional crafts that have been lost for generations, which are unavoidable for new companies.
This also means that the age structure of their consumer groups will generally be older.
Of course, this is not a bad thing. Older customers have accumulated more wealth and have greater purchasing power, which is more in line with their brand tone.
But now, the leaders of their group have turned their attention to a younger group.
The newly launched subsidiary is positioned as light luxury, which is the practical action taken by Gu Yuhui to achieve this goal. It is equivalent to opening a sub-line under Feili Jewelry.
Although there are many affordable luxury brands in China, most of them are mixed. There was a news report before that a customer spent several thousand yuan to buy a roughly made necklace. After wearing it for only a few months, the metal oxidized and turned black, and the pearls on it fell off one after another.
In contrast, Gu Group has quite mature technology and production processes, and has stable and good cooperation with various major gem mines at home and abroad. Its advantages are obvious.
But when this plan was put forward, it was opposed by more than half of the board of directors.
Establishing a new company is a rather lengthy and involved process, which requires continuous investment before it starts to generate profits.
The more you invest, the less you get in your own pocket. For some people, this is unacceptable.
But somehow, Mr. Gu actually convinced the three most senior directors, who were his uncles in terms of seniority.
So the plan was finally implemented smoothly.
Gu Yuhui sat in the main seat, watching the presentation document playing in front of him and Gu Qingxu who was giving a lecture.
After the speech, there was a round of applause from both sides.
To be fair, the plan proposed by the second young master was indeed quite mature and complete. There were many aspects of the plan that were obviously beyond the reach of a high school student. He must have received guidance from outside the field.
But after all, personal connections are a major factor in success, and I don’t have any opinion on this.
Compared with them, Gu Yuhui seemed to show no emotion. He took a sip of tea and signaled his assistant to move on to the next one.
To be fair, he didn't watch either of them beforehand.
Gu Yang obviously had no intention of explaining it himself, he just sat in the back and even yawned.
A bunch of inquiring eyes fell on him.
Gu Yang turned his head and looked at them blankly.
The eldest uncle and the second uncle, who were being watched, turned their heads back instantly.
They have not yet forgotten how terrible this boy is.
The young assistant walked up to the stage and, under the gaze of a bunch of bigwigs, gritted his teeth and opened the document.
What caught the eye was a very unique and lively color combination. Several people showed interest on their faces. Gu Qingxu restrained his expression and sat next to Gu Yang, looking at the stage.
After skipping the previous page and getting to the point, the few people who originally looked interested began to sense something was wrong the more they watched.
“It is proposed that the brand cooperate with Internet celebrities and enter high-traffic live broadcast rooms to form a linkage effect…”
Perhaps to prevent some people with slow internet speeds from understanding what it means, a video link is included on the demonstration page.
The assistant closed his eyes and clicked it directly.
At that moment, the passionate shouting of hawkers echoed in the heavy and restrained conference room.
"Only 998, my family, only 998, these ten necklaces, the anchor will make the decision and let your family take them all home!"
"What? The brand's people don't want to. I'm putting this on the line. Even if I have to break up with them today, I will still seek this benefit for my family!"
All the brand representatives in the room suddenly fell into silence.
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