"Boss, coffee!"

Li Zhenyu was the only one left in the office. Xia Zhuxi came in with a cup of coffee, secretly proud of her own cleverness.

Half an hour later, Xia Zhuxi came out with an empty cup and wiped the corners of her mouth with her fingers to make sure that no one would discover her eating secretly.

The little grievances in my heart also turned into little happy joys.

The president agreed to come to his house tonight to taste her cooking skills, and Xia Zhuxi can't wait to show off.

However, the food in the refrigerator seemed to have been there for some time.

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Zhuxi dialed her mother's number: "Mom, I have something to ask of you..."

I met Yoon Hye-na three hours later. She looked tired and her head was buzzing after attending meetings all afternoon.

As the company expanded into the fields of modeling, music, and girl groups, the content that needed to be handled became increasingly complicated, making it increasingly difficult for Yoon Hye-na to cope.

“As a representative, you must know how to use the power in your hands. If you don’t understand an area or it is too professional, you can ask professionals to handle it.

Some money should be saved, some money cannot be saved. Don't take everything into your own hands. No one is a superman."

Standing behind the sofa, Li Zhenyu placed his hand on her head, pressing his thumb on her temple and rotating it clockwise.

"President~Yeah." Yoon Hye-na was startled and wanted to get up.

But the comfort brought by the finger pressure made her unable to say no.

After a tiring day, being able to enjoy such a massage is like being in heaven.

Before she knew it, her thoughts drifted far away and Yoon Hye-na fell asleep.

When I woke up again, the office was empty and the faint breathing sounds were particularly clear.

"President." Yoon Hye-na opened the door with some fear, but the room outside was still empty.

I looked at the time and it was 13 minutes to midnight. Everyone had already gone off work.

"Did he leave?" Yoon Hye-na thought it was unlikely.

If he wanted to leave, he should have asked me to go with him.

Little did people know that at this time, Li Zhenyu was in Xia Zhuxi's new home, enjoying the sumptuous meals she cooked.

This luxury apartment located in Gangnam District, with an area of ​​21 pyeong (69.4 m2), has a total price of 340 million yuan.

Including various expenses, the total settlement cost is 358 million yuan.

This price is less than 40% of what it was before July last year. Recently, housing prices in Seoul have almost halved and people are in a panic.

Many South Koreans living abroad are already selling their local properties at a discount, preparing to return to Seoul with cash to buy at the bottom.

Among them are a large number of South Koreans living in Shanghai. I wonder if these people will regret it after the Olympics are over.

However, Li Zhenyu can take this opportunity to buy a few more suitable buildings at a bargain price.

After all, the prices today are really cheap.

The company’s current building is just enough to accommodate the current number of employees.

With the addition of new idols and team formations, the space will inevitably become crowded.

Li Zhenyu does not plan to follow the example of other companies and move the dormitory into the semi-underground to make rational use of the vacant space.

No matter how much loss we suffer, we can’t let our own women suffer…well, we’re in our own girl group.

"Oppa, what are you thinking about?"

Noticing that he was distracted, Xia Zhuxi thought that the food was not to her liking.

"I'm thinking about buying a few more buildings to make it more convenient for the company to use in the future."

"Yeah?"

The first thing he said was to buy a few buildings, and Xia Zhuxi was speechless for a moment.

"What's the right place for you? I've seen so much lately."

Before buying this apartment, Xia Zhuxi looked at almost all the properties in the south and north of the Yangtze River. Perhaps she saw a suitable target while chatting on the road.

"Hmm~ Now I remember that there is a modern-style building for sale in Cheongdam-dong, and the price is only 30% of the previous price."

The South Korean economy, which is completely "free" and relies on Wall Street, has suffered unpredictable losses in this financial storm.

Everyone in South Korea is in danger, even the chaebols are affected.

Recently, Sanxin's stock price has been falling like an electrocardiogram...

I don't know how many people have been unable to sleep at night, and they always keep the "heart pill" with them.

The building that Xia Zhuxi was talking about is a new commercial building located next to the Cheongdam-dong Subway Line 7.

The total height is 9 floors, including 3 underground floors and 6 above-ground floors. The entire building is in a semi-unfinished state and has a modern art style.

I think the developer was just about to put the property into use when the financial crisis hit, which broke the capital chain and forced him to sell it off at a loss.

"Do you remember where it is? Take me there tomorrow."

After getting a positive answer, Li Zhenyu called Cui Wanzhi's number again: "Brother, you are back."

"Well, I just arrived today... I have something to ask of you."

Choi Man-sik was more informed about the news on the street: "Brother, I'll have someone keep an eye out and give you news by tomorrow afternoon."

"Well~ where are you?" Li Zhenyu felt something was wrong with his tone.

"I'm drinking. Do you want to join me?"

Glancing at the time, it was already two in the morning. Li Zhenyu looked up at Xia Zhuxi who was looking expectantly across from him, "Okay, the same place?"

The light in Xia Zhuxi's eyes dimmed a little. When Li Zhenyu put down the phone, she had already gone to get his coat silently: "Oppa, will you be back tonight?"

"Well, wash up and wait for me."

Xia Zhuxi nodded happily, "I'll prepare the bath water and wait for you to come back. Do you want to drink? Do you want me to pick you up...

Oh, by the way, I have ingredients for a hangover soup at home, it will be delicious when I cook it up later."

The pink monster asked Kim Jong-suk to drive away, so Li Zhenyu could only temporarily take away Xia Zhuxi's car keys and went to the street to see the white Hyundai Elantra.

Sitting in the car, Li Zhenyu couldn't help but recall the scene of their first meeting.

At that time, Xia Zhuxi used this Elantra to "hit" his car, and the car is still there today.

"Why didn't she change her car? Where did all her salary go?"

After starting the ignition, Li Zhenyu turned and drove towards the old place.

If Xia Zhuxi heard his complaints at this moment, she would definitely feel very aggrieved.

Women, even if they are born beautiful.

If you want to keep the most beautiful face and maintain a good figure after adulthood, you will not only need to spend time and energy, but also need a lot of money to support it.

Full body care twice a week, top professional customized SPA care, head care, hair style, foot care, repair, maintenance...

Fitness, aerobics, Pilates, aerial yoga, basic dance classes specially taken to improve your temperament, body shaping, etc.

It can be said that every penny of Xia Zhuxi's money is used to invest in herself.

Just like how Li Zhenyu positioned her, from the very beginning Xia Zhuxi's goal was to become his woman and keep him fresh.

As a man, Li Zhenyu is not careful enough to notice these subtle changes.

Even if I see it, I will just treat it as 'normal'.

But how could he know that in order to maintain "normality" in his eyes, Xia Zhuxi's effort and exercise intensity were no less than those of the company's trainees.

Arriving at the roadside stall, Li Zhenyu parked the car on the side of the road and strode towards Cui Wanzhi, who was drinking alone under the red tent.

"Brother, I'm here."

"Um."

Sitting next to him and seeing his heavy expression, Li Zhenyu wanted to say something but held it back, picked up the wine glass and placed it in front of him.

Choi Man-sik poured him a glass, and Lee Jin-woo put down his glass, took the bottle and filled it up for him as well.

Ding~ He finished it in one gulp and Choi Wan-sik filled them up again.

Ding~ This time it was Li Zhenyu's turn to pour the wine, and the two of them drank one glass after another.

During the meal, they occasionally picked up some side dishes with their chopsticks, and no one spoke.

There are many things that can make a man miserable, most of which are related to emotions, such as friendship, family, and love.

But the only thing that can make him suffer and remain silent is love...

"Brother, I'm sorry, the last blind date failed. I failed to live up to your kindness."

After three rounds of drinks, Choi Man-sik's eyes could hardly open, and he apologized to him while staggering with his glass of wine.

The smile on his face was filled with bitterness and helplessness.

"Do you want me to intervene?"

In Li Zhenyu's opinion, anyone who stands on the moral high ground and interferes in other people's lives is rubbish.

Different environments, different upbringings, and naturally different situations and ideas.

Putting yourself in other people's shoes and then asking them to do things according to your ideas, what kind of bullshit philosophy of life is this?

Life has its ups and downs, its joys and sorrows, and only those who have experienced it can understand.

Therefore, he has been hesitating whether to interfere in Choi Man-sik's personal feelings and whether it is really for his own good.

Choi Man-sik knew that he was dissatisfied with Lim Soo-yeon, and Li Zhenyu also knew that he was aware of his dissatisfaction with Lim Soo-yeon.

However, the two of them kept it in tacit understanding and never mentioned it.

Today, he made the matter clear again, as long as Choi Man-sik said "yes" or expressed his inclination in this regard.

Li Zhenyu will definitely help him solve it, no matter how much it costs.

Because in this world, Choi Man-sik is his only true friend.

It doesn’t involve family background, money, or interests…

Friends who have nothing to do with anything other than friendship, only pure friendship.

They were not classmates and had never carried guns together.

But in the cold winter, it was Choi Man-sik who put on his cotton-padded jacket, hunched his neck and said with a silly smile, "It's too hot, I'm sweating."

Also that winter, Li Zhenyu was deducted from his day's salary for being clumsy. When he was starving and was about to drink cold water, Choi Wanzhi divided his dinner into three parts.

I gave him two-thirds of it, and ate the rest myself, smiling, "I was too full at lunch, and I was wondering what to do with it."

In the same winter, Choi Man-sik brought the "homeless" boy back to his crowded and dilapidated home and set up a warm space for him in the closet.

At that moment, the small closet, although worn out but clean, and the warm quilt were like heaven to Li Zhenyu.

It was also him who gave his predecessor the motivation to persevere and a reason to live.

If I hadn't met him, I might have made a bad decision rashly before the moment I came.

After all, for a boy who is just beginning to fall in love and is cowardly at heart, his first love is strongly opposed by his parents, and even interfered with by their privileges.

It was like the sky was falling, and my whole life became hopeless.

(End of this chapter)