Chapter 85
After falling out with Zheng Maosheng, Li Ye went to the office even less. He would either go to Le Guang's project team or go to Le Guang to oversee the decoration of the new office, showing no awareness of "avoiding suspicion".
Unfortunately, she and Xu Wanyi were both busy with their own things, and even though they lived in the same building, they rarely saw each other. Especially recently, Chairman Xu was busy with the acquisition, negotiating with Su Che's company every few days while looking for other targets. He was completely focused on Beijing and rarely even came back to Haixi.
This month, the two met no more than three times.
Negotiating with Tonghua was outside the project team's scope of work, and Li Ye was very clear about this. She didn't want to put Su Che in a difficult position, knowing that Tonghua was a state-owned enterprise, and state-owned enterprises involved collective decision-making, even decisions made by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), not just any single leader's decision. Therefore, unless Xu Wanyi brought it up herself, she almost never interfered, letting the two of them handle the back-and-forth.
After the May Day holiday, Li Ye's new law firm was approved, and the office renovation was completed. Their firm is called Bida Law Firm, meaning "Mission Accomplished," a name derived from Gao Gu's name. The other two were stunned; it was too hype.
“Li Lu, the client should like it, so how about this? I can't think of anything else.” Jiang Yu pondered for a while and agreed to Gao Gu's suggestion. Li Ye didn't have many ideas about what to name it, otherwise he would have started thinking about the location, size, and so on, just like he does with the office. So the three of them hit it off and reached an agreement.
At this moment, seven dark gold characters read "Bida Law Firm" on the white wall. The receptionist looked familiar; who else could it be but Zhou, the administrative assistant at Yuande Law Firm!
After receiving Li Ye's order, Jiang Yu did a series of things, talked to Xiao Zhou for a long time, and promised him the title of administrative director, in charge of all administrative affairs of the entire institute. It sounded very prestigious and gave him a feeling of commanding the world. So Xiao Zhou naturally came.
However, Jiang Yu knew that even without the title, just saying that she was working with Attorney Li would be enough for Administrative Xiao Zhou to eventually come, given his understanding of Yuande's finances and his infatuation with Li Ye's face. It would just take a little more effort.
Li Ye didn't notify many people. She didn't want to publicize the matter for the time being. She hoped to make a big fuss about it after Director Lin's case was completely over. Besides, she had a lot of existing clients, so she didn't need to do any big publicity.
Therefore, there weren't many congratulatory flower baskets at the entrance, but the people she knew, Zhuang Ke and Su Che, were there, as were her clients such as Xiao Chenyue, Mingcheng Group, and Haohai Group, plus Gao Gu's clients, so it wasn't embarrassing.
"Where did Chairman Xu's congratulatory gift go?" Gao Gu rubbed his eyes and quickly searched through the flower baskets and money trees, but he really couldn't find Chairman Xu's gift. He simply couldn't believe that Xu Wanyi wouldn't send any congratulatory gift for the opening of Li Ye's law firm.
"What are you looking for, Attorney Gao?" Jiang Yu could tell what he was thinking from the gossip gleam in his eyes. "Can Chairman Xu's gift be left here? What are you doing making such a fuss?"
"What is it?" Gao Gu asked cautiously.
"Go to her office when you have time. You'll never guess what it is, and I didn't either, to be honest."
The office is decorated in a very simple style. There is a large space behind the reception desk. If you enter from the left, you can see several round tables with comfortable sofas. On the right is a small bar with a refrigerator and storage space, as well as a lot of snacks and sandwiches. There are also low cabinets, small tables and single chairs around the perimeter for people to rest.
The opening ceremony buffet was held here, and everyone was a friend. After Li Ye said a few words, he told everyone to eat and drink as they pleased, since they would have to get back to work anyway.
"Hey, tell me, what kind of mysterious gift did Chairman Xu give you?" While everyone was busy eating and drinking, Gao Gu sneaked up to Li Ye and asked.
"Want to see? Here, let me show you." Li Ye was very open and didn't hide anything, thinking to himself that you wouldn't understand even if he showed it to you.
Gao Gu really didn't understand it.
"What is this thing?"
He stared at the things on the bookshelf for a long time. They were neither figurines nor sculptures. A person wearing a loose kimono and a tall hat stood outside the torii gate. There were two pillars next to him, one with the words "A Hundred Years of Business" written on it and the other with the words "Forever and Ever". A whip-like thing hung down next to them.
"Does Chairman Xu mean he's congratulating us on our thriving business and building a century-old foundation?"
“Yes! Attorney Gao, let me tell you, you truly are the boss. You got it right away. As for the others, hmph, they can’t see anything at all.” Li Ye said, feeling a little guilty but also amused.
“Attorney Li, you can use ‘a century-old enterprise, lasting forever’ to describe anyone, but not the Lord of Light. Those two words are the opposite of him. I think this whip is the real deal.” Feng Jing said while eating cherries. She and Jiang Yu had followed her in at some point.
"Haha, I see. Chairman Xu really knows how to give gifts. He knew you like figurines, so he gave you one; he knew you were opening a business, so he wished you a long and prosperous future; he knew you attract many women, so he hung up a whip." Jiang Yu understood immediately after hearing Feng Jing's words.
Gao Gu, who was the only one who didn't read, didn't understand anything from beginning to end.
"Ahem," Li Ye said, feigning composure, "Where did your chairman find this kind of thing? I had no idea anyone sold this."
“A gift that is one of a kind in the world, which Attorney Li certainly could not find on the market.”
"Ah, boss, this was custom-made for you by Chairman Xu. It should indeed be kept in your office every day so you can take it as a warning and be careful in your words and actions, otherwise you'll get a beating when you get home tonight." Jiang Yu laughed heartily, never missing such a good opportunity to mock her boss.
"Mr. Feng, someone is looking for you outside. They need you to go to the 21st floor."
Li Ye turned his head and saw An Yue standing at the office door with curious eyes, as if she wanted to know what the group of people were talking about.
"Ah, thank you, Xiao An. You three bosses, please continue your celebration. I'll get back to work now. Attorney Li, the chairman will be arriving this afternoon, don't forget." With that, she hurried away.
Li Ye ate a few bites quickly, put down his plate, and said, "Alright, I have something to do this afternoon, so I'll leave first. Everyone, go to the lounge to eat. After you finish eating, get back to work. Remember to update all the project reports. Most of this year's data is out now."
"Hurry up and leave. Considering you've secured such a big sponsor as Boss Xu, I'll allow you to skip work on the first day of business." Gao Gu pushed her out of the office, and Jiang Yu followed him out.
Looking at the empty office and then at the oddly shaped figurine, a gloomy light flashed in An Yue's beautiful eyes, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
“Let’s go, An Yue. What are you standing there for?” Jiang Yu saw that An Yue hadn’t followed, so she took a few steps and then turned back. “Don’t think about it. No one can handle a scumbag like Lawyer Li. Besides, she’s an old man. You’re so young and beautiful. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to find men and women who are much better than Li Ye in the future.”
Jiang Yu learned a valuable lesson from the Jin Haifeng incident and treated everyone with utmost courtesy, hoping to resolve conflicts peacefully to avoid resentment. She even went so far as to belittle Li Ye for this purpose. However, An Yue seemed to have genuinely fallen for the boss; it was uncertain whether she could truly let go, given that "love" is the easiest thing to breed hatred in this world.
"Yeah, I know Sister Jiang Yu. Why did Chairman Xu suddenly rent the office building to us? People would beg on their knees to rent an office building in this location. Uh... I always thought she and President Xiao had something going on." An Yue's words were clearly loaded with meaning.
"See? I told you she was a scumbag. One minute she's Chairman Xu, the next she's President Xiao. No wonder there are so many rumors about her inside and outside the industry. It's not anyone else's fault, she brought it all on herself. Don't let this cloud your judgment. You're graduating soon, have you thought about where you're going?"
Jiang Yu casually changed the subject, not intending to tell An Yue the truth. This girl was a bit too stubborn; it would be troublesome if she did something really wrong after knowing the truth.
"I'm planning to go back to my company. I've learned so much from you all, so it'll be a good time to put it into practice when I get home. Sister Jiang Yu, if I encounter any problems I don't understand in the future, I'll definitely come back to ask you for help."
It's so great to be rich. While thousands of recent graduates are racking their brains to find jobs, these rich kids don't even need to prepare a resume; they already have everything. Jiang Yu sighed inwardly.
"Of course, feel free to ask us any questions in the future. You know where we are now, so you can come over for a visit when you have time." Despite her thoughts, An Yue was a potential major client, so Jiang Yu still spoke very comprehensively.
"Sister Jiang Yu, do you think Attorney Li and Chairman Xu are really together, or are they just playing around?" In the end, An Yue couldn't help but ask her question.
This unexpected question startled Jiang Yu. Was there a reason for it, or had she not listened to what she had just said?
"Of course it's not true. Let the elderly handle their own affairs. We don't care about them. Really, don't keep an eye on them. Besides, once you graduate, your parents will definitely find you a suitable match. You know, in our society, it's hard to escape this trend."
"Hmm." Perhaps these words resonated with her, because this time An Yue didn't say anything more. She just looked at the strange figurine again and then followed Jiang Yu out.
On the other side, after being pushed out of the office by Gao Gu, Li Ye went straight down to the underground parking lot and drove to the airport to pick up Xu Wanyi. The weather in Haixi today was extremely strange. It was sunny when he woke up, but by the time Li Ye drove out of the building, there was not a trace of the sun. Thick clouds filled the sky, and a strange wind was blowing on the ground, and it looked like it was about to rain.
Sure enough, before Li Ye could drive the car into the garage, the rain started to fall heavily. Springtime downpours are rare, and pedestrians on the ground ran around in all directions, creating visibly chaotic conditions.
However, none of this affected Li Ye's mood at all. She didn't care whether Xu Wanyi gave her a gift or not. As long as she came back, it was more precious than any gift.
She quickly arrived at the arrivals gate, looking inside with a smile. She hadn't told Xu Wanyi that she was coming to pick her up, wanting to give her a surprise.
But the moment she saw Xu Wanyi, her smile froze on her face. Xu Wanyi came out with a tall young man. The man helped Xu Wanyi push the luggage cart, turned his head and said something to her. Xu Wanyi smiled and nodded, and the man's eyes, eyebrows and nose all wrinkled together when he smiled.
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