Chapter 63 She had never thought about it before...
Ruian changed his date, so Song Yu didn't have to wait long. On the third day, he asked Song Yu to have dinner with him.
Song Yu happily accepted the appointment. She was waiting for Ryan's call. For this reason, she also turned down the invitation sent by the Rice family agent.
She was also a picker, and given Ryan's status, he was naturally her top choice. Between the family's Huachao District agent and a wealthy second-generation with a massive inheritance and the ability to continue working under the family's current leader, Song Yu knew which she had to choose. Furthermore, Ryan was not bad looking, so she wasn't at a disadvantage.
The agent of the Rice family cannot be offended. Song Yu did not say anything final, but just changed the time with him. This was also a way out for herself. If the way to Ryan was blocked, she could still go this way.
The sun was shining brightly today, so when choosing clothes, Song Yu didn't think much about it and just picked up a set of commuting clothes.
She wore a white ruffled short-sleeved shirt with a high-saturation burgundy A-line skirt. Her long legs were white and straight, and a thin burgundy belt around her waist made her waist look slender. Her hair was done in a one-time French curl, and she wore big burgundy earrings and white thin-framed glasses. She had a very 90s Hong Kong style, sweet and retro.
It was not yet lunchtime. Song's mother was arranging flowers in the living room. Seeing Song Yu go out so early, she asked, "Aren't you going to have lunch at home?"
"No, someone asked me to go out for dinner."
Song's mother knew that Song Yu was busy with company matters, so she didn't ask any more questions. "Will you come back for dinner tonight?"
"I don't know yet. If I come back, I'll call home in advance." Song Yu waved to Song's mother, "Mom, I'm going out."
Mother Song held a pair of scissors in her hand and nodded at her: "Go!"
When driving out, Zhou Ci's appearance flashed through Song Yu's mind. She really felt that the crisis facing her family this time was very unusual, as if she had fallen into a trap set by someone, and this trap had been set there a long time ago.
Ryan likes to play golf, and Song Yu is very good at it, so this is considered to be what he likes. From Ryan's surprised expression, it can be seen that he is very satisfied with Song Yu's skill.
As the two chatted, they inevitably talked about the Song family's current predicament.
The Song family is the result of the hard work of several generations of the Song family and has a large number of high-quality assets. However, the hole this time is too big. If they really cannot borrow money, no matter how reluctant they are, the Song family will have to sell off their high-quality assets at a low price to recover funds to survive this crisis. If they really have to sell off the insurance company, the Song family will definitely be seriously damaged.
Song Yu offered Ruian very generous conditions. The pledged assets were all the company's high-quality assets. Even if it was a loan, the interest rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the highest market price.
Ryan did not agree immediately. His answer was very conservative. It was undeniable that he was indeed interested in Song Yu, but when it came to interests, he did not dare to make a promise easily. He said he would go back and discuss it with his family.
Song Yu knew that she couldn't act too hastily. Ryan had asked her out today in a private capacity, so it wasn't appropriate to talk too much about business. She was also smart enough to keep it to a point.
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Zhou Ci had an appointment to discuss something at the golf course. The car stopped at the gate. Zhou Ci had just gotten out of the car when a woman came out of the revolving door, holding a cup of milk tea in her hand and talking to the blond and blue-eyed man next to her.
She was wearing a white shirt and red skirt, with long curly hair hanging down her shoulders and white-framed sunglasses on top of her hair. She had a bright smile and looked simple and relaxed. In the golf course full of beautiful women, she was a touch of color that could not be ignored. People coming and going at the gate were either rich or noble, and many of them were secretly looking at her.
Zhou Ci took a look and then turned his eyes away. When the female companion in the car came to him, he said, "Let's go!"
There were five of them in their group, and they passed by Song Yu head-on. Zhou Ci didn't turn his head, and neither did Song Yu.
Song Yu didn't see it. She and Ryan were walking and talking. When she reacted, they had already walked five or six meters away.
She stopped and turned back to confirm. The person opposite had already entered the revolving door, leaving her with only a blurry back, but Song Yu was sure that it was Zhou Ci.
Ryan saw her stop and looked back, following her gaze, but he didn't see anything. "What's wrong?"
Song Yu turned around and smiled at him, "Nothing, let's go!"
She had never thought that she and Zhou Ci would become strangers one day. Song's father's guess was not unreasonable. In the eyes of businessmen, the Song family was a big cake. If you have an appetite, who wouldn't want to have a piece of it?
In the past two days since she came back, she did not directly approach Zhou Ci, but actively sought foreign capital intervention. It was not that she was willing to seek far away, but she and Zhou Ci had no relationship for six years, and she didn't know how to ask him for help.
Six years ago, she'd handled things too roughly, and it wasn't good enough. Back then, she'd ignored him, and he'd even chased her all the way to the Third World, yet she'd dragged a man out and pretended to be her boyfriend to piss him off. Now that her family was in trouble, she was trying to cling to him again. How could Song Yu have the nerve to do that?
She didn't want Zhou Ci to think that she was approaching him for some other purpose. Besides, he was accompanied by a woman, presumably his girlfriend, and their behavior was intimate. Otherwise, with his personality, not even a female, let alone a woman, would stand by him.
After so many years, Zhou Ci should have let go of what happened back then. As her "sister" with an awkward identity, it would be better for her not to disturb him too much, otherwise she was afraid that Zhou Ci would be embarrassed.
Song Yu did not get a clear answer from Ryan, and she did not dare to put all her hopes on him. Two days after returning home, when the agent of the Rice family invited her for the second time, she gave in.
The Rice family's agent's Chinese name is Li Minghan. He is in his thirties, which is the most attractive age for a man. He is knowledgeable, mature, experienced, humorous, and single. It is a real pleasure to chat with him.
"Ms. Song, this isn't the second time we've met," Li Minghan said gracefully. "I saw you at the Song Robot launch event. You looked so confident and cute on stage, and I was really impressed. We chatted a bit at the reception afterward, but you certainly didn't remember that. There were a lot of people who wanted to chat with you that day."
"Sorry! There were too many people that day, so I should drink a glass as a penalty." Song Yu took the wine glass from the table.
Li Minghan raised the goblet in his hand and saluted Song Yu: "It's not that I deserve to be punished, but this old story is indeed worth a drink with you and me."
Other men who are interested in Song Yu will more or less show the unique aggressiveness of men, but Li Minghan will not. He is a very comfortable man, like a young man carefully raised by a wealthy family in the old society. He is full of bookish air, has a strict family education, is gentle and polite, knows etiquette and respects etiquette, which is in stark contrast to his status.
On the day of the party, he sat opposite Song Yu. He didn't say much and just listened most of the time, but every time he spoke, his words were powerful and meaningful.
Song Yu likes chatting with him very much. Chatting can make people basically understand another person. Through chatting, Song Yu feels his sincerity. He is very pragmatic and will not make empty promises and then keep you hanging.
When it comes to investing in the Song Corporation, Li Minghan said it very clearly: "Capital money is not easy to get. Miss Song, have you thought about what price the Song Corporation will have to pay for this?"
"We can pay interest above the market rate."
"If it's the Rice family, they probably don't want that little bit of interest above the market price. They want the equity of the Song family, the percentage that can shake up the management. Are you willing to pay this price, Miss Song?"
Li Minghan's meaning was very clear. The Rice family was indeed interested in the Song family and was willing to make a large investment to solve the Song family's urgent needs. However, the Rice family did not want interest. They wanted the Song family's equity. And not just a little bit. They wanted a share that could share the same business with the Song family.
This appetite was extremely big, Song Yu hesitated.
We have to wait for news from Ryan for the time being as they need to conduct a risk assessment; the cost to Li Minghan is too high, and the Song family will not take this step unless they have no other options; Song Yu has contacted the head of another foreign bank in Huachao, and that foreign bank is not large in size and cannot handle a company as large as the Song family, so it can be passed over.
All three parties were in a stalemate, and for a moment, Song Yu was helpless.
For two consecutive days, Song Yu did not go out. He stayed at home and looked through his mobile phone address book to see if there were any other connections he could use.
Zhang Zeyu and Hong Minbo heard that Song Yu had returned and called her to invite her to dinner.
The money issue was not settled, and the domestic banks seemed to have made an agreement in advance, and they all avoided the Song family. Song Yu was bored staying at home, and she happened to have something to ask Zhang Zeyu and the others, so she made an appointment with them to have dinner together.
When they were studying, the four of them played together and went everywhere together. Now without Chen Zhiyan, Zhang Zeyu and Hong Minbo seemed to have lost their backbone. Their careers were neither up nor down, but they all got married at a young age.
"Ru Ru, we're really powerless and can't help you with anything. Why don't you try looking for Zhou Ci? Zhou Ci has grown so rapidly in recent years that our company's conflicting businesses have been severely suppressed. You had a good relationship with him before, and he has connections in the bank, so he should be able to help you."
Song Yu was speechless. It seemed as if everyone was telling her that she should go find Zhou Ci. In the eyes of outsiders, she and Zhou Ci were still very close siblings. She couldn't tell others that she slept with Zhou Ci when she was drunk. They hadn't been in touch for six years. She was the one who deleted Zhou Ci as a friend and stopped contacting him. Now she had something to ask for help and she was trying to get close to him. How could she have the nerve to do that? She wasn't sure if Zhou Ci would refuse the piece of meat that was already at his fingertips just because of their previous relationship. If he were in her shoes, she wouldn't be willing to give it up either.
"Let's wait and see! I still want to see if there is any other way." This is all Song Yu could say.
Hong Minbo took a sip of wine and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that all of us would lose to him in the end. If Zhiyan were still here, I wonder what City B would be like now. The Shen Group should still be there, right?"
"Everyone is gone, why are you still talking about that?" Zhang Zeyu picked up the wine glass on the table and raised it to Hong Minbo and Song Yu: "Drink, drink!"
Song Yu also felt a little uncomfortable, and took a sip with them, "Tell me about Shen Zhiyan. I never had the chance to meet you back then, and it was inconvenient because we were too far away."
Hong Minbo took another sip of wine and said, "What are you talking about? The person is gone." Among the three, he was the most frustrated one. He fell in love with a woman, but his family did not agree and he was forced to break up. After that, he married a woman of equal social status under the arrangement of his family, but he was not happy after marriage.
Zhang Zeyu suddenly remembered something and asked Song Yu hurriedly, "By the way, Ruru, Zhiyan seemed to have left something for you before he died. Did you receive it?"
Song Yu put down his wine glass and looked up at him: "What is it?"
"I'm not sure. I heard him mention it before the incident. Didn't you receive it? Did he not have time to give it to you?"
"I didn't receive it. I'll look for it later."
Shen Zhiyan died suddenly, and many things were not arranged in time. Song Yu thought of the house that Shen Zhiyan lived in, which she and Shen Zhiyan decorated together when they were in high school.
When Shen Zhiyan was alive, he would live there as long as he was in City B. After his death, his lawyer contacted Song Yu and said that Shen Zhiyan had made a will and gave the house he lived in to her.
If Shen Zhiyan really left something for her, it should be here. Song Yu didn't know what Shen Zhiyan would leave for her, but she planned to take the time to take a look.
When going to the bathroom, Song Yu met an acquaintance. She didn't notice the other person at all, but the other person recognized her and called her.
"Song Yu?" Seeing Song Yu turn around, the other person walked over in high heels, smiling warmly: "Is it really you? I thought I recognized the wrong person."
Song Yu also recognized her. She was the little sister they played with before. "Deng Lin? Long time no see. You are getting prettier and prettier."
"No matter how beautiful she is, she's not as beautiful as you." Deng Lin hugged Song Yu intimately, "When did you come back? How come I didn't hear anything?"
"I just came back a few days ago. Isn't he busy? I didn't come out to play with you guys."
There were people coming and going in the bathroom, making it inconvenient to talk, so the two of them went to the lounge in the corridor outside to talk.
"I understand. How about hanging out tomorrow? We're having a yacht party tomorrow, would you like to come? We haven't seen you in a while, and they'll be happy to see you."
Song Yu had something on her mind and was not in the mood for this, but Deng Lin invited her warmly. Song Yu thought that she had not been back for many years and did not recognize many people. It would be good to go out for a walk. Maybe there would be someone here who could help the Song family. She finally nodded.
Deng Lin was very happy. She agreed on a time and place with Song Yu and then let Song Yu leave.
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