Chapter 73 Chapter 73
At nine o'clock in the evening, P City Airport was at its busiest. Like a gigantic, uninterrupted industrial machine, P City churned out waves of passengers from all over the country, rushing to this southern coastal city to begin a new week of toil.
An Jiyue sat at the boarding gate, heavy-hearted. In half an hour, her flight was about to take off, destined for City S.
An Jiyue should have been relieved. In her mind, Lu Ye was always confident, always able to complete everything with far superior perseverance and efficiency. When they were studying together, they would stay up all night, and when An Jiyue couldn't hold on any longer, she would take a nap. When she woke up, Lu Ye would usually have finished everything.
Even if the DDL was in a few hours, she completely trusted Lu Ye to be in control. When he was on stage, he was always in control and talked and laughed freely.
But this time it was different. Even a top-notch person like Lu Ye could not rely solely on his strength to reverse certain deeply rooted operating rules.
Shen Xingyu told her that the investors' withdrawal of acquisition intentions seemed to be just a normal operation, but in fact these family offices all had more or less connections with the Lijiang Consortium.
Last time, Lu Ye did not give Zhong Xinli face, and the Lijiang Group continued to cooperate with Company Z on the surface, but this time the highly targeted and precise attack might be the real revenge.
The agents were simply following instructions. Rather than negotiating with them and hoping they'd change their minds, it was better to find new subscribers. At the table where Shen Xingyu was entertaining guests, there were several potential clients. He was trying every possible way to invite them to the launch roadshow.
Lu Ye had relied entirely on his own training, but faced with the current situation, he was helpless. This circle recognized ability, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of connections, worthless.
An Jiyue's heart ached. She couldn't just sit there and watch. After hanging up the phone, she bought a plane ticket and headed straight to the airport.
Time is running out, and she could almost imagine how Lu Ye would lose all faith and feel hopeless when he forced himself to put aside all distractions and work hard all day, but in the end he didn't receive any good news.
A cry from the eldest daughter of the Lijiang Group could make all his efforts go to waste, just like crushing an insignificant ant.
Lu Ye was a man of unwavering principles. When he first entered the industry, he chose to forgo his guaranteed position and join a smaller firm with completely fair procedures. He then expended many times more effort than others to finally achieve success. Now, the fruits of his labor were being undone for personal reasons.
Shen Xingyu did not tell Lu Ye that the withdrawal of investment was related to the Lijiang Consortium, and An Jiyue did not dare to think about what would happen if he knew the news.
At this moment, she just wanted to protect him, wanted to grab him and swim ashore, and wanted to give him enough confidence from behind.
If he still can't accept these as he did before, then at least let her see him and stay with him.
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The phone rang suddenly in the silence. Lu Ye followed the light and answered the call in the darkness.
A lazy voice came from the other side: "Hello? You haven't gone home yet? Come pick me up, I've had a little too much to drink."
Lu Ye closed his eyes, tired and impatient: "I'm very busy, can't I ask your driver to go?"
Shen Xingyu, drunk and high-spirited, immediately accused him, "What are you talking about! I've been busy all over your business, stood up a beautiful woman, and now I'm here to drink and brag with a bunch of old men, and you can't even ask me to pick them up?"
Lu Ye was helpless, and his tone softened when he thought about needing help from others.
"Okay, okay, thank you so much for your kindness, Mr. Shen. Please send me the address."
Soon, a drunk staggered in the back seat. Shen Xingyu slumped in the back seat like mud, mumbling that the car wasn't comfortable at all.
Lu Ye's car is a classic Mercedes-Benz model that he bought a few years ago. He doesn't drive it often, but only uses it occasionally for commuting. Therefore, he hasn't done much to the interior.
"Just make do with it. It's certainly not comparable to your luxury car. If you feel dizzy, sit in the front."
Shen Xingyu's eyes flashed, and he waved his hand to refuse: "I smell too much of alcohol, forget it. You should clean up your car, or just get a new one. It's not even suitable for picking up girls."
This was Shen Xingyu's style. Even when buying a car, he would consider whether it was suitable for transporting a female companion. Lu Ye was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He focused on the road conditions and quickly sent the man home.
Shen Xingyu, clinging to the car door, first said he had secured several investors and had brought them to the roadshow. He then repeatedly urged him to go home and not stay up late in the office.
"While the launch roadshow is all about content, you also need to manage your image. You have such a beautiful face, so take good care of it these next two days and get some beauty sleep. Maybe some beautiful boss or second-generation rich girl will take a liking to you and invest tens of millions..."
Shen Xingyu spoke from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that he was so drunk because of helping him, Lu Ye couldn't bear to refuse his kindness, so he nodded repeatedly and finally sent him away.
He was truly exhausted today. Even though it was just past midnight and not his usual time to sleep, he didn't really want to go back and stare at that pile of empty data.
Perhaps, who knows, they will eventually become useless waste and will never have the chance to be taken to the market for testing.
Lu Ye rolled down the car window, cleared his mind, increased the speed, and drove all the way into the basement of his residential complex.
The air in the basement was filled with the smell of dust and haze. Lu Ye was carrying a handbag and a thin suit jacket slung over his elbow. After thinking for a moment, he decided to take the elevator back to the first floor and walk through the community garden to go home.
The May breeze in S City was already warming. In the past, Lu Ye might have been in the mood to take a longer walk, breathing some fresh air into his lungs, which had been soaking in air-conditioning for years. Unfortunately, he wasn't in the mood today.
He walked downstairs quickly with heavy steps. Suddenly, he saw a thin figure wandering downstairs.
Lu Ye stopped and for a moment thought that he was dizzy because he was too tired. He narrowed his eyes uncertainly and leaned slightly to look forward.
The man seemed to sense the person coming behind him, turned around and saw him, and his eyes, bright as stars, were immediately filled with joy.
In just a few days, her slightly curly hair seemed to have grown even longer. At this moment, she stood with her back to the streetlight, her shimmering hair dancing in the wind, like a divine girl who had descended into the mortal world.
Her skirt was a little short, and she would probably feel cold in the early summer weather in S City, but she was in high spirits. Even at midnight, her eyes were bright and she looked relaxed and generous.
His first reaction was regret - his legs were still a little sore after sitting for a whole day. It was only a few steps, but Lu Ye felt that he was walking so slowly and with such difficulty.
But he walked to her side anyway, raised his arms, and held her tightly in his arms, as if he was holding the only bit of warmth he had left.
An Jiyue's nose felt a little sore.
Lu Ye first put his arms around her chest, but then he couldn't control himself and fell down little by little. At this time, his head was resting on her thin shoulders.
Just now, when Lu Ye walked towards her, he took one labored step at a time, slowly and laboriously. His face looked so anxious, yet his pace was clearly strained. She could clearly hear the heavy beating of his heart, and could truly sense his near-limited fatigue.
Lu Ye forced himself to become a precise working machine, but now, this machine is also on the verge of its limit, making a hissing sound as an alarm of running out of fuel.
An Jiyue's whole body suddenly surged with extremely strong strength, enough to stiffen her weak shoulders and firmly support Lu Ye's drooping head.
Even if his cheekbones hurt her, even if her waist was almost broken.
Lu Ye stood up suddenly.
"Silly, are you planning to keep me going like this all night?"
He gently stroked the girl's face, which had turned red from the effort of holding her breath, with a mixture of amusement and tenderness. Lu Ye put his coat on her, gently and carefully took out her long hair and smoothed it down for her, then put his arm around her shoulders and walked towards the building door.
Lu Ye invited her in. It was rare for the lights to be on in the air-conditioned house.
An Jiyue stood at the entrance, took a look, and pursed her pink lips. She gave the same evaluation as Shen Xingyu: "Your house is not very popular."
Lu Ye didn't treat Shen Xingyu with the same cold stare he had shown him back then. Instead, he smiled softly and said, "If you stay longer, you'll become popular."
An Jiyue's heart was filled with tears. She could sense that Lu Ye's mood had improved significantly. She was glad that she had come, but also regretted that she hadn't come early enough.
When Lu Ye entertained Shen Xingyu, he used disposable paper cups with purified water. Now the conditions have not changed at all, but he can just give her a hot cup of cocoa milk to please her.
While he was in the kitchen, An Jiyue peeked in, walked from the entrance to the living room, went to the bathroom, and then glanced at the half-open bedroom door.
A preliminary check revealed no women. An Jiyue raised her head tenderly and smiled at Lu Ye, who was holding a mug.
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows secretly: "What's wrong?"
An Jiyue shook her head. It was nothing. She just wanted to make sure she wasn't disturbing anyone else.
"You don't even ask me how I found your house?"
Lu Ye sat down next to her: "Do you even need to ask? All my addresses are company addresses. Shen Xingyu is probably the only one who knows my home address."
An Jiyue was disappointed: "Oh."
"Have you heard other things too?" Lu Ye's eyes were as dark as ink as he asked indifferently.
An Jiyue's heart tightened: "Yeah."
The man remained silent, sipping the sweet cocoa milk in small sips, and soon half of it was gone. An Jiyue spent a long time trying to decide what to say, but now she rejected all the words she had prepared on the way. When Lu Ye was with her, he always seemed like an indestructible strong man, and a strong man didn't need her to comfort him.
She had no choice but to say in a joking tone: "Lu Ye, I believe you."
Lu Ye turned his head to look at her. He didn't say anything, but the confusion in his eyes seemed to say, "Why should you believe me? I'm not sure myself."
An Jiyue put down the cup and placed both hands on his forearms, acting both serious and pretentious.
"If the problem isn't solved before the launch meeting, then promote your fund well during the launch roadshow. If you don't attract subscribers at the launch meeting, then build more channels during the public subscription period. If the shortfall isn't filled by the end of the subscription period and the fund can't be established, then you can focus on preparing for the next one. If you're completely discouraged and decide you don't want to work at this company anymore, then come to Anshi."
Her logic was self-consistent and harmonious. Lu Ye looked at her calm and broad eyes and was stunned after listening to her.
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