My firm suggestion surprised An'an, but she just looked at me in surprise without giving me a clear answer... I couldn't understand it... It wasn't until I calmed down that I tried to think from her perspective.
Regardless of how her relationship with Cao Jinbo was maintained, they had been together for a year. Even if I was right, it was impossible for her to make a decision in an instant...
So I stopped looking at her with a threatening expression and just waited quietly for her to speak; I knew she must be very sad.
...
After a long silence, An'an finally spoke to me, saying, "I've always believed in your character, so I knew you wouldn't lie to me... But I still can't accept this fact... Although he never has time for me, he's really good to me... I even felt that he played the role of a father in my life... This is the kind of affection I've been missing the most... When you told me this, I had a feeling of losing him... I suddenly felt extremely sad and shocked... I do have feelings for him!"
"You should know in your heart... that this is a very abnormal feeling."
“I’m an adult, I have the ability to distinguish right from wrong… Of course I know.”
After a brief pause, An'an choked up again and said to me, "Could you tell me more about you and him? Has he ever hurt you?"
I let out a heavy sigh, and after a moment of silence, I replied to her, "Some people, though they don't often appear in your life, subtly change it... Over the years, I've probably met Cao Jinbo a handful of times, but he's one of the people who has had a significant impact on my life... Years ago, when I first came to Dali, we had a conflict over the guesthouse... You know, Dali has always had a policy to protect Erhai Lake, and my guesthouse was one of the few that obtained legal operating rights within that policy, so he was envious. He then used underhanded means to frame me and get me thrown in jail, forcing me to transfer the guesthouse to him... That was our first conflict; the second time, in order to secure the Cangshan Villa project, he used me as leverage to threaten Ye Zhi, which indirectly led to our breakup... Although two years have passed since then, Ye Zhi and I have never said a word about getting back together..."
"Have you considered the issues between you and Ye Zhi... If you were truly committed, how could something like this have broken you up?!"
I looked at An'an and could sense that she was defending Cao Jinbo in her words. Although I was a little unhappy, I didn't show it. I simply replied in a very calm tone, "There are definitely problems between Ye Zhi and me, but that's not the point I want to make... I just want to tell you that Cao Jinbo is someone who will stop at nothing to gain fame and fortune... As your friend, I have a responsibility and an obligation to tell you what I know... As for how to judge and choose, that's up to you."
And I fully respect that.
Do you hate him? Have you ever thought about taking revenge on him?
“If he were an egg and I were a stone, I would want to smash him in the next second… But now, he is a stone and I am the egg… An’an, I have shown you the most authentic version of Cao Jinbo. The rest is up to you to choose carefully.”
After saying that, I stood up from the ground, dusted myself off, and walked into the house.
Right now, I just want this night to end quickly. I don't want to dwell on these unchangeable memories and feel sad and disheartened... To me, tomorrow is the most important thing.
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The next day, I got up early and went to "Jung Leong" with Ping Ge. We met with a developer to discuss the sale of apartments. The negotiation didn't go smoothly because the developer wasn't very confident in our financial reserves. After all, in addition to sales, we also wanted to take over the decoration business, which requires a lot of capital. So the developer's intention was clear: he needed our company to provide proof of a certain amount of assets and pay them 15 million Thai baht as a deposit.
This put me and Ping Ge in a difficult position. Although we had the ability to pay 15 million Thai baht, it would put a lot of financial pressure on us. This created a paradox: if we didn't pay a large deposit first, they wouldn't trust us; but if we did pay, it would directly consume our resources.
Brother Ping said that this is still related to their distrust of Chinese people; if they trusted them, they wouldn't need to pay this so-called deposit at all.
...
On the way back, Ping asked me again, looking worried, "Michael, how do you plan to break this deadlock?"
"You really do have a habit of throwing difficult problems at me!"
Brother Ping smiled awkwardly: "The capable should do more."
This time, I replied almost without hesitation, "I definitely want to take over this area... because it not only has the function of tourism and vacation, but also the function of long-term living... In my experience, this type of apartment will definitely sell well... and the profit margin is also very large... For us, we don't need to consider anything else... just find a way to make money!"
After a brief pause, I said to Brother Ping, "Let me state my position first: this pie is quite large, and it would be a bit difficult for the two of us to devour it all... So, I'm willing to share the pie... If you agree, we can start seriously looking for investors right now..."
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