Chapter 41 [VIP]
Chapter Summary: "Whose phone call was that just now?"
"What's wrong?" Ni Zhenzhen asked. She hadn't been sleeping soundly, and Xu Tianzhou noticed when he got up.
Xu Tianzhou hung up the phone after hearing the sound and opened the balcony door.
The early spring night still carried the chill of winter, especially on the balcony, where it felt no different from outdoors. Xu Tianzhou, afraid of waking her, got up in a hurry without putting on an extra layer of clothing.
He didn't feel cold at the moment. His thoughts were shifting back and forth between the content of the phone call and whether Ni Zhenzhen would find out, like boiling water, surging wildly.
He closed the balcony door again and slowly walked over.
Fortunately, Ni Zhenzhen didn't turn on the lights, so he didn't have to pay attention to his expression at this time, but Ni Zhenzhen still noticed something different.
The phone, still displaying its screen, emitted a beam of colorful light that shone on Xu Tianzhou, adding a touch of strange unfamiliarity to his appearance.
He stopped in front of her, put his phone down, and the familiar Xu Tianzhou was back.
Ni Zhenzhen said, "I thought you were in too much pain."
“A little,” Xu Tianzhou said jokingly, extending his injured arm. “If you blow on it, it won’t hurt anymore.”
Ni Zhenzhen was stunned, as if she couldn't believe he would play such a childish trick. However, no matter what, she could never say "no" to him, even if it was a completely childish act.
Worried about infection, Ni Zhenzhen blew on the wound symbolically, then looked up and said mischievously and helplessly, "Is that enough?"
"Hmm." Xu Tianzhou made a nasal sound, as if he was satisfied, or as if he had been relieved.
He certainly wasn't trying to get her to brag; he just didn't want her to become too curious about the phone call earlier, so he deliberately changed the subject.
Xu Tianzhou didn't know if this trick would work, but the breath he had begged for did bring some unexpected results. Not only did the burning sensation on his wound disappear, but the disappointment in his heart also seemed to be blown away as she smiled.
The two returned to the bedroom, and Xu Tianzhou had just lain down on the bed when he heard Ni Zhenzhen yawning, "Whose phone call was that just now?"
As the manager of the rice noodle shop, Xu Tianzhou is the boss of the employees and also like a parent to them. The employees would come to him when they were sick or heartbroken.
Xu Tianzhou rested his head on one arm, looking at the ceiling. In response to Ni Zhenzhen's question, he said naturally, "A man said I lost 300 million yuan trading futures."
"What?" His voice was calm and even, not at all like he was joking, but Ni Zhenzhen still burst into laughter after a moment of astonishment. "Are phone scams this outrageous these days? Will anyone believe something like that?"
"Who knows?" Xu Tianzhou chuckled, a hint of melancholy creeping into his voice.
Xu Tianzhou wasn't oblivious to the loss of an entire plane, but given his position, it wasn't appropriate for him to express too much emotion over the phone.
Even in front of Ni Zhenzhen, it's impossible.
He patted her head and said, "Go to sleep."
The unveiling ceremony of the financial leasing company was held as scheduled. Although the three business departments could not distinguish each other in terms of the number of projects, the aircraft leasing business unit still had a slight advantage with the help of Cinda, a high-quality client that everyone was vying for.
After the ceremony, the attendees dined at the hotel. VIPs were seated in the Yellow River Hall, while other staff members sat in the main hall. Su Wenjin's assistant was also present; he jokingly remarked that he and Ni Zhenzhen were old acquaintances and naturally sat down next to her.
Halfway through the meal, someone called out, "President Su."
Ni Zhenzhen turned around and, sure enough, saw Su Wenjin coming over.
He was dressed like everyone else, in a suit and tie, impeccably dressed. It was precisely because he was dressed the same that he stood out even more among the crowd.
Su Wenjin stopped in the gap between her and her assistant, casually placing her hand on the back of Ni Zhenzhen's chair behind her. Her eyes were filled with a smile that was hard to tell if she was being genuine or not. "Your food is still the best. The dishes here only look good, they don't taste very good."
Some people say that President Su is used to eating delicacies, which is why he doesn't find it good.
Someone suggested giving President Su an extra pair of chopsticks, saying, "Let's eat here, don't go back."
Surprisingly, Su Wenjin agreed, saying, "That's what I think too."
He looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the person beside him, a half-smile on his face, "I just don't know if you'll welcome me or not."
Someone shouted, "Of course you're welcome!"
Everyone burst into laughter, but in fact no one took Su Wenjin's words seriously.
Later, someone suggested taking a group photo, and Su Wenjin readily agreed.
After chatting for a while, Su Wenjin prepared to go back. If his calculations were correct, now was the time to close the net.
On the way back to the private room, you will pass a pool where water flows down the glass curtain wall like waves, and white mist floats in the pool, making it look like a fairyland.
Su Wenjin stopped and pretended to be attracted by the fish hiding under the water lilies.
Soon, amidst the sound of flowing water, someone called out, "President Su."
The person who had been so confident of victory was suddenly stunned.
The red and white koi carp remained hidden under the water lilies, oblivious to the world's affairs, but Su Wenjin was momentarily stunned, because this voice really shouldn't have come out here.
That person has arrived, bringing with them that voice that only exists in memories.
"Mr. Su, thank you." Ni Zhenzhen heard from her colleagues that Su Wenjin had praised her work ability highly at the dinner party hosted by Li Xiangyan.
A colleague said with no small amount of envy, "You're someone that President Su values highly, would Richer dare to make things difficult for you?"
Ni Zhenzhen didn't believe it at first. After all, someone like Su Wenjin had countless things to do every day, so how could he possibly pay attention to a small character like her? The key point was that they didn't have any interaction. How did he see that she was capable at work?
Ni Zhenzhen firmly believed that Su Wenjin was mostly just being polite, but unexpectedly, Li Xiang's attitude really changed a lot.
Whether Su Wenjin did it intentionally or unintentionally, since she had received a favor from him, she should express her gratitude to him.
“You are…” Su Wenjin stared at her, his hoarse voice easily revealing his thoughts.
There was bewilderment, confusion, but mostly shock.
Could the person in front of me be her?
However, Ni Zhenzhen was completely unaware of this; she was still thinking about something else.
Su Wenjin's reaction confirmed her guess; he really didn't know who she was, and those words were just casual remarks.
"I'm Flora from the aircraft leasing division. I used to work at Cinda..."
“I know.” Su Wenjin interrupted her, even he himself was surprised that he could still calmly ask her for confirmation with a non-existent fact under these circumstances. “Richer told me that your Chinese name is…”
"Ni Zhenzhen".
"Excuse me, I didn't hear you clearly."
“My surname is Ni, and my name is Ni Zhenzhen.” Ni Zhenzhen repeated herself, speaking in a louder voice, with clearer enunciation, and at a slower pace, extinguishing any remaining hope Su Wenjin had.
Su Wenjin extended her hand, as if it were their first meeting, and said, "Hello."
This surprised Ni Zhenzhen greatly. After all, this hand had just shaken the hands of leaders at all levels of the government and the head office. She was just an insignificant person, and he really didn't need to treat her with such great respect.
However, she still hesitated for a moment before reaching out her hand, but they didn't actually shake hands because Su Wenjin withdrew her hand as soon as she did.
Ni Zhenzhen looked at him, puzzled.
Su Wenjin's expression remained unchanged. He stared at her without moving, as if there was something dirty on her face, but he didn't know whether he should say it.
Ni Zhenzhen's feeling was correct.
Su Wenjin had so much to say that he didn't even need to organize his thoughts; the questions he had asked himself countless times before just came out.
He wanted to ask her, "Are you doing well? Do you know that the person you're sleeping with has been lying to you all along? Will you regret being with him?"
But he couldn't say anything.
Ni Zhenzhen cast a probing look at him, and after a moment, Su Wenjin indeed spoke up: "Is there anything else?"
“…” Ni Zhenzhen was extremely embarrassed; she had really been presumptuous.
Ni Zhenzhen was so ashamed she wanted to disappear. She touched the hair by her ear and said timidly, "No, that's all."
"Um."
Then there was another silence.
Strangely, Su Wenjin didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, so Ni Zhenzhen could only say, "Then I'll go back first."
"Okay." Su Wenjin said, but still didn't move.
Ni Zhenzhen disregarded workplace etiquette and turned to leave under Su Wenjin's gaze. On her way back, Ni Zhenzhen ran into Su Wenjin's assistant and nodded to her.
The assistant nodded to her and then quickly walked up to Su Wenjin.
He had changed his posture; no longer as confident and upright as a pine tree, he was now leaning against the railing.
“President Su,” the assistant said, “I happened to be sitting next to her just now and asked her a few questions.”
Seeing that Su Wenjin didn't react, the assistant continued, which was nothing more than personal information he had extracted from Ni Zhenzhen, such as her zodiac sign, age, place of birth, undergraduate school, and of course, the most important thing.
"She got married to her high school classmate, who currently works at a rice noodle shop on the basement floor of Huijing Center."
"..." Su Wenjin finally reacted, and actually laughed.
Heaven must have hated him so much that it seemed afraid he might reignite, so in a very short time, another giant wave crashed down, leaving not a single spark.
"President Su..." His unusually dejected demeanor made his assistant somewhat worried.
Su Wenjin raised her chin. "You go ahead. I'll stay here by myself for a while."
He turned his gaze back to the pool opposite him. The water wasn't deep, but it looked like it could drown a person.
Su Wenjin couldn't believe that such a coincidence could happen in this world. The moon in the sky and its reflection in the water overlapped, making him realize that all his expectations were in vain.
Actually, we should be thankful that it was discovered in time, otherwise...
The next morning, Xu Tianzhou had to arrive a little late because he needed to change the dressing on his burns.
Su Wenjin didn't find anything else to do, he just stared at the photos on his phone in a daze, until his secretary reminded him that Xu Tianzhou had arrived.
Su Wenjin put away her phone and stood up.
Xu Tianzhou nodded slightly. As he took the documents from his secretary, he asked with interest, "You've met?"
Su Wenjin was somewhat dazed. He clearly thought of someone, but still asked cautiously, "You mean..."
"She showed me your group photo." Xu Tianzhou still finds Ni Zhenzhen's silly appearance funny. She even called him before the meal was over, vividly describing the scene when she met Su Wenjin.
He was clearly jealous, but he pretended to be supportive, saying things like "Really?" "That's great!" "Let me see!"
"Well done," Xu Tianzhou praised.
"..." Su Wenjin lowered her eyes, her voice low, "I didn't know it was her at first."
"It's not too late to know now," Xu Tianzhou said cryptically.
He turned a page of the document, as if he had thought of something, and looked up at Su Wenjin, his eyes carrying a hint of warning. "By the way, you..."
Su Wenjin knew what he was worried about, and quickly said, "Don't worry, I won't say anything."
“Actually…” Xu Tianzhou tilted his head back, like someone climbing a mountain trying to see how much further he had to go. Unfortunately, the path ahead was completely obscured by clouds and mist. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Never mind…”
News of Cinda's losses in crude oil hedging quickly reached Xu's mother's ears. Upon hearing that Xu's mother had returned, the executives were on high alert.
Unexpectedly, Xu's mother didn't take the matter to heart at all.
Affected by the international situation, crude oil prices plummeted, causing several leading airlines to suffer losses, with some losing billions. Fortunately, Xu Tianzhou promptly stopped some executives from speculating and strictly controlled the proportion of invested funds, thus preventing even greater losses. Besides, young people can learn a lesson from failure; it's not necessarily a bad thing.
What she really cared about was that Xu Tianzhou had actually gotten married.
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