The assistant didn't want to talk or breathe heavily. He was really shocked, so he immediately reported it to the chairman.
Xu Guanshan shook off a piece of cigarette ash, which accidentally fell on his pants. He brushed it away with the back of his hand: "Is it the same name, or..."
He didn't say the rest of the sentence. If they had the same name, the assistant wouldn't have been in such a hurry to tell him.
"That's Miss Xia, the young master's ex-girlfriend," the assistant explained. "When I first heard the name, I thought it was a coincidence. I asked about her age and qualifications, and everything matched. Miss Xia Xi did study architectural design and manufacturing at the University of London. I haven't followed her movements since then."
Xu Guanshan was silent for a moment.
The assistant knew what the chairman was thinking: "Xu Corporation is collaborating with Boya Corporation, and Miss Xia is the head of Boya Corporation. She will definitely have to deal with the young master in the future. If their contact increases, there is no guarantee that the young master will not rekindle his old feelings for her."
His words touched Xu Guanshan's heart.
Xu Guanshan put out the cigarette and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows. Six years had passed, and it was almost the seventh year, but Xu Yanfeng still hadn't gotten married. This was something he hadn't expected at first.
In the past few years, he has tried many times to match Xu Yanfeng and the girl from the Ling family. He thought the two young people were in love, but later found out that it was not the case at all. It was the girl from the Ling family who was unilaterally revolving around Xu Yanfeng, and he never accepted it from the beginning to the end.
His son was very smart. He knew that even if Lingyan was not around, there would be other women around him. So he used Lingyan as a smokescreen to confuse the elders of both families and hid away for a few years.
Even he was deceived and only recently realized that something was wrong, because every time the engagement was mentioned, Xu Yanfeng would make excuses and refused to give in. He never had that intention.
Xu Guanshan: "Find a time, I want to meet her."
This "she" refers to Xia Xi.
He had carefully arranged for Xia Xi to perform that drama for Xu Yanfeng in order to prevent future troubles. How could he allow Xu Yanfeng, who had already returned to the right track, to deviate from it again?
The assistant understood: "I'll arrange it."
Xu Guanshan felt uneasy and raised his hand to stop his assistant from leaving. He changed his words and said, "Don't look for a time. I want to see her tomorrow." If it wasn't dark, he would see her today.
As the saying goes, the longer the night, the more dreams you will have. If you delay things for too long, unexpected events will easily occur. He has always been decisive in his actions and does not like to drag things out.
*
The next day, Xia Xi was working from home when the phone rang. She moved her hand from the mouse to her phone. The floor plan of Jingyu Garden was displayed on the computer screen in front of her. She was refining it and her eyes reluctantly moved to her phone.
An incoming call from an unknown number.
It was either a sales advertisement or a telecommunications scam. Xia Xi encountered it many times but ignored it.
It wasn't until the ring rang for the second time that she frowned and picked up the phone impatiently.
The voice coming from the receiver was gentle and polite: "Hello, Miss Xia."
Xia Xi's pupils shrank. She recognized the voice immediately. The last time she spoke with this person was many years ago, but strangely, she was still impressed.
I never realized my memory was so good before.
Xia Xi moved his lips and said "Hello" in a dry voice.
The other party thought she didn't remember, so he first revealed his identity: "I am Chairman Xu's assistant. We have met before."
Xia Xi: "I know."
The assistant was stunned for a moment, then stopped talking and explained the purpose of the call: "The chairman wants to see you. Would you mind telling me where you live? I'll pick you up."
It was the same rhetoric as before, which sounded very polite, but actually did not give her a chance to refuse - he did not even ask her if she was willing to meet him.
Xia Xi had grown up and was no longer as anxious as she was back then. She smiled and said calmly, "No need to pick me up. Just give me the address and I'll go there myself. It's noon today, right? I'll leave shortly."
The assistant seemed a little surprised, paused, and replied, "Okay."
Xia Xi hung up the phone, and a moment later, a text message came in, which was the meeting place sent by the assistant.
His eyes were fixed on the screen. After a few seconds, Xia Xi smiled silently. Not only were the words the same, but even the location was the same, still that teahouse.
Xia Xi saved the picture in the computer, found a suitable set of clothes from the closet, sat in front of the dressing table, put on some simple makeup, and called Zhou Du.
After a few rings, Zhou Du picked up. His tone was lazy and sleepy. It was obvious without asking that he was asleep and had been woken by her call. Xia Xi checked the time. It was 9:40. She had been sitting at her computer working for over an hour, but for a self-media person with an extremely chaotic work schedule, she might have just fallen asleep.
"Sorry for disturbing your rest." Xia Xi expressed his apology.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Zhou Du didn't exchange pleasantries with her. There was no need for that between them.
"I want to borrow money from you." Xia Xi looked at herself in the makeup mirror. When she thought about borrowing money, her first choice was Zhou Du. He was a top internet celebrity with an annual income of over 100 million yuan. The thing he had the most was money.
Zhou Du was generous to his friends, and even more so to Xia Xi. He didn't even ask what she was going to use the money for, but simply asked, "How much do you want?"
Xia Xi said a number and subconsciously held his breath.
Zhou Du said without hesitation: "Send me the card number and I'll transfer it to you later."
Xia Xi thought he would be frightened and ask her why she borrowed money, but she didn't expect his reaction to be so calm. As expected of a big internet celebrity, he was rich and powerful, and he didn't care about seven figures.
"I don't have much liquid funds on hand. I will pay you back once the subsequent investment returns arrive," she said.
She spent a lot of money when she first returned to China, and the house she lives in now is rented. Fortunately, she didn't buy a house and had some money left, otherwise she would have to borrow more from Zhou Du.
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