Chapter 128 Don't Act in Front of Me
After the dust settled on the Ou Shan incident, the business landscape of Hong Kong City was completely reshuffled.
Xie Duo needed to return to Beijing to report on his work, and Lu Zhaoye was also urgently recalled by the family.
However, Tingyue's expansion pace was not affected at all - the collapse of Lanqi Group allowed Tingyue to smoothly absorb its core business. Now, Tingyue's logo is reflected on the five-story glass curtain walls of the Jinshan Building, and the newly established investment department has become the focus of the industry with its amazing rate of return.
Ou Ya shed the halo of the Ou family's daughter, but reappeared as Tingyue's cutting-edge investment manager.
At today's project launch conference, Jiang Tingwan, wearing a beige suit, stood in the center of the spotlight and spoke eloquently. Reporters' cameras were focused on her delicate profile, vying to report on this female CEO who created a business miracle in Hong Kong.
"Mr. Jiang, I heard that Tingyue has established an investment department. Does this mean..."
The reporter's question suddenly got stuck.
Jiang Tingwan turned around following everyone's gaze and saw a familiar figure at the edge of the crowd - Song Zhi.
He was wearing a dark grey coat and his eyes were as calm as water, as if he was just passing by by chance.
But Jiang Tingwan knew that with Song Zhi's personality, he would never make a meaningless appearance.
She nodded from a distance with a proper smile on her face.
This simple action made the reporters like sharks smelling blood. They instantly turned their microphones and asked excitedly:
"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Song has come specially to attend your press conference. Are you two......"
"Mr. Song and I are not only partners, but also like-minded friends." Jiang Tingwan calmly interrupted the conversation, his eyes clear without a trace of ambiguity.
The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment - the news that Song Zhi spent 1 billion to save the beauty shocked the whole city, but who would believe this official statement now?
But Jiang Tingwan had already smiled and nodded, then turned and left under the protection of her bodyguards.
The camera immediately turned to Song Zhi.
The man put one hand in his pocket, his face calm, and said lightly: "Boss Jiang and I are people of the same kind who appreciate each other."
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water that extinguished the reporters' enthusiasm for gossip.
The two parties were more frank than each other, which made them seem like they were making a big deal out of nothing.
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Jiang Tingwan had just untied her hair when Song Zhi's secretary knocked on the car window: "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Song wants to invite you to dinner."
She looked at the familiar handwriting on the gold-stamped invitation, and suddenly remembered that they were still somewhat at odds with each other half a year ago, but at that time, she handed him a planning proposal.
"Tell Mr. Song that I will be there on time." She closed the invitation, a ripple in her eyes.
This may be the best ending to their relationship.
Maybe after tonight, they'll just be a business partnership.
Outside the car window, the Jinshan Building was brightly lit in the twilight.
Jiang Tingwan retracted her gaze and said to the driver, "Let's go to Van Ke Restaurant."
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The lights in the restaurant were soft, and Song Zhi looked at Jiang Tingwan across from him——
She was wearing a neatly tailored white suit today, with her long hair casually tied up, a few strands of hair hanging by her ears, making her look both bold and lazy.
She was more dazzling than before, with a sharp and vigorous look in her eyes. She was no longer the woman who had chased him and offered to cooperate with him.
Perhaps it was fame that made her famous, or maybe she had always been like this, but only now had she fully revealed her brilliance.
But there was no need for him to ask these questions.
Song Zhi lowered his eyes and pushed a document in front of her: "New overseas projects, take a look."
Jiang Tingwan supported her chin with one hand and flipped through the documents with the other hand. After glancing at them for a few seconds, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Song, are you going to cooperate with me?"
She chuckled and said jokingly, "I don't have any backing."
She still remembered what he said, "You have no backing."
Song Zhi raised the corners of her lips slightly, thinking of the atmosphere when they first got along. Perhaps she had forgotten that they had their first meal here.
"I was wrong before." He looked at her, his tone calm and serious, "You are very successful now. Since you don't have to act anymore, it would be nice to be business partners."
Jiang Tingwan closed the file. She certainly would not shirk her responsibilities for the project, so she said readily, "Then I'd better obey your command."
After dinner, Song Zhi was about to ask her to see her off, but he saw a black car parked steadily at the door of the restaurant.
This is Jiang Tingwan's car, but when the window is lowered, it is not Jiang Tingwan's driver who appears, but a young and handsome face.
——Warm years.
Jiang Tingwan raised her eyebrows. Why was it him?
"Sister, I didn't keep you waiting for long, did I?" Wen Nian got out of the car with a smile and opened the door for Jiang Tingwan. Jiang Tingwan was too lazy to pay attention to him and got into the car.
Wen Nian turned around and looked at Song Zhi again, his tone was somewhat ambiguous and slightly provocative, "My sister lives with me, so I won't bother Mr. Song to send her home."
As soon as these words came out, Song Zhi's eyes suddenly became much gloomier.
Jiang Tingwan narrowed her eyes - when did she and Wen Nian "live together"?
But before she could say anything, Wen Nian had already closed the car door, separating her from Song Zhi.
Through the car window, she saw Wen Nian with his back to her.
I don’t know what he said to Song Zhi, but Song Zhi’s face visibly darkened.
But in the end, Song Zhi just looked at Wen Nian coldly and turned away.
As the car drove into the night, Jiang Tingwan crossed her arms and looked at Wen Nian in the driver's seat: "Why don't I remember living with you?"
Wen Nian smiled innocently: "Sister, we live in the same building, on the upper and lower floors, doesn't that count as living together?"
Neighbors are neighbors. He deliberately made it sound like they were living together. Jiang Tingwan rolled her eyes in her heart.
"It's almost the same anyway." Wen Nian turned the steering wheel, his tone relaxed, "Besides, judging from Mr. Song's look, if I don't say this, he will definitely pester my sister again."
Jiang Tingwan sneered: "Whether he pesters me or not, what does it have to do with you?"
Wen Nian looked at her in the rearview mirror, but did not respond immediately. His eyes became serious: "Sister, I like you. I am not happy that he is pestering you."
Jiang Tingwan was startled. Why was he so mad today? She looked away: "If you want to piss them off, just pretend, but don't act in front of me."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nian lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes. In the end, he just smiled and said nothing more.
The car drove through the neon-lit streets. Jiang Tingwan looked out the window, but his thoughts drifted away.
Today, the business empire is expanding more and more smoothly, which is also her original goal. However, she sometimes feels confused and feels that something is missing.
After a busy day at work, the fatigue accumulated from the press conference came flooding back at this moment. She leaned against the car window, her eyelids becoming heavier and heavier...
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