The runaway "groom"
The next day, Tiancheng started construction quickly and efficiently, and the initial plan for Yunquanhui in the skyscraper was also delivered to Huang Fuda's desk.
The building has 87 floors in total, with the first 13 floors from the top all belonging to Yunquanhui. It includes 6 floors of guest rooms, 2 floors of restaurants, and 5 floors of leisure, entertainment, and bathing facilities. The top floor, in particular, is designed as an open-air hot spring bath, where visitors can soak in the hot springs and overlook the entire Huangjiang River. No visitor would miss this experience.
The cloud island in the building has also been given a new name: Fairy Island in the Clouds.
Huang Fuda's business has flourished again. Yunge will initially contribute 51% of the funds for the renovation of Yunshang Xiandao, with Huang Fuda covering the remaining costs through his own funds. Yunge will also contribute 51% of the daily operating expenses for the several hotels in the city.
To be honest, aside from not having the decision-making power in his own hands, Huang Fuda actually benefited. He should be content.
He went from being Boss Huang to General Manager Huang. Huang Fuda was still in charge of routine operations and management, but when it came to more complex matters, he had to report to the Yun Group first.
Several people transferred from the Yun family were added to various departments of his company. Cheng Cheng, who was by his side, officially became the messenger.
Huang Fuda was extremely busy for two days, practically sleeping at the company. Only after everything was arranged did he suddenly realize that Fang Chuan had not been heard from for two days.
He took out his phone and carefully checked for any missed messages, but there weren't any. Fang Chuan seemed to have vanished into thin air.
"Cheng Cheng".
"Mr. Huang, what's wrong?"
"Has Mr. Fang come by recently?"
"No, should I contact them?"
Huang Fuda paused for a moment, then said, "No need."
On the fourth day, news spread from Tiancheng that Xiao Fang was getting engaged to the daughter of Mr. Chen from Qimeiguo Technology.
The fairy leaves were in an uproar.
Huang Fuda is Yun Ge's man, which is an open secret in Xianye. Even if he is free-range, no one dares to challenge Yun Ge, except for Fang Chuan.
Now that Yun Island has become a subsidiary of the Yun Group, the free-roaming dogs have been given proper leashes, and the person who made a high-profile challenge is getting engaged.
They wished they could bury their heads in front of Tiancheng and Yundao to find out more about this scandalous secret.
After hearing the news, the employees of Yundao kept glancing at Huang Fuda's office. Little Fang used to go to the boss's office almost every day; they even lived and ate together. Has this broken up with them?
But no one dared to ask, and even Cheng Cheng, who was sitting in the office, was much quieter than usual.
Huang Fuda went to and from get off work as usual, and moved back home from the apartment.
No one has been home for a long time.
Leaning on his cane, he boiled water and made himself a bowl of noodles. It was just a bowl of plain noodles, without any vegetables or oil, only a little salt, but Huang Fuda ate it all.
The table and floor were covered in dust, and the plants on the balcony had turned yellow. He took out a broom and, leaning on his cane, hopped and skipped as he swept.
He should probably call a cleaner, but he really doesn't like strangers coming to his house.
It took him a long time to clean up, and then he went to water the dried-up green plants. They were all almost wilted, except for the hydroponic jackfruit that Fang Chuan had brought from the apartment, which was still standing upright.
Huang Fuda picked up the narrow-necked glass bottle, intending to get some fresh water. His cane slipped on the wet ground, and he fell to the ground, shattering the glass bottle into pieces.
The plaster was a bit deformed. Huang Fuda covered his leg and sat on the ground for a while. Resigned, he called his assistant, Li, and asked her to call a cleaner.
Huang Fuda looked at the cleaning lady who was walking into the bedroom and said, "Don't touch the bed, I'll change it myself."
The cleaning lady looked at his legs and nodded.
After cleaning up the broken glass on the floor, the cleaning lady picked up a few jackfruit leaves and asked, "Boss, where should we put these? Do you have any other vases?"
"I think it's in that cabinet over there, can you look for it?"
The cleaner searched the house for a long time but couldn't find a second vase. Huang Fuda looked at the few leaves again and said in a low voice, "Then let's throw them away."
Xiao Zhang took him to the hospital to have the cast reattached before they went home.
"Brother Da, why don't I stay and take care of you?" Xiao Zhang helped the man to the sofa.
"No need. Also, please pick me up at 8:30 in the morning from now on, not as early as before."
He felt inexplicably uncomfortable that someone else had taken half of his work. Now he was very unmotivated at work, arriving late and leaving early, and he mostly delegated tasks to his subordinates. What he disliked most was that he would have to report to others at the monthly meetings at Yunge Company.
Huang Fuda took it all in stride. He used to work for himself, but now he's half-working for someone else, and for the Yun family no less, so it's perfectly normal for him not to want to go to work.
He could already decline all the drinking parties and social engagements. No one in Xianye would be so foolish as to make things difficult for Yundao anymore, so he didn't need to always lower himself to drink and smile at people.
But he had to attend the 37th anniversary celebration of the Yun Group. Actually, it wasn't anything special; it was just eating, drinking, and watching performances. But while he might not give face to others, he had to give face to Yun Ge.
The anniversary celebration was the day before Fang Chuan's engagement banquet. It was an evening banquet. Huang Fuda sat in his seat, listening to the people on stage praising the Yun Group.
I was so bored I was about to fall asleep.
So he kept checking his phone, but there were no new messages.
Huang Fuda perked up and looked around. He glanced at Yun Ge at the head table in the first row and noticed that Yun Ge was sitting very straight and had even clapped at the end of the show, which made him seem much more approachable than usual. Bao Rongxiang sat at the same table as Yun Ge and was very supportive throughout the performance, laughing loudly.
Bei Hong and Yun's have cross-shareholdings. Bao Rongxiang owns 15% of Yun's Group. At the same time, Yun's also owns 32% of Bei Hong, only 5% less than Bao Rongxiang, making it Bei Hong's second-largest shareholder. Many of the two companies' business activities are intertwined and deeply interdependent, making them inseparable.
The skyscraper was jointly built by the Yun family, along with several other companies including Bei Hong and Tian Cheng, and the government. Yun Ge wielded considerable influence within the organization.
After the most anticipated lucky draw ended, the atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.
Huang Fuda sat in the third row behind them, next to some regional directors and heads of other subsidiaries. After a few drinks, Huang Fuda became familiar with everyone at the table. As the drinks got a bit hot, Huang Fuda ordered a glass of iced lemonade, drinking it while listening to their polite exchanges.
"Mr. Huang, how did you get your leg injured? It looks pretty serious."
"I was in a car accident a while ago, what bad luck," Huang Fuda said with a polite smile, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"The person who hit you was really blind. How do people drive these days?"
A man came up behind Huang Fuda, put his hands on Huang Fuda's shoulders, and said, "He's blind, daring to bump into our young master Huang. His legs should be broken too."
Bao Rongxiang patted Huang Fuda on the shoulder and asked, "Isn't that right, Young Master Huang?"
Huang Fuda turned around and looked at Bao Rongxiang.
"Mr. Bao, you're exaggerating. Why make it so bloody?"
Bao Rongxiang laughed and said he was just joking, then raised his glass to toast everyone at the table.
Everyone else stood up, but Huang Fuda remained seated. "I'm not able to walk properly, Mr. Bao won't blame me, will he?"
“How can you blame me? We’ve known each other for ages.” Bao Rongxiang’s eyes gleamed. “President Huang, just have one more drink.”
Huang Fuda didn't want to waste time with him, so he readily drank two cups and waited for Bao Rongxiang to leave. But the man behind him not only didn't leave, but started chatting again.
"Young Master Huang, would you like to come along for Mr. Fang's engagement banquet tomorrow morning?"
Everyone around Huang Fuda looked at him meaningfully. They had all heard about what had happened in court and were now waiting for Huang Fuda to speak.
Huang Fuda smiled gently, "Thank you, Mr. Bao, but I didn't receive an invitation, so I won't be going."
"Hey? Young Master Huang is Mr. Fang's boyfriend, how can he not go?"
Everyone turned their heads away, pretending to be doing something else. Only Huang Fuda and Bao Rongxiang remained, staring at each other.
Huang Fuda looked surprised. "I thought Boss Bao was busy with the Beishan PPP project lately. I didn't expect him to still have time to care about me."
The people at the table wished they could disappear immediately. Everyone knew that Bei Hong had been kicked out of PPP, and no one dared to offend Bao Rongxiang. Huang Fuda was so bold.
Bao Rongxiang squinted at Huang Fuda and said, "It's different when someone spoils you."
After Bao Rongxiang left, the atmosphere at the table became lively again. No one mentioned what had just happened, and they drank together in a cheerful atmosphere.
Since it was an anniversary celebration, not much was drunk. By the middle of the event, most of the leaders had left, as they had their own private gatherings.
Huang Fuda wasn't familiar with these people within the Yun Group. Only the two people at his table invited him for a small gathering, and Huang Fuda, thinking that he would inevitably have to deal with them in the future, went.
Huang Fuda hadn't intended to drink much, but before he knew it, he had drunk too much. His mind was a little unclear, but he forced himself to stay awake and asked Xiao Zhang to take him home. He then told Xiao Zhang not to pick him up the next morning, as he needed to get some rest.
Xiao Zhang agreed; he had gotten used to Huang Fuda's occasional "laziness."
The next morning, Fang Chuan's engagement banquet was a grand affair, with almost everyone of note invited, and even the Yun family sent someone.
"Xiao Chuan is a bit young now, but the two children have a very good relationship, so a few more years won't make a difference."
General Manager Wu was speaking gently to someone nearby when a subordinate rushed over and whispered a few words to him. General Manager Wu's expression immediately darkened.
Fang Chuan ran away.
He was locked up at home for over a week, trying every possible way to get out but to no avail. He didn't have his phone and couldn't even send a message; he was frantic with worry. He was only finally allowed to leave today at his engagement party, where he was practically forced into a car.
The engagement banquet was held upstairs in Changhua Plaza. Fang Chuan knew Changhua Plaza very well, so he shook off his bodyguards and slipped away.
He ran out and flagged down a random private car, saying he wanted to catch his wife cheating. The driver sped him to the Yundao headquarters. Then Fang Chuan pointed to the reception desk and told the driver to ask Huang Fuda for the fare, leaving the bewildered driver behind before driving off.
He was dressed in a smart, well-tailored suit, running until he was out of breath. When he arrived at Huang Fuda's office, he found the door locked. He grabbed a Yundao employee and asked him where Huang Fuda was.
The employee, of course, recognized Fang Chuan. He stared at him blankly and stammered that the boss didn't seem to be here. Fang Chuan borrowed the employee's phone and then dialed the number he knew by heart.
No one answered the phone.
"Where is your boss's assistant, Li?"
The employee stretched out a finger and said, "She just went to the finance department."
Fang Chuan went to the finance department to find Assistant Li and learned that Huang Fuda was at home this morning and had not gone to work. Before he could even wonder if Huang Fuda had changed his ways, he immediately borrowed some cash from her and prepared to take a taxi to Huang Fuda's house.
When I went downstairs, I found the driver was still there, so I grabbed him and said, "He's not here. Can you take me somewhere else instead?"
The driver's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed, driving at breakneck speed to drop the person off at the entrance of Huang Fuda residential area.
Fang Chuan left 500 yuan with the driver, then greeted the security guard and went inside. The driver was left standing alone at the door, completely bewildered.
Fang Chuan didn't bring Huang Fuda's spare key card for the building entrance. Seeing that no one was coming or going, he paced anxiously downstairs. Finally, he made up his mind and shouted at the sky.
"Huang Fuda!!!"
"Boss!!!! Open the door!!!!"
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