Chapter 161 Are you single now?
Entering June
The corporate summit has officially begun.
Companies from all over the country flocked to the area, most of them well-known names in the industry and influential in the sector.
Because it may involve cooperation between various companies, it is a very valuable opportunity for negotiation. Therefore, most of the attendees are the top executives of their companies, or at least the second-in-command if they are too busy.
The first speaker was Shen Qinglin, the mayor of Hujiang City.
Ji Tanyuan didn't come on the first day; it was Jiang Gu from Tongji High-Tech who came.
As the company president, he needs to hone his decision-making skills. If he relies on Ji Tanyuan for everything, she will be exhausted sooner or later.
But Ji Qing is here. He is now the chairman of the Ji Group, so he has to show his face for both reason and duty.
The corporate summit was held on the 18th and 19th floors of the International Finance Building, while Ji Tanyuan and Chi Mu sat at a table chatting in a conference room on the 22nd floor.
Chi Mu asked, "Where is President Cheng?"
Ji Tanyuan was reminded of this and also realized that Cheng Gengxu hadn't shown up for a long time.
They're not going to find Xin Gan anymore; it's probably time for some dramatic, forceful, and absurd seduction.
Ji Tanyuan's eyes darted around. "They must be busy."
She took some time to call her friend and found out that nothing had happened.
He then called Zhong Yan to ask what Cheng Gengxu was doing.
Zhong Yan replied, "You hid his woman, so he's looking for her. What else could he be doing?"
Clearly, Zhong Yan was in a state of watching the show with amusement.
Those who mocked his divorce before have all disappeared without a trace and have no face left. After all, he is still visible and tangible. Look at Lao Cheng, he is invisible, intangible, and untraceable. He ruined himself.
Ji Tanyuan frowned. "What do you mean I hid her? Do you expect me to openly oppose Cheng Gengxu?"
To put it bluntly, Cheng Gengxu is clearly more important than Xin Gan as her employee when faced with billions in profits.
This was the best solution she could think of.
We can't expect her to actually give up the collaboration for Xin Gan's sake.
Anyway, she completely respects Xin Gan's choice. If the girl wants to hide, let her hide. She can hide for a lifetime.
It will be fine once Cheng Gengxu gets annoyed with it.
Zhong Yan laughed and said, "You're right, but the more he can't find it, the more addicted he becomes."
Ji Tanyuan clicked her tongue. "I feel like there's something off about what you're saying. Are you implying that the more unattainable something is, the more addictive it becomes, and once you get it, you don't cherish it anymore? Isn't that the kind of talk a scumbag would use?"
Zhong Yan choked, "It wasn't me who said it, it was that scumbag who said it. I was speaking entirely from Cheng Gengxu's perspective. He doesn't give Miss Xin a proper title and always has a cold face. What else could he be but a scumbag?"
Ji Tanyuan: "..."
Zhong Yan hung up the phone and went into the meeting room.
The projector showed the summit venue.
Zhongheng Group is not involved in new energy, but other companies are.
At that time, the investor behind the CEO of a certain group who was sitting at the scene was Zhong Yan himself.
He didn't see Ji Tanyuan, and then the camera panned to Duan Huaixu's spot, where no one was. He frowned.
Duan Huaixu went upstairs after listening to the first few performances, and only after asking Ji Tanyuan did he learn that she hadn't come down and had been on the 22nd floor.
Chi Mu was also there.
He stepped forward and shook hands: "Mr. Chi didn't go down?"
Chi Mu smiled and said, "Come up and rest for a while."
In reality, she hadn't gone down because Ji Tanyuan had held her back.
Chi Mu also intended to continue investing in Tongji High-Tech, so he did not "look at" other companies, which was quite a show of respect.
Duan Huaixu nodded and glanced at Ji Tanyuan, who was making a phone call beside him.
The first thing that catches the eye is her thick, jet-black, wavy hair, which is shiny and lustrous.
Ji Tanyuan has matured a lot in the two years since she returned to China.
Breaking free from capitalism and taking on independent roles instead of being subordinate to others is the best way to promote personal growth.
Sometimes there can be a price to pay; excessive maturity and sensibility can cause people to lose the ability to perceive happiness.
Ambition is driven by desire.
Greed for profit is contrary to happiness; otherwise, why would there be the profound saying, "Contentment brings happiness"?
But looking at her smile in profile now, it's clear that her smile is genuine.
The charm in one's eyes and brows cannot be faked.
Chi Mu followed his gaze and smiled, "She's on the phone. It should be Zhong Yan on the other end. They've been talking for a long time."
Clearly, it was a friendly, casual remark between close friends. Duan Huaixu looked away and said, "Really?"
Ji Tanyuan hung up the phone, entered the room, and saw Duan Huaixu sitting in the seat she had just occupied. Chi Mu was nowhere to be seen.
The man looked at Ji Tanyuan with the calm and composed demeanor of an elder: "Aren't you divorced?"
Ji Tanyuan nodded blankly: "Yes."
Are you single now?
Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips, "What do you want to say?"
"Huanghuang, are you still going to let your personal feelings get the better of you?"
Ji Tanyuan sat down. "I didn't."
Duan Huaixu knew her very well; he could tell her attitude just by hearing those three words.
I'm 24 years old now, and in a few months I'll be 25.
It's normal for people to need emotions, but he seems unable to accept that Ji Tanyuan should fall twice in the same place.
Duan Huaixu: "Do you really have to fall completely for him? You know there can't be any pure feelings between you and Zhong Yan."
Ji Tanyuan raised her eyes: "I will never have pure feelings with anyone. In this world, apart from my mother, I will never receive pure feelings, so I can accept that these feelings are not pure."
Just as she knows that her friendships are enhanced by her family background, she simply enjoys them without delving too deeply into the motives of others.
"As you know, with my current status, it's hard to have a pure heart, so I don't expect that. As long as I'm happy, it's worth it."
She never gets caught up in the internal struggle of whether the other person likes her or not, whether they like her money, her looks, or her personality. These are all things that belong to Ji Tanyuan, and she only needs to enjoy them.
This applies to friendship, and it applies to other emotions as well.
Ji Tanyuan's best quality is that she has a kind of open-mindedness, without being petty or overly sensitive.
Sometimes, enjoying being loved is a skill in itself.
Duan Huaixu smiled, but only he knew how bitter it was: "Now you have many reasons to refute me."
Duan Huaixu met her gaze and said, "You're repeating the same mistake."
Ji Tanyuan: "I have no intention of remarrying, nor do I intend to have any further dealings with the Zhong family."
She only likes Zhong Yan, not the Zhong family.
Duan Huaixu retorted in a deep voice: "Zhong Yan is a member of the Zhong family. How can you be sure that you will be bullied again by returning to the Zhong family because of his soft heart?"
Why don't you think that Zhong Yan compromised and stayed at Hujiang for my sake?
Duan Huaixu scoffed, "Do you think that's possible?"
"Right now, he's pursuing you and seeking your forgiveness, so he's using all sorts of sweet talk to you. But what will happen after he gets you?"
"Can we stop arguing about this?"
Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips. "You can give me pointers and teach me at work, but when it comes to private matters, especially those involving another man... I don't want to hear it."
This is not good for anyone. There should be boundaries in private matters. Her mother hasn't even said anything yet.
Duan Huaixu lowered his eyes. "I'm sorry, I didn't understand boundaries."
He reverted to his aloof demeanor. Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips. "You've been acting strangely lately. You used to respect my choices."
Ji Tanyuan picked up her water glass and took a big gulp, clearly not wanting to strain their relationship.
"As you said before, what finance professionals need most is courage to avoid the huge disappointment after each failure and to avoid taking their own lives."
"On my first day working under you, you told me that one kind of ability is to be willing to pay for one's mistakes and not regret one's decisions. Besides, there is no right or wrong in choices."
"I have never regretted getting to where I am today, nor have I ever embellished the path I didn't take. I don't regret marrying into the Zhong family, and I don't regret falling out with them either. That's why I've never said a bad word about the Zhong family outside, since I've already benefited from the marriage."
"I have the ability to leave, so I have no fear of anything else. Life is not all about work."
Duan Huaixu closed his eyes, and after a while asked, "Huanghuang, if only back then..."
Before they could speak, a knock came at the door, interrupting their conversation. Ji Tanyuan called out, "Come in."
Zhong Yan appeared at the door, beaming with joy.
"Look at me, I've come at the worst possible time."
He said he was being a bother, but he didn't stop walking.
Zhong Yan knew that activities involving too many people gathering together were prone to trouble. They were trying to undermine him right under his nose. Did they think he was dead?
Every word he uttered was meant to sow discord and sound righteous, but in reality, he was ambitious and full of crooked thoughts. How shameless!
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