It was rare for Xin Qianyu to have a holiday, so Zhu Zhu and Zhu Pu flew over to have some fun with him.
Zhu Pu was a wealthy idler. He was generally capable and had no ambitions. He relied on relatives to work in the personnel department. Zhu Zhu was a bit more capable, but she was cast aside because of Xin Qianyu’s exit. So, overall, Zhu Pu and Zhu Zhu were relatives and idle people, so it was not difficult to apply for annual leave to travel.
Xin Qianyu had not seen them for a long time and was very happy to receive them.
Zhu Pu walked into Xin Qianyu’s apartment and looked around, almost crying. “Oh my God, you actually live in such a shabby apartment! It’s literally a ‘home with only four walls’!”
The corner of Xin Qianyu’s mouth twitched. “This is the minimalist style.”
Zhu Pu, who liked magnificence, could not understand this snow cave-like decoration style.
Zhu Zhu pointed to a chair in the corner of the living room and said, “This is the work of the design master Hans Wagner.” With that said, Zhu Zhu sat on the simple blue and white sofa and said, “This is an Ercol sofa that’s made in the UK.” Zhu Zhu casually pointed to the standing lamp next to the sofa. “This is Marset from Spain.”
Zhu Pu stared blankly.
Zhu Zhu smiled and said, “These are all design brands that specialize in the minimalist style. It’s normal for you not to know.”
“I really didn’t know.” Zhu Pu curled his lips. “But listening to your tone, these are expensive goods, which means Xiaoyu is doing well. If Xiaoyu is doing well, then I’m relieved.”
Xin Qianyu became a little uneasy. “Are these things expensive?”
Zhu Zhu was taken aback. “Don’t you know?”
“For the lamp, I know because I bought it myself.” Xin Qianyu shook his head. “But these two chairs, the sofa and the table were all sent by Su Zhong. He said that these were all gotten from the second-hand market by his assistant, Thomas and that they were not worth much money. But they looked good to me. I estimated and gave him 5,000 five thousand yuan, then took it all.”
Upon close observation, it could be seen that these minimalist furniture were indeed second-hand.
“Five thousand yuan should be enough, right?” Zhu Pu breathed a sigh of relief. “I think these are indeed second-hand. Although they are well maintained, they should not be worth much.”
Zhu Zhu sighed. “It’s the second-hand stuff that’s valuable. For example, this Ercrol sofa was made in the 1960s. It’s basically impossible to buy it on the market now.”
Xin Qianyu really did not expect such a point. “There’s such a thing?!”
“Well, forget it. Just act like you don’t know!” Zhu Pu comforted. “Otherwise, do you want to find a truck to pull this furniture back?”
Xin Qianyu was silent for a while.
Seeing that Xin Qianyu seemed slightly burdened, Zhu Zhu smoothed things over by saying, “Although it’s very valuable, it’s actually ordinary goods in the eyes of laymen. Even if I like collecting furniture like this, I don’t think these are very valuable. You can afford to buy it yourself, so you don’t need to feel that you owe him.”
Xin Qianyu did not think the money was a problem, but instead, it was the intention.
He also did not feel that Su Zhong sent these things to make Xin Qianyu feel indebted. Su Zhong’s intention was likely very simple. He just wanted to give good things to Xin Qianyu.
Xin Qianyu rubbed his forehead. “Well, that’s true.”
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Su Zhong clearly told Xin Qianyu his intention to get back together with him.
And Xin Qianyu had also clearly rejected Su Zhong, more than once.
Despite this, Su Zhong still appeared in front of Xin Qianyu and copied and pasted Xin Qianyu’s route from back then without any copyright awareness.
Back then, Su Zhong said, “Study hard. If you have the energy, delve deeper into more specialized knowledge. Don’t waste time on me.” Xin Qianyu thought he was being rejected. But he still did not give up. Besides being persistent, he also pretended to be pitiful to gain sympathy, and stood outside in the cold and snow waiting for the host to relent and let him into the house.
Now it was Su Zhong’s turn to beg for Xin Qianyu’s attention pitifully.
Just like Su Zhong back then, the current Xin Qianyu could not harden his heart and and turn Su Zhong away.
At this time, Xin Qianyu could not help but think of what Su Zhong had said, “I didn’t reject you at that time. I just told you to study hard.” Thinking about it now, it was probably so. Based on Su Zhong’s character, if he did not like Xin Qianyu, he would not have been soft-hearted.
On the other hand, what about myself?
Xin Qianyu could not help but reflect on himself. If he really did not love Su Zhong, why was he still soft-hearted? Why did he still give in?
In fact, Xin Qianyu could say “It’s impossible for us” and “We’re not suitable” to reject Su Zhong, but he could not say a reason like “I don’t love you anymore”.
Because he could not deceive himself.
He still had Su Zhong in his heart.
But this made Xin Qianyu even more hesitant to move forward.
He knew how much influence Su Zhong had on him, and he knew how much this feeling could hurt him.
It was because he loved Su Zhong so much, even after several years, that made Xin Qianyu feel afraid.
However, when Su Zhong confessed, “I like you the most,” and when Xin Qianyu learned that Su Zhong was in a special situation and had to seek psychological treatment, Xin Qianyu was reminded that he was not the only one who might be hurt.
But Zhu Pu was still saying indignantly, “Who does Su Zhong think he is? He doesn’t think giving you two chairs can make up for his mistake, does he?”
Xin Qianyu let out a breath, feeling the ups and downs of life. “I don’t think it’s entirely his fault that we got to the point where we broke up.”
In the beginning, Xin Qianyu used lies to package himself and get close to Su Zhong. But later, he only sulked and never communicated with Su Zhong. If it was said that Su Zhong’s fault was not expressing his feelings well, then Xin Qianyu did not express himself well either. If the breakdown of this relationship was entirely attributed to Su Zhong, it may be unfair.
Hearing what Xin Qianyu said, Zhu Pu was so surprised that his eyeballs almost fell out. “Xiaoyu, are you okay? Why do you want to criticize yourself?”
“I’m not.” Xin Qianyu coughed twice. “I just calmed down. As a rational adult, I can’t completely blame others for my mistakes.”
“Who cares who’s right and who’s wrong?” Zhu Pu didn’t care. “Anyway, our Xiaoyu is nobility, so he should be cherished.”
Zhu Pu was really exerting his characteristic of shielding someone who was in the wrong, completely ignoring any rationality.
Zhu Zhu frowned, realizing that the matter was not simple. “Xiaoyu, is it because you want to get back together?”
Zhu Zhu’s words were very sharp, which made Xin Qianyu feel guilty for a while. He shook his head subconsciously. “Of course not!”
Zhu Pu nodded in agreement. “I support you! Don’t get back together with Su Zhong!”
Xin Qianyu was uneasy. “Why?”
Zhu Pu was stopped by the question, and could not think of any good reason, so he said, “A good horse does not go back to the same pasture to eat!”
“I don’t think Xiaoyu is a good horse. He’s fragrant grass,” Zhu Zhu joked. “He was the one who was eaten.”
Xin Qianyu’s skin had obviously become thicker in the business world, but when he heard Zhu Zhu say this, he could not help but feel ashamed.
Zhu Zhu could see that Xin Qianyu was starting to feel uncomfortable, so she changed the subject and asked him about work. “Are you sure you want to finish your MBA before returning to China?”
“Yes.” When talking about this topic, Xin Qianyu became determined and confident. “I’ll definitely get the degree.”
Zhu Pu said worriedly, “But can you be assured that Xin Simu will lead the listing project?”
“Have you forgotten?” Xin Qianyu said. “M-global is also joining the board of directors.”
Xin Qianyu had a sense of trust in Su Zhong. He believed that as long as Su Zhong was there, nothing would happen.
After seeing Zhu Zhu and Zhu Pu off, Xin Qianyu sat on the vintage sofa, feeling quite uneasy.
He picked up the phone and dialled Su Zhong’s number.
Su Zhong quickly answered. “Xiaoyu.”
Xin Qianyu wanted to ask him about the sofa, but then he let it go and just said, “I want to finish studying here, so I’ll like to request for you to go back to China and keep an eye on the project.”
Su Zhong said, “No problem, I’ll help you deal with it.”
Xin Qianyu subconsciously wanted to draw a clear line. “What do you mean ‘help me’? The one billion you invested in Yuzhuo was not my money.”
“Yes.” Su Zhong immediately changed his words. “I’m helping myself.”
After hanging up the phone, Su Zhong went to the big boss’s office to report and said, “I want to return to China as soon as possible. Please help me make arrangements.”
The big boss’s blood pressure rose again. “Zhong, are you kidding me? Why did I arrange for you to go to the Asia Pacific only for you to want to come back again? I arranged for you to come back, and you want to go back to Asia Pacific again!”
Su Zhong said, “It’s normal for people in this business to fly around.”
The big boss said angrily, “If you continue to play tricks on me like this, what authority do I have? In short, unless you chop me to death here, I’ll not agree to let you go back to Asia!”
Su Zhong said, “I’m going back for a multi-national company’s billion-dollar IPO.”
The big boss said, “Then hurry up and book a flight!”
Seeing Su Zhong strutting away, the assistant said sourly to the big boss, “To be honest, Su Zhong is too arrogant. With his behaviour, it’ll really challenge your authority. If you let him continue to be so reckless, it’ll be difficult to manage the company in the future.”
The big boss raised his eyebrows and asked, “Then what good idea do you have?”
“I have a humble opinion,” the assistant said in a low voice. “When he goes abroad, slowly cut off his resources and block some of his information channels. Then his market will definitely become smaller and smaller. Within three years, his performance will shrink by at least two-thirds!”
“You are such a genius!” The big boss touched his chin. “When his income shrinks to one-third, then our opponent can poach him with one-third of the market price!”
The assistant’s face stiffened.
The big boss patted the table and said, “Are you crazy? He can make so much money. He’s simple and doesn’t cause trouble or fight for power and profit. He’s simply the best employee in the world! Even if he shits on my head, I’ll have no objections! Do you understand!”
The assistant immediately broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
“Don’t let me hear any comments against Su Zhong in the future!” The big boss ordered. “Do you understand?”
“I know. I know.” The assistant nodded quickly.
It could be seen that the big boss of M-global and the old man of Yuzhuo Group were completely different managers.
Mr. Xin was nepotistic and did not tolerate disobedience. The big boss of M-global was all about value. For employees with low value, not to mention his grandson or grandpa, he would tell them to get lost. When facing high-value employees, he would bow down and be his grandson, or his great-grandson if it was not enough.
Similarly, Su Zhong could get along well with him.
However, this may indicate that there was a high probability that Su Zhong and Mr. Xin would not get along.
Because it was impossible for Su Zhong to flatter the old man and deal with his temper, and it was difficult for the old man to allow a foreigner to interfere in internal affairs.
In fact, Xin Qianyu had somewhat expected this.
Xin Qianyu called home to ask about the situation.
Xin Mu said, “You may not believe it when I tell you. On the first day I came here, Su Zhong offended everyone on the board of directors.”
Xin Qianyu said, “Why wouldn’t I believe it?”
… ah yes sabotage your enemy with your weakness
Su Zhong doing what he does best.. offending everybody without giving a single sh*t 😂
How to offend people and not give a sh!y about it!!! I wanna know!!! 😂❤️
Step one: be Su Zhong
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