Chapter 84: Cocktail Party

"What?" Wei Zhuguan was startled, standing up completely: "What happened?"

Bai Shuruo continued: "It's for personal reasons. I have an older sister who is about to start a company, and I want to go help her."

Wei Zhuguan shook his head and said: "Your sister is starting a company? How much is the registered capital? What kind of company is it? How much salary can she pay you? Will she buy social insurance for you?"

Bai Shuruo thought for a moment and said: "There might not be much money at the beginning, but I believe in her; there definitely will be in the future."

Wei Zhuguan still shook his head: "You haven't graduated yet and haven't experienced the harsh beatings of society. I advise you to think twice. CG is stable and has good prospects; it is one of the top three mobile phone brands in the country."

Bai Shuruo straightened her back and said: "I'm sorry, Wei Zhuguan, I... still insist on resigning."

……

Since Bai Shuruo was determined to go her own way, Wei Zhuguan would not force her to stay. He just felt it was a pity to lose such a good talent; if she were properly nurtured, her future would be limitless.

But what CG lacked the least was talent. Without Bai Shuruo, they could just hire someone else.

The resignation procedure for an intern was very easy to handle. With Wei Zhuguan's signature, one could go to the Human Resources Department to submit the report, and this process could be completed in half a day.

No one in the department understood her, thinking she left because she was afraid of hard work. After all, after finishing one project, she had lost a whole circle of weight.

And then there was that Ran Xin, who had made things difficult for her several times. Every time, it was only when the project deadline was approaching that he would give her the work, and she would still have to work overtime to revise it.

Bai Shuruo was already the type of person who would marry an old man for a good life, so naturally, she couldn't stay at CG.

Xiang Feifei was reluctant to part with Bai Shuruo and leaned over the partition: "Shuruo, your ability is so strong, why did you resign? Once you leave, I won't have any company here anymore."

Bai Shuruo pinched her cheek: "You are so cute, don't worry about not having company."

Xiang Feifei was also worried that she just couldn't endure the hardship, and asked again: "Then where are you going in the future? Is it really because your sister is starting a company?"

"Yes! A new energy vehicle R&D company," Bai Shuruo said confidently: "If you want to buy a car in the future, you can come to me, and I'll give you... a 30% discount."

Xiang Feifei felt it wasn't reliable at all, but still gave her face and said: "Then, then I'll wait. You must develop it soon."

Bai Shuruo carried her personal belongings to wait for the bus outside. While waiting, she saw the photo frame on top.

It was a photo of her and Han Yangting.

After being teased by her colleagues, she had put the photo frame away. Seeing it now, she remembered that the two of them hadn't communicated for about half a month; they hadn't sent WeChat messages, hadn't called, and their Moments hadn't been updated either.

She hadn't even told him about her resignation yet.

She was just about to send him a WeChat message, but the bus arrived, so she hurriedly boarded with her things.

……

Fengcheng, Four Seasons Hotel.

Today, the final business event of the year was being held here.

The hotel lobby was resplendent in gold and jade. Men were in suits and leather shoes, women were wearing exquisite evening gowns and competing in beauty, and everyone held a wine glass, interacting with others while full of their own concerns.

"Oh, isn't this Secretary Bai? Didn't they say you resigned?"

A man saw that Bai Shunan was also among them and couldn't help but raise his glass to strike up a conversation.

Bai Shunan was wearing a yellow gown tonight with a small white shawl, and she was carrying an exquisite handbag in her hand.

Such a Bai Shunan looked very bright and beautiful, yet revealed a hint of shrewdness.

"Chairman Chen, this is my new business card." Bai Shunan took a business card out of her small handbag and handed it to this Chairman Chen.

Chairman Chen took a look and said with interest: "A new energy vehicle company? They are all over the streets now. Is it useful for you to do this now?"

"Ours is a new concept car, designed for different groups of people. Is Chairman Chen interested in investing?" Bai Shunan said: "We already have preliminary drawings. If Chairman Chen is interested, shall I send the drawings to you later?"

Chairman Chen looked Bai Shunan up and down: "So you came here to raise funds today?"

A woman, especially a beautiful young woman, coming to raise funds on such an occasion always makes people have wild thoughts.

"How about... another day?" Chairman Chen said.

This remark had a double meaning, and Bai Shunan understood it.

She smiled: "Chairman Chen is so hesitant, presumably you are not interested in my project. Forget it, I'll look for someone else."

Bai Shunan held her wine glass and toasted different people. The people who came tonight were all big shots in the Fengcheng business world; maybe she would get lucky.

However, these people were either uninterested or secretly mocked her for overestimating her own strength, saying that the new energy vehicle market was a cake with a stone inside, and she couldn't bite into it, so she shouldn't be overconfident.

There were also some who aimed their gazes at her chest, wanting to trick her into bed.

Bai Shunan felt exhausted and walked to the side to rest for a while and rethink her strategy.

"Bai Shunan!"

Just as she was drinking, someone called her.

She paused; it was a familiar voice.

Turning her head, she saw Gu Yunting walking toward her.

Usually, he would bring her to such events, but tonight he had no one else by his side.

"I heard you want to start a company yourself?" Gu Yunting walked to her side and asked.

Someone had already told him about this just now.

Bai Shunan didn't want to pay attention to him and also held a grudge against him, but she had always known how to control her emotions. She smiled at him: "Yes, are you surprised? I am an ambitious person; I want to be a President Bai."

Gu Yunting paused and asked: "You want to do new energy vehicles?"

"Yes."

"You have no background, no family, and before, you were just a secretary by my side. You can't chew this piece of cake." Gu Yunting reminded her, seemingly out of kindness.

"Then what if I insist on chewing it?" Bai Shunan smiled and added: "If President Gu does not intend to invest, then please don't trouble yourself with my affairs."

Bai Shunan went to get another glass of red wine and continued to weave through the crowd.

Gu Yunting watched her like a beautiful peacock, yet she kept hitting walls, and he couldn't help but take a big gulp of his drink.

Ever since Bai Shunan left the company, he felt like he did last time—always feeling like something was missing. When working, he would habitually call her office extension, but the one who answered the phone was the new secretary.

Sometimes he wanted to call her to ask where she was working, but with his phone in his hand, he couldn't press the button for a long time.

He was even less interested in Mo Wanqing.

……

At 9:30 PM, the banquet ended, and people left one after another.

Bai Shunan had been busy all evening, yet she had gained nothing; she could not help but feel disappointed.

As she was leaving, she glanced at the hall and saw Gu Yunting was still inside, with several people surrounding him, talking about something.

She sighed.

That was the treatment the children of the wealthy received; there were always people surrounding them, while she, on the other hand, had to start from scratch.

The weather in Fengcheng was always fickle; sometimes it was over twenty degrees, but it could plummet to a few degrees overnight.

She hadn't felt cold when she arrived, but now that she was outside, she only felt the wind biting into her bones.

Just as she was about to hail a taxi to go home, Gu Yunting walked up to her side: "How about I take you home?"