Chapter 1017: Help me make an appointment with Mr. Jiang

Although Huo Tiancheng was socializing, his peripheral vision had been paying attention to the people entering and leaving the main gate.

When Shen Ci walked into the main gate, his eyes lit up instantly, but his gaze did not fall on Shen Ci, but looked at Wang Can beside Shen Ci.

"Everyone, excuse me, I'll take my leave for a moment."

Huo Tiancheng put away the business cards in his hand at a very fast speed, stuffed them messily into his suit inner pocket, and then nimbly squeezed out of the crowd that had gathered around, his footsteps urgent as he walked toward Wang Can's direction, almost in three steps and two steps.

The sound of footsteps approached. Shen Ci and Wang Can looked up subconsciously, only to see Huo Tiancheng with a warm smile on his face. Before he reached them, his voice came first, carrying a bit of familiarity: "Wang Jingli, long time no see!"

Hearing this, Shen Ci turned her head slightly to look at Wang Can beside her, clearly capturing the flash of shock on her face—Wang Can naturally recognized that this person was Huo Tiancheng, but searching through her memory, she couldn't recall any intersection between the two, let alone "long time no see."

Even though she was full of doubts, Wang Can maintained a decent smile, reached out to shake the hand Huo Tiancheng handed over, and responded politely: "Hello, Mr. Huo."

The moment their fingertips touched, the enthusiasm on Huo Tiancheng's face increased, his tone carrying a bit of a clumsy Xiangjiang accent: "Wang Jingli, you are still the same as before, beautiful and elegant."

Wang Can smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Mr. Huo is overpraising."

After a slight pause, she still spoke frankly, her tone carrying a bit of apology, "Forgive my presumption, Mr. Huo, have we... met before?"

"Tsk!" Huo Tiancheng pretended to widen his eyes exaggeratedly, putting on an expression of "you have a short memory for important people," and hurriedly explained, "Wang Jingli, have you forgotten? Last year at the "Dicar" architectural summit, we had a brief encounter. I remember you were attending the summit accompanying Mr. Jiang Yuanliang."

"But you guys seemed to be in a hurry at the time. You left very quickly after attending the summit, and I didn't have time to greet Mr. Jiang."

Wang Can showed a sudden realization. She really didn't have any impression of where she had met Huo Tiancheng, but she remembered the "Dicar" architectural summit clearly.

That was a grand event gathering the leaders of the global construction industry. It was reasonable for Huo Tiancheng to attend as a representative of the Xiangjiang construction industry.

"So it was that summit..." Wang Can's tone added a bit of apology, "It was indeed hurried that day. The Chairman had a very important cooperation to discuss afterward, so we left in a hurry. I'm afraid we didn't notice Mr. Huo, please forgive us."

Huo Tiancheng smiled affably, not angry at all, but followed Wang Can's words to lead to his purpose: "It doesn't matter, Wang Jingli, we have continued our fate today."

As he spoke, he took out a business card and handed it to Wang Can: "This is my business card. Although I rarely go to the mainland, I have always respected Mr. Jiang. We missed each other last time. I wonder if there is a chance to have a casual meal with Mr. Jiang this time? Could I ask Wang Jingli to convey a message for me?"

The other party stated the ultimate purpose, but Wang Can was not surprised at all. After all, she was a smart person. From the beginning, she saw that the other party was aiming for the Chairman.

Otherwise, with her position, even if it were a high-level executive of the Jiangdong Group, Huo Tiancheng wouldn't need to treat her so enthusiastically, almost fawningly.

Taking the business card, Wang Can looked at Huo Tiancheng half-jokingly and said: "Mr. Huo, we are here to submit the bid today, so we are now competitors. Mr. Huo, wanting to meet our Chairman on such an occasion, isn't it a bit inappropriate?"

"Hahaha..." Huo Tiancheng chuckled upon hearing this, then lowered his head slightly and whispered: "Wang Jingli, you are joking. Among all the bidding groups for the entire project, who dares to say they are a competitor to the "Jiangdong Group"?"

"Our "Tiancheng Group" has absolutely no foundation in the mainland, and this project bidding will definitely not go head-to-head with the "Jiangdong Group." I still have this bit of self-knowledge."

Putting his own posture so low was just to see Jiang Yuanliang.

Huo Tiancheng's sincerity was indeed recognized by Wang Can.

"I will convey the message for Mr. Huo, but..." Wang Can smiled slightly, her eyes scanning Shen Ci, who had been standing quietly on the side, and said slowly, "Mr. Huo, you have found the wrong person today."

Huo Tiancheng was stunned, the smile on his face froze for a moment, he blinked subconsciously, and following Wang Can's gaze, slowly shifted his vision to Shen Ci, who had been standing quietly on the side.

A clear look of amazement flashed in his eyes instantly.

Truly beautiful, that kind of bright, flamboyant, and generous beauty.

He instantly understood what Wang Can meant, hurriedly put away his shock, piled a smile back on his face, and asked with a bit of probing: "And this beautiful lady is?"

"Hello, Mr. Huo." Shen Ci smiled slightly and introduced herself actively: "My name is Shen Ci."

Shen Ci grew up in Shengang. Shengang and Xiangjiang look at each other across the sea. When she was young, the TV at home could receive Xiangjiang TV stations, so she often saw Huo Tiancheng's name on TV at that time.

Wang Can added at the right time: "Miss Shen Ci is the beloved daughter of our Chairman."

"Wow!" Huo Tiancheng immediately showed a shocked expression. After reacting, he was in a hurry, and what blurted out was fluent Cantonese, his tone full of apology, "Miss Shen, you are truly stunning! It's all my fault for being too excited to see Wang Jingli and accidentally neglecting you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

After speaking, he suddenly remembered that Shen Ci might not understand Cantonese, so he hurriedly added a translation in Mandarin, his tone still urgent: "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I meant to say, you are too beautiful. It's all my fault for being too excited to see Wang Jingli just now and neglecting you. Please don't mind."

Hearing this, Shen Ci couldn't help but smile, and then spoke, in standard and authentic Cantonese: "No problem, Mr. Huo, I can understand your hometown dialect, because I grew up in Shengang."

Hearing Shen Ci respond in authentic Cantonese, Huo Tiancheng was clearly very surprised: "Miss Shen is from Shengang? Then this is truly a fate!"

Shen Ci nodded with a smile.

"What a fate."

"Truly a great fate!" Huo Tiancheng repeated again, his tone becoming more and more enthusiastic, "The only area our "Tiancheng Group" is currently involved in the mainland is Shengang."

As he spoke, he hurriedly took out another business card and handed it to Shen Ci with both hands, his posture even more respectful than when he treated Wang Can just now, his tone carrying a bit of pleading: "Please, Miss Shen, do me a favor and help me make an appointment with Mr. Jiang."

Shen Ci took it, indicated she would convey it, and then shook hands with Huo Tiancheng politely.

This scene was just seen by Li Xiao, who walked into the lobby a step later.

?? Babies, I specifically wrote Huo Tiancheng's dialogue in a mix of Hong Kong-style Mandarin and Cantonese to have more immersion.

? It's simplified, everyone should be able to understand it, right? Or does it feel a bit difficult to read?

? When I checked it myself, I substituted the TVB tone, and it felt quite fun. ===== CHAPTER 1018 =====