Chapter 217

Thursday, June 8, 2023, sunny turning to cloudy, 21~35°C.

"Eh! Yes, yes, yes, she has a boyfriend!"

"The person looks very spirited, a 25-year-old young man, over 1.8 meters tall, and he's a perfect match for Ruanruan."

"He runs his own company; we don't know how much he earns."

"As for the house, he has a large open-plan apartment in Yanjing Yanjing Tiancheng, and they say it was bought in full."

"That's it then, I'm hanging up, Wang Fenge."

"Clap!" The phone was pressed hard onto the dining table, and Qian Qian Qian Qian Guixiang had a triumphant expression on her face.

Wen Wen Jianxin, sitting opposite her, frowned and said, "Can you stop for a bit? It's only been a few days, and when I go to the vegetable market to buy groceries, the street vendors already know about it."

"Eat your food, why do you care so much!" Qian Qian Qian Qian Guixiang picked up a slice of sausage and put it in her mouth, "Ruanruan's little aunt-in-law used to use your affairs to squeeze me often. Now that I've finally turned things around, if you don't let me talk about it, I'll surely get sick from holding it in."

Wen Wen Jianxin took a sip of millet porridge and asked, "Is Wen Wen Ruan still refusing to come back to live?"

"Yeah, I called her yesterday, thinking about having her bring Tang Song to our house for a meal and to get to know the place, but this stubborn girl hung up on me directly."

"It's all your fault; what you said last time was too much."

"Didn't you also slam the table back then? There's nothing to be done about it; who knew she already had someone in her heart? At that scene, little Zhao and my sister were about to start cursing."

"Don't talk about this anymore; let's think about how to persuade our daughter to come back."

Just then, "Click-clack—" the sound of the door lock turning rang out.

Immediately after, the front door was gently opened.

"Ruanruan!" Qian Qian Qian Qian Guixiang stood up with a face full of surprise and grabbed her daughter's arm, "You finally know how to come back! Where are your things? Your father and I will go downstairs to help you carry them."

Wen Wen Ruan pursed her lips, "No need, Mom. I'm staying at Zhang Ziqi's place for now; I just came over this time to get some things."

After speaking, she walked straight toward the second bedroom.

Qian Qian Qian Qian Guixiang sighed and turned to ask, "Then when do you plan to introduce your boyfriend to us?"

Wen Wen Ruan paused, wanting to say something but stopping.

After a moment of silence, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "We've only been together for a few days, and he's still young, so there's no rush to get married at all. Stop urging me; if you scare him away, I won't get married for the rest of my life."

"You this..." Qian Qian Qian Qian Guixiang frowned tightly, somewhat worriedly saying, "Is that little Tang sincere toward you? Won't he break up with you after a while?"

She had already bragged about it; if it all fell through, she would really lose face.

However, at least her daughter was seriously dating a boyfriend, which could be considered progress.

"Alright Mom, I know what I'm doing regarding these matters, so don't worry about it." Wen Wen Ruan said, closed the bedroom door, and walked toward the vanity.

This two-bedroom apartment, after excluding the shared area, had an indoor area of only about 70 square meters.

The second bedroom wasn't large, and since she was living with her parents, things were piled up everywhere, so the living experience wasn't good.

Buying this apartment was mainly for her parents.

In comparison, Zhang Zhang Ziqi's one-bedroom apartment was more comfortable to live in.

Taking a box out of the drawer, Wen Wen Ruan lay on the small vanity, looking at the box and starting to daydream.

Yanjing Yanjing Tiancheng.

Tang Song leaned on the sofa, looking at the phone screen in front of him.

It was playing a short video, 【173cm/53kg Finance Girl, Magic City Travel VLOG Day 1】.

Amidst the soft and upbeat background music.

The video showed a Maybach, business class, the Bvlgari building, a luxury suite, Hermès bags, a Michelin restaurant...

At the end of the video.

Lin Mu was sitting in the luxury suite of the Bvlgari Hotel, with an exquisite breakfast laid out in front of her.

The sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was occupied by layered clouds, thick or thin, and the scenery of the Bund changed its appearance between light and shadow.

She was wearing a silk bathrobe, her cloud-like hair was casually pinned up, and her expression was serene and profound.

She seemed to be savoring the charm of this city.

It was more than twice as long as her previous videos, and the details were much richer.

I have to say, Xiao Xue is truly energetic; she must have stayed up late last night editing the video, and then got up early this morning to film another segment, and released it as soon as she finished editing.

The video had only been released for a little over an hour, and the number of likes had already exceeded 20,000 and was still increasing; it could be said to be a huge hit.

Along with it, her followers had also increased quite a bit.

Clicking on the comment section below.

【Sweet and Sour Pork: "Sister is really so beautiful and so excellent! Which window did God close for you!"】

【Jingyi Qingfeng: "I don't understand why so many people are bashing her. Those trolls and keyboard warriors who said she was faking it and that she was a fake socialite before, come out and fight!"】

【Xianyun Bu: "When I followed her before, she was just a makeup blogger; I just discovered she's actually so rich."】

Scrolling down further, they were basically all sycophantic comments.

This video was different from the ones she had released before that deliberately created an atmosphere; there were no boring parts throughout, and there was a lot of real substance.

She didn't show off her wealth through words or text, but the whole video was filled with refinement, luxury, and fashion, and it was very aesthetically pleasing.

It could be seen that Lin Mu was very good at packaging herself; a noble and intellectual financial woman was portrayed perfectly by her.

Coupled with her outstanding looks and figure, the gentle filter, and the music, the video's viewing experience was excellent.

Thinking of the leg selfie from yesterday, and then looking at the elegant Xiao Xue in the video.

Tang Song couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Xiao Xue is a person who specializes in contrast.

"Ding-a-ling—" the phone ringtone suddenly rang.

【Lawyer Zhao Xingzhi】

Answering the phone, "Hello, Lawyer Zhao."

"Good morning, Tang Zong!" Zhao Xingzhi said enthusiastically and respectfully, "Our people have already gathered and are about to set off for the Huashang Apparel headquarters."

"Alright, see you later."

Hanging up the phone, Tang Song drank a glass of water, walked into the walk-in closet, and began to change clothes.

Today was the day he was going to Huashang Apparel to receive his equity and board seat, so he needed to dress more formally.

Huashang Apparel Co., Ltd. headquarters was located within the Third Ring Road of Yuhua District, and there were also two large factories distributed in the suburbs and towns of Yancheng.

The total area covered 100,000 square meters, with nearly 3,000 employees.

This was a well-known clothing manufacturing enterprise established for over 20 years, with net assets of 800 million yuan.

It focused on the R&D, design, production, and sales of high-quality clothing.

It owned three independently operated brands and was also a well-known clothing OEM in the industry.

9:50 AM.

A silver Mercedes-Benz S450L slowly drove into the Huashang Apparel headquarters park.

Tang Song parked the car in the parking lot opposite the administration building, locked the car, and looked at the 20-story white building opposite.

It must have been built for some years; the design wasn't the mainstream high-end office building of today, without large floor-to-ceiling windows, but it looked steady and introverted, very solemn.

The large areas of green space, woods, and landscaping around it made the building look even more imposing.

In fact, a large part of the company's net assets came from this piece of commercial land belonging to the company.

After calling Zhao Xingzhi, Tang Song adjusted the square-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

While observing the surrounding environment, he walked forward along the concrete road.

His tall and straight figure, finely tailored clothing, and confident and calm posture made him look exceptionally striking.

He became a beautiful sight in the Huashang park.

A black Audi A6L slowly parked in a space, and three formally dressed men and women walked down from it.

Among them, a girl with a low ponytail patted her colleague next to her and said excitedly, "Qiu Yu! Look over there, such a handsome guy! His figure is also so stylish!"

Qiu Yu, who was carrying a laptop bag and thinking about the meeting process, looked up. First, her eyes lit up, and then an astonished look appeared on her face.

The summer morning sun was a bit scorching, but he, wearing a white shirt, came toward them like a cool spring breeze.

The collar was crisp and without a single wrinkle, forming a sharp contrast with the dark suit trousers, further highlighting his handsome and straight figure.

On his slightly raised handsome face, the exquisite square-framed glasses decorated his features well; the bridge of his nose was high and straight, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he had a very three-dimensional look.

He just walked over like this, his posture, temperament, and outfit all overflowing with the charm of a business elite.

The girl swallowed, her face flushed red, "This... where did this workplace noble prince crawl out of? It's too intoxicating! I really want to go up and strike up a conversation!"

The male colleague grinned, "Shanshan, you're being a bit too unreserved!"

"Team leader, you don't understand; this style is my ideal type." Shanshan nudged Qiu Yu with her shoulder, "Look, even Qiu Yu is stunned."

Qiu Yu pursed her lips, gradually coming back to her senses, and walked forward quickly.

"Wait for me!" Seeing this, Shanshan hurriedly followed.

The team leader on the side said sourly, "I never noticed you were such face-controlled people before; we are here on a business trip!"

"Tap-tap-tap—" high-end round-toed leather shoes stepped on the ground and stopped when passing Qiu Yu.

Tang Song raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Qiu Yu?"

Qiu Yu's heart jumped "thump-thump," and she tried hard to remain calm, saying, "Tang Song, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to run into you at the Huashang park!"

Being closer, she could feel his outstanding temperament even more.

She had this feeling last time at the Yinjiu Bar, and now running into him during the day, the feeling was even stronger.

Tang Song smiled at this old classmate, "It is quite a coincidence. I heard before that you were coming to Yancheng for a business trip, and the client is Huashang Apparel?"

"Yeah!" Qiu Yu subconsciously brushed the stray hair at her temple, "I'm here this time to assist the sales team in expanding clients. You also know that our company does data analysis and financial systems, and Huashang Apparel is the object of this service."

Shanshan on the side was stunned and said excitedly, "Qiu Yu, is this your friend?"

"College classmate." Qiu Yu licked her lips, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Tang Song, "What about you? What are you here for?"

"Here for a meeting."

"Oh, oh, that's right, the main business of Jinxiu Trading is clothing." Qiu Yu said with some expectation, "By the way, we haven't added each other on WeChat yet; I'll add you in the big group."

"Alright." Tang Song nodded lightly.

Although Qiu Yu couldn't be considered a great beauty, she was already outstanding in the software engineering major in college.

In college, there were many boys around her, so she naturally didn't pay much attention to Tang Song, a male classmate in a marginal position, and hadn't added him on WeChat.

The male team leader on the side urged, "Qiu Yu, Shanshan, we have a meeting right away, we need to hurry over and prepare; we can talk about catching up later."

"Uh..." Qiu Yu was stunned and hurriedly said, "Alright, Brother Wen."

On this business trip, she was only providing technical support.

It was mainly led by this Team Leader Wen from the sales department, and the other party's rank was two levels higher than hers, so he could be considered a leader.

Since he had spoken, she naturally had to listen.

On the way to the main entrance of the building, Qiu Yu looked at Tang Song's handsome and straight profile, and her heartbeat never slowed down.

She couldn't help but start chatting again.

"I'm currently working at Hanhai Software in the Magic City, and I'm in the same company as Li Li Zhixi from your dorm, but he does development, and I do pre-sales."

"Li Zhixi? Oh, he is indeed in the Magic City; I didn't expect him to be your colleague."

"Yeah, we chatted about your dorm a while ago. He also said at the time that if this client, Huashang, could be won, he would apply to come and do the on-site implementation and get together with you all."

"That would be great; I've always wanted to see him."

Hearing a familiar name, Tang Song showed a look of recollection.

His memory of college was already a bit blurry, but he still had a deep impression of his 5 roommates, and their relationship had always been very good.

For example, Lu Lu Ziming helped him get a foothold in Yancheng, letting him live in an urban apartment with a monthly rent of 900 yuan.

Shanshan, the colleague following closely behind, also chimed in, "Handsome, I also know Li Zhixi; he's currently pursuing Zhang Xi in our department and often treats us to milk tea, haha. He's a very interesting person; I remember one time in the pantry..."

Watching the two female colleagues circling around the other party, Team Leader Wen frowned and reminded, "We're about to enter the lobby, keep your voices down!"

"Oh! Sorry, Brother Wen."

Qiu Yu and Shanshan hurriedly closed their mouths, their expressions becoming serious.

This client was very important and was hard-won by their sales director.

They were here to understand client needs and formulate technical solutions, hoping to demonstrate the company's sincerity.

To truly win this big client, the director would definitely have to step in personally.

Tang Song glanced at the 30-year-old man and didn't say much.

Pushing open the glass door of the building, cool air instantly hit them.

Immediately after, the expressions on the faces of Qiu Yu and the others froze, and they subconsciously stood to the side.

Their mood instantly became extremely tense.

Directly in front of them, about a dozen middle-aged people walked over quickly.

Everyone was dressed very formally and decently, both men and women.

Although they didn't know the identities of these people, they had seen the slightly chubby woman standing on the edge; she was the manager of the procurement department of Huashang Apparel.

They had met once when they were in contact with Huashang before, and she was a very cold person.

But at this moment, she was full of smiles, her body leaning slightly forward, looking very respectful.

"Tang Song, those are the big leaders of Huashang!" Qiu Yu couldn't help but whisper a reminder.

Just then, a man dressed like a lawyer walking in front took a few quick steps and said in a clear voice, "Tang Zong!"

As his address rang out, the group of people around instantly boiled over.

They surged toward Tang Song.

"Welcome, welcome! Welcome, Chairman Tang!" "Good morning, Chairman Tang!" "Chairman Tang!"...

Zhao Xingzhi and several lawyers and accountants stood behind Tang Song, actively introducing the identities of these people.

"This is the Chairman of Huashang Apparel, He Jingping, Chairman He."

"Hello, Chairman He!"

"Chairman Tang is truly young and promising; meeting you is even better than hearing your name!"

"This is a board member, Zhang Wenchao."

"This is the CEO, Wu Wei."

He only focused on introducing several board members and the CEO, and didn't mention the department executives around them.

Tang Song shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with everyone one by one.

The spacious and bright lobby was filled with laughter, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Qiu Yu and the other two on the side were dumbfounded.

Listening to the introductions of one big figure after another, their hearts skipped a beat.

Any one of these people was an absolute big leader of the company; if they knew one of them, this pre-sales service would definitely go smoothly.

Even without the sales director stepping in later, they could directly win this huge order.

The corresponding commission would also be outrageously high.

Qiu Yu pursed her lips tightly, staring blankly at Tang Song, who had become the focus of the crowd.

He didn't seem to have much of a reaction, still maintaining that calm and indifferent expression.

That procurement manager she didn't dare to look directly at before didn't even have the qualifications to go up and talk to him.

This male classmate who was unknown in college had now actually become like this.

The excellent alumni they mentioned in their usual exchanges, like Shen Shen Yu Yan, Zhang Zhang Tianqi, Dong Jianping..., were nothing compared to him.

Fine beads of sweat instantly seeped out of Team Leader Wen's forehead, and his face turned pale.

His tone just now was very rude; if this "Chairman Tang" held even a slight grudge, their cooperation would be completely over, and it was even questionable whether his job could be saved.

After some pleasantries.

Tang Song nodded toward Qiu Yu's direction and smiled, "I'll go get busy first; we'll talk when we have time."

After speaking, he was surrounded by the crowd and walked into the elevator area.

Shanshan's voice trembled as she lowered her voice, "Qiu Yu, what is the background of this Chairman Tang!? Is your college classmate so awesome?"

She thought about how Tang Song had smiled at her when they were chatting just now; she only felt he was handsome then, but looking back now, she was actually a bit flattered.

Qiu Yu opened her mouth, but for a moment didn't know what to say, just staring blankly at him.

The crisp white shirt, the well-fitting black suit trousers, the handsome profile, the broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted body proportions, and the confident and calm temperament.

He stood calmly in the center of the crowd, as if he were a handsome CEO walking out of a book.

He perfectly interpreted the young talent, high spirits, and business elite.

"That... Qiu Yu..." Team Leader Wen said with a dry voice, "Can you apologize to this Chairman Tang for me? I was just anxious earlier and didn't pay attention to my tone."

Qiu Yu nodded, "Alright, Brother Wen, Tang Song is a very good person and won't get angry over such a small matter."

Although she had little contact with Tang Song, she had heard classmates mention him.

Quiet, gentle, and with a very good temper.

For a moment, she felt empty inside; how come she didn't notice in college that there was such an outstanding person among her classmates?

If she had been more proactive back then, perhaps everything would be different now.

7:00 PM.

Yanjing Yanjing Tiancheng.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle—" the sound of pages turning was non-stop.

Production workshop, R&D center, warehousing center, and administrative office building...

The workshop covered an area of about 50,000 square meters, divided into cutting, sewing, finishing... hundreds of high-speed sewing machines, cutting beds, automatic cutting machines, ironing machines, and other production equipment...

Tang Song sat behind the solid wood desk, focusing intently on the materials in his hand, which contained the detailed operating model of Huashang Apparel.

"Ding! Congratulations to the player, the branch task 【Fulfill Duties】 has been completed, and the reward has been issued."

Hearing the familiar system prompt.

Tang Song's mind instantly relaxed; he put down the materials in his hand, leaned back in the comfortable chair, and closed his eyes.

Today, he officially became one of the owners of Huashang Apparel Co., Ltd.

There were a total of 7 board seats, and he, owning 35% of the shares, occupied two seats alone, possessing two voting rights, and was also the company's major shareholder.

He became the object that everyone wanted to win over and please.

After finishing the board meeting and the executive meeting, he received many documents regarding the company's internal affairs.

Under the blessing of the special item 【Tang Song's Glasses】, his reading speed was very fast, and his efficiency was also very high.

Opening the system panel, he entered the warehouse.

A treasure box shimmering with golden light was lying there quietly.

Checking the details.

【Physical Blind Box】: A storage box for players to store items in the game, stored in the executive suite of the JW Marriott Hotel in the HP District of the Magic City, which may contain certain things you obtained in the game.

【Note 1: Of course, it could also be empty】

【Note 2: You have a long-term suite there, and there is a safe of yours inside; please go to the hotel to explore with your ID card】

"Huh?" Tang Song opened his eyes in surprise.

This physical blind box was actually in the Magic City?

He thought it was like before, at some bank branch in Yancheng, or simply in some apartment.

Then he thought of something, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

He had stayed in Yancheng for a long time, and now that the company was on the right track and he had become a director of Huashang Apparel.

It was time to go out and stroll around to relax his mood.

Thinking of those 1.8-meter-long wine glass legs, Tang Song felt restless in his heart.

My dear beautician friend, it seems you are really going to suffer!

"Ding-ding-ding—"

Just then, the WeChat voice call ringtone suddenly rang.

【Wen Wen Ruan】

Tang Song quickly answered the phone, his voice gentle, "Hello, Sister Wen Wen Ruan."

After a moment, a familiar voice came from the receiver: "Tang Song, are you busy right now?"

"Not busy, I'm at home."

"Then... come out for a bit, I'm at the south gate of your residential complex."

"Wait for me, right away!"

Hanging up the phone, Tang Song tidied up a bit, put on a pair of sneakers, and hurriedly went downstairs.

He jogged out of the residential complex gate.

Immediately after, he saw a familiar figure.

Wearing a black base shirt and a floral half-skirt, she was carrying a beautiful bag in her hand. In the evening glow, the skirt hem fluttered slightly in the wind, outlining her graceful figure, looking gentle and sexy.

Tang Song took a deep breath, stepped forward, hugged Wen Wen Ruan, and gave her a heavy kiss on the cheek, "Zhuangzhuang, I missed you so much!"