Chapter 605: We Who Are About to Cross

November 11, 2023, Saturday, Sister Qingqing, -1°C to 7°C.

Yanjing Huating, Large Open-Plan Apartment.

8:30 AM.

Sunlight passed through the thin gauze curtains, filtering out the morning chill and plating the entire room in a layer of gold.

On the pink swan velvet round bed.

Sorry Xiao Jing's long eyelashes trembled gently, and she slowly opened her eyes, her gaze still somewhat hazy.

Last night, she had personally collected the high-end custom gown and jewelry accessories she had reserved for the birthday party.

And arranged for someone to send them to the presidential suite of the Lanfeng International Hotel.

Afterward, she tried on clothes there for a long time and took many "battle robe" photos in front of the mirror.

She was so excited that she didn't fall asleep until very late.

After a long while, her thoughts gradually returned.

She picked up the phone by the pillow, lit up the screen, and entered the "Two-Dimensional Beauty" WeChat group.

Turning to her side, her fair and smooth calves stretched out from the silky quilt, kicking gently.

Her pair of big eyes flashed as she flipped through the chat history from last night.

Qingqing was bragging in the group again, but the difference was that this time there was a Yan Su Su Su beside her as a "witness."

In Yan Su Su Su's flattery, Qingqing had become a novel heroine, the kind that is wild, cool, and heaven-defying.

"Hehehe" laughter rang out in the bedroom.

Sorry Xiao Jing felt it was more and more interesting the more she looked.

When she was accidentally pulled into this group, she thought it was ordinary two-dimensional enthusiasts, but she didn't expect everyone to be talented, and they spoke nicely; she loved it here.

Especially Qingqing; she had liked this group member very much from the beginning.

Her brain hole was very big, the story details were rich, and the plot was ups and downs; it was considered her daily pastime.

Later, she found out that their boyfriends were actually the same person, and she was quite happy.

In recent investigations, she had also roughly figured out the real identities of those "female supporting characters" in Xu Qing's stories.

For example, that "green tea bitch" who has beautiful legs and always wants to climb up should be Lin Empress Mu Xue.

That mature and charming female salesperson at the luxury car 4S shop, Xu Qing's "cousin," is Wen Ruan.

And another one, Tang Song's partner, should be the Vice President of Songmei Apparel, Gao Mengting.

Thinking of Gao Mengting.

Sorry Xiao Jing exited the group chat and opened Douyin.

Directly in the search box at the top, she entered the four words "Songmei Apparel."

Soon, an official flagship store account with a blue V certification popped up.

The avatar was a black and white LOGO of "HEYISTUDIO" with a great sense of design.

Clicked in.

In the shop window on the homepage, all kinds of clothing styles were displayed, each one photographed with great texture, and the models were also bloggers who were somewhat famous in the fashion circle.

And the one with the highest sales, pinned in the most eye-catching position, was exactly a city windbreaker that looked full of design.

The sold quantity below impressively showed a shocking number: 20,000+.

Sorry Xiao Jing's eyes widened slightly.

A windbreaker with an original price of 1299 and a Double 11 discount price of 599, which is also a new brand owned by Songmei Apparel, could actually sell more than 20,000 pieces in just three days of pre-heating activities!

This means a sales volume of over 12 million!

Too exaggerated!

She continued to flip down, and the more she looked, the more surprised she became.

This data was somewhat ridiculously good, and that anchor named "He Yiyi" actually had nearly three million fans.

After all, she had worked at Jinxiu Trading for a long time, and later, because Tang Song started a business doing live-streaming e-commerce, she specifically studied this industry.

She knew very well that in the clothing track where competition had already become white-hot, for a new brand to reach this magnitude in such a short time, it required how precise manipulation and powerful operational capabilities.

Speaking of which, at the beginning, she didn't know that her boyfriend also owned the Lanfeng International Hotel, and she didn't know that he had an extraordinary relationship with someone of Shangguan Qiuya's level.

At that time, she was full of thoughts about how to use her father's connections and Jinxiu Trading's channel resources to help his small company grow bigger and stronger step by step in the future.

But later, because of her father's accident and she was urgently transferred to Tang Yi Precision, she hadn't paid much attention to Songmei Apparel during this time.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, it had actually grown to such an astonishing level.

Although for now, this live-streaming e-commerce company is not considered very awesome, but the most terrible thing about the live-streaming e-commerce industry is the growth rate; maybe after a while, it could become a big company with a valuation of several hundred million.

Sorry Xiao Jing let out a light breath, her expression becoming somewhat solemn.

It seems that this woman named Gao Mengting is also a tough character who cannot be underestimated in the future.

Of course, compared with the current "Big Demon King" Wen Ruan, she is still a bit worse. Recently, the Xingyun International Group has had big movements; it is said that it will apply for an IPO soon, and by then, Wen Ruan's net worth will skyrocket.

A thirty-year-old female tycoon who is mature, sexy, and holds heavy power—Sorry Xiao Jing, although confident, had to admit that she really couldn't compare.

This is also why she was so impatient to build that "birthday stage" for Tang Song and also for herself!

If she doesn't solve the crisis of her father's new energy enterprise, her status as the "rightful queen" will really be completely suppressed!

Everything depends on tomorrow!

Sorry Xiao Jing's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth hooked into an unyielding arc.

She lifted the quilt and came to the bedside, stretching a big lazy stretch,

the white silk camisole nightdress with a cute panda print on her body also shrank upward, revealing a large area of snow-white, smooth skin and panties with strawberry patterns.

She just sat there blankly, thinking for a while.

Barefoot, she stepped on the soft long-pile carpet.

Walking into the cloakroom, she casually changed into a slim-fit autumn outfit, perfectly outlining her sweet yet sexy body curves.

Simple washing, skincare, humming a song, she walked out of the bedroom with light steps.

Nanny Pei, who had been waiting in the living room, immediately greeted her.

"Miss, good morning. Breakfast is ready." Nanny Pei's tone was respectful and carried a bit of an elder's kindness.

"Thank you, Nanny Pei." Sorry Xiao Jing smiled sweetly and sat down in the dining room.

The rich and exquisite breakfast was served one by one, the plating as beautiful as a work of art.

Sorry Xiao Jing took out her phone, took a picture of the Eggs Benedict decorated with caviar and Dutch beans, and sent it to Tang Song.

Leaving a message: "("3) Good morning, Song. Today is Double 11, your company must be very busy, keep it up!"

While eating, she chatted with Tang Song, occasionally letting out a few light laughs from being amused by herself.

Nanny Pei, who was watching this scene on the side, hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Miss, yesterday I heard the Madam say that tomorrow at your birthday party, a very noble big shot is coming, so the Madam specially invited quite a few of her best friends to support the scene."

"Ah?" Sorry Xiao Jing blinked, her movements pausing, "What big shot?"

(。)

Could it be that my secret was leaked?

I kept the matter of Zheng Qiudong and Shangguan Qiuya completely hidden, just wanting to have a big shock to impact my parents and Qin Hua and the others.

Nanny Pei looked at the door, lowered her voice, and said in a tone that was both awe-filled and somewhat uncomprehending:

"It seems to be from Singapore, saying it's the 'Crown Prince' of some big group, surnamed Meng. I heard the Madam say to her friends that his family is doing something called a 'family office,' which is specifically managing that kind of money that is too much to count. Also said his family is preparing to take a lot of money to invest in that new energy thing here. That person seems to be less than thirty years old, unmarried, has released albums, published books, and seems to be particularly famous."

Sorry Xiao Jing's eyebrows instantly furrowed.

She naturally knew about family offices; quite a few families in this circle were doing this.

However, most of them rely on domestic securities firms or trust companies to do some wealth management and inheritance businesses.

But, being able to let her mother specifically mention it with vocabulary specifications like "Singapore" and "family office" proves that the other party's status and background are absolutely extraordinary.

Coupled with information like "money that is too much to count" and "new energy" connected together.

A clear image appeared in her mind: a "Crown Prince" from a top overseas consortium who holds huge capital and is looking for high-quality new energy assets to invest in.

This just happened to step accurately on her father's most urgent and most vulnerable need point.

Huineng Electronics has technical reserves; otherwise, her father wouldn't have sold Jinxiu Trading to rescue it.

Maybe if it survives this disaster, it can really rise up.

This is somewhat troublesome.

What she needs is a shock, letting her parents see Tang Song's "power" (the actual controller of Lanfeng International), see the top connections he stands behind—Shangguan Qiuya.

Then, borrowing Shangguan Qiuya's energy to pry open the resources of Tang Yi Precision, trying to find a way to revitalize Huineng Electronics on the technical route.

In this way, Tang Song becomes the "savior" of the Tian family.

Later, even if her parents find out about other women around Tang Song, looking at this huge favor and the potential Tang Song himself has shown, they can only pinch their noses and acknowledge it.

She can also play with Tang Song with peace of mind, and can also pull in Qingqing, Seeing Xiao Xue, and the others.

But now, this person surnamed Meng suddenly appeared, which is very likely to make the script of the whole show go completely off track.

After all, no matter how powerful Shangguan Qiuya is, she is only an assistant to Chairman Jin.

What she can mobilize are industrial resources and connections, which is a relatively long process that requires intensive cultivation.

And this person surnamed Meng, what he can bring is likely the simplest, most brutal, and most direct one—capital.

He can directly use "money power" to smash money to solve the capital chain problem of Huineng Electronics, or even directly initiate an acquisition.

If at tomorrow's birthday party, the person standing beside her father is such a "gold master daddy," then the "shock effect" brought by Tang Song and Shangguan Qiuya behind him will be greatly reduced.

Tang Song, although also very unusual, owning 80% of Lanfeng International's equity and also having a live-streaming e-commerce company with rapid growth.

But these industries, in front of a family office that can mobilize hundreds of millions of US dollars in capital, are indeed not on the same track.

After all, Tang Song is self-made, his family is just an ordinary rural family, and the gap in foundation is too big.

This "future son-in-law strength display meeting" originally led by her is very likely to evolve into a "high-quality potential son-in-law PK competition" led by her father.

This made her feel a wave of irritability.

"Miss, Nanny Pei, does that mean the Madam wants to introduce the other party to you?" Nanny Pei's face was somewhat worried.

She knew that Sorry Xiao Jing had a boyfriend and that he would be present.

If at that time, the Old Master and Madam are followed by such a person, and friends and relatives around are all revolving around the other party, then Sorry Xiao Jing and her boyfriend will definitely have problems.

She is a senior housekeeper who has been employed by the Tian family for more than ten years and almost watched Sorry Xiao Jing grow up.

Sorry Xiao Jing pursed her lips, "It's okay, Nanny Pei."

But one good thing is that Zheng Qiudong will also come. This Chairman of Deju Renhe is a real big shot, and his status and energy should be able to hold down that person surnamed Meng in the country.

Unfortunately—Zheng Qiudong and Shangguan Qiuya are different; he hasn't developed that kind of special intimate relationship with Tang Song brother.

Ah... embryo...

Sorry Xiao Jing's cheeks flushed slightly, and she gave herself a bite in her heart.

Tang Song brother of course cannot have an intimate relationship with him, wouldn't that make him Gay!

She although has some perverted little hobbies, but she is not a fujoshi!

However...

Her eyeballs turned cunningly, and an idea quietly formed in the bottom of her heart.

She must find a way, at tomorrow's birthday party, to cleverly use Shangguan Qiuya's little thoughts to pull Zheng Qiudong, this big shot, into the game together.

Together to stand on stage and cheer for Tang Song brother!

10:00 AM.

A light "click" sound came from the door lock.

Sorry Xiao Jing, who was chatting in the living room, raised her head and said immediately: "Dad, you're back!"

Tian Chengye gave an "mm," took off his suit jacket, and threw it on the sofa casually.

His whole person sank heavily into it.

His tie was pulled crookedly, his face full of haggardness and exhaustion that couldn't be hidden.

For more than half a month, he had almost been soaking in Huineng Electronics in Hangzhou.

On one hand, he had to appease the technical team on the verge of collapse, and on the other hand, he had to maneuver between various investment institutions, hoping to pull in life-saving funds.

His whole person had lost a big circle.

Sorry Xiao Jing hurriedly put down her phone, her eyebrows pressed, "What's going on? Your eyes are full of bloodshot, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Tian Chengye rubbed his swollen eyebrows, his voice hoarse: "Didn't sleep all night—regret, regret to the point of not being able to sleep. Jingjing, Dad did a heaven-defying stupid thing."

"What is it?" Sorry Xiao Jing's heart also hung up.

Tian Chengye looked at the ceiling with unfocused eyes, his voice full of irrepressible annoyance, "Yesterday—Jinxiu Trading, there was major good news."

Sorry Xiao Jing reacted immediately, "Valuation rose?"

Last month, in order to plug the capital hole of Huineng Electronics, her father painfully sold 7.5% of the equity of Jinxiu Trading he held.

At that time, it was calculated based on an overall valuation of 1.8 billion.

Because everyone was optimistic about Jinxiu's future appreciation space, a company from the capital named "Jingyi Asset Management Company" soon took over.

It is said that although this company was just established, it has a strong overseas capital background and acted extremely generously.

Directly using 135 million in cash to acquire it, easing her father's debt crisis.

Tian Chengye was silent for a long time before opening his mouth with difficulty in a voice that was almost like a dream:

"Meigou Technology has internal news leaked that its 'Global Speed Pass' plan has received joint approval from multiple departments including the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs, and has reached cooperation agreements with more than ten countries along the 'Belt and Road,' and in a series of channel memorandums, there is the name of Jinxiu Trading—"

Hearing this, Sorry Xiao Jing instantly understood.

Because of Smile Capital, Jinxiu Trading had already had deep cooperation with Meigou Technology in cross-border e-commerce business, and even possessed some internal priority channels.

However, before, because Meigou's overseas business model had already been finalized, Jinxiu Trading was considered a late entrant; although it also shared a cup of soup, it never managed to eat the most core piece of cake.

But now it's different!

This is a strategic cooperation at the national level!

Jinxiu Trading can undoubtedly be the first batch to ride this east wind!

Tian Chengye painfully grabbed his hair, his voice full of regret: "One wrong step, every step wrong! If I could have waited a bit longer, even just a month to sell, the valuation might have been 2.5 billion, or even 3 billion! This—this alone lost nearly a hundred million!"

Looking at her father's face full of decadence and unwillingness, Sorry Xiao Jing's heart also followed with a sigh.

She knew better than anyone how heavy this mistake was for her father, who is now in a critical situation.

But there is no regret medicine in the world.

Jinxiu Trading's shares cannot come back either.

"Dad, it's okay, business matters, there are gains and losses, there will be other opportunities in the future."

Tian Chengye looked at the sweet and obedient daughter in front of him, stopped talking several times, and finally turned into a heavy sigh.

The current him can be called besieged on all sides.

Zhongcheng Group is in decline, and personal assets have shrunk significantly.

Personally carrying huge loans.

Selling Jinxiu Trading's equity to support Huineng Electronics, but missed major good news.

One wrong step, every step wrong.

He is really scared. He is afraid that one day he will suddenly explode, and drag the whole family, and the stable and affluent life of his daughter, into the pit.

And precisely because of this, he is more urgent than ever before, wanting his daughter to have a future that is strong enough and reliable enough.

Yancheng Normal University, School of Computer Science and Technology, Room 412.

The teaching building on the weekend is much quieter than on weekdays.

Jiang Yourong sat in her office, wearing a pair of anti-blue light glasses on the bridge of her nose, focusing on modifying an application report for the National Natural Science Foundation.

"Ding-a-ling—" A somewhat abrupt mobile phone ringtone broke the silence in the room.

She picked up the phone, her heart jumped, and she almost subconsciously stood up from the chair, walking quickly to the corner by the window, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Assistant Shangguan." Her voice couldn't help but carry a trace of respect.

"Yourong, didn't disturb your weekend rest, did I?" The clear, pleasant, yet somewhat intimate smiling voice of Shangguan Qiuya came from the other end of the phone.

"No, no, I just happened to be in the office organizing some materials."

"That's good," Shangguan Qiuya's tone was light and natural, "I just came from the capital, and I'm near your Normal University. Thinking it's not easy to come here once, I wanted to invite you to have lunch together, don't know if it's convenient? I've already booked the restaurant."

This sudden invitation made Jiang Yourong's heart jump wildly.

She knew that a person like Shangguan Qiuya would never just "pass by" or "casually" invite someone to a meal.

"Convenient! Of course convenient!"

"I'll be downstairs at your teaching building soon."

"Okay, I'll be down immediately!"

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Yourong took a deep breath, walked to the mirror, and quickly organized her makeup and clothing.

After confirming that everything was appropriate, she put on her coat, took her handbag, and walked out of the office quickly.

Arriving downstairs at the teaching building, she saw that black Maybach with a full aura parked on the side of the road at a glance.

Beside the car, a tall and slender figure was standing gracefully.

Wearing a well-tailored beige long trench coat, with a matching turtleneck cashmere sweater inside, her whole body exuded a powerful aura that was calm but impossible to ignore.

"Assistant Shangguan." Jiang Yourong stepped forward quickly.

"Yourong, you're here." Shangguan Qiuya raised her head, a smile that was just right appearing on her face, and personally opened the rear car door for her.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and then got into the back seat of the car one after another. "Click." The car door closed.

The Maybach started steadily, isolating the noise of the campus outside.

Because they had just met a while ago, Jiang Yourong wasn't as nervous as she was the first time.

But looking at the outstanding Assistant Shangguan beside her, she still couldn't help but feel a wave of complicated emotion in her heart.

Fate is sometimes so wonderful. If she hadn't left in the beginning.

Perhaps at this moment, there would also be a place for her beside Chairman Jin.

She smiled self-deprecatingly in her heart.

Jiang Yourong took the initiative to open the conversation: "Is Assistant Shangguan here in Yancheng for important work this time?"

Shangguan Qiuya smiled, her tone casual: "You could say that, here to attend a friend's birthday party."

Jiang Yourong was somewhat stunned; she couldn't imagine that with Shangguan Qiuya's status, she would have a friend in Yancheng who needed her to come in person to attend a birthday party.

Shangguan Qiuya didn't dwell too much on this topic, but instead started chatting with her.

Chatting about her teaching life at the university, and the scientific research projects she was currently tackling.

The atmosphere gradually became familiar.

More than ten minutes later.

The car stopped outside a high-end private restaurant.

Entering the private room, the two sat opposite each other,

Shangguan Qiuya seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and asked seemingly casually: "By the way, Yourong, I remember you and the founder of Micro-Light Coffee, Ms. Xie Shu Yu, are long-time friends, right?"

"Right!" Jiang Yourong's heart moved, and she immediately nodded, "We are university alumni, and have been in contact ever since. Now we are both in Yancheng, and our relationship is very good."

Shangguan Qiuya's mouth raised slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Chairman Jin has always been very concerned about the new consumption field in China. Smile Holdings just fully acquired a boutique coffee bean supplier located in Yunnan Province a while ago. This company not only has its own high-altitude planting manor and roasting factory but also, with the support of Smile Holdings, has formed a very strong beverage R&D team."

She paused, her gaze falling on Jiang Yourong's face, and said slowly: "I hope to convey a cooperation intention to President Xie through you."

"We can become the exclusive raw material supplier for Micro-Light Coffee in the future. At the same time, our R&D team can also have in-depth cooperation with her,

to jointly develop new products suitable for the domestic market."

"This—this is of course a good thing!" Jiang Yourong suppressed the shock in her heart, trying hard to make her voice sound calm, "I believe Xie Shu Yu will definitely be very interested."

Shangguan Qiuya nodded, and then said: "Also, Chairman Jin also mentioned that this supply company will establish an 'AI Intelligent Quality Control and Flavor R&D Laboratory' in the future, which just happens to need technical support from a professional team from a university. She feels that you and your team are very suitable."

At this moment, Jiang Yourong only felt a huge electric current rush from her tailbone to the top of her head, and the blood in her whole body was boiling in an instant.

Lanfeng International High-end Apartment.

The door of Room 2002 was pushed open gently, and two beautiful figures walked out.

Lin Empress Mu Xue carried an Hermes Birkin, while talking to Xu Ning about the recent business expansion of Xuetang Culture, walking toward the elevator room.

With the official use of the Yannan Short Drama Film and Television Base, her artist brokerage business developed extremely rapidly.

In just three months, the company had initially achieved profitability.

However, what made her somewhat uncomfortable was that the company's money and her personal money were different; she couldn't take it out to spend directly, and could only wait for dividends or reimbursement through some compliant ways.

But this was not bad either; at least she was now a "boss" in name and reality.

Just as her thoughts were flying.

A tall figure with an extreme sense of oppression appeared abruptly in the center of the corridor in front of them.

The corridor lighting was a warm tone designed with care, the light hitting down diagonally from the ceiling, just happening to envelop that figure.

She was wearing a tight-fitting beige knit dress, outlining a perfect curve with a protruding front and a curved back, and was casually draped with a black cashmere long trench coat with excellent texture.

The simple color scheme was worn by her with a powerful aura that was breathtaking.

Her features were three-dimensional and bright, like a Greek sculpture.

Her golden wavy long hair was draped over her shoulders like a waterfall, making her skin look cold and white under the light as if it were glowing.

Lin Empress Mu Xue's heart jumped wildly.

Anne Kate!

The reason she could recognize her quickly.

Not only because the other party was a member of the committee of the Juqing Hui Jin, but also because she had met her in that Lanfeng International apartment where Su Yu lived before Su Yu's concert.

However, she was just an inconspicuous little Xue at the time, and didn't even get to say much.

But she—how could she suddenly appear here?

Just as Lin Empress Mu Xue was feeling suspicious in her heart.

Anne Kate stopped her footsteps.

A pair of ice-blue eyes, as clear and cold as a Siberian ice lake, shot over straight.

That was a scrutiny from a higher dimension,

calm, indifferent, but carrying a sense of oppression that seemed to be able to penetrate the soul.

Lin Empress Mu Xue stopped her footsteps, her breathing somewhat nervous.

She knew some of the other party's background, one of the heirs of the American Kate family, a true world-class white-rich-beautiful.

Their eyes met.

Lin Empress Mu Xue forced herself to calm down, squeezing a decent smile on her face, "Hello, Ms. Kate, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Not at all, darling."

Anne's voice was very light, carrying a trace of lazy American accent, the tail tone rising slightly.

Immediately, she took a step forward, leaned in front of Lin Empress Mu Xue, and the corners of her mouth hooked into a playful, unfathomable smile.

"I'm here for you."

Lin Empress Mu Xue's legs tightened.

Holy crap (.) convex! It really is aimed at me, Empress Mu Xue the Great!

And why is this voice so familiar?!

She subconsciously held her breath, trying hard to search in the fragments of her memory.

A vague fragment flashed out suddenly.