Chapter 669: The Best Friend

After a few seconds of silence.

Lin Mu Xue suppressed the ecstasy that was about to gush out of her heart, and said with reserve and being flattered: "Ms. Ouyang, this is too sudden, how could I have the nerve to take such a big advantage of you?"

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about." Ouyang Xianyue's voice remained gentle, but carried a power that could not be questioned. "We are already our own people, mutual care is what should be done. You are Tang Song's personal assistant, in the future, it's inevitable that we will have frequent contact."

Lin Mu Xue's cheeks instantly flushed red, and she was so excited that her voice even carried a hint of tremor: "You—you are right!"

Ouyang Xianyue admitted she was one of her own, and even wanted to take care of her!

This was simply a blessing from heaven!

Although she, Lin Mu Xue, was now the "biological assistant" of Tang Song, in the true core circle of power, she was still a marginal figure.

Every time she just emerged, she was either suppressed by Su Yu's aura or scared away by Jin Dongshi's majesty.

Now, being able to get Ms. Ouyang's personal recognition.

This was simply equivalent to getting a letter of introduction to enter the true core circle.

It was quite similar to when the beautician Zhao Yaqian got Jin Dongshi's favor and was gifted the TC private club!

Moreover, 【Tang-Jin Family Office】 was nominally founded by Ms. Ouyang and Jin Dongshi together.

If she really wanted to go further in the family office in the future, then Ms. Ouyang's care would appear crucial.

Recently, under the pressure of Shen Yu Yan, Xiao Xue, who had a very strong desire to advance, had no strength to refuse at all.

"Then that's it, later I will have Chen Jing send you the detailed information of the property, for the rest of the matters, you two communicate directly."

"Mm-mm! Thank you, Ms. Ouyang! It is truly an honor to be able to purchase the property you once lived in, and I also look forward to having more opportunities to learn from you in the future!"

"Hehe, we will." Ouyang Xianyue paused slightly, and suddenly mentioned another thing. "By the way, Assistant Lin, if I remember correctly, your hometown seems to be in Chang'an City, Shaanxi Province, right?"

Lin Mu Xue immediately said: "Yes, it's in a place called Zhou County below it."

She knew that for a person of Ouyang Xianyue's level.

Her resume and family background were definitely completely transparent, and there was no need for any concealment.

"Mm." Ouyang Xianyue responded lightly. "I have a relative who was just transferred to work in Chang'an, serving as the deputy mayor, I'll introduce you to each other later."

Boom—!!!

This sentence instantly exploded in Lin Mu Xue's mind.

Chang'an City's...? Deputy Mayor?!

Introduce me to him?!

Damn! Damn! Damn, damn, damn!

Her brain went blank, and she almost subconsciously said: "Thank—thank you, Ms. Ouyang."

"Alright, I won't disturb your work."

The call ended just like that, in a light and breezy manner.

Lin Mu Xue held the warm phone and sat there blankly.

Her expression was even more exaggerated than when Gao Mengting saw the "Purchase Contract."

A long time later, she finally woke up like a dream.

Only feeling her bladder tighten suddenly, she hurriedly stood up, twisting her thin waist and perky buttocks, and walked toward the bathroom with "da-da-da" steps.

No, she drank too much water just now, this time it's really coming out!

—

"Click—"

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Lin Mu Xue sat on the smart toilet with a flushed face, her two long legs wrapped in black silk shaking uncontrollably due to excitement.

She, of course, knew Ouyang Xianyue's background, so she didn't doubt the authenticity of the other party's sentence just now at all.

This was definitely not polite talk, but really wanting to introduce connections to her.

If she could really get in touch with a deputy mayor of her hometown.

Then when she returned in glory—

That scene was something she didn't even dare to imagine!

This Aunt Ouyang is truly a great person!

She, Xiao Xue, has always been pitted and calculated against, and finally met a good person!

"Ding-dong—"

The WeChat notification sound rang, interrupting her fantasy.

It was the file sent by that Secretary Chen.

【Modu IFC Residence - Property Information Overview】

With an excited heart and trembling hands, she clicked open the PDF file.

Her fingertips slid slowly across the screen, and the light in her eyes also became brighter and brighter.

This was a 98-square-meter suite.

Located in the core area of Lujiazui, Pudong, seamlessly connected to the IFC mall and office buildings.

And as a top-tier serviced apartment, it provided a full set of five-star hotel-style services by the Four Seasons Hotel.

25-meter indoor constant-temperature swimming pool, fully equipped 24-hour gym, massage pool, sauna steam room, guest room cleaning—Lin Mu Xue had heard of this apartment before.

It was generally only for long-term rental, and very rarely sold.

According to market conditions, the monthly rent for this house was at least thirty or forty thousand.

As for the real house price, because there was no listing information on the market, she didn't know either.

But a conservative estimate was over 10 million.

However, according to the information sent by Secretary Chen, the transfer price Ms. Ouyang gave her was only five million.

Almost equivalent to a 50% discount.

Lin Mu Xue walked out of the bathroom with floating steps.

When she returned to the office, she happened to run into Gao Mengting coming out of the lounge.

The expression on her face had already returned to calm and gentleness.

Their eyes met.

Lin Mu Xue immediately bloomed with a brilliant smile. "President Gao, how is it? Have you communicated well with our boss?"

Gao Mengting let out a light breath and nodded: "Mm, I'll sign the contract now."

The two sat opposite each other in the sofa area again.

Gao Mengting picked up the fountain pen and signed her name stroke by stroke.

Then she stood up to pour a cup of tea for Lin Mu Xue.

The atmosphere unknowingly became harmonious.

Gao Mengting asked as if casually: "Speaking of which, Assistant Lin, how long have you been Tang Song's assistant?"

Lin Mu Xue thought for a while and said in a low voice: "About half a year."

Gao Mengting's gaze flickered slightly, and she continued to ask: "Then—do you know that Wen Ruan, President Wen, of Xingyun International Group?"

Lin Mu Xue's hand holding the teacup paused, but her face remained calm. "I have indeed met President Wen a few times, but we are not particularly familiar, she is a very excellent woman."

Good fellow, you want to set me up, Empress Mu Xue?!

Gao Mengting gave a light "Mm" and didn't continue this topic.

Tang Song had already pushed Wen Ruan's contact information to her a few days ago.

Saying it was to facilitate the deep cooperation between 【Songmei Apparel】 and 【Zhilian Future】.

She added the other party as a friend and also looked at the other party's Moments.

A woman's intuition told her that this big beauty with an exaggerated figure and amorous feelings definitely had a relationship with Tang Song that was not simple.

Looking at the heavy purchase contract in front of her, and thinking of Tang Song's gentle and caring tone on the phone.

Her heart couldn't help but sigh lightly.

My dear partner, how many secrets are you still hiding that I don't know about?

5:00 PM.

Yintai Center, Weiguang Coffee flagship store.

"Wishing us a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The meeting came to an end in a friendly and efficient atmosphere.

Both sides officially reached a preliminary cooperation framework.

Next, 【Linglian Technology】 would be responsible for the cold chain logistics transportation and warehousing business of 【Weiguang Coffee】 in the entire Southwest region.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while.

At the time of parting, Wang Fang Zhiyuan Zhiyuan said euphemistically: "By the way, Xie Zong, regarding the BP matter of our company, I wonder what your investor said?"

Xie Shu Yu's gaze flickered. "Sorry, President Fang, I haven't had time to mention this yet."

The capital volume required by 【Linglian Technology】 was too large.

And Tang Song had just arrived in Rongcheng, she hadn't even met him yet, how could she have the nerve to bring up such a thing right away?

Wang Fang Zhiyuan Zhiyuan seemed to see through her concerns and took the initiative to change the topic: "Speaking of which, I heard that Xie Zong, you are going to attend the brand private sharing session held by "First Financial" at the Jinjiang Hotel the day after tomorrow? And as a specially invited sharing guest."

Xie Shu Yu nodded: "Yes."

Wang Fang Zhiyuan Zhiyuan asked tentatively: "Then that investor of yours should also attend together, right?"

Xie Shu Yu instantly understood his meaning.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded: "He should accompany me, however, he will not go on stage to share."

"Alright, understood! Then see you at that time, I hope Xie Zong can help introduce us then. Don't worry, we have a sense of propriety and will definitely not make things difficult for you."

The smile on Wang Fang Zhiyuan Zhiyuan's face became thicker, he didn't say anything more, and stood up to say goodbye.

For a heavy-asset company like 【Linglian Technology】 that urgently needed expansion, time was life.

They must seize every possible opportunity to contact the highest quality capital.

And an investor who could invest such a large amount in Weiguang Coffee in his personal name must have a significant background, and also value the consumer goods track very much.

As long as the other party had ideas, he had absolute confidence in his own enterprise.

Seeing off Wang Fang Zhiyuan Zhiyuan and his party, Xie Shu Yu was just about to turn around when she saw the figure of her good friend Meng Ran.

"How is it?" Meng Ran stepped forward quickly and asked directly.

Xie Shu Yu brought her to the back office area and described the situation of the meeting just now.

"... The plan of 【Linglian Technology】 is very professional and also very sincere. I have already decided, I will choose them."

Meng Ran heard this, but her eyebrows slightly rose. "Their plan is indeed suitable for Weiguang's current stage. However—you can also be considered to have completely fallen out with 【Shu Shu Xian Supply Chain】. Being so hard-headed, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble."

"No way, this is not something I can decide." Xie Shu Yu's tone was very calm. "At worst, we will allocate materials from other regions and replace a few more suppliers. At most, the cost will be higher and it will be more troublesome."

Meng Ran opened her mouth, wanting to say "things are probably not that simple."

But seeing the stubborn expression on her friend's face, she finally swallowed the words back.

Actually, according to her opinion, Xie Shu Yu could completely adopt a more slick strategy.

For example, reserving the cold chain business in Sichuan Province for 【Shu Shu Xian】, while letting 【Zhongshu Group】 also participate in Weiguang's Series B financing.

This way, she wouldn't offend the local snake, could get a considerable amount of funds, and could also provide an endorsement for the brand.

However, she also understood her friend's concerns.

After all, Chen Hao clearly had ulterior motives, considering the thoughts of her boyfriend, the major shareholder, Xie Shu Yu doing this was also reasonable.

Meng Ran sighed in her heart and changed to a relaxed topic. "By the way, when is that little boyfriend of yours arriving?"

"Can you not use 'little' to address him?"

"Could it be that he is big? How big is he?" Meng Ran squeezed her eyes at Xie Shu Yu, her face full of malicious smiles. "I specifically adjusted some Gillardeau oysters for you from our 【Hema】 warehouse. Give your man a good supplement tonight, and let you be happy."

Xie Shu Yu's cheeks instantly flushed red, and she unnaturally tidied up the corner of her clothes.

"Can you not be so improper. He should be arriving soon, he sent me a message half an hour ago, he's already on his way."

"My god! I've finally managed to see you in person! You've been so mysterious, you've had me hooked like a topmouth culter."

Xie Shu Yu was just about to say something.

But the phone rang at an inappropriate time.

【Shu Shu Xian Supply Chain - Chen Hao】.

The two instantly put away all jokes and looked at each other.

Both saw the seriousness in the other's eyes.

Xie Shu Yu pursed her red lips and pressed the answer button. "Hello? Chen Zong, is there something?"

2

On the other end of the phone, Chen Hao's voice came with a hint of eagerness: "Xie Zong, it's like this. Tomorrow afternoon, our 【Shu Shu Xian Supply Chain】 will take the lead in holding a 'Southwest Region New Consumption Brand Supply Chain Synergy Meeting' at our group building."

"I specifically invited Vice President Zhang of 【New Hope Dairy】, President Li of the largest semi-finished baking factory in Sichuan Province, and several head fruit and vegetable suppliers will also be present."

"Oh right, the person in charge of 【Kayu Time】 under our group will also participate."

"At that time, we will announce the most favorable cooperation price for the next year on the spot, and open up some exclusive supply chain resources."

He paused, his tone becoming meaningful. "I believe, Xie Zong, if you can come over in person, you will definitely get a price that you cannot refuse. Moreover, regarding the matter of investing in 【Weiguang Coffee】, we can also talk about it more deeply."

Xie Shu Yu pursed her lips. "Thank you very much for Chen Zong's invitation. It's just a coincidence, I have to meet with our independent investor tomorrow to discuss some important matters."

"Oh? Investor?" Chen Hao chuckled. "That's just right, you can invite him to come over together, in fact, I have also long wanted to see this strong investment 'big shot' you speak of."

Xie Shu Yu was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "I need to ask for his opinion on this, however, he is very busy, I'm afraid—"

"It doesn't matter." Chen Hao said indifferently: "I will send the detailed information of the meeting to you via WeChat later, I hope Xie Zong can consider it seriously again. I believe this is a good thing for both of us."

After saying this, he hung up the phone directly.

Meng Ran said in a low voice: "He is giving you an ultimatum. Gathering all the key suppliers together and giving you a discount in front of everyone. If you go, it's equivalent to tacitly accepting his recruitment; if you don't go, it's publicly slapping him in the face, and then you will really have to replace the suppliers immediately."

Xie Shu Yu nodded and stretched out her slender fingers to rub her temples.

"Let's not talk about this, I'm going to the restroom and touch up my makeup by the way."

"Aiyo~ sure enough, a woman in love knows how to touch up her makeup, haha, such a cute Li Xiaoyu." Meng Ran patted her on the buttocks.

"Go to hell." Xie Shu Yu rolled her eyes at her, a blush appearing on her dignified face.

Watching the clearly tense back of her friend, Meng Ran sighed lightly.

Just at this time.

"Ding-dong—" The WeChat notification sound rang.

Xie Shu Yu's phone placed on the desk lit up.

On the laptop next to it, a WeChat message also popped up.

【Xiao Song: "Sister Shu Yu, I've arrived downstairs, waiting for you at the booth in the southeast corner, you finish your work first."】

Below, it also attached a photo of the interior of the cafe taken from the perspective of the booth.

Looking at the nickname note "Xiao Song" and the address "Sister Shu Yu."

Meng Ran chuckled lightly, feeling very novel.

She never expected that her good sister, who had always presented herself with the image of a "workaholic" and "strong woman."

Would actually fall in love and have a sister-brother romance that was the most popular nowadays.

This simply had the flavor of a TV drama heroine.

However, according to the plot in TV dramas, things often wouldn't go smoothly.

Between the two, there would definitely be many twists and turns and misunderstandings.

For example, a young, beautiful "green tea" who actively sticks to him, or a "female supporting character" with a prominent family background who causes trouble from the middle.

Then Meng Ran's eyes rolled, she picked up her bag, said a word to the assistant Xiao Min who was still processing work, and walked straight out.

She was too curious and too wanted to know what kind of man the other party was.

This was not only out of concern and care for her best friend, but also because Xie Shu Yu had invited her many times to serve as the COO of 【Weiguang Coffee】.

And this Tang Song, as the major shareholder of the company, his personality and character would be important factors for her final decision.

After all, it was only because of their feelings that Tang Song let Xie Shu Yu do it.

The governance structure of this company was deeply bound to the founder's personal emotions, and Tang Song was so young.

In case their feelings had problems in the future, this huge investment would become a key risk hindering the development of 【Weiguang Coffee】.

The simplest way was to personally go and "test" him in the way of a best friend joking.

Although she wasn't as outstandingly beautiful as Xie Shu Yu, regardless of appearance, posture, or temperament, she was also quite good.

Considered a standard beauty.

Moreover, she could reach this position, so ability and vision were naturally not lacking.

As long as she had a little contact with a man's temperament, she had the confidence to see a general idea.

Walking out of the back office area, Meng Ran subconsciously looked at her reflection against the smooth metal wall next to her.

Exquisite makeup, confident smile, eyes carrying the capable and intellectual nature unique to urban elites.

She hooked her lips in satisfaction and straightened the collar of her trench coat.

"Da, da, da—"

In the crisp sound of high heels hitting the floor, she walked toward the southeast corner of the cafe with confident and graceful steps.

At this time, there were not many guests in the flagship store.

Soon, a back view entered her eyes.

Due to the angle, she could only see the side-back of the other party.

Wearing a well-tailored dark wool suit, perfectly outlining broad shoulders and a lean waist, his pitch-black hair was meticulously groomed.

At this moment, he was lazily leaning back on the large sofa chair, his right hand casually resting on the armrest, his gaze cast toward the street scene of office buildings outside the window that were gradually shrouded in twilight.

He clearly hadn't done anything, yet he exuded a quiet and powerful aura.

Just looking at this back view, it had already far exceeded her expectations.

Meng Ran's steps subconsciously slowed down a bit, and a trace of nervousness inexplicably arose in her heart.

Before coming, she had mostly regarded the other party as her best friend's mysterious boyfriend, wanting to evaluate the other party's quality in a "interviewer" posture without Xie Shu Yu present.

But at this moment, she suddenly remembered again, how could a man who could casually take out forty million in cash to invest be a simple character?

Even if he was a second-generation, he was definitely not an ordinary second-generation.

However, having already reached this step, her curiosity in her heart had also reached the extreme.

Anyway, it was her best friend's boyfriend, and she wouldn't really offend him.

At most, it was just a joke.

Giving herself a simple psychological construction, Meng Ran raised her head and chest again, hung a bright professional smile on her face, and walked toward that direction with big strides.

The distance was closing bit by bit.

She reached out and patted lightly on the shoulder of that back view.

"Hello, Mr. Tang." Her voice was deliberately lightened, carrying the magnetism and initiative belonging to a mature woman. "Didn't expect to meet you here, do you still remember me?"

Accompanied by her action, the man slowly turned around.

A handsome face abruptly broke into her eyes.

Making Meng Ran's heart skip half a beat.

There was no surprise or joy in his eyes when being struck up by a strange beauty, he just looked at her lightly with deep and calm eyes.

A powerful sense of oppression rushed toward her.

The perfect professional smile on Meng Ran's face gradually stiffened.

She felt that those little thoughts she had carefully prepared to test the other party had become childish and ridiculous clumsy performances under his gaze, with nowhere to hide.

An emotion mixed with shame and palpitations surged up instantly.

Just as she was in a daze.

Tang Song stood up calmly, his tall posture shrouding her line of sight.

The corners of his mouth raised a faint arc, and the sense of oppression on his body naturally disappeared.

"Meng Ran? Hello, I am Tang Song."

His voice was very good to listen to.

The expression on Meng Ran's face completely collapsed, her head buzzing. "H-hello."

1 (AI)—

She had specifically asked Xie Shu Yu, very sure that Tang Song should not have seen her photos.

How did he recognize her at a glance?!

In this position, logically speaking, she had seen many big shots, so she shouldn't have been acting so out of character.

It was mainly because the first meeting with this Tang Song was really too far beyond her imagination.

Not only the impeccable appearance, but also that powerful aura of calm and waveless, retractable and expandable.

It was not something a young man in his twenties should have at all.

Just when she was embarrassed to the extreme, Tang Song seemed to see through her thoughts and said with a smile: "I have heard Sister Shu Yu mention you many times, and I have a deep impression."

"Uh, is that so, that what, Li Xiaoyu went to the restroom, so I came over to say hello to you first, afraid you'd be bored." Meng Ran gave two dry laughs, hurriedly looking for a step to go down.

"Mm." Tang Song nodded lightly, his demeanor calm, and he raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation. "Sit down and chat. Coincidentally, our Xie Zong gave me a task, asking me to trick you into coming to our Weiguang to be the COO. I was just worrying about not finding an opportunity, didn't expect you to send yourself to my door."

A half-true, half-false joke instantly washed away the embarrassment just now.

Meng Ran felt relieved in her heart, but still somewhat restrainedly tidied up her clothes, sat down opposite him, and secretly adjusted her state of mind.

"Heard from Sister Shu Yu, you are currently working at 【Hema Fresh】?"

"Mm, yes." Mentioning her professional field, Meng Ran finally found a trace of confidence. "I am one of the operation managers of Hema's Southwest region. The end of the year is the busiest, these few days I've basically been soaking in warehouses and stores."

"Double 11 just passed, soon it will be Christmas and New Year, your pressure should be quite high?"

"Don't mention it." Meng Ran shook her head with a smile. "Last year was still expansion, this year is all 'cost reduction and efficiency increase.' We are chased by finance to calculate accounts every day, and we have to find ways to protect the experience, it's quite tossing. But it's not a bad thing. At least it forces us to do fine management and no longer burn money randomly."

"Mm." Tang Song nodded slightly, his tone carrying affirmation. "However, Hema's model is still very imaginative, combining front-end warehouses and community scenes, which has brought a lot of inspiration to the industry in recent years."

"To put it bluntly, it's constant trial and error. Users want cheap and fresh, and want it delivered home the fastest—this is almost an impossible equation. We operation people can only find ways to piece these few things together."

The conversation between the two unfolded unknowingly like this.

Tang Song leaned elegantly on the sofa, his legs crossed, controlling the rhythm of the whole scene without changing his expression.

With the deepening of the conversation, Meng Ran finally reacted.

Good fellow! You are really "interviewing" me!

You have to know, she originally came with the mentality of testing the other party, but now the positions of host and guest have completely reversed.

Making her really have the tension and excitement of being interviewed by a big shot.

Just at this time, a tall and beautiful figure appeared in her line of sight.

Meng Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up as if relieved of a heavy burden. "Li Xiaoyu, you're here."

Tang Song turned around and saw the female president walking toward this side.

Camel coat, white silk shirt, black hip-hugging skirt, meat-colored silk stockings.

Standard workplace OL outfit.

Making the whole person exude a charm where dignified maturity and sexy brightness coexist.