Chapter 98: Please Answer 2016

May 4, 2023, Thursday, light rain turning cloudy, 15~19°C.

The light rain drizzled, falling onto the damp stone road.

Two black business cars drove over slowly and stopped steadily in the drop-off area of Lin Jin Building.

"Click—click—"

The car doors were opened one after another, and a group of 5 people walked down from the cars.

They were all around 40 years old, wearing crisp suits, their hair meticulous.

Everyone was full of energy, carrying the unique temperament of the elite class.

Several company leaders quickly greeted them, and after shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries, everyone walked into the building with smiles.

For Jinxiu Trading, today was a big day.

After the company's equity change, it finally ushered in its first board meeting, and all 5 current directors were present.

This meeting would determine the company's strategic direction, financial decisions, the appointment and dismissal of senior management personnel, and re-formulate company rules.

Watching this group of big shots walk into the conference room.

Strong excitement and anticipation surged on the employees' faces.

Early this morning, the news had completely spread.

The one investing in their company this time was the well-known domestic Smile Capital, a CVC institution under Smile Holdings.

They had leaped to become employees of a semi-major company.

The office area was quiet on the surface, but the WeChat group was as lively as if it were the New Year.

In the small group of the Technical Department.

【Front-end - Li Song: "I heard from Brother Wen that our Technical Support Department will definitely be upgraded to a Business Unit!"】

【Development - Du Shaokai: "It's true. In addition to existing positions, there will also be technical personnel related to live streaming, design, and editing, all unified into the Technical Support Business Unit. Our President Chen will be promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO)."】

【Development - Wang Chaoyang: "There is another benefit. In the future, our department will also have its own management and decision-making power. For example, some reimbursements and travel expenses can be formulated according to actual conditions."】

As the discussion progressed, everyone became more and more excited.

Many people whispered to each other, their faces carrying excited blushes.

After the May Day holiday, they suddenly became employees of a major company, and their department became a core department of the company—a pie falling from the sky!

The originally most troublesome Monday suddenly became wonderful, and even the drizzling rain outside the window felt very poetic.

When Tang Song opened his eyes, the time was already close to 10:00 AM.

He had returned home very late last night, and later he unlocked rewards, making him so excited that he couldn't sleep for a long time.

Fortunately, with the special effect bonus of 【God-tier Halo (LV2)】, he became energetic again after a sleep.

He opened WeChat to take a look; there were quite a few unread messages.

They were mainly from several former colleagues' WeChat groups, all discussing today's board meeting.

Seeing the familiar four words "Smile Holdings," a smile couldn't help but appear on Tang Song's face.

He had a premonition that this investment in Jinxiu Trading was like Jin Mi Shu interacting with him.

Just like how he gifted her presents in a different way through the 【Dream Gift Box】.

This kind of tacit understanding was very subtle, but he could feel it.

Further down, there was a message from Gao Mengting.

Today was the first working day after the May Day holiday, and both HR and Finance had arrived at the company to start working normally.

The legal company consultant they had an appointment with would arrive at 2:00 PM, reminding him not to miss it.

Tang Song replied simply, got up to eat, and tidied himself up.

At 11:00 AM, the rain gradually stopped.

East Gate of Yanjing Tiancheng residential complex.

After verifying his identity as an owner with the property management, Tang Song successfully drove the car into the underground garage.

Under the guidance of the security guard, he parked the BMW 330 in parking space A1-002.

He thanked the security guard and handed him a bottle of drink.

Tang Song's gaze turned to the silver Mercedes-Benz S450L parked in parking space A1-001.

White horse, silver Mercedes, black Audi—these were all very classic color schemes.

Silver was the legendary color of the Mercedes-Benz brand.

The texture of this "Space Silver" looked very high-end, smooth as a mirror, carrying a flowing halo.

The wide front bumper and the exquisite headlight design echoed each other, creating a strong visual impact.

The car body lines were smooth and elegant, with a steady and low-key posture.

Under the lights of the underground garage, the sense of luxury and grandeur rushed toward him, filling the aura and making one's heart surge.

In comparison, the BMW 330i next to it looked particularly inconspicuous.

Gently touching the Mercedes hood ornament, Tang Song turned and walked into the spacious and bright entrance hall.

With the help of property staff, he took the elevator to the 20th floor.

The corridor was brightly lit, and the floor and walls were covered with bright warm-colored tiles.

Turning the corner, he saw the brown armored fireproof double doors, simple and grand.

Standing in front of the door, Tang Song held his breath, entered the password, pulled open the door, and stepped inside.

The lights in the house were instantly lit up.

The overall design was masterless lighting, with linear lights, magnetic track lights, and spotlights combined. The light was soft, the layering was rich, and the three-dimensional sense was full.

The decoration was based on warm coffee tones, matched with gray, white, and wood colors, and the floor was marble tiles with patterns.

At a glance, it had a great atmosphere for a large open-plan apartment.

On the left was the spacious south-facing living room, and on the right was an independent entrance cloakroom.

There were many brand-new slippers in the cloakroom, in various sizes and colors.

There was also an intelligent control system on the wall, which could adjust the lighting, central air conditioning, etc.

After a simple stroll in the entrance, he turned left and walked into the spacious living room.

The area of the living room + dining room should exceed 100 square meters, exquisite and grand, full of Italian light luxury style, integrating classic and modern decoration styles, with a full sense of high-end quality.

Looking at the gray electric curtains surrounding the room.

Tang Song quickly found the control switch and slowly pulled the curtains open.

The sky outside instantly permeated in.

Tang Song took a deep breath and stood in front of the south-facing floor-to-ceiling windows.

The sky presented a deep gray tone, and the clouds were thick and low, as if they were within reach.

Through the 270-degree surrounding glass curtain wall, one could see high-rise buildings, heavy traffic, and the flow of people coming and going.

The hustle and bustle of the city were magnified a lot on this cloudy and rainy day.

Tang Song scanned his gaze and saw the Yunxi Building standing under the dark clouds; there was also an entire floor there that was his.

Gently closing his eyes, Tang Song opened his arms to embrace the beautiful scenery in front of him.

The life goal he had always had was finally achieved, and it was so perfect; the excitement in his heart could not be expressed in words.

Standing in the living room and turning 360 degrees, Tang Song stepped into his big house and wandered around.

Chinese and Western double kitchens, artistic island counter, surrounding fabric sofa, full set of kitchenware and appliances, independent study, solid wood bookshelf filled with books, high-end bathroom...

A 390-square-meter house, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, large frontage, panoramic view, fine renovation.

The perfect combination of comfort and aesthetics embodied the high-end luxury of the large open-plan apartment to the fullest.

Finally, Tang Song pushed open the door of the master bedroom.

Panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, through-style balcony, solid wood flooring, exquisite bedding...

Neutral tones created warmth and tranquility.

After admiring it for a while, Tang Song walked into the master bedroom cloakroom.

U-shaped walk-in design, open space.

Turning on the lights.

Tea-colored glass cabinet doors, full of Italian light luxury style.

Upper and lower double rows of hanging areas, embedded with warm-colored light strips, the atmosphere was invincible.

The middle island counter was staggered in height, and the black leather dressing stool had a high-end texture.

In the dark wardrobe, many men's clothes were hung, including shirts, suits, casual jackets, etc.

Bags, shoes, and hats also had special display areas; it was not empty inside, and a row of finished products was neatly placed.

Overall, it looked comparable to a luxury brand counter, even more low-key and luxurious.

Tang Song picked them up and looked at them; the texture of the clothes inside was excellent, without any brand logo, and every piece of clothing was a size that fit his figure.

Combined with the clean room and the Mercedes-Benz car, it was certain that this house should have been meticulously organized before he took it over.

Opening the closed wardrobe doors one by one to check.

Tang Song discovered many more good things.

Scarves, gloves, belts, ties.

There were at least 10 of each, neatly placed in the drawers.

Finally, he found that safe in the cabinet in the corner.

Grabbing the door handle, his thumb touched the fingerprint scanner.

"Click—click—"

After a few crisp sounds, the safe was successfully opened.

Revealing the three-layer structure wrapped in leather lining inside.

The top layer contained two thick document bags.

One contained materials for this large open-plan apartment, including: property certificate, keys, access card, electricity card, etc.

The other contained information about the Mercedes-Benz S450, which was very complete.

Taking out the keys and cards and putting them away, he continued to look down.

The second layer contained a heavy wooden box, which was not locked.

Gently lifting the lid of the box, Tang Song's face was instantly illuminated by a golden light.

The expression on his face became very wonderful.

Inside were golden gold bars.

Picking them up and looking at them carefully, each one was a standard 100g bank gold bar, 30 in total.

Compared to things like diamonds that were marketed, gold was the real valuable item, basically equivalent to currency.

Calculated according to the current gold price, the total value exceeded 1.3 million, and there was a possibility of appreciation.

For him at present, it could be called a huge sum of money.

The me in the game really didn't let me down! Please get more of this kind of thing in the future!

After playing with it for a while, Tang Song carefully put the box back.

His gaze turned to the bottom layer.

It was empty, with only an A4 paper.

Picking up the paper, he discovered that there was a photo underneath.

Seeing the scene in the photo, the expression on Tang Song's face became relaxed.

Jin Mi Shu was sitting in a corner by the window, wearing a white silk shirt, holding a copy of "The Interpretation of Dreams" in her hand.

Her side profile was illuminated by the sunlight, plated with a golden edge, and the undulating curves were like sand dunes blown by the wind in the desert.

Smooth and beautiful, a work of art.

Tang Song stared at the photo for a long while before putting it back.

Then he looked at the A4 paper in his hand; this should be a screenshot of an email interface.

However, both the sender and the recipient were blurred, and the content was in pure English.

This further aroused Tang Song's curiosity.

His English level was okay; he had passed the CET-6 in college, but to avoid mistakes, he still took out his phone to take a photo and translate it.

Soon, lines of text appeared.

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"Sir or Madam, although I know this is very abrupt, I still decided to send this email.

I must state that I am a firm atheist; I do not know your name, gender, nationality, or faith, and I have no intention of exploring them.

For a long time, I have had the same dream every day, dreaming of the same person.

TA said many things to me in the dream, but every time I woke up, I only remembered this email address.

Freud said in "The Interpretation of Dreams" that there are no accidents in this world, only inevitabilities, and dreams are the same.

He also said that a dream is the fulfillment of a wish.

I am currently making choices about my future path, and my subconscious in sleep tells me that the owner of this email will tell me the correct answer.

After hesitating for a long time, I decided to give it a try.

Today happens to be April Fool's Day; you can treat it as a joke from a stranger.

But if you have had similar experiences, please answer.

——April 1, 2016 ===== CHAPTER 99 =====