Chapter 2053 - 675: I Will Protect You (Part 3)
Their eyes met in silence in the air.
Secretary Jin didn’t say anything more, just nodded lightly, then elegantly turned around, stepped forward with long legs, and walked into the hotel first.
The rhythm of high heels echoed on the polished floor.
The heart-shaped hips, perfectly outlined by the dark pencil skirt, swayed with an immensely tempting curve.
A clear system prompt sounded in Tang Song’s ear: ["Secretary Jin" Affinity -1].
He couldn’t help but raise his eyebrow slightly.
At this moment, his attention had just shifted away from [Tangzong Entertainment] and Su Yu.
Secretary Jin still held some resentment from the "Cold War" period against him.
The reason she went through the trouble to come to Rong City for "protection," of course, was out of concern for his safety.
After all, the person they were meeting this time had too special a status, and Secretary Jin always harbored deep reservations about Ouyang Xianyue and the unfathomable family behind her.
Tang Song, however, did not correct the friction between them, nor did he intend to break it open.
He was very clear that for any large conglomerate to maintain long-term vitality and stability, its interior must not be entirely harmonious.
Besides, by April 2023, he too would be encountering a major change.
With competition, conflicts, and checks and balances,
it ensures that this giant ship always sails on the correct course.
In fact, if necessary, he would even create conflicts by himself.
...
Returning to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel, the three of them talked for more than an hour about the future strategic synergy between [TY Precision] and [Smile Holding].
Then they had a meal together.
Only then did Ouyang Xianyue finally stand up to say goodbye.
After seeing her off, Tang Song walked up to Secretary Jin.
He reached out his hand, very naturally helping her adjust the collar of her silk blouse, "You look beautiful today, this outfit suits you very well, I like it. Come shop with me tonight, and let’s try some Rong City cuisine on the way."
Jin Meixiao’s face did not show any special expression, not even a flutter of her eyelashes.
"Alright, President Tang. I will contact the security team right away to plan the route."
["Secretary Jin" Affinity +2]
...
Spring Festival of 2019.
First love was busy preparing for the "Internet+" Entrepreneurship Competition and only stayed at home for a short week.
On New Year’s Eve, after having the reunion dinner.
Tang Song went alone to Jing County, walking side by side with Liu Qingning, who also sneaked out from home, on the empty street.
At some point, fine snowflakes started falling from the sky.
The dim light from the street lamps illuminated the falling snowflakes, resembling a silent, grand firework.
In this world solely belonging to the two of them, Liu Qingning suddenly stopped and turned around.
She looked at him, her eyes always glowing, now filled with seriousness and hope:
"Tang Song, we’re about to enter our senior year, what plans do you have?"
Tang Song smiled, looking at her nose reddened by the cold, his face also carrying endless visions for the future:
"To go to the Imperial City, I think I can get into Imperial University’s graduate program."
Upon hearing this answer, first love’s face immediately blossomed into a brilliant smile.
Brighter than the fireworks in the sky.
She exclaimed with joy, opening her arms and jumping directly onto his back.
Then, she put her cold hands on his warm nape, speaking with a tone full of certainty: "Then we’ve agreed! I’ll wait for you in the Imperial City!"
"Yes, wait for me to join you."
"Giddy up!"
Liu Qingning playfully nudged his leg with her snow boots.
In the snow, a series of long, varied footprints was left behind.
Laughter echoed through that snowy, beautiful New Year’s Eve night.
...
Time seemed to move exceptionally fast afterward.
Under Tang Song’s operation, a blitz acquisition targeting global precision manufacturing and optical companies with core technologies began.
He also truly started to get busy.
His time at school became increasingly shorter.
But even so, in his memory fragments, many familiar figures still appeared.
For instance, Zhang Yan, who occasionally flashed by, was still trying to catch up with him.
Or the campus star and school beauty, Shen Yuyan, who grabbed attention wherever she went.
And that future coser girlfriend, the cute and naive Qingqing.
The overlap between Tang Song and her was actually quite a bit, at Lu Ziming’s birthday party, in the crowded school cafeteria, even in the same elective course lecture hall...
But back then, Xu Qing was quite proud and didn’t notice his transparency.
The second half of 2019, senior year.
After repeated consideration and deduction.
Tang Song ultimately gave up the idea of further study.
He chose to join [Meigou Technology].
To fully face the upcoming significant changes in technology and finance in a more direct way.
On the day she learned about his decision, first love, who was so busy on the phone she couldn’t touch the ground, was silent for a long time.
She still took a few days off to help him rent a place in Tiantong Garden.
The small bedroom, only a dozen square meters, was neatly organized by her, filled with a sense of life.
On Tang Song’s first night moving in, the two of them sat in the room and talked a lot.
First love excitedly talked about the potential of artificial intelligence to change the world, spoke of the brilliant prospect of [Century Wisdom], and also mentioned the enormous value of [Meigou Technology] as a "unicorn."