Chapter 2083 - 683: Have Him Contact Me_2
With a slight force on his arm, amidst her exclamation, he laughed and lifted her up.
"Hey! If you keep this up, I’m going to get mad!"
"Then get mad, let me see how cute you look when you’re angry."
"You...!"
"Hahaha—"
The playful sounds spread along the quiet sycamore path.
"Plop—" A hint of coolness fell on her flushed cheek.
Her long eyelashes fluttered.
Xie Shuyu looked up.
"Plop, plop plop—"
Sparse raindrops began to fall from the gray sky.
They hit the withered sycamore leaves and the cold stone path, creating small circles of water ripples.
[Over the river the faint clouds fade, sparse rain falls on the sycamores.]
This poem, which inspired her name, suddenly emerged in her mind.
At this moment, she seemed to truly return to her university days.
Back then, she too wandered alone like this on a drizzly afternoon.
Walking along the path lined with French sycamores at Jinling University.
The raindrops wet her hair, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and plants.
She pondered her thesis topic, contemplating the uncertain yet hopeful future.
Like any ordinary girl, she couldn’t help but think about the kind of man she would marry.
She involuntarily turned around to look at the figure that also paused its steps.
In her moment of distraction.
Tang Song suddenly opened his arms and hugged her.
Their eyes met.
Cold raindrops slid between them.
Their breaths overlapped at this moment.
"It’s raining, we need to leave quickly," Xie Shuyu whispered.
Tang Song didn’t reply, just leaned his cheek closer.
Xie Shuyu’s heart raced intensely.
Amidst the flying drizzle, she slightly tiptoed and took the initiative to kiss his lips.
...
Meanwhile.
[Hema Fresh] Southwest Regional Headquarters office.
The atmosphere was solemn and tense.
Meng Ran wore a perfect professional smile, accompanying a group of middle-aged men dressed in formal attire with an imposing presence.
While introducing operational data from time to time, guiding them around the spacious office area.
But her mind wasn’t there at all.
She frequently raised her wrist to look at the cellphone screen.
No calls, no WhatsApp replies.
Her friend Xie Shuyu seemed to have vanished, completely out of touch.
She glanced at the figures centered ahead surrounded by people.
Meng Ran’s heart was anxious like an ant on a hot pan.
Just this afternoon, leaders from [Shuxing Development Investment Group] suddenly arrived at their company for a project inspection.
Mainly because [Hema Fresh] plans to build a high-standard smart warehousing center in Rong City that would impact the entire Southwest region.
This project, both in investment scale and strategic significance, was enough to attract the attention of provincial leaders.
And [Shuxing Development Investment Group] is a provincial investment platform backed by the Chuan Province government, managing billion-level state assets, a "godfather" to countless local enterprises.
Most importantly, there was a last-minute leadership change, with Director Qian Weiguo leading the delegation.
He also holds a more important identity.
As the appointed board representative by [Shuxing Investment] for [Zhongshu Group].
Representing state-owned interests as a shareholder director, he holds significant influence in [Zhongshu Group]’s board.
After the inspection ends, these leaders would visit an offline store for a tour.
That store is on the B1 level of Yintai Center, also the largest flagship store of Hema in the Southwest region.
Located very close to the flagship store of Glimmer Coffee.
In fact, when Xie Shuyu chose to open the store there, it was Meng Ran who helped in the introduction.
Her original plan was for Xie Shuyu and Tang Song to rush over immediately, then fortuitously meet Director Qian at the store.
And naturally introduce them to each other.
Mentioning the collaboration between Glimmer Coffee and Shuxian Supply Chain and some "small issues" they encountered.
[Glimmer Coffee], now in Chuan Province, counts as a notable new consumer brand.
Xie Shuyu, as the founder, is fully qualified to meet someone like Qian Weiguo, not to mention having the wealthy Tang Song.
If they can connect, perhaps through Director Qian, the conflict with [Zhongshu Group] can be reconciled and resolved.
After all, even Chen Hao.
For him to smoothly inherit [Zhongshu Group] in the future, he must gain Director Qian’s support.
She understands well, [Zhongshu Group] is the local giant deeply rooted in Rong City.
Most of the core supply chain resources are intricately linked with them.
When one’s strength isn’t strong enough to shake the rules.
The best choice is never "opposition", but "turning adversaries into allies".
Although [Glimmer Coffee] can choose to "detach" strongly, it would inevitably entail huge cost and even compromise the product quality.
Now, she’s already determined to switch careers and become the COO of [Glimmer Coffee].
Naturally, she hopes for this company’s future to be more stable and smoother.
At this moment.
The crowd began to move towards the exit, the leaders were heading to the offline store.
Meng Ran had no choice but to reluctantly put away her phone and quickly followed them.
She couldn’t help but feel a bit of "frustration" towards her best friend.
That silly girl!
Usually so attentive to work, but once she falls in love, she becomes so unreliable!