Thirty billion?
Ye Yanxi was originally about to walk into the private room. Hearing this, she paused and stopped in her tracks.
Chu Beize actually managed to secure a deal worth such a huge amount. A full thirty billion! This was no small sum.
She had also heard from others that since Chu Beize took that one deal two months ago, no one had come to him for any more deals. The main reason was that he said one thing but did another, and his reputation was not very good. Most people were quite reluctant to cooperate with him.
Now he had actually won a deal of such a large amount. One couldn't help but wonder. Was the one who signed the contract with him blind?
Out of curiosity, Ye Yanxi stood at the door and continued to listen, wanting to know who was so unreliable.
"Thirty billion! Brother Chu, is this for real?" Someone was also shocked by Chu Beize's words and immediately asked.
"Of course it's real." Chu Beize said in a relaxed tone, with a hint of show - off. "Do you know who I signed the contract with?"
Presumably, everyone shook their heads, showing strong interest in the result.
Ye Yanxi got closer to the door. Then she heard Chu Beize's lazy and annoying voice say, "It's the Xiao Group. You should know about it, right? It's my uncle's company."
In City S, almost no one didn't know about the Xiao Group. Of course, these playboys sitting in the private room also knew the name of the Xiao Group.
The famous Xiao Group was going to sign a contract with Chu Beize. Everyone immediately got excited and asked Chu Beize what was going on.
The Xiao Group...
Ye Yanxi stood outside the door. As soon as she heard these words, she immediately frowned.
She couldn't figure out for the life of her why Xiao Yu would sign a thirty - billion - yuan contract with Chu Beize. No one should know Chu Beize's character better than Xiao Yu. Thirty billion was basically like throwing money into the mouth of a jackal. It was probably impossible to get it back in the future. But he actually...
On second thought, Xiao Yu was so shrewd. He wouldn't be so kind as to give money away for nothing, especially to someone as unreliable as Chu Beize.
Moreover, Xiao Yu also knew that it was Chu Beize who had impersonated him sixteen years ago and dated her for eight years. He couldn't not mind this. So how could he cooperate with Chu Beize instead?
After some thought, Ye Yanxi decided to ask Xiao Yu about this when she got back.
She had been standing here for quite a while. To avoid being discovered, Ye Yanxi left the noisy door of the private room and turned back.
As soon as she returned to the previous private room, she saw the vice - president chatting merrily with several enterprise representatives. The drinks on the table were disappearing one glass after another. The vice - president's eyes were already a bit blurred. It was obvious that he was almost drunk.
However, Ye Yanxi finally felt relieved.
The vice - president was no longer pestering Xiao Zhenwei. Instead, he had turned his attention to other company bosses.
The person chatting and laughing with the vice - president at the moment was in his thirties. He looked like a hypocrite. They were just like two peas in a pod.
Ye Yanxi endured the impact of the alcohol smell in the private room. Finally, when the banquet was over, as she was going out, she saw the vice - president and the previous boss leaving arm in arm without waiting for the others.
As for where the two of them were going, the students in the student union naturally knew it well.
Moreover, most of the school leaders turned a blind eye. For the sake of the school's sponsorship and investment, they wouldn't interfere. They stayed behind to see off the other leaders.
Ye Yanxi had made an appointment to meet Xiao Zhenwei before, so she left last. Xiao Zhenwei, on the other hand, told the school leaders that someone was coming to pick him up and asked them to leave first.
After everyone had left, Xiao Zhenwei walked up to Ye Yanxi. "Let's go to the coffee shop next door and sit down!"
"Okay." Ye Yanxi nodded and followed Xiao Zhenwei to the coffee shop next door.
After finding a relatively quiet place to sit down, the waiter came up. Xiao Zhenwei ordered a cup of coffee, while Ye Yanxi only asked for a glass of plain water.
After the waiter left, the two of them seemed to have an agreement not to speak first. During this time, Xiao Zhenwei lowered his head. No one knew what he was looking at.
It wasn't until the waiter brought the coffee and water they had ordered again that Xiao Zhenwei, very gentlemanly, took the glass of water and placed it in front of Ye Yanxi.
"Thank you." Ye Yanxi thanked him politely.
Xiao Zhenwei smiled. "You're welcome."
After this long silence, they finally broke it together. Ye Yanxi looked up at Xiao Zhenwei.
"Uncle, I wonder why you asked me to come here?"
She also had a strange feeling in her heart. She always felt that in this school's effort to attract sponsors and investors, Xiao Zhenwei's participation was mostly because of her, or he wanted to say something to her.
"This doesn't seem to be our first meeting." Xiao Zhenwei stared at Ye Yanxi with a kind and gentle smile. "How's your health? And the baby... how is it?"
Ye Yanxi naturally knew that Xiao Zhenwei was referring to the time when she fell down the stairs last time.
"I'm fine." Ye Yanxi calmly looked into his eyes. One of her hands unconsciously stroked her lower abdomen, and her eyes softened instantly. "The baby... is also fine."
After a while, Xiao Zhenwei seemed to let out a sigh of relief. "That's good."
Then, as if he had remembered something, he added self - reproachfully, "It's lucky that nothing happened."
"The doctor said that the baby is normal and healthy. Don't worry." For some reason, looking at Xiao Zhenwei's expression, Ye Yanxi seemed to comfort him.
The guilt in Xiao Zhenwei's eyes still didn't fade. "Has Xiaolin gone to see you these days?"
"Yes, Auntie came before."
"Alas, she's just such a person. No matter how much I persuade her, it's useless. Sometimes her words are a bit sharp. Just ignore them. She is now..." Xiao Zhenwei sighed tiredly. "I'll try my best to persuade her not to make things difficult for you anymore."
"Thank you, Uncle." Ye Yanxi was truly grateful. Looking at Xiao Zhenwei's old face full of guilt and self - reproach, she couldn't help but feel sympathetic and wanted to say something. But then she thought that the things between Xiao Yu and him had been over for so long. Bringing up the old things would only make everyone feel uncomfortable.
Hesitating, Xiao Zhenwei suddenly took out a card from his bag and put it in front of Ye Yanxi.
"Uncle, what is this..." Ye Yanxi looked at the seemingly very valuable card and immediately pushed it back. "I can't take this card."
Xiao Zhenwei stubbornly put the card in front of her again. "This card is for my future grandson or granddaughter."
Ye Yanxi's hand froze in mid - air. She forced a smile. "I have my own money."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhenwei's eyes dimmed a bit. "Don't dislike it for being too little. Just take it as my little token of affection."
Looking at the old man with gray hair in front of her and his obviously lonely tone, Ye Yanxi suddenly remembered the past. When Xiao Yu had an accident at that time, and he appeared in the president's office of the Xiao Group, he was so high - spirited. It was completely different from today.
Although she sympathized with such an old man, the sufferings that Xiao Yu had endured still made her feel heartache. So she resolutely refused Xiao Zhenwei.
"Sorry, Uncle. I can't take this card." Ye Yanxi paused. "Moreover... Xiao Yu won't agree either."
Xiao Zhenwei said anxiously, "Then just don't let him know."
Ye Yanxi looked at the card with a bit of embarrassment. "Uncle, I really can't take it. I can't accept it without telling him."
After a while, Ye Yanxi pushed the card back again. "Please take this card back."
Seeing that Ye Yanxi was determined not to accept it, there was even more loneliness in Xiao Zhenwei's eyes. "Xiaoye, does Xiao Yu still hate me and his mother?"
"Uncle, I think if you really want to ease the relationship with him, it's better to ask him in person."
Anyway, she didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
Xiao Zhenwei shook his head and laughed self - deprecatingly. "He probably doesn't want to see me, let alone talk to me."
Although the result might be like this, since he said it out, Ye Yanxi didn't know how to persuade him. She could only smile awkwardly.
Just then, Ye Yanxi's phone in her bag rang. She took it out and saw that it was Xiao Yu calling.
Ye Yanxi looked up at Xiao Zhenwei. As if he could see through her mood, Xiao Zhenwei hooked his lips bitterly. "Is it Xiao Yu calling?"
"Yes!" Ye Yanxi nodded.
"Then answer it." Xiao Zhenwei picked up his coffee and took a sip. "If you don't answer, he might be worried about you so late."
Hearing this, Ye Yanxi didn't hesitate and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
"Are you done?" Xiao Yu's voice seemed to be tinged with some tiredness. It sounded a bit dejected through the phone.
Ye Yanxi smiled, looking happy and sweet. Her big, curved eyes squinted into a slit. "It's over."
"Then where are you?" Ye Yanxi immediately rattled off a series of place names. Then she heard Xiao Yu say, "Okay, then wait for me. It'll be about five minutes. I'll come and pick you up right away."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Yanxi still had a sweet smile on her face. It could be seen that her life was really happy and fulfilling now.
Xiao Zhenwei also seemed to be infected by her happiness. The gloomy mood just now disappeared. He smiled. "Xiao Yu is coming to pick you up?"
"Yes. He said he'll be here in about five minutes." Ye Yanxi nodded.
"Then it'll be soon."
Ye Yanxi checked the time, put her phone back in her bag, stood up, and said to Xiao Zhenwei, "Then Uncle, I'll go downstairs first."
"Okay, go."
When Ye Yanxi was about to leave, she looked back at Xiao Zhenwei. It seemed that the loneliness in his eyes hadn't had time to fade away. She hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask if Xiao Zhenwei would go downstairs with her and say hello to Xiao Yu. But then she thought better of it.
Many things couldn't be rushed. It was good to maintain the current situation for the time being.
After going downstairs, she waited for about a minute, and then Xiao Yu arrived.
After Ye Yanxi got in the car, she heard Xiao Yu ask curiously, "Didn't you go to the restaurant together? Why are you here?"
Although the restaurant and the coffee shop weren't very far apart, they weren't close either. And she had waited for Xiao Yu directly downstairs of the coffee shop after coming down.
Ye Yanxi was a bit stunned. She wondered if Xiao Yu had noticed something.
Her mind worked like lightning. After some thought, Ye Yanxi told a lie. "Oh, I thought it would be more convenient for the car to stop here, so I waited for you here."
Xiao Yu didn't say anything else, but his eyes glanced at the window of the coffee shop on the second floor intentionally or unintentionally.
That was exactly the place where Ye Yanxi and Xiao Zhenwei had sat before. At this moment, Xiao Zhenwei was still sitting in the same place.
"I heard that you signed a contract with Chu Beize. Is that true?"
As soon as Ye Yanxi got in the car, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.