Rebirth 08: Rise from copycat phones

Chapter 588 Xi Wanqing: Let him go crazy.
Yunhai Restaurant is located on the 36th floor of Yunhai Hotel and is situated by the sea. It offers views of the night view of the bay park below, and several kilometers away, you can also see the lights on the opposite coast. The overall night view is quite impressive.

Xu Shenxue came here often and didn't feel much about it, but it was Xi Wanqing's first time here. She couldn't help but look at the view outside the window for a few more moments and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful from here!"

Xu Shenxue said, "The scenery is indeed very nice, and the food here is also quite good. You'll see when you try it!"

Xu Shenxue has always liked the food at Yunhai Restaurant, otherwise he wouldn't have come here to eat so often over the years... Of course, this doesn't mean that the chefs at Yunhai Restaurant are top-notch. Even though Yunhai Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant in a five-star hotel and its chefs are among the best, there are still many top chefs in China who can cook better than them.

It's just that the dishes they made were more to Xu Shenxue's personal taste!

It's really hard to say whether personal taste is good or bad... Some people like durian, while others can't stand the smell.

Of course, the food at Yunhai Restaurant can't be too bad... After all, it's a Chinese restaurant in a top-tier five-star hotel, so its quality is quite impressive. The average cost per person is also quite high when it's open to the public, often over a thousand yuan.

After sitting down in Xu Shenxue's private window-side booth, Xu Shenxue didn't order any special dishes, but simply asked the kitchen to prepare some specialty and seasonal dishes.

Then I had a simple chat with Xi Wanqing!

Perhaps because of the special circumstances today, Xi Wanqing was not as cautious as usual. Instead, she was quite talkative, even treating Xu Shenxue as a confidant, talking about trivial matters in her life and various troubles at home.

Xu Shenxue mostly listened, then occasionally offered a few words of guidance to encourage Xi Wanqing to continue speaking...

During this meal, Xi Wanqing ate quite a lot and talked even more... After finishing the meal, she realized that she had spoken more to Xu Shenxue during this meal than she had in all her previous conversations!

Moreover, many things are not suitable to say to outsiders, especially to Xu Shenxue... For example, her family has been pressuring her to get married lately and wanting to introduce her to potential partners, which has led to arguments with her family.

However, as we chatted, we couldn't help but ramble on and on.

So much so that she regretted it a little after dinner... It wasn't really appropriate to say these things on a first 'date'!

After dinner, Xu Shenxue invited her to the window and sat on the sofa facing the outside. They drank tea, looked at the night view, and chatted.

At this point, the conversation between the two was no longer just Xi Wanqing talking non-stop; Xu Shenxue would also say some things. However, their casual chatter was no longer about family matters, but rather more about macro-level, business-related issues.

They were talking about the economic situation and the trends of certain industries.

At this point, Xu Shenxue did most of the talking, while Xi Wanqing listened attentively.

As she listened, Xi Wanqing discovered that this Chairman Xu actually had a bit of a radical youth mentality, and some of his ideas were somewhat idealistic.

Especially when the topic of the robotics industry came up, she heard Xu Shenxue mention the word "employment" several times... Hearing this, she finally understood for the first time why Zhiyun Group didn't promote industrial robots much!

As a senior assistant in the board's office who has access to a lot of confidential information and the company's cutting-edge technological advancements, she is well aware of how advanced Zhiyun Group's robotics technology is. If it were made into industrial robots, it could completely replace a large number of low-end, repetitive laborers, and at the same time, keep costs very low!

Home robots are such amazing things, yet they can cost hundreds of thousands of yuan each... Industrial robots are actually simpler in terms of technology, and their costs can be controlled to be very low.

But Zhiyun Group just wouldn't do it...

She had previously made some guesses, and was able to glean some scattered information from Xu Shenxue's public speeches and internal company meetings, thus concluding that the company's decision not to manufacture industrial robots was to stabilize employment.

Now, she heard the reason herself from Xu Shenxue: the reason for not making industrial robots at this stage is to stabilize employment!

To be honest, this behavior doesn't quite align with the principles of a capitalist... If other companies had this technology, they would have already produced a large number of industrial robots and sold them to the market... Many robot companies on the market have their sights set on the industrial robot field.

Therefore, Xi Wanqing felt that Xu Shenxue was a bit of a radical youth, and also somewhat idealistic!
But then I thought, if Xu Shenxue weren't this kind of person, he probably wouldn't have been able to lead a group of people to build Zhiyun Group into such a large scale.

Xu Shenxue also talked about space exploration, and his idea that he would one day personally go to space, and even to a lunar base and a Mars base...

He even said with a smile, "I have an idea: if I'm about to die in the future, I'll build an interstellar spaceship, get on it, and head towards the center of the Milky Way. I'll die chasing the stars... Maybe one day in the future, my body will be able to reach the center of the Milky Way!"

"Or perhaps, many years from now, future generations will develop a faster spaceship, catch up with and find my spaceship, and discover me, who has been dead for hundreds or even thousands of years!"

Xi Wanqing listened, not knowing what to say... She could only say that this way of dying was a bit special, although it had a touch of science fiction and romance.

But she disagreed... In the final moments of her life, she still hoped to be with her loved ones, and ideally, to die in the arms of the person she loved.

Instead of the cold, lifeless space, or even drifting eternally in space!

Everyone outside says that Xu Shenxue is very fond of the stars and is willing to spend huge sums of money to develop the aerospace industry and build a lunar base... Now it seems that the rumors have underestimated Xu Shenxue's longing for the stars... He is a man who would rather die in space!
During this casual chat, Xu Shenxue learned about many of her troubles and trivial matters, and she learned about many of Xu Shenxue's inner thoughts. After a few hours of contact, the distance between the two seemed to have disappeared a lot!

By the time it was past nine o'clock, the two people on the sofa were very close to each other... At first, they were about half a meter apart, but before they knew it, the distance had become less than ten centimeters.

Xi Wanqing was half-lying on the sofa, and even with her head slightly turned to the side, she could see every detail of his face... From the side, Xi Wanqing thought Xu Shenxue had become even more handsome.

It wasn't the mature and steady charm of a successful man, but simply handsome in terms of facial features.

At this moment, Xi Wanqing ignored his wealth, his social status, his enormous influence... all she could see was a pure man!

Having known him for a long time, she only realized today that Xu Shenxue was actually very handsome... In the past, the various accolades surrounding Xu Shenxue always made people overlook his appearance.

Especially among those who have close contact with him, it's even easier to overlook Xu Shenxue's appearance when they're surrounded by his aura...

But today, she found that Chairman Xu was quite handsome... so she couldn't help but stare at him for a while. Well, not just a while, but most of the time she was looking at him while chatting.

At such close range, she could even hear his breathing and smell the faint scent of men's cologne on him, a subtle tea fragrance that smelled very nice...

She realized for the first time that Chairman Xu also wore perfume, but the scent was so faint that it was impossible to smell unless you were very close.

As she smelled it, she felt her face getting hot... She knew she was probably blushing!

Having known Xu Shenxue for so long, I've never seen her like this before... Even during the first part of our conversation while eating, she didn't blush or feel shy or embarrassed.

However, she has it now.

At this moment, Xu Shenxue turned his head slightly and saw Xi Wanqing staring at him, and also saw the shyness on her fair and rosy face.

A moment later, he reached out his right hand and put it on her shoulder, pulling her slightly closer... eliminating the last ten centimeters of distance between them!

Xi Wanqing did not struggle, but simply lowered her head and leaned on Xu Shenxue's shoulder!
Neither of them spoke, they just leaned against each other!

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When they came down from the Yunhai Restaurant to the underground parking lot, Xi Wanqing's hand was already on Xu Shenxue's arm... However, the people accompanying her were all shrewd, and none of them even glanced at her!
Xiao Chen didn't even glance at them, nor did he ask any questions. Instead, he respectfully opened the car door, helped the two people into the back seat, and then went directly to the driver's seat to start the car and drive away.

In the following days, Xu Shenxue took Xi Wanqing out to dinner every night, and even went for a walk and watched a movie with her... Their relationship quickly warmed up, from holding hands to holding hands, and then to some physical contact.

A week later, Xu Shenxue took Xi Wanqing to a seaside villa and put on a grand private drone fireworks show, along with a red wine and candlelight dinner. With rose petals covering the entire room, Xi Wanqing was half-heartedly pulled into the room by Xu Shenxue, ending her long-cherished virginity.

The next day, the two of them slept until after 10 a.m.... Although yesterday was the first time, Xi Wanqing was not a very young girl. Strictly speaking, she was considered a "leftover woman" by many people. It was understandable that she had never done this before.

Once this happens, their fighting spirit is still fierce; they stayed up all night with Xu Shenxue.

After tossing and turning all night, Xu Shenxue woke up around 10 a.m. the next day, but she still lingered in bed, unwilling to get up... She was exhausted from tossing and turning last night.

However, Xu Shenxue had to go to a company meeting and had to leave first.

"If you don't mind, you can move here in the future, and I'll have someone arrange the transfer of ownership for you later!"

"Don't feel pressured. These things don't mean much to me, and you know I'm not really suited to be out with you!"

Xu Shenxue wasn't saying this to show off. This house was nothing to Xu Shenxue, even though it was a seaside villa worth over 300 million... It was mainly for convenience, and giving villas to women was his habit. Every woman around him had one, so Xi Wanqing would naturally have one too.

To exaggerate a bit, with Xu Shenxue's current wealth, over 300 million is nothing... He earns far more than that every hour.

Over the past year, with the soaring stock price of Zhuyun Group, coupled with the listing or stock price increases of other companies, and his holding of a large number of shares in these companies, his net worth has increased by about $700 billion just from the publicly disclosed shares alone... not to mention the hidden growth in his wealth.

This year, Xu Shenxue earns an average of about two billion US dollars per day, which is about 14 billion Chinese yuan, and about 580 million yuan per hour! This villa is probably just a little over half an hour's income for him.

The speed at which the super-rich make money is astonishing. For example, Elon Musk in the United States has a market value of over 300 billion US dollars now, thanks to Tesla's strong sales and the booming new energy market. Investors in the United States see Tesla as the next Alphard!
When Hailan Auto first went public, its market value was over $700 billion, and now it has exceeded $1 trillion.

In the eyes of many investors, even if Tesla is not as good as Aquamarine, it is still the second largest player in the industry and almost monopolizes the US pure electric vehicle market. It also sells well in Europe and is now starting to get into robotics. So, it still has potential.

In addition, Musk is quite good at exaggerating, which has fooled investors, causing Tesla's stock price to rise rapidly...

Of course, the main factor is that electric vehicles have now taken off, but the leading electric vehicle company, Hailan Auto, is a Chinese company and is listed in China, making it more difficult for external capital to invest. Investing in Tesla, on the other hand, is much easier!
If you can't invest in Hailan Auto, then invest in a scaled-down version of Tesla. The point is to bet on the smart electric vehicle sector!
This led to a surge in Tesla's stock price in the second half of the year, especially after the listing of Aqua Automotive, and Tesla's stock price followed suit, even rising more sharply...

At the beginning of the year, Tesla's market value was only 80 or 90 billion, but it has increased by more than 200 billion US dollars in just one year. Now it has reached more than 300 billion US dollars and is about to reach 400 billion US dollars...

Musk owns about 20 percent of Tesla, which increases his net worth by about $50 billion a year.

They earn an average of over 100 million US dollars per day.

This was already quite extravagant, but Xu Shenxue's wealth growth rate was even more extravagant...

So a seaside villa worth two or three hundred million is really nothing!
Xi Wanqing didn't refuse... she didn't even hear what Xu Shenxue said clearly, she was too tired last night and was still a little drowsy... she just hummed in response and went back to sleep!
Xu Shenxue got into the car and headed to the company. On the way, Xiao Chen asked, "Chairman Xu, do you need to arrange a driver, assistant, and security personnel for Assistant Xi?"

Although Xiao Chen already knew this was inevitable, he still had to ask; he couldn't make the decision for Xu Shenxue directly.

Xu Shenxue said, "Okay, you can make the arrangements later, just follow the standards of Zhihaiyuan!"

Now that they're together, it's impossible to ignore them. Xu Shenxue isn't that kind of person. Xi Wanqing will receive all the treatment she deserves, and perhaps even more.

After all, she is still somewhat different!

For example, regarding work, Xi Wanqing made it clear last night that even if she followed Xu Shenxue, she could not live in Zhihai Garden and become a caged bird... She has studied hard for more than 20 years and learned from top teachers. She does not want to waste all her knowledge.

Therefore, Xu Shenxue will make some special arrangements later... Of course, it is not suitable for her to continue working in the Dong Jing Office!
The board's office is quite important to Xu Shenxue, and he doesn't want to disrupt the current good working atmosphere there, so Xi Wanqing can no longer stay there, nor is it suitable for her.

As for the subsequent arrangements, he would need to discuss them with Xi Wanqing later, since it was her life and career, and Xu Shenxue would fully respect her opinions.

After Xu Shenxue left, Xi Wanqing slept in a daze until about noon before getting up... She still felt a bit sore after getting up.

She works out regularly, otherwise she wouldn't be able to maintain such a good figure, but last night was her first time, and it lasted most of the night, so she was exhausted and even felt some soreness in her legs...

After getting up and quickly washing up, a servant from the villa came over and said that lunch was ready!
Then I was taken to the restaurant on the first floor to eat... The food wasn't complicated, but the place and process of eating were a bit unusual.

During meals, maids serve you... and the dining room is over 100 square meters.

This area is larger than the usable area of ​​the house she bought last year... Last year, she bought her first house with the money she saved from her salary and bonuses, plus some support from her parents. The down payment alone was several million yuan, and she also took on a huge mortgage.

The reason why the house is so expensive is because the house I bought is near the headquarters of Zhiyun, and the house prices in this area are extremely high.

Unfortunately, besides top-tier companies like Zhiyun Group, this area also has other first-class enterprises such as Yihai Technology, Weiku Electronics, and Penguin Technology.

The presence of so many top-tier companies here has led to a large number of high-income earners in this small town... especially at the headquarters of Zhiyun Group, where the median income is approaching one million.

And those with an annual income of several million are even more numerous.

With these ultra-high-income groups present, the housing prices in this area have naturally been driven up to very high levels.

Things were fine in the early years, but in recent years, housing prices in this area have become extremely expensive. Prices of over 100,000 yuan per square meter are just average, and some of the better newer communities are even 200,000 to 300,000 yuan per square meter.

As a result, many employees of Zhiyun Group can no longer afford to buy houses nearby and have to buy them in more distant places.

Xi Wanqing's job paid quite well. Her starting salary was over 800,000 yuan a year, which later increased to over 1.1 million yuan. She also received stock options and year-end bonuses, bringing her total to about 1.5 million yuan a year.

After being promoted to senior assistant, the income will be even higher, with a total income of around three million.

Even so, the total price was over ten million yuan. The house she bought with the loan was actually just an ordinary apartment of a little over 100 square meters, except that the neighborhood was a bit nice and it was closer to the company headquarters.

Although Shenzhen boasts a first-class economy and abundant opportunities, settling down here, especially for people like them who only came to work and live after the housing prices skyrocketed in recent years, is truly not easy!

Her house is already out of reach for many ordinary people; it costs over 100,000 yuan per square meter, and the total price is over ten million yuan!

But compared to the seaside villa in front of her, the house she bought last year was a real shabby place.

The restaurant alone is bigger than her entire house!

This wasn't the first time Xi Wanqing had seen such a luxurious villa. She often visited Zhihai Garden and had even been inside the large villa where Xu Shenxue and his wife lived several times... That villa was truly enormous; calling it a villa was an understatement, it had to be described as an estate.

However, this was the first time she had ever lived in such a luxurious mansion... Even with her highly educated family background and her high-income earning career after graduation, she had never lived in a villa worth hundreds of millions.

After a quick meal, she suddenly remembered something... She seemed to recall that Xu Shenxue wanted to give her this villa before he left?

Then, she couldn't help but stand up and start looking around the house... She hadn't had a chance to really look at the house properly since she came in the evening yesterday.

As she strolled around, she tried to recall whether Xu Shenxue had actually said those words!

She was half asleep in the morning and wasn't sure if what she heard was true.

She was too embarrassed to ask Xu Shenxue to confirm... Although she also liked money, she didn't want Xu Shenxue to see her as a woman who was with him for money.

After all, she has a good job and a high income. Even without Xu Shenxue's money, she wouldn't be rich or famous, but she would definitely live better than 99% of people... At least she can spend her daily expenses whenever she wants without any hesitation.

However, soon after, a female staff member from the logistics department came to the villa and found her.

"Madam, I'm Xiao Cheng from the Logistics Department. Director Chen instructed me to come here to assist you with the transfer of ownership of this villa!"

The Logistics Department... Xi Wanqing was quite familiar with this organization, which was specifically responsible for the logistics of Xu Shenxue's family. However, she never expected that one day she would become one of their clients!

This happened in a way that exceeded her expectations!

It wasn't just surprise; it was also accompanied by some confusion, and even fear...

Some time ago, her family kept urging her to go on blind dates and get married. In addition, there were rumors circulating in the office about her and Xu Shenxue. In a moment of impulsiveness, she simply took the initiative to seduce Xu Shenxue.

Xu Shenxue seized the opportunity and, after a few days of his offensive, she was completely and somewhat confused as she fell for him... Well, it's not that she was completely confused; in fact, she was quite willing and even happy about it.

She even felt that she was charming enough to conquer a man like Xu Shenxue... Although she was also a career woman, what woman could resist conquering a top business and technology tycoon like Xu Shenxue?
Being able to sleep with a man like Xu Shenxue... is like a man sleeping with a top-tier rich, beautiful, and successful goddess—the sense of accomplishment is off the charts!

Who benefits and who loses out is really not certain...

But... how am I going to explain this to my parents?
After all, Xu Shenxue was married and there was absolutely no way he would divorce his wife to marry her; she would become just one of Xu Shenxue's many women.

Xi Wanqing had this understanding from the beginning. She was not a foolish woman who thought she could become the legal wife... It was absolutely impossible for Xu Shenxue with his personality.

But her parents are highly educated intellectuals with traditional, even old-fashioned, personalities and views... Could they accept their daughter becoming someone's mistress in an illegitimate way?

Will people call her crazy?
Xi Wanqing didn't know...

But now that things have come to this, she's too lazy to think about it anymore. She'll just keep it a secret for now, as long as she can…

At worst, I can go back with a big belly... My parents can't possibly dislike their grandson, can they? They should forgive themselves for their grandson's sake!

After all, she was their only daughter!
Thinking this way, Xi Wanqing was essentially hypnotizing herself, and then she put these worries behind her.

I've never been in a relationship before, so I'll enjoy it this time.

Moreover, she really loves this villa... It offers a panoramic view of the sea from halfway up the mountain, and the interior design perfectly matches her aesthetic!
Especially when she thought about how this place would be her and Xu Shenxue's little nest in the future, she couldn't help but smile!
Since things have come to this, let them go crazy!
(End of this chapter)