Who moved her body?
Chapter 8: Let's look at other people's thought processes.
Zhuang Buyi couldn't categorize the love between Zeng Meiqian and Guan Jie, at least not from Zeng Meiqian's perspective. Zeng Meiqian's unwavering love for Guan Jie clearly fell into the category of love, yet it didn't belong to either of the previous two categories.
If Zeng Meiqian harbored ambitions towards Guan Jie, Zhuang Buyi would be even more confused.
Guan Jie is poor, and marrying him would definitely not bring greater benefits to the family. As for appearances, although Guan Jie is handsome and has a good physique, that's not enough to eliminate the group of sycophants surrounding Zeng Meiqian. Of course, Zhuang Buyi wouldn't be foolish enough to believe that Zeng Meiqian was attracted to Guan Jie's inner beauty.
Zhuang Buyi remembered that Zeng Meiqian met Guan Jie at a business conference, and he was there that day as well.
Zeng Meiqian was surrounded by an aura of glamour, like a newborn Venus, adored by everyone. However, at a party, she happened to walk up to Guan Jie and accidentally spilled wine all over him. That's how Zeng Meiqian met Guan Jie and began her pursuit of him.
Everything seemed to be arranged from the beginning, but Zhuang Buyi couldn't find a reason why Zeng Meiqian was so determined to get Guan Jie.
Thus, Zeng Meiqian remained an unsolved mystery to Zhuang Buyi, a mystery imbued with some unknown ambition.
Now that Guan Jie has left Senhai City, Zhuang Buyi is most afraid that Zeng Meiqian will come and ask him for Guan Jie back.
In the end, Zeng Meiqian still came.
Faced with Zeng Meiqian's questioning, Zhuang Buyi pushed up his glasses.
"He's not a child anymore, sister-in-law, don't worry. Hehe, Guan Jie has only been gone for three days. Usually, business trips last at least a week."
"You mean I should wait?"
Zeng Meiqian subtly raised an eyebrow, her eyes slightly slanted upwards, her cold tone carrying a sharp edge. Zhuang Buyi immediately felt a sense of impending doom, becoming somewhat uneasy.
Zhuang Buyi placed his hands on the table in front of him, rubbing his two thumbs together as if something had suddenly landed on them.
"You're getting married soon, it's normal to be worried, haha, normal." Zhuang Buyi forced an awkward smile and said, "They say it's called wedding phobia, yes, that's it."
Zeng Meiqian laughed mockingly, a fleeting smile indicating she didn't believe him at all. Zhuang Buyi suddenly felt a chill run down his back, as if a small snake was crawling down his spine.
"Undoubtedly, although I'm two years younger than you, I've always treated you like a younger brother." Zeng Meiqian crossed her arms and leaned back, softening her tone as she looked at Zhuang Buyi and said, "Guan Jie hasn't been acting well these past few days, I'm worried about him."
……
The fastest way to get from Senhai City to Huangyan City, which is a thousand kilometers away, is by plane. There are two flights to Huangyan City every day, which is very convenient. Taking the high-speed rail is also fast. Now the high-speed rail with a speed of nearly 400 kilometers per hour can get you there in just over half a day. However, Guan Jie did not choose either of them.
Guan Jie did not drive his own car, nor did he use any means of transportation that required proof of personal identity.
He took taxis all the way from Senhai City to Huangyan City, changing more than a dozen taxis in total, and he hailed them all by waving them down from the roadside without using any pre-booked taxi apps.
Guan Jie had been a policeman, so he knew how to leave no trace. The probability of one person remembering you is high, but the probability of everyone remembering you is extremely low.
It took quite a bit of time on the road, and we arrived at Wildrock City in the early hours of two days later.
The inherent moisture of the seaside permeated the air, enveloping the entire coastal city in a humid atmosphere. Taking a breath, there was a salty taste in the mouth, which Guan Jie disliked, but some people did. One writer even named this unique flavor the taste of the sea, inspiring endless imagination.
Wild Rock City is a city named after an island, which is about seven or eight kilometers from the sea. At this moment, it is slumbering in the mist. The searchlights on the tower shine through the mist and circle the sea, like a bride whose passion has been exhausted and who is waiting for her veil to be lifted, hazy and helpless.
Outsiders can only see a beautiful outline of the island; its beauty belongs only to the island's inhabitants, or more precisely, to a select few. Because it's not open to the public; it's the property of Diro Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
This 6.5 square kilometer island in the sea is called Huangyan Island (Desolate Rock Island). It's unknown who first gave it this name; perhaps the first person to come here thought it was both desolate and unattractive, so they gave it this casual name.
The island is covered with large rocks stretching from one side to the other. Soil has become a rare commodity, let alone finding any precious species. It's even worse in the summer, when there aren't even any large trees to provide shade. Whoever finds it must regret coming here to search for treasure and leave in a hurry, leaving behind a name that represents dissatisfaction: "Barren Rock Island".
However, the desolation and rocks of the barren island have now been replaced by prosperity and beauty. The island has even driven the development of a city, which is the famous resort town of Barren Rock City.
This is a miracle in the history of human development.
The desolate rock city was originally a barren land that no one had ever set foot on. It lay by the sea for countless years, untouched by anyone, just like Shenzhen a hundred years ago, desolate and no one wanted to go there.
It sounds puzzling, but it's true.
Fifty years ago, a pharmaceutical company bought the usage rights to a barren island indefinitely. Although the company paid a negligible sum, at the time everyone thought it was a wasteful deal, because the island was practically worthless. Many media outlets even portrayed the transaction as a naive rich kid buying a bag of air—a pointless waste of money.
This pharmaceutical company is the renowned 'Diro Biotechnology Co., Ltd.' that has risen to prominence over the past century.
Buying an island isn't difficult; the real challenge is yet to come.
Transforming a remote, uninhabited island into a high-tech headquarters requires more than just money; it requires a huge amount of money, an unimaginable amount!
While the media were waiting to see the joke, Diro did the opposite. Instead of rushing to build its own company, it built a city first.
The desolate seaside rose up overnight.
With entertainment, education, and medical care all readily available, Diruo has also built three tourist resort hotels along the coast, offering five-star amenities at two-star prices. Overnight, this unprecedented seaside city became a hot commodity for major travel agencies.
Diro invested heavily in transforming the beach. They dredged over two kilometers of sand mixed with black silt, replaced it with fine white sand reminiscent of Hawaii, planted exotic palm trees, and filled the beach with coconut palms. Within a few years, the place became a paradise. Not only did tourists rave about it, but even the media that had initially been pessimistic had to offer their own scathing praise.
At that time, this place was still a nameless place.
When the first inland immigrants bought houses here, Diro applied for a name for the city: "Wilderness City".
In inland cities, the price of a kitchen-sized space can buy a house here. In addition, the construction of the new city requires a large number of people, and many jobs are vacant. In the first year that Huangyan City started selling houses, hundreds of thousands of people from inland areas moved here with their families.
However, Di Ruo is neither a fool nor a saint who spreads knowledge throughout the world; he does these things simply to raise a banner with unlimited potential.
When the developers arrived, Diro had already acquired all the land within sight of binoculars in the entire Desolate Rock City.
No matter who it is, if they want a share of the pie in Wild Rock City, they have to get past Diruo first. Of course, in order to get a share, the developers obediently put their necks in Diruo's hands and let him set the price.
This is a story of reversal, an inspirational story, and a story that will never be replicated.
Rock City stands tall on the coast, becoming a resort city that rivals Hawaii in the world. It was only then that Diro began to build his own headquarters—Rock Island.
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