The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

After finishing his call with General Manager Kong, Ling Yun quickly found the phone number of Director Li's secretary and dialed it casually.

"Secretary Wang, I've just finished writing the report on the global financial crisis. Would it be convenient to send it to Director Li now?"

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Wang Mifang finally responded.

"My boss happens to be free, so you can just deliver it over there. Call me when it arrives."

After hanging up the phone, Ling Yun immediately took action.

He first sent an email to General Manager Kong, then put several documents and a USB drive into different document bags.

Then, after changing into more presentable clothes, he put his phone and car keys in his pocket, picked up his backpack, and walked out of the east wing.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Dongzi quickly came over.

"Brother, where are you going to have some fun? Why don't you show your little brother the world?"

Ling Yun casually pushed the boy away and shook his head with a smile.

"Stay home and behave yourself. I'm going out on business, not to have fun. I really can't take you with me."

After saying goodbye to his grandparents, he turned and walked towards the hanging flower gate.

As soon as we entered the hospital, my mom came home from get off work.

Seeing that Lingyun was about to leave, his mother reached out and stopped him.

"Are you done with your work? That's perfect. Come with me to look at apartments tomorrow. They're three units in a small community near Wanquanzhuang."

"More importantly, this is a school district property for Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School; it's right next to the school."

Ling Yun quickly waved his hand.

"I don't care about buying a house as an investment; you and my dad can decide that, and I have no objections."

"The school district housing for Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School is definitely worth buying. It has the highest appreciation potential in all of Beijing; buying it is a sure way to make a profit."

After saying that, he sidestepped past his mother and headed straight for the garage.

"You brat, are you trying to be a hands-off parent? Be careful driving, there are tourists everywhere!"

My mother turned back and gave me a few more words of advice before walking through the hanging flower gate.

As my mother said, with the Olympics approaching and the Army Day approaching, Houhai has been overrun by tourists from all over the country!

The situation is slightly better along the north bank of Houhai Lake; cars can still be driven.

The southern shore of Houhai, lined with all sorts of bars, is completely packed; once you drive in, you won't be able to get out!

Seeing this situation, Lingyun even regretted buying the courtyard house here.

It was just a coincidence that I came across this large courtyard house. The conditions were indeed very good, and the price was very reasonable. I couldn't resist and bought it.

Fortunately, he won't be living in this courtyard house for long; he'll be moving to the top-floor duplex in Financial Street in a few days.

That area isn't a tourist attraction, so there aren't many tourists there. Plus, it's right next to Chang'an Avenue and the West Second Ring Road, so the traffic is much better.

After dawdling for nearly ten minutes, Ling Yun finally drove out of Houhai North Bank and headed straight for Xuanwu District.

At this time, Xuanwu had not yet been incorporated into Xicheng, and its low profile was an undeniable fact.

Before long, Ling Yun drove smoothly to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission building located on the south side of Xibianmen.

However, he did not drive into the parking lot, but parked in front of the building and handed the prepared report materials to Director Li's secretary.

"Secretary Wang, I need to rush to AVIC to deliver the investment proposal to General Manager Kong, so I won't go up and disturb your work. Please give my regards."

"The report materials the leader requested are in the file folder, along with a USB drive containing not only backups of the report materials but also a large amount of data I've collected."

"If you have any questions later, you can call me anytime, or I can come to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to explain the relevant issues."

Secretary Wang took the file bag, a smile playing on his lips.

"Wow, you're quite busy. You're a hot commodity in the eyes of several leaders now, a promising young talent."

Ling Yun smiled and waved his hand.

"Please stop flattering me. If you keep doing that, I'll lose my bearings."

"Go and deliver the investment proposal to General Manager Kong. He just called the leadership, and they know about it."

Wang Mi smiled and patted Ling Yun on the shoulder.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, see you later."

After saying that, Ling Yun waved goodbye and turned back to the car.

He then drove away, heading straight for the East Third Ring Road.

As a result, the car had only driven less than 200 meters when Leilei suddenly called.

Upon seeing the caller ID on the LCD screen, Ling Yun couldn't help but smile.

He then pressed the answer button on the steering wheel and greeted the caller in a joking manner.

"Oh, beautiful lady! It's only been a few days, and you already missed me? I'm flattered!"

Leilei seemed to pause for a moment, probably not expecting him to be so flirtatious.

The next moment, she spat indignantly.

"Pah, I don't even want to hear from you! I just called to ask what's going on. You've been out of touch for days! Have you vanished into thin air?"

"Thank you for your concern, beautiful lady. I've been busy with some things these past few days and haven't had a chance to contact you. Please forgive me."

Ling Yun smiled and explained a few words.

"Oh, I see. It's good that you're alright. I'm going to Houhai later. Are you home? Let's have dinner together. It's on me this time. You can't always pay for meals."

Leilei extended an invitation in a sweet voice.

"What a coincidence! I just left Houhai a little while ago and am driving to the East Third Ring Road to meet with a leader to discuss some business. It'll probably be quite late, so let's reschedule for another day!"

As he spoke, Ling Yun gently turned the steering wheel.

With a tap of the accelerator, it instantly overtook a small car crawling along at a snail's pace.

"Alright then, I'll treat you to dinner another day. Drive carefully on the road, see you later."

Leilei's tone carried a hint of disappointment as she hung up the phone.

An Audi A8 parked on the street near Beijing Normal University.

Wearing sunglasses and sitting in the driver's seat, Da Meiyuan turned her head to look at Lei Lei, who was pouting, and burst out laughing.

"Well, our little princess has secretly fallen for him. Otherwise, with your proud and aloof personality, how could you possibly take the initiative to call a boy and ask him out to dinner!"

"That guy is ungrateful. Such a beautiful woman called and invited him out, and he actually refused. I'm getting angry just listening to that."

Da Meiyuan leaned closer and teased mischievously.

"When you ask him out again, you have to invite me along. I want to see just who this financial elite is, that he's made my sister so infatuated she can't eat or sleep!"

Leilei's pretty face instantly turned red, and she tried to cover it up with a few words of explanation.

"Who's secretly in love? Who's losing sleep over it? It's just reciprocity; we're just ordinary friends. Don't talk nonsense and cause misunderstandings."

"He was driving to the East Third Ring Road to meet with a leader on business that would go on until late, so he declined the invitation. It wasn't intentional."

Seeing Leilei's increasingly evasive explanation, Da Meiyuan rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Come on, any explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up means it actually happened! I can see through your little scheme."

"If you like him, just go for it! You're so beautiful, I don't believe this guy won't be tempted!"

As she said this, Leilei's pretty face turned even redder.

Several times she tried to make excuses, but she felt incredibly guilty.

In a spacious office on the tenth floor of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission building.

Director Li sat behind his desk, holding the report materials that Ling Yun had just delivered, and was reading them intently.

At first, his expression was quite relaxed, and his eyes were full of admiration.

In less than two minutes, the relaxation on his face was replaced by seriousness, his brows furrowed, and his back straightened unconsciously.

When he turned to the fourth page, he slammed his hand on the table and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Well done! This kid is a real economic genius. This report came at just the right time."

The next moment, he suddenly grabbed the red secure phone on his desk and quickly dialed a number.

The phone rang four or five times before it was answered.

After identifying themselves and exchanging greetings, Director Li excitedly said:

"Director Zhang, do you have any plans for tonight? If not, how about we grab a quick bite together?"

"I have a very important report that I would like you to take a look at and discuss in more detail."

At this point, his tone became even more excited.

"You will be absolutely amazed. This report is so significant that it may affect the overall economic development of the country."

Director Zhang on the other end of the phone paused for a moment before responding with a smile.

"Wow, what kind of report is it? You actually gave it such a high rating, I'd love to see it."

"I happen to be free right now, why don't you come to the National Development and Reform Commission? Our staff canteen serves really good local Shanghainese cuisine, I'm sure you'll like it."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Director Li readily agreed.

He quickly tidied his desk and left the office with the report written by Ling Yun.