My Terrible Life in Those Years

I was quite surprised. Does this CEO Shu need money?

How could she not have money?

She works at GG Entertainment, where her annual salary plus bonuses is at least a million.

Moreover, Tianya has just received a lot of orders from real estate companies. Our expenses are not large. There are only a few people in total. The stadium project is only about two million. The upfront investment is no more than three to five hundred thousand. Why do we need to involve so many investors and privileged second-generation rich kids?

These thoughts flashed through my mind like lightning.

Could it be because there's a new big project that needs investment?

I immediately became excited.

The question is, why is Xu Ting telling me this?

She herself has already said that I am just her employee, her follower.

"Are you and our CEO Shu really good friends?"

I frowned. Even if we're friends, we can't just sell people out like that, can we? And what do you mean by my identity?

Xu Ting was stunned again.

"Heh, young man, it seems our CEO Shu has trained you quite well. Now she's questioning me about revealing her information. Sigh, I'm really jealous of Meizi."

"Meizi, come here." She waved to President Shu, who was walking towards us.

"What's wrong? Mr. Xu, you didn't scare my partner, did you?"

Aunt Shu clearly understood her friend Xu Ting's personality.

"Wow, this young man is really interesting. I guess I can't get him to budge."

"What? There are men who can resist your charm and methods?" Aunt Shu looked incredulous.

"I haven't even said anything yet, I've just revealed a little bit of your thoughts and information, and he already looks unhappy. How am I supposed to continue like this? Sigh, before, I was only jealous of your looks and abilities, but now, I'm incredibly jealous of your charm that makes men so devoted to you."

As she spoke, she kept looking at me with a mournful expression, which made me feel uneasy.

I thought to myself: My dear Miss Xu, you're really going all out now. I'm already starting to lose. If all else fails, just name your price.

Aunt Shu turned to me: "What did that lecherous lady say?"

With a "plop," I spat out the wine in my mouth.

Lustful?

Miss?

You two, are you working together to mess with me?

Seeing my reaction, my two older sisters looked at each other and laughed.

"Hey, Meizi, don't put me down like that. This handsome young man will have a bad impression of me. I really didn't make a move, otherwise, I would definitely have been the first to suffer for this guy."

I……

Do you guys really think I'm some big shot?

After I finished laughing, I said, "He didn't say anything, just that you're looking for investment?"

I looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, everyone who comes here, aren't they looking for opportunities and investments? Only you, Sister Xu, are here to see you!"

"Hey Meizi? You can't do this! I was just trying to put myself in your shoes and give you some advice. You've brought someone here for the first time, and he's a handsome young man at that. How could I not try to get a thorough understanding of the situation for you? I'm doing this all for your own good, okay? Why are you taking my feelings for granted?"

"Okay, thank you. So, what did you figure out?"

When President Shu heard Xu Ting's words, he felt a little happy inside, but he only smiled on his face.

"I can see that now. This kid is definitely on your side. No wonder you brought him here."

I kept quiet on the side, sipping my red wine while listening intently to their gossip.

"Hey, Meizi, didn't you tell him about your situation?"

Mr. Shu replied nonchalantly, "Why would I tell him? It has nothing to do with him."

"How can it be okay? You need so much money, isn't it for the company's project development? Isn't he your key employee? How can it be okay? Tell me, what project have you got your eye on? I'd like to get involved too. Anyway, I still have a few hundred thousand in spare cash."

I immediately thought of the question I had just asked: Why would she need to get money from these people?

Moreover, it certainly won't be a small amount. If it were, she could have handled it herself in no time. Why would she need to ask them for help?

Mr. Shu thought for a moment and said, "Let's have a drink first, and then we'll talk about it together later. There will always be a time when you need to step in."

At this moment, Mr. Ou came over with a cup, pulled an empty chair from a nearby table, and sat down next to Aunt Shu.

"Mr. Shu, shall we have a drink?"

Mr. Shu didn't stand on ceremony; he simply picked up his glass, clinked it against his cup, and took a small sip.

Young Master Ou frowned slightly: "Why is this wine so weak? It has almost no flavor. Shall I go get some stronger liquor?"

Mr. Shu chuckled lightly: "Let's drink later. I'm here today to discuss something important with everyone."

"It won't take much time to have a drink, I'll go get it."

Before Mr. Shu could react, he ran to ask the waiter for some strong liquor.

These kinds of parties usually don't serve high-proof spirits; they mostly serve low-alcohol drinks like red wine and champagne.

If you want strong liquor, you'll have to order it separately.

Within minutes, the guy brought over a full bottle of high-proof liquor that the waiter had placed on the dispensing machine.

He was also holding two glasses of baijiu (Chinese liquor).

What does this mean?

He placed two glasses on the table, filled them with wine, handed one to President Shu, and kept the other for himself.

"Mr. Shu, shall we send three first?"

I almost got up and confronted him.

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What does this guy mean? This kind of cup is for two ounces, so if there are three, wouldn't that be six ounces?

Is this a deliberate attempt to force Aunt Shu to drink?

"Young Master Ou, there's no rush to drink. If things go smoothly for a while, you can drink however you like. How about it?"

Ms. Shu didn't respond to his comment, but her next sentence surprised me. Was she really going to challenge him to a drinking contest?

Just how big of a thing is she holding onto?

She stood up, took a spoon, and started tapping it on a glass.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come over here and listen to me for a moment."

The pool was already playing soft music, and when Aunt Shu stood up and tapped the door again, the crisp sound carried out and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

In no time, a dozen or twenty handsome men and beautiful women gathered around.

"I've called you all here today because I need your help with something."

I listened quietly from behind, waiting for her to say what she would say next.

"Mr. Shu, just say what's on your mind. We're all acquaintances."

"Yeah, yeah, just say it directly, we're all friends."

……

"I've just taken on a big project, but I'm short on funds," Mr. Shu said calmly.

"Oh, it's about funding? Just tell me how much you need. Three or five hundred thousand? I'll transfer it to you in no time."

……

I thought about it for a moment, and realized that these people really do have a lot of money; hundreds of thousands in cash would be no problem for them.

How much are the houses in the center of Huacheng? Five or six thousand per square meter, hundreds of thousands, that's the price of a house.

"I have a significant shortfall; I need five million!"

When the word "five million" was uttered, the entire room fell silent for a moment.

I was completely shocked. Five million? Aunt Shu, you're not thinking of taking over the entire Xiancun street project, are you?

Otherwise, what project would require so many?

Given the nature of our company and our operating methods, we are basically an asset-light company. How could we have a project that requires so much money?

I like my terrible life back then.