We moved to Golden Courtyard

"But Sister Su, how do we know who's older and who's younger..."

That's true...

Susana looked at Li Sushang in complete confusion, only to find that the other party didn't know either.

The two, Zhuge Liang and Feng Chu, stared at each other, just as Delta came over to check on the situation. They quickly ran up to ask what was going on.

"Didn't Rita already arrange everything in the meeting notice?"

"Ugh?"

"Xu Qi comes from a state-owned enterprise background, so how could he not check such details as meeting notices? The attendees included people from the subway company group headquarters and others from the asset management department."

The group's deputy general manager was at the front, followed by the asset management general manager and asset secretary.

"oh oh……"

Li Sushang was stunned, but Su Shana sensed something was amiss.

"They're a state-owned enterprise investing... Are the people they sent this high-profile? The group's vice president, isn't that..."

"Deputy director-general level cadre".

Delta glanced at the names, offering no further explanation, and simply said, "They arrange them in left-hand order, but it doesn't matter for us. Just put Xu Qi in the center."

"Yes, sir!"

……

13:20 on November 3rd

As a minibus pulled up in the ET parking lot, the atmosphere inside the ET office building seemed to subtly shift.

Xu Qi stood at the front. After the car door opened and the entourage got out, he saw the first elderly person preparing to get out. Xu Qi quickly stepped forward, past an accompanying secretary, and helped the elderly person's already unsteady hands.

"Chief Engineer Xia..."

He has a square face and an upright and honest demeanor. His hands are not very dexterous, but his posture remains ramrod straight.

When he saw that it was Xu Qi who stepped forward to help him, a slight smile appeared on his old face, which was already white at the temples.

"Xiao Xu, it's been a long time."

Time seemed to rewind to last year, back to the 956 incident. But times have changed, and Xu Qi is no longer an employee of the subway company.

Before the old man could reminisce, Bronya stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Mr. Xia, I am Bronya, the second director of ET. I have long admired your name."

Just as Old Xia was about to adopt a businesslike attitude, he noticed that Bronya and Xu Qi were standing rather intimately together, and the old man's eyes couldn't help but look a little strange.

After all, Xu Qi had taken Meiyi to visit Old Xia and his family during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Qi's face stiffened, and he quickly gestured, "Mr. Xia, let's go to the conference room first. Um... we can talk about the details later, haha..."

Chapter 992, 984: Precisely because of this, he is Xu Qi

Having finally calmed the old man's slightly confused mood, Xu Qi was about to wipe his sweat when a rather sarcastic voice came from beside him.

"It seems that Elder Xia has not yet realized that you are a criminal who has committed bigamy."

The rather distinctive voice made Xu Qi turn his head in surprise.

Xin'an...

What are you doing here?

"Is there any need to be so surprised? In any case, I was a participant in the 956 incident back then, and I even got on Old Xia's big ship by leveraging your connections."

If I can't quickly stand out in the company, then that's my problem.

The reunion was unexpected, yet perfectly logical.

Xu Qi still remembers the last time she saw Xin'an, she was already the technical supervisor in charge of a line.

"So now you are..."

"He was the lowest-ranking member of the entourage, just a department manager in the maintenance department."

Xu Qi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"You're a department manager now!?"

Xin An pursed her lips, first glaring at Xu Qi, but seeing that the other party seemed genuinely shocked, she found it somewhat amusing, and the next second, her expression turned somewhat wistful.

This complex change in expression might not be understood by others, after all, it was a touch of melancholy unique to her.

They walked towards the arranged meeting room, with Bronya introducing them to Elder Xia and the others along the way.

Xu Qi may not have noticed, but in fact, apart from Mr. Xia, many of the senior executives from the subway company who accompanied him kept looking in Xu Qi's direction.

Upon seeing him chatting happily with the lowest-ranking attendant, he began to inquire about Xin'an's situation from those around him.

"What about you?"

"I'm just a manager, but the team I'm leading now is fantastic. Seed, no need for introduction, that's why you're investing today."

"Heh...you really haven't changed at all."

"Who can argue with that?"

He's just a manager... What kind of manager could possibly make the president of ET, a company that's practically on par with the industry leader, willing to lower himself to pave the way for them?

Besides, he's the second director.

Moreover, judging from their intimate positioning just now, it's obvious without even thinking about it...

A handsome man and a beautiful woman, their relationship must be very close.

However, Xin'an also understood that Xu Qi didn't really think highly of himself, and might even still consider himself the same frontline employee he used to be at the subway company.

For frontline employees, a department manager is already a very high-ranking position.

That's why Xin'an said, "You really haven't changed a bit."

However, she also found it a bit strange.

In the short time it took to talk to Xu Qi, at least four or five pairs of eyes from ET started glancing in her direction, and upon closer inspection... they were all such beautiful girls!

Xin'an subconsciously moved a step away from Xu Qi.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think it's better to distance myself from you."

Xu Qi clicked his tongue and nudged Xin An with his elbow.

"Hey... that's not very nice of you. We've been comrades in arms, old friends, right? Can't we even catch up?"

You really consider me one of your buddies, huh...

But based on Xu Qi's actions just now, Xin An already felt that those gazes were as if they had materialized, cold and piercing, almost murderous.

Please, let me go. Don't come looking for me to reminisce.

Should I say it was exactly as expected?

A short while later, a girl with long pink hair, whose pure and radiant beauty was captivating at first glance, casually approached Xu Qi, and then…

He casually hugged Xu Qi's arm and greeted her warmly.

"Hello~~ Are you... Miss Xin'an? I'm Alicia, nice to meet you~~"

Speaking as melodiously as a lark, Xin'an marveled at where Xu Qi had met so many outstanding women, while simultaneously shifting his distance slightly.

"Hello, Miss Alicia, my name is Xin'an. I was Xu Qi's former colleague. Please rest assured that we are just normal colleagues. Please don't misunderstand."

"Oh...but...that's not what I asked you."

……

Xu Qi and Xin An's expressions both froze.

Indeed, what is this illusion of trying to cover up something?

Xu Qi could only say, "Well... it was just a reminder, haha, a reminder."

Ellie narrowed her eyes—so you're defending her, aren't you?

"Xu Qi! Stop catching up with your old colleagues! The meeting's about to start, and then I turn around and they're gone! Come here, come here!"

Upon hearing Elder Xia's voice, Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly raised his hand.

"Hey! Old Xia, I'm here!"

Then he ran away amidst Alicia's disapproving gaze—that Xu Qi!

Xin'an found it somewhat amusing to watch from the sidelines; this Miss Alicia... was indeed an interesting person.

"Miss Alicia..."

"Just call me Ellie." Ellie waved her hand, her gaze towards Xin'an filled with a mixture of curiosity and unease.

"Since you're Xu Qi's friend, you're also my friend. We can keep in touch more often and you can tell me about Xu Qi's past."

She's a woman that's hard for anyone to dislike.

Xin'an smiled and nodded.

"I will definitely keep in touch with Miss Ellie more often when I have time."

Upon entering the conference room, Xin'an discovered that, just like her, the woman named Ai Li was also sitting in the back row, not in the leadership position.

At that moment, her colleagues were already asking her questions.

"Xiao Xin, you and President Xu seem to know each other quite well..."

Mr. Xu?

His colleague's words were like a sudden pull from the past back to reality for Xin'an.

Indeed... even if he is just a minor supervisor, everyone present knows who is absolutely in charge of this meeting room.

Even the second director only sat to Xu Qi's left.

"We weren't very close. He used to work at the subway company too, and we were just colleagues."

"oh oh……"

That's right, we're just colleagues.

No one would believe that Xin'an could have any connection with Xu Qi, not even Xin'an himself, now or in the past.

She always knew that someone like Xu Qi, no matter how down on his luck he was, would never even glance at her.

He just needs an opportunity to truly soar to great heights.

Just like now, he's at the conference table with Vice President Xia and the general manager of the assets, discussing the cooperation between the subway company and ET...

Ok?

Not only Xin'an's eyes widened, but so did Old Xia's, who was sitting opposite Xu Qi.

"You mean cooperation?"

"Simply investing in Seed, don't you feel that it's a waste of Seed's current popularity in the market, as well as a waste of the excellent resources of the Shanghai Metro?"

My philosophy is simple: win-win cooperation, just like our partnership with the Gold Group.

Chapter 993, 985: If Bronya hadn't chosen me, I might still be a technician.

There's always a reason why people succeed.

Just like at this very moment, Xu Qi, sitting in the very center of this conference room, uttered these words that surprised everyone.

This was by no means a sudden idea; presumably, the decision was already based on their own considerations when they learned that the Shanghai Metro planned to invest in Seed.

Even Bronya, the CEO of ET, showed a hint of surprise on her face at this moment.

Clearly, even she didn't expect Xu Qi to suddenly bring this up.

"Of course, I also know that at this time, without a foundation of trust between the two parties, it is impossible to talk about cooperation. I am just proposing a suggestion."

Let's use this investment as a bridge to continue our communication. I believe you will realize the commercial value and potential of an animation company like ours with its highly influential IP.

The scene fell silent for a moment, but Old Xia was very accommodating and asked.

"I think Xiaoqi, what you said is definitely not just a hypothetical idea. Anyway, today is our first meeting, so feel free to... speak your mind."

In fact, Xu Qi's words were somewhat forceful.