When Nanxi called, Lu Yinchu had just left the conference room. Mo Yan handed him his cell phone directly and said, "Miss Gu called!"
He quickly took the phone and turned around, casting aside a stack of KING Group and related business partner files, heading off in another direction!
As everyone looked puzzled, Mo Yan stepped forward and made a "please" gesture. Everyone understood and followed Mo Yan out the door.
Lu Yinchu picked up the phone, his crisp and magnetic voice tinged with tiredness, "Hello!"
"It’s me!" Nanxi’s voice was slightly nervous but still clear and calm.
Unconsciously, his lips curled into a smile. His gaze drifted towards the immense sky outside the window, as boundless as his heart was at that moment.
"Um, I know!" He hesitated, then asked, "Is there something you need?"
Even though he was slightly pleased about her call, he wouldn’t let it scramble his thoughts - Nanxi rarely calls him and if she did, there must be a reason.
Sure enough, Nanxi’s voice came through the phone, "...Here’s the thing, I just checked my bank account and noticed there was an extra sum of money..."
Taking a deep breath to steady herself, she continued, "I want to know if that money was from you..."
"Nanxi..." Lu Yinchu interrupted her. One hand holding the phone, the other in his pocket, he looked extremely graceful.
He said, "Remember our agreement? One of the terms was that during its duration, it’s my responsibility and obligation to provide you with financial compensation... So I just gave what’s fair and you should accept. After all, you did sign the agreement yourself in the first place!"
"...so, it really is from you?"
Lu Yinchu’s voice flowed into her ear again, tinged with sighs, "Nanxi, no matter what our relationship will be in the future, for now, I hope to uphold my promise. So, don’t put me in a tough spot."
Having finished, he glanced at his wrist watch - it was ten past four in the afternoon. He smiled faintly, "Nanxi, are you interested in experiencing the work atmosphere of a big company?"
At four thirty in the afternoon, Mo Yan’s car pulled up in front of Nanxi. She felt slightly embarrassed and thanked Mo Yan.
Mo Yan pressed his lips together, simply saying, "Miss Gu, please get in the car first. President Lu is waiting."
Nanxi nodded and got into the car.
Earlier when Nanxi called Lu Yinchu, she just wanted to get some clarity on this issue, though she felt like a fool for doing so.
If it were so easy to sway Lu Yinchu’s decisions, then he wouldn’t be Lu Yinchu!
Nanxi felt torn and didn’t know what to do. At that moment, Lu Yinchu proposed that she visit KING Group.
A visit to KING Group? This was truly a golden opportunity!
KING Group’s status in H City was unquestionable – it was the industry leader, with no one daring to refute this.
She heard that after graduating from college, Lu Yinchu studied abroad for just under two years and had already become a rising star in the Wall Street securities market!
Unfortunately, he maintained a low profile, with very little public exposure. Everyone knew about the young and talented Chinese securities trader on Wall Street, but nobody knew his name or what he looked like.
The name Lu Yinchu only started to become known in the industry after he returned to China to start his own business. His achievements were already impressive half a year later.
However, half a year later, for some unknown reason, Lu Yinchu abandoned his newly established and thriving KING Group, leaving it to his executive team and assistant, Mo Yan.
These past events were not clear to Nanxi since she arrived in H City late, but she had a good idea of how big, famous, and high-end the KING Group was.
Her dream might not have been grand, but if a better stage was offered, she wouldn’t hold back her talent and would give her full performance.
She was yearning for it deep inside!
So she accepted the invitation, and at the same time, she felt it would be better to discuss the matter of the eight thousand dollars face-to-face. After all, a sum of that size was something she couldn’t accept at this point.
Mo Yan drove steadily, with Nanxi sitting in the back seat, her gaze downcast, silent the whole way.
Looking at the girl in the back seat, calm as a pond, Mo Yan inexplicably recalled the words Lu Yinchu had said over drinks the previous night.
In everyone’s eyes, Lu Yinchu was a successful businessman with an illustrious family background, striking looks, an elegant and refined demeanor, and astonishing business acumen.