The Hope You Gave Me: 51—night light

Before the dinner was over, Xin Qi and Min Hui left the hall with their children.

After all, Su Quan had a major operation not long ago, and Su Quan's body was still weak. He only drank a bowl of porridge and a few spare ribs at the dining table, and then fell asleep screaming. The child was leaving, and it was inconvenient for the adults to stay for a long time. Xin Qi picked up Su Quan, walked out of the hall and said to Min Hui, "Go to my apartment, I have spare rooms."

Min Hui knew that he wanted to stay with his son for a while longer to check the time. It was not before nine o'clock, so she nodded: "Okay. But tomorrow you need to get up early. We have a train at ten in the morning."

He was slightly startled: "Didn't you say seven o'clock in the evening?"

"Sister Cao Mu wants to go back early, there is a lot of work to do before bidding."

For example: the management team has not collected enough funds, the MBO process is very complicated, and everyone did not expect the remaining investment to be implemented so quickly. At a time, many specific matters need Cao Mu to go back to the AAR who is in charge of the transaction. Team communication, such as legal, accounting, finance, tax, valuation, etc., cannot proceed without expert advice.

"Then I will take you to the station tomorrow." Xin Qi said.

After returning to the apartment on Financial Street, the two bathed Su Quan together. The child played with water in the bathtub for a while, and fell asleep soon after going to bed.

"Do you have a balcony?" Min Hui suddenly asked.

"Yes, but don't jump down."

"I just want a cigarette."

The balcony is huge and the wind is blowing. Min Hui's lighter ran out of gas, so Xin Qi had to go back to the house to get a box of matches.

"Smoking is bad for your health."

"I don't draw much."

After the turmoil, smoking became her vice against decadence. Before her mother died, in order to avoid her emotional breakdown, she smoked fiercely, one pack a day. She thought she could never quit. Su Tian's disappearance suddenly woke her up. Since then, she has only smoked one or two times by accident. But there is always a pack of cigarettes in the bag. There are too many male colleagues in the company, and there are many smokers. Sometimes, in order to mingle with them, I will smoke one or two cigarettes myself, which is considered a kind of entertainment.

The wind was so strong that she struck three matches without lighting.

“MayI?”

He struck the match in the opposite direction to hers. After lighting it, he held it in a circle with the palm of his hand and held it to her mouth. She took a breath and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke into the air, which was immediately blown away by the wind.

He looked at her with more confusion in his eyes.

"It's foggy." She pointed to the hazy headlights beneath her feet.

"It's very much like New York, especially at night. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I feel confused and think I live on Wall Street." He leaned against the metal fence and looked down, "The streets of Beijing are just like New York, square and square. Yes. The climate is similar."

"I spent seven years in Beijing," said Min Hui.

"Almost forgot," Xin Qi laughed. "You graduated from Huaqing University. Why didn't you stay in Beijing? Don't like it?"

"I'm from the South." She turned to look at him, and the night mist seemed to fill her eyes. "I can't stand the dryness of the north."

"Which cities have you been to since then?"

"My first job was in Bencheng. I had the opportunity to stay in Beijing at that time, but my mother was ill. Among the several offers, Guanchao paid the highest salary, and it was a medical-related project. I was just interested, so I went to watch the tide."

"Then—how did you meet Cheng Qirang? He was already the CTO at that time, and his position was several levels higher than you?" Xin Qi asked.

Min Hui was silent.

"I've seen various reports about your case - all of them say that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother is right. It is difficult for outsiders to judge. After all, there were only two people present at the time of the incident. During that time, you did Cheng Qirang is very re-used, and he is promoted very quickly. You have meetings and business trips together, so there are some guesses..."

"—very reasonable, isn't it? He's so handsome, so talented, an executive, and Zheng Lan's son-in-law—why do you have to look at me? It must be me—from a mountain Poor girl--I want to seduce him, I want to order something from him, but if I can't get it, I will bite back, right?"

"That's not true." Xin Qi was stunned, "I just want to know what happened between you and Cheng Qirang? What kind of relationship did you have with him?"

His voice is calm, and he thinks there is a good reason to ask such a question.

Her heart began to sink.

"I don't want to say it."

“Why not?”

"Because I don't want to repeat those details over and over, just to satisfy your curiosity, or to supplement your knowledge. For me, every time I tell it, it's another pain."

“…”

"About what happened to me, the media reports are simplified, the idle people are just looking for something to talk about, and the opponent uses it to make waves... and now I just want to forget it quickly and continue to live!" She took a strong cigarette, "In the After all this, trying to find the meaning of life and the joy of life - do you know how hard it is?"

"I know, of course I know..." he murmured, "don't forget that I grew up in an orphanage."

"Then why are you asking me?" She lit a cigarette and sneered, "Worried about being jumped by a fairy?"

"I just don't understand, since you and Cheng Qirang once went to court, and normal people are in such a relationship, and they avoid it, why would he buy your company? And you, in my opinion, are smart and powerful. , why did you get his way?"

She was dumbfounded for a while, watching the night mist slowly rise up, floating between her and Xin Qi, turning into a thick gauze.

"Did you ever like each other, or was he a...ControlFreak?"

"Your subtext is: Cheng Qirang likes me. In order to get close to me and get me, he will spend a lot of money to buy Bai'an? Xin Qi, why don't you write romance novels?"

"Of course I know you're very successful in research. Well, it's not for you, it's for your project, your work, your DS1.0."

"GS1.0."

"Sorry."

"In the field of AI medical treatment, Guanchao started early and has worked hard for a long time. Cheng Qirang is still very knowledgeable. In recent years, Guanchao's biggest competitor is Dongli Group. He is worried that Bai'an will fall to Dongli. In the hands of the opponent, let the opponent take the lead in this field.”

"So, Cheng Qirang robbing Bai'an has nothing to do with feelings?"

"It's just a business."

"Understood." He glanced at her silently, abruptly took off the cigarette from her mouth, and smoked it by himself.

"Hey, you can't smoke, you have a heart attack!" Min Hui called out and grabbed it, but was blocked by his arm.

"It doesn't matter if you smoke one, I won't live long anyway." He smiled, probably never smoked, and coughed twice because of the cigarette. Min Hui grabbed the cigarette **** from his mouth and threw it on the ground, stepping on it hard.

"Xin Qi, if time could turn back, there would be no Su Tian between you and me..." Min Hui put her hands in her pockets, looked up at his eyes, her eyes were firm and fiery: "Will you fall in love with me? ?"

He declined to answer.

"If Su Tian and I stood in front of you at the same time, she never saved me, and I never owed her, who would you choose?"

"I choose Su Tian." He didn't hesitate for a second.

"Why?" Her heart was aching, "Aside from the past you shared, don't you think I'm actually more suitable to be your girlfriend in every way?"

He was very close to her, and when he heard this, he took a step back.

"Where did you get your confidence and think you're better than Su Tian? Without Su Tian, ​​I might still be blind by now, maybe already in the grave. Would you fall in love with someone who has A blind man with a heart attack? It was Su Tian who accompanied me through the most difficult days of my life! It was she who made me feel at home and at home! It was she who helped me find an opportunity to change my life! It was she..." His The voice began to choked, "Do you think there is only family between us? No, we are in love, because of loneliness and hardship, because of no support, so we fell in love earlier, more stupid, that's all! But that's love, a little True! I promised her to come back to marry her and give her a home—I knew this would happen, I shouldn't have left in the first place, with me by her side, she wouldn't make such a stupid decision. It won't be easy Sacrificing her life to save a brainless woman who still has the courage to say that she is more suitable to be my wife than her!" He roared at her, "You are not suitable at all, Min Hui! I gave birth to my child, forcing me to have no choice but to be nice to you, because you are my son's mother. To spoil him I have to like you, to protect him I have to protect you. But there is nothing between us Nothing! Nothing! Nothingatall!"

So all this is just pretending to make my son happy. Min Hui's heart went cold again, her face suddenly turned pale, and the blood on her face rushed to the top of her head. She thought for a while, finally smiled silently, and said softly: "You are right, I should say goodbye. Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, please send the child to my room. Good night."

She picked up her handbag, put on her coat, and walked away in a gust of wind.

He didn't keep her, let alone send her.

***

Min Hui returned to Bencheng with her son, and Bai'an's acquisition was in full swing. Among the applicants in the first round of bidding, five companies came to Bai'an to do due diligence and made initial quotations to Yuanlai. Three of them are the most powerful, namely: Guanchao International, Dongli Group, and Deep Blue Technology. On Bai'an's side, He Haixiang specially vacated a conference room as a reference room to store the company's important documents, including trade secrets, transaction secrets, sensitive share information, etc., as well as specific information and lists required by buyers. Cao Mu and Min Hui are responsible for receiving visits from various buyer teams, organizing meet-and-greets, presentations and answering their written questions. Round after round, from morning to night, busy all the time. In addition, Min Hui is also responsible for the daily work of the R&D team. Although it is not as brain-intensive as writing code, it is physically exhausting to the point of collapse.

At the same time, on the management team's side, on the last day of the deadline, He Haixiang said to everyone with a blushing face: "I finally got one million yuan, half of it was borrowed, half of it was loaned, and I could only get it. That's all. The remaining 1.4 million, I hope you can help me collect it, my wife has been worn out by me, and I will definitely pay back the 1.4 million soon. "

1.4 million, spread to four people, each of whom will pay 350,000. Everyone said that they could not get the money. He Haixiang said: "Otherwise, I will pay so much, and then give me less shares?"

"It's not fair, Mr. He." Cao Mu said, "Today is the last day. If you really can't get the money, you might as well quit."

Everyone here wants to say this, but no one can open it.

"But I'm really optimistic about our team! Bai'an was built by me. It has grown to this day, and it has also proved my strength. Looking at the contribution I may make to Bai'an in the future, I hope You can seriously consider my suggestion!" He Haixiang fought for it with a red face, even a little begging in his tone.

"Mr. He, you don't have to be too sorry," Xu Guangjian said. "This time, Guanchao and Dongli competed fiercely. Their strength is far greater than ours, and the odds of winning are higher. Even if our team is In the end, it is difficult to escape the fate of sparring."

These words are actually full of comfort, but He Haixiang's face still collapsed: "Okay, I quit."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"But as the current general manager of Bai'an, I have to warn you: you are all executives of the company. During the acquisition, the company will maintain normal operations. Each of you has a lot of work on your hands. MBO is For personal matters, please do not take up work time."

"Of course," everyone said.

Seeing He Haixiang leaving angrily, Min Hui asked, "He's gone, who will take his place?"

"Ma Xin." Cao Mu said, "I started to communicate with him after AIMax. He has an uncle who is in the coal mining business and can lend him money. For a coal boss, 2.4 million is a small amount."

Ma Xin is the Personnel Director of Bai'an. He usually has a good relationship with He Haixiang and is very close. He is a direct descendant of He Haixiang. But he is more ambitious, so he can't be said to be loyal.

"I'm a little worried." Min Hui raised her hand and said, "Cheng Qirang once threatened me twice, saying that the acquisition of Bai'an, Guanchao International is determined to win. Do you think the 132 million offer is enough?"

"Enough." Yan Chengli said, "AAR gave us an estimate of only 90 million."

"90 million? Too conservative?" Xu Guangjian said.

"Cheng Qi makes this man very pragmatic. He won't spend money indiscriminately and take advantage of it. Threatening you is just to make us retreat." Cao Mu said, "But to be on the safe side, maybe we can increase the price. Improve it a bit."

"How much is mentioned?"

"162 million, so there is a better chance of winning."

"If there are more than 30 million yuan, who should I go to?" Yan Chengli asked.

"Let's try BBG's Xin Qi first." Cao Mu said, "He has heard Min Hui's report and expressed interest. He has a lot of money, Min Hui, why don't you give him a call? right?"

Min Hui was embarrassed for a while, shrugged and said, "Sister Cao, we have already rejected him once, why are we embarrassed to go to him again?"

"He's a businessman and doesn't care about that."

“But—”

"You try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Mr. Xie from Fenglin Capital to see if he can add a little more."

"I..." Min Hui lowered her head, "Okay."

After returning from Beijing, Min Hui and Xin Qi have been in a state of cold war.

No phone, no WeChat, and no video. She tried her best to spend time alone with Su Quan outdoors. Even when he went to sleep, he first coaxed Su Quan to fall asleep in his bedroom, and then carried his sleeping son to the room with the camera to avoid "talking in the air" with Xin Qi.

Gradually, she found that her worries were superfluous. At the other end of the camera, Xin Qi's voice was never heard again.

It took two weeks for her to learn in a conversation with Yunlu that the BBG Asia-Pacific branch has begun to fully relocate from Beijing to Bincheng. All departments are recruiting troops, and Xin Qi himself has disappeared. Came silently.

"Where does he live?" Min Hui asked curiously.

"Park Hyatt Hotel." Yun Lu said, "There have been a lot of things recently. He often runs between Beijing and Bencheng. He even went to Singapore and New York a few days ago."

"Hmm."

"Ethan misses Quanquan very much, and I often video with him during the day. It's just that I've been too busy with work recently, and I haven't had time to come and see him in person."

So he also tries to avoid her...

The next morning, Min Hui called Xin Qi. After three calls, a cold voice came from there: "Hello."

"Xin Qi, I'm Min Hui."

"Hello."

"Listen to Yunlu that you have moved to Ben Thanh?"

"Hmm."

"You are welcome to come and visit Su Quan at any time."

"Hmm."

"I'm looking for you because of Bai'an."

"Say."

"Sister Cao Mu asked me to ask you, are you interested in investing 30 million in our Bai'an MBO? We are about to submit a proposal. Currently, the competition is fierce, and we are worried that the quotation is not high enough."

"Min Hui, last time I saw President Cao, what did I say, you forgot?" Xin Qi said indifferently.

"I have a bad memory, what did you say, tell me again?"

"I give you my final offer. And I said, if the offer is invalid, I won't consider it again in the future."

"Such a good business, why not consider it?"

"Because I speak my words."

"I'm just asking if you're interested, no need to slap people with harsh words, it's your own regret that you don't invest."

"I have no regrets. Goodbye."

Min Hui angrily scolded into the microphone: "FXXK!"

"Hey, I haven't hung up yet." Xin Qi said coldly on the other end of the phone.

"I was teaching Quan Quan English and he asked me how to say 'fork' and I said FORK."

"Please don't teach my son to swear, he has his own English teacher, thank you."