That night, I couldn't sleep even though I was so drunk.

Looking at Jiaqi's serene face beside the bed, I stayed until dawn.

At that moment, I deeply felt that no matter how ups and downs my work was, only Jiaqi was still with me, unchanged.

The world around me is changing, and only Jiaqi is still with me.

No matter what happens, tomorrow will still come. Although tomorrow has a different color.

The end of one way of life means the beginning of another.

After becoming the general manager of Sanxin's branch, I moved out of the sales department and moved to work in my father's company's office.

From now on, I will work there.

In a sense, my life has never been smooth. Year after year, day after day, my life changes, and sometimes I think that a certain way of life will last a long time, but this idea is often changed by reality after a short time.

For example, when I came to work in Mr. Chen's sales department, I thought that I would always work there steadily, for a year, two years, ten years, and all my life, I would work in that small office for the rest of my life, until Oh Wu gradually grew old, until the company gradually declined one day, until one day Jiaqi grew into a Tingting girl, I would not leave.

It wasn't until I saw the smiling faces of my colleagues in the sun that I really felt that the little office was really far away from me at that moment.

Before I knew it, the thing called fate that was hiding in the corner of my life changed the trajectory of my life again.

After becoming the general manager of my branch, my work has changed greatly, and my responsibilities have become more burdensome, but fortunately, compared to half a year ago, I am no longer ignorant and inexperienced, I have experienced so many things, I have also grown greatly, at least in terms of interpersonal communication, I have become less and less like the introverted and eccentric teenager of the year.

Or rather, I'm less and less like me.

Under the influence of my career, gradually, my words and deeds became more and more like a successful person, and I became more and more mature.

In the same way, I did show the demeanor of a successful person, or a leader, at work.

Sometimes real talent doesn't become famous overnight by volunteering, and in many cases, those who think they don't have talent come to the top and unexpectedly find that they really have this talent.

Perhaps Mr. Chen's vision is very vicious, because when I worked in the branch, I found that I had a broader space here, and I was able to do things more smoothly than in the head office.

When I was in the head office before, because my work was always controlled by the managers of various departments, especially the general manager, I couldn't do anything, but after I arrived at the branch, I no longer had to worry about their clamping, I could do things more according to my own ideas, and I could make decisions on many things myself, and I no longer had to look at the faces of others.

At that moment, I felt like a goshawk out of a birdcage, and in front of me was a vast and vast sky for me to soar.

In less than a month, when I became a branch, I received three large orders, two of which were not over the list of Leptin Company, and in the past few months, the cooperation between Sanxin Pharmaceutical Company and Leptin Company has become more and more frequent, and the transaction volume has become higher and higher. Another order was from a customer in the UK, which was a company that had never worked with us before, but after negotiation, we took the order and gradually began to try to cooperate.

These three orders are the biggest achievements I have made since I became the general manager of the branch.

In order to successfully complete this order, I have been very busy this month.

Of course, although I am the one who took these three orders on the surface, the real biggest hero is Ma Yike, who has been working as a maid in my house. For a long time, whenever a foreign client negotiated with me, it was Ma Yike's careful word-for-word translation that allowed me to have a smooth conversation with the foreign client.

In fact, at least half of my merits are hers.

As time went on, I felt more and more that I owed Ma Yike too much, that she had helped me so much, and that I was only rewarding her with gratitude and a small salary, and sometimes, I felt really selfish.

Although, every time I wanted to give Ma Yike an extra bonus, she basically rejected me tactfully, saying that I didn't have to, she only helped me out of her own volition, and she didn't do anything, I can do a successful business, the key is that I have the ability to do this.

"Hey, Xiaodong, we're friends too, right?" Once, when I took out a stack of renminbi and put it in front of Ma Yike, Ma Yike looked at me and asked me expressionlessly, and my whole body stiffened with my dark eyes.

"Although...... I'm just a maid, and I know maybe I'm not qualified to say something like that. ”

Ma Yike smiled sadly.

I hurriedly took back the money, looked at Ma Yike and said, "Why do you say that? Of course I think you are my friend...... Don't say anything like that. ”

"Then you can get the money back. I know you want to help me, but ......," Ma Yike muttered as he looked at me, "maybe my personality is not suitable for such a thing, hehe." ”

I took the money, looked at Ma Yike, and smiled helplessly.

Sometimes, I really have a hard time understanding the psychology of a girl.

Although I have raised a baby girl into a little girl, I still don't understand the psychology of women.

It's ridiculous to think about.

After that, I was busy again, work as usual, life as usual, I still worked for Sanxin Company every day, and Jiaqi was still taken care of by Ma Yike at home, everything looked so normal, there was no big change.

The only difference is that the business of Sanxin company is booming, after the government seized a number of pharmaceutical companies a month ago, Sanxin company has become a monopoly, many partners who were originally competitors of Sanxin company have turned to our Sanxin company to cooperate, for a time, the scale of Sanxin company has more than doubled, and the listed stocks have also risen, and the situation has been improving.

In just one month, Sanxin Company has become a pharmaceutical company with strong competitiveness in China.

A giant.

All this was something that even the sharp-eyed Mr. Chen did not expect at first.

It all came so suddenly, like a dream.

To anyone.

Of course, no matter how wages develop, the earth is still spinning and time is passing.

In the blink of an eye, 06 will come to an end.

Before the end of the year, the company made a year's statistics, also made an outlook for the coming year, and made a long-term plan.

After several days of meetings, at the end of the last outlook meeting, Mr. Chen suddenly stood up and clapped his hands heartily to announce that in order to congratulate the company's performance on the past year, he would personally invite guests to celebrate tonight, please don't be late.

Mr. Chen's announcement immediately elicited a loud response from those present at the meeting, and everyone responded that they would never be late.

"Xiaodong, how are you?" Before the meeting ended, Mr. Chen looked at me like me and asked me with a smile.

Looking at the smile squeezed out of Mr. Chen's old face, I nodded and said, "Go, Mr. Chen, you have a guest, I will go even if I break the scalp...... It's just that, Mr. Chen, I beg you not to let me drink again this time, my alcohol consumption is only average...... I almost couldn't go home last time. ”

Mr. Chen smiled, patted me on the shoulder and said, It's okay to be young and not drink, tonight, you're drunk, and it's not just that you have to get drunk, but I, an old guy, can't escape.

At that time, my heart was full of helplessness, and a wry smile was squeezed out of my face.

At that time, I really wanted to suggest that Sanxin Pharmaceutical Company could invent a reincarnation sobering drug so that I could deal with the next big problem.

However, such an idea is just a thought after all, and Mr. Chen's guests still have to go.

Because without Mr. Chen, there would be no me.

In Sanxin Pharmaceutical Company, the person who has the best relationship with me may be Wang Fatzi, because I am the same age as him and have more topics. But if I have the most respect for the person, it is definitely Mr. Chen.

That night, I attended Mr. Chen's banquet. That banquet was the grandest banquet I have experienced since I came to Sanxin Company, and almost all the leaders of the company were present, including Wang Fatzi, including Manager Tang, including General Manager Qian, who has always had a stiff relationship with me.

And that banquet, unfortunately, I sat at the same table with General Manager Qian, and there was only one Mr. Chen between the two of us, and I don't know if this was specially arranged by Mr. Chen or fate.

At the dinner table, General Manager Qian still didn't give me a good face, he still ignored me with indifference, and drank with other colleagues, constantly boasting about his deeds, and telling how he has been prosperous in his work this year.

I also chose to ignore General Manager Qian's actions, just as a bystander, silently watching him, and when he spoke, I just sat silently so as not to conflict with him.

To be honest, in fact, in the past period of time, the relationship between me and General Manager Qian has not only not improved, but also deteriorated a little.

Because I became the general manager of the branch, my status has been second only to him, and because of some things at the beginning, my relationship with him has broken down, I and him are diametrically opposite in terms of age, ideology and personality, and have nothing in common, so faintly, I also feel that General Manager Qian has always looked at me unpleasantly, and even regarded me as a threat.

A challenger that threatens his position.

I still remember that not long ago, General Manager Qian had several times with me on the issue of delivery, and the trouble was not very pleasant, although those times were not very big, but invisibly increased the gap between me and General Manager Qian.

So since then, I have chosen to keep my distance from General Manager Qian.

I deeply understand that as long as I continue to stay in the company for one day, the conflict between General Manager Qian and me will not subside. Compared to Qian, the general manager also understands this.

That night's banquet was carried out in my silence and General Manager Qian's one-man show. Of course, although I seem to be relatively low-key, but under the drive of Mr. Chen, I still drink a lot of wine, after all, at this time, I have become one of the giants of Sanxin Company.

Mr. Chen, on the other hand, has been drinking the red wine from the wine glass he brought with him, according to Mr. Chen, he has always preferred to bring his own wine at the banquet, so this time he was no exception.

Although General Manager Qian and I were still a little stiff, but driven by other leaders, in the case of the topic unfolding, the cocktail party still gradually entered the climax, almost everyone drank with red ears, blurred eyes, and bold words, and many leaders also talked nonsense.

I don't remember the nonsense of many leaders and colleagues at the reception afterwards, but I will never forget what someone said.

That person was Mr. Chen.

Just when the banquet was about to end, everyone was dizzy, their eyes wandered, spitting and pouring, but Mr. Chen suddenly said something that made the atmosphere of the banquet instantly cold.

At that time, Mr. Chen looked at me with a smile, his face was red, his eyes narrowed into a line, and he didn't know if he was drunk.

Mr. Chen smiled and said to me:

"Xiaodong, don't you know...... Belch...... Actually, I've always wanted you to be my successor after I retire. You're a person I really like. ”

As soon as the words came out, the whole house was silent.

Ping!

I heard the sound of the tall glass shattering on the ground, and turned my head, only to see General Manager Qian leaning over his blood-red face to pick up the glass shards on the ground in a hurry.

The banquet was quiet all of a sudden, and the atmosphere was like a group of terrorists suddenly breaking into a lively concert.

"Mr. Chen, you've drunk too much. ”

Withdrawing my gaze, I looked back at Mr. Chen. I don't know if Mr. Chen is drunk or not, but looking at his smiling face, most of the time he is just talking nonsense, so I also settled down and broke the stiff atmosphere myself.

"I'm telling the truth," Mr. Chen said, holding his glass, his old eyes narrowed into silk threads, but his tone was not as serious as before, but with a vague emphasis on the nonsense of a drunken person, "You are a person, the more I look at it, the more I like it." Do you know why I've always been optimistic about you...... In fact, when I first met you, I saw that you are a person, not to mention other advantages, but there is one thing that I particularly appreciate, that is, love and righteousness!"

Hearing Mr. Chen's crazy words, I felt a cold sweat on my forehead, Mr. Chen seemed to be really drunk, and he might have to tell all the things about me and Jiaqi. This development began to surprise me.

I don't know why Mr. Chen chose to express his opinion of me at this time, but whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, saying this at this time will only cause me trouble.

"Mr. Chen, you really drank too much. Look at you drunk, you don't say anything like yourself......"

Looking at the astonished eyes around me, I kept persuading Mr. Chen, hinting at him, but I didn't seem to listen to him at all.

"Life is short in the world, how many years can you work healthily? In the end, the truth that can be retained is still the word love...... Xiaodong, to be honest, I saw three years ago that you are a person who values love and righteousness. ”

Mr. Chen was talking to himself, and he was usually gentle and elegant, but at the moment he completely ignored the feelings of me and the others present. I don't know if Mr. Chen's words at this moment are expressing his inner emotions or teaching me.

Of course, I can still understand the meaning of Mr. Chen's Chinese words.

Three years ago? Wasn't that the one that separated me and Jiaqi in the rain?

What does Mr. Chen mean to tell me that he was already optimistic about me three years ago?

I can't help but feel a little frightened when I think about the postcard he gave me three years ago.

In this way, it seems that Mr. Chen did want to win me over three years ago.

Looking back now, it seems that all of this was in Mr. Chen's plan.

If that's the case...... Mr. Chen's vision is too terrifying.

While I was surprised, Mr. Chen kept talking about his opinion of me, and in the end, even I felt a little embarrassed.

This time the banquet was originally a celebration banquet to celebrate the development of the company, why did Mr. Chen praise me now? I feel that I have become the center of the banquet?

In my impression, Mr. Chen has always been a gentle senior with the demeanor of a superior person, but this banquet has made me change my attitude towards him. I realized that Mr. Chen was not always very stylish.

Sometimes, he does something crazy that people don't expect.

Today it is.

I don't know if Mr. Chen really values me, but at least, I think that saying such things at a cocktail party attended by all the company's leaders will be a certain blow to the mood of other people. Even if Mr. Chen really talked nonsense after drinking, how many people would believe it?

At the very least, I think someone will be haunted by Mr. Chen's words at the reception.

That's General Manager Qian.

Before the reception was over, General Manager Qian stood up, didn't even say a word, just put on a gray coat, stuffed his head, and strode outside the hotel.

I watched General Manager Qian leave with my own eyes, but before he left, the moment his figure turned sideways, he left me with a strange expression.

An expression that made me a little unbelievable.

The moment he walked out of the hotel, General Manager Qian turned his head and turned his head at me as if he had expected me to look at his back, but there was a trace of gloom and resentment in his eyes.

I don't know what kind of mood General Manager Qian was in at that moment to give me such a look.

But if that's all there is to it, I can understand it. After all, Mr. Chen's words today are indeed a big blow to him, who has been looking forward to sitting in the chairman's position one day.

But what made me even more puzzled was that although General Manager Qian stared at me with gloomy and resentful eyes, the next moment, the corners of his mouth were curled up with an imperceptible arc.

General Manager Qian was laughing.

I don't know why, but that smile made my heart beat a little bit.

What does it mean for someone who looks at you with resentment and a weird smile on the corner of his mouth?

I can't imagine.

It's just that before I could think about it, General Manager Qian had already stepped out of the door of the hotel, and his tall figure disappeared into the rolling traffic outside the hotel door.