If a person is extremely elegant, then he must have been embattled and in chaos.

—Epigraph

God blessed, there was not much traffic jam on the road, Dong Xiaokui got out of the car at 10:20 and ran all the way to the gate of Jincheng North Building.

Although it wasn't her first time here, the security guards were always so dedicated, politely questioned her, and filled out an application form. The female security guard at the door smiled, showed her white teeth, and said, "Miss Dong, I'm sorry, please accept the inspection, this is our duty." ”

Dong Xiaokui also smiled back, stood at the door to be scanned all over her body, and threw her satchel to the security check. After doing all this and confirming that she was not carrying weapons of mass destruction, the security officer bowed ninety degrees and made a gesture of please.

Dong Xiaokui nodded slightly in return, and ran all the way to the elevator. It's working time, and there is no one in the public elevator, and it opens as soon as you press it.

Sun Guanhua's office is on the north side of the 17th floor of the Jincheng North Building. Dong Xiaokui pressed down 17, and the elevator started, bringing a slight dizziness as usual. She leaned against the wall of the elevator, where there was nowhere to hide like a glass mirror, and watched the numbers keep jumping.

There is a faint scent of detergent in the elevator, like the fresh orange scent after tearing the golden orange peel, with a refreshing and full juice. Even the air in the elevator will make people feel refreshed, no wonder Zhou Zhenzhen wants to come here to work, and can't wait to enter Yihua Group.

In just a few tens of seconds when the elevator was rising steadily, Dong Xiaokui leaned against the wall and unconsciously glanced at the TV screen on the wall. The TV is silent, only figures swaying on it. In Pingsuri, these TVs are all adjusted to be very quiet, and they only broadcast information about the Jincheng Commercial Center, or do some advertisements for the companies and shops in the Jincheng North Building.

Dong Xiaokui never looked at these meaningless information to her, and only when she was waiting for the elevator, she would glance boredly at it to see how people did advertising and marketing.

But today's lazy glance made Dong Xiaokui immediately stunned, because among the group of people on the TV screen, there was a tall and thin man's back that attracted her, the person had short hair, was wearing a black suit, and was telling something to the people around him at the jewelry counter in the shopping mall.

Who the hell is it? So familiar, I must have seen it. Dong Xiaokui looked closely, expecting that the man would suddenly turn around, but the picture was always just the back, and after a while, the picture cut open, and some boring commercial center advertisements were played.

Dong Xiaokui stood stunned for a while, the elevator door opened "ding", and a gentle female voice sounded in the prompt: "Hello, your destination has arrived on the seventeenth floor." ”

To the north of the seventeenth floor is Rongguan Group, and Sun Guanhua's office is also here. Dong Xiaokui walked to the door of Rongguan Group, and the security guard at the door saw that it was her, and did not ask her if she made an appointment as usual, but just nodded to her slightly and saluted, and said, "Miss Dong, okay." ”

Dong Xiaokui also nodded in return, feeling that today was a little different, her heart couldn't help but tighten slightly, grabbed her shoulder bag and walked to the door of Sun Guanhua's office, and the usual enchanting Secretary Chen would work in the compartment at the door of Sun Guanhua's office. If Dong Xiaokui comes, Secretary Chen will knock on the door and go in first, and get Sun Guanhua's consent before leading Dong Xiaokui in.

But today, Secretary Chen's seat was empty. Dong Xiaokui hesitated a little, looking around, there were very few staff members on this floor of Rongguan, and most of them had high-level executives of Rongguan Group with separate offices, and the offices of these high-level executives were also tightly closed.

She was a little cramped, and was hesitating whether to knock on the door in person, but the door suddenly opened, and Secretary Zhou, who was wearing a black suit and cutting short hair, walked out.

This is another secretary of Sun Guanhua, not pretty, but very capable, in stark contrast to the vase-style secretary Chen at the door. Sun Guanhua is also a human spirit, with different secretaries on different occasions.

That week, the secretary opened the door, glanced at Dong Xiaokui, nodded slightly, and said, "Miss Dong, please go inside." ”

Dong Xiaokui nodded and followed Secretary Zhou in. Sun Guanhua's office is very large, like a suite, and it seems that there should be several rooms inside and outside. Usually as soon as you enter the door, you can see Sun Guanhua sitting behind a large desk, but today there is no Sun Guanhua behind the desk.

"Mr. Sun is not here?" Dong Xiaokui couldn't help asking.

Secretary Zhou replied: "Mr. Sun is very busy. Is Miss Dong coffee, or tea? ”

"Plain water." Dong Xiaokui replied, but her heart became vigilant. I came to pay the money and get the receipt at 11 o'clock today, and I called to make an appointment last Monday, and Sun Guanhua responded at that time, saying that I was more idle today.

In the past two years, every appointment has been smooth, and it is Sun Guanhua who asks to settle the monthly accounts in person. But today, it's unusual.

Dong Xiaokui sat on the soft sofa, holding the slightly hot boiled water, and asked, "Secretary Zhou, I made an appointment today last Monday, and Mr. Sun also agreed." ”

Secretary Zhou took the folder and sat down opposite, and said while flipping through it, "I know." ”

She dropped three words and went back to sorting through her folders. Dong Xiaokui was a little cramped and uneasy, so she subconsciously took a sip of water, and her tongue burned so much that it hurt.

She resisted the pain of the boiling water all the way down, biting her lip tightly, waiting for what was to come. But Secretary Zhou just sat opposite and turned over the paper.

Dong Xiaokui sat for a while, and couldn't help but look down at the cartoon watch on his wrist, eleven forty-five.

For the company in Jincheng North Building, I arrived at 12 o'clock on time for lunch. There are still fifteen minutes, even if Sun Guanhua comes back now, after paying the money and typing the receipt, I am afraid that it will be past twelve o'clock.

So, she couldn't help it and asked, "Secretary Zhou, did Mr. Sun say when he will come back?" When he went out, did he explain? ”

Secretary Zhou raised his hand and motioned to Dong Xiaokui not to speak. She didn't answer, and continued to look down and flip through the papers. After a long while, she took out a document, sat up straight, and said to Dong Xiaokui: "Miss Dong, before Mr. Sun left, entrusted me with full authority to handle Miss Dong's affairs, and now we will talk about this matter." ”

Such an opening statement, at first glance, is a hidden foreshadowing, and it is not at all like a simple procedure like handing over money and getting a receipt.

It seems that this is really changing! Dong Xiaokui had some premonitions from the previous clues. At this moment, I felt relieved to hear such an opening statement.

"Secretary Zhou, just say it directly, you are short of time." Dong Xiaokui put the cup in his hand on the clear coffee table and sat up straight.

Secretary Zhou smiled slightly and said, "Since Miss Dong is so refreshing, I will directly convey Mr. Sun's meaning." Ms. Dong studied finance in college. Presumably, investment and financial management and the like, I don't need to repeat it. And the changes in the financial market in recent years, I don't need to explain it to you, right? ”

"My profession naturally doesn't need Secretary Zhou to bother." Dong Xiaokui looked at her with a smile, but there was a dark tide in her heart, and she secretly thought: If the other party forces him to repay the money immediately, how should he deal with it? Dong Xiaokui suddenly felt that even after reading the book for so many years, it was still barren, and he couldn't think of a way.

But Secretary Zhou didn't give her too much time to think about countermeasures, but nodded slightly and continued: "This is the best." Let's get straight to the point. It is recognized that the value of a dollar a year ago cannot be equated with the value of a dollar now. Nowadays, the stock market and the investment field are in a good situation, as long as you are willing to invest, you can make a lot of money. Therefore, Mr. Sun believes that if he repays the money according to the agreement, Rongguan is a big loss. ”

Secretary Zhou paused when he said this. A smile appeared on Dong Xiaokui's face, and he really wanted to repay the money immediately, maybe this was just the first wave of indication, and he didn't know what tricks he would use next.

She bit her lip, but she was still steady. Yes, since my father died, my family has been bullied a lot, and my mother has been harassed. Dong Xiaokui learned to be silent, and also learned to quarrel and fight with others. Parents are always an invisible knife in the neighborhood, although the knife does not kill people, but it is also devastating.

When he was young, he had to protect himself because the big tree that sheltered him fell to the ground, so he practiced quietly, and when he was desperate, he maintained the last pride, the last trace of dignity.

Maybe her eyes were sharper, and the capable Secretary Zhou finally showed a touch of timidity. But after all, it was a woman who had been in the workplace for a long time, so she quickly regained her composure and continued: "Last night, Mr. Sun asked me to calculate it overnight. Miss Dong repaid a total of 72,000 yuan, that is, there is still a difference of 173,000. Mr. Sun said that Miss Dong suffered this crime for her younger brother, and she was also quite chivalrous, so she erased the fraction for Miss Dong. Then, Miss Dong still needs to repay 170,000 yuan. ”

"So, what about Mr. Sun's decision?" Dong Xiaokui asked indifferently, so that the other party's play could be sung.

In fact, she already knew what the other party wanted to do from Secretary Zhou's conversation. However, she is not a fool and will come up with an answer for the other party. If the other party is not the answer, won't you lose more than you gain?

Secretary Zhou coughed twice and cleared his throat, and said with some embarrassment: "So, Mr. Sun hopes that Miss Dong will pay off 170,000 yuan before August 31, this is a re-written contract, Miss Dong, please take a look." ”

Dong Xiaokui stood up with a "whoosh", looked down at Secretary Zhou, and did not accept the new contract in her hand, but said: "I had an agreement with Mr. Sun, and there is a guarantor, what is he like this?" ”

Secretary Zhou also stood up, glanced at Dong Xiaokui, and said: "Miss Dong, the guarantor, Mr. Li Yongfeng, has not had any business dealings with Rongguan Group now, and has not been in China for the past two years, the legal effect of this contract——, not to mention that you look at what place this is, do you think the original contract will have legal effect?" ”

Dong Xiaokui really looked around, the classical decoration, the mahogany home, and the antique bottles and cans in the cabinet behind Sun Guanhua's desk, behind which are the clear floor-to-ceiling windows, and the rare blue sky outside the window, which is so pure that people suspect that this is not the capital.

"Miss Dong, you still signed this, it's only May now, and Mr. Sun has stayed for you long enough. Go back and raise money. Secretary Zhou probably didn't think this was too authentic, and he spoke quietly.

Dong Xiaokui glanced at her and said, "This is the reputation of Rongguan, very good." ”

"Miss Dong, you are in business. Your brother was a thief at the beginning, and Mr. Sun gave him a chance to correct it. Now that Mr. Sun has given you so much time, he has also fully considered your situation. You still don't want to be stubborn, if you anger Mr. Sun, your brother is eighteen now, right? Secretary Zhou said a word of warning, but it was polite, with a sense of persuasion.

Dong Xiaokui's temper has also come up, anyway, now it's all broken jars, and the other party has talked about this, and it doesn't seem to be a matter of 170,000. She Dong Xiaokui is not a fool, some things are just unwilling to think about the worst.

So, at this moment, she looked at Secretary Zhou coldly and asked, "Did Mr. Sun ask you to say this, or do you want to say it yourself?" Turning over the clouds and raining hands, there are many under the roots of this imperial city. Secretary Zhou is better to be cautious. ”

Secretary Zhou obviously didn't expect Dong Xiaokui's momentum to be so strong, he was stunned for a moment, and said with a little explanation: "It's not easy for me to see you, it's good for my brother, you're a good girl." ”

Dong Xiaokui sat down on the sofa, waved his hand to interrupt Secretary Zhou's words, and said categorically: "I won't talk to you, when will you Mr. Sun come back?" I'll talk to him. ”

Secretary Zhou's face was embarrassed, and he persuaded for a while, but Dong Xiaokui said, "You are not qualified to talk to me." If you want to talk, Mr. Sun will talk to me. ”

In the end, Secretary Zhou had to call for instructions, her voice was very low, and Dong Xiaokui didn't want to look at it, but she felt that Sun Guanhua's office was too air-conditioned, sizzling, so that she didn't have any strength in her body.

After a while, Secretary Zhou came over and said to Dong Xiaokui: "Miss Dong, Mr. Sun said that he has to accompany an important person these days and is not free. However, he said that if Miss Dong was in a hurry about this matter and insisted on dealing with it, he would be free tomorrow evening. ”

Dong Xiaokui clenched her satchel, stood up, and said, "Okay." I will come to Mr. Sun early tomorrow morning. ”

She walked out the door as she spoke, but Secretary Zhou shouted: "Miss Dong stays, Mr. Sun still has an explanation." ”

Dong Xiaokui grabbed the doorknob with one hand and didn't pull it open, she turned around and looked at Secretary Zhou.

Secretary Zhou said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Sun will not be in the company for a few days, because he has to accompany important people." He said that after three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, he would have a treat in the Nine Heavens, and if Miss Dong had the courage to go, he would talk to Miss Dong, including the price. ”

Dong Xiaokui didn't respond for a while. Because she had heard Zhao Min and Yu Yao talk about the Nine Heavens. It was the so-called high-class entertainment clubhouse. People who don't have any status and status, don't want to go in. Even if a person with status and status enters, he will still be scored, the so-called Nine Heavens, which is what it means, one weight and one class.

As for what exactly is consumed inside, Yu Yao didn't say, and Zhao Min didn't know. It is said that Dai Yuqing's wife was strict and didn't let him play with that group of boys, so Dai Yuqing didn't say why.

However, such a place is definitely not suitable for women. Dong Xiaokui lives in an era of advanced information, and she is not the kind of girl who is extremely well protected.

"Miss Dong, do you need to reply now?" Secretary Zhou asked again.

Dong Xiaokui's thin figure was like a huge exclamation mark, standing at the door. She hesitated again and again, feeling that there was no way out, but to take one step at a time and see what tricks they were going to play. So he was ruthless and replied: "Tell Mr. Sun that tomorrow, I will go to him on time." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she slammed open the door and strode out until she reached the elevator, stopping to gasp for air. Now is the time for lunch, and the people in the office building come up in twos and threes, but very few people go down.

Press the elevator, and you are still alone in the elevator. Dong Xiaokui leaned against the cold wall of the elevator, without a trace of strength in her body, as if Fang Cai's duel had exhausted her whole body and left.

She slowly closed her eyes, wanting to cry, but not a single tear.

What to do? Dong Xiaokui asked herself in her heart, only to feel that the world was vast, and there were crowds of people everywhere, but there was no way out, and no one came to hold her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, there is me." ”