Chapter 49: The Heart Knot
Ye Ling felt a faint excitement in her heart, so she accelerated the processing of the affairs at hand, and appeared in Yin Zibo's office before 3 o'clock. Yin Zibo was slightly surprised, the two have been dating for many years, Yin Zibo knows Ye Ling's work and rest time very well, Ye Ling handles official business from 9 am to 4 pm, and is so busy that he doesn't have time to take a sip of water, and after 4:30 to midnight, it is basically socializing, or working overtime, so this period is actually his official time. Like this, it was more than two o'clock in the afternoon for a private matter, why is this kid so leisurely today.
After Ye Ling entered Yin Zibo's office, he first took out the LV bag and looked at it, and couldn't help frowning. This is a big bag, the style is very simple, on the front and back of a large piece of fabric side stitching, and then two straps, not even a zipper. Ye Ling was speechless.
Yin Zibo was embarrassed: "Brother Ye?"
Ye Ling sighed: "Didn't you study art and draw very well?" This kind of thing will be bought back, too. โ
"It was you who suggested that I buy LV low-end goods. Yin Zibo was aggrieved.
"Then you're not going to pick a pretty one. Ye Ling complained.
Yin Zibo thought to himself, if it is 20,000 yuan if it is beautiful, it is not a question of whether it is money or not, the main thing is whether it is worth it or not, I have never heard of that sentence, if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle.
Ye Ling waved her hand: "Forget it, forget it, anyway, everyone carries LV, not because it's good-looking." โ
Yin Zibo accompanied Ye Ling to He Gang's office as usual, and He Gang called several key people to his office together, but Ling Ran came over a while late. When Yin Zibo saw Ling Ran, he faintly felt that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he threw it aside. In fact, Ling Ran spent a few minutes touching up her makeup in her bathroom before she came, her hair and clothes were all reorganized, and she brushed her teeth.
After everyone chatted a few words, He Gang asked everyone to have dinner again. Ye Ling declined, explaining that she had made a special trip to talk to Ling Ran about official business this time, and she didn't know a few points: "If it can't be dealt with at 8 o'clock, can Mr. Ling invite me to dinner." โ
Ling Ran smiled: "Of course, and to receive Mr. Ye, the specifications must be high, usually I eat a box lunch of 10 yuan a box, Mr. Ye is here, let's eat a box of 15 yuan." โ
Yin Zibo immediately asked, "What about me." โ
Ling Ran rolled her eyes: "Pay for it yourself." โ
Everyone laughed together, Ye Ling stood up and said goodbye, and then went to Ling Ran's office. Ling Ran closed the door at the back and told Zhang Ning not to turn the phone to come in unless it was He Gang.
The two sat down face to face at the Taipan desk, silent, Ling Ran began to brew coffee, drops of coffee dripping into the glass coffee pot, and the air was filled with the unique aroma of coffee.
Ye Ling carefully looked at Ling Ran's delicate face, countless memories passed through his mind, infinite tenderness and sadness surged from his heart, Ye Ling's eyes were wet: "Ranran." โ
Ling Ran lowered her head slightly, not wanting to respond to him.
Ye Ling whispered, "Thank you." โ
Ling Ran took off the coffee pot, poured a cup for Ye Ling, and pushed a small crystal bowl full of half&half in front of him, and said lightly, "You're welcome, Mr. Ye." However, in order to be worthy of my salary and to abide by the rules of the industry, I must invite a number of investment banks to bid, please understand. โ
Ye Ling smiled bitterly: "Well, I understand." In fact, China is different from the United States, and it does not necessarily have to be tendered, especially this kind of project that has been set, but you can rest assured. My company is absolutely powerful, and its business ability will not be worse than that of any big investment bank, and I can guarantee that Ling Ran will be unhappy with the listing of the crown and your father-in-law again. And I wrote the proposal myself, and I will definitely not disgrace you. โ
Ling Ran was angry: "Your proposal, what kind of shame do I have, it's my business." Do you think I wrote this chapter overview to help you, but Vice President Yin is bent on picking this business for you, and Mr. He doesn't want to stimulate internal conflicts in the company for this matter, and the crown is messy enough. That's why I'm trying to go through the motions with you."
Ye Ling was so angry that she almost jumped up: "Ling Ran, do you really think that I got the project by relying on a Yin Zibo." My company has been in operation for more than a year, and now there are more than a dozen projects in progress, and you think I am just relying on relationships"
"You know, you're relying on your father-in-law to pull relationships for you. Ling Ran was sarcastic.
Ye Ling was furious: "Nonsense. โ
"Then you don't rely on your father-in-law?" Ling Ran asked rhetorically.
Ye Ling was speechless.
"When I became a bitch, I still want to set up a torii. Ling Ran scolded.
Ye Ling couldn't sit still and stood up: "Ling Ran, shut the fuck up for me." I didn't try to cling to my father-in-law, you know, I didn't. โ
"I know? I don't know. I only know that you were bent on climbing up at that time, and after you passed the sponsor qualification examination, for three whole years, you were like a chicken blood, desperately looking for leaders, patting on the back, digging out your minds, racking your brains, just wanting to get yourself a chance to sign as the organizer on the project, so as to finally obtain the sponsor representative qualification, and from then on, as long as you sign the document, you can make a lot of money. Ling Ran also stood up and stared at Ye Ling viciously, "I also said that I don't want to cling to your father-in-law, so I forced you not to pretend to be tight, and don't pretend to be pure." You're fucking willing to do anything for this sponsor qualification, let alone getting married, even kneeling down to your father-in-law's **yourasshole, you're also on the ass. โ
Ye Ling was so angry that everyone trembled: "Ling Ran, you are talking nonsense, you bastard, you fart." I, Ye Ling, when did I whisper down, when did I tend to be inflammatory, I graduated from the age of 21 and entered the investment bank, and I came through one blood mark at a time, completely relying on myself. โ
"It's up to you? You don't have your father-in-law, you can run this company, where are your customers? How do you let your customers have a meeting. Ling Ran sneered.
Ye Ling opened her mouth, and was speechless for a few seconds: "Okay, Ling Ran, I admit that the development of my company depends on my father-in-law and my former father-in-law." But let's make it clear, one yard is one yard, I didn't deliberately go to climb the dragon and attach fรจng. If I were going to do this, I could have done it a long time ago, why should I be with you back then? I'm because you're gone, and you've got an American boyfriend, and I thought you're not going to come back, and someone introduced me to someone, do I have a reason to refuse?"
Ling Ran said coldly: "Speaking of which, it's still my fault, I abandoned you first." โ
"It meant to be. Ye Ling was annoyed, "You said that you want to go to the United States to study MBA and improve yourself, of course I can only support you." I'm willing to wait for you to come back, if you don't come back, I also accept my fate, after all, people go to high places, water flows low, but if you go to the United States for a week, you will have a boyfriend, you post the photo in the blog, kiss and hug, just go to bed for the camera, lest the world not know that you have a new love. โ
"A good man goes to a high place, and the water flows to a low place. Ling Ran sneered, "Since you want to say that I abandoned you, that's fine." Let's open the skylight and say something. Ye Ling, are you planning to marry me?"
"Of course, you don't leave, or go back to China after the MBA. When you're older, when I'm promoted, you'll be less busy. We're definitely going to get married. โ
Ling Ran smiled: "This is true, I believe it." If we stay together for a few more years, if neither of us gets tired of each other, and if there is no other episode, you will marry me. Well, let's talk about another thing, if I don't go abroad and someone introduces you to your wife, will you go on a blind date? Will you marry her? You tell you the truth. โ
Ye Ling was silent for a few seconds, annoyed: "You don't go abroad, I have a girlfriend, how can others introduce me to a blind date." Something that doesn't exist doesn't need to be assumed. โ
Ling Ran laughed "haha": "Why not, you have never lacked girlfriends, does this prevent you from finding other women, does this prevent other women from looking for you? When I met you at that time, you had so many women, both formal girlfriends and stunner-level female friends, and prostitutes, I don't just post it? My conditions are not bad, I will take the initiative to post it, and naturally other women will too." โ
"Two different things. We know each other on our own, we are in love. It was a blind date, and it went straight to marriage. Ye Ling was anxious, "Don't mess around." You're my official girlfriend, I take you with me wherever I go, and when you're not there, I take your photos with me. Everyone knows about our relationship, so how can they introduce me to someone. โ
"Why not. Ling Ran said calmly, "Who in the investment bank cares about this broken relationship between men and women, what boyfriend, girlfriend, phew, sleep together tonight, pull up your pants tomorrow and go your own way." You have taken the sponsor exam early, and you will be promoted to VP at the age of 25, who in the company does not know that you have a great future, like you, the golden beetle son-in-law who soars to the sky sooner or later, what reason do people have not to introduce you to a suitable object? The man is talented and good-looking, the woman is rich and powerful, both parties are looking for a trading partner, there is no reason not to find a trading platform. Isn't the role of investment banks to win over buyers and sellers and promote transactions? โ
Ling Ran stared at Ye Ling's eyes: "We don't need to discuss those nonsense like no one introduces you, we all know that someone will definitely introduce you, it's just a matter of time." In fact, you've been waiting for such an opportunity to arise."
Ye Ling opened her mouth to refute. Ling Ran stopped him with a wave of his hand: "Okay, I'll ask you a question: If I don't leave and someone introduces you to your ex-wife, will you go on a blind date?" โ
Ye Ling was silent, and after a few seconds, he nodded, his voice was hoarse, and his eyes were red: "Yes, Ranran." At that time, I had the title of quasi-insurance on my head, but I was not qualified to sign it, and the temptation was too great. As a VP, I deal with tens of millions of cases every day, the golden road is at my feet, if I walk fast, I can climb the peak, a glance at the mountains, if I walk slowly, maybe I will miss the opportunity. Ranran, I admit, I'll go. โ
"But I won't necessarily marry her, because I do love you, and you know how much I love you. I'm not without a future, and I don't have to sell my whole life for shortcuts. Ye Ling added, "I will date her, and then compare choices in the process of dating." I'm going to be miserable, but I won't necessarily choose her."
Ye Ling admitted that she would go, Ling Ran suddenly felt much better, and nodded calmly at the moment: "I understand, I believe you will be in pain." But I also believe that you will choose her in the end. I expected this ending, so I left."
"Not necessarily" Ye Ling anxiously, "I chose her because you had completely left me at that time, and I didn't have a choice." Actually, I always regretted it after I got married. โ
Ling Ran said coldly: "I'm the same, you will still choose her, and then regret it after getting married, and then you come to me again, continue to sleep with me on the one hand, and continue to be your good son-in-law on the other, so that you can have both career and love." In this way, you don't need to go to the prostitution lady, so that your wife will not have an abortion, and you will not get divorced."
Ye Ling was angry: "You slander me, I'm not this kind of person"
"Then what kind of person are you?" Ling Ran was also angry, "Do you have any other choice?" Even now, you are not begging to remarry your wife, and you are still trying to coax me back to your bed. People look at the bowl and look at the pot, you want to eat together in the bowl and the pot, it's so beautiful for you, is it possible?"
Ye Ling was extremely angry, glared at Ling Ran, and after a while, suddenly smiled: "You are amazing, I can't talk about you." However, one thing is not possible. I don't eat it in a bowl or pot, in fact, I can't eat it in a bowl or a pot. When I was with you, there was no other woman but you, and you left me. Can I still hope that if I get married on a blind date, you will continue to stay in my bowl? To be honest, I'm not so self-aware. โ
Ling Ran looked at Ye Ling, the two looked at each other, Ling Ran nodded: "Yes, as long as you go on a blind date, I will realize that I am out, I will walk away immediately, I will not give you any more chances, you don't have to make a difficult choice, it is very painful." Okay, we've both talked about it today, and this matter is over. Let's live together peacefully as friends in our work. โ
"Okay. I'm here today, and that's what I want. The past has passed, I'm sorry for you, you're sorry for me, it's meaningless, we will get along as ordinary friends in the future, please don't make things difficult for me everywhere" Ye Ling said.
"I'm making things difficult for you at every turn. Ling Ran jumped up again: "Obviously, in order to take care of the overall situation of the company, I am releasing water to you everywhere." If I were on business, you wouldn't know where you died. โ
"You fart, don't you just rely on your uncle and get stuck with me everywhere. This business was negotiated before you came back," Ye Ling began to get angry again.
"Where is the "Sponsorship Agreement", take it out. Didn't you just rely on kneeling x for Yin Zibo and getting the project? He Gang is my uncle, Yin Zibo is your buddy, I rely on my uncle, but I am loyal, you rely on your buddy, you are fighting for the project for your company, everyone is their own master, there is nothing to say. Now let's talk about work, not any personal grudges. Ling Ran slapped the table: "Sit." โ
The two sat down again and began to talk about the "Project Proposal", Ye Ling took out a brief outline to show Ling Ran, Ling Ran nodded: "Yes, not bad." โ
Ye Ling asked Ling Ran which investment banks he invited to bid, including Xinye, and Ling Ran reported six: "According to the customary practice in the United States, we generally pick 10, let's have fewer in China." Besides, both Yin Zibo and He Gang still want to give you the project to do, and I don't want to waste too much manpower and energy on other investment banks. โ
In addition to Xinye, the other five are all big investment banks, Ye Ling nodded: "The competition is fierce, but don't worry, I will stand out." Although our company is small in scale and not old, we will provide better services than big investment banks to make you satisfied."
"That's good. Ling Ran nodded, "I hope we have a win-win ending." โ
After talking, Ye Ling was about to leave, and suddenly remembered: "By the way, Yin Zibo gave you a LV bag today, which is a little ugly." But the girlfriends he has had in the past are all about the same grade as working girls, so he won't buy things, you see his sincerity, don't care, take it, next time, I will advise him to buy the right one"
Ling Ran's eyes widened: "What, you suggested that he buy LV bags, no wonder." Ye Ling, you are shameless"
Ye Ling jumped up: "Ling Ran, what are you talking about, where am I shameless." Obviously, you complained in front of him and seduced him, but now he wants to chase you and ask me what to give you. โ
Ling Ran was so angry that she couldn't speak: "Ye Ling, you are despicable, you are shameless, you are shameless." Why did you instigate Yin Zibo to buy a lv bag, do you want to test me? Phew, who do you think you are? After five years, do you think I will still remember your rotten cucumber" Ling Ran picked up the note on the table and threw it at Ye Ling.
"No, you're spurting blood. Ye Ling's head turned off, dodging, angry, anxious and funny, "Is it good for him to buy it himself, will I instigate him to buy such an ugly one?" How do you know that this kid is so stingy, buy the cheapest one. It can't be helped, the main reason is that the girlfriends he has had in the past are too easy to satisfy"
Ling Ran couldn't help but laugh and rolled her eyes: "That's better than you." If you want a woman to post upside down, you can be a duck. โ
Ye Ling smiled: "Hey, what do you think of Yin Zibo? The only son of a billionaire family, 31 years old, unmarried, selfless, handsome and good bed, simple and kind, where to find such a good husband." โ
"Such a good husband, then I'll give it to you. You should marry him three times. Ling Ran said.
"I don't have a hobby. I mean it for your good. Look at me, I opened a small broken company, and I had more than a dozen people under me, begging my grandfather to tell my grandmother to pull the project every day in order to pay salaries, bonuses and dividends to my subordinates. Really, I am the only one in the company who has no salary, and I still throw money into it, I am now in debt, and I have no income, how have I lived for more than a year?" Ye Ling smiled.
"Rely on women to feed and eat soft rice. Ling Ran rolled her eyes.
"I don't have anything, I'm so poor that I don't have a place to eat. But Yin Zibo is different, he has the world laid down by his father, and he is shrewd and capable. Do you think about his assets, the premium of capital alone for a year, is it something we have struggled to get in this life?" Ye Ling smiled, "All rich bachelors need a good wife. Do you want to get him? I'll help you. โ
"Come on. Ling Ran pouted, "I can't even deal with a debt-ridden man like you, and I still want to deal with him?" โ
"Hey, don't say that. Yin Zibo is a stupid person with a lot of money, and he is very easy to handle. Ye Ling smiled, "Even if you can't do it, you will definitely not suffer." โ
"One year, the small leaf red sandalwood was particularly popular, and if it was a man, he would have a string of hands, and he would play there when he had nothing to do. I don't, I don't have the time to play with this kind of thing. As a result, Yin Zibo came to me and said that there are so many men on the road, each of whom has a string of small leaves of red sandalwood, and the two of us are wearing watches on our wrists, which is too old-fashioned, or we should also get a string of wooden beads to wear them. I said, "That's not easy, ask your own factory to give you a bunch of wooden beads to come out, and you can wear them as you want." As a result, people refused, and people had to wear high-grade ones. I can't help it, accompany him to a friend of mine who is in the jewelry business, you know, as soon as he came in the door, he said to my friend, "I'm not short of money, bring me the best ......."
"My friend asked him, 'Will you make a little leaf red sandalwood?' And he said, no, not that empty. So his friend advised him not to buy the best, and the generally good ones were fine, otherwise it would not be a waste. To put it mildly, he finally agreed not to buy the best, but also to buy very good ones, and repeatedly emphasized: I am not bad for money, I don't want ordinary goods, don't let me wear it out and lose face. As a result, my friend had to give him a bracelet and charged him 1800, in fact, he only wanted to sell him 600, and under normal circumstances, he would sell 800. After he left, my friend said to me, "Did you owe me money in your last life?"
Ling Ran couldn't help but laugh "haha".
Ye Ling smiled: "Look, Yin Zibo has this temper, if you don't kill him, he will be uncomfortable." Therefore, he sent you LV bags, no need not to accept them, just accept them, collect them generously, and after receiving them, tell him: This is not good enough, make persistent efforts next time. If you want anything that you are not willing to buy, ask him to buy it, and if you don't buy it, you won't buy it, and you won't spend it."
Ling Ran laughed twice, and her face suddenly turned pale: "Come on, Ye Ling." Yin Zibo is in the wood carving business, although our company can't use such high-grade wood as Xiaoye red sandalwood to make furniture, but I don't believe that he will not understand the market at all. You were still talking about it just now, Yin Zibo is shrewd and capable. He has a lot of money, when has he ever been stupid? He just wants to show off, don't talk about him, it's me, spend 1,800 yuan to occasionally shake his majesty in front of strangers, and I'm happy to satisfy my self-aggrandizement. Because I can afford it. I'm not going to buy those pieces of wood, I'm going to buy them just to be able to keep saying that I'm not short of money. Except for your friend's store, where can I say this. โ
"When I was in Merrill Lynch, there was an R in our company who was stuck in a small bar in the snow on a business trip, and he called two prostitutes and gave them $2,500 a night, but the two prostitutes only cost $100 a night. He just wanted to enjoy the money. โ
"Yin Zibo is the same with women, find a few working girls, spend some money, and satisfy your sense of superiority. Others laugh at him for being stupid for money, and he laughs at others for being a bargain. Now that the working girl is tired of playing, she wants to improve the grade, and she has found me and wants to buy a LV bag. Am I short of money or bag? Am I so cheap? Fuck off. โ
"Well, that's not what I said. Ye Ling said seriously, "Of course, he and the working girls can only be playing, can he still marry them, even if he is willing, will his father agree." But you're different, you graduated from a prestigious school, your mother is the director, and your uncle is He Gang, if you are willing to marry him, that is, you have to have confidence in yourself when you marry, and you must take him down in one fell swoop."
"Alright, alright. Ling Ran was impatient and waved her hand, "Don't talk nonsense anymore, I told you I have a boyfriend." I'm getting married. โ
"Married, with whom?" Ye Ling said sarcastically, "Do you really want to marry such an affordable man?" I have seen a lot of good backgrounds, highly educated, good-looking, smart and arrogant girls, who had the opportunity to marry the second generation of officials and the rich second generation, but they were attracted by those men who are good-looking, highly educated in prestigious schools, well-known companies and even multinational companies, young and high-paying, working overtime until midnight every day, and working until late to work out to exercise, thinking that people are motivated and have potential, so they married someone without hesitation, and as a result, after five or six years, those girls regretted their intestines. โ
Ling Ran was furious, and stood up again: "Ye Ling, you bastard"
Ling Ran choked in a breath, and Ye Ling also stood up, and the two of them stared at each other. Ye Ling sneered: "Let's talk about the center." You're not a little girl anymore, weigh it yourself. โ
Ling Ran closed her eyes for a few seconds to calm her mind for a moment, then opened her eyes and sneered: "So what, although you can't be rich and glorious, at least you can have enough food and clothing." It's better than some girls, obviously well-born, highly educated, good-looking, self-reliant, can marry a good husband who is on the same level as herself, and live a happy life of firewood, rice, oil and salt, but her heart is higher than the sky, her life is thinner than paper, and she wants to marry the second generation of officials and deputy second generations, but as a result, she became a bed warmer, lost her hue, lost her personality, and lost her youth, and earned back a few lv bags much stronger. โ
"How do you know that people are just bed warmers, the second generation of officials and the rich second generation are not married, and there are always people sitting in the position of wife. Ye Ling said, "You don't dare to try, are you not confident in your appearance, figure, charm, bed skills." โ
Ling Ran looked at him fixedly for half a minute, and suddenly said in a sincere tone, "Yes, Ye Ling." I really don't have the confidence to try, because you have educated me very deeply. I now know what is best for me and what is best. I don't need any chance to marry the second generation of officials and the rich second generation. I'm 28 years old and I need a home. I want a love that is settled in the earth, and I don't want to wander the world alone. I want a man who belongs to me and will never be afraid of being lost, a home that I can always go back to and never get lost. I want this sense of security. โ
"Ran. Ye Ling was in pain, and tears welled up.
Ling Ran sighed: "Forget it, Ye Ling, let's reconcile." You don't have to provoke me with Yin Zibo anymore. In fact, the two of us understand each other. โ
"You know that Yin Zibo doesn't want to get married, he just wants to go to bed, you are afraid that I will be tempted and played by him, so you instigated him to buy luxury goods to smash me, and you want me to recognize his intentions. I thank you for that. In fact, his mind is full of 28 layers, and whoever doesn't know it is clearly written on his face. If I really want to get his little thing, that is, I know that he just wants to play with me, I will accept it, anyway, it's not just going to bed, and being idle is idle, not to mention that he looks good, just sleep as a free duck, and drop something, why not; if I want to take the opportunity to get him, then he just needs to give me a pole, I will climb over regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, anyway, if it fails, it should not have happened, and if it succeeds, it will win the lottery. Ling Ran smiled, "You don't have to worry, I'm already an adult." โ
Ye Ling smiled: "Well, this is one aspect, but it's not just for this, if he just wants to play with you, you just want to take a risk, I don't have anything to worry about, anyway, this kind of transaction will fail if it fails, who will remember." What I'm afraid of is that Yin Zibo is indeed a very good person, and the conditions are good in all aspects. He just doesn't think about the timing of marriage yet, and his father may also have expectations for his marriage, after all, when people are rich, they want to give themselves a little face, or, the minimum requirements, of course, this is not set in stone. I'm just afraid you're going to really like him, in that case."
Ling Ran smiled: "In that case, I will repeat the mistakes I made with you, don't worry, I won't waste my time on a man who just wants to date and doesn't want to get married, I have experienced too much of such a man." โ
Ye Ling was ashamed and sad: "You have grown up." It's completely different from five years ago. โ
Ling Ran nodded: "You are the same, you can't get back the price you paid, but you don't get nothing." โ
Ye Ling nodded and left Ling Ran's office